The sun never sets in America

Chapter 179 Treaty between China and the United States
Texas…

As the Han army captured Austin, the capital of Texas, the entire Texas had been basically recovered by the Han.

The city of Austin is now completely different from when Guo Jiawen first came. Due to the war, Austin actually took on the important responsibility of transporting supplies, so the city defense here is much tighter and thicker than other places.

But this still could not stop the progress of the Han army. As Tang Wuwei, who was responsible for conquering Austin, said: "The whole of Texas is already at our feet, and Austin is just a bigger stumbling block!!"

And the fact is as Tang Wuwei said, it only took two and a half days to deal with Austin. It can be seen that the US military at this moment has completely lost morale and has become fragile! !
And Las Cruces, which had blocked the Nine Original Army for two months last time, decisively surrendered after the news of the defeat of the Mexican U.S. Army.

After all, Americans also understand the principle that if the skin is gone, the hair will be attached.

After all of Texas was occupied and New Mexico was completely recovered, only Utah remained in the original northern territory of Mexico, still under the control of the US military.

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Utah is part of the northern territory of Mexico. Because this area is remote and close to Colorado, the area has been slow to develop and does not even have a larger city.

In the early days of the U.S.-Mexican War, the Americans took control of this place in just a few days. However, because the foundation here was so poor, the U.S. military could not station too many troops, and the Han army had been focusing on Las Cruces. Fortress and the Mexican battlefield, it became a rare quiet place during the war.

There was even a brief period of prosperity because of the US military garrison. I have to say, this is really a huge irony.

And the fact is exactly the same. Being away from war is the real luck, but now, the peace has been broken.

"Draw your sword..." The cavalry commander looked at the U.S. cavalry on the opposite side who was trying to stop them, and immediately gave the order to draw his sword and join the battle.

swoosh...

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of drawing a sword sounded like rhythmic music, and disappeared in an instant.

This is the beginning and the end! !
"The Han army is mighty..." the commander of the cavalry regiment shouted and immediately led his troops to charge forward.

The American cavalry on the opposite side could only respond in a hurry, and the final outcome was already doomed from the beginning.

Looking at the corpses of the American cavalry on the ground, the cavalry commander waved his hand and said:

"Enter the city!!"

As this group of cavalry entered the last stronghold of the US military in Utah, the last piece of Utah in Mexico's northern territory also fell into the hands of the Han...

This also means that the U.S.'s strategy of annexing Mexico has officially failed, and the United States has lost almost all bargaining chips available for negotiation.

But the Han army did not intend to give up. After regaining all the territory transferred to Han from Mexico, Liu Peng issued a secret order, asking the Mobei Army responsible for the Utah war to march into Colorado and seize the strategic commanding heights over the United States.

The Colorado Plateau is the node of the Rocky Mountains. From here, you can overlook the entire Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. Denver, the capital, is an important town among the important towns.

And seizing Colorado can also link all the current territories of the Han State together to form a defense line in the Rocky Mountains. It can be said that even if Colorado has no resources or is even a loser, the Han State must take it! !
Without it, the U.S. military could station heavy troops in Denver, spy on Han territory at all times, and even divide enclaves such as Utah into two. Liu Peng saw this very clearly.

That's why there was a secret edict to march into Colorado. The time was just about the time when Utah was being captured. If Liu Peng had no insiders in the army, the top army officials like Li Zhaowu didn't believe it.

The more I thought about it, the greater my awe for Liu Peng became. This is what it means to be thousands of miles away from the capital, but to feel His Majesty as the wall of the palace.

Liu Peng used a small secret edict to demonstrate his majesty as a king, and also to punish the arrogant soldiers and generals who won the Sino-American War, so that they should not be proud of themselves because they thought they had achieved some achievements, and should not treat Liu Peng like Liu Peng The monarch takes it seriously.

The king is always the king, and the ministers are always the ministers. This is the case with Liu Peng! !

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Colorado borders many states in the United States, as well as Hanzhou's Mobei and Oregon regions. It is located in the core of the Rocky Mountains. The state was first named in Spanish. In Spain, it is also called a red dot. It's because of the local red sandstone.

Lavender grows abundantly in the state and is the state flower of Colorado.

In the state, Denver is undoubtedly the largest city. Even in later generations, it has gathered more than half of the state's population and is a veritable center.

Since the Americans obtained this area from the French, it has been in a state of calm. There has been no population explosion or economic development in the eastern and southern states. Instead, because of its distance from the core area of ​​the United States, Colorado The economic reality is not very good.

The entire state of Colorado is dominated by agriculture and a small amount of mining. The most common thing in the area is the endless wheat fields. In the fields, some slaves are mainly working. White people enjoy it as the owners of the land and develop ancillary industries. Colorado's resource dividends, as for the slaves, their fate is even worse than that of the southern slaves.

After all, from an economic point of view, the benefits generated by the Southern Hey slaves in the cotton fields are much higher than those of the Colorado Hey slaves growing wheat. The economic value is different, and the treatment is naturally different.

Whipping slaves has become a good thing for local Colorado people to do after dinner! !

