Winter is here again. The snow covered the whole world www.biquge.info the whole world, and the snowflakes the size of a coin gradually blurred people's vision, and soon, most of the northern hemisphere turned white.

From the Arctic Ocean to the Baltic Sea, from Scandinavia to the distant Urals, from Siberia across the ephemeral Dongshan Strait (Bering Strait) to the east coastline of North America, the straight or curved passages are all confused with the land next to them. No one can tell where the road is and where the field is in the white snow.

On the bare branches and high and low roofs, all covered with a thick layer of white cotton wool quilts.

Snow swept across the North American continent, the St. Lawrence River was completely destroyed, and the Great Lakes became a large block of ice except for the central part of the lake. The first to freeze was the northeast shore of Superior, then the north shore of Lake Huron, most of George Ann Bay, and the north shore of Lake Ontario.

But the cold weather could not hide the heat in the hearts of the American people. Under the threat of the extremely glaring term "the death of the country," the scene of 30 years ago seems to have reappeared in front of the eyes of six million Americans, and the entire United States has thus given birth to an incomparably powerful force to resist China and save the country.

Just like China during World War II, Americans are in danger of losing their country and setting off a scorching patriotic fervor.

Hundreds of thousands of women have taken up positions in factories, farms, and ranches, and there are already large numbers of women in health care, teachers, and government. In addition, the British also managed to get a volunteer army for the Americans from Europe, which was of course not the British, but a part of the Hesserians and Italians, as well as the Dutch. But the total number is only 10,000, and the quality is uneven.

Some of them are veterans, some are defeated soldiers and stragglers on the battlefield, and some are simply here to eat.

However, the force that the United States broke out in the midst of the difficulties still played a significant role in the war. Regardless of gender, young and old, millions of people went to the construction site and overtime posts without compensation, and with all their efforts, they strengthened and built a solid defense line, a solid fortress group, and produced a series of rifles and cannons......

This is the national power that emerged from the crisis of national destruction.

These information was also quickly transmitted to Nanjing through the intelligence system. No one in the court cared, and Chen Han would not slow down his pace because the Americans suddenly showed patriotism. In this battle, Chen Han wants to defeat the lighthouse country, and he is half unsuccessful! The war will continue for another half a year.

Chen Ming was even happier after reading the information. "Resist China and save the country, save the ......"

Once upon a time, only China shouted the slogan of "saving the country and saving it", and a war of resistance made China pay 35 million sacrifices, and the loss of wealth and national strength was even more difficult to calculate. And now, it all belongs to the Lighthouse Nation.

These surging patriotic passions have naturally increased the national strength of the United States, but the national war and head-on confrontation rely on real hard power, and although the number of troops invested by Chen Han is small, he still occupies a great initiative on the battlefield.

At this time in Nanjing, the Portuguese representatives had arrived, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had organized a welcome dinner, and the latter had made a public appearance. Chen Ming convened a pre-imperial meeting, and in addition to a group of dignitaries in the cabinet, the scholars of some ministries that needed to be involved were also present.

Portugal is going to soften. Although the southbound troops of the garrison had not yet completely taken the area at the mouth of the Amazon River, the Brazilian war reports received by Nanjing showed that the Portuguese had shown that they were already overwhelmed. The reason is simple, it is a population of labor.

Brazil, as a key colony operated by the Portuguese, although it is not like the Spaniards, who are eager to repair a gun and send it back to the mainland, and the local precautions are so strict, but the industrial base here is obviously not as good as that of Portugal itself. The local industry in Portugal was originally the second and third rate goods in Europe.

The Portuguese couldn't stand it, they saw that the Spaniards were able to achieve 'peace' with Chen Han, and they felt that their hatred with Chen Han could not be compared with the big duck. The big duck can negotiate peace with China, but Portugal can't if it doesn't make sense.

Although the Portuguese are not unaware, the greater reason why the Chinese are willing to negotiate peace with Spain is to make Spain turn around and "never die" with Argentina. Brazil does not have such an anti-bone boy, and such a foundation does not exist in nature.

The Portuguese were not stupid, they knew this, but he still came to Nanjing.

Because they no longer have hope for the war in the Americas, and the fighting has reached the point where it is now, they prefer to fight with the Chinese at the negotiating table, and as long as the Chinese do not intend to swallow Brazil in one bite, the Portuguese feel that there is a basis for negotiation.

Since Austria softened, the situation in Europe has taken a new turn.

Napoleon's position on the European road seems to have really solidified. Even if Russia hovered outside the sphere of influence of Napoleon's empire, the momentum of economic development after the signing of the Franco-Austrian Treaty told all discerning people that people longed for peace.

