Chapter 259: The Beginning of Chaos in South America
In order to protect the shipyard in Portsmouth, the local British air force did not retreat until the German fighters behind caught up and surrounded them, and finally were completely annihilated by the German fighters. Ten fighters were exchanged for only one fighter being shot down, but the German pilots detonated the built-in bomb when the fighter fell, leaving nothing useful for Britain.
The anti-aircraft guns on the ground did not shoot down the bombers, and they consumed a lot of shells but did not achieve anything, after all, the anti-aircraft guns at this time were just starting, and the average of firing nearly 20,000 shells could shoot a plane, which was simply chicken ribs.
The Portsmouth shipyard was bombed, along with the battleships under construction, including the battleship Queen Elizabeth, which was under construction.
"What do you say, not only Portsmouth was attacked by the air force, but even the Armstrong shipyard was attacked by the German air force!? A new type of aircraft? ”
Asquith was accustomed to hearing German air raids as mere harassment, and this has been the case almost all the time in the English Channel, since the French government moved to Toulouse.
But when the news came back from the Air Force later, he couldn't sit still, and the two shipyards that were attacked by the air raided had new battleships they were building, which were based on the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship drawings obtained from Huaxia, combined with the super battleships they had modified and built that were a few points more powerful than the original.
The Germans' intentions did not need to be guessed to be rushing at these battleships and their shipyards, which would greatly reduce the strength of the British navy and hit the British shipbuilding industry.
As for the so-called new German aircraft, Asquith had a headache, and he finally got his hands on Huaxia's bomber technology, and the German army had a new type of aircraft, which was simply hitting people.
"Report to the Prime Minister, according to the information sent by the Air Force and the Navy, the reconnaissance planes that went to meet and intercept the enemy planes were no match for the enemy's new planes, and almost all of them were shot down or destroyed, the Portsmouth shipyard was blown up, and the shape of the Armstrong shipyard was not optimistic!"
The Prime Minister's secretary hurriedly rushed into the Prime Minister's office, and when he saw Asquith, he briefly explained the situation in Portsmouth.
Asquith stood up with a shocked look on his face and asked, "Is the situation true?" ”
The secretary nodded with a heavy expression.
"Immediately have the Air Force report the damage, send the police to maintain order in Portsmouth, and let the local soldiers help put out the fire!"
What Asquith wants to know most now is what the losses of the Air Force are, and what are the visible functions of the new German aircraft, compared to their own reconnaissance aircraft?
When the news reached the British government that the destruction of 40 reconnaissance planes had only been exchanged for three new German planes and two reconnaissance planes, everyone began to panic and constantly urged the air force to develop its own new planes to resist the German army.
The British Air Force also gained some inspiration from the surviving pilots after learning about the differences of the new German aircraft, and began to study the new aircraft after no longer limiting the shooter to the back seat.
At the same time, a large number of British spies in Germany took a huge risk of exposure and frantically wanted to get their hands on the blueprints and even the technology of the new German aircraft.
The Armstrong shipyard was also bombed, and a series of British plans to strengthen the navy were disrupted, and they had to move the battleships under construction to the shipyard in Liverpool to continue manufacturing.
The British government blocked the news of the air raid in Britain, and the German side did not show off this matter, but quietly transported the new batch of warhead fighters that had just been manufactured to the front line in a low-key manner, and in addition to luring Austria-Hungary and other countries to order warhead fighters, Austria-Hungary and other countries did not resist buying a batch with a wave of their hands.
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The current president of Peru is General Oscar Benavides, who in January 1914 staged a military coup d'état to replace German President Guillermo Billinggust as president.
Benavides is a pro-Mi activist, and his ability to take office was also promoted by the Mi people because Chile was getting stronger and out of control, and the original German president advocated cooperation with Chile, which violated the interests of the United States.
Benavides has not had a good night's sleep since the civil strife in Ecuador, now the Inca Kingdom, especially when China and Chile intervened in disguised armed forces to intervene in the Inca.
Peru is in the middle of Chile and the Incas, and the relationship between the Inca and Chile is not ordinary ambiguity, he is always worried that one day he will be caught between the two countries, so he constantly stretches out weapons and funds to the master of the United States, and the United States also stuffs a large number of weapons and funds into him.
Benavides, who received funds and weapons, did not actively expand the arms war as the United States imagined, but used money and weapons to buy government officials and military officers, consolidate his regime, suppress various political parties, and make Peru chickens and dogs.
"Report to the president, the Inca has just sent a diplomatic note asking us to hand over the Inca rebels in the country to them within three days, otherwise we will bear the consequences!" The Minister of Foreign Affairs nervously reported to Benavides.
