Spain definitely had a part in the bombing, otherwise the Apache would not have been able to get their hands on so many effective explosives. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info But it is not enough for the Dons to use logic alone as a reason to go to war against the Spaniards. Therefore, Datang needs a relatively more convincing reason to support its own troops against Spain.

In fact, it is not difficult to do this, and the Datang Military Intelligence Department has sent a large number of agents to collect intelligence in New Mexico and Mexico City, but of course, this kind of intelligence collection work may not have significant results. That's okay, because Datang will create a plausible reason for Spain, whether it is true or not, but at least in the eyes of the outside world, it is a reason worth waging war, and at the same time it can be accepted by Datang's own people.

And what is even more coincidental is that when the Tang people sent agents to inquire about the news, there were two Mexicans in Tucson who surprised the Tang people.

The two men were brought before an administrative officer in charge of intelligence and security in Tucson, who asked straight to the point, "Do you have any important information to share with us?" ”

One of the Mexicans saluted and said, "This gentleman, the two of us are two freelance employees who serve Captain Lopez of the Spanish army, and we have always been full of affection for Datang. Who knows, not long ago, when we followed Lopez to the tribes of the Apache to trade with them, we learned that the chief of the White Mountain tribe of West Apache, Esquat, had united seven Apache tribes, dozens of tribes, large and small, to form an Apache Alliance, the purpose of which was to get along with the Tang Dynasty of your country. Captain Lopez stupidly sold them a batch of weapons, which included a bag of explosives. We fear that this group of damned Apache people may be bad for your country. Quickly fled from Lopez's ranks. I've come to Tucson to report to your country. ”

The officer didn't know if the two guys knew that the bombing had happened, but said, "Thank you for your sincerity, but unfortunately, the Apache have used this explosive to blow up our railroad and cause a train to derail, killing more than 200 people." ”

The two Mexicans looked extremely surprised, but the officials were able to roughly deduce it. These two guys should at least calculate that this has happened.

"It's--it's so appalling that the Apache will be punished by God."

The official's expression remained unchanged and said, "Your God will not make any moves, but we Tang people will definitely do this." The testimony of both is extremely important, and we will need both to come to our country to give more detailed testimony and to correct the despicable and hostile acts of the Spanish officer Lopez. ”

At this time, a Mexican man said with a slight twist: "Ah, after all, we are still from the Kingdom of Spain, and if we come out to identify Captain Lopez, I'm afraid it will not be appropriate...... And. We took a very big risk to get out of him......"

The officer nodded. I understood what these two people meant, and he said: "We all understand the sufferings of the two, and for the important contributions of the two, Datang will not be stingy with kindness, I can only assure the two of you that the rewards you get will definitely be much greater than you expected." ”

The two Mexicans were overjoyed, and they chose to betray Lopez, originally planning to defect to the Tang people. In fact, in recent years, there have been a lot of people who have come to Datang from Mexico to serve, most of them are Indians, there are also some native whites, and Datang even has an infantry regiment composed of pure Mexicans. For these people, the contradiction between Datang and Spain is not an aspect that needs to be considered, and their own interests are the most important.

These two people's minds are very lively, although Lopez pays attention to the people around him, but when Lopez has thoughts that are unfavorable to Datang, these two people feel that they have a great benefit. As long as they can give a message to the Tang people and sell valuable information, they can send at least one payment. At that time, maybe they won't be able to stay in Mexico, but at least they will be able to go to the Bahamas in the Tang Dynasty to be happy. Datang has turned the original pirate den into a current resort, and many people have gone to the Bahamas to make a living and live.

It's just that even these two guys didn't expect that their arrival was to send a pillow to sleep, giving Datang the most complete intelligence chain, and with specific certification, they could directly nail Spain to the ground. Although Lopez is an explorer merchant on the outside, he is also an officer under the Spanish throne and has a position in the colonial government, and this relationship can be directly described as the Spanish official is inseparable from this incident.

As a result, these two people were quickly regarded as important assets by the Datang Military Intelligence Department and immediately transported back to Los Angeles, and their testimony was recorded. First of all, this situation fermented in the Tang Dynasty, before the Qing State interrupted the trade with the Tang Dynasty, it caused such a big wave, this time it caused more than 200 deaths and injuries, and even the subsequent economic losses are incalculable, and it also completely detonated the anger of the Tang people who have been busy with their own lives.

Especially after the two intelligence informants told the specific ins and outs and announced it on the mainstream media of Datang, the Tang people burned their anger on the heads of the Spaniards, who they usually looked down upon. All groups and strata in the country are shouting for punishment and revenge against Apache and Spain. Some citizens also spontaneously came to the Spanish embassy and consulate in Datang to serve with things like stones and eggs.

A week later, it appeared in the hands of the Spanish governor of Mexico City. At the same time, the Tang Embassy in Spain also officially submitted a war letter to King Carlos III of Spain, and completely suspended all diplomatic relations and agreements between the Tang Republic and Spain, declaring that the two countries were in a state of war. The annex includes the testimonies of two Mexicans.

Immediately, the diplomats and business personnel of the Tang Dynasty in Spain all evacuated Spain, some temporarily went to France, and some returned to China.

On the night of hearing the news, King Carlos III of Spain died violently, and Spain was thrown into chaos. Within a few hours after the Tang Dynasty submitted its war report to Spain, the army of the Tang West Coast Military Region either entered New Mexico by rail, or drove directly into Baja California, and a war broke out that was not carefully prepared, but was still powerful. (To be continued.) )