Chapter 699： Selective Service Registration

Chapter 699 Military Service Registration

Ernst’s words basically represent East Africa’s attitude towards war. Now it is how to launch the war, the impact of the war on all aspects of East Africa, and the final results that East Africa wants to achieve through the war.

Of course, if East Africa "welcomes" the war, it must first "beautify" the war. To be honest, many of the citizens of East Africa are veterans from Eurasia. Although Ernst likes to describe it as "honest and loyal", But sometimes "honest and honest" is the least honest and honest.

However, after several military reorganizations, the image of the East African National Defense Force has been greatly improved. At least in the same era, there should be no military discipline that can surpass East Africa.

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Dodoma City, Heredi Town.

“When one person joins the army, his whole family will be honored. Once he joins the army, he will benefit from it throughout his life. It is his responsibility to protect his family and country and defend his land.”

“It is the right and obligation of every East African citizen to actively cooperate with the government in registering for military service.”

A new round of military service registration was launched in Hlaidi Town.

"Mayor Milady, all adult males in your town who are over seventeen years old, have graduated from school, and have sound limbs must be counted, especially those veterans with military service experience. This time, the central government attaches great importance to , if it is found to be fraudulent or reported, the matter will be serious."

"Don't worry, Second Lieutenant Yachidman, our Heledi Town has always been an advanced unit in recruiting troops and has never dared to commit fraud. It can be said that in the entire Dodoma City, our Heledi Town is the most active."

“I am also worried about national affairs, and the most important thing is public opinion. I have never seen official newspapers publish various negative reports on three countries at the same time in such a clear-cut manner. This is obviously a way to arouse emotions, so..."

“Second Lieutenant Yachidman, is there a war coming?”

"This is my own observation. First of all, it is the railway passing through Dodoma, pulling some military supplies. I have served in the army before, and I am familiar with them. Moreover, the number of trains in Dodoma has also changed recently. Combined with your This draft and reserve registration, and the bad press in the newspapers about Portugal, Britain, the Transvaal, so I say that."

"Mayor Milady, this is not a problem you should worry about. Since you have joined the army, you should know that a location like Dodoma is even safer than our capital. As for whether there are some small changes on the front line, it is also very important. It’s a common thing, but you are indeed a careful observer, but I hope you keep what you know in your stomach, and don’t cause panic and delay the normal order of production and life.”

“Who did you listen to?”

This is indeed true. The enthusiasm for joining the army in agricultural areas is higher than that in industrial areas. For example, in the urban area of ​​Dodoma, there is more than one way to solve employment problems: joining the army, so there are more choices. There is no need to develop in the army. Although the benefits of the army are The pay is good, but it's also quite hard work.

"Don't think too much, Mayor Milady. Our relationship with the British has never been good. After all, until now, the British are still sanctioning us, which has greatly restricted our development speed, and the Transvaal people The hatred for East Africa has never gone away, and I think you also know the attitude of the Transvaal people towards East Africa, and finally the Portuguese also fought with us."

Lieutenant Yachidman continued: "So, you should understand that they have been enemies of our East African Kingdom a long time ago, and this cannot be eliminated."

"Of course I know this. After all, I was one of them during the Transvaal War. Later, if I had retired a year later, I might have been able to join the East-Portuguese War. Unfortunately, I had not seen that war. I heard that the Portuguese were very powerful in combat. Not as good as the Transvaal people, and a little better than the black kingdoms and tribes. Newspapers even jokingly said that they were fighting a primitive war with modern weapons.” Mayor Milady’s experience is quite rich. In fact, East African officials Many of them come from the military system, which is one of the reasons why Milady became the mayor.

Second Lieutenant Yakidman: "So there has never been peace in East Africa. Although we have not fought a war in the past few years, the clouds of war have never dissipated. The three forces of Portugal, Britain, and Transvaal surround the entire East Africa."

"And over the years, the Portuguese, Transvaal, and British have been accumulating strength on the African continent. Especially since the end of last year, Cape Town has seen the most frequent military mobilizations. It is obvious that they have escaped from Asia and can devote their energy to Put more of it in Africa.”

“So two major military groups in southern Africa are forming, one is us in East Africa, and the other is Britain and its two allies. This may not be all, because Egypt’s attitude towards Italy is not yet known.”

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 at least the three threats in front of us must be resolved. After all, one slap cannot make a difference. There have been irreconcilable conflicts between us and the other three hostile forces from the beginning.

As for northward expansion, it should be impossible. We have had the opportunity to do that before. For example, Italy was able to gain a foothold on the Ethiopian plateau, which was entirely the result of us releasing water behind it. "Second Lieutenant Yachidman said.

 Lieutenant Yachidman did not mean to ridicule Italy, but this is the fact. So far, Italy's Red Sea colonies (Eritrea, and parts of eastern Ethiopia) and the Abyssinian Empire are on a draw.

This record of Italy is indeed touching, but the current Kingdom of Italy is just one of the countries on the Italian Peninsula. If the Kingdom of Italy was one of the great powers in its previous life, it would be really embarrassing to be like this.

However, this also shows that the Abyssinian Empire is not easy to deal with. When East Africa first invaded the Ethiopian Plateau, it rarely had direct conflicts with the Abyssinian Empire. Instead, it took over the surrounding tribes or subordinated them. The forces took action, and it was also when the Abyssinian Empire split.

The invasion of Italy directly threatened the core position of the Abyssinian ruling class, especially parts of the northwest, which has been a prosperous place for the Abyssinian economy since ancient times.

Now the Abyssinian Empire is united because of Italy, a foreign enemy, so East Africa can check and balance Italy through the Abyssinian Empire.

These two forces are currently in a state of balance, and East Africa can break this balance at any time. Therefore, the real threat to the northwest is Egypt and the British colony of Somaliland, both of which are under the control of the British.

Although Egypt is only a semi-colony, Britain has military rights of passage here, and it is not impossible to attack by surprise if it chooses to take a detour.

Of course, as Second Lieutenant Yachidman said, East Africa is not very motivated to expand northward, because the remaining areas either have too harsh conditions, or the opponents are too strong (mainly France), or have little resources and strategic value. .

Taking West Africa as an example, it is impossible for East Africa to bypass French Gabon and expand in West Africa. Moreover, East Africa already has Britain as its enemy, so there is no need to add France.

(End of this chapter)