Chapter 471： Bur republic

In South Africa, the British army swept all the way finally encountered trouble. After entering the Transvaal region, the Austrian aristocratic private army was prepared to take a headache, and the striker suffered heavy losses.

This is also the arrogance and continuous victory of the British, which made them proud, ignoring that the previous victory was carried out with the help of the Leading Party, otherwise they would not be separated.

In fact, some people provided information to the British after the outbreak of the war, but they did not attract the attention of the British.

What are the caravans, who have n’t had a few lives in Africa this year? In the British concept, the aristocratic private army is a caravan guard.

I heard that there were only two or three thousand people, and after being divided into more than a dozen, I was completely relieved. In their opinion, of course, when they encountered such a thing, they ran away the first time.

The news was not reported at all. Although the Boers fled to the past, their status was not high and they were not qualified to contact British high-level officials.

Governor Delphi did not receive relevant information from beginning to end. Of course, it may not pay much attention to it. After all, the difference between the two sides is too large to constitute a threat.

It was not until the defeat at the front that Governor Delphi received intelligence. At this time, it was no longer two or three thousand people.

Under the threat of the British, Viscount Fickney successfully took over the military and political power of the Republic of Boer, and by the way sent the high-level members of the Republic of Boer to the rear Central and South Africa (Zimbabwe).

After taking over the power, the first time was naturally to expand the army. The Republic of Boer is also a soldier of the whole population, and despite training has been abandoned in recent years, the framework of the militia system is still there.

By the time the British arrived, the number of troops in Viscount Fickney's hands had exceeded 15,000. Although the gap between the two sides was still huge, the strength comparison had changed.

Playing forward 5,000 British troops became the first victims of information mismatch. The Governor Delphi didn't care about these losses, and died mostly of indigenous cannon fodder.

What caused him a headache was how to fight the next battle. With the participation of the Austrian nobles, the enemy he was facing was no longer the Turkpur Republic, but Austria, a European army power.

The spirited Major General Friedman now lowered his proud head. Don't look at his army with nearly 26,000 troops. In fact, there are less than 8,000 white soldiers, and the rest are indigenous troops.

The original purpose of training these indigenous troops was to prepare for the trouble of the Austrians, in revenge they had expelled the indigenous tribes into South Africa.

We must know that the South African colony has not been able to expand for so many years. Except that the London government has not paid enough attention to the investment, the most important thing is the indigenous tribe that the Austrians expelled.

In the mid-19th century, the number of white people in Cape Town exceeded 100,000. However, up to now, the number of white people in Cape Town is still so large and has almost no increase.

In addition to the opening of the Suez Canal, which weakened the economic value of the port of Cape of Good Hope, it was the loss caused by the influx of indigenous tribes that year.

In order to stabilize the situation, the Cape Town colonial government has been teasing the indigenous tribe's civil war, and occasionally took the initiative to suppress the big tribes, and it took years to solve the problem.

This is also the reason why South African settlers hated Austria. At the beginning of a major event, they directly suffered heavy losses, and many colonial teams were forced to shift their development direction.

It is this background that has fallen into the hands of the British in Madagascar. This is one of the few achievements of the British in the African continent in recent years.

However, this achievement has nothing to do with the Governor of Cape Town. The British also set up a colonial government on the island of Madagascar and did not merge into the Cape Town colony.

Governor Delphi said with a somber expression, "Major General, I want to know if you will fight? If not, I can apply for the London government to replace your command with a capable person."

Not to blame him for getting angry, but this battle was frustrated. Without even knowing the enemy's situation, they launched an offensive. Even if you win, you still lose.

Major General Friedman did not speak, and he lost everything and said nothing. From a purely military perspective, his performance is also quite satisfactory.

The failure of the front line is not only a matter of command, but also the incompetence of the troops.

After all, Viscount Fickney now has most recruits in the hands and is in the running-in period. If the British army is strong enough, it may still be a big victory.

Depressed, the Governor Delphi calmed down: "Major Friedman, what are you going to do next?

The enemy is not the indigenous people encountered in the past, this war will be very difficult to fight. It is arguably the hardest battle since the opening of the Cape Town colony, but you must win! "

Governor Delphi really wanted to make a substitution. He had long seen Major General Friedman upset. He was usually bullying, and on the battlefield, it was a silver gun with a wax gun.

However, the replacement must also find a replacement. The colonial forces are not strong, and the colonial officers are mostly defective.

That kind of ability is super strong, because the unwilling to offend people and then exiled to the colonial officers only existed in the novel.

In reality, if the offending people are rushing home directly, how can they leave you a chance to rise again.

Although the conditions of the colonies were not good, they were a good place for military service. There are a lot of noble children who come here to gilt, how can they give the enemy a chance?

Napoleon IV married the British royal family in time and space, and ran to the colony before the wedding to get the box lunch.

Those who have the ability to command tens of thousands of troops are all senior talents. They are also treasures in Britain. No matter how bad they are, it is impossible to concede to Cape Town to serve in the colony.

