The militia grouped in western Orange was composed of former Boer generals such as Schalke Beagle, Biles, and Kemp.

After the formation of the federal government, these people were excluded from the Ministry of Defense because of Roque's insistence, and they were simply unable to set foot in the core of power in southern Africa.

This result is undoubtedly unacceptable to them compared to their previous powers, and they are also the core of the "old republicans", whose core demand is to get rid of the federal government and restore the independent status of the Boer state.

If they only ask for Orange, then Roque doesn't care, independence is independence, and force these people to stay in the federal government, Roque is actually upset when he sees it, it is better to trap them in Orange to fend for themselves.

But in the demands of the "old republicans", the Transvaal is also a core interest, and its status is even more important than that of Orange, which is unacceptable to Roque.

The Transvaal is the largest Chinese community outside of Nyasaland, and even if the Transvaal had no Rand mines, Roque would not have ceded the Transvaal to the Boers.

So, unlike Ade, the contradictions between Roque and the Boers are irreconcilable.

"Kronstad has added another brigade, our current strength is simply not able to attack the Transvaal, there is no news from Southwest Africa, do you need to send someone to contact us?" Biles, the former deputy commander of the Boer coalition forces, was already gray-haired, and his leg was injured during the Boer War, and his recovery was not complete, and he needed crutches to walk normally.

"It's useless, the 6th Division is in Macron, the 11th Division is in Askem, even if Southwest Africa wants to provide us with support, it can't reach us, Locke is forcing us to go to the Cape, it's really ruthless, let us and the Cape people die together, and then the Chinese can successfully occupy Orange and Cape-" Former President Schalke Beagle had a sad face, and his whole person was gloomy, he saw through Roque's plan, but he was powerless to break the situation.

As soon as Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated, Schalke Beagle sent people to contact South-West Africa, hoping to get support from South-West Africa, at least a rifle with a longer range and greater power.

Although guns are nominally banned in southern Africa, only pistols and shotguns can be bought in gun shops, rifles and grenades are prohibited weapons, and more powerful machine guns and mortars are not even thought of.

"Then what are we waiting for, launching an attack directly on Pretoria, either we win or die a glorious death, it's better than being trapped here and nibbling potatoes." Kemp was a short, stocky young man, and of course this "young" was in his forties compared to Schalke Beagle and Biles.

The rapid development of southern Africa has nothing to do with Orange, which seems to have been forgotten by the federal government, and has hardly changed since the end of the war a decade ago.

Let's not forget that Bloemfontein is also nominally the capital of the federal government, but there are no buildings in the city that are more than 10 storeys, and it is like the countryside compared to the high-rise Cape Town and Pretoria.

Needless to say, Cape Town and Pretoria, the two capitals of southern Africa, Bloemfontein is a bit shabby compared to the capitals of other states, the tallest building in southern Africa is the 35-storey headquarters of the South African company in Salisbury, which is 155 meters high, and the tallest building in Nyasaland is the headquarters of the RAND Bank in Little Rock, which is only 22 storeys but reaches a staggering height of 130 meters.

In Port Edward, the 56-storey Los Angeles Tower, the Nyasaland Agricultural Company's headquarters, will be the tallest building in the world at 245 meters.

Skyscrapers represent the height of a country or economic development, the construction of skyscrapers not only requires strong economic strength, but also requires advanced scientific and technological level, the higher the floor, the more prosperous the economy, the more developed science and technology, and will also become a landmark building in the city.

In the past, the favorite building was the United States, and the Woolworth Building, which was just completed this year, is now the tallest building in the world, with 55 floors and 230 meters, but he will not hold this record for long, and it will be broken by the Los Angeles Building next year, the meaning of the Los Angeles Building is the city of Roque, and Los Angeles is also another name for Little Rock, one is transliteration, one is literal, and the transliteration is actually better, which is amazing.

These buildings have nothing to do with Orange, not to mention the mansions in Orange, which are now just in a state of food and clothing, and as a result, as soon as the militia is assembled, even food cannot be guaranteed, and Kemp and Schalke Beagle have to gnaw potatoes.

If you look at it this way, Orange does have a reason to rebel.

"Don't give up, we still have hope." Schalke Beagle insisted that his hope was for the Boer forces in the conscripts, the conscripts of twelve divisions in southern Africa, probably 30,000 Boer soldiers, less than two divisions.

