The Rise of the Empire

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

As in history, in early 1895, Rhodes and a group of British mine owners, in conjunction with the Outlanders Reform Committee in Johannesburg, planned an attack on the Boers. After almost a year of preparation, the attack on the Boer Transvaal Republic was finally launched in December 1895, with nearly 700 mercenaries and villains under the leadership of Rhodes' gold medalist Jameson. The troops killed the Boer homeland.

Due to the poor domestic and foreign environment, at the last moment before the plan was implemented, Colonial Secretary Chamberlain cancelled the mission, but sadly, there is no global communication in this era. Before Jameson, who was far away on the other side of the world, could receive Chamberlain's orders, the battle was over.

Who is Kruger? In history, he is also a powerful figure who has been torn apart for 3 years in South Africa with tens of thousands of troops and the mighty 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 troops will naturally have no return when facing the well-prepared Boers. In addition to the nearly 200 people who were killed, the remaining 500 people were captured throughout the process.

The Outlanders Reform Committee, which is located in Johannesburg as an internal response, was also wiped out. The defeat of this battle immediately became the number one scandal in European politics! The mastermind behind the incident, Rhodes, also lost his post in the colonial government of South Africa. Chamberlain immediately said that he did not know.

If we look at the historical context, the bear child William II will publish the telegram to Kruger on January 4, 1896! Then the Kruger telegram incident finally triggered various potential and apparent contradictions between Britain and Germany, and finally led to a series of diplomatic events. This meant the beginning of the feud between Germany and Great Britain. All kinds of contradictions and hostility began to transfer to the people.

But in this plane, Frederick III is still on the throne, William II is very hostile to the British, and he also has ideas for the Boers, but it is of no use. Frederick III took care of the British, expressing his concerns and concerns about German interests in the region to the British through private channels. The British side just had an accident, and they wished to suppress it beforehand. At the same time, the relationship between Russia and Germany is already very close. Salisbury is also worried that the excessive persecution will lead to an alliance between Russia and Germany!

Therefore, after some weighing, the British decided to suspend their actions against the Boers, on the one hand, to ease the resulting conflict between Britain and Germany, and on the other hand, the actions against the Boers were immature. You must know that since the Kruger telegram was issued in history, it has led to the confrontation in the eyes of the British-German relationship, but also made the British and the Boers realize that the problem cannot be solved by negotiation, so everyone began to prepare. From 1996 to 1999, the two sides prepared for three years!

Although the wheel of history has undergone some deviations, 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 adequate. Of course, this is a later story, let's not 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 commercial and material support, but he refused to make a more obvious political statement. The Crown Prince praised our actions a lot, but because of his status, it didn't help." Shi Mu's words revealed a deep sense of disappointment and dissatisfaction.

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

"Compared to the German government, the support of the Bavarian royal family is more practical. They agreed to train the army for us in the name of volunteers, and the one sent here is Colonel von Kaliput of Bavaria. He once participated in the Franco-Prussian War, And he served as a commander in the Sino-Japanese War in the Far East. He has very rich combat experience, and he is not only one person, but also a team. And the Bavarian arsenal will also be open to us, and the weapons they sell to us are only better than their own use. It has shown enough goodwill that in the future, even if we arm the entire Boers, there will be no shortage of weapons." Shimutzi said.

"But how many people are all the Boers together. We are facing an empire." Kruger sighed. The British are fierce. But I don't know how fierce it is, because the last time I showed my power was when the Black Sea and the French beat the Russians violently. The Crimean War was so fierce. After so many years, the British Empire did not make a move. The once illustrious martial arts seem to have been forgotten.

It was not until the Sino-Japanese War between the Qing Dynasty and the Sino-Japanese War that the influence and control of the British became apparent again. After the Germans successfully beat the Japanese on the battlefield, they had to choose to compromise under the threat of the British. Although the two sides subsequently fought openly and secretly, except for the last three countries to intervene in the Liaoning, the British had no choice but to compromise. It is the steady control of the situation.

And after this incident. Krueger was clearly aware that once the British and Borealis went to war, the help provided by European powers such as Germany was very limited, and the so-called goodwill was more in words. There seems to be no country in the world that dares to challenge the British Empire directly. So Krueger was on his own, and some of the advice that Prince Ruprecht once made began to resurface in his mind.

"I heard that the Namibian book, Germans and black people get along very well?" Kruger asked a question that seemed to be off topic.

"It's like this, I have discussed these things with Dr. Itmel. Black people's requirements are really not high. As long as they can eat enough and support their families, they will stand on our side. In terms of efficiency, limited investment is required. It is more efficient to work to make blacks more pleasant than to directly squeeze. It is also easier for us to get the support of blacks. We Boers only have more than 200,000 people in total, and there are more than 4 million black people around.”

"Even if we can only attract one-twentieth of them, we can make up for the human resource gap caused by the war. We have money, and it is very cost-effective to let black people help us transport materials, take care of logistics, and do pastoral work. , if I can't stop the British, then everything we pay will be quickly recovered, and if I can't stop the money, no amount of money will be prepared for others." Mr. Smuts did not know why He asked this question, but he said it very honestly. No exaggeration, no cover-up.

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