Chapter 468: Why Is Peace So Hard?
December 8, 2767 (1926), Santiago, Chile, Presidential Palace.
"Mr. Ambassador, what do you mean by ......," Chilean President Alessandri Parma asked, with a puzzled expression.
Chinese Ambassador to Chile Tang Hui said with a smile: "Mr. President, the reply of our general secretary is literal. Japan must also abide by the resolution of the League of Nations and cannot interfere with the choices of the South American people, so if your country is prepared to engage in military action, Japan cannot directly intervene. ”
Seeing Par'President Ma s disappointed face, Tang Hao paused and said, "...... Of course, it is also possible if there are people in our country who are inspired by a just cause and volunteer to come to South America to help in the war in their own name, and such individual actions are not limited by the Treaty of Neutrality in South America. ”
"So how many volunteers can you have in your country?" said Parma.
"It depends on the needs of your country, the first batch of 5,000 volunteers have already set off on an airship and are expected to arrive in your country in a week. These people are all veterans of a hundred battles, and if it weren't for the close relationship between your and our two countries, Wen would always be reluctant to let them go...... What Mr. Wen means is that it would be better for your country to solve the problem of their nationality, and it would be best if they could participate in the war as citizens of your country. Ambassador Tang said politely.
"That's great!" Parma stood up excitedly, he was not a fool, and reacted immediately. "We will properly address the issue of their nationality, as immigrants. Thank you very much for your support! We will also fulfill our commitment to expand the scope of the Chinese Autonomous Region. However, there are 300,000 Chinese on the Peruvian side, and there is the Taiping Brigade, this ......"
"We will coordinate with the Chinese on the Peruvian side, they will maintain goodwill and neutrality towards your country, and as for the Taiping Brigade, they will not be able to return because they are deep in the front line and the situation is tense, you can rest assured of this. Of course, you should also consider the requirements of the Chinese in Peru. ”
Parma hurriedly agreed: "Of course, once we achieve our goal, the Chinese area of the former Peru will be established as an autonomous region with the highest degree of autonomy." ”
"Then, there is no problem...... Tang Hui stood up and said: "Mr. President, after your country enters the war, our country will impose an arms embargo on your country in accordance with the Neutrality Act......
"Okay, I understand, we'll make the final preparations......" Parma nodded knowingly.
After Tang Hui left, Parma immediately found Vice President Rocavalons and other bigwigs to discuss the matter of participating in the war.
Paraguay and Ecuador have now suffered crushing defeats, and the situation is very critical, and if they don't get it right, they will be destroyed.
Paraguay was originally supported by Argentina, but now the AB war is being fought lively, and it has been proved that the combat effectiveness of the Brazilian men is indeed higher than that of the Argentine puppeteer, and now the Argentine front line is very tight, and there is no free hand to help, except for providing some supplies to Paraguay, don't count on substantial support.
Ecuador is even worse, Paraguay is still relying on Argentina, and they and their friend Venezuela are not even next to each other, with Colombia in between.
Originally, these two countries were still counting on international mediation, but now the big hooligans are holding each other back, and they can't manage it if they want to, so they have already made their positions clear and watched from the sidelines, and they have also concluded a "South American Neutrality Agreement." Although we all know that for the big hooligans, any agreement is bullshit, and it is necessary to turn the other cheek, but after all, there is a limit. At least there must be enough interests to turn the other cheek, and it is difficult to say how many interests there are now, but there are a lot of troubles, so even the United States, which wants to interfere the most, is not easy to do, at least not openly.
At that time, the big hooligans got together to talk a lot, oh, it was the result of the discussion, which was to recognize the interests of the United States in South America, as long as those countries in South America did not take the initiative to invade Panama and Guyana, the Yankees could not move, and of course Panama could not cause trouble on its own. In exchange, the other powers could not personally end up either. This world also has to talk about rules, unless you can go against the sky to the extent that you don't have to talk about the rules, otherwise you have to play according to the rules, otherwise you will wait to be boycotted. Obviously, the United States does not yet have the strength and confidence to flip the table, so it can only engage in some small private actions.
