Chapter 139 The End of the War

"This is the Buganda Palace. It doesn't look that great!" Felix said carelessly as he sat on the throne in Mungo's Buganda Palace.

"After all, compared with Zanzibar, this is not a wealthy country. It is already very good that King Mutesa I and his ancestors could build the royal palace like this..." said the staff officer.

Mungo's location is quite good. It is located in the north of the lake. Compared with the south, there are many larger islands here. Mungo is built on a peninsula surrounded by these islands, and the Buganda Palace also stands on a mountain.

"Unfortunately, Musat I was on the southern front, so we didn't fight him." Felix said with a little regret.

The person leading the Buganda army on the eastern front was Mutesa I's son, the Crown Prince of Buganda Kingdom. It was obvious that the Crown Prince of Buganda was not as brave as his father.

They were defeated as soon as they started fighting. The Prince of Buganda took the lead in fleeing. Felix chased him all the way over the past few days and finally arrived at the capital of Buganda.

Today, the city is deserted and the valuables in the palace have been taken away. The Buganda Palace has a distinct Arabic architectural style and is clearly influenced by North African countries.

"Report to the commander. Our vanguard has encountered the people in the south. Lord Alman asked us to pursue them to the north." The intelligence officer handed an order to Felix.

"They came so quickly! It seems that Mutesa I was also defeated on the southern front. No wonder the Buganda people abandoned the royal city. It turns out that they got the news and ran away. I was wondering why they didn't reorganize their troops here and continue to resist!" said Felix.

"Sir Alman must have won a great victory on the southern front. There is a coalition of four countries over there, and the Kingdom of Nkole and Buganda are fighting on their own territory. I didn't expect them to be so vulnerable." said the staff officer.

"Well, Buganda is not the kind of ignorant natives. They often interact with the Egyptians, and there are Egyptian-made weapons in the army. It's just that the Buganda people operate and maintain these weapons so poorly that they have not seen any effect in battle."

Felix went on to say: "From this we can see that the indigenous people here, especially those closer to the north, have a higher level of communication with the Egyptians, which is very different from the indigenous people in the south and Tanganyika."

"Unfortunately, the Buganda people live deep inland and cannot communicate directly with the civilized world. Otherwise, their level of development would not be so low. It could at least reach the level of countries along the Indian Ocean coast." The staff officer analyzed.

Buganda has been clearly influenced by countries like Egypt, and there are many Islamic-style buildings. Unfortunately, the surrounding civilizations are not very advanced.

The only way they could communicate with Egypt was through Arab caravans, because Buganda did not directly border Egypt and there were many nomadic tribes separating the two countries.

Especially in Egypt and Sudan, the Sahara Desert is boundless and the long and difficult supply lines prevent Egypt from going deep into the interior of Africa.

"Okay, let the entire army finish their rest. Our next mission is to drive the natives to the northwest. We want to connect the entire land along the coast of the Great Lakes into one piece." Felix ordered.

The Buganda royal family, which disappeared from the front line, had already fled to the northwest under the leadership of Mutesa I.

The reserve troops left by Mutesa I in Kampala became the capital for him to re-establish his country. Mutesa I knew that fleeing to the north would definitely not work.

Although Mutesa I had a good relationship with the Egyptians, it was only with Arab merchants, who were responsible for getting some good things for Mutesa I.

The Egyptians' power was in the north, and Mutesa I did not want to live a dependent life. In addition, the subsequent greedy East African colonies were likely to continue moving north, so Mutesa I chose to go northwest.

Mutesa I had a good idea, but his eldest son did not think so. The Prince of Buganda, who was deeply influenced by Arab culture, hurriedly took a hundred people to the direction of the Egyptian Sudan after his defeat, preparing to surrender directly to the Egyptians.

Mutesa I didn't care. He had dozens of sons, and losing one was not a big deal. Besides, the remaining elite forces of Buganda were in his hands.

After having all the valuables in the palace packed up, Mutesa I headed northwest.

With money and connections, he is not afraid of anything. Moreover, the most elite royal guards formed by Mutesa I using firearms obtained from Arab merchants did not participate in the war this time. Mutesa I is confident that he can carve out a niche for himself in the northwest.

This defeat did not destroy Mutesa I's confidence. Instead, it made him feel that the East African colonies could only defeat the coalition forces by relying on the advantage of firearms.

After Mutesa went to the northwest, he planned to increase contacts with Arab merchants and then establish a large army fully armed with firearms.

Wait until his power grows stronger and then fight back. As for the military expenses, Mutesa I has already thought it through. He will first go to the various tribes in the northwest to rob them, and then collect more taxes when the kingdom is re-established.

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Over the next few dozen days, the East African army marched northward, driving the indigenous forces to the northwest. Even the nomadic tribes in the north suffered.

Starting from the Kampala Bay, it swept westward and northward, reaching the vicinity of Omorate and the northeastern shore of Lake Frederick (Lake Albert), an area of ​​about four to five hundred kilometers in diameter. The countries and tribes along the shores of the great lake and the nomadic tribes in the north were all within the attack range.

Omorate cooperated with the operation to prevent the indigenous forces from fleeing eastward and cutting off their route to the north.

If these tribes are allowed to move northward, they may disturb Egypt and Abyssinia. East Africa does not want to have direct contact with these two countries at present, so a certain stable buffer zone is needed.

The area stretching from the mountains in the southwest of Ethiopia to the grasslands in South Sudan is about 300 kilometers wide and 400 kilometers long. East Africa plans to leave it there for now.

The tribes and kingdoms near the Great Lakes region were driven westward to Congo and Central Africa.

After this battle, the entire Great Lake became an inland lake of the East African colony, and its nearly 70,000 square kilometers of water area was exclusively enjoyed by the East African colony.

The entire northwest part of the Great Lakes region, more than 300,000 square kilometers of land, fell into the hands of the East African colonies. At the same time, the newly occupied area was directly connected to Lake Turkana, Lake Frederick (Lake Albert), Lake Tanganyika and the Great Lakes (Lake Victoria).

In this way, the numerous large lakes in East Africa were connected with the East African colonies, among which the Great Lakes (Victoria), Lake Kivu and other lakes became inland lakes in East Africa.

(End of this chapter)