Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1036 Mexican Revolution

"Panama and the west coast were attacked, but we were powerless to fight back. If such things spread, the great prestige that our country has built in South America since President Monroe is likely to disintegrate. In contrast, China has always had considerable power in South America." Now they temporarily control the Eastern Pacific and South Pacific, and if this continues, I fear that sooner or later there will be enemies in the Americas who dare to openly oppose us.”

"The enemy of America has appeared." Minister of War Vance suddenly sneered beside him.

"you are right"

"Mexican bandit leaders Vila and Sabada have taken Mexico City. They are the most dangerous revolutionary and anti-American faction. I am almost sure that in order to seize power in the country, they will not refuse the aid of the Chinese, and the Chinese And we will never do business at a loss, think about it. Just on our southern border, there is suddenly a hostile country with a population of 2000 million, and this country will open military access to our most dangerous enemy, the consequences will be disastrous."

Vance shook his head and said: "Bandits are bandits. They only know how to destroy the old order, but they are powerless to establish a new order. The general trend of the Mexican Revolution is unshakable. What we have to do now is to find a revolutionary who is more in line with the interests of the United States." , Karansha is our best choice."

The Mexican Revolution that Vance said has advanced to its fifth year amid twists and turns and bloodshed.

After the Mexican people overthrew the dark rule of the great dictator Diaz, Madero, who was born as a landlord and capitalist, was elected President of Mexico.On the one hand, Madero restricted foreign capital, but on the other hand, he stagnated on the issue of the land revolution. The former aroused the hatred of the United States, and the latter attracted the Chabata uprising army representing the interests of the poor peasants to oppose the United States, and single-handedly planned to overthrow Madero. The military coup d'etat of the regime and the support of the reactionary officer Huerta came to power, which directly led to the outbreak of the Mexican Civil War. The Peasant Army of Chalta and the Constitutional Army organized by Madero's assistant Carranza jointly overthrew the Huerta regime. During this period, the United States sent troops to land in Veracruz Bay under the pretext that the sailors were detained, directly interfering in the process of the Mexican Revolution. As the situation in the Pacific became increasingly severe, the U.S. military withdrew from Mexico.After the joint victory over Huerta, the Peasant Army and the Constitutional Army immediately turned against each other. Although the Peasant Army generals Vera and Shabada lost for a while, they received strong support from the middle and upper classes in the country, and the two sides were at a stalemate for a while.

"Karanza? He's more anti-American than Madero. Madero just wants to limit our capital, but he wants to drive us all out of the mines in Mexico."

Rusk sent a slightly sarcastic smile: "You almost forgot that your family does have a large investment in Mexico."

Vance was hit in the weak spot, and he was angry and anxious: "Now is not the time to mention this!"

"Okay, okay, for God's sake, turn your spearheads to the enemy." Johnson pretended to be a good guy, and hurriedly stepped forward to be a peacemaker. "In any case, we can't let the southern frontier face the danger of being invaded when the west coast is tight. In the current situation, we are either supporting the bandits or supporting Karansha. I think Karansha has a better future. What do you think?"

Rusk nodded: "I think that compared to the bandit leaders who lead the beggars and hooligans, Karansha, who has the support of the church and the middle class, is the real stable politician. Only he can lead Mexico out of the chaos of the revolution and complete the revolution." The rebuilding of the country, a stable, conservative Mexico is in the interests of the United States. We have to win him over to our side before China can influence him."

"Give him arms, US dollars, fully support him, and don't put too many additional conditions. As long as he doesn't vote for China, everything will be fine for half a year. After half a year, even if Karansha votes for China, we will have the power to kill him. So just promise at this time."

"Leave this matter to me." Rusk said confidently.

The United States has a joint system, there is no foreign minister, and foreign affairs have always been carried out by the secretary of state with the support of the president. Rusk is very familiar with such things as painting gold cakes to fool people, so he naturally does his part.

"One more thing is that the United Kingdom recently announced the implementation of unlimited submarine warfare, and it will sink any ship sailing in the South Pacific without warning," Sims continued to report.

"Seeing that we were beaten up by the Chinese, we finally couldn't help stretching out our hands. Very well, since they are looking forward to this, we also issued an announcement in the name of diplomacy, welcoming the decision of the allies. Paris and London should release Fireworks celebrated. But the British are really cunning, do they still have decent warships in the South Pacific? The so-called unlimited submarine warfare is just to make the United States happy." Johnson took off his pince-nez and squinted Look at Rusk.

"How did that meeting go?"

