Chapter 223: Waiting to be captured and surrendered!
Veracruz, one of the most important large cities in eastern Mexico, is a port city with a very prosperous economy, and almost all ships from Europe will dock here, except for a few warships.
When the French first attacked Mexico, they also tried to open a gap from this port, but they did not succeed, and had no choice but to go further east to Merida and make a circle, which led to victory.
But though, everything has changed now!
"Comrades! People of Mexico! I, the American Empire, have driven out the hateful French invaders! Mexico, a sacred land, will never again be interfered with by the European powers! You will always be under the protection of the American Empire! ”
"People! His Majesty, Emperor of the American Empire, Clint. Lee I taught us: unite and defeat the French invaders together! And what about after defeating the aggressor? His Majesty the Emperor taught us: Unite to build a beautiful New Mexico! ”
"O people! You are now the people of the American Empire! Mexico is about to change dramatically! You may not know that our American Empire was built on ruins! But now, the cities of the empire are now a prosperous scene! That beautiful and clean street! I'm sure you won't see any on it! The tall building, sturdy and durable, is much stronger than the small Spanish earthen kiln! We have steel mills, locomotive factories, and all kinds of factories, so that we naturally have jobs! O people! You will be like this in the future, and your future life will be incomparably better! ”
In this port city, there are people giving speeches everywhere. Set up a table. Distribute leaflets. They all wore the signature green military uniforms of the American Empire, but the language they spoke was Spanish!
There weren't many of these soldiers from the American Empire who came to Mexico who could speak Spanish, and apparently, these guys who gave speeches were all later joined, that is, Mexican locals. You can tell by their dark skin and how tall they are.
"This is simply a mental control!" Witnessing this, a Franciscan monk with a broken bowl in his hand, dressed in a brown robe of rotten cloth, and a bare head in the center, said so.
If there were still French soldiers, it would have taken them a long time to recognize them, wasn't this monk General Bazin?
That's right, it's Bazin, but the current Bazin is not ordinarily miserable. This guy went all the way from Querétaro to begging to get to Veracruz. It's been more than two months. In the past two months, Bazin has become more and more like a monk, because he has lost a lot of weight.
Yes, the job of begging is really not easy to do, there is no meal, can you not lose weight?
But it was also good that in this way, the identity of General Bazin was very well concealed, and he was able to reach Veracruz smoothly, but in the past two months, a lot has really happened.
After the decisive victory of the American Empire at Querétaro, their large forces also arrived, and then the Emperor Xià Clint. Li I, immediately wave the army to the south, Lianke Town!
Mexico City, it is said that it did not take two hours, Puebla surrendered directly, Veracruz put up a little resistance, and the French army surrendered all their guns a day later, and now, I heard that Merida has also been captured, and the easternmost Felipe. Puerto Carrillo is also dedicated!
To put it simply, the American Empire swept through southeastern Mexico with lightning speed, and a large part of the territory has been swept by Clint . Li I was in his pocket, the main force of the French army had been wiped out, and the American Empire had cultivated a lot of puppet armies.
That is, the local soldiers in Mexico, these propaganda are like this, and it can be said that the effect is very good.
In fact, Bazin saw this result early on, the French army fought in Querétaro, the main force was completely wiped out, and there was no possibility of competing in Mexico.
So, let's find a chance to go back to France.
Bazin came to Veracruz for that purpose, so he begged for the docks.
"What do you want to do, monk? We are the ship going back to France. ”
When Bazin found a warship he was familiar with and wanted to ask, he met a Frenchman.
Of course, the French soldiers at this time had already been disarmed, and there was nothing but the blue clothes and white pants on their bodies, and the triangular hats.
But......
"Can I go back to France?" That's what Bazin was thinking.
"Of course, Clint. His Majesty Li I was very merciful, he allowed us captives to return to his homeland, and he would not stop us if we wanted to go. At the same time, he gave us a lot of provisions, so that we would not starve to death at sea. "The French soldier was talking about Clint. When Li I, the expression on his face was even more excited than that of the French emperor.
"Oh......" Bazin naturally didn't ignore this detail, and of course he scolded that Clint to death in his heart. Li, however, I have to admit that the emperor is indeed very powerful and very good at buying people's hearts.
But first, it's important to go back to France.
"God forbid! My child, I also want to go back to my homeland, I wonder if I can take your ship? ”
"Of course that's fine." Then the French soldiers were very happy, and there was one more monk, so that everyone could listen to God's teachings at sea.