Schalke Beagle hoped that the Boer conscripts would voluntarily give up their service to the federal government and join the rebels in their struggle for Boer independence.

In Schalke Beagle's view, this is very likely, and Schalke Beagle knows that there are officers in the Ministry of Defence who are now in contact with South West Africa.

While Schalke Beagle and Kemp were nibbling on potatoes, 300 kilometers away in Askem, the officers and men of the 11th Division were conducting patriotic education.

Don't think that imperialism does not carry out patriotic education, just like the British Expeditionary Force had to shout long live before the lights went out at night, patriotic education in southern Africa is also ubiquitous, and now more and more patriotic education in southern Africa is the mainstay, and the patriotic education in the British Empire is gradually diluted.

Troops in southern Africa have half an hour to study after dinner, and this half hour is usually used to learn culture, learn first aid in the field, and memorize military rules and disciplines.

"I came to Southern Africa with my father ten years ago, I used to live in Brest, France, if I had the choice of most French, I should go to North Africa, or to the French East Indies in the Far East, but my father is tired of this country, my grandfather died in the Franco-Prussian War, and after the war he did not get the full pension promised by the government, my father was a dock worker in Brest, he started working at five o'clock in the morning and came home at ten o'clock in the evening, and my mother had to take care of our family of six because of chronic malnutrition, One of my older brothers and a younger sister didn't have a chance to grow up—" Private Green was speaking in the barracks of the first platoon of the third company of the second battalion of the Douglas rifle regiment.

The place name Douglas, not ten but eight in southern Africa, is as common as Elizabeth and Edward, and many times the place name is the surname of the first family to settle in the area, and Green's Douglas is Douglas of Orange, and their regiment members are a bit complicated, not only soldiers from Orange, but also soldiers from the Transvaal and Natal.

"When we came to Southern Africa, our family had a farm, we had our own house. I finally don't have to squeeze into a bed with my brother in a bed of only 1.5 square meters, my brother and I joined the army, my brother is now retired and joined the umbrella to go to the Sinai Peninsula, my sister graduated from Johannesburg Medical School and now works at the Pretoria Ziwei Hospital, my father finally has his long-cherred shire horse, he will ride a horse every day and lead three hunting dogs to hunt, my mother is still worried about what to eat every night, but not because there is no food, but because there is too much food, my father can't eat all the prey, and can only pick the ones that are about to rot first, so my father is always complaining- "Grimm's voice was full of emotion, and his eyes turned red as he spoke.

"I cherish everything I have now, my mother always says thank God, I don't mean blasphemy, I used to beg God to make our lives better as soon as possible, now I don't think so, to have everything now is my own efforts and my family's own efforts, I thank the federal government, I also thank God, if anyone wants to destroy my current life, I will kill him at all costs, even if I die with him." Green was so adamant that no one would doubt his resolve.

"Green, you're not alone, we'll fight with you and take out all the enemies!" There was an immediate response, and the soldiers were excited, including Germans and Boers.

Everyone knows that the "enemy" here refers to the Germans, or to all potential enemies.

In southern Africa, however, the use of the term "German" with a clear orientation is now forbidden, and only the use of "enemy" is allowed, so Germans and Boers do not feel offended.

"Soldiers, we now have to face not only foreign enemies, but also domestic enemies, they may be our neighbors, they may be our friends, they may even be our family, we must be mentally prepared, now if anyone wants to avoid this war, then come to me to register, rest assured, even if someone registers, there will be no special targeting, the Lord will transfer you to other less sensitive areas, such as going to Port Edward to serve as a marine policeman, or to the Sinai Peninsula to ride a camel—" Company Commander Richard, a Chinese recent graduate of the Nyasaland Army Academy, wore a well-fitting 1910-style military uniform, with the exception of a silver second lieutenant on his shoulders.

"Mr. Ensign, I am a Boer, I know what we are going to do, but don't worry, I will not back down, let alone register, not all Boers are in collusion with the enemy, I am a Southern African first, and then a Boer." Sergeant Victor's speech was immediately greeted with a round of applause, and many Boer and German soldiers burst into tears with excitement, in fact, there was no clear concept of nationality in this era, and the Boer themselves were a term given by the times, unlike the Chinese, who had deep-rooted cultural traditions.

This is the core culture of the formation of the nation.