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Chapter 1278 Fighting to the last Boer (second update, please subscribe)
"The policy of the Empire is peaceful. We call on the two parties to end the conflict at the negotiating table. We do not believe that war is an inevitable option..."

In Paris, facing the conflict in southern Africa, Emperor Zhu's answer was very simple-peace, he still called for peace, and of course the French Emperor Napoleon V did the same.

Of course, in addition to calling for peace, they also congratulated the Transvaal Republic.

This is purely gloating congratulations—Napoleon V even sent a telegram to President Kruger, congratulating him on "...without asking for help from friendly countries, he used his own strength to fight against aggression and defeated the invasion of your country. armed groups, to restore peace, to preserve the country's independence..."

Then what are they doing?
They enjoyed their holidays in the palace, and it seemed that to the emperors of the two empires, what happened in southern Africa was not worth mentioning.

It is indeed "not worth mentioning".

After all, sometimes, some things don't need to be said, just do it.

While seemingly not mentioning it, France donated medicine and food worth 100 million francs to the Transvaal in the name of the Red Cross, and Ming also donated food and medicine worth 10 yuan in the name of the Red Cross.

Such direct assistance is definitely more useful than saying anything.

The encouraged Kruger government went further and further on the road of confrontation with Britain. In October 1888, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State concluded a "Friendly Treaty of Permanent Alliance", and a month later, France signed a "Friendly and Commercial Treaty" with the Orange Free State. All the British are deeply stimulated.

Especially after France sent a squadron to its colony Madagascar, the British made a judgment-France is likely to use this opportunity to interfere or even annex the Transvaal.

"... Faced with such a threat, London picked another fanatical imperialist - Sir Alfred Milner, born in Bonn, of German descent, to go to Cape Town to succeed South African Commissioner and Cape Town Governor-General, "one of the most difficult positions in the Empire," it is certain that his arrival will mean a war." After all, as early as two months ago, Milner asserted that "unless the South Africa's political disputes cannot be resolved through negotiations if Vanuatu reforms or goes to war." "

In the imperial palace of Zhongdu, when Emperor Zhu listened to Qian Degong's report, he only frowned slightly, and then asked.

"It seems that the military preparations of the British are almost ready."

"Yes, Your Majesty, from August last year to now, with the continuous deployment of troops by the British, there are currently more than 8 British troops in the Cape Town colony, and their strength has begun to tilt towards the British. British conquest The urgency is imminent, and Britain is ready to attack the Boers aggressively at any time. In addition, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State also established a federal conference in 1888 to coordinate anti-British actions.”

This is the so-called South African Republic in history. In another world, this republic was destroyed by the British, but decades later, this republic was restored again.

Once again the Boers gained dominion over that land.It's just that this time they didn't choose to confront the Great Camp Empire, but to integrate into it.

Join if you can't beat it, there's nothing wrong with it.

But now!

Of course they still have to be able to fight.As for whether to join or not, we have to wait until after the fight.

"The Boers will always be united."

Nodding slightly, Emperor Zhu asked again.

"So how are the preparations for the Boers going?"

"Currently, the Boers are stepping up their war preparations, buying a large amount of arms from the Nanhua Company and other arsenals in Ming Dynasty and the French Schneider-Crusoe Company, including the most advanced howitzers, cannons, rifles and machine guns, not only for the republic which is equivalent to the regular army The police also distributed tens of thousands of first-year rifles produced by the empire to the militias in the towns of Transvaal and Orange. At present, there are [-] militias in Transvaal and [-] militias in Orange. Cape and Natal also had a large number of unreliable Afrikaners, and the "reliable" Boers in the Cape and Natal colonies also received arms and ammunition from SIS."

When answering His Majesty's question, Qian Degong paused for a moment, then added.

"In addition to this, the Boers have also received widespread support from the people of other countries. Thousands of volunteers from Holland, Belgium, Germany, France, the United States, Russia, Ireland, Italy and Scandinavian countries have traveled far away. Chongyang came to the Transvaal, ready to fight side by side with the Boers."

When Qian Degong mentioned the international community's support for the Boers, Emperor Zhu laughed.

"Since ancient times, justice has been in the hearts of the people. The atrocities of the British will definitely be resisted by peace-loving people all over the world. Well, remember, if there are volunteers who enter the Transvaal through the imperial colonies, the customs can provide them with a ticket Passes for free train rides and meals on the train."

Regarding the level of Gonghuo, Emperor Zhu said that second, absolutely no one in this world would dare to recognize number one, after thinking about it, he added.

"Also, in the name of the railway company, stockpile some food and medicine to the border areas. If a war breaks out, many refugees will definitely enter the colony to escape the war. We... the Ming Empire, as a peace-loving country, may not Will be involved in the war, but it is only natural to help the refugees as much as possible..."

In another world, what was the reason for the defeat of the Boers?
Not only because of the great disparity in strength, but more importantly, the British established concentration camps in the Boer Republic. In order to completely eliminate the basis of the guerrilla activities, the British ordered 13.6 Boer women, children and the elderly and 8 More than [-] black servants were taken from the burned farms, transported together in open trucks or bullock carts, and sent to concentration camps in South Africa.

The camp was surrounded by barbed wire, and anyone who tried to escape was shot.The population density in the concentration camp was extremely high, tents, blankets, clothes and medicines were scarce, the plague was prevalent, malnutrition, and the death rate was extremely high. The death rate in the concentration camp for whites in the Orange area once reached 40.1%.

In terms of death rate, almost only Auschwitz concentration camp can compare with it. Unfortunately, the world only remembers Auschwitz concentration camp, and who remembers the British who created this system?
The high death rate in the concentration camp seriously shook the morale of the Boer soldiers, which eventually led to the surrender of the Boers.But now... Emperor Zhu didn't mind accepting refugees from the Boer Republic during the war.

Moreover, many of them are women... Maybe, after several years of brutal wars, the Republic of Transvaal, like Paraguay, will take the initiative to merge into the empire and become a member of the empire's colonies.

"There is also the need to send weapons to the border in advance. We must guarantee one thing-that is, this war must be fought to the last...Boer!"

Yes, this is the attitude of the Empire in this war.

"Uh... the last Boer?"

Qian Degong was slightly taken aback, then said.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

(End of this chapter)