It is undeniable that Louis Botta is definitely a person full of charisma.
If history repeats itself, then after the war, self-government was established in the Transvaal in 1907, with Louis Botha as Prime Minister.
In 1910, the Union of South Africa was established, with Louis Botha also serving as Prime Minister.
In 1911, Louis Botha founded the African Party. During World War I, Louis Botha resolutely suppressed the anti-British and anti-war uprisings. In 1915, at the request of the British, the Union of South Africa under the leadership of Louis Botha sent troops to occupy
German South-West Africa, in 1919, Louis Botha represented the Union of South Africa at the Versailles Conference.
After the First World War, Louis Botha continued to serve as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa until his death.
Such a person cannot be overestimated no matter how much you value him.
During the war, I don’t know how many generals of the expeditionary force suffered losses at the hands of Louis Botha. Although Roque had no similar experience, Louis Botha successfully escaped from Roque in Cape Town, which has always made Roque think
regret.
The conversation between the two started from that brief confrontation.
"You almost caught me at that time. The distance between us was probably less than a hundred meters." There was no trace of triumph on Louis Botta's face, as if the topic of conversation had nothing to do with him.
"If it weren't for that mountain stream, I think the peace talks wouldn't be so difficult." Roque was indeed regretful. Louis Botta's head was worth a baron no matter what.
"Your last move shocked me. Of all the expeditionary force generals I met, you should be the most cunning." Louis Botha was a bit condescending.
"Cunning?" Roque directly questioned Louis Botta's misnomer.
"Ah haha, it must be tricky, you are the most difficult to deal with." Louis Botta promptly reviewed.
"It's a pity. I also wanted to fight you openly on the battlefield, but it's a pity that the expeditionary force didn't give me a chance." Roque is indeed regretful. If Roque can participate in the war, Roque should have more than one baron title now.
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"Be content, you got your title by massacring us Boers, so be careful, maybe someone will challenge you for a duel." Louis Botha had evil intentions. According to the law, dueling is actually banned in the UK.
of.
Duels have been an effective way for people to resolve disputes since the Middle Ages. Sometimes a contemptuous look, a disrespectful word, or an arrogant move may trigger a duel.
A duel is not a fight to the death, it is a gentleman's way to resolve disputes, but the mortality rate in a duel is very high. The famous Russian poet Pushkin died in an arranged duel.
Entering the 20th century, more and more countries have legislated to ban dueling, but in remote rural areas like the Transvaal, dueling has not completely disappeared. Many people still believe that dueling is an effective way to resolve disputes.
"Haha, if someone really wants to do this, then I will welcome it." It is not easy to propose to Roque. Most people are not qualified, and in front of Louis Botta, Roque will definitely not be able to do it.
will shrink.
Duels are not initiated casually. Duels are now illegal. In the Middle Ages, for a noble like Roque, even if someone proposed a duel to Roque, Roque could find someone to take part in the duel on his behalf instead of going into battle himself.
"Why target the Boers?" Louis Botha seemed to know what happened to the Boers in Johannesburg.
"How did you treat the Chinese in the Transvaal Republic before?" Roque asked.
"There were Chinese in the Transvaal during the Republic?" Louis Botha was confused at this moment.
This is really not Louis Botha pretending to be stupid. Louis Botha really did not know that during the Transvaal Republic, there were Chinese people in the Transvaal.
Of course, the more real situation should be that even if Louis Botha knew it at the time, I am afraid Louis Botha would not look at the Chinese differently. In this era, the Chinese were also classified as colored and were generally discriminated against in the white world.
, not only the Boers, but the Chinese are also subject to discrimination in any white country.
"After I arrived in Johannesburg, I rescued many Chinese in the gold mines. They suffered humiliation, malnutrition, and the heaviest work. Even if they were sick, they could not get any rest." Rock tried to prove that his hatred for the Boers was not
Rise out of thin air.
