Chapter 1222 Meeting
It was a tiring journey to Fasher, and he had to fight with the Darfurians along the way. However, when he arrived in Fasher, he found that the peaches had been picked by East Africans. It was strange that Johnson felt better.
"Huh, let's go into the city! I want to see what's going on. Is it Ali Dinar's empty city plan, or is he defecting to the East Africans?"
At this time, Johnson had not thought about the outcome of Ali Dinar and his troops being captured by East Africa. After all, he had traveled nearly two weeks on the road from Khartoum to El Fasher. How could the East Africans be so fast? Just finish the battle.
Therefore, in Johnson's view, there is a high probability that Ali Dinar, a thief, has defected to East Africa. This situation is very common in overseas colonization. Some weak countries or regions are likely to seek Other powers act as backers or mediators.
In this way, Johnson led the lobster soldiers, Baotou soldiers and high-hat soldiers toward the Fasher City Gate in a majestic manner.
In this time and space, the British army replaced the lobster uniforms relatively late. After all, there is no history of being humiliated by the Boers in previous lives, and the British army is not active in reforms.
As for the South African War, East Africa is not a force that can be compared with the Boers in the previous life. The large number of people in East Africa can be used as an excuse for crimes other than war. What's more, the concessions in East Africa during the South African War can easily lead to the same situation in the United Kingdom as in India in the previous life. the illusion.
In its previous life, India provoked a large Eastern country and was beaten violently, which is similar to the South African War. East Africa also fell under the leadership of the British government. This in turn gave some people in the UK the illusion that the East African government was weak and could be bullied.
This situation is not without existing cases. For example, in the conflict between France and the Far Eastern Empire in Vietnam in the last century, France was the military loser, but the Far Eastern Empire at that time still chose to bow its head.
Of course, this was considered a relatively "pragmatic" approach by the Far Eastern Empire at that time. After all, France only suffered a temporary military defeat. If the scale of the war continued to expand, it would be difficult to predict what would happen next.
However, the South African War was completely different. East Africa was a thoroughly militaristic country at the time. It gave Britain a step down, mainly because Ernst wanted to obtain a stable development environment. It was not that East Africa was afraid of war. On the contrary, at that time, the East African Army On the contrary, Fang was happy when he heard about the war. When the war ended, he still had some unfulfilled feelings.
However, it is difficult for some simple-minded British people to realize this. This is the arrogance of a big country. Of course, there is no shortage of clear-minded people at the top of the British government, but it is impossible for them to publicize Britain's defeat in the South African War.
After all, as the world's largest colonial power, Britain relies on the powerful force of the Royal Navy and lobster soldiers. Therefore, as a world hegemon, Britain will never allow itself to show its cowardice.
Other great powers are not sheep. If Britain shows weakness or shows signs of decline, they will only pounce on it, bite it fiercely, and then carve up Britain's overseas assets.
Therefore, after the South African War, East Africa and the United Kingdom each had what they wanted. One wanted to hide their strength and bide their time, and the other wanted to cover up the fact of defeat. In the end, both sides reached a tacit understanding not to publicize the details of the South African War.
And this also affected the development process of the British Army. After all, the South African War was not considered a defeat, and East Africa was not a small player. The British were naturally too lazy to move.
If we really lose to a small force like the Boers in the previous life and tear off the British Army's fig leaf, I'm afraid Britain will pay more attention to military construction.
While the British Army's intention to reform is still this way, the development of the colonial army lags even further behind. The British soldiers led by Johnson are all dressed up as lobster soldiers from the last century.
As for the Baotou soldiers, they are Sikhs from India, and those wearing high black cylindrical hats are Egyptian and Sudanese. This style is similar to that of the Ottoman Empire. After all, Egypt and Sudan were once part of the Ottoman Empire.
"Stop, who are you!" The East African soldiers at the city gate directly stopped Johnson and his party.
After all, Darfur is still a nominally affiliated force of the United Kingdom. The attitude of these two East African soldier masters naturally made Johnson extremely unhappy.
And the more important reason that made him look embarrassed was that East Africa had really sent troops to Darfur. The two East African soldiers in front of him were not the wastes of Ali Dinar's men who could just show off. East Africa's 1910-style desert combat helmet is a desert combat helmet specially developed in East Africa. The Northeast Military Region has the most equipment, and the Northwest and Southwest Military Regions also have a small number of troops.
The British Sudanese garrison is quite familiar with this military helmet equipped by East Africans. After all, the East African border guards in Gezira City are equipped with a large number of such military helmets, and Gezira City is not far from Khartoum. Border soldiers from both sides Deal often.
The Type 08 combat uniform is a desert version. This is also a common style for troops deployed in the desert areas of East Africa. It was equipped with the East African Army in 1908.
The military uniforms in East Africa reveal a strong and cheap industrial style. You can’t be too fussy about the details, but you can’t find any major problems with the workmanship. A lot of consideration has been put into the design, and many compromises have been reached in terms of price, comfort, and workmanship. .
In other words, it definitely has a lot of problems, but it is definitely the best desert combat uniform in the world.
This is also due to the characteristics of the land of East Africa. The land threats in East Africa are mainly distributed in the north. The northern climate of East Africa, especially the northeast and due north areas and the southwest, has many deserts. Therefore, East Africa naturally needs to pay attention to the production of military uniforms and equipment in desert areas. design.
Among the world's great powers, the regional climate of the European powers is relatively superior. For example, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire do not need to consider the needs of desert operations at all.
In Britain and France, only the colonies may have a desert climate, but after all, the colonies are not the mainland. What are you doing in such easy-to-wear clothes? It would be nice if you can make ends meet.
As for the United States, although the western United States is relatively dry, there is no threat to the western United States. Do you expect Mexico to invade the United States? That would probably make Americans laugh out loud.
There is no need to say more about Japan and Spain. As for Russia, Russia typically does not treat its soldiers as human beings, so even if Russian soldiers have such needs in Central Asia, the Russian government can choose to turn a blind eye.
Therefore, this has led to East Africa becoming the world's major power country that attaches the most importance to desert operations. Of course, East Africa is also the major country that attaches most importance to tropical rainforest operations. After all, East Africa itself and its colonies have this need.
In addition to clothing and helmets, East African military boots are also specially made for desert combat, which also reflects the wealth of the East African army today.
There is nothing to say about the weapons and equipment. After all, the two East African soldiers guarding the city gate only held two Mauser rifles, which did not make Johnson take a high look.
Looking at the menacing British officer, the East African soldiers did not show any fear, even though he had a large force behind him.
"Which army do you belong to?" Jokic, an East African soldier, asked.
Johnson said: "I am Johnson, the deputy commander of the British Army in Sudan. You may have never heard of my name. Call your commander over. I want to talk to him directly."
Johnson is considered the second person in the British garrison in Sudan. His superior is naturally the commander of the Sudanese garrison, the governor of Khartoum. However, it is obviously impossible for the head of the British garrison in Sudan to lead a team to conquer the rebellion in Darfur.
After all, the Governor must be stationed in Khartoum, and at the same time, he must be wary of the East African border guards in the city of Gezira in the upper reaches of the Nile River.
This is a very simple reason. The country that the British attach most importance to in the Sudan region and regard it as a potential enemy can only be East Africa. After all, East Africa is really powerful and may invade Sudan.
Especially when the British mainland is already deeply involved in the European war, the British colonial government in Sudan naturally needs to be more vigilant about threats from East Africa.
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