Wild North America 1846

Chapter 640 The anxious British man

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 640 The anxious British man

Transatlantic Expedition to Millikin?

This topic itself is a false proposition. The Royal Government of Italy is not so impulsive. Apart from severely condemning the discriminatory immigration policy of the American government, it has not made many diplomatic moves.

However, Italian opposition leader Benue Locatelli always uses various occasions to lash out at the U.S. (Northern) government in order to gain higher social attention.

He stated;

"If elected, he will personally lead the 80,000-strong Italian Expeditionary Corps on an expedition to America. Within one month after landing, the number of troops will reach 300,000, and within three months it will reach 800,000 to 1,000,000. He will annihilate the Empire of America in one fell swoop and recreate the ancient times.

The glory of crossing the sea and conquering the English Island during the Roman period..."

The underlying logic of Benue Locatelli is that the more than 8 million Italian descendants who have settled in North America are loyal supporters of the Italian Expeditionary Force.

As soon as Master Wang arrived, his followers gathered.

Regardless of whether this kind of brazen argument is ridiculous, the key point is that Benue Locatelli just kept criticizing the Americans, and then brought the British with him, which triggered strong protests in London, Paris and Berlin.

express serious concern.

As a result, the Royal Government of Italy had no choice but to refute the rumors, saying that Benue Locatelli's remarks only represented him personally.

The Government of the Kingdom of Italy currently does not and will not intend to make territorial claims to the territory of ancient Rome in the future. This is purely a misunderstanding.

Italians in southern Europe are passionate and impulsive, and often do things without considering the consequences, just for the pleasure of the moment.

Many of the Italian descendants who immigrated to North America in the early days had few relatives or connections in Europe, and they identified themselves more with their American identity.

The delusion that the Italian Expeditionary Force would be welcomed by the crowds as soon as it landed in North America is simply a fantasy.

The White House retorted: "Mr. Benue Locatelli can wake up from his dream of the Roman Empire. In view of his obvious tendency to immigrate, he will lead more Italians to North America, so he will not be welcomed."

These local quarrels between countries did not affect the increasingly severe overall situation in Europe. Since the Russian Empire officially declared war on the Ottoman Empire on April 24, a group of Balkan brothers Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro followed closely and formally declared war on the Ottoman Empire.

declare war.

Tsarist Russia, a behemoth, came to an end brazenly. It assembled 700,000 troops to forcefully cross the Danube River and strike hard with its superior force, thus kicking off the 10th Russo-Turkish War.

The war broke out in full force, putting almost half of Europe under heavy pressure.

The war broke out all around us and outside the country's borders, and a large number of refugees fled across the border to escape the war.

The distance is so close and the experience is so real, it naturally attracted great attention from European countries.

The original military advantage of the Ottoman Empire was immediately lost, and the heavily-armed group was forced to shrink its defensive positions. It was crumbling under the fierce offensive of the Tsarist Russian Empire and looked forward to the arrival of British reinforcements.

More than four months have passed. Apart from sending a Royal Navy fleet into the Black Sea to warn Tsarist Russia not to go too far, nothing more happened...

Logically speaking

The Balkans are not far from the mainland of the British Isles, and it is very convenient to transport the British Army by sea. But why haven't we seen a single soldier so far?

Isn't this completely different from the 1853 Crimean War (the 9th Russo-Turkish War), when Britain, France, Tang, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (the predecessor of the Kingdom of Italy) joined forces to gather millions of troops to beat the Tsarist Russian army?

The British are actually in trouble. The alliance of the Three Emperors of Russia, Germany and Austria against France has taken shape. These three major European land powers have joined together, greatly squeezing the British's strategic maneuver space.

Since it was Tsarist Russia who took the initiative to send troops to invade the Ottoman Empire, it did not trigger the common defense mechanism of the Alliance of Three Emperors, and Germany and Austria did not need to send troops to participate in the war.

However, the system of the Three Emperors Alliance was equivalent to setting up a safety valve for Tsarist Russia to ensure that its territory would not be invaded by world powers such as Britain and France. This greatly contributed to the arrogance of the Tsarist Russian court.

I can hit you, but you can't hit me.

Simply put, this is what happened, so the Russian court could easily make the major decision to invade the Ottoman Empire. This was because the losses in the war were controllable and would not affect its own territory.

The British and the Tang Dynasty's pro-German stance in the Franco-Prussian War greatly hurt the strong self-esteem of the French. Only a few years ago?

Without the strong support of the French army, and the Tang Dynasty was far away on the other side of the Atlantic, it was absolutely impossible for the British Army to bite the bullet and go up alone to support the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire has more than 400,000 troops, and the British also have more than 400,000 troops. The two companies combined only have more than 800,000 troops. Wouldn't it be enough to attack them all?

Tsarist Russia dispatched more than 700,000 troops after the outbreak of the war. After mobilization, there are still hundreds of thousands of domestic troops ready to go. Coupled with the 100,000 troops of several younger brothers in the Balkans, the situation is quite serious.

The survival of the Ottoman Empire is related to the overall strategy of containing Tsarist Russia's westward advance and to Britain's basic national policy of "European balance of power". It cannot turn a blind eye and must provide assistance.

