In 1922, it took courage to threaten southern Africa with force.
At the last moment before his death, Derek Dodd was still worried about whether southern Africa and London would be at war with each other in the future, and London was also worried about this issue.
Today's southern Africa is indispensable to the British Empire, not only because of southern Africa's strong industrial strength, but also because of southern Africa's increasingly strong war potential.
Before the outbreak of the World War, the population of Southern Africa had just reached 30 million. In just a few years, the population of Southern Africa has exceeded 40 million, which is almost the same as the population of the United Kingdom. If other countries of the Southern African Union are included, then
The human resources that can be mobilized in southern Africa reach 65 million, a number that even London is extremely afraid of.
Don’t forget that most of the additional 25 million people are Africans. If there is another world war, Southern Africa will not need to mobilize Southern Africans. Millions of troops can be easily organized from these alliance countries.
In the past, the troops composed of millions of Africans were not enough evidence. After all, improving the combat effectiveness of the troops required not only rigorous training, but also advanced weapons. These two aspects were precisely the shortcomings of the African troops.
It's hard to say now. Southern Africa has strong industrial strength and weapons and equipment are not a problem.
Southern Africa also has strong military strength, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of Southern African Defense Forces. With the tens of thousands of mercenaries from the Umbrella Company as the backbone, they can form an army in a few months that will make the whole world tremble.
Strong troops.
Yes, this is a force that can subvert the whole world.
On the north shore of Lake Victoria, the troops stationed are mainly Africans.
Of course, like other troops of the Southern African Union, the troops stationed on the north shore of Lake Victoria are mostly African soldiers, and the vast majority of officers and technical troops are still Chinese or white.
Lake Victoria is located in the East African Plateau. The equator passes through the north of Lake Victoria. However, Lake Victoria is not hot. The temperature here is around 22 to 25 degrees all year round. There are no four seasons, only rainy season and dry season. During the day, you only need a T-shirt and long pants.
? Add at most one blanket at night.
"The idiots from the Logistics Department sent us winter clothes again. When will they understand that we don't need winter clothes here? What we need are damn raincoats!" Payton Kimberly, Major and Battalion Commander of the Third Battalion of the 112th Regiment of the 6th Division.
Head as big as a bucket? It is indeed winter in Cape Town in August? But not in Lake Victoria.
This cannot be blamed on the heads of the Logistics Department. The north shore of Lake Victoria is 4,200 kilometers away from Cape Town. They are two completely different worlds? The heads of the Logistics Department need to reflect.
Lake Victoria has two seasons a year, the rainy season from March to May and September to November, and the other two dry seasons. Although August is the dry season, the rainy season is coming soon. You still need to prepare a raincoat in advance.
Are there some things that are really frustrating? The quality of the military supplies distributed by the Ministry of National Defense in Southern Africa is still very good, and the quantity is also sufficient? For example, raincoats? A soldier needs two pieces per year, and the raincoats used in winter and summer are different.
The Logistics Department is only responsible for distribution and does not interfere with the use of the troops. The quality of military supplies is very good, so it is normal for a raincoat to last three to five years.
This is indeed what many Chinese officers and soldiers do. They can wear a raincoat for three to five years, and then send the newly issued raincoat to their families. These military supplies are very popular.
Don’t African-American soldiers have this awareness? They like to wear new clothes, and they don’t cherish them. When new clothes are given out? Old clothes are often thrown away directly and sent to their families. Many African-American soldiers don’t even get paid.
Will be sent to family members.
"I have already sent a telegram. In a few days, a car will come to take away these winter clothes and change them into the raincoats we need." Chief of Staff Chu Zhen was wearing a long-sleeved shirt and neatly tied the cuffs.
The elbows are folded, and with the support of the biceps, the arms look thicker than the neck.
"It takes at least half a month to go back and forth. Is this considered dereliction of duty?" Payne Kimberly went online. It does not constitute dereliction of duty. It is true that he does not know the specific situation.
"We have been catching more and more East Africans recently, do you want to report it to the superiors?" Chu Zhen did not dwell on this issue. It is better to be inappropriate than not. This also proves that southern Africa is getting stronger and stronger, and many people are now even connected.
I don’t even have any clothes to wear, so I can’t worry about whether they fit or not.
"Not enough food?" Payne Kimberly was surprised.
"How is it possible-" Chu Zhen laughed dumbly.
In most places in Africa, there is never a shortage of food.
In the northern area of Lake Victoria, there is an equally surprising amount of food. Tropical fruits can be seen everywhere, abundant aquatic products in Lake Victoria, and local specialty foods. There is no need to worry about food.
