President Roosevelt said with a reluctant smile;

"Okay, 12 ships, that's a really good number.

I will give you all the support. From now on, the naval fleet can consume shells without limit and seize every time to train.

From now on,

The shipyard will rush to work day and night. The shipyard's latest "Connecticut" class battleship No. 6 "New Hampshire", as well as two "Mississippi" class battleships "Mississippi" and Idaho will be completed earlier than originally planned.

In addition, the USS Maine battleship, which once participated in the fleet, will be no more than September 20 after September, and I can also draw 4 battleships for you to join the Great White Fleet.

The government will try its best to delay time and leave valuable space for ship training.

I will immediately order two large armored cruisers, the USS North Carolina and the USS Montana, as well as the reconnaissance cruisers Chester, Birmingham and Salem, to immediately go to Buenos Aires, Argentina to support our South American friends.

In this time of crisis, Citigroup needs the navy to stand up and safeguard the dignity of the country."

As a rigorous professional soldier, Lieutenant General Doug is a sacrificial naval general. The president's last words touched him. After careful consideration, he raised his head and said, "The Navy will firmly obey the president's orders, but we will need at least three months, and all the support you can give."

"You will get Doug, on behalf of the people of America, I would like to thank you for your efforts and my deep respect."

As a veteran politician, Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most in demagogues. He stared at Lieutenant General Doug with his sincere eyes, and naturally bound the people of Citiland with himself.

Seeing this scene

Admiral George Dewey sighed secretly: He has been retired for 6 years, maybe... the regularization construction of the Citigroup Navy, which is comparable to Europe, has achieved great results and is capable of fighting against the powerful Ocean Empire fleet.

In 1901, when Roosevelt began his presidency, the Citibank Navy had 883 officers and 25,050 soldiers, and by 1908 it rose to 1,096 officers and 44,500 soldiers.

During the same period, the Navy's annual allocation increased from $85 million to $140 million.

If a large amount of money is spent, it should be a sound, right?

August 28, 1908

On the last day after the Ocean Empire issued an ultimatum, the Argentina Avilianda government formally rejected the seven-point request and made arrogant statements in its diplomatic statement;

The Argentine government's actions do not allow any external forces to interfere. The Pampas Eagle is not afraid of any pressure. Those attempts to impose their will on the heroic Argentine people will inevitably suffer shameful failures.

A discerning person can see at a glance that Argentina is holding a big, thick leg, and the shadow of Citigroup behind it can even guess the fool.

August 29

After a day of silence, the Ocean Empire officially declared war on Argentina.

When the news reached South America, Chile immediately expressed neutrality. In the following days, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay successively expressed neutrality.

After holding it in for 4 days, it seems that Argentina received strong support from Citigroup and officially declared war on the Ocean Empire on September 2.

On September 3, Citiland officially declared war on Oceania.

This war caused by the joint negotiation tax of the Argentina wool textile industry in history, the three parties ended one after another, and was called the "wool war" in the European historical community. This was a war that profoundly changed the American pattern. It was a large-scale war between the United States and the United States and the United States after the Russo-Japanese War. The ending was thought-provoking.

In South America

Argentina is not getting along well with its neighbors, and friction and small-scale conflicts often occur. In the early 20th century, Brazil, Argentina and Chile, the top three in South America, triggered a small arms race, and the relationship between them was tense.

In the early 19th century, Argentina and Brazil fought for Uruguay, which eventually led to Uruguay's independence.

In 1865, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay jointly fought a war against Paraguay.

Argentina is a country with mostly white immigrants, and ethnic and cultural identity is a complex issue for many Argentines.

For neighboring countries, because of their superiority and wealthy economy, they often adopt a high-ranking discriminatory attitude, contempt and look down on poor relatives.

The ethnic characteristics of Argentina are white immigrants and indigenous and Spanish mixed-race Gojo people, which are classified by skin color and bloodline. The Gojo people have darker skin color and like to wear ethnic costumes.

During the late 19th and early 18th centuries, a large number of immigrants from Italy and Spain entered Argentina. They brought advanced European agriculture, animal husbandry culture and handicrafts, and also brought deep-rooted discrimination in blood. Because of the government's dominance, they adopted a consistent suppression policy against the mixed herders of the Pampas Plateau "Gaocho people", Chinese and Japanese immigrants.

The Gauchos, who were herding cattle in the Pampas region in the 18th and 19th centuries, also had white Spanish descent, but were unacceptable to the mainstream white Argentine society.

The Gauchos wore unique clothes, including wide-brimmed hats, cloaks and loose pants, accounting for 35% of the total social population, making them the second largest ethnic group outside the white people.

Behind Argentina's prosperity and prosperity is the fragmented social relations.

The wealthy whites and the oppressed Gaucho are deeply in conflict. Since Argentine society has been independence on July 9, 1816, it has experienced nearly half a century of internal chaos and separatist wars.

