v2 Chapter 12： , The British-Berg war broke out

In line with the principle of blocking the British, the Germans and French have expressed their willingness to support the Boers. As the home country of the Boers, the Dutch have formed a volunteer army in China, ready to go to South Africa to join the war.

These actions of European countries have brought the Transval Republic of confidence to defeat the British invasion, and also brought disaster!

The Boers decided not to compromise with the British, and began to prepare for war, preparing to expel the British invaders by force.

The Boers may lack other things, but they are not short of gold. They are aware of the danger and frantically purchase weapons from European countries and train soldiers.

The war was about to start, and the British could no longer tolerate it anymore. With the efforts of the capitalists, the quarrelling Parliament finally passed a resolution to launch a full-scale war against the Boers.

At the end of 1895, the British army began to gather in the two Boer republics (Transval and Orange).

At the beginning of the war, the British army had about 30,000 people. It used a recruitment system to replenish its troops. The weapons were outdated, the training was poor, and the discipline was lax.

Obviously, the British underestimated the strength of the Boers and directly sent a mob of mobs to the battlefield, and suffered a big loss in the early stages of the war.

The ending has nothing to do with Ferdinand. The actions of the British in South Africa have aroused the dissatisfaction of European countries, especially the dissatisfaction of the Germans!

Although he did not support the Boers, he sold weapons and equipment, helped train soldiers, and he never stopped!

The sudden outbreak of the British-Bureau war successfully diverted the attention of the British. The contradictions between Britain and Germany and between Britain and France intensified, and Salisburyhou's plan came to an end!

Ferdinand’s purpose has been reached, but he knows that South Africa is a quagmire, and the Boers are not so easy to mess with!

Now there are Germans and French people serving as nurses for them. Life is much better than during the "Ing-Boston" war in history.

In history, the British-Berg War has been fought for three years. At this time, there are a large number of nurses, and the preparations of the British are not as adequate as in history. Under the circumstances, it will not be longer than the time persisted in history. Short!

Historically, the Germans abandoned the Boers because of the compromise between Britain and Germany on the partition of the South African colony.

The British wooed the Portuguese and cut off the land supply line from the Portuguese colony. The Royal Navy used the Portuguese military port in Mozambique to block Dragoa Bay and cut off the Boer’s only outlet to the sea. Opportunities for outsiders to get supplies.

Under a series of unfavorable factors, the Boers could only fight alone. After three years, they finally failed.

None of this has happened yet. As soon as the Anglo-Boss War broke out, Germans, French, Dutch, etc., European ships kept entering and leaving Dragoa Bay.

Ships of strategic materials were sold to the Boers. The British government can do nothing about this. Obviously, European countries do not want the British to get South Africa easily!

If the contradiction between Germany and France is not too great, now the two countries should join forces to intervene. Even so, the two countries have achieved a tacit understanding, "the British cannot easily get South Africa"!

In the era of the gold standard, whoever has gold in his hands dominates the world's finances. South Africa happens to be one of the most critical links!

Go directly with the sun never set empire. Before you get there, you have a little stumbling, everyone is not pressured.

In January 1895, the German consul publicly expressed support for the Transvaal Republic to take tough measures against the British.

After the British African colonial army failed to invade, William II personally sent a congratulatory message to President Transvaal Kruger, congratulating them: completely relying on his own strength, smashed a bandit invasion!

The French Gazette also published the French government’s attitude towards the Boers: The French Republic is willing to support the Transvaal Republic and oppose the British colonial rule.

Le Figaro, the editor-in-chief even put the Boers against the British invasion together with the American independence movement, calling on the French people to donate to the Boers and supporting the Boers to continue their efforts for national independence!

The Dutch Telegraph, in addition to calling on the Dutch people to donate, also directly recruited volunteers from all over the world, preparing to use actual actions to resist the British riots.

If only from the public opinion, the British are angry and complained this time. From Western Europe to Eastern Europe, the media of various countries are criticizing the British, calling on the whole world to unite and organize the British atrocities in South Africa!

In essence, what should I do? At most, I would fool a few passionate young people to go to the South African battlefield and torture the British!

Or it is to sell all kinds of materials to the Boers and make a lot of gold. It is estimated that apart from the fact that the Dutch are really angry, other countries are stumbling the British for profit.

Not only that, the pressure of public opinion is still useful. At least during the Anglo-Berg War, the British trade exports to Europe dropped by ten percentage points; the trade exports to the Netherlands fell to more than ten years of history. The lowest point, less than one-third of the heyday.

Ferdinand knew that this might be the core factor in the collective opposition to Britain in Europe!

Britain has suffered, and the evil results of no allies are revealed. Even the world's largest power cannot prevent the European continent from stumbling!

This also paved the way for the British to abandon non-aligned diplomacy. UU Reading implemented a new diplomatic strategy.

In order to be able to cut off the Boer’s logistics supply line and block the blood transfusion of the European continent. The British Foreign Office approached the Portuguese in hopes of obtaining support, but unfortunately it is not so easy now.

Germans, French, and Spaniards all said that we disagree! Faced with the pressure of various countries, the Portuguese dare not express their position easily, and hesitated repeatedly to declare neutrality!

They can also withstand the pressure of other countries. The Spanish move to increase troops on the border terribly frightened the Portuguese.

The actions of the Spaniards are well understood by everyone. The British rose on the bones of the Invincible Fleet. Let alone the lost colonies, they still occupy the Strait of Gibraltar.

The Spaniards have no strength and look for the bad luck of the British, but it is okay to teach the Portuguese who have gone out independently, and this time there will be European countries and later support!

What's more, Spain before the Spanish-American War was still the number one power in Europe. It was at the same level as Italy. It hasn't declined, and it has the ability to show off a little temper.

In history, the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898. The Spanish did not have the energy to interfere with the Portuguese approaching Britain. Now the conflicts between the United States and the West have not intensified, and the war is even more insignificant.

Under the intervention of European countries, the Portuguese expressed their neutrality very well aware of current affairs. The Portuguese pretended not to see the merchant ships carrying arms from various countries, anyway, they made up their minds not to lie down in this muddy water.

The British plan to use Portugal's financial crisis to force Portugal to compromise, but it didn't have time to start to fail. French loan sharks have long sharpened their swords and have made it clear that they are willing to provide loans to Portugal.