France and Russia began to move closer, which also accelerated the negotiations between Britain and Austria. In order to increase the voice, the British were even preparing to pull the Prussians into the alliance.

There is no doubt that this has been strongly opposed by France and Austria. The cake is so big, and it is already very difficult to divide the three families. How could it be possible to put another competitor in?

If the Kingdom of Prussia joined the alliance, would the Russian Empire also join? The Russians came in, and the Nordic Federation could enter the market.

If you bring one, it won’t take long for all European countries to come in, and this alliance will become useless.

The British people have no idea about their talent for making trouble, and they are always thinking about making trouble. Being ally with them, you must always be vigilant and be cheated if you are accidentally cheated. This is no safer than being an enemy.

The situation in Europe changed, which affected the South African War. Since the British reinforced a group of Indian legions, Viscount Fickney's second plan has no place to be used.

Even if the flaws are revealed on purpose, the British have no intention of leaving the city to fight. It means that I will remain unmoved if you change so much.

As time goes by, the population in the Cape Town area has also plummeted. War refugees have moved to John Cattle, and the rest are all troops.

The British, whose logistics pressure was relieved, were not idle and were stocking up supplies for the winter. It seemed that they were going to fight a protracted war.

Now, the war has also changed. A group of Indian soldiers and black soldiers are often seen fighting in a melee, and the armies of both Britain and Burmese have become supervising teams.

Cannon fodder does not feel sorry for cannon fodder except the financial department. The strategic bankruptcy that originally wanted to use cannon fodder troops to increase casualties and force the British to withdraw.

There is no way. If you continue to waste this, Austria will definitely not be able to hold on. The recruitment work is difficult and there is not enough cannon fodder.

The African continent was originally vast and sparsely populated, and coupled with the previous immigration strategy, the number of indigenous people in the Austrian colonies decreased.

Since the war has gone on, the colonial government has provided millions of cannon fodder one after another, and almost all the tribes found have been conquered once.

These troops either lost in the early battles, fell down in the siege, or were executed by the supervising team. The current recruitment speed can no longer keep up with the consumption speed of the front line.

Of course, with such great casualties, there are naturally quite a few deserters in the cannon fodder force. South Africa is so big that just leaping into the mountains and forests is a place to hide.

As long as they hide in the mountains and forests, the Boer Republic army has no way to continue chasing. As long as they are not running together in groups, it is still easy to hide.

Needless to say, the harm of the defeated troops has not yet been immigrated in the British South African region that had just been occupied, and the disaster naturally became the local indigenous tribes.

The defeated soldiers also have to eat. Although the food in the jungle is abundant, there will be no enough distribution if there are too many defeated soldiers.

If there is insufficient food, I can only go out and rob it. Naturally, no one in the Bourne Republic army dares to move. He takes cold weapons and runs to rob the modern army unless he can't figure it out.

The law of the jungle is the prey of the weak. Without the strong indigenous tribes, these deserters dare not act rashly when facing the army of the Boer Republic, and are not ruthless when facing their own people.

No, it cannot be considered one's own people. As long as the same tribe is one's own people, the rest are enemies. Naturally, it will be fierce to treat the enemy. For a time, the surrounding areas of Cape Town were in chaos, and I don't know how many tribes were heading for destruction.

Viscount Ficney knew nothing about this change, and he did not care about the internal disputes of the indigenous tribes. He was unable to conquer Cape Town for a long time, and the pressure on Viscount Ficney increased greatly.

It is almost impossible to make the British admit defeat. The enemy has a maritime advantage unless the British and Austrian countries completely break up and the Austrian African colonial forces participate in the war. Viscount Ficney has no confidence in pushing the enemy with their own strength.

The one who was more stressed than him was Governor Delphi. No matter what, Viscount Ficney still won the battle, but it was nothing more than a matter of the size of the battle. Governor Delphi was defeated all the way.

The siege that lasted for almost half a year was not without effect. Looking at the shells and lives, Cape Town was almost destroyed.

If there is a satellite map, you will find that most of the original Cape Town City fell into the hands of the "Boers" and only a small area was controlled by the British.

But this has no effect. There is a lot of reinforced concrete fortresses behind it. From Cape Town to the Cape of Good Hope, there are fortress bunkers at first glance.

The quality is not good, but there are enough quantities! Governor Delphi's turtle tactics seem inconspicuous, but the practicality is still undeniable.

Of course, this tactic is only affordable for wealthy British people. Don’t look at these fortresses of shoddy projects. Almost all the raw materials are transported from outside.

