Chapter 496 The Power of the Tofu Dregs Project

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

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

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

Bring one by one, and it won't be long before all the European countries come in, and the alliance becomes useless.

There is no need to say that the British people have a talent for trouble, they are always thinking about doing things. As allies with them, you must always be vigilant, and you will be tricked if you are not careful. This is not much safer than being an enemy.

The changing situation in Europe still affected the war in South Africa. Viscount Fickney's second plan had no place since the British had reinforced a group of Indian regiments.

Even if the flaws were deliberately revealed, the British did not intend to go out to the city for a decisive battle. There is a lot to let you change, I mean to stay still.

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

The British, who have eased their logistical pressure, have not been idle. They are stocking up supplies for the winter, and it seems that they are going to fight a protracted war.

Up to now, the war has also changed. A group of Indian soldiers and black soldiers are often seen in melee, and the troops of the British and Burmese countries have become supervising teams.

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

There is no way, if this consumption continues, the first person who can't hold it will definitely be Austria. Conscription is difficult, and cannon fodder is not enough.

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 declined.

The war has come to this point, and the colonial government has provided millions of cannon fodder successively, and almost all the tribes that can be found have been recruited once.

These units were either lost in early battles, fell in siege battles, or were executed by overseers. The current speed of recruitment has not kept up with the consumption speed of the front line.

Of course, with such a large casualty, the number of deserters in the cannon fodder force is naturally not a small number. South Africa is so big that if you just dig into the mountains and forests, it will be a hiding place.

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

Needless to say, there are no immigrants in the newly occupied British South Africa, and the victims naturally became the local indigenous tribes.

The defeated soldiers also have to eat. Although the food in the jungle is plentiful, if there are too many defeated soldiers, it will not be enough.

If you don't have enough food, you can only go out and grab it. Naturally, no one in the Boer Republic army 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 strong eat the weak. Without the young and strong indigenous tribes, the blood mold will come. These deserters dare not make mistakes when facing the Boer Republic army, and they are not soft when facing their own people.

No, you can't count yourself. As long as the same tribe is their own, the others are enemies. It is natural to be fierce in dealing with the enemy. For a time, the surrounding area of ​​Cape Town was in chaos, and I don’t know how many tribes went to perish.

This kind of change, Viscount Fickney is ignorant, he does not care about the internal disputes of the indigenous tribes. Unable to conquer Cape Town for a long time, Viscount Fickney is under great pressure.

It is almost impossible to get the British to concede defeat. The enemy has maritime superiority, unless Britain and Austria are completely torn apart and the Austrian African colonial troops join the war, with the strength in his own hands, Viscount Fickney has no confidence in pushing horizontally.

More pressure than him is the Governor of Delphi. In any case, Viscount Fickney still won the battle. It is nothing more than a matter of the size of the victory.

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

If you have a satellite map, you will find that the original Cape Town, most of which fell into the hands of the "Boers", and only a small area in the hands of the British.

It's just that this has no effect. There are still a lot of reinforced concrete fortresses behind. From Cape Town to the Cape of Good Hope, all of them are fortresses and bunkers.

The quality is not available, but the quantity is enough! The turtle tactics of the Governor of Delphi seem to be inconspicuous, but the practicality is still unremarkable.

Of course, this tactic is only within the reach of the wealthy British. Don't look at the fortresses of these tofu dregs projects, almost all raw materials are shipped from outside.

For example, cement and steel bars are shipped from the mainland, and the transportation distance alone will increase the cost.

Projects have become tofu dregs, which are all forced out. The sand and gravel are sourced locally, and the quality of the sea sand itself is not up to the mark. When the quantity is not enough, soil is used to make it up, and seawater is used to replace it because of the lack of water.

Too much helplessness has been added together, making the fortresses built by the British in the later period more and more rubbish. Many times they only pursue quantity and do not consider quality at all.

However, the army of the Boer Republic that is attacking is still ignorant of these issues. After all, it has been willing to be tough in the early stage, and now it is fighting in the streets, and has not yet come into contact with these real bean dregs projects.

Now that you know it's a bean dregs project, why do you still need to repair it? There are many reasons for this, relying on defense

Fortifications deter the enemy, and use temporary fortresses for strategic deception.

This is the reason that Governor Delphi reported to the London government, and it can only be regarded as a make-believe.

This level of strategic deception may be effective before it erupts. The war has already started. As long as the shells fly past, the reality will soon be exposed.

But the fortress still needs to be repaired, otherwise the capitalists who improve the raw materials, how can they make money? These special businesses are all domestic bigwigs.

The kind-hearted Governor of Delphi would never do anything to cut people's fortunes. This is also the reason why he is nervous now. Once the last area of ​​Cape Town falls, the tofu dregs project behind it will be exposed.

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

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

The cruel reality made the Governor of Delphi pin his hopes on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As long as the Vienna government is settled, the "Army of the Boer Republic" outside the city will disperse immediately.

I really thought that with a vest, I don't know who is who? If the Boers were so strong, they wouldn't have to move inland back then.

"Your Excellency the Governor, this negotiation went very smoothly, but it did not involve the South African issue. The Austrians insisted that it was the Boers who were fighting against us. If they want to negotiate, they will talk to the government of the Boer Republic."

Will was very depressed, and everyone was reluctant to lift the lid. Negotiations for the South African war are simply impossible to start.

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

The London government, unable to save face, put the issue on hold. This is only a superficial statement, and Governor Delphi is very clear that the real reason is that no one wants to take the blame.

All failures on the battlefield, how can there be good fruit to eat at the negotiating table? On the South African issue, Britain's concession has become inevitable. If it suffers from a loss in the signed treaty, it will be a stain that cannot be washed away in the diplomatic career.

It is the instinct of politicians to tend to interests, and Governor Delphi sees it easily and does not complain. After taking a deep sigh, he said, "Forget it, things have come to an end!

Will powers 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 South Africa strategy is completely bankrupt, and as the front-line executor, Governor Delphi must be responsible for this.

But it is better to negotiate now than to negotiate after the defeat of the war. If he was pushed all the way to the Cape of Good Hope by the enemy, and if he didn't want to go to a military court, the Governor of Delphi would have to die in battle and give an account to the country.

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

There are many people who have lost battles, and not everyone should be held accountable. The only problem with Governor Delphi is that he initiated the war and failed to win it.

As long as you sign a barely passable treaty and go back to China to avoid the limelight for a few years, the matter will be over.

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

In the current crisis, the British are still efficient and put forward a negotiation request to the opposite "Boer Republic government" on the same day.

After receiving an invitation to negotiate from the British, Viscount Fickney was stunned. For this war, he also tried his best, but he couldn't think of a way to win Cape Town. He didn't expect that the British would admit defeat.

Negotiations must be negotiated. It is impossible to seize Cape Town by force, and it is no longer necessary to continue fighting.

The Austrian nobles who participated in this war all had their own family business and could not leave for too long. The military merit was almost enough, and their goal was completed. Continue to fight with the British, no one will be able to talk about it.

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

The information is asymmetrical, and Viscount Fickney naturally does not dare to take risks. Otherwise, he might take a gamble and launch an all-out attack to drive the British out of South Africa at all costs.