The sun never sets in America

Chapter 127 Han’s Diplomatic Strategy

Mexico City…

This is the largest city in Mexico and the capital of Mexico.

During the Han-Mexican War, even when the Han Dynasty occupied nearly half of the territory of the Mexican Peninsula, there was never any damage here.

The main reason was that the then Mexican President Santa Anna signed an alliance with the Han army and ceded 82 square kilometers of land, including Solano.

Especially after the Han Dynasty discovered a large number of copper mines and other ancillary minerals in Arizona, Santa Anna, who had been deposed, was still unable to escape doubts. In mid-May this year, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Mexico formally ruled against Xianfu at home. Before the Republic of Mexico President Santa Anna, launched the prosecution and has delivered a court summons.

There is no doubt that this is a major event to settle scores by those extremists in Mexico who are dissatisfied with the failure of the war.

Because this is the first president of the Republic of Mexico to be indicted due to a defeat in the war, and according to some reports, once convicted, Santa Anna will face up to 150 years in prison, so there is no plan to let him out at all. , intending to imprison Santa Anna until she dies.

In fact, according to the ideas of those extremists, the original plan was to publicly try Santa Anna, the traitor, in Mexico City, and then hang him to thank the world! !
However, this idea was urgently stopped by the new Mexican President Javier Echeverría before it could be implemented.

Because for the Republic of Mexico, it’s okay to pursue former President Santa Anna’s war crimes and imprison him for 150 years! !

But the only thing is that you cannot kill him, otherwise you will violate a taboo in the political arena of the Mexican Republic, that is, you cannot do things that cannot be investigated afterwards.

After all, the new official ignores the old official's accounts, and everyone will have to pay responsibilities in the future.

Santa Anna, who was tried quickly and sentenced to 150 years in prison, committed suicide by taking poison that night and left a suicide note.

In this suicide note, Santa Anna explained why he signed the treaty with Han in the first place. In one paragraph, he wrote:
"This war is a wrong war fought by our country at the wrong time, in the wrong place, and with the wrong opponent."

"Although this war was initiated by the Han people, if we had quickly recognized this country after the Han people occupied California and established diplomatic relations, and contacted them and established diplomatic relations, then this war that lost countless Mexican lives would not have been possible at all. It can't happen..."

In this passage, Santa Anna admitted that the war with Han was a complete strategic mistake.And reflect on the arrogant attitude of Mexico towards Han in the past.

If these are just failures in the strategic choices of the Republic of Mexico, then the last paragraph is somewhat intriguing.

“In this war, I have nothing good to say about our country’s military, because they have tried their best, but I have the deepest hatred for the corrupt officials, powerful and wealthy businessmen in our rear areas... During the war, they They resold strategic materials to the Han people. When the Han people came near Mexico City, they abandoned the Mexican people and ran away alone. No matter what, they have an unshirkable responsibility." Santa Anna pointed the finger at those in Mexico. Help the powerful.

"The entire Republic of Mexico is like a huge funnel. No matter how much water you add, it will never be satisfied. The only thing we can do is to fill the holes. But unfortunately, we Mexico, we Mexicans, have no chance. ..." As I write this, anyone can feel the desolation of President Santa Anna in the cell.

"Before I die, I have a small, yet ridiculous experience. I want to say to the Chinese and Americans... listen, no matter which one of you rules Mexico, please treat the Mexican civilians here kindly. , because Mexican civilians are not guilty!!"

Santa Anna, the former President of the Republic of Mexico, committed suicide after writing a suicide note in a single cell prison in Mexico City at 1841 pm on May [-], [-]! !
Sure enough, after the suicide note was discovered the next morning, it spread throughout Mexico City with the jailers, and finally spread to the entire Mexican Republic.

The entire Mexican Republic fell into ideological chaos and was unable to extricate itself.

Those who endorse it believe that vampires who lie on the heads of Mexicans and suck their blood should be eradicated.

Opponents believed that this was a conspiracy by that bastard Santa Anna to harm the Mexican national order before his death.

Conspiracy theorists believe that before his death, Santa Anna was instructed by certain forces to conceal the true truth.

These conspiracy theorists pointed the finger at the Han Dynasty.

And coincidentally, Han's Foreign Minister Wan Fang also arrived in Mexico City on May 19th for a five-day visit to the Republic of Mexico.

(Down with the evil Han people...Long live the Republic of Mexico)
(Han people, get out, you are not welcome here!!)

(Kill all the Han people)
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When the Mexican army escorted the motorcade carrying Chinese Foreign Minister Wan Fang into Mexico City, a group of people suddenly appeared on the street holding banners with protest words written in bilingual words.

What makes Wan Fang laugh is that these people wrote the evil evil into the shoes of shoes.

I really don’t know who taught them when they first wrote this stuff.

Of course, if there is resistance, there will naturally be support. This is a truth that has not changed since ancient times, not to mention that in Mexico, where elite Han and anti-Han coexist.

