Lieutenant General Ren Xueyuan reported the results of the battle on the outskirts of the Brazilian capital to General Chen Dezhi, who was very satisfied with the achievements of the officers and men at the front, especially the method of using the Brazilian army as a whetstone to temper the army's combat effectiveness. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 For this reason, he made a special report to the General Staff, noting the importance of sniper rifles on the battlefield, which is more timely and accurate than supporting artillery when eliminating the enemy's heavy machine gunners and light machine gunners on the battlefield, and can also kill and injure a large number of enemy grassroots officers and soldiers, and destroy the enemy's command system, and suggested increasing the number of heavy sniper rifles equipped with troops.

After Zhang Wei saw the report, he felt that in this state of confrontation, the role of sniper rifles was really great, and the Brazilian army was powerless to fight back, and it seemed that it was very necessary to increase the number of heavy sniper rifle equipment in the troops. If it weren't for the fact that Bartley's sniper rifles and bullets were too expensive, he would have liked to have one for every squad; The General Staff was ordered to develop a plan to equip the troops with more Bartle sniper rifles, and to give heavy rewards to snipers on the Brazilian front.

After learning that His Majesty the Emperor was going to reward them, many snipers on the Brazilian front line became even more enthusiastic, and all of them threw themselves into the first line of defense and began to hunt Brazilian officers and soldiers in a frenzy.

By the end of February, the Brazilian officers and soldiers had no confidence to resist under Ren Xueyuan's piecemeal tactics. The senior military and political officials also realized that the situation of the war continued to deteriorate, and they would die not at the hands of the enemy, but also at the hands of these officers and soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit; They are helpless and unmorale against the enemy, but they are unkind to their own people, and they can do anything to survive; In South America, however, there is a fine tradition of military coups, and they have to guard against them.

By this time, the Brazilian Minister of War, Hermes Rodríguez da Fonseca, had lost his ambitions and was helpless against the current erosion of the war.

The President of Brazil, Alfonso Moreira Pena, approached the Foreign Minister and asked politely: "Your Excellency, are the ambassadors of all countries unwilling to mediate?" ”

The eldest Baron Leo Blanco replied in disappointment: "Your Excellency, anyone can see that the Xia Empire is going to destroy Brazil, not just ask Brazil to surrender, otherwise the Xia Empire will not have the title of "Executioner of the Destruction of the Country", and it is their tradition to destroy the country. Besides, now that the European countries are too busy to take care of themselves, how can they have the time and energy to take care of our national affairs? “

The president was very saddened that Brazil was going to perish at his hands. He knew that since the founding of the Xia Empire, there have been too many countries that have perished, even the protectorates of the British Empire have been destroyed several times, not to mention Brazil, a second-rate country with no strength, no background and no backers, as long as the opportunity is right, how can they live?

Seeing the president's hesitant expression, the foreign minister suggested and said firmly: "Your Excellency the president, the capital is surrounded, and there is no chance to escape, let's take the initiative to surrender to the Chinese, maybe for the sake of voluntary surrender, let us people leave, as long as we live, we still have a chance." “

"If your Excellency has any ideas, you might as well say it directly."

The foreign minister suggested: "Your Excellency, the Xia Empire has formed a world in which the Xia Empire is the enemy of the world, and I believe that all the white countries in Europe are deeply affected, and they will definitely not give up the opportunity to defeat the Xia Empire, and one day all the white people will unite against the Chinese, and if the white people win and the Xia Empire is crippled, that is the time for us to restore the country; Your Excellency, take a step back and open the sky, as long as we live, we can wait until that time. “

The president thought about it for a while and felt that what the foreign minister said was very right, only if you are alive will you have a chance; At present, the most rebellious country in Europe is Germany, if it were not for the Germans sending officers and selling them huge cannons, Brazil would not be able to hold on to today, and in the future, the Germans will definitely lead all the whites to resist the hegemony of the Xia Empire, and at present, Germany and the Xia Empire have the best superficial relationship, and it may be better for them to mediate; Although the British Empire is known as the hegemonic empire of the world, they have been beaten by the Xia Empire and have no heart to resist, so they are not worth relying on.

After thinking about it carefully, the president resolutely made up his mind, and he ordered: "Your Excellency, quickly contact the German ambassador in Rio de Janeiro, and ask them to intercede, if it happens, I will agree that all Brazilian soldiers will join the battle sequence of the German army as mercenaries, of course, provided that the Xia Empire can let our army leave safely, which needs to be fought for by the Germans." “

The Brazilian Foreign Minister was very surprised by this order, but he was a clever man, and he understood the president's purpose with a little thought, and he felt that the president's decision was too wise; There are many Germans and German commanders in the Brazilian army, I believe that they will not give up their own people, and they must have sufficient bargaining chips to ask for help, and these hundreds of thousands of veterans who have been baptized by war are a great gift from Brazil to the Germans, and I believe they will be moved.

Seeing that the Foreign Minister did not speak, the President thought that he did not agree with this plan, so he added: "Your Excellency, I know that you will be bitter about this approach, but Germany has helped Brazil a lot, and without them we would not be able to hold on to what we are doing now; The European countries, and Germany still have some feelings for Brazil, and their spirit of resistance is also the strongest, not only have they not been hit by the Xia Empire, on the contrary, the Xia Empire has a lot of support for them, as long as they dare to fight against the Chinese, their chances of victory are the greatest; I have no confidence in other countries, not only because they have no spirit of resistance, but more importantly, they have been frightened by the Xia Empire and have lost their self-confidence in fighting against the yellow race; I firmly believe that only by following in the footsteps of the Germans will we have the day to return to our country, and for now we can only accept this reality. “

The foreign minister said: "Your Excellency, I understand what you mean, I personally strongly support your decision, but I don't know what the rest of the cabinet and the army think, will they also support this plan?" “

The president smiled and said, "Your Excellency, they will definitely support this decision, if they can come up with a better way, we don't have to be so aggrieved." We have not yet received a clear answer from the Germans, and I do not want the news to spread, otherwise it will not succeed and we will be more passive. “

The foreign minister thought to himself that no one would give up the opportunity and that they would certainly support the plan when the time came, so he said: "Yes, Your Excellency the President, I will go and talk to the German ambassador." “

The president was very satisfied with the attitude of the foreign minister, and said with satisfaction: "I am relieved that Your Excellency the Baron can think like this, and I wish you success!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the President, you will definitely live up to your mission!" The foreign minister said firmly, he did not believe that the Germans were not interested in such a big fat; Now that the situation on the front line is becoming more and more erosive, he must act quickly, otherwise if there is a coup d'état or riots in the army, everything will be in vain.