The atmosphere in the combat command room was quite relaxed at this time.
Yangtze Security still has more than 5,000 troops in Kansas, and Wall is still on the front line. Recently, their battlefield has moved to northern Kansas.
Those slave owners were indeed a little greedy. After taking over Kansas, they pointed their finger at the Nebraska region in the north.
In the vast central Great Plains, these two areas were newly developed by white people.
Previously prepared to upgrade to a new state.
The original war was over whether the two states would allow slavery after they were upgraded.
But these have nothing to do with the issues discussed today.
They are sitting here today because they received two business deals.
Wang Yan presided over the meeting as chief of staff and briefed everyone on the situation.
"Everyone, we have two sales this time, one is from Moxico."
"President Juarez of Moxico wants to hire us to help us attack local conservative forces and confiscate church property, but our commission must be offset by these properties."
"Chief of Staff Wang, who is this President Juarez?" Liu Qingnan had just arrived in Los Angeles not long ago and was not very familiar with the situation here.
"Commander Liu, this man is quite famous. He is 54 years old and became the president of Moxico last year. He is the first president of Moxico with Indian origin."
"He was born in an Indian farmer family near Oaxaca City. He is a pure-blood Zapetique Indian. He lost his parents at the age of 3 and was raised by his uncle. He worked as a servant and apprentice in his early years, and later studied in a Catholic theological school. In 1829
He was admitted to the Academy of Sciences and Arts in Oaxaca, specializing in law and politics. Under the influence of European and American liberal democratic ideas, he became an advanced intellectual at the time."
"After graduation, he was allowed to practice law in 1834. He successively served as a member of the Oaxaca State Assembly, the governor of Oaxaca, the Minister of Justice, and the Minister of the Interior. He led the "renovation movement" in Moxico and overthrew the dictatorship."
"This is the information we have collected. It can be said that this person is a capable person. Under his leadership, it is really possible for Moxico to rise."
Wang Yan introduced the information prepared in advance to everyone.
"Moxico is to the south of us. If they become stronger, we will be the unlucky ones. A large part of our current territory originally belonged to Moxico. If they rise, they will most likely point their finger at us. This
I think it’s better to ask the president for instructions and postpone the matter for a while.”
Liu Qingnan still remembered what Dong Shuheng often told him, that as a commander-in-chief, one must understand politics.
"Commander Liu, you're right. We have to talk about politics. We can't be superstitious about force, and we can't always focus on "money." Moxico has always been so weak because their country's resources have been used by local priests and big landowners.
Control. This has left Moxico in a situation of armed separatism in various states. We have been operating in northern Mexico over the years and strive to create a balanced state among the various armed forces."
"But looking at the series of plans formulated by the Juarez government, it shows that they hope to strengthen the centralization of the country. The new Moxican government is now financially tight, and the previous government owes a large amount of foreign debt. The interest alone can drag them down every year.
Finance." Zhang Guangshun said, he obviously knew the situation in Moxi better.
"What's Lao Li's opinion?" Liu Qingnan asked. Li Kai was in charge of administrative work, but he was not in Luo City, so he could only send a telegram to ask for his opinion.
"Lao Li also feels that we should pay attention to maintaining a good balance when it comes to issues in Mexico. Recently, the reformists have gradually become stronger under the leadership of Juarez. We should help the conservatives at this time." Wang Yan will receive from Li Kaicheng
The opinions were read out.
"Old Li knows politics, so let's accept the employment of the Northern Archbishop of Santa Ana. What do you think?" Liu Qingnan said.
"I think it will work. If Juarez wants to deal with these archbishops, they will only send 5,000 troops at most. Their current standing army only has more than 20,000 people. With the current financial resources of the Juarez government, they cannot do it on a large scale.
to recruit volunteers."
Zhang Guangshun saw everyone nodding and continued: "So we only need to send five thousand troops, but the price must be agreed with these people. Each of these high priests is extremely rich."
"Damn, these people are really worms. I read the information given by Guangshun before and couldn't believe that a country like Moxico, which is rich in food and silver, would owe so much foreign debt. Their conditions are just to sit on their hands.
On the money tree, even if it is replaced by a pig, it will not be poor. It turns out that there are too many borers on this money tree."
