African Entrepreneurship Record

Chapter 544: Chapter 222 Soldier City

”Is this wall completed? No other procedures?”

”Yes, at least I suspect that’s how it is. They’ve already built many walls, so this short wall is probably built the same way.”

”Alas, don’t you think it’s such a waste? A perfectly good house just built as a framework. At first, I thought many immigrants would be moved to Juba City! But in the end, all they built were these things that look good but are useless, wasting such good cement and bricks.”

”They built the building, yet there’s no follow-up result.”

For the citizens of Juba City, the military constructed an odd place in the south of the city, and the odd part is that they spent considerable manpower, resources, and funds to build a heap of uninhabitable houses.

Initially, Juba City citizens who helped thought the city was going to expand, as East Africa had developed rapidly in recent years, with an increase in the number and area of cities; the urban development was somewhat decent.

After all, as the capital of the Nile River Province, an expansion that accommodates immigrants is not impossible for Juba Province.

But the disturbance caused by the 311th Division eventually resulted in a slew of unfinished buildings in the south of the city, rendering them uninhabitable, yet the Division did not move away.

The so-called semi-finished products looked more like a newly constructed city near Juba City, albeit one extremely peculiar.

This was the urban terrain simulation field of the Juba Comprehensive Training Base, used by East Africa for researching urban siege warfare and street combat.

Although it’s said to be south of Juba City, it’s actually located more than ten kilometers southwest, with even a tropical jungle separating the two.

”This urban simulation field is built in imitation of both Eastern and Western cities, with slums, ordinary residences, ruins, and special buildings set up to study the army’s responses to complicated urban terrain scenarios.”

The 311th Division was well aware that this urban simulation field near Juba City served as a place for urban combat strategy simulation and training.

Given East Africa’s short establishment time and lack of any declining cities, this urban simulation field had to be constructed directly near Juba City, converting it into a boondoggle in the mouths of some city residents.

Equating to building an entire city without any output, incapable of housing anyone, it seemed like a stranded project!

Seemingly unfinished yet already completed, the urban simulation site was by no means uninhabitable; rather, it housed military camps and other facilities unrelated to civilian use. Thus, if seen as a Soldier City, it made sense.

In fact, to deepen the urban environment simulation, a train station and port were built here, however, merely as models.

After all, Juba is so remote that it’s not connected to the East African railway network, rendering the train station a display, as well as the port, with not even a river nearby.

East Africa naturally will eventually extend the railroad here; however, there are no plans for the short term, and due to the area’s military status, only a sideline extending from Juba City will be built.

Future military operations will necessitate railways; although termed as the Juba Comprehensive Training Base, it spans across three provinces (the Nile River Province, New Bavaria Province, and North Lake Province), encompassing a monumental training field of over twenty thousand square kilometers.

This area is even larger than many smaller countries, though East Africa can’t utilize it entirely; the currently planned military development area only covers two thousand square kilometers.

This training field, being closest to the capital of Nile River Province, Juba, is thus named the Juba Comprehensive Training Base.

As for its relation to Juba City, it involved the city’s contribution during its construction, given it is a provincial capital, so the city’s efforts were substantial during the base’s establishment.

This wasn’t without benefits for Juba City; future East African army training here would likely prioritize procurement within the Nile River Province.

”The Defense Ministry’s arrangement for the 311th Division is to first oversee construction here, preventing worker desertion, especially by Black people, as the Nile River Province has sparse population and a complex environment. If workers escape, it would be tough to find them. Clearing the Nile River Province of Black people took years of effort, and there are still stragglers within the province, so watch the Black people closely during construction.”

This point is similar to the Congo rainforest area of East Africa, with the precise population unknown, and scattered small villages of indigenous people can hardly be ascertained, still requiring ongoing inspections of wild Black people.

”Rest assured, even if they try to flee, the threat is minimal; after all, the proliferation of the populace boils down to male and female interactions. Our regulated Black workers are all male, so even if they flee, reproducing is impossible, and within a generation, they’ll be gone—especially given the harsh environment of the Nile River Province, survival post-escape is uncertain.”

”Leave this to your division; I won’t say much more.”

”Admiral Rold, will our division remain here after construction is complete?” the 311th Division commander asked.

”For now, I can’t give you a definitive answer, but it’s likely you won’t return to your previous station. After all, so many military facilities have been built, daily management will require personnel, and with this named the Juba Comprehensive Training Base, the intention is clearly for it to become the training site of the East African Army, making it bustling in the future, sparking interest from other sibling units for training here.”

”Indeed, this training base, in terms of scale, might be the world’s largest, accommodating even the entire national army training here.”

”Don’t think about this short term; military relocation isn’t easy. It’s not feasible until railways connect here; otherwise, few units would march here on foot. Being nearby allows your division to oversee construction, relocating your station—which has its advantages.”

The 311th Division was originally stationed in New Bavaria Province, specifically in the eastern Azande Plateau, possibly enjoying better climate conditions there compared to Juba Comprehensive Training Base.

However, the harsh climate conditions of Nile River Province are precisely why East Africa placed the training base here.

The army is not child’s play; it is a steadfast unit of iron and blood, so cultivating perseverance and diligence in the troops is indispensable.

East Africa’s highland region is essentially a paradise, comfortably habitable as issues are resolved—thanks to its mild winters and cool summers.

On the contrary, the oppressive heat of the Nile River Province can naturally intensify East Africa’s army training, steeling their will without much need for physical exercises, enough to leave one drenched in sweat.

Exactly the result Ernst desired, as future East African soldiers will undoubtedly fight in tropical areas, making humidity resistance an essential skill for the East African Army.