Chapter 658 Policy
“The Danube Province has always been in an awkward position, neither above nor below. In fact, the climate conditions in the Danube Province are among the best among the entire East African provinces.”
“There is the main channel of the Congo River, as well as large tributaries of the Congo River such as the Kuango River. The terrain is flat and there are luxuriant aquatic plants and forests. The ancient Kingdom of Congo has been active in this area.”< br>
“Actually, the Portuguese also knew this, but they took action too late, so that the entire basin east of the Kuango River was occupied by us.”
“The biggest problem in the Danube Province now is that The west is also the border, so the number of immigrants allocated is very small, which is better than that of southwest Africa, but our development level in the Danube Province is not high.”
Ernst talked a lot one after another, focusing on the importance of the Danube Province. However, the importance of the Danube Province also hides high risks. If the risks are not eliminated, there will be no way to develop the Danube Province in East Africa.
“The Portuguese in the Angolan colony are definitely not busy in the past few years, so it will not be easy for our army to enter the Angolan colony next time. The same is probably true for Mozambique. After all, there are British Supervising from the side, the Portuguese in Mozambique did not dare to be perfunctory. "
Sweite said: "Your Highness, Mozambique is indeed in the situation you said. The British actually exist objectively through us. The threat of the Portuguese Mozambique colony was forcibly tied to their tanks. According to the information sent back by the intelligence personnel, the British basically obtained the military command of the Portuguese Mozambique colony. "
"And, now. Most of the weapons in Mozambique’s armed forces are provided by the United Kingdom. The Portuguese’s weapons and equipment are not as good as ours in East Africa.”
“As for Angola, unlike Mozambique, Angola is more independent than Mozambique. Stronger and basically not under the control of the British, Angola’s military defense system was jointly constructed with local civilian forces and the Portuguese army.”
"However, the results of our analysis show that these Angolan civil organizations are probably more difficult to deal with than the Portuguese regular army."
"First of all, in terms of weapons and equipment, these large plantation owners and mine owners are more difficult to deal with than the Portuguese regular army." A man who is rich, invests heavily in weapons and equipment, and is even more sophisticated than Portugal's local troops."
"Secondly, these local forces that have taken root in Angola are even more hostile to East Africa than Portugal itself. , because our last operation in South Angola also made our next attempt to win over these civil forces come to naught.”
Looking at every time, East Africa’s external expansion means that the original local forces have been crushed. The most important thing is that the land ownership was deprived of East Africa, and the original local power was purged and left home.
So in the past, the attitude of the large planters and mine owners in South Angola towards East Africa could be said to be that they wanted to eat its meat, and the Portuguese in the north were also frightened by East Africa's policies.
I am afraid that this country and force will resist East Africa to the end. If East Africa does not confiscate land and respect "private property", maybe they will betray Portugal and fall into the arms of East Africa without any urging from East Africa.
Of course, Ernst would not dare to use people who have come to seek refuge in this way. What they are chasing is not business. These guys choose to surrender temporarily for the sake of profit, and they will jump back at any time for the sake of profit in the future.
And according to the commonality of regions with obvious ethnic differences, they are naturally hostile to the policies of the central government. Even if they are beneficial to them, they may not appreciate them and plan some conspiracy. Argument. This is most obvious in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Don’t look at Hungary’s constant claims that Austria is squeezing itself. In fact, Hungary has been a relatively fast-developing region in Europe over the years. The speed of railway and industrial development is not slower than that of other regions, and it can also enjoy the benefits of great powers abroad. However, Hungary did not appreciate the treatment, and Austria could only be dumb and unable to express its sufferings.
Looking at it this way, Habsburg is really a model of benevolence, and Ernst is obviously not suitable to follow this path, so his purpose is to force those who want to rely on "East African soil" to rebel "Foreigners on board.
Moreover, this group of people in Angola have no way out, and they must fight East Africa to the end. This was proved by the last time they took over South Angola.
Like this kind of colony with a suzerain state, they are different from Africans. Africans have no way out, and these Portuguese in Angola can still return to Portugal.
“Finally, there is the Portuguese local army, whose combat effectiveness is very doubtful. The political situation in Portugal is chaotic, between capitalists and aristocrats, local forces and the central government, people and the government, etc. It can be said that various contradictions are superimposed. This It has also kept the Portuguese economy on the verge of collapse, so it is impossible for the Portuguese local army to form combat effectiveness. "
The last point Sweet said actually means that Portugal's military expenditure is too low. After all, as a former great power. , not even a single ironclad ship could be produced, and had to be purchased from the United Kingdom. This was in sharp contrast to the Portuguese Navy a hundred years ago. The navy was still so shabby, let alone the army.
Military expenditures are already low and management is poor, so you can imagine the current situation of the Portuguese army.
Of course, Ernst did not doubt the fighting ability of the Portuguese. If the fighting ability was not good, Spain would have swallowed Portugal long ago.
This has to mention the Portuguese aristocratic group. According to the European aristocratic tradition, their private armed forces are likely to be the mainstay of Portugal's military power.
Ernst said: "So the next time a war breaks out, we must provide sufficient support for the troops in terms of firepower. These local forces don't care about others, but they will definitely make their own sphere of influence impregnable. , so the army may encounter a large number of private fortifications, as well as passes built by the Portuguese local army in dangerous places."
"Also, try not to let this group of people fight head-on with the army. Even if they are like a coward, relying on bunkers and cities for defense, we are not afraid. Only guerrilla tactics are the most troublesome, so the troops should advance steadily to uproot local forces without leaving any future troubles. "
The enemy cannot hold on, which will really give East Africa a headache, but East Africa has the time and energy to spend with the enemy, plus the heavy fire support of artillery, it can eat up the enemy bit by bit, and the enemy behind will also be arrogant. Be wasted away.
Ernst's biggest concern was that the war would start too quickly, but these local forces were not convinced. After all, the war would start too fast, and the East African government would not have time to send officials to take over the grassroots, control and run the local areas, which could cause turmoil in the rear.
The most important thing is to prevent the enemies in these areas from having the idea of guerrilla warfare. If they engage in guerrilla tactics, the armies of all countries around the world will have a headache. They must work slowly and carefully, and the initiative has always been in East Africa, so East Africa has always been Sit tight on the Diaoyutai.
(End of this chapter)