"It's getting more and more interesting here. These borers suck the money tree, so we go and cut the flesh from these borers."
Liu Qingnan felt more and more how wise his decision to go to Canada was.
The wars here are really fun. In Kansas, you help the southern slave owners fight against the liberals. In Moxico, you help the local conservative forces fight against the liberals.
The soldiers under his command are maintained by others, but they can fight the war by themselves.
Canada's military may now be one of the few that can be self-sufficient in military expenditures.
The 50,000 troops under the name of Yangtze Security can still generate a large amount of surplus every year by serving as mercenaries, which can be used to distribute dividends to the soldiers.
In other words, in addition to receiving a military salary, these security team members also receive dividends, and frontline combatants receive even greater subsidies.
After they retired, they were able to allocate a large piece of land in the west.
No wonder so many retired Renaissance Army soldiers choose to come here. The benefits here are so generous.
"Commander Liu, are you sympathizing with the Juarez government? This man is a hero, but he was born in the wrong place. This man is still a Yintian. In fact, I think he should use his identity to unite his compatriots.
After we have our own basic base, we can create a complete revolution instead of relying on white reformers like we do now."
"Chief of Staff Wang, you have been in front of the president for so long that you start to sound like him, haha!"
Liu Qingnan smiled and said: "Let's not worry about others now. I heard that the French people are very active in Moxi now. Let's see how those people will bother. Chief of Staff Wang, let's continue to discuss the next order.
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Dong Shuheng told him about the French activities in Mexico and told him to pay close attention to the matter.
"Okay, the next order is from Donghua, an order from our own people. The president has instructed us to follow. Our target is Panama, an autonomous province of New Granada here."
"Donghua hopes that we can attack Bonama and then contain the anti-Donghua coalition forces in New Granada."
New Granada is the name of the Spanish colony in northern South America that began in 1717. Its territory is equivalent to contemporary Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
These are now the forces in the north of the Donghua Kingdom.
The independence movement in South America in the 19th century ended this colonial government. In addition to the South American continent, this colonial government also has management rights over the local governments of Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Originally, this alliance became loose after Bolivar. But now, under the call of Vanery President Mariana Rodríguez, the alliance was reorganized at the beginning of this year.
They have also received large amounts of aid from Europa, and even a 20,000-strong Europa volunteer army has assembled in Galas.
Some of these Europa support troops are mercenaries hired by the bishops of various countries, and some came here on their own.
After such a long period of preparation, they were finally going to take action against Donghua.
Donghua's attack on Chili last year really hurt them deeply.
The combat meeting here in Jiahua is actually a bit strange. If you don't listen carefully, you might think it is a trading company.
Apparently Dong Shuheng had told them that they must take this order.
Then the remaining question is how to fight.
Bonaparte is located in the narrowest part of Amelia, and the entire area is a narrow strip.
So this time we need naval support.
Wang Yan looked at Li Xinhua, commander of the Canadian Navy who was sitting at the top on the left and wearing white uniforms.
Li Xinhua is thirty-five years old this year. He is a boatman from the Dong family's transport team. He was a captain when he was in the inland navy.
Then he joined the Nanyang Navy as a captain, and also went abroad for exchange and study for a period of time.
He was also recently sent to Canada. His qualifications and experience in the Renaissance Army are enough for him to stand alone.
Now he has two Jianghe-class frigates and three hybrid armed merchant ships.
There are also two Jianghe-class frigates and three artillery support ships converted from old battleships and are sailing to Canada at sea.
"Chief of Staff, has the time been set for the operation in Bonama?" Li Xinhua asked.
They have no problem dealing with New Granada's navy now, but when it comes to landing operations, they still lack a lot of firepower.
"It may be setting off in ten days. Does Commander Li have to wait for the new ship to be commissioned?" Wang Yan said.
"Yes, the only serious combat ships we have now are two Jianghe-class ships. If they are to be used for landing operations, they will not have enough firepower!" Li Xinhua said with a slight worry.
He has a calm and careful temperament. He is not very outstanding in the Renaissance Navy, otherwise he would not be sent to Canada!
"Commander Li, there is no need to worry. The Donghua Navy has sent a squadron to conduct a naval blockade on the west coast of Grenada. They will join us in Bonama by then."
