At the time of the construction of the city of Soga, the construction of the central canal was also in full swing, and the Ndebele people were organized and divided into two groups to excavate the canal. Coupled with the construction of the Lake Malawi Industrial Zone and the Northern Industrial Belt during the same period, the eastern part of the East African Kingdom is developing rapidly.

By the time these projects began, the Zimbabwean military had begun military training on how to capture wandering Boers in the wild.

"In the face of the kingdom's superior forces and powerful firepower, it is impossible for the Boers to confront us head-on, then they will definitely be like cockroaches, crawling all over the dark corners, and may be anywhere, suddenly attacking you, at this time, your enemy is no longer the kind of backward natives with spears, but Boers with certain military experience and the same mastery of thermal weapons, if we encounter Boers with this style of fighting, how should we deal with them?"

With the instructor's inquiry, the soldiers below began to discuss, for guerrilla warfare, in fact, many people have seen it, but the natives have done it before, and the tactics are very effective, but no advanced weapons are basically equivalent to death, in the face of the natives' sneak attacks, often East African soldiers can deal with it calmly.

The natives who can use guerrilla tactics are already the more intelligent in the African region, and more natives are defeated by East Africa in a daze, or they cannot organize a confrontation with East Africa at all. The disparity in weapons is too large for ordinary natives to think of resisting.

"First of all, it is a method of division and encirclement, guerrilla warfare, guerrilla warfare, and guerrilla warfare, so it is necessary to confine the enemy to a certain area, so that they cannot fight everywhere.

Second, it is necessary to cut off communication between the Boers, ensure that the Boer soldiers in the jurisdiction cannot get any supplies from the Boer villages, cut off their food and water supplies, so that they cannot survive in the wild.

Finally, we must remember not to chase after the poor Komo, do not fall into the trap of the Boers, beware of being ambushed, as long as we stick to the settlements and regularly sweep the areas under our jurisdiction, the last living space of the Boer soldiers will also disappear. ”

This was basically the East African battle plan, with a quick dispatch of troops, capturing Boer cities and villages, and then responding to a counterattack by a fish that slipped through the net.

The Transvaal Republic established by the Boers was special, so East Africa had to take over its state power in a very short period of time, which put forward very high requirements for the capabilities of the army of the Kingdom of East Africa.

First of all, there must be a detailed map to guide the army, for which the Kingdom of East Africa entered the Boer settlements from the east disguised as German merchants or expeditions, and explored the Transvaal Republic in detail, supplementing the map everywhere it went.

These drawings were then transported back to the Kingdom of East Africa by sea, compiled by the Heshingen Military Academy, and the above information was compiled and unified into a military map, marking the terrain, rivers, forests, swamps, etc. of the Transvaal.

At the same time, all the cities, villages and towns of the Transvaal Republic were to draw feasible routes on the map, and the military governor of the Kingdom of East Africa could occupy the entire territory of the Transvaal Republic in a very short time, provided that the military governor of the Kingdom of East Africa marched according to the instructions on the map.

However, the premise is that the Boers will not resist, which is obviously impossible, even if the East African Kingdom makes a surprise, but the depth of the Transvaal Republic is relatively large for the East African army.

"In dealing with the Boers, we must also be careful of foreign countries, including the Orange Free State and the British colony of Cape Town, which are taking advantage of the fire, and our men must react quickly to take the whole of the Transvaal Republic in a little more than a month, so that when the news reaches Cape Town, the British will have nothing to do with us. As for whether it was an effective occupation or not, it doesn't matter, we just need to let the British know that the Kingdom of East Africa has annexed the Transvaal Republic. ”

The operation against the Transvaal Republic had to be carried out with lightning speed, which placed considerable demands on the East African army. In order to improve the physical fitness of the soldiers, they began to improve the army's food and increase the amount of training, so as to ensure that the troops could march more than 40 kilometers every day.

From the southernmost point of the Transvaal Republic to the northernmost point, the distance in a straight line is about 500 kilometers, and as long as the East African army can reach the amount of training in peacetime, then an attack from the north of the Transvaal Republic to the south of the Transvaal Republic can be completed within a month.

With regard to the attitude of the Boers, the decision of the Kingdom of East Africa was to choose those who were good and keep them, and those who were not good to be discarded. There is also an Orange Free State to the south of the Transvaal Republic, which can be chosen by Boers who are dissatisfied with East African domination.

In fact, the Transvaal Republic itself is poor, the climate of the Transvaal Republic is arid and hot, the land is barren, and the Boers can only make a living by operating pastures, which is the livelihood of the Boers for generations to support their families, but it is inevitable that the economic structure is single and the economic foundation is weak.

There is not a single modern industrial enterprise in the country, and not a single inch of railroad has been built. In 1866, the total annual revenue of the Transvaal Republic was only £66,000, and the Boer treasury was only nine shillings and twelve pence, less than one pound.

The reason why the Transvaal Republic as a state can continue to exist is because of the government's rule that any male citizen of the Transvaal who has reached the age of 16 can apply to the state for the allocation of 2,400 hectares of land in return. These Boers were required to pay grain and taxes to the state, and in time of war, they had to serve as soldiers for the country. Land meant pasture, and conquering more land meant more pasture, so the Boers were constantly fighting against black tribes inside and outside the country.

The greatest enemy of the Boers was the Negro Zulu Kingdom. The Zulus and the Boers forged a bloody feud in the Battle of the Blood River. However, the Zulus are different from the ordinary black indigenous tribes, the Zulus are not only brave and warlike warriors, but also have an organizational structure that transcends the form of primitive tribes, establishes their own kingdoms, and can engage in large army battles.

The Ndebele regime that was previously exterminated in East Africa was a branch of the Zulus, and its capabilities were truly remarkable among all the indigenous people encountered in East Africa. The most cunning aspect of the Zulus was that they were good at using diplomatic means to sow discord between the Boers and the British, as was the Ndebele who were able to get support from the Boers.

However, the Transvaal Republic was now in danger and did not know it, and East Africa was not like the British, who were the best at deception tactics when they gained colonies (they were fooled when the Transvaal Republic joined the British in 1876), and the Kingdom of East Africa, like the Prussian barbarians, had always advocated force.

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