Sea breeze, sandy beach, bright moon...... There are also beauties, one of Hawaii's most charming qiē, which is now displayed in front of Zhu Jishi, ready to be admired. Oh, and there's an old man and a middle-aged English king. This was Ju's first night in Hawaii, and the location was at Empress Mathilde's villa. It's a manor house with a large private beach, and it's not a European luxury affair with modest décor. The dinner is also an oriental, French-style meal made by the Queen of Mexico, which is very rich and luxurious. After the meal, Zhu Jishi, Albert and Viscount Palmerston, all changed into light clothes, and were invited by Empress Mathilde to the beach, where they sat on beach chairs with a glass of rum and a cool sea breeze, and under the light of the dim whale oil lamp, they enjoyed the hula dance performed by Hawaiian maidens - the kind of grass skirt with the lower body covered with two coconut shells on the upper body, and then danced.

However, the three big men present had no interest in this kind of hot dance, not because they were all righteous men and gentlemen - at least Zhu Jishi and Palmerston must be good at this! It's because everyone's interest today is not on women, and they and Empress Mathilde know in their hearts that this partnership with the United States must be the last cooperation between Britain, France and Daming, the world's three major hooligans!

If America is being brought to an end, then one is back in the arms of the British Empire - whether it is a Dominion or an ally; Part of it was laughed at by Mexico, and in the future it was likely to become the domain of the Duke of Bonapart; Some continue to wear the brand of the United States to become a regional power...... At that time, the two world empires of the Ming Dynasty and France, which are "tied for second", are not the thorns in the side of the British Empire?

Viscount Palmerston, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is sitting here. But he has always declared that "the British Empire has no permanent friends." Only eternal interests" of the one!

For now, though. The three hooligans still have common interests, so they are still as close as brothers.

Seeing that none of the three big men had any interest in sexy and charming Hawaiian girls, Mathilde simply waved his hand and stopped the performance. Then he glanced at the three men with a smile and said, "Gentlemen, since you are not interested in enjoying the dance, let us use this evening to talk about something that everyone is concerned about." ”

Of course, the main thing is not the wedding of Zhu Guojie and Helena, but also the registration ceremony...... It's the American problem!

"Dear Mathilde, isn't your army trapped in Guatemala? When can I put Raphael. Carrera, that madman caught? Zhu Jishi gently turned the glass full of rum and pulled the conversation back to the ongoing Central American war.

The attack on Guatemala began in the second half of 1858 under the command of the French Mexican Minister of War, General Denaf, and the main force of the army was the enlarged Mexican Foreign Legion, with an army of almost 50,000 troops, commanded by experienced French officers. In addition, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras, which supported Empress Mathilde, and the "United Kingdom" faction of Costa Rica, also organized an army of nearly 30,000 troops. The total strength of the "United Kingdom" faction reached 80,000, which was very strong.

And their opponent is Raphael. The combined forces of the Guatemalan army commanded by Carrera and the conservative wing of El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras (that is, those who oppose reunification) have a total strength of less than 40,000 troops. But they had the support of the indigenous Indians of Guatemala...... The internal politics of Central American countries, including Mexico, in this era actually revolved around the struggle between Indians and Europeans. In most countries, these two factions work against each other, and then the national leaders change like a marquee, and naturally none of them do it well.

However, the situation in Guatemala is the opposite, because of the emergence of a strongman Carrera, the Indian faction completely overwhelmed the white European faction, and over the years it has maintained national stability, and the common people are also considered to live and work in peace and contentment, so they support Carrera as a strongman, and regard Mathilde I, an outsider, as an invader, and rise up to resist desperately, so the war is fought very fiercely. Until the beginning of 1859, the troops of the "United Kingdom" only occupied the western coastal plain of Guatemala and the sparsely populated rainforest area in the northeast, which was surrounded on three sides by Mexico. The mountainous regions of central Guatemala, including Guatemala City, are still in Rafael. Carrera's firm grip is under his control.

Hearing Emperor Zhu's somewhat gloating question, Empress Mathilde giggled, looked at her emperor lover and smiled: "Jason, you don't have to worry about Guatemala's affairs, the French emperor has already sent me reinforcements, as many as 50,000 French troops, all of them will arrive in Mexico within 3 months." In addition, the Mexican Army has also completed its mobilization, with 30,000 troops ready to be sent to the battlefield. At that time, Admiral Deneuve will have an army of 160,000 men, and he will not fail in any case. ”

50,000 French troops, 50,000 Mexican Foreign Legions, the two add up to 100,000 elites, if you can't beat Guatemala, the sun will really come out of the west. But...... It seems that the 50,000 Mexican Foreign Legion should not be so dish, there are not only 10,000 old members of the French Foreign Legion, but also a lot of Japanese mercenaries sent by Zhu Jishi, Guatemala can actually carry it until now, I am afraid that there will be a cat in it! Mathilde and Admiral Deneuve did not know that they were deliberately grinding foreign workers in order to create an excuse for the arrival of 50,000 French reinforcements......

Thinking of this, Zhu Jishi glanced at the Empress of Mexico with great meaning, this woman's surname is Bonaparte!

"His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty the Empress, I don't think there's much to discuss about the question of Guatemala, Raphael. Carrera, no matter how capable he was, could not withstand the attacks of the two empires of France and Mexico, and his defeat was only a matter of time. ”

British Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston took over the topic at this time and said, "Now it's really on our ...... The problem in front of the four countries is still the possibility of a split in the United States! From the current point of view, this trend is already obvious. On my way to Hawaii with His Royal Highness the Prince, we have met with several highly influential representatives of the southern states of the United States, all of whom are pinning their hopes on European intervention. ”

"So is Europe ready to intervene?" Zhu Jishi took a sip of rum and asked lightly.

"That's up to the interest!" Palmerston grimaced, "Those farmers in the American South think cotton is a justification for the intervention of the British Empire. ”

"It's a bit immature." Zhu Jishi sneered, and then lowered his tone, "But one thing they guessed correctly, that is, Europe will definitely intervene!" Am I right? ”

Palmerston nodded and said with a smile: "I will definitely interfere...... Because the stakes in interference are too great. And today, shouldn't we discuss the issue of interests? ”

Zhu Jishi nodded and looked at Mathilde, "France and Mexico will also send troops?" ”

The Empress shrugged her shoulders and said with a smile, "It depends on what I can get?" ”

"What do you want?"

"California, Utah, Arizona." The empress looked at Zhu Jishi with emotional eyes, "I want to establish a Kingdom of California there, and the Duke of Bonapart will become the crown prince of the Kingdom of California." ”

Zhu Jishi frowned, before this woman said that she wanted to make the Duke of Bonapart the crown prince of the United Kingdom of Central America, and now it has been replaced by the Kingdom of California......

"A Great Mexican Empire!" Viscount Palmerston smacked his lips and looked at Zhu Jishi, "Your Majesty, I think the interests of Duke Bonapart are your interests, right?" ”

Zhu Jishi nodded noncommittally and asked rhetorically: "So what does Britain want?" ”

"We just want to correct one mistake!" Prince Albert said in a low tone, "Correct a serious mistake made on September 3, 1783!" (To be continued......)