Chapter 134 The first phase of the combat mission ends
The subsequent battles of the East African army against the Kingdom of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Igala were unremarkable, and basically encountered no resistance. Even before the arrival of the East African army, the indigenous people in some areas had already fled.
Rwanda and Igala, having learned from the experience of the kings and nobles of the Kingdom of Burundi, chose not to fight a life-and-death battle with the East African colonies, but to move to new locations and start a new business.
Look at the Burundi and Karawi nobles now. They are like dogs that have lost their homes. All the way to Rwanda and the Igala Kingdom, most of their slaves ran away, and a lot of property was taken away.
And considering the current status of Rwanda and the Igala Kingdom, the top leaders of the two countries really have no confidence in resisting the attack of the East African colonies, and the East African colonies are unlikely to accept surrender, so it is better to move elsewhere as soon as possible.
If we voluntarily give up this land now, we can preserve our strength and keep the elite forces of the two countries to go to Central Africa and West Africa and let the indigenous people there see what the iron fist of civilization is.
Just as there is a generation gap in civilization when the northwestern countries face the hot weapons of the East African colonies, the northwestern countries also have a civilization advantage when facing those indigenous tribes.
Their iron manufacturing and organizational capabilities are not comparable to those of nomadic tribes, and the northwestern countries are not the kind of countries that have completely entered agricultural civilization. Their martial ethics are still relatively abundant, and they are not timid when facing players of the same level.
In addition, the northwestern countries are not as brave but foolish as the East Bantu people. If the East Bantu people had just flirted with the local aristocratic group, the two sides would not have fought to the death.
The nobles of the northwestern countries did not mind having the many chiefs of the Eastern Bantu people below them and above the untouchables.
However, some large tribes of the Eastern Bantu were arrogant and domineering, with no regard for the feelings of the local nobles, and committed all kinds of atrocities including killing, burning, looting and so on.
This is nothing, and the local nobles can turn a blind eye to it. However, these East Bantu people are ungrateful and have been committing massacres of entire families, attacking local nobles and robbing them of their wealth.
This cost the lives of the nobles of the northwestern countries, so the noble forces in the northwest united to suppress the Eastern Bantu people.
Faced with the invasion of the East African colonies this time, the Kingdom of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Igala did not intend to fight again, because they really could not afford it.
Anyway, the East African colonies wanted land, not their lives, wealth, and slaves. Africa had plenty of land, so at worst they could give it to the Germans and find another place. They could live anywhere except the Sahara Desert.
Therefore, the top leaders of the two countries sent envoys to the East African colonies, asking the East African army not to worry and that they would leave on their own. The East African colonial government was also happy with this.
As a result, a harmonious scene emerged in the two countries. The nobles of Rwanda and Igala Kingdom collected their own property (including slaves) and followed the kingdom through the north to start businesses in Central and West Africa, while the East African army slowly took over the lands of the two countries behind.
Rwanda and the Igala Kingdom decided to join forces and go to Central and West Africa together to conquer a piece of land, making friends with distant and attacking nearby indigenous tribes living there and defeating them one by one.
This is not because the two countries understand any military tactics, but because the indigenous people of Central Africa are in a scattered tribal state and it is impossible for them to unite together.
If the two countries take one step at a time, they can establish new countries in Central and West Africa.
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June 27, 1868.
The East African army that followed closely behind advanced to Ruhengeri, the largest city in the north of the Kingdom of Rwanda, and the war in Rwanda was basically over.
June 30th.
The entire territory of the Igala Kingdom fell, and the East African colony advanced to the border between the Nkole Kingdom and the Buganda Kingdom.
July 1st.
The first phase of the combat mission was basically completed, and the four southern countries fell completely into the hands of the East African colonies.
The newly included land area in East Africa is approximately 83,000 square kilometers (excluding water area).
In the short period of time when the war broke out, the East African colonial government moved 80,000 new immigrants into the region, making it one of the most densely populated areas in the East African colonies, instantly surpassing many large regions in the Midwest.
Of course, the current infrastructure conditions in this newly occupied area are not very good, but they are far better than those in the Omo River Basin. After all, it has been developed by the indigenous kingdom for many years, and there are still some fields and roads that can be used, and only some slight modifications can be made later.
At the same time, a large number of South Germans were resettled here, together with the orphans and mothers from Paraguay, which adjusted the ethnicity, gender and age. At the same time, the labor force is mainly young, so the population structure of the region is relatively reasonable.
As long as the subsequent connection with the Solon Lake area and the Great Lakes area is done well to ensure smooth transportation and communication, the rule of the East African colony here will be completely consolidated.
Such a fast advancement speed naturally resulted in the indigenous people not being completely eliminated. The considerate East African colonies specially organized those indigenous people who did not escape and sent them to Rwanda and Igala Kingdom, which were about to start a new business. The East African army of the Nkole Kingdom escorted these indigenous people out of the country.
The fall of the four southern countries naturally caused a huge impact on the four northern countries, especially the Nkole Kingdom and the Buganda Kingdom, both of which strengthened their military presence on the border with East Africa.
The natives who had just been put into production were recalled to rejoin the army. The Nkole Kingdom was weak, and Buganda was facing the pressure of fighting on two fronts. The situation of both countries was not good.
If the second phase of the war were to break out, it is still unknown what the effect would be compared to the first phase. After all, the four northern countries were not seriously damaged when facing the invasion of the Eastern Bantu people last time, especially the Turou Kingdom and the Guila Kingdom, which had the Nkole Kingdom and the Buganda Kingdom as a barrier and did not suffer any losses.
This is also the basis for the four northern countries to dare to confront the East African colonies. The Rwanda and Igala Kingdoms had their property almost destroyed by the previous East Bantu people, and they did not feel sorry for selling their father's land. The core interests of the four northern countries were not damaged.
The strong will of the four northern countries to resist is a difficulty in the second phase of operations. The advantage of East Africa is that when the second phase of operations breaks out, there will be sufficient manpower on the border.
Moreover, the supplies stockpiled on the front line in the first phase will not cause the East African army to be as flustered as when they first entered the northwest region.
In the first phase of the combat mission, it was not the enemy but the long supply lines that seriously slowed down the advance of the East African Army.
At the same time, another advantage of the second stage, as mentioned earlier, is the two-front war. East Africa can attack from the south and the east at the same time. Moreover, the population of the Buganda Kingdom is mainly distributed along the shores of the Great Lake (Lake Victoria), which makes it convenient for the East African colonies to transport troops and supplies by water and directly attack the capital of the Buganda Kingdom, Mungo.
Mungo is only more than 150 kilometers away from Kisumu. If you use a boat, you can reach Mungo, the brain of the Buganda Kingdom, in two or three days.
(End of this chapter)
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