On January 1, 1912, the Tang Kingdom was established in a low-key manner, and only Feng Guoqiang, chief of the general staff of the Lu Kingdom, Chen Yifeng, chief of the general staff of the Han Kingdom, and Lu Chuanya and Gan Pinghai, commanders of the North Atlantic Fleet and the South Atlantic Fleet, came to congratulate him. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, the 210mm and 280mm howitzers that Germany aided Brazil attacked the Americans and retreated one after another, that is, the speed of these heavy guns was too slow under the traffic conditions at that time, otherwise the American army would have been completely annihilated.

In view of this purge of the United States, President Roosevelt sent Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks to congratulate the establishment of the Tang Kingdom, with the aim of seeking the support of the Tang Kingdom to jointly destroy Brazil and preserve the vitality of the United States.

Foreign Minister Wu Wenbin held a brief meeting with Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks.

Charles W. Fairbanks was very satisfied with the hospitality of the Tang Kingdom, and he knew that the opportunity was rare to meet with the Foreign Minister of the Tang Kingdom, so he made a straightforward suggestion after a brief greeting: "Your Excellency, according to our intelligence, Brazil has purchased a large number of heavy weapons from Germany, and Germany has sent a large number of commanders to fight in the Brazilian army, which has seriously damaged the balance of power in South America. The United States is willing to join forces with the Tang Kingdom to destroy Brazil, and after the war, the United States will move to Africa to develop, and all the territory of Brazil will be owned by the Tang Kingdom. “

Wu Wenbin said enthusiastically: "Haha, Your Excellency Vice President, thank you for the information you provided, this is very important to the kingdom. However, your suggestion is not up to me, I must report it to the Prime Minister and the Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom Council, who will make the decision, and I will contact you as soon as I have any news. “

"Your Excellency Foreign Minister Lao has bothered you."

Wu Wenbin said politely: "Your Excellency Vice President, you have seen the outside, the Xia Empire and the United States have maintained good diplomatic relations for many years, and the Tang Kingdom is just established, and its strength is not very strong, but as long as your country has any difficulties, the Tang Kingdom will definitely be duty-bound to help to continue the friendship between our two countries." “

Charles W. Fairbanks said happily: "Thank you so much, Your Excellency the Foreign Minister, the United States has indeed encountered a little difficulty, that is, the transport ships going to Africa often disappear inexplicably, and we have sent a fleet to reconnoiter for a long time without results, I hope that your navy will help to investigate, and I believe that with the strong strength of your navy fleet, we will be able to solve the matter and ensure the safety of the US transport ships to Africa." “

In fact, he knew that the sunken ship was done by the Xia Imperial Navy, but the United States had no evidence, and Charles W. Fairbanks had cursed the Chinese tens of millions of times in his heart, and he was still pretending to be so calm on the surface, and he still had to smile at the Chinese, he felt that he was too hypocritical, and he was disgusting.

"Thank you for your trust in the Tang Kingdom, I will definitely report this news to the commander of the naval fleet as soon as possible, if the kingdom naval fleet can solve it, we will definitely not shirk."

Hearing Wu Wenbin's answer, Charles W. Fairbanks felt that the United States was saved, and said excitedly: "Thank you so much Your Excellency the Foreign Minister!" “

Wu Wenbin made a detailed report to Chen Dezhi on his meeting with Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, who felt that uniting with the United States to destroy Brazil was a shortcut that would save a lot of trouble, so he did not delay and immediately sent people to invite Feng Guohua, Chen Yifeng, and others to discuss countermeasures.

After everyone arrived, Wu Wenbin recounted the incident again.

