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Ever since Buck arrived in Boma, Perel Page has been in deep fear.
On the evening of his arrival in Boma, Buck held a thank-you reception at the Southern African Embassy in the Republic of Congo, and Billel Page was not invited, which gave Billel Page a hint of danger.
As the defense minister of the Republic of the Congo, Billel Peggy originally lived in the Ministry of Defense in the center of Boma, but after the Southern African Embassy held a thank-you reception, Birrell Peggy moved to a military camp on the outskirts of the city, where he was terrified.
Boma's garrison had fought in the world wars, and was commanded by Louis Benn, a close confidant of Billel Page, and the division was well-armed and well-trained, almost comparable to the Southern African army.
"Both the President and the Prime Minister attended a reception at the Southern African Embassy, during which President Pansy announced that he would sign a series of cooperation agreements with Southern Africa, including the arsenal that has not yet started," said Birel Peggy's aide-de-camp.
"What's wrong with the Arsenal?" Billel Pegg's face turned pale, and he had a premonition that something was wrong.
"The arsenal will be built in Nyasaland—" Billel Peggy's adjutant also looked ugly, built in Nyasaland, is that still an arsenal of the Republic of the Congo?
"Traitor! Traitor! All are traitors! Bastard—" Perel Peggy was furious, picking up the phone on the table and slamming it against the wall.
It took a long time for Billel Page to calm down, he slumped in the chair behind his desk, panting, and looked at the adjutant like a hungry wolf: "Where is Palmer now?" ”
Palmer was an American who assisted Billel Page in the construction of the arsenal.
A few days earlier, Palmer had taken it upon himself to assassinate Haydn, disrupting Perrell Page's plans.
"Mr. Palmer has already boarded the ship in Soyo to return to New York." The lieutenant was located very close to the door, and he looked like he could run away at any time.
Billell Page breathed a sigh of relief, it's good to go, it's good to go-
"Your Excellency Minister, Mr. President, please come to the Presidential Palace for a meeting." Louis Benn hurried over, he was not yet thirty years old, he had fought in the World War, he was dubbed the most promising general of the Republic of Congo by King George V and Roque.
"Let him call me personally—" Billel Page subconsciously resisted, and at this time he went to the presidential palace, and it was a Hongmen banquet.
Louis Benn made a very helpless face.
It was then that Billel Page remembered that he had just dropped the phone.
"Your Excellency, it is irrational to leave the barracks and go to the presidential palace for a meeting now." The adjutant was conscientious, and the current situation was very unfavorable to Billel Page, everything had to be done carefully.
"The president asked you to go to the meeting, you dare not go?" Birrell Page also knew that he could not go, but the president's order could not be refused.
"Your Excellency, you can be sick—" the adjutant muttered quietly.
Oh oh oh, yes, you can get sick, you can take time off if you get sick, the big flu in the United States, what a good reason.
"Yes, that's how I replied to Mr. President, saying that I was sick, a very serious infectious disease, the kind that was dying of illness, and I couldn't attend the meeting." Billel Page is as good as he is, and he doesn't want to take risks, as long as he has a reason, he can suck as much as he wants.
The president and prime minister of a country are still very concerned about the serious illness of the defense minister, and in the afternoon of the same day, Isaiah Chamberlain also came to the barracks to visit Birrell Peggy, who was "seriously ill".
Birrell Page didn't have a, he ate a chicken and drank a whole bottle of wine at noon, and was sleeping with his head covered.
"Well, a good night's sleep is good for recovery—" Louis Benn looked embarrassed as he walked over to Perel Page and woke him up.
"Are you feeling better?" Isaiah Chamberlain pretended.
"Much better, still a little uncomfortable—" Billel Page also pretended to be quite similar.
The two of them sat down on the lawn in front of the office, and Billel Page was still wearing a hospital gown.
You have to do a full set of plays.
"Got it? The arsenal is to be built in Nyasaland—" Isaiah Chamberlain's eyes were obscure, and he could not see his true emotions.
Birrell Page didn't speak, nodded his head to show that he knew, and his mood was still very low.
"Birrell, if a war breaks out between us and the Kingdom of Kongo, are you sure of defeating the Kingdom of Kongo?" Isaiah Chamberlain didn't go all the way to the dark, but just explored this possibility.
"If it's just the Kingdom of the Congo, I have full confidence, I'm afraid-" Bilal Peggy smiled bitterly, Southern Africa has a bad track record in this regard, and if war really breaks out between the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo, then Southern Africa will definitely intervene.
Like Mozambique in the past and West Africa now -
Oh, and the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo are so independent.
