Chapter 400 Non-Aggression Treaty
Cape Town still has to wait to send a message to London, but East Africa will not sit there and wait for the British to make a move. At present, the East African Army has completed all the work, and the next step is to finish the work and preserve the results of the victory.
Ernst: "We need to stabilize the Orange Free State first. We can't let them have unrealistic ideas. After this war, the Orange Free State is the strongest in South Africa except Cape Town. We need to send negotiators to the Orange Free State to first determine the border and express our goodwill to the Orange Free State."
"Your Highness, the situation regarding Grigualan is somewhat complicated. How should we express our views on this?"
Ernst: "We need to emphasize the low value of Grigoran. We must give face to the British, but it is impossible for us to withdraw from Grigoran. We can order Merkel to strengthen the military strength opposite Kimberley, at least place a brigade on the other side of the Fal River, conduct a small exercise, fire a few artillery, put some pressure on Cape Town, and force them to compromise on their own initiative."
"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. Our next energy will not be focused on expansion. We will slowly digest the current achievements and talk about other things after the storm has passed."
Rather than saying that Ernst was forbearing, it would be better to say that East Africa had had enough this time. If it continued to be greedy, it might really cause a collapse. South Africa and East Africa are separated by Zimbabwe. The long supply line is a heavy burden for the East African kingdom. However, the good news is that the Zimbabwe telegraph line is being built here. Once the telegraph line is built to South Africa, communication and command will not be as embarrassing as it is now.
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Bloemfontein, Orange Free State.
When the friendly Transvaal Republic was attacked by the East African Kingdom, the Orange Free State government originally wanted to send troops to help. However, the astonishing performance of the East African Kingdom forced the Orange Free State government to reconsider the matter.
The Transvaal Republic fell too quickly, mainly because it did not cause much damage to the East African Army. So after assessing its own strength, the Orange Free State government concluded that the Orange Free State was unable to deal with the East African Kingdom.
However, the Orange Free State still carried out an emergency mobilization and was 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 move south, but began to build strongholds along the Fetter River. It seemed that it did not intend to attack. Subsequently, Sweet represented Ernst on a diplomatic mission to the Orange Free State to eliminate the hostility between the two countries, or the Orange Free State's vigilance against East Africa.
Siwei Te: "Hello, President Brand, I am Siwei Te, the special envoy of the Kingdom of East Africa. This time I am communicating with your country specifically on the security issues between the two countries."
Brand asked, "Hello, Lord Sweet, I wonder what the meaning of your East African Kingdom stirring up trouble in South Africa this time is?"
Siwei Te said straight to the point: "It's all for the benefit and strategic security of the East African Kingdom."
"Safe? East Africa's military strength has been demonstrated in South Africa. Is there anyone more threatening than you?" Brand said.
Siwei Te said: "Of course, we do not take other forces in South Africa, including the Orange Free State, seriously, but no country in the world can turn a blind eye to the existence of the British."
That's true, you Germans and British are not good people, Brand cursed in his heart.
"Your East African Kingdom is so far away from the British. Are you still worried about the British? If you really want to be on guard against the British, I'm afraid we in the Orange Free State should be the most worried."
The Orange Free State is the country adjacent to the Cape Colony. After the Bloemfontein Agreement, Britain had already recognized the independence of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic. However, with the development of Kimberley's mineral resources, the British began to set their sights on the Orange Free State.
As a result, the British had not yet calmed down, and now the Germans came from the north, which was too difficult for the Orange Free State.
"That's different. We don't think the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State will stop the British expansion in South Africa. After all, the Zulu Kingdom alone has caused the Transvaal Republic a lot of trouble. The most hateful thing is that the Transvaal Republic also supports the rebellion of indigenous forces in our East African Kingdom. This is something that touches the bottom line. No country will tolerate such provocation."
Damn little Pretorius! Brand cursed in his heart. It was all this guy's fault. However, as a friendly country, Brand still had to say a good word for the Transvaal Republic: "Sir Witt, little Pretorius is just a fool who relies on his father's protection and has negative actual ability. His behavior should be discussed separately from the Transvaal Republic."
"Okay, you don't have to tell us about this. At present, it is impossible for the Transvaal Republic to be restored. The winners and losers have been decided. Now the Transvaal Republic is a trophy of our East African Kingdom, so naturally we can't hand it over." Siewert said.
Brand: "Then why did you come to the Orange Free State?"
Siewert said: "What our East African Kingdom means 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 buffer state as a buffer zone between the East African Kingdom and the Cape Colony. Of course, the premise is that you cannot surrender to Cape Town. In that case, we will definitely not sit idly by."
"Haha, has your country always been so domineering?" Brand laughed in anger.
Siwei Te: "If I say no, you will definitely not believe it, but our East African Kingdom has always valued promises and will never break them easily."
Brand said: "But how can you guarantee that you have no ambitions for the Orange Free State?"
"Hahaha, Mr. President, you are judging others by your own standards! When our East African Kingdom says we are not interested in the Orange Free State, we really have no interest in it. I will tell you a number and you will know whether I am lying or not. This time, our East African Kingdom has dispatched a total of nearly 60,000 troops, and this is without organizing indigenous cannon fodder." Siewert said.
War maniac!
"Since your East African Kingdom has sent so many troops and occupied so many places, and you still say you are not interested in the Orange Free State, isn't that contradictory?"
"Mr. President, I believe that in recent days, many citizens of the former Transvaal Republic have fled to your country. This is a fact, right?"
"Of course I know that."
"Then do you think that our East African Kingdom has expelled these people from their original land? Will they resent East Africa?"
"this……"
"The answer is yes. If it were you, would you put these people in a country that might be hostile to you?"
"Of course not."
"That's right. These people coming to the Orange Free State will actually strengthen your power, and they will be a staunch force against East Africa. Why do you think East Africa would do this?"
"this……"
Brand could not answer, so Sweet said, "We are essentially strengthening your power by expelling these Boers to the Orange Free State. To be frank, there is nothing in the Orange Free State worthy of the East African Kingdom's covetousness. To put it bluntly, our army is fully capable of destroying the Transvaal Republic and then destroying you. At present, the main force of East Africa is still in Pretoria and has no intention of moving out. Even the kingdom's army along the Fetter River is enough to give you a hard time."
After Siweite convinced people with reason, Brand also understood the current situation. It was not that the East African Kingdom was afraid of failure in the Orange Free State, but that they did not care about the Orange Free State at all. The gap in strength between the two sides was too big.
"Well, Lord Whitt, what does your country require us to do?"
Siwei Te: "I have already said that the signing of the agreement guarantees the independence of the Orange Free State and does not favor either side between the Kingdom of East Africa and the Cape Colony. Apart from this, we in East Africa do not have any additional demands."
This made Brand breathe a sigh of relief. It was a good condition and did not harm the interests of the Orange Free State. Therefore, the Eastern Austrian side signed a "Non-Aggression Treaty" for a period of thirty years.
(End of this chapter)
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