Wild North America 1846

Chapter 645: Sword Pointed at Cuba

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 645: Sword Pointed at Cuba

It was already on January 7, 1878, when the Tang Dynasty received the latest news about Zuo Zongtang's recapture of Xinjiang. Emperor Richard of the Tang Dynasty burst into laughter and said "good" three times in a row. His praise was beyond words.

As expected, he was worthy of being a loyal and loyal Zuo Gong. He did not hesitate to go to war with Tsarist Russia and successfully achieved a brilliant achievement that had never been achieved in history (note, the recovery of 440,000 square kilometers of land in the outer northwest).

After a little push, it turned out that there was a deviation again in history.

This made Emperor Richard feel very accomplished, with joy all over his face, filling the palace with an atmosphere of joy.

In order to help the Hunan Army grow in strength, Datang racked its brains in this regard. The heavy machine guns secretly assigned to the 16th boat were not Colt revolving heavy machine guns, but American-made Maxim heavy machine guns.

The artillery is a German-made 12-pounder field gun, which is not the standard artillery of the Tang Empire army. The supporting rifle is a British-made Minie rifle, just to eliminate the suspicion of the two and avoid unnecessary criticism. It is really thoughtful.

Happy, that is really happy.

It was rare for the Qing Dynasty to rise to power. Zuo Zongtang's contribution was to use force to regain the Qing territory. This prevented him from being blackmailed by Tsarist Russia at the negotiation table. The Qing court negotiators were really not straight!

Without this, the 440,000 square kilometers of land in the outer northwest would have been completely lost and would have been ceded to Tsarist Russia as it had in history.

Okay, great.

Emperor Richard was in a very good mood that day. He found inspiration from it and could give him a gentle boost when regaining Outer Mongolia in the future to avoid the division of the country's territory.

The foundation of the Tang Empire is still in North America. Today, of the hundreds of millions of people in the empire, North America accounts for 75%, Central America accounts for a little more than 10%, South America and overseas provinces (note; including Paradise Province, Beihai Province, Yunzhong Province,

Hawaii Province) accounts for about 15% of the vulnerable population.

Based on the basic policy of "strengthening the trunk and weakening the branches", the empire's important industries, science and technology, and agricultural and animal husbandry production are all developing in full swing in North America.

But it was not without its hidden worries. Behind the great power of the Tang Empire, there were still many discordant noises coming out.

After just a few days of good food, some corrupt scholars and poor people jumped out and talked about "universal world", "tyranny as fierce as a tiger", "ruling the country with kindness", etc., opposing the oppression of foreign people, opposing the empire's brutal assimilation policy, and advocating for the West.

Civilized gentleman colonial rule.

Needless to say, these remarks are supported by some brainless people and are quite popular in the empire.

I recall that the last time there was a major purge in the cultural world was more than 10 years ago. Now that the good times are going smoothly, some remnants have emerged and are taking turns to act like monsters.

Emperor Richard has ordered the Imperial Propaganda Department and the Interior Ministry to work closely together, with the participation of the Imperial Security Bureau and the Police General Administration, to begin a thorough investigation of these intellectuals and to prepare for the next step of clearing the Internet.

Entering 1878, the situation of the Russo-Turkish War had become completely clear.

Three batches of reinforcements from the Tang Empire, totaling 112,000 troops, have arrived in Greece and Istanbul. The subsequent fourth batch of 55,000 troops is on standby in Chicago and New York Harbor, ready for a sea-wide expedition at any time.

Britain also sent a powerful Royal Expeditionary Fleet to Greece and patrolled the Sea of ​​Marmara to jointly deter the Tsarist Russian army.

This series of actions that did not hesitate to break up forced Tsarist Russia to abandon its battle plan to march to Constantinople, halt large-scale military operations, and send negotiators to negotiate on the conditions for ending the war.

The British Army, which the Ottoman Empire was blinding with hope for, still did not send out a single soldier.

Tsarist Russia concocted the "Treaty of Santo Stefano", which was formulated in advance by Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov and Tsar Alexander II. For the disastrous defeat of the Ottoman Empire

It is completely an alliance under the city, without any room for maneuver.

Just like the Tang Empire's toughness after the victory, the "Treaty of Santo Stefano" did not allow for a word to be modified. The only choice the Ottoman Empire had was to accept it and continue the war until it was finally destroyed.

The treaty provides:

The Ottoman Empire recognized the complete independence of Montenegro, Serbia and Romania.

Recognize that Bosnia and Herzegovina has gained autonomous status, but remains within the territory of the Ottoman Empire, and recognizes that Tsarist Russia has special interests in the region.

The establishment of the Great Bulgarian State and allowing the presence of Tsarist Russia in Bulgaria is a link to maintain the traditional friendly interests of the two countries and will strengthen the status of the Orthodox Church in the country.

The Ottoman Empire returned southwestern Sarabia to Russia, and ceded Kars, Batumi Ardahan and Bayazit to the Russian territory.

Modify the Bosporus passage rules to allow free passage of warships from Tsarist Russia and other Black Sea coastal countries, etc...

As soon as the "Peace of Santo Stefano" was released, it aroused strong dissatisfaction among Britain, Tang, Austria and other countries, and they began to jointly exert heavy pressure on Tsarist Russia, asking him to spit out the fruits of victory he had swallowed.

We are now in an anxious period. Whether the fourth batch of 55,000 expeditionary troops will land in Europe as scheduled depends on the next step of the British diplomatic operations.

