Opening game, American Tycoon

War broke out!
It exploded in the most unexpected way.

When the news of the Ming Empire's invasion of Peru-Bolivia came, Brian, as a special envoy, was still arguing with Zhuge Jun at the negotiating table, trying to persuade them to give up Cuba, telling them that the United States would never do anything in Cuba. make any concessions.

But the sudden news made him completely confused!
wrong!

This day shocked the whole world!

The reason why the world was shocked was very simple. The whole world thought that Da Ming was going to attack Cuba. After all, Da Ming sent almost all of its fleet to Cuba.

But how could they do this!
Just when the whole world thought that Cuba was the hot spot, who would have thought that Daming would seize Tacna and Sucre one after another in an unexpected way.

A country just perish?
So on the day after hearing the news at the negotiating table, Bryan directly suspended the negotiation. He had to interrupt it. Faced with such a change, he had to wait for further instructions from Washington.

While Brian was waiting for Washington to point out the sect, the news of Sucre's fall came. Although there was no further news from the President Daza, it is certain that Daza was no longer pointed, especially The acting president who stayed behind in Sucre actually signed the surrender agreement.

Tacna raided and seized the city, and Sucre paraded.

Such a result blinded the eyes of the whole world, and a series of punches made the whole world ask a question-is this a war?

Obviously, this has long been beyond their imagination. They never thought that the war would end in this way.Nor did I expect a country to be defeated in such a way.

"One thing is certain is that with the successive fall of Tacna and Sucre, even if the Peruvian-Bolivian liaison army is still preparing for the front line, their failure will only happen in the next week or two. The Ming Empire has already cut off their rear , The Peruvian army on the front line was vulnerable to the attack of the imperial army, and now it is only a matter of course to collapse!"

Sitting at the dining table in the embassy, ​​when Brian and the ambassador discussed the sudden incident, his brows were wrinkled. Even until now, he has not been able to adapt to this sudden change.

"It is true. Compared with the empire, the Peru-Bolivia Federation, and even the whole of South America are vulnerable, and now the empire has proved this with their force. James, if we can't stop the expansion of the empire, Then soon, the empire may rule the whole of South America."

As an ambassador, Foster said firmly.

"My suggestion is that Washington must respond directly to Peru, otherwise..."

"Response? How to respond, John, don't you know? We are still fighting them in Cuba. In Peru, we have no power to stop them at all!"

Bryan, who had participated in discussions on the Cuban issue in Washington, must have a better understanding of the situation in Washington than Foster.

"Moreover, we...the entire United States is not ready for war. The only thing we are thankful for is that Peru...the Peruvian navy did not surrender. Those Chileans who have suffered the pain of subjugation will fight bravely! And they are in There is still a certain advantage in the sea, if they can win, maybe we can keep this country on the negotiating table, at least part of them."

Like many people, just when everyone was pinning their hopes on the victory of the Peruvian-Bolivian navy, just one day later, bad news came from Lima. The forts near the port were bombarded, and the "Covadonga" and the captured Peruvian-Bolivian admiral's letter told the world the fact that the Imperial Navy won the naval battle with inferior forces.

The news spread throughout the world like lightning, and Major Madsen, who was released in the Port of Callao, and Captain Stanley, a US military observer, informed the governments of the two countries about the electricity used during the naval battle.

In Washington, facing sudden changes, President Chester Alan Arthur asked Secretary of the Navy William Eaton Chandler in his office.

"In other words, the armament technology of the Imperial Navy far surpasses ours?"

"Yes, Mr. President, according to the reports of the forward observers, they must have a weapon with a very fast rate of fire. The artillery fire rate is several times that of ours... Our artillery is no different from the Peruvian artillery."

William Eaton Chandler frowned.

"Maybe it's some kind of tube annealing gun. This tube annealing gun is different from the frame annealing gun. It has a faster rate of fire and higher accuracy. The target British are doing research in this area, but we didn't expect that the Ming Empire had already succeeded. , of course, the torpedo is even more astonishing..."

torpedo!

The first time this weapon showed its face on the battlefield, it blinded everyone's dog's eyes, it was simply unimaginable.

"Mr. President, the Imperial Navy's lightning strike ships sank more than half of the Peruvian warships with only one round of torpedo fire, and then they conducted a second round. It took only a few minutes before and after. Annihilation is over, a single shell cannot sink a warship, but a torpedo ... no warship can withstand its blow, Mr. President, we need this weapon! Much needed, my suggestion is that we should Build it now!"

Even William Eaton Chandler has begun to adjust the plan of the navy's expansion plan in his heart. Battleships may be important, and cruisers are also important, but lightning strikers... they are killers at sea!

Such weapons must be possessed by the U.S. Navy.

"Then in Cuba, our navy..."

"Mr. President, if there is a conflict in Cuba, judging by the current strength of the two sides, we are very likely to suffer unprecedented losses. This naval battle in Peru has proved one point. The lightning strike ship... In Havana, the empire has as many as 23 ships Mr. President, and we don't have the weapons to stop them. So I don't think it's time to confront them."

Facing the suggestion of the Secretary of the Navy, President Arthur turned his attention to the Secretary of State and asked again.

"So, what should we do now? Should we just silently accept their occupation of Peru?"

"Mr. President, this..."

Secretary of State Freeling Hessen looked at the President and said.

"For the United States, it's not necessarily a bad thing. At least we know something about Cuba! It's not Ming's real goal. For the United States, our bottom line is to keep Cuba, maybe..."

After thinking about it, Freeling Heisen said.

"We can have final negotiations with the empire on the Cuban issue! Chips, we didn't have much bargaining chips before, but now, Cuba is our bargaining chip."

Almost immediately, the United States made a choice.Sell ​​Peru directly.Originally, they didn't have much leverage, but now the Ming Empire's invasion of Peru gave the United States an opportunity.

This is also the most common thing in international exchanges, that is, there are only eternal interests between countries.