The Government of London passed the buck, which gave the Chilean government a headache. Without the support of the British, they would not dare to seize the ships of more than 20 countries.
La Moneda Palace, Chilean Foreign Minister Domingo said, "Your Excellency, this is a diplomatic protest from various countries. Under the encouragement of the Fao, various countries have formed diplomatic missions. What do you think?"
President Anival waved his hand, "You deal with it first. Find out what they are and then decide what to do."
In this era of the law of the jungle, everyone adhered to the principle of bullying the weak and fearing the strong in international diplomacy.
It was the British Navy that seized the ships and confiscated the goods. Everyone just protested to the Government of London. Under internal and external pressure, the British pushed the blame to the Chilean government and the situation immediately changed.
Protest?
No, this was too civilized. Looking at the aggressive diplomatic mission, it was clear that if the Chilean government did not bleed, this matter would not end.
They could not afford to offend the British, but they were not afraid to offend Chile. Now, without the Fao taking the lead, everyone took the initiative.
President Anival was panicking. The British position was clear. If the Chilean government could not withstand the pressure, they would lift the blockade and let the ships pass.
This was absolutely unacceptable to the Chilean government. Once Bolivia and Peru received outside assistance, Chile would have a long way to go to win the war.
Seeing that President Anival did not have a plan, Foreign Minister Domingo suggested, "Your Excellency, we can't be passive. We must also come up with a plan to let other countries feel our sincerity.
There seems to be a lot of countries protesting now, but in fact, it is mainly the Fao and Chile. Other countries do not have much at stake. Most of them are just trying to make their presence known. An apology should be enough.
We must take the initiative to attack and divide the diplomatic mission. To do this, our strength alone is not enough. We also need the cooperation of the British. "
President Anival shook his head, "Division and disintegration sounds good, but in fact, it is useless.
The Fao and Chile support Bolivia and Peru. We can't come up with enough benefits to bribe them. The position of other countries is irrelevant. If we offend them, so be it.
The trouble is that under internal and external pressure, the position of the Government of London has been shaken. You should know that the ships seized also include the ships of British shipping companies.
These people are the losers in the struggle for profits. They want to make up for their losses through trade with Peru and Bolivia. "
Chile handed over the purchase orders and shipping business to the British shipping companies. It looked like they were making up for the loss of the Peruvian and Bolivian markets, but in fact, only a few people benefited.
More capitalists did not benefit from it because they did not have a good relationship. Some people even suffered losses. These people were naturally unwilling.
This was not a problem for the capitalists. If they could not benefit from Chile, they would continue to do business with Peru and Bolivia. It was free trade, so of course it had to be free.
During the Near Eastern War, British merchants smuggled arms to Russia. During the Ethiopian War, British merchants smuggled arms to the Resistance Army. Now, this was nothing.
A careful investigation would reveal that certain people were taking advantage of Chile and doing business with Peru and Bolivia.
After the ship was seized and the goods confiscated, everyone's source of income was cut off. For capitalists, it was obvious that only by eating both sides could they maximize their profits.
The turmoil in England was essentially the result of the capitalists' desire for greater benefits, which was why they incited the people to cause trouble.
Compared to their own interests, what was the government's strategy? It was best to let the South American war continue so that everyone could continue to make money from the war.
President Anival was also a lawyer and was very clear about the appetite of the capitalists. If the Government of London could not suppress the domestic capital, then the so-called blockade would soon exist in name only.
Foreign Minister Domingo objected, "Mr. President, we have to believe in the Government of London. Now that there is a complete blockade, no one can use this route, and the countries can still tolerate it.
If the Royal Navy lets it go and only allows its own ships to sail, do you think the countries can tolerate it?
I'm afraid that at that time, they will think that this is a conspiracy by the British to monopolize the South American trade.
At that point, everyone's interests will be seriously damaged. Who knows if the Fao will take the lead to establish an anti-British alliance? "
It was not "will not", but "will". As long as the interests were in place, nothing was impossible.
