In the Argentine Presidential Palace, Argentina's interim President Mitre, who is over 70 years old, stomped back and forth in the room while looking back at the map on the wall from time to time.
The map hanging on the wall covers the entire territorial area of Argentina, but the three areas marked in red, white and yellow on the map show that Argentina does not constitute a unified whole of a country.
The six northern provinces marked in red belong to the areas occupied by the Han Dynasty, the areas marked in white in the central and western regions are local opposition forces represented by Urquiza, and the yellow areas are areas that obey the orders of the federal government.
Among the three areas, the white area is the smallest and the yellow area is the largest. However, a large part of the area covered by the yellow area is the Patagonia Plateau in the south. Although the Patagonia Plateau is classified by Miter as federally controlled
However, due to the presence of local Indians and the penetration of Han forces, the Argentine federal government has limited control there. Moreover, Patagonia’s dry climate, barren land and sparse population cannot provide effective services for Miter.
Therefore, excluding the Patagonia region where control is weak, the area directly controlled by the Argentine federal government is not much larger than that of local forces.
The deteriorating trend of separatism in Argentina originated from the defeat in the 1870 war. In this war, the central army suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle with the Chinese National Defense Force. The former Argentine president not only lost his life because of the defeat in the war, but also lost the base area on which he came to power.
Cordoba.
Cordoba Province is located in central Argentina and is an important industrial base and economic center in Argentina. In Argentina, its economic and political status is second only to the capital Buenos Aires.
It was precisely because of the special status of the province of Cordoba that Mitre resigned from the presidency and chose Sarmiento as his successor. However, what Mitre did not expect was that Sarmiento, who had always been favored by him,
Entu encountered a more powerful opponent. Not only did he lose the army that supported his power and position, but he also lost his base.
In Miter's mind, the assassination of Sarmiento was an unfortunate thing, and the consequences of losing the province of Cordoba were even more serious.
It doesn't matter if Sarmiento dies. Mitre has many cronies, and it would be acceptable to select a few more people as Sarmiento's replacements. But when Mitre's old rival took advantage of Sarmiento to be assassinated, the central government
Taking advantage of the weakened authority, Mitre took the opportunity to occupy the province of Córdoba, and the situation faced by Mitre became even worse.
Urquiza and his crony Ferna occupied two provinces in Argentina, and with Cordoba, the second largest province in Argentina, falling into his hands, Urquiza gained the capital to compete with Miter in one fell swoop.
, then, the situation in Argentina developed towards a situation that Miter did not want to see. Mendoza, San Juan and other provinces around Cordoba changed their affiliations to join Urquiza, and used the excuse of losing the war.
As a result of constant pressure on him, Miter's plan to restore Argentina's economy and increase its population has not been effectively implemented.
Before the 1870 War, Argentina had a total land area of approximately 2.7 million square kilometers and a total population of 1.8 million. After 1989, due to the loss of territory in the six northern provinces and the ongoing domestic melee, even though the domestic white family population remained relatively high
Despite the fertility level, Argentina's population only hovers around 1.5 million to 1.6 million, far from reaching the population size of more than 2 million in Miter's goal.
The 1870s and 1980s were the first outbreak period of large-scale emigration of European populations. However, Argentina’s domestic turmoil caused it to miss the most favorable opportunity to receive immigrants. The vast majority of white people who intended to immigrate to Argentina were
Worried about their own safety and other factors, they gave up their plans to immigrate to Argentina and instead chose the United States, Canada, Australia and other regions as their immigration destinations.
In contrast to Argentina's slow population growth, the Chinese population continued to influx. Ten years ago, the Han population was only a quarter of Argentina's population. Ten years later, at the end of 1878, the Chinese population in Han reached 500.
The population of 600,000 to 700,000 is more than three times the total population of Argentina.
Population is an important indicator of a country's potential military strength. The rapidly growing population of Han State has made Mitre feel a huge threat, and the policy decree just promulgated by Han State directly made him give up the last trace of luck in his heart, making him understand that,
The biggest challenge to determine Argentina's order has arrived.
Han's ambitions towards Argentina can be said to be Sima Zhao's heart. Everyone knows that Mitre has been preparing for a decisive battle with Han. However, in Mitre's understanding, the war between the two countries is at least three to five years old.
It might start in another year or even ten years. He still had a lot of time to slowly prepare. However, the sudden outbreak of the Guano War and the actions of the Han side seriously disrupted Mitre's deployment.
