In the port of San Antonio, Major Mosa was shocked to see the tanks taken down from the Chinese battleship, he had seen the huge and mighty figure in the newspaper before, but he did not expect to see the real tank now, although he was a naval soldier, but he was still very interested in powerful weapons.

Mossa and dozens of Chilean Navy soldiers were constantly touching the tank's shell, the cold shell, the long, huge barrel, and the tractor-like tracks...... This tank looks so mighty, Mosa really doesn't understand how Huaxia came up with this, I heard that even the British bought the tank blueprints in Huaxia's hands, but they don't know how powerful it is.

Mossa went to ask Huang Ren, the captain of the "Hainan", to let the tank open fire to test its power, and the captain Huang Ren agreed to his request and let the marines know how to fly the tank.

The sound of "boom ......" came from the tank's engine, and a black column of smoke erupted from the exhaust pipe behind it, and the tank began to fire at the target in front of it in a circle.

The target in front of the "Boom ......" was blown to pieces, earth and rocks were scattered, and a huge crater was left on the ground with smoke.

Major Mossa and the other naval soldiers were dumbfounded, this tank was so powerful that it was simply a mobile battery, and with a steel shell, it would be a steel fortress.

Then the Chinese soldiers used a machine gun on the tank, which also shocked Mosa even more, if Chile had a large number of tanks, it would be able to sweep through Peru and Bolivia, and even cross the Andes Mountains to occupy vast lands, thinking that Chile could quickly have enough tanks to equip the army.

The tanks were quickly transported to the railway station by the Chilean army to be sent to Santiago, in order to ensure that the tanks were not discovered by other countries, the Chilean army was under martial law throughout the whole process, protecting the tanks all the way.

Major Mosa and others were taken to see Huaxia's submarine again, and Huaxia's submarine took them to the bottom of the sea and used torpedoes by the way, which made them very frightened, Huaxia's submarine is too powerful, and they must equip their navy with submarines.

Major Mossa's report was very much in favor of the submarines of the Chinese Empire, and strongly urged the president to buy these submarines, with which they would be able to overpower the navies of Brazil and Argentina, and Chile would be able to dominate all of South America.

President Barros and the ministers were very surprised when they received the telegram from Major Mossa, at first they thought it was an ordinary submarine, but they didn't expect it to have such a strong power, they believed that Mossa would not lie to them, after all, the Admiralty still had to verify in the end, and no one would joke about their future.

"The purpose of Emperor Huaxia's gift to our country this time is now clear, what do you think of such a powerful means?" President Barros asked.

Secretary of the Navy Calvin said excitedly: "In any case, we will also get these submarines, and now that we are lagging behind the naval plans of Brazil and Argentina, submarines will become our trump card."

At that time, the whole South Pacific will be our territory, and with the navies of Peru and Bolivia with submarines, we will not be afraid, and we will be able to defeat their navies even in the event of a war with Argentina. ”

"If that tank is really like Major Mosa said, I think we should also have enough tanks, if not, forget it, there is no need to increase the army's military expenses where it should not be used." War Secretary Claire said quietly.

Finance Minister Bartlet thought for a while and said: "The Chinese Empire should not only want to sell tanks and submarines for one purpose, you must know that our economic strength is not as good as some European countries, and the treaty signed between China and Britain stipulates that tanks cannot be sold within three years, and some European countries have not obtained Huaxia's tanks."

No matter what the purpose of Huaxia is, it will be beneficial to us, although our country is not a big country, but Huaxia will not come all the way here to calculate us. ”

President Barros nodded and said: "What their purpose is soon known, the ambassadors of Huaxia believe that it will not be long before they will tell their purpose, don't worry, you send people to watch the merchants of Huaxia and those ambassadors." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

The next day they saw the tank and tested its power, and they were surprised to see that it was the same as Major Mosa had said, and they were already thinking that they would be able to buy more tanks.

After testing the strength of the tank, Barros and the others had already believed in the fact of the submarine, and they couldn't hold back the temptation of Huaxia at all, and jumped into it knowing that it was a trap.

Barros and they quickly summoned Tang Shaoyi and them to negotiate, and no matter what, they wanted Huaxia to sell tanks and submarines.

"Minister Tang, your tanks and submarines are really extraordinary, thank you for such a valuable gift from the emperor of your country, I didn't expect your country to have such powerful weapons." President Barros said politely.

"Of course, the empire is recovering its former glory step by step under the leadership of our emperor, and the great Chinese Empire will definitely stand on top of the world again." Tang Shaoyi said proudly.

"May I ask Minister Tang, did you also use submarines to fight in the naval battle with the British?" Secretary of the Navy Calvin asked expectantly.

"This is our empire's military secret, forgive me for not divulging, by the way, we hope that your country's can help me keep it secret for a few years, and if we can, we will consider selling submarines to you for use." Tang Shaoyi said very sternly.

"We will definitely abide by the secrecy matter, we want to order ten submarines in your country, I don't know how much it costs, if we can, we can order more." Barros said expectantly.

"The price is absolutely fair, we are all innocent in doing business in Huaxia, you can order as much as you want. By the way, what do you think about things in Europe? Tang Shaoyi hurriedly took advantage of the current opportunity to implement the plan.

Barros and the others were stunned when they heard that Tang Shaoyi was talking about Europe, how could it be about Europe, but they still thought about it for a while.