"Is this the team led by Commander Nie?" Li Xinhua asked excitedly. They used to be Nie Dahua's subordinate when they were in the Dong family, and the two had a very good relationship.
Nie Dahua fought his way from the Atlantic Ocean to Donghua.
This matter has long been spread among the navy in the Chinese circle.
Li Xinhua had not seen Nie Dahua for several years, so he was naturally very excited when he heard that the Donghua Navy was coming to coordinate operations.
"Oh, Commander Li is afraid that he won't be able to see Commander Nie this time. He has taken another part of the fleet to garrison the Strait of Magellan. I heard that the Caribbean Fleet of the Great Empire is visiting Busi, and I am afraid that the Great Empire is a drunkard.
The intention is not to drink."
The Donghua Navy now has two battleships, the "Zhenyuan" and the "Fuyuan". The four Jianghe-class ships sold to them by the Renaissance Army are also in place. At the same time, they have also ordered four large supply ships.
In addition, Donghua also has some old-fashioned sailing warships originally left by Milu and Chili. It’s just that these old-fashioned warships are not good.
This time Donghua not only faces threats on land, but also on the sea.
The Empire of Great Britain's "Warrior" and "Black Prince" had previously undergone sea trials in the Caribbean.
Now suddenly arrived at Bussy with the Caribbean fleet.
After Donghua controlled the Strait of Magellan, the Great Empire felt very anxious, which meant that they lost a sea channel connecting New Zealand and Australia.
Originally, these two places did not have much value to the Great Empire. After all, the total number of immigrants from the two places was only a few hundred thousand.
Those are just two large prisons.
But the virtue of the Great Empire is that you cannot let others squat in your own pit.
The only ironclad ships they currently serve are "Warrior" and "Black Prince". Although they are ironclad ships, their structural layout is still that of an old battleship.
The sail is still the main source of power for the brothers. Now the Great Empire has realized this design flaw.
Their new ship has just adopted a completely new layout.
It's just that these new ships have not yet entered service.
Donghua's aggressive expansion in South Amelia made the Great Empire feel very anxious.
South Amelia was originally considered the sphere of influence of the Great Empire.
Therefore, the Empire of Great Britain has been pulling France and Spain into southern Amelia, and the current New Granada was reintegrated with their support.
This time, the number of troops assembled in New Granada reached 200,000. The Great Empire sent an officer corps headed by Major General Wolseley.
Major General Wolseley has served in the Caribbean colonies for a long time. He often interacts with the Spanish descendants here and has a fairly good relationship.
The French sent Lieutenant General Montauban, an old general who had commanded the invasion of Algeria and was deeply loved by Nathan.
According to the original history, he participated in the Second Opium War, served as a commander, collaborated with the Dagu Empire to burn the Old Summer Palace, and won the Battle of Baliqiao, so he was named "Earl of Baliqiao".
This time, this man brought more than 5,000 members of the French Foreign Legion to Galas.
This time the New Granada Alliance will definitely not disband midway before the war begins like last time.
Donghua has also completed full mobilization.
Even all reserve troops have been mobilized, and the total strength has reached more than 200,000.
However, Donghua's defense line is also very long, so many troops are still stretched thin.
Now at least we know that the enemy will attack from two directions.
One is to cross the Andes Mountains from the west of the Tingen Federation to attack the northern part of Chili. Or to advance directly into Polyvia and then attack Donghua.
It's just that Polyvia is now Donghua's younger brother.
The other direction is from Columbus in the north, Ecuador to the south.
Moreover, the great imperial fleet at sea moving south also brought a great threat to Donghua's seas.
The "Warrior" and the "Black Prince" are 9,137 tons and the other is 9,250 tons. Any one of them will catch up with the total tonnage of the Donghua Navy.
However, Donghua is not afraid of them. Nie Dahua still knows the navy of the Great Empire relatively well.
To defend the Strait of Magellan, the Imperial Navy of Great Britain could only go to Cape Horn, where the sea conditions were even more dangerous.
If they enter the Strait of Magellan, then small but sophisticated warships like the Donghua Navy will be more flexible and can take advantage.
At this time, Nie Dahua took the armored destroyer "Fuyuan", the frigates "Donghe", "Nifenghe", and two supply ships through the Strait of Magellan and arrived in the Atlantic Ocean. They will closely monitor Da Ying here.