Master Yuan, start!

Moreover, in addition to military considerations, political aspects cannot be ignored.

Seeing how quickly France was defeated, would the British support the National Revolutionary Army to move further south?

"It's really difficult!"

Yuan Xiangcheng stared at the map of Vietnam, feeling quite conflicted.

Just as he was hesitating, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the attendant room.

"Mr. President, urgent news, urgent news!"

"What's the matter? Why are you so anxious?" Yuan Xiangcheng took the telegram and looked at it carefully.

The more you look at it, the more interesting the expression on his face becomes.

After reading it, Yuan Xiangcheng slapped the telegram on the table and said quickly: "Reply to Wang Zhanyuan and tell him not to worry about the French troops in Guangxi and to march south immediately to attack Hue.

Hurry, hurry! "

"Yes!"

Looking at the messenger's back as he walked away, Yuan Xiangcheng couldn't help but sigh, "God is helping me, God is helping me!"

...

The telegram in Yuan Xiangcheng's hand was none other than the news of Britain's defeat in South Africa.

The news that the National Revolutionary Army had captured Hanoi only caused a stir in East Asia and France.

It’s not that this news is not explosive, but the attention of European countries was attracted by another more shocking news.

After the war broke out on May 1898, 5, the British lost 1 lives at the hands of the Boers under the star flag.

You know, there are only 3 British troops in South Africa at the moment!

Yesterday, due to a series of defeats at the hands of the Boers, their expeditionary commander, Buller, resigned!

The whole of Europe is looking towards South Africa.

British Empire, what's wrong with you?

Chapter 461 door

Cape Colony, Cape Town.

The area around the British military camp, which is usually bustling with activity, now shows signs of desolation and desertion.

You know, although the war broke out in the hinterland of eastern South Africa, the coastal port cities were not affected much at the beginning.

Even a few days ago, there were groups of British soldiers walking around the bars, arm in arm, planning to have a "last madness" before the war.

They wandered around holding bottles of wine, shouting "End the war before Christmas", with confidence in their eyes.

What is the British Empire?

For most countries in the world, this is a country that is unfathomably powerful.

This is especially true for colonial and semi-colonial countries far away from Europe.

A regime organization in the late 19th century, as long as it had some understanding of the international situation, would not be willing to offend the British Empire unless it was absolutely necessary.

If the First Boer War 20 years ago was just an appetizer, then the Second Boer War that broke out now is the real highlight.

Before the war, everyone was waiting to see the British army show its prowess, including the British.

But the result was shocking.

However, the London government had no time to care about the failure of the first battle. They were trying to gather more troops and plan to send them to South Africa to participate in the war.

And now on the streets of Cape Town.

Bai Lang, wearing a khaki police uniform, walked slowly towards the bar at the end of the street.

Since arriving in South Africa, Bai Lang has gradually adapted to the drinking culture here.

Unlike the way people in China set up a table with food, eat and drink with brothers and have a good chat, people here prefer to just drink.

Moreover, it has to be foreign liquor.

Bai Lang had just returned from the mining area. He didn't understand why most of the bars opened by the British today had put up signs saying "Closed".

Seeing this, Bai Lang observed the people hurrying by on the street while rushing to the contact point set up by the "organization" in the Boer community in Cape Town.

This contact point is also a bar.

"Give me a Bloody Mary!" Pushing open the tightly closed wooden door of the bar, Bai Lang skillfully spoke the codeword for the meeting, which was also the drink he drank most often.

Deep in the bar, several white people drinking looked over.

The lights were dim and they couldn't see the person's appearance clearly. After hearing a sentence in Chinese, they no longer cared and continued chatting.

"Shh, keep your voice down."

The Chinese boss did not respond to the codeword at first. Instead, he made a gesture to keep quiet, pointed at Bai Lang's British police uniform, and then pointed at a table deep in the bar.

Bai Lang looked in the direction of the boss's finger and asked doubtfully, "Who are those people?"

The Chinese boss pretended not to hear and said, "Bloody Mary, right? We're running low on ingredients. Can half a cup be ok?"

This was a code word for a reply. Upon hearing it, Bai Lang tapped his fingers lightly on the table three times, thus completing the connection.

After confirming that everything was correct, the Chinese boss began to answer Bai Lang's questions.

"They are all Boers, here to celebrate their victory." The Chinese boss replied while squeezing a lemon.

In the early stages of the Second Boer War, not all Boers participated in the war, and the British did not take any restrictive measures against ordinary Boer civilians at the beginning.

