The southern African ambassador to Brazil was detained, quickly causing an uproar.
Diplomats have diplomatic immunity. Even in wartime, diplomats should be treated with due respect. What's more, Southern Africa has not nominally participated in the war, and the US military has no reason to detain Southern African diplomats.
What's more, Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Brazil, and Americans have no law enforcement rights on Brazilian soil. Why should they seize southern Africa?
What's more, some embassy staff were injured while being detained.
When the news came out, the whole world was in uproar.
Yang Smuts immediately summoned Stimson, the U.S. Ambassador to Southern Africa.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Minister, I don't know the specific situation yet. I need to understand the situation before I can give you an answer." Stimson did not realize at this time that the US military's outrageous behavior had completely angered southern Africa.
"Let me tell you what happened." Yang Smuts rarely put on a military uniform. He has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Southern Africa over the years. Many people have forgotten that Yang Smuts was also a soldier and was the second
The toughest Boer soldier during the Second Boer War.
"When the staff of the Southern African embassy in Brazil were evacuated from Rio de Janeiro, they were violently detained by the US military. Some embassy staff were injured in the process. Now do you understand what happened?" Yang Shimozi said every word, fiercely.
His eyes were fixed on Stimson.
"Sorry, I just found out." Stimson shrugged and spread his hands, looking innocent: "I will send a telegram to Washington to find out what happened and whether there may be any misunderstandings."
"Whether it is a misunderstanding or not, you violated the rules of the game first. Southern Africa is not Brazil. Put away your pretentious face. Since our diplomats were treated rudely by the US military in Brazil, as a reciprocal response, the US military stationed in Brazil
The Southern African embassy will be closed immediately from this moment on. Don't try to make any small moves, otherwise, all the consequences will be borne by your US government!" Yang Smuts is an American who even the British Prime Minister dares to confront.
Not to mention.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Minister, what do you mean?" Stimson was shocked. He never expected that Southern Africa could do such an incredible job.
"Didn't you understand? What I mean is that the U.S. embassy in Southern Africa will be closed immediately from now on. Do you want me to repeat it to you again?" Yang Shimozi sneered. Southern Africa is not doing enough, and the United States
Talent is so unscrupulous.
"No, Mr. Minister, you can't do this. This will lead to a complete breakdown of the relationship between southern Africa and the United States!" Stimson's face was ashen, and he had already scolded the wanton American soldiers a hundred times.
Stimson really didn't know about this.
Perhaps even Washington doesn’t know that Americans are used to being domineering in the Americas, and American soldiers are used to being bosses in Rio during this period. When George Marshall ordered to prevent the Southern African ambassador to Brazil from leaving Rio, he did not expect that the US military
The soldiers actually attacked the embassy attaché directly.
This world is made up of many accidents, but they are also inevitable in accidents.
Without the conflict between the Brazilian military government and the state capital of Miami, there would be no deep involvement of the United States and southern Africa.
If the U.S. Marine Corps did not suffer heavy casualties, the U.S. soldiers would not lose their minds.
If politicians in Washington weren't so greedy, U.S. Steel and Favart Steel would have reached an agreement long ago.
It's a pity that there are not so many ifs.
Just when Young Smuts summoned Stimson, a group of Southern African Defense Force soldiers suddenly came to the U.S. Embassy in Southern Africa and issued an order to the U.S. Embassy in Southern Africa to close the U.S. Embassy in Southern Africa.
"This is simply ridiculous. The U.S. Embassy in Southern Africa represents the United States. What do you want to do?" Brian Payton, the U.S. deputy envoy to Southern Africa, was stunned. This kind of thing has never happened in U.S. history.
"Sorry, this is the decision of the federal government. You can pack your belongings and move to a place arranged by us. As long as you don't resist, we can guarantee your safety." The Southern African officer leading the team had a serious expression and did not care at all.
Give Brian Payton time to think.
"Blah blah blah" Brian Payton tries to stop Southern African soldiers from entering the embassy.
Wow
The U.S. Embassy in Southern Africa is theoretically U.S. territory and has U.S. Marines responsible for security.
During this period, the U.S. Marine Corps suffered heavy losses in Brazil. The U.S. Marines stationed at the U.S. Embassy in South Africa were extremely jealous when they saw the Southern African Defense Forces, so they immediately loaded the ammunition and pointed their guns at the target.
Southern African Defense Force soldiers entering the embassy.
"Hehehehe" the leading officer sneered.
Before the laughter ended, a huge roar suddenly came from the street in the distance.
In Brian Payton's shocked eyes, several "Alligator" armored vehicles appeared brazenly on the streets of Pretoria, followed closely by the "Leopard" tanks, which made Brian Payton even more desperate.
