The transformation of districts into provinces is in full swing throughout the country, which is bound to be a good thing for the development of Italy.

Of course, apart from Italy, the world situation is still changing.

Among them, in the Far East, Russia has promised to withdraw its troops from the Northeast, but the British, who have already seen through the nature of the Russians' unbelief, don't believe a word, so they turned around and found a thug for themselves, and the Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty was officially signed. The treaty seems to be aimed at Russia, because the treaty stipulates that if the interests of both parties in China and North Korea are invaded by other countries or losses are caused by internal turmoil, either party can take necessary measures. If one of the contracting countries goes to war with other countries, the other party should strictly observe neutrality. This is very illustrative.

Of course, for Japan, being able to form an alliance with the world's most powerful country is a major diplomatic victory worth celebrating for them.

They have long been dissatisfied with Russia occupying the Northeast and spying on North Korea. Now that they can get the full support of the British Empire, there is nothing to be afraid of. Prepare for a war with the Russians.

Well, the Japanese are now jumping for joy at being the dogs of the British Empire. As for Britain, it can also be satisfied with finding a thug to curb Russia's expansion in the Far East. Overall, this will do more good than harm for both countries.

The Russians in the Far East and the British Empire can find thugs, but in another war, the British Empire can only rely on itself.

In the South African colony, the security war between the British Empire and the Boers continued. Facing the elusive Boer guerrillas, the dignified British Empire was devastated. The power of modern guerrilla warfare, even the British Empire, the number one in the world, is difficult to parry, and European countries are increasingly attacking and accusing Britain.

As for the Boer partisans, lack of supplies, the militiamen were malnourished, ragged and demoralized. Their supplies are depleted and they can only live on the spoils of war.

So in 1902, the two parties finally agreed to sit down and have a good talk.

In June 1902, representatives of the Boers representing the two Boer republics, thirty-two local militias and 165 partisans met in Frinisin to discuss the future of war.

On June 24, the British representative, Lord Milner, came to Vrynishing to meet with the Boer representative, General Smuts.

During the meeting, Milner put forward twelve conditions for peace talks. Its content is:

The Boer Field Forces and armed citizens lay down their arms, surrender all their guns and war materials in their possession or under their control, put an end to any further attempt of resistance to the Government of His Majesty King Edward VII, and recognize His Majesty the King as their rightful sovereign.

Boer prisoners who had sworn allegiance to the King were to be released immediately.

Guarantee the inviolability of personal freedom and property of the Boers.

A general amnesty is granted, except for certain violations of the customs of war.

English is the official language, but Afrikaans is used in schools and courts.

The Boers were allowed to keep firearms for self-defense, subject to a license.

Replace the military control of the Transvaal and Orange with civilian control as soon as possible.

When the conditions are ripe, a representative self-government system will be established in South Africa.

Any dues levied to pay for the war were not imposed on the two newly conquered territories.

Britain assisted the Boers in rebuilding their farms.

Three million pounds in compensation to lost farmers and Boer citizens.

The main commanders of the Boer army were disenfranchised, but they were not sentenced to death.

Faced with the conditions of the British, on June 30, 60 Boer representatives voted on whether to give up maintaining independence. The result was 54 votes to 6 votes to accept the most critical first article of the peace treaty. On June 31, the British and Borussia formally signed a peace treaty in Frynisin.

The 32-month Anglo-Boer War came to an end.

The Boer War, which disgraced the British Empire, was finally over.

In this war, Britain spent a total of 240 million pounds, which is equivalent to the total financial income of the British Empire for more than two years, enough to build 100 of the strongest Elizabeth-class battleships.

In addition, the United Kingdom mobilized 450,000 troops for the two Boer countries, of which 256,000 were regular British troops, 109,000 were British volunteers, 53,000 were British colonial troops in South Africa, and 31,000 were from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. A total of 380,000 British troops were transported to South Africa by sea. In addition, 350,000 horses, 100,000 mules, 1.34 million tons of military equipment and other materials were transported, and 1,027 ships were used successively. A total of more than 33,600 officers and soldiers of the British, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian troops participating in the war were killed, and even more were injured.

After the Anglo-Boer War, Britain united its colonies in southern Africa and controlled the corridor leading to the Great Lakes in the heart of Africa. Relying on the vast South African interior, the Cape of Good Hope region became one of the most important outposts of the British Overseas Empire.

In terms of economy, as the world's largest Rand gold mine is controlled by the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom can control the lifeline of the global economy. Gold from South Africa made London quickly become the center of the global financial industry and gold trading.

However, the Second Anglo-Boer War also marked the end of the history of British overseas expansion. British politicians found it economically and strategically infeasible to defend both the overseas territories of the British Empire and the British homeland at the same time due to the high cost of modern warfare.

Therefore, Britain should no longer maintain a policy of isolation. After the end of the Boer War, Britain began to shrink its strategy on a global scale, entrusting part of its overseas sphere of influence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other white dominions, while the UK's own strategic focus shifted back to Europe.

But at this time, the war between the British Empire and Boer was an inspiration to all European countries. Among them, in this war, many important modern combat theories emerged, or played an important role for the first time.

During the Boer War ~lightnovelpub.net~ the German General Staff sent military advisors to the Transvaal and Orange, and Switzerland, the Netherlands, France and other countries also sent military observers to South Africa.

Faced with the large-scale and rapid corps mobilization of the British army by means of railways, and the overwhelming frontal battle of the large corps, the German General Staff deepened its trust in the "total war" doctrine. Switzerland, on the other hand, established its own unique national defense system based on the Boer military thought of "all people are soldiers".

In terms of combat theory, the Boer War once again put forward the theory of "people's war": every civilian eligible for service is a soldier to be called up, usually engaged in his own business on farms and towns, and at certain times of the year For a period of time, they received short-term military training, and when the war broke out, they quickly assembled and reported by region to form militia groups to participate in the war. For a small country with a relatively poor population and resources, it is impossible to maintain a standing army of a certain size because the army does not engage in production at ordinary times and the military expenditure is very high. , can solve certain difficulties.

The Italian Army also has its own views on the Boer War, such as modifying Italy's mobilization system, and striving to allow Italy to have more mobilized troops after the war comes.

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