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The sudden plague compounded the situation.If it is only confined to South Africa, if it spreads to the entire African continent, Franz will cry.

There is no way, a colony is a colony. Although Austria has been operating on the African continent for more than ten years, it still cannot change the current situation of backward medical conditions.

Do n’t look at the fact that there are not many people infected, but the mortality rate is too high.Many patients went to see God before they knew what was going on.

Franz is also a fan of the authorities. If he reads the information carefully, he will understand why the mortality rate is high.

At present, the most infected are the cannon fodder troops. Because they do not pay attention to health and do not carry out effective treatment, the mortality rate is naturally high.

In addition to ordering to strengthen the epidemic prevention work, Franz can do nothing else.

Since the epidemic occurred in the "Bourgeois Army", the surrounding indigenous tribes should not want to escape. The number of deserters in the cannon fodder has always been high. It is normal to leave with the virus.

The Viscount Fickney had a total of 30,000 to 40,000 troops, and he had to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops. It could not leave the British with a chance. The soldiers who could take care of the cannon fodder were only a few thousand.

Thousands of people are in charge of more than 200,000 or 200,000 people, and those who ran away from the 180th are inconspicuous. In addition to fighting, there are many casualties every day, making supervision more difficult.

Unless they are running in groups, officers are usually missing, and the officers will not care.

There were patrols outside, and it was a blessing for them to meet them, and it was God ’s blessing to hide, even though they might not believe in God.

Franz ’s judgment is not wrong. The epidemic has indeed occurred in South Africa, and the consequences are beyond the imagination.

But the highest mortality rate is not the local indigenous people, nor these colonists, but the Indian colonial soldiers in the city.

Poor sanitation conditions have created good conditions for virus breeding.With a small site, high personnel density, and insufficient medical resources, so many bad conditions collided together and accelerated the spread of the virus.

The culprit that really caused the death rate of Indian soldiers was caused by unsatisfactory conditions.Of course, it also has a direct relationship with food. The bureaucrats in the London government did not take into account the habits of Indians and directly stuffed them with potatoes and bread.

This is something that can't be done. The officials of the London government don't even value themselves, let alone these cannon fodders?

Compared with the period of the Near East War, the British logistics system has not changed much, and it still follows the regulations.

It is relatively better that the Cape Town area has at least fresh fish supplements, which is much stronger than eating beef jerky every day.

Of course, most Indians do not eat beef, but the logistics standard that the British give them is not enough to supply beef.

The junk beef jerky is much more expensive than potatoes.This troubled Indian can't be met. How did the bureaucrats in London always get cheap for them, or how to make money?

As the epidemic continues to deteriorate, Governor Delphi's life is not easy, because the interests of the two parties are very different, and the negotiations have reached a deadlock.

The plague is spreading again in the city, and looking at the increasing number of deaths every day, Governor Delphi is not good for the whole person.

From zero to the present, the number of deaths caused by the plague has accumulated to 3817, and this number is still gradually increasing at a rate of 500 people per day.If you don't attack with the enemy again, they will be tossed by the plague.

The biggest problem in curbing the epidemic is lack of water. Unfortunately, since the news of the outbreak of the plague in Cape Town, the supply ships that came every day did not increase but landed.

Everyone is afraid of death, and no one is willing to join the plague heap. If it is not impossible, Governor Delphi himself wants to run.

Even if the freight rate increased by 50%, there are still not many people willing to take the risk of transporting materials, which makes the situation in Cape Town worse.

There are currently 150,000 troops in the Cape Town area, half of which are the Indian Colonial Corps. It is with these cannon fodder that the two sides have reached a deadlock.

Don't look at the fortress bunkers in the back are all tofu projects, the buildings in the city are still genuine, and the Indian Colonial Army is a good match for the two sending troops in Africa.

Looking at the Red Cross flag flying outside the city, Governor Delphi was disgusted and once wanted to order the troops to fight out.

Winning, of course, is good.It broke the siege of the enemy, got rid of the water crisis, reduced the population density, and did the epidemic prevention work.

Losing is not too bad.The war has consumed the population, reduced the population density, and reduced the demand for freshwater resources.It has a very positive effect on epidemic prevention.

If you think about it, if you really do it, Governor Delphi still dare not dare.Now the two sides are still negotiating, bravely provoking the war, winning is good, and losing the military court must go to.

Can you win?This question has been answered in the mind of Governor Delphi. With the current morale of the army, he went out of the city to find the Austrians in a decisive battle.

In fact, from the outbreak of the war to the present, Governor Delphi has suppressed the mutiny five times, and it is really not dare to stimulate the fragile nerves of the soldiers.

There is no way.Most of the white soldiers in the city were recruited temporarily from the colonies, or the reinforcements sent by the London government from the colonies, and the regular army was only a few.

For many people in the London government, suppressing the army is more important than this war.The original time and space of the British-British War was so bad that it was actually the result of the suppression of the army by the London government.

If it is a regular army and has twice the strength advantage, the Governor of Delphi will not be so useless, and he will be beaten and beaten from beginning to end.