Otherwise, once the decadent Ottoman rule falls apart and the Balkans and Caucasus barriers are lost, the fun will be great.

Chang'an, the imperial capital

Qinzheng Hall

Emperor Richard met here with Lord James Cleveland, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Queen of England and Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Lord Palmerston, the Governor-General of Canada, attended the meeting, accompanied by Imperial Prime Minister Dong Jie and others.

This time, London is really in a hurry.

in the british cabinet

The Secretary of State for the Colonies is the fourth most important cabinet minister after the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of the Treasury. He is responsible for managing the nearly 30 million square kilometers of British colonies and dominions. He has tens of thousands of civil servants and is a cabinet with great power.

Important minister.

Lord James Cleveland's trip, in addition to bringing personal letters from Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister, also shouldered several important responsibilities.

First, in today's fierce European war, we seek a united front with the Tang Empire, hoping to gain comprehensive support from the Tang State in terms of materials, weapons, transportation and military strength.

In terms of policy

The Tang Empire has been declared successively by Britain;

We strongly oppose the war actions of Tsarist Russia and its allies that blatantly change the status quo in Europe, and will use various means, including but not limited to military operations, to support the Ottoman Empire that was invaded.

Previous policy coordination was limited to rhetoric, using diplomatic means to put pressure on Tsarist Russia and warn it not to go too far.

Obviously, this is of little use to the old-fashioned Tsarist Russia.

This involves the second issue, that is, the issue of jointly sending troops between Britain and Tang Dynasty.

Look around Europe

The British found themselves unprecedentedly lonely. Without the French's coaxing, only the Tang Dynasty had the military power to conduct expeditions. Not to mention the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway and other small European countries, they really couldn't squeeze out much troops.

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Instead of wasting that effort, it would be easier to discuss with the Tang State to send more expeditionary troops.

The third problem is the huge demand caused by the war.

It has been five months since the 10th Russo-Turkish War broke out. The war affected a large number of provinces and their fields were barren, which intensified the famine that has lasted for two years. A large number of people in the Ottoman Empire were struggling on the verge of life and death.

There are many ethnic groups who believe in Christianity, such as Greeks, Bulgarians, Armenians and West Slavs. These are the oppressed bottom people of the Ottoman Empire, and their survival in the double suffering of famine and war is in doubt.

Lord James Cleveland has brought a large delegation with him on this trip, and will sign a series of large-scale orders for food, clothing, leather products, and ordnance with the Tang Empire to launch closer cooperation.

The British demanded many categories, urgent needs, and large quantities. Only the Tang Empire had such a strong industrial and agricultural foundation to meet the needs.

The Tang Empire is now an economic power with a population of over 100 million and the largest gross domestic product in the world. It has a high degree of industrialization and developed agriculture and animal husbandry. It is the largest exporter of grain and oil in the world.

According to the statistics

In 1876, the total volume of grain, oil, and meat products exported by the Tang Empire (including exports from the South American Andes Governor's Palace) accounted for 66% of the world's such trade volume, or two-thirds of the world's grain, oil, and meat trade volume.

The United States of America, the Confederate States of America, Canada in North America, Chile, Venezuela, Brazil in South America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Ottoman, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries in Europe are all importers of grain, oil and meat products.

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Except for the three traditional agricultural powers of France, the Austrian Empire and Tsarist Russia, almost all of Europe was an exporter of grain, oil and meat products to the Tang Dynasty.

The biggest problem caused by the 10th Russo-Turkish War was not just military. There were many internal crises in the Ottoman Empire. The great famine and the twin disasters of war devastated the lives of the people. It was very likely to cause the collapse of this great empire spanning Europe, Asia and Africa.

The lesser of two evils

The purpose of British aid was to maintain the crumbling rule of the Ottoman Empire. It could not completely fail militarily, let alone completely collapse politically, as the impact would be too bad.

The fourth question is that Britain hopes to strengthen communication and cooperation with Tang on East Asian issues and does not rule out the possibility of joining forces.

This area includes the Qing Empire, Fusang and the Korean Peninsula.

In 1877, there were frequent wars in East Asia. Zuo Zongtang led the army to regain the four eastern cities of Nanjiang River. Taking advantage of the enemy's internal turmoil, he sent troops to rush into the western four cities and won consecutive battles.

Seeing that the situation was over, Aqubai's son Burke Huli led the remaining troops to flee into Russia, and the complete peace of Nanjiang was just around the corner.

In Fuso Kingdom, just as it had happened in history, the Southwest War broke out in this year. This was a continuation of the turmoil caused by the assassination of the second Prime Minister Matsuda Shinyuki by the reformists.

actually

The British did not have any good intentions when raising this topic. They were on guard against and exploited the Tang Empire, so they wanted to test the attitude of Emperor Richard of the Tang Dynasty through East Asian issues.

What the British fear most is that the Tang Empire joins forces with the Qing Empire, which will completely subvert the white man's dominance of the world and cause unparalleled harm.

How the world situation developed, the opinions and tendencies of Emperor Richard of the Tang Dynasty played a decisive role.

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