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Chapter 312 Bandit Logic (Second Update, please subscribe)
Nanhua is mobilizing!
Argentina is also mobilizing!
Argentine mobilization is very simple. On October 10, while Congress made the decision to reject the "humiliating ultimatum", the Argentine Congress passed a resolution authorizing the President to take all necessary measures to completely eliminate the threat of Nanhua .

"Our self-esteem as a vigorous nation compels us to eradicate this group of barbarians who have taken our property as soon as possible. Whether we use reason or use force, we must accomplish this goal-in the name of the law , in the name of progress, in the name of our own security, in the name of the richest and most fertile land of this republic."

Minister of War Adolfo Alsina, who was awarded the post of Commander-in-Chief in Congress on this day, delivered this speech. His speech was full of enthusiasm, and also directly stated the purpose of this event—— Uproot the savages of the South.

Who is the "barbarian" in his mouth?
Not only the Mapuche people, but also the Huaxia people in Nanhua. In the eyes of these white people-they are barbarians!They are not qualified to live independently on this land.

Adolfo Alsina's speech received a six-minute applause from members of Congress, and the ambassadors of the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil and other countries also stood up and applauded. It seems that at this moment, this war is no longer a border It was a conflict, but a race war.

"There is only one master in this land, and that is us!"

For these people who come from the ship, they never feel that they are guests in this land.For the guest, all he needs is to kill all the original owners of this land.Then they became the masters of this land, and then they said those words in a high-sounding manner.

As now, they considered themselves masters of the land.They don't think there's anything wrong with saying that.

brazen!
That's what those white people have in common, for whom they never consider themselves just guests.For them, what is the simplest truth in this world?

It's just a matter of fists.

In this world, whoever has the hardest fist and the sharpest teeth will have the right to speak in this world?
Your fist is not hard enough, your teeth are not sharp enough, then you deserve to be eliminated from this world.

This is your land?
Do not!
This land belongs to the victor, and only the victor can own this land.

Of course not everyone thinks so.

Julio didn't think so. As a gaucho, he had been wandering all over the past few years. He never knew who the owner of this land was. Almost everywhere in Argentina, everyone says they are the owner of the land, but there is never any land that belongs to him.His life had been nothing but wandering, and it was the same now.

But now?
When the war broke out, they said, "There is only one master in this land, and that is us!" But why doesn't he have his own land?

The question should be cleared up, but who will figure it out?
He saw that many gauchos clamored to join the army, and even repeated the sentence that sounded ridiculous-the question is, are they the masters of this land?How did they ever have a piece of land of their own?
It's just pointless fighting.

After a war, the generals and officers got the land, the same as in the past, and what about them?

They have nothing!

For Takahashi people, they will die in the war, they will sacrifice their lives in the war, but when the war is over, they still have nothing.

No one will care about what Gaoqiao people have gained and what they have lost.

Because to those people, Takahashi people are the same as those black slaves who can only be freed by serving as soldiers.

But it's just a consumable that can be sacrificed.

Just like the blacks in Argentina, they joined the army in order to gain freedom in the past few decades of war, but they all died in the war.

What did they get?It was nothing more than a tomb of two square meters.

Maybe even until death, they didn't get that piece of their own grave.No one will care about their lives!
"Since no Argentine cares about our lives, why should we die for them?"

When Julio was thinking this way, he saw that those who seemed to be cultured, intelligent, and educated gathered around those advertising pillars, and they stood there looking at the notices or newspapers posted on them. , and there are readers reading aloud in unmistakable voices:

"Argentina rose up and fought bravely in the face of barbarians, every heroic man with a weapon in his hand and a cross on his chest, to establish military exploits...God can testify that we are not for the glory of the soldiers and the vanity of the world , but to take up arms in defense of the dignity and security of this republic which God has given us, and we are fighting for the cause of justice, the cause of progress, the cause of civilization..."

What is justice?What is progress?What is civilization?

Julio couldn't find an answer.Of course, he will not deliberately look for those answers, after all, even if he finds the answer, it is not satisfactory.

