The East African National Defense Army had, comparatively speaking, been rather fortunate. After all, its development to this day had been built step by step, with every footprint firmly planted.
At first, East Africa's enemies had been wild beasts and natives. Later, they became the relatively more advanced Arabs, then the Portuguese colony and the Boers, and only at last Britain and Portugal, two world powers.
This had also been Ernst's prudent approach to colonizing Africa. After all, if they had faced the Portuguese colonial government from the outset, the East African colony would never have had any chance of survival.
After all, the Portuguese had operated in Africa for several centuries and possessed considerable means. At the very least, quite a few other countries had come away bruised and battered. The East African National Defense Army had developed from the Colonial Army, taking the easy road first and the difficult road afterward.
Yet the East African National Defense Army was not without regrets, especially its army. The navy had at least crossed swords with the British Royal Navy, which was indisputably the strongest navy in the world.
Among the world's armies, Germany and France undoubtedly stood in the first echelon. Germany had defeated France in the Franco-Prussian War, establishing its reputation as a top-tier army, while the French Army had always been regarded as Europe's most formidable fighting force. Even before the outbreak of the Great War, the French Army had proclaimed itself Europe's number one army.
The East African National Defense Army's army, along with the British Army, American Army, and those of other great powers, was naturally grouped together in the second echelon.
Although East Africa had a record of defeating the British Army, Britain had never been known for its army. Moreover, during the South African