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In line with the principle of creating obstacles for the British, the Germans and French expressed their willingness to support the Boers. As the Boers’ home country, the Dutch, they even formed a volunteer army in their country and prepared to go to South Africa to join the war.

These actions of European countries brought the Transvaal Republic the confidence to defeat the British invasion, but also brought disaster!

The Boers decided not to compromise with the British, and began preparations for war, preparing to expel the British invaders by force.

The Boers may be lacking in other things, but they are not short of gold. Aware of the danger, they frantically purchase weapons from European countries and train soldiers.

The war was about to break out, and Britain could no longer tolerate it anymore. With the efforts of the capitalists, the bickering Congress finally passed a resolution to launch an all-out war against the Boers.

At the end of 1895, British forces began to build up on the two Boer republics (Transvaal and Orange).

At the beginning of the war, the British army numbered about 30,000. It recruited troops to replenish its troops, with outdated weapons, poor training and lax discipline.

Obviously, the British underestimated the strength of the Boers, and directly sent a group of mobs to the battlefield, and suffered a big loss at the beginning of the war.

The ending has nothing to do with Ferdinand. The actions of the British in South Africa have already aroused the dissatisfaction of European countries, especially the dissatisfaction of the Germans!

Although he did not support the Boers, he sold weapons and equipment, helped train soldiers, and various small actions never stopped!

The sudden outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War successfully diverted the attention of the British, the conflicts between Britain and Germany, Britain and France intensified, and the plan of the Marquis of Salisbury came to an end without a problem!

Ferdinand's goal has been achieved, but he knows that South Africa is a quagmire, and the Boers are not so easy to mess with!

Now there are Germans and French working as nurses for them, and life is much easier than during the "British-Boer" war in history.

In history, the Anglo-Boer war was fought for three years. At this moment, there are a large number of nurses, and the preparations of the British are not as sufficient as in history. Under the ebb and flow, it will never be longer than the time in history. short!

Historically, the Germans abandoned the Boers due to the Anglo-German compromise on the partition of the South African colonies.

The British won over the Portuguese and cut off the land supply line from the Portuguese colony. The Royal Navy also used the Portuguese military port in Mozambique to seal off the Dragoa Bay and cut off the Boers’ only sea outlet, cutting off the Boers’ access to the sea. Opportunity to obtain supplies from the outside world.

Under a series of unfavorable factors, the Boers could only fight alone. After three years of persistence, they finally failed.

None of this has happened yet. As soon as the Anglo-Boer War broke out, Germans, French, Dutch, and other European ships continued to enter and exit Dragoa Bay.

Ships of strategic materials were sold to the Boers. The British government is powerless about this. Obviously, European countries do not want the British to easily obtain South Africa!

If it weren't for the great contradiction between Germany and France, it is time for the two countries to intervene together. Even so, the two countries have reached a tacit agreement, "The British cannot easily obtain South Africa"!

In the era of the gold standard, whoever has gold in their hands will dominate the world's finance, and South Africa is just the most critical part of it!

Directly work with the empire on which the sun never sets, and have not yet reached the point, so there is no pressure for everyone to stumble a little bit.

In January 1895, the German consul publicly expressed support for the Transvaal Republic to take tough measures against the British.

After the failure of the invasion of the British African colonial army, William II personally sent a congratulatory message to President Kruger of Transvaal, congratulating them: Relying entirely on their own strength, they crushed a bandit invasion!

The French Gazette also published the French government's attitude towards the Boers: The French Republic is willing to support the Transvaal Republic and oppose British colonial rule.

The editor-in-chief of Le Figaro even put the Boers' resistance against the British invasion together with the American independence movement, calling on the French people to donate to the Boers and support the Boers to continue their efforts for national independence!

The Dutch Telegraph, in addition to calling on the Dutch people to donate, also directly recruited volunteers from all over the world, preparing to use practical actions to resist the British riots.

If only judging from public opinion, the British are outraged this time. From Western Europe to Eastern Europe, the media of various countries are attacking the British and calling on the whole world to unite to stop the atrocities committed by the British in South Africa!

In essence, what should I do? At most, I will fool a few passionate youths and go to the South African battlefield to fight against the British!

Or sell all kinds of materials to the Boers and make a lot of gold. It is estimated that except for the Dutch who are really angry, other countries are all for the benefit of the British.

Not only that, the pressure of public opinion is still useful. At least during the Anglo-Boer War, the British trade exports to Europe dropped by ten percentage points; the trade exports to the Netherlands dropped to a record of more than ten years The lowest point is less than one-third of the heyday.

Ferdinand knew that this might be the core factor of the whole Europe's collective opposition to Britain!

The United Kingdom has suffered a lot, and the consequences of not having allies are fully revealed. Even the world's most powerful country is powerless to prevent the European continent from stumbling collectively!

This also paved the way for the British to abandon non-aligned diplomacy and implement a new diplomatic strategy.

In order to be able to cut off the Boer's logistical supply line and block the blood transfusion to it from the European continent. The British Foreign Office approached the Portuguese, hoping to get support, but unfortunately it was not so easy at the moment.

The Germans, the French, and the Spaniards all expressed that we disagree! Facing the pressure from various countries, the Portuguese dared not express their views easily, and declared their neutrality after hesitation!

They can still withstand the pressure of other countries. The Spaniard's move to increase troops on the border frightened the Portuguese.

Everyone understands the actions of the Spaniards. The British rose on the bones of the Armada, not to mention the lost colonies, and they still occupy the Strait of Gibraltar.

The Spaniards have no strength, and they seek the bad luck of the British, but it is no problem to teach the independent Portuguese a lesson, and this time there are European countries to support them later!

What's more, Spain before the Spanish-American War was still the No. 1 power in Europe, and it was on the same level as Italy. It has not declined, and it still has the ability to lose its temper.

Historically, in 1898, the Spanish-American War broke out, and the Spaniards did not have the energy to interfere with the Portuguese approaching the United Kingdom. Now the conflict between the United States and Spain has not intensified, and the war is even more invisible.

Under the intervention of European countries, the Portuguese expressed their neutrality in a timely manner. The Portuguese pretended not to see the merchant ships transporting arms from various countries. Anyway, they made up their minds not to lie in this muddy water.

The British plan to use Portugal's financial crisis to force Portugal to compromise has not had time to start to fail. The French usurers have been sharpening their knives for a long time, and have made it clear that they are willing to provide loans to Portugal.