Chapter 75： The sound of the east and the west is in the Cape of Good Hope

It is not the first time for Tup Stone to represent his older brother, Shep Stone, Governor of the British Cape of Good Hope, to negotiate with the Zulu Kingdom.

This time, apart from the credible people he brought, the other party was the Zulu Kingdom, and the leader of the other party was their crown prince, Speyo Kampanda, who was a ruthless character.

The location chosen this time is no longer Durban, the capital of the Zulu Kingdom.

It was originally planned to be held in Natal, which the British Empire won from the Boers in 1842, but the Zulu Kingdom did not agree, and finally chose to hold it in East London in the southwest of the Indian Ocean, the eastern part of the British Cape of Good Hope colony near the Zulu Kingdom. .

Moreover, it is also hundreds of kilometers away from the Transvaal Empire where the Boers are located, which is a safe distance.

At the same time, this place has just been built, so there are no extra idle people and so on, and no one has troubles with too many eyes.

After all, unlike Cape Town, where there is no fear of the existence of the Boers, no one will be able to keep it, and someone will spread the news to the ears of the Boers.

Therefore, from the very beginning, he made careful arrangements and was not afraid of the existence of Boers other than the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.

However, why should you be afraid of the existence of other people in the negotiation initiated this time? After all, it is a bit harsh to say that this negotiation is to deal with the common enemy, the Boers. Is there a problem?

Although the United Kingdom is only a latecomer, but as the British ruled the Cape of Good Hope more and more, especially after the 1815 Congress of Vienna forced the Netherlands to sell the Cape of Good Hope to the United Kingdom for 6 million pounds, now here is the British dominance .

Among the Boers ethnic group led by the Netherlands, the Dutch account for 80% of the population, with a population of about 80,000.

The rest were all immigrants from other European countries such as Germans and French. They couldn't stand the British rule, so they left the Cape of Good Hope and went inland until they settled in Natal.

However, after being followed by the British and occupied Natal, they finally knew what role the British regarded them as.

So this time, after a long and arduous journey, they migrated to the northern part of what is now the Basutoland Kingdom and the western part of the Zulu Kingdom, and established the Transvaal Republic.

Thinking of this, Topp Stone couldn't help but sigh. British executives, including his brother Shep Stone, never thought that this originally wanted the Boers to lead the way and fight the indigenous people to the death. British Gou The idea of ​​picking up a bargain in the back, but did not expect that accidentally, the Boers would gain a firm foothold and establish a country.

The British were naturally reluctant, so they began to launch multiple rounds of attacks on the Transvaal Republic, which was only loyal to white people, but in the end they found that the British Empire's army here was not their opponent. The white country with less than 100,000 people, after many battles with the Basutoro Kingdom and the Zulu Kingdom, actually overwhelmed the British army.

The British were a little reluctant to go to war with the Boers, so after repeated requests for the Transvaal Republic to submit to them and no response, they knew that the Transvaal Republic and the Zulu Kingdom had frequent territorial occupations in the east.

So Shep Stone, who was provocative, sent his own younger brother, Thep Stone, to have secret talks with the Zulu Kingdom, preparing to push them to go shopping with the Transvaal Republic in order to benefit the United Kingdom.

"The enemy of the enemy is the friend!

Furthermore, now that our two countries are standing on the same starting line, I don't think I will be able to meet with His Excellency the Crown Prince, who will I offend, and which rule stipulated by God has I broken?

As for the meeting with the crown prince, we all had conflicts with the Transvaal Republic. Now that the Transvaal Republic is strong, we are all weak and naturally need to cooperate.

As far as I know, the territory occupied by the Zulu Kingdom is now twice the size of the current Zulu Kingdom.

Oh my God!

It's scary to think about it. You have to know that your territory was similar to that of the Cape of Good Hope before, but now they have occupied so much.

This kind of hatred is absolutely indelible. The British Empire, based on the principle of friendship between you and us, specially sent me to support the Zulu Kingdom against the atrocities of the Transvaal Republic. How about it, sincerity? "

Kaizhiwayo Kampanda was noncommittal.

In fact, in the entire Zulu Kingdom, he was the one who least believed in the British.

Kaizhi Panda is the eldest son of the current Zulu King Mpanda. He grew up in an environment of internal and external troubles in his teenage years. His father once betrayed his uncle Ding Gang, surrendered to the Boer colonists, and Under the support of the colonial leader Antilles Pretorius, he sat on the throne of Zulu King in 1838.

It is precisely because of this superior position that his father succumbed to the Boers and ceded the land to the Boer colonists and the British again and again.

In 1838, the **** war between the Transvaal Republic and the Zulu Kingdom occurred. The Zulu Kingdom actually killed more than 3,000 people in the battle, while the Transvaal Republic established by the Boers did not die, so the whole country was frightened. In the Zulu Kingdom, the upper echelons even chose to swallow the pressure of the Transvaal Republic step by step.

The Boers continued to encroach on and occupy the land of the Zulu Kingdom, and it also happened from time to time when the Zulu Kingdom competed for their land, the British and the cloth colonial expansion was increasing day by day, the Zulu country was facing the threat of the kingdom, and Kaizhiwayo was worried. He somewhat misses the majesty and dignity of the Zulu Kingdom in the time of his uncle Ding Gang.

