Martinas. Pretorius, aged forty-three, is President of the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. The Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State are two states founded by the Boers. The combined population of the two countries is just over a million people. Martinas. Pretorius hoped that the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State would be merged into a unified Boer state. However, the liberal Boers refused to merge, making Martinas. Pretorius's plan was not successful.

Even so, though, Martinas. Pretorius's prestige in both countries remained unmatched. His father, Pretorius the Elder, had great prestige in both countries, making the Boers love their family.

The situation of the Boers is not very good. Although South Africa has rich gold and diamond mines. The Boers mined these gold and diamond mines and gained great wealth. However, now they are the protectorate of the Chinese Empire, and most of the gold and diamond mines mined every year are handed over to the Chinese Empire, and they can only keep a small part. In addition, their trade has been monopolized by the Chinese Empire. So, the living conditions of the Boers are getting worse and worse. This is also Martinas. Pretorius was determined to cooperate with the Germans to overthrow the Chinese Empire's rule in South Africa. Only in this way will it be possible for the Boers to live a good life. In addition, it may be possible to merge the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State into one country through a foreign war. Even now, Martinas. Pretorius also did not let go of plans to create a unified Boer state.

A brown-haired middle-aged man sits in Martinas. Opposite Pretorius. This person is none other than the head of German intelligence in the Transvaal Republic, Dales. It has always been Martinas. A bridge between Pretorius and the Germans.

"Your Excellency. According to the information we have now, the Chinese army in the whole of Africa has only two infantry brigades. More than 10,000 people. Moreover, the two infantry brigades are also scattered throughout South Africa. As a matter of fact. You have to deal with only part of it. With the help of Germany, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State were quite capable of building an army of 50,000 men. If the maximum mobilization is carried out, the total number of troops can reach 200,000. Such a strong military force is enough for you to sweep all of South Africa. As long as the Chinese are driven out, the whole of South Africa will belong to you. South Africa's gold, diamond and other minerals will no longer be shared with you, and you will truly become the masters here! Dalus said with a spit on his face. He was given the order to have the Boers rebel as best they could and start fighting against the Chinese Empire. As for what will happen after the Boers start a rebellion. It's not for the Germans to think about.

"Mr. Dellus, the time is not yet ripe! Although the Chinese do not have many troops stationed in South Africa, they can send more troops to South Africa in a month at most. Even if we can barely defeat the Chinese, we will not be able to hold it under the blow of the Chinese reinforcements. Eventually, it is inevitable that it will fail. If it fails, it will be a disaster for all the Boers! "Martinas. Pretorius shook his head. He's not stupid, he's not so easily fooled. Although he didn't know what the Germans were up to, he had already said that they would start up again after the war broke out. Now the Germans are ahead of schedule. There is undoubtedly some ulterior motive in this. The fact that the Boers cooperated with the Germans did not mean that they would joke about the future of the entire nation.

After all, the total number of Boers in the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State combined is only about 1.5 million. Compared to the Chinese Empire. That's just too small a population. If the Chinese Empire wanted to attack them, it only needed to send tens of thousands of troops. You can sweep them away. Hence the presidency of the Boers. Martinas. Pretorius had to be careful.

"Your Excellency, you are being too cautious. Now, indeed, is a good opportunity for you to rebel against the Chinese. The Chinese are now preparing for war, and a large number of troops have been transferred to the country and to the front line of the confrontation with the Holy Alliance. There are very few troops that can be deployed to South Africa. Besides, the whole of the South African savannah is your world, and no army can confront the Boer cavalry in the South African savannah. As long as the Boers exert all their military strength, even if the Chinese send more troops to the south, they will not be able to defeat yours. Besides, with the strength of the Chinese now, I dare to guarantee that they will not send more than 50,000 troops, and even, even less than that! Dalus continued. He hopes to be able to convince Martinas. Pretorius. In this way, his mission will be completed, and he will no longer have to stay in this hellish place.

