Chapter 1217 Send troops to Sudan
Even Britain, although its naval power far exceeds that of East Africa, the British navy does not have the ability to cross the ocean and take advantage of the East African navy. If it was ten years ago, the British might still have a chance.
But now unless the East African Navy sends most of its power to the North Atlantic, there is no other way for Britain to completely eliminate the East African Navy.
East Africa's advantages in the Indian Ocean and South Atlantic are even more obvious, especially in the Indian Ocean. East Africa is not afraid of any challenges.
This is what gives the East African government the confidence to seize the abundant raw material origins and markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania.
After the war, regardless of whether the victor is Germany or the United Kingdom, the East African Navy will automatically be promoted to one of the world's three largest naval forces. After all, the loser in the European war will inevitably lose its naval power to the victor.
In its previous life, Germany was a loser, and its naval power was divided among many countries. The countries currently ranked in front of the East African navy are the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.
Therefore, the two tigers Britain and Germany are fighting. No matter what the final outcome is, the United States and East Africa will ultimately benefit. Of course, if it is a draw, then forget it, but the probability of this happening is very small.
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January 23, 1916.
Anda Fook Town.
It is located at the northernmost tip of Azande Province in East Africa and is also the border intersection between East Africa and Darfur.
Darfur was the western region of Sudan in its former life, and is now an autonomous region under the British colony of Sudan.
Today, this border town in East Africa gathers the strength of a regiment from the Northwest East Africa Military Region.
"The Sultan of Ali Dinar in Darfur declared war on the British colonial forces last year while Britain was busy with the European war. Now the situation in Darfur is in turmoil. If we take advantage of this moment to invade Darfur from the south, region, the odds of winning are quite high.”
"According to our informants, the Darfurian army is now at the end of its tether and is simply unable to organize an army to confront us."
East African Colonel Farson and his subordinates analyzed the situation in Darfur and said.
Yes, in 1916, East Africa was preparing to launch a large-scale armed occupation of the Darfur region in western Sudan and formally incorporate it into East Africa's sphere of influence.
Regiment Staff Officer Hera said: "Although the Empire has always regarded itself as the largest power in Africa, our country's influence on North Africa has always been limited. This war also means that the Empire has officially intervened in the situation in North Africa."
"What we should be worried about now is whether we can complete this military mission. You must know that Darfur is not small, covering more than 200,000 square kilometers."
Commander Fal Sheng said with great momentum: "Hera, you are too worried. We are fighting at home this time, and there is no possibility of overturning."
"And Ali Dinar can't even defeat the British colonial army in Sudan. Our regiment alone is more than enough to deal with such a small player."
There is no doubt that at the end of the last century, after the British and Egyptian coalition forces beat up the tribes in Darfur, the area became part of Sudan.
Darfur is located deep inland. If the British want to conquer it, they have to cross the vast desert, and the input and output are completely disproportionate. This means that after the Anglo-Egyptian coalition defeats Darfur, it can only allow Darfur to continue to be autonomous. Join Sudan as a region.
Sudan, or to be precise, the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium Sudan, is actually a strategic buffer zone between East Africa and the United Kingdom. East Africa has no intention of entering the north, and the United Kingdom is unable to go south. Sudan's role for the United Kingdom is to isolate East Africa from possible consequences for Egypt. threats. Of course, the reason why East Africa has taken the initiative to invade Darfur is related to the strategic problems East Africa encountered last year.
That is the lack of land access to the Mediterranean, so East Africa finally turned its attention to North Africa, without involving Egypt. The East African government believes that Darfur is a good breaking point.
Through Darfur, you can directly border the former Libya. This is also the best railway route in North Africa after the Nile River.
One thing that needs to be mentioned here is that the climate in Darfur is not very harsh. Of course, it is only for Sudan. Darfur is one of the rare rainy areas in Sudan. This should be the last area where Atlantic water vapor can radiate. .
In the previous life, Darfur relied on this rainfall but had a population of nearly 6 million, which is very telling. You must know that the entire population of Sudan in the previous life was only more than 40 million, and most of them lived on both sides of the Nile like Egypt.
This is mainly due to the Darfur Plateau and several large oases in northeastern Darfur. East Africa wants to use these three places to realize the construction of the North African railway in the future.
Then it connects to the Al Jaw Oasis in southern Libya, and finally enters the Mediterranean Sea from the coast of Libya.
When East Africa does not obtain the Suez Canal or the Strait of Gibraltar, it will naturally attach great importance to this land passage.
Hera said: "If Darfur is captured, it means that there is only Libya between us and the Mediterranean. This will greatly save the political cost of building North African railways or roads in the future empire."
Farson: "However, intervention in Darfur at this time may arouse the anger of the British. This is the biggest problem. In comparison, Darfur's Sultan Ali Dinar is not worth mentioning at all."
Hera said: "There is no need to worry about this. It is enough for us to complete the military mission. After all, the superiors must also know about the issues you are worried about. This shows that the empire has already made a plan for this matter. We only need to do our best." That’s it.”
Faersheng said: "That's true. In fact, I don't have high hopes for the next war. In the next few months, I'm afraid we will have to eat sand in Darfur."
Hera: "There are valuable targets in Darfur, which are a few oases. By occupying these oases, we can effectively control the area. This is much more than the British, and Darfur is not far from our military area. Other troops can support here at any time."
"And Darfur's military strength is nothing to mention. Our strength is enough to deal with any local armed forces. Even our biggest enemy is not people, but the harsh local climate."
The climate and terrain within the jurisdiction of the Northwest Military Region are quite diverse, including plateaus, mountains and basins, as well as rainforests, grasslands and deserts, so the usual combat training is also quite diverse.
The weather in Darfur is not uncommon in the Northwest Military Region, not to mention that East Africa is fighting at home this time, so Hera and Falsheng have great confidence in completing the mission successfully.
Of course, East Africa's occupation of Darfur does not intend to include it within the national territory, but intends to establish a puppet regime here similar to the Kingdom of South Germany.
After all, apart from its strategic value, Darfur is too useless. East Africa does not want to pay too much governance costs here, as long as it can ensure that the local area is always under the control and control of East Africa.
Of course, for an extreme country like East Africa, the indigenous residents of Darfur are obviously not worth retaining. Evacuating cages for birds has become an old tradition in East Africa.
Darfur is home to black and Arab populations, and these two are naturally in conflict with East Africa, so follow-up supporting measures must also be indispensable. This is also in line with the population moat plan planned by the East African government.
February 3, 1916.
The East African army officially launched its invasion of the Darfur region, and the Darfur local army was busy fighting the British army in the east. The East African army successfully occupied Darfur, including the Darfur Plateau, without encountering any resistance. Many areas in the Southwest.
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