"Europe has become a place of confrontation between the Entente and the Allies at this time, but according to the current situation, Britain and other Entente countries have the upper hand, and European countries are still world powers, and we Chile will not join either of the two camps, we remain neutral, and European affairs have nothing to do with us." Foreign Minister Belk analyzed.

Belk thought that China was trying to win them over Germany and other countries, so he euphemistically expressed that Chile wanted to remain neutral, after all, Germany and other countries do not seem to be as strong as Britain now, so it is better not to join.

Tang Shaoyi shook his head and said: "At present, the dispute between the two camps in Europe has become more and more tense, and according to our estimates, the two sides are likely to enter a big war in the next few years, and you have also seen that all countries have begun to enter the arms race."

If there is a war on the European side, don't you want to take advantage of this time to fight for more land? It's a great opportunity, and if you miss it, you won't have it. ”

As soon as Barros heard it, he knew that Huaxia was trying to win them over, but he didn't know whether it was China or Germany that was trying to win them over. If it is really like what Tang Shaoyi said, they may really be able to seize this opportunity to expand, at that time Britain and other countries will not be able to pay attention to South America, but now Chile's strength is not enough to start a war with Brazil and Argentina at the same time.

"Which side will your country be on, Allies? Or the Entente? We in Chile are a peace-loving country, and war is far away from us, so we will not take it lightly. Barros said with a straight face.

"No, we won't join anyone's side, the Empire is only on the side of interests, so the Empire wants to conclude a secret alliance with your country. We support your operations in South America, whether it is tanks or submarines, we will try to give you as much priority as possible, and in turn you will give us the support of saltpeter and other resources, so that you can strengthen yourself in the event of war in Europe.

The empire needs the abundant resources of South America, such as rubber and other resources, and when your country becomes the largest country in South America, we hope that your country will give priority to providing these resources to our empire. ”

After listening to this, Barros and the others let the discussion pause, and after they went to discuss for half an hour, they preliminarily agreed to the proposal of the Chinese Empire, which is a good opportunity for Chile anyway, and now that China has risen, it is really possible to become the first power in South America with the help of Huaxia in the future.

But then when Tang Shaoyi said that he wanted to establish a naval supply base in Chile, Chile began to hesitate, and finally they decided to discuss the conditions for the resumption of China.

That night, Barros and the others continued to discuss the issue of Huaxia's co-optation, but they all had their own opinions and argued fiercely.

"Your Excellency, I think this is a great opportunity, with Chinese tanks and submarines, we can dominate all of South America, and we can cross the Andes, where there is a vast and fertile land." The Secretary of War said with an excited face.

Foreign Minister Belk shook his head and said: "Now is not the time to form an alliance with China, China still has two strong enemies, Japan and Russia, if we form an alliance, we will participate in the war if China and the two countries go to war in the future, so I do not agree with an alliance with China." ”

"The naval supply base is okay, but you can only choose the northernmost one, and now the Chinese navy can't reach us at all, and they will still face the threat of the Japanese navy.

I don't understand why Huaxia wants to build a naval supply base in distant South America, could it be that they want to get involved in South American affairs? I also disagree with the alliance. Secretary of the Navy Calvin said.

Barros said slowly, "Anyway, this is an opportunity, we can make other secret agreements of non-alignment, according to Huaxia, it seems that we don't have to pay anything to get these good things, or wait until we ask clearly, we don't have to be afraid." ”

Several people discussed for several hours before finally deciding to cooperate with Huaxia, but not to form an alliance. They need the support of weapons from Huaxia, and Huaxia also needs saltpeter and naval supply bases, it seems fair.

The next day, the two sides negotiated again, and Barros went straight to the point and asked: "Could Minister Tang please explain what the naval supply base is used for, it shouldn't be just for supply?" If it threatens our interests, we will not agree. ”

Tang Shaoyi said two places very sternly: "The Panama Canal, the United States." ”

It turned out that Huaxia was worried that the United States would enter the Pacific Ocean, and as soon as the United States entered the Pacific Ocean, the Far East would become a tripartite naval competition between Huaxia, Japan, and the United States.

The entry of the U.S. Navy into the Pacific would also threaten Chile's position in the South Pacific, after all, the U.S. industrial power is too strong for Chile to compete.

After thinking for more than ten minutes, Barros said firmly: "We have decided to cooperate with your country rather than form an alliance, and we promise you that you can establish a naval supply base in Arica, but it will be under our jurisdiction, and it will only be a simple supply base. ”

Tang Shaoyi smiled in his heart when he heard this, the task was finally about to be completed, the alliance was just made up by himself, and the current result was very satisfying.

The two sides again discussed the details of the matter, and finally signed the "Huazhi Agreement", which stipulated: Huaxia will help Chile train special forces and tanks and submarines, and provide tanks and submarines to Chile, and Huaxia will make industrial investment in Chile to help Chile's industrial plan; Chile allowed Huaxia to enter Chile to mine and explore minerals, the two countries lowered tariffs, and Chile helped Huaxia establish a naval supply base in Arica; In the event of a war with other countries, either side of the two countries will try to provide political, economic, and resource support, and the two countries will conduct naval military exercises in the South Pacific or the waters of China every year. The term of the agreement is 15 years, after which the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

PS: There was a small error in the previous chapter, the gift to Chile was tanks, excluding submarines, which has been corrected.