After British evacuated, Heimert took people to inspect Diego Garcia Island, thus gaining a preliminary understanding of the place.
"This island is spread out in a long and narrow way, and the narrowest part is only about a few hundred meters, so if you want to use this place to build a military base, you obviously need to put more thought into it."
"Based on the layout of the island, we can judge that the location where British builds the port is the most essential part of the island."
"Although it is not large in scale, it is an excellent haven with usable land that is relatively scattered."
Diego Garcia Island Although the land size is more than 20 square kilometers, it is an atoll and the land above the water is like a ribbon, so it looks particularly long and narrow. In the previous life, the US military's Air Force base used this unique terrain to build an airstrip.
In the following days, Heimert led his team to carry out preliminary renovations on the island, mainly to remove some traces left by British's military base.
British When they withdrew, they took very little with them, including the food and ammunition in the warehouse, which were neatly stacked in the warehouse. However, the quantity of these materials was not very large. After all, the number of British troops stationed here before was only about 30.
However, East Africa's massive effort to take over Diego Garcia Island this time seemed a bit wasteful, so Heimert and his party did not stay here for too long. After leaving behind thirty naval personnel, Heimert returned to the homeland with the fleet.
For the next construction of Diego Garcia Island, local professionals will naturally be sent to collect hydrological data for the entire Chagos Islands. There are many islands and reefs here, and some reefs are not easy to observe on the sea. This may pose a threat to the navigation of ships unfamiliar with the local conditions.
Therefore, although East Africa has taken over Chagos Islands, it still has a lot of work to do. The port obviously needs to be expanded on a large scale, and the warehouses and barracks on the island also need to be expanded.
Unlike the United Kingdom, which does not pay much attention to Diego Garcia Island, East Africa will build this place into one of the core military bases of Indian Ocean.
June 5, 1918.
At Rhine City, Ernst summoned Crown Prince Alexei and his party. After all, they had agreed to the British request to take action against Russia, so East African government obviously still had to take some action.
Ernst said to Crown Prince Alexei, "Little Alexei, I have a very sorry news to tell you. After our long-term exploration, there is still no trace of your father and the others."
In this regard, Ernst is not deceiving Alexei and others. East African National Security Bureau really tried to find traces of Nicholas II, but unfortunately, in the face of Russian Labor Party, most of the National Security Bureau's previous methods failed.
In the Tsarist government era, National Security Bureau could also become popular in Russia through bribery, favor networks, etc., but Russian Labor Party did not pay attention to this.
When it comes to the whereabouts of the number one "criminal" Nicholas II, Russian Labor Party is obviously more rigorous and does not show any flaws.
If you think about it, you can tell that Nicholas II's appeal is very powerful. If his location was leaked, he would have been rescued by the Russian royalists.
Of course, if National Security Bureau is willing to take risks, it is still possible to spend a lot of energy to find Nicholas II. After all, the Labor Party is not monolithic, especially the most grassroots members of the Labor Party. There are many gangsters mixed in. Such opportunists are everywhere.
However, if you want to finally find traces of Nicholas II through this kind of person, you must take huge risks, obtain a large amount of data, and mobilize a large number of professionals for analysis.
But unfortunately, East African National Security Bureau is currently in the "Great Retreat" from Russia. Manpower is already tight, and it is impossible to spend a lot of energy to find Nicholas II.
"Your parents and two sisters are, according to what we know, most likely imprisoned by the Labor Party somewhere in Eastern Russia. This makes it even more difficult to find their traces."
"After all, the area covered by Eastern Russia is too large and the population is still small. If Russian Labor Party wants to hide a few people in the east, it will be really difficult to be discovered."
Faced with Ernst's rhetoric, it is obvious that Crown Prince Alexei and others are quite convinced.
Crown Prince Alexei expressed gratitude. "Thank you for your majesty and your country's personnel for their efforts in finding my father. If my father and family can be found in the future, I believe they will also thank you for your help."
After this life experience, Alexei has obviously matured a lot.
Ernst asked, "Have anyone from Russia contacted you recently?"
In fact, Alexei and his party are under surveillance in East Africa at all times. Of course, this kind of surveillance is obviously not easy to be noticed, so Ernst asked this question to avoid suspicion.
Alexei said honestly, "In addition to Uncle Baranov, there are also some Russians who came to East Africa and met us, but most of them are people from the original government."
This is a normal thing. When Nicholas II is missing, Russian nobility must look for Alexei as the leader.
The news that Alexei is in East Africa is basically known to everyone. After all, when Alexei and his team visited East Africa, it was a public event in Russia.
However, at that time, Russians obviously did not expect the sudden change in the domestic situation in Russia. As a result, Alexei has now become a life-saving straw for Russian nobility and the old government personnel.
Ernst asked, "Then do you have any plans to re-form Russian government?"
The government mentioned here naturally refers to the government-in-exile, and it is quite common to organize a government-in-exile in Europe.
Regarding this point, Alexei is a little moved. It is not that he is greedy for power, or that he hopes to restore the Tsarist Russia regime.
Instead, he wanted to concentrate the available power to rescue his relatives first, and then consider other things.
Therefore, Alexei asked, "Your Majesty, is your government willing to help us people living in East Africa?"
Ernst said, "Of course, we support you in organizing a new Russian government, and call on other forces in Russia to counterattack Russian Labor Party."
"Since Russian Labor Party seized power so far, the Russian revolution has not only not been quelled, but has intensified. According to the information we have obtained, Russian Labor Party has now almost stabilized Russia's situation in the core areas of Europe."
"If they are allowed to develop, Russia may really fall into a place of no return. Although the forces in Russia seem to be strong, since your father was imprisoned, they are like headless flies and pose no threat to Russian Labor Party."
"So at this time, if you want to avoid being defeated by Russian Labor Party, someone must stand up and unite Russians, and this person is only Nicholas II who can do it, but he is missing, so there is no better choice than you for the person who can play his role."
After listening to Ernst's analysis, Alexei felt very heavy. It can be said that Russian Labor Party's activities in Russia are like wildfire. The seemingly powerful reactionary force cannot stand the test at all. Otherwise, the situation in Russia would not have "deteriorated" to such an extent.
After thinking for a moment, Alexei said to Ernst, "Your Majesty, please help us restore order in Russia."
Ernst nodded and said, "This is natural. What Russia lacks most now is leaders, and there are many Russian nobility living in East Africa. We can help you call them over. You select some trustworthy people to form a new Russian government."
"At the same time, we must consider which city the government will be temporarily set up in. Regardless of the East and West Coasts cities in our country, they have their own advantages and disadvantages, which can help you get in touch with the country, so as to direct the people loyal to the tsar in Russia to fight against the Labor Party."