Chapter 332 Rhodesia Problem

The Godavari River is as important to South India as the Ganges is to North India. Both sides of the river always present a charming landscape. Pieces of forest with a variety of tree species stretch continuously on both sides of the bank, which is a paradise for green birds.

Clusters of unique tree species can be seen everywhere, their wood is reddish and marbled, and their bright blue leaves and large pale yellow flowers create a strange effect.

There is a kind of tree with black bark, and there is also a kind of tree with dark leaves that are evergreen all year round. There were patches of jungle stretching for miles on either side of the river, joined by the shady willow trees there. From time to time, vast fields suddenly appear.

The world is difficult, and Alan Wilson is reading a telegram now, hiding on the ship to see how the leaders of Chetnik and Ustasha return to their old business in the distant African continent.

This anti-India wave can be said to have devastated the Indian community in Northern Rhodesia. The death toll among Indians alone exceeded 10,000.

Although the Indian community was attacked, at the critical moment, the righteous Chetniks and Ustashas descended from the sky to save them from fire and water, and then began to use tough methods to deal with the besieging African natives.

Finally, Mikhailovich said that the murderers captured by Chetnik and Ustasha were imprisoned by Indians.

"Being imprisoned by Indians?" Alan Wilson opened his mouth and asked himself, if your own community has just been destroyed by these people, and the entire ethnic group has almost disappeared, what will you do if you are asked to imprison the murderer now?

The Indian community only has about 40,000 people, and more than 10,000 people died. The number of deaths during the resistance must be the backbone of an ethnic group, and the rest are the old, weak, sick and disabled.

With such deep hatred, Mikhailovich imprisoned the captured prisoners to Indians? Isn't this Sima Zhao's intention known to everyone? Give Indian survivors a chance for revenge.

After seeing the end of the telegram and the figure of 100,000 prisoners taken, Alan Wilson took a breath of cold air. These prisoners should basically say goodbye to this world.

This is indeed the case. In Northern Rhodesia, a large number of black people are on the run. As for those who were captured before they could escape, they are being revenged by Indians who have grievances and revenge.

The number of captives who fell into the hands of Indians alone was 100,000. Taking into account the entire population of Northern Rhodesia, the total population would be over one million. Leaving aside racial factors, if the 700,000 local indigenous people were included, Those who were arrested were also the backbone of the ethnic group, and the rest were the old, weak, sick and disabled, plus the factors of escape?

"The people in the Balkans are so cruel." Even though Alan Wilson struck out hard when he was in power, he really didn't have the guts to put it into practice. It was possible for the Yugoslavs in Northern Rhodesia to occupy a majority position in one fell swoop. .

After all, the African colonies in 1947 generally had a small population. Even in the 1980s, Africa as a whole only had 700 million people. The populations of China and India were both 100 million more than Africa's.

In 1959, the combined population of Northern and Southern Rhodesia was less than three million. But now, it is a good thing that Northern Rhodesia has been emptied out. Taking the examples of the Soviet Union and Germany as examples, Germany lost 8 million of its population of 66 million during World War II. The Soviet Union, with a population of 170 million, suffered 27 million casualties.

Germany suffered a loss of eight to one, and the Soviet Union suffered a loss of six to one. Both countries experienced structural demographic imbalances. It was not until the 1960s that the disease was initially relieved. So what will happen if the indigenous people of Northern Rhodesia, with a population of more than 700,000, suddenly lose 100,000 of them? This does not include the number who fled Northern Rhodesia.

And for the natives of Northern Rhodesia, how can a base of 700,000 be compared with Sud? Only when the population reaches a certain scale will an explosion occur. Africa's population growth did not enter the fast lane until the 1980s.

As a result, the indigenous people of Northern Rhodesia had their backbones broken in 1947.

The demographic disadvantage that later plagued the white governments of South Africa and Zimbabwe was directly solved by Balkan experts.

Things still need to be clarified. Alan Wilson must figure out what happened in Northern Rhodesia, otherwise he will not dare to scare the Congress party.

Now Alan Wilson had to figure this out, because Northern Rhodesia was a big place and Southern Rhodesia was what became Zimbabwe, a landlocked country of 390,000 square kilometres.

Northern Rhodesia was later known as Zambia, which was twice the size of Zimbabwe, covering 750,000 square kilometres.

What is this concept? After years of bloody wars, Tito finally unified the various ethnic groups in the Balkans into one country.

