"South China is well known for its love of peace... However, facing its violent neighbor, South China realized its historical responsibility, so it had to launch a self-defense counterattack against Argentina..."
Almost overnight, Nanhua entered a state of war, and all factories, whether they were company factories or private workshops or small factories that had sprung up in recent years, were transferred to military production.
This was the first true general mobilization in human history.
Everyone is working hard for the war. While young people are being recruited one after another, military supplies produced by factories in the rear are continuously transported to the temporary military camps set up on the grassland.
Si Dongchuan was recruited as a new recruit. The training center where he was located was almost a hundred kilometers away from the front line. In this huge camp, he and nearly 50,000 recruits received brand-new military uniforms and thick hard-soled leather.
Boots, cowhide hard-shell ammunition carriers...
Of course, they also received the latest Type 70 rifle. Although it had just been finalized, it was distributed to newly formed troops first, because the old troops transferred to the front line did not have time to change their equipment.
"Everyone is optimistic that the Type 70 rifle is completely different from the Type 62 rifle based on the lever principle. It uses a bolt-action rotating bolt, which has a fast rate of fire, high power, and a long range. It is different from the Type 62's bullet tube supply.
He uses a 5-shot bridge clip..."
Si Dongchuan and his comrades sitting on the grass held rifles in their arms and listened eagerly to the sergeant's explanation. Although they all knew how to shoot - after all, they were all members of the Civil Defense Team and had undergone shooting training, but this new rifle
But it is something they have never been exposed to.
In the past many years, Nanhua has been almost a large military camp - all immigrants have to undergo military training for half a month when they first arrive in Nanhua. In the new immigrant education camp, they have to train for two hours every day. Even when they arrive at the factory
, farms and other places also have training once a week.
For the highly militarized Nanhua, mobilizing the army is relatively easy. As long as these people complete basic training, they will be sent to the battlefield.
However, the outside world also has some doubts about why so many troops were mobilized - more than 200,000 troops were mobilized in just a few days.
Large-scale military mobilization and large-scale military production cannot be concealed, and in the end all the intelligence was gathered in front of Samisto.
"They actually completed the mobilization so quickly!"
Sarmiento looked at the intelligence he had just obtained in surprise. Thanks to the help of some senior employees in the American Company, they were able to obtain some internal intelligence of the company.
"Yes, Mr. President, according to the intelligence we have obtained, South China has mobilized 200,000 troops. According to their plan, after conquering Trent Lawn, they plan to attack Buenos Aires with an overwhelming force.
Aires and other provinces will eventually fully occupy the entire Argentina!"
Although no country in this era has a full-time intelligence agency, after the war breaks out, there will be a dedicated person responsible for intelligence collection and analysis, and Colonel Manuel is responsible for this work.
"What a bunch of ambitious guys!"
Sarmiento sneered.
"We want to occupy the prairie, but what about them? But they want to occupy Argentina. Do they really think that we...are the Argentines going to let them occupy our land and destroy our country? Lopez can take the elderly and children
We will all go to the battlefield to resist the foreign invaders. We may not be as crazy as them, but at least we will mobilize all the forces we can mobilize to defend Argentina!"
After thinking for a while, Sarmiento looked out the window, thought for a moment, and then asked.
"Do you think Urquiza will mobilize all their strength after getting the news?"
As early as a few months ago, Sarmiento had actually made a decision to assassinate Urquiza and fundamentally disintegrate the so-called "Confederacy" forces. But now facing the "invasion", he and the Mi
Like Trey, he thought of using Urquiza's power.
"Mr. President, although Urquiza has certain differences with us in terms of political opinions, what is certain is that he is a patriotic leader. When Lopez invaded Argentina, he tried to unite with him. But the result? Urquiza
Alquiza said he would not hesitate to defend Argentina for generations. He is a patriot, Mr. President."
Manuel's answer made Sarmiento nodded slightly.
"He is indeed a patriot, but the power he possesses is terrifying."
Urquiza controlled the entire confederation. Even though Mitre seized power by launching a military coup, Urquiza still returned to the province of Retre Rios, and he still received support from the provinces.
, which is why everyone from Miter to Sarmiento regards him as a thorn in their side.
"As long as he lives, the provinces will always be independent and Argentina will continue to have two regimes! Now we need him on our side, just as Mitre needed him in the war against Paraguay!"
Sarmiento thought for a while and then said.
"It is necessary for us to send an envoy to Paraná."
Paraná is the capital of the Argentine Confederation. As the former president of the Confederation, Urquiza has been defeated many times in the battle with Buenos Aires Province, but this does not prevent him from dreaming of returning to Buenos Aires one day.
Ellis.
"Sir, please believe that we have absolutely no territorial claims against Argentina."
As the company's trade representative in Paraná, Fox once again assured Urquiza.
"Everything we do is based on self-defense and is just to protect our own interests."
As a diplomat, Fox's task after the war broke out was to persuade Urquiza to remain neutral, so that Urquiza, who was so patriotic as in the last Paraguay war, would not side with Mitre.
.
That's why we give them these guarantees.
"No territorial claims?"
Santiago Delchi sneered from the side.
"Not only do you occupy most of the Pampas, but you are also occupying Viedma and Carson, which are all lands belonging to Argentina!"
"This is just a war. In a war, there will inevitably be some military operations."
Fox shrugged his shoulders and said.
"But I can guarantee that this occupation is only temporary. We have no intention to be enemies of Argentina, let alone occupy your land, Mr. President,"