In the mid-1950s, the Zulu Kingdom fought over the succession of the throne. In the end, he won, and his father, who was criticized by his supporters, finally agreed to regent Zulu Kingdom, and the people around him were united. Around him, it can be said that although his father is sitting in the position, he is in charge of the country, and his father has become his puppet.

This time was the final result of the Zulu Congress, which began in 1856, and Kaizhiwayo was in charge of state affairs.

Kaizhiwayo saw the continuous territorial expansion of the British and Boer colonists. Basutoland and Sigriqualand have been annexed one after another, and the qiyi led by Nantarang Garibale has also been adopted by the British. repression.

I feel deeply that my lips are dead and my teeth are cold, and it is at stake.

So the first thing he started after taking power was to rebuild the army. He used livestock to exchange with Yingbu people for a large number of guns and a large amount of ammunition. He let a large number of Zulu Wangdao work in the two places, and all the money he earned bought guns and ammunition belts. Back to the Zulu Kingdom.

However, everything changed soon after, in 1858, his country had a group of strange guests, who claimed to be here to save the Zulu Kingdom, from the Netherlands, one of the most developed countries in Europe.

Almost 80% of the Boers in the north are of the same race as them, and they claim to help the Zulu kingdom develop into a powerful country.

The premise is that they must ease relations with the Boers and cooperate with the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

In the end, under the temptation of the Dutch's sophisticated weapons and the interests of reconciliation after secret negotiations with the Boers, Kazwayo compromised.

The reason is that the Transvaal Republic established by the Boers is willing to give up part of its territory to the Zulu Kingdom, but the premise is that the two countries must form an alliance against the United Kingdom.

Even under such circumstances, how could he refuse.

He took back a large area of ​​​​the northwest occupied by the Boers to defend the territorial integrity of the Zulu Kingdom. The Zulu Kingdom under his leadership gradually established a system that has always been able to use spears and modern firearms, and the number of people has reached 30,000. powerful army.

I thought it could continue like this. With the Zulu Kingdom's 500,000 Zulu population and 30,000 troops, as long as he was given time, he would definitely develop stronger. However, recently, for some unknown reason, the British keep begging him. Secret talk against the Boers.

Originally, based on the idea of ​​​​virtual and arrogant, he wanted to talk to him casually, but as he went deeper, he found that he was actually moved by what he was told, especially because there were so many British people, as long as they defeated the Delanz founded by the Boers. The Republic of Wa, where the whole country will be divided equally, the east will belong to the Zulu Kingdom, and the west will belong to the United Kingdom.

Fortunately, he finally suppressed his heartbeat, because he thought of a question, was there any spies from the Boers and the Dutch around him, and when he thought of the ruthlessness and cunning of those Dutch people over the years, he couldn't help but feel a cold wind blowing through him. .

So everything started to follow the steps.

When the negotiation went into the evening, both parties agreed to start talking again the next day.

Just when he woke up the next day, thinking that he was going to lie to the snake again, but a news came, but he was completely powerless.

Because, the younger brother of Shep Stone, the British governor of the Cape of Good Hope, who was chatting and laughing with him yesterday, died in the spear projection technique specially used by the Zulu people.

What made him tremble the most was that there were more than 1,000 British soldiers and civilians in East London occupied by the British, and they all died in the same way. All of them had long hairs piercing their hearts.

Now, he knew that his position had been determined, and the position of the Zulu Kingdom he led was also destined to be declared to the world, just like the Boers' alliance oath.

"Damn Boers, the means are really despicable This time, even jumping into the Indian Ocean can't be washed away"

March 2, 1862.

Just when the whole world was shocked by the record breaking of the Netherlands and the Tsarist Empire, and high-level officials from many countries predicted how the British would react to the Netherlands, a piece of news was bombarded by Europeans at a very fast speed. In the sky, people from all over the world were dizzy and dizzy.

Newspaper reports and oral traditions spread rapidly among Europeans and Americans.

Known as the most powerful country in the world, the British Empire has rarely suffered major casualties for many years. Even when it helped the Ottoman Empire to fight against the Russian Empire, more than 1,000 people died in one fell swoop, not to mention being looked down upon by others. The indigenous people of the Zulu Kingdom.

So the British were thrown into the Atlantic Ocean. If it was said that the Netherlands was a peaceful shame, then this is a direct slap in the face. When the British saw their partners in other European countries, they would feel that they seemed to be inwardly. A deep sarcasm.

At this time, the members of the British chivalry government and army who have always refused to admit defeat will naturally not give up.

After receiving Shep Stone's detailed report, he naturally did not like the Zulu Kingdom because of his brother's death, so he introduced the original alliance partner, but did not expect the Zulu Kingdom to be dissatisfied and biased. Words, etc., describe what happened with hostility.

So, with the approval of Queen Victoria, the British war machine started.

The goal this time is: the Zulu Kingdom composed of the southernmost indigenous peoples in Africa!

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