Chapter 483： Hurt by

No matter how political the show is, the situation is still getting worse. Contradictions that have been covered up in the past have also emerged.

The law and order in Cape Town is rapidly deteriorating, killings, robberies, rapes ... all kinds of vicious crimes are happening endlessly, and people are worried.

The Cape Town colonial government was very weak in this respect, and the police officers with serious bureaucracy did nothing. Nor is it completely inaction, they focus their police forces on defending the interests of the nobles.

Deterioration of public order is a trivial matter, and nothing more than raging incidents. The people of the colony were not soft persimmons. Even if the men entered the army, women could also kill people with guns.

After the initial chaos, the people also learned to hug themselves in groups. Anyway, there is a tradition of guns in the colonies. Most ordinary people have shotguns in their homes.

Without external interference, the future Cape Town will be another gang shrine. After going through this wave, it is difficult for the gang forces not to develop and grow.

A worried middle-aged official reported: "Governor, the price of food in Cape Town has tripled since the outbreak of the war and has exceeded the tolerance limit of many ordinary people.

Not only food, the prices of most of the living materials have risen to varying degrees, and some commodities have even run out of stock. "

It is the basic quality of an excellent capitalist to make a fortune in the country. Of course, this time is an exception. The pot of soaring prices should not be entirely carried by capitalists.

As a result of the war, Cape Town lost all South African food and could only rely on imports. This cost naturally went up, and price increases became inevitable.

The governor of Delphi changed his face and ordered sternly: "If the order is passed to calm down the prices as soon as possible, it is absolutely impossible for the food prices to go up.

Forget it, don't make it difficult for you, I'll go ahead and personally. Tomorrow evening I will host a banquet in the Governor's Mansion and invite these bastards. Whoever does not cooperate with the government to stabilize prices will use it to worship the flag. "

Such an extreme thing cannot be done by Governor Delphi under normal circumstances. But isn't it abnormal now?

He has shown his attitude in the backstage of the London government that if he loses the war, Governor Delphi will have no choice but to die. The difference lies in how to die, to die on the battlefield, or to be killed by someone.

His life was almost gone, and Governor Delphi was naturally not afraid to offend people. Anyway, even if he wins this war, he, the war provocateur, will go home to take care of himself, and he is not afraid of revenge.

There is still a bottom line in the political struggle in the London government, and it is rare that it will be completely killed. Governor Delphi with backstage, it is not difficult to get away.

A middle-aged man in a military uniform said, "Sir Governor, we have a serious shortage of military supplies. Due to insufficient preparation in advance, we have only reserved 20,000 military supplies for three months.

Judging from the current situation, these materials will support for up to one month. At present, the newly recruited soldiers, we can only give them retired rifles, and make use of them. "

Because of the war, most of the people in the British South African colonies, except for the indigenous tribes, were concentrated in Cape Town and the Cape of Good Hope.

Can so many people eat and drink Lazar? Even if shipping can meet the demand for supplies, the pressure is still great.

Before the arrival of Austria, the Cape Town colonial government did not consider the threat from the inland, and the Royal Navy was the world hegemony, which was sufficient to ensure smooth sea routes.

In this context, the Cape Town colonial government naturally did not consider strategic reserves, and African indigenous tribes could not threaten them.

Governor Delphi can be said to be one of the first to anticipate the threat from Austria. The main purpose of this attack on the Boer Republic was to eliminate Austria's advantage in South Africa.

Unfortunately, the plan did not change quickly, but instead caught the enemy's trap, which directly caused the Boers to cast their arms into Austria.

Governor Delphi replied calmly: "I have already turned to the country for help with the issue of supplies, and it will not be long before it can be resolved."

How long is it? This question will test the integrity of British bureaucrats, which will take three to five days and three to five months.

There are so many processes in the British government. As long as there is a problem in one of the links, it can be delayed indefinitely.

You know, not everyone wants to see him win this war, and there are many people in the London government who want Delphi to lose this war.

Enemies within politics are always more terrible than enemies outside. To many people, Cape Town is a backcountry, and the victory or defeat of this battle is irrelevant.

To put it bluntly, the greatest value of the British South Africa colony at present is to keep the Cape of Good Hope and provide supplies to the Royal Navy.

