The current situation is already somewhat unfavorable for the Boers. Although they succeeded in occupying all of South Africa, they squeezed the Chinese to the vicinity of Cape Town. However, the Chinese did not suffer much. And, with the arrival of Chinese reinforcements, the Chinese still have the ability to start fighting back. If the Boer army could not defeat the Chinese* army at Cape Town, then the territory they had now gained would be immediately retaken by the Chinese. And the losses will be even greater.

At the thought of this, Martinas. Pretorius had a terrible headache. In his original vision, the situation should not have turned out like this! With the Boer cavalry, Cape Town should have been taken before the Chinese had time to react and all these Chinese were captured. In this case, they would have the point of bargaining with the Chinese Empire. Now, with only a thousand captives in hand, there is almost no chance of success in negotiating with the Chinese.

"Hello, Your Excellency!" A dusty middle-aged soldier walked in and greeted Martinas. Pretorius made a salute. He was the commander of the Boer army, General Joubert.

"Your Excellency, Hello! What's going on now? "Martinas. Pretorius asked. It will not be possible to capture Cape Town for a long time, and even if the Boers occupy more territory, it will be useless!

"Your Excellency, the Chinese defenses in Cape Town are too strong, and we lack large-caliber heavy artillery, and it is difficult to destroy those fortifications of the Chinese. In addition, the Chinese received fire support from warships. In the sea near Cape Town there were at least two Chinese battleships. The power of the battleship's main guns. It's not something that the human body can resist. A flash of frustration flashed across General Jouber's face. In the first two attacks, the Boers paid a heavy price. This made him very distressed. After all, the population of the Boers was not large in the first place. The more losses on the battlefield, the greater the impact on the entire Boers!

"In other words, it's going to be hard for us to take Cape Town?" Martinas. Pretorius asked. Obviously, this was an unacceptable outcome for him. If Cape Town could not be captured, then the Boers would next be ready to resist the Chinese counterattack. And did the Boers have the ability to do this? At least Martinas. Pretorius didn't have much faith.

"Yes, Your Excellency. At least for now. The Chinese have already built a well-established fortification in Cape Town, and with the strong artillery support of the Chinese, it will be difficult for us to resist. Even if you fill all the armies into it. I don't think I can take Cape Town either! General Joubert said. He also knew that such an outcome was difficult to accept, but he was telling the truth.

Martinas. Pretorius nodded, "Then do we have any other way?" You can't sit still, can you? ”

General Joubert hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Excellency, there is a way. Too risky, though. And I'm not sure I'm going to succeed. After all, reinforcements from the Chinese have already arrived, and they are all elite cavalry. ”

"Oh? What's the solution? "Martinas. Pretorio Ouston came the spirit. For him. There is no other way. It doesn't matter if it's risky or not, but it's better to try it than to have nothing at all.

"Your Excellency, since we cannot take Cape Town. Then only to attract the Chinese. In this case, they do not have the support of the powerful firepower of the navy, and we have to defeat them. It's much easier! Of course, we have to deal with 70,000 elite Chinese cavalry. I'm not completely sure if I can win! Joubert said.

Martinas. Pretorius frowned. He was wondering if he had a chance of winning. After all, the current Boers have only more than 70,000 troops in Cape Town, and they do not have an advantage in terms of strength at all. In terms of armament, the Boers were also not superior. Although they received quite a few weapons from the Germans. However, after the Chinese Navy began to blockade the whole of South Africa, it was difficult for them to get weapons. As for the combat effectiveness of the troops, the cavalry of the Chinese galloped across the last world war and achieved a series of impressive achievements. And the cavalry of the Boers was nothing more than a rabble of herdsmen. Their only advantage is probably their familiarity with the terrain of South Africa.

However, in any case, the Boer cavalry was also at a disadvantage, and it would be very difficult to win.

Martinas. Pretorius also knew that there was no other way. Once the Chinese have accumulated enough strength in Cape Town, they will definitely face a counterattack from the Chinese. When the time comes, they will face even greater difficulties.

