Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Chapter 956 Guatemala’s National Mobilization-Members

William IV murmured: "Since you have become an ally of the Netherlands, you should be prepared to be used by the Netherlands."

William IV set his sights on the secret global map that was more detailed than anywhere in the world today, and finally settled on Latin America. To be precise, he first set his sights on Brazil, and then slowly moved northward. Finally settled on northeastern Central America.

"Franz Joseph I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was so sad that he took advantage of the execution of Maximilian I, the Mexican emperor, and directly sent troops to occupy the Yucatan Peninsula in southeastern Mexico."

"The purpose of Germany's establishment of the German-Austrian Alliance is definitely not just to gain a sense of presence there. As a latecomer, the German Empire is inherently much behind countries such as Britain, France, and the Netherlands in the world's colonies.

"So" William IV frowned and sneered: "Bismarck wants to expand his colonies in Latin America?" At the same time, we want to expand our overseas presence without hurting ourselves too much, so we bring the four Austro-Hungarian countries together. Then, we can use the Austro-Hungarian Empire to test the reactions of various countries, and at the same time consume the Austro-Hungarian power. Strength, in Europe itself, the status of the alliance between Berlin and Vienna is more biased towards Berlin."

"It's really a good calculation, but since you clearly know that this is the sphere of influence designated by the Netherlands and are still preparing to get involved, don't blame me for being ruthless.

Mexico is too powerful and wary, and it is difficult for the Netherlands to intervene.

Guatemala is a good choice”

After making up his mind, William IV began to call people in one after another to arrange matters in Latin America.

Soon, the strength of the Netherlands in Latin America will definitely surprise the world, William IV thought for sure.

Central America.

The global competition between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom has attracted attention from all over the world.

Especially those followers of the Netherlands, the Netherlands' new ally Guatemala, are boiling.

This small country is currently occupied by the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Yucatan Peninsula of the Mexican Republic, and the south of the peninsula is Guatemala. The German-Austrian Alliance was established and publicly stated that it would establish a joint naval station in the Yucatan Peninsula, which makes Guatemala feel very uneasiness.

So under the order of President Justo Rufino Barrios, Guatemala completed national mobilization, and all men, women, and children went into battle.

Obviously, Guatemala has reached a sense of crisis.

However, because Guatemala is located in a remote location and its coastal areas are all along the Pacific Ocean. After Belize became independent in the past, Guatemala lost its current Atlantic outlet. This did not attract attention to Guatemala's mobilization.

Guatemalan people are very proud of their country, especially during the War of Independence.

On September 15, 1821, Guatemala got rid of Spanish colonial rule and declared independence.

From 1822 to 1823, Guatemala became part of the Mexican Empire. In 1823, Guatemala joined the Central American Federation.

In 1838, the Central American Federation took over and Guatemala became an independent country again.

In 1840, Guatemala became completely independent.

In 1847, Guatemala declared the establishment of a republic.

From 1841 to 1871, conservatives organized Guatemala's government, which attempted to preserve the hierarchical system inherited from the colonial period while slowly modernizing the country's economy.

At the same time, personnel from the Dutch Embassy in Guatemala frequently visited the Guatemalan Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Defense.

The port of San Jose on the western coast of Guatemala quietly docked a large number of troop transport ships. Yes, shiploads of soldiers disembarked here.

Moreover, the uniforms are neat and well-trained, and you can tell at a glance that they are a strong team.

And this scene, although it was early in the morning in Guatemala, was still seen by some local dock workers. Although they were curious, as ordinary people, they did not want to cause trouble, but they pretended not to know and just did whatever they should do.

But seeing the military uniforms they were wearing and the thirteen-star logo, it seemed that he had seen it in the newspaper before, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

When the sun was in the sky, he suddenly realized while carrying the sack, "Isn't that logo the logo of the Thirteenth Group military that caused a lot of commotion some time ago?"

Those soldiers turned out to be coalition forces of the Thirteen-Nation Alliance. They disembarked in San Jose. What on earth were they planning to do? Could it be that they were preparing to enter Guatemala because Guatemala had recently joined the alliance.

Also, Guatemala has recently mobilized its entire country to deal with the crisis in the north. Is this army here to support Guatemala?

Thinking of this guess, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It is estimated that this army will not be less than 10,000 people."

Guatemala, it should be safe now, right?

But what he didn't know was that in Guatemala, the crisis began with the arrival of this army.

Austria-Hungary, Vienna.

Archduke Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, worried about Franz Joseph I: "Your Majesty, this time Bismarck suggested that we start in Latin America. Isn't it too abrupt?"

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was born in 1863. He is just 18 years old this year. He is the grandson of Franz II, the eldest son of Archduke Carl Ludwig, and the nephew of Franz Joseph I.

Since the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I had no sons, he became his biological uncle and heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. At the age of 16 (1879), he became the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Franz Joseph I said indifferently: "Don't worry, Mexico killed your uncle back then. We are really famous for using troops against Mexico. Mexico will only suffer from guilt and moral failure, and will be beaten, not to mention "

Franz Joseph I proudly said: "The Austro-Hungarian Empire has a population of 30 million and an army of 600,000, while Mexico has only 10 million people and less than 200,000 troops. However, it is still an indigenous army whose equipment is far behind ours. We are afraid of each other." That makes no sense.”

"What's more, we still have a navy there to protect the coast, but the other side is extremely lagging behind. Also, although Bismarck is sinister, I have to say that this guy's strategic plan is still good. The Netherlands currently has too much to take care of when facing Britain. They should not be willing to offend Germany and Austria, not to mention that the main power of the Netherlands is on the east coast of the Pacific, and the Yucatan Peninsula we occupy is on the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean."

Archduke Ferdinand continued to worry: "We also need to be prepared for a counterattack supported by the Netherlands."

Franz Joseph I said: "The Netherlands? There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are just kings. Latin America is so large, and the Netherlands has already stationed troops on one-third of the area. This is for other major European countries. It is definitely an insulting incident, not to mention that the other party also moved the capital from Amsterdam to the Far East. This obviously no longer regards itself as a European country.

Faced with such a Netherlands, I don't think the Netherlands will make any unfriendly moves towards us. If so, then the other side will have to bear the disastrous consequences of our Austro-Hungarian and even German-Austrian alliance and other parties. "