It will be necessary to wait for the news from Cape Town to London, but East Africa will not wait for the British to make a move, and now that the East African Army has completed all the work, the next step is to put the finishing touches on the work and save the results.

Ernst: "From now on, we must first stabilize the Orange Free State, and we must not let them have unrealistic ideas, after this war, only the Orange Free State is the strongest in the whole of South Africa except Cape Town, and we need to send negotiators to the Orange Free State, first to determine the border, and at the same time to express our goodwill to the Orange Free State." ”

"Your Highness, the situation in Grigalan is a bit complicated, how should we express our position on this?"

Ernst: "To emphasize the low value of Grigualand, we must sell their face to the British, but it is impossible for us to withdraw from Grigualand, we can order Merk to strengthen the military strength opposite the Kimberley, at least put a brigade on the other side of the Far, conduct a small exercise, fire a few guns, put some pressure on Cape Town, force them to compromise." ”

"Your Highness, will this provoke the British in the future!"

Ernst: "It doesn't matter, the British can't do anything with us, and we won't focus on expansion in the future, slowly digest the results we have made, and wait for the rumors to pass, and then talk about other things." ”

It is not so much that Ernst is forbearing, it is better to say that East Africa is full this time, and no matter how greedy it is, it may really cause a collapse, South Africa and East Africa are still separated from Zimbabwe, and the long supply line is a heavy burden for the East African Kingdom, but the good news is that the Zimbabwean telegraph line is being repaired to this side, and when the telegraph line is erected to South Africa, there is no need to be so embarrassed in contact and command as it is now.

……

Orange Free State, Bloemfontein.

When the friendly Transvaal Republic was attacked by the Kingdom of East Africa, the Orange Free State government wanted to send troops to help, but the amazing performance in East Africa forced the Orange Free State government to reconsider the matter.

The Transvaal Republic fell too quickly, and the most important thing was that the Transvaal Republic did not inflict much damage on the East African Army, so after assessing its own strength, the Orange Free State government concluded that the Orange Free State was not capable of dealing with the East African Kingdom.

However, the Orange Free State still carried out an emergency mobilization, ready to respond to the invasion of the East African Kingdom at any time, fortunately, after the East African Army occupied Wimburg, it did not choose to go south, but began to build a stronghold along the Fite River, and it seemed that it did not intend to attack, and then, Witt sent an envoy to the Orange Free State on behalf of Ernst to eliminate the hostility between the two countries, or the Orange Free State's vigilance against East Africa.

Thinker: "Hello President Brand, I am the special envoy of the Kingdom of East Africa, and this time I am specifically communicating with your country on the security issues of the two countries. ”

Brand asked, "Hello, Your Excellency, I wonder what your East African kingdom is stirring up trouble in South Africa this time?" ”

Si Zhi said straight to the point: "Without him, it is for the sake of interests and the strategic security of the East African Kingdom." ”

"Safety? East Africa's military power has already been demonstrated in South Africa, is there a more threatening existence than them? Brand said.

"Of course, we don't care about the other powers in South Africa, including the Orange Free State, but no country in the world can turn a blind eye to the British. ”

Indeed, you Germans and British are not good things, Brand scolded in his heart.

"With such a long distance between your East African kingdom and the British, are you still not at ease with the British? If it is really a precaution against the British, I am afraid that we in the Orange Free State should be most anxious. ”

The Orange Free State is the country next to the Cape Town colony, and the British have recognized the independence of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic after the Bloemfontein Agreement, but with the development of Kimberley's mineral resources, the British have become interested in the Orange Free State.

As a result, the British have not stopped, and now the Germans have come from the north, which is too difficult for the Orange Free State.

"This is different, we are not very optimistic about the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State blocking the British expansion in South Africa, after all, the Zulu Kingdom alone has made the Transvaal Republic anxious, and the most odious thing is that the Transvaal Republic is still supporting the indigenous forces to rebel in our East African Kingdom, which is a matter that touches the bottom line, and no country will endure such provocations."

Damn little Pretorius! Brand scolded angrily in his heart, it was all this guy who caused the blame, but as a friend, Brand still had to say a good word for the Transvaal Republic: "Your Excellency, little Pretorius is just a fool who relies on his father's shadow and has negative actual ability, and his behavior and the Transvaal Republic should be discussed separately." ”

"Okay, you don't have to tell us about this matter, it is impossible for the Transvaal Republic to be restored at present, the success or defeat of the king has been decided, and now the Transvaal Republic is the spoils of our East African Kingdom, so it is naturally impossible to hand it over." Swift said.

Brand: "And why did you come to the Orange Free State?" ”

"Our meaning in the Kingdom of East Africa is very simple, that is, the two countries have signed a non-aggression pact, and the Kingdom is not really interested in the Orange Free State, and we also need a buffer country as a buffer zone between the Kingdom of East Africa and the colony of Cape Town, of course, if you can't take the refuge in Cape Town, then we will definitely not sit idly by," said Witt. ”

"Hehe, has your country always been so domineering?" Brand laughed angrily.

Witt: "If I say no, you wouldn't believe it, but we in the East African Kingdom have always valued our promises and never broken them easily. ”

Brand said, "But how do you guarantee that you have no ambitions for the Orange Free State?" ”

"Hahaha, Mr. President, you have the heart of a villain and the belly of a gentleman! Our East African Kingdom is really not interested if it says that it is not interested in the Orange Free State, I will reveal a number to you, and you will know if I am lying, this time our East African Kingdom has sent a total of nearly 60,000 troops, and this is still under the premise of not organizing indigenous cannon fodder. Thinker said.

War maniac!

"Isn't it a contradiction that your East African kingdom has sent so many troops and occupied so many places, and that you are not interested in the Orange Free State?"

"Mr. President, I believe that these days, many former citizens of the Transvaal Republic have fled to your country, this is a fact!"

"Of course I know that."

"Then you say that our kingdom of East Africa has expelled these people from their original lands, will they resent East Africa?"

"This ......"

"The answer is yes, if it were you, would you put these people in a country that might be hostile to you?"

"Of course not."

"That's right, these people actually strengthened you when they came to the Orange Free State, and they would be a staunch force against East Africa, why do you think East Africa would do that?"

"This ......"

Brand couldn't answer, and Witt said at this time: "Our expulsion of these Boers to the Orange Free State is essentially to strengthen your strength, and to put it bluntly, the Orange Free State has nothing to covet the East African Kingdom, to put it more ugly, our army is fully capable of destroying the Transvaal Republic, and then destroying you, the main force of East Africa is still in Villalia, and there is no intention of dispatching at all, that is, the Kingdom army along the Fette River is enough for you to drink a pot." ”

After thinking about convincing people with "reason" for a while, Brand also figured out the current situation, not that the East African kingdom was afraid of sinking in the Orange Free State, but that they didn't care about the Orange Free State at all, and the difference in strength between the two sides was too big.

"Well, Your Excellency, what do you want us to do?"

Witt: "As I have just said, we in East Africa have no additional requirements for the signing of an agreement guaranteeing the independence of the Orange Free State and the independence of the East African Kingdom and the colony of Cape Town, and no other than that. ”

This made Brand breathe a sigh of relief, and it was a good condition, which did not harm the interests of the Orange Free State, so the two sides signed a "non-aggression pact" for 30 years.

(End of chapter)