Paris, France.

The rebellion in Lyon was quelled, which made Louis Philippe's brow slightly relieved. After all, this is the best news he has heard in recent days.

The agreement reached at the previous meeting with Victoria was actually unfavorable to the French side. Because the French got nothing, and the British, although outwardly nothing, succeeded in actually bringing the Viceroyalty of La Plata into their sphere of influence.

As for the rebel forces that had previously declared their support for France, they were swept away by Rosas like fallen leaves in the autumn wind.

It's not that the Argentine government army is so good, it's that his opponents are really bad.

The so-called rebels, thinking that they had the support of the French, went home to farm the land, to herd the cattle, and even the army was disbanded.

What's more, he even started business with Rosas and the British, without the slightest sense of crisis.

Rosas's strategy is a typical "neighbor stockpiles grain, I hoard guns", and the result of the collision between the two is naturally a complete victory for the warlord.

It's just that at this time, Rosas also put away his previous arrogance and began to try to curry favor with the British. He began to consider a change of tactic, and his routine of stirring up popular enthusiasm with contempt for European power seemed to be working somewhat.

In fact, Rosas had always had a very strange brain circuit, that is, he felt that he could increase his prestige by despising the strong, so as to exercise his rule more powerfully.

However, the reality is that his army is completely vulnerable in the face of such powers as Britain and France, the so-called fleet cannot even get out of the port, and the brave people dare not even breathe.

However, this old man never gave up on his next-door neighbor Uruguay, and he decided to bribe the British to support his war against Uruguay.

This sounds crazy, given that Argentina is just emerging from the shadow of the French. And now it seems a little strange to immediately want to cut on the neighbor.

But the reality is that his actions were unexpectedly echoed by the British, because at this time Britain also needed a breakthrough to vent its "flood power".

The queen was assassinated, the royal husband was wounded, and France exposed its ambitions for Gibraltar. All this made the already anxious Robert Peel cabinet even worse.

Palmerston was at odds with the Americans in North America, and on the Indian side, Earl Ehrenborough and the Assans were at war, declaring that the Sikh Empire and Afghanistan were a great threat to the British.

On the European continent, Austria is the hegemon of Central and Southern Europe, and the Russians are ready to go south in Eastern Europe, and there are even rumors that the latter have already decided what to grow there.

Sweden in Northern Europe has fortunately not done anything out of the ordinary except for the occasional snatch of a few salted fish, and although Denmark has always hated the British, it seems that the pro-British faction has the upper hand, but it is the closest to the British at this time.

As for the German region, Hanover has a palm-sized territory and a fist-sized backbone. Prussia at this time was considered to be a silver-like pewter head, which was useless.

But it was Western Europe that worried the British the most, and the future of the French and Spanish alliances was immeasurable in the eyes of Robert Peele.

Moreover, it was also the only organization that could compete with Britain at this time, and it was not easy to recruit helpers to deal with France. Austria and the German Confederation were in civil strife, and Russia was too far away to be powerless.

At the same time, the current Holy Alliance seems to have made up its mind to develop, among which Austria's enclosure in Africa and Asia is easy to solve, after all, the British Empire's navy is invincible, but it will be difficult for Russia to deal with this kind of encroachment step by step.

Robert Peale decided to temporarily change the direction of his colonization and invade Latin America, after all, with the French taking the lead, coupled with the decline of the United States, the Monroe Declaration was trampled on like a piece of toilet paper.

In fact, historically, Britain's invasion of Latin America was mainly based on economic means, and there were no direct reasons for this.

But by this time Robert Peel had forgotten about that, and all he wanted now was to get Britain back on track quickly and keep the number one spot in the world, nothing more.

Latin America is rich in products, fertile land, and cheap labor, but it is not so easy to conquer. The concept of winning a war and conquering a piece of land is completely different.

Haiti, one of the most backward countries in the world, was once the light of Latin America, and Haiti was the first independent republic in Latin America and the first black republic in the world.

This small country in the northern Caribbean, west of the island of Hispaniola, defeated the French Republicans, the Spaniards, the British, and even the invincible Napoleon on this small island.

This made the European powers have to consider the cost of colonization, after all, everyone is engaged in colonization to make money, and the initial investment of the colonies is very large, and if the costs of war and stability maintenance are added, it may outweigh the losses.

This is also the reason why so many powerful countries in later generations could not take Afghanistan, because the inversion of the input-output ratio makes it difficult to arouse interest.

In fact, at this time, Latin America was not much better than Africa's living environment, and it was also full of epidemics and poisonous insects.

In the midst of the ongoing Brazilian Civil War, Pedro II wanted to sell land to European countries in exchange for support, but none of them bought it.

It's not that Brazil isn't fertile, it's that those in rebel-controlled areas and deep inland are too expensive to ship back to the country.

Unless you build a railway to the seaside port, which is also very costly. The European powers have not yet finished building their own railways, so where are they in the mood to repair other people's homes.

However, with the support of the British, the Argentine invasion of Uruguay went very smoothly.

Uruguay was quickly defeated, and in less than a month the entire territory fell.

Montevideo was generously leased to Britain by Roses, and Robert Peel was not satisfied with a small port, and his vision was to make Latin America a second India.

The victory at this time brought long-lost joy to Britain, and Robert Peel felt that he would guide Britain's future.

In fact, at this historical tipping point, the one Britain chose was not as easy to follow as it seemed, but if it succeeded, it would be a sea change, more resources, more population, and stronger hegemony

It's just that the British action has already alerted the Brazilian Empire at this time, and it has once again touched the bottom line of the French.

The former may not have much strength, but it is no problem to support some Uruguayan guerrillas and provide some help when necessary.

The latter confirmed Britain's ambitions for Latin America, and the French could not tolerate such endless expansion, and although neither was willing to engage in direct conflict, this did not mean that they would not continue to make small moves behind the scenes.

As a result, the Chartist in Britain once again strengthened, and even a large number of Swiss mercenaries appeared

(End of chapter)