A few days after Li Guang returned to Datang Island, Premier Yuan once again visited South America with a diplomatic mission. This visit is completely different from previous diplomatic visits, and Haitang has greatly shown its face in the international community. Haitang appeared as a mediator in the war between Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Chile, and was the only mediator in the three South American countries.

Originally, things like this are generally the dishes in the bowls of big countries such as Britain and the United States, otherwise they are also the stage where Argentina or Brazil, a large South American country, should exert their international influence. Don't forget, during the Anti-Japanese War in Shanghai, Chairman Chiang also prayed for mediation by the League of Nations, to put it bluntly, he begged Britain and the United States to emphasize a stop. But this time, the three countries unanimously asked Haitang to mediate.

The three South American countries have been fighting for several years, and although the scale cannot be compared with the Asian and European theaters, the three countries that were already poor and weak have exhausted their last strength, suffered heavy casualties among officers and soldiers, and collapsed their economies. Whether it is the Peruvian side of Bolivia or the Chilean side, it is really impossible to fight.

Mediating a war is a thankless task on the surface, and if you are not careful, you will offend a certain country. But the hidden interests behind it are so great that they are simply incalculable.

The direct benefit is that Haitang can legitimately participate in the economic cake of these three countries. No matter how bad it is, it can win allies in international politics. Indirectly, Haitang has since become a "great power" in international affairs.

What is the use of the name "great power"?

Just look at the role of the U.S. attitude in the South China Sea disputes in the 21st century. For the current Haitang, this thing is a big killer of prestige. It's just a matter of being able to meet but not to be found. Therefore, the diplomatic mission sent by Haitang this time is of a very high standard, and it is not only Premier Yuan and Foreign Minister Yan who sent it. Dozens of representatives from the business community were also on the way.

There are two main reasons why such a good thing can fall on Haitang: First, Haitang only has a resource demand for South America, which is a normal business category and no one objects. Haitang has no desire for political control (and, of course, no ability). At this point, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile see very clearly, and they don't want to lure the wolf into the house. ）

Second. The three South American countries set fire to each other in the war last year, burning a large amount of farmland, and food is extremely scarce. Famine has broken out. The Haitang State not only controlled Uruguay's agricultural exports, but also received a share of Argentina's grain exports. More importantly, Haitang now has a lot of grain in its hands and is a well-known grain exporter.

Grain. Against the backdrop of four or four years of world production cuts. It's a real sought-after commodity. Food is a weapon. Haitang is not just looking at money at the moment, but also selling grain. In this context, Haitang has become the preferred mediator of the three South American countries, and it is the only one.

Later, under the mediation of the Haitang diplomatic mission, the war between the three South American countries came to an end. One of the most important provisions of the armistice was the cession of the northern seaport of Arica.

In return, Bolivia ceded the same area of land on the border between the two countries to Chile. In exchange.

Peru, for its part, bears the cost of building a freeport's road, rail, and port.

The area became a free port jointly administered by the three countries.

On the face of it, Bolivia suffers the most. A large tract of land was ceded. However, Bolivia has given a large part of the mountainous area and an outlet to the sea, which has given an immeasurable boost to its economy. Bolivia was therefore not satisfied, but accepted the agreement.

For Chile, there is no loss of land area, and there is also an account for the people. Moreover, the free port, and one-third of the property rights belong to Chile, it should be said that it is still profitable.

As for Peru, although it comes at an economic cost, it has one-third of the management of the free port.

In fact, one implicit meaning of this agreement is that if there is a conflict between the three countries in the future, this free port area will become a common military buffer zone for the three countries. Even if there is a war, it will not burn the flames of war to one's own homeland all at once. This is beneficial to all three countries.

So, how are the interests of the Haitang Kingdom reflected?

Haitang is very generous, and does not ask for any benefits at all, but only asks the free port to exempt Haitang commodities, mainly grain, from tariffs at this stage.

In the early days of the establishment of the free port, Haitang provided some judges and government personnel for the free port as a notary public, and withdrew these personnel as soon as the governing bodies of the three countries matured.

This is where Haitang's interests lie, and the seemingly inconspicuous treaty hides Haitang's huge interests.

The exemption from tariffs, if it is only the current grain trade, is beneficial to Haitang and the three South American countries. However, these three countries did not realize at all, or had inadvertent contempt for Haitang, they did not think that a country like Haitang could export any commodities except grain, and a country's economy was not so easy to develop. Li Guang smiled and said: Wait for the commodity frenzy of Haitang.

On the other hand, Haitang helped the three countries establish a management agency as a notary public in the early days, which seemed to have no benefit at all. But if the interests of the three countries are really so easily reconciled, will war still happen? At this time, Premier Yuan's plan is - forever.

In addition, Haitang has an advantage in the Arica region, if the reader remembers the content of chapter 126, he will know that the city of Iquique there has a large number of descendants of the Taiping prisoners of war, although it is now a mixed race, but the language and customs have not completely disappeared, and in the hands of politicians, there is room for manipulation.

In short, all the benefits of Haitang will be rewarded in the future. Whether it can be achieved depends on the development of Haitang, and the so-called iron must be hard. Li Guang has full confidence in this, and Haitang has this confidence from top to bottom.

After the signing of the treaty, at the initiative of Haitang, the three countries simultaneously announced that they would join the Allies and declare war on the Axis powers. Moreover, each of these three countries sent a regiment (a bit small, only a thousand troops) to fight against the Axis powers under the leadership of the Haitang Army. Although 3,000 troops are nothing more than symbolic for a world war. However, the significance is not trivial.

This has added countless prestige to Haitang. Even US President Franklin D. Roosevelt could only smile dryly to congratulate him. In addition, three million US dollars in military aid was earmarked for the participation of these three countries in the war.

