"Why attack Portugal? Why is that? ”

"Are the people of the Pacific Empire going in the wrong direction? These guys may not have been to Europe before, so they may have gone the wrong way! ”

"But...... Would you confuse the one in front with the chrysanthemum in the back? ”

"Well, that's right......"

Originally, after the Pacific Empire's volunteer army landed in France, this was definitely a major benefit to the Entente, with the arrival of this new force, then this world war may soon be decided, but, no one thought that after the Pacific Empire came, it did not fight Germany and Austria-Hungary, but first beat Portugal, the little brother of the Entente, why is this?

"Why? What the hell are you guys up to? Salisbury was so angry that he really couldn't figure out why this was happening, and if he was going to keep doing this kind of oolong?

That's right, until now...... In fact, Salisbury is forcing himself to think that this is an oolong, of course he knows that there must be a conspiracy behind this, but for the sake of the current world situation, end this war as soon as possible, so it is better not to make a big deal about this matter.

So, come to Liszt, Salisbury actually really wanted to go to France to meet the crown prince directly, but he knew very well in his heart that it was estimated that the crown prince did not have any real power.

In fact, the so-called imperial family, whether in the East or the West, has a very strong internal power struggle. The father is still on the throne and still very young, how can such an emperor give power to his son?

"Oh......" Liszt made a very confused expression at first. Then he said, "This is an attack on Portugal." Is there something wrong? ”

"What?" Salisbury couldn't believe his ears.

Liszt. Immediately, he smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you still have to dissipate your anger, this is obviously a normal war step." ”

The Pacific Imperial Volunteer Army, all of which numbered more than 100,000 people, naturally landed, there was no way to get it all at once, in France it was only one part, and the other part. That is, it was led by MacArthur, and then, with the naval escort, they landed directly in Portugal, and then as soon as they landed, they fought fiercely.

But how can this be a normal step of war?

Liszt continued: "Your Excellency, I think you must have heard rumors that the United Austro-Hungarian Empire of Germany is seeking to seize the Strait of Gibraltar, and I am very confident that you, Your Excellency, will understand the importance of this Strait. So how can we give up such a key strategic location so easily? ”

That's what I said. It's just inexplicable!

But Salisbury heard something. Because such a thing is a mess!

This matter has to be said from the beginning, otherwise it really can't be explained. Let's talk about the Strait of Gibraltar, of course, it is famous, everyone knows that it is the gateway from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean, and this place is so narrow, it is simply ......

It's like the CHU woman, really, really like, you see the Mediterranean Sea is so big, and this mouth is so tight, it's just ...... Well, it's not rough, that's true.

But such an important place is very interesting, because this place is geographically speaking, and everyone can see that it belongs to Spain, which is too clear, but this strait has nothing to do with Spain now!

This is the Strait of Gibraltar of the British, really, not your Spain's, because before, Spain was not also awesome back then, but it was cleaned up by the British, and after this was cleaned up, it was not a teenager anyway, and took advantage of the fact that the Habsburg dynasty in Spain had no descendants, no children, and no one to inherit.

As a result, the British were ruthless enough to force Spain to sign the Treaty of Utrecht, so that the land of Gibraltar was conveniently assigned to the British, that is, the British now control the Strait of Gibraltar.

So, here comes the problem!

The Great War has been fought to this day, and this strait is so important that Germany and Austria-Hungary want to plan, how can they plan?

Although the place was given to the British, in reality, Spain completely wrapped this piece!

What is Spain's attitude towards the war now?

Neutrality!

Spain is an interesting country, now in power is Alfonso XIII, this guy is still smart, he is not as reckless as his father, this guy declared himself neutral directly at the beginning of the war!

Spain is neutral this time, and this guy used to be basically a provocative existence everywhere. I have a suspicion with everyone, let alone the British.

So what about the opportunities now?

Germany and Austria-Hungary will definitely use this to lobby Alfonso XIII, how much firm will he have in this XIII?

It's completely impossible, because Spain doesn't want to get Gibraltar back all the time, so that they can become a normal country.

So, it's very easy for this Alfonso XIII, as long as he falls to Germany and Austria-Hungary, then he can justifiably invade Gibraltar!