Although soon, this fun will disappear, because the Han army is coming! ! (The keeping of slaves was prohibited in the Han Dynasty. Many of the slaves under the Han Dynasty were used to build railways. As for whether there are still any, that is probably no longer the case. After all, the work intensity is indeed high enough)
When the Han army entered Colorado, the people in Colorado felt like they had seen a ghost. Although they had always felt that the war was around them, just like the story of the boy who came from the wolf, when the Han army first attacked New Mexico, They thought the Han army was coming, and began to defend tightly.

After the Sino-American War and the victory of Han, people in Colorado also thought that Han was coming. Then the Han army went to Texas and Utah, but did not come to Colorado. This kind of left-handed hope for Wang's division, Wang's division If he doesn't come, look to Master Wang on your right. The feeling that my master won't come made Colorado, who had never seen the world, completely lose his confidence.

In addition, the people of Colorado are self-aware. Hundreds of thousands of American troops have been defeated. What use do they have? If they really come, they might as well surrender.

So when the Han army entered Colorado, they saw a scene like this. The Colorado people were panicked at first, and then welcomed their arrival. Although this so-called welcome also felt like being forced, at least it was It was the first time that the Han army captured an American state without using force, which had great propaganda significance.

Even Hanguo Daily typed it directly:
(People of Colorado, eat pots of milk to welcome my great Han Dynasty master!!)

Because of this, Colorado became the first area that was not damaged since the war began. There was not even a single artillery shell dropped in this area. The artillery of the Mobei Army can prove this! !

In The American War published in the 50s, Colorado was described as a state of peace, a state of happiness, and a paradise on earth.

Although there is a strong sense of propaganda in this, the reality is indeed the same.

When the Chinese flag was flying in the sky over Denver, Coloradans viewed it all with indifference.

In the final analysis, it is because of the current development of the United States that wealth is mainly concentrated in the east coast and southern states, while midwestern states like Colorado have not enjoyed the dividends of the development of the United States at all.

If there is no benefit, naturally don’t expect Coloradans to be very loyal to the United States.

The so-called loyalty is obtained in exchange for interests, and interests are the best way to maintain everyone! !
And just after Colorado was captured without blood by the Han army, a negotiation concerning the future direction of American history and world history was in full swing! !

Regarding this negotiation, not only the two parties involved, but also foreign forces are paying close attention to the negotiation process.The British minister even went to and from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Xijing twice a day, hoping to get more content for the negotiations. After all, the situation in the Americas is related to British interests in the Atlantic and even the world. It is impossible for the British not to pay attention.

Financial countries like France hope that both sides will continue to fight and then borrow money from France. The loan sharks in Paris very much welcome the arrival of Han and the United States.

Countries like Tsarist Russia and Austria looked at it with cold eyes. For them, even if the American War really turned into what the media called the Napoleonic War of the new era, the so-called Napoleon was also in America and had nothing to do with them. money relationship.

Only Prussia looked at Han with envy. In fact, when the Han-American War started in Mexico, Prussia sent a large observation group of officers to observe the war up close.

The direction of the war also greatly exceeded the Prussians' expectations. The appearance of lightning rifles, Springfield rifles, Storm artillery, Sam artillery, and high-tech weapons all dazzled the Prussians and they were overwhelmed. (The Sam Artillery was a product of the United States that imitated the Han Storm Artillery in the late war. A total of [-] pieces were produced, but in the end less than [-] pieces successfully reached the battlefield. This was one of the main reasons for the defeat of the U.S. Army this time.)

The later Han Dynasty's large detours, large penetrations, large sieges, and bicycle blitzes against the US military all made the Prussians feel like they were living in the Middle Ages.

Compared with other European countries, there is always a kind of arrogance in looking at the Sino-American war. Even if they know that the military strength of Han and the United States is stronger than them, they can still cover their eyes and say American cowboys and Han hawkers. ! !
Prussia is different. As an emerging country, Prussia understands very well how difficult it is for a small country to rise. Considering that Prussia has not unified the German region, their desire for war is actually greater than any other European country.

Unifying the German region requires force and war, and the Sino-American War is a streetlight leading to the light, illuminating Prussia's path forward.

After the Sino-American War, Prussia officially proposed to send no less than [-] military students to Han every year. Prussia even included Sun Tzu's Art of War in the textbooks of the Berlin Military Academy. This shows that Han has an increasing influence on the world. It's getting older, the butterfly effect has become more and more out of control, and the world is getting stranger and stranger! !
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Tegucigal, the capital of Honduras, is a city influenced by both China and the United States.

Because of the negotiations between China and the United States, this city, which has connections with both the United States and China, became the official negotiation location between China and the United States.

In fact, Han and the United States have conducted many negotiations, but they have all ended in vain. The main reason is that the prices demanded by both sides are very different.

The United States requires Han to leave Mexico, and Han requires the United States to leave all Mexican territories, including Texas, which became a state of the United States. This is a condition that is difficult for both sides to accept. The final result is that the negotiations will definitely break down.

