Even Britain, though its naval power far surpassed East Africa's, could not cross the vast oceans and bring the East African Navy to heel. Ten years ago, the British might still have had a chance.
But now, unless the East African Navy sent the vast majority of its forces into the North Atlantic, Britain had no other way to completely destroy it.
East Africa's advantage in the Indian Ocean and South Atlantic was even more obvious. Especially in the Indian Ocean, East Africa feared no challenge.
This was also the confidence that allowed the East African government to strike with both hands at this stage, seizing the resource-rich regions and markets of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, as well as Oceania.
After the war, regardless of whether Germany or Britain emerged victorious, the East African Navy would automatically rise to become one of the world's three great naval powers. After all, the defeated side in the European War would inevitably have its naval strength stripped away by the victor.
In his previous life, Germany had been the loser, and its naval power had been divided among several countries. At present, the nations ranked ahead of the East African Navy were Britain, Germany, and the United States.
Thus, with Britain and Germany locked in a struggle between two tigers, regardless of the final outcome, the ones who ultimately benefited would be the United States and East Africa. Of course, a draw would be another matter, but the chances of that happening were very small.
January 23, 1916.
Andafoke Town.
This place lay at the northernmost edge of East Africa's East Azande Province, where East Africa's border met the Darfur region.
Darfur had been the western part of Sudan in his previous life. Now, it was an autonomous region under Britain's