Use tanks and armored vehicles in the city.
It is also the capital of southern Africa.
Are Southern Africans crazy?
"Put down your weapons and give up all resistance, otherwise your actions will be regarded as hostile acts." The southern African officer leading the team shouted sternly.
The U.S. Marine who pointed his gun at the southern African officer was sweating profusely and his body was shaking slightly.
"Tom, put down the gun. Did you hear me? I said put down the gun!" The Marine officer on duty was also sweating profusely. At this time, if the gun went off, the U.S. Embassy in South Korea might be bloodbathed.
"You have to tell us what's going on!" Brian Payton yelled, his expression and mood were broken.
"I have no obligation to tell you, I only execute my orders!" The Southern African officer leading the team was also shouting, and he was shouting right in Brian Payton's face, spraying Brian Payton with spittle.
Face.
Brian Payton didn't even care. At this time, more than a dozen Marines came to support. However, in front of the ferocious "Alligator" armored vehicle and the ferocious "Leopard" tank, more than a dozen Marines formed a
The line of defense makes no sense.
It cannot be said that if a fight starts, these Marines may use their lives to prove the courage of the US Marines.
"Okay, okay, okay, we won't resist, but your Southern African federal government will be responsible for all the consequences!" Brian Payton gave up resistance. The diplomats are still not as bloody as the Marine Corps officers and soldiers.
.
As long as they didn't resist, as a large group of soldiers poured into the U.S. Embassy in Southern Africa, the embassy staff gave up resistance completely, allowed the Southern African Defense Forces to take over the embassy, and accepted the arrangements of the Southern African Defense Forces to stay in a nearby hotel.
This news was also delivered to the United States at extremely fast speeds.
After learning that Southern Africa had closed the U.S. embassy in South Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull's first reaction was to close the Southern African embassy in the United States and give Southern Africa a similar response.
"This is a shame imposed on the United States by southern Africa. No embassy abroad has ever been treated like this. We must give equal treatment to southern Africans, otherwise the United States will forever fall into the abyss." Secretary of State Cordell Hull had a tough attitude,
Foreign affairs is part of Hull's work.
"In that case, we will have to prepare for a full-scale war with southern Africa." Secretary of War Patrick Jay Hurley frowned. As secretary of war, he does not support going to war with southern Africa.
Although the United States retained its Marine Corps after the World War, Southern Africa was the only country in the world besides France that retained a standing army after the World War.
Hurley knows his own business. The U.S. Department of War has spent almost all military expenditures on building a naval fleet in recent years. The strength of the Marine Corps is far behind that of the Southern African Army.
Not to mention the Southern African Army, the US military's internal assessment shows that the combat effectiveness of the US Marine Corps is probably about the same as that of the Southern African Union forces.
If the combat effectiveness of the U.S. Marine Corps is required to reach the level of the Southern African National Defense Force, then the U.S. military's annual allocation to the Marine Corps must at least triple.
It's just possible, no one can guarantee that it will be possible.
"Are we just going to watch our diplomats being treated so unfairly in southern Africa?" Hull was heartbroken. The secretary of war was so incompetent. No wonder the U.S. military performed poorly in Brazil.
"The Southern African National Defense Force, plus the Southern African Union forces, plus the National Guards of the Southern African states, plus Umbrella Company mercenaries, means that Southern Africa can mobilize more than 500,000 troops. This does not include Southern Africa's Atlantic Fleet.
and the Indian Ocean Fleet, as well as the Southern African Air Force, and the Southern African Marine Corps." MacArthur, who served as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, was well aware of the strength of Southern Africa.
In the Philippines, MacArthur had many interactions with the Indian Ocean Fleet and was very familiar with the strength of the southern African army.
The 500,000 people in southern Africa are not French colonial servants, but the most powerful soldiers in the world.
Even if the United States starts a nationwide mobilization now and recruits officers and soldiers of appropriate age to join the army and undergo training, it will take at least six months to reach the level of being able to participate in war.
Six months!
I wonder if the Brazilian military government can afford to wait.
"Southern Africa is indeed very powerful, but have you all lost your courage?" Pershing, who came to Whitehall to attend the meeting, also expressed his grief.
Pershing had retired from active duty in 1924 as chairman of the United States War Memorial Committee and had been away from active duty for a long time.
Within the U.S. military, Pershing has a special status.
So when Pershing opened his mouth, Hurley and MacArthur stopped talking.
"I have a question, gentlemen, why has our relationship with southern Africa reached the point it is today?" Roosevelt sighed quietly. He had thought about this question for several days and still had no answer.
