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The news that the British proposed the negotiation was sent back to Vienna, and Franz approved it as soon as possible.Although the loss on the battlefield is not big, it hurts money!

Since Cape Town cannot be overcome, it is a waste of time to continue fighting.Looking at the information from the front, Franz was also helpless.

The boldness of the British Empire in this era was completely beyond the imagination of ordinary people.Millions of pounds are said to be smashed into it, they are smashed into it. At a glance, they are all dense fortifications. How can the battle be fought?

The original Cape Town strategy, under the British tyrant tactics, could not play its due role at all.

Don't look at the British falling into the downside. In fact, they still flaunted their strength to the world fiercely. I am afraid that the funds that have been smashed into Britain before and after the South African War may be over 100 million.

With regard to this financial resource, no one in the world can afford it except Britain.If he moved somewhere, Franz had backed down early, and it was so short of lack of money.

Even if it prevailed on the battlefield, the price paid by the Vienna government was no small.Now that the war is in progress, more than four thousand Aegis have been smashed into it.

Without being able to conquer Cape Town, Franz summed up the reason, not because the soldiers were not capable of fighting, nor was the frontline commander incompetent, mainly because they had no money and no courage.

Otherwise, thousands of heavy artillery pieces were shipped at all costs, and 8.8 million tons of artillery shells were fired. No matter how many fortifications were destroyed.

Oh, this seems to require road construction first.Otherwise, the logistics on the battlefield cannot be guaranteed.

A preliminary estimate of these expenses, it is estimated that there is a 200-300 million Aegis, almost enough.

This is not what the Vienna government can afford, or the railway construction in Africa will not be so slow.If the railway extended to Transvaal earlier, the British would not dare to provoke war.

The British War was not without benefits. Reality once again taught the world a lesson: War is to devour gold beasts. Do n’t fight without money.

South Africa ’s gold has not yet been exploited on a large scale, and it is widely believed that there is no winner in this war.Austria defeated the British in the Boer vest, but did not capture the Cape of Good Hope, and the strategic goal was not achieved.

Economically, South Africa, which has not been developed, is not worth more than five thousand Aegis.The British bought Cape Town that year because of the Cape of Good Hope. South Africa, which does not have this strategic location, has no value in itself.

Compared with a small loss in Austria, the British are blood loss.This war was initiated for the common colony of the Republic of Boer.

The British spent a lot of war money and paid tens of thousands of casualties. Not only did they fail to achieve their goals, they were also pushed back to Cape Town by the enemy.

Negotiations also require a price. It is easy to start a war and hard to end a war.If nothing else, whether to recover the lost land is a headache.

Even if this is a colony, it's worthless, but should the strategic security of the Cape of Good Hope always be considered?If there is a conflict, the enemy will be sent to the city, that day can't pass?

Even if it is not open, the daily life supplies are in the hands of others, and the price will be raised every three times, and no one can bear it.

Therefore, it is not necessary in other places. Water sources, coal, and farms outside the city must be produced in these cities. The British must take them back.

The promise of empty mouths and teeth is obviously impossible. Bearing the vest of the Boer Republic does not mean that the enemy outside the city is the Boer Republic.If you want to get all this at the negotiation table, you have to pay a price.

Franz doesn't care about the specific results.Anyway, you can't take a loss. If the British are not in a hurry, it's good to stay so stalemate.

With the supply of living materials in Austria, the Republic of Boer can provide most of it, and the frontline troops can solve the problem of food nearby.

The British in the city were in tragedy, and even fresh water had to be shipped from Madagascar, or bought from the Portuguese.Not to mention other living materials, all must be shipped from outside.

Don't look at the convenience of shipping, but also consider where.The Cape of Good Hope is not a good place. It has always been a high incidence area for shipwrecks. After another month or two, the arrival of the monsoon will be the world of murderous waves.

There are two paths before the British, either to reserve enough supplies for the winter now, or to end the war before the winter comes.

The plan never changes fast, and at the same time as the "Ingbo Negotiations" began, a sudden plague broke out.

Initially appeared in the Indian Colonial Army, the British did not pay attention, only thought it was not satisfied with the soil, what should be done.

In the course of the battle, the plague was also brought into the cannon fodder unit of the Republic of Boer.In this battlefield where people die every day, it is normal for several people to fall ill, not to mention the unregarded cannon fodder.

The poor sanitary conditions in the military barracks have accelerated the spread of the epidemic.A large number of soldiers soon fell ill, the plague did not recognize people, and white soldiers were also immune.

The first to be discovered was the British. As a side of the city, the British army was much denser because the lack of water in the city exacerbated the deterioration of sanitary conditions.