"No, no, no, Sir Locke, the gold mines in Johannesburg do not belong to the Boers, but to the British, so even if the Chinese are treated unfairly in Johannesburg, it has nothing to do with the Transvaal Republic." Louis Botha tried to clarify.
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"It doesn't matter?" Rock smiled half-heartedly.
"It doesn't matter!" Louis Botta said with a loyal face.
"Now the gold mines in Johannesburg also belong to the British." Rock sighed quietly.
Louis Botta was suddenly speechless.
Yes, the gold mines in Johannesburg have always been owned by the British. However, during the Transvaal Republic, the Chinese suffered inhumane treatment in the gold mines. Now that the British rule Johannesburg, the Chinese are proud and happy after suffering all the hardships.
This shows what?
It can only prove that the Transvaal Republic did not pay attention to the interests of the Chinese. Regardless of whether this de facto disregard was active or passive, the Transvaal Republic was inseparable from it.
"Although I still insist that the unfair treatment of the Chinese in the gold mines has nothing to do with the Transvaal Republic, I am very sorry." Louis Botha gave up the argument and only then remembered Roque's identity.
Roark is a British baronet. On this issue, he will definitely not consider the issue from the standpoint of the Boers. Therefore, if Roark needs an excuse, he can easily find countless ones.
"Yeah, I'm sorry too." Roque regrets that the butt determines the head. If the war had not broken out, then Louis Botta might have been a very good friend.
It is also unlikely. After all, Louis Botta is a white man. If the war had not broken out, Roque and Louis Botta might not have known each other at all, and it would not matter whether they were friends or not.
After the gold mine was discovered in Johannesburg, war was in fact unavoidable. Rock's only regret was that he did not gain enough military exploits in this war. If Rock could have been awarded the title of "Baron" or even "Viscount" during the war,
Then Roque will be more confident in protecting the Chinese in Johannesburg.
The first exchange between Roque and Louis Botta was not pleasant, and for that matter, there is basically nothing more to say.
When Louis Botta was leaving, Roque stood up politely and shook hands with Louis Botta to say goodbye.
Just after Louis Botta left to communicate with other people, an entourage who had been accompanying Louis Botta did not follow Louis Botta away, but stood upright in front of Roque.
"Sir Locke, you probably don't know me. What I want to tell you is that the man you shot and killed is my brother. His name is Kenny Hodge. I hope you remember his name."
The bearded attendant said to Rock in a deep voice.
Well, Rock has killed many guerrillas with his own hands. I really don’t know which one the stupid young man in front of me is talking about.
But seeing the back of Louis Botta, Rock suddenly remembered the scene in front of the mountain stream.
At that time, Roque lured Louis Botta to reply, and then shot the man who was speaking across the mountain stream to death.
Maybe, that person is Kenny Hodge.
"Sorry, I have killed many Boers with my own hands. I don't know which one you are talking about." Rock didn't care about this level of threats.
"Okay, very good!" The bearded attendant wanted to say a few more harsh words.
"Cliff" someone shouted.
Cliff didn't talk nonsense anymore, glared at Rock hard and turned to leave.
Rock looked at Cliff with a playful expression.
The banquet was not very pleasant because of some unexpected guests.
Louis Botta not only communicated with Roque, Henry, Ade, Stoudemire, Louis Botta chatted with many people for a while, even if there was no time to chat for a long time, Louis Botta would become familiar with him.
Let me say hello, this man is really good at dancing. Regardless of his position, many people will not hate him. No wonder he can become the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa.
When the banquet was over, Rock was not in a hurry to leave. As the best man, Rock had to work with Henry to send all the guests away before Rock could leave with Henry.
Louis Botta left the banquet early. He was in a bad mood. At today's banquet, Roque was not the only one to express hostility to Louis Botta. Many people were obviously disgusted with Louis Botta and his group. For this
In this situation, Louis Botha had already predicted that the deep hatred between the British and the Boers could not be ended by negotiation.
"We should not accept the British conditions at all. Those conditions are too humiliating. The person responsible for the negotiations should be hanged." Cliff said angrily. Louis Botha, as the senior general of the Boer coalition, even in Pretoria
Ya, Louis Botta also had more than ten guards.
