The Rise of the Empire

"The glory of the British Empire for hundreds of years has been thrown into the Indian Ocean! Our ancestors have defeated the Spaniards, defeated the Dutch for a while, and smashed the Napoleon Empire that made the whole of Europe tremble. In Kerry Mia! At the door of the Russians, we repaired the Russians with naval guns and rifles! And now? Decades have passed! Our army was defeated by a group of herdsmen in South Africa! A group of Dutchmen Descendants! This is unforgivable!" When the news of the Battle of Bloemfontein reached London, the extremely angry Salisbury angrily threw the documents in his hand beside Chamberlain, the colonial secretary. \u003c/p\u003e "What do you say? It only takes half a year to completely solve the Boers! Then we will get the gold mines of the whole South Africa! Our annual income will increase by at least 5 million pounds! But now? Two consecutive defeats, We have lost 40,000 troops! The cost of the war has been as high as 35 million pounds! And the Boers have reached the Orange River! Where will they go next? East London? Or Cape Town?"\u003c/p\u003e" Your Excellency Prime Minister, although our troops in South Africa have been hit hard, the Boers have also paid a heavy price. Their casualties are more than 20,000. The two Boer Republics have a total of only 220,000 people. There are no more than 600,000 people in the area. Although they repelled our attack on the frontal battlefield, they have also reached the limit of their strength. For a long period of time in the future, apart from cavalry harassment, they will not There is a big military operation going on," said General Meire, the military representative. \u003c/p\u003eFor the British Empire, the loss of face in this battle was far greater than the loss of lining. The British army lost only 20,000 people. This is indeed the biggest loss in a single British battle after the Crimean War. Even in the Napoleonic era, the British army rarely suffered such huge losses, but the past 20,000 people are nothing to the current British Empire Army. It's just that this battle broke the golden signboard of the Great Army of the British Empire. It is true that there are hundreds of battles, but the title of the Great Army is questionable. \u003c/p\u003eIn fact, the Boers also suffered a lot in this war. Although the intelligence of 20,000 casualties is a bit exaggerated, there are still 12,000, and more importantly, the consumption of ammunition and supplies. During this campaign the Boers had spent £300,000 on arms and supplies, and now there were only £1.5 million left in their coffers. Compared with money, the transportation of ammunition and supplies has also become a problem. \u003c/p\u003eThe Boers needed to obtain weapons and ammunition from the original Portuguese Mozambique and transport them all the way to the north bank of the Orange River. In order to support the cavalry in combat, they consumed a lot of livestock and transportation capacity. The fighting of the Boers has also reached its limit. They need to rest and carry out the next round of deep mobilization in the Eastern Cape area! And it all takes time! \u003c/p\u003e "So has the Army formulated a new response plan?" Saltsbury took off his eyes and wiped the sweat from his head with a towel. He knows that it is of no value to urgently pursue accountability now. How to solve the problem and how to keep the most important colony of the British Empire after India is the key! \u003c/p\u003e"In the next stage, the army hopes to take over everything in the colony. I hope that the Prime Minister and the cabinet can pass this point. We will take some extraordinary measures in the next stage, which may harm the interests of some people." General Mei Lei said carefully. \u003c/p\u003e "Tell me." Saltsbury did not immediately agree. \u003c/p\u003e"We need to fortify the walls and clear the fields. All food and supplies must be transferred to fortress towns, and all that cannot be taken away will be burned! Even water sources will be destroyed when necessary. The Boer cavalry brought them considerable Great mobility advantage,

But at the same time, it also puts more pressure on their logistics. They must obtain some supplies through looting, and what we need to do is to increase their logistics pressure. "\u003c/p\u003e "For any tribes and individuals who collude with the Boers, we must strike resolutely, and use blood and sabers to deter these people who have two hearts towards the British Empire!" All suspects will be sent to concentration camps for strict surveillance! At the same time, we can also mobilize limited cavalry into the territory of the Boers to attack! Although it will cost a lot, it is necessary to delay the opponent's action. "\u003c/p\u003e"We need more troops. The original plan of 150,000 troops is obviously not enough, because half of these troops need to be deployed in the transportation lines and important towns along the way, and the other part is transport units , In fact, the number of people who can be used for combat does not exceed 50,000, and this force is obviously not enough! We just need 250,000 troops to stabilize the situation in South Africa. "\u003c/p\u003e"A large number of cavalry, at least 3 divisions of cavalry can deal with the Boer guerrillas. At the same time, we also need to configure a large number of vehicles to tow artillery and transport supplies. The actual situation is already obvious. The capacity and speed of horses have reached their limit. If our troops want to be faster, we must have new capacity. "\u003c/p\u003e"In the end, we need to build enough and dense enough bunkers and fortifications, and then use railways and roads to link them, starting from Cape Town and pushing them directly to the Boer Republic! Slowly hang the Boers with a huge net! "General Mere told the whole plan of the British Army. \u003c/p\u003e "That's it? I thought you were going to kill all the Boers. Go ahead and do it. If something goes wrong, the imperial government will take responsibility. You just need to remember that the British Empire must win the final victory. We cannot afford to lose. coming impact. "Saltsbury said very simply.\u003c/p\u003e"We still need to solve another general problem. If this problem can be solved, the difficulty of putting down the Boer rebellion will be reduced by half! "Chamberlain, who has not spoken, said.\u003c/p\u003e"I know, you are talking about the weapons of the Boers. Yes, all kinds of evidence and speculation now point to the fact that the Germans provided the Boers with weapons and ammunition. Americans, but what can we do? Economic and trade sanctions? The empire's foreign trade with Germany is in excess. We can make a lot of money from the Germans. If it is normal, we can naturally take sanctions, but not now. "\u003c/p\u003e "On the one hand, we need to support the expansion of the Japanese fleet and prepare for war. Half of their shipbuilding funds are actually loans from the British government. On the other hand, we need to support the consumption of the Boer War!" The purse strings of the British Empire are very tight now, so let’s not mention the economic suppression for now, which has a greater impact on us. "\u003c/p\u003e "As for the exchange of political interests, it is not a last resort, because the Germans want too much, and their 3b railway ambitions are too great, and the imperial government does not want to accept it. Therefore, now the diplomatic situation is difficult to change. "The Prime Minister said with some helplessness.\u003c/p\u003eThe second one is here~~~! Please subscribe\u003c/a\u003e~~~!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e