Holy Roman Empire

"Killing chickens and monkeys" is not so easy to operate. The first chicken to be killed disagrees.If the butcher is not skilled enough, the chicken may fly.

When playing politics, no one is a fool.Everyone is in a circle, who doesn't have a few secrets?

The news of the arrival of the Austrian delegation is no secret at all. Since the Vienna government wants to annex Transvaal and Orange Free State, under normal circumstances, it is necessary to win over these powerful factions.

Don't think that they are politically anti-Austrian, they really have a deep hatred against Austria and will die.

Except for a small number of secondary two teenagers, the old fritters' anti-Olympics are just political needs.Some people can benefit from joining Austrian Africa, and naturally some people's interests are impaired. It is impossible to satisfy everyone's interests.

Those who have lost their interests will naturally oppose the merger.Crying children have milk, and both Chinese and Western are universal. How can they benefit if they do n’t cry or make trouble?

In order to gain more benefits, the anti-Austrian faction was born.There is an inextricable relationship between pro-Austrians and anti-Austrians, even for two bets.

Not everyone can predict that Austria can expand so fast.Before they could react, Austria had arrived at the door to discuss the merger.

If you want to make a U-turn immediately, it is definitely too late. The anti-Austrians also have a backstage. For example, they secretly hooked up the British and Portuguese.

The tragedy is that Austria is now on the African continent, and the Portuguese are totally afraid to make it. The British also do not have enough strength to suppress Austria.

The general trend cannot be reversed by individuals. Many people are ready to change jobs, waiting for the bid by the Vienna government.

The plan did not change quickly, and Viscount Fickney, who led the operation, did not follow the rules, and after the pro-Austrian faction was over, he did not act.

Even the subdued of them were delivered to the door, and they were rejected, and Viscount Fickney didn't accept them at all.

At this time, the situation in Transvaal and Orange Free State also changed, and the pro-Austrians suddenly launched an offensive against them politically.

Smart people know that the storm is coming, and as the wrong team is standing this time, the danger is approaching them.The pro-Austrian faction is not monolithic. It is also normal for several anti-Austrian elements to lurking. The news leaked.

Looking at the information in his hands, William, one of the anti-Austrian political leaders, was furious.Isn't it just shouting a few slogans, as for shouting and killing?

Although they are "anti-Austrian", in fact they have always stayed in the propaganda. No one dares to really provoke Austria in their work.

Weak countries have no diplomacy, and this universal international law is also common in South Africa."Anti-Austrian" is about to talk about it, if they are the last bad luck to Upper Austria.

This time it's different. It's not that they want to fight against Austria, but that Austria wants to take advantage of them.

William is now in a dilemma, it is too late to jump back and forth, and it will take time to change his political position. Obviously the enemy will not give him this time.

The Austrians want to kill and stand up, and those who embrace Austria need to take their heads as a name.At a critical juncture, William had to think about the way back.

At this time he remembered the British. The British had contacted him not long ago, but the situation was far worse than it is now, and William was not willing to take risks.

After hesitating, William decided to try again: "Raul, immediately inform Skoman, Field, Lanx, and Tyron that we will have a banquet tonight."

The Transvaal Republic is small and a new country. The upper circle is even smaller, and the struggle for power is far less intense than the outside world imagines.

Despite different political stances, William and these pro-Austrian leaders are also good at speaking.Now that he wants to retire, he needs these people to help.

If he can withdraw from the whole body, William does not mind giving up part of the benefits as the price of standing in the wrong team.

The servant Raul replied: "Yes, Mr. William!"

While tempting, William was also preparing for the worst. After Raul left, he sent someone to secretly contact the British.

As a world power, the government of Vienna wants to face, even if it is to kill and stand up for power, it is impossible to do it directly.

A high-sounding conviction is indispensable, and the anti-Austrian faction headed by William is not without power. Even if there is a hands on the top of the Austrian government, it will take time to collect evidence.

This creates an opportunity for the anti-Austrians. In the face of the life-and-death crisis, people are often the ones with the most potential for explosion.

