Holy Roman Empire

The war continues, and Franz has already prepared a plan for the development of post-war Africa.At this point, the British-British War has evolved into a confrontation between Britain and Austria.

In the changing international situation, the South African battlefield is only one part of it.Now that the world is divided, it is very difficult for everyone to continue to exercise restraint.

It is conceivable that the future colonial conflict will continue.This South African War is just a warm-up match, which is a new way to resolve international conflicts.

Weak meat and strong food will be the theme of this world, and the competition among the powers is becoming increasingly fierce.The strong get more cakes and become more powerful; the weak get squeezed and their living space is further compressed.

South Victoria, West Victoria.

The endless vans, lifting the rolling gray balls, seemed to cover everything.The vehicle squeaked forward, winding dozens of miles on the temporarily opened road.

Bathed in the morning light, thrown on the quilt on the carriage, with a red light flashing; the rake, shovel, and small wooden barrel are all upright, like a sentry ...

There are busy crowds in the distance, clearing obstacles on the road.In this era, South Africa is very sparsely populated. There are only a few indigenous tribes along the way, and there is almost no road traffic.

Now the road they took was still repaired by the British in order to attack the Republic of Boer, and many places along the way were damaged.

Infantry marching, these difficulties can be overcome, and the convoy will not work, and the road must be repaired first.

The original cannon fodder has now turned into an engineer and is struggling happily.From time to time, there are supervisers wielding leather whips, urging them to speed up.

Viscount Fickney, who was moving with the large army, looked at the time and asked, "How long will it take for the convoy to arrive?"

Like most wars, the "Bourgeois Army" is now waiting.If there is no way to go deep into the enemy's borders, it is bound to be the way for the big troops, followed by the heavy convoy.

Because the forward rushed too fast, the logistics gradually couldn't keep up.

Originally planned to transport materials through the river, but unfortunately it is a dry water etiquette in winter, and the British destroyed the river channel on the way back, making water transportation a dream.

In this war, the greatest enemy is time.Viscount Fickney had arrived in Worcester with his troops, not far from Cape Town, and was able to reach the city under a maximum of two days.

Now that the war is in progress, the British have given up their defenses along the way and concentrated on the defense of Cape Town.

Cape Town is now heavily armed, and the British reinforcements are still coming.If the war cannot be ended within the year, then this means that the battle plan will go bankrupt.

The advantage of sea power is such a cow. John Bull relies on sea transportation for supplies, and materials are not a problem at all.

However, Austria has to rely on horse-drawn carriages and ox carts to transport materials, and the troops that can be invested in this offensive and defensive battle are extremely limited.

If there is no time difference, the war will be ended before the main British forces are assembled, and then the offensive and defensive will be transposed.

"The first batch of supplies will arrive tomorrow night; the second batch of supplies is expected to arrive in a week."

Answering the question is a young military officer, about twenty years old, with a strong voice and a strong voice. He looks extra spirited with military uniforms, as if tailored for him.

After calculating it in his heart, Viscount Fickney ordered: "The logistics department is urged again, and the materials must be brought in as soon as possible at all costs.

Order the Second Corps of Engineers to clear the rivers along the way as soon as possible.To allow them to collect indigenous workers on the spot, they must complete the task in this dry season!"

Viscount Fickney is no longer a second-year junior, and the credit for capturing Cape Town is tempting, but this war is not easy to fight.

If it were not for the previous war that destroyed the morale of the British, he would not launch this winter offensive.

The British are now concentrating their forces around Cape Town and gathering more than 85,000 troops on this area of ​​more than 1,000 square kilometers.

Most of them were white troops, and the cannon fodder was basically exhausted in the previous battles, and it was too late to replenish.

In this respect, the Governor of Delphi is qualified.Although the city was lost, the main force was retained.

This is not a good thing for Viscount Fickney.The enemy on the opposite side is a slippery old fritters, and he does not have a decisive battle with him at all.

The first winner in a war is not a winner, the last winner is the real winner.In order not to be overturned by the British, Viscount Fickney is also preparing for the aftermath.

Dredging rivers is one of them, as long as logistics transportation is guaranteed.Even if the British defeated the Cape Town defense, they would at most keep the corner of the Cape of Good Hope.

If you want to fight back, expand the British Army two or three times!Otherwise, the pocket army is not enough to fill this hole.

"Yes, Your Commander."

As soon as the voice fell, a young military officer got up, walked tens of meters away, and picked up the phone to convey the order.

That's right, the phone has already appeared in the army.Like many countries, the most advanced technology is usually applied in the military first, and then appears in the civilian sector.

Because of the war, the telephone was also brought into the army of the "Bohr Republic".It's just that the time of appearance is too short, and it is only used as a short-distance information transmission tool.

Contacts within the headquarters have now been replaced by telephones.Originally, it was necessary to send a soldier to make a trip, but now they are directly notified by telephone.

After the voice of "Didi Didi ...", the telephone of the logistics department was connected, the young officer quickly conveyed the order, and then connected to the engineering headquarters ...

After a short pause, an army staff advised: "His commander, this Cape Town offense and defense war is not easy to fight. In order to reduce losses, I suggest recruiting as many cannon fodder as possible.

If the offensive is obstructed, it is directly filled with human life.We can also learn from the Russian experience of attacking St. Petersburg."

This is not the best way, but the most effective way.The heavy artillery government of Vienna has long been ready and is already in transit.

While using heavy artillery to attack the city, it is natural to fill it with human life.Do n’t look at everyone wearing the vest of the “Boer Republic” army, which is actually the Austrian army.

It is certainly impossible to fill these troops up.Moreover, their number is not enough.Even now, there are only more than 40,000 people.

