African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1219: First Military, Then Courtesy
Of course, arranging the third battalion to garrison Zalingei first does not mean that the main force has to set out now. The 7th Infantry Regiment arrived in Zalingei at three o'clock in the afternoon, so it is not too late to set off tomorrow morning.

Even if Darfur in Zalingei wanted to tip off Sultan Ali Dinar in El Fasher, he couldn't be faster than the East African army, and this is the advantage brought by cars.

So the 7th Infantry Regiment planned to rest there for one night before heading to El Fasher.

The residents of Zalingei had no intention of resisting this extremely unfamiliar army from East Africa. After all, many things about the 7th Infantry Regiment were beyond their understanding.

Only the Mauser rifle can be recognized as a firearm, but the problem is that except for the main Darfur force in El Fasher, there are no firearms troops in other areas of Darfur. Relying on religious beliefs and cold weapons to fight against the East Africans, haha, only a madman would do this.

Of course, if they knew the East African government’s arrangements for their future, they probably wouldn’t think so, because the East African government has not prepared any “tickets to the future” for them.

……

The next day, the 7th Infantry Regiment, which had a good sleep, officially set out towards Fasher.

Led by the guide from Zalingei, we had a safe journey. In the Darfur region, the East African army fears getting lost the most. After all, they are unfamiliar with the place and all they can see is endless desert.

Before noon, the city of Fasher officially appeared under the nose of the main force of the 7th Infantry Regiment.

"The city of Fasher is ahead. Sultan Ali Nadir and the main forces of various tribes should be in the city of Fasher." said the guide Zalingei.

"Very good, order the troops to enter combat status." Farsen ordered.

Ali Nadir has firearms units under his command, so they still pose a little threat to the 7th Infantry Regiment. According to the idea of ​​Captain Farsen, the natural thing is to capture the important military town of Fasher with zero casualties.

In this way, the East African convoy stopped about one kilometer away from the city of El Fasher. Nearly two thousand East African officers and soldiers began to prepare for various combat operations and unloaded from the cars.

As for the current strength of the 7th Infantry Regiment, it can be said that as long as it does not encounter the main force of the British colony in Khartoum, it has no rivals in the whole of Sudan.

The large-scale deployment of the 7th Infantry Regiment naturally attracted the attention of the Darfur army in the city of El Fasher.

"Hurry up and report to His Majesty the Sultan, an unknown armed group has appeared behind us, and they are driving a mobile house!"

The so-called movable houses naturally refer to the vehicles of the East African army.

Soon, the signalman reported the news to Sultan Ali Dinar.

"What, a troop of more than 2,000 people appeared behind us?" Ali Dinar said in horror.

"Is he English?"

The first thing he thought of was the British, after all, the British were fighting with his troops.

It should be mentioned here that Ali Dinar was certainly not a fool. He would certainly not lead the main force to fight the British army head-on. Instead, he would constantly set up ambushes along the road from Khartoum to El Fasher to interfere with the British army, forcing the British colonial army to retreat.

Therefore, Fasher is not currently in the war zone. The battlefield is now in a more eastern area, and Ali Nadir is in charge of unified dispatch and command in the rear.

This is a relatively wise approach. The British army's progress has indeed been delayed a lot, and this has a lot to do with East Africa.

Because in the past, Fasher did not have direct traffic with Khartoum, but passed through Obeid in the south and then turned to the Nile River to reach Khartoum. However, in this time and space, Obeid is an East African territory, so the traffic between Sudan and Darfur can only be transferred to the northern area with worse conditions.

The reason for this result is that when East Africa expanded northward, the British had not yet colonized Sudan, so many territories in southern Sudan fell into the hands of East Africa before the British colonized Sudan.

"They are probably not British. Their clothing and flags are obviously different from those of the British. We have never seen their mobile 'houses' in the British army. Finally, there are too many of them. It is not certain that such a large group of British troops suddenly appeared behind us."

Ali Dinar listened to his subordinates' analysis with a gloomy face. A terrible idea quietly arose in his mind, and even an unspeakable sense of fear arose in his heart.

"It's East Africa, it must be East Africa!" Ali Dinar suddenly said, "The East Africans must have invaded Darfur from behind while we were fighting the British army, but how did they manage to reach El Fasher without making any noise?"

This is also a problem that puzzles the people of Darfur. After all, in their understanding of war, no matter how fast the enemy moves, it is impossible for them to reveal no information at all.

It would take at least ten days or half a month to get from East Africa to El Fasher without crossing the desert. Moreover, Ali Dinar has troops left behind. Although those troops may give up resistance due to the gap in strength, someone should go to El Fasher to inform them!
While Ali Dinar and other Darfur senior officials are still struggling with this series of issues, the East African 7th Infantry Regiment will not give them enough time.

With a loud "bang", a shell landed on the wall of El Fasher and blew a big hole. This was the power caused by the small-caliber artillery in East Africa.

The defense of the city of Fasher had obviously never encountered such a threat, and its defense ideas were still stuck in ancient times, mainly based on the combat ideas of cold weapons.

Moreover, the Fasher region lacks materials, population, and economic foundation, which makes the walls of Fasher very weak.

Then several more artillery shells accurately hit the city walls of Fasher, which made the west side of Fasher city completely unrecognizable.

Captain Farsheng said with satisfaction: "This should be able to deter Ali Nadir. Let the Zalingei guide go to Fasher and tell Ali Nadir that he must surrender or be destroyed. If the white flag is not raised over the city within an hour, we will storm Fasher."

Generally speaking, before going to war, one should use courtesy before force. However, Captain Farsen did the opposite. Before the enemy demonstrated his strength, there was a high possibility that he would become arrogant. After all, apart from sending spies and other personnel, East Africa rarely had any exchanges with Darfur.

Darfur knows very little about East Africa, which may easily lead to its lack of awe towards East Africa. Therefore, Captain Farsen believes that East Africa should demonstrate its strength first and then negotiate.

As for whether this will cause dissatisfaction among the Darfurians, let them be dissatisfied. Relying on his strength, Farsen does not care at all about what the Darfurians think.

The Zalingei guide walked towards the city of El Fasher tremblingly. The East Africans' demands on him were simply unreasonable. No one could be sure whether Ali Dinar would vent his anger on an ordinary person like him for this reason. After all, Ali Nadir could not afford to offend the East Africans.

But the Zalingei guide is different. He has no East African identity. He is just a poor guy who was forcibly recruited by East Africans in Zalingei.

After watching the Zalingei guides enter the city of Fasher, Captain Farsen rolled up his sleeves and started timing on his watch.

There was no response from the city of Fashir. At 11:47 p.m., Farsen said to Staff Officer Hera, "It seems that Ali Dinar will not accept our 'goodwill'."

Hera said, "So what are you going to do? Are we really going to attack directly like this?"

Farsen said: "I have given these Darfur sultans enough time to think about it. After all, an hour has passed since the guide entered the city of El Fasher. Even if there is more to say, it is time to finish it."

"Whether Ali Dinar agrees or not, he should at least send someone to negotiate with us. It seems that these sultans are very unwilling to give in. Since they want to resist to the end, let us show them the firepower of our East African army."

(End of this chapter)