For example: cement and steel bars are transported from the local area, and the transportation distance alone increases the cost.

The project turned into tofu dregs, which were forced out. The sand and gravel were made locally, and the quality of sea sand was not up to standard. When the quantity was insufficient, use soil to make up, and because of lack of water, use sea water to replace it.

Too many helplessness added together, making the forts built by the British later on more and more garbage. Many times, they only pursue quantity and do not consider quality at all.

However, the Boer Republic army, which is attacking, is still ignorant of these problems. After all, they were willing to be tough in the early stage and are now fighting street battles, and have not yet been exposed to these real bean dregs projects.

Since we know it is a bean dregs project, why do we need to repair it? There are many reasons for this. We rely on fortifications to deter the enemy and use temporary fortifications to carry out strategic deception.

This is the reason why Governor Delphi reported to the London government, and it can only be regarded as a barely doubling.

This level of strategic deception may be effective before the outbreak. The war has begun. As long as the shells fly over, the virtual and the real will be exposed soon.

But the fortress still needs to be repaired, otherwise how can capitalists who increase raw materials make money? These special businesses are all from domestic big names.

Governor Delphi, who was kind to others, never did anything to cut off people's wealth. This is also the reason why he is nervous now. Once the last area of ​​Cape Town is lost, the tofu project behind will be exposed.

The fortifications costing millions of pounds are vulnerable on the battlefield, so it is difficult for Governor Delphi to retreat safely. He will take the blame.

"Will, how is the negotiations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Austrians going forward?"

The cruel reality made Governor Delphi place his hope on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As long as the Vienna government is settled, the "Bour Republic Army" outside the city will soon disperse.

I really thought that if I brought a vest, I didn’t know who was who? If the Boers were so strong, they wouldn’t have to move inland back then.

"Governor General, the negotiations went very smoothly, but they did not involve the South African issue. The Austrians insisted that the Boers were fighting with us. If they wanted to negotiate, they would negotiate with the Government of the Boer Republic."

Will was very depressed and no one was willing to uncover the cover. There was no way to start the negotiations on the South African war.

Unless they are willing to let go of their faces, follow the Austrians' advice, and negotiate with the "Buler Republic Government".

The London government could not hide its face, so it put the problem on its back. This was just a superficial statement. Governor Delphi was very clear about the real reason that no one was willing to take the blame.

All the failures on the battlefield, how can there be good results on the negotiating table? On the South African issue, Britain's concessions have become inevitable. If you suffer losses in the contract signed, it will be a stain that cannot be washed away in your diplomatic career.

It is the instinct of politicians to be interested. Governor Delphi was open and did not complain. After sighing deeply, he said, "Forget it, things have come to this point and are unable to turn things around!

Will generated electricity to the London government. In order to safeguard the interests of the empire and reduce the losses caused by the war, the Cape Town Colonial Government applied for diplomatic negotiations with the Boer Republic."

This means that the British's South African strategy has gone bankrupt in full, and as a front-line executor, Governor Delphi is definitely responsible for this.

However, negotiations are better now than negotiations after the war fails. If they are pushed to the Cape of Good Hope by the enemy all the way, if they don’t want to go to the military court, Governor Delphi will have to die in the battlefield and give an explanation to the country.

Since this is the case, it is better to take the initiative to take responsibility. Just because this war has fed many powerful people, his ending will not be too miserable.

There were so many people who lost the war, and not everyone would be held accountable. The only problem with Governor Delphi was that he took the initiative to provoke the war, but he was unable to win the war.

Just sign a barely acceptable treaty and return to China to avoid the limelight for a few years, and things will be over.

Governor Delphi has a backstage, and when the limelight passes, he can continue to be an official.

In the crisis, the British were still efficient and made negotiation requests to the opposite "Boer Republic Government" on the same day.

Viscount Ficney was stunned after receiving the negotiation invitation from the British. He also tried his best to win the war, but he could not think of a way to win Cape Town. He did not expect that the British would admit defeat.

Negotiations are necessary, and it is impossible to seize Cape Town by force. There is no need to continue fighting.

The Austrian nobles who participated in this war all had their own family businesses and could not leave for too long. After almost enough military achievements were made, their goals were achieved. If they continued to fight with the British, no one would have a good idea.

The British's tofu project is really easy to deal with. The problem is that Viscount Ficney and others don't know at all, and they think they are all real fortresses.

Viscount Ficney naturally dared not take risks because of information asymmetry. Otherwise, he would have really been able to take a gamble and launch a full-scale attack directly, and drive the British out of South Africa at all costs.
Chapter completed!