Chapter 1221: One step behind
In recent years, a new trend has begun to emerge in East Africa itself, that is, more and more East Africans call themselves Rhine people.
Except for the older people who are proud of being Germans, most young people are unwilling to praise Germany. Moreover, many young people in East Africa admit that East Africa can now be regarded as a new nation. This kind of national integration After all, things cannot be faked.
Moreover, the word Rhine is not opposed to Germany. The two can be regarded as the relationship between sets and subsets, just like the Germans call the Germans in the Austro-Hungarian Empire Austrians.
All in all, the development history of East Africa's external names is quite complicated and tortuous, but this all changes with the development of East African countries.
Ali Dinar, a Darfurian who can understand the twists and turns of East Africa and Germany, is relatively knowledgeable among the indigenous Africans, although he is not a black African, but a white Arab in Africa.
Many of the top leaders in Darfur are Arabs. After all, many of the top leaders in Darfur are from the Ottoman Empire. This is the result of the Ottoman Empire's expansion into the Darfur region, just like the Aryans who once conquered India. .
"Winners and losers, since I was defeated by you East Africa, I have nothing to say, but if you can't solve the British problem, then you East Africa will also be in big trouble." Ali Dinar said.
The staff officer of the Hera regiment said: "Your Excellency Sultan, I think you may be dizzy and can't see the situation clearly. Not to mention that you have offended the British yourself. Isn't it funny to take advantage of the British?"
"Furthermore, you are able to keep an eye on the international situation and take the opportunity to oppose the British. Then how could you not expect that what we are doing in East Africa now is exactly the same as what you did before."
"Finally, we in East Africa are also a world power, but we are not afraid of the British. If we offend the British, it is not a big deal. After all, we fought a war with the British in South Africa more than 20 years ago. Now we East Africa has become stronger, what do you say?”
Ali Dinar said dejectedly: "This world is a world of the jungle after all. Whatever you say is right."
Ali Dinar also heard about the South African War. East Africans were not afraid of the British more than 20 years ago, let alone today more than 20 years later.
In recent years, East Africa has become more and more influential in the international community, especially for countries or regions bordering East Africa like Darfur. It is even more impossible to understand the strength of East Africa in the international community today. Even among many powers, East Africa has Definitely at the forefront.
It’s just that East Africa did not pay attention to northward expansion in the past, which caused the Darfurians to ignore East Africa as a potential enemy. You must know that a few decades ago, East Africa had conflicts with Darfur, and the most livable places in the south were occupied. A lot was taken away.
However, these issues were selectively forgotten in Darfur because of the arrival of the British.
"Okay, let's lock them up first." Commander Falsheng interjected at this time: "Next, let's wait for the arrival of the British in Fasher!"
There is some truth in what Ali Dinar said. When East Africa sends troops to Darfur, the biggest problem from the beginning is not the Darfurians, but the British. As long as the British are dealt with, there will be no problems in Darfur. .
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Two days later.
Johnson, the British second lieutenant stationed in Khartoum, was marching towards El Fasher with a very large army.
There are more than 2,000 people in this army. Regardless of the large gap with East Africa, the British are very confident that they can defeat the Darfuris with these people.
Among the more than 2,000 people, there are only more than 100 real British people, followed by more than 300 Indians, and most of the others are Sudanese and Egyptians.
"In the past two days, it feels like there have suddenly been fewer bugs on the road. We have encountered almost no decent resistance from the Darfurians. Has Ali Dinar changed his style of play?" Johnson said to his deputy Charlie. The British army called the small group of troops sent by Ali Dinar to harass the British marching troops as bugs, and their harassment made the British army extremely annoyed.
After all, there are very few stopping points between Khartoum and Darfur, and most of the time they have to cross the Sahara Desert. A longer pause will also cause great difficulties for the British army's supplies.
In the British mind, it would be better to end this war as soon as possible. After all, going to Darfur to fight is a total loss-making deal, but the British have to send troops to Darfur.
After all, even the Darfurians cannot deal with it, and it is easy to set a bad example for some tribes and forces in the Sudan.
After all, Ali Dinar and the Darfurians led by him are not much different from other local forces in Sudan, and are even inferior to many local Sudanese forces in the eastern region.
After all, the population and external exchanges in the eastern region are not comparable to those in Darfur. Naturally, there is no need to say more about the population. With the Nile River as its base, the eastern region has always been the most densely populated area in Sudan.
But foreign exchange is even more important. Foreign exchange means business, and business itself can drive economic development and promote the progress of civilization.
Not to mention other things, it is much easier for the Sudanese in the east to get some guns and ammunition than in Darfur. They can even get some artillery through Egypt, East Africa, the Red Sea and other regions.
These are obviously possessed by the Darfur region, which is one of the reasons why the British do not think highly of Darfur. Except for the center of the Sahara Desert, I am afraid that there is no place more remote than Darfur in the whole of Africa. .
As for the South German Kingdom or Libya, which borders Darfur, the two regions bordering Darfur have almost no population and can be regarded as no-man’s land. The population of the South German Kingdom is concentrated in the southwest, while the population of Libya is concentrated in the north. Mediterranean coast.
East Africa is quite prosperous, but the north, where East Africa borders Darfur, is also one of the worst economically and demographically poor regions in East Africa.
Therefore, if Darfur's military strength has not become stronger, it may really become a no-nonsense zone.
However, Darfur's military strength is only slightly stronger than that of the natives of East Africa. It is estimated that when the British attacked Darfur, they also had the idea of taking advantage of it. It was like a penny on the road. Although It's not very valuable, but it doesn't stop people passing by from carrying this penny in their pockets. Anyway, they won't suffer any loss, and a penny is money. If you accumulate a penny like this, it's also a fortune.
Charlie: "It's probably because we were scared a few days ago. After all, we brought two Maxims. With such a powerful weapon, even if the entire Darfurian army was dispatched, they would only deliver food to us."
Regarding Charlie's statement, Johnson also agreed that his troops are first-hand rifles. Although the equipment of the Egyptians and Sudanese is a bit inferior, it is much better than the old-fashioned fire sticks in the hands of the Darfurians. With two Maxim machine guns, not many forces in the entire Sudan could stop them.
So Johnson didn't think much about it. He asked: "How long does it take to reach Fasher?"
Charlie: "According to the map, the distance from Grodes stronghold to Fasher is approximately 23 kilometers. If we follow the trade road in a northwest direction for less than ten kilometers, we should be able to reach Fasher."
"The ten-kilometer journey only takes three or four hours. We will be able to arrive before this evening."
After listening to Charlie's analysis, Johnson cheered up and said: "It's finally over! Who knows how painful the march has been these days."
Marching in the Sahara Desert was obviously a hard job, so the Governor of Khartoum forced this job on Johnson, otherwise Johnson would not want to come here to eat sand.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the British army arrived at Fasher as expected, but they did not expect that their prophecy came true.
"It's really over. Damn it, who can tell me why Fasher raised the East African flag!" Johnson roared, looking at the East African flags and military flags fluttering in the wind on Fasher's east city gate. Even the people along the way All the hard work was wiped out because of this incident.
(End of chapter)