Later, under the influence of Haitang. Uruguay also announced its accession to the allies, sending a regiment to the war, still under the direct command of the Haitang Army.

Since then, Haitang's reputation in international affairs has grown, and its voice has been greatly enhanced.

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June 6, 1944 was the focus of Li Guang's attention, and this day was the time when the Allied forces landed in Normandy, France. It is also a great action that has been publicized by the United States and Britain for decades. Although Li Guang is not very clear about the history of World War II, he really knows a lot about the Normandy landings, and it can be said that his ears have felt cocoons.

On this day. The first news Li Guang received was really bad news - the fall of Luoyang.

For the domestic battlefield, the Haitang Army cannot say that it did not do its best enough. To take the initiative to help, you also need to say good things to Chairman Chiang. Su Qing served as the commander. The Haitang Strategic Air Force can be sent to the domestic battlefield in this way.

The Haitang Army can't say that it doesn't do its best. Bombers plus transport fighters, a total of more than one and a half hundred units. Moreover, under the leadership of Liu Guobang, commander of the Haitang Strategic Air Force, he fought bravely for several months, not only crippled an armored division of the Japanese army, but also completely mastered air supremacy on the Central Plains battlefield.

In a few months, the Haitang Army also paid a heavy price, losing more than 50 fighters. More than 100 pilots were killed or wounded (including transport aircraft crews), and more than 10,000 tons of fuel and ammunition were consumed. More seriously. As a result of the almost non-stop military operations day and night, more than 100 bombers also transported aircraft, and the parts were badly worn, and they could no longer continue to fight without resting and repairing. The Haitang, a strategic air force, has in fact lost its combat effectiveness.

Even though the Haitang Strategic Air Force had done its best, on the battlefield of the Central Plains, the Chinese army still did not withstand the attack of the Japanese army, and Luoyang, the ancient capital of China, fell. And the time of this fall is only ten days later than in history.

When the news came, Li Guang slapped his palm on the table, and he couldn't breathe for a long time.

This was a battle that Li Guang knew, and he had made full preparations in advance, but he still ended up with such a result, and Li Guang was very unwilling.

He can imagine that his hometown relatives and his grandfather are afraid that they will go to Shaanxi as they did in history and go to Baoji to make a living.

Li Guang no longer knew who to blame.

Blame the Japanese army for being too strong? You must know that the Japanese army not only lost air supremacy, but even the armored divisions were blown up to cripples. Moreover, the Japanese army did not have many troops, only six divisions and regiments, and because the Yellow River Bridge was blown up by the Haitang Air Force, the Japanese army did not have many heavy weapons.

On the other hand, the Chinese army has a total strength of 500,000 or 600,000 troops, and there is also Chairman Chiang's descendant troops, Tang Enbo's army. It was such a main army of the Chinese army, and it was beaten to the head. There will be no fighting spirit, and the soldiers will have no fighting spirit, which can be seen from this.

In the rout, the Tang Enbo army was captured by the peasants and disarmed. It can be seen that the Chinese army is corrupt and incompetent, and has lost the support of the people.

Li Guang had one hope -- with the strength of the Chinese army, whether it was Chairman Chiang or Mr. Mao in the cave, he would defeat the Japanese army on the battlefield, drive the Japanese invaders out of the country, and raise the national prestige of China.

However, under the instigation of Li Guang's butterfly, Chiang's army, which had given countless helps, turned out to be in decline under the condition that the Allied forces were victorious one after another, and it was still difficult for them to shoulder the heavy tasks on the battlefield. Li Guang's disappointment is indescribable.

Is it right to cooperate with the Workers' and Peasants' Party? Li Guang was very ambivalent, he was really unwilling to participate in the civil war, even indirectly.

In fact, Li Guang did not look at the situation on the battlefield in the country, but was depressed because the lost city was Luoyang and his hometown, and it is difficult to say that this is a rational and calm analysis.

In fact, during this period, the war situation for China was much better than in the same period of history.

At the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian, receiving foreign aid was the unit of Gu Zhutong, commander of the Third Theater of the Chinese Army, and the three group armies were all miscellaneous units. However, under the encouragement of materials and ammunition, the fight was impressive, and under the attack of several divisions and regiments of the Japanese army, not a single step was retreated.

Since the supply of materials was no longer controlled by Stilwell, Chairman Chiang was no longer enthusiastic about the Burma battlefield, and mobilized several main forces from the southwest, including the Fifth Army, the only mechanized army of the Chinese army, which was advancing day and night towards the southeast coast.

Haitang opened up the coastal foreign aid channel, and the power is huge, or the temptation is huge. Not only were the miscellaneous armies willing to work hard for supplies and ammunition, but even the main force of the Chinese army, Chairman Chiang's descendants, also took the initiative to fight. This was something Li Guang did not expect, and the desire for supplies and ammunition of all the leaders of the Chinese army, regardless of their lineage or miscellaneous brands, was unimaginable.

It can be said that on the southern battlefield, the situation of the Chinese army is very good. If the current momentum continues, the so-called campaign to open up the mainland lines of communication launched by the Japanese army may not only fail to open up the lines of communication, but I am afraid that even the already extremely weak north-south liaison will be cut off by the Chinese army.

Once the north-south communication of the Japanese army was cut off, the Japanese army in Guangdong and Guangxi became a lone army, and there was no other way but to retreat in the direction of Vietnam.

The prospects for the campaign are very good, but whether or not it can be realized, according to the performance of the Chinese army on the battlefield in the Central Plains, Li Guang really can hardly hold out too much hope. However, Li Guang still ordered the First Task Force of the Naval Resistance Army to send out escort material transportation to support some Chinese troops on the southeast coast at the right time. (To be continued......)