The London government shirked its responsibilities, and the Chilean government had a headache. Without the support of the British, borrowing a few of their courage, they would not dare to seize ships from more than twenty countries.

At the La Moneda Palace, Chilean Foreign Minister Domingo: "Your Excellency, this is a diplomatic protest from various countries, and at the instigation of France and Austria, various countries have formed legations, you see? ”

Unable to hide, President Aniwal waved his hand: "You deal with it first, probe their bottoms, and then decide what to do." ”

In this era of the law of the jungle, everyone adheres to the principle of bullying the weak and fearing the hard, and conducts international diplomacy.

It was the British Navy who seized the ship and confiscated the cargo, and everyone only protested to the London government. Under internal and external pressure, the British pushed the pot on the head of the Chilean government, and the situation immediately changed.

Protest?

No, it's too civilized. It seems that the menacing legation knew that if the Chilean government did not bleed, this time the matter would not be over.

I can't afford to offend the British, and I still don't want to offend Chile, and now we don't need Fa and Austria to take the lead, everyone will take the initiative.

President Anibal was already panicking, and the position of the British was obvious, and if the Chilean government could not withstand the pressure, they would lift the blockade and let the ships pass.

This is absolutely unacceptable to the Chilean Government. Once Bolivia and Peru received outside aid, Chile was far from winning the war.

Seeing that President Anibal did not have a charter, Foreign Secretary Domingo proposed: "Your Excellency, you can't react passively. We must also come up with a programme that will make our sincerity felt by all countries.

There seem to be many countries protesting now, but in fact it is mainly France and Austria. Other countries have little interest, most of them are just to brush up on a wave of existence, and apologies should be able to cope with the past.

We must take the initiative and divide the legation. To do this, our strength alone is not enough, we also need the cooperation of the British. ”

President Aniwal shook his head: "Dividing and disintegrating seems good, but in fact it is useless at all.

France and Austria are behind Bolivia and Peru, and we can't afford to buy them off with enough benefits. The position of other countries does not matter, and offending is offended.

The trouble is that the position of the London government has been shaken by internal and external pressure. You should be aware that the ships seized also include the ships of the British shipping company.

These people are losers in the struggle for interests, and they want to make up for their losses through trade with Peru and Bolivia. ”

Chile handed over the purchase order and shipping business to the British shipping company, and it seemed that in this way it made up for the loss of the Peruvian and Bolivian markets, but in fact only a few people benefited.

More capitalists have not benefited from it because their connections are not in place, and some of them have even suffered from their interests, and these people are naturally unwilling.

This is difficult for the capitalists, who cannot benefit from Chile, so they continue to do business with Peru and Bolivia. Free trade, of course, is free.

Back in the Near East War, British merchants also smuggled into Russia; During the Ethiopian War, British merchants also smuggled arms to the Resistance, which is really nothing now.

If you look closely, you will find that some people are taking benefits from Chile and doing business with Peru and Bolivia at the same time.

After the ship is seized and the cargo is confiscated, it is the loss of everyone's financial route. For capitalists, it is obvious that only by taking it all can they maximize their interests.

The turmoil in Britain was essentially the result of the capitalists wanting to gain greater profits, so they instigated the people to make trouble.

What is the government's strategy compared to its own interests? It is better to let the South American war continue forever, so that everyone can continue to make war money.

President Aniwal is also a lawyer-turned-lawyer and is well aware of the appetites of the capitalists. If the London government fails to contain domestic capital, the so-called blockade will soon be in name only.

Foreign Secretary Domingo objected: "Your Excellency, we have to trust the Government of London. Now that there is a total blockade, no one can take this route, and countries can still tolerate it.

If the Royal Navy releases water and only allows its own ships to navigate, do you think countries can still tolerate it?

I am afraid that when the time comes, they will think that this is a conspiracy of the British to monopolize South American trade.

At that point, everyone's interests have been seriously damaged, and who knows if France and Austria will take the lead in establishing an anti-British alliance? ”

Not "will not", but will. As long as the interests are in place, nothing is impossible.

After a moment of hesitation, President Aniwal: "What are you going to do?" We don't have a lot of chips in our hands, and it's hard to buy so many countries. ”

Foreign Secretary Domingo: "It depends on the investment of the British, if the support of the London government is strong enough, and France and Austria are dragged down by the situation in Europe, the diplomatic pressure of other countries is nothing at all."

