The British envoy, Baron Glanville-Gower, was an official diplomatic representative sent by London, acting as the temporary British ambassador.

On the one hand, it listens to the needs of the Tang Kingdom, and on the other hand, it protects British interests in North America through the military and geopolitical influence of the Tang Kingdom.

Another very important aspect is that as a red line in today's international mediation led by the United Kingdom and jointly participated by France, Germany, Netherceppe and other countries, it is closely linked to the Tang Kingdom.

As the hegemon of the world today, London does not lack two other red lines connecting the United States and Mexico, and single-handedly led the Triple War between the United States, Mexico and Tang Dynasty, which affected the entire situation in North America, thus demonstrating its unparalleled international influence.

In this day and age

The most influential powers in Europe were all British juniors, and the Kingdom of Prussia was striving to unify the princely region of South Germany and grow into a European power comparable to France.

For this reason, Prussia can only hug the British thighs tightly, and is planning a royal marriage in the near future to further strengthen the relationship between the two sides.

Needless to say, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, these three lonely colonial powers of the old era followed in the footsteps of Britain, showing a little disobedience, and were immediately beaten backhanded.

Early 19th century

After the exile of the French Emperor Napoleon to St. Helena, the British threw the British-occupied Spice Islands (East Indies) to the Dutch in order to reward the Netherlands for following in the anti-*** alliance.

As for Spain, which is not active and disobedient, Britain's move is to take away Spain's colonies in Central America, which is so domineering.

France, which had dominated Europe under Emperor Napoleon, was shattered by the 7th Anti-French Coalition organized by the British, and then plunged into a complex domestic struggle of 10 years of restoration of imperial power and the awakening of capitalist and workers' democratic forces.

Today's France, whether the Gallic rooster wants to admit it or not, is nothing more than an echo worm looking at London's face.

Therefore, while the British Empire won the reputation of "European-stirring stick", it also had the aura of "European arbiter" and entered the heyday of the empire.

The international mediation led by Britain represents a strong pressure on the whole world, and with the small size of the United States today, it is really enough to withstand it.

Had it not been for Richard's hard-line demand for the annexation of Colorado (the capital Denver) and his assertion of territorial rights and interests in a vast area of Colorado as far north as the Canadian border, the United States might have agreed to peace talks and publicly recognized the territory of the current Tang Kingdom.

The northern territories demanded by Richard included Colorado, Montana and Wyoming east of the Rocky Mountains, with an astonishing appetite.

How could the United States agree to such an outrageous request?

Although the land of the above three states is vast and sparsely populated, the total population is only about 47,000, and the economic output is negligible.

However, the area that cannot stand is too vast, and the US Government simply cannot bear the serious consequences of being defeated in the war and ceding land, so it can only grit its teeth and resist the heavy pressure of international mediation, and it is ruthless in its heart that it must fight the war.

Now looking back, how big is the area of these three states?

Colorado, where the Denver Fort is located, has a land area of 267,000 square kilometers, ranking second in terms of area among all states in the United States.

With 380,000 square kilometers of land, Montana is the largest state in the United States, and Wyoming ranks third with 253,000 square kilometers.

Other words;

The three northern states mentioned above are the first, second and third largest states in the federal territory of the United States today, with a total area of more than 900,000 square kilometers, and the total federal area of the United States today is only a little more than 6 million square kilometers.

Richard Lion opened his mouth and was about to leave 15% of the territory of the Federal Republic of America at once.

So why is Richard so unwise, knowing that it is impossible, instead of pressing the future national fortunes of the Tang Kingdom, and vowing to gamble?

Is he stupid?

Or is it floating?

In fact, this is not the case, Richard made an extremely cautious strategic decision after careful consideration, which is related to the development ceiling of the Tang Kingdom in the next tens of hundreds of years, and is in line with the interests of all parties in the current world.

The current situation of the three North American kingdoms is very similar to the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu that once appeared in Shenzhou, and the combination of vertical and horizontal that once appeared in Chinese history, which is of great reference value for the future strategic decision-making of the Tang Kingdom.

If the Tang Kingdom plays the role of Shu, it will be in a corner, and it will be the weakest of the three.

Then the role of Mexico is the proper state of Wu, which is the main battlefield against the invasion of the powerful Wei (United States).

