The British armed forces that South Africa, sweeps away met finally troublesome. After going down to the Transvaal province area, encounters has to prepare Austria to benefit the aristocrat private army early to deal a head-on blow, the vanguard army loses seriously. 南非,一路横扫的英军终于遇到了麻烦。深入德兰士瓦地区后,遭到早有准备奥地利贵族私军迎头痛击,前锋部队损失惨重。 This is the English is also arrogant, the continual victory, making them proud, neglected the earlier victory under guiding the party help conducts, will otherwise not divide forces for an adventurous advance. 这也是英国人自大,连续的胜利,让他们变得骄傲了起来,忽视了前期的胜利是在带路党帮助下进行的,不然也不会分兵冒进。 In fact, after the war broke out some people provided the message to the English, but has not brought to the attention of English. 实际上,在战争爆发后就有人向英国人提供了消息,只不过没有引起英国人的重视。 What the trivial caravan is, this year in African running business, in whose hand few human lives? The aristocrat private army in the concept of English, are the caravan guard. 区区商队算什么,这个年头在非洲跑商的,谁手中没有几条人命？贵族私军在英国人的概念里,就是商队护卫。 Heard only then 2,000-3,000 people, but also after being divided into more than ten, felt relieved thoroughly. In their opinion, comes across this matter, naturally was the earliest possible time travels. 听说只有2,000-3,000人,还分成十几家后,就彻底放心了。在他们看来,遇到这种事情,当然是第一时间跑路了。 This news has not reported that although the Boers went for shelter, is their position is not high, without the qualifications contacts the British leadership. 这个消息根本就没有上报,布尔人虽然投奔了过去,可是他们的地位不高,没有资格接触英国高层。 Governor Delve from beginning to end, has not received the relevant information. Naturally received was also not necessarily able to attach great importance, after all quantity disparity of both sides was too big, cannot pose the threat. 德尔福总督至始至终,都没有收到相关情报。当然收到了也未必会重视,毕竟双方的数量差距太大,构不成威胁。 Until the frontline bitter experience defeats, Governor Delve receives the information. At this time, is not 2,000-3,000 people. 直到前线遭遇战败,德尔福总督才收到情报。这个时候,已经不是2,000-3,000人。 Under the threat of Englander, Viscount Corney took over control of the military administration power of Boolean Republic smoothly, delivered to the rear Central-South Africa area the Boolean Republic leadership while convenient( Zimbabwean area). 在英国人的威胁下,菲克尼子爵顺利的接管了布尔共和国的军政大权,顺便把布尔共和国高层送到了后方中南非地区(津巴布韦地区)。 Took over control of the power, first naturally was the expansion of armaments. The Boolean Republic is also the people's all soldier, although left uncultivated the training in recent years, the rack of militiaman system also. 接管了大权,第一时间自然是扩军了。布尔共和国也是全民皆兵,尽管最近几年荒废了训练,民兵体系的架子还在。 When the English hits, Viscount Corney the army quantity in hand had broken through 15,000, population disparity of both sides was still freely huge, but the relative strength had changed. 等英国人一路打过来,菲克尼子爵手中的军队数量已经突破了1.5万,尽管双方的人数差距仍然巨大,但实力对比已然发生了变化。 Vanguard 5000 British armed forces, becomes the information not coordinated first group of victims. These lose Governor Delve not to care, dying mostly is the indigenous cannon fodder. 打前锋五千英军,就成为了信息不对等的第一批牺牲者。这些损失德尔福总督不在乎,死得大都是土著炮灰。 Those who made him have a headache was how the following weaponry should hit, has Austria to benefit the aristocrat to participate, the enemy who he must face is not the ground beetle Bull Republic, but was European land power Austria benefits. 令他头疼的是接下来的仗该怎么打,有奥地利贵族参与,他要面对的敌人已经不是土鳖布尔共和国,而是欧洲陆军强国奥地利。 