Maybe someone said that if you let the 50,000 Boer front-line troops resist more than 200,000 British troops, isn’t that asking for death? Nonsense, at this point, no matter how you just died, the way you die is different. The key is to seize the early stage! You must know that the Boer people had advantages at the beginning.

The British still underestimated the enemy. They underestimated the Boer's financial resources and mobilization ability. The reason why the British dared to fight the Boer War was that what the Boer had? There were only more than 200,000 yuan in total, and the two Boer republics were plateaus, very flat and had railways. They had to deal with only 2,000 to 3,000 Boer militias that they had to deal with. How many people did the British Empire in South Africa? More than 20,000! Whether it is equipment, number of people or supplies, they were definitely crushing their advantages. What are they afraid of? Just be tough!

As a result, when the war started, the British were stunned. The first wave of Boerg concentrated 35,000 troops, which were almost twice as many troops as the entire British troops stationed in southern Africa! So at the beginning, the Boers had an advantage, but unfortunately, this advantage was not exerted. Or it could not be defeated.

Kruger made a good strategy. After the war began, the Boer army began to launch a centripetal attack on the Eastern Cape (in the current eastern part of South Africa.) The center of the attack was Durban Port. At the same time, two other troops cut off the connection between the Cape and Rhodesia to the north, and the other troops went south, cutting off the connection between the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape. Generally speaking, the troops were mainly mobilized at that time by ships and railways. Without these two things, if they climbed slowly, their speed was not as fast as the Napoleonian army... After all, there were more people and more equipment, and the ones who pulled carts and cannons were still horses.

It is strategic for the Boers to choose to attack the Eastern Cape region. First of all, there are a large number of Boers in the Eastern Cape region. Everyone should take care of each other. Another key is to occupy Durban. Although the British Royal Navy occupied Durban, the British could easily block the surrounding waters, but after losing their land site, it would not be so easy to counterattack. The three troops cut the entire Eastern Cape region like three knives.

The idea is very good, but it is not the case when fighting. Not only did Durban fail to defeat, but also small places like Rhodes are not... On the one hand, we must ensure the siege, and on the other hand, we must resist the British army rushing from Cape Town. The most miserable Boers still have to leave nearly half of the troops to defend against the blacks! So you can imagine how many troops can be used to fight the British army head-on!

The Boers had only 35,000 at the beginning, and there were 4,000 troops besieging Rhodes alone. In addition to the troops from other regions, the Boers did not resist more than 20,000 British troops from Cape Town! But even this was the case, the troops still performed well in field battles. The 30,000 British troops commanded by British commander Boole had no achievements in the face of the Boers' defense line. Instead, they were beaten to lose their troops.

However, the Boers' good days soon fell. From the beginning of the war, the Boers have successfully gained an advantage with their strong troops, but five months have passed. This period is enough for the British Empire to concentrate their troops and fight with Mount Tai! At this time, the Boers' army was not defeated because the area they should have captured was not captured, and the troops were distracted. Facing more than 100,000 British troops, the so-called main force of the Boers obviously had no room for jumping. The real mobile force on the front line was far lower than the total force, so the result was obvious and he was beaten to his home!

Before Kariput came, as Ruprecht, who was Ruprecht, had already analyzed the situation of the Boer War for Kariput based on his memory. Although overall, His Highness the Prince was still not optimistic about the Boer people, in the principle of making the British bleed and trying to make him bleed, Prince Ruprecht still formulated a more realistic tactic!

In fact, from a tactical perspective, this tactic is no different from Kruger's idea. After the war started, he concentrated his troops and quickly captured the port of Durban, and before the British reacted, he obtained a batch of supplies from the sea. Then he concentrated his troops to bring the entire Natal region into his own control and ensure the strategic depth. Then he concentrated the main force of the Boer army to fight against the British troops coming from Cape Town.

The key is strategic. First of all, in order to realize this plan, the Boers must concentrate a strong enough field corps, have strong offensive capabilities and a complete logistics system. They must abandon the guerrilla style of fighting wherever they go. The Boers have a large army, with a total of 88,000 people. According to the organization, there are two armies, and the troops are not much smaller than those of the Bavarian army. On the other hand, they must shake hands with the surrounding African chiefs, so they have to pay a lot of capital and even some of the land must first stabilize these people!

44% of the Boer army was used to defend against the black buddies on the northern front! If the new force of these tens of thousands of people joined the offensive in the early stage of the war, many troubles would be solved. In the middle and late stages of the war, the Boer people were fighting the British guerrillas, while the Africans were fighting the Boer people... What a tragic thing, so if the British can win the Boer War, they should also give the African black buddies a medal!

As for how long the Boers can last, it is hard to say. After all, where is the national strength of the British? However, the Boers also have advantages. After all, they are local wars. Although South Africa is the richest colony of Britain in Africa, its labor and industry are still very limited, and the railway lines are not dense. If the Boers can destroy some railway lines and destroy important transportation hubs at the beginning, it will be boring for the British to mobilize their powerful troops. After all, 220,000 people seem to be a lot, and it is not a big deal to spread throughout South Africa.

The troops were still in the logistics. The 4 million black people in South Africa were very unhappy with the Boers, but they were even more unhappy with the British. There were risks in collecting labor from the local area. There were still many chiefs and local forces in South Africa. The British were naturally not afraid of it during peacetime, but it would be different if it was during the Boer War. You should know that there was also a nation called Zulu in South Africa. They fought with the British more than ten years ago. Although they lost to grandma's house, hatred was buried. In short, if they were used well and they could gain the understanding of the Zulu people and at least neutral attitude of other nations, then the quagmire might be very deep!
Chapter completed!