Chapter 680 Buffer Zone
Kailos said: "The location of the Belgian Congo is actually very important. It is equivalent to Luxembourg or Belgium in Europe. If a war breaks out between Germany and France, then these two countries will be in a dangerous situation. In other words, military strategists must Competing for territory is not an exaggeration, and we have a very good relationship with Belgium, so we must always pay attention to the Congo and pass information that is beneficial to East Africa to East Africa."
If a war breaks out between Germany and France, Belgium and Luxembourg on the German-French border cannot be bypassed, so both countries will try to win over them.
And they are very sober and almost no longer take sides between Germany and France, especially in Belgium, where the population is divided into two major groups: German and French.
For example, Lenoir, who worked for the Hechingen Consortium, was originally French in history, but in fact he was born as a Belgian in Luxembourg in his previous life, so he was half German. This was why the Hechingen Consortium could easily recruit him. One of the reasons why he went to Germany to work.
Leopold II himself was also a master of balance. He moved between Germany and France without overturning and gained a lot of benefits. This was the reason why the Belgian Congo was established. At the Berlin Conference, both countries sold Belgium. To save face, and with the two countries of East Africa and Portugal not objecting, the Belgian colony can be said to have the strongest legitimacy in Africa.
"After all, the Belgian Congo is a colony, and it is very different from our East Africa. In particular, the rule of Leopold II can be said to be quite cruel. This is especially obvious in the attitude towards black people, so when you see it in daily life, it is also Don't complain." Kairos reminded Val, his new colleague.
"Mr. Kairos, I am not a bad person. I know that the national interests of East Africa are what we should safeguard. As for the bad things in the Belgian Congo, I will not make irresponsible remarks when you see them." Val said.
"The best thing you can think of is this. In fact, many young people nowadays, because they have too little experience, have forgotten that the foundation of our East African country has never been kindness and compassion. Otherwise, it will be difficult to gain a foothold on the African continent. So I originally said to you I'm a little worried, but now it seems that you are indeed different from ordinary people." Kairos praised.
Val sneered at this. Although he received ten years of compulsory education from his motherland, his family was not comparable to those who later immigrated. His parents came to East Africa in 1868. He was actually seven years old at the time, and he and his parents traveled across the ocean from the Far Eastern Empire. Crossed the sea to live in East Africa.
And he also caught up with the good times and became one of the first batch of primary school students to receive compulsory education in East Africa.
The Val family assigned several slaves to use. This was later solved due to the de-blackening of the east, the improvement of the performance of production tools in East Africa, and the great development of animal husbandry.
And he has experienced the entire process of slavery in East Africa. After all, a large number of black slaves were used in East Africa in the early days. At that time, East Africa could not afford cattle and horses, so black people could only do most of the labor.
Hence, he still has a lot of memories of the process of founding the country in East Africa and even living in the Far Eastern Empire. However, through sporadic pictures and the oral accounts of his parents, he knows how difficult life was.
In the eastern region where slavery has actually been abolished, most people probably think the same way, and they are even willing to return to the era of slavery.
So Val not only has no sympathy for black people, but even thinks that it is natural to enslave black people like Belgium. This is related to his former living environment.
Just like in the central and western parts of East Africa, many plantations and farms still use a large number of black slaves. Until a substitute is found, they absolutely support the continued use of black slaves.
Although cattle and horses are more powerful now, black slaves can complete a lot of work, especially agricultural maintenance and labor. Black slaves have unparalleled advantages.
Just like cotton planting, when the cotton harvest season comes, cattle and horses cannot pick cotton, but black people can easily do it.
However, East Africa followed the trend of the times. After all, slavery was a backward and cruel system that was destined to be abandoned by the times. Moreover, East Africa has been criticized by abolitionists represented by the Notre Dame of England and France. Of course, from Ernst's perspective, he was more afraid of the backlash of colonialism, so in order to solve the problem once and for all, it was necessary to completely eliminate these "victims" from the land of East Africa.
Val: "Mr. Kairos, you said before that the Belgian Congo is as important as Belgium itself in Europe. Do we in East Africa also have this idea and draw our ideas from Belgium?"
Kairos: "It's almost like this. As we all know, the hatred between us and Portugal cannot be erased. Such an enemy exists and has blocked many of our country's two oceans. Therefore, there must be something between us and Portugal. War, and war is the superposition of multiple factors, and an important strategic location like the Belgian Congo is naturally also within the concern of our East African military."
Kairos explained this to Val openly. After all, his future work will inevitably involve dealing with the intelligence agencies and the military in East Africa, so it is necessary to understand part of the work content in advance.
After all, Kairos is the East African consul in the Belgian Congo, a diplomatic staff, and Val is his assistant. In this case, there are still many tasks.
Wal: "Does the military want to take a detour to attack Portugal?"
Kairos: "I didn't say that. After all, we in East Africa are very peace-loving now. We are busy with construction all over the country and have no thoughts of external expansion."
In fact, East Africa has not had a war in recent years, and it is indeed a lot more honest. After all, large-scale wars will greatly occupy the government's energy and hinder national development. As for small-scale wars, that is not necessarily the case. You can sharpen the army at any time and ensure that the army military level.
There have been relatively few small-scale wars in East Africa in recent years. The military has mostly been involved in suppressing slave rebellions and cleaning up wild animals.
Kairos continued: "There are some things that can only be understood but cannot be said. Moreover, the Belgian Congo is a buffer zone. This is the neutral zone that has been acquiesced by the countries of the Berlin Conference. Therefore, we in East Africa cannot easily attack the Belgians until the last moment. Congolese idea."
As for the last moment, it naturally refers to when the war situation is unfavorable. East Africa has to adopt various means to ensure victory on the battlefield, including borrowing a road from the Belgian Congo and attacking Angola from the rear.
However, this situation is generally difficult to happen, at least most East Africans think so, because East Africa has defeated Portugal once and has a clear memory of the Portuguese's combat effectiveness, so it has a psychological advantage.
The East African military naturally has the same mentality. However, as an important weapon of the country, the military cannot act recklessly and must take into account all necessary plans.
And the armies of all countries will increase data to the enemy to the greatest extent. Just like many countries in the past life used the United States and Russia as their imaginary enemies. In the simulation, they wished that all the US military would drive Gundams, and then in extreme environments and such armies that could not exist in reality. confrontation.
When deducing the war, the East African General Staff will also consider factors in case of defeat on the front line. After all, Portugal has the support of the British behind it, and Portugal itself also has some capabilities. What if it is really supported by the British?
As for the capabilities of the British Army, it is indeed not as large as Germany and France, but the quality of its individual soldiers is firmly in the top five, at least better than Tsarist Russia.
(End of this chapter)