Chapter 1223 "Recuperation"
This is not only the case for the colonial government of Sudan, but also for the British colonial government of Somaliland and the colonial government of South Africa. These three colonies are all under the nose of East Africa.
The British's vigilance towards East Africa is obviously not unnecessary. After all, the fact that East Africa invades Darfur is already in front of us.
Soon, Falsheng, the commander of the 7th East African Infantry Regiment, came to "greet" the British colonial troops in a military vehicle.
"What is your name? I am Falsheng, the commander of the 7th Infantry Regiment of a brigade in the Northwestern Military Region of East Africa." Falsheng jumped out of the military vehicle and came to Johnson and asked.
"I am Johnson, the deputy commander of the British Army in Khartoum. Are you the top local person in charge?" Johnson asked.
"Of course, the Darfur region is now under the control of our regiment. If you have any questions, you can tell me directly." Looking at the arrogant Johnson, Farson said directly without being humble or overbearing.
Johnson asked: "Very well, Commander Falcon, let me ask you why your ministry wants to invade Darfur. This is the territory of our British Empire. Aren't you afraid of causing disputes between the two countries!"< br>
Faersheng: "Haha, Mr. Johnson, don't be angry first. There is no invasion. And I know that Darfur is not considered British territory. After all, Darfur is not considered British territory. Sultan Erfur made it clear before that he was withdrawing from Sudan, and he also had disputes with you."
Johnson: "Huh, that's because Ali Dinar is ignorant of current affairs, and no matter what he does, he can't change Dar. The agreement signed by Darfur and the United Kingdom is written in black and white, so Darfur is irrefutable as a part of the British Sudan region.”
It is really difficult to refute what Johnson said. After all, Britain must have signed an agreement with Ali Dinar.
However, Falcon is not an ordinary person. He said: "Don't lie to me, Mr. Johnson. I also understand the content of your agreement, which is that Darfur joins Sudan in the name of an autonomous region."
“However, since it is an autonomous region, the Darfurians naturally have the right to withdraw from Sudan. Now Ali Dinar and the Darfurians led by him have obviously changed their minds, so they decided to withdraw.”
< br>"So theoretically speaking, now that Darfur has withdrawn from Sudan, it naturally cannot be counted as your country's sphere of influence. What's more, Ali Dinar has planned to add the Darfur region to our East African asylum and become East Africa's Protectorate."
"In other words, Darfur has become our protectorate in East Africa. Instead, I want to ask why you want to serve as a soldier in our sphere of influence in East Africa."
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Falsin directly turned against the foreigners, deliberately ignored Darfur's previous agreement with the United Kingdom through a round of nonsense, and finally defeated it.
Not to mention, Johnson really believed Falsheng's statement. At this time, Johnson believed that Ali Dinar had really defected to East Africa.
This is consistent with his previous speculation. After all, Johnson does not believe that East Africa will invade Darfur and conflict with Ali Dinar.
After all, there is an external threat like Britain. It is entirely possible for Ali Dinar to embrace East Africa's thigh.
This can also explain why the guerrillas who originally resisted fiercely suddenly disappeared when Johnson went from the east to Fasher.
Of course, Johnson did not expect that the reason for the retreat of these guerrillas was that after East Africa controlled Ali Dinar and others, they returned to Fasher because they could not receive orders. As a result, they were also wiped out by the 7th East African Infantry Regiment.
"Call Ali Dinar over. I have to confront him to confirm whether your words are correct." Johnson said.
At this time, Johnson still wanted to find Ali Dinar, the culprit, before talking about anything else.
Obviously, it was impossible for Falsheng to agree to Johnson's request. After all, if Ali Dinar really arrived here, Falsheng's lies would be exposed directly.
So Falsheng said: "I'm sorry Mr. Johnson, Ali Dinar Sultan has gone to East Africa to recuperate because he is unwell, so it is impossible for him to come here to talk to you."
As soon as these words came out, Johnson got angry and said: "There is no need to use this kind of nonsense to fool me. Commander Falsheng, do you really intend to make East Africa an enemy of the empire?" Going to East Africa to recuperate is obviously a lie. In Johnson's view, this was the excuse Falcon used to excuse himself.
As for what Ali Dinar did before, it was impossible for him to be sick. If Ali Dinar was so weak, what would he do to fight the British.
Farson was not afraid of the threat from the British. He said calmly: "Mr. Johnson, what I told you is the truth. As for the relationship between the two countries, that is not something you and I can decide. Of course there are Responsible communication and exchange between Rhine and London ”
“Our country only reluctantly helped Sultan Ali Dinar stabilize the Darfur region in accordance with his request.”
This is how Ali Dinar, who has been imprisoned, was It must be said that it is extremely ironic to be represented by Farson.
"Very good, it seems that Commander Falsheng, you are very confident!" Johnson waved.
"Pull..." The densely packed guns were raised by the British colonial army and pointed at Falson.
Far Sheng said without changing his expression: "Alala...Mr. Johnson, look at you, you are so impatient. You want to go off the gun at the slightest disagreement. This is very dangerous."
He turned to Johnson and continued: "We in East Africa are not afraid of any threats. If you don't believe me, look over there!"
Fa Sheng pointed to several roofs and said to Johnson: "Here , and here..."
Johnson looked in the direction Fasher pointed and saw six or seven machine guns placed on several rooftops in Fasher, clearly facing the British army.
Farsheng said in a familiar tone: "Our regiment's machine gun company is equipped with more than a dozen machine guns and a dozen artillery pieces, and the number of people is much larger than yours, so I still hope that you will calm down."
“I am the commander of a regiment in East Africa, although now our regiment has a battalion responsible for Darfur In other areas, there are currently more than 2,000 troops in Fasher City, so it is better for Mr. Johnson to be less angry. If something happens to me, it will not be good for the brothers to open fire and hurt you. "
Listen. Fasher's words made Johnson feel so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. With such troops and firepower, you can go directly to Khartoum! Going to Darfur is really humiliating.
Although Sudan is a buffer zone between East Africa and the United Kingdom, there are really not many British troops in Sudan. The British troops were mainly stationed in Egypt in the previous life.
After all, Egypt and Sudan were integrated in this era. The most important thing for Britain to control Sudan was to serve as a barrier to protect Egypt.
And Sudan’s climate environment and output cannot supply too many troops, just take the army Johnson is leading now.
Looking at the large number of people, in fact most of them were temporarily transferred from Egypt. If there had not been a sudden rebellion in Darfur, Sudan's garrison would have definitely been greatly reduced.
The real value of Sudan as a buffer zone is not as high as imagined. This is similar to Mongolia in the previous life. No matter whether Russia or the Far East Empire attacks, Mongolia has no ability to resist at all. His existence is at most It is to give the two countries some sense of security.
So Sudan also plays this role. The British do not expect Sudan to be able to truly resist the invasion of East Africa. Given the strength of East Africa, sending a small force at will can defeat the entire strength of the Sudanese garrison.
In Johnson's eyes, the so-called Seventh Infantry Regiment in front of him has such strength. If their forces are concentrated, they will have a strength of more than 3,000 people. This can almost compete with the main force of Khartoum. As for The outcome is unknown.
But the problem is that if East Africa really attacks Khartoum, it will obviously not send only such a force. According to Johnson’s understanding, there is a regiment of East African troops stationed in Jezira City alone, plus this third Seven Infantry Regiments, two regiments are enough to eliminate all British military presence in Sudan.
(End of this chapter)