Nowadays, the Expeditionary Force of the Tang Empire is very popular in Greece and Istanbul, drinking spicy food, and leisurely basking in the sun with a white European woman on the beach. It really is not too comfortable!

It's not like fighting, it's more like going on vacation in Europe, and it's a vacation subsidized by the British.

In order to persuade the Tang Empire to send more expeditionary forces, the British Finance Department specially allocated 3.2 million pounds to subsidize the expenses of the expeditionary forces. This money has already been received.

Although it doesn't cover all costs, it's pretty good.

After all, the Tang Empire's expeditionary force received a high standard of reception, whether in Greece or in Istanbul.

The Ottoman Empire mobilized tens of thousands of young white women to comfort the army, and a frozen meat ship from South America arrived every few days, delivering nutritious military supplies.

The Tang Empire gave each soldier a certain amount of milk candies, chocolates and cigarettes every month. These were high-priced goods that were highly sought after on the black market in Istanbul. A pack of cigarettes could be exchanged for a Caucasian Armenian woman.

Emperor Richard's focus is no longer on Europe, so don't worry if there are British guys over there.

Not to brag or to be slanderous, the British are quite reliable when it comes to conspiracies and intrigues. The British and Tang Dynasties have already reached an agreement;

In addition to making Tsarist Russia spit out most of its interests in the Balkan War, it was also necessary to pressure Tsarist Russia to admit its defeat in Xinjiang and prohibit it from ever getting involved in the northwest territory of the Qing Dynasty again.

This was originally a matter of smooth flow, so we decided to do it together.

Britain and Russia took frequent actions in the northwest of the Qing Dynasty, and their relationship was more of a competition. The British were always in the stage of small-scale expedition teams, and had no intention of sending an invasion force into the hinterland of the mainland for the time being.

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Naturally, the British do not want to see Tsarist Russia swallowing up Central Asia and Xinjiang and further expanding its power. What good will this do to Britain?

The British and Tang Dynasties hit it off immediately. While frequently deploying troops to show strength, they also showed a posture of not willing to break with each other, vowing to force Tsarist Russia to bow its head, otherwise they would not hesitate to fight.

in the original history

Tsar Alexander II was indeed blackmailed by the British. Now that he has joined the Tang Empire, his strength is even greater, and the British have more confidence to operate.

The focus of Emperor Richard's attention is not at home, nor in Europe, but the Central American war that will be launched after the Lunar New Year, that is, the Tang-West War.

Now the two princes are stationed in Zhongyuan Province and Paradise Province respectively. The army has been gathered, all combat materials are prepared, and the fleet has arrived near the war zone, waiting for an order to start a full-scale war.

The acquisition of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Luzon Islands was part of the empire's long-term colonial expansion plan, and it was also the final chapter. It was the perfect conclusion to the Tang Empire's expansion throughout the Americas.

Unless there are special circumstances in the future, the Tang Empire will focus its colonial expansion beyond the Americas to improve the layout of the empire's colonial points, rather than just focusing on the Americas.

You can't grab a piece of wool and pluck it hard, it will look too ugly if you eat it.

The Summit of the Americas, originally planned to be held in mid-1876, was postponed for two years to September 1878 due to various reasons and policy coordination issues.

The issue of Canada's national status is also one of the disputes at the Summit of the Americas.

The Tang Empire insists that Canada belongs to the British Dominion and does not have the status of an independent country. Its prime minister can attend the Summit of the Americas, but cannot participate in substantive meeting discussions.

Canada is strongly opposed, and the United Kingdom is also highly concerned about this, believing that Canada's sovereign status as an independent country should be respected.

In fact, everyone knows that Canada is a disruptor.

The British did not want to see the Summit of the Americas successfully held and a close alliance between countries formed from then on, which would greatly enhance the voice of the Tang Empire and crowd out the influence of European countries.

But the British couldn't personally oppose it, so sending their little brother Canada to disrupt the situation was the best way.

The British had three preparations: one was to send Canada to disrupt the situation, and the other was to try their best to win over the Confederate States of America and urge them to oppose the proposal to establish a permanent Organization for American Cooperation.

This is because the Confederate States of America, as one of the victors in the North American War, is a sovereign and independent North American country with considerable influence. United with Canada, it is a 2:2 tie in North America.

It will definitely have a negative impact on the Organization of American Cooperation that the Tang Empire is vigorously promoting. The key is that Datang is still helpless.

The third step is to win over and lobby countries such as the Brazilian Empire, Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela, secretly encouraging them to oppose the establishment of the Organization for American Cooperation, and cheering them up.

It was precisely because of these overt and covert obstacles that the first Panama Summit of the Organization of American Cooperation, originally planned to be held in June 1876, was disrupted.

The Tang Empire must once again demonstrate its thundering methods. The Tang-West War is a good opportunity to show off its muscles. It must not only fight beautifully, but also win thoroughly and neatly, so that those South American countries that are hesitating around can see how hard it is.

What is the outcome of cooperation?

If you don't want to be beaten, just be obedient.

The Tang Empire was bound to gain its position as the leader of the American alliance. This was the basis for establishing the Tang and Yuan trade circles, and it was also the back garden of the Tang Empire. Of course, others were not allowed to get involved.

On many international issues, the relationship between Britain and Tang Dynasty is both cooperative and competitive. It cannot be described as good or bad in general. It is more like noisy and happy enemies.

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