"Your Excellency, General, I will order reinforcements from the rear to come to support you immediately, and by the time the decisive battle with the Chinese is fought, you will have an army of more than 100,000 men." However, this is a decisive battle between us and the Chinese, and if we lose, we will pay an extremely heavy price! Even, our nation will be destroyed because of this! "Martinas. Pretorius looked stern. He knew that if there was to be a decisive battle with the Chinese, it would be directly related to the fate of the Boers. If it fails, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" General Joubert nodded heavily, he knew that the task on his shoulders was very heavy, and it was already related to the survival of the nation. However, now the Boers have no way back, and can only go to the dark in such a way!

"Your Excellency President, don't we still have thousands of Chinese prisoners in our hands? Perhaps, we can negotiate with the Chinese, and if they are willing to evacuate South Africa, we will return those prisoners to them! Another middle-aged man said that he was another leader of the Boers, Andrei, but because he did not have as much influence among the Boers as the Pretorius sons, he was relegated to Martinas. Deputy of Pretorius.

"The chips of a thousand people are too small, the Chinese will not agree to negotiate with us!" Martinas. Pretorius shook his head.

"However, we can give it a try. Even if we can't succeed, we can buy time for the build-up of troops! No one knows when the Chinese counterattack will begin. Andrei insisted.

Martinas. Pretorius hesitated, but nodded: "Okay, Andrei, I have full authority to appoint you to negotiate with the Chinese." If the Chinese can accede to our demands, you have done a great job for the Boers! ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Andrei nodded excitedly, he knew that if he could reach an agreement with the Chinese, then he would become a hero of the Boers, and his influence among the Boers would not even be greater than Martinas. How much worse is Pretorius. Perhaps, in the next president, he will be able to replace him.

Andrei then took his leave, and to negotiate with the Chinese, he still needed to prepare a lot of things.

"Your Excellency the President, will Andrei succeed?" Joubert asked, confused.

"Humph! That guy, who wants to be a hero, how can he know how ambitious the Chinese are? We have no choice but to defeat the Chinese by force. Let that fool go and negotiate with the Chinese, we will take the opportunity to mobilize the army and prepare for a decisive battle with the Chinese! "Martinas. Pretorius said coldly. What Andre was thinking, he knew very well. However, he did not think that Andrei would succeed.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" General Joubert nodded.

At this moment, in Cape Town, Major General Song Jian, commander of the 7th Cavalry Corps of the Chinese Army, and Su Rile, commander of the 8th Cavalry Corps, were discussing how to put down the Boer rebellion. Because the Boer population is not large, only a million people. Therefore, the empire only sent two cavalry corps, plus the two infantry brigades and militia stationed in South Africa, the total strength has reached more than 100,000 people. This force is already quite a lot. Of course, the 7th and 8th Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army were undoubtedly the main forces in counterinsurgency.

Brigadier General Zhang Zhenghua, commander of the South African militia of the 135th Reserve Brigade of the Imperial Army, also attended the meeting. After all, this is a battle in South Africa, and the support of the landlord is essential.

"Milk, it's not easy for cavalry to fight across the ocean for a long time! After half a month of recovery, the brothers finally recovered. If I had known, I would have gone overland! Su Rile said with a big grin. He is of Mongolian ethnicity and has a very bold personality.

"Come on, this is South Africa, how do you go by land? If we make a detour to North Africa and then go all the way south along the Indian Ocean, it is estimated that we will still be shuttling in the jungle, and the resulting non-combat attrition will be even more alarming. Major General Song Jian said.

"Hehe, I'm just talking about it!" Su Rile scratched his head, he didn't seem to think about that at all.

Fortunately, after half a month's rest, the brothers were already alive and well. However, I heard that the counterinsurgency on the Indian side is very smooth, and the main force of the Indian rebel army has been wiped out, so we can't be too slow than them! Major General Song Jian said.

"If we hadn't delayed for half a month, we would have killed all those Boers a long time ago. It is not too late, the brothers have recovered and are ready to strike at any time. The cavalry of the Boers was nothing more than a rabble of herdsmen, competing with the imperial cavalry, that was simply impossible! "Suzhle looked down on the Boer army very much. (To be continued......)

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