Chapter 170: Boer's preparation

"Smoss, what is the attitude of the German government towards us?" Kruger said anxiously to the diplomatic representative who had just returned from Germany.

  Everything is the same as in history. At the beginning of 1895, Rhodes and a group of British mine owners combined with the Outsiders Reform Committee in Johannesburg to plan an attack against the Boers. After almost a year of preparation, the attack on the Boer’s Transvaal Republic was finally launched in December 1895. Under the leadership of Rhodes’s gold medalist Jameson, nearly 700 mercenaries and villains were formed. 'S troops killed the Boers' homeland.

  Between the terrible domestic and foreign environment, at the last moment before the plan was implemented, Colonial Secretary Chamberlain cancelled the mission, but the sad thing is that there is no global communication in this era. Before Jameson, who was on the other side of the earth, had time to receive Chamberlain's orders, the battle was over.

  Who is Kruger? In history, there is also a powerful figure who has been tortured in South Africa for 3 years with tens of thousands of troops and the powerful British Empire. And the most terrifying thing is that this guy finally ran away! Rhodes can be called a second-rate plan, and the third-rate quality of the troops faced the Boers who had been prepared for a long time. Except for nearly 200 people who were killed, the remaining 500 people were taken prisoner.

  The Foreigner Reform Committee, which was located in Johannesburg as a domestic response, was also wiped out. The failure of this battle immediately became the number one scandal in European politics! Rhodes, the master behind the incident, also lost his position in the colonial government of South Africa. And Chamberlain immediately said that he did not know.

  If you look at it in the context of history, the bear child William II will release the telegram to Kruger on January 4, 1896! Then the Kruger Telegraph incident eventually triggered various potential and apparent contradictions between Britain and Germany, and eventually led to a series of diplomatic events. This means the beginning of the antagonism between Germany and Britain. All kinds of contradictions and hostility began to shift to the people.

  But on this plane, Frederick III is still on the throne, and William II is very hostile to the British and very thoughtful towards the Boers, but it is of no use. Frederick III took care of the British people's face and expressed his concerns to the British through private channels and his concerns about the German interests in the region. An accident has just happened to the British, and I wish it could be suppressed in advance. At the same time, the Russian-German relationship is very close. Salisbury is also worried that excessive persecution will lead to an alliance between Russia and Germany!

  So after some trade-offs, the British decided to suspend the action against the Boers. On the one hand, it was to ease the resulting conflict between Britain and Germany. On the other hand, the action against the Boers was not mature. You know, in history, since the Kruger telegram was sent out, it has caused antagonism in the relationship between Britain and Germany. At the same time, it also made the British and the Boers realize that negotiations cannot solve the problem, so everyone began to prepare. From 1996 to 1999, the two sides prepared for three years!

  Although there have been some deviations in the wheel of history, the conditions of the Boers at this time are obviously much better than in history. Although Kruger has realized that the war is inevitable, his preparation time will be longer! Also more full. Of course, this is something later, not to mention it for the time being.

"I didn't see His Majesty Frederick III, only Prime Minister Bismarck. The other party's support for us was very limited, more in commercial and material support, but refused to make a more obvious political statement. King William The prince praised our behavior, but due to our identity, it will not help." Shi Mozi's words revealed a deep disappointment and dissatisfaction.

   "So what about the attitude of the Bavarian royal family?" Kruger asked.

"Compared to the German government, the Bavarian royal family’s support is more practical. They agreed to train the army for us in the name of volunteers. The one sent here was Colonel von Carlipt from Bavaria. He had participated in the Franco-Prussian War. He also served as a commander in the Qing-Japanese War in the Far East. He has very rich combat experience, and he is not only a person, but also a team. And the Bavarian arsenal will also be open to us. The weapons they sell to us are only better than personal use. It’s 10% higher. It has shown enough goodwill. In the future, even if we arm the entire Boer, we won’t be short of weapons.” Shi Mozi said.

   "But all the Boers together are how many people there are. We are facing an empire." Kruger sighed. The British are fierce. But I don’t know how fierce it is, because the last time the Black Sea and the French beat up the Russians, the Crimean War was furious. After so many years, the British Empire did not take action. The once magnificent martial arts seems to have been forgotten.

  It was not until the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War that the influence and control of the British were revealed again. After the Germans successfully beaten the Japanese on the battlefield, they had to compromise under the threat of the British. Although the two sides subsequently engaged in a field battle, except for the intervention of the last three countries, the British had no choice but to compromise. Is steadily controlling the situation.

  And after this incident. Kruger clearly realized that once a war broke out between the British and Boss, Germany and other European powers would provide very limited help, and the so-called goodwill was more verbal. There seems to be no country in the world that dared to directly challenge the British Empire~www.wuxiaspot.com~ So Kruger can only rely on himself, and some of the suggestions made by Prince Ruprecht began to resurrect in his mind.

   "I heard that the Namibian book, Germans and blacks get along very well?" Kruger asked a question that seemed a little off topic.

"That's the case. I have discussed these things with Dr. Itmayer. Black people are really not demanding. As long as they can eat enough and support their families, they will stand by our side. In terms of efficiency, a limited amount of money will be invested. Working to make black people more enjoyable is more efficient than direct squeeze. We are also more likely to get support from black people. We Boers total only more than 200,000, and there are more than 4 million black people around."

"Even if we can only win over one-twentieth of them, we can make up for the human resource gap caused by the war. We have money. It is a very cost-effective thing for blacks to help us transport supplies, take care of logistics, and work in the countryside. If I can’t stop the British, then everything we paid will be quickly recovered, and if I can’t stop it, no amount of money will be for others.” Shi Mozi doesn’t know why the President Asked this question, but he still said very honestly. No exaggeration, no cover up.

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