Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 781

Adelaide returned to Pretoria after all. Although Rock and Sidney Milner both wanted Adelaide to take a good rest, a country cannot live without a king. As the leader of the country, Adelaide cannot be sick , otherwise it is easy to cause various problems.

In mid-August, the rebellion in the Congo Free State had not subsided, but the Italian-Turkish war showed signs of ending.

From August 1909, the war has lasted for two years, and both Italy and the Ottoman Empire have been exhausted.

Italy couldn't fight because it ran out of money.

Before the outbreak of the Italian-Turkish War, most European countries expressed support for Italy, and some countries even coerced the Ottoman Empire to agree to Italy's request, and handed over Tripoli and Cyrenaica to Italy.

At that time, the Ottoman Empire had internal and external troubles, and the Balkan Peninsula was turbulent, which had become a powder keg that detonated Europe. The Ottoman Empire retreated steadily in North Africa, and most of the North African provinces became French colonies. Colonial opportunity.

Combining various factors, Italy is generally optimistic about the prospects of the war. The Italian government believes that only a few soldiers and a monthly fee of 30 lire can conquer Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

As a result, after the outbreak of the war, the Ottoman Empire, known as the "sick man of Europe", showed unprecedented resilience and tenacity. Although the British occupied Egypt and strictly prohibited the Ottoman Empire from providing aid to Tripoli and Cyrenaica through Egypt, the British did not block Suez. The supply of the Ottoman Empire can still reach North Africa continuously through the Suez Canal.

The development of the war also exceeded the expectations of the Italians. In the early days of the war, Italy did have an advantage with its powerful fleet and easily occupied the coastal areas of Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

However, as the war progressed, Italy discovered that the local resistance in Tripoli and Cyrenaica was very tenacious. The Ottoman Empire did not have many troops in North Africa, only 1 to [-] people, but their leaders were all accepted. Among the elite talents of modern education, Mustafa Kemal, who later established the Republic of Turkey, was among them.

Italy, which has superiority in the sea, cannot go deep into the interior without the cover of naval guns. The cost of the war quickly soared from 30 lire per month to 80 lire per month. Italy, which has just been united for less than 50 years, has no such things as Britain and France. The strong accumulation of colonial powers for hundreds of years does not have the strong industrial capabilities of emerging countries such as Germany and the United States. The successive resistance actions in the occupied areas have exhausted the Italian army, while the Ottoman army is hiding in inland areas that cannot be covered by naval guns. Resist Italian invasion.

The problems of the Ottoman Empire were even more serious. Before the outbreak of the Italian-Turkish War, some parts of the Balkan Peninsula had been de facto independent, and some areas had achieved self-government status. Slavic nationalists across the peninsula strongly demanded independence, and the control of the Ottoman Empire was weak.

After the outbreak of the Italian-Turkish War, the North African troops on the front line were still stubbornly resisting, but the Balkan Peninsula was on fire in the backyard. Headed by the Serbian Autonomous Region, the gates of Montenegro (Kingdom of Montenegro), the Principality of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Greece, etc. were once occupied by the Ottomans. Countries and regions that have ruled for a long time form an alliance against the Ottoman Empire. Compared with North Africa, the Balkan Peninsula is the core interest of the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, the Ottoman Empire has no intention of fighting and can only be forced to abandon Tripoli and Cyrenaica. in alleviating internal conflicts.

At this time, the Ottoman Empire and Italy needed a communication channel, and southern Africa, which had trade relations with both sides, became the best choice.

"Basically, the Italian navy blocked the Suez Canal, attacked the transport ships of the Ottoman Empire, and attacked the Aegean Sea area, occupying twelve islands including Rhode Island, forming a direct attack on Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. Threats, the backyard of the Ottoman Empire is on fire, and the Balkans are full of flames. If the war is not ended, the Ottoman Empire may be torn apart. This consequence is more serious than losing the North African province." When Rock reported to Ade, Ade was receiving Su Xian's treatment .

Ade's chronic disease requires frequent treatment, but Ade's time is precious, and it is impossible to go to Johannesburg often, so Su Xian comes to Pretoria once a week, staying at least three days each time.

Now Su Xian's clients are not only Ad and Sidney Milner, Philip, Louis Botha, Douglas, even Owen and Henry are also Su Xian's clients, so Su Xian will stay in Pretoria The time spent in Asia is getting longer and longer, and it has even affected Su Xian's teaching work at Johannesburg Medical College.

Many people, including Sidney Milner, suggested that Su Xian resign directly and set up a private clinic in Pretoria. With Su Xian's technical level, he could ensure a thriving business.