Fickney watched this transgression between Transvaal and the Orange Free State coldly, whether the anti-Austrians would take a risk and he would not care.

As the earliest colonizer of Austria, Viscount Fickney was not afraid of war. Even if the anti-Austrians and the British collaborated together and subverted the rule of Transvaal and Orange Free State, he was fearless.

The African continent is not very peaceful this year, and Fickney is not unprepared as Austrian representative.

Recently, a large number of Austrian caravans have entered Transvaal and Orange Free State, but not all have come to do business.

If you are paying attention, you will find that the caravan members are all murderous, the escort goods are not ordinary goods, and some sealed boxes are a cannon.

Part of these people are the troops stationed in the Austrian Central African Republic, and more are noble private troops.Mine bosses such as Viscount Fickney started their business. If there are not a few hundred private soldiers, would you be so embarrassed to go out to meet someone?

Everyone is well-informed, and the nobles who are far away are far behind, but the nobles nearby are different. How can such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity not come together?

If it is resolved peacefully, it should be an armed training.If the situation is out of control, it must be resolved by force, and that is the military merit that comes to your door.

Many people are expecting the British to fight over and brush their record.This is not that they are arrogant, but that they really have strength.

Most of the African colonies in Austria were fought by these noble private troops.In the African jungle, the combat effectiveness of these armies is definitely the best in this era.

If you rely on government forces alone, even if you send all the Austrian troops, there is no way to control half the African continent.

On a continent with a sparsely populated African continent, Austria has no way to set up administrative institutions everywhere. Dividing the nobility is the cheapest way to rule.

Anyway, as long as the big nobles are suppressed, this kind of small and medium nobles with hundreds of private troops, there is no need to be afraid.

In addition to these troops, there are also a large number of German immigrants in the area. Once the war broke out, the nobles could also recruit young and strong on the spot.

With thousands of veterans as the backbone, and a group of young and strong, you can quickly organize an army of tens of thousands of people.By then, whoever fights who is not necessarily the case.

Franz gave up the plan to occupy British South Africa, which does not mean that the colonial nobility also gave up. Many people coveted Cape Town.

The emperor refused to allow war, and everyone could not bear the responsibility to provoke war. Naturally, they could not take the initiative to attack, but this did not mean that they could not entice the British to attack.

If it was the British who took the initiative to invade, then the responsibility for the war was not theirs.Fighting for the interests of the empire, Franz will only reward them.

Viscount Fickney was one of the nobles of the hawks, and he advocated the expulsion of all European countries and Austria to dominate the entire African continent.

Not to mention whether it can be achieved, it is always good to have a goal.Austria's strength on the African continent gave them ambitions.

Simply calculating the military power on the African continent, Austria has exceeded the sum of all countries.Of course, this does not mean that Austria has an absolute advantage over all countries. In some regions, Austria is also at a disadvantage.

For example, in South Africa, Austria has no fear of any of the British, Portuguese and Portuguese.If the British and Portugal join forces, the situation will change.

Many people have the heart of the rabbit and the fox sad. Once Austria launches an attack on the dominant colony, all countries are likely to put aside the contradictions and unite.

The original World War I is a classic case.After the rise of the Second German Empire, the diplomatic work was not done well, and the aggressive style of behavior turned the conflicting Britain, France and Russia into allies.

Although Franz suppressed domestic expansionism, there was no way to stop the people from deliberately digging holes to induce the British to attack.

This is also a copy of the law enforcement of fishing. If Zhengda brightly exposes his power, the British will definitely not dare to send it to the door.

It is different now. Whether it is the Austrian nobility, the prehistoric Pretoria, or the anti-Austrians, they all need the British to attack.

These people are deliberately covering up, and it is even less likely that pro-Austrians will run to the British.Moreover, many people just feel that something is wrong, but do not know that this is a trap for the British.

Many people dare not think about the idea of ​​"British-Olympic War".The Viscount Fickney was not prepared to provoke a full-scale war between the two countries. They still had self-knowledge. They knew that their navy was really not an opponent of the Royal Navy.

