In the following days, Werner Yori and others successively traveled north along the shores of the Great Lake (Lake Victoria) and surveyed several places.

From south to north, at first, you can only see ruined villages, and some fishing villages built on the edge of lakes are also empty.

After Entebbe, the shores of the Great Lake (Lake Victoria) began to deflect eastward, and gradually became more populated, until Kampala, the capital of the Buganda Kingdom, became more prosperous, and it was clear that the area was not significantly affected by the war due to its deep location in the middle of the Buganda Kingdom.

After crossing Kampala, Vilna Yori's party then set off eastward, driving more than 200 kilometers, and along the way it was possible to see that the eastern part of the Buganda Kingdom and some basic tribes were not affected.

In the end, Werner Yori and others arrived in Kisumu, the capital of West Kenya, to replenish supplies, and then went south to Mwanza to report the situation.

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In April, Werner Jori's information was sent to the central district, which was compiled and analysed by the colonial government of East Africa and sent by telegram to Ernst, far away in Europe.

In the telegram, the Middle East and African government believed that the conditions were now ripe for the annexation of the northwest region, especially the southern countries in the northwest region, which had obviously suffered heavy losses, and even Buganda and other countries in the north had been profoundly affected.

If you do a large-scale battle and recruit more people, you will have no problem taking this place.

After carefully reading the report of the East African government, Ernst gave instructions to take the south first, and as for the Kingdom of Buganda and several countries in the north that did not suffer too serious losses, they should not move first.

When the construction of Kisumu and West Kenya is completed, it can concentrate its forces and launch an attack on the Buganda Kingdom from the east and south.

This would effectively avoid casualties in the East African colonies, while at the same time complying with the principle of easy before difficult.

In the telegram, Ernst stressed that in order to occupy a place, it was necessary to clear a place, not to leave a single indigenous population behind, and to arrange for the evacuation of Arab merchants and foreign explorers.

In this way, of course, it is not to slaughter the natives, but to drive the natives north and make them flee to the places of their former allies.

The western part is the Congolese primeval forest, and entering it without adequate preparation is basically equivalent to nine deaths, so it doesn't matter if the indigenous people want to flee westward.

According to Ernst's own ideas, the ruling class of the southern countries would definitely choose to flee north, after all, they had fought against the invasion of the Eastern Bantu tribes with their allies last time.

As for the resistance to the East African colonies, after being hit hard by the Eastern Bantu people and the plague, now these southern countries have not recovered, and it is questionable whether they can organize a sizable army.

In fact, after planning the last "purge" campaign, after several months of testing, it seems that the effect is very good, and the East African colonies have solved the problem of the whereabouts of the indigenous people without having to do it themselves, and at the same time weakened the power of the indigenous people in other regions.

After receiving Ernst's orders, the East African colonial government and military began to develop battle plans for the smooth progress of this battle.

April 5, 1868.

Central Government Chamber of the East African Colonies.

"This operation is an act of war, and our government is mainly cooperating with the military, so Your Excellency Yarman, it is up to you to introduce the battle plan, and our government departments can make corresponding arrangements." Governor von der Leyen set the tone and made the attitude of the government clear.

"Okay, I'll talk about the general plan on behalf of the military first." Yarman, got up from his chair, walked to the map, took the baton, pointed to the Karawi Kingdom and said: "This time, according to the instructions of His Royal Highness Prince Ernst, in the first stage, we will attack mainly from the south, and the military is preparing to replicate the last "purge" campaign, the main targets are the Kingdom of Rwanda, the Kingdom of Igala, the Kingdom of Karawi and the Kingdom of Burundi.

The area of the operation is about 60,000 or 70,000 square kilometers, and according to the requirements of His Royal Highness Prince Ernst, it is necessary to ensure that the indigenous people in the area are cleared.

Therefore, we are also responsible for driving all the remaining indigenous forces in the region to the north, so as to continue to attack the remaining four northern countries and prepare for the second phase of the operation, but the second phase of the operation still depends on the plans of His Royal Highness Prince Ernst. Yarman said.

"How many people do you plan to send out in the first phase of the operation?" Director Anderson asked.

"At present, at the junction of the Soren Lake and Great Lakes regions with the kingdoms of Burundi and Qarawi, we have set up a defensive line of more than 3,000 men, including more than 300 regular troops, in order to prevent the return of the Eastern Bantu to the East African colonies.

My assumption is that on this basis, at least 6,000 more militiamen and 1,000 regular troops will need to be mobilized from the rear. ”

Yarman continued: "The scale of this battle is not expected to be too fierce, after all, several local kingdoms have been severely damaged by the Eastern Bantu people before, although the local nobles suppressed the Eastern Bantu people, but basically suffered a thousand enemy casualties and eight hundred self-inflicted losses.

