Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 79 The wind is blowing in South Africa

U.K!

On March 1862, 3, the British cabinet government announced that from now on, 14 troops would be sent from the British Isles to support the Cape of Good Hope.

At the same time, Shepstone's position as governor was removed, and Joe Boone, a nobleman who had held the rank of Army Major General, was appointed as the new governor. It is expected that all the deployment work should be completed before the end of March.

Many people think that it will only happen sooner or later. After all, Shepstone has caused the whole of Britain to lose face, and receiving such a punishment can be regarded as the best result of the anger of the people.

In addition, the British Empire announced a shocking news. It will form an alliance with Italy and Austria.

The United Kingdom will support Austria and Italy in peaceful negotiations to resolve the Venice issue. At the same time, the three countries will engage in super-friendly cooperation in the Mediterranean. At the same time, the United Kingdom will also support Austria's continued leadership in the German Confederation.
This alliance was speculated to be used to balance the Triple Alliance of France, Prussia and the Netherlands, and Britain obviously felt threatened.

As this news emerged, European countries became even more turbulent.

Tsarist Empire, Saint Petersburg Palace.

"What the hell is the UK doing? It's making such a move. It's obviously because it can't stand the three-nation agreement between France, the Netherlands and the Netherlands, and it wants to break the threat posed by the three countries to the UK.

However, as a result of this, the huge Central and Western Europe turned out to be almost composed of 4 parts, the United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Prussia, and France.

In addition, there are Sweden and Denmark in Northern Europe and Spain and Portugal in Southern Europe. "

Alexander II thought about the situation of the Tsarist Empire with some worry. "Britain is repeating its old tricks. It still wants the developed European continent to fight first, but she is preparing to ignite the dispute between Austria and Italy, especially between Austria and Austria." , although this is a bad trick, but it is very effective.

Victoria, Victoria, although we can't get married, we cherish our first love with our hearts. I'm a little curious about what you think now. I don't believe you will forget me and the Russian Empire in you. Outside the chessboard with Viscount Palmerston.

However, the recent actions of the Netherlands have made me a little interested. Compared with William III, I like the little guy William IV more. It is a pity that the Netherlands is not strong enough now. Otherwise, it would be good for Tsarist Russia to establish a peer alliance with the Netherlands. choose.

However, as the Netherlands established its power in the Alaska Peninsula and Tsarist Russia established an enclave on the island of Kalimantan, the Tsarist Russian Empire could pose some potential threats to Britain in the Pacific.

I am very grateful to the Netherlands for their help. It seems that Tsarist Russia owes the Netherlands a favor this time. Remember it first and pay it back later."

"What, the British Empire, the Kingdom of Austria and the Kingdom of Italy are preparing to form an alliance?" Bismarck frowned slightly.

"The British actually chose not to watch the development of the current situation in Europe? This is not like their usual style." Old Moltke was also very puzzled.

William I said distressedly: "As a result, we are very likely to face those small countries within the German Confederation that are already about to fall to us, shaking the decision we just made. The name of the United Kingdom, It’s just too big”

William I regretted a little, "Did we make a mistake in the Three-Country Agreement with the Netherlands and France? Shouldn't we have joined the Three-Country Agreement in the first place? Because so far, it seems that there is nothing to gain."

"Your Majesty, this is a taboo. Don't retreat if you do it. This is a taboo." Bismarck retorted: "The benefits are that we are enjoying it now."

Seeing William I's confusion and the curiosity of others, Bismarck explained: "Don't forget, because of this agreement, France, which we had been wary of before, has now become an ally, which allows us to concentrate on dealing with Austria within the German Confederation. influence.

The Netherlands can attract the attention of European countries for us, and we can develop silently, so why not?"

Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Bill Charlie said: "Your Majesty, the British seem to be suspicious, I'm afraid."

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that the British group this time will pose a threat to us?" William IV interrupted him and calmly opened the latest news about southern Africa.

William IV slowly flipped through the pages and said, "What is the situation in Belgium now?"

When Bill Charlie saw that William IV did not answer him, he was stunned at first, and then he was relieved. His Majesty has always been such a wild and unconstrained thinking, and he has become accustomed to it.

"The four of them all started to make the final sprint. Currently, Merant from the French section is in the lead, Albon is behind him, Danetang is third, and Beit is fourth."

