Chapter 151: The Old Man Meets One
During the French Revolution, Napoleon, who was born as a commoner, defeated the armed intervention of European countries and successfully reformed and became emperor with the support of his subordinates and subjects.
López Jr. ruled Paraguay for two generations, and his prestige among ordinary Paraguayans and the army, and his background and control over the country were stronger than Napoleon's, who had just ended the Revolution.
Istigali thought about it all night, and gradually agreed with the point of view put forward by Wang Dashan, the father and son of López Jr. are in charge of Paraguay alone, and political and military affairs are decided by one person, while Paraguay is under the rule of two people, the country's political power is concentrated, and the situation of serious domestic friction such as Argentina and Peru is avoided, and the national stability and political policy are continued, so that Paraguay can accumulate enough national strength and Brazil to wrestle with the wrist.
López Jr. has the reality of a monarch, without the name of a monarch, and when he steps down, the country has changed to a democratically elected president, and it is difficult to retain the policies previously implemented, and they, the military generals who follow López Jr., will also face the exclusion of the new president, once a son of heaven and a courtier, the new president will inevitably seek benefits for his supporters, and Paraguay's limited positions have been divided by López Jr.'s subordinates, and if they do not seize power from them, where does the position come from?
The next morning, the sun rose high, the light on the table next to the windowsill was still on, put down the quill in his hand, rubbed his sore wrist, Istigari took a deep breath, the letter that had been revised many times was finally completed, and Paraguay's political system could also change with a letter.
Drinking a cup of herbal tea without heat and calming down the indescribable mood in his heart, Istigali put the letter in the envelope, summoned the guards on duty, and decisively ordered: "Give this letter to the president in person, and keep quiet along the way." ”
The guard took the letter and walked away quickly, Istigali looked at the guard who walked out of the door, and his heart was calm again, the envelope had been delivered, and the rest of the matter needed to be decided by little López, and he just had to do his essential thing and wait for the result to come.
In the backyard of Morandi City, there were seven or eight people sitting in the wide hall, a lot less than yesterday.
"General Wang, the conditions I proposed yesterday are still valid, have you thought about it clearly?"
Istigali probed.
"It is impossible to intervene in the war now,"
Wang Dashan shook his head and said with some regret: "The prince also wants to give more help to Paraguay's allies, but the country has just been built, its strength is insufficient, and the Chinese have always paid attention to peace, the Argentines did not take the initiative to provoke, and our army is not good to rashly intervene in the conflict." ”
Wang Dashan's tone was looser than yesterday, and Istigali heard the meaning of his words: "In this way, as long as the Argentines provoke your army first, your army will join the war?" ”
"What I said just now is my own speculation, and it is the son of the world who really calls the shots."
Wang Dashan did not deny or admit it, and Istigali did not ask any questions knowingly.
Wang Dashan proposed to send an artillery battalion to help the other side defend the city, and Istigali gladly accepted, and then said that he would convey the other party's goodwill to López Jr. ……
After the establishment of the new republic, the Spanish government quickly reached a consensus to send troops to Cuba, and before sending troops, in order to prevent the situation from continuing to deteriorate, the new government agreed to trade all Chinese laborers in Cuba to prevent them from joining the rebel forces and becoming enemies of the colonial army.
After the orders from the mainland were transmitted to Cuba by telegram, the first sneaky trade operations quickly began throughout the island, and the Cuban colonial government could not wait to hand over the troublesome Chinese laborers to the convoy, and the price of the Chinese laborers was repeatedly reduced.
The Principality of Rio Gran do Sul was established, and the Wehrmacht Naval Division, which carried out transport tasks with the British merchant ships and the Brazilian merchant ships, also officially acted under the banner of the Principality of Rio Gran do Sul.
From Havana in Cuba in the west to Guantanamo in the east, the narrow and narrow sea area of Cuba is surrounded by a large number of ships under the flags of different countries.
The sudden appearance of ships from various countries frightened the rebels at first, believing that these ships were rescued soldiers from Spain, so they took the initiative to withdraw from some of the weakly defended coastal areas to prevent unnecessary losses.
