Of course, initially stationing the third battalion at Zalingai doesn't mean the main forces have to depart now; the Seventh Infantry Regiment arrived at Zalingai at three in the afternoon, so leaving tomorrow morning isn't late.
Even if Zalingai's Darfur wanted to notify Fashir's Sultan Ali Dinar, they couldn't be faster than the East African Army; this is the advantage vehicles bring.
So the Seventh Infantry Regiment plans to rest for the night locally and then proceed to Fashir.
And the residents of Zalingai, faced with such an unfamiliar army from East Africa, have no awareness of resistance at all, especially since many aspects of the Seventh Infantry Regiment are beyond their understanding.
They might recognize Mauser rifles as firearms, but the problem is that other than Darfur's main force in Fashir, other regions of Darfur don't have firearm units currently; relying on religious faith and cold weapons to oppose the East Africans—only madmen would do that.
