Chapter 699 Military Service Registration
Ernst's words basically represent East Africa's attitude towards the war. Now the question is how to launch the war, the impact of the war on all aspects of East Africa, and the final result that East Africa wants to achieve through the war.
Of course, if East Africa wants to "welcome" the war, it must first "beautify" the war. To be honest, many of the people in East Africa are old-timers who came from the Eurasian continent. Although Ernst likes to describe them as "honest and honest", sometimes "honest and honest" is the least honest.
However, after several military reforms, the image of the East African Defense Force has been greatly improved. At least in its contemporary era, there should be no military discipline that can surpass East Africa.
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Hledi town, Dodoma city.
"One person joins the army, the whole family is honored, one joins the army once, it benefits you for life, it is your duty to defend your country and your homeland."
“It is the right and obligation of every East African citizen to actively cooperate with the government in military service registration.”
A new round of military service registration is underway in the town of Hladi.
"Mayor Milady, all the male adults in your town who are over 17 years old, have graduated from school, and have all their limbs intact must be counted, especially those veterans who have served in the military. The central government is paying attention to this. If you are found to be cheating or reported by someone, it will be a big deal."
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Yakidman. Our Hledi Town has always been an advanced unit in conscription work and has never dared to cheat. It can be said that our Hledi Town is the most active in the entire Dodoma City."
This is indeed true. People in agricultural areas are more enthusiastic about joining the army than those in industrial areas. For example, in the urban area of Dodoma, there are more ways to find employment than just joining the army, so there are more choices. There is no need to develop in the army. Although the military has good welfare benefits, it is also quite hard.
"Lieutenant Yagidman, is war coming?"
"Who told you that?"
"This is my own observation. First of all, the railway passing through Dodoma carries some military supplies. I have served in the army before, so I am familiar with them. In addition, the train frequency in Dodoma has also changed recently. Combined with your conscription and reserve registration, as well as the negative reports about Portugal, Britain, and Transvaal in the newspapers, I said this."
"Mayor Milady, this is not something you should worry about. Since you have served in the army, you should know that a place like Dodoma is even safer than our capital. As for whether there are some small changes on the front line, it is also very common. However, you are indeed a careful observer. But I hope you keep what you know to yourself and don't cause panic and disrupt the normal production and life order."
"I am also concerned about national affairs. The most important thing is public opinion. I have never seen official newspapers publish negative reports on three countries at the same time. This is obviously a way to stir up emotions, so..."
"Mayor Milady, don't think too much. Our relationship with the British has never been good. After all, the British are still sanctioning us, which has greatly restricted our development speed. In addition, the hatred of the Transvaal people towards East Africa has never been eliminated. I think you are also clear about the attitude of the Transvaal people towards East Africa. In the end, the Portuguese also fought against us."
Lieutenant Yakidman continued, "So, you should understand that they have been enemies of our East African Kingdom for a long time, and this cannot be eliminated."
"Of course I know this. After all, I was a member of the Transvaal War. If I had retired a year later, I might have joined the East Portugal War. Unfortunately, I didn't see that war. I heard that the Portuguese were not as strong as the Transvaal people, and were only slightly stronger than the black kingdoms and tribes. The newspapers even joked that they were fighting a primitive war with modern weapons."
Mayor Milady has quite rich experience. In fact, many East African officials come from the military system, which is one of the reasons why Milady became the mayor.
Lieutenant Yakidman: "So East Africa has never had peace. Although we haven't fought a war in the past few years, the shadow of war has never dissipated. Portugal, Britain, and Transvaal are three major forces surrounding the entire East Africa."
"Moreover, over the years, the Portuguese, Transvaal and British have been accumulating strength on the African continent. Especially since the end of last year, military mobilization in Cape Town has been the most frequent. It is obvious that they have withdrawn from Asia and can focus more on Africa."
"So two major military groups are being formed in southern Africa, one is our East Africa, and the other is Britain and its two allies. This may not be all, because the attitude towards Italy and Egypt is still unknown."
Milady 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 resolve the three threats in front of us. After all, it takes two to tango. There have been irreconcilable contradictions between us and the other three hostile forces since the beginning.
As for expanding northward, it is unlikely. We have had the opportunity to do so before. For example, Italy was able to gain a foothold in the Ethiopian Plateau, but that was entirely the result of our back-pedaling. "Lieutenant Yakidman said
Lieutenant Yakidman did not mean to mock Italy, but it was a fact that so far Italy's Red Sea colonies (Eritrea, and parts of eastern Ethiopia) and the Abyssinian Empire were on par.
Italy's record is indeed touching, but the current Kingdom of Italy is just one of the countries on the Italian Peninsula. If it was the Kingdom of Italy that was one of the great powers in the past, it would be really shameful to be beaten like this.
However, this also shows that the Abyssinian Empire was not easy to deal with. When East Africa invaded the Ethiopian Plateau, it rarely had direct conflicts with the Abyssinian Empire. Instead, it took on the surrounding tribes or subordinate forces, and that was when the Abyssinian Empire was divided.
The Italian invasion directly threatened the core position of the Abyssinian ruling class, especially the northwestern part, which had been a prosperous area of Abyssinia's economy since ancient times.
Now the Abyssinian Empire has united because of the foreign enemy Italy, so East Africa can check and balance Italy through the Abyssinian Empire.
The two forces are currently in a state of balance, and East Africa can break this balance at any time, so the real threat in the northwest is Egypt and the British Somaliland colony, both of which are under British control.
Although Egypt was only a semi-colony, Britain had military passage rights here, so it was not impossible for it to choose to launch a surprise attack by taking a detour.
Of course, as Lieutenant Yakedman said, East Africa is not very enthusiastic about expanding northward, because the remaining areas either have too harsh conditions, too strong opponents (mainly France), or have no resources and strategic value.
Take West Africa for example. It is impossible for East Africa to expand in West Africa by bypassing French Gabon. Moreover, East Africa already has Britain as an enemy, so there is no need to add France.
(End of this chapter)
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