The British Cape Town army was actually not very large, some of them were in the Kimberley, but the Kimberley had been blockaded by East Africa, and the diamond-producing region was forced to stop production.

This also touched the interests of many British mine owners, and now there are calls for a truce in Britain, but it is still very weak, after all, the situation is undecided, and temporary losses are acceptable.

In particular, when the main force of the British army is still in the eastern theater and there is no obvious decline, this is to give the main battle faction in Britain an absolute advantage.

With the whole of Cape in danger of falling, the limited forces of the Cape Colony had been using the main river south of the Orange River as a barrier to try to stop the invasion of the East African Army.

In fact, there are no plans to invade Cape Town in East Africa at present, and the Boer Republic alone has consumed a lot of energy in East Africa.

The situation on the main battlefield on the Eastern Front was also unfavorable for the British army, especially after the troops of the Eastern Military District of East Africa crossed the Zambezi River and took the land north of the Ponwe River.

The coalition's sphere of influence is further reduced to the south of Mozambique, and if the Sawe River falls next, the north will completely lose its natural barrier, and the East African army can move south unhindered to take Maputo.

However, although the coalition forces have lost in the eastern theater, their forces are also more concentrated, and every direction below has become more difficult to attack.

"In the face of the eastern theater, the current strategy of our army is to fight with superior forces and coalition forces after the end of the war in Angola, and our new port of Hamburg in the rear of the enemy can also be reactivated"

The outskirts of the port of New Hamburg had fallen for more than three months, but the main city had not been affected much, and with the Allied offensive, two East African brigades, that is, a mixed division, were stationed there.

In the future, the East African Army will only need to reopen the central railway to activate the strategic location of the new port of Hamburg.

At present, the supply of materials to the port of New Hamburg mainly depends on pre-war reserves, but it should not be able to support it for too long, and food is not too much of a problem, but a shortage of weapons and ammunition.

Although the city of New Hamburg has an arsenal, its production capacity is far less than that of a division, especially under the constant attack of the enemy.

"The port of New Hamburg is a key location, and its forces are an important part of the eastern theater, and now the navy should be able to try to strike at the coalition navy in South African waters from the sea, and the sea may be the key to our victory in the eastern theater." Ernst reminded.

Archduke Ferdinand said on the side: "At present, our navy has repaired the two capital ships of the last naval battle, so this should also be able to retaliate against the British and Portuguese navies in South African waters." ”

The coalition navy in the eastern waters of Mozambique is not the main force of the British army, but the colonial navy of Cape Town and Portugal.

Neither is strong, but the East African Navy was worried that the British Royal Navy would attack East Africa like last time, so it mainly patrolled the northern tip of the East African sea and monitored the British colony of Seychelles.

At present, the last naval battle was also a blow to Britain, and after determining that there was no risk in the short term, the East African Navy could still draw strength to support the South African battlefield.

Ernst: "With the cooperation of the navy, the army side should also play better in the main battlefield in the east, especially the garrison in the port of New Hamburg, if this naval battle is won, if nothing else, we can control the southern seas, so as to restore the logistics of the port of New Hamburg, and use the port of New Hamburg as a base to increase support for the eastern theater." ”

If shipping resumes in the port of New Hamburg, East Africa will be able to send a steady stream of supplies from the east, and at the same time, it can also be used as a base to strike at Durban and Maputo and speed up the course of the war.

Ernst continued: "It would be great if the war could end as soon as possible, but it should still be stable, my psychological expectation is that it will end by the end of this year, of course, this mainly depends on the military, do you have any disputes about the time?" ”

"If everything goes well, we are confident that we can end the war within three months, but that could mean greater material support and sacrifices, so if we don't rush it, we should be able to end it in half a year." ”

It is already July, and if the war is to end before the end of the year, there are only five months left, which is more urgent for the East African military.

However, according to the current war situation, even if the war cannot be ended this year, it should be able to consume a large amount of the enemy's vital forces.

The trend of the war still depends on the support of the British, who are certainly more entangled than East Africa at present, after all, the South African War is an expedition.

East Africa, on the other hand, is fighting on its own, and has a relatively complete independent military industrial system, and the population of East Africa is also quite sufficient, which makes the East African army appear to be stronger and stronger, while Britain has generally declined in combat effectiveness due to diseases, water and soil adaptation, attrition, and other problems.

And the two allies, the Portuguese were very unreliable, and the Boers were too small, and now the South African war can be said to be alone.

Of course, the situation of the British army will not decline too badly, and there is still the strength of the First World War, but with the continuous reinforcement of the East African Defense Force, I am afraid that the mentality of the British army in South Africa will change day by day in the future.

Of course, the biggest mistake of the British army was the lack of intelligence access to East Africa before the war, which was the main reason why the British army fell into passivity.

According to inertial thinking, East Africa should be at the level of Brazil at most, but no one thought that East Africa was a vicious wolf sleeping in the African plateau.

The "insidious" thing about East Africa lies in the low profile of the Heshingen family, of course, Ernst actually thinks that East Africa is not too low-key, after all, the navy cannot hide.

However, the British certainly disagreed, after all, the navy could be bought with money, and the current navy of the Far Eastern Empire and Japan was smashed with money.

However, being able to buy a ship does not mean that it can quickly form combat effectiveness, and the East African Navy, under the hand-training of Austria-Hungary, obviously has actual combat capability.

But what is even more surprising is the capabilities of the East African Army, which the British now see as an opponent of the same strength on the European continent.

The East African Army is no worse than the British Army in all aspects, and it is even much stronger in many aspects, which is the most uncomfortable for the British government.

The British government is also feeling great pressure on the current war dragging, and whether it should continue to engage in the war in South Africa has been the hottest topic in the British Parliament lately.

After all, how much military potential is still in East Africa, and what if the British Empire continues to invest and cannot achieve results!

If Ernst had encountered such a situation, it would have been difficult to choose, and Ernst's psychological expectations of British forces were based on the Boer War in his previous life.

But in the face of East Africa, the British obviously did not have the determination to eliminate the Boer Republic in their previous life, and the Boers were making a fuss, and they could not threaten the British, as long as they kept pressuring the Boers, they would collapse sooner or later.

After all, the Boers are so large, but East Africa is not that kind of small country, so Britain is now extremely cautious about dealing with opponents like East Africa.

When victory could not be achieved on the battlefield, the British began to think about practical interests.

(End of chapter)