However, their fears were apparently unfounded, and the assembled fleet left after picking up the Chinese laborers in the coastal mines and plantations, and did not pay any attention to the Cuban rebels.
The rebel Cuban militants acquiesced in the convoy's movements, and when the convoy appeared near the coast, they temporarily halted attacking the Spanish stronghold until the flotilla had removed the Chinese workers from the stronghold.
However, this tacit understanding was soon broken, and in the areas breached by the rebels, many Chinese workers joined the rebel forces, and with the large movement of convoys around the island of Cuba, the news of the establishment of the Chinese state in South America continued to spread, reaching the ears of most of the Chinese workers who participated in the rebellion.
If you are not of my race, your heart will be different, and it is better to join the Chinese themselves in the rebellion with a group of outsiders, so the Chinese workers who got the news secretly joined forces, and then when the rebels were negligent, they rushed to the nearby port where the transport fleet was stationed, and then left by boat.
In more than 10 days, two-thirds of the Chinese workers who joined the rebellion fled, and the few remaining Chinese workers were also looking for opportunities to leave the rebel gangs.
The rebel leaders did not care about the Chinese workers leaving without permission, and the rebel troops were mobile and fighting, and a large number of poor peasants and black slaves would join in conquering a town, and it did not matter if there were a few fewer people and a few more people.
The inattention of the rebel leaders gave the Chinese workers a chance to leave, and when they tried to stop it, they found that it was too late.
The enraged rebels sent troops to attack the temporary concentration of Chinese workers on the coast, but they were repelled by the Chinese militia temporarily organized by the Wehrmacht soldiers who were on guard, and the peace between the two sides was broken.
In the waters northeastern of Cuba, the Caribbean fleet sails on the periphery of the transport fleet and carries out security duties.
Torti Island is one of the transit points for transporting Chinese laborers, a large number of Chinese laborers repair and stay on the island for a period of time before setting off, and the Caribbean Fleet as the only military force left by the Chinese in the Caribbean Sea, the strength of the fleet has also been strengthened in the process of transporting Chinese laborers, the entire fleet includes sailors and marines, the official strength of 1,700, and the 1,000 militia composed of Chinese workers left on the island, temporarily dispatched by the Caribbean Fleet.
Britain secretly acquiesced in the Chinese occupation of Tolti Island, and the United States did not look down on Tolti Island, which was close to the Haitian blacks, and the three major separatist forces on Haiti itself were busy with infighting, and no one cared about a small island with an area of only more than 100 square kilometers.
As a result, the Caribbean Fleet was in a peaceful external environment, and most of the ships that had nothing to do were used to assist in the escort of the transport fleet, leaving only some of the ships to stay on the island of Torti.
Hou Taiyuan knew that he would return to Rio Gran do Sul with Chen Sen, and the Caribbean fleet would be handed over to Li Han and Wang Yongtian, who were his henchmen, and Li Mingyuan handed over the troops to them to show his trust in Hou Taiyuan, and Hou Taiyuan had no objection to the order, but admired Li Mingyuan's mind.
"Brother Chen, when are we going to see Shizi?"
Li Mingyuan treats his subordinates generously and trusts, he has made great achievements at a young age, and he led the Chinese workers to establish a country in South America with his own strength, Hou Taiyuan heard too much about Li Mingyuan's deeds from the Chinese soldiers around him, so he wanted to meet Li Mingyuan himself as soon as possible to see if he was a god of war in heaven like the Winged King Shi Dakai.
"It will take half a month for the Cuban Chinese workers to be transported, and then we will set off with the last batch of Cuban Chinese workers."
Chen Sen watched the transport ships pass by in front of him and said with satisfaction; "The operation of transporting Chinese workers is going smoothly, and you can see the prince soon after the operation, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, you will do things in Rio Gran do Sul in the future, there are many opportunities to see the prince, don't be in a hurry."
"What Brother Chen said is that Lao Hou is anxious, so he should complete the current task first before meeting the son."