Although the Transvaal Republic was founded by the descendants of Europeans, it is like a backward countryside compared to the prosperous Europe. If it weren't for the struggle for Germany's future, Delles wouldn't be here.

Compared to Martinas. Pretorius, Dellus was more aware of the power of the Chinese Empire. He knew that if these Boers launched a rebellion, they would completely anger the Chinese. Once the Chinese army landed in South Africa, the Boers were dead. Their final result will not be directly exterminated by the Chinese. However, the life or death of the Boers had nothing to do with him, and he wished that the more fierce the Boers and the Chinese fought, the better. In this case, the war may be even more tragic. The more troops the Chinese put into South Africa and the longer the war would last, the better it would be for Germany. The war would delay the preparations for war in the Chinese Empire, and Germany would be able to use this time to complete the preparations for war. At that time, Germany may be able to shake off its disadvantage or even gain an advantage.

Martinas. Pretorius frowned, and he seemed to be considering whether the Boers would have a chance of winning if they were to do so now. Although, the Chinese are very strong, and they are still the first power in the world. However, this is South Africa. Here, the strength of the Boers is more dominant. Previously, when the Chinese Empire attacked the British colonies, it had more than 100,000 troops in South Africa. This forced the Boers to submit to the Chinese. But now, the Chinese army in South Africa has dropped to more than 10,000 people. With the strength of the Boers, it is not a big problem to fight against these more than 10,000 Chinese. The only difficulty is whether the Boers can resist a large-scale increase in Chinese troops to South Africa.

Of course, according to Dellus, the Boers could now mobilize almost 200,000 troops if they were to be mobilized to the limit. Such an army is definitely the most powerful military strength in South Africa. As long as the Chinese Empire sent no more than 100,000 troops to South Africa, the Boers could have won.

"Your Excellency, as protectorates of the Chinese Empire, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State pay large amounts of gold and diamonds to the Chinese every year. Now, in order to prepare for war, the Chinese have stepped up the exploitation of the Boers. According to the information we have received, they are already planning to raise the price of industrial goods sold to the Boers once again. They were eager to squeeze every gold coin out of the Boers so that they would have enough money to spend on future wars. You Boers have completely become the source of war funds for the Chinese! Dalus continued. Although the Boers were self-sufficient in agricultural products, they were not in the field of industry, except for primitive extractive industries and gold panning. The industrial products used by the Boers were all from the Chinese Empire. This allowed the Chinese Empire to exploit the wealth of the Boers by inflating the prices of industrial goods. In fact, the Chinese Empire did exactly that. The wealth gained from the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State had become an indispensable and important financial force in the preparations for war in the Chinese Empire.

"Damn, these Chinese only raised prices last month, and now they want to continue to raise prices?" They clearly don't want to give us Boers a way to live! "Martinas. Pretorius said angrily.

"Yes, Your Excellency the President, those Chinese have no intention of giving you a way to live, you are just slaves they exploit!" Dalus continues to add fuel to the fire.

Martinas. A raging anger had already burned in the eyes of Pretorius, and without the Chinese Empire, their Boer life would undoubtedly be much better.

"Mr. Dalus, we can only arm a maximum of 50,000 people with our armament. If the Chinese massively increase their troops to South Africa, we will not be able to resist at all! "Martinas. Pretorius said.

"This is simple, Your Excellency the President, the German Empire, as a friend of the Boers, we can provide you with sufficient weapons and equipment. Now, the Chinese have not imposed a blockade on South Africa, and we can take this opportunity to send weapons and equipment to you! Dalus already had a smile on his face. He knew that his plan had succeeded.

Martinas. Pretorius nodded.

Next, the Germans began to secretly send weapons and equipment to the Boers. A large number of Boers began to be secretly armed.

In June 1862, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State began openly arming their armies against the Chinese Empire's rule in South Africa. (To be continued......)

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