Chapter 699 Military Service Registration
Ernst’s words basically represent East Africa’s attitude towards war. Now it is how to launch the war, as well as the impact of the war on all aspects of East Africa, and what East Africa wants to achieve through the war. the final result.
Of course, in order for East Africa to “welcome” the war, it must first “beautify” the war. To be honest, many of the citizens of East Africa are veterans from Eurasia, although Ernst likes to use “ "honest and honest" is used to describe someone, but sometimes "honest and loyal" is the least honest and honest.
However, after several military rectifications, the image of the East African National Defense Force has been greatly improved. At least in the same era, there should be no military discipline that can surpass East Africa.
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Dodoma City, Heredi Town.
“If a person joins the army, his whole family will be honored. If he joins the army once, he will benefit for life. He has the responsibility to protect his family and country, and defend his territory.”
“Actively cooperating with the government in military service registration is the right and right of every East African citizen. Obligation.”
A new round of military service registration is carried out in Hledi Town.
"Mayor Milady, all adult males in your town who are over seventeen years old, have graduated from school, and have sound limbs must be counted, especially those veterans who have served in the military. This time, the central government takes it seriously. If it is found to be fraudulent or reported, it will be a big deal.”
"Don't worry, Second Lieutenant Yachidman, our Heledi Town has always been an advanced unit in recruiting troops and has never dared to engage in fraud. It can be said that in the entire Dodoma City, our Heledi Town is the most active."
This is true, agriculture The enthusiasm for joining the army in areas is higher than that in industrial areas. For example, in the urban area of Dodoma, there is more than one way to find employment by joining the army, so there are more choices. There is no need to develop in the army. Although the welfare benefits of the army are good, they are also quite Hard work.
"Second Lieutenant Yachidman, is war coming?"
"Who did you listen to?"
"This is my own observation, first of all The railway passed through Dodoma, hauling some military supplies. I used to I have served in the army and am familiar with them, and the number of trains in Dodoma has also changed recently. Combined with your conscription and reserve registration, as well as the negative reports in the newspapers about Portugal, Britain, and the Transvaal, so I Say so.”
"Mayor Milady, this is not a problem you should worry about. Since you have joined the army, you should know that a location like Dodoma is even safer than our capital. As for whether there are some small changes on the front line, it is also very important. It’s a common thing, but you are indeed a careful observer, but I hope you keep what you know in your stomach and don’t cause panic and delay the normal order of production and life.”
“I am doing the same. When worrying about national affairs, the most important thing is public opinion. I have never seen an official newspaper publish such clear-cut negative reports on three countries at the same time. This is obviously a way to arouse emotions, so..."
"Don't think too much, Mayor Milady. Our relationship with the British has never been good. After all, until now, the British are still sanctioning us, which has greatly restricted our development speed, as well as the Transvaal." People’s hatred for East Africa has never been eliminated. I think you also know the attitude of the Transvaal people towards East Africa. In the end, the Portuguese also fought with us. "
Second Lieutenant Yachidman continued. : "So, you should understand that they have been enemies of our East African Kingdom a long time ago, and this cannot be eliminated."
"I naturally know this, after all, I am the one who responded to the Transvaal War. One of them, if I had retired a year later, I might have been able to join the Eastern-Portuguese War. Unfortunately, I had never seen that war. I heard that the Portuguese were not as effective as the Transvaal, and were better than the black kingdoms and tribes. At one point, the newspaper even joked about fighting a primitive war with modern weapons. "Mayor Milady has quite a lot of experience. In fact, many East African officials come from the military system, which is why Milady became the mayor." One of the reasons.
Second Lieutenant Yakidman: "So there has never been peace in East Africa. Although we have not fought a war in the past few years, the clouds of war have never dissipated. Portugal, Britain, and the Transvaal are surrounded by three parties. to the whole of East Africa.”< br>
"And over the years, the Portuguese, Transvaal, and British have all been accumulating strength on the African continent. Especially since the end of last year, Cape Town has had the most frequent military mobilizations. It is obvious that they have escaped from Asia. Yes, I can put my energy into it More focus is placed on Africa. "
"So two major military groups in southern Africa are forming, one is our East Africa, and the other is Britain and its two allies. This may not be all, because for Italy’s attitude and Egypt’s attitude are still unknown.”
Miledi also said with a gloomy face: “I don’t know when the war crisis will end. Will the kingdom continue to expand until it annexes the entire African continent. ”
"Then we must at least solve the three threats in front of us. After all, one slap cannot make a difference. There have been irreconcilable conflicts between us and the other three hostile forces from the beginning.
As for the expansion to the north, we should It's impossible. We have had the opportunity to do that before, like Italy being able to gain a foothold on the Ethiopian plateau. , That is completely the result of us putting water behind our backs,” said Second Lieutenant Yachidman
Lieutenant Yachidman did not mean to ridicule Italy, but that is the fact. So far, Italy’s Red Sea Colony (Eritrea, and parts of eastern Ethiopia) and the Abyssinian Empire were on a draw.
This record of Italy is indeed touching, but the current Kingdom of Italy is just one of the countries on the Italian Peninsula. If the Kingdom of Italy was one of the great powers in its previous life, it would be really embarrassing to be like this.
However, this also shows that the Abyssinian Empire is not easy to deal with. When East Africa invaded the Ethiopian Plateau, it rarely had direct conflicts with the Abyssinian Empire. Instead, it The surrounding tribes or subordinate forces took action, and it was also the time when the Abyssinian Empire split.
Italy's invasion directly threatened the core position of the Abyssinian ruling class, especially parts of the northwest, which has been a prosperous place for the Abyssinian economy since ancient times.
Now that the Abyssinian Empire is united because of Italy, a foreign enemy, East Africa can check and balance Italy through the Abyssinian Empire.
These two forces are currently in a state of balance, and East Africa can break this balance at any time. Therefore, the real threat in the northwest is Egypt and the British Somaliland colony. Both colonies are under the control of the British.
Although Egypt is only a semi-colony, Britain has military rights of passage here, so it is not impossible to make a surprise attack by taking a detour.
Of course, as Second Lieutenant Yachidman said, East Africa is not very motivated to expand northward, because the conditions in the remaining areas are either too harsh, or the opponents are too strong (mainly France), or It has little resource and strategic value.
Take West Africa as an example. It is impossible for East Africa to bypass French Gabon and expand in West Africa. Moreover, East Africa already has Britain as its enemy, so there is no need to add France.
(End of this chapter)