Without the help of Southern Africa, it would have been difficult for the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo to defeat the Belgians.
"If war really breaks out, we can also get support-" Isaiah Chamberlain was really unwilling, the strength of southern Africa is desperate.
"Unless you get the kind of support you have from the umbrella company, you don't have a chance of winning." Birrell Page is still very sensible in military affairs, but Isaiah Chamberlain, a layman, is more aggressive.
Thinking of the umbrella, Isaiah Chamberlain also fell silent.
At this time, there was a noisy noise from the barracks not far away.
"Calm me down, no one is allowed to leave the barracks without an order, all officers must take responsibility, lock their weapons in the arsenal, and the sentries must separate their guns and bullets, and no accidents will be allowed." Louis Benn had a loud voice, as if a soldier was about to rush out of the barracks, but was stopped by Louis Benn.
"Is it wrong that we only want to have an arsenal?"
"Southern Africa is too domineering, we have to question Speaker Buck face to face, why did you treat us like this-"
"Questioning what? Let's go kill that guy and have a big fight with Southern Africa! ”
The officers were clamoring and shouting, and Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Page looked at each other, and both of them had joy in their eyes.
"it! It's all for Lao Tzu to stay honestly in his room, do it, do it, do you do it with your mouth? With a rifle in your hand, how can you fight against the planes and tanks of southern Africa? There was also a strong reluctance in Louis Ben's tone.
"We can go up to the mountains for sports operations, the terrain of the Republic of the Congo is complicated, the tanks cannot be deployed smoothly, and the heavy weapons are not easy to carry, we have no chance-"
"Yes, we can raid the mines in southern Africa, grab the supplies and buy weapons from abroad—"
"We can also enlist the support of the Kingdom of Congo and West Africa—"
The officers were gossiping, and it sounded quite convincing.
In fact, there are two different things: guerrilla warfare in the era of thermal weapons is not something that can be fought if you want to, and there are many primeval forests in the Republic of the Congo that have never been set foot in by humans, and these primeval forests hide countless dangers, but in fact they are not suitable for guerrilla warfare.
To put it mildly, if the logistics are cut off, there is a shortage of medical treatment, and there is no need to attack in southern Africa, those troops who try guerrilla warfare can play themselves to death.
It is even more impossible to attack the mines of southern Africa.
For example, Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. has more than 30 mines in the Republic of the Congo, with more than 200,000 miners and a total of more than 5,000 mine security personnel, equipped not only with general-purpose machine guns and grenade launchers, but also with armored vehicles.
The so-called "well-equipped" Boma garrison is relatively poor compared to the other units of the Republic of the Congo, and compared with the security forces of the Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd., the troops only have the most basic rifles, only a few artillery, or the product of the last century, can only be used for defense, can not follow the troops to fight.
"The Prime Minister and the Minister are in the barracks, and we go to the Prime Minister and the Minister to petition, and the Prime Minister and the Minister will definitely support our actions."
"Yes, to the Prime Minister and the Minister—"
Finally an officer remembered Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Page.
"Mr. Minister is not feeling well, Mr. Prime Minister is visiting the Minister, you should not disturb Mr. Prime Minister and Mr. Minister-" Louis Benn said anxiously.
Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Page got up almost at the same time and walked in the direction of the sound.
In fact, it was not far away, and around a bush, Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Page saw a large group of officers gossiping around Louis Ben.
"Mr. Prime Minister and His Excellency the Minister are here—" Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Page were immediately spotted.
These are all loyal and good generals of the country-
Isaiah Chamberlain and Billel Page had mature and kind smiles on their faces at the same time.
"Mr. President, Your Excellency Minister, we are about to go to you—" A group of men immediately shifted their focus and walked towards Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Peggy.
Billel Page suddenly had a very bad feeling.
The feeling came so abruptly that before Billel Page could figure it out, he was surrounded by officers.
"Good day, gentlemen—" Isaiah Chamberlain was unaware.
"Hello, Mr. Prime Minister—" One of the leading officers had a smile on his face, but Birel Page felt that the smile was slightly hideous.
Perrell Page was shocked, and then looked at Louis Ben outside the crowd.
Louis Ben had a grim face and looked at Perel Page with a cold gaze.
Billel Pegg's heart was alarmed, and then he felt his arms tightly clutched, his ribs cold, and several daggers pierced into his body at the same time.
It was only then that Perel Page suddenly remembered that during the World War, Louis Ben had served under Roque.
ps: It's finally raining, an autumn rain and a cold, and the air conditioner can finally rest-