Chapter 509: Brazil's Choice
When Brazil received a visit from Li Jingfa, the foreign minister of the Han Kingdom, the relevant personnel were very excited, and if they could get along with the Han Kingdom, they would be able to obtain great benefits. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although they all know that the Han Kingdom is very greedy for land, there are still some lucks and even some illusions in their hearts; However, they cannot be blamed for this, the pressure on them from the Americans is too great, and the production and life of the people of the whole country have been seriously damaged, and if they cannot stop the attack of the Americans and stabilize the current situation as soon as possible, Brazil will die sooner or later.
Now that the U.S. forces are attacking southwest along the San Francisco River, the Navy is working with the Army to occupy the coastal areas north of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and Brazil can only rely on the favorable topography of the Brazilian Altiplano and Paraná Plateau, as well as the numerous mountains along the coast.
More importantly, the U.S. military is advancing westward from the Amazon River, preparing to enter the interior of Brazil and outflank the Brazilian government. Had it not been for the fact that the Han Kingdom did not allow American warships to enter the Amazon River, and for the poor traffic conditions in the rainforest, they would have completed their occupation of Brazil long ago.
In view of the danger of the Brazilian Government being besieged, the Minister of War, General Hermes Rodríguez da Fonseca, strongly endorsed the President's proposal to transfer the lands on both sides of the Amazon River to the Han Kingdom.
And the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron Leo Blanco, suggested: "Your Excellency, if we can set up defenses in Cuiabá, the whole northwest will be very safe, and the north and northeast of Tocantins and can't sail at all, and the whole northern region can be said to be worry-free, why give those lands to the Han Kingdom?" I'm afraid I won't be able to return. ”
The Confluence of the Roncador and Paresis Mountains at Cuiabá, where Cuiabá is located, is a very important strategic location, as long as this pass is held, the enemy from the northwest of Brazil cannot threaten their security; The Tocantins River, east of the Roncador Mountains, originates in the Brazilian Altiplano, with many rapids and waterfalls, and is almost navigable; In the foreign minister's view, it was impossible for the Americans to transfer troops on a large scale to encircle Brazil under the transportation conditions at that time, and it was completely unnecessary to give these lands to the Han Kingdom; According to the greed of the Han Kingdom and the Xia Empire for land, as long as these lands are handed over, there is no possibility of recovering them.
The Minister of War retorted forcefully: "Your Excellency, it is better to lose a part of the land than to be destroyed. ”
At this time, everyone saw the purpose of the United States to destroy Brazil.
President Alfonso Moreira Pena said patiently: "Your Excellency, I have many purposes for doing this, one of which is to intensify the contradiction between the United States and the Han Kingdom. If they approve it, they will hand over some of the areas they occupy to the Han Kingdom, so that the Americans' hearts will not be comfortable, if the Americans do not approve of it, there will definitely be a big conflict between the two countries, so the Americans will not be happy anyway, if we lose the support of the Xia Empire and the Han Kingdom, we will have a chance to defeat the United States; The second is to let the Han Kingdom defend our back road to avoid being surrounded by the Americans, and at the same time to avoid fighting on two fronts; The third is to use the land that cannot be profitable for the time being in exchange for sufficient war resources, and invest in the war as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult for Brazil to survive. ”
As for the first reason, the foreign minister understands very well, that is, the so-called divisive plan or the plan to kill two birds with one stone; He can also understand the third reason; He only had a different opinion on the second point, so he said: "Your Excellency, we don't have to fight on two fronts, and the Americans will not fight on two fronts either, so that their front will be shortened, but it will be more beneficial to them." ”
President Alfonso Moreira Pena sighed and said with emotion: "It is better to rely on no one than on yourself, Peru surrendered, Chile transferred its army and navy back to defend the Han Kingdom, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia are too weak, and Argentina has different ideas, only hopes that Brazil will stand up to the front, as long as Brazil can withstand it, they will never go all out; In this case, Brazil should strengthen its navy and army, where will the equipment come from, where will the logistics come from? It was only after the Americans sold their territory that they received a lot of aid from the Xia Empire, and they plundered a lot of wealth from Mexico and other countries, which supported them to fight against Brazil for so long; Rather than letting the Americans occupy all the territory and destroy Brazil, it is better to exchange land for some aid while there is still a chance to let Brazil live. ”
Since the last seizure of the Peruvian army and navy led to the surrender of Peru to the Han Kingdom very quickly, Brazil did not dare to detain Chile again when it withdrew the army and navy, for fear of causing Chile to surrender to the Han Kingdom.
Everyone understands that the situation that Brazil is facing at the end of its rope and that if it does not adopt the president's proposal, Brazil will only be destroyed by the United States.
The chief of the general staff said: "Ladies and gentlemen, after the surrender of Peru, intelligence officers reported that the domestic situation in Bolivia and Paraguay is not optimistic, and this time the foreign minister of the Han Kingdom visited them first, and a secret agreement must have been reached. ”
The Minister of War said: "I don't have much hope for these two countries. “
The foreign minister said: "Your Excellency, I understand the difficulties that the country is currently facing, I just feel that if we defeat the United States, the Han Kingdom will also launch a war against Brazil, and we still can't resist it." ”
"Let's talk about defeating the United States first, we can only take one step at a time." The president sighed.
The Minister of the Navy also supported the president's approach, if it could get the support of the Han Kingdom or the Xia Empire, Brazil would definitely form a more advanced and powerful fleet, so he said: "Everyone, now it's better to think about what kind of assistance you can get by handing over these territories to the Han Kingdom, you must know that the territory north of the Amazon River has been occupied by the Han Kingdom, and there is not much territory south of the Amazon River." “
"The area south of the Amazon is only a part of the states of Pará and the Amazon, but even a part of these two states is enough for 1.5 million square kilometers, plus the canton of Acre, which is already quite a lot," said the chief of the General Staff. “
The Secretary of the Navy reminded: "Chief of the General Staff, there is still a part of the state of Pará that is under the control of the Americans. “
The president said: "It's okay, then let the Han Kingdom negotiate with the Americans, how to deal with it is their problem; Now let's discuss what kind of support we hope to get from the Han Kingdom. “
The chief of the general staff said: "Your Excellency, your Excellency, more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land, even if it is not of high value, at least 300 million Xia yuan of aid from the Xia Empire, what do you think?" “
Everyone nodded, unanimously agreed with the opinion of the chief of the general staff, and felt that more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land was enough for 300 million summer yuan.
"Currency can only work for us if it is exchanged for strategic goods, otherwise it is a pile of waste paper," the president said. Each department summarizes the required materials and reports them to the General Staff, and then discusses and decides; Negotiations with the Xia Empire were carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General Staff, and opinions were to be presented as soon as possible. “
"Yes, Your Excellency!" The crowd hurriedly replied.
Now that the president has decided to exchange land for aid, they can only try their best to cooperate and try to get more aid from the Han Kingdom.