"Everything has been contacted. The last day of March will be held as scheduled. The British Prime Minister, the French Prime Minister, the plenipotentiary representatives of the Soviet Union and the King of Belgium, as well as relevant generals and officials. The hotel in Casablanca is fully booked."

"Very well, justice must fight against evil. This is God's will. As the party of justice, it is time for everyone to sit together and talk."

On the east coast of Mexico, in the Gulf of Veracruz, the Stars and Stripes are flying. Hundreds of ships are gathered here. Lieutenant General John Pershing's American Intervention Force is driving proudly through the city of Veracruz one after another. The street was welcomed by the citizens of Karansha constitutionalists. One of the teams consisted of various wheeled and tracked vehicles aroused the curiosity of the onlookers, who kept pointing and marveling.

The civil war between Karansha’s Constitutional Army and the Peasant Army of Villa and Sabada has lasted for more than a year. Although the Peasant Army has occupied the capital Mexico City, its radical egalitarian policy has isolated itself. After the first Peasant Army leader Vera and Shabada split due to differences in routes, the situation of the Peasant Army went from bad to worse. Although they could occasionally get arms smuggled from China across the ocean, relatively speaking, Kalasha’s constitutional The military can more easily receive more assistance from the United States, which is close by.But this time, the impatient United States went into battle with its own shirtless body, trying to eradicate this "ulcer" that threatened the backyard of the United States in one go.

In the endless line of vehicles, two handsome young military officers kept looking out through the open window of a large, smooth Chevrolet sedan.

"George, I don't think you should be here."

The one who looked younger and calmer suddenly spoke to his companion.

"Then why are you here?"

The one who looked a little older and full of drive asked nonchalantly without looking back.

"Because you are my officer, Colonel George Cartwright Marshall."

"Isn't that the end? There is nothing we should or should not do. We are driven forward by our gifted mission. This mission is war. We were born for war, so we should stand on the front line of war. Lead our army, our cavalry, to the enemy, and be tested by God. Tell me, are you not here for war, Major George Smith Patton?"

"Our opponents are just a group of farmers. I don't think there is much sense of honor to speak of, and it is difficult to gain any useful experience." The 35-year-old Major Patton still muttered unwillingly.Graduated from the West Point Military Academy, he and Marshall, who came from a wealthy family in California, may only have a chance to become close friends through the melting pot of the military. He also participated in the Summer Olympics held in Beijing and won No.5 in the pentathlon. "Whatever it is, as long as it is the enemy of the United States, we must destroy them! Whether it is with rifles, artillery or tank tracks!"

Marshall waved his hand aggressively, with a look of arrogance. Now 40 years old, he also graduated from West Point in his early years. He successively served in the 15th Cavalry Regiment, the Army Staff, and once served as General Pershing's adjutant.

After the Pearl Harbor incident, Marshall was entrusted by the Army Staff to lead a delegation to Europe to inspect the armored forces of Britain and France. He received basic training as a tank in France, visited the tank factories of Britain and France, and followed the combat officer of the British Royal Armored Forces Command. Colonel Le studied and discussed the principles and tactics of tank combat.After returning to China, Marshall immediately started the formation and training of the first batch of armored units of the US military. Although Britain and France had already granted their tank drawings and patents to the US at that time, the inexperienced US industry still needed time to digest technology and transform factories. Marshall could only Temporarily using a small number of light tanks provided by Britain and France, supplemented by non-standard armored vehicles temporarily modified by ordinary civilian tractors and cars, the first "Army Tank School" was established. With the mass production of standard armored vehicles, Marshall subsequently established 6 "Armored Car Machine Gun Companies" and "Army Armored Vehicle Schools"

The first combat armored battalion, consisting of 1 Renault light tank company, 1 armored car company equipped with machine guns, 1 armored car company equipped with 37mm artillery and 1 artillery company pulled by trucks, coincided with the appointment of General Pershing Leading the army to Mexico, Marshall relied on his relationship with Pershing to insert this experimental armored battalion into the combat sequence of the expeditionary force.

"What I mean is that even if you want to gain experience, you should be on the frontal battlefield of the Sino-US war. As for the experience of suppressing the peasant army, isn't it dispensable for us?" Barton explained.

Marshall waved his hand out of the car window and said with a sneer: "Don't underestimate those guys. They once controlled half of Mexico, and they are still entrenched in the capital of this country. It is impossible to provide arms to Carranza in a short time." It is said that there are many military advisers from China in their team. We have to keep our eyes open. The Chinese have given us enough surprises. War, whether it is What kind of war is the life of soldiers, Patton, do you want to become famous? Please join the war!"

(End of this chapter)