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

There is no doubt that this was strongly opposed by France and Austria. The cake is so big, and it is already very reluctant for the three to divide it, how can it be possible to put another competitor in?

If the Kingdom of Prussia joined the Union, would the Russian Empire also join it? The Russians are in, and so can the Nordic Confederation.

One with the other, and it won't be long before all the countries of Europe come in, and this alliance will become useless.

The British's talent for troublemaking is not to be said, and they are always thinking about doing things. To be an ally with them, you must always be vigilant, and if you are not careful, you will be pitted, which is not much safer than being an enemy.

The changing situation in Europe still affected the war in South Africa. Since the British reinforced a number of Indian legions, Viscount Fikni's second plan was useless.

Even if the flaws were deliberately exposed, the British had no intention of going out of the city for a decisive battle. There is a great deal of change to you, and I will not move.

Over time, the population of the Cape Town area has also plummeted, and the war refugees have been transferred by John Bull, and the rest are the military.

The British, who had eased the logistical pressure, were not idle, and were stockpiling supplies for the winter, seemingly fighting a protracted war.

By now, the war has changed, and it is common to see groups of Indian and black soldiers fighting each other, and the Anglo-Burman armies have become warlords.

Cannon fodder to cannon fodder, except for the financial department, no one is distressed. The strategy that originally wanted to use cannon fodder troops to increase the casualties of the defenders and force the British to withdraw was bankrupt.

There is no way, if it continues to be consumed like this, the first one who can't hold on is definitely Austria. The recruitment work is difficult, and there is not enough cannon fodder.

The continent was already vast and sparsely populated, and the previous migration strategy led to a decline in the number of indigenous people in the Austrian colonies.

The war has been going on so far, and the colonial government has provided millions of cannon fodder, and almost all the tribes that can be found have been conscripted once.

These troops were either lost in the early battles, fell in sieges, or were executed by the Warlords. The current rate of conscription can no longer catch up with the rate of attrition at the front.

Of course, with such large casualties, the number of deserters in the cannon fodder troops is naturally not a few. South Africa is so big, if you drill into the mountains and forests, it is a hiding place.

As long as they hid in the mountains and forests, the Boer Republic Army had no way to continue the pursuit. As long as you don't run together in groups, it's still easy to hide.

Needless to say, the newly occupied British South Africa had not yet settled, and the local indigenous tribes naturally suffered.

The defeated soldiers also have to eat, although the food in the jungle is abundant, but the more defeated soldiers are not enough.

If you don't have enough food, you can only go out and grab it. Naturally, no one in the army of the Boer Republic dared to move, armed with cold weapons, and ran to rob the modern army, unless they couldn't think of it.

The law of the jungle, the law of the jungle. Without the strong indigenous tribes, these deserters did not dare to make a mistake when facing the army of the Boer Republic, and they were not soft on their own people.

No, you can't count yourself as your own. As long as those of the same tribe are their own people, everyone else is the enemy. Naturally, the enemy was treated with ferocity, and for a time the area around Cape Town was in chaos, and I don't know how many tribes went to extinction.

Viscount Fickney was ignorant of this change, and he did not care about the internal strife of the indigenous tribes. Unable to conquer Cape Town, Viscount Fikney is under great pressure.

It is almost impossible to convince the British to throw in the towel. The enemy has the superiority at sea, unless Britain and Austria completely tear their faces apart, and the troops of the Austrian African colonies enter the war, with the forces in their own hands, Viscount Fickney has no confidence to push sideways.

More pressure than him was the Governor of Delphi, in any case, Viscount Fikney still won the battle, it was nothing more than a matter of the size of the results, and the Governor of Delphi suffered defeat along the way.

The siege battle, which lasted for almost half a year, was not without effect, looking at the shells and human lives, Cape Town had been almost destroyed.

If you have 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 still in the hands of the British.

It's just that it doesn't work, and there are a lot of reinforced concrete fortresses behind it, and from Cape Town to the Cape of Good Hope, there are fortress bunkers at a glance.

The quality is not good, but the quantity is enough! Governor Delphi's turtle tactics seem to be inconspicuous, but the practicality is still not to be said.

Of course, this tactic was only played by the deep-pocketed British. Don't look at the fortress of these tofu scum projects, almost all the raw materials are transported from outside.

For example, cement and steel bars are transported from the mainland, and the cost of this transportation distance alone will go up.

The project became tofu scum, and it was all forced out. The quality of the sand itself is not good, and when the quantity is not enough, the soil is used to make up, because the lack of water is replaced by seawater.

