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"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, don't you know what is the matter with coming to me this time?" After some pleasantries, Ambassador Carlos Marin took the initiative to ask. Although the Colombian government is very anxious to recover Panama, he does not know whether the Chinese side will support Colombia. Although China made a promise to Colombia at the beginning, between countries, interests are the most important, and if China wants to withdraw its commitment, Colombia has no way to do it.

"Your Excellency, the relationship between the Empire and Colombia has always been very close. The Tumaco Naval Base, which your country has leased to us, has played a very important role in curbing the expansion of Americans into the Pacific and South America. It's just a pity that the Americans destroyed this naval base and killed a lot of Colombian civilians! Tang Shaoyi sighed.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, my Government is very angry that the Americans are wantonly killing our civilians. However, the United States is too strong for the Colombian government to make the Americans pay. "Ambassador Carlos Marin is a little gloomy, this may be considered the sorrow of a small country!

"Your Excellency, China supports the Colombian government in this regard. If the Colombian government wishes, it can declare war on the United States and fight against the United States together with China. After defeating the United States, Colombia can fully make the Americans compensate for the crimes committed in Tumaco! Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said.

"This ......," said Ambassador Carlos Marin, hesitating. Declaring war on the United States is a big deal for Colombia. The strength of the United States is dozens of times that of Colombia, and if the United States wants to destroy Colombia, it will not have to do anything. Therefore. The Colombian government did not have the courage to declare war on the United States.

"Your Excellency, what are you worried about? Do you think you can't beat the United States? You can rest assured, the war against the United States is mainly China's business, even if Colombia participates in the war, it will not enter the most tragic war, and the Colombian army is responsible for the defense of logistics supply lines at most! Tang Shaoyi said. He is also very aware of Carlos Marin's concerns, and Carlos Marin is worried that China will use the Colombian army as cannon fodder. It's just that this is completely overthought by Colombians. With the combat power of the Colombians, even if they are cannon fodder, they are completely incompetent. China has Japanese and North Koreans as cannon fodder. Enough is enough. China's co-optation of Colombia is simply an attempt to strengthen China's influence in the far back of South America. China has a huge military resource and will not have the idea of fighting Colombia.

"Your Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs, I know. However, there is such a big thing as declaring war on the United States. It's not for me to decide, I have to give back to the country! Carlos Marin said. In his opinion, if the Colombian army really only has the task of defending logistical supply lines, this is not much of a problem. Although the combat effectiveness of the Colombian army is not high, it will always have little problem dealing with civilians.

"Alright then, Your Excellency, you can report the Chinese attitude to the Colombian government. I'm sure they'll make the right choice! Tang Shaoyi said.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, I will try to persuade the domestic government as much as possible!" Ambassador Carlos Marin said. He has been in China for many years and knows how strong China is. It is very likely that China will win this war. Colombia is behind China, but it can pick up a lot of cheap. In addition, with the relationship between Colombia and China, if China is defeated. Naturally, the United States will not let Colombia go. Therefore, Colombia practically has no other options!

"So. Your Excellency, Ambassador, let's move on to the next topic. We know that your country has always wanted to take back Panama and has made a lot of efforts to that end. It's just that, because of the obstruction of the United States, your country has always had no way to take Panama. Now that the empire has taken control of the Panama Canal and driven the American power away from Panama, with the strength of Colombia, if you want to take back Panama, there should not be much of a problem! Tang Shaoyi said.

Carlos Marin's breathing suddenly became a little short. The recovery of Panama and the reintegration of Panama into Colombia's territory is exactly what the Colombian government wants. And getting the support of the Chinese side is also the task of his trip.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, if China can support Colombia, we can immediately launch an attack on Panama." Carlos Marin said. When the Tumaco Naval Base was leased to China, China provided Colombia with the equipment of several infantry divisions, and the rent paid by China to Colombia greatly improved Colombia's military strength. The army has grown into an army with five infantry divisions and a total strength of about 80,000 troops. Although the combat effectiveness is relatively bad, there should be no problem in dealing with Panama, which has only more than 10,000 people. The point is, Colombia needs China's support to do so. If China turns around and supports Panama, then Colombia will have no hope of recovering Panama.

