Temporary Adjustment

While East Africa was making preparations for war, the Triple Alliance was no less ready. But at the critical moment, Count Roberts suddenly changed his mind.

He had a new plan. Although he had accepted command over the Allied forces across southern Africa, he had arrived rather late and therefore had his own views on the war.

Roberts convened an Allied military conference and laid out his decision at the meeting. "As the main battlefield, we must strengthen Mozambique's military forces. Mozambique faces the risk of fighting on three fronts, while East Africa enjoys the advantages of fighting on home soil and has no shortage of population. If we want to quickly break open the situation on the battlefield, we must distribute our forces reasonably." Count Roberts explained his plan.

Naturally, Mozambique's military commanders raised both hands in approval. After all, Mozambique was their own turf, and they would naturally put more care into its defense.

Count Roberts understood the Portuguese's subtle shifts perfectly well. But as a military commander rich in wartime experience, he would not disrupt his deployment over something so trivial. Narrow-minded military commanders found it difficult to achieve victory on the battlefield.

From the very beginning, his goal had been to defeat East Africa, not to wrangle with this group over benefits or haggle over gains and losses in the details. Everything was to serve the foremost strategic objective, even if that might cause the Great British Empire to suffer some losses.

"Commander-in-Chief! I oppose concentrating our military strength in Mozambique. Sending part of our forces there as reinforcements would naturally be no problem, but there is no need to go this far," said Wilson, the Natal Colony's military commander.

"Hmm? What different view do you have?" He was not at all surprised that the first