High-spirited Major General Friedman, now also low arrogant head. Do not look at his hand/subordinate also about 26,000 armies, in fact Caucasian soldier also less than 8000, remaining is the indigenous armies. 意气风发的弗里德曼少将,现在也低下了高傲的头颅。不要看他手下还有近2.6万大军,实际上白人士兵还不足八千,剩下的都是土著部队。 Trains these indigenous armies, the initial goal is the preparation is used to give Austria to disturb altruistic, retaliated them in the past toward pursuing the indigenous tribe enters South Africa. 训练这些土著军队,最初目的是准备用来给奥地利人捣乱的,报复他们当年向驱逐土著部落进入南非。 Must know that South African colony so many years cannot expand, insufficiently attach great importance to investing too few besides the London government, main are the indigenous tribes that Austria pursued initially altruistic. 要知道南非殖民地这么多年没有能够扩张,除了伦敦政府不够重视投入太少外,最主要的就是当初奥地利人驱逐过来的土著部落。 In the mid-19 th century the Caucasian quantity of Cape Town broke through 100,000, however to the present, Caucasian number so many of Cape Town, had almost not grown. 19世纪中期开普敦的白人数量就突破了十万,然而到了现在,开普敦的白人数量还是那么多,几乎没有增长。 Except that the Suez Canal clears, weakened beyond the harbor economic value of Cape of Good Hope, is the loss that the past indigenous tribe swamped into incurs. 除了苏伊士运河开通,削弱了好望角的港口经济价值外,就是当年土著部落涌入带来的损失。 For the stable situation, the Cape Town colonizing government has been teasing the indigenous tribe civil war, occasionally will also intend to suppress the big tribe personally, spent several years time to solve the problem. 为了稳定局势,开普敦殖民政府一直都在挑逗土著部落内战,偶尔还会亲自出手打压大部落,花费了数年时间才解决问题。 This is also the South African colonizers is hostile toward the reason that Austria benefits, an initial big activity, made them lose directly seriously, colonized the team to be forced to shift the development direction. 这也是南非殖民者们仇视奥地利的原因,当初的一次大活动,直接让他们损失惨重,很多殖民团队被迫转移发展方向。 Madagascar, is under this background falls into a native of Britain hand, this was also the recent years English in one of the African continent few achievements. 马达加斯加岛,就是这种背景下落入英国人手中的,这也算是近年来英国人在非洲大陆为数不多的成果之一。 However this achievement and Cape Town governor are not related, the English also set up the colonizing government on Madagascar, has not merged into the Cape Town colony. 不过这个成果和开普敦总督没有关系,英国人在马达加斯加岛上也设立了殖民政府,没有并入开普敦殖民地。 Governor Delve complexion gloomy saying: „Major general, I want to know that you can go to war? If will not go to war, I can apply for the London government to change the able person to replace your direction.” 德尔福总督脸色阴沉的说道:“少将,我想知道你会不会打仗？如果不会打仗的话,我可以申请伦敦政府换有能力的人接替你的指挥。” Does not blame him to get angry, this weaponry actually hits is muddled. The situation of enemy does not know, divided forces to launch the attack. Won also even, lost. 不怪他发火,这个仗打得却是糊涂。连敌人的情况都不知道,就分兵发起了进攻。打赢也就算了,偏偏还打输了。 Major General Friedman has not spoken, losing a battle saying that anything is wrong. Pure from the military deployment, his performance is also fair. 弗里德曼少将没有说话,打了败仗说啥都是错。单纯的从军事部署上来看,他的表现也是中规中矩。 The frontline suffers the failure , is not only the issue of direction, what are more is the military development is not good. 前线遭遇失败,也不光是指挥的问题,更多的还是部队战斗力不行。 After all now Viscount Corney in hand, is the recruit is in the majority, is in the running-in period. If the British armed forces battle efficiency is strong enough, perhaps is one win. 毕竟现在菲克尼子爵手中,也是新兵居多,正处于磨合期。要是英军战斗力够强,没准还是一场大胜。 Vented a depressed mood, Governor Delve the tone said moderate: „ Does Major General Friedman, how then you prepare to hit? 发泄了一下郁闷的心情,德尔福总督语气缓和道:“弗里德曼少将,接下来你准备怎么打？ Indigenous that the enemies did not meet in the past, this war will be difficult to hit. It can be said that since the Cape Town colony has opened, a war that is most difficult to fight, but you must gain the victory! ” 敌人不是以往遇到的土著,这次战争会非常难打。可以说是开普敦殖民地开辟以来,最难打的一仗,但是你们必须要取得胜利！” Governor Delve truly wants to change players, he had looked that Major General Friedman was not feeling well, usually roars flamboyant, to the battlefield in unexpectedly is the silver spear/gun wax spear head. 德尔福总督确实想要换人,他早就看弗里德曼少将不爽了,平时牛逼哄哄的,到了战场上居然是银枪蜡枪头。 But changed players must find the reliver, the colony military development was not strong, the military officer in colony were also many are the defective product. 可是换人也必须要找到接替者,殖民地部队战斗力本来就不强,殖民地的军官也多是残次品。 That type is extraordinarily powerful, because offends the person unruly, then exiles the military officer in colony, but exists in the novel. 那种能力超强,因为桀骜不驯得罪人,然后流放到殖民地的军官,只是存在于小说中。 In reality, if really offended the person rushed home directly, how possibly to leave behind the opportunity of staging a comeback to you. 现实之中,真要是得罪人都直接赶回家了,怎么可能给你留下东山再起的机会。 Although the condition of colony is not good, but is actually seeks the military exploit the good place. Comes the children of the nobility of gold-plating to be many specially, how possibly to give the enemy the opportunity? 殖民地的条件虽然不好,但却是谋取军功的好地方。专门过来镀金的贵族子弟都不少,怎么可能把机会给敌人？ Original space and time Napoleon IV and British royal family marry, before the marriage, ran up to the colony gold-plating process the luck is not good to get the box lunch. 原时空拿破仑四世和英国王室联姻,结婚前跑到殖民地镀金过程中运气不好领了盒饭。 Has the ability directs tens of thousands armies is the highly qualified personnel, in British that is also the treasure, how to mix misses again, is impossible to condescend to Cape Town, when the colony serves. 有能力指挥几万大军的都是高级人才,在不列颠那也是宝贝,混得再怎么差,也不可能屈尊到开普敦当殖民地服役。 The present South Africa, did not have the dazzling halo. Before the gold ore was discovered, here is also a stretch of ordinary colony. 现在的南非,还没有耀眼的光环。在金矿被发现前,这里也就是一片普通的殖民地。 Although Major General Friedman is somewhat repugnant, the ability passes an examination, at least needs to be stronger than others. Governor Delve is impossible to change a worthless fellow to come up, that is in pit. 弗里德曼少将虽然有些讨厌,能力还是及格的,至少要比其他人要强一些。德尔福总督不可能换一个酒囊饭袋上去,那是在坑自己。 Let the home send for the ability how regardless of the time being, only time without enough time. This war hits is the time, if dragging 35 months, turned into the battle of attrition finally. 让国内派人过来能力怎么样姑且不论,单是时间就来不及了。这次战争打得就是时间,要是拖上三五个月,最后就变成了消耗战。 When the time comes both sides on must put together the manpower and financial resource, perhaps puts together the financial resource English not to instigate, put together manpower that to say difficultly. 到时候双方就要拼人力、财力,拼财力或许英国人不怂,拼人力那就难说了。 So long as is dies tens of thousands people, he may not have the means and domestic people confession. Must know that their enemies are „the Boolean Republic”, attacks a projectile small country, pays such price, does not think that on the court martial is difficult. 只要是死上几万人,他可没有办法和国内的民众交代。要知道他们的敌人是“布尔共和国”,进攻一个弹丸小国,就付出那样的代价,不想上军事法庭都难。 Major General Friedman quickly replied: „ Governor, the situation exceeded the estimate, Austria altruistic so will never be expected that shameless, pretends to be the Boolean Republic army and we battles. 