Chen Yifeng immediately stated: "This is very good, I support it!" If we unite with Brazil to destroy the United States, we will have to join forces to destroy Brazil afterwards, which will be very difficult; If the United States were united to destroy Brazil and the Americans withdrew, the war would be over, and all the territory in South America would be imperial. “

Chen Dezhi said with some concern: "Your Majesty originally asked to weaken the strength of the Americans as much as possible, otherwise they will still be the fierce enemies of the empire in the future." “

Gan Pinghai said: "Haha, now it has been weakened very much, and we have completed the task assigned by His Majesty." “

Feng Guohua said: "I support joining forces with the Americans to destroy Brazil, and I do not recommend weakening the United States too much, otherwise they will not be the opponents of Britain and France when they arrive in Africa, then the war in Africa will not be exciting enough." “

Wu Wenbin said: "Now the US military in Africa is confronting France, and Britain has not intervened for the time being, if the US troops on the Brazilian battlefield go to Africa, the French will not be the opponent of the United States." “

Feng Guohua said: "The Americans have no industrial base in Africa, and after several moves, their family resources are almost tossed, and they will fight with the French to fight a protracted war, and in the end the Americans will still lose miserably." “

Chen Dezhi said: "They have formed an alliance with Germany, and with Germany as a backup, it is unlikely that the Americans will fail." “

Wu Wenbin said: "What is important between countries is interests, even if the United States and Germany form an alliance, Germany still supports Brazil to beat the Americans, and the Germans are just using the Americans to contain Britain and France in Africa. “

Feng Guohua said: "Therefore, I do not recommend that the Americans be weakened too much, so that they can gain a firm foothold in Africa and have the spare strength to confront Britain and France, I suggest that the navy immediately stop the attack on American transport ships, and report to Your Majesty the plan of uniting the United States to destroy Brazil, and let Your Majesty decide." “

Chen Dezhi said: "Okay, report to Your Majesty first, and Your Majesty will decide." “

Zhang Wei was very interested in the joint telegram sent by Chen Dezhi and others, and felt that their analysis was very correct, and they could not weaken the strength of the Americans too much, they did not have a complete industrial base, so there was nothing to worry about for the Xia Empire, if the weakening was too serious, it would not play its due role; And it is indeed very convenient to unite with the United States to destroy Brazil.

Li Zhaoshui proposed: "Your Majesty, I propose to attach a condition to the United States, the United States must settle its arrears and compensation to the empire in advance before withdrawing to Africa, and I don't want to go to Africa to ask for debts." ”

Lu Weimin suggested: "Your Majesty, I propose that all the Brazilian troops be wiped out, that their surrender be not accepted, and that the German officers stationed in the Brazilian battlefield be wiped out on the battlefield as much as possible, and that all the German soldiers should be annihilated; The anti-submarine patrol planes of the Tang Kingdom and the Han Kingdom intensified their patrols along the coast of South America, and immediately sank foreign submarines when they found them, preventing Germany from sending submarines to pick up their officers. “

Zhang Wei thought for a while and said, "Okay, you immediately send a telegram back to Chen Dezhi and them, agreeing to their plan to unite with the United States to destroy Brazil; I ordered Lu Chuanya, commander of the North Atlantic Fleet, to immediately stop the attack on American merchant ships, so that the United States could save a little more vitality so that it could detonate a war in Europe, and at the same time add the suggestions of the two of you to the telegram, and say that it is my decision. “

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks gladly accepted the conditions put forward by the Xia Empire to pay off the arrears and compensation in advance, and they happened to give the Xia Empire the goods that could not be transported to Africa, and even saved the freight.

As a result, Foreign Minister Wu Wenbin signed a joint treaty with US Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks on behalf of the Tang Kingdom, deciding to jointly destroy Brazil in exchange for a way out for the Americans.

After receiving Zhang Wei's telegram, Lu Chuanya immediately ordered the submarine team to stop the attack on the US transport ships and return to port to rest and recuperate.

Charles W. Fairbanks successfully signed a joint treaty with the Tang Kingdom, and at the same time, news came from Africa that American transport ships were no longer attacked, which made high-ranking American military and political officials breathe a sigh of relief, and it seems that the greedy nature of the Xia Empire for land has not changed.