November 11, 9 a.m.
Williams, the Portuguese ambassador to Spain, got into a Jaguar car with excitement and rushed to the Spanish Prime Minister's official residence 10 miles away.
The war between Portugal and Spain has been brewing for a long time, and everyone is guessing when the war will start.
The mainstream view in Europe is December, because if both sides start a war, they will obviously have to make mobilization and preparations.
However, when Portugal was not fully prepared, Downing Pedro made a resolute decision to start the war in mid-November.
The reason for this is very simple, it is to fight quickly.
Portugal has been planning for a long time. Although the preparations are not complete, the preparation and mobilization situation is better than Spain. The longer the delay, the more preparation time Spain will have.
Although Spain's territory is not worth mentioning in the world, it is indeed a large territorial country in Europe, and the central part of the country has towering mountains and is covered with mountainous areas. This will be extremely detrimental to Portugal if a protracted war is reached.
In the morning, at 8:30, Williams was surprised when he received the domestic declaration of war against Spain, but he still faithfully fulfilled his duty to declare Portugal's declaration of war against Spain.
15 minutes later, Williams arrived at the Prime Minister's Office.
Seeing Williams' arrival, Gordon, the receptionist at the Prime Minister's Office, felt depressed.
This Portuguese ambassador, Williams, has been here recently to exert a series of pressure and political coercion on the Spanish government. Today it seems that he is here to blackmail Spain again.
Williams saw that Gordon didn't talk nonsense, but went straight to the topic very seriously and asked him to lead him to meet the Spanish Prime Minister.
"Mr. Gordon, please take me to see the Prime Minister, His Excellency José Canalejas Méndez. On behalf of Portugal, I have an important announcement."
Seeing the serious attitude of the Portuguese ambassador, Gordon felt uncomfortable, but he still faithfully fulfilled his responsibilities.
Three minutes later, the Prime Minister's Office.
José Canalejas Méndez had known in advance that this time the Portuguese ambassador was different from his usual serious attitude, and he felt vaguely uneasy.
"Sir Williams, I think Galicia can discuss this."
"No need, our Portuguese Empire will take it ourselves.
Your Excellency José Canalejas Méndez. I, Williams, declare war on Spain on behalf of the United Portuguese-Brazilian-Algarve Empire."
"Why so fast? We obviously still have something to talk about." Jose said this with a cry.
When he heard Portugal's declaration of war, José Canalejas Mendez was stunned. He never expected that war would come so quickly.
Upon hearing the news of Portugal's declaration of war, Prime Minister José, who had always devoted himself to Spain, immediately felt as if he were mourning his heir.
The conflict between Spain and Portugal broke out very quickly and took a very short time to brew. It was already the end of October when it was judged that Portugal was really going to start a war.
After reading Portugal's true intention, Spain immediately entered the mobilization and preparation time, but this time was too short, not even half a month.
Military factories and various material factories operate at high speed for only a short time. With Spain's pitiful output, too little has been accumulated.
As for the purchase of military supplies from various countries, due to Portugal's every possible means of obstruction, not much was negotiated for a while. At present, Sweden has made it clear that it can export military equipment to Spain.
But what is the distance between Sweden and Spain?
The northern end of Northern Europe and the southern end of Southern Europe are very far apart. The military order that was negotiated just seven days ago cannot reach Spain quickly.
Prime Minister Jose was planning to hold off the outbreak until next year through negotiations, giving him three months of preparation time. However, Portugal did not follow the routine and gave Spain a heavy blow right away.
Seeing Jose's stunned look, Williams was not polite. He remembered his responsibility.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, this is our country's declaration of war to your country. Please accept it.
Although I don't like war, I have to tell you this unfortunate news. The 72 hours from now will be the last time of peace between our two countries."
"Sorry, I lost my temper."
Hearing Williams's reaffirmation, Jose Canalejas Mendes immediately restrained his emotions. He didn't want the Portuguese to see the Spanish's cowardice anymore.
"Sir Williams, I have accepted the declaration of war. Since there is nothing to talk about, please leave immediately. In response to Portugal's tyranny, we in Spain will do our best to fight back against Portugal's aggression."
"Then I'll take my leave!"
Williams has nothing to say, and he has no interest in a verbal spat.
Portugal and Spain, enemies who love and hate each other, have been intertwined in love and hate for 800 years. Now, it is obviously time to settle the accounts.
In the Iberian Peninsula, two countries that started by fighting against the Green Forest and regaining lost territory have once again gone to opposite sides of history.
At the juncture of history, Portugal and Spain had four major confrontations.
Portugal won twice, ensuring Portugal's independence and integrity.
The two losses were that Portugal lost the opportunity to unify Iberia and was annexed by Spain, which was a major setback in Portugal's historical turning point.
Feng shui is turning, and the way of heaven is reincarnated.
Spain has been prosperous for centuries, but now it has fallen into deep quagmire, and Portugal, under the leadership of Downing Pedro, has reshaped Portugal-Brazil-Algarve and is once again on the road to prosperity.
In this historic confrontation, Portugal had an unparalleled advantage.
Historically, Portugal has often been the weaker side when facing Spain.
Facing Castile, Portugal still had the strength to fight, but due to the marriage of the two kings and the merger of Castile and Aragon, Portugal was at a disadvantage today.
But time is wonderful, it can always transform decay into something magical, from height to dwarf.
The kingdoms of Aragon, Navana, Galicia, and Castile were previously merged, but now they are leaking everywhere.
Since the beginning of the 19th century, the trend of nationalism has spread all over the world.
As the first nation-state in Europe, Portugal was obviously unable to be swept away by this national whirlwind, but Spain suffered a catastrophe.
Spain is a country made up of people working side by side. When the country is strong, except for Catalonia, the other components will not cause trouble if they can drink some soup.
But when Spain fell into decline, the peaceful years in the past would immediately turn into a fight between you and me.
Before Tang Ning traveled through time, Spain was the only weird country in the world that was all autonomous regions. Each autonomous region had a high degree of autonomy. Catalonia was jumping up and down, and the independence referendum was successful, but it was suppressed by the United States and the European Union in the end.
Already.
Portugal is not in the history of this dimension. The degree of unity is three blocks behind Spain. If Portugal declines again, even if it is worse than Spain, there will be no separatist forces.
It is always said that nationalism is unnecessary, but if a country does not have a dominant ethnic group, then as long as it encounters a period of decline, it will definitely split.
Tang Ning: Why should we establish a national and cultural community in the Portuguese Empire? It is to avoid separatist forces.
Although today's Portuguese Empire should be said to a large extent the Brazilian Empire, with Brazil as the main body, this is the optimal solution.
The small physique of the Portuguese native, after Tang Ning's surgery, divided it into two parts, eliminated the authority of Lisbon, and deliberately tied it to Brazil, it is almost impossible to make a comeback.
This chapter has been completed!