Otto City, the capital of Hechingen Province.
This city had once been called "Pretoria," a city the Boers had taken pride in, named in memory of their hero, Old Piet.
Naturally, East Africa could not retain a city name so steeped in personal heroism. East Africa certainly respected heroes, but Old Piet represented a Boer hero.
He could even be said to have been the faith of the Transvaalers. Keeping this name would leave the Transvaalers room for illusions, and East Africa would never give its enemies that false impression.
As an important hub of the East African Central Railway, Otto City connected East Africa's north and south and served as the junction between the Central Railway's middle route and southern route.
More than thirty trains passed through Otto City every day, many of them bound for New Hamburg City, linking the economies of Matabele Province and Southern Frontier Province.
Trains terminating at Otto City carried even more military functions, transporting military supplies from East Africa's northern border regions.
The military supplies East Africa was providing to the Orange people this time were among them. These materials were no great burden to East Africa, because even without the Orange people's request for aid, East Africa still sent daily necessities, food, weapons, and ammunition to tens of thousands of troops in Southern Africa via the Central Railway every year.
"Sergeant Delaney, there are five railcars in total. These are the military supplies being provided to the Orange people this time, including 1,300 rifles, 250 crates of ammunition, five three-pounder cannons, and seventy shells... There are also compasses, binoculars, and various other items. Here is the detailed inventory. Once you have checked everything, please have your person in charge sign for receipt," said the logistics officer escorting the supplies.
After confirming that