Holy Roman Empire

The strongest fortress is always broken from the inside. This simple principle, Governor Delphi, naturally understands that from the beginning he was not prepared to fight against the Austrians in Africa.

Perhaps the Royal Navy can suppress the Austrian Navy and even block most ports, and they still have no chance of winning.

Not to mention that the total population of South Africa exceeds 2.5 million, most of them are blacks, and the number of white people in Cape Town in the mid-19th century exceeded 100,000, including the Boers.

Due to the pressure of Austrian immigration, the London government also accelerated the pace of immigration.Unfortunately, the British population is limited and there are too many colonies.

There are too many places they need to take into account at the same time. First, Australia and Canada, which have found gold, and secondly, New Zealand, India and other regions. When it is the turn of South Africa, the number of immigrants is not much.

This is why the Governor of Delphi is worried. Whether he wants it or not, insufficient immigration has become the main factor restricting the development of South Africa.

The original time and space in South Africa developed. It was in the late 19th century that the world ’s largest gold mining group was discovered, which attracted a large number of immigrants.

At this time, South Africa does not have many advantages over other parts of Africa, at least in the eyes of the people.

Delphi asked earnestly: "Blair, how is the plan going, will they cooperate with us?"

Faced with the anticipating Governor Delphi, Blair lowered his head and replied after half a ring, "It is a pity, our Excellency, our plan failed.

Austria ’s penetration of Transvaal and Orange is even stronger than expected, and the news appeared in the newspaper shortly after we contacted them.

You know, our grievances with the Boers cannot be resolved with a few words.After the news leaked, several friends who contacted us did not dare to act rashly."

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are many Boers who oppose cooperation with Austria.But this does not mean that they can cooperate with the British.

Originally, these Boers were reluctant to be British, so they were forced to relocate to the inland areas. Naturally, they would not like the British who seized their homes.

The anti-British sentiment among the people has been strong. With the intervention of Austria, anti-British has become the political correctness of Transvaal and Orange.

After the news leaked, the people who were planning to cooperate with the British were caught in the whirlpool of public opinion and could not guarantee themselves.

As for the British threat, it is a pity that Upper Austria on the African continent is the boss.Transvaal and Orange are both landlocked countries, and the Royal Navy ca n’t get ashore no matter how powerful it is.

Only the British in the Cape Town area, who threatens whom, needs to think about it.

This result was beyond the expectation of Governor Delphi. He was originally planning to buy the anti-Austrian faction among the Boers, provoking the contradiction between the two sides and forcing Transvaal and Orange to fall against them.

With the Boer as a buffer, the British rule in South Africa has stabilized.Austria has also been struggling to eat, unable to retaliate in a short time.

In the future, that is a question for the next term. Governor Delphi does not feel that he needs to think so much.It is imperative to stabilize the situation at a minimum cost.

Governor Delphi complained: "It seems that our troubles are in great trouble. If we do not solve the two threats of Transvaal and Orange, we cannot sleep well.

Damn Boers, isn't it good to act as a buffer country, do you want to fall to Austria, do you really think we are bullying!"

If the Boers know his thoughts, they will be very wronged. They have always been neutral!

It is normal to be close to Austria. In addition to the feelings of the people, they also need trade.

As a small inland country surrounded by the three countries of Britain, Austria and Portugal, they are not close to Austria, do they run to hug the thighs of the Portuguese?

The explanation is useless. They fell to Austria, and they endangered the British rule in Cape Town. This reality is more convincing than any reason.

Blair proposed: "His Excellency, cutting the relationship between the Liebrians and Austria from within has failed, and now we can only start the backup plan as soon as possible.

Before Austria merged with Boers, taking action to interrupt their cooperation was now an opportunity."

It is indeed an opportunity. The African continent is really too big. Although the Austrians are working hard to build railways, they have not been able to solve the traffic problem.

In Zimbabwe and Botswana, the Austrians have very limited power.It is not that there is no large army, and the main bad traffic limits the number of troops.

This is also the real reason for Austria's expansion to the limit.Do n’t look at Austria ’s immigration on the African continent. Once dispersed, there will not be much in one region.

To find these settlements, it is enough to start along the river.Areas without rivers are basically not much developed.

To remove the two nails of Transvaal and Orange before Austria solves the traffic problem is the British backup plan.

"Hey!"

Delphi sighed and said, "Be ready, the cabinet has agreed to our plan, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will cooperate with us."

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In Portugal, King Louis is panicking now.People sit at home and disaster comes from heaven.

Britain and Austria compete for South Africa, and now they need to stand in line.

Don't look at Portugal as a small country, its influence in Europe is very limited.But on the African continent, especially in South Africa, the Portuguese also have a say.

They can keep Mozambique and Angola by virtue of not only flexible diplomacy but also their own strength.

Perhaps this strength is not a big deal in continental Europe, but it should not be underestimated in the African continent.If there is no strength, no matter how good their diplomatic work is, they will be robbed.

My family knows their own affairs, and now Portugal is unable to compete with British and French for overseas colonies, and Louis I has been in a state of professionalism for many years.

With good relations with both Britain and Austria, the Portuguese colonies on the African continent have not been violated.

Now that the British want them to stand in line, the London government wants to gain the support of Portugal and Africa and drive Austria out of South Africa.

Not to mention whether it can be done, just to directly face Austria, Louis I counseled.

As for their pink map plan, connecting Angola and Mozambique, he had long since given up.This is no longer the time of Portugal, and it is good to be able to keep the existing foundation.

Between the two empires, this kind of life is not easy, otherwise Louis I will have a strong heart, and it may collapse directly.

The British promised that Louis was not interested at all.

Perhaps Britain and Portugal joined forces to suppress the Austrians in South Africa, but what about revenge afterwards?

Counting on the protection of the British, isn't that a sheep?Portugal was forced to fall back to the British in time and space. As a result, a large amount of wealth in the colony was seized by the British.

The consequences are even more serious now, and once they join forces with the British, the Angolan region will soon be over.The Congo region, which has been operated by Austria for many years, is now capable of supporting a war of 100,000 people.

The Mozambique region will not be too good.There are too many regions bordering Portugal and Austria, and once the conflict breaks out, Portugal will never have peace.

Louis I did not think that the British who promised to protect the security of their colonies would really fight against Austria for them.

Even if the conflict of interest in South Africa is so serious, both sides are maintaining restraint, and not directly attacking on the surface will be enough to explain everything.

Moreover, Portugal and Austria also have friendship, when Austria stepped up its colonial steps, it gained Portuguese support.Franz publicly promised that he would not plot any colonies in Portugal.

This declaration is still trustworthy by Louis I.After so many years, Austria really did not reach out to their colony.

For the promise of the British, to break this favorable situation, in the eyes of Louis I, it is totally worth the loss.

Moreover, even if Portugal really gets the Zambia region, connecting Angola and Mozambique may not be a good thing.

The buffer between the great powers is not good, especially if they have stood by the team, they can only be tied to the British to withstand Austrian retaliation.

This was not what Louis I wanted, but it was also not easy to reject the British. With John Bull's style, how could they easily let go of their pawn?

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