The turning point came from the recent war. When the Han Dynasty completely defeated the US military in the Mexican battlefield and hundreds of thousands of US troops suffered heavy losses, the Americans finally lowered their proud heads and actively requested to renegotiate with the Han Dynasty. However, in the face of Under such circumstances, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Han Dynasty used Tai Chi deception tactics. No matter what the United States said, it would not recognize, promise, or agree, which is referred to as the Three Nos Principle! !

When the Han army occupied Colorado and made a big move forward, the United States could no longer sit still and revealed to the Han negotiators that the territorial issue could be discussed and concessions could be made.

Today is also the last time for negotiations. If we can't negotiate today, Wan Fang threatens the United States with: "Keep fighting until you Americans are afraid!!"

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"Dear American friends, I have already said that Texas is not an American territory at all. If I remember correctly, it only joined the United States for a few months, not even half a year. A few months ago, it was still a The name of this sovereign country is the Republic of Texas, also called the Lone Star Republic..." Wan Fang looked at the U.S. diplomatic negotiators and talked about the Texas issue that had been debated.

"But Texas is already a U.S. territory, it is not a country!!" U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster argued to Wan Fang.

"In that case, where does Texas come from? If I remember correctly, it is still the territory of Mexico, and Mexico has sold all their northern territories to our country. This is a subsidiary of the Han-Mexican land transaction. Do you want me to read the document to you??"

Wan Fang had known that the Americans were going to say this, so he picked up a copy of the land transaction between China and Mexico and showed it to the Americans.

"Texas is an independent country, not a territory of Mexico!!" Daniel Webster immediately retorted.

"Your Excellency, Secretary of State, it turns out that you also know that Texas is an independent country. So, how did Texas come into the hands of the United States?" Wan Fang seized on the Americans' loophole and immediately counterattacked.

"The Texans have agreed to join the United States." Daniel Webster replied with some irritation.

"Since according to your theory, Secretary of State, Texas is now in the hands of our Han State, we also have a way to make Texans choose to join the Han State, no matter what method it is!!" After hearing this, Wan Fang sneered. , said to Daniel Webster in a mocking tone.

"You are threatening the Texans with force. This is unfair!!" Daniel Webster immediately countered when he heard that the Han Dynasty was going to play the same tricks as the United States in Texas.

"Your Excellency, Secretary of State, we are all mature diplomats. We should understand that continuing to mess around will not do us any good. You must also know that today is the last day, right?" Wan Fang asked Daniel Webster Dao, which seems to be asking, is actually threatening.

"No matter what you in the United States say about the Texas issue, it is the legal territory that Mexico gave us to Han, and this is recognized by all countries." Wan Fang looked at Daniel Webster and said, "Compared to Dirk Sass, I think we should talk about Colorado, such as how much it is worth!!" Wan Fang said with a smile to Daniel Webster.

"What, Colorado? Impossible, absolutely impossible. This is the core interest of the United States. There is no way we can give it to you!!" Daniel Webster immediately became anxious when he heard that Han wanted Colorado. Even he The expressions of the diplomats beside him changed.

Compared to Texas, which had just joined the United States, Colorado was an inherent territory of the United States, so how could it be traded.

"Your Excellency, Secretary of State, if I remember correctly, Colorado was also purchased by the United States, including many places in the Midwest of the United States. The price you Americans paid is so low, so low that I can't believe it." Wan Fangna Selling the Louisiana Territory mocked Americans.

"You can buy it, but we can't buy it. What's the point?" Wan Fang said to Danny Webster with a different expression.

"What's more, we are much more generous than you. Not only do we allow you to get the money, but we can also keep Mr. John Tyler's presidency." Wan Fang said to Daniel Webster with a mysterious face, "For example, those 10,000+ Do you really not want to take back the US military prisoners of war??" Wan Fang's words struck a chord with Americans.

"This..." Daniel Webster was rendered speechless by the incident of being a prisoner of war.

"Mr. Secretary, can we talk about the issues in Colorado and Texas now?" Wan Fang continued to Daniel Webster with a smile on his face.

It's just that in the eyes of all American diplomats, including Daniel Webster, this smile is so ferocious and terrifying.

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On September [-], [-], China and the United States formally signed an armistice memorandum, which is called the Armistice Plan between China and the United States.

In this document, China and the United States defined the war as a misunderstanding, not a real war, just a conflict.

The treaty stipulates that the United States recognizes the northern region of Mexico, including Texas, Utah, and New Mexico, as the legal territory of the Han State, and recognizes the suzerainty of the Han State over the Republic of Mexico.

Subsequently, the two sides signed a land purchase treaty between China and the United States. The United States sold Colorado to Han for a total value of 500 million US dollars, approximately 100 million pounds.

Han released prisoners of war to the United States and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with the United States. At the same time, the two sides negotiated an arms control treaty to control the number of border troops and maintain peace and stability in the Americas.

What follows is some high-sounding nonsense.

In this war, the Han State had a total territory of 140 million square kilometers. Including the original territory, the total was nearly 350 million square kilometers.

If you add in Mexico, which is controlled by Han, Han will essentially surpass the United States and become the largest territorial power in North America.

The situation in America has officially entered an era in which the two powers stand side by side! !

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