Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 1300 An old friend is here (first update, please subscribe)
Eagles are hard to kill, and meat is hard to eat.

But it is precisely because Nan Nan is difficult to kill and unpalatable that he wants to eat this piece of fat in his mouth.

After all, there is not much fat left in this world.Since the edible fat meat has already reached other people's mouths, they can only kill Ying to eat meat.

It must be risky for Daming to do it by himself, so let someone else lead that leader.

If you want to be the leader, you must pay a price!

For the Ming Empire, what did Ming pursue?

Of course it is a boon. Being the leader of the alliance is not necessarily a good thing, especially the side that takes the initiative to challenge the war. Let the Russians go out for this scumbag.

Just like who was the last time someone made a bad head?

It's French, it's Russian, what about Daming?It seems that he didn't get anything, but it doesn't prevent Daming from making a fortune in silence!
In short, in international games, there is nothing wrong with always adhering to one principle - dead friends, not dead poor, that's right.

Just like in the Boer War, Da Ming's position was very clear - fight to the last Boer.

"...Since the Boers went abroad to fight, so far, the British army has suffered disastrous defeats on all fronts. The British press even called November after the outbreak of the war "Black January."

During this period, the British army lost more than [-] troops, and even if the [-] Indian soldiers lost on the Eastern Front were not counted, the white soldiers alone lost more than [-] soldiers..."

While listening to Sun Hu's report, Emperor Zhu nodded in satisfaction, and then said.

"The Boers played well!"

In another world, the Boers, who possessed only light weapons and a small number of small-caliber artillery, also achieved a proud record in the early stage of the war, but the total loss of the British army was only more than 5000 people, let alone Kimberley. Even in Mafujing and other places, the British have held on for half a year. Like now, they were taken down in a month or so at most.

"Indeed, the Boer Army is now besieging cities in South Africa. The main force of the British army in southern Africa has basically been destroyed. The Boers are now marching towards Pietermaritzburg in the south. Their ultimate goal should be to directly Damn Durban Port."

After a pause, Sun Hu emphasized.

"The purpose of the Boers should be to gain access to the sea and thus break the external blockade, but according to Yichen, even if they occupy Durban Port, it will be difficult to break the blockade. After all, the British sea power is enough to block Durban Port. , At the same time, the naval fleet can also severely damage the cloth army guarding Durban..."

Anyone with a little knowledge of the military knows the cost of fighting a naval power and defending the port when there is no sea power.

"The Boers... always have illusions. Although they don't lack gold, they are still unwilling to buy arms from us at a high price. They think that as long as they conquer the Port of Durban, they can continue to buy from France and from France. Russia buys weapons, unfortunately... that is just a dream."

When talking about "dreaming", Emperor Zhu's tone was full of sarcasm. After all, in the simulator, during the "Patriotic War" in Nanhua, he could fully feel the pressure of the British naval blockade. After that, he will develop heavy industry and military industry regardless of the cost. To put it bluntly, it is because he was suffering from the British blockade in the simulator. Although Nanhua's fast smuggling fleet transported a large number of weapons back to Nanhua, it was still I suffered a lot.

As for the price of defending Nanhua under the bombardment of the fleet, it was also heavy.

Now the Boers want to make the same mistake... how overwhelmed!

"Your Majesty, I think we should remind the Boers that their efforts to seize the port of Durban are outweighed by the losses. They should be stopped as much as possible. After all, the Boer army is limited in size and they cannot afford too many casualties..."

Regarding Sun Hu's suggestion, Emperor Zhu just nodded slightly.

"I can remind you. As for the others, don't be too persistent. Buddha saves self-saviors. They want to find their own death, and we can't stop them! When they bump into a pimple, they will naturally remember our kindness."

The Boers also have the self-esteem of the Boers!

Why bother reminding them of their mistakes in a way that hurts their self-esteem when you're not controlling them?At this time, the best thing to do is to remind them kindly, and then just watch the jokes on the sidelines, and wait until they hit the south wall, and their heads are bloody, before making a move, so as to gain the gratitude of the other party.

You can't be too honest, anyway, the dead are all Boers, why care about their life and death?His Majesty's answer made Qian Zizhuang, who was standing aside, smile slightly in his heart. This old grandson is really, after following His Majesty for so many years, he still doesn't know His Majesty's thoughts?
The Boers... the dead Boers are good Boers, and now the Boers are not controlled by the empire at all, so why bother with their life and death?It won't be too late to help the Boers when they are almost dead, when they are willing to accept Daming's "help".

"Your Majesty, I believe that the empire should have made plans earlier."

After thinking about it, Qian Zizhuang said.

"According to the information we obtained in London, the fiasco on the front line has caused great shock in the UK, but it has also stimulated its attitude to become more tough. The previous debates in the country have ended, and the mainstream is inclined to go to war in an all-out way, and considering the The failure at the front line, in this case, London has already begun to consider changing the British coach."

"Change the coach?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Qian Zizhuang replied.

"According to the information currently available, Downing Street intends to use Sudanese Governor-General Gordon as the head coach of the British Army."

"Gordon!"

When Emperor Zhu heard this name, he couldn't help being surprised. Emperor Zhu was no stranger to this Gordon - he was the founder of the foreign gun team written in the history books.He is the governor of Sudan appointed by the United Kingdom. In another world, in January 1885, Mahdi personally led an army of 1 people to besiege Khartoum. Gordon's troops were outnumbered and the entire army was wiped out.Gordon was stabbed to death by a rebel soldier while trying to escape, ending his ignominious life.Gordon's death forced Britain to temporarily abandon Sudan and focus on the colonial rule of Egypt.

But this world line has long been changed. Although Mahdi still led an army of 6 people to besiege Khartoum five years ago, they encountered a new weapon there-the ten-year machine gun.

Benefiting from the enlightenment of the conflict between Ming and the land on the southern border of Sudan, Gordon spent a lot of money to buy dozens of ten-year machine guns from Ming. During the war, in front of the ten-year-style heavy machine guns of the British army, the Sudanese army left as many as [-] corpses lying densely on the ground.

In the following two years, Gordon conquered Sudan by relying on the ten-year machine gun, suppressed the massive "Mahdi uprising", and turned Sudan into a British colony.

And Gordon naturally became the famous "Conqueror of Sudan" and a hero of the British Empire.

And now...that fellow Gordon is going to South Africa!

This... what a coincidence!
How can it be a coincidence?

He is an "old friend" of the Chinese people!

(End of this chapter)