So, just like that, Bazin got on the ship and could finally return to his homeland......
In fact, the reason why Li Mengyang is so generous is completely because he is generous to others, and doing so is more conducive to his own rule.
It's very simple, that's all soldiers, stay in their own hands, is that a factor of instability? You've got to take care of them, right? If they don't serve well, these guys may even rebel.
Can't you kill it?
If you kill it, it will be too passive, you know, Li Mengyang is now in the world, especially in Europe and the United States, but he is like a rat crossing the street, and whoever gets it will scold him twice.
Public opinion attacks, you don't care about this thing, but it's not easy to say if it's too much. Besides. Now it's these creeps. Small fish. As for the supplies, they are all local to Mexico, and it didn't cost Li Mengyang a penny, how good.
Also, Li Mengyang can keep the big fish.
O Maximiliano I, Emperor of Mexico!
That's right, this guy Li Mengyang didn't let him go, this is a big fish, a big fish among big fish. He was an important figure in the Habsburgs, wasn't he a strange thing?
In addition, there is also a president, General Almont, and this guy Li Mengyang also keeps it.
Hey, yes, those little miscellaneous fish, if you are willing to go, feel free, if you don't want to go, I will enjoy eating. As for such a big fish, hehehe. Strange goods can live, and you may be able to exchange a lot of useful things in the future.
It should be said that this invasion of Mexico has achieved excellent results, laying down a large area of land, and these lands do not seem to be as difficult to control as they thought before, many of the Mexicans have been killed, and the remaining group of obedient people, plus Liszt's guy, recruited a group of local Mexican people, let them join the army, accept ideological transformation, political education.
Anyway, these things, Li Mengyang, Meng Fanyong, and Li Szt are all very proficient, and they are really good to play, and those Mexican political cadres are also hard enough to work, nothing else.
They all saw clearly who had a big enough fist now!
The empire in Mexico seems to be in ruins, but there are also places where it has not yet been pacified, such as the northern part of Mexico, which is Benito. Juárez is in control of the area.
"Guys, what's going on with Torreon? It's been more than a month since Mai Lili went up, and there has been no news yet. ”
In the royal palace in Mexico City, which was formerly Maximiliano's, Li Mengyang, the emperor of the New Tang Empire of the United States, was gathering several of his generals to discuss the military situation.
To say, this palace is really good, much more luxurious than Li Mengyang's in San Francisco, huh~ These foreigners will really enjoy it.
"Your Majesty, I'm sure General Mai won't have any problems."
"Exactly, Mai Lili I know, that kid is a little stupid, but he is tough enough and fights solidly."
"Your Majesty, Mexico's Juarez, is nothing more than a local chicken, so there's nothing to worry about."
This group of big people includes Okashi, Foggy Wind Old Dao, Meng Fanyong, and Liszt and Samuel. DuPont, now all gathered here, have their ideas.
To be honest, the situation in Mexico is very good now, the power of France has been wiped out, just one Juarez, that guy is not to worry about at all, of course, everyone knows in their hearts that there are Americans behind that guy, but the power of the Americans is still far away.
However, the key now is actually the issue of personnel appointments, you know, now that a large area of Mexico has been plunged, so who cares about the specific affairs of this place?
This is not a small problem, of course, the emperor is the supreme ruler, but the people who do things below cannot be missing.
In fact, Li Mengyang had already thought about this place, he was going to appoint Ocassi as the governor of Mexico first, and then the old man of the fog would recognize him as a military attache in this place, and as for other official positions, he would ...... first
"Report!" While he was talking about these things, a herald walked in.
"Please."
"Majesty, the military newspaper of the north." The herald handed over a piece of paper.
"This ......" Li Mengyang was already very concerned, so now he naturally took it over and looked at it immediately, and the result was ......
With a bang, Li Mengyang slapped the table, and then scolded angrily, "This Mai is powerful!" ”
What's wrong?
All the big people are playing drums in their hearts, although His Majesty is still very young, but this fire is really scary.
It turned out that the war in the north had been pacified, and that Juarez was indeed vulnerable, although he received help from the United States, the equipment he got was a bargain.
That is, the equipment eliminated by the US military, those cheap front-loading guns, what else can I say about Mai Li, but it's not enough.
Mai Li slaughtered Juarez's Mexican government forces, captured prisoners, and slaughtered them! (To be continued......)
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