Oneviii. On June 6, 98, the day the British defenders in Kimberley surrendered to the Boers, gold hit a new high in the British futures market against other precious metals such as silver. Rumors that the British government was secretly negotiating with the Boers and intended to compromise began to circulate in the market. The news caused the price of silver to rebound for a while, because if the British did compromise with the Boers, it would mean that the supply of gold could be restored. However, this expectation was shattered almost immediately.

Just one day later, the British government signaled its continued use of troops against South Africa. It was also announced that more troops would be sent to South Africa to settle the Boer rebellion. This statement immediately caused an avalanche in the price of silver. Then new news came out that the British would use more than 150,000 troops on this expedition, which made the British even numerical in strength with the Boers. And depending on the needs of the war, Britain may continue to mobilize troops to South Africa. Although the Boers had won some victories before, the fact that the Boer army was able to defeat the British army without numerical superiority is something that few would believe in the British Empire's dominance. So the price of silver rebounded again.

"Rothschild is Rothschild after all, Scrooge, you see this gang of Jews pass through the news of the British side of this paragraph. I am afraid that not only will I get back all the losses caused by the defeat of the British army in front, but I will even make more [money.] Rockefeller sighed, "These guys are really ......."

"Indeed, the Rothschild guys put on a wonderful show. However, they misguessed the general trend, and even if they recoup a little loss now, in the long run, they have already made the wrong choice in this game, and a tactical victory will not change anything. Scrooge doesn't seem to be impressed by Rothschild's actions.

"It's true, in fact, since they mistakenly abandoned North America, their decline has been unstoppable." Rockefeller said, "Did you see the German media coverage of the Boer War? All kinds of sarcasm and sarcasm about the British, and the feeling of schadenfreude can no longer be suppressed. ”

"Yes, for Britain, the biggest problem of this war is that it exposed the vulnerability of the British and gave some countries the courage to challenge Britain. And for Rothschild, the biggest problem is that there is no safe haven for his funds. "Today, Rothschild's industries are all over Europe, whether it's England, France, or Germany, and they have their assets everywhere. In many cases, this allows them to avoid risk, but the contradictions between the emerging European countries and the United Kingdom are indeed irreconcilable in nature. If Germany did not have the courage to challenge Britain, it would have been fine. It is nothing more than Germany disintegrating itself in crisis after crisis, and the Rothschilds may be able to transfer those investments in Germany again. But this time the British in the Boer War are expected to be difficult to scare Germany in the future. At that time, the Germans will definitely jump up and start an all-out competition with the British, and the final war will be inevitable. And as long as we add more fire at the right time and don't let the war stop, Europe will be completely smashed, and the Rothschild guys, no matter how capable, will lose all in this war. So, even if they use this series of methods and make some money at this time, what is the use? ”

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Two months later, the second British expeditionary force began to land in South Africa, preparing for another offensive. And during this time, according to the advice of the advisers of the Black Water, the Boers began to carry out a full fortified clearing. Not only did they remove the rails and sleepers from the original British-controlled area, but they even did not spare the roadbed, which was brought back by the Boers and used to build various fortifications mixed with cement. By the time the British attacked again, they would face a real World War I-style battle.

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Churchill had been on the site for two months. His job was simple, to keep using small carts to transport the sleepers, rails, gravel and other things that had been removed from the railroad from the railway station to a fortification under construction in the distance. It was a long way to go, and only two Boer soldiers with shotguns on horseback stared at them.

Churchill pulled a whole cart of sleepers, tired and sweaty. However, compared to dragging rails and gravel, his task is still relatively light. At this time, the procession suddenly stopped, because at the intersection in front, a train was passing there, so the whole procession stopped. The two Boer soldiers also got off their horses to rest.

"Hey, are there any cigarettes yet?" A Boer soldier shouted at Churchill. To say that the Boers were indeed quite strict in their execution of the Chinese . Flourishing. The spirit of the Treaty of Don is, at least in terms of the protection of private property. For example, Churchill's wallet was returned to him, and there was no shortage of pounds in it. So Churchill had the money to ask the Boer soldiers who guarded him to smoke every once in a while.

