"Shimozi, what is the attitude of the German government towards us?" Kruger said anxiously to the diplomatic representative who had just returned from Germany.

Everything was as history. In early 1895, Rhodes and a group of British miners jointly planned an attack on the Boers with the Reform Commission of Johannesburg. After almost a year of preparation, an attack on the Boers' Transvaal Republic was finally launched in December 1895. Under the leadership of Rhodes' gold medal thug Jameson, nearly 700 (more than in history, less than 500 people) mercenaries and villains rushed to the Boers' homeland.

Between the bad domestic and foreign environment, at the last moment before the plan was implemented, Colonial Minister Chamberlain canceled the mission, but sadly, there was no global access in this era. Jameson, who was far away on the other side of the earth, had not had time to be ordered by Chamberlain, the battle was over.

Who is Kruger? In history, he was also a powerful figure who had been fighting with tens of thousands of troops in South Africa for three years. And the most terrifying thing is that this guy ran away in the end! Rhodes is a second-rate plan. The third-rate quality troops were naturally defending against the Boers who were naturally beaten by meat buns and dogs. In addition to the nearly 200 people who were beaten to death, the remaining 500 people were captured throughout the whole process.

The reform committee of the foreigners located in Johannesburg, which was an internal force, was also beaten up in one fell swoop. The failure of this battle immediately became the number one scandal in European politics! The mastermind behind the incident, Rhodes, also lost his position in the South African colonial government. Chamberlain immediately said that he was unaware of it.

If we look at it from the historical context, the naughty child William II would have issued the telegram to Kruger on January 4, 1896! Then the Kruger telegram incident eventually triggered various potential and open conflicts between Britain and Germany, and eventually led to a series of diplomatic events. This meant the beginning of the feud between Germany and Britain. Various contradictions and hostility began to shift to the people.

However, in this plane, Frederick III was still on the throne. William II hated the British and had great ideas about the Boers, but it was useless. Frederick III took care of the British's face and expressed his concerns and concerns about the interests of Germany in the region through private channels. Something happened to the British, and he wanted to suppress it in advance. At the same time, Russia-German relations were already very close, and Soltzpoly was also worried that excessive force would lead to the alliance between Russia and Germany!

So after some trade-offs, the British decided to suspend their actions against the Boers, on the one hand to ease the conflict between Britain and Germany caused by the consequences, and on the other hand, the actions against the Boers were still immature. You should know that since the Kruger telegram was sent in history, it led to the opposition in the eyes of the British-German relationship, and it also made both the British and the Boers realize that negotiations could not solve the problem. So everyone began to prepare, from 1996 to 1999, the two sides prepared for three years!

Although the wheels of history have deviated, the conditions of the Boers at this time are obviously much better than those in history. Although Kruger has realized that war is inevitable, his preparation time will be longer and more sufficient. Of course, this is a later story, so I won't mention it for now.

"I was unable to see His Majesty Frederick III, but only Prime Minister Bismarck. The other party's support for us was very limited, more commercial and material support, but he refused to make a more obvious statement in politics. Prince William praised our behavior very much, but due to his identity, it was useless." Shi Mozi's words revealed a deep disappointment and dissatisfaction.

"What about the attitude of the Bavarian royal family?" Kruger asked.

"Compared with the German government, the support of the Bavarian royal family is more practical. They agreed to train our army in the name of volunteers, and the person sent here was Colonel Von Kariput from Bavaria. He had participated in the Franco-Prussian War and served as a commander in the Qing and Japanese War in the Far East. He had a lot of combat experience, and he not only had one person, but also a team. The arsenal of Bavaria will also be open to us. The weapons they sold to us were only 10% higher than those used by themselves. It has shown enough goodwill. In the future, even if we arm the entire Boers, we will not lack weapons." Shi Mozi said.

"But there are only so many Boers together. We are facing an empire." Kruger sighed. The British are very fierce, but they are very fierce. Because the last time they showed their power, they were beaten up by the French in the Black Sea and the French, the Crimean War was so fierce. After so many years, the British Empire has not taken action, and its former great martial arts seem to have been forgotten.

It was not until the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 that the influence and control of the British were once again revealed. After the Germans successfully beat the Japanese on the battlefield, they had to choose to compromise under the threat of the British. Although the two sides then had open and secret battles, except for the intervention of the Three Kingdoms and the Liao Dynasty, the British were steadily controlling the situation.

After this incident, Kruger clearly realized that once a war broke out in England and Bundesliga, the help provided by major European powers such as Germany was very limited, and the so-called kindness was more verbal. There seemed to be no country in the world that dared to challenge the British Empire directly. So Kruger could only rely on himself, and some suggestions made by Prince Ruprecht began to resurrect in his mind.

"I heard that the Germans and blacks get along very well with that of Namibian?" Kruger asked a question that seemed to be off topic.

"That's right. I have discussed these things with Dr. Itemel. The requirements for blacks are really not high. As long as they can eat a full meal and support their families, they will stand by us. In terms of efficiency, it is more efficient to invest limited money to make blacks more happy than to directly squeeze. We are also more likely to get support from blacks. We Boers have only a total of more than 200,000, while the blacks are around us have more than 4 million."

"Even if we can only win over one-twentieth of them, we can make up for the human resources gap caused by the war. We have money. It is a good deal to let blacks help us transport materials, be responsible for logistics, and work in the countryside. If I can't stop the British, everything we pay will be recycled quickly. If I can't stop it, no amount of money will be prepared for others." Shi Mozi didn't know why the President asked this question, but he still said honestly. There was no exaggeration or anything.
Chapter completed!