"It's 12 o'clock now. How is the situation in Peru? Where did the fighting end?"
Tangning had just finished inspecting the Real Shipyard in the morning, and immediately came to the Ministry of National Defense in a hurry and asked about the situation in Peru.
"Your Majesty, the volunteers who launched the uprising in Peru have reached about one kilometer around the Peruvian Presidential Palace."
The uprising started at 7 o'clock in the morning and reached the presidential palace at 12 o'clock. This speed is enough. Now it seems that the annexation of Peru is just around the corner. Brazil will soon become a two-ocean country with the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
After listening to Fernandez's report, Tangning breathed a sigh of relief and felt very happy.
"Well done, it seems that Brazil is going to become a two-ocean country!"
Since delimiting the sphere of influence with the United Kingdom and adding Peru and Bolivia to Brazil's influence, Downing has been infiltrating these two countries.
Among them, Peru penetrated much earlier than Bolivia, because there are not only oppressed Indians, but also many Orientals, Japanese and other East Asians who have been exploited by white people.
Tang Ning's own mother's family is powerful in Peru, and the Japanese in Brazil are also connected to the Japanese in Peru, so there has always been communication and infiltration is easy.
However, to annex the two countries, East Asians alone cannot do it, but also Indians.
East Asians make up less than 10% of the Peruvian population. If mixed races are included, there may be more, but they will not exceed white people. They alone cannot succeed.
Indians have always been an important force in South America, but they have also been hit hardest by white people. White people would rather introduce other races than suppress the political demands of Indians.
South American countries, namely Brazil, Argentina and Chile, have few Indians. Indians in Argentina account for about 10% of the total population; Indians in Chile account for about 15% of the total population; Brazil is special, the number of Indians is less than 5%. The reason why this is so
Few, because most of them are of mixed race.
Except for these three countries, the Indian population in other South American countries exceeds 30%. Peru and Bolivia have the largest number of Indians in South America, and their potential power is very large.
Historically, during World War II, the power of white people in Peru and Bolivia weakened, and Indians and East Asians really gained power and began to take control of the political situation.
The white regime in Peru is much stronger than the landlocked country of Bolivia, so Brazil’s first target is Bolivia.
Operation Bolivia was very successful. Under the personal control of the Golden Gun Bureau, Brazil successfully annexed Bolivia.
After swallowing Bolivia, of course it is time to attack Peru.
There are also Golden Shield personnel in Peru, and after the success of the Golden Shield in Bolivia, some were also sent there to increase their strength.
The East Asians and Indians have all been won over, but it still takes time. The Peruvian whites have an overwhelming military advantage. Brazil needs to deliver weapons to those preparing for the uprising, so it has been delaying.
In this process, Brazil is trying to use the voice of the Peruvian people to see if it can annex without blood and without power.
Unexpectedly, white Peruvians, the current leader, President Augusto Lechia Salcedo, were very tough, rejected the call, and began to prepare for military suppression.
Under this situation, the two sides were already at odds, and Brazil showed no mercy and directly let the Indians and East Asians, who were almost ready, launch an uprising to overthrow the white Peruvian government by force and realize the plan to merge the two countries.
"No, His Majesty the King, the Chilean Navy has arrived in Lima and is now shelling the rebels, and the Army troops are also landing!"
Just when Tangning was about to reap the fruits of victory, Fernandez reported bad news to him.
Tangning, when she saw the distress message from the Lima Rebel Army, felt as if cold water had been poured on her. She was stunned for a moment.
Tang Ning could not imagine how the Chileans could be so bold!
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, should we send out troops to help the Peruvian rebels?"
Fernandez, knowing that the matter was urgent, quickly asked King Pedro III for instructions to dispatch the Brazilian army to help the rebels.
"Your Majesty, the rebel army cannot defeat the Chilean army. Our Brazilian army must help them. If we do not help, the annexation of Peru will fail."
"Send troops, let the Western Military Region quickly send troops into Peru!"
Tangning quickly reacted, listened decisively to the opinions, and made the decision to send troops to Peru.
"Your Majesty, do our border troops want to attack Chile and force Chile to withdraw its military strength to defend its territory?"