(Welcome Minister Wan to visit Mexico. The friendship between Mexico and Han will last forever)

(I love Han country)
(Han is the best country in the world)

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It has to be said that the Chinese proficiency of Jinghan is much higher than that of anti-Chinese. There are more than a dozen banners in total, and none of them are wrong. The fonts are also neatly written. Wanfang even found that some of them were written in large characters with a brush. , which can be a bit shocking.

Not to mention anything else, in a country that writes Latin letters, some people learn square characters like Chinese characters, and they write them in calligraphy. This alone is enough to overturn all the imagination of the Republic of Mexico before Wan Fang came.

In fact, when the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs selected the Republic of Mexico as the first country for Chinese diplomatic visits, many people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were uneasy. After all, the war did not even last a year, and it was barely over. It has only been more than half a year. If the Mexicans plot evil against them, or even engage in assassination, what should they do...

Fortunately, in the end, Wan Fang, who had sailing experience, personally made the decision and listed the Republic of Mexico as the top priority for Han's diplomacy.

It is also the first country to visit, and it is a must-visit country.

Regarding this foreign visit, it was actually a strategy set by Liu Peng, the king of Han Dynasty.

In Liu Peng's view, in addition to introducing immigrants, developing domestic construction, and doing a good job in Han's internal affairs, the most important thing for Han is to develop foreign relations, that is, to develop Han's diplomatic system.

After all, Han industry had just started to develop, and it was when markets were needed. Although the markets opened by the British alone could temporarily satisfy Han industry and even develop through it, after all, these markets were under the control of the British. .

If one day Han Dynasty goes against the strategy of the British Empire, once Britain closes its market or even just raises tariffs in certain areas, it will be enough for Han Dynasty to suffer heavy losses and even trigger an economic crisis, which will lead to the industrial development that Han Dynasty has finally developed. damaged...

For the future of Han and its future status in the world, Han must also establish contact with the outside world. This kind of contact is useless by simply establishing diplomatic relations and sending envoys to each other. After all, it only represents recognition by other countries. The legal status of the Han Kingdom was restored, but commercial, cultural, and even financial exchanges outside of legal ones were completely eliminated.

This overseas visit is actually very important for the Han State, so Liu Peng said to Wan Fang before departure: "Wan Qing must show off the style of our Han State as a great American country during this trip abroad, and we must not let other countries look down upon us." , go to Mexico first and hand this letter to their new president..." Before Liu Peng left, he wrote a letter to the new president of Mexico, Javier Echeverria, and handed it into Wan Fang's hands.

"After passing through Mexico, I first visited South American countries, and then went to British Canada to tell our country the thoughts of the visiting United Kingdom." After Liu Peng handed the letter to Wan Fang, he mentioned British Canada and the final visit to the United Kingdom, " After visiting the UK, you should first visit France, and finally visit other countries in Europe..." Liu Peng told Wan Fang again, and then gave Wan Fang several letters written in advance to Britain and France. As for other countries, Liu Peng None of them were written, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was asked to draft one on its own.

After all, no matter how you put it, for the current Han State, the support of Britain and France for Han State is much higher than that of other countries. From a legal and emotional point of view, this must be the case, otherwise what is the so-called Han State? There is no strategy at all.

(In fact, the visit to Britain was planned several months ago, and this announcement was just a formality to show Han’s respect for the British Empire)

If Liu Peng is well prepared for his visit to the United Kingdom, then Liu Peng has doubts about whether to visit the United States. You must know that the United States is currently the most powerful country in North and South America. From the perspective of comprehensive national strength, it is Far higher than that of the Han Dynasty, an upstart who made his fortune from gold.

But the contradiction between Han and the United States is so difficult to reconcile.

If nothing else, let’s just say that Liu Peng recently deliberately mentioned to the British Minister in Han, Lasside, that the purchase of the Oregon region was for the United States. Anyone can see that it was for the United States.

To be more precise, it was a petition submitted to the British.

After all, Han is separated from the United States by Mexico and Oregon. After the war with Mexico, it gave up New Mexico, Utah and other territories close to the United States out of strategic considerations.

All this is not done to develop Han Dynasty safely and steadily and avoid an early collision with the United States.

It would be best to let Mexico and the United States fight to the death for the land in the north, but this is simply impossible...

As a country that has defeated the Republic of Mexico many times, Han State understands the problems of the Mexicans very well. It is definitely not a joke to say that they are useless. If the tens of thousands of Mexican troops in the early stage also brought a lot of trouble to Han State, But after the tens of thousands of elites were eliminated, the Mexican local army later found no single enemy. There was even a joke that a battalion of the Han State chased thousands of Mexican local troops.

Even the British wrote in The Times after the war: (The Han people have almost destroyed the national self-confidence of the Mexicans. Now they are just a plate of delicious steak in front of the Han people. The fate of the Mexicans depends on what the Han people do. (When the time comes, pick up your knife and fork and enjoy this world-famous dish called Mexico!!)