"There are the last three, one for each person, and there are no more." Churchill said as he pulled a cigarette out of his shirt pocket. He handed two to each of the guards, and then took one in his own mouth.

One of the guards pulled out a lighter he had bought from the Americans, turned it on with a flaunting clink, and lit it for Churchill and his companions. The three of them smoked cigarettes together. By this time, the train was already far away, and the junction was open again. The two guards turned to mount their horses, but one of them accidentally tripped over a stone on the ground, fell to the ground, and rolled down the slope. Another guard hurriedly loosened the reins from his hand and went to help him. And at this time, two unguarded horses were at Churchill's side.

Churchill immediately jumped on a horse, grabbed the reins of the other, and ran off into the distance. The two guards heard the sound of horses' hooves and realized that something was wrong. When they ran up from the bottom of the slope, all they could see was Churchill's back. They raised their shotguns for a moment, shook their heads, and lowered their muzzles. Because although the combat shotgun is powerful and has a high rate of fire, the range of the shotgun is too close, and now Churchill has run at least a hundred meters, and at this distance, the shotgun is impossible to hit anything. Even if an elephant stands there and lets them fight, there is basically no chance of hitting. And the speed of the shotgun dropped too fast, and at a distance of a hundred meters, I was afraid that I would not even be able to wear a shirt.

Churchill's riding skills were not bad, and he escaped in one breath on a horse and led a horse, and then he traveled all the way day and night, and it took him about ten days to finally escape back to Cape Town.

Returning to Cape Town, Churchill immediately began to write, writing about his own experiences from capture to escape. He felt that this experience was so tortuous that it would definitely make him famous.

But before he could finish his manuscript, an officer approached him.

"Is it Mr. Winston Churchill? Lord Roberts is very interested in your experience and would love to talk to you. The officer said to Churchill.

Lord Roberts was the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force this time, and any information about the Boers was very important to Lord Roberts these days. When he heard that a young man of a noble birth had escaped from the Boers after being captured, he sent his lieutenant John to fetch the lucky man, for he probably knew a great deal of first-hand information.

"Winston, I know you've had a hard time coming back from the Boers, but there are some situations where I desperately need any information about the Boers. I think you have spent a lot of time with the Boers and should know something. Lord Roberts said to Churchill.

"Your Excellency, I took part in the 10th Infantry Regiment and experienced the defeat of the 10th Infantry Regiment at the hands of the Boers. Your Excellency, the Boers are not the complete militia that we have imagined. They are very well-trained fighters. I propose that they be treated as armies of great powers on an equal footing with the British army. They are very tactically distinctive. ”

"Tell me about it." Lord Roberts asked.

"Your Excellency, the Boers have sabotaged the railways that have traditionally tended to our region, and they can use the railways in the area they control to quickly gather their forces in a certain strategic direction. At the same time, their soldiers all have horses, which makes them quite mobile on the battlefield. In addition to this, their combat techniques are also very methodical.

At that time, we had some makeshift fortifications, including barbed wire and trenches, built before we were surrounded. Faced with our defense, the Boers first bombarded us with heavy artillery. Your Excellency, I later found their train cannons on the railroad of the Boers after I was captured. They loaded some inaccessible guns, such as 6-inch guns and even 8-inch guns, onto flatbed trains, and moved these guns to firing positions by railroad maneuvers. So, my lord, as soon as we reach the vicinity of their railway line, there is a risk that we will be attacked by the artillery of the Guò railway.

Under the cover of heavy artillery, their soldiers quickly destroyed our barbed wire fence with a long stick filled with explosives. And their soldiers, under the cover of artillery fire, approached to a distance of only about forty meters from our trenches. As soon as the artillery fire stopped, they threw a volley of grenades into our trenches and rushed into our trenches. So before we even reacted, they rushed into our trenches. Lord, to do this requires very good training, very good coordination, otherwise they will be killed by their own artillery fire. And once in the trenches, they are equipped with submachine guns and shotguns that are better suited for fighting in the trenches than our rifles. It is clear that they are more prepared for the war than we think. ”R1292