There are amazing coincidences in history, but the stage has shifted from China to North America.

In the middle of the game, where should the Tang Kingdom go?

There are several subjective factors that prompted Richard to make the lion's big mouth request;

The first is the international factor.

From London's point of view, what I hope to see is a divided and war-torn North America, what I want to see is a weakened and frequent infighting in the United States, and what I hope to see is that the Tang Kingdom is rushing to the front line, and it is best to pull the Yankees' eggs and keep bewitching, anyway, not to give the United States an Ansheng development.

That's the only way

Britain's position as a global hegemon can be fully manifested in North America, as well as Central and South America, and it will have a decisive influence on the countries of North America to maximize the interests of the British Empire.

Since you are a chess piece, you must have the consciousness of a chess piece.

The value of the Tang Kingdom depends on this, the assistance it can receive also depends on this, and its strategic value and importance also depend on this.

Let's be more realistic

The Tang Kingdom is a dog raised in North America by the United Kingdom, when you need to pounce and keep biting, but quietly hiding on the side and gnawing bones, what is the use of you?

There has been a similar scene in history, Fuso is a dog raised by the British in East Asia, when it needs to rush up to bite the polar bear, prevent the polar bear from entering the Korean Peninsula and the three eastern provinces, what did Fuso do?

Fuso and the polar bears fought an unprecedentedly tragic war, with hundreds of thousands of casualties, from Tokyo to Hokkaido Shirahata fluttering, are the Fuso people stupid?

No one in this world is really stupid, and when Richard opened his mouth to make bizarre and excessive territorial claims to the United States, Britain tacitly gave a warm response.

The intensity of Chinese immigration was quickly increased, from the current more than 12,000 to more than 16,000 per month, and the London parliament passed the Strengthening North American Immigration Assistance Act to provide large subsidies to Chinese immigrants.

meanwhile

This is most evident in the ramp-up of industry, military aid, and trade support.

For a more valuable pawn with a good performance, London does not hesitate to increase its assistance, and this is the reward.

Second, it is a strategic consideration to support Mexico.

The so-called "cold lips and cold teeth", the relationship between the United States, Mexico and Tang has a strong linkage relationship, and if Mexico falls, the Tang Kingdom will not feel good.

If the Tang Kingdom had withdrawn from the war early and hid on the other side to watch the fire, then Mexico would have lost all its pants as it had lost in its original history.

In the original history

Mexico was not without its struggles, and President António López de Sant'Anna led the main army and staff to the front lines, participating in every fierce and bloody battle with the American army.

Unfortunately, Mexico was so corrupt and ill that it lost a crucial battle for its national fortunes.

Although the United States eventually won the war, it also paid a heavy price, with more than 18,000 casualties, including 13,283 killed in battle, at a cost of $97.5 million.

When the United States completely subdues Mexico and turns back to deal with the Tang Kingdom with all its might, then it will be the day of the destruction of the Tang Kingdom.

Under the nest, will there be no eggs?

The Americans knew this truth, and after hitting two hard nails in a row in the Western Front, they put down their original arrogant attitude and were willing to negotiate a contract between the two countries with the Tang Kingdom.

If the Tang Kingdom does not ask too much, perhaps the contract between the two countries has been formally reached, and they can happily withdraw from the war and win a short-term peace.

But this peace will not be too long, and it won't be long before the Tang Kingdom will have to face the all-out attack of the United States alone.

At this time, there will be no more Mexico to share the burden of the war.

The Americans knew this, the British knew this, and Richard knew it too.

Therefore, constantly creating big trouble for the US army from the flank, provoking beacons everywhere, supporting the frontal battlefield in Mexico, and reducing the pressure on the Mexican army have become an important measure for the Tang Kingdom to protect itself.

The third point is the period of valuable strategic opportunities.

On paper

In 1846, the population of the United States was close to 20 million, and the gross national product was close to $1 billion.

Mexico has a population of more than 600,000 and the Tang Kingdom has a population of 120,000 (Note; As a country of immigrants, the population has grown significantly every month), and both economic output and population are far inferior to those of the United States.

The two are tied together, and the chances of winning the war are extremely small.

