As the aftermath of the Kimberley attack continues to unfold, Milner's behind-the-scenes push for more details and witness testimony to be released, the most shocking of which is the testimony of Ashley and his men who fled back to the cavalry. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The INFO testimony was rigorous, and all the soldiers testified that they saw Boer soldiers armed with German Mauser rifles. This rifle is, of course, the Mauser 96, which was custom-made by the Mauser company specifically for the Transvaal military. And the shells left behind in the Kimberley, which have been technically proven, came from the production line of the Transvaal Arsenal.

When the news reached Europe, there was an outrage in Britain, which was the first time since the Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century that British troops were attacked by national troops. If it were not for the fact that this is a critical moment in Sudan's suppression of the Mahdi uprising, calls for an immediate declaration of war on the Transvaal would have been louder.

In fact, the reaction of Whitehall in London was also very fast, and the Conservative Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury, immediately issued a statement after receiving the telegram, strongly condemning the barbaric acts of the Boers, and demanding in strict terms that the Transvaal should give an official answer immediately, otherwise it would be regarded as an undeclared war. Thousands of soldiers urgently drawn from the British Indian colonies were then embarkated and shipped to Natal and Cape Town. Then artillery and machine guns, ammunition and other munitions began to be transported from the mainland to South Africa. To make matters worse, the British Cape Colony not only embargoed all military supplies on the Eastern Cape Railway, but the British detachment also forcibly detained munitions ships destined for the Transvaal from Germany outside the port of Lorenzo Marques.

At the same time, the Spanish-American War was in full swing, and the British colonial forces on the Nile were attacking the Mahdi forces, seeing that another large-scale war was about to break out. No, it could be on a larger scale, Germany has already formally lodged a diplomatic protest against the unjustified detention of German ships by British warships, and at the same time sent two new cruisers to Africa.

As the other party to the matter, it was not until the Pretorian authorities received an ultimatum telegram from the British mainland that they realized that the matter had become so serious. The official reaction is, of course, a solemn statement, which is purely a false accusation, but at this juncture, how many people still believe this kind of words? At least the vast majority of the British are inclined to disbelieve.

Then the two sides did not choose an artillery battle, but engaged in a war of words. Britain, the proactive side, kept throwing out details of the truth in their favor, but could not confirm which Boer army did it. The Transvaal, the passive side, stubbornly retorted, but could not prove his innocence. The most effective way is to catch the gangsters who have fled to the Transvaal, but unfortunately they can't even find out who did it.

To make matters worse for the Transvaal, the arms embargo on the Eastern Cape Railway was maintained, and in the waters of East Africa, the British fleet continued to board and inspect ships entering the port of Lorenço Marques.

Liang Hong was really a little crying and laughing when he learned about the accident provoked, and someone couldn't wait to jump out and was busy putting the basin on someone else's head for him. This was known through a coded telegram sent by Bond, and now in Johannesburg, someone else was gathering information on the Unified Gold Mining Company.

Originally, he remembered the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War, and in October next year, the vegetation of the Transvaal Plateau began to flourish. But now that we do this, everything will be thrown into chaos, and maybe tomorrow there will be a sudden outbreak of war. So Liang Hong had to reconsider what he needed to do if the war broke out earlier.

The first thing to face is the food problem, after the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War, there is a possibility of a railway embargo blockade, and the entire Transvaal is bound to soar in food prices. At that time, the Boers are likely to use the needs of the army to completely cut off the sale of grain to the indigenous tribes. Only when there is food can he recruit soldiers, and this crisis determines that it is difficult for him to make a difference even if war breaks out when his reserves are insufficient.

The second is his own war potential, which is fought for money, food, and people. The money in this is, on the one hand, the money in the base's capital account, and on the other hand, the money in the real world, the money from the base is used to make weapons, and the real money is used to pay and buy food. The surrounding minerals are limited, and there is no way to manufacture base cars at the base, and it is not possible to open a sub-base for the time being. At present, the income of 15,000 yuan a day seems to be a lot, but once the fight really starts, the consumption will be huge. As for real-world income, it's even more worrisome, and if war breaks out, the income from smuggling Sindana is likely to plummet. can't save his life, who still has the heart to open a mine.

As for the human side, if you want to make a difference, the existing 2,000-member vigilante group is certainly not enough. In terms of military resources, the population of the North Transvaal is still limited, and we must look further. Liang Hong's gaze searched the map, gradually expanding from the location of the base to farther away.

To the west there are the San people, who are small but barely armed. Liang Hong, who is also of the yellow race, sympathizes with their plight in his heart, being oppressed by the Boers and British, and being oppressed by the Bechuana blacks. It is not appropriate for them to be regular soldiers, but arming such tribes and treating them well can also be a barrier for themselves.

To the east, the land that the Boers had just occupied last year. In 1897, the largest emirate on the south bank of the Limpopo River, Venta State, was personally led by the commander of the Transvaal Army, Jubert, and bombarded the fort with heavy artillery. King Mfeifu of Venda led more than 10,000 tribes to cross the Limpopo River in the north, and the land was occupied by the Boers. Beyond the newly built farms of the Boers was the Portuguese colony of Mozambique. The blacks there were hostile to the whites, and Portugal had long since declined, and it was easy to fight and occupy. The problem was that after the occupation, it was likely to provoke the British and Germans, who had long been eyeing them, and that would require them to be strong enough to deter potential enemies.

To the north of Rhodesia, Liang Hong's eyes lit up, and there was a place where he could make a difference. First of all, the remnants of the Venda Kingdom are still there, and this is a force that can be utilized. Second, the Matabele and Mashona of Rhodesia were hostile to whites, and in 1896, at the instigation of local witch priests, staged a large-scale uprising, which was bloodily suppressed by the South African Company. As a result, the local people have completely lost confidence in the traditional witchcraft Mullimu, and the lack of religion is a great opportunity for the spread of Mingjiao.

After Liang Hong considered it, he formulated his own strategy.

If the Anglo-Boer War broke out earlier, he would gather local anti-white indigenous forces as an indigenous leader to strengthen his own strength. Covertly supported the Boers in their war with the British, especially after the defeat of the Transvaal, and in the extensive and protracted guerrilla warfare waged by the Boers, depleting the British war potential.

In order to achieve this goal, according to the needs of different races, he specially created a group of missionaries with indigenous images, and sent them to spread Mingjiao among the San people, Matabele and Mashona people. The spread of religion takes time, and even if it is successful, it needs to be backed by strong military power. Militarily, what he is most distressed about now is the lack of junior officers. African soldiers are all illiterate and easily satisfied, which also brings a problem of lack of initiative. It is difficult for such a group of soldiers to produce an excellent officer class.

The time left for him was too short, and perhaps the second Boer War broke out early, and it was he who was flapped by the wings of this butterfly. If this is the case, it will have more serious consequences, that there will be more unknowns in the future, and predicting the future is a great advantage for him in this world.

However, the current tension is not all bad, at least for now, the Transvaal official has no time to take care of the militia he has organized.