The sudden outbreak of the plague further complicates the situation. If it was confined to South Africa, it would be fine, but if it spread to the entire African continent, Franz would cry.

There is no way, a colony is a colony, and although Austria has been operating on the African continent for more than ten years, it still cannot change the status quo of backward medical conditions.

Don't look at the small number of infected people now, but it can't stand the high mortality rate. Many patients don't know what is going on and go to God.

Franz is also a fan of the authorities, and if you look closely at the information, he can understand why the mortality rate is high.

At present, the most infected are cannon fodder troops, because they do not pay attention to hygiene and do not carry out effective treatment, and the mortality rate is naturally high.

Franz could do nothing other than order to intensify the anti-epidemic work.

Now that there is an epidemic in the "Boer Republic Army", the surrounding indigenous tribes should not want to escape, and the number of deserters in the cannon fodder army has always been high, and it is normal to leave with the virus.

Viscount Fikney has a total of 30,000 or 40,000 troops in his hands, and he has to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, so he can't leave a chance for the British, and the soldiers who can be used to take care of the cannon fodder troops are only a few thousand at most.

With a few thousand people guarding more than 100,000 or 200,000 people, it is inconspicuous to run away from 180 people, and because of the fighting, there are many casualties every day, which makes supervision even more difficult.

Unless it's a crowd running and usually a handful of people are missing, the officers don't care.

There are patrols outside, and God bless them if they encounter them, and they hide from them, even though they may not believe in God.

Franz was right, there was indeed an outbreak in South Africa, and the consequences were beyond imagination.

However, the highest mortality rate was not among the local aborigines, nor the colonists, but by the soldiers of the Indian colonial army in the city.

Poor sanitary conditions have created good conditions for the virus to breed. The small terrain, high density of people, and insufficient medical resources have brought together so many harsh conditions, which have accelerated the spread of the virus.

The real culprit for the mortality rate of Indian soldiers is caused by the lack of adaptation. Of course, it is also directly related to food, and the bureaucrats in the London government did not take into account the living habits of Indians, and directly stuffed them with potatoes and bread.

There is no way to do this, the officials of the London government don't even pay attention to their own people, let alone these cannon fodder?

Compared with the period of the Near East War, the logistics system of the British has not changed much, and it is still according to the regulations.

Relatively well, the Cape Town area at least has fresh fish supplements, which is much better than eating beef jerky every day.

Of course, most Indians don't eat beef, but the British don't give them enough logistical supplies to supply it.

No matter how rubbish the beef jerky, it is much more expensive than potatoes. This trouble is not encountered by the Indians, and the bureaucrats in London have always been cheap and cheap for them, otherwise how to make money?

As the pandemic worsened, Governor Delphi had a hard time, as the interests of the two sides were too different and negotiations were at an impasse.

The plague was spreading through the city again, and looking at the ever-increasing death toll every day, the Governor of Delphi was not feeling well.

From scratch to the present, the death toll from the plague has accumulated to 3,817, and this number is still increasing at a rate of 500 per day. If they continue like this, without the enemy attacking, they will be tormented by the plague.

The biggest problem in containing the epidemic is the lack of water, and unfortunately since the news of the outbreak of the plague in Cape Town spread, the number of supply ships coming in every day has not increased, but has decreased.

People are afraid of death, no one wants to get into the plague pile, if it is not for the impossible, the governor of Delphi himself wants to escape.

Even with a 50 per cent increase in freight costs, there are still not many people willing to take the risk of transporting supplies, which makes the situation in Cape Town even worse.

Now there are 150,000 troops in the Cape Town area, half of which are Indian colonial legions, and it is with these cannon fodder troops that the two sides have fought a stalemate.

Don't look at the fortress bunkers in the rear are all tofu scum projects, the buildings in the city are still genuine, and the Indian colonial legion is also a chess opponent against the African army.

Seeing the Red Cross flag flying outside the city, Governor Delphi was so disgusted that he wanted to order his troops to fight out.

If you win the war, it will naturally be in a good form. The enemy's siege was broken, the water crisis was freed, the population density was reduced, and the epidemic prevention work was easily done.

It's not too bad to lose. The war depleted the population, reduced the population density, and reduced the demand for fresh water resources. It has a very positive effect on epidemic prevention work.

Come to think of it, if you really did it, Governor Delphi would not dare. Now the two sides are still negotiating, and they have the courage to provoke a war, and it is good to win the war, but if they lose the military tribunal, they must go to court.

Can you win? The Governor of Delphi had already had the answer in his mind, and with the current morale of the army, going out of the city to find the Austrians for a decisive battle, the chances of mutiny were greater than the chances of victory.

In fact, since the outbreak of the war, the Governor of Delphi has suppressed five mutinies, and he really does not dare to stimulate the fragile nerves of the soldiers.

There is no way, the rabble is like that. Most of the white soldiers in the city were temporarily recruited from the colonies, or reinforcements drawn from the colonies by the London government, and the regular army was only a minority.

In the eyes of many in the London government, the suppression of the army was more important than this war. The Anglo-Boer War in the original time and space, which was fought so badly, was actually the result of the London government's suppression of the army.

