The strongest fortress was always breached from the inside, and Governor Delphi naturally understood this simple truth. From the beginning, he was not prepared to fight a battle with the Austrians in Africa.

Perhaps the Royal Navy can suppress the Austrian Navy and even block most ports, but they still have no chance of winning.

Don't look at the total population of South Africa exceeds 2.5 million, most of which are black. In the mid-19th century, there were more than 100,000 white talents in the Cape Town area, including the Boers.

Under pressure from Austria to immigrate, the London government has also accelerated its pace of immigration. Unfortunately, the UK has a limited population and too many colonies.

There are too many places they need to take into account at the same time. First, Australia and Canada have discovered gold, followed by New Zealand, India and other regions. When it is South Africa's turn, there are few immigrants.

This is also the reason why Governor Delphi is worried. Whether he wants it or not, insufficient immigration has become the main factor restricting the development of South Africa.

The original space-time and South Africa developed in the late 19th century. The world's largest gold mine group was discovered, which attracted a large number of immigrants.

At this time, South Africa does not have much advantage over other parts of Africa, at least in the minds of the people.

Delphi asked earnestly: "Blair, how is the plan going? Are they willing to work with us?"

Facing the expectant Governor Delphi, Blair lowered his head and replied for a while: "I'm sorry, Governor, our plan has failed.

Austria's penetration of Transvaal and Olenge was even more powerful than expected. We had just come into contact with them and the news appeared in the newspaper.

You know, the grudges between us and the Boers cannot be resolved in just a few words. After the news was leaked, the friends we contacted did not dare to act rashly."

There are worlds where there are people, and there are many Boers who oppose cooperation with Austria. But this does not mean that they can cooperate with the British.

Originally, these Boers were unwilling to be British, so they were forced to move to the inland areas. They naturally would not have a good impression of the British who had seized their homes.

The people's anti-British sentiment was already strong. With Austria's intervention, anti-British has become the political correctness of Transvaal and Olenge.

After the news leaked, those who were preparing to cooperate with the British were trapped in a whirlpool of public opinion and were unable to protect themselves, so naturally they did not dare to continue to act.

As for the threat from the British, it is a pity that Austria is the boss on the African continent. Transvaal and Olenchi are both landlocked countries. No matter how powerful the Royal Navy is, it cannot reach the shore.

Just the British in the Cape Town area need to think about this issue carefully.

This result was beyond the expectations of Governor Delphi. He was originally planning to bribe the anti-Austrian factions among the Boers, provoke conflicts between the two sides, and force Transvaal and Olenge to fall to them.

With the Boers as a buffer, Britain's rule in South Africa became stable. Austria was also overwhelmed and was unable to retaliate in a short period of time.

The future is the next issue, and Governor Delphi doesn't feel that he needs to think so much. It is urgent to stabilize the situation at the lowest cost.

Governor Delphi complained: "It seems that we are in great trouble. If we don't solve the two threats of Transvaal and Olenchi, we will not be able to sleep well.

Damn Boers, wouldn't they be a buffer country? They have to turn to Austria. Do you really think we are easy to bully?"

If the Boers knew what he thought, they would definitely be very unfair. They have always been neutral!

It is normal to get close to Austria. In addition to the feelings of the people, they also need trade.

As small landlocked countries surrounded by Britain, Austria and Portugal, they are not close to Austria. Could they run to hug the Portuguese thighs?

The explanation was useless. When they turned to Austria, they were in danger of British rule in Cape Town, a reality that was more convincing than any reason.

Blair proposed: "His Governor, the relationship between the Lebours and Austria has failed, and now we can only start the backup plan as soon as possible.

Before the Austrian annexation of the Boers, taking action to interrupt their cooperation is now an opportunity.”

It is indeed an opportunity. The African continent is really too big. Although the Austrians are working hard to build railways, they still cannot solve the transportation problem.

In Zimbabwe and Botswana, the Austrians can use very limited power. It is not that there are no large army, but the main poor transportation limits the number of troops sent.

This is also the real reason why Austria has expanded to its limit. Don’t look at Austria’s many immigrants on the African continent. Once it is dispersed, there will be not many in a region.

If you want to find these settlements, it is enough to set out along the river. Areas without rivers basically have not developed much.

Before Austria solves traffic problems, pulling out two nails, Transvaal and Olenge, is the backup plan for the British.

"Why!"

Delphi sighed and said, "Start prepare. The cabinet has agreed to our plan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will cooperate with us."

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In Portugal, King Louis is now very panicked. When people sit at home, disaster comes from heaven.

Britain and Austria are competing for South Africa, and now they need to take sides.

Don’t think that Portugal is just a small country, and its influence in Europe is very limited. However, when it comes to the African continent, especially in South Africa, the Portuguese have a say.

They are able to protect Mozambique and Angola by relying not only on flexible diplomatic means, but more on their own strength.

Perhaps this little strength is nothing to go to the European continent, but it cannot be underestimated in the African continent. If they do not have the strength, no matter how good their diplomatic work is, they will be snatched away.

His family knows his family affairs. Now Portugal is unable to compete with Britain, France and Australia for overseas colonies. Louis I has been in a state of business over the years.

With good relations with both Britain and Austria, the Portuguese colonies on the African continent were not violated.

Now the British want them to take sides, and the London government wants to gain support from Portugal and Africa to drive Austria out of South Africa.

Not to mention whether it can be done or not, just to directly face Austria, Louis I was timid.

As for their pink map plan, connecting Angola and Mozambique, he had long given up. It is no longer the era of Portugal, and it would be good to be able to maintain its existing foundation.

It would be hard to live a life between two empires, otherwise Louis would be strong inside and might collapse directly.

Louis was not interested in the promises given by the British.

Perhaps Britain and Portugal can suppress the Austrians in South Africa, but what should we do if we are retaliated afterwards?

Relying on the protection of the British, isn’t it a sheep entering the tiger’s mouth? The original time and space Portugal was forced to turn to the British, and as a result, a large amount of wealth in the colony was seized by the British.

The consequences are even more serious now. Once they join forces with the British, the Angola region will soon be over. The Congo region, which has been run by Austria for many years, has now been able to support a war of 100,000 people.

The Mozambique region will not be better. There are too many areas bordering Portugal and Austria, and once conflict arises, Portugal will never have peace.

Louis I did not believe that the British who promised to protect their colonies would really go to war with Austria for them.

Even if the conflict of interest in South Africa is so serious, both sides are restraining and not fighting directly on the surface is enough to explain everything.

Moreover, Portugal and Austria also had friendship. When Austria took the colonial pace, it received support from Portugal. Franz publicly made a promise: he would not plot against any colonies in Portugal.

Louis I could trust this declaration. After so many years, Austria has never reached out to their colonies.

In Louis I's view, breaking this favorable situation was completely unworthy of the loss.

Moreover, even if Portugal really gains the Zambia region, connecting Angola and Mozambique together may not be a good thing.

The buffering between the great powers is difficult, especially those who have stood in the team, can only be tied to the British and bear the revenge of Austria.

This is not what Louis I wanted, but it is not easy to reject the British. With the style of John Bull, how could he easily let them go?
Chapter completed!