Wild North America 1846

Chapter 616 The Second South American War breaks out

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 616 The Second South American War breaks out

In early 1874, the Tang Empire made a series of policy changes, and its foreign policy obviously turned aggressive and tough, which attracted a lot of criticism from Britain, France and other countries.

When the Tang Empire brought all the masterminds behind the Battle of Tumaco to the fore, the initiators were General Juan Varela, a hardline figure in the Peruvian military, and General Daniel Morate of Ecuador. In addition, there were also high-level figures in Bolivia and France.

’s participation, public opinion was in an uproar for a while.

These powerful people who are blinded by hatred are really stupid.

Not only did they instigate a war against the Tang Dynasty, but they also sent troops to participate in disguise. This was already a naked act of aggression.

He happened to be caught, and the evidence was overwhelming. More than just the word "stupid" was enough?

Isn’t this setting yourself on fire?

Paris France

President Adolphe Thiers waved his hands angrily and rebuked loudly;

"Why do you do this? Aren't we in enough trouble? I really don't understand what's going on in your heads?

The Germans joined forces with Austria and Tsarist Russia to form the Three Emperors Alliance, which posed a substantial threat to France from three directions and placed us in an unfavorable strategic environment.

This is the most urgent and primary problem that France needs to solve at the moment. The government is burdened with a debt of 5 billion francs that needs to be repaid, faces a heavy post-war reconstruction task, and has no spare energy to engage in South America.

What happened to Major General Monty Francois?

There are also 25,000 Chacepo rifles and 80 artillery pieces sold to Peru. No one has ever reported this arms transaction to me. What is going on?"

After being grilled by the president, all the important officials in the French government were confused, and many people did not understand the inside story.

A moment of silence

The Minister of War, the Marquis Gallifère, had no choice but to stand up. He was the executioner who bloody suppressed the Paris Commune and was also a heavyweight in the Thiers government.

He shrugged helplessly and said;

"This may be a small misunderstanding. The military has no intention of conveying its intention to change policies to the outside world, nor does it support relevant actions. It should be purely a spontaneous act of some anarchists.

I know that Major General Monty Francois is a hot-tempered and impulsive person. I didn't expect that he would do such a thing after retiring. It is really regrettable.

As for the arms deal, I personally think it is just a commercial cooperation with Peru and there is no need to read too much into it.

The trouble now is that in order to maintain the dignity of France, we must get Major General Monty-François and his companions back from the Tang Dynasty, and we cannot let them rot in the prison of the Orientals.

We have experienced too much turmoil in the past few years. The economic crisis has led to the closure of a large number of factories and the increase in the number of unemployed people in the city. There is an urgent need to open up new colonies overseas.

Perhaps, we should talk to the Tang people and control the differences within the necessary limits.

The military tends to believe;

The stupid Major General Monty Francois and his conspirators gave the Tang State the best reason to go to war with both hands.

Information gathered from various channels shows that the Tang State is preparing for a larger-scale southern expedition with wider coverage, setting off the second South American War."

Speaking of which

The Minister of War, Marquis Gallifer, had a look of envy in his eyes and said shamelessly;

"Major General Monty's stupid behavior gave the Tang State, which was eager to expand its colonies abroad to escape the economic crisis, the best excuse for war.

From this perspective, Easterners should thank us.

I believe that as long as France remains neutral, it will be able to get out of trouble soon. This is a matter of course.

France was unable to invest a lot of energy in South America, and Tang State did not have the conditions to send troops to Europe.

Since the two sides are separated by the distant Atlantic Ocean and there are no irreconcilable conflicts, why not sit down and have a good talk?"

The Marquis of Gallife's speech aroused a lot of discussion. Marshal McMahon looked on with cold eyes and was unable to complain.

in this era

Politicians and military strategists with world-class strategic vision are extremely rare. Many people can only see the three-thirds of an acre of land in front of them, such as the Marquis of Gallife.

Marshal McMahon could see the power of the South American unified market that the Tang Empire was vigorously promoting.

This was the prelude to the unified market in the entire Americas and the most solid foundation for establishing the Tang and Yuan empires. Its strategic significance must not be underestimated.

Once the Tang State achieved such a grand strategic goal, the entire America, with a population of more than 300 million and more than a dozen countries, would become a part of the Tang and Yuan trade circles, which would bring huge political, economic and military influence.

It is enough to compete with the British Empire across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the third largest Tang and Yuan trade circle after the pound trade circle and the franc trade circle in the world today, laying the foundation for the world's first-class powers.

The Minister of War, the Marquis Gallifère, was short-sighted and even wanted to gain some benefits in the negotiations between the two countries. He actually attracted the support of many people, which is strange.

hesitated for a moment

Marshal MacMahon still didn't say anything. This was no longer the era of Napoleon III. He, the field marshal, had lost all his power. The popular man in front of President Thiers was the Marquis de Gallifère.

Even if you put forward pertinent opinions, they won't be accepted. How can you offend others?