South Africa now has no dazzling aura. Before the gold mine was discovered, it was an ordinary colony.

Although Major General Friedman was a bit annoying, he still passed, at least better than the others. The Governor Delphi couldn't possibly change into a pouch and lunch bag, it was pitting himself.

Regardless of the ability to send people from China, let alone time, it is too late. This war was fought for time. If it lasted three or five months, it would eventually become a war of attrition.

At that time, both parties will have to fight for manpower and financial resources. Maybe the British do n’t advise them. It is difficult to say.

As long as it killed tens of thousands of people, he could not explain to the people in the country. To know that their enemy is the "Bur Republic", to attack a small projectile country, pay the price, it is difficult to not want to go to military court.

Major-General Friedman hurriedly replied: "Her Governor, the situation has exceeded expectations. I did not expect that the Austrians would be so shameless and fight against us by impersonating the army of the Boer Republic.

No one knows how much their investment is. There are 30,000 enemies in front of us. It is very difficult for us to defeat them. If the enemy continues to send more troops, I am afraid the final outcome will be difficult to predict. "

This answer to shirk responsibility made Governor Delphi very dissatisfied. But he didn't say anything, everyone is now on a boat.

It is always right to exaggerate the strength of the enemy first. It is even more remarkable to win everyone's warfare, and to lose is the enemy's too powerful and non-war crime.

Governor Delphi said without change: "Yes, the Austrians are so shameless that they are posing as troops of the Boer Republic, and we must smash their conspiracy.

Cage, immediately asked for help from London Power Generation, explaining the difficulties we face and asking the Foreign Ministry to protest to Austria. "

If you are not afraid that the data will be too large, it will easily cause outside doubts. Governor Delphi will not mind doubling the number of enemy forces.

As for letting the Foreign Ministry protest, it was all a joke. It is impossible for the Vienna government to recognize such a thing. The Boer governments fell into the hands of Austria, and they took full responsibility.

In any case, as long as the Boer Republic insists on its own army, this lawsuit will not go on.

Unless a big fish is caught, this possibility is zero. None of the Austrian nobles who commanded the war were active officers, and they did not have much visibility internationally.

From start to finish, the Vienna government was not involved in the war. As for the weapons and ammunition provided by the merchants, they were all bought by the Boer Republic.

Austria is a member of the free trade world, and it is not unusual to sell arms.

Even the history of the Boer military expenditure is clear. The Vienna government has not sponsored a penny. The Boer Republic used land mortgage to borrow 300 million Aegis from the Imperial Bank.

Don't talk about risk. This is usury, and the monthly interest rate is only 18%. Since interest is so high, the risk is naturally not small.

Franz handles all the aftercare work properly, not afraid that someone can pick out the problem.

After the war, it was inevitable that the Boer Republic would not have enough money. Without this reason, how could Austria annex the Boer Republic after the war?

As an emperor, Franz did not want a republic in the empire. It ’s not enough to take away the collateral, and the dissolution of the Boer Republic is justified.

It can be said that the British-British War provided Austria with an excellent excuse, and even the cost of buying local power has fallen sharply.

If Franz is shameless, he can choose to settle accounts. Since the agreement was not completed, the conditions promised at the time were naturally void.

It can be said that Viscount Fickney packs the high-level of the Boer Republic to the rear, which is a godsend, completely cutting off their bargaining chips.

Of course, those who choose to cooperate with Austria from the beginning will certainly not be so tragedy. Franz, who has always been atmospheric, will not do that shameless thing.

It ’s unfortunate that there are no good terms to talk about, and we do n’t need to talk about them now. There are only three paths left: either follow Austria; or go to the British; or hurry.

Anyway, Viscount Fickney was not reluctant to kill a group of interest groups.

This war is not a vain fight. The more you invest now, the greater the gains after the war. There are not enough benefits, but not so many nobles bring their own dry food.

The land in South Africa is still very good. Not only is the land fertile, but the climate is very livable. These plantation owners have long wanted to come to the enclosure.

Fortunately, they didn't know that there were gold mines underground, otherwise they would have come to more than a dozen nearby nobles. It is estimated that the local nobles could not help but participate.

Don't talk about these people. Think of the horrible gold reserves of the Rand Gold Mine, and even Franz was tempted, but he could not bear it.

More money is just a number. Gold mines are too treacherous and easy to pull hatred. Even if it is mining gold, it must be hidden behind it.

Buying gold is a good business. It may not make less money than mine owners, and it will not be noticeable.

On the surface, it seems that the profit from the purchase of gold is not very large, and it is slightly lower than the market price.

In fact, if you go to the financial market to roll around, then process it into art, and flow it into the gold consumer market, the profit will be completely different.

What's more important is that the capital cost of the bank's purchase of gold is negligible. Gold is also a currency, and it is more reliable to place it as a reserve than any currency.

Even in the run-in crisis, no one will refuse to accept gold payments.

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