Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Even Alexander III and Prime Minister Gorchakov of the Russian Empire paid great attention to the development of the situation in Latin America.

If something unexpected happens, the future tsar will find it difficult to settle down, because the Russian Empire will become stronger and stronger. If the reform is successful, the Russian Empire's national power will become even more prosperous.

On the contrary, the Netherlands' weight in the heart of the Tsarist Empire will become smaller as a result. Now Alexander II, who was originally the leader of the ZTE, was suddenly assassinated, and the Tsarist Empire fell into a brief civil strife.

Now that Alexander III has come to power, the first priority is to consolidate his power through pro-government. Instead, he has entered a defensive stage in diplomacy.

But in order to safeguard interests, it is also a way to use the influence of the Netherlands to promote defense.

The Tsarist Empire is now also following the example of the Netherlands in issuing domestic bonds to raise funds to develop the Far Eastern Railway of the Tsarist Empire, as well as stockpile ammunition, etc., all in order to prepare for defense in case of emergencies.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is currently participating in the war, will become a strong and hostile country that Latin American countries respond to. Latin American countries used to be relatively friendly countries to European countries, but now they are not even buffer zones.

The Austro-Mexican War was reshaping the geopolitical structure of the American continent. This war may bring the final end to the peace period after the Twenty Years' War in the first 19th century, which triggered the Spanish colonial Latin American independence trend triggered by the Napoleonic Wars.

It will also bring the American continent into a war involving the entire continent and foreign countries. Since Portugal and Spain launched global maritime powers, the game between sea power and army has never stopped. For a series of countries in Latin America, they will truly face the aggression from the European power of Austria-Hungary across the ocean, and this will bring the threat to Latin American countries to a new stage.

As Mexico and the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost tens of thousands of troops, it was impossible for the two countries to give up. Mexico was even more eager to regain the Yucata Peninsula.

Since Mexico has invested so much energy, if it retreats now, it will not only be in vain, but also lose face among the major European countries, so Vienna will not compromise easily.

Everyone can guess that the next war between the two countries will be more intense than now.

Mexico has made it clear many times that the condition for peace talks is that Austria-Hungary withdraws from all the country's territory. Mexico's previous condition was to give Austria-Hungary no more than one meter of the occupied territory. Such a situation leaves no room for compromise, which is why the outbreak of this war was brewing.

With the steady flow of military assistance from the Thirteen-nation Group of Alliance, the outlines of the order that followed the Latin American War of Independence more than 60 years ago began to emerge.

The signs of chaos in the war also began to appear before everyone's eyes.

The five Central American countries, Colombia, Venezuela and other former weak countries have begun to gain more independent strength. Ecuador, a country that became independent from Colombia, has now become the headquarters of the Group of Thirteen countries, almost becoming the most influential place for the Netherlands, even Chile. Not as many troops as the Netherlands has deployed there.

The Dutch army in Ecuador alone reached 10,000 people. Chile has deployed 5,000 troops, and the remaining 5,000 troops are distributed in other Latin American countries. For example, the Panama region of Colombia has more than 2,000 Dutch troops.

During the current war between Mexico and Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands has currently deployed 3,000 troops to Guatemala in southern Mexico. This time there are 20,000 hidden coalition troops deployed in Guatemala, one-tenth of which is occupied by the Netherlands.

The global impact of the Austro-Hungarian and Mexican Wars had just begun, returning more and more to the war years before the Napoleonic Wars. The intense competition between the land powers of the German-Austrian Alliance and the Dutch and sea powers will give Britain and other countries a different experience.

From the perspective of geopolitical logic, after the Napoleonic Wars, the great game between the sea power systems of Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands and the land power systems of the German Empire, Austria, and Tsarist Russia began. As Germany began to move toward the sea, the members of the sea power After the expansion, the only remaining armies of the Tsarist Empire and Austria-Hungary were the Russian Empire and Austria-Hungary, so sea power became a struggle for power.

Currently, Austria-Hungary is allied with Germany and they are just using each other. Germany used Austria-Hungary to endorse itself, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire used Germany to embolden itself.

Germany asked Austria-Hungary to occupy Mexico first to expand the victory, and Austria-Hungary did it. Now the Group of Thirteen has tested that it is not a soft tofu, but a direct attack on Austria-Hungary, which makes Germany hesitate.

In addition, the International Court of Justice in The Hague played a mixed role in the Austro-Mexico War. The International Court of Justice in The Hague condemned Mexico's aggression against Mexico, which was also a member of the organization, but was unable to stop the war. Other countries did not stand up to stop it. It is obvious that all countries are waiting to see if there is any profit.

Mexico has gone through the process of amending the constitution, holding elections, and laying the political foundation for Mexico to become the new heart of America. After the Austro-Mexican War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire may find that it has not gained much, but has lost a lot. As long as Mexico persists If we live there, Mexico's international status will be much improved and it will be able to resist a powerful European country without falling. This is something that Brazil and Argentina have not yet achieved. Even the United States was supported by France, Spain, Portugal and other countries back then. Only then did it withstand multiple attacks from Britain, a maritime hegemonic country, and gain independence.

What's more, Mexico receives a steady stream of weapons support from other members of the Group of Thirteen, which will allow Mexico to train a powerful army. At that time, even if Mexico's overall strength is not as good as that of the United States, Brazil and Argentina, its combat power On the other hand, Argentina and Brazil may not be as powerful as it, and even the United States can only win by numbers.

At that time, Mexico's voice and power in the Americas would inevitably expand sharply. William IV could foresee that if Mexico blocked the Austro-Hungarian attack, the Thirteen-Nation Group would have a global intimidation power, and the German-Austrian Alliance would be difficult to pose a threat to the group. Threats, coupled with the Dutch's continuous manipulation of the situation in Latin America on the Pacific side, the German-Austrian alliance can be expected to face huge resistance.

William IV: "It seems that we need to increase our power projection in Latin America."

Prime Minister Lyndon: "Why?"

William IV: "Germany will not always be quiet. I am very sure that they have never interrupted their preparations. Latin America will be even more chaotic next."

Third, Russia’s influence in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia has declined, and Russia’s center of gravity may move further north and east. The impact of this shift on the North Pacific, Northeast Asia, and the Arctic Ocean may gradually become apparent in the next few decades. By then, Russia will still face pressure from the sea power system led by the United States and others.

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