The glorious glory of France has come to an end with the end of the era of Napoleon III. This is an indisputable fact.

Bartholomew St. Hilaire, the President's personal secretary, saw that everyone was talking loudly. They were talking about anything. Some even advocated taking advantage of this opportunity to quickly sell a large number of arms to South American countries in order to gain a lot of votes.

He then stood up and said;

"Gentlemen, please allow me to express my opinion.

Since this matter is not led by the French military, we can explain it clearly to the Easterners through diplomatic channels. We should also reiterate our policy stance of respecting "Ryu Hyun-junism" and alleviate the misunderstandings caused by this.

The most important thing now is the strategic oppression dilemma caused by the "Three Emperors Alliance" against France, which requires us to find allies, including the British, Italians, and Tang people.

Deteriorating bilateral relations will only push Tang into the arms of the Germans. It is time to make policy changes.

Another important issue is the colonization of Indochina, which requires the parliament to allocate special funds and the military to continue to send troops and supplies to Asia to ensure the smooth development of the colonial war.

Gentlemen, this is a matter of real interest to France.

Instead of coveting the bumper harvest in the neighbor's orchards, it is better to speed up the colonial development process in Indochina.

We need to conquer the Kingdom of Vietnam, the Kingdom of Laos and the Kingdom of Cambodia, as well as a large area of ​​northern Myanmar, and maybe add a Kingdom of Thailand, or take advantage of the situation to invade the Shenzhou north.

Look, we have a lot to do, and we can’t put our energy into things we can’t reach.”

His words received a round of applause, and President Adolphe Thiers also nodded in approval, instructing the personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to negotiate with Datang in this spirit, bring back the French personnel as soon as possible and ease the tense bilateral relations.

Berlin, Germany

The iron-blooded prime minister Bismarck was a politician with a broad international strategic vision. After seeing the Tang Dynasty's actions, he sighed and said to William I;

"Your Majesty, maybe it won't be long before we see the emergence of the American Alliance led by the Tang State. This will be a very symbolic change in the world's political landscape.

henceforth

It means that we have entered the "Atlantic Century", that is, the world powers such as Britain, France and the Tang Dynasty across the Atlantic have set off a frenzy to carve up colonies around the world. This will be an unprecedented gluttonous feast.

All European countries are wary of their own, and it is difficult to unite them.

The rise of Tang is unstoppable, and we must learn to dance with our allies on the other side of the Atlantic."

The German Emperor Wilhelm I was silent after hearing this, and asked after a long time, "I don't like the feeling of being left out. In this colonial feast, the voice of the Germans cannot be missing."

"But the support the empire can give is very limited. At present, the German Empire must convert 5 billion francs in war reparations into tangible national strength. Implement a national education plan, promote large-scale infrastructure and develop industry, and achieve the goal of an industrialized country as soon as possible.

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"Even if you can't give strong support, you can't cause obstacles." William I sighed, looked at the vast sky outside through the window, and said leisurely and fascinated;

"Seeing them occupy a piece of land today and wipe out a country tomorrow, and their crazy colonial expansion all over the world, I feel envious in my heart.

Now the German nation is unified and strong.

The German nation needs a wider land around the world, needs to breathe fresh air freely, and needs to show its presence on a larger stage.

If we don’t take action, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to save the last scraps.”

"Your Majesty, I very much agree with your point of view and will not set up any obstacles to foreign colonization." Prime Minister Bismarck had to make concessions.

Among European countries, the one who reacted most strongly was the newly restored Bourbon dynasty of Spain, which fiercely condemned the greed of the Tang Empire, which had posed a serious threat to South American countries and was the main culprit of regional turmoil.

In 1874, after the First Republic of Spain was overthrown, the royalists welcomed Alfonso XII, the son of Isabella II, to return to the country and ascend the throne, and the Bourbon dynasty was restored in Spain.

Just after the Spanish Civil War ended, Alfonso XII faced the grim situation of massive invasion of the former Spanish colonial countries in South America.

As the original sovereign state, the Spanish dynasty must make a strong voice. As for military power, there is no need to count on it.

Spain has just dispatched 40,000 expeditionary troops to Cuba to strengthen the encirclement and suppression of the local rebels in an attempt to regain control of this Central American colony and continue to exploit the colonial people.

Spain was powerless to deal with these former colonial countries that had become independent, and it could not afford to offend the Tang State, so it could only provide verbal support.

Just as the international community was abuzz over hot-spot issues in South America, on March 11, 1874, the Tang Empire officially declared war on Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.

On March 12, Paraguay officially announced that it would join the Alliance and declare war on the three South American countries.

On March 14, Uruguay officially announced that it would join the alliance and declare war on the three South American countries.

Since then, the Second South American War broke out in an all-round way. This was a war that reshaped the political structure and national territory of South America. It was also the last battle to establish the Tang Empire's American hegemony, and affected the world political structure for more than 150 years after the war.

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