Cape Town still has to wait to send a message to London, but East Africa will not wait for British to take action. At present, East African Army has completed all the work, and the next step is to finish the work and preserve the victory.
Ernst: "We must first stabilize Orange Free State and not let them have unrealistic ideas. After this war, apart from Cape Town, only Orange Free State is the strongest in the entire South Africa. We need to send negotiators to Orange Free State to first determine the boundary and express our goodwill to Orange Free State."
"Your Highness, the situation regarding Griqualand is a bit complicated. How should we express our position on this?"
Ernst: "To emphasize the low value of Griqualand, for the UK we must sell them face, but it is impossible for us to withdraw from Griqualand, we can order Merke strengthens the military strength opposite Kimberley, puts at least one brigade on the other side of the Vaal River, conducts a small exercise, fires a few guns, puts some pressure on Cape Town, and forces them to compromise."
"Your Highness, will this cause British to target you in the future!"
Ernst: "It doesn't matter. British can't do anything to us. Our next energy will not be focused on expansion. We will slowly digest the current results and wait for the news to pass before we talk about other things."
Rather than saying that Ernst is forbearing, it is better to say that East Africa is full this time. Any more greed may really cause a collapse. South Africa and East Africa are still separated by Zimbabwe. The long supply line is a heavy burden for Kingdom of East Africa. However, the good news is that the telegraph line in Zimbabwe is being repaired here. After the telegraph line is set up in South Africa, communication and command will not be as embarrassing as now.
Orange Free State, Bloemfontein.
When the friendly country Republic of the Transvaal was attacked by Kingdom of East Africa, the Orange Free State government originally wanted to send troops to help. However, the amazing record in East Africa forced the Orange Free State government to reconsider this matter.
Republic of the Transvaal was destroyed too quickly. The most important thing was that Republic of the Transvaal did not cause too much damage to the East African Army, so after assessing its own strength, the Orange Free State government concluded that Orange Free State was unable to deal with Kingdom of East Africa.
However, Orange Free State still carried out emergency mobilization, ready to respond to the invasion of Kingdom of East Africa at any time. Fortunately, after occupying Winburg, East African Army did not choose to go south, but followed Fett River began to build a stronghold, and it seemed that he did not plan to attack. Later, Svit sent Orange Free State as envoy on behalf of Ernst to eliminate the hostility between the two countries, or Orange Free State's vigilance towards East Africa.
Svit: "Hello, President Brandt, I am Svit, the special envoy of Kingdom of East Africa. This time I will communicate with your country specifically on security issues between the two countries."
Brandt asked, "Hello, Your Excellency Svit, I wonder what the meaning of your Kingdom of East Africa stirring up trouble in South Africa this time is?"
Svit said straight to the point, "For no other reason than for profit and Kingdom of East Africa's strategic security."
"Safety? East Africa's military strength has been demonstrated in South Africa. Is there anything more threatening than you?" Brandt said.
Svit said, "Of course, we really don't pay attention to other forces in South Africa including Orange Free State, but no country in the world can turn a blind eye to the existence of British."
It is true that you Germans and British are not good people, Brandt cursed in his heart.
"There is such a long distance between you Kingdom of East Africa and British, why are you still worried about British? If we are really on guard against British, I'm afraid we, Orange Free State, should be the most worried."
Orange Free State is the country next to Cape Colony. Originally, after "Bloemfontein Agreement", Britain had recognized the independence of Orange Free State and Republic of the Transvaal. However, with the development of Kimberley's mineral resources, British started to think about Orange Free State again.
As a result, British has not stopped, and now Germans comes from the north. This is really difficult for 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 made the Transvaal Republic miserable. The most abominable 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 this kind of provocation."
Damn Little Pretoria! Brandt cursed in his heart that it was this guy who caused all the trouble, but as an ally, Brandt still wanted to say a good word for Republic of the Transvaal: "Sir Svit, Little Pretoria is just a fool who relies on his father's protection and has a negative actual ability. His behavior and Republic of the Transvaal should be discussed separately."
"Okay, you don't have to talk to us about this matter. It is impossible for Republic of the Transvaal to return to the country at present. The winner and the loser have been decided. Now Republic of the Transvaal is our Kingdom of East Africa's trophy, so it is naturally impossible to hand it over." Svit said.
Brandt: "Then why did you come to Orange Free State?"
Svit said, "What we Kingdom of East Africa means is very simple, that is, the two countries signed a Non-Aggression Pact. The kingdom is actually not very interested in Orange Free State., we also need a buffer country as a buffer zone between Kingdom of East Africa and Cape Colony. Of course, the premise is that you cannot take refuge in Cape Town, then we will never sit idly by."
"Haha, has your country always been so domineering?" Brandt said with an angry smile.
Svit: "If I say no, you won't believe it either, but we at Kingdom of East Africa always value our promises and never break our promises easily."
Brandt said, "But, how can you guarantee that you have no ambitions for Orange Free State?"
"Hahaha, Mr. President, you are trying to judge a gentleman with a villain's heart! If we Kingdom of East Africa say we are not interested in Orange Free State, we really are not interested. I will reveal a number to you, and you will know if I am lying. This time we Kingdom of East Africa dispatched a total of nearly 60,000 troops, and this is without organizing indigenous cannon fodder." Svit said.
War madman!
"Since you Kingdom of East Africa have dispatched so many troops and occupied so many places, and you still say you are not interested in Orange Free State, isn't it contradictory?"
"Mr. President, I believe that many former Republic of the Transvaal citizens have fled into your country these days. This is a fact!"
"Of course I know this."
"Then you said that if we Kingdom of East Africa expel 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 may be hostile to you?"
"Of course not possible."
"That's right. When these people arrive at Orange Free State, they will actually increase your power, and they will be a staunch force against East Africa. Why do you think East Africa is doing this?"
"This..."
Brandt couldn't answer, Svit said at this time, "Our expulsion of these Boers to Orange Free State is essentially to strengthen your power, and to put it bluntly, Orange Free State has nothing worth What Kingdom of East Africa covets is, to put it more harshly, our army is fully capable of destroying Republic of the Transvaal, and then you. The main force in East Africa is still in Billy Toria, and there is no intention of dispatching it. The kingdom's army along the coast of the Fett River is enough for you."
After Svit convinced people with his "reasons" for a while, Brandt also figured out the current situation. It was not that Kingdom of East Africa was afraid of being defeated by Orange Free State, but that they didn't care about Orange Free State at all. The strength gap between the two sides was too big.
"Okay, Mr. Svit, what does your country want us to do?"
Svit: "As I said just now, we signed an agreement to ensure the independent status of Orange Free State, and will not favor any party between Kingdom of East Africa and Cape Colony. In addition, we in East Africa do not have any additional requirements."
This made Brandt feel relieved. It was considered a good condition and did not harm the interests of Orange Free State. Therefore, the two parties signed a "Non-Aggression Pact" for thirty years.