African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1323 Fujairah Region
The actions of the Central Powers and the Allies on the southern front had a significant impact on East African activities in the Indian Ocean, especially the Persian Gulf region.

This has hindered East Africa's withdrawal from the Beibu Gulf Territory (UAE). In order to prevent being affected, East Africa not only cannot withdraw the four divisions in the Beibu Gulf Territory, but may also increase its local troops later.

East Africa has more than 50,000 troops in the Beibu Gulf territory. It should be noted that the current local military strength in East Africa is only more than 200,000. The reason for deploying so many troops there is not only to suppress and expel local Arabs, but all of East Africa’s actions in the Persian Gulf in recent years have basically revolved around the Beibu Gulf territory, so a strong army is indispensable.

The results were very significant. For a period of time after East Africa occupied the Beibu Gulf territory, it successively negotiated with Oman, the Ottoman Empire, and the Arab desert tribes.

This meant that by 1918, the area of ​​the Gulf of Tonkin Territory in East Africa had reached 14.8 square kilometers.

The territory of Beibu Gulf that East Africa originally obtained was about 100,000 square kilometers. In the past two years, East Africa has continuously expanded the Beibu Gulf territory to the north, west, and south through imperialist means such as war, threats, deception, and extortion.

You have to know that the area of ​​the UAE in the past was only a little over 80,000 square kilometers, and the Beibu Gulf territory in East Africa was constantly eroding the surrounding areas on this basis.

An important reason why the expansion of East Africa's Beibu Gulf territory was so smooth is East Africa's strong military strength in the Beibu Gulf territory.

Although East Africa has only more than 50,000 troops in the Beibu Gulf territory, these troops basically come from the three war zones in the northwest, east and south of East Africa.

Although it is not the most elite force in East Africa, according to European standards, the equipment level and personnel configuration of the Beibu Gulf Territory in East Africa are no different from those of Europe's front-line combat forces, especially the armies of military powers such as Germany and France.

In addition, the area surrounding the Beibu Gulf territory is basically a desert area that is not given much attention, so it did not take too much effort for East Africa to acquire these lands.

And it is precisely for this reason that, according to the original plan of Ernst and the East African Ministry of Defense, it would be enough to retain a brigade of troops in the Beibu Gulf territory, approximately five to six thousand people.

After all, East Africa's military deployment in the Beibu Gulf territory is almost a dimensionality reduction attack on the surrounding Arab countries. There is no need to maintain such a large force all the time, not to mention the East African Navy's cooperation in maintaining local security.

However, after 1918, the situation changed completely. With the British increasing their troops along the Persian Gulf coast, the number of British troops in the Persian Gulf region quickly exceeded one million. Although most of them were Indians, this also broke the military balance along the Persian Gulf coast.

This forced East Africa to postpone its withdrawal plan from the Beibu Gulf territory, and in order to ensure the security of the Beibu Gulf territory in East Africa, it was also necessary to accelerate the construction of Fujairah Port and Khorfakkan Port.

These two ports are the results of negotiations between the East African and Omani governments. Of course, this does not mean that these two ports belonged to Oman before.

In fact, as early as the last century, before East Africa invaded the Beibu Gulf territory, this place was separated from Oman by the Fujairah tribe that formed the United Arab Emirates in the previous life.

Fujairah is the Emirate of Fujairah in the previous life of the United Arab Emirates. From a political point of view, it is at the same level as Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and is the original shareholder of the previous life of the United Arab Emirates.

The Fujairah tribe and Oman have always had territorial disputes, which is a historical issue. When East Africa takes over the Beibu Gulf territory, it will naturally have to resolve this issue.

Oman was obviously not as tough as it was when facing the Fujairah tribe in East Africa. In 1917, the two countries signed a treaty that formally established the border between the two countries.

The reason why the Beibu Gulf Territory can become the core of East Africa in the Persian Gulf region is inseparable from the Fujairah region.