After hearing this, Benavides thought for a moment and said: "Don't worry, I have my own opinion, you wait with my order and let the army monitor those Inca rebels who have fled to our country, and wait for our order!" ”
Benavides was very entangled in his heart whether to hand over these people, handing them over would not only weaken his reputation but also anger the people of the United States, but if he didn't hand them over, he didn't know what the idea of the Incas would fight again, would it cause a war?
Hesitating, he decided to ask the United States to see what the people of the United States meant.
After Wilson received it, he asked Benavides to reject the Inca without saying a word, joking, how could he blatantly interfere in the affairs of the Incas after handing over these people? However, he also knew that it was not good to continue to put these people in Peru, so he asked Benavides to send them to Colombia.
With the support of the United States, the Peruvian government has also hardened a lot, and they expect that the tiny Inca state will not be able to do anything with them, and refuse to hand over these rebels wanted by the Inca government, claiming that these people have entered Colombia.
The Colombian government, which has always had close ties with the United States, suddenly announced that it would ban people on the Inca wanted list from entering Colombia, saying that those people did not enter Colombia.
Peru's face was swollen instantly, and they didn't know why Colombia did this, so they could only enter Colombia in one bite.
Colombia and Peru have territorial disputes over the border, and the Inca has been in the limelight recently, and has close ties with China and Chile, so Colombia certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to let the United States take in those people, even if the Colombian government allowed civilian armed forces.
Because the Inca army had previously encircled and suppressed the rebels, a large number of troops were stationed on the Peruvian border, but the Peruvian government did not think so, and only slightly increased the number of troops stationed at the border.
On September 3, 1914, the Inca army suddenly crossed the border into Peruvian territory and swept all the way to the Piura region, taking Piura, an important Peruvian city.
On 4 September, the Inca government mobilized all its southern forces from Machala to gather in Piura, under the pretext of destroying the Inca rebels stationed in Piura, and the Inca went to war without declaring war.
Benavides regretted not having a strong garrison of the border on the night of the Inca invasion, and the Inca army quickly captured Piura.
The Piura region is one of the few plain areas in Peru with a well-developed livestock and agriculture sector and is the gateway to northern Peru.
The Peruvian government hastened to mobilize troops to the north, but most of its troops were stationed in the south in order to keep an eye on Chile and prevent it from invading again.
Benavides declared war on the Inca on September 5 despite the persuasion of the United States, and then used the United States Economic Cooperation to ask for support from the United States, Brazil and other countries, and took out the Triple Alliance to ask Argentina and Bolivia to also declare war on the Inca and send troops to the Incas.
At this time, Chile suddenly deployed a large-scale military force on the border between Bolivia and Argentina, which made the two governments extremely nervous and hurriedly transferred troops to the border.
Originally, the three countries had their own ideas to establish an alliance, Peru declared war on the Inca and did not consult with Abo, and Chile stationed troops on the border, obviously warning them not to participate in the Indo-Secret War, and Abo shirked it for various reasons.
On the same day, the Inca king Prazar launched a national mobilization to declare war on Peru, declaring that the rebels were instigated and supported by Peru, wanting to subvert the Incas and occupy and control the Incas in disguise.
Among the armies that invaded Peru was a very special army, the Chinese army, which had dual Chinese and Inca, Chilean and Inca citizenship, and the Chilean army, which were previously hired by Praça, who were granted Inca citizenship because of their outstanding performance in the civil war.
There was no law restricting dual citizenship in China, but the control of dual nationality was very strict, but for the requirements of the Inca Kingdom, all the soldiers hired to the Incas allowed the existence of dual nationality.
The Colombian government was so excited about the outbreak of war in India and Peru that the Colombian government immediately allowed the troops stationed on the border to occupy the disputed territory with Peru and watched the war between the two countries with great anticipation.
After the Inca army occupied Piura, it rushed all the way to Chiclayo, another important city in northern Peru, while the Peruvian army had not yet been mobilized.
On the other side, Wilson was furious when he learned of the Inca invasion of Peru, and Peru's declaration of war made him even more angry, but he had no choice but to support Peru's war.
On the second day after the two countries declared war, Huaxia officially announced that it would lease the aircraft carrier, its auxiliary fleet and aircraft to the Inca Kingdom for a period of one year for a period of 30 million Chinese dollars. In addition, the aircraft carrier and its auxiliary fleet, including aircraft, were blown up during the lease period, and the Inca Kingdom compensated for the damage.
Huaxia's decision shocked the world, and the Inca Navy instantly surpassed the Peruvian Navy in strength, and all countries felt sad for Peru. And Germany was even more wealthy and expressed to Huaxia that it was willing to lease another aircraft carrier of Huaxia for 100 million Chinese dollars, without aircraft, for a one-year lease, but Huaxia refused to defend the territorial waters of the empire.