Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Chapter 531

“We solemnly warn the United States that if Mexico does not immediately apologize and compensate for all losses, Spain, as an ally of Mexico, will have the right to retain all responsibilities to protect its allies, and we also express our condolences to the families of the victims in Mexico. I express my condolences and hope they can see in heaven that they will get the perfect outcome they deserve."

This is the strongest statement Spain has made so far after the "accident" between Mexico and the United States. This statement has shown that Spain has sorted out its responsibilities, that is, Spain will be decisive Intervening in matters between Mexico and the United States, if the United States does not take measures to reduce Mexico's anger this time and gain Spain's recognition, the United States will become the target of Spain's venting.

The United States and Spain have had disputes in the Pacific before, but at that time it was initially when Spain besieged the port of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, blocking the entry and exit of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. In the end, the United States gained a compromise and American citizens were dissatisfied with the weak diplomacy of the Theodore Roosevelt administration. Subsequent events in Ecuador also greatly increased Spain's image there, because Spain prevented the United States' hegemonic diplomacy, thus ultimately making Spain the object of allegiance to these four countries.

Therefore, no one dares to say that Spain will not be tough on the United States. After all, there are lessons learned from the past. Now the United States has only two options. One is to apologize to Mexico and compensate all the country’s personnel on Guadalupe Island. Property damage, as for this loss. Naturally, it was opened by the Mexican lion.

The second one is to compete with Spain, because with the development in the past few years, the United States has continued to advance in terms of national strength, and its economy is significantly ahead of other countries. The current U.S. economy is difficult to compare with European powers. For example, Spain's current economic size is only half that of the United States, and the U.S. population is 2.5 times that of Spain.

Therefore, many voices in the U.S. Congress have actually begun to call for the United States to take a tough stance against the military pressure from Spain. Find opportunities for the United States to continue to implement the Monroe Doctrine. It also expands the influence of the comprehensive strength brought by the current economic status of the United States. The impact of restoration in South America.

But the hawks think that way, but the doves think that although the United States has made efforts to expand its army in recent years, it still only has a meager 200,000 navy and army against Spain's more than 600,000?

No one thinks that the United States can defeat Spain. on the contrary. However, the United States may be completely defeated by Spain because of this. This is also the reason why Theodore Roosevelt compromised in the first place.

This is the direction that everyone is paying attention to and that the United States can now make its own choices.

However, there is also the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, and the improvement of relations with Japan. These can still be counted. Britain is the largest country in the world. Its power cannot be underestimated. Japan is now the most powerful country in Asia. Therefore, Japan's choice may also cause ism in other countries. Perhaps even because of Japan, the United States may truly rise in the Pacific to compete with Spain.

For Spain, this is indeed a problem. After all, the British Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal can block Spain. On the Atlantic, although Britain and Spain are almost the same, in the Mediterranean, people with a discerning eye can now see that France has already followed Spain. Spain has formed an alliance, so it cannot be said that after the alliance between France and Spain, Britain dared to take the initiative to block Spain in the Atlantic. After all, the English Channel is not that wide. The Mediterranean is also surrounded by these two countries.

These two countries will also cause a big blow to the UK on African issues. After all, the United States and Britain can run rampant in the Atlantic Ocean, but compared with France and Spain, when it comes to African issues, after losing the Mediterranean to the defeat of these two countries, Africa will be affected by the random rampage of these two countries in Africa. Most of the British colonies in Africa, such as Kenya, Egypt and even Nigeria, will face the situation of these two countries preventing their occupation on land at sea and even completely blocking Britain's passage in the Mediterranean. This will make Britain, the world's largest navy, therefore It can only detour through Panama and the southern Indian Ocean. This will be a rare opportunity for the Middle East and South Asia, which Tsarist Russia has already been eyeing.

So, I wonder if the UK has fallen into such a trap because of the United States? Alfonso is a little curious about how much sparks the UK, the world's largest country, plus the United States, the largest economic country, and Japan, the largest power in Asia, can cause.

The actions of these countries will be closely monitored by him, and at the same time, he will also formulate policies that will most energize Spain.

"Your Majesty, are you playing with fire? Now the United States has mobilized their Gulf Fleet and Pacific Fleet. The United Kingdom is also in action. The Indian Ocean Fleet in India has begun to assemble in Mumbai and seems to be moving eastward. It means to move.

In addition, the mainland fleet also began to station in Quebec, Canada. The most surprising thing is that Japan is also gathering at Yokohama Port in Tokyo Bay, and it seems that it also intends to put pressure on us. Japan's navy has developed considerable strength and has actual combat experience. In particular, the surprise attack on Tsarist Russia shocked the world's military experts. It is also the battle of the century between the yellow race and the white race.

Now these countries are gathering and uniting, but we are still so calm. Your Majesty, will this give people the impression that we are frightened and dare not move?"

Christon said somewhat dissatisfied.

"Don't worry, Spain really did it this time." Alfonso ignored Christon, who looked obviously very excited, but looked at Trini and said sternly: "Hurry up and contact Paul Dume, I hope they will If we can closely follow and cooperate with us, as well as Tsarist Russia, as well as our younger brothers and allies, this time," Alfonso said with great confidence: "This time, we will definitely have an extremely powerful victory to establish our position in the world. Our true place.”

Trini said disapprovingly: "Don't worry, I have already drafted it this time. Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also show off its skills this time. I hope that the Ministry of National Defense will cooperate."

These words made Christon feel a little fuming. After rolling his eyes at him for a few times, he turned back to Alfonso.

On June 7, 1913, Spain announced a news that shocked the world. Spain would mobilize all its forces to protect Mexico's interests and choose to work with Mexico to deal with the common enemy. Therefore, Mexico would receive 40,000 Spanish troops. The promise of being stationed in Torreon within a week, and the simultaneous deployment of two medium-sized fleets in Los Mochis and Veracruz (to be continued...)