Dou Nale and Haijing quickly arrived at the Summer Palace, and Emperor Yang formally expressed his concern for the situation in Europe to them as the emperor of China.

"Restraint, everyone, we are all adults. There is no need to make noises like children over a small toy. As for getting entangled together and using hands and feet, it is even more exaggerated. Is there any problem that we can't sit down and talk about? I believe it.

We will always find a common language." The guy said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it is an irrefutable fact that the Germans participated in the Boer rebellion. This tense situation was not provoked by the British." Donal said respectfully.

"Mr. Minister, we admit that there may be retired soldiers who volunteered to participate in the war between the United Kingdom and the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Republic, but that is only their personal behavior. In Europe, except the United Kingdom, almost all countries have such

Volunteers are there to help the Boers. I believe you should know this very well. Don’t you think it’s ridiculous for the British government to accuse Germany of supporting the Boers behind the scenes just because of a few German volunteers?” Haijing said lightly, showing contempt for the British.

The feeling is beyond words.

What he meant was that you British people have made too many enemies, and now you are going to invade the Transvaal and Orange. As a result, you have aroused the public outrage of people all over the world. People all over the world are helping the Boers. There are

What is strange about us German citizens? This only proves that we Germans have a strong sense of justice, but this matter has nothing to do with the German government. We can't help the evil and prevent our people from supporting justice, right?

Doona Le is also an old fox, so naturally he will not argue with him about the justice of the Boer War. When it comes to justice, everyone in Africa is not all the same.

"Your Excellency, Minister, how do you explain the heavy artillery that appears on the battlefield? You don't think those volunteers have the ability to buy large-caliber heavy artillery and then travel thousands of miles to South Africa? Could it be that such weapons will also appear in the private arms market?

"He said with a sneer.

"It seems that 105-caliber artillery is not only available in Germany, right?" Haijing also sneered.

"You two, we don't need to get entangled in these details. Such artillery is indeed produced in many countries, including China, so we don't need to get entangled in this issue. And Germany should indeed treat its own citizens

There are restrictions on travel to South Africa. In the final analysis, they are just two small countries on the other side of the world, because such countries are not worth the tension between the two big countries. Just like our old Chinese proverb, take a step back, the sea and the sky will be brighter!"

Emperor Yang stopped their argument and said with a smile.

What he didn't know was that an accident was happening on the coast of Africa at this time, which almost made all his efforts in vain.

A coast north of the port of Maputo in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique. Under the dark night, a giant ship was slowly washing up on the beach. Then trucks drove onto the deck, and then were lifted up with a bow tower crane to meet them on the shore.

With the help of the Boers, they were placed on the road paved with timber on the beach. At the same time, hundreds of volunteers or retired German soldiers from Europe walked out of the open hatch and shook hands warmly with the Boers who greeted them.

Afterwards, they boarded a batch of sixty trucks filled with arms, fuel, medicine and even poison gas bombs and disappeared into the jungle.

This was a supply line that the Boers had studied before the war. German landing ships beached themselves on the coast. They then passed through Mozambique through a small road and were loaded at a small station on the Transvaal border for shipment to Pretoria, because from

It's only a hundred kilometers from here to that small station. Even if it's almost cross-country, one night is enough for the convoy. As for the Portuguese, they definitely know it. It's just a tacit understanding between the two sides. The whole of Europe has almost no understanding of the Boer War.

All countries except Britain wanted to support the Boers, and Portugal was certainly no exception. With the Boers by their side, they did not have to face the British pressure directly.

With their tacit cooperation, this mode of transportation can be said to be invisible. The rigid-minded British only thought about blockading Maputo, but they did not expect that the real landing point was not at the port at all. So far, the ship has never been detected.

The landing ship in Dar es Salaam has transported nearly two thousand tons of supplies to Pretoria in this way. Behind the scenes, countless Germans are laughing at the stupidity of the British.

Unfortunately this time it's different.

Just as the convoy disappeared into the darkness of the jungle, the captain also issued a retreat order. The landing ship immediately began to fill with water, and then began to retreat little by little under the pressure of the increased weight. It was not until the propeller entered the deep water area that it started to reverse the propeller.

At the same time, the water was discharged outward. The busy sailors did not notice at all that two British cruisers were quietly emerging on the sea under the moonlight in the distance.

