Chapter 55: Tenochtitlan
The day after Turtledove returned to White Rock Castle, the papers piled up on his desk were more than a foot high.
He didn't want to exhaust himself to death, and at the same time, he didn't feel that as a supreme leader, it was a valuable quality to die on the ground.
At a certain historical period when he founded the Indian Union, he was required to carefully read every document and do everything himself. For example, when he was in the forests of the Sierra Madre, he also needed to personally rub the fire bow, personally drive the ground stakes for the tribal base, and personally lead the troops to fight......
But that's not what he needs to do now.
The Indian Union was like a boat, he used to have to paddle and plug the leaks, but as the boat got bigger, he had less and less to do.
However, in this document more than a foot thick, a document with a red cover, he still took him out and read it carefully.
All documents from the southern part will be presented on his eucalyptus in a red cover.
Although he has rarely interfered in the decisions of the South over the years, the situation in the South is the most important thing he is concerned about. Especially after Zachary Taylor led his army westward.
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The situation in southern Mexico is now a lump of pulp lakes.
All forces occupy the mountain as the king, you have me, I have you, today they are still allies, tomorrow they will draw their swords against each other, all kinds of large and small forces, just qualified to be made into a map in front of the turtledove, there are seven or eight.
What's even more depressing is that the guy who was listed as the focus of attention yesterday may die today. The causes of death are also strange, some were killed by their own guards, some were poisoned by their own wives, some smoked Dasang to kill themselves, and some hid in the bathroom and committed suicide with a musket...... In comparison, being killed by hostile forces on the battlefield is considered a good end.
Emperor Maximilian didn't know what he was doing, so he sent a large number of generals and governors out, and he was busy in Mexico City with his feet on the ground, and as a result, even the city defense was not his own people, but a mercenary army controlled by de Santa Anna!
Cheap cousin Juarez was once infinitely close to the presidency, having defeated Sant-Ana in a national election and almost had one foot in the royal palace. Unfortunately, the scandal of election fraud broke out that night, and even blacks poured into the streets to demand 'fairness' and 'justice', and were forced to re-elect under tremendous pressure. This time, however, Juárez did not even get half of Santa Ana's votes.
Geronimo was also once a dominant force in the pulp lake, and his Tescatlipoca Legion was a powerful force and won many foreign battles. However, his limelight did not last long, and the lords of the manor did not know what method they used, not only did they not pay him taxes, but also defrauded him of a large amount of agricultural subsidies, and when Geronimo tried to clean up these people, he found that they had all gone to the south for a vacation.
As of January 25, the distribution of Mexican power in front of the turtledove is as follows:
They should first be classified into five factions: the British, the French, the Austrian, the Nadilist, and the Indians.
After three years of continuous competition, these five factions have basically maintained a balance of strength.
- The British faction has the least power, but with the afterglow of the empire on which the sun never sets, no one dares to underestimate this force.
Known as the 'Tiger of Tacuhuaa', General Leonardo Márquez commanded an army of 3,000 Tacuhuaans, stationed on the peninsula of Baja California, based on Tijuana, and could enter San Diego and Los Angeles in the north, and threaten Chihuahua and Mexico City in the south.
-- As a traditional force in the Gulf of Mexico, the French faction is strong.
To the south, Sant-Ana patrolled Veracruz, Mexico's largest port, and to the north, Mexico's largest tribe, the Otomi people, were stationed in Puerto Matamoros, ready to attack north and south and take Mexico City.
It is worth mentioning that just last year, another revolution broke out in France, and Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, who had been imprisoned in prison, was welcomed back to Paris by his loyal people. The Orleans dynasty ended early, and the former emperor Louis-Philippe fled to London.
There is less reliable information that the El Paso Regiment in Texas is also in stark pros with the French. If the news is true, the French are making a big bet in Mexico.
- Austria is a natural faction, and whoever called the Emperor Maximilian an an Austrian. Don't think it's incongruous for 'emperor' and 'president' to exist at the same time, this is Mexico.
Nominally Austria owns the whole of Mexico, but then again, nominally, even Upper California and Texas should be Mexican territory, but who cares about this 'nominal'?
Colonel Alfred. Fan. Morality. Baron Sissen led an Austrian army in Durango, and Emperor Maximilian was in Mexico City. These two forces are relatively not very powerful, but it is best not to touch them until you have dealt with the others.
- The Native Legion is also a rather strange force. The so-called 'natives' are neither whites, nor Indians, nor blacks, but the descendants of their random combinations. However, of all the races, they are the ones who love Mexico the most.
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Jose. Mariano. Morality. General Salazas was stationed in Monterrey, where he defended the integrity of Mexican territory to the death...... But unfortunately, as of January 25, he can no longer be considered, he has fulfilled his vows and received a good death.
Juarez was a pure-blooded Indian, and in this case took over the banner of General Salazas and continued to resist the westward advance of the American army. Therefore, Juarez must also be counted in the local faction.
- Alright, it's finally the turn of the Indian Union.
Geronimo was stationed south of El Paso, and once owned a large territory, but after being cheated by the manor owners under his rule, Jerónimo had to hire his own people to take care of the barren manor, intending to become a 'super manor owner'.
After two years of crop failure, he could not even feed his own slaves, so he had to contract his estate to the 'Rio Grande Development Company', and once again became a 'super landowner'.
But before he could receive the agreed rent, he had already carried a lot of black cauldrons on his back, and people said that he was a 'blood-sucking Geronimo', a 'traitor to the Indians', a 'scoundrel with a mosquito's leg', a 'bloodthirsty butcher', and 'the streetlamp always owes him a rope'......
And Scott, who contracted his estate, was infinitely beautiful at this time, not only a captain officer of the American Commonwealth, but also a senator of Texas, an honorary ambassador of Mexico, a secretary of commerce of the southern part of the Indian Union, and a great good man praised by the people!
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It's a lake of pulp, no, it's a.
The turtledove struggled to figure out what position to jump into.
Is it okay not to jump?
No, no......
Mexico City is a big, but Tenochtitlan is not.