After hesitating for a moment, President Anival said, "What are you going to do? We don't have much bargaining chips in our hands, and it will be difficult to buy so many countries. "
Foreign Minister Domingo said, "It depends on the British's commitment. If the Government of London's support is strong enough, and the Fao and the French are held up by the situation in Europe, the diplomatic pressure from other countries is nothing at all.
We only need to take out some of the interests to buy the Fao and the French, such as selling them a batch of saltpeter every year at a low price, or opening the domestic market to them.
We don't need them to support us. As long as we stabilize the Fao and the French, it will be much easier to talk about these issues after the war is over.
Other countries will act according to the actual situation, such as Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and other South American countries. If they can provide assistance to the enemy, we will first rope them in.
We don't need to pay much practical benefits, we can just give them empty promises. Take advantage of their ambitions and use the interests of Peru and Bolivia to stabilize them. Whether or not to honor them after the war depends on the actual situation.
Other countries that don't have the ability to influence this war are not important, so we can delay them for now. "
The law of the jungle was vividly reflected here. Reality once again proved that justice and axioms needed the protection of cannons.
Anival nodded. "Well, let's do it according to your plan! I will go find the British minister now, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take care of it. "
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At the same time as the Chileans took action, the battlefield in Prussia changed again. After the Prussia army split up, the Russian Army in Kamen couldn't resist the temptation to launch a counterattack.
An unexpected scene appeared. The tentative counterattack actually defeated the Prussia army in one fell swoop, and they won the first major victory since the outbreak of the war.
After reading the battle report, Franz wondered if he had read it wrong. When did the Russians become so ferocious? They were using cheats!
Not only was Franz stunned, but even the Russians themselves were stunned. They had no idea why the Prussia army suddenly became so vulnerable.
Even after splitting up, the Prussia army in Kamen still had 20,000 troops. Under normal circumstances, with so many troops in place, the Russian Army would never be able to win in a short time.
The war had ended two days ago, and Lieutenant General Olivier Thornfield was still dizzy. He didn't know how this pie fell on his head.
Lieutenant General Olivier Thornfield didn't let the victory get to his head. He chose to stop while he was ahead and didn't continue to expand the victory.
Someone knocked on the office door. Olivier Thornfield said, "Come in!"
A young officer nervously reported, "General, something's not right with the situation. We interrogated the Prussia captives and found that these soldiers were transferred here a week ago, and most of them have served for less than a month.
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel, who was guarding the captives, found that most of the soldiers in uniform were old and young. The proportion of young soldiers was less than one-fifth, and most of them were Polish.
There was every indication that the enemy we had routed was not the enemy with whom we had been engaged. It should be cannon fodder used by the enemy to attract our attention. The enemy's main force has long been transferred. "
Lieutenant General Olivier Thornfield's face changed. He quickly opened the map and studied the Prussia army's movements.
"Not good, the enemy's target is Brest. The Prussia army that left three days ago didn't have one infantry division, but two. Their target isn't Pinsk, and the detour was just to confuse us.
Immediately send a message to HQ and explain the situation. At the same time, notify the garrison in Brest and tell them to be on high alert. "
The young officer reminded, "General, our contributions will be greatly reduced if we report it directly. Why don't we fix it first, or wait for the news to be sent to the entire army before we report it? "
It wasn't easy to win a battle, and everyone could be promoted. If they were tossed around like this, everyone would probably be resentful.
After a moment of hesitation, Olivier Thornfield shook his head. "This news is of great importance and must be reported immediately. You can refine it a bit.
Just say that we interrogated the captives and found that the enemy hid their forces. The Prussia army that left three days ago was two divisions, and their target is probably Brest.
Secretly execute some of the captives and directly add it to the data of the annihilation of the enemy. Gather the young and strong captives and let the war reporters take a few photos. Who would dare say there's a problem with our contributions then?
Defeating a second-rate Prussia army is already enough. No one in the country will believe it if it's any bigger.
You can make up the relevant information as you see fit. In any case, the news of our victory has already spread. As long as it's acceptable, the government won't look into it. "
The overall situation had to be taken seriously, and the contributions couldn't be lost either. Then they could only sacrifice the captives. After all, the ratio of old and weak among the captives this time was a bit high. If they didn't get rid of some of them, it would be easy for others to discover the problem.
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