From the beginning, they did not fly the flag of Austria. The main force of the battle was the noble private army, and it was enough to wear the vest of the Boer Republic and the British PK.

Even if the matter is exposed, it is also that the noble lord and the British are at war. It does not mean that the country they belong to must also fight the British.

At that time, the emperor and the French started a war, and the nobles of the Shinra Empire could neutralize the government. Now that the noble lords and the British are fighting, the imperial government can naturally be neutral.

After the battle was won, the Republic of Boer occupied British South Africa and then created a reason for the empire to annex the Republic of Boer and inherit this part of the legacy.

Without tearing his face, the British are at most protesting or waiting for revenge, and the situation is still under control.

It doesn't matter if you lose the battle, it was Transvaal and the Orange Free State. What does it have to do with Austria?

If the government of Vienna came to mediate the conflict, the British would just accept it. If it refused, it would be a big gang of aristocratic private soldiers who ran over with the dry food and continued to die with the British.

Of course, these military achievements must be recognized by Franz, and the awards should be no less. The loss of the nobles of the Vienna government must also be compensated in the end.

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In Cape Town, Governor Delphi is very depressed now. The London government just announced the cancellation of the operation, and the Boers sent them to cooperate.

As an ideal governor, Delphi did not want to be a salted fish, he also wanted to show a brilliant achievement and enter the London rights center.

"What do the Portuguese say, are they interested in Transvaal?"

Governor Delphi asked with concern.Now that Austria has not completed the annexation of the Republic of Boer, everyone still has its own means.

In order to ensure foolproof, he is also preparing to join the Portuguese to get the first move, and first distribute the Republic of Guelph, creating established facts.

Marco, who was in charge of foreign affairs, waved his hand and said in a helpless tone: "It is a pity, Your Excellency.

The Portuguese explicitly rejected us, possibly because of the recent situation in their country. The Portuguese government ordered the colonies not to provoke the incident without permission."

During this period, the situation in Portugal has begun to be unstable.The forces of liberals and republicans are growing, and King Louis is almost unable to control the scene.

There is something wrong inside, and naturally dare not grow outside.In case of failure, it is another political turmoil.

The Republic of Boer looks good to deal with. Just thinking about the Austrians behind the scenes, the Portuguese colonial government in Mozambique lost interest.

This answer dissatisfied Governor Delphi.Originally he also wanted to share the benefits of the Portuguese and draw them together to curb the expansion of the Austrians.

No need now, since the Portuguese did not dare to go, he did it himself.The London government just cancelled its actions against Austria, but did not say that the Republic of Boer could not fight.

These two little beans are not on his mind at all.In the past two years, the Boers have relied on Austria, and they have abandoned their armaments.

"Knife and gun storage, Ma Fang Nanshan" is not enough, but the military training of the whole people has really not been carried out very much. The largest armed force in the Republic of Boer is a group of policemen.

The gadget of the Standing Army is not a small country with a population of more than 200,000, and can be afforded. During the war, it will be recruited temporarily.

The Governor of Delphi frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Forget it, since the Portuguese don't know what to do, let them regret in the future!

Now we can do it ourselves.Austria has more than 1,000 troops stationed in Central and South Africa. Even if it is a temporary recruitment, it will be at most 3,000 or 5,000.

Even if the Austrians want to intervene, they have to wait for their reinforcements in the Congo area to arrive. At present, there are no signs of the mobilization of Austrian garrisons everywhere.

It took at least two months for the Austrians to gather enough troops to intervene since we took action.

In two months, it was enough for us to defeat the Boers.In the event of an accident, most of us will immediately stop and share the Republic of Austria with the Austrians."

It looks imposing, but in fact Governor Delphi's heart is still a little uneasy.The failed expedition a few years ago still remained deep in his mind.

Major General Friedman, the colonial garrison, immediately assured: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, we are 100% sure that we can defeat this group of bereavement dogs."

The Boers were originally expelled from Cape Town by the British to Transvaal and Orange Free State. Naturally, they were confident of defeating Major General Friedman.

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