Adjustment of Mindset

In fact, under the current circumstances, East Africa's war potential had not been fully brought into play. For instance, East Africa possessed sufficient reserves that could support the battlefield at any time.

The East African government's mindset was understandable: it had to maintain the country's normal productive activities and social order while also ensuring ultimate victory in the war.

So long as no developments unfavorable to East Africa had emerged on the front lines, the East African government had no need to expand the scale of the war. Of course, ending the war as soon as possible was certainly the outcome East Africa desired, but it was currently on the defensive, aiming to wear down the hostile forces' time, energy, manpower, morale, ammunition, equipment, and so on.

The fundamental reason behind the General Staff's actions was that East Africa actually held the advantage in the war. At present, the Allied Forces appeared to be advancing triumphantly, even gaining enormous advantages on certain fronts.

However, the surrounding regions were all colonies rather than homelands. The Boer Republic was an exception, but not only was it small in scale, it was also a thoroughgoing agricultural and pastoral country.

Thus, the Allied Forces' weapons, equipment, and other supplies had to be transported from their homelands to the colonies before being replenished to the local troops. East Africa, by contrast, had its defense industry right in the rear and could provide powerful reinforcements to the front lines at any time.

Once the Allied Forces' offensive momentum weakened, East Africa would enter a counteroffensive phase. And when that happened, the Allied Forces would inevitably have encountered serious problems with manpower and supplies.

Ernst said, "As long as we withstand the first wave of pressure, it means we have gained the advantage in this war. Of