Chapter 1252 Military Arrangements
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After acquiring the Kra Isthmus, East Africa Central's construction arrangements for the Kra Isthmus territory were also put on the agenda.
Chief of General Staff Cristiano said: "Although the Imperial Navy has moved to the Kra Isthmus, this is only the first step in implementing military occupation. The Navy is only responsible for occupying islands, ports, or important cities near the coast. The Army will also be deployed later. and the Marine Corps went deep into the hinterland to clear out the local indigenous people.”
"Specifically, the first step is to dispatch elite soldiers and generals from the army troops originally performing tasks in East Kalimantan to the Kra Isthmus territory to guide the follow-up troops."
The war in East Kalimantan has ended, but the army sent by East Africa to East Kalimantan has not yet been withdrawn.
According to the arrangements of the staff, these soldiers were obviously going to return home to rest and recuperate. However, the annexation of the Kra Isthmus territory forced the staff to transfer a group of outstanding talents from the current East Kalimantan garrison to the Kra Isthmus to guide other troops.
In this regard, Cristiano also explained to Ernst, Friedrich and others: "In the past two years, the imperial army in East Kalimantan has accumulated profound experience in tropical jungle combat. "
"But the newly dispatched troops to the Kra Isthmus territory have not undergone actual combat drills."
"But after analysis by our General Staff, it is clear that the intensity of the war in the Kra Isthmus territory will exceed that in East Kalimantan."
"First, the population density of the Kra Isthmus territory is much greater than that of East Kalimantan. Second, the leakage of some details of our large-scale military operations in East Kalimantan in the past will inevitably lead to vigilance and fierce resistance from the locals. The third is that although the Kra Isthmus territory is small, the terrain is very complex, with jungles, swamps, mountains and other complex terrain. Fourth, the local ethnic groups and religions are more complex.”
Regarding the fourth point mentioned by Cristiano, this also exists in East Kalimantan, but the Kra Isthmus territory has a high level of civilization because of its long history of development.
The most significant difference between the two is that there are a large number of uncivilized primitive tribes in East Kalimantan, but this situation cannot exist in the Kra Isthmus territory.
There are three religious forces in the Kra Isthmus territory, namely Buddhism, Arabicism and Hinduism, and the composition of the population here is also more complex. In addition to Siamese and Malays, there are also a large number of Indians and Far Eastern Empire people. .
However, these religions or other forces are obviously not comparable to the completely primitive tribes of East Kalimantan's indigenous people.
Therefore, Cristiano emphatically said: "The power of the local people must not be underestimated. After all, the Kra Isthmus is the intersection of Eastern and Western civilizations, and logistics and trade are relatively developed. This means that local forces may come from the United Kingdom, France, etc. There is support from the country.”
"Especially for the British, the Kra Isthmus territory borders the British colony of Pattani and we cannot rule out the possibility of British exports of arms to the locals."
Of course, this is only a probability of happening. At present, in order to support the First World War, Britain basically transfuses blood from its colonies to the mainland, such as India, Canada, Australia, etc. In addition to sending troops and materials to the mainland, it even takes over part of the British mainland. military product orders.
This was unimaginable before. The British had always carried out industrial production and then sold it to the colonies. Now the colonies are sending industrial products to the UK in the opposite direction. This also shows that the UK has a huge gap in materials and production capacity.
Therefore, it is more likely that the UK will not stumble upon East Africa at this time, or at least not provide substantial military assistance to local forces.
Therefore, Cristiano did not exclude the British factor. For a country that often harms others and does not benefit itself, no matter how careful or vigilant it is, it is impossible to be too careful.
The possibility of other countries is even smaller. Although France has many interests in Siam, it is impossible for France to offend East Africa, not to mention that the Kra Isthmus territory is not adjacent to France's colonies in Southeast Asia. Regarding Cristiano's view, Ernst expressed his support: "Now the British resources must be given priority to serve the European war, and the resources they can mobilize on the Malay Peninsula are only at the political and diplomatic level. "
"For example, we lobby the Arab religious forces under the British colonies on the Malay Peninsula to provide support for their relatives and friends, especially the British colonial people in Pattani. It can be said that they are completely the same family as the Arab religious forces in Pattani under our rule."
The Pattani region was once again highlighted, and it would be completely unrealistic for East Africa not to be wary of British Pattani.
After all, East Africa has already offended the Arab religious forces in the Southeast Asia region, and the Arab religious forces have always had strong cohesion.
If East Africa wants to take action against the Arab religious forces in the Kra Isthmus territory, then the Arab religious forces in the British colonies will certainly not remain indifferent.
Although they are unlikely to risk their lives for their "compatriots", they can still donate money and materials to their Arab compatriots in the Kra Isthmus.
The British only need to stir up the religious sentiments of Arab believers in the colonies on the Malay Peninsula under their rule, and it will be easier to do this.
Cristiano said: "Your Majesty is right, so in the southern part of the Kra Isthmus, especially the Pattani area, we have set it as a key surveillance area, and after the flow of people is completed, the borders of the two Pattani will be officially sealed. "
It cannot be said that East Africa did not give the Pattani people a chance. At least according to the arrangements of the East African military, the original population must first be deported through intimidation.
The remaining ones who refuse to leave despite the intimidation of East Africa are basically die-hards. They can only be given a taste of the iron fist of the East African army.
So Cristiano said: "A large-scale war in the Kra Isthmus territory is bound to happen. We estimate that the number of people fleeing should be around hundreds of thousands, but most people should choose to stay there and fight us."
Just think about it and you will know that it is simply impossible for the local forces in East Africa to willingly give up decades or even hundreds of years of foundation as soon as they open their mouths, especially for the local powerful class.
Their rights, status, connections, and wealth all come from the local area. Even if they flee overseas with a large amount of wealth, they are just lost dogs, and other places will not easily accept them into their own circles.
Cristiano continued: "In this case, our army has to face various challenges, especially the local harsh environment, unfamiliar terrain, complex vegetation, etc."
"These require experienced veterans to lead the team. This is the main reason why we advocate the transfer of elite soldiers from the East Kalimantan region. They will be responsible for the training and guidance of the Kra Isthmus Territory Army and teach the new troops tropical jungle warfare. Experience. As for the large troops in East Kalimantan, they will return to China to rest.”
It is understandable if you think about it. The current troops stationed in East Kalimantan have been fighting for two years and are exhausted. Therefore, it is impossible for them to carry out new combat missions in East Africa. This will easily arouse negative emotions among the grassroots troops.
However, they cannot all be allowed to return home. The troops sent to carry out missions on the Kra Isthmus have never had actual combat experience.
In this case, their combat effectiveness is very questionable. If they are dealing with the uncivilized indigenous people of East Kalimantan and extremely backward weapons and equipment, the East African army can completely crush them with their strength, but when facing the more civilized Kara In the isthmus, this won't work.
Experienced veterans and outstanding officers must do preliminary **** work for troops that have not experienced actual combat testing.
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