Cladding in silvery white Vienna, welcomed once again once a year Christmas. Severely cold has not scattered everyone's enthusiasm, the aura of holiday has been flooding Vienna. 银装素裹的维也纳,又一次迎来了一年一度圣诞节。严寒没有驱散大家的热情,节日的气息已经充斥着维也纳。 In the display window of store exhibits the Christmas present that competes to be the most unusual, regarding the Goths style fountain of square center, has put up Christmas the market colorful game awning. 商店的橱窗里陈列出争奇斗艳的圣诞礼品,围绕着广场中心的哥特式喷泉,已经搭起圣诞节市场五颜六色的游戏棚。 Some street also many artists started the performance, classical, popular, rock and roll, rhythm Bruce, laughing, Knight, dance music, alternative, village, Latin, ballad...... 街头还有不少艺人开始了表演,古典,流行,摇滚,节奏布鲁斯,嘻哈,爵士,舞曲,另类,乡村,拉丁,民谣…… The charm of international metropolis reveals without doubt, can appreciate various European characteristics music here, different-styled dances and magic. 国际大都市的魅力显露无疑,在这里可以欣赏到欧洲各种特色的音乐,还有风格各异的舞蹈、魔术。 Franz has not received the victory report of South Africa, this war is unable to end before the Christmas evidently. Without the accident/surprise, all these as Franz expected. 弗朗茨还是没有收到南非的捷报,看样子这场战争是无法在圣诞节前结束了。没有意外,这一切都在弗朗茨预料之中。 Suffers a little small setback, is a good deed, can make one calm. Smooth that extremely in these years, Austria expands, many people have fluttered. 遭遇一点儿小挫折,也是一件好事,可以让人变得冷静。这些年里,奥地利扩张的太过顺利,很多人都已经飘了。 If not conceited, will not shout before the Christmas, occupies Cape Town. Now failed, happen to tightens reins of Lower Austria this carriage. 如果不是狂妄自大,也不会喊出圣诞节前占领开普敦。现在失败了,正好收紧一下奥地利这辆马车的缰绳。 The big colonizing expansion time ended, remaining is also some dispensable bits and pieces. Then should develop itself, transforms the spoils of war as own strength. 大殖民扩张时代结束了,剩下的也就是一些可有可无的边角料。接下来就该发展自身,将战利品转化为自身的实力。 This aspect successful example cannot refer, the performance of original space and time major colonial empires do not pass an examination. Cannot transform as own strength, the world war broke out. 这方面没有成功的例子可以参考,原时空各大殖民帝国的表现都不及格。没有能够转化为自身实力,世界大战就爆发了。 Then did not have then, in the world war the strength damaged greatly, the new competitor rose, making them miss the last chance. 然后就没有然后了,世界大战中实力大损,新的竞争对手崛起,让他们丧失了最后的机会。 The imperial federation plan of English, the province system strategy of French, conducts was too late, interferes under the external force of US , Soviet is defeated. 英国人的帝国联邦计划,法国人的行省制战略,都进行的太晚了,在美苏的外力干涉下失败。 The issue of worrying, temporarily left Franz's mind, Christmas has wanted. This day is the world day for peace, various European countries will not do the matter at this time. 烦心的问题,暂时离开了弗朗茨的脑海,圣诞节还是要过的。这一天是世界和平日,欧洲各国都不会在这个时候搞事情。 The current British arrange/cloth war also armistice, both sides can celebrate joyfully this special holiday heartily, does not need to be worried that the opposite party will launch surprise attack. 正在进行的英布战争也休战了,双方可以尽情的欢度这个特殊的节日,不用担心对方会发起突然袭击。 The Christmas gift that Franz prepares, has distributed in each soldier hand, although is only some ordinary candies, everyone is very happy. 弗朗茨准备的圣诞节礼物,已经派发到了每一个士兵手中,尽管只是一些普普通通的糖果,大家还是非常的高兴。 Manufacturing in a rough way Santa Claus appeared in the military compound, above hung all over the card. This was also the benefits of compulsory education, the soldiers can write the Christmas desire. 一座座粗制滥造的圣诞老人出现在了军营中,上面挂满了卡片。这也算是义务教育的福利了,士兵们可以自行书写圣诞愿望。 Temporarily the church, starts to do business on this day, the accompanying the armed forces father became bustled about. 临时教堂,这一天也开始营业了,随军神父变得忙碌了起来。 poor|Fei Viscount Corney helpless sighing , the soldiers is joyfully celebrating the holiday, the military officers are actually with a worried look. 