At the beginning of the year, Napoleon began to draw up a marriage contract. As soon as the marriage contract was prepared, he immediately asked for the approval of the Emperor. The Emperor happily accepted Napoleon's proposal. Austria's economy has ushered in a round of recovery, and in the eyes of many Austrians, this marriage is simply a salvation for the Austrian country. People from all walks of life in Paris were also cheering, and they all saw this marriage as a permanent guarantee of Franco-Austrian peace, and everyone hoped that the twenty-year war on the European road would come to an end, and that there would be peace and stability. We all hope that the hard-won 'peace' will never again be destroyed by war. Businessmen bought Austrian stocks, and Austrian stocks soared.

Peace has returned to central, western, and southern Europe, but the pressure on the Iberian Peninsula has increased. It's a decision that can be easily judged.

This is a crisis for Portugal, but it is not without its opportunities.

Although Napoleon restored peace with Austria and married an Austrian princess, who soon gave birth to a boy for Napoleon, a baby who was born as 'King of Rome'. For a time, the connection between France and Austria became much closer.

But what about France and Russia?

Since the signing of the Peace of Tilsit, the French and Russian emperors have shown great friendship and affection. However, both have in their hearts

Understand that the long-standing contradictions between France and Russia have not been eliminated, and the Franco-Russian conflict is ultimately inevitable. The Franco-Russian contradictions manifested themselves first and foremost in the struggle for the Ottomans. There is no need to say more about the deep hatred between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, but Napoleon kept courting the Ottoman Empire for his own grand plans. This question determines that the contradictions between France and Russia have not been eliminated at all.

In addition, France and Russia are also full of contradictions on the Polish issue. Although France agreed in the Peace of Tilsit not to rebuild Poland, it had formed the Grand Duchy of Warsaw from the Polish regions it had seized from Prussia and Austria, and was also preparing to restore the old borders of the Kingdom of Poland and incorporate parts of Lithuania, Galicia, and Ukraine. Russia was alarmed, fearing that Napoleon would take away the territory it had gained in the three partitions of Poland. Alexander had asked Napoleon not to continue to strengthen the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and rebuild Poland in a threatening tone, but Napoleon flatly refused.

Moreover, Napoleon's delay in withdrawing troops from Prussia also caused great displeasure among Tsar Alexander I. By this time, Russia's military might in Europe had already reached into the Baltic Sea and Poland, and had gained a foothold in the lower reaches of the Danube, and after a major setback in its strategy in the East, St. Petersburg was ready to stretch out another foot across Central Europe, with Germany as its next target. Alexander strongly demanded that Napoleon withdraw his troops from Prussia under the peace treaty, but Napoleon turned a deaf ear. He even annexed Oldenburg despite Alexander's strong protests and exiled the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, who was Alexander's brother-in-law. His wife was Princess Catherine, whom Napoleon had begged to marry.

In addition, Tsarist Russia's policy of continental blockade against Napoleon also aroused Napoleon's anger. The Tsar acquiesced in the smuggling of 600 British merchant ships loaded with British goods into Russia, from which they flowed into Germany, Austria, Poland and Europe

All over the continent, Napoleon's continental blockade was rendered useless.

Portugal also learned from secret intelligence that Russia was introducing new tax rates. In January 1811, the new tax rate would have significantly increased the import duty on French goods exported to Russia, which was a complete provocation to Napoleon.

The Portuguese top brass believed that Napoleon would inevitably be outraged by these actions of Russia, and that it would not be long before a major war broke out between France and Russia, which was an opportunity for Portugal.

The intensifying contradictions soon pushed the two countries to the brink of war, and both France and Russia were actively preparing for war. France under Napoleon was strong, but Russia was not an easy one, the latter's strong population base and cheap soldiers allowed them to 'produce' an endless supply of grey livestock, and Russia's vast size made it extremely war-like.

Portugal believed that the Franco-Austrian alliance had completely replaced the Franco-Russian alliance, and the shadow of a bloody war rose again on the European horizon.

While Russia will most likely not be Napoleon's opponent, it also has a strong war potential, and even if the final resistance fails, it can drag Napoleon's army and empire to the wear. This is the perfect time for Portugal to get rid of the French threat!

Therefore, they sent representatives to Nanjing for peace talks.

"Your Majesty, the Portuguese are willing to cede the area north of the Amazon River...... this is the initial plan of the Portuguese, without a dime of war reparations, Portugal is now poor jingling, and a dime is eager to be drawn on army construction, if China does not take the initiative to mention war reparations, they will never speak first.

But the Portuguese were only willing to cede the area north of the Amazon River, so how could Chen Ming be satisfied?

Chen Ming's plan is to devour the Amazon River basin. The line should also start at least from the Bay of San Marcos, and when you open your mouth to ask for money, it will start from 15° south latitude.

Chen Ming now also has the strength to divide the land with latitude on the map.

This reminded him of an old song from his previous life, "In 1979, it was a spring, and an old man drew a circle on the shore of the South China Sea......"

And now, he can also sing: "In the thirty-seventh year of Chengtian, it was a spring, and there was an old man who drew a line in the center of South America...... 60-year-old Chen Ming can also be called an old man in this era.