Chapter 512: America's Choice
The military and political cadres of the Tang Kingdom are all transferred from other places, and it may take a longer time, and the war against Chile continues to be in charge of Lieutenant General Niu Jiwei, and he will be transferred to the Tang Kingdom in the future, under the command of General Chen Dezhi. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Zheng Daoyou also transferred 20 vice-provincial and vice-ministerial-level cadres from other provinces to strengthen the administrative power of the Tang Kingdom.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Kingdom was headed by Wu Wenbin, the ambassador to the Chinese Empire.
In order to strengthen the military power of the Tang Kingdom, Zhang Wei ordered the 2nd Army of the Han Kingdom to transfer to the Tang Kingdom; The 350,000 white mercenaries under the command of Niu Jiwei and the 8 brigades of Japanese mercenaries were transferred to the jurisdiction of the Tang Kingdom.
After the relocation of the Pacific Fleet stationed in Hawaii, Rear Admiral Gong Jihang of the Indian Ocean Fleet was transferred to serve as the Governor of Hawaii, under the direct command of the Central Fleet, and stationed two submarine detachments and two cruiser fleets in Hawaii to patrol the Pacific Ocean and supply supplies to the islands.
Because the war against Russia was about to start, Zhang Wei was very uneasy about the situation in South America, and he took a new reconnaissance plane to South America, spending a total of six days before and after. left a new Army in Bogotá to replace the original 2nd Army; left 3 new armies in Lima City, which were respectively organized as the 2nd to 4th armies of the Tang Kingdom; Zhang Wei left behind 6 Western Zhou-class battleships, 4 Weiqing-class battlecruisers, 6 mixed cruiser formations and 4 squadrons of submarines off the coast of Buenaventura, and ordered Chen Yifeng to immediately arrange for people to establish a large military port on the west coast off Buenaventura, and in the event of a war with Europe, these warships would immediately join the Atlantic Fleet through the Isthmus Canal.
Brazil very much agreed with Li Zhaoshui's proposal to buy 3 cheap Lanfang-class battleships and 3 Lanfang-class battlecruisers, and another 2 Xia-class battleships and 2 Baiqi-class battlecruisers; leased 3 Western Zhou-class battleships and 3 Weiqing-class battlecruisers from the Xia Empire; With such a number of warships, when the Brazilian Navy is familiar with the warships, it will definitely be able to hit the American fleet.
After the formal purchase agreement was signed, a steady stream of army equipment was loaded and sent to Brazil, and the naval fleet also set off for Brazil after being organized.
On July 30, Bolivia and Paraguay simultaneously announced their accession to the Xia Empire.
At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Xia Empire announced the establishment of the Tang Kingdom, which consisted of parts of Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru.
At the same time, the government council of the Han Kingdom announced the signing of a non-aggression pact with Brazil to establish a military buffer zone in the Amazon Basin; Zheng Qiang then declared war on Chile to recover the territories of Peru and Bolivia occupied by Chile.
A series of actions by the Xia Empire and its vassal states dazzled the world; The most shocking ones were Brazil and the United States.
The Brazilian military and political officials were shocked, and they were not friendly with the Han Kingdom and the Xia Empire, they unknowingly occupied so much land in their rear, and they were even more glad that they did not transfer the state of Mato Grosso, otherwise Brazil's backyard would be even more dangerous, even so, there was a cool air behind them, and they guessed that Li Jingfa's visit to Bolivia and Paraguay would not be a good thing, but they did not expect that they would directly destroy these two countries peacefully.
Of course, Argentina was also nervous, after the Xia Empire fell to Chile, it was their turn, they hated the Chinese very much and had no choice but to transfer the army back from the front line and actively prepare for war.
Americans have dealt with the Xia Empire the longest and know the Chinese best; The Americans contained the military power of the South American countries in the front, allowing the Xia Empire to occupy so much territory in South America quietly; The Americans were very unconvinced, they worked hard to occupy such a little land, and it was unstable, and the Xia Empire took advantage of it.
The Xia Empire occupied Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay, and declared war on Chile, and the Americans at the bottom were very excited, which would relieve their pressure; However, the high-level leaders led by Theodore Roosevelt did not see it that way, they only saw the Xia Empire's greed for land, and after the Xia Empire destroyed Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, the United States and Brazil would have no use value, and they would be wiped out by the Xia Empire together.
President Roosevelt felt deceived by the Xia Empire, who had been using the United States as a gunner; In the face of the aggressive Xia Empire, South America is not a long-term residence, and if it does not act quickly, the United States will have no way out; After pondering for a long time, he decided to make two preparations: first, he must negotiate with Brazil as soon as possible, temporarily truce, and jointly deal with the Xia Empire's approaching step by step; Second, immediately send people to Europe to lobby, contact all white countries, jointly deal with the Xia Empire, and detonate the yellow-white duel in advance, and the United States is willing to serve as the vanguard of the counterattack against the Xia Empire, and use South America as one of the main battlefields of the yellow-white duel
Cabinet members sensed a dramatic change in the president and were very worried about the future of the United States.
In order to get the cabinet members and the military to support his opinions, Roosevelt made an impassioned speech at the cabinet meeting, if it did not actively face the Xia Empire, the United States would not be able to hold out after the yellow-white showdown; Helplessly, his cabinet members were frightened by the Xia Empire, and even the world's hegemonic empire, Britain, was beaten by the Xia Empire without temper, and they did not dare to start a full-scale war with the Xia Empire if the territory was occupied.
What's more, it is impossible for the European countries to unite together, now they have their own ideas, the entire European countries have divided into two military alliances, and are actively preparing for a civil war, and they will not have a decisive battle with the Xia Empire until they have a winner.
Although the commander-in-chief, Arthur MacArthur, wanted to fight a decisive battle with the Xia Empire, the United States, which had insufficient weapons and equipment and logistical supplies, could take a decisive battle with the Xia Empire? Even the American army, which can fight the alliance of 7 South American countries, is retreating step by step, and if the Xia Empire directly attacks the United States, the American army will definitely be defeated, let alone the navy.
Seeing that everyone was opposed to his viewpoint, President Roosevelt immediately threw out a solution, taking the Republic of Liberia, a colonial power of the United States, as a retreat for the United States, sending part of the army to Liberia to establish a permanent base area, open up territory, and relocate scientific research institutions, factories, and people to Liberia in batches.
Minister Taft objected: "Your Excellency, the Republic of Liberia has a total of more than 100,000 square kilometers of land, how can it feed tens of millions of people? Besides, Brazil and the Xia Empire will not let the Americans go easily. ”
President Roosevelt confidently said: "We must have the support of the Xia Empire, otherwise the Americans will not be able to go to Africa at all; As for whether it can feed tens of millions of people in the United States, it depends on the ability of our army. How many Americans can't feed? ”
Everyone wondered how the Xia Empire could support the Americans to migrate to Africa. There is also a question, that is, what to do with the Xia Empire after the Americans gained a foothold in Africa?
In the face of everyone's questions, President Roosevelt smiled and said: "The first question, I will find a way to get the Xia Empire to agree; As for the second question, let's see, is there still a safe place in the world now? Let's take it one step at a time. ”
As you imagine, there is really no safe place in the world, and even in Europe, the atmosphere of war is getting stronger and stronger.