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"Your Majesty, the East African army has been integrated. I think the south should be conquered next year."

Felix took the tea cup and placed it in the middle of the map, in the northern part of the upper reaches of the Zambezi River.

"There is no rush to do this. There are only a few months left this year. I think we should reach an agreement with Msiri first and let him give up the land east of the Lualaba River. In this way, we in East Africa can completely control the east of the upper reaches of the Congo River." All the territory, as for the south, it will have to wait until next year at least!" Sweet suggested.

Prince Constantine seemed not to hear the conversation between the two people. He bent down and looked at the map carefully, and his brows suddenly wrinkled.

He put his thumb on the location of the Kingdom of Malawi marked on the map and said: "Why hasn't the Kingdom of Malawi been captured? I think it is stuck between the Upper Malawi Lake District and the East Katanga District. It’s quite big, just like the state before the Austro-Prussian War when Prussia’s eastern and western territories were separated by those small countries.”

Since coming to East Africa, Prince Constantine's horizons have also broadened. The countries in the North German region have now become what he calls small countries. They do not have a land of 100,000 square kilometers, and they cannot enter the eyes of Prince Constantine.

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Malawi has been specifically ordered not to act rashly. You see, to the southeast is the Portuguese Mozambique, so it is positioned as a buffer zone."

"This is too cheap for these indigenous people. This country looks not small on the map. I think the north can still be considered. Even if the land in the south is left, I think it is more than enough to serve as a buffer zone."

"Prince, you don't need to worry about this. In fact, this map is already relatively backward. In fact, when East Africa expanded in the Tanganyika region, we have been encroaching on the land of this country. Karonga in the Upper Malawi Lake District We have dealt with the tribes affiliated with this kingdom when the city was developed, and so far the northern part is under our control, so there is no need to worry.”

"This puts me at ease. The main reason is that the land in East Africa on this map looks like a long snake. If someone uses this protrusion to explore the land between Lake Solon (Lake Tanganyika) and Lake Malawi, A surprise attack on the land channel will break the territory of East Africa in half.”

Constantine analyzed from a geographical perspective that as for who will raid East Africa from here, it depends on the beholder and the wise.

"Your Majesty, in fact, it is better to use a sandbox to judge the situation around East Africa. The sandbox can be more intuitive."

"Sand table?"

"It was promoted by His Royal Highness the Prince, but it was only implemented in the central government and military of East Africa. It is used to record the territorial changes in East Africa and the topography of Africa at all times."

"Then why didn't you tell me before?"

"The main reason is that the sand table is relatively large. There is currently a room in the East African Central Government's office dedicated to it, and the rest are in the military camp. The palace was built not long ago, so there is no one."

"When you go back, remember to make a set for me and put it in the middle of the conference hall."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Prince!" Sweet replied.

"Okay, let's continue talking about the expansion plan in East Africa. Although this map is simple, let's use it first!"

Sweet and Felix didn't talk to each other and listened carefully to Prince Constantine's words.

"By the way, why did you guys propose a deal with Msili before?"

Sweet said: "I was in charge of this matter before, Msili was the former owner of East Katanga and the former king of Yeke Kingdom.

We peacefully seized this land through negotiation, so Msiri's regime has not been eliminated. This guy is now the king of the Luba Kingdom.

The Luba Kingdom is an ancient country in Africa. According to data, it had a population of more than one million during its most glorious period, and its territory reached Lake Tanganyika. In the 19th century, the country had been divided.

Msiri developed on the basis of the small emirates that splintered off it. In addition to Msiri, we in East Africa actually also have intersections with the Luba Kingdom.

The part of the territory we occupy between the Mitumba Mountains and the Lualaba River in the northwest is the land of the small tribes that splintered off.

The main body of the Luba Kingdom is located to the west of the Lualaba River, and to the east is the area bordering us, where Msili is now.

Before you go to East Africa, His Royal Highness the Prince’s plan is to directly use the Lualaba River as the boundary, and all of Edom will belong to us in East Africa. In this way, the entire east of the upper reaches of the Congo River will be under our control in East Africa.

So the content of our deal with Msili is that he crosses the Lualaba River and goes to the east of the Luba Kingdom to continue to be his king, and we will take over the land east of the Lualaba River. "

"So, this is the area by the river! It doesn't look too big, and we can indeed win it this year." Prince Constantine said, "By the way, Felix, what exactly did you say about winning the south? what's the situation?"

"Your Majesty, the south I am talking about actually refers to the southwest, which is the area where the cup was placed just now. It is mainly north of the Zambia River. You see, the upper reaches of the Zambia River are very close to the Lualaba River, and there is a gap between the two rivers. A big circle, I mean to take the land in this circle," Felix said.

Felix's proposal was worthy of his hawkish character. His circle basically included the entire Zambia and most of Katanga.

Just looking at the map, this land is almost the same size as Tanzania. The south is directly bounded by a river from Zimbabwe.

"What does this area say?" Constantine asked.

Felix replied: "Because it is shaped like a pocket, I call it the 'Pocket' plan. This area is based on two large rivers, the Congo River and the Zambezi River. It also has a savanna climate, especially towards the south, the precipitation The less there are, so the march should not be too difficult. The most important thing is that the south is the same as the previous Tanganyika area. There are no countries and it is all tribes. Our soldiers will be very suitable for this kind of combat."

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"Isn't there another Kazenbe Kingdom?" Sweet said.

"The Kazembe Kingdom is nothing to worry about. It is too close to us. We can eliminate it in the first step south." Felix said.

"Will this cause dissatisfaction among the Portuguese?" Sweet said slightly worriedly.

"Although there are some Portuguese merchants in Kazenbe, this is not a Portuguese colony or sphere of influence. I don't see any problem." Felix said.

"Well said, I agree to this plan!" Constantine said, "First come, first served. The Portuguese are not the owners of this place, and keeping the Kingdom of Malawi is enough to give them face. Mozambique alone is not The entire Kingdom of Portugal, if they want to protest, let them protest!”