From the military point of view, it is able to retain most of its troops under the condition of continuous failure, and the commander's ability is also qualified.Of course, the long-distance running general is not counted, just running the road is not enough.

Despite being passive in the north, this sudden plague has pushed forward the British-Bulgarian negotiation process.The deteriorating situation is constantly refreshing the British bottom line.

The lead negotiation was the Cape Town colonial government, and the situation was clearly understood, and they dared not drag on.

Due to the plague, the number of shipping vessels decreased, and the supplies in Cape Town not only did not increase, but continued to decline.Especially freshwater resources are scarce.

There is no way, it is not easy to save a lot of fresh water, it can only be put into a reservoir or a water storage tank.Now is the time of war, don't think about the reservoir.

The artillery outside the city is not vegetarian. From time to time, shells explode in the reservoir. Even if it does not care about the poisoning of gunpowder and heavy metals, the reservoir cannot hold water!

No, the British can only build a large number of water storage tanks. This is not so easy to accomplish. To solve the drinking water problem of so many people is not a small project.

This is not a problem that can be solved by just digging a hole.If the problem of leakage is not solved, it is estimated that the water will leak out in the winter.

In order to conserve water, the British army in Cape Town has long begun to limit the supply, white soldiers 5 liters per day, Indian soldiers 3 liters per day.

Just drinking water, this is almost enough. The rest may be used to wipe a face. British soldiers save a little. It is estimated that they can wipe the body.

This is only theory, domestic water is not just drinking.It is impossible for a person to never wash clothes, wash hands, or take a shower. Of course, Indians did not take a lot of baths in this era.

This supply can only guarantee survival, don't expect anything else.Unless the British play off the sea and desalination, it will simply not meet the demand.

There is no way to investigate the internal situation in Cape Town, but the number of ships entering the port every day cannot be kept secret.

The number of ships entering and leaving Cape Town is decreasing every day. This is a mathematical problem. It is easy to calculate. Everyone knows that this is a decrease in the transportation of materials.

Without enough supplies, Cape Town will fall sooner or later, which makes the "Republic of Boer Republic" in the negotiations more confident.

Of course, this is only theoretical. In fact, the plague does not end one day, and the "Bourgeois Army" outside the city dare not attack the city one day.

The Cape of Good Hope is important, but it is as important to Austria as it is not enough for Franz to win it at all costs.

The lack of materials is not impossible to solve, as long as the number of garrisons is reduced, anyway, the plague is the best barrier.

If the city was attacked by the plague and the Cape of Good Hope was occupied, the army of the Republic of Boer would be almost destroyed.This "abolition" not only refers to casualties, but more of military morale.

When soldiers are tired of war and are unwilling to sell their lives for the country, an army with even stronger combat power will instantly become a soft-legged shrimp.

Seeing the winter approaching day by day, the British still could not bear it and had to make major concessions.

On June 18, 1871, the two countries signed a truce in a military camp outside Cape Town, proclaiming the end of this war that lasted for more than a year.

Treaty content:

1. The war between Britain and the Transvaal and Orange Free State was completely an accident. For the sake of world peace, the two sides ended the war from the date of signing the treaty; (June 18, 1817)

2. The British side paid a 3.6 million pound ransom to buy back 200 miles of land in Cape Town;

3. The two sides exchanged prisoners of war with each other, and the excess number paid ransom in accordance with international practice.The agreed price is: 180 pounds per person for soldiers, depending on the rank and rank of the officer, ranging from 300 pounds to 20000 pounds.

No accountability for war, no mention of the victory or defeat of war, as if it was a trivial conflict, not worth mentioning.

The reality is so cruel, and Britain also has to face, let them admit the defeat of the war, it is not so easy.Even if the Cape Town colonial government was willing to accept it, the London officials did not agree.

It is impossible to cede land and pay compensation. The London government cannot bear the political influence of the defeat of the war. Instead, the land ransom and the prisoner of war ransom are more acceptable.

Anyway, most of the land lost was owned by the South African colonial company, but not by the British government.

A little bit thicker, when the colonial company's colonial activities failed, the London government bought another colony from the Boers.

Prisoner of war ransoms are simpler, and European society does not exclude this.If the number of captives this time is a bit large, the amount of ransom paid is relatively large, and all the captives will be covered.

If it is really shameless, it can also be declared a great victory.Strategically smashed the enemy ’s plot to plot the Cape of Good Hope, forcing the enemy to give up this unrealistic fantasy.

Politics has always been the case, including the British-British war, they can dump the pot to the South African colonial company.Anyway, this bad luck company has already gone bankrupt during the war, and no one will come out to argue.

In fact, Governor Delphi has already begun to do so.As a qualified politician, even after losing a battle and signing an unfavourable treaty, the responsibility for war must be kept to a minimum.

In any case, the Cape Town colony is still preserved.Despite the shrinking version, the British people will not know that no one cares about the size of the Cape Town colony thousands of miles away.