Of course, there are British people in Gibraltar, but it is held by Spain, surrounded by Spain, so if the Spanish make a bad move, at least come to the inside and outside, then this fortress holding the Atlantic Ocean will no longer exist, well, someone else's.

But does all this have anything to do with the fight against Portugal?

Of course...... This relationship is indeed far-fetched, but it is not evil to fight Portugal, and there is a story in it.

There is a country in South America called Brazil, and in addition to the fact that the people of this country are very good at kicking oranges, they also have a hand, which is good with the Pacific Empire, and they didn't want to establish relations in the first place.

It's just that Brazil at that time was still an empire, and this emperor was called Pedro II, this guy's country was obtained from the old Pedro I, and he himself still had the means to control the country of Brazil, but in some aspects, it was not as good as his father.

In fact, by the time of Pedro I, the two countries of Portugal and Brazil had a wonderful intersection and separation, which is very interesting.

Because from the perspective of the royal family, Pedro I is counted according to the Brazilian side, he is the first, but if it is placed in Portugal, then he is Pedro IV, so it is right, and this branch belongs to the Bragança dynasty. There is no doubt about the origin of Pedro I, he is the eldest son of João VI, and there is no problem with his identity and lineage from the perspective of inheritance.

But this person, unlucky, unlucky in this era, he happened to meet Napoleon's most awesome time, where can Portugal stop Napoleon's army, Spain can't stop it. As a result, the Bragança dynasty could only run to Brazil, but don't say it, Pedro I is really capable, and he is called a hero in Brazil.

This is just the first part, and it will be interesting later, because Napoleon was awesome for a while, and then João VI took back power in Portugal, and this old man is about to die, what should I do?

Pedro I had no choice but to be Pedro forty again, but after all, this is two countries, and one person should be divided in half?

Pedro I had a daughter, Maria II, who became Queen of Portugal!

Originally, all this was normal, and there was nothing wrong with it, one family is the king of two countries, what a cow. But there's a girl over there!

The girl had to get married, so she had to choose from the European aristocracy, so she chose a person, this person is called Ferdinand, and you can roughly know that this person is from there, by the way, this is a person named Saxony. Coburg. Members of the Gotha dynasty, and this dynasty, of course, originated in Germany.

It's actually nothing, everyone is related, but they live in different places, but after that, their son is Pedro V, and the royal family of Portugal has gone astray.

Well, no matter what, it can be regarded as having an absolute blood relationship with the previous Bragança dynasty, and Pedro II, by the way, this has to be counted on the Brazilian side, he actually became a king at the age of five, in fact, relying on his father's residual power. But this guy is also a strange master.

Pedro II, he is democratic!

It should be said that this Pedro II is definitely a wise man from many points of view, and has accepted a lot of modern ideas, especially democratic ideas, and Brazil is also governed by him well, and he also has a lot of good governance, such as doing business with the Pacific Empire, selling rubber, and not being kidnapped by ideology.

But because of these good governance and these progressive ideas, can he still keep the throne of this guy?

In 1889, this guy was overthrown by the democratic parties at the bottom...... If you want to say that he is not bad, he has been a king for a long time, and ah, this guy actually has no real power in the morning, and many things are said by the people below, but now he needs to come out of the top tank.

So, after being overthrown, what did this Pedro II do?

Run!

Where are you going?

The Portuguese side is now Saxony. Coburg. The Gotha Dynasty is over, according to generation, you Pedro II is the uncle and grandfather of the current king Carlos I, although Carlos is very young, but even if he is stupid, he can't invite a grandfather back, right?

The key is that people are orthodox!

And most importantly, this is the time when Carlos I is going to inherit the throne!

So, after the ceremony, what should you do, just don't stay with us in Portugal.

Things got here, a very powerful dynasty controlled two countries, but as a result, both sides lost control, and there was no way, didn't it do good business with the Pacific Empire before, so it ......

Pull the brothers!

Li Mengyang didn't say anything, isn't it just more pairs of chopsticks!

So, it's 1895, and our Pacific Empire sent troops to Portugal, this thing...... With so much mess of dynastic pasts, isn't that a great excuse! (To be continued.) )