If a Cape Town is sacrificed and the London government can be replaced, it is estimated that many opposition parties will not mind.

Things lost on the battlefield can also be retrieved from the negotiating table. The unprecedentedly confident British people don't think anyone dares to threaten them.

Of course, it is not the high-level government who sees the law, otherwise, Governor Delphi will be really dead.

Once Britain and Austria compromise, the war is over. However, as the main culprit of losing the city and land, Governor Delphi will stare at the military court, not even wearing a crime.

Even his backstage was implicated, the colony fell, and the colonial ministry was naturally the first. Without background support, Delphi would really be dead.

This terrible situation did not happen. The politicians in the London government are still online, and they have not listened to the rhetorical command of the party.

Austria has a huge potential on the African continent. If Cape Town is lost, it will be completely unknown whether it can be taken back in the future.

If the Vienna government does not buy it, will it be possible to seize it by force?

Not bragging: At sea, even if the Austrian navy doubles again, the Royal Navy can still hang it; on land it is the opposite, the British Army doubles its strength and it is not enough to send to the African continent.

Relying on Austrian concessions by "maritime deterrence" is an ideal situation. Even if the London government is desperate, it will at most capture a few Austrian chicken rib colonies, and the African continent will not be able to beat them.

Sending the Royal Navy to the Adriatic Sea to block the door was originally the most deterrent way. Unfortunately, unlike the past, the Royal Navy dared to enter the Mediterranean and must be prepared to go back and forth.

The French occupied Sicily, and the Mediterranean was essentially divided in two. At this time, the risk of sending the Royal Navy into the Mediterranean increased greatly. In case France and Austria joined forces with their sap, they would be killed by the Royal Navy.

This possibility is not only a problem, but it is bound to arise. The main reason Fao didn't join forces with the British was that he didn't have a chance to start.

Otherwise, the two have already done it. The two countries, France and Austria, joined forces to go to the British, with similar plans from the beginning.

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The roaring gunfire was deafening, and the battle began. After the artillery, the dark crowd took a variety of weapons and launched a charge to the British position.

Dense gunfire sounded, and the charging crowd continued to fall. The heavy casualties killed the morale of the charging team, and many even turned and fled.

Putting down the telescope in his hand, Viscount Fickney frowned. Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with this tentative attack.

After sighing, Viscount Fickney issued the most brutal order: "Send a supervising team to supervise their offensive, let alone the enemy and the fugitives on the battlefield.

From now on, the offensive was launched around the clock. Unless the cannon fodder in our hands is dead, the attack cannot stop. "

This is the most typical life-threatening tactic and is also known as: the worst tactic.

Siege in this way is completely hurtful. Even if the war is won in the end, the results of the war will be dimmed because of their own losses.

Viscount Fickney didn't worry about this at all. He used a cannon fodder anyway, and he didn't feel bad about how much he died.

In Viscount Fickney's view, as long as it can capture Cape Town, even if all the 100,000 cannon fodder units are consumed, it is worth it.

A young officer responded immediately: "Yes, Your Excellency Commander."

This tentative attack was not without results, at least exposing the enemy's firepower.

Without Viscount Fickney's order, the frontline commander had made fine-tunings in the second round of artillery attacks.

This time, it is no longer blooming on all sides, but instead has been focused on bombing, specifically to attack the areas with the most fierce firepower.

As soon as the British position suffered heavy losses, the Sixth Colonial Division stationed in northern Cape Town became the first victims.

Colonel Belding hiding in the fortress, scolded angrily: "Are our artillery going to eat shit, and **** do not know how to fight back!

The guards connected me to the headquarters and asked for fire support. You have to be fast, no matter how you go down, the sixth division will burn out. "

The sixth division is about to run out. This is an exaggerated statement. Even after two rounds of bombing, the number of casualties in the sixth division was only one hundred and eighty.

Only passive beatings were very morale-inspiring, which made Colonel Uldin angry.

The British artillery did not launch a counterattack, but they suffered a small loss in the frontal fire.

After all, the area of ​​Cape Town is limited, and there are many buildings in the city. There are not many places suitable for artillery.

The "Bur Republic" troops attacking outside are different. Some are places where artillery positions are scattered.

Although it became more difficult to command after being dispersed, there were not many problems with the telephone. Considering the increased security of artillery positions, this is totally worth it.

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