菲克尼子爵无奈的叹了一口气,士兵们在欢庆节日,军官们却是愁眉不展。 The war conducts the present, from the victory will still be never. The home has given the final answer, if cannot attack and capture Cape Town in the deadline, then wanted the truce. 战争进行到了现在,距离胜利依然是遥遥无期。国内已经给出了最后答复,如果不能在最后期限内攻克开普敦,那么就要停战了。 Pit who oneself dig fill , the original plan ended the war in six months, now relaxes the time to one year, still cannot end the war, necessity that has not naturally continued to work. 自己挖的坑自己填,原计划半年内结束战争,现在把时间放宽到一年,依然不能够结束战争,自然没有继续进行下去的必要了。 If not the late siege warfare, is attacking with the cannon fodder army, perhaps the morale has collapsed. 如果不是后期攻城战,都是用炮灰部队在进攻,军心士气恐怕早就崩溃了。 Even so, the soldiers also had the war-weariness. Perhaps is the self-respect causes trouble, or is the relations of cultural tradition, these mood have not displayed. 即便是如此,士兵们也出现了厌战情绪。或许是自尊心作祟,又或者是文化传统的关系,这些情绪并没有表现出来。 However the military officers have detected. Daily looks at the flesh and blood flying in all directions the scene, without the mentality collapses, is the innermost feelings is powerful. 不过军官们已经察觉到了。天天看着血肉横飞的场面,没有心态崩溃,都算是内心强大。 At this time can only act as at heart the doctor by the military officers, comforted everyone anxious mood. Christmas is very good adjustment, relaxes the tight nerve, to easing the pressure is good. 这个时候只能由军官们充当心里医生,安抚大家不安的情绪。圣诞节就是一个很好的调剂品,放松一下紧绷的神经,对缓解精神压力还是非常有好处的。 Compares Viscount who Corney loses, Governor Delve in city really experiences one day like a year. Suffered the failure continuously, the morale of Cape Town falls the valley. 相比失落的菲克尼子爵,城内的德尔福总督才是真的度日如年。连续遭遇失败,开普敦的军心士气降到了谷底。 The army provisioning can also safeguard, lots of war refugees were miserable. After losing the livelihood, is incapable of withstanding the high grain price radically, can only depend upon the government relief. 军队物资供应还可以保障,大量的战争难民就惨了。丧失了生计后,根本就无力承受高昂的粮价,只能依靠政府救济。 The Cape Town colonizing government is not wealthy, after the bureaucrats embezzle layer upon layer, the provided commodity continually binds the abdomen to become the issue. Even Christmas, were still many a 300 grams fish. 开普敦殖民政府也不富裕,被官僚们层层克扣后,发放的物资连裹腹都成为了问题。即便是圣诞节,也只是多了一份300克的鱼肉。 This is the fisherman people fishes for from the sea, is the present Cape Town main meat. Travels to distant lands beef and lamb that transports/fortunes, that is the sky-high price, the average person cannot eat. 这是渔民民从大海中捕捞的,是现在开普敦最主要的肉食。远渡重洋运过来的牛羊肉,那都是天价,普通人根本就吃不起。 „Boolean Republic army” has not intercepted the refugee to enter the city, even also intends to guide the peripheral English to gather to Cape Town. Now from the Cape Town city to the Cape of Good Hope, now everywhere is the present refugees. “布尔共和国军队”没有拦截过难民入城,甚至还有意引导周边的英国人向开普敦汇聚。现在从开普敦城到好望角,现在到处都是现在难民。 If the army, this palm of the hand big small place total population had broken through 400,000 in addition. If not Governor Delve orders decisively, pursued the black person and person of mixed blood, this number will be bigger. 如果加上军队,这巴掌大的小地方总人口已经突破了四十万。如果不是德尔福总督果断下令,驱逐了黑人和混血儿,这个数字还会更大。 Person many uncertain strengths are big, but the person many certainly consumes in a big way. Must support so many people, every day at least needs to consume 1500 tons living materials. 人多不一定力量大,但是人多一定消耗大。要养活这么多人,每天至少要消耗1500吨生活物资。 In addition various strategic resources, the Cape Town colony at least needs to transport 3000 tons commodity from the outside world every day, can satisfy the primary need. 加上各项战略物资,开普敦殖民地每天至少需要从外界输送3000吨物资,才能够满足基本需求。 