On March 14, two East African Navy frigates quietly sailed north along the Red Sea, passed through the Suez Canal, and finally arrived in Dubrovnik.
As a maritime choke point controlled by the British, the Suez Canal was also an important British intelligence-gathering site. It allowed Britain to monitor key data from the Indian Ocean and the Asian direction at any time, such as the scale of trade between Europe and East Africa, transported goods, military deployments, and so on.
However, although Britain already knew that two East African frigates had entered the Mediterranean Sea, it did not pay much attention. This was thanks to the frequent cooperation between the East African Navy and the Austro-Hungarian Navy over the years.
Although East Africa had previously had no bases available in the Mediterranean Sea, that did not prevent the East African Navy from frequently operating throughout the Mediterranean under banners such as escort duty and cooperation.
Therefore, seeing East African warships in the Mediterranean Sea, especially the Adriatic Sea, was nothing unusual.
For the time being, the East African Navy's move into Dubrovnik Port had not drawn much attention from other forces within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Dalmatia was already the most pro-East African region in the empire, so it naturally would not trigger conflict.
Dubrovnik Port.
"Dubrovnik's bay has two branches. The harbor on the western side is our destination, and it faces northwest." Colonel Yars of the East African Navy, visiting Dubrovnik for the first time, stood on the deck of the Lubango frigate, holding binoculars as he observed Lapada Bay.
Lapada Bay was the name of the bay where Dubrovnik Port lay. However, Dubrovnik Port more commonly referred to the western harbor of Dubrovnik City. Along the eastern branch of Lapada Bay was a small-to-medium-sized port, but it was