Chapter 876: White-Faced Yama
After all, although East Africa's development is difficult, its economic size will naturally increase exponentially as its population and land area increase. What's more, East Africa has an early layout in various industries and has seized the initiative in many fields. Its national fiscal situation is not even worse than that of many old countries.
The advantages of old countries are their long history of development and accumulated wealth. Although East Africa has no time to accumulate wealth, East Africa itself has its own advantages. That is, the African continent has hardly been developed before, so basically no resources have flowed out of East Africa. These resources naturally directly benefit East Africa, especially high-value mineral resources such as gold and diamonds.
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In early spring, the weather in Jiaozhou was alternately warm and cold. Although some areas were already in full bloom with flowers, for the Jiaozhou sailors, this weather was even more torturous than the cold winter.
When the seasons changed, many locals couldn't stand it, not to mention the East African military instructors. Claire herself also fell into the trap.
"yawn……"
Liu Fulong asked worriedly, "Lieutenant Claire, I'm afraid you have caught a cold. Can you handle it?"
Claire wrapped herself in a cotton coat and said listlessly, "It's nothing serious. The weather in your Far East is unpredictable, so I couldn't adapt to it for a while. In fact, I had such weather when I was a child in Württemberg (Germany), but then my family went to East Africa. East Africa has neither severe cold in winter nor scorching heat in summer. I am not used to the high latitudes."
In other words, the climate in East Africa is too comfortable. Take the various naval bases in East Africa for example, none of them are located at high latitudes, and the northernmost North Hawaii and South Ryukyu Islands are also tropical.
Moreover, these two places are not very friendly to the navy. The Lan Fang Overseas Province and the eastern islands of East Africa have typical tropical rainforest climates and are quite hot. On the contrary, coastal port bases such as the home port of Bagamoyo are affected by the overall climate of the African continent and are relatively comfortable.
Of course, although Alaska is a typical high-altitude area, its military sequence has nothing to do with the East African National Defense Force. It has its own system, similar to the Guards Division in the mainland, but the Guards Division at least nominally belongs to the East African National Defense Force sequence.
Therefore, the Alaska Navy can only be said to be of the same origin as the East African Navy. As for when they will merge, it will be impossible unless Alaska officially becomes a colony or overseas province of East Africa.
Moreover, the Alaskan Navy only has a few fishing boats, which are insignificant at all. After all, it is difficult for East Africa to provide support to Alaska. It would be better to develop more land forces so that they can have a certain degree of self-protection capabilities.
"Haha, East Africa is similar to the southernmost part of our continent. There is no winter there. We occasionally have the opportunity to go south to participate in some military exercises or exchanges."
Liu Fulong had some understanding of East Africa, but it was not comprehensive. After all, in this era, East Africa was like a bamboo shoot that had just emerged from the ground. Not many people knew about it. If it were not for the influence of the South African War, East Africa might not be as well-known among people all over the world as some small countries.
As an East African, even Claire does not have a comprehensive understanding of East Africa. After all, the East African government has hardly disclosed much important data. So far, various countries have basically relied on guesswork on various data on East Africa, including land area, population, number of cities, railway mileage, etc.
The sudden rise of East Africa is both familiar and unfamiliar to many countries. The East African governments, including them, need to adapt. After all, in another ten or twenty years, East Africa may change drastically again.
Claire said, "Anyway, these won't interfere with military training. We'll just need to exercise and warm up our bodies."
Liu Fulong reminded them: "Do you still want to lead the team yourself? Don't be so stubborn. If something goes wrong with you instructors, we will have a hard time explaining to the East African government."
Claire waved her hand and said, "The relationship between our government and your country is relatively friendly. This is our own decision, so even if something goes wrong, it cannot be blamed on you. Besides, if you can't even overcome such a small problem, how can you be a navy? The military is a place where you have to endure hardships."
This is also what Liu Fulong admires most about Claire and other East African military instructors. They can lead by example and work together from top to bottom. If all the compatriots have this awareness, there is no need to worry about the Far East Empire not being revived again.
So, he restrained his attitude and said seriously: "Lieutenant Claire, people like you really deserve to be called soldiers. As a captain, I naturally cannot be left behind. I will personally train the men and build a strong navy for the empire."
The position of captain in the Far Eastern Empire Navy is the captain. After all, it is an ancient civilization, and the military system of the Far Eastern Empire has distinct historical heritage characteristics.
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Claire and Liu Fulong's good intentions are well-intentioned, but it is difficult to resonate with the lower-level sailors.
"What evil wind has White-Faced Yama blown to the captain today? We still have to train in this awful weather. I'm afraid our warships have the most training in the entire navy, right?"
White-Faced Yama was Claire's nickname among the sailors in the Far East. Claire's training was harsh and he did not discriminate against any officer or soldier on the Wuwei ship. All officers and soldiers had been "tortured" by him. He was like a living Yama. In addition, Claire was white, so he got the title White-Faced Yama.
"Oh, stop talking. Being a soldier means working for the officers. But Lieutenant Claire is right. Only when we are strong can we survive on the battlefield. Don't think that things have been peaceful in the past few years. In fact, the international situation has been in turmoil. Great Britain and France have been conquering cities and territories all over the world in recent years. Even Lieutenant Claire's country has fought a war with Great Britain. Great Britain and France once entered Bauhinia City. It is inevitable that they will make a comeback in the next few years. According to Claire, we should sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war."
"Wang Fugui, you keep calling me Lieutenant Claire, but you won't get any favor from the devil. You will still be tortured as you deserve."
"I'm just speaking the truth. Lieutenant Claire doesn't understand the ways of the world, but at least he's willing to train with us. He's much better than those officers who can only talk. No wonder the soldiers led by foreign instructors can win battles. With such an instructor, even if it's usually not pleasing, you'll be convinced in your heart."
Wang Fugui spoke out the inner thoughts of the Jiaozhou sailors. When leading troops to fight, the officers above must be able to command the support of the people. But you just hide in the back, drinking and listening to music, while letting these soldiers fight bloody battles with the foreign enemies. Is this reasonable?
Take the European armies for example. Although the aristocratic officers all had their shortcomings, most of them were really brave in battle and their generals were strong. Even if their equipment was a little worse, they would not be defeated miserably.
Amid the various voices of the Jiaozhou sailors, Claire did not show any mercy, and Claire believed that shipboard training in this kind of weather was very necessary. Not only was the weather changeable, but there were also strong winds and waves today. If one can adapt to this environment, he will not handle any unexpected events on the battlefield too badly.
Therefore, at Claire's suggestion, the Jiaozhou Navy "again" conducted sea training. The reason for the word "again" was that the Jiaozhou Navy had the highest attendance rate in the entire Beiyang system, but this navy was the last to be established in the Beiyang system.
This also led to the formation of a unique "East African" faction within the Far Eastern Empire Navy, and according to the nationality of the instructors, there were also "British" and "German" factions.
The East African instructors have one huge advantage over the British and German instructors, that is, there are quite a few people in East Africa who understand Chinese. At least the military personnel sent abroad this time can communicate without obstacles, so they can have a deeper understanding of the personnel situation of the Far East Navy and formulate more scientific training goals in accordance with the national conditions of the Far East Empire.
(End of this chapter)
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