弗里德曼少将急忙回答道:“总督阁下,情况超出了预计,没有想到奥地利人会那么无耻,冒充布尔共和国军队和我们作战。 No one knows that their intensities of input big, the light/only present enemy has 30,000, we can beat them is not easy. If the enemy continues to increase troops, perhaps the final outcome was unpredictable. ” 谁也不知道他们的投入力度有多大,光眼前的敌人就有三万,我们能够击败他们都非常不容易了。如果敌人继续增兵,恐怕最后结局就难以预料了。” The answer that this shirks the responsibility, making Governor Delve extremely discontented. However he has not said anything, everyone present is person on a ship. 这个推卸责任的答案,令德尔福总督非常不满。不过他也没有说什么,大家现在都是一条船上的人。 First the exaggerating enemy is the strength always right, won everyone's meritorious military service more prominent, losing that is the enemy is too powerful, antiwar crime. 先夸大敌人是实力总是没错的,打赢了大家的战功更加显赫,打输了那是敌人太强大,非战之罪。 Saying that Governor Delve is without turning a hair: „ Right, Austria altruistic was too shameless, unexpectedly pretends to be the Boolean Republic army to enter the war, we must crush their plots. 德尔福总督面不改色的说道:“没错,奥地利人太无耻了,居然冒充布尔共和国军队参战,我们必须要粉碎他们的阴谋。 Kaiqi, requests reinforcements to London electricity generation immediately, explained the difficulty that we face, making Ministry of Foreign Affairs protest to Austria. ” 凯奇,立即给伦敦发电求援,说明我们所面临的困难,让外交部向奥地利抗议。” If did not fear that the data is too big, is easy to arise the suspicion, Governor Delve did not mind that expands one time enemies again. 如果不是怕数据太大,容易引发外界的怀疑,德尔福总督不介意把敌军人数再扩大一倍。 As for letting Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested that chatted. This type of matter Vienna government is impossible to acknowledge, the government of Boers fell into Austria to benefit in the hand, they shouldered the full liability on own initiative. 至于让外交部抗议,那都是说笑的。这种事情维也纳政府根本就不可能承认,布尔人的政府都落入了奥地利手中,他们主动承担全部责任的。 No matter how said that so long as the Boolean Republic stated categorically that their army, this lawsuit cannot hit. 不管怎么说,只要布尔共和国一口咬定那就他们自己的军队,这场官司就打不下去。 Only if caught the big fish, but this possibility is zero. Directs Austria of this war to benefit the aristocrat, no is the active duty officer, internationally does not have many popularity. 除非是抓到了大鱼,不过这种可能性为零。指挥这次战争的奥地利贵族,没有一个是现役军官,在国际上也没有多少知名度。 From beginning to end, the Vienna government has not participated in this war. As for having the merchant provides the arms and ammunition, that is the Bull Republic buys. 至始至终,维也纳政府都没有参与这场战争。至于有商人提供武器弹药,那都是人家布尔共和国买的。 In Austria money pouch free trade world, selling the munitions was too normal. 奥地利是自由贸易世界中的一员,卖卖军火太正常不过了。 The origin of Boers military expenses is clear, the Vienna government one cent has not supported, the Boolean Republic loans 300 million aegises with the land mortgage from Teikoku Bank. 就连布尔人军费的来历都是一清二楚,维也纳政府一分钱都没有赞助过,布尔共和国用土地抵押从帝国银行贷款3亿神盾。 Do not discuss the risk, this is the usury, light/only monthly interest 18%. Since the interest is so high, the risk is naturally impossible to be small. 不要谈风险,这是高利贷,光月息就百分之十八。既然利息这么高,风险自然不可能小。 All aftermath, Franz processes proper, did not fear that some people can pick up the issue. 所有的善后工作,弗朗茨都处理的妥妥的,不怕有人可以挑出问题来。 After the war the Boolean Republic could not return money to be inevitable, without this reason, post-war Austria benefitted is good to annex the Boolean Republic? 战后布尔共和国还不上钱是必然的,没有这个理由,战后奥地利怎么好吞并布尔共和国呢？ As Emperor, Franz does not hope in the empire presents a Republic. Cannot return money to take away the collateral, taking advantage of opportunity to dismiss the Boolean Republic is also the inherent connotation. 