Yugoslavia with an area of ​​260,000 square kilometers appeared. Mikhailovich, as a bereaved dog, was beaten by Tito, a man from heaven, when he was in Europe. When he arrived in Africa, he immediately held in his hands an area three times the size of Yugoslavia. Inside.

"I wonder if London knows about Northern Rhodesia now?" Keyazheng felt happy for a moment, but it was at the critical moment that Alan Wilson began to be afraid, and the clear history became unfamiliar.

In fact, at the same time that Alan Wilson was in contact with Mikhailovich, London had just learned about what was happening in Northern Rhodesia.

The British Commissioner in Northern Rhodesia has reported this matter to London. The Commissioner for Northern Rhodesia is called Michelle Zorn, who is young, enthusiastic and has a gentle personality.

His endearing qualities did not prevent him from becoming a British colonial commissioner and an early-blooming African celebrity. His success is undisputed, and he is humble enough to back down at any time.

However, in Mikhailovich's eyes, this commissioner, who was a few years older than Alan Wilson but still considered a very young man, was much easier to deal with than the so-called Gentleman Alan who was about to skin the fugitives like them in European ports. .

In fact, from the emergence of the emergency to the present, for about ten days, Michel Zorn has been in a state of confusion, being played around by Mikhailovich, until he was violently captured elements and were massacred by the surviving Indians, he finally understood the seriousness of the matter and must report the local situation to London.

Alan Wilson told Mihajlovic that the local aborigines were facing oppression from Indians and were anti-Indian rather than anti-British, which led to this incident. Mihajlovic told the story without changing a word. Michel Zorn, Michel Zorn reported this story to London.

This kind of thing happened in the colonies, and the number of casualties must be a matter of concern to London. Michel Zorn did not dare to report the real figures. Tens of thousands of Indians alone died.

But we couldn't hide everything, so we took the number of deaths of Indians as a total and reported it to London.

"Mr. Mihajlovic, thank you for your help this time. Northern Rhodesia is thanks to you." Michelle Zorn expressed his gratitude. The number of British troops in Northern Rhodesia was about the same as before. The comparison of the numbers of the British army and the Red Army in Austria is the same, which can only be said to be better than nothing.

In the Central African colonies, the British Empire had always placed greater emphasis on Southern Rhodesia, where the population was more populous and whites, British immigrants, were more trusted. The main military forces are also there.

"The garrison of Southern Rhodesia has arrived to control the situation." Michelle Zorn was still worrying about gains and losses, fearing the negative consequences of this incident.

"Oh, no surprise." Mihajlovic smiled. Michel Zorn did not need to explain the garrison. He was the senior general of Yugoslavia's motherland. How could he not consider the garrison when making plans? What about the factors?

Mikhailovich did not dare to say that he was more professional than the generals of post-war European countries, but judging from this incident, he was definitely more professional than the colonial garrisons.

"Commissioner Michelle, in fact, it is the greatest satisfaction for us to find a place to live quietly." Mihajlovic said with a heavy heart, "Everyone is exhausted physically and mentally, but we didn't expect that it would be so uncomfortable here." Quiet. Each of us is ready to be a subject of the British Empire, and we have never thought about independence. After all, the British saved our lives. Now seeing these tragedies, everyone feels very sad. "

It has been more than a year since he came to Northern Rhodesia. Mihajlovic's English has greatly improved and he can communicate without any barriers. Is it just an English newspaper? Remember that he is Serbian and uses the same alphabet as Russian.

London, the heart of the British Empire, and everyone in Whitehall already knew about what was happening in Northern Rhodesia and that it was a vendetta between local indigenous people and Indians. Fortunately, the situation is not serious yet.

It's not serious. This is the assessment made after discussions in Whitehall. Who has occupied the focus of London politicians after the war? It has always been British India? As we all know, British India was a place with a population of hundreds of millions, and even the smallest incident could cause heavy casualties.

Not to mention that the number of casualties in the report was only about 10,000, even if the real number was reported, it would still be average compared to the numbers that British India frequently reported.

So in the eyes of the cabinet secretary, this is certainly a big deal, but if you think about it carefully, it's not that big. I'm even hesitating whether to send someone to investigate.

However, the matter was still traced to Alan Wilson, and the people who were questioned were Mikhailovich, because after all, Alan Wilson was the person directly responsible for sending these Yugoslavs to Northern Rhodesia.

In a call back, Alan Wilson responded to London's questions and then asked if something had happened in Northern Rhodesia, but there was no further call back from London.

"It seems? It's okay!" Alan Wilson's back suddenly straightened up, and he was no longer as submissive as before. Now that the world is at peace, can he attack the Congress Party hard?