Closing the "European Times" newspaper he had just finished reading, he raised his head, stared sharply at the Dutch International Intelligence Director McKay Sean next to him, and ordered: "Prepare for the first wave of election campaign, I want to see the Austrian leader tomorrow." Erbang’s reputation stinks”

McKay Sean nodded and responded slightly excitedly: "Yes"

William IV turned to Bill Charlie and said: "Dane Tang has been a little too low-key recently. Tell him to be more high-profile. I have given him the opportunity. If he doesn't seize it, that Beit will be his." nightmare"

Bill Charlie nodded heavily.

Because he knows that the campaign that has been prepared for this time is a huge wave. The general election in Belgium will be the test product of the Netherlands. “While everyone was looking at the Dutch-French-Prussian alliance, I started the evolution of Belgium.

While all eyes are on Belgium, the Netherlands has completed a record territory swap deal with Russia.

At this time, when the world was marveling at our deal with Russia, especially because of its strategic position, and the UK was dissatisfied, I pulled South Africa out, forcing the UK to focus its energy on it."

William IV said confidently to the two intelligence chiefs he trusted: "Now that thousands of people have died in Britain, they are panicking. If they know, this is just an appetizer, and the main course is yet to come.

Hehe, when the main course is served, let's see how much energy they can put into us. Next, you have to..."

Southern Africa.

As it became famous throughout the world due to World War I, the Zulu Kingdom has recently become the focus of various countries.At the same time, the British troops at the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Town, which served as foils, also became a joke.

But is it just that simple?

On March 1862, 3, the new British Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, Joe Boone, went to the Transvaal Republic to lobby and persuade them to accept British rule.

Due to financial difficulties due to years of war with the Zulu Kingdom in the past few years, and facing a large-scale conflict with the Zulu Kingdom to the east, Qiao Boon finally got an answer that the other party considered.

However, this has given Qiao Boon a good start, which is enough to temporarily transfer to London.

However, as the British gradually increased the number of troops landing at sea from Cape Town, the British here began to become more and more unbridled, and even bullied the Boers in the British colonies.

This made the Transvaal Republic very dissatisfied, and directly told Jobon that if they did not change this situation, the Transvaal Republic would not accept any surrender from the British.

The Transvaal Republic's public statement did not bring improvement to the British. On the contrary, more incidents of Boer women being raped were reported by the local media, and the frequency increased rapidly.

This caused a sharp decline in relations between the two places.

But when March 3 came, Joe Boone, a soldier, was indifferent.

Why, because as the local army has sent 2 people, the remaining 1 will arrive within 5 days. At this time, the pride of the British officer made him lose his eyesight.

He also chose to remain indifferent to the Transvaal Republic's demands to withdraw.

Instead of improving the living conditions of the lower-class Boers, increasing investment, and improving local finance, economy, and political life, it instead allowed local British businessmen and consortiums to invest in land and collect some taxes that appeared out of thin air from the Boers. It caused uneasiness and dissatisfaction among the British Boer people.

On March 1862, 3, just as 28 British troops had landed, the Transvaal Republic issued a statement to the Boers, expressing its willingness to accept them from the British colonies to settle in the Transvaal Republic, opposing the British Tyranny reigns.

As this statement was issued, the British became dissatisfied.

Qiao Boon immediately mobilized 2 troops and quickly deployed them to Kimberley City.

This threatens the security of the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State Republic.

The Transvaal and Orange, plus the Boers in the British colonies, were naturally unwilling to be threatened.

So they united to express their opposition to British rule.

War is about to break out, and the world is paying attention here again. The Zulu Kingdom has even assembled its military and military forces next to the Orange Free State, facing Cape Town in the south.

As of now, the British side has less than 4 troops.

As for the other Transvaal Republic, the Orange Free State Republic, and the Zulu Kingdom, these former enemies have now become anti-British allies, with an army of more than 6, a gap of 0.5 times.

However, many people believe that these parties are just local dogs in front of the elite troops of the local regular army. Even if they have twice the military strength, they are enough to deal with the opponent.

Even many countries in Europe are not optimistic about them, thinking that whether the British win is easy or hard!
On March 3, the Boers in the British colony took advantage of the British main force of 29 troops to march to East London, a small town on the border of the Zulu Kingdom.

When another 1 local British troops entered Kimberley, the 5 civilian Boers in Cape Town quickly defeated the 3000 British troops who stayed behind.

It only took three days to occupy the entire Cape Town and the Cape of Good Hope, and announced support for the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State Republic.

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