"Cliff, pay attention to your behavior. If you dare to cause trouble again, I will hang you myself without anyone else taking action." Louis Botta has very strict requirements on those around him.
"Are you talking about that damn police chief? Louis, my brother is dead, Kenny was killed by that damn police chief, and yet you speak for that damn police chief!" Cliff stared angrily.
Louis Botta reined in his horse, looked at Cliff coldly, and warned him solemnly: "Cliff, let me stress it again, don't cause trouble for you and all of us. Many people died in the war.
, Each of us has a relative who has died, and more British people have been killed by us. During the war, you can take revenge, but after the war is over, you must restrain yourself. All revenge must end, including you!"
Cliff was furious, his face turned red, and he wanted to argue, but facing Louis Botta's cold eyes, Cliff really didn't dare.
As the commander-in-chief of the Boer coalition, Louis Botha was also experienced in battles and could command tens of thousands of people. He naturally had the so-called "official prestige", so when Louis Botha got serious, there were really not many people who could stand up to him.
"Do you remember?" Louis Botta asked.
"Yes" Cliff said obediently.
"Louder, remember?" Louis Botta said forcefully.
"Remember!" Cliff yelled.
Louis Botta nodded with satisfaction and then continued to move forward.
Returning to the hotel where he lived, Louis Botta asked Cliff to be sent away overnight, as he could not leave this time bomb with him.
Don't get me wrong, it doesn't mean to silence, it means to literally send him away, out of Pretoria.
Louis Botta did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, otherwise it would not be convincing.
What Louis Botha didn't expect was that after Cliff was put on the train, he did not follow Louis Botha's order and go directly to Orange, but got off the train in Johannesburg.
To say that Louis Botta is also a ruthless person, after knowing that Cliff got off the bus on the way, Louis Botta did not waste time and went directly to find Roque.
Rock also has a house in Pretoria, right next to Henry's house. This street is called Government Street because officials from various departments of the Pretoria Provisional Government live there.
The security level of Government Street in Pretoria is second only to Church Square where the Palace of Justice is located. There are police patrols 24 hours a day, so Louis Botha was stopped and questioned by the patrolling police as soon as he entered Government Street.
After knowing that Louis Botta was going to find Roque, the patrol officers did not embarrass Louis Botta, but they also did not let Louis Botta move freely. Instead, they "accompanied" Louis Botta to find Roque by escorting him.
This level of security made Louis Botha secretly frightened. If Pretoria was like this, how could Johannesburg be any better?
So if Cliff really wants to avenge his brother, he can only seek death.
"What did he want to do when he got off the bus in Johannesburg?" Rock didn't dare to be careless. After learning the news, he immediately asked Li De to send a telegram to the Johannesburg Police Station.
"I don't know. Cliff has serious violent tendencies. It's not his fault. The war has turned many people into devils. I'm worried that Cliff will do something extraordinary, so" Louis Botta's timely report,
Jean Roque's favorable opinion of Louis Botta has greatly increased.
"So what? You want me to let him go?" Rock looked at the time. According to Louis Botta, Cliff should have got off the car four hours ago. If Cliff wanted to take revenge on someone, then
Maybe I've got it now.
"No, if Cliff made a mistake, then he should get the punishment he deserves. I just hope that if Cliff did not make a mistake, the police in Johannesburg will not hurt him." Louis Botha will not be guilty of crime.
Reeve's excuse would only widen the rift between Louis Botha and Roque.
"Of course, if Cliff had not made any mistake, the Johannesburg police would not have hurt him." Rock solemnly promised that if all Boers were as sensible as Louis Botha, then Rock would be willing to live in peace with the Boers.
"Thank you." Louis Botta thanked him sincerely.
"You're welcome, Louis, I also want to thank you for your timely notification." Roque is also sincere. Let's not talk about the future. At least at this moment, Roque and Louis Botha have the same idea.