Demand in fact, but also this be much bigger. Builds the building materials of fortification, is astronomical figures. 实际上的需求量,还要比这大得多。修筑防御工事的建材,就是一个天文数字。 If the war continues, Cape Town must turn into the world the blockhouse and fort most crowded city. 如果战争持续下去,开普敦就要变成世界上碉堡、要塞最密集的城市。 What tragedy is Cape Town water shortage, later generation here is the city that the entire world most water shortage, now cannot be exceptional. 更悲剧的是开普敦缺水,后世这里就是全世界最缺水的城市,现在也不能够例外。 The piped water supply running water, shut off by the enemy long time ago, they can only in this scrap place between Cape Town and Cape of Good Hope try to find the solution. 外界的自来水供应,早早就被敌人切断了,他们只能在开普敦和好望角之间这一小块地方上想办法。 The biggest fresh water resource originates, is the rainwater of space. The ground water could not count on why otherwise to want the seawater desalinization? 最大的淡水资源来源,就是天上的雨水。地下水根本就指望不上,要不然干嘛要海水淡化呢？ Lacks anything unable water shortage, now the English can only buy the water to the Portuguese, if which day does not deliver several thousand tons water to come, the crisis will break out immediately. 缺什么都不能缺水,现在英国人只能向葡萄牙人买水,要是哪天不送几千吨水过来,危机马上就会爆发。 In order to save water used, now builds the fortification is the sea water. Sequela anything's Governor Delve could not have attended, so long as can assemble at present with on the line. 为了节省用水,现在修筑防御工事的都是海水。后遗症啥的德尔福总督已经顾不上了,只要眼下能凑合着用就行了。 It can be said that the present Cape Town, besides the population, other anything lacks. The water, grain, fuel and building materials...... local cannot be self-sufficient. 可以说现在的开普敦,除了人口外,别的什么都缺。水、粮食、燃料、建材……本地没有一项能够自给的。 Even Britain, must supply so many commodities, still seems somewhat strenuous. 即便是不列颠,要供应这么多物资,也显得有些吃力。 In order to reduce commodity pressure, every time ships that transports the commodity come, will take away a ship refugee. 为了减轻物资压力,每一次运送物资的船舶过来,都会带走一船难民。 The population reduces, what to do in the future the development of Cape Town, could have ignored so many now. 人口减少,未来开普敦的发展怎么办,现在已经顾不得那么多了。 By the Christmas eve, the local population successfully dropped 120,000, eased the provisions pressure. Otherwise this fish, may not take. 到了圣诞节前夜,当地的人口成功下降了十二万,缓解了给养压力。要不然就连这一点儿鱼肉,都不一定能够拿出来。 This is in the summer, the rainwater is relatively sufficient, has not needed the fuel to warm up. If to the winter, this commodity pressure will be bigger. 这还是夏季,雨水相对充足,还不需要燃料取暖。要是到了冬季,这个物资压力还会更大。 Considered impact that again the monsoon has, was common to the winter more than ten meters high murder wave, every year 78 in September, the Cape of Good Hope route hardly can be open. 再考虑季风带来的影响,到了冬季十几米高的杀人浪屡见不鲜,每年的七八九月份,好望角航线几乎不能够通航。 Even if now, to send the commodity English still paid a big price, almost 2% ships were finished on the halfway. 即便是现在,为了运送物资英国人也付出了不小的代价,几乎百分之二的船舶在半路上就完蛋了。 Does not have the means that the sail time wooden boat wind resistant limits the ability is too weak, various types of natural disasters are not easy to resist, man-made disaster of sometimes happening. 没有办法,风帆时代木船的抗风限能力太弱,各种自然灾害不是那么容易抵挡的,还有时有发生的人祸。 Recently, the royal navy has attacked to exterminate the pirate repeatedly, the pirate who still has not kept eyes open collects upward. 最近一段时间,皇家海军已经多次出击剿灭海盗,依然还有不长眼的海盗往上凑。 Sometimes Governor Delve want to pry open the head of pirate, in has a look is anything, why investigates beforehand does not know, transports some the ship people of fresh water and stone material to snatch. 有时候德尔福总督都想撬开海盗的脑袋,看看里面是什么东西,为什么连事先侦查都不知道,运送淡水、石料的船都有人抢。 Lives in top him not to know the pain of pirates, collects is so easy, can achieve except for some pirate group that information that had saying that most pirates were meet the merchant ship to take by force. 