Africa is not all prairie, with many mountains and forest terrain. It is rarely visited by people. Many places are areas that humans have not set foot on, and still retain the original natural landscape.

If you are a tourist who is traveling in Kenya, you will definitely like the ubiquitous natural atmosphere here, the beauty of the world without artificial carving.

But Shi Yu, who was "sent" to be an intelligence officer here, did not feel like this.

The rugged mountain roads, the smokey pickup trucks, and the bumpy journey made him unbearable.

"By the way, what's your name?" Shi Yu still doesn't know the name of the officer who was with him. He said he was an officer, but in fact he was just a sergeant.

Like Shi Yu, he didn't know what mistake he had made, but was sent to perform such a dangerous task and didn't even dare to wear military uniforms on him.

"I won't tell you about my name." The officer covered his mouth with his hands, and he could hardly bear the choking black smoke. "If you don't mind, you can call me Sand Crab, it's just a code name anyway. Those who are lurking here must be incognito, otherwise if they are caught, their companions will suffer."

"Is there anyone in Kenya dare to attack us?" Shi Yu was surprised. China showed strong military strength in World War II, but why did it be so restrained when it arrived in Africa.

"Haha, there are quite a few people who dare to touch China here." Sha Cai took a breath outside the car window, and then turned around and explained to Shi Yu: "Rebels with various complex backgrounds, and those poor and crazy bandits. What are they afraid of?"

With the story of the sand crab, Shi Yu gradually learned about the real Africa.

In the textbooks of the Chinese Federation, the root causes of Africa's unrest were all attributed to the colonization and plunder of the great powers, but the actual reason did come from the Africans themselves.

As early as the ancient Roman era, Africa was the main country for slave exports. It was not until the era of the Great Discovery in the West that this slave trade was infinitely amplified.

But in fact, the colonists of the great powers rarely captured black slaves themselves, but some native African chiefs or kings. They captured black people from other tribes and then exchanged them with the colonists for industrial products and advanced gunpowder weapons.

Many times, these natives who are familiar with the local environment will catch slaves and catch them all. They are dozens of times more efficient than white colonists.

As Sand Crab described, the people here have been made into natural thugs by poverty and omnipresent barbarity. Many of them are willing to sacrifice their lives to seize all the wealth they can see.

White, Chinese, or black people, their identity and race are not enough to be the reason for exemption, and anyone can become the target of their robbery and murder.

Massacres among tribes are also common. This is Africa, a civilization and race that is constantly self-harm. They first hurt themselves, and then they are ridden by outsiders and taken away by life and death.

Unlike Shi Yu who just arrived here, the officer code-named Sand Crab has long been adapting to his latent career in Africa.

Africa is wide in area, but its population is not large, and it is divided into many tribes. It is frequent wars, making it an ideal colony. For its own interests, the Chinese Federation naturally wanted to enter Africa.

Unfortunately, Africa was monopolized by the Western world during its voyage. Many of them were foreign colonial forces here. Unless a large-scale war was launched, it would not be possible to dominate this rich and vast land.

Kenya was finally supported by the Chinese Federation, but there are still complex forces within it.

The world war has just ended, and the people are at ease. The Chinese Federation did not dare to take advantage of the world and start a war lightly. Moreover, the United States has now used NATO as a group to concentrate most of the military forces in the Western world. The Chinese Federal Government is afraid of being aware of the weapons and can only confront each other politically.

Therefore, the way Kenya is dealing with is now.

Six thousand Marines landed in the eastern coastal city of Kenya, Malindi, and did not take action again after eliminating the rebel forces that dared to infringe on the interests of Chinese merchants.

However, the mechanized military power also allowed the rebels to see the determination and ability of the Chinese Federation to protect the expatriates, and no one dared to attack the overseas Chinese in Kenya again.

Even throughout Africa, those indigenous leaders who originally only knew Western powers began to realize China's position in the international community.

A great power first uses force as the cornerstone of a strong country, and then he is qualified to talk about just diplomacy that conforms to moral codes. Simply promoting friendship will only make people feel weak and bullied.

Especially in Africa, a continent that is chaotic in times, force is above everything else.

Shi Yu's mission is to lurk in as a free merchant, just like what he did in Malindi City, collecting the intelligence and location of the rebels, and then reporting to the headquarters of the Chinese troops stationed in Africa.

Malindi has now been occupied by the expeditionary force sent by the Chinese Federation. On the port, there are huge steel warships and a huge 368-meter hull that shocked the African indigenous people present.

There are also 10 other types of warships accompanying: 2 missile cruisers, 2 missile destroyers, 2 Perry-class frigates, 2 attack nuclear submarines, 1 supply ship and 1 rapid combat support ship.

This is a standard aircraft carrier formation, which is simply a preparation for a small war, demonstrating the strength of the Chinese Federal Navy and the determination of the Hualian government to maintain its own political authority.