Therefore, there are still nearly 2 Boers in the Cape Colony, working in various jobs.

Bai Lang had just returned to town from the mines today and didn't know what had happened, so he asked again:

"Victory, what victory?"

Hearing this, the Chinese boss slowly leaned close to Bai Lang's ear and whispered, "The British are defeated!"

"what?"

After pretending to be discharged from the army, Bai Lang was recruited by the British into the Chinese Battalion as a civilian. He originally thought he was joining the British Army in South Africa.

But he didn't expect that since coming to South Africa, he has been working as a policeman and has no chance to get involved in the army.

In the days after the outbreak of the war, Bai Lang had been thinking about how to act in order to complete the task assigned by the organization to "gain the trust of the British army and expand the Chinese armed forces."

Unexpectedly, the British failed just like that?

Amidst Bai Lang's shocked gaze, the voices of several Boers talking could be heard.

...

"Have you heard that General Joubert defeated the British army in Kimberley, and the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, Buller, resigned!" a bearded Boer said excitedly.

"I hope the British can be more restrained in the future and treat us Boers with some conscience." Another Boer, who was obviously dressed as a sailor, echoed.

"Conserve your conscience? With all due respect, William, do you think the British will restrain themselves?" The bearded Boer asked in reply:

"The British are all treacherous villains. How can we expect them to have a conscience? We learned a lesson 20 years ago!"

What they were discussing was the cause of the First Boer War.

In 1876, the British went to the newly established Boer Transvaal Republic to lobby and persuade them to accept British rule.

At that time, the Transvaal Republic had just been established and was not only facing financial difficulties, but also conflicts with the Zulu Kingdom of Africans to the east.

Faced with numerous difficulties, the Boers eventually chose to accept British rule.

In April 1877, Britain issued a statement that the Transvaal Republic became a British colony and appointed the British Sir John Shepstone as the Chief Executive. The President of Transvaal also resigned on the same day.

It’s a pity that the good times did not last long, or for the Boers, there were no good times at all.

During the three years of British rule over the Boers, there was no improvement in the local financial, economic and social conditions.

However, since the threat from the Zulu Kingdom was imminent, the Boers had no choice but to endure it.

Three years later, after the British solved the troubles of the Zulu Kingdom in Africa, they began to implement high-pressure rule against the Boers. Not only did they introduce a large number of British businessmen to buy land in the local area and raise prices, but they also demanded taxes from the Boers during the three-year war.

After being oppressed, the Boers naturally rose up in resistance, which led to the First Boer War.

After hearing what the bearded Boer said, the sailor Boer hesitated and said:

"But do we really have the ability to fight the British now? You and I both work at the docks, so you should know how many British ships have docked in recent days and how much guns and ammunition they have delivered."

The sailor Boer's words exaggerating Britain's power made the atmosphere at the table quieter.

At this time, a Boer wearing glasses and looking somewhat cultured spoke up: "Whether we can fight or not, we must continue the war, at least like the last war. We cannot take the initiative to seek peace, and we cannot pin our hopes on the kindness of the British.

You know, the British have always been ruthless.

Think about the Irish. Are the Boers, after their surrender, more worthy of Britain than the Irish?

What the spectacled Boer pointed out was the essence of the British government in the late 19th century.

A ruthless money-making machine that adheres to social Darwinism.

British politicians of this period only showed a little kindness towards the people of Great Britain.

They don't care about the people on the island of Ireland, even though they are only separated by an ocean.

During the "Great Irish Feast", they allowed more than one million Irish people to starve to death, and nearly two million Irish people fled to the United States, which is a clear proof.

You have to know that at that time, Britain had completed the Industrial Revolution, was preparing for the first World Expo in history, and even went to great lengths to mobilize troops to launch a war against the Qing Dynasty thousands of miles away.

Such a prosperous, powerful and developed Britain was indifferent to the unprecedented famine in Ireland next door.

What the bespectacled Boer said gave those present confidence to firmly resist the British.

"The whole of Europe showed support for us, donating money and supplies, and the Dutch and Belgians even provided us with Krupp cannons!

Our current conditions are better than those in the last war, and we will definitely achieve ultimate victory.

The failure of the British a few days ago is a clear proof of this.”

The Boers became more and more engrossed in their conversation, not noticing that Bai Lang had quietly left the bar long ago.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Just as they were talking excitedly, there was a rapid knock on the door from outside the bar.