When the news of the conflict between the escort fleet and the Brazilian Navy on the Paraná River reached Buenos Aires, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon. Although the outside world did not know it yet, when the news came, it still caused an unprecedented stir among the people.
repercussions.
Standing by the window, Zhu Xianhai calmly held a Cuban cigar and lit the cigar with a match. He then smoked the cigar and listened silently to Sun Hu's report.
Then he walked to the desk with slow and silent steps, and then walked to the map. He stared at the map on the wall for a while, and then calmly turned around to face the two soldiers standing upright.
, asked in a calm tone:
"If we had a war with the Brazilian army now, how sure would we be of victory?"
Slightly narrowing his gaze, Zhu Xianhai stared at Brazil on the map with cold eyes and asked.
"For now, the problem we are facing is that the provinces have not been completely conquered. If we invest too many troops in Paraguay, it is likely to affect our plans in various places. For now, we cannot digest and absorb the victory.
The fruits are the most important.”
It was Zuo Zongtang who spoke, but none of the officers spoke.
"Well, although this news comes a bit suddenly, but the Brazilians have suffered such a big loss, what choice will they make?"
Zhu Xianhai raised his voice slightly and said.
"Brazil's military adventure using the fleet has now been completely pushed back by us. Next, will he choose a military adventure or negotiate with us? These are all issues we need to consider, but we must show
Tough attitude.”
None of the people around Zhu Xianhai raised any objections. Because they all knew that the commander-in-chief’s judgment on international diplomacy was extremely accurate. They all believed that this was a natural and unquestionable fact: Zhu Xianhai knew better than them.
Much more, he can see further than them, and he alone has certain information.
"The provocation carried out by the Brazilians may be an attempt to test our bottom line through some kind of military adventure. They used the fleet to stop us, not to drag us into a war..."
Zhu Xianhai frowned, and the idea firmly established in his mind was - don't give in to this provocation!
"What we need is to resolutely fight back, let our fleet conduct combat readiness exercises at the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, and at the same time, send another 20,000 people into the Chaco and Misiones areas. If necessary, we can consider marching into Asia.
Pesson.”
Apezón is the capital of Paraguay.
Perhaps Paraguay's economy has been completely destroyed during the five-year war, and the local people are poor and lack daily necessities, but Zhu Xianhai doesn't care about this at all. Compared to any economic problems, he cares more about local women.
It’s not because Zhu Xianhai wanted to enrich his harem, but because after the Paraguay War, half of the country’s population were adult women, and even most of the surviving children were girls, because boys were also recruited to fight on the battlefield. Only adult males in the country were
There were only more than 20,000 people, most of whom were elderly. Not only were the traditional elites of society completely destroyed in this war, but the vast majority of adult males died on the battlefield.
To Nan Hua, what are one hundred thousand Paraguayan women?
It is a treasure trove to alleviate the gender ratio imbalance in Nanhua!
In the next five years, Paraguayan women can give birth to at least 400,000 children for South China!
So, for women!
Paraguay must win.
"Then we are very likely to have further conflicts with the Brazilian army!"
Zuo Zongtang reminded.
"The Brazilians... they are not willing to conflict with us at all. The Paraguayan war has lasted for nearly five years, and both warring parties are exhausted. The coalition seems to be about to win, but in fact? They have already reached the point where ulcers have broken out.
To the point of collapse, the coalition is also full of disputes. The Argentines only left some troops to maintain the occupied area and no longer participated in the fighting. The Uruguayans also withdrew. At present, only the Brazilians are still gritting their teeth and insisting on holding on in Paraguay.
Lopez is being pursued in the remote and wild areas of the north, but Brazil has long been overwhelmed by heavy military expenditures. Will they start a war with us at this time?"
Shaking his head, Zhu Xianhai sneered.
"So, their military adventure was just for testing. However, they did not expect that it would lead to this result. What we need now is to show our uncompromising position and not hesitate to fight. Now the Brazilians
More difficult than us!"
Regarding Zhu Xianhai's judgment, everyone admitted that his judgment was well-founded, but no one could ignore the risks involved.
After thinking for a while, Sun Hu tilted his head back slightly and said firmly:
"Commander, if we want to show our determination, then we should send more troops. We are in Linhai, and there are hundreds of thousands of newly arrived immigrants. They have all received certain military training. Our original plan
Just use them as a reserve force. Since it is a display of strength, we can deploy them to the border and enter Paraguay at any time if necessary. After all..."
Sun Hu glanced at Zuo Zongtang and then said.
"It is the Paraguayan puppet regime that provoked the border conflict. We have every reason to ask them to give us a corresponding explanation. In order to avoid conflicts, our army should enter Paraguay. I think the reason for our army to enter Paraguay is sufficient!"
Everyone will grow up, and so does Sun Hu. Ten years ago, he was just a coolie who escaped from the gold mine. He only knew him personally for a few years. Even when he was a member of the Taiping Army, he was a young man who was recruited.
But now, he is already a general under the commander-in-chief. As the chief of staff of the security team, he naturally knows what the commander-in-chief is thinking.
The commander-in-chief's goal is to seize Paraguay. In this case, this is just the right reason.
As for what Brazil?
It’s not a problem at all, just blame Paraguay for all the problems. Such a short sentence has actually decided Paraguay’s fate.
"We have good reasons to enter Paraguay, but Brazil still has tens of thousands of troops there!"
Zuo Zongtang frowned and reminded.
"When we go there directly, we must consider the threat from Brazil. It would definitely be extremely unwise to break up with the Brazilians now. Although the country..."
Just when Zuo Zongtang wanted to say, "Although the country is big, if it is warlike, it will perish." Thinking of those "warlike" powers, Zuo Zongtang changed his words.
"Brazil is not our current goal. Our current goal is to consolidate the gains we have made."
"That's true, but Paraguay is also one of our goals. As for Brazil..."
Zhu Xianhai looked at Sun Hu silently for a while, then calmly put the cigar to his mouth, took a deep breath, and slowly paced back and forth in the room.
Finally he stood at the long table and said in a low voice:
"Protest to Brazil and ask them to explain their fleet's attack on us. At the same time, we can also discuss with them the division of power in the La Plata River Basin. Since we are strong, we must act like the strong.
group."
What is a strong one? Of course, it is to bully the weak! In this era of the weak and the strong, weak countries themselves are at the mercy of mermaids...
This chapter has been completed!