Eight hundred and fortieth chapters forcibly cross the La Platte River
"His Excellency the President, what if the Chileans disagree?" asked Army Secretary Patrick.
After all, Brazil and Chile are in a state of war now. No one can guarantee that Chile will accept Brazil's kindness.
"If the Chileans reject our kindness, then we will have to carry out the war to the end. I think as long as the leaders of Chile are not fools, they will not fight us. Our population is seven times theirs, and our national strength is
It is also several times theirs. If they really want to fight, they will not have any chance of winning!" President Alfonso = President Pena said proudly. Brazil's huge land area and population base are what Brazil dominates South America
The main factor.
Everyone agrees deeply that although Brazil is not a strong country in the international community, in South America, basically all countries are in poverty and backwardness, while Brazil is the well-deserved strong country. Even though Chile has helped China
Next, it has made rapid progress in recent years. However, in terms of heritage, it is still impossible to compare with Brazil. Not to mention anything else, Brazil's sufficient military resources alone are enough to drag Chile to death. Therefore, the two countries have really happened.
In the war, they all believe that the final victory must belong to Brazil!
"His Excellency Mullen, you are responsible for contacting Chile! I remember that their embassy and staff stayed in Rio de Janeiro to convey our kindness to the Chileans. As for whether they can catch it, it depends on their own.
!” said President Alfonso＝Pena!
"Yes, Your Excellency the President!" Foreign Minister Mullen nodded. In his opinion, Brazil took the initiative to throw an olive branch, which is a completely undesirable thing for the Chileans, and the Chileans should have no reason to refuse.
"His Excellency Patrick, before we and the Chileans formally reach an agreement, the Army must guard the La Platte River defense line and must not have any problems!" President Alfonso = Pena ordered. He is just doing the worst
But he also believed that Brazil now has 400,000 troops gathered in the area east of the La Plat River. With Chile's current army alone, there is no way to defeat Brazil, let alone the broad Lap
The Rat River is blocked, and it is even more difficult for the Chilean army to cross the river under the blockade of the Brazilian army!
"Yes, Your Excellency the President, I promise that no Chilean will be allowed to cross the La Platte River!" said Army Secretary Patrick!
After Brazil and Chile declared war on each other, both ambassadors had withdrawn from their homeland, but there were still a very small number of staff in the embassy. After all, no one can guarantee when the relationship between the two sides will be from
The state of war has returned to normal. After all, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies. As long as we use common interests, even life and death enemies can be together. Therefore, the goodwill released by the Brazilian government
, it was soon sent back to the country through staff in Chile's embassy staying in Brazil.
Brazil took the initiative to seek peace, which shocked the Chilean government, but then they fell into a dilemma. Some of the government's cabinet members suggested that they should stop when they were better and that war should not occur with a South American power like Brazil.
He believed that he should take advantage of the victory and take the opportunity to defeat Brazil and lift Brazil from the position of South America's No. 1 power. This made President Erassuris hesitate.
"Everyone, please express your opinions! Should we accept the good intentions of the Brazilians or continue the war!" asked President Erassuris.
"His Excellency President, I think we can negotiate with Brazil. Now that we have defeated Argentina, it's time to get a harvest, there is no need to continue fighting with Brazil. Besides, Brazil is much stronger than us, and
If such a powerful country fights, we will suffer heavy losses!" Foreign Minister Belk said first.
"His Excellency President, I think we should continue to fight. The Brazilians have now occupied three provinces east of Argentina. We defeated them after a fierce battle with the Argentines, and now the Brazilians have now occupied three provinces.
But it's really inappropriate to jump out and get a bargain!" said Army Minister Claire. The Chilean Army defeated Argentina at a very small price, which made his confidence in the Chilean Army suddenly rise. Although Brazil's army is larger than Chile
There are much more, but he still firmly believes that the final victory belongs to Chile!
"His Excellency the President, Argentina's three provinces east of the La Platre River, except for the province of Miciones, are the main grain-producing areas, which is very important for us.
.After taking those two provinces, the food shortage we have been facing can be fundamentally solved. If Brazil wants to negotiate with us, they will withdraw from Argentina. Otherwise, we will continue the war.