As for Paraguay, the United States is basically not interested in the life or death of this country, it has not much market, it does not have many resources, it is not a strategic location, and at the same time, it is limited to the principle of unanimity among the great powers, and it cannot build a base there.
However, Ecuador and the United States still want to take care of it, leaving aside the resources of the place for the time being. The United States and Colombia have always been at odds with each other, and they do not want South America to have another great power. However, given the current crisis in Ecuador, it is impossible to reverse the situation with some indirect support. So the Americans gave Ecuador a trick and asked them to go to Chile to "cry Qin Ting".
Of course, the Yankees are not for world peace, they are not happy to do this, they want to drag Chile into the water. In their view, Chile is not the only country in South America that is not involved in the war, so how can this be? If there is a war, it will start an all-out war, and only when the waters are muddy can it be fished. In addition, if Chile is involved, China's attitude will definitely be different, and if China joins forces at that time, then it will have confidence in the old European gang. Of course, disgusting old Europe is also a side effect.
Paraguay, which no one cared about, had no choice, and looked left and right, as if only Chile could help, so he and Ecuador coincidentally found Chile to "cry Qin Ting".
Chile immediately felt that an opportunity had come after receiving requests for help from Paraguay and Ecuador. Peru and Bolivia are their old enemies, and it would be a pleasure to take the opportunity to get these two guys in their hands. Wouldn't it be nice if we could let them cede the land and pay reparations?
Against the likes of Peru and Bolivia, Chile is under no pressure. In the past, when Chile was still a sling, it was able to beat these two families who didn't want it, but now they are rich and handsome, and they will be killed to scum. And there is also a reason for this action, which is to help the people of Paraguay and Ecuador resist the aggression.
Influenced by the rise of China, Chile's industrial and mining industries have developed rapidly, much stronger than the original time and space. But at the same time, the development of the workers' movement is much faster than that of the original time and space, and in addition, a large number of immigrants from China have gradually gained a great voice. Against this backdrop, Chile's political situation changed in 1921, when a coalition of center-left parties led by the Liberal Alliance and the Socialist Labor Party staged an armed coup d'état, seized power, and reformulated a new constitution that provided for the direct election of the president by the electorate, the separation of church and state, the improvement of workers' treatment, the imposition of progressive taxes, and the right of the government to expropriate private property.
Relying on the general trend of industrial take-off, as well as the covert support of China, and the participation of a large number of Chinese, the Chilean Social Labor Party developed very rapidly, and the Social Labor Party, which was secretly supported by China, became the main force of the coup, and later became the second largest shareholder of the new government, and the party leader Rocavalón became vice president. In 1922 the party was renamed the Socialist Labor Party of Chile, and now it is the second largest party in Congress, and it will not be long before it becomes the largest party in Chile.
Because of the internal response of the Workers' Party, China's infiltration into Chile is very strong, not only is many industrial and financial industries secretly controlled, but also a large number of Chilean immigrants, many of whom are transferred from the United States. By this year, the number of Chinese in Chile has reached 610,000, and the total population of Chile at this time is 4.62 million.
In 1922, Chile set up an autonomous region of Chinese in the north with the largest number of Chinese, which is bounded by the Tropic of Capricorn, including the regions of Arica and Parinacota, all of Iquique and the northern part of the Antofagasta region, with its capital in Iquique, with a total area of about 120,000 square kilometers. The Chinese Autonomous Region shares borders with Peru and Bolivia and is a barrier to northern Chile. So this time, before Chile acts, it must first greet China.
..................................................................
December 12, Santiago, Chile National Airport.
A "Xiangjing II" super giant passenger airship from China is slowly descending, this hybrid airship transport airship that came out in 1924 is currently the largest airship in the world, 310 meters long, 115 meters wide (including wings), 55 meters high (including tail and pod), there are 400,000 cubic meters of airbags, empty weight of 180 tons, the total buoyancy provided by the airbags reaches 480 tons, and the available effective carrying capacity reaches 300 tons of super giant airships.
The "Xiangjing II" has a cruising speed of 270 kilometers, a maximum passenger capacity of 3,000 people, and a maximum range of 20,000 kilometers. It is possible to take off from China and go straight to the United States without landing on the way. Of course, in order to ensure safety, it will not be played like this, and under normal circumstances, the passenger capacity of the Sino-US route is 180 to 200 people, and there will be a stop in Hawaii on the way for passengers to land and rest, and to check the airship.