Actually, that's not how the accounts are calculated.

Mexico and the Tang Kingdom are both domestic anti-aggression operations, which are naturally easy to win the support of the domestic people, and they are also home battles, and the resilience to resist the war of aggression should not be underestimated.

After the Tang Kingdom won two brilliant victories in a row, the news spread to Mexico, which aroused the great enthusiasm of the local people in Mexico for the war of resistance and created a lot of trouble for the US military, which is the outstanding linkage effect.

From a military point of view

Before the war, the United States had only more than 8,700 standing soldiers, and its military capability was a major weakness.

Any small country in Europe, such as Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands or Bulgaria, can teach the United States to be a human being in minutes, and this is the gap.

So, can the economic power of these small European countries rival that of the United States?

Obviously, it is far from reaching, but it is located in the European monster room, and the military strength of these small European countries is not bad, and it is enough for the United States to drink a pot when they are pulled out.

In the eyes of Europeans, the North American war was like rookies pecking at each other.

The Tang Kingdom, a newly rising regional power, can fight the American army and cannot take care of itself, which makes the disdain of the American cowboy of Europeans to a higher level.

In the final analysis, it's not that the Tang Kingdom is too strong, but that the military strength of the United States is really a rookie, and the main body of the army is composed of militia, and the training time is even far inferior to that of the Tang Kingdom, how can you win the war?

The reason why Mexico will lose can only be said to be the weak chicken among rookies, and there is no second explanation.

The current situation in North America is a period of valuable strategic opportunity for the rise of the Tang Kingdom.

Take out your fingers and pinch them;

The annual GDP of the United States is $1 billion, and in the outbreak of the American-Mexican-Tang War in 1846, the Western Front suffered successive major defeats, and the Southern Front is currently not going well, resulting in a surge in military spending.

The exact figure is not clear, but it certainly far exceeds the level of expenditure that was originally in history.

On the Western Front alone, the U.S. military lost tens of thousands of soldiers, nearly 2,000 four-wheeled carriages, and more than 8,000 mules and horses.

Probably a loss, $30 million can't be stopped.

The roads built by mobilizing more than 10,000 laborers were abandoned halfway, the casualties of tens of thousands of soldiers were compensated, and the expenses for re-preparing for war were all money!

And this is only the side battlefield, in the main battlefield of Mexico, the United States mobilized more troops, invested a lot of materials and energy, but in front of the Mexicans, whose confidence in victory was aroused, the course of the war was difficult.

With the current national strength of the United States, how long can it support such a costly war?

With the successive setbacks in the war, the separatist forces in the United States have become more and more arrogant, and the anti-war forces and anarchism have mixed into the tide of opposition to the government, which has invisibly added more difficulties.

At present, the contradictions between the North and the South of the United States are intensifying, and the contradictions between the northern states that advocate the abolition of slavery and the southern slave-owning states are irreconcilable.

The most tragic civil war in the history of North America has begun to emerge, the contradictions between the two sides have further intensified and become public, and many important acts of Congress have not been passed for a long time, which has made it impossible for the United States to gather all its forces and go all out into the war.

Thanks to the democratic concept upheld by the founding fathers of the United States and the highly defensive mentality against military dictatorship, the US armed forces have always maintained an extremely small size and establishment, their ability to organize large-scale battles is relatively poor, and the overall combat effectiveness of the armed forces is not strong.

And all that

They are all once-in-a-lifetime precious opportunities for the Tang Kingdom, and if they are used well, they will not be able to stage a good show of snakes swallowing elephants.

Based on the above considerations

Richard decisively decided to bet on the future of the Tang Kingdom, once it is done, it will hit the rising national fortunes of the beautiful and strong country, don't say anything if you lose, everything is as usual.

Once a period of valuable strategic opportunity is lost, it is impossible to have it again.

Throughout the history of the development of the United States, it is only at this stage before take-off that the Tang Kingdom may win a full house with a small and large victory.

In another twenty or thirty years, when the northern part of the United States suppresses the rebellion in the south by force, and the separatist forces and centrifugal forces in the country are thoroughly clarified, the whole country will be united in devoting itself to economic development, achieving economic take-off and surpassing Britain, France, Germany and other traditional powers.

By then, it will be too late.

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