It can be said that the British knew what was going on in the Republic of Mexico. Then the so-called wishful thinking of Mexico and the United States to kill each other ended with this.

And when the British Minister in Xijing, Rashid, vaguely mentioned to Liu Peng that the senior officials in London had actually been trying to start a war between Han and the United States in order to conduct a strategic test of the United States and test the strength of the United States. how's it going.

There was no chance before, but now there is. This opportunity is called the Han Kingdom! !

The funny thing is that this was delivered to the door by the Han people.

And when Liu Peng asked Rashid how long London could endure.

Rashid replied: "It can be as short as two years or as long as three years. I am British and I know the problems of those guys in London. They are a group of very impatient guys..." When talking about this, Rashid There was a helpless expression on his face.

The British Empire is like this. When it considers its own affairs, it balances offshore, stirs up troubles everywhere, and safeguards the interests of the United Kingdom.

But when it came to using other countries, especially their allies, they spared no effort, even cheating their allies not once or twice.

These are common problems among the Angsa people. As Americans in later generations said, it will be painful to be the enemy of the United States, but you must also be careful to be the friend of the United States. (After all, it is the habit of the United States to sell teammates)
The same is true for the current Han State. In Liu Peng's view, the current relationship between Han State and Britain is just like Britain and Japan in later generations. They all formed an alliance because of a common enemy.

But they will eventually part ways, and the possibility of a military encounter is not even ruled out.

Moreover, after learning from Rashid, Liu Peng was even more convinced of Han's current position, which was the position of Japan before the Russo-Japanese War. While taking advantage of the British, it had to obey the orders of the British. , the Russo-Japanese War, do the Japanese really want to fight? ?

As long as you think about it, you will know that those elites in the Meiji period could not do such stupid things that harmed others and did not benefit themselves. The most likely reason is that there is a promoter behind it, and everyone knows this promoter.

The same problems that Han is facing now are the same, so Liu Peng asked Wan Fang to travel around the world, visit Mexico, the United Kingdom, and even the entire European continent, all in order to buy enough buffer time for Han.

Even if a war breaks out like the Russo-Japanese War, Han will have to leave more room for maneuver! ! !
Just like what Liu Peng often says: "War is only a part of strategy, war must obey strategy, and strategy must obey reality!!"

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In one of the most prosperous hotels in Mexico City, a banquet hosted by President Javier Echeverria and Mexican officials for the Chinese Foreign Minister was in progress.

"Today our country has a special guest, a true gentleman..."

On the stage, Mexican President Javier Echeverría was speaking in a welcoming manner.

The Mexican officials below and the nobles and wealthy businessmen attending the meeting all showed indifferent expressions, except of course some guys who had deep cooperation with the Han country. Those people wanted to wave the Han national flag on the spot to show that they were Han talents...

For these people, the Mexicans present either turned a blind eye or glared at them.

If it weren't for the current situation, there might have been a fight.

"Let us give you a round of applause, the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Han...Mr. Fang Wan!!" President Javier Echeverria greeted Wan Fang warmly in the audience. Regardless of whether it was true or false, Wan Fang remained the same. He replied with the brightest smile.

"Good evening everyone, I'll keep the story short here... My last name is Wan and my first name is Fang. Maybe this name is too difficult for Mexicans... You can just call me Wan." Wan Fangyi When he came up, he showed the attitude of a mature diplomat, neither humble nor arrogant, neither arrogant nor inferior.

"I know that many of you actually hate us Han people... After all, we are indeed not good people." Wan Fang said bluntly to all the Mexicans, "But just like before I came, His Majesty the King of Han said What I said is that between our two countries, there are 1 ideas to improve the relationship between China and Mexico, and there is not a single idea to ruin the relationship between China and Mexico..." Wan Fang told the Mexicans present People brought up what Liu Peng asked him to pass on to the Mexicans before setting off.

As soon as these words came out, all the Mexicans below fell silent. After all, Wan Fang's words really spoke to their hearts.

No matter what those tough anti-Han elements think, they have to admit that they are no match for the Han. If they blindly hate the Han, they will only harm themselves in the end.

And it is easy to provoke a second all-out war with Han, which may eventually lose another 82 square kilometers of land, or even more.

Those pro-Han faction were immediately overjoyed when they heard Wan Fang's speech just now. For them, there is nothing more gratifying than that Han is willing to be friendly with Mexico.

This also proves that their pro-Han ideas are right. The Han country is willing to be friendly with the Republic of Mexico, and the two countries can survive in mutual friendship! !
"No matter what, China and Mexico are neighboring countries surrounded by mountains and rivers. When facing American affairs, we are together after all." Wan Fang continued, "We are willing to be friendly with Mexico and be good neighbors. Partner, good friend..." Wan Fang said loudly to everyone.

clap clap clap...

Before Wan Fang came off the stage, there was already an extremely warm applause from below! !
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(End of this chapter)