It completely adopts the design of later generations, and is a new type of aircraft that combines the characteristics of different systems such as airplanes, helicopters, hovercraft, soft airships and hard airships, so it is called a hybrid airship. Compared with traditional airships, it can take off and land freely without a tethered tower, and can land directly on the sea, while flying faster, and its wind resistance and handling have been greatly improved. The disadvantage is that the empty weight rises, the fuel consumption is more than that of the traditional airship, and the effective load ratio and ceiling are not as good as the soft airship, but it is stronger than the hard airship.
At present, this "Xiangjing II" airship is the main force of intercontinental shipping, and several major powers have purchased this super-giant airship from China for long-distance transportation. Although the development of aircraft in this plane is also very fast, no matter how the aircraft develops, it is impossible to compare with airships in terms of transportation volume and use cost. Of course, compared with airplanes, the biggest disadvantage of airships is that they are slower and expensive to purchase, especially the new hybrid airship "Xiangjing II", which can only be played by the top powers in China, the United States, Britain, Germany and France.
Routes from China to South America generally choose Shanzhou (Port Moresby) on Linge Island (New Guinea Island), or Fiji Islands, or Sydney in Australia, or Wellington in New Zealand as transit airports. This airship took off from Guangzhou, stayed at Honghua (Suva) in the Fiji Islands for half a day, and then flew directly to Santiago.
After the airship numbered 3307 came to a stop, the sweet voice of the flight attendant sounded from the speaker of the cabin: "...... Passengers, now that the boat has reached the destination of this flight, Santiago, the capital of the Republic of Chile, please take your belongings and prepare to disembark......" The flight attendant spoke in Chinese, English and Spanish, and the cabin door opened.
Liu Xingyu stood up and was the first to step off the airship, and behind him were 1,999 passengers, all of whom were awesome young men, all with an unconcealable military atmosphere. This can be seen from the way they walk and stand, and the way they unconsciously line up in a neat line when they walk. And many of them have a bloody smell on them.
At this time, several people dressed as officials hurriedly greeted him, led by a Chinese, who said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Liu Xingyu? We are the receptionist of the Chilean government, and my name is Jiang You......."
"I'm Liu Xingyu. Hello, Mr. Jiang, we are here this time...... Immigrants, yes, volunteer immigrants......" Liu Xingyu originally habitually wanted to salute, and his hands were half raised, only to remember that his current identity is a civilian. So he turned his hand in a different direction, looking like he was about to shake hands.
Jiang You held his hand tightly and said, "Mr. Liu, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
After speaking, he began to introduce his companions, all of whom were officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense of Chile. After the two sides shook hands, he said: "Mr. Liu, your immigration procedures and passports have all been completed, and President Ma Pal will personally pick you up tonight...... The car is ready, please come with me......"
In the next two hours, two more of the same "Whale II" airships arrived, bringing nearly 6,000 people in total.
On 15 December, the Government of Chile sent official notes to Peru and Bolivia requesting them to withdraw their troops immediately from Paraguay and Ecuador. Of course, Peru and Bolivia don't do it, and even if they don't talk about old accounts, will they spit out what they eat in their mouths? Who are you? Peru and Bolivia immediately dispatched troops to strengthen the defense of the Chilean border.
Peru has 5.3 million troops and Bolivia has 2.3 million, and they can mobilize more troops than Chile, but they also want to avenge the murder they did decades ago.
On 22 December, both Peru and Bolivia rejected Chile's mediation. On December 24, Chile issued an ultimatum to the two countries, declaring that "Chile will not rule out the ......possibility of using force in order to maintain world peace and uphold justice on earth," which is known as the "Christmas ultimatum."
On 27 December, Chile declared war on Peru and Bolivia, and all the countries of South America were involved in the war. This scuffle in South American countries is known as the "South American World War" and is also called the "Copa America War" by some unscrupulous people......
After receiving the news of Chile's entry into the war, Wendesi sighed: "Why is peace so difficult?"