The number of federal troops has not yet returned to the level before 1870, and the federal government is not strong enough to subdue local opposition forces such as Urquiza. At this time, going to war with Han will be very detrimental to Argentina.
Mitre certainly hopes to get more time to prepare for the decisive battle with the Han Dynasty, but the God that Western white people believe in is obviously unable to satisfy his wishes. Therefore, when the war is about to break out, Mitre can only rely on the Federation.
The government itself had the strength to face the challenges posed by Han.
Mitre meditated hard all morning in his room. At noon, after roughly sorting out a plan to deal with the Han attack, Mitre ordered his entourage to invite Uruguayan President Lorenzo Latorre to discuss important matters.
After the Chinese government issued a decree that signaled war, the person who was most anxious was not Argentine interim President Mitre, but Uruguayan President Lorenzo Latorre.
Uruguay has a small territory. Of the total land area of 170,000 square kilometers, more than 60,000 square kilometers have fallen into the hands of the Han Dynasty. Once the war starts again, small countries like Uruguay will be the first to be invaded.
Uruguay only has a population of a few hundred thousand. If it wants to protect its national security, it can only seek help from Argentina. Therefore, after Lorenzo Latore learned the news from Han, he immediately took a boat to Buenos Airi, the capital of Argentina.
Si, ready to discuss with Mitre how to fight against Han.
"President Lorenzo Latorre, you must be very clear about the meaning of the decree issued by Han State, so I won't say more."
Mitre saw Lorenzo Latorre rushing over and said directly, "What we have to do now is to unite closely and jointly deal with the threat of force from Han. Your Excellency should have no doubts about this, right?"
"No, no, the people of Uruguay are willing to work with the people of Argentina to resist the invasion of the yellow race from the east."
Uruguayan President Lorenzo Latorre immediately expressed his position.
"With a war coming soon, Argentina and Uruguay really need to cooperate closely."
Argentina and Uruguay originally belonged to the La Plata Congestion Zone under Spanish rule. In the diplomatic relations between the two countries, Argentina occupies a dominant position. Therefore, Mitt expressed his willingness to be in a subordinate position and work with Argentina to fight against the Han Dynasty.
Ray was not surprised.
After reaching an agreement on determining the dominance of the cooperative relationship between the two countries, Mitre then elaborated on specific plans to deal with the threat of Han:
Based on the geographical location of Han State, I speculate that there are three main routes of advance for Han State:
The first is to start from Rio Rand do Sul, march from the territory of your country, first attack your country's capital Montevideo, and then use Montevideo as the base of advance to enter Buenos Aires.
The second is to go south along the Paraná River, occupying Santa Fe, Paraná, and Rosario along the way, and finally besiege Buenos Aires.
The third is to use its naval power to land in La Plata, south of Buenos Aires, threatening the security of Buenos Aires from behind."
"Which attack route do you think the Han troops will choose?"
"Going south along the Paraná River is the fastest attack route, but if the Han troops choose this route, they will need to occupy coastal fortresses such as Santa Fe and Rosario, which will be very difficult.
To start from Rio Grande do Sul and use your country as a springboard to finally attack Buenos Aires, the Han government needs to provide a large amount of logistical support for the attacking troops, which consumes huge amounts of materials and is not conducive to long-term operations.
If the Han army chooses to land on the sea, although it can avoid our defense forces deployed in the north, the landing force will also face difficulties in supplying materials and limited number of people to transport."
After analyzing every possible offensive plan of the Han army, Mitre explained, "The three marching plans have their own advantages and disadvantages. According to my judgment, the Han army may adopt a three-pronged offensive strategy, and then in the three-pronged attack strategy
Among the attacking troops, designate one or two troops to be the main attacker, and the other to serve as a feint attack. Of course, it is also possible that the three offensive troops of the Han Dynasty will all be the main attackers, but this possibility is very low. I don’t think the Han army commander will
this way."
After Mitre judged the possible advance route of the Han troops based on the intelligence collected, he then began to make tit-for-tat deployments:
First, increase the number of armed patrol boats in the Paraná River Basin and strengthen the vigilance against the Han Dynasty.
Secondly, troops were stationed in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, Santa Fe, the important town along the Parana River, Rosario, and Laplace, a city south of Buenos Aires.
Third, promulgate tax cuts, strengthen local autonomy laws, and call on young people to join the army.
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