The British are not stupid. They have already guessed that the Germans would use this method. The British Navy also has a large number of landing ships. They are not good at grabbing supplies on the beach. The fleet that came to blockade Maputo was looking for possible Germans on the coast.

The landing point discovered this place three days ago and mobilized more than a dozen warships to ambush nearby. They were prepared to collect the stolen goods personally, but unfortunately they were a step late due to a calculation error.

Seeing that the landing ship was preparing to retreat, the British commander in charge of the capture operation, Colonel Edward, did not hesitate to order a warning fire. The bow of one of the old offshore gunboats immediately flashed with fire, followed by a twelve

Pound shells roared down next to the landing ship.

The sudden bombardment startled the Germans on the landing ship, and then they spotted the approaching British warship. The captain was stunned for a moment and then shouted: "Set up quickly, in the shallow waters along the coast.

Maximum horsepower sailing.”

He must not be caught by the British. Although the cargo has been unloaded, the ship itself is irrefutable evidence. Driven by a large diesel engine, the empty landing ship quickly reached the speed of twenty knots.

, relying on a draft of less than two meters, ran northward in the familiar shallow waters of the coast. On the distant sea, more and more British warships joined the pursuit, and shells kept flying.

A series of water columns exploded around the landing ship, and soon a shot hit.

Such a landing ship did not have any armor protection. Even though it was just an ordinary 120 shell, it still caused a lot of trauma to it. However, the captain obviously did not want to trigger a war between Britain and Germany because of his capture, regardless of the possibility of being shattered into pieces.

Danger, still ignored the warnings of the British, and continued to run towards the north. Fortunately, the people who captured him were all old-fashioned warships with no value in naval battles, many of which were not even as fast as it. As time went by, only six ships were left.

But at this time, the landing ship had also been hit by four bullets. Because there were many wooden materials, it even started to catch fire.

"Hit it hard, or if it doesn't work, just sink it. In the shallow water there, most people will sink on the sea surface. This is our evidence." Colonel Edward said viciously. His brother had just been killed in Colenso not long ago.

The guy who provides the weapons will naturally hate him to the core.

Under his order, the six warships ignored the raging fire on the landing ship in the distance and continued to pour dense artillery shells at it.

However, at this moment, suddenly there was a flash of fire in the darkness in the distance, followed by the roar of cannonballs piercing the air, and eight water columns suddenly exploded in front of the British fleet.

"German cruiser." Through the bright moonlight in the sky, the observers on the British ship immediately saw clearly the two giant ships emerging in the distance, and then screamed. Almost at the same time, the ship without any flags originally

On the landing ship, the German flag was raised as quickly as possible, and at the same time, a light signal was sent to the opposite side, announcing the name of the ship and company, and then requesting rescue.

What came were two German-made imitation Soryu-class armored cruisers. They were originally stationed in Dar es Salaam. This time they were originally escorting the landing ship. However, in order to avoid misunderstandings with the Portuguese, they stayed far away.

On the high seas, the moment the British warships appeared, the landing ship sent them a distress signal and rushed over quickly.

Upon seeing the signal from the landing ship, the two giant ships of nearly 5,000 tons immediately accelerated and inserted themselves in front of the British ship, standing between them and the landing ship. At the same time, they confidently asked why they were attacking legal ships for no reason.

German merchant ship.

Colonel Edward's nose almost became angry, but he still kept calm. He knew that this situation was very troublesome and could lead to a war between Britain and Germany or even Europe. Therefore, even though he was unwilling to do so, he ordered his subordinates to stop the bombardment, of course.

He knew very well that there would be no good results on his side if he really hit him. The six Bofors torpedo tubes on the bow of the German cruiser were not easy to mess with.

The two sides immediately started negotiations with light signals. At this time, the landing ship slowly sailed away from the coast behind and gradually entered the deep water area.

Colonel Edward stared at it closely, not quite understanding its intentions.

"Colonel, it wants to sink itself!" an officer next to him suddenly exclaimed ten minutes later.

"Bastard, rush over and stop it!" Colonel Edward's roar immediately sounded on the sea.

Unfortunately, it was too late at this time. The insidious landing ship had already opened the sea valve on its own, and at the same time, the people on the ship began to evacuate. The place where it sank was a deep trench on the seabed. The captain who was familiar with the hydrology of this area knew very well that with the current technical level

, it is impossible to salvage the ship, or even dive into such deep water for inspection, which means the evidence is destroyed, you can say whatever you want.
Chapter completed!