身居高位的他是不知道海盗们的苦,搜集情报那有说的这么容易,除了个别海盗团能够做到,大部分海盗都是遇到商船就打劫。 Since knew after the next group of reinforcements are Indian colonizing army, Governor Delve was ready that goes home to lie low until something blows over. As for counter-attacking the Boers makes reparations the merit, he did not have heart that to be big. 自从得知下一批援军是印度殖民军后,德尔福总督就做好了回家避风头的准备。至于反攻布尔人将功赎罪,他还没有那么心大。 Just like most English, Governor Delve cannot have a liking for Indian colonizing army, in his eyes, the battle efficiency of this army approximately and outside black person cannon fodder is similar. 和大多数英国人一样,德尔福总督也看不上印度殖民军,在他眼中,这支部队的战斗力大约和外面的黑人炮灰差不多。 The only value with the cannon fodder to the cannon fodder, the casualties that can reduce the young fellows. The army of Cape Town area needs the recuperation, is getting down this army to abandon. 唯一的价值就是用炮灰对炮灰,可以减少小伙子们的伤亡。开普敦地区的军队都需要休整,在这么下去这支部队就废了。 Can refer to the Near East war specifically, at that time the British armed forces performance was good. But because rear area does not supplement promptly, has not conducted the effective recuperation restoration, after the war ended, most British soldiers who participate in the fight abandoned. 具体可以参考近东战争,当时英军表现还是不错的。可是因为后方补充不及时,没有进行有效的休整恢复,等战争结束后参加战斗的大部分英军士兵都废了。 This type „waste” is not on the body, but on at heart was waste. It is shown that the war-weariness, to fear the war and anti-war, particularly with the British soldier who the Italian mixes up, brought back to one pile of bad problems. 这种“废”不是身体上的,而是心里上废了。主要表现为厌战、惧战、反战,尤其是和意大利人混在一起的英国士兵,更是带回了一堆坏毛病。 The following Persian war unfavorable situation, suppresses Indian rebellion unable the accomplishment, expedition Ethel Biya to display strenuously, is the proof that the British armed forces battle efficiency drops. 后面的波斯战争失利,镇压印度叛乱迟迟不能建功,远征埃塞尔比亚表现吃力,都是英军战斗力下降的证明。 Score that the South African war not to mention, hits, Governor Delve say embarrassed. 南非战争更不用说,打出来的战绩,德尔福总督都不好意思说出口。 On the one hand was colonizes the army to have a high and respected position to pass through, the most basic training cannot guarantee ; On the other hand was the principal force battle efficiency dropped, many tactics stayed in the muzzle-loading gun time. 一方面是殖民部队养尊处优贯了,就连最基本的训练也没有能够保证;另一方面就是主力部队战斗力下降了,很多战术都停留在前膛枪时代。 The colonial army and regular armies cannot hit, then in the battlefield is defeated, is not strange. 殖民地军队和正规军都不能打,那么战场上失败,也就不奇怪了。 Otherwise original space and time, will not make hundreds of thousands of people to besiege the Boolean Republic, joke that from all sides three years win. 要不然原时空,也不会闹出数十万人围攻布尔共和国,前前后后三年才获胜的笑话。 Known are more, the pressure of Governor Delve is bigger. In the surface the sight British empire, the interior has started decayed. 知道的越多,德尔福总督的压力就越大。表面上风光的不列颠帝国,内部已经开始腐朽。 Under this condition, can Britain meet the challenge of France and Austria? In the heart, Delve has had the suspicion. 这种状态下,不列颠能够迎接法奥两国的挑战么？在内心深处,德尔福已经产生了怀疑。 The failure of this war, to his body and mind is also heavy losses, no longer had in those days in arrogance. 这次战争的失败,对他的身心也是一次重创,不再有往日里的傲气。 The night deeply, outside happy talks and laughters had ended. Is lost in thought Governor Delve, the thought more runs is farther. 夜已经深了,外面的欢声笑语已经结束。陷入沉思中德尔福总督,思想越跑越远。 From is at first anxious for the war of Cape Town, then worries for own individual future, afterward worried for the future of Britain. 从最初为开普敦的战事焦虑,接着又为自己的个人前途而发愁,后来又为不列颠的未来担忧。 This Christmas Eve, Delve night of sleepless. 这个圣诞夜,德尔福一夜无眠。 ...... ……