If it were a regular army, and with a double superiority in strength, the Governor of Delphi would not have fought so badly, and was beaten from beginning to end.

Militarily speaking, the commander is able to retain the vast majority of his troops in the face of constant defeat, and his commander's ability is also passable. Of course, the long-distance running general is not counted, but it is not good to be able to run.

Despite being passive in the north, this sudden plague still gave impetus to the Anglo-Boer negotiation process. The deteriorating situation is also constantly refreshing the bottom line of the British.

This time, it was the colonial government of Cape Town that led the negotiations, and it had a clear understanding of the situation and did not dare to drag it out at all.

The plague had led to a reduction in the number of convoys, and Cape Town's stockpiles had not grown, but had continued to decline. Freshwater resources, in particular, are scarce.

There is no way, it is not easy to save a large amount of fresh water, so it can only be put into a reservoir or a storage tank. It's a time of war, so don't think about the reservoir.

The artillery outside the city is not vegetarian, and from time to time shells explode in the reservoir, even if you don't care about gunpowder and heavy metal poisoning, the reservoir can't store water!

The British could only build a large number of water storage tanks, which was not so easy to complete, and it was not a small project to solve the problem of drinking water for so many people.

It's not just a matter of digging a hole and solving the problem. If the leakage problem is not solved, it is estimated that the water will leak before winter.

In order to conserve water, the British army in Cape Town had long begun to limit the supply, 5 liters of water per day for white soldiers and 3 liters per day for Indian soldiers.

Just drinking water, which is almost enough, and the rest may probably be used to wipe the face, and the British soldiers can save a little and probably wipe their bodies.

This is only in theory, and domestic water is not just for drinking. It is impossible for people not to wash their clothes, wash their hands, and bathe all the time, and of course Indians do not take much bath in this era.

This supply can only guarantee survival, and nothing else can be counted on. Unless the British play with the sea down, they will not be able to meet the demand at all.

There is no way to investigate the internal situation in Cape Town, but the number of ships entering the port every day cannot be kept secret.

The number of ships entering and leaving Cape Town is decreasing every day, which is a good math problem to calculate, and everyone knows that this is a decrease in the amount of goods being transported.

Without enough supplies, Cape Town will fall sooner or later, which emboldens the "representatives of the Boer Republic" in the negotiations.

Of course, this is only theoretical, in fact, if the plague does not end for a day, the "Boer Republic Army" outside the city will not dare to attack the city for a day.

The Cape of Good Hope was important, but it was not enough for Austria to take it at all costs.

The lack of supplies is not impossible to solve, as long as the number of garrisons is reduced, anyway, the plague is the best barrier.

If the plague had been to storm the city, and by the time the Cape of Good Hope had been captured, the Boer Republic army would have been almost destroyed. This "waste" not only refers to casualties, but also to the morale of the military.

When soldiers are war-weary and unwilling to work for the country, no matter how strong the fighting force is, it will instantly become a soft-footed shrimp.

Seeing that winter was approaching day by day, the British could not hold on and had to make significant concessions.

On June 18, 1871, the British and Burkines signed an armistice in a military camp outside Cape Town, marking the end of the war, which lasted more than a year.

Treaty content:

1. The war between Great Britain and the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State was a complete accident, and for the sake of world peace, the two sides ended the war from the date of the signing of the treaty; (June 18, 1817)

2. The British side paid a ransom of 3.6 million pounds to buy back a 200-mile radius of land in Cape Town;

3. The two sides exchange prisoners of war with each other, and the ransom shall be paid in accordance with international practice for the excess number. The agreed price is: 180 pounds per soldier, and 300 pounds ~ 20,000 pounds for officers according to their rank and title.

The failure to hold accountable for the war, and the failure to mention the outcome of the war, seemed to be an insignificant skirmish, not worth mentioning.

The reality is so cruel, Britain also wants to save face, and it is not so easy for them to admit that they lost the war. Even if the colonial government of Cape Town was willing to accept it, the officials in London would not agree.

The reparations for the cession of land were absolutely impossible, and the London government could not bear the political impact of the defeat in the war, but the land ransom and the prisoner of war ransom were more acceptable.

Anyway, most of the land lost was by the South African colonial company, not the British government.

If the colonization company failed, the London government would buy back a colony from the Boers.

The ransom for prisoners of war is simpler, and European society does not exclude this. If the number of prisoners is a bit large this time, the amount of ransom paid is relatively large, and the exchange of prisoners will be over.

If it's shameless, it's a great victory. Strategically crushed the enemy's plot to plot the Cape of Good Hope and forced the enemy to abandon this unrealistic illusion.

Politics has always been like this, including the Anglo-Boer War, which can be dumped on the South African colonial company. Anyway, this unlucky company has gone bankrupt in the war, and no one will come out to defend it.

In fact, the Governor of Delphi has already begun to do it. As a qualified politician, even if you lose a war and sign an unfavorable treaty, you still have to minimize the responsibility for the war.

In any case, the Cape Town colony was saved. Although it was a miniature version, the British people would not know that no one would care about the size of the Cape Town colony, thousands of miles away.

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