In order to carry out ground operations, three troop transport ships were specially added to the fleet and specially equipped the Marine Corps with a large number of heavy weapons.

Since Zheng He went to the West, China has never shown its strength to the world. As for Africa, it has even forgotten the ancient empire far away in the East.

The Hualian government also considered a lot of this coup in Kenya, and the senior management believed that this was an opportunity for China to fully intervene in Africa.

However, war-weariness is now common in China. The Supreme Parliament is unwilling to see large-scale military operations unless there is some event that is enough to stimulate the sensitive nerves of the public.

For example, the Chinese businessman in Malindi was robbed, which happened to be this opportunity.

Because its citizens are being treated unfairly, the Chinese Federation has enough excuses to intervene in Kenya. It is very important for diplomacy to not underestimate this.

At the same time, some Chinese people have begun to take action, and the biggest one is Yi Zizhuo. After negotiating conditions with Nalovi, Qingzhu Chemical Group has also continuously put pressure on the parliament and the government, and has used the network of people in the army.

Yi Zhongming also spent a lot of effort to send troops this time.

Although the plan to form a private army was his son's idea, Yi Zhongming himself agreed very much.

Therefore, the Qingzhu Chemical Group's actions are not only lobbying, but also practical actions. In recent days, Yi Zizhuo has been gathering his armed personnel and is also collecting arms.

After the war, many demobilized soldiers entered Qingzhu Chemical Group to work, so Yi Zizhuo was not short of qualified soldiers. The most important thing is that in order to stabilize the Australian that had just been stolen from the UK, the workers who went to Australia were basically retired or active soldiers.

After the war, these people did not recall them to the country, but settled down there.

The same situation also happened in Southeast Asia. Among those small countries, Qingzhu Chemical also had many workers who had been regular army. Among these people, it was not difficult to find some people who were willing to work in mercenaries.

Moreover, because it is abroad, even if it is transferred, it is not easy to be discovered by the Hualian government, which makes Yi Zizhuo's confidentiality work quite simple.

In Singapore, after experiencing the Kara Canal incident, the petrochemical industry here has suffered a heavy blow and the economy has continued to decline. The Chinese living here are mainly supporters of the revolutionary party and their relationship with Hualian is not good.

This point has now become a factor that Yi Zizhuo can use.

With the reason of economic downturn, large-scale personnel mobilization and industrial transfer have become a matter of course, which is convenient for people to hide their eyes. After all, it is better to be cautious about establishing a private army, and the gradually rising civil servant group is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the power of the three families of Yi, Chen and Liu.

For the future of the family, Yi Zizhuo had to be careful and prepare for the future.

On the dock, workers are loading the dismantled chemical equipment into containers and then transporting it to freighter. These equipment will be transported to Africa with a large number of workers in the name of aiding construction.

Of course, the destination on the item list is Gibraltar, and it would be too blatant if it was written on Kenya.

Equipment and workers are transported separately. They are said to be workers, but they are actually selected soldiers to build a military base in Kenya and then build a city based on the base.

The Hualian government will never allow anyone to separatist in China, but Africa is different. As long as you have enough strength, you can break the ground and be crowned king.

Yi Zizhuo is busy arranging things every day, and everything is difficult at the beginning. Now he is like his father when he started his business, and he has built a career with one hand and one step at a time.

"Zi Zhuo, how are the staff arrangements?" On the other end of the video call, Yi Zhongming had just finished the company meeting and called Yi Zi Zhuo to inquire about relevant matters.

The task of establishing a private army is related to the century-old plan of the Yi family, and it is the top priority of the entire family's cause. Of course, Yi Zhongming must urge it at all times.

"Father, everything goes as planned." Yi Zizhuo's mind is very clear. He is young, but he is very talented and knowledgeable, and handles things in a very organized manner.

"We organized more than 2,300 people in Australia, and in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, we have recruited more than 1,900 people. As long as we have established stable bases in Africa and can give generous benefits, I think more people will want to join us in the future!"

Yi Zizhuo was very confident that although the first batch of only 4,000 people were willing to go to Africa, and the number of veterans was less than 1,000, many of them were Xinting with no military experience.

But this is only the first batch, and many people are still hesitating and wandering.

Yi Zizhuo is not worried about the unavailable mood of leaving his hometown. As long as there are enough benefits, it can drive people to stay away from their hometowns and go overseas to make a living.

"What are you going to do?" Yi Zhongming asked in a gentle tone on the other end of the phone: "Don't act too much, if it causes diplomatic disputes, we will be in trouble."

"About this, I have already planned it." Yizizhuo's expression was quite calm. He said confidently: "Our fleet, in the name of investing in Egypt, traveled to Africa in batches. In secret, we can take advantage of the opportunity to supply in Kenya to unload supplies and personnel. As long as the first step is successful, no one can stop us in the future!"