Too much helplessness was added together, making the fortress bunkers built by the British in the later period more and more rubbish, and many times only pursuing quantity, without considering quality at all.

However, the attacking Boer Republic army still knows nothing about these problems, after all, they were willing to fight hard in the early stage, and now they are fighting in the streets, and they have not yet come into contact with these real bean dregs projects.

Since you know that it is an okara project, why do you need to repair it? There are many reasons for this, relying on fortifications to deter the enemy, and using temporary fortresses for strategic deception.

This was the reason for the Governor of Delphi's report to the London government, which could only be regarded as barely making do.

This level of strategic deception may be effective before the outbreak of war, and as long as the shells fly past, the reality will soon be exposed.

But the fortress still has to be repaired, otherwise the capitalists who raise the raw materials, what do they rely on to make money? These special businesses are all owned by domestic bigwigs.

The Governor of Delphi, who was kind to others, would never have done anything to cut off people's financial means. This is also the reason why he is nervous now, once the last area of Cape Town is lost, the subsequent tofu scum project will be exposed.

The fortifications, which cost millions of pounds, are vulnerable on the battlefield, so it will be difficult for the Governor of Delphi to retreat safely, and he has decided on this black cauldron.

"Will, how are the negotiations between the Foreign Office and the Austrians going?"

The harsh reality made Governor Delphi pin his hopes on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As soon as the Vienna government was settled, the "Boer Republic army" outside the city would soon disperse.

I really thought that if I put on a vest, I don't know who is who? If the Boers had been so strong, they wouldn't have had to move inland.

"Your Excellency the Governor, this negotiation is going very well, except that the question of South Africa has not been touched. The Austrians insisted that it was the Boers who were fighting against us, and that if they wanted to negotiate, they would talk to the government of the Boer Republic. ”

Will was very depressed, and everyone was reluctant to lift the lid. There was no way to start the negotiations on the war in South Africa.

Unless they are willing to put down their faces, listen to the advice of the Austrians, and negotiate with this vest "government of the Boer Republic".

The London government could not save face, so it put the issue on hold. This is only a superficial statement, and the Governor of Delphi knows very well that the real reason is that no one wants to carry the blame.

Having lost on the battlefield, how can there be good fruit to eat at the negotiating table? In the case of South Africa, British concessions were inevitable, and if they suffered a loss in the treaty they signed, it would be a stain that could not be washed away in their diplomatic career.

It is the instinct of politicians to tend to profit, and the Governor of Delphi sees it and does not take revenge. After sighing deeply, he said, "That's it, it's too late!"

Will sent a telegram to the London government, and in order to protect the interests of the empire and alleviate the losses caused by the war, the colonial government of Cape Town applied for diplomatic negotiations with the Boer Republic. ”

This meant that the British strategy of South Africa was completely bankrupt, and as the front-line executor, the Governor of Delphi must be responsible for this.

However, it is better to negotiate now than to negotiate after the war is lost. If he was really pushed all the way to the Cape of Good Hope by the enemy, if he didn't want to go to court-martial, the governor of Delphi would have to die on the battlefield and give an explanation to the country.

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

There are so many people who have lost the war that they have gone, and not everyone will be held accountable. The only problem with the Governor of Delphi was that he took the initiative to provoke the war and was not able to win it.

As long as you sign a barely passable treaty and return to China to avoid the limelight for a few years, the matter will pass.

The Governor of Delphi has a backstage, and when the limelight is over, he can continue to come out as an official.

At the moment of the crisis, the British were still efficient, and on the same day they made a request for negotiations with the "government of the Boer Republic" on the opposite side.

Having received an invitation to negotiate from the British, Viscount Fickney was stunned. For the sake of this war, he also tried his best, he couldn't think of a way to take Cape Town, and he didn't expect the British to admit defeat.

Negotiations must be negotiated, and it is no longer necessary to continue fighting without relying on the use of force to seize Cape Town.

The Austrian nobles who participated in this war had their own family businesses and could not leave for too long, and their military achievements were almost enough, and their goals were accomplished. If you continue to fight with the British, no one will be able to talk about it.

The tofu scum project behind the British is really easy to deal with, but the problem is that Viscount Fickney and others don't know about it at all, and they think they are all genuine fortresses.

There was an asymmetry in the information, and Viscount Fickney naturally did not dare to take risks. Otherwise, he would have taken a gamble and launched a full-scale attack to drive the British out of South Africa at all costs.