In 1862, the federal provinces elected Mitre as president and declared Buenos Aires as the temporary capital. From then on, the long-term unrest and division in Argentina after independence ended and became a formal unified country.

In fact, contradictions are only concealed by superficial prosperity.

The heavy taxation of the wool textile industry was just a spark that ignited contradictions. With the help of those who were interested, a prairie fire quickly formed and spread rapidly to the towns of the Pampas Plain, causing severe social turmoil.

Among them, Gao Qiao people who were dissatisfied with reality were the main force, and the bloody suppression of the government's military and police even aroused the anger of Gao Qiao people, and the resistance struggles broke out one after another.

Buenos Aires

In a very ordinary tavern on a city street, it was 11 a.m. The tavern had just opened, and there was only a guest sitting inside, leisurely tasting absinthe. The owner of the tavern was wiping the counter made of thick wood. Neither of them spoke, and listened carefully to the news broadcasts coming from the radio;

“…

According to military information;

Most of the people's riots in the Aesop region have been quelled. The riots have caused serious losses to the towns in the Aesop region. According to statistics, 765 houses were burned down, more than 2,000 merchants were looted, 76 people were killed, more than 300 people were arrested, and more rioters were fled.

A reporter from the news agency interviewed Lieutenant Colonel Ilian on the spot, and he said that the military has full confidence and ability to maintain public order. He warned those guys who are ready to move that mines and prisons are their final destination.

…”

Just then

The copper bell hanging behind the door rang with a crisp sound, and three strong men, one in front, two behind, walked in. They all carried wide-brimmed hats unique to Gao Qiao people, but had an authentic East Asian face. Familiar people knew that they were Tang people at a glance.

The tavern owner was obviously very familiar with the three of them. He didn't say anything, but just nodded silently.

The three of them glanced sharply at the guest sitting aside. The guest wearing a wide-brimmed hat raised his head and was actually Tangren with black hair and black eyes. The eyes of both sides opened as soon as they touched, and the guest continued to lower his head and tasted the wine.

Neither of the parties spoke, and the three of them walked past the counter in turn, pushed open the door and went upstairs.

When he opened the door of the room on the second floor, there was an old man dressed in a well-dressed and gray-haired look at it. He was the only one in the room. His name was Feng Changqing, code-named "Flower". He was the intelligence stationmaster in charge of Buenos Aires and an old espionage expert.

Now here, his cover identity is one of the members of the Argentine Wool Textile Association, a trader who manages combed and combed strips, named Foreman.

Hearing the sound of the door outside, Foreman looked up and saw Chen Enze, Luo Jianan and a strange young man walking in, a smile on his face.

Both sides are old acquaintances. One belongs to the Political Information Bureau system and the other belongs to the Ministry of Interior. It has been secretly arranged in Argentina for many years, so it is naturally familiar.

"What do you call this young man?" Foreman looked at the strange young face and asked with a smile on his lips, just like the warm wind of spring.

The years of life in the sea of ​​spies have made Forman not easily believe anyone.

Chen Enze is the general head of the Argentine Operations of the Ministry of the Interior, an old man from the former Security Department. He looked back at the young man, then turned to Forman and said without any hidingly. "This is my deputy, Mr. Duan Changjiang, the eldest son of General Duan Qirui, is a specialist in legal affairs. He will provide legal professional knowledge for analysis and decision-making."

"Welcome to you, Mr. Duan, you will spend an extraordinary life here." Forman took the initiative to reach out and shook hands with Duan Changjiang.

Duan Changjiang felt a little excited and held his hand tightly and replied, "I am looking forward to Mr. Foreman. I have heard many legendary stories about the Political Information Bureau. I hope I can personally feel your magic this time."

"I'm afraid I'll let you down. Young people, our lives are boring and boring, okay... Let's talk about the serious matter now." Mr. Foreman let go of his hand, and his eyes flashed over Chen Enze with a sense of blame.

Chen Enze smiled helplessly. His deputy is very big, has a deep background as a military aristocrat, and is obviously here to gilt. What can he do?

"After receiving the instructions to go up, the current local situation in Argentina has become out of control, wildfires cannot be burned out, and the spring breeze is blowing again." Forman looked at the three of them with a serious expression and continued to convey the order to go up; "The superiors' order; in order to properly preserve their strength, they will give the enemy a fatal blow at the critical moment, and the relevant subordinates will enter a lurking state. They will not act without ordering. This order."

"I understand, I'm in a lurking state." Chen Enze repeated the order with a serious expression.

He and his subordinates came to Argentina two years ago, mainly to strengthen their operations, support the political situation's tight staff, and carry out in-depth instigation and subversion work.

Forman is an old bird here. It is said that he has been here for more than ten years and didn't know where he worked before. I guess the name is fake. Anyway, the people from the Political Information Bureau are all mysterious and it is impossible to find out his true identity.
Chapter completed!