Chapter 290: Europe and America are both double-standard dogs (first update, please subscribe)
In August 1869, a special envoy sent by Paraguayan Marshal Lopez came to Nanhua.
The envoy came to ask for help from Nanhua, but his request was destined to be fruitless. In fact, the fall of the Umaita Fortress in Uruguay a year ago, in August last year, marked the end of the Paraguayan War. It was a matter of time before Paraguay was defeated, and this was known to everyone.
But the arrival of the special envoy also made Zhu Xianhai realize that time was becoming increasingly urgent.
"After the fall of Fort Humaita last year, the fall of Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, was only a matter of time. On January 1 this year, the coalition forces entered Asuncion..."
When Qian Zizhuang mentioned the fall of Asuncion, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. This may be the most dramatic scene on New Year's Day - at that time, tens of thousands of Brazilian and Argentine soldiers immediately filled the small town, and then looting, rape and massacre flooded the entire city. Even churches and foreign consulates were not spared.
What was the most dramatic scene?
The American Embassy was robbed, the ambassador and staff were beaten, the embassy maid was raped, and even the ambassador's wife was not spared.
It's you, the American Empire, that's being robbed!
When has the United States ever been so shameful?
I'm afraid it will only happen this once.
The only pitiful ones are the Paraguayans who stayed in the city. After suffering the pain of losing their loved ones, they were ravaged by the war.
"After the Brazilian and Argentine allied forces entered Asuncion, the two countries fought for control of Paraguay, which led to the breakdown of their alliance. However, the war was not over. Lopez moved to the forest east of Asuncion and continued to wage guerrilla warfare against the allied forces of the two countries. He is still fighting, but his defeat is inevitable..."
Qian Zizhuang paused, then said.
"On August 12, 10 days ago, under the command of the new commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Prince Gaston, the son-in-law of the Brazilian emperor, the coalition forces of 20,000 people set out again. They called it the "march into the mountains." The coalition forces then approached Lopez's temporary capital, Piribebi, east of Asuncion. After Lopez received the news, he adopted a strategy of avoiding battle and left behind a garrison of 1,600 people, who were full of teenagers and children. The coalition forces twice asked the defenders to surrender, but they were firmly rejected by the defenders. However, the defenders responded bravely - "We were left behind because of... Those who defend the city must either defend it or die in battle, and never be traitors." Then the coalition forces began to bombard the city, and it took only a few hours to completely destroy the entire city. Because the commander of the Brazilian army, Joan Barreto, was killed by the defenders during the attack, Prince Gaston ordered the entire city to be razed to the ground. Then the Brazilian army slaughtered almost all the citizens, and finally they ravaged all the nurses, and even locked the doctors, nurses and nearly a thousand wounded people in the hospital and burned them to death. According to surviving witnesses, the blood on the streets of Piribewi flowed as if it had just rained heavily!"
What a bunch of beasts!
Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but he couldn't help but feel a little "envious" of the Brazilians. They could solve problems in an extremely brutal way, but he couldn't.
If the Brazilians take action, it is the white people's own business, but if South China does the same in Chile or other places, it will become "genocide against white people."
I feel so sad!
Of course, Brazil's massacre in Paraguay also aroused condemnation from the whole world and Spanish-speaking countries in South America, but it was just condemnation.
"So, Argentina is out of the war?"
Zhu Xianhai said sarcastically.
"At least that's the apparent reason. After witnessing the atrocities of the Brazilian army, the Argentine government decided to withdraw from the war. They first condemned the atrocities of the Brazilian army and then announced their withdrawal. Of course, we have intelligence that their withdrawal is to deal with the threat we pose on the grasslands."
Qian Zizhuang, who had many spies in Buenos Aires, was of course well aware of the Argentines' plans.
"It's just a matter of finding a plausible reason to get out of this war."
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"Before this, they were in a difficult situation. In the past few years, we took advantage of Argentina's involvement in the Paraguayan War and continued to expand to the north of the grasslands. Now they can finally withdraw from Paraguay, which means we don't have much time!"
In fact, thinking about it now, the surrounding environment of Nanhua is still good. When Zhu Xianhai came to Nanhua, the civil war in Argentina made them unable to take care of themselves. They could only watch Nanhua gain a foothold. When Nanhua rose, they were caught up in the Paraguayan War.
After nine years of development, Nanhua has long passed the period of slow growth. Although it has shown its strength in Chile, it is almost time to show its strength again.
But is the time right now?
Thinking this in his mind, Zhu Xianhai stood up. He first flipped through the information on the folder in front of him, then remained silent for a while, then walked to the window and stared at the bustling city outside the window.
Is now the time to make up your mind?
Just like that, he stared at the city outside the window for a long time, then he turned around, walked to the desk, nodded towards the table, and then said.
"Do you think the time is right now?"
"Well, this is not a judgment I can make..."
Qian Zizhuang said directly,
"I think we still need a suitable reason. My basis is that no matter what Argentina or Brazil does, it seems to be acceptable to Europeans. Just like after the atrocities in Asuncion, European countries only expressed their protests. Even when their ambassadors were robbed and their embassies were raped, they only expressed their protests lightly. Such treatment is obviously not what we can get..."
Comparing yourself to others will make you feel thief!
What we did in Chile was so civilized. We never massacred anyone. If there was any killing, it was just the revenge of the indigenous people. In order to save those people and prevent them from being massacred by the Indians, we not only showed special mercy and sent a group of resistance elements to Congo, but also found local maids for them to serve them. It is said that many people have now established families with the maids, had children, and are living a happy new life in the rubber plantations.
But even so, the British, Americans, and even the Italians and Prussians have repeatedly protested against their own atrocities. It is simply ridiculous!
Don’t those people see what the Brazilians have done?
It’s not that they don’t look, it’s that they simply turn a blind eye!
(End of this chapter)
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