However, Su Xian was unwilling to give up his job at the Johannesburg Medical College. Traditional Chinese medicine is different from modern medicine, and requires a long time of precepts and deeds. For the same massage, the massage effect of Su Xian is completely different from that of Su Xian’s two sons. The key It is the accumulation of experience. In fact, Su Xian only has a dozen students in Johannesburg Medical College, but according to Su Xian's requirements, these students must study with Su Xian for at least ten years before they can enter the school.

"Since the situation is so good, why do the Italians want to cease the war?" Ade had worked in Egypt and knew the situation of the Ottoman Empire, so he was not surprised by the current situation of the Ottoman Empire.

The sick man of Europe doesn't scream for nothing.

"The Italians are also overwhelmed. Their navy has a huge advantage, but the army's performance is not satisfactory. As long as they leave the support range of naval guns, the army cannot fight independently. The regular Italian army with the same number can't even beat the guerrillas in North Africa. Tripoli and Cyran The interior of Nica is a desert area. The Italian army cannot go deep, so it can only occupy the coastal areas. It also has to face the ubiquitous rebels. The Italian government is also insufficiently prepared. It actually thinks that 30 a month can conquer Tripoli and Cyran Niga, they seriously underestimated the consumption of the war." Roque looked down on the Italians, even if the lira has not depreciated now, 30 a month is really too little, it is estimated that the Italian government thinks that only [-] troops are needed to conquer Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

"If it were our southern Africa, how many people do you think would be needed to conquer Tripoli and Cyrenaica?" Adelaide also has ambitions, but it is better to cover it up.

"It's hard to say. Conquering a region is not as simple as comparing troops on paper. If you just want to defeat or eliminate the troops of the Ottoman Empire in North Africa, then 1 to 5 people are enough. But to annex Tripoli and Cyrenaica, That requires more than [-] troops." Rock will not underestimate people's determination to defend their homeland. The biggest difference between southern Africa and Italy is that southern Africa does not need to enslave the aborigines of North Africa, so other more convenient methods can be used .

"The Italian government also thought that 1 people would be enough." Ade didn't distrust Roque, but worried that Roque would be dazzled by a series of victories. There are countless such examples.

Rock smiled and said nothing. This kind of thing is empty talk, unless it is a real fight.

There is a question that Ade has never thought about. Whether it is the army of the Ottoman Empire or the Italian army, the strength must be incomparable with the German army that defeated France and won the "world's first army".

Although nominally speaking, the southern African army and the German army did not fight each other, but in the previous Tanganyika Fort Honor rebellion, the southern African army and the German army of the rebellion had once fought.

At that time, the German counter-insurgency troops suffered a disastrous defeat. Although this was related to the fact that the counter-insurgency troops from afar had just been formed, had not undergone rigorous training, and were exhausted physically and mentally after a long journey, the results of the fiasco could also prove from the side that the southern African army strong strength.

"What do you think about this matter?" Ade didn't want to know Rock's answer, and asked about the negotiations between Italy and the Ottoman Empire.

"I want to talk casually, but it can't be in southern Africa. The problems of European countries should be solved in Europe. Let them go to Switzerland to talk." Rock didn't want to focus the whole world on southern Africa, especially Nyasaland. In Ke's impression, Italy and the Ottoman Empire seem to have signed a "Treaty of Lausanne" or some other treaty, so Lausanne in Switzerland is very good.

"Well, we in southern Africa don't even have the right to independent diplomacy, and we are really not suitable for this role." Ade still has regrets, and his words also inadvertently revealed his desire for more power.

This is not Adelaide's desire for personal power, but wanting more power in southern Africa, such as diplomacy, such as waging war.

Rock doesn't care. A country without diplomacy and the power to develop war is indeed not an independent country, but this does not affect the development and external expansion of southern Africa. Now Britain still has a certain influence on southern Africa. After the world war, Britain's binding force on the colonies will be further reduced, and then southern Africa will be able to seek more rights.

Although Rock remembered that Italy and the Ottoman Empire started peace talks in Switzerland, but in this time and space, because of the birth of southern Africa, the trajectory of the world is quite different from another time and space. In the end, Italy and the Ottoman Empire did not choose Lausanne, Switzerland, but Cairo, Egypt was chosen.

This is also a reasonable choice. Egypt is located between the Cyrenaica claimed by Italy and the Middle Eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Although Britain has shown a clear tendency in the Italian-Turkish war, the Ottoman Empire has no better choice.

(End of this chapter)