The current situation is already a bit unfavorable for the Boers. Although they successfully occupied the entire South Africa and compressed the Chinese to the vicinity of Cape Town, the Chinese did not suffer much loss. Moreover, with the arrival of Chinese reinforcements, the Chinese still have the ability to start counterattacking. Once the Boers' army cannot defeat the Chinese army in Cape Town, the territory they have acquired now will be immediately taken back by the Chinese. And the losses will be even greater.

When he thought of this, Martinas Pretorius had a headache. In his original idea, the situation should not have become like this! With the Boer cavalry, he should have taken Cape Town before the Chinese could react and captured all of these Chinese. In this way, they would have the level of bargaining with the Chinese Empire. Now, there are only thousands of prisoners in their hands, and if they want to negotiate with the Chinese, there is almost no possibility of success.

"Hello, Your Excellency President!" A middle-aged soldier walked in and saluted Martinas Pretorius. He was the commander of the Boer army, General Ruber.

"Hello, General! How is the situation now?" asked Martinus Pretorius. He could not conquer Cape Town for a long time. Even if the Boers occupied more territory, it would have no effect!

"His Excellency President, the Chinese's defense in Cape Town is too strong. We lack large-caliber heavy artillery, and it is difficult to destroy the Chinese fortifications. In addition, the Chinese also received firepower support from warships. On the sea near Cape Town, there were at least two Chinese battleships. The power of the main guns of the battleships was not something that the human body could withstand." A trace of frustration flashed across General Ruber's face. The Boers paid a heavy price for the first two attacks. This made him feel very distressed. After all, the Boers' population was not large. The more they lost on the battlefield, the greater the impact it would have on the entire Boers!

"In other words, it's difficult for us to conquer Cape Town?" asked Martinas Pretorius. Obviously, this was a result that he could not accept. If Cape Town could not be conquer, then the Boers should be ready to resist the Chinese counterattack. And do the Boers have this ability? At least Martinas Pretorius does not have much confidence.

"Yes, Your Excellency the President. At least from the moment, this is true. The Chinese have established complete fortifications in Cape Town, and the Chinese have strong artillery support, which is difficult for us to resist. Even if we fill all the troops in, we will probably not be able to capture Cape Town!" General Ruber said. He also knew that such a result was difficult to accept, but he was telling the truth.

Martinus Pretorius nodded: "Then do we have any other ways? You can't sit still, right?"

General Ruber hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Excellency the President, there are ways. However, it's too risky. And I can't make sure I can succeed. After all, the reinforcements of the Chinese have arrived, and they are still elite cavalry."

"Oh? What's the solution?" Martinas Pretorius suddenly felt energetic. For him, there was no other solution now. Whether it was a risk or not, it was better to try it out than nothing.

"His Excellency President, since we cannot conquer Cape Town, we can only attract the Chinese. In this way, they will not be able to defeat them without the support of the powerful firepower of the navy. It will be much easier for us to defeat them! Of course, we have to face 70,000 elite Chinese cavalry. I am not completely sure whether they can win!" said Ruber.

Martinas Pretorius frowned. He was considering whether he had a chance of winning. After all, the Boers' army in Cape Town now had only more than 70,000 people, and they did not have the advantage in terms of military strength. The Boers' weapons and equipment were also not advantageous. Although they obtained a lot of weapons from the Germans, it was difficult for them to obtain weapons after the Chinese Navy began to blockade the entire South Africa. As for the combat effectiveness of the troops, the Chinese cavalry galloped across the country in the last world war and achieved a series of impressive results. The Boers' cavalry was just a mob composed of herders. Their only advantage was probably that they were very familiar with the terrain of South Africa.

However, no matter how you look at it, the Boers' cavalry is at a disadvantage, and it may be very difficult to win.

Martinus Pretorius also knew that there was no other way. Once the Chinese had accumulated enough strength in Cape Town, they would definitely face the counterattack of the Chinese. At that time, they would face greater difficulties.

