War breaks out!
It broke out in the most unexpected way.
When the news of the Ming Empire's invasion of Peru and Bolivia came, Brian, as the special envoy, was still arguing with Zhuge Jun at the negotiation table, trying to persuade them to abandon Cuba, telling them that the United States would never do anything in Cuba.
make no concessions.
But the sudden news made him completely confused!
wrong!
This day shocked the whole world!
The reason why the world was shocked was very simple. The whole world thought that Ming Dynasty was going to attack Cuba. After all, Ming Dynasty sent almost all its fleet to Cuba.
But how could they do this!
Just when the whole world thought that Cuba was the hot spot, who would have thought that Ming Dynasty would seize Tacna and Sucre one after another in unexpected ways.
A country just perishes?
So on the day after hearing the news at the negotiating table, Bryan directly suspended the negotiations. He had no choice but to interrupt. Faced with such changes, he had to wait for further instructions from Washington.
While Brian was waiting for Washington to point him to the throne, news of the fall of Sucre came. Although there was no further news about President Dasa, one thing that is certain is that Dasa was no longer able to point him to the throne, especially
The acting president who stayed in Sucre actually signed a surrender agreement.
Tacna raided the city and Sucre paraded.
This result blinded the eyes of the whole world, and a series of punches made the whole world ask one question - is this a war?
Obviously, this has long exceeded their imagination. They never thought that the war would end in this way. They also never thought that a country would be defeated in such a way.
"One thing that is certain is that with the successive falls of Tacna and Sucre, even the Peruvian-Bolivia liaison armies are still preparing for war on the front line. Their defeat will only happen in the next week or two. The Ming Empire has cut off their rear.
, the Peruvian army on the front line was originally vulnerable to the attack of the imperial army, and now its collapse is just a matter of course!"
Sitting at the dining table of the embassy, Brian frowned as he and the ambassador discussed this unexpected incident. Even now, he has not been able to adapt to this sudden change.
"It is true. Compared to the empire, the Peru-Bolivia Federation, and even the entire South America, are vulnerable, and now the empire has proved this with their force. James, if we can't stop the expansion of the empire,
Soon, the empire may rule all of South America."
As the ambassador, Foster said firmly.
"My suggestion is that Washington must respond directly to Peru, otherwise..."
"Response? How to respond, John, don't you know? We are still fighting them in Cuba, and in Peru, we have no power to stop them at all!"
Bryan, who had participated in discussions on the Cuban issue in Washington, must have a better understanding of the situation in Washington than Foster.
"Moreover, we...the entire United States is not ready for war. The only thing that makes us happy is that Peru...the Peruvian navy did not surrender. Those Chileans who have suffered the pain of national subjugation will fight bravely! And they are in
There are still certain advantages on the sea, and if they can win, maybe we can save this country, or at least part of them, on the negotiating table."
Like many people, just when everyone was pinning their hopes on the victory of the Peruvian-Bolivia Navy, just one day later, bad news came from Lima. After the victory, the Imperial Navy appeared in the port of Callao.
The fortress near the port was shelled, and the "Covadonga" and the letters of the captured Peruvian-Bolivian naval admirals told the world the fact that the Imperial Navy won the naval battle with inferior strength.
The news spread like lightning throughout the world, and Major Madson, who was released in Callao Port, and Captain Stanley, a US military observer, notified the two governments of the naval battle by telegraph.
In Washington, faced with sudden changes, President Chester Allen Arthur looked at Secretary of the Navy William Eaton Chandler in his office and asked.
"In other words, the armament technology of the Imperial Navy far exceeds ours?"
"Yes, Mr. President, according to reports from forward observers, they must have a weapon with a fast rate of fire. The artillery fire speed is several times that of ours... There is no difference between our artillery and Peruvian artillery."
William Eaton Chandler frowned.
"Perhaps it is some kind of tube annealing cannon. This type of tube annealing cannon is different from the frame annealing cannon. It has a faster rate of fire and higher accuracy. The target British people are conducting research in this area, but we did not expect that the Ming Empire had succeeded.
, of course, what is even more amazing is the torpedo..."
torpedo!
When this weapon appeared on the battlefield for the first time, it blinded everyone. It was simply unbelievable.
"Mr. President, the torpedo strike ships of the Imperial Navy sank more than half of the Peruvian warships with only one round of torpedo shooting. Then they launched a second round. In just a few minutes, the naval battle took place across the entire Peruvian Navy.
The war ended in annihilation. A shell cannot sink a warship, but a torpedo... No warship can withstand its blow. Mr. President, we need this weapon! It is very much needed. My suggestion is that we should
Build it now!”
Even William Eaton Chandler has begun to mentally adjust the plan for the Navy's expansion plan. Battleships may be important, and cruisers are also important, but the lightning strike ship... it is a killer at sea!
The U.S. Navy must possess such weapons.
"So in Cuba, our navy..."
"Mr. President, if there is a conflict in Cuba, judging from the current strength of both sides, we are likely to suffer unprecedented losses. This naval battle in Peru has proved one point. The torpedo strike ship... In Havana, the Empire has as many as twenty
Three ships, Mr. President, and we don't have the weapons to stop them at all. So I don't think there should be a conflict with them now."
Faced with the suggestion from the Secretary of the Navy, President Arthur turned his attention to the Secretary of State and asked.
"So, what should we do now? Should we just silently accept their occupation of Peru?"
"Mr. President, this..."
Secretary of State Freeling Hyson looked at the president and said.
"For the United States, it is not necessarily a bad thing. At least we know one thing, Cuba! is not the real goal of Ming Dynasty. For the United States, our bottom line is to keep Cuba, maybe..."
After thinking about it, Freeling Heysen said.
"We can have final negotiations with the empire on the Cuban issue! As a bargaining chip, we didn't have many bargaining chips before, but now, Cuba is our bargaining chip."
Almost immediately, the United States made a choice and sold Peru directly. Originally, they did not have much leverage, but now that the Ming Empire invaded Peru, the United States saw an opportunity.
This is also the most common thing in international exchanges, that is, there are only eternal interests between countries.
This chapter has been completed!