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Chapter 747 Four Factions
随着荷兰、哥伦比亚、委内瑞拉、厄瓜多尔、秘鲁、玻利维亚、智利7大成员国+暹罗王国、丹麦、瑞典、希腊、沙俄帝国等5个伙伴国一起在1879年6月5日在蒙特港发进行演-习。

On June 1879, 6, Argentina also conducted naval exercises with Britain in the Malvinas Islands (known as the Falkland Islands in Britain).The British even dispatched a total of five battleships to participate, including the ironclad "Royal Oak" equipped with side turrets, the ironclad "Defence", the sailing battleship "Sovereign" equipped with barrel turrets, and the ironclad "Warrior".

It can be said that the scale is not small.

Argentina dispatched all four ironclad ships to participate, the "San Martin", the "Argentina", the "Buenos Aires", and the "Mitere".

With the start of the exercise, according to reports in British newspapers, it is said that in order to help Argentina deal with the Netherlands, the British government has applied to Argentina to lease the Malvinas Islands. President Miter is currently hesitating.However, the UK has won over many Argentine MPs and seems to be planning to hold a vote in Congress. Many British political circles have clearly predicted that the UK's application will be approved.

As the news broke, it immediately caused an uproar in South America.

On June 1879, 6, Chilean President Arturo Lauzon said in a mocking tone in Santiago, the capital of Chile:

"As a big country in South America, if Argentina leases the Malvinas Islands to the United Kingdom, then Argentina's international status will be lowered. Argentina drove away Spain, resisted the original British invasion, and even resisted The intervention of the United States is now being used by Argentina to once again help the British colonize South America in the form of a lease. Recently, I read many newspapers in Argentina talking about how Chile became a colony of the Netherlands, but we did not lease any territory to the Netherlands. , we only gave the use rights to the Netherlands, and the private use rights of Puerto Montt are still in the hands of Chile. However, Argentina, which has been criticizing Chile, is now rumored to lease its only large archipelago, the Malvis Islands, to the United Kingdom.

What I want to say here is that historically, the UK has never repaid the loan. I wonder if Argentina lends the Malvis Islands to the UK this time, will the UK break the history of non-repayment?I really hope that the UK will really break this tradition, but it seems uncertain.”

As Arturo Lauzon's words were reported in South America and the world, countries looked at Argentina and the United Kingdom with a sense of ridicule.

As a lessor, many people in Argentina are expressing their opinions and opposing it.

Obviously, Arturo Lauzon's words about borrowing money and never repaying it really touched the hearts of everyone who knows British history.

As Argentina opposed the Lend-Lease bill everywhere, the British government made a direct reversal and no longer leased the entire island to the Argentine government. In a more subtle way, it only leased the two major ports of the Malvis Islands, Chartres, from the Argentine government. Port of Argentina and Port of Argentina (Port Stanley) in the east-central part of the country.

Moreover, the UK also included it in the Lend-Lease Treaty in the form of an annual rent of 1000 pounds.

Now, many people in Argentina are relieved.

There is no way, Chile in the west is getting more and more noisy, and it is becoming more and more unrestrained towards Argentina, the original big brother.

This was a blow to the Argentinian's self-esteem, but as Argentina and the Netherlands fell out, the Netherlands turned to support Chile, which made the Argentinians who knew the power of the Netherlands very afraid.

Now the Netherlands has sent its troops to Puerto Montt in the south, and the Arica port on the independent side of the border between Chile, Bolivia, and Peru in the north. These have put great strategic pressure on Argentina.

Argentina is currently at odds with Chile and the Netherlands, and is at odds with Brazil.Many people in Argentina naturally know this, and their underlying worries overflow from the surface.

So as the British Lend-Lease format retreated, the Argentinians had mentally given in in the direction of compromise.

Of course, the British know that Argentina still needs more face.

On June 1879, 6, the British Foreign Office proposed, the Prime Minister's Office at No. 17 Downing Street made the decision, the Parliament passed it, and Buckingham Palace agreed.The United Kingdom eventually doubled the rent to Argentina and leased the East Malvis Islands for 10 pounds per year. The lease period was indefinite and the contract could be terminated after both parties agreed.

Argentina was naturally happy to see Britain giving such face, and naturally no longer strongly opposed it.

So on June 1879, 6, in Buenos Aires, Argentine President Miter and the British Ambassador to Argentina jointly signed a successful agreement.

With the successful signing of the contract, the United Kingdom gained its second warship docking place in South America after British Guiana. With the arrival of the United Kingdom, Argentina also had greater courage to face the South American Military Alliance composed of seven countries including the Netherlands and Chile. threaten.

However, there is no intention to offend anyone, but it is necessary to guard against it.

The South American Military Alliance composed of the seven-nation coalition led by the Netherlands shocked the entire Americas and attracted huge attention even in Europe.

The United States, which has always been known for its "Monroe Doctrine", did not say anything, and was even a partner country in the South American Military Alliance. This allowed people to see an opportunity.

The alliance between Britain and Argentina has made people realize that the South American camp has begun to line up.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Paraguay is in the heart of South America, while Uruguay is squeezed between Argentina and Brazil.

The same goes for the Brazilian Empire.

Just as it happened, at this time, the German Empire came directly to the door. The German Empire announced that it would send training officers to help Paraguay and Uruguay train troops. At the same time, Germany and these two countries would conduct a series of activities to protect their respective interests in the Atlantic and South America, and would not allow other countries to attack them. destruction of their interests.

Still, the third camp appeared, and Brazil was naturally unwilling to become the fourth tier. So with the help of Pedro II, the Brazilian Empire and the Kingdom of Portugal renewed their relationship, and the alliance between the two countries was successfully formed again. At this point, the fourth camp in South America was established.

Even because of the strength of the Brazilian Empire and the Portuguese Navy, which was not weaker than the German Imperial Navy, and because Portugal is the closest to South America in Europe, the combination of Brazil and Portugal even suddenly surpassed the German, Paraguay, and Uruguay camps and became the second-largest The South American Military Alliance led by the Netherlands and the third camp after the Anglo-Afghan camp.

The German Empire also truly joined the struggle in South America for the first time, but its strength was relatively weak.

The old partnership between Brazil and Portugal cannot be underestimated.

The British-Argentinian combination relies on Britain's world-dominating navy and Argentina's military power, which is almost among the top ten in the world. No one will feel relaxed about this combination.

The military alliance of the Netherlands, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile is the most stressful. In the past ten years, the Netherlands has developed the armies of these countries, so the strength of individual countries in these countries is not high. Strong, but the combination of the two gave the Brazilian Empire a headache, not to mention the alliance of six countries. The Netherlands, a world-class power, was still working behind the scenes. Didn't you see that the British were defeated in Chile?

Well, can the other three major camps not worry?

(End of this chapter)