Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Chapter 184: Using others to fight to achieve our goals

"In this case, we might as well ally with Japan. The British are indeed one of the smartest and most calculating peoples in the world. It was indeed a very shrewd move for them to take Japan into their hands. Later, Russia's control showed that the British People's precautionary actions are so correct, and now that Russia is obviously at odds with us, and the United States has obviously begun to exert its strength, there is no place for Americans to fish in troubled waters in the Atlantic, so they can only do it in the Pacific. If it is only the United States, We can handle it, but if we add Russia, it will be extremely difficult for us to handle it alone. Therefore, I think that we can hold Japan next to Russia in our hands and use a remote control like the British. , letting Japan stand as a knife between Russia and the United States should be a good way to cut off the connection between Russia and the United States."

"But, Eugene, have you ever thought about it, if Japan wants to use this as a threat to go south to the Pacific and invade other islands, should we also support them like the United Kingdom did back then? Don't forget, Japan now is During the period of continued expansion of territory, the previous expansion into China has made Japan feel the hostility of various countries. Under such circumstances, the Japanese with large restrictions will definitely be unwilling and dare not continue to invade the west. At this time, Japan , will definitely go south."

"No, does your Majesty mean that they will compete with us for those islands in the South Pacific?" Horch absolutely did not believe that Japan dared to offend a world-class power like Spain at this time.

Others don't believe that Japan has the guts to do this. After all, unlike the Russian navy, which can only survive in a corner of the Norwegian Sea, the world-class Spanish navy is definitely a giant that Japan dares not touch. [

Although he didn't want to say it, Trini still spoke out at this time: "Yes, Your Majesty, I also think that Japan does not have the guts to compete with us, but what you said is also very possible. After all, it was established by the British "Learning from the past, the Japanese may still pretend to be powerful and let us become their borrowed strength."

Others also expressed their opinions one after another. The scene was like a lecture hall in a school. At first, when the teacher said he could ask questions freely, no one asked any questions. However, after one or two people asked questions to liven up the atmosphere, the scene became more intense. Once opened, this is when the teaching concept that the real teacher wants to see is implemented.

In this conference room, Alfonso, now a teacher, also looked at the questions raised by his "students" in the same way. It feels like this kind of government is the direction he has been building in his mind.

"We still ally with Japan." Seeing the strange looks from others, Antonio ignored them and continued: "However, we should guard against them."

"However, the old guard against thieves is not always a solution. After all, if the opponent becomes stronger, then even our defense will be useless." Bain also said at this time, having been the Minister of Energy for several months, now He is really becoming more and more like a minister. When he talks, he doesn’t keep talking about how many pounds he weighed.

At this time, Palacides, who seldom spoke, suddenly spoke and said: "Your Majesty, I think what Anthony said is right. We should form an alliance with Japan, but defense is indeed not a good term. After all, in fact, , this is how we defend ourselves against other countries militarily. Rather than defending against Japan, it is better to say that we defend ourselves militarily against other Pacific powers including Japan."

"That's right, Parra, keep talking." In fact, although Japan has developed rapidly in recent years, seriously speaking, there is still a big gap with powerful countries such as Spain. The navy can not be seen just by the size of its tonnage. A country's military strength depends on its use and combination of firepower. Otherwise, if the tonnage of the aircraft carrier is large enough, it would be enough to just build an aircraft carrier. However, without powerful carrier-based aircraft, the world's unsinkable islands are still unstoppable. Aircraft carrier?

Just like the United States, in terms of tonnage, Spain, the world's third-largest naval tonnage, is actually not as powerful as the United States. However, why do people rank Spain in third place instead of the United States? It's because of Spain. In addition to the strong firepower of the warships, Spain also has more accessories besides the ship itself such as naval soldiers than the United States. That's why there is such a ranking.

After hearing what Palacides said, the others did not object. Antonio even shrugged and slanted his mouth to express his agreement with the other party's statement.

