Mediterranean Hegemony Road

All is ready except for the opportunity!

Let's send an excuse now, an opportunity for everyone to join forces.

The power of capitalists is powerful. In the 19th century, the era of the gold standard, no consortium dared to ignore the role of gold. Behind these capitalists are British consortiums of all sizes!

If United Mining Company is not big enough for Edward, as a rising star, it does not belong to any British consortium, and it is not qualified to come in for a share!

This opportunity came quickly. On March 12, 1895, the Weddell company under the British capitalist Cecil Rhodes found a new deposit in the Transvaal area. The news leaked that before it was time to mine, it was The Boers were confiscated for illegal mining and expelled Wadeer representatives.

The two sides clashed, and unfortunately a bullet hit one of the British, who was seriously injured and died afterwards!

Media discipline has always been very low. Under the influence of capital, the news spread to London and it has completely changed its flavor!

London Daily, using the front page headline, announced the "atrocities" of the Boers! Things have turned out: representatives of Wade's company purchased gold in Transvaal, Boer soldiers saw their fortune, robbed property, and brutally killed British citizens!

The title of The Times is even more crowned: This is a provocation to the British Empire!

If you look at the title, you can guess what follows. It has risen to the point of challenging British world hegemony. If you do n’t give them a taste, is it still the British Empire?

The Sun began to analyze directly from history, exposing the “black history” of the Boers expelling British citizens for no reason, robbing property, and attacking the government's inaction!

In summary, the government will go to war against the Boers, and whoever opposes is traitorous!

Uh ...

It's enough to light up. The British have long wanted to fight against the Boers, but hesitated the Germans to support the Boers behind their backs.

In history, in exchange for German neutrality, the British agreed to the German division of the Portuguese-African colony, and on August 30, 1898, Britain and Germany signed a treaty of division.

The treaty stipulates that once Portugal abandons African colonies, it will be shared by Britain and Germany!

However, the British put the Germans together. This treaty was just a "bad check". The following year the Portuguese financial crisis broke out, and the British set aside the Germans to provide loans to Portugal.

10 On October 14, 1899, the two countries signed the British-Portuguese Secret Declaration. Britain provided security protection for all territories in Portugal. The British-British War broke out and Portugal must support British actions.

None of this is happening now. If the war starts now, the British will face much more trouble!

It is not in the interest of the British government to declare war on the Boers in the short term, but this has nothing to do with Ferdinand.

越大 The more trouble the Englishman has, the better it is for Ferdinand. He decides to add another fire!

The "Cape-Cairo" plan has long been proposed. At the end of 1895, the British and South African colonial Prime Minister Rhodes had sent troops to attack the Transylvan Republic, but failed!

Now just need to advance this time a little bit, for British capitalists, this is not a problem!

After all, at the end of the 19th century, the British Empire was in full swing. The capitalists had enough confidence in their strength. The small Boer republic was already in their possession!

Under the influence of Ferdinand, an undercurrent began to spread in London. The media continued to spread propaganda and put pressure on the British government. The capitalists carried out public relations with MPs. The main faction prevailed!

As supporters surpassed the historical period, South Africa ’s colonial prime minister, Rhodes, was much more confident and bolder.

He issued an ultimatum directly to the Republic of Transylvania, ordered him to surrender the killer 24 hours, and asked the Boers to open their right to vote, and the British in South Africa automatically obtained the right to vote.

Obviously, this hasn't been discussed at all, but the Boers are not so weak. Besides, if the murderer is surrendered, it does not mean that the soldiers are robbed and killed. How is this possible? For no reason, why should you carry this black pot?

Opening the right to vote is even more nonsense! Is a British citizen automatically entitled to vote in the Transylvan Republic? Isn't this a world-class joke? Idiots can promise!

They know very well that the British just want to make a hands-on excuse to avoid this and the next one, unless they give up all the gold mines, otherwise the two sides will not have to talk! !!

Naturally, he did not hesitate to reject the impolite demands of the British, and issued an invitation to the international community, hoping that countries will send an investigation team to conduct field investigations to reveal the truth of the matter!

The public invitation of the Zurbos soon received the support of the international community. Germans, Dutch, French, Belgians, etc. all expressed their support and were willing to participate in this investigation group.

Will the British compromise? Obviously, in the face of interests, the resistance of the capitalists has been weakened infinitely. A little international pressure on public opinion can scare them!

March 26, 1895 ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ A thug from a South African colonial army and a gold mine owner, united to form an army of 3,000, crossed the border violently, and launched to the Republic of Transylvania. attack. (Five times that in history)

This plan was opposed by the then British Colonial Secretary Chamberlain. He thought that Britain was not ready for war and the chance of success in the risk plan was too small. It was ordered to cancel the plan!

However, due to the end of the 19th century, the poor traffic environment, and some people's deliberate delays, when Chamberlain's order was passed to the South African colonial Prime Minister Rhodes, everything was too late, and the coalition forces had entered the Durance. Val Republic.

This black army is very complex. It consists of mercenaries, local hooligans, and gold prospectors.

In fact, the British officer James, who is in charge of the team, has limited command of the army. As soon as he entered the Republic of Transylvan, he began to do it on his own.

偷 The sneak attack that was originally prepared suddenly turned into a storm. Unsurprisingly, the arrogant British army suffered a fiasco defeat and was almost wiped out by the Boer Kruger!

Kruger, anyone who knows the English-British War knows that he led tens of thousands of Boer army and more than 200,000 British army, and laughed in South Africa for three years!

Even if you lose in the end, it is still a glorious defeat! A group of black people, facing a famous general, went up and attacked silly, and the results are self-evident!

An army of 3,000 people was killed by more than 800 people by the Boers and captured more than 3,000 people. In the end, fewer than 600 people have successfully escaped!

By this time, Ferdinand no longer needed to do anything. Blood is the best catalyst. If the British can tolerate such failures, the name of the world's hegemon will be a fame!

Ying Yingbu's all-out war is just around the corner!