"Don't attack Chile!"
Regarding Defense Minister Fernandez's request to attack Chile, Downing rejected the proposal.
"Chile and Argentina have now formed a military alliance. If Brazil attacks him, Argentina will help Chile.
As long as we attack Chile, it will be equivalent to our Brazil facing the armies of both countries at the same time and starting a war on two fronts. Our Brazil still focuses on development and must not start a war lightly."
The most important thing for Brazil now is development and the implementation of the first five-year plan.
If we attack Chile at this time, we must also attack Argentina, which will affect the development of Brazil.
After all, Chile and Argentina are allies, and a fight is no joke. The Royal Government is going to go to war.
Chile and Argentina are not the same kind of characters as Venezuela. It will definitely be a war of attrition.
"Your Majesty, if we don't attack Chile, our Brazilian army will not be able to reach Peru soon.
Although the Peruvian rebel army has a large number of people, it can only be regarded as a mob when faced with Chile's specially trained and elite regular navy and land forces, and it will not last long."
Faced with the cruel situation Fernandez mentioned, Tangning certainly knew it.
The Peruvian rebels cannot hold back the Chilean army, but Brazil cannot help them now. The Western Military District has too few troops in Bolivia.
In the Western Military District of Brazil, there were originally more than 16,000 people in one regular division and more than 16,000 people in three shelf divisions, totaling about 30,000 people.
Now, after Brazil annexed Bolivia, it has reorganized a regular-level division with more than 16,000 troops, and now has nearly 50,000 troops in the Western Military District.
After Brazil annexed Bolivia, it is now in contact with Chile. Brazil has stationed a regular division, a reorganized division, and a shelf division in the Western Military District in Bolivia, with a total strength of more than 40,000 people.
In this case, you cannot fight.
"We cannot go to war with Chile! Although our Brazilian Royal Army now exceeds 150,000, the troops are scattered. The Western Military District has more than 40,000 troops in Bolivia. It will take time to mobilize reinforcements from other military districts."
Tang Ning firmly controlled the barrel of the gun. Of course, he knew the situation of the Royal Brazilian Army clearly and could not start a war with Chile at this time.
"Although Chile has a long and narrow land, their transportation conditions are better than ours. Now their army has expanded and their navy is very elite.
With the entire Western Military District of Brazil, it is difficult for us to pose a threat to the Chilean army, and if we do it, it will trigger a three-country war in South America, so we must not do it."
Tang Ning is not so arrogant that Brazil can defeat Chile and Argentina in a short period of time, and with Brazil's development, it is not appropriate to start a big war.
"What about the rebels attacking the Peruvian presidential palace?" Tangning asked Fernandez.
"The rebels have broken through the outer defense line and surrounded the Presidential Palace, but the resistance inside the Presidential Palace is very tenacious.
Moreover, the rebels now want to capture President Augusto Lecchia Salcedo alive for trial and try to preserve the presidential palace, so they are a little timid in their fight."
Tangning, understand what your defense minister said.
The request to put the president on trial and preserve the presidential palace is actually his intention, and the purpose is to make the merger of the two countries legal and attractive.
But it’s too late now, changes must be made at this time.
"Don't capture the president alive and worry about the presidential palace. The situation is urgent now.
Let me storm the presidential palace at any cost, including fire and shelling. I want Augusto Lecchia Salcedo dead.
At this time, don’t hesitate and never let the Chileans get him.”
If you continue to cut off, you will suffer.
The Chileans are coming, and the rebel army can't hold on for long. As long as Augusto Lecchia Salcedo holds on for dear life, he will probably be rescued.
By then, Brazil is likely to come up empty-handed.
And after this failure, if you want to annex Peru again, unless a war breaks out, it will take several years.
"After killing Augusto Lecchia Salcedo, the rebel military government withdrew to the mountains and fought guerrillas for me instead of engaging in head-on combat with the Chilean army."
At this time, the only way to solve the problem is to kill the president first and establish the established facts.
"If we do these things well, there will be a chance of saving everything. Then we can use diplomatic means to force Chile to withdraw its troops."
This chapter has been completed!