With the clouds of war in the world and the high prices of strategic materials, South American countries such as Peru and Chile, whose war has not yet reached their territory, have obtained astonishing wealth by exporting copper, zinc, tin, saltpeter and other war materials. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After Chen Yifeng returned to Chang'an City, he immediately summoned the people in the General Staff to discuss countermeasures, and invited Premier Zheng Qiang and Foreign Minister Li Jingfa to help come up with ideas, in fact, he wanted them to cooperate with the action.

After listening to Chen Yifeng's introduction, Cao Jiachuan and the others were very happy in their hearts, and there was soon another war.

After listening to the introduction, Li Jingfa took the lead in speaking: "The decision of the meeting is correct, the Han Kingdom is not ready, the United States and the 7-nation alliance are even worse prepared, and the longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be for them; In particular, the alliance of seven countries, Chile and Peru are rich in gold, silver, copper, zinc, saltpeter and other strategic materials, and Argentina has developed agriculture and animal husbandry. ”

Lieutenant General Cao Jiachuan hurriedly said: "What the foreign minister said is right, we must start attacking immediately. ”

Zheng Qiang said: "We can slowly occupy one country after another, the intensity of the war must be controlled, aiming to eliminate their population, occupy their territory, and at the same time train officers and soldiers, now millions of mercenaries, combat effectiveness is very poor, without the baptism of war, can not become a strong army, so control the rhythm, let them grow up slowly." ”

Chen Yifeng said: "Okay, let's do it." ”

Subsequently, Chen Yifeng made deployments, the 1st Army was still stationed in Chang'an City and surrounding cities, the 2nd Army was transferred to the front line of Primorsky Province, the 3rd Army was stationed in the provinces north of the Orinoco River, and the 4th Army was stationed in the Guyana Special Region; Lieutenant General Cao Jiachuan accompanied the 4th Army to defend Georgetown City; He was transferred from the General Staff to Guayaquil as the commander-in-chief of the war against Peru.

Originally, Cao Jiachuan wanted to fight for the commander-in-chief of the war against Peru, but he was rejected by Chen Yifeng, and good things can't always be enjoyed by one person, so he asked him to go to the Guyana Special Region to guard against the Americans, which made him a little disappointed.

Niu Jiwei was the assistant that Zhang Wei assigned to him after the establishment of the Qi State, and he never had the opportunity to go to the battlefield, and this time he was transferred to the front line to give him a chance to display his talents. They regard their military exploits as extremely important, which is related to their personal growth, the promotion of military ranks, and many other things, so Niu Jiwei is very happy and promises to resolutely fulfill the orders of the General Staff Headquarters.

Troops began to move, and mercenaries began to move to the frontline areas or port areas to prepare for war.

The first white mercenary army on the Peruvian front had 20 brigades, 5 divisions, 2 corps, a total of 350,000 men, and 8 brigades of Japanese mercenaries.

The commander of the Pacific Fleet, Gan Pinghai, was extremely supportive of the South American war, and sent five Western Zhou-class battleships, three battle cruisers, four cruiser formations, and 30 destroyers to fight in South America.

In order not to arouse the transitional alarm of the G-7 alliance, Gampin Marine will set up his headquarters in Buenaventura and send 1 mixed fleet of cruisers and 2 submarine squadrons to garrison the port of Guayaquil as an early warning and naval forward base, this time his goal is to directly occupy the port of Lima and build a naval base there.

The military mobilization of the Han Kingdom did not hide from the eyes of the spies stationed by the Seven-Nation Alliance, and the Seven-Nation Alliance immediately protested to Foreign Minister Li Jingfa.

Ambassador Li Jingfa gave a detailed reply, saying that army mobilization is a normal training subject, and the troops will change guards every year; The naval maneuver was to protect the security of the isthmus canal and the safety of the coastal oil fields, coal mines, and ports of the Han Kingdom.

The Panama Canal, named the Isthmus Canal, was put into trial operation on June 18, three years ahead of its design time; The warships purchased by the United States were the first warships to pass through the canal, which provided an important basis for the later mobilization of the Empire's navy.

On July 1, 3 brigades of Japanese mercenaries and 10 brigades of mixed-blood mercenaries and 1 national defense division of the Han Kingdom took the lead in launching an attack on Lima, the capital of Peru, under the protection of the naval fleet; At noon on the same day, the mercenaries stationed in the city of Tumbes crossed the border line and entered Peruvian territory to launch a general attack on Peru from the coast.

On the afternoon of July 1, the Han Dynasty declared war on Peru.

Now the mood of the Americans is very complicated, after purchasing weapons from the Han Dynasty and the Xia Empire, the combat effectiveness of the army has been greatly improved, and there is a naval deterrence, morale is high, and it has shifted from the stage of strategic retreat to the strategic counteroffensive; Originally, they planned to wait for the navy to become familiar with the new battleships and first defeat the combined fleet of the 7-nation alliance, then occupy Paraguay and Uruguay, and advance the battle line to the Argentine border, and then the war entered the stalemate stage, holding out until the yellow and white duel, but they did not expect the Han Kingdom to take the lead in launching a war against Peru.

This is not a good thing for the Americans, and Anderson, the ambassador to Beijing, has already sent a telegram to China, beware of the conspiracy and exploitation of the Xia Empire, and with the neighbor of the Han Kingdom, the future of the United States is not optimistic.

In fact, President Theodore Roosevelt had long seen the conspiracy of the Xia Empire, and he could do nothing about the Xia Empire, all he could do was to delay time, as long as the seven-nation alliance in South America was not eliminated, the United States would have use value, and the Xia Empire would not directly attack the Americans; If the United States can survive the yellow-white duel and the white man wins, the United States can still exist, dominate South America, and even fight back to North America and regain its original territory, then the United States will become the new hegemon of the world; If the white people fail by then, then the United States will not be able to exist alone.

Therefore, he ordered the American army to slow down the counteroffensive and build fortifications on the spot while counteroffensive, the purpose of which was to continuously expand the Americans' gains and boost morale, and to reduce the military pressure on the enemy. Let the 7-nation alliance fight well with the Great Han Kingdom; More importantly, these fortifications will be of great use in the future, after the Han Kingdom destroys the 7-nation alliance, it will definitely launch a war against the United States from their territory, so these fortifications will become their southern front blocking positions.

Secretary of War Taft and Commander-in-Chief of the Front, Admiral Arthur MacArthur, were opposed to the President's orders, but President Roosevelt was now more and more powerful and authoritarian, and if they did not obey the orders, they would soon be replaced.

President Roosevelt's idea was very good, if the United States could not fight against the 7-nation alliance and achieve the goal of depleting the populations of both sides, the Xia Empire would personally intervene and would not allow them to live until after the yellow-white showdown.

In fact, the leaders of the 7-nation alliance are not stupid, and they also see the doorway, which leads them to work together when they fight against the United States, and the Americans who fight keep retreating, but when they fight against the Xia Empire, they are powerless, and the leaders of each country have their own small calculations. The United States is the lackey of the Xia Empire, and their role is to contain the G-7 Alliance, and as long as the G-7 Alliance is not destroyed, the United States will still have a certain value for the Xia Empire, and it will be necessary to exist.

Similarly, as long as the 7-nation alliance holds out until the yellow and white showdown, if the white side wins, they will take advantage of the situation to counterattack, and they will be able to occupy more territory and expand their own power.

The important thing is how to keep the G7 in place for so long?