"In today's world, seriously speaking, the countries that belong to the powerful countries include the United Kingdom, the German Empire, us, France, the United States, Russia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy, as well as Japan and the Ottoman Empire. Among them, the Ottoman Empire has begun to sink. This is Everyone can see that the German Empire, Japan and the United States are newly rising powers. Japan is an Asian power, the United States is an American power, and the German Empire is rising faster and is one of the world powers. Although this world power For colonial reasons it is a dwarf type breed.

Based on history, whenever a powerful country rises, they will face doubts and embarrassment from the established powers, because the rise of this country means that the dominance of the established countries will be challenged, regardless of whether the other party really wants to. If they want to challenge their own status, established countries will respond, because even if the rise of this country does not challenge its dominance of other countries in the region, the rise of this newly rising country itself means that the old powerful country will dominate this newly rising country. The dominant position in the body has passively disappeared. Coupled with suspicion of the other party's intentions, war is about to break out.

A living example before our eyes is the life-and-death world struggle between the two world powers, France and the German Empire. Therefore, in fact, we can use the contradiction between established powers and emerging powers to achieve what we want."

Everyone's eyes lit up, including Alfonso, and Antonio couldn't help but said: "You mean, we can also put Japan on the path of an old power and an emerging power, uh, just use it like the British Like that, let Japan and Russia fight, consume their respective war potential, and weaken the other party's strength in this way. However, how can we make them be used for us? After all, if they are not used well, it will end up being Self-inflicted harm on us”

Palacides smiled, and then said confidently: "Of course there is a method for this. The method is that we automatically guide them to a path that we think is feasible. For example, since the Japanese think they can expand southward, If so, hey, let’s help them expand southward.”

Seeing that everyone else remained silent, Palacides secretly cursed these guys for not cooperating with his performance, and continued: "Our island is on the southeastern side of Japan, and our navy there is now four points smaller than ours." If possible, I think we can strengthen the naval presence there, so that we can more effectively intimidate the Japanese so that they dare not act rashly. While we are raising the big stick, we are also We should give the other side some small sweeteners, for example, support their southward invasion policy, but this southward policy must be included in our road map."

"For example?" Alfonso was also a little moved by the words at this time, and his interest was even more intense. He looked at him with a smile and asked.

"This has to be combined with the strategic issues of our empire. To be honest, although our empire has very few countries that can reach our extent in terms of territory in the world, only Britain and France. However, compared with Britain and France, For example, when it comes to issues such as connectivity, especially in the sphere of influence in the Far East, we already have traces of disconnection. For example, the island of Palawan is connected to Guam in the Western Pacific by the Philippines. If the British are connected with If we have conflicts, it will be easy. When Palawan is attacked, we will be out of reach. Similarly, if Guo suddenly attacks Guam from countries like Japan and Russia, we will be in Pasirna, Western Australia and New Zealand. The two major naval bases in Wellington are even more difficult to rescue. After all, the distance between these places is too long.

Many of these places are colonies occupied by established powers in Europe. If you really want to talk about it, for example, the Marshall Islands are colonies of the German Empire, Kiribati, Fiji, Solomon Islands, etc. are owned by the British, and the following ones The Tuamotu Islands and many surrounding islands belong to the French. Naturally, we dare not touch these countries, and Japan does not dare to touch them. However, Indonesia is not within this scope. After all, Indonesia is only a colony of the Netherlands. Although the Netherlands has not really declined in recent years, if you really compare it, it is not even as good as Belgium. Such a country actually occupies such a large colony as Indonesia. This has already brought the German Empire to its knees. I am angry, after all, the German Empire is really inferior, and our Western Australia is separated from Palawan Island and the Northern Mayana Islands and Micronesian Islands in the Western Pacific by the Indonesian Islands. If At this time, if we attract Japan to Indonesia and set fire to it, we can open up the situation.

In this way, if we let Japan act as a vanguard to help us open the road, do you think we should support them?"[

"But the British are really difficult to deal with." Alfonso was also moved by this, but when she thought of the British, she had a headache. In fact, the reason why the Netherlands occupied the place was naturally because of the British. People were behind it. Otherwise, the German Empire would have driven the Netherlands back to Europe, and the current scene would still be there.

Thanks to Ali for the reward and support. (To be continued.