January 3, 1916.
Lomé City.
Under Colonel Brandt's command, the slave transport convoy organized by the East African Navy set out from Farta Port in Benguela City. Riding the Benguela Current northward, it passed along the West African Coast, made a great bend around the Gulf of Guinea, and finally arrived at Lomé City in East Africa's Togoland colony.
"As expected of a strategic stronghold on the Atlantic coast. Judging by Lomé Port's construction standards, it was clearly modeled after major mainland military ports such as Port of Pemba." Looking at the already sizable yet unfinished Lomé Military Port, Colonel Brandt could not help sighing.
It was no wonder Brandt was moved. Although Lomé Port held an exceptionally prominent position among East African Navy military ports, this was still Colonel Brandt's first visit to it.
Colonel Brandt had served in the Indian Ocean Fleet year-round. If the East African Navy had not been so desperately short of men and ships, it would never have sent him with several antique sailing warships from Pemba Island, around the Cape of Good Hope, and into the Atlantic to carry out this escort mission.
"Ever since the Empire acquired Lomé Port from Germany, it has received the attention of the central government and the navy's upper ranks. That is why Lomé Port has been built to Class A military port standards," said Tara, Colonel Brandt's deputy, from beside him.
At this point, Lomé Port's renovation and expansion still had not been fully completed. After all, East Africa had only possessed Lomé Port for two years, yet the East African Navy had already been impatient to establish itself here.
Several East African Navy warships could be clearly seen within Lomé Port. Aside from cruisers and destroyers, East Africa's battleship Pelican was also docked here for