We only need to pay off part of the profits of France and Austria, for example, by selling them a batch of saltpeter at a low price every year, or by opening up the domestic market to them.

It would be much easier to talk about these issues without asking them to support us, as long as we stabilized France and Austria, and then talked about these issues after the war was over.

Other countries come according to the actual situation, for example: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and other South American countries, if they can provide assistance to the enemy, they will first be wooed.

You don't need to pay much actual benefit, just write a blank check. Use their ambitions, use the interests of Peru and Bolivia to stabilize them, and whether or not to fulfill them after the war depends on the actual situation.

Other countries that do not have the ability to influence this war are not of high importance in themselves, and they can be dragged out for the first time. ”

The law of the jungle is vividly embodied here. Reality has once again proved that justice and axioms need to be protected by cannons.

Anivar nodded, "Well, let's do it according to your plan!" I'll go to the British minister now, and the mission will be taken care of by your Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”

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At the same time that the Chileans were acting, the Prussian-Russian battlefield was changing. After the division of the Prussian army, the Russian army in Kamenn could not resist the temptation to send troops to counterattack.

An unexpected scene occurred, and the tentative counterattack actually crushed the Prussian army in one fell swoop, achieving the first major victory since the outbreak of the war.

After seeing the battle report, Franz wondered if he had read it wrong. When did the Russians become so fierce, this is completely open!

Not only Franz was stunned, but even the Russians themselves were stunned, and they could not imagine why the Prussian army had suddenly become vulnerable.

You must know that even after the division of troops, the Prussian army in the Kamenn area is still 20,000 troops. Under normal circumstances, with so many troops holding on to their positions, it is impossible for the Russian army to win in the short term.

It's been two days since the end of the war, and Lieutenant General Olivier Thornfeld is still dazed, wondering how the pie fell on his head.

Lieutenant General Olivier Thornfeld was not carried away by the victory, and chose to take it as soon as it was good, and did not continue to expand the results.

There was a knock on the office door, Olivier Thornfeld: "Come in!" ”

A young officer reported nervously: "General, something is wrong. When we interrogated the Prussian prisoners, we found that the soldiers had been transferred a week earlier, and most of them had served less than a month.

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel, who was guarding the prisoners, when he inspected the prisoner of war camp, found that most of the uniforms we had captured were old and young, and the proportion of young and strong was less than one-fifth, and most of them were Poles.

By all indications, we have defeated this enemy army, and it is not the enemy army that we have fought before. It should be cannon fodder used by the enemy to attract our attention, and the main forces of the enemy have long been transferred. ”

Lieutenant General Olivier Thornfeld's face changed dramatically, and he hurriedly opened the map to study the movements of the Prussian army.

"Not good, the enemy's target is Brest. The Prussian army, which left three days ago, was not one infantry division, but two, and their goal was not Pinsk, and the detour was only to distract us.

Immediately send a telegram to the General Command explaining what we are encountering. At the same time, inform the defenders of Brest and put them on alert. ”

The young officer reminded: "General, if we report it directly, our military merits will be greatly reduced. Either you should retouch it first, or wait for the news to be reported to the whole army. ”

finally won a battle, everyone can be added to the knighthood, if it is tossed all of a sudden, it is estimated that everyone will have grievances.

After hesitating for a moment, Olivier Thornfeld shook his head: "This news is very important, it must be reported immediately, you can process it artistically."

Let's just say that we interrogated the prisoners and found that the enemy was hiding his forces, and the Prussian army that had left three days ago was two divisions, and the target was probably Brest.

Secretly execute some of the captives and record them directly in the data of the annihilation of the remnants of the enemy. Gather young and strong prisoners of war and let the war correspondents take a few photos and send them back, who dares to say that there is a problem with our combat exploits?

Defeating a second-line Prussian army, this feat, is enough, no matter how big it is, the country will not believe it.

Anyway, the news of the victory has already spread, and as long as you look at it, the government will not delve into it. ”

We must pay attention to the overall situation, and we must not lose our military achievements. Then the only way to sacrifice the prisoners of war is to sacrifice them, after all, the proportion of the old and weak among the prisoners this time is a bit high, and if you don't dispose of some of them, it is easy for people to find out the problem.