Chapter 400 Non-Aggression Treaty
Cape Town still has to wait to send a message to London, but East Africa will not wait for the British to take action. At present, the East African Army has completed all the work, and the next step is to finish Work and keep the victory.
Ernst: "Now we must first stabilize the Orange Free State and not let them have unrealistic ideas. After this war, except for Cape Town, there is only the Orange Free State in the whole of South Africa. The Orange Free State is the strongest. We need to send negotiators to the Orange Free State to first determine the boundaries and at the same time express our goodwill to the Orange Free State."
"Your Highness, regarding Georgia. The situation in Ligualan is How should we express our position on this point?”
Ernst: “To emphasize the low value of Grigualand, we must sell them face for the British, but it is necessary for us to withdraw from Grigualand. It's impossible. You can order Merk to strengthen the military strength opposite Kimberley, put at least one brigade on the other side of the Fal River, conduct a small exercise, fire a few guns, put some pressure on Cape Town, and force them to compromise. "
"Your Highness, will this cause the British to target you in the future!"
Ernst: "It doesn't matter, the British can't do anything to us, and our next energy will not be focused on expansion. Let’s slowly digest the current results, and then talk about other things after the news is over.”
Rather than saying that Ernst is forbearing, it is better to say that East Africa is full this time, and it will be really greedy. It may cause a collapse. South Africa and East Africa are still separated by Zimbabwe. The long supply line is a heavy burden for the East African kingdom. However, the good news is that the telegraph line in Zimbabwe is being repaired here. We will contact you after the telegraph line is set up in South Africa. There is no need to be as embarrassed as now in terms of leadership and command.
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Orange Free State, Bloemfontein.
When the Friendly Republic of Transvaal was attacked by the Kingdom of East Africa, the Orange Free State government originally wanted to send troops to help. However, the astonishing results in East Africa forced the Orange Free State government to reconsider this matter.
The Transvaal Republic collapsed too quickly. The most important thing is that the Transvaal Republic did not cause too much damage to the East African Army. Therefore, after assessing its own strength, the Orange Free State government concluded In conclusion, the Orange Free State was incapable of dealing with the East African Kingdom.
However, the Orange Free State still carried out emergency mobilization, ready to respond to the invasion of the East African Kingdom at any time. Fortunately, after occupying Winburg, the East African Army did not choose to go south, but started along the Fite River. After building a stronghold, it seemed that he did not plan to attack. Later, Sweet sent an envoy to the Orange Free State on behalf of Ernst to eliminate the hostility between the two countries, or the Orange Free State's vigilance towards East Africa.
Sweite: "Hello, President Brand, I am the special envoy of the Kingdom of East Africa, Sweet. This time I will communicate with your country specifically on security issues between the two countries."
Brand Questioned: "Hello, Mr. Sweet, I wonder what the meaning of your East African kingdom's stirring up troubles in South Africa is?"
Sweet said straight to the point: "For no other reason than the interests and the strategic security of the East African Kingdom."
"Safety? East Africa's military strength has been demonstrated in South Africa. Is there anyone better than you? Is there a threat?" Brand said.
Sweet said: "Of course, we do not pay attention to other forces in South Africa, including the Orange Free State, but no country in the world can turn a blind eye to the existence of the British."
It is true that you Germans and British are not good people, Brand cursed in his heart.
"There is such a long distance between your East African Kingdom and the British. Are you still worried about the British? If we are really on guard against the British, I am afraid that we in the Orange Free State should be the most worried."
The Orange Free State is the country next to the Cape Colony. Originally, Britain had recognized the independence of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic after the Bloemfontein Agreement, but with the increase in Kimberley's mineral resources development, the British became interested in the Orange Free State again.
As a result, the British have not calmed down, and now the Germans have come from the north. This is really too difficult for the Orange Free State.
“This is different. We are not very optimistic about the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State blocking the British expansion in South Africa. After all, the Zulu Kingdom alone has destroyed the Transvaal. The republic is in dire straits, and the most abominable thing is that the Transvaal Republic still supports the rebellion of indigenous forces in our East African Kingdom. This is something that touches the bottom line. No country will tolerate this kind of provocation."
Damn little one. Pretorius! Brand cursed in his heart that this guy was all responsible for the trouble. However, as an ally, Brand still wanted to say a good word for the Transvaal Republic: "Your Excellency Sweet, little Pretorius is just a human being." A fool who relies on his father's protection and whose actual abilities are incompetent, his actions are incompatible with those of the Transvaal Republic. Discuss it separately.”
“Okay, you don’t have to talk to us about this matter. It is impossible for the Transvaal Republic to be restored. The winner and the loser have been decided. Now the Transvaal Republic has been decided. The Republic of Vanuatu is a trophy of our East African Kingdom, and it is naturally impossible to hand it over," said Sweet. Brand: "Then why did you come to the Orange Free State?"
Sweet said: "The meaning of our East African Kingdom is very simple, that is, the two countries sign a non-aggression treaty. The Kingdom is actually not very interested in the Orange Free State. We also need a The buffer country serves as a buffer zone between the East African Kingdom and the Cape Town Colony. Of course, if you cannot surrender to Cape Town, then we will never sit idly by."
"Haha, your country has always been so domineering. "Huh?" Brand said with an angry smile.
Sweat: "If I say no, then you won't believe it either, but our East African Kingdom always values its promises and will never break its promises easily."
Brand said: " But how can you guarantee that you have no ambitions for the Orange Free State?”
"Hahaha, Mr. President, you are a bit of a villain trying to get rid of a gentleman! Our East African Kingdom says it is not interested in the Orange Free State, but we really are not interested. I will reveal a number to you. You Just to know if I lied, this time our East African Kingdom dispatched a total of nearly 60,000 troops, and this was without organizing indigenous cannon fodder," Sweet said.
War maniac!
“Since your East African Kingdom has dispatched so many troops and occupied so many places, is it not contradictory to say that it is not interested in the Orange Free State?”
“Mr. President, I believe that many former citizens of the Transvaal Republic have fled into your country these days. This is a fact!”
“Of course I know about this”
"Then you said that our East African Kingdom expelled these people from their original land, will they resent East Africa?"
"This..."
"The answer is yes, If it were you, you would put these people in a country that may be hostile to you. Home?”
“Of course not.”
“That’s right, these people will actually strengthen your power when they arrive in the Orange Free State, and they will oppose East Africa. The steadfast force, why do you think East Africa does this? ”
"This..."
Brand couldn't answer, and Sweet said at this time: "Our deportation of these Boers to the Orange Free State is essentially to strengthen your power, and it is not polite. It is said that the Orange Free State has nothing worthy of the East African Kingdom's covetousness. To put it more harshly, our army is fully capable of destroying the Transvaal Republic and then you. At present, The main force in East Africa is still in Pretoria, and there is no intention of dispatching it. The Kingdom's army along the Fite River is enough for you to drink. "
"Reason" for a while in Sweite. After being convinced, Brand also understood the current situation. It was not that the East African Kingdom was afraid of being defeated in the Orange Free State, but that they did not care about the Orange Free State at all. The strength gap between the two sides was too big.
"Okay, Lord Sweet, what do you want us to do?"
Sweite: "As I said just now, sign an agreement to ensure the independent status of the Orange Free State. There is no preference between the Kingdom of East Africa and the Cape Colony, and beyond that we in East Africa have no additional demands.”
This made Brand feel relieved. It was considered a good condition and did not harm the interests of the Orange Free State. Therefore, the two sides signed a "Mutual Non-Aggression Treaty" for thirty years. .
(End of this chapter)