Human Nature

In 1877, Britain, France, and Austria successively launched wars of expansion across the African Continent. Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Somali Peninsula were simultaneously plunged into the flames of war.

Compared with the sweeping advances of France and Austria, the British ran into trouble. The famed "Warrior Emperor" became the nightmare of the British army.

Due to underestimating the enemy and advancing too rashly, the British army was ambushed soon after the war broke out, suffering grievous losses.

Looking at the battle report in his hand, British commander Ismail trembled with rage. Less than a month into the war, they had already suffered more than five thousand casualties. The colonial troops being cannon fodder was one thing, but the crucial point was that an entire British infantry regiment had been crippled.

"Useless! Every last one of you is useless!"

"You can't even beat a bunch of natives. You've disgraced Britain completely! What's the point of the country feeding you?"

A young officer braced himself and explained, "General, the Ethiopian natives are no ordinary people. They also possess modern weapons and have received formal military training."

Slap!

Ismail slammed his hand down on the table and cursed furiously, "It must have been those Austrian bumpkins and the French bastards! No one else is that shameless!"

No one followed up on that topic. After all, it was the British who had first helped Ethiopia train its army. Only after the last Ethiopian War had France and Austria begun to infiltrate their influence there.

The British themselves bore some responsibility for Ethiopia possessing a well-trained army. If that thin layer of window paper were pierced, the government would face enormous pressure from public opinion.

Directly shifting the blame onto France and Austria was the best choice. It was not that they had failed