These conditions have brought convenience to the spread of the plague. A large number of British soldiers fell ill, attracting the attention of the military doctor Horace, and it was discovered that the plague came.

Not to be neglected, Horace reported the news of the outbreak immediately.Reported to the Governor Delphi level by level, it was already May 18, 1871.

The earliest time when the epidemic occurred, it is no longer verifiable.The British medical system has not yet been perfected to equip Indian soldiers with full-time doctors.

Sunny Thunderbolt This is, for Governor Delphi, this is one of the worst news.Without any hesitation, Governor Delphi immediately convened a high-level meeting and issued an epidemic prevention order:

"Isolate all patients immediately and ask the local power generation to send a professional plague prevention expert in the country. The epidemic prevention work should be done now, what should you do to consult a doctor."

This is all he can do. The plague is not under control. The medical technology of this era is limited and can only be destined.

Soon after the British discovered the outbreak, the outbreak of the Bourgeois Army outside the city also found the outbreak.

The first to be infected was Lieutenant Murks who sent the commander of the cannon fodder, chatting while seeing the doctor, complaining about the large number of people under his hand, which triggered the curiosity of a trainee.

Curiosity does n’t necessarily kill the cat either, but Dr. Lukedu ran to the black barracks to check it on the ground. If I did n’t check it, I was shocked.

This is clearly the plague, but the spread of the plague.The number of individuals infected by a single force is not terrible, if the total number adds up, it will be scary.

After the news was reported, Viscount Fickney immediately sent someone to investigate. As a result, it was found that the number of confirmed infections was as high as more than 2,000 people, including 87 Boer soldiers.

This is just the onset of the disease. There are no carriers of the disease, and it is not known how many.Looking at the data in hand, Viscount Fickney was speechless for a long time.

Fortunately, the cannon fodder unit and the main force are stationed separately. Apart from the officers who manage this force, the main force still rarely contacts them.

Needless to say, the epidemic prevention work started automatically.The Austrian army has a special epidemic prevention department, usually with a part-time job as a military doctor, and this unit carrying the vest of the army of the Boer Republic is no exception.

All the troops carried out the anti-epidemic work in an orderly manner in accordance with the anti-epidemic regulations that have been promulgated.

Viscount Fickney asked with concern: "Is the type of outbreak determined? What caused this plague?"

The plague is also divided into three, six, nine, etc. The most lethal nature is the first to introduce the plague, including the almost extinction of the European Black Death, which is a type of plague, and then only smallpox, cholera, malaria, and flu.

All of them are afraid of killers, regardless of high or low, they are all killing.

The Lesna military doctor in charge of epidemic prevention thought for a while and said, "The transmission route of the plague has not been determined yet. There are two cases for its origin.

The biggest possibility is that the corpses on the battlefield are not handled properly, which leads to the breeding of viruses, and finally caused the plague.

Another possibility is to bring it from outside. According to the information we collected, a plague broke out in India not long ago, most likely brought by the Indians.

If the virus originated in India, then the plague is not difficult to solve, and it has proved that the spread of the plague in India is not strong.

Judging from the current situation, the former is more likely.If the virus originated in India, then the virus has mutated."

Wars are often accompanied by diseases. This South African war seems inconspicuous, but the number of deaths is definitely the highest in human history.

Not only are there dead people on the battlefield, but there are not too many people who die outside the battlefield.After this war, the total population of South Africa is less than 30% of that before the war.

With so many people dead, the disposal of the corpse becomes a problem.On the surface, most of the corpses on the battlefield were burned or buried deep.

But there are always missing parts of flesh and blood.It seems that the harm is not great, but when the product is accumulated, the changes will not be known.

At the beginning of the war, Franz secretly issued orders to do a good job in epidemic prevention.So the Boer Republican Army was not unprepared, but it did not happen that the plague broke out at the end of the war.

The source of the plague is only the concern of professionals.Viscount Fickney is more interested in prevention and control, no matter how it came, as long as he can control the epidemic.

After a little thought, Viscount Fickney made the decision: "Order the main force to withdraw from the occupied avenue first, and take over the defense by the Special Division of the South African Special Dispatch Force.

In the face of the plague, all the results are floating clouds.No one knows which corner of this broken and ruined street, there are corpses that are all missing.

It is too dangerous to have the main force stationed in such a place, or it is safer to station outside the city.

The 7th Division of the South African Special Dispatch Army is the force with the most serious outbreak. Letting them take over defense is waste utilization.

If the British ran to attack, then give them away.Viscount Fickney has decided to put isolation camps at the forefront to see if the British can add more patients.

Even if it doesn't help, you have to disgust the British.To vent the resentment in my heart, the war has now fought, and the two sides have already forged a blood feud.