At the time of the Berlin Conference, the resistance in the Orange Free State had completely subsided and ended with the flight of the last Northern Orange Free Resistance Army to East Africa.

"The Orange Free Resistance Army was doomed from the beginning, their strength was already limited, and the depth of the territory was too small, and they could not confront the Transvaal and the British, if they wanted to win, unless we took over the Orange battlefield, but this is obviously impossible, to be able to give considerable assistance to the Orange people, it is already the East African government's duty." Felix said.

In fact, East African officials agree that it will not be easy for the Orange Free Resistance Army to hold out for such a long time, and the main factor is that the depth of the Orange Free State is too narrow.

The British and the Transvaals would soon be able to achieve results as long as they blockaded the Oranges, while the Oranges could not guarantee production at the same time and confront the British and the Transvaals at the same time.

And East Africa's aid is a drop in the bucket, after all, East Africa is not a good church, and the Orange people need to exchange supplies for East African aid.

"So what do we do with these people who have fled to East Africa to get Orange? There are still more than 2,000 of them, and there is no possibility of reconciliation between these people and the British, but whether they are willing to be driven by us is probably also unknown! Merk, commander of the Southern Military District, asked.

The Orange Free Resistance Army was indeed a nuisance, because the Orange people had their own claims, not to merge with East Africa, and that was to be clear, but East Africa had its own ambitions for the Orange Free State as a whole.

It would be self-defeating to cause the consequences of the United States and the Soviet Union entering Afghanistan in the previous life, so it is not very easy for East Africa to deal with these Orange people who fled across the river to East Africa.

"The people of Orange are not destined to belong to me, and the best way is to disperse them and integrate them into East Africa, to wear out their national character, or to give them a free sum of aid to continue to wreak havoc in the Orange Free State, and finally to let them go back to Holland."

Ernst said: "If you want to become a citizen of East Africa, you have to obey the arrangements of the East African government, I don't think all Orange people want to fight all the time, a stable life is the pursuit of the general public, as for the Orange people who want to continue to fight against the British, and have strong nationalist tendencies, we will send them back to the Orange Free State, this trouble is still a headache for the British!" As for the last option, we will not block it, after all, the Netherlands was once the suzerainty of the Orange (Boer) people, and it is understandable to return to the Netherlands to redevelop. ”

"Your Highness, after the Orange people are settled, I am afraid that the energy of the British will be pressed on our heads, after such a long war, the Transvaal Restoration Army has expanded to more than 60,000 people, the British also have more than 20,000 troops on the Cape Town border, and our East African troops in the Southern Military Region now add up to more than 60,000 people, after the integration of the Orange Free State, will the Transvaals and the British take action against East Africa?" Felix said.

The Transvaal Restoration Army has grown in size after a long war, and with the collapse of the Orange Free Resistance Army, a large number of Orange soldiers have been recruited, which has made the strength of the Transvaal Restoration Army not to be underestimated.

And there is Britain behind the Transvaals, plus the two colonies of Portugal, these are two agents, and judging from the bright data, the current Transvaals plus the power of the Portuguese in Africa are not much weaker than those in East Africa, and they can act as agents of Britain.

Of course, this is not weak refers to the number of active troops, just like a country as small as North Korea in the previous life, the number of troops exceeded one million, and the number of Portuguese and Transvaal armies was obviously exceeded, and the two sides combined were almost more than 300,000.

Although there are many armies in East Africa, the defense pressure in East Africa is also greater, especially on the east coast, and there is military pressure in the north, and it is impossible to guard against the Transvaals and Portuguese in the south.

East Africa's strengths consisted of a sound defense industry, well-developed railway communications (in Africa), and a strong navy, which were the main achievements of East Africa throughout the seventies, and an important reason why Britain remained hostile to East Africa's greatest rise in Africa.

East Africa has a population of more than 30 million (excluding blacks), but a closer look at the population structure shows that there are only more than 10 million people who are over the age of majority (the age of majority in East Africa is 17 years old), of which nearly half of the female immigrants are removed, and the adult male population is more than 5 million.

Moreover, many adult males may be over 40 years old, because East Africa has a history of 20 years since the founding of the country, and many of the earliest immigrant groups are not young.

However, people in this era are generally more precocious, and if East Africa pulls down the age of conscription, it can also realize the terrifying war potential, and with the passage of time, East Africa will add a new batch of adult population every year.

"We are the strongest in East Africa in Africa, but we are not restless, East Africa is actually the most lacking time, so we must be cautious in the face of any danger, which is also the fundamental reason for the previous national military mobilization, and East Africa lacks a state-building battle, and we have never really fought against a world power that is going all out." Ernst said.

As for Portugal, it is not a strong country at all in the eyes of East Africa, and Portugal's strength is mainly reflected in its own territory, and the victory over the two colonies of Portugal does not mean that the military forces in East Africa are strong.

Judging from the course of the last Portuguese War, the situation of the Portuguese army is not much different from that of the indigenous countries with a strong sense of resistance.

This can be compared with the Abyssinian Empire, an old "power" in Africa that is currently in a stalemate with Italy.

Italy's military strength in Africa is stronger than that of the previous Portuguese, Italy is also an industrial country, and its core former Kingdom of Sardinia is much stronger than Portugal itself.

Therefore, the strength of the original Portuguese in Africa may not be able to confront indigenous countries such as the Abyssinian Empire, not to mention the Abyssinian Empire, even the original Sultanate of Zanzibar can compete with Portugal, as for the current strength of the Portuguese colonial army, East Africa is really not sure, it mainly depends on how strong the British support for Portugal is.

"Knowing each other and knowing oneself, a hundred battles will not be defeated, but wars are often uncertain, in the face of competition, absolutely not to be taken lightly, and there must be a war between East and Britain, even if this time does not occur in the eighties, it will break out in the nineties, because at this time Britain does not contain East Africa, then they will completely lose this opportunity, after the arrival of the 20th century, East Africa will inevitably become a world power, and change the geographical pattern of the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic."

Britain, as the hegemon of the sea, was bound to suppress East Africa, and at the same time had illusions about the central and southern parts of East Africa, which also coveted the geographical location and land of Cape Town.

The contradictions between the two sides are irreconcilable, in other words, even if Britain does not take action, when East Africa is fully developed, it will inevitably take action against Britain's South African colonies.

This is the same as when the United States attacked Canada, except that the United States lost, so it could only continue to choose to lie dormant under the international system established by Britain.

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