!” said Navy Minister Calvin.! President Eyasuris nodded. He was also very dissatisfied with Brazil's robbery and the opportunity to seize the most fertile region of Argentina. Brazil was originally an ally with Argentina, but in the war
Not only did he not help Argentina, he slaughtered Argentina hard. This behavior is indeed too shameless!
"His Excellency the President, maybe we should ask China for advice. We can defeat Argentina this time, which is inseparable from China's help. Therefore, whether to continue fighting Brazil, we should be able to listen to China in this regard.
Opinions on the side,” said Finance Minister Barthel.
President Erassuris was shocked. He almost forgot about this. After defeating Argentina, the whole of Chile seemed a little arrogant. However, fundamentally speaking, Chile is still a small country, if there were no China
With support, Chile would not have achieved such a victory. Similarly, if Chile violates China's will, then the outcome can be imagined!
"Okay, I will ask for China's opinions," said President Erassuris.
After the meeting, President Erasuris met with the Chinese ambassador to Chile and explained to him the difficulties facing Chile now. The Chinese ambassador to Chile also conveyed China's meaning, and China hopes that Chile will replace Brazil and become the largest country in South America!
President Erasuris immediately understood what China meant. China hoped that Chile could defeat Brazil. However, if the war continued, Chile would definitely suffer a lot. However, for China, Chile hoped that Chile would become the No. 1 South America.
He was still very satisfied with the statement of a great country. Deep in his heart, he also had such a goal.
President Erasuris immediately stated that Chile would continue the war. With the support of China, Chile will definitely defeat Brazil and become the most powerful country in South America.
Later, Chile made it clear that if Brazil wants to negotiate, the prerequisite is to withdraw from Argentina's three provinces east of the La Platre River. Of course, the Brazilian government is unwilling to do so. If it withdraws, they will be in this war.
The losses suffered in the middle cannot be compensated. This also means that there is no chance of compromise between Brazil and Chile, and both sides have begun to step up preparations for war. In addition to the thirty deployments east of the La Platre River
In addition to one division, we are also planning to draw ten more divisions into the area to resist Chile's upcoming attack. In comparison, Chile seems a little petty, and has only drawn some troops from the reserve personnel, which will be in the war
The lost troops are just full of personnel. With Chile's current population, it is already very good to be able to do this.
Brazil and Chile gathered 700,000 to 800,000 people to confront each other along the La Plat River, and the war was about to break out.
Santa Fe is a city on the west bank of the La Platre River, opposite the eastern bank of Parana, the capital of Entrerios Province. It also became the headquarters of the Chilean army. The Chilean army has a total of fifteen divisions.
The troops were deployed around Santa Fe, and they were about to attack the Brazilian army on the east bank of the river. Parana is also the focus of the defense of the Brazilian army. In Parana alone, the Brazilian army deployed twenty divisions, nearly two
There are 150,000 people, which is very cautious!
"General Yang, the Brazilians on the opposite side have too tight defense. If we cross the river rashly, the losses will probably be quite large!" General Fedro, the chief of staff of the Chilean Army, said with some concern.
"It doesn't matter. Although the Brazilians have a lot of troops, their blockade of the river is not tight. The Brazilian army does not have many heavy artillery. The batch of heavy artillery they ordered from the United States has just started from the United States. This battle is a hope.
No more. The Navy's warships have entered the La Platte River and will be able to arrive tomorrow night. Therefore, our offensive begins the morning after tomorrow. Four light cruisers and six destroyers of the Navy will provide us with fire support.
The naval guns of ten warships were enough to suppress the artillery of the Brazilians across the river. In addition, the navy also arrived twenty merchant ships, and we were able to transport the troops of one division at a time. With the support of naval gunfire
, Break through the defense line of the Brazilian army and defend its position, this problem should not be big!" Lieutenant General Yang Ming said!
Because of the deep draft, battleships and heavy cruisers may be stranded when entering the La Plat River, so only light cruisers and destroyers come to support them. However, whether it is the 'Tianshui class, light cruisers or'Dujiangyan class, destroyers
The firepower of the Brazilian army, which lacks heavy artillery, is far from resisting.
At 7 a.m. on January 18, 1908, the battle for Chilean troops to cross the La Plat River officially began!