The local East Africans like to eat a kind of banana, but this kind of banana is not the common kind. It cannot be eaten raw and must be steamed before it can be eaten.
The chef at the camp improved the way to eat bananas. They peeled the bananas, mashed them into puree, steamed them and mixed them with red bean juice, peanut butter, braised chicken nuggets, and curry beef. The taste was surprisingly delicious, and everyone who had eaten it said
This is "the most delicious food in the world".
After Southern Africa occupied the northern shore of Lake Victoria, it moved all the East Africans here and gradually moved in new immigrants to develop the northern shore of Lake Victoria.
Compared with the life of East Africans, the standard of living in southern Africa is more than one level higher, so many East Africans sneak back here, preferring to work hard as laborers and at least have something to eat here.
It’s amazing. Africans don’t have food to eat in Africa. This is really not a rumor. There are still many people dying of hunger in the 21st century——
It is unbelievable to think about it. In such a beautiful and rich place with rich products, there is no food to eat, and people actually starve to death. With Chinese thinking, it is impossible to understand how this situation happened.
"We have arrested more than 4,000 East Africans, and we have to send more and more soldiers to manage them every day, but why the hell are we a combat force, not an engineering force -" Chu Zhen also had a headache. East Africans who fled back to Lake Victoria would be arrested.
Treated as illegal infiltrators and thrown into the labor force, these workers work very hard every day, not to mention no pay, and the food they get is only enough to wrap their bellies. If they show this kind of spirit, they can work anywhere in the world.
Life is very good.
What makes people even more helpless is that when Southern Africa occupied the northern shore of Lake Victoria, all the towns on the northern shore of Lake Victoria, including the so-called big cities, did not even have a decent road.
So building roads has become a top priority for all the garrison. Around Lake Victoria, Southern Africa has built a railway around the lake. Now it is building roads. After the roads are built, water conservancy needs to be repaired, cities need to be renovated, and power communication facilities need to be built.
etc.
Anyway, there are many places that need these workers.
"Hasn't Christian Construction Company responded yet?" Payton Kimberly has discussed this issue with Chu Zhen.
"At least not yet, let's just organize a construction company ourselves -" Chu Zhen is more flexible.
Payton Kimberly really thought about it seriously and shook his head slowly: "No, the army cannot do business——"
That's right, the military in southern Africa is now not allowed to do business.
When the federal government was first established, in order to solve the problem of insufficient funds, the Southern African army was allowed to do business for a time. During that period, it was precisely because of the special characteristics of the army that the Ministry of National Defense passed through the most difficult stage.
After the world war ended, the southern African army stopped all commercial activities and returned to the right path.
"Sorry, friends, I'm late -" When Cao Cao arrived, the voice of Di Plessis, the manager of Christian Construction Company, came from outside the door: "Major Kimberly, long time no see - Hello Chu, wow, you seem like
You are stronger, are you sure you are the chief of staff and not a boxer?"
"Ha, Du Plessis, you are finally here. Take away all those East Africans quickly. We don't have much work to do every day, and they are all very good to eat. We will soon be depleted——
"Chu Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. There were too many free workers and it was a headache. The key was that they couldn't generate profits.
"No problem, as much as you need -" When it comes to supervision, Christian Construction Company is the expert: "-but before that, let's talk about the cost first."
"Cost? You actually want to charge?" Payton Kimberly was surprised. It was a good thing that the army did not ask Christian Construction Company for money.
"No, no, no, of course it's not a fee, but a reward for you -" Du Plessis laughed. Those East Africans are all prisoners now. They don't need a salary for their work, but the remuneration that should be given to the troops cannot be paid.
few.
Payton Kimberly and Chu Zhen could only sigh, the army can't do business now, just forget about the reward.
"I know, I know, the military cannot do business - but when I came here just now, I felt that your place lacked some facilities that should be provided, such as basketball courts or swimming pools. Our Christian Construction Company is an expert in this area.
I guarantee you will be satisfied." Du Plessis has a solution. It doesn't matter if he can't pay, he can pay in other ways.
Payton Kimberly and Chu Zhende's eyes suddenly lit up. Since they can't ask for money, it would be good to exchange them for facilities. Anyway, they are equal exchanges.
"I think we need football fields more -" Payton Kimberly is demanding. Football is also very traditional in the southern African military.
"We still need a library, and of course it would be better if there is a cinema -" Chu Zhen was more concerned about the cultural and entertainment life of the troops, but the cinema was okay, so forget about the library.
As for the African-American soldiers in Chu Zhen's unit, if they were given a library, probably few of them would read the books. It's not that they didn't want to read, but that they couldn't understand them.
Other countries in the Southern African Union do not have the same literacy rates as southern Africa.
