African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 376 Battle Meeting
On the second day after Ernst arrived in the first town, he had nothing special to do. The main thing was to preside over the war against the Boers. The Boers must be fought. There was no other reason than the East African strategy. consideration.

If you don't swallow up the land of the Boers at this time, you will not only face the Boers in the future, but the British.

Secondly, East Africa also had to use force against the Boers. The two sides had nothing to talk about. The Boers could surrender to the British, but they would never surrender to East Africa. Unless East Africa gave the Boers great privileges, the East African government would Will not agree.

At the Palace of the Army Generals, Ernst discussed the war against the Boers.

Ernst: "This war is different from the past. In addition to the opponent changing from black to white, we also have to face a very prominent problem, that is, the Transvaal Republic is too far away from the current core area of ​​East Africa. The last time Ndebe The Lai rebellion can also be suppressed by mobilizing troops from South Salzburg Province, but this time the battle against the Boers will not have such an advantage.

Therefore, the war against the Boers must be fast and thunderous. We will take the land of the Transvaal Republic in one go, and we may even face forces outside the Transvaal Republic, such as Orange, the Zu Lu, and even the British colony of Natal.

Therefore, the Southern Route Army faces not only the Boer enemy, but also potential enemies. If this war is delayed for a moment, it is likely that the Zulus and the British on the side will take advantage. This is not what I hope. have witnessed. "

The actual situation is also the same. As long as there is a slight delay in fighting against the Boers in East Africa, the Zulu Kingdom and the British Natal colony will never give up this great opportunity to expand into the Transvaal Republic.

On the sand table, Wei Te pointed to the area in the lower right corner of the Kingdom of Swaziland and said: "His Royal Highness, according to the information sent back by our intelligence personnel a few days ago, the main force of the Transvaal Republic is still in the eastern part of the Transvaal Republic. The Zulu kingdom confronts each other. Although the Zulu kingdom has a small area and a small population, it is extremely warlike, almost reaching the level of all the people. Although it was once defeated by the Boers, since the arrival of the British, their king Mpanda Just choose to improve relations with the British and jointly exclude the Boers."

The Zulu Kingdom actually had a good relationship with the Boers before, but it was only a good relationship on the surface. The Zulu Kingdom's hatred of the Boers could be said to have reached its extreme, so when the British came, the Zulu people were like the British Move closer.

Stewart went on to say: "Currently the Boers hardly have many troops on the south bank of the Limpopo River. This is our opportunity. As long as we use multiple approaches, it will not be difficult for us to quickly sweep across most of the Transvaal Republic. The main resistance of the war must be in the later stage. On the one hand, the main force of the Boers returned to aid, and on the other hand, the relationship between the Orange Free State and the Republic of Transvaal. The Boers will also support the Transvaal Republic, and there is a high probability that it will attract the attention of the British."

In addition to the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State, the Boer countries and regions actually have New Grigualand, as well as the Natal colony and West Grigualand under the British rule, and the residents under their rule The majority are still Boers, and there is a substantial Boer presence in Cape Town.

Ernst nodded and said: "So we have to be prepared for multi-faceted battles. This war is not only aimed at the Boers. In my opinion, there is no need for the Zulu Kingdom to exist. We can't afford to mess with the British, but we don't want to. I am afraid of the British forces in South Africa, if they want to interfere with this territorial expansion in East Africa, then beat them back to me!"

Ernst almost gritted his teeth and said the last sentence. If there were no British in this Africa, then East Africa would not have to be afraid to restrain its ambitions. Even the size of the East African Kingdom is not afraid of any challenges in Africa, but it is still alive. In the shadow of Britain.Ernst does not think highly of Britain, but Britain's strength is just like this. Britain in this era is to East Africa just like the Far East faced the United States in the previous life. This kind of pressure can be imagined for the East African kingdom.

The United Kingdom in this era is even more difficult to deal with than the United States in the previous life, because there is no so-called morality in this era. The British can really do whatever they want except in areas controlled by other powers. Even if they engage in genocide, no one will say anything. Tao four.

If East Africa does not rely on its own strength and wants to survive in this era, it can only cling to the thighs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany.But East Africa must not do this unless it is absolutely necessary. It is said that it is easy to ask the gods but difficult to send them away. If you want to rely on the help of other countries to resolve the crisis, you must pay a price, and both Franz and William I were extremely realistic monarchs. , not a fool like Peter III.

Ernst's words also brought a little haze to the generals of the army, Britain!After all, it is a mountain that cannot be avoided in front of East Africa. If Ernst is only worried that the British blockade will cause the development of East Africa to stagnate, then the generals are simply afraid of the United Kingdom.

That is the hegemony of the world. Those land powers in Europe can laugh at the British lobster soldiers, but countries outside Europe are not qualified. Back then, the United States wanted to test whether the old father was still alive, but was fired from the White House.

The record of the British in the world in recent years is also quite impressive, especially after the expedition to the Far East, there is basically no enemy in the world except Europe and the United States.

However, in order not to affect morale in the future, Ernst said: "Of course, we don't have to worry too much about the possible intervention of the British. In the land of Africa, our strength in East Africa is one of the best, and the British are not in public opinion." The propaganda is so terrible that the British failed in Afghanistan more than ten years ago, and this was when the British backed the Indian colony, and the British Cape Town colony was far worse than India."

Ernst's words are still somewhat effective. Over the years, he has won consecutive victories in Africa. In fact, the generals in East Africa are not only immodest, but even a little arrogant. It is good to use the United Kingdom to suppress their spirit. The opponent will only be more cautious. This is not only respect for the enemy, but also responsibility for oneself.

This Boer War must be fought. Even if the enemy is really strong, East Africa has to give it a try. In Ernst's initial plan, East Africa should at least control all the land on the north bank of the Farr River, a tributary to the north of the Orange River. , so that East Africa can master most of South Africa's coal mines and iron ore and other minerals that are indispensable for industrial development. In Ernst's eyes, gold mines are a gift.

The Fall River is the dividing line between the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. Crossing the Fall River, the minerals in Orange are mainly diamonds. Diamonds are also high-value minerals, but there is no shortage in East Africa.

There are a large number of coal mines distributed in the Zulu Kingdom, which is why Ernst included the Zulu Kingdom in this battle plan.

(End of this chapter)