African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1222 Meeting
After a tiring journey to El Fasher and having to fight with the Darfurians along the way, it would be strange if Johnson felt good about it when he arrived in El Fasher only to find that he had been taken advantage of by the East Africans.

"Hmph, let's go into the city! I want to see what's going on. Is this Ali Dinar's empty city plan, or has he surrendered to the East Africans?"

At this time, Johnson had not yet thought that Ali Dinar and his troops would be captured by the East Africans. After all, it took him nearly two weeks to walk from Khartoum to El Fasher. How could the East Africans complete the battle so quickly?

So in Johnson's view, it is very likely that the thief Ali Dinar has defected to East Africa. This situation is very common in overseas colonization. When some weak countries or regions are threatened by one major power, they are likely to seek support or mediation from other major powers.

In this way, Johnson led the lobster soldiers, the Baotou soldiers and the tall hat soldiers and walked towards the gate of Fasher in a triumphant manner.

The British army in this time and space changed their lobster uniforms relatively late. After all, there was no history of being humiliated by the Boers in the previous life, and the British army was not active in reform.

As for the South African War, East Africa is not a force comparable to the Boers in the previous life. The large population and strength of East Africa can be used as an excuse for innocent crimes. What's more, East Africa's concession in the South African War can easily make Britain have the same illusion as India in the previous life.

In the past, India provoked a big country in the East and was beaten up. This was similar to the South African War. East Africa also gave the British government a way out. This in turn gave some people in the UK the illusion that the East African government was weak and could be bullied.

There are existing cases of this kind of situation. For example, in the conflict between France and the Far East Empire in Vietnam in the last century, France was the defeated party militarily, but the Far East Empire at that time still chose to bow its head.

Of course, this was a relatively "pragmatic" approach by the Far Eastern Empire at the time. After all, France had only suffered a temporary military defeat. If the scale of the war continued to expand, it would be hard to say what would happen in the future.

However, the South African War was completely different. East Africa was a thoroughly militaristic country at the time. The reason it gave Britain a way out was mainly because Ernst wanted to obtain a stable development environment, not because East Africa was afraid of war. On the contrary, during the South African War, the East African military was happy to hear about the war, and even felt a little reluctant when the war ended.

However, it is difficult for some simple-minded British people to realize this point. This is the arrogance of a great power. There is certainly no shortage of clear-headed people in the top echelons of the British government, but it is impossible for them to publicize Britain's defeat in the South African War.

After all, as the world's number one colonial power, Britain relies on the powerful military force of the Royal Navy and the Lobster Soldiers. Therefore, as the world hegemon, Britain will never allow itself to show weakness.

The other powers are not sheep. If Britain shows weakness or declines, they will pounce on it, bite it hard, and then divide up Britain's overseas assets.

So after the South African War, East Africa and Britain each got what they wanted. One wanted to bide its time, and the other wanted to cover up the fact of defeat. In the end, both sides tacitly agreed not to publicize the details of the South African War.

This also affected the development of the British Army. After all, the South African War was not considered a defeat, and East Africa was not a small role, so Britain was naturally too lazy to move.

If Britain really were to lose to a small force like the Boers in the past and tear off the fig leaf of the British Army, I'm afraid it would only then pay attention to military construction again.

While the British mainland army was so eager to reform, the development of the colonial army lagged even further behind. The British soldiers led by Johnson were all dressed like lobster soldiers from the last century.

As for the Baotou soldiers, they are Sikhs from India, and those wearing tall black cylindrical hats are Egyptians and Sudanese. This style is similar to that of the Ottoman Empire. After all, Egypt and Sudan were once part of the Ottoman Empire.

"Stop, who are you!" The East African soldiers at the city gate directly stopped Johnson and his group.

Johnson said with a somewhat grim expression: "You should be East African soldiers, right? This is the Darfur Autonomous Region of Sudan, which is jointly managed by the British Empire and Egypt. Not only have you East Africans crossed the border, but you are also provoking the British Empire."

After all, Darfur is a nominal affiliate of the United Kingdom, and the attitude of these two East African soldier masters naturally made Johnson extremely unhappy.

What made him look embarrassed was that East Africa had really sent troops to Darfur. The two East African soldiers in front of him were not the useless ones under Ali Dinar. The East African 1910 Desert Combat Helmet was a combat helmet specially developed for desert areas in East Africa. The Northeast Military Region had the most equipment, and a small number of troops in the Northwest and Southwest Military Regions also had it.

The British garrison in Sudan is quite familiar with this type of military helmet equipped by East Africans. After all, the East African border guards in the city of Gezira are equipped with a large number of this type of military helmet. The city of Gezira and Khartoum are not far away, and the border soldiers of both sides often deal with each other.

The Type 08 combat uniform is a desert version, which is also a common style for troops deployed in the desert areas of East Africa. It was equipped with the East African Army in 1908.

The military uniforms of East Africa reveal a strong sense of cheap industrial style. You can't be too picky about the details, but there are no major problems with the workmanship. A lot of considerations are given to the design, and many compromises are reached in terms of price, comfort, and workmanship.

In other words, it certainly has many problems, but it is definitely the best desert combat uniform in the world today.

This is also due to the characteristics of East Africa. The land threats in East Africa are mainly distributed in the north, and the climate in the north of East Africa, especially in the northeast, north and southwest, has many deserts. As a result, East Africa naturally has to pay attention to the design of military uniforms and equipment in desert areas.

Among the world's great powers, the regional climate of European powers was relatively favorable. For example, Germany and Austria-Hungary did not need to consider the needs of desert warfare at all.

Only the colonies of Britain and France may have desert climates, but colonies are not their homeland after all, so why bother wearing such nice clothes? It’s good enough if they can make do.

As for the United States, although the western part of the United States is relatively dry, there is no threat in the western part of the United States. Do we expect Mexico to invade the United States? That would probably make Americans laugh their heads off.

There is no need to say much about Japan and Spain. As for Russia, Russia typically does not treat soldiers as human beings, so even if Russian soldiers have such needs in Central Asia, the Russian government can choose to turn a blind eye.

Therefore, East Africa has become the powerful country in the world that attaches the most importance to desert warfare. Of course, East Africa is also the powerful country that attaches the most importance to tropical rainforest warfare. After all, both East Africa and its colonies have such needs.

In addition to clothing and helmets, East Africans' military boots are also specially made for desert combat, which also reflects the wealth of today's East African army.

There was nothing much to say about the weapons and equipment. After all, the two East African soldiers guarding the city gate were only holding two Mauser rifles, which did not make Johnson look at them with high regard.

Looking at the aggressive British officer, the East African soldiers did not show any fear, even though he had a large army behind him.

"Which unit are you from?" asked the East African soldier Jokic.

Johnson said: "I am the deputy commander of the British Army in Sudan. I guess you haven't heard of my name. Call your commander over. I want to talk to him directly."

Johnson is the second-in-command of the British garrison in Sudan. His superior is naturally the commander of the Sudanese garrison, the Governor of Khartoum. However, it is obviously impossible for the head of the British Sudanese garrison to lead the troops to suppress the rebellion in Darfur.

After all, the governor must be based in Khartoum, and at the same time he must be wary of the East African border guards in the upper reaches of the Nile River in the city of Gezira.

This is a very simple truth. The country that the British attach the most importance to in the Sudan region and regard as a potential enemy can only be East Africa. After all, East Africa is really powerful and may invade Sudan.

Especially at a time when Britain is already deeply involved in the European war, the British colonial government in Sudan must naturally be more vigilant about threats from East Africa.

(End of this chapter)