Coupled with the abandonment of land and plague caused by the war, famine and disease greatly weakened the local population.

Therefore, we only need to focus on the large military fortresses and cities of these kingdoms, and basically we will not encounter large-scale battles.

But if you want to carefully comb through such a large area and complete the expulsion of the locals, it will take at least more than 10,000 people to do it, and this battle is different from the past, it is a typical extraterritorial battle, and only the two cities of Mwanza and Kigoma have the ability to support the battle in a short time, so the number of people cannot be small. ”

The high-level leaders in East Africa agreed with Yarman's explanation, because this battle was indeed different from the past, the northwestern countries were deep in the interior of East Africa, and the center of gravity of the East African colonies was currently in the east, and the Solon Lake region, as the westernmost region of East Africa, had more difficulty in supplying materials than other regions, so it was indeed a lot of pressure to ensure the supply of materials on the front line.

"In addition to the number requirement, the government also needs to follow up on the migration of migrants, and the migration in these months should be prioritized in the north-west, while considering the second phase of the fighting, and also to strengthen the migration efforts in the West Kenya district, and the migrants should give priority to the supply of these two regions." Said Si Te of the General Staff.

"How should the distribution of immigrants be divided recently?" Someone asked von der Leyen.

"Six, three, one. In the next period, 60% of the new immigrants will go to the newly occupied areas in the northwest, 30% will be allocated to the West Kenya Zone, especially the border area with Buganda, and the remaining 10% will be allocated to Omorat, which happens to be not far from West Kenya and can coordinate the actions of the West Kenya Zone. Von der Leyen said.

"Agreed, this can just enrich the entire western population." Anderson said.

"If you have any other good suggestions, you can put them forward." Von der Leyen said to the government officials.

"The new immigrants should be arranged as close to the front line as possible, and it is better to create a vacuum in the rear than to let the natives go around again." Someone suggested.

"Agreed, next."

"In addition, the recently formed Neihu unit can also be used, and it is more convenient to transport food and other materials from Mwanza by water."

"Adopted."

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After a while, after the government side discussed it late, von der Leyen's attention returned to the military.

"You military, what else do you want? It can be brought up, and our government will try to meet it," von der Leyen asked.

Several military generals discussed it carefully, and then Yarman spoke: "We must ensure the smooth transportation of materials, new immigrants and materials can be transported to the front line at the same time, so that the safety of grain and grass can be guaranteed, and the immigrants can be arranged to follow up and take root in the northwest region, so that in the second stage, we can also recruit more militia from the local area." ”

"Therefore, the new immigrants to the northwest should receive military training as soon as possible, otherwise they will not be able to catch up with the second phase of combat missions! The military can draw more instructors from the rear. ”

"Our staff will do a good job of this." said that staff personnel are required to train militia.

The General Staff, mostly students of the Heshingen Military Academy, was bilingual and was better equipped to deal with the training of immigrants from the German, Austro-Hungarian and Far Eastern, and was an important force for Ernst to monitor the local and military forces in East Africa.

"Are there any questions?" Von der Leyen said.

"Nope." The crowd replied.

"In that case, let's go back and get ready! The meeting was adjourned," von der Leyen said.

The war machine in East Africa was set in motion, and this was the first time that the entire colony had been involved.

In the last Zanzibar war, only the forces of the Primorsky Zone were actually used, but this time the whole of East Africa was mobilized.

Even areas that are not directly involved in the war have been affected, such as the front line of migration and priority supply of supplies, and all areas that have been developed have temporarily entered a phase of development.

The West Kenya region, the Lake Solon (Lake Tanganyika) and Great Lakes (Lake Victoria) regions are the most affected.

The army and militia began to assemble towards the Solon Lake and Great Lakes regions, and the migration rate in West Kenya was accelerated earlier.

The Inner Lake troops led by Werner Yori also began to actively participate in the western shore of the Great Lake (Lake Victoria), drawing a map of the lakeshore, looking for suitable places for the landing of supplies and personnel, and preparing for the subsequent connection with the battle line.

The battle was progressing steadily, and because of the displacement of the local population, the front was basically a straight line, steadily advancing from south to north.

The replenishment of the troops' supplies was partly carried by land transportation in the rear, and partly by the Neihu troops.

When the first phase of fighting is completed, the new settlers will also be resettled as close to the northern border as possible to isolate the indigenous people and return to the occupied areas of the East African colonies.

At the same time, the new immigrants can provide militia and labor for the East African colonies to conquer the four northern countries in the second phase, and the closer they are to the temporary border, the more convenient it will be to facilitate the subsequent fighting.

(End of chapter)