"God of General, I will order the reinforcements from the rear to come and support you immediately. When you fight the Chinese, you will have an army of more than 100,000 people. However, this is our decisive battle with the Chinese. If you lose, we will pay an extremely heavy price! Even our nation will be destroyed because of this!" Martinas Pretorius looked serious. He knew that if he wanted to fight with the Chinese, it would directly affect the fate of the Boers. Once he failed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Yes, Your Excellency President!" General Ruber nodded heavily. He knew that the task on his shoulder was very heavy, which was related to the survival of the nation. However, now the Boers no longer have a way out, so they can only go to the dark side in this way!

"His Excellency President, don't we still have thousands of Chinese prisoners? Perhaps, we can negotiate with the Chinese. If they are willing to evacuate South Africa, we will return the prisoners to them!" Another middle-aged man said, "He was Andre, another leader of the Boers, but because his influence among the Boers is not as great as that of Pretoris and his son, he was the deputy of Martinas Pretoris.

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

"But we can try it. Even if we cannot succeed, we can still buy time for the assembly of the army! No one knows when the Chinese counterattack will begin." Andre insisted.

Martinas Pretorius hesitated for a moment, but nodded: "Okay, Andre, I have the full authority to delegate you to negotiate with the Chinese. If the Chinese can agree to our request, you will make great contributions to the Boers!"

"Yes, Your Excellency President!" Andre nodded excitedly. He knew that if an agreement could be reached with the Chinese, he would become the hero of the Boers, and his influence among the Boers would not even be much worse than that of Martinas Pretorius. Perhaps, the next president would be able to replace him.

Andre immediately said goodbye and wanted to negotiate with the Chinese, and he still needed to prepare a lot of things.

"His Excellency President, will Andre succeed?" Ruber asked in confusion.

"Hmph! That guy, who is determined to be a hero, how could he know how great the ambitions of the Chinese are? We have no other choice except to defeat the Chinese by force. Let that idiot negotiate with the Chinese, and we will take the opportunity to mobilize the army and prepare for a decisive battle with the Chinese!" Martinas Pretorius said coldly. He knew very well what Andre was making an idea. However, he did not think Andre would succeed.

"Okay, Your Excellency President!" General Ruber nodded.

At this moment, in Cape Town, Major General Song Jian, commander of the 7th Cavalry Army of the Chinese Army, and Surile, commander of the 8th Cavalry Army, were discussing how to quell the Boer rebellion. Because the Boer population was not large, only one million. Therefore, the empire sent only two cavalry troops, and the two infantry brigades and militias stationed in South Africa, the total force had reached more than 100,000. This force was already quite large. Of course, the 7th Cavalry Army of the Imperial Army and the 8th Cavalry Army were undoubtedly the main force to suppress the rebellion.

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

"My mama, it's really not easy for cavalry to cross the ocean to fight long distances! After half a month of recovery, the brothers finally recovered. If I had known it, I would have gone directly by land!" Su Rile said carelessly. He is a Mongolian and has a very generous personality.

"Come on, this is South Africa, how to take the land route? If we detour North Africa and then head south along the Indian Ocean, we probably will still be traveling through the jungle, and the non-combat reduction will be even more amazing." Major General Song Jian said.

"Hehe, I'm just saying this!" Su Rile scratched his head, he didn't seem to have thought of that at all.

"But fortunately, after half a month of rest, the brothers are already alive. However, I heard that the suppression of the rebellion in India was very smooth, and the main force of the Indian uprising army has been eliminated. We cannot be much slower than them!" Major General Song Jian said.

"If we hadn't delayed the half month, we would have killed all the Boers. It's not too late now. The brothers have recovered and can attack at any time. The Boers' cavalry is just a mob of herders. It's impossible to compete with the imperial cavalry!" Surile looked down on the Boers' army very much. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!

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