"Your Excellency, China is a friend of Colombia, and of course we support Colombia in recovering Panama!" Tang Shaoyi said.

"Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, thank you very much, Colombia will not forget China's support for Colombia!" Ambassador Carlos Marin said excitedly.

"However, Your Excellency, I would like to make a note here about the distribution of benefits in the Panama Canal. After our consideration, after Colombia recovers Panama, 10 percent of the annual proceeds of the canal can be distributed to Colombia. The rest, on the other hand, belong to China. After all, now that the canal has been blown up by the Americans, the empire also needs to invest a lot of money and manpower to repair the canal. Most importantly, the Americans have always had their eye on the Panama Canal, and they must be defeated to stop their ambitions. In this regard, the empire also needs to pay a huge price! Tang Shaoyi said.

Carlos Marin nodded, and although the 10 percent gain may not seem like much, it is much better than the U.S. treatment of Panama. After the Americans built the Panama Canal, they only paid Panama half a million dollars a year in management fees. And when the war is over, the annual income of the canal will reach at least tens of millions, and even if Colombia only gets 10 percent, it will be a huge fortune!

"Your Excellency the Foreign Minister, I will report to the country, and I believe that the country will carefully consider the conditions put forward by the Chinese side!" Ambassador Carlos Marin said!

"Well, that's all for today! I also believe that the Colombian government will make the right choice! Tang Shaoyi said with a smile.

Ambassador Carlos Marin sent a telegram to the country immediately after leaving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. And Tang Shaoyi also went to the palace to report to Wang Yuze.

After receiving a telegram from Carlos Marin, a heated argument arose in the Colombian government. The dominant idea in Colombia is to go to war with Panama and regain Panama. However, Carlos Marin proposed that Colombia declare war on the United States, much to the horror of senior officials in the Colombian government. Although they hate the United States, they do not have the courage to go to war against the United States, which is too powerful for Colombia to deal with.

However, the Chinese side apparently wants Colombia to join the war against the United States, otherwise it would not have agreed to support Colombia's military action against Panama. In addition, China has promised that 10 percent of the revenue from the Panama Canal will belong to Colombia in the future, which is undoubtedly a surprise for the Colombian government. They thought that China would follow the example of the United States and only give Colombia a small annual management fee, but they did not expect China to be so generous.

However, this qiē is obviously premised on Colombia's declaration of war on the United States. If Colombia refuses to declare war on the United States, China probably will not give Colombia so many favorable conditions.

In the midst of heated debates, one side supported a declaration of war on the United States, while the other side wanted not to get involved in a world war and only attack Panama. Neither side can convince the other. Eventually, Colombian President Carlos Eugenio Restrepo made the decision to declare war on the United States. He knows that the current Colombia has been tied to the Chinese chariot, and there is no way to get off the car, so he can only go all the way to the dark!

On November 3, 1911, the Colombian government declared war on the United States under the pretext that the American fleet shelled Tumaco and slaughtered a large number of Colombian civilians. Colombian President Carlos Eugenio Restrepo said that Colombia will send troops to fight against the United States along with China.

The next day, the Colombian army attacked, but instead of the United States, they attacked Panama. Three divisions, nearly 40,000 Colombian troops, crossed the border and stormed into Panamanian territory. Despite fierce resistance from the Panamanian army, many civilians have joined the resistance to the Colombian army's invasion. However, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and although the squadron did not directly attack, it provided weapons, ammunition and intelligence support to the Colombian army. The Panamanian army was losing ground and it was only a matter of time before the country was destroyed.

The U.S. government was furious at the Colombian government's declaration of war and immediately said it would make Colombia pay a heavy price. A few days later, the United States sent warships to shell Colombian cities on the Caribbean coast, causing a large number of casualties among Colombian civilians!