Chapter 594: Expedition
After Pi Runmin received the news from Ma San, he did not rush to make a judgment on what happened in South America, but asked Ma San for more details. After determining that the Colombian army, which was blocking the Marines, was not under the command of the government, but on its own initiative, Pirunmin decided to resolve the issue through diplomatic means. The Cabinet was prepared to send a note to the Colombian Government protesting the confiscation of the property of Manchurian merchants by the Colombian Government, and then send an ambassador to negotiate specific compensation with the Colombian Government.
The draft of the note was prepared, but Guoxinga of Jilin inserted a pole, and the general did not agree to send a note, and he wanted to declare war directly on distant Colombia. Guo Xinga actually didn't know much about politics and knew that the cost of declaring war would be very high, but Guo Xing'a, who had watched many movies in his previous life, would never accept this kind of gentle treatment. The people who killed me, robbed me of my things, what else is there to talk about, let's fight!
"Mistakes are all habitual, and if we negotiate with Colombia this time, someone will definitely dare to slaughter us next time. So there is nothing to say, they killed our people, took the property of our merchants in the local area, but also attacked our army, this is the act of war, there is no solution except war. Blood debts must be repaid with blood, and this time Colombia is defeated to ensure that there will not be another Colombia! "Guoxinga, who rushed back to Changchun overnight, was very resolute in beating and using violence to solve everything.
"The war against Russia has consumed a lot of our financial resources, and now a group of army groups in Bozhitu is fighting for the imperial court in the northwest, and Asano Munehide also has 2,000 people trapped in Japan, and if we start a war against Colombia, which is thousands of miles away, our finances will not be able to hold on." Pi Runmin also proceeded from reality, the military strength of Northern Manchu can indeed beat whoever he wants, but it costs money to fight, and Xuan Suning does not have enough money in his hand, and no matter how strong the troops are, they can't beat people.
"The imperial court is in a hurry to use troops in the northwest, and it is also for the affairs of the whole nation, and Bozhitu must support it. Asano's side can't be righteous anymore, let him toss for another month, and then withdraw it! Leave the money behind and beat Colombia. "On the Japanese side, Guo Xing'a can only add to the chaos, and now that he has a serious matter, he can only put down that side first.
"Colombia is not a small territory, although it has been in the civil war for more than 20 years, and the national strength has suffered serious losses, but it has also trained a group of experienced veterans, especially in guerrilla warfare. Our understanding of Colombia is all through the joint non-staple food business of Ma San, and the intelligence is very one-sided. To venture into war against such a country across the ocean would be disadvantageous to our army! Pi Runmin thinks that diplomatic negotiations can also achieve good results, and it is easy to mess up if you use force directly.
"It's not easy to occupy Colombia, but we're just going to take revenge, not to rule their country, so we don't have to think about it so much! Find a gap and beat them, then force them to negotiate peacefully, get back what they stook, and finally let them compensate us for our military expenses and losses! "Gohinga's purpose in sending troops to Colombia is to take revenge, he didn't want to occupy Colombia, he just wanted to beat people out of anger.
What Guo Xinga said was his own reasoning, but Pi Runmin and most of the cabinet officials did not support his opinion, once the war started, where would it be as easy to control as Guo Xinga said. Colombia is just one country in South America, and Ma San has a large industry in many other countries! Once the war starts, these industries will have to face the threat of the Colombian Navy if they are transfused to North Manchuria. Colombia's location in Panama is even more important, as North Manchuria, which passes through to deliver supplies to the Confederacy and the Eastern Commercial Republic. If the Colombian Navy intercepts Manchurian merchant ships in Panamanian waters, the cost of war against Colombia will be even higher for North Manchuria.
In the past, if the cabinet refuted Guo Xing'a's opinion, Guo Xing'a would obediently follow the good flow, even if Guo Xing'a was of strategic significance, Guo Xing'a would back down to maintain the authority of the cabinet, but this time Guo Xing'a was not obedient. Goxinga ignored the cabinet's suggestion and strongly demanded war against Colombia, and after several protests by Pi Runmin, Goxinga directly took out his big weapon against the cabinet - discipline.
When Guoxinga set up the administrative system and laws of Northern Manchuria, he left a back door for himself to prevent some policies whose meaning only he knew could not be implemented, and this back door was the discipline of government. Once Goxinga announced the proclamation of the government, it meant that North Manchuria entered a state of war, and the general Xingyuan would take away all the powers of the cabinet. He had also trained twice before, but there was a real war, and the normal functioning of the cabinet was not disturbed. This time, Guoxing Axun was completely aimed at the cabinet, and the only purpose was to forcibly start a war.
