Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne Chapter 102

In Paris, the deputy foreign ministers of various countries are fighting for it on the grounds that they want to gain more interests for the countries, and the representatives of the countries in South Africa have also launched various actions to this end.

South Africa, in the temporary governor's palace in East London, the new governor of South Africa, Jobon, is in a good mood recently, because the recent war in the Zulu Kingdom, Libra, has been moving towards the desired result of the British Empire, especially Seeing the former Governor Shepstone bowing his head in front of him, his heart burst with pride.

He even hummed a little tune, and in a comfortable mood, the serious guards outside the office showed a relaxed expression.

"The Netherlands and Prussia have been raised by the French gang, aren't they afraid of retribution? At this time, Ya, the 30,000-strong support army formed a steady stream toward the Transvaal Republic, the Governor, this is not for us. That's great." The speaker was former Governor Shep Stone, who is now Joben's advisor.

There is still a relationship between the two. At the beginning, the two were strong contenders for the Governor of South Africa. In the end, due to their different attributes, Shepstone was a Tory, and Jobon was a Whig.

Shepstone came to South Africa under the impetus of Prime Minister Staley when the Tories were in power in 1859. He defeated the Whig-backed Jobon and came to South Africa. He was sacked, and the queen also asked him to take over the job with Jobun as an adviser.

Hence the present scene.

However, although the two people's current identities belong to a subordinate relationship, the two have never stopped fighting, although they are not superficial.

But the hostile relationship between the Tories and the Whigs extended to them.

But despite this, both of them were afraid of the pressure brought by London, and neither dared to make any contempt for the situation here.

In particular, the opponent that London faces now is not this group of natives, but an opponent formed by the alliance of other countries whose power is not much weaker than them. They are already using proxies to fight against them, and their intentions are naturally for the United Kingdom. Looking for trouble.

"The convening of the Paris Conference has made everyone see the reality in the UK." Jobon stared at Sheps Passage: "Don't forget, when we faced the situation in Belgium this time, it was the Queen's relative who died. Uncle, but in the end, he also gave in at the same time, what does this mean, you don't need me to say it, you understand it too"

I understand your sister!

Shepstone scolded inwardly, why haven't I seen you say that before, in London, Jobon is known for his daring to fight as a member of the House of Commons. He always criticized Shepstone for being cowardly and not daring to express his dissatisfaction with the development of the country. Unlike his Jobon, even the Queen was saddened by the death of her husband all day and forgot to manage the country. The newspaper expressed dissatisfaction and asked the Queen to stop hiding in the Isle of Wight to lick her wounds and grief alone. She should use grief and anger as power to make the country more prosperous to erase grief.

Shepps secretly rolled his eyes at the other party, and cursed: How beautiful these words were at the beginning, they made him the most patriotic in the whole of the UK, hehe, it has not been three days since he replaced himself as the Governor of South Africa. Those on both sides, just carried out the blame-shooting operation, and dumped all the charges on me. Even now facing London's retreat in Belgium, there will definitely be a wave of criticism in the past, but now it is as quiet as a Turtle, lying still.

"Now that the Zulu Kingdom is dying, its destruction is a matter of time. Kaizhiwayo can't escape our pursuit. As for the Transvaal Republic"

Shepstone was about to make a sarcastic joke, trying to provoke the other party to be as timid as a mouse and not dare to touch the Transvaal Republic, but before he started, he kept the words in his throat.

"Report to the Governor, a large-scale army has appeared in the Zulu Kingdom, with a number of about 10,000. According to the analysis of our intelligence personnel in front, it is an army from the Transvaal"

what!

"Are you sure?" Jobon stood up immediately, holding the collar of the information sergeant in a hurry.

"Yes, this is a specific letter from Major General White on the front line"

I took it and hurriedly opened the top, my eyes quickly fell on it, and I immediately fell to the ground.

"How dare they"

Shepstone picked it up, opened it, and there was a note on it: "Governor, the Transvaal Republic dispatched 10,000 troops to the south into the two towns of Dundee and Ladysmith on the border of the Zulu Kingdom, within the territory of the Zulu Kingdom. , finally met our troops in the southwest, and they attacked us directly. And the most hateful thing is that the Orange Free State also attacked our town of Stromberg in the east at this time, the situation is urgent, please request support"

"Today, the total number of British troops in South Africa is about 60,000, and 40,000 people are sent to the east to attack the Zulu Kingdom, and 10,000 people are in the north to defend the Orange Free State. The remaining 10,000 people are in Cape Town. , to prevent the occurrence of the last occupied old nest.

There are also troops there to support the front. "

While Shepstone was a little worried at this moment, when he saw the development of the situation above, he felt deja vu. Isn't this the old road he walked?

At this moment, he felt a little sympathetic to Jobon, because if he failed to be captured and captured, the anger on the London side would definitely be greater than the last time he faced it.

"Call Cape Town to support the 5,000 humanitarian eastern battlefield" Jobon hesitated, gritted his teeth again, and said decisively: "And then ask the army in the north to send 5,000 people to the south to replenish here, I don't believe it, my luck is just that. Difference."

"Will it be too risky?" Shepstone said worriedly. He was not worried about Joben's future, but worried that he might be captured by the enemy in East London. Losing his teeth, he will have no face to go back to London.

In fact, he was right to worry, because the attack on the Zulu Kingdom this time was not as violent as it was, and it was still in a situation where the troops were divided into multiple routes to the south.

The Zulu Kingdom has been occupied by the British army. Just when Major General Bright of the British army on the eastern front thought that the other party was about to perish, UU read www. uukanshu. com Although they suddenly showed a violent resistance, he didn't care because he thought it was just a dying struggle.

But he was wrong. Just like his boss, Jobon, he was wrong. Just like Queen Victoria and Viscount Palmerston who thought that the people here were safe, the situation was again out of their predictions. Africa The situation was more complicated than they expected.

June 6, 1862.

Soldiers from the Zulu Kingdom disguised as the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State, with the cooperation of the Zulu Kingdom soldiers, started close-range shooting with the British army at the two places in the east at the same time. .

The 40,000 troops deployed in the east suffered a loss of more than 150 million, and there were also many other injuries. In short, the loss of combat power exceeded half.

On the 8th, the Zulu Kingdom deployed two troops of more than 10,000 troops in Stromberg and Durban, which was recaptured again. The north-south attack in East London, which had just suffered a defeat, even though it still had 20,000 people, how much more fighting strength was there in the army of the bird of terror.

Soon London received the news of the defeat, and suddenly there was a sigh of relief and a lot of scolding.

Chapter end