"Yes, the first step is the most important, you must not cause trouble!" Yi Zhongming reminded.

"I understand, father."

The same thing. Yi Zhongming had asked many questions, and every time, Yi Zizhuo answered tirelessly. He could fully understand his father's mood. This time the business was different from the past.

This time it was not trade, but colonization. If the Yi family's forces want to take root in Africa, they must take this step well, and no mistake can be made.

Yi Zhongming stayed in China and dealt with family business, and at the same time, he was to prevent others from noticeing Yi Zizhuo's actions aroused others' suspicion.

Yi Zizhuo purchased grain in Singapore, and dismantled the equipment of several medium-sized fertilizer production plants to be transported to Kenya.

Not only that, Yizizhuo also intends to establish a simple chemical industry chain in Kenya, relying on food production and daily chemical supplies to maintain expenses.

Even if it is to establish a private army, the group cannot spend money to support it in vain. It is best to be able to achieve self-sufficiency.

Fortunately, because of Qingzhu Pharmaceutical Group, Qingzhu Chemical Group now has mastered many situations in Kenya, including the natural climate and geographical environment there, as well as the development of agricultural production and commodity economy. This information is very critical to Yizizhuo's plan.

What Izizhuo wants to do now is to follow the actions of Western powers and carry out colonial activities in Africa. In the past, the powerful countries mainly used resource-looted colonization, but what Izizhuo wants to do now is immigrant colonization.

Coincidentally, from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, the occupation of colonies in Africa reached a certain peak.

After the French-Prussian War ended in 1870. After the unification of Germany, German geographer Frederick Ratzel began to study the market issues of German industrial products that were expanding at the time. He began to apply geography to defend Bismarck's imperialist policies.

He believes that as the world is moving forward, space will become more and more important to a country, big countries will gradually expand, and small countries will become insignificant.

World history has increasingly demanded space. This fact can be seen from the evolution of important commercial countries: Venice is a city, the Netherlands is a delta country, the United Kingdom is an island, and the United States is a continent!

All powerful countries must follow this absolute and inevitable tendency and strive to expand their space by means of colonization, merger and conquest.

Sir Half Makind, the British imperialist theorist, also proposed a similar theory, pointing out that if a country wants to survive, it must achieve self-sufficiency.

Controlling the origin of raw materials and turning them into product export markets became a strategic need for national interests. In the first 75 years of the 19th century, Western countries occupied an average of 210,000 square kilometers of colonies each year, while in the next 25 years, they occupied an average of 620,000 square kilometers of colonies each year.

From the late 15th century to the mid-19th century, colonial countries occupied only 3.18 million square kilometers of territory in Africa known as the "Last Continent". In the last 25 years of the 19th century, Europe became more interested in Africa, occupying 25.69 million square kilometers of land in Africa.

Due to the rapid industrialization and population growth in Europe, the demand for vegetable oils, plant fibers, rubbers and certain mineral resources has increased, and these products can be exchanged for cheap industrial products in Africa, and the need for new raw materials has caused a fierce competition for the production of African raw materials.

The colonization of the mainland of Africa by colonial countries began with a gradual advancement method pioneered by France in Senegal in the late 19th century, that is, farms that plant peanuts or oil palms as the basis for progress.

The colonists used drugs to treat tropical diseases, used local indigenous people to form mercenaries, and advanced along major rivers to the hinterland. This method was far more effective than the British coastal infiltration method, and was therefore emulated by other colonial countries.

In the 1870s, the discovery of huge minerals such as diamonds and gold in South Africa stimulated other colonial countries to explore similar minerals in other parts of Africa. The land they competed for is no longer limited to areas suitable for crop cultivation. Badlands, swamps, deserts and unmanned areas were all the targets of competition.

At the Berlin Conference in 1885, the principle of "only actual occupation can prove the rule of a colony" was established, and countries that had occupied coastal areas of Africa, such as Britain, France and Portugal, quickly signed agreements and treaties with local chiefs to expand their power to the inland.

Germany, the emerging industrial powerhouses of that time, also joined the competition for Africa.

From 1885 to 1900, European countries completed the division of Africa. In addition to Ethiopia and Liberia, the traditional African kingdoms such as Dahome, Sokoto, Uganda, and the Transvaal and Orange Free States established by European Africans have all become colonies or protectors of Western countries.

Egypt is nominally a country, but its politics and economy are completely controlled by Britain.

Many white people established their own families and military forces in Africa, and became kings and dominant in this completely unrestrained country.

However, Yizizhuo is more ambitious than these white colonists. He is not like these white people who came to Africa because of escape. He came to Africa to create a new family of legends.

With the current wealth and technology of the Yi family, it has reached a certain peak in China, but cannot touch the army, which is a taboo. For the inheritance of the family, necessary force is indispensable.

The turbulent Africa has become the best choice.

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