In the face of the threat of Guoxing's discipline, Pi Runmin has more things to consider. First of all, he will definitely not be able to change the matter of starting a war, and secondly, the relationship between him and Guoxinga will also fall into a freezing point, after all, once the two of them will tear their faces, it will not be easy to reconcile as before. Vice Minister Zou Degui did not express his position this time, which is a bit of a disengagement from the cabinet, but this kind of non-statement is a great threat to Pi Runmin. If Guo Xing'a turns his face with Pi Runmin because of the Colombian issue, Zou Degui can take over very smoothly, once Zou Degui escapes his suppression, Pi Runmin wants to win the highest point of power in North Manchuria, but it will be more than the sky.
"Alright! The Cabinet will declare war on Colombia, but I hope that the General can control the scale of the war, and our finances have been in crisis several times, and the General must also understand the painstaking efforts of the Cabinet ministers! Pi Runmin weighed it again and again and decided to back down and go to Colombia, which is half a world away, even if he is defeated, it is a trivial matter, and whether Zou Degui will ride on his head is the top priority.
Goxinga easily persuaded the cabinet to agree to war, but this was only a small step in the long march. It is certainly not possible to rely on one or two brigades of marines alone to cross the ocean to repair Colombia, and the army will also have to participate in the war, but who to send and how to send these people over must be carefully planned and analyzed.
Raising the prestige of our country to foreign lands is definitely a good errand to make a contribution. The smooth battle along the way also made the military leaders of Manchuria a little blind, Colombia is not a dish at all in their eyes, and they all feel that a person can settle them. Besides, going to South America to fight, how can Ma San, the big chaebol, not say that no matter who has passed, there are no benefits. Therefore, in the face of this beauty difference, the major factions have launched another competition, hoping that their own people can go to South America to make contributions.
After a round of competition, the Mongolian system and the local Eight Banners system were out one after another. Bo Zhitu and the Mongolian generals are all fighting in the northwest to help the imperial court, and the Mongolian system in Manchuria has no generals, even if this beauty is sent to them, no one can lead the army. The local Eight Banners are not of sufficient rank, they have strong financial resources, but they joined the Manchurian Army relatively late, and there are almost no of them among the senior generals, so naturally they cannot lead the army. After the Mongolian system and the local Eight Banners were out, the Huaiyang department also lost in the follow-up competition, and they did not have enough power to speak at the top of the army, and they had no generals or commanders, so naturally they could not have the last laugh.
In order to ensure the security of the homeland, the main forces of the Yellow Sea Fleet, the East China Sea Fleet, and the North Sea Fleet cannot be moved, so the main force of this attack on Colombia is the Nanyang Fleet. The navy is the main force in this war against Colombia, and there are already a large number of generals in the Nanyang Fleet and the Marine Corps in Botun, so they are naturally embarrassed to do anything more in the army.
After some struggle, the army that went to Colombia finally came to a conclusion, with one division in the Green Battalion and two independent mixed brigades in the Taiping Department. Sending troops to fight Colombia, everyone felt that sending these 40,000 people over must be enough. However, after this arrangement was reported to Guo Xing'a, he was rejected by Guo Xing'a without hesitation, and Guo Xing'a's reason was simple, he was not familiar with any of the three general-level officers sent this time. Then Guo Xing'a casually said a candidate arrangement he liked, and after getting Guo Xing'a's opinion, the Green Camp Department almost didn't cry. The two brigades of the Taiping Department did not move, but their division was replaced by a division of the Huaiyang Department and replaced by a division of the Huaiyang Department, and Guoxinga also directly appointed the commander of this division as the commander of the expeditionary force. The Fifth Division, which was transferred by Guoxing'a, was the first-class main force of the Manchurian Army, and the division commander was Cao Meng, who had emerged since the deserted village era. Cao Meng's qualifications and prestige are enough, and he is a candidate for Guoxing Aqin, and the Green Camp Department has the heart to make some small moves, and there is no room to start.
After the expeditionary force led by Cao Meng was reorganized and run-in in Dalian for half a month, the seven battleships led by Bo Dun and two brigades of the Marine Corps also rushed back to Dalian to assemble. After Goxinga personally presided over the departure ceremony, the more than 50,000 troops of the Manchurian Expeditionary Force officially set out for distant South America, ready to educate the Colombian José government.
The expeditionary force started a little late, because Colombia was now in the midst of war. Ben Chandi's North Sea escort fleet consisted of only six Seawolf-class destroyers, two Sea-Lion-class cruisers, and only one regiment of marines, but their equipment was too advanced for the Colombian army. As soon as the news of the war came, Bian Changdi did not hesitate to make a move against the Colombian Navy, killing the Colombian Navy by surprise and easily seizing sea supremacy. The Marines also landed in Panama and established forward positions in preparation for the subsequent expeditionary force.
With the strength at hand, it was not easy to do this, but the arms dealer Ma San was not idle, and his merchant guards were all engaged in the battle. The combat effectiveness of the merchant guards was not comparable to that of the regular army, but it was still enough to bully the Colombian army in guerrilla ways, and they were much more ruthless than the regular army. The Colombian government has caused catastrophe on itself because of its own impulses.