As we all know, the main body of the UAE was located in the Persian Gulf, on the north side of the Strait of Hormuz in the past, but the UAE is actually a country that spans the Strait of Hormuz.

Here we have to mention a geographical concept. Regarding the Middle East, the Persian Gulf is very famous. After all, it was the most important oil producing area in the world in the past life, and this has made the status of the Strait of Hormuz rise sharply.

But the Strait of Hormuz is the gateway to the Persian Gulf, but passing through the Strait of Hormuz does not mean directly entering the Indian Ocean or the Arabian Sea, but must first pass through the Gulf of Oman. Therefore, the Strait of Hormuz actually connects two gulfs, one is the Persian Gulf and the other is the Gulf of Oman. The Strait of Hormuz is like the iron rod in the middle of a barbell.

The Fujairah region is the area where the Northern Gulf territory connects to the Gulf of Oman, which allows East Africa to connect to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman respectively via land.

At the same time, the East African Navy also relies on the Fujairah region to avoid being blockaded by the United Kingdom. If East Africa did not have a military base in the Gulf of Oman, it would certainly not be able to maintain the smooth flow of the "Berlin-Baghdad-Basra" trade route.

After all, Britain controls the Strait of Hormuz, and if East Africa only has a military presence in the Persian Gulf, the British can easily block East Africa in the Persian Gulf.

With the Fujairah region, the situation has changed. The Strait of Hormuz is sandwiched by the East African Navy, and the so-called blockade cannot be achieved.

The two most important ports in the Fujairah region are Fujairah Port and Khor Fakkan Port. Although these two ports are small in scale, they are the two most important military bases of the East African Navy in the Middle East.

Now, seeing that the Persian Gulf is about to become completely chaotic, East Africa will naturally have to strengthen its military armaments in the Fujairah region to ensure that East Africa’s interests will not be interfered with by the British.

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Fujairah.

The Third Fleet under the East African Indian Ocean Fleet is stationed at the Fujairah Naval Base. The command center for the East African Navy Third Fleet's coverage of the entire Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea coast is located here.

Commander of the Third Fleet, Lomage, is discussing with his subordinates the deployment of naval forces in the Middle East.

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Lomage said, holding a cigarette in his mouth: "Now, British ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz every day to deliver supplies to the British troops on the front line. The British troops in the entire Persian Gulf region may have exceeded one million."

"Moreover, in the past year, the British Navy's activities in the Persian Gulf have become more frequent, which shows that the British Navy deployed in India must have been involved, and the pressure we are facing is increasing."

"In order to safeguard peace in the Middle East and the safety of the Third Fleet, please bring forward any good suggestions you have."

Because of the distribution of its jurisdiction, the Third Fleet in East Africa can clearly monitor the activities of British troops in Hormuz.

The port of Fujairah, where the command center is located, is not far from the Strait of Hormuz. The Third Fleet has detailed data on how many British transport ships and British warships pass through the Strait of Hormuz every day.

But it is precisely because of these data that the Third Fleet Commander Lomage has raised concerns that the British Navy has revealed its strong strength in the Middle East.

Although the main forces of the British Royal Navy are currently distributed in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean region, the total tonnage of the British Navy in the Indian Ocean can reach nearly one million tons.

Of course, if compared with the entire East African Indian Ocean Fleet, Britain is definitely at a disadvantage, but now the British navy in the Indian Ocean is basically concentrated in the line from India to the Red Sea, which puts tremendous pressure on the East African Third Fleet in the middle.

Although the East African Indian Ocean Fleet is much larger than the British Indian Ocean Navy, East Africa's forces in the Indian Ocean are now relatively dispersed, especially after the Fourth Fleet moved to Phuket and took charge of the East Indian Waters.

In the past, the Fourth Fleet was mainly responsible for the northern waters of East Africa, that is, the waters from Mombasa to the north to the middle of the Arabian Peninsula. It could support the Third Fleet and take care of each other. But now that the Fourth Fleet has moved, the situation has changed.

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