作为一名皇帝,弗朗茨可不希望帝国中出现一个共和国。还不上钱收走抵押品,顺势解散布尔共和国也是应有之义。 It can be said that this British arrange/cloth war, provided the excellent excuse to the Austria advantage, bought the cost of local powerful official to drop significantly. 可以说这次英布战争,给奥地利提供了绝佳的借口,就连收买当地权贵的成本都大幅度下降了。 If Franz is not concerned about face, can choose to repudiate a debt. The condition that without completing the agreement, pledged initially naturally also became invalid. 如果弗朗茨不要脸一点儿,都可以选择赖账。既然没有完成约定,当初承诺的条件自然也作废了。 It can be said that rear area Viscount Corney delivers to the Boolean Republic high-level pack, simply is a brush, completely cut off them to discuss the chip of condition. 可以说菲克尼子爵把布尔共和国高层打包送到后方去,简直就是神来之笔,彻底断绝了他们谈条件的筹码。 Naturally, from the beginning on the person who the choice and Austria benefit the cooperation, definitely cannot that the tragedy. Matter that atmospheric Franz, will not always do that not to have the surface. 当然,一开始就选择和奥地利合作的人,肯定是不会那么悲剧。向来大气的弗朗茨,不会干那没皮面的事。 Hapless does not have the reaching an agreement condition, now does not need to discuss. Was left over three roads: Either follows the Austria advantage to walk ; Either goes to the English ; Either hurries to travel. 倒霉的是没有谈好条件的,现在都不用谈了。就剩下了三条路:要么跟着奥地利走;要么去投奔英国人;要么赶紧跑路。 Viscount Corney does not force in any case, does not kill a number of interest groups, how to place the hero? 反正菲克尼子爵也不勉强,不干掉一批利益集团,怎么安置功臣呢？ This war does not hit white/in vain, more many of now investing, yield the income to be bigger after the war. Enough benefit, may not have so many aristocrats to bring the dry rations to come. 这场战争可不是白打的,现在投入的越多,战后获得收益就越大。没有足够的利益,可没有这么多贵族自带干粮过来。 The land of South African area is very good, not only the land is fertile, the climate occupies suitably, this group of plantations Lord have wanted the circle place. 南非地区的土地还是非常不错的,不但土地肥沃,气候又非常宜居,这帮种植园主们早就想要过来圈地了。 They do not know luckily underground has the gold ore, otherwise comes not only such more than ten nearby aristocrats, it is estimated that the aristocrat in local will unable to bear the participation. 幸好他们不知道地下有金矿,不然来得就不只这么十几家附近的贵族,估计本土的贵族都会忍不住参与。 Do not say these people, thinks that the terrifying golden reserves of Rander gold ore, Franz moves, but he can also bear. 不要说这些人,想想兰德金矿的恐怖黄金储量,就连弗朗茨都动了心,只不过他还忍得住。 Money were many is also a number, the gold ore attracted attention, easy hatred. Even mines the gold ore, that must hide in the back. 钱多了也就是一个数字,金矿太招风了,容易拉仇恨。就算是开采金矿,那也要隐藏在背后。 Purchasing the gold is a good business, the money of making are not necessarily less than the ore bosses, will not be remarkable. 收购黄金就是一项不错的生意,赚到的钱未必就比矿老板们少,还不会引人注意。 In the surface seems like, purchases the golden the profit seems not very big, slightly is lower than the market price a little. 表面上看起来,收购黄金的利润似乎也不是很大,也就比市场价格略低一点儿。 In fact rolls to the money market, then processes the artware, flows to the golden consumer market, that profit is completely different. 实际上到金融市场上去滚动一圈,然后加工成艺术品,流入到黄金消费市场上,那个利润就完全不一样了。 What is more important is the bank purchases the capital cost of gold to ignore, the gold is also one of the currency, placing there works as the reserve more credible than any currency. 更重要的是银行收购黄金的资金成本可以忽略不计,黄金也是货币的一种,放在那里当储备金比任何货币都靠谱。 Even if comes across the run crisis, still no one will refuse to accept the golden payment. 即便是遇到挤兑危机,也没有人会拒绝接受黄金支付。