Fortunately, the British army on the opposite side is not much better. It seems that there are a large number of people. In fact, the number of regular troops is only 20,000 or 30,000.

The rest are either young recruits who were temporarily recruited or colonial troops from all over the country. The situation of indiscriminate replenishment is very serious.

In addition to the defeat in the early stage, the continuous defeat made the military morale completely lacking before it was beaten down by Austria.

Without any hesitation, Viscount Fickney issued an order: "Order the third division to go out to recruit soldiers, and to recruit the young and strong of all the tribes that appear in their line of sight. If the offenders are killed, remember to collect a part of the food, and try to reduce it Logistic pressure. "

Ruthless and ruthless, this is a necessary condition for a colonizer.Viscount Fickney didn't care what the consequences of this order would be, as long as he could win the war.

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Cape Town is now panicking.The Governor of Delphi has made many speeches to boost morale, but in the past, his words are not convincing.

The "200,000" Boer Republic Army is about to approach the city. How could the people in the city not panic, the rich people have already left by boat.

Those who have no money are also prepared to drag their homes and go to the Cape of Good Hope area to avoid disaster.Despite the fact that the two places are not far apart, Cape Town's loss of the Cape of Good Hope cannot be guaranteed.

However, it is always better to stay away from the enemy, at least to ensure temporary safety.

The Pringer family is also among the people who avoid disasters. Because the family can not afford a carriage, they can only rely on manpower to push the unicycle forward.

On the way to escape, there are still many such families.With a handful of belongings, he fled from Cape Town to the Cape of Good Hope.

"Priinger, you have been recruited. Hurry up and report to our troops!"

A familiar voice sounded, and Pringling fell to hell.It was this voice that sent his three sons to the battlefield, and his life and death are now unknown.

Pringle hurriedly explained: "Dear Sheriff Amble, I am 48 years old, and I have already passed the age of service and are not in the scope of recruitment."

All the sons entered the military service, and now he can no longer go. If the pillars of the family are gone, what should we do with the three young grandchildren?

In this era, women ’s salaries are much lower than men ’s, and it is difficult for them to feed their children.

Sergeant Able sighed, pressed down on the trace of conscience in his heart, and scolded sharply: "Two hundred thousand enemy troops are under pressure and the Cape Town crisis.

In order to defend Cape Town, the Governor ’s Mansion has just issued a new decree extending the length of service to 55 years.

If you don't want to serve, you pay £ 50 for immunity.There is no need to talk nonsense without money, and it is useless to tell me."

This is obviously not the order of Governor Delphi. As a qualified politician, he cannot give such a desperate order.

People in this age age fast, and it is difficult to play a role in the battlefield when they are old.The recruitment order of the Governor's Mansion is only for young people aged 18 to 40, and has no interest in the old and the weak.

However, the following officials changed the regulations in order to accumulate wealth, and the wealthy people escaped military service with money, and this shortfall needs someone to make up for it.

Pringle, who can't afford it, can only be forced into the army.This is also his bad luck, if he runs fast enough, he might escape.

In this era of turmoil and chaos, there is no other bad luck on Pringle. In short, it is enough to have enough people. It does not matter who the specific service is.

"200,000" This is what the Viscount Fickney claimed, with a population of less than 200,000 in the Republic of Boer, why can he get 200,000 troops, this is not known.

Anyway, Governor Delphi vowed to ensure that the enemy would be 200,000.That's right, the Boers defeated them only because they were crowded. This is absolutely beyond doubt.

Telegrams to the London government say so, and naturally there is no exception in the Cape Town colony.As long as he does not want to be a scapegoat for the defeat of this war, he must make this figure solid.

The British people are not intolerant of failure. Under the strong and weak of the enemy, it is forgivable to fail once in a while.

This depends on propaganda. Governor Delphi is clearly good at self-packaging.The responsibility for the defeat of the war has been pushed forward.

Otherwise, the London government has long been replaced, and no one can tolerate a governor who keeps failing.In particular, it is still a restless, initiative to provoke the governor of war.

The middle-aged military officer reported: "Your Excellency, a new round of recruitment has been completed. This time, a total of 8,000 troops have been recruited."

Governor Delphi nodded and said with compassion: "Very well, you did a very beautiful job. It's just that the people of Cape Town are suffering. This time they need to make sacrifices for the empire."

At this moment, Governor Delphi does not look like a treacherous politician, but rather wants to be a compassionate virgin.

An official immediately responded: "This is also no way. The enemy is coming aggressively. Once Cape Town loses its guard, no one can hide.

Now that the people are enlisting in the military, it is also to protect their families from the suffering of war.

Governor, do n’t be too sad. The sacrifices of the people are worth it. I believe everyone will understand your pains."

The governor of Delphi, like the shadow emperor, shook his head and said: "People's opinion of me is not important, this is for the empire.

As long as I can keep Cape Town, even if I were to die immediately, I would not frown.

I have decided that I will coexist with Cape Town and die.This is the suicide note I wrote. If unfortunately die in battle, I will bother you to help my family."

The scene was very sensational and everyone was moved.But this is only superficial. Everyone knows that once Cape Town loses ground, the Governor of Delphi, who provoked the war, is over.

Returning to London alive, it is indispensable to walk in the military court.The next half of his life will be spent in prison, and his family will not be able to look up.

The best option is to die on the battlefield, then the situation changes instantly.Even for political propaganda needs, the London government will turn him into a "tragic hero".

In these circumstances, Governor Delphi was very clear, and even knew that even if he kept Cape Town, he would not have good fruit.

In order to alleviate his responsibilities, he must now perform this bitter act and portray himself as a "hero".