Chapter 1217: Sending Troops to Sudan
Even Britain, although its naval power far exceeds that of East Africa, the British Navy does not have the ability to travel across the ocean to defeat the East African Navy. If it were ten years ago, the British might still have a chance.
But now unless the East African Navy sends most of its power to the North Atlantic, there is no other way for Britain to completely eliminate the East African Navy.
East Africa’s advantages in the Indian Ocean and South Atlantic are even more obvious, especially in the Indian Ocean. East Africa is not afraid of any challenges.
This is also the reason why the East African government is currently taking action to seize the rich raw material origins and markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania.
After the war, regardless of whether the victor is Germany or the United Kingdom, the East African Navy will automatically be promoted to one of the world's three largest naval forces. After all, the loser in the European war will inevitably lose its naval power to the victor.
In the previous life, Germany was a loser, and its naval power was divided among many countries. The countries currently ranked in front of the East African navy are the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.
So Britain and Germany are competing against each other. No matter what the final outcome is, the United States and East Africa will ultimately benefit. Of course, if it is a draw, then forget it, but the probability of this happening is very small.
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January 23, 1916.
Anda Fook Town.
This is located in the northernmost tip of Azande Province in East Africa, and is also the border intersection between East Africa and Darfur.
Darfur was the western region of Sudan in its former life, and is now an autonomous region under the British colony of Sudan.
Today, this border town in East Africa gathers the strength of a regiment from the Northwest East African Military Region.
“The Ali Dinar Sultan of Darfur declared war on the British colonial forces last year while Britain was busy with the European war. Now the situation in Darfur is in turmoil. If we take advantage of this moment, from If the south invades the Darfur region, the chances of success are quite high.”
"According to our informants, the Darfur army is now at the end of its tether and is unable to organize an army to fight against us."
The head of the East African Colonel Falsheng and his subordinates analyzed Darfur The situation in the Seoul area said.
Yes, in 1916, East Africa was preparing to launch a large-scale armed occupation of the Darfur region in western Sudan and formally incorporate it into East Africa's sphere of influence.
Regiment Staff Officer Hera said: "Although the Empire has always regarded itself as the largest power in Africa, our country's influence on North Africa has always been limited. This war also means that the Empire has officially intervened in the situation in North Africa."
“What we should be worried about now is whether we can complete this military mission. You must know that Darfur is not small, covering more than 200,000 square kilometers.”
Commander Falsheng said with great momentum: "Hera, you are too worried. We are fighting at home this time, and there is no possibility of overturning."
"And Ali Dinar Company Even the British colonial troops in Sudan can't defeat them. Our regiment alone is more than enough to deal with such a small player."
There is no doubt that at the end of the last century, the British and Egyptian coalition forces defeated Darfur. After the tribes in the area settled, the area became part of Sudan.
However, the British government did not establish effective local rule at that time. The main reason was that Darfur's location may be blocked. After all, it is not easy to extend its sphere of influence deep into Sudan. The Nile River can still provide it. water source.
Darfur is located deep inland. If the British want to conquer it, they have to cross the vast desert, and the input and output are not proportional at all. This makes the Anglo-Egyptian coalition defeated Darfur and can only let Darfur continues to join Sudan as an autonomous region.
Sudan, or to be precise, the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium Sudan, is actually a strategic buffer zone between East Africa and the United Kingdom. East Africa has no intention of entering the north, and the United Kingdom is unable to go south. Sudan's role for the United Kingdom is to isolate East Africa from possible consequences for Egypt. threats. Of course, the reason why East Africa has taken the initiative to invade Darfur is related to the strategic problems East Africa encountered last year.
That is the lack of land access to the Mediterranean, so East Africa finally turned its attention to North Africa, without involving Egypt. The East African government believes that Darfur is a good breaking point.
Through Darfur, you can directly border the former Libya. This is also the best railway route in North Africa after the Nile River.
One thing that needs to be mentioned here is that the climate in Darfur is not very harsh. Of course, it is only for Sudan. Darfur is a rare rainy area in Sudan. There should be Atlantic water vapor here. The final area that can be radiated.
In the previous life, Darfur relied on this rainfall but had a population of nearly 6 million, which is very telling. You must know that the entire population of Sudan in the previous life was only more than 40 million, and most of them lived on both sides of the Nile like Egypt.
This is mainly due to the Darfur Plateau and several large oases in northeastern Darfur. East Africa wants to use these three places to realize the construction of the North African railway in the future.
Then it connects to the Al Jaw Oasis in southern Libya, and finally enters the Mediterranean Sea from the coast of Libya.
When East Africa did not obtain the Suez Canal or the Strait of Gibraltar, East Africa would naturally attach great importance to this land passage.
Hera said: "If Darfur is captured, it means that there is only Libya between us and the Mediterranean. This will greatly save the political cost of building North African railways or roads in the future empire."< br>
Faersheng: "However, intervening in Darfur at this time may arouse the anger of the British. This is the biggest problem. In comparison, the Sudan Ali Dinar of Darfur is not worth mentioning at all."
Hera said: "There is no need to worry about this, we only need to complete the military mission After all, the superiors must also know about the issues you are worried about. This shows that the empire has already made plans for this matter. We just need to do our own thing."
Far Sheng. Said: "That's true. Actually, I don't have much hope for the next war. In a few months, I’m afraid we will have to eat sand in Darfur.”
Hera: “We occupy these valuable targets in Darfur, which are several oases. can effectively control the local area, which is much more than the British, and Darfur is far away from our military area Not far away, other subsequent troops can support here at any time."
"The military strength in Darfur is not worth mentioning. Our strength is enough to deal with any local armed forces, not even our biggest enemy. People, but the harsh local climate.”
The climate and terrain within the jurisdiction of the Northwest Military Region are quite diverse, including plateaus, mountains and basins, as well as rainforests, grasslands and deserts, so the usual combat training is also quite diverse.
The weather in Darfur is not uncommon in the Northwest Military Region, not to mention that East Africa is fighting at home this time, so Hera and Falsheng have great confidence in completing the mission successfully.
Of course, East Africa’s occupation of Darfur does not intend to incorporate it into its national territory, but intends to establish a puppet regime here similar to the Kingdom of South Germany.
After all, apart from its strategic value, Darfur is too useless. East Africa does not want to pay excessive governance costs here, as long as it can ensure that the local area is always under the control and control of East Africa.
Of course, for an extreme country like East Africa, the indigenous residents of Darfur are obviously not worth retaining. Evacuating cages for birds has become an old tradition in East Africa.
Darfur is home to black and Arab populations, and these two are naturally in conflict with East Africa, so follow-up supporting measures must also be indispensable. This is also in line with the population moat plan planned by the East African government.
February 3, 1916.
The East African army officially launched its invasion of the Darfur region, and the Darfur local army was busy fighting the British army in the east. The East African army successfully occupied the Darfur Plateau without basically encountering resistance. areas in southwestern Darfur.
(End of this chapter)