Along the way, all Julio could see were signs of war—heavy-loaded carriages driven by soldiers galloped along the streets, and gaucho cavalry armed with moon-shaped shovels proudly lined up on the streets... And the scene of people saying goodbye at the station is even more shocking: those reservists danced in the bustling small square to the cheerful sound of trumpets and bandoneons. The boots of the soldiers and the skirts of the women kicked up dust. Amidst the cheerful music, people shouted something, as if they were drunk. Of course, some relatives were drawing pictures for their husbands and sons. cross, cry to them, pray to them.

"For Argentina!"

"In the name of progress!"

"In the name of civilization!"

"Conquer the grassland..."

Among the cheers of the soldiers on the train, this sentence is the most true among others.As for any other progress, civilization, it’s just an excuse. What they did was just to conquer, to conquer the grassland that could bring billions of wealth.

For these white people, the only thing they care about is how much they can grab after this war is over.Do other things matter?it is not important!

While people were sending off the army with enthusiastic voices, in a luxury train at the train station, Adolfo Alsina, the commander-in-chief of the Argentine army, was frowning and staring at the map.Dozens of flags are clearly listed on the map, and those small red flags represent Nanhua's army.

"They deployed a total of 15 regiments on the grassland!"

They obtained information about these garrisons through gaucho spies. The gauchos were a group of homeless people on the prairie. Some of them served Nanhua as spies, and some served the Argentines as spies.

As the chief of staff of Adolfo Arsina, Julio Argentino Roca and Alsina were old partners. They had commanded the Argentine army in Paraguay, and it was there that they emerged together. Eventually replaced Miter.And now, they will face the enemy in the south alone.

"Almost fifty thousand people!"

Alsina pursed her lips and frowned.

"In terms of military strength, they have an absolute advantage. Our army only has 3 people!"

And the population...

As the Minister of War, Alsina is well aware of the strength comparison between the two sides.

"Argentina has only 150 million people. Their population is probably 300-400 million. They have an army of more than [-] people. They can also make their own weapons, while we need to import them."

Although the speeches in Congress were passionate, Alsina, as a soldier, is of course well aware of his own strength.In fact, the strength gap between Argentina and Nanhua is even bigger than imagined. Not to mention other things, even the factories owned by Nanhua are beyond the reach of Argentina.

"It doesn't matter, Chile!"

Roca said with a smile.

"They seem to have more than [-] troops, but in Chile, in order to maintain local order, they have stationed more than [-] troops. In the past, there were more. Once we win here, it is certain that Chile will definitely turbulent."

"Rocca, tell me, what are our chances of winning this war?"

Facing the Commander's question, Roca replied directly.

"Half to half, the most important thing is not just the strength of the troops. In terms of strength, we are mobilizing the army. In three months, our total strength will exceed 6000. The only problem is funding. After all, in the Paraguay War Among them, we have spent more than [-] million pesos now."

After pondering for a moment, Roca said again.

"I think the most important thing in this war is military spending. If we don't have enough funds, then we won't be able to carry this war to the end. Maybe all our failures are because we don't have enough military spending!"

Taking a deep breath, Roca continued.

"No matter how far this war goes, what we are fighting for in the end is national power, in fact, financial power! As long as we have enough money, we will definitely be able to carry on this war. If we don't have sufficient military spending, then the a war..."

Roca took a breath and said.

"There is no need to proceed at all!"

What was the war about?
How many soldiers does it have?Or how many cannons to own?

On the surface it seems so.

But what about in practice?

Wars are never fought with how many soldiers there are, nor how many cannons there are.

Hit to the end, all in all.It will all be attributed to two words - money!
In fact, war is about financial resources!Only those who have sufficient financial resources can purchase the materials needed for war and other various war resources.

Only the side with sufficient financial resources has a chance to win the war.If you do not have sufficient financial resources, even if you win a temporary victory, you will eventually do everything possible to find opportunities for peace to end the war.

In the history of war, I don't know how many countries lost a war because they had no financial support.

Unfortunately, Argentina is not a party with sufficient financial resources.Even in the midst of the Paraguay War, Argentina had exhausted its financial resources.

"Rocca, do you know why we are fighting this war?"

General Alcina asked.

"Because of the grassland! We can't accept those Chinese occupying the Pampas grassland. We are the first to come here. If the grassland has to have an owner, it must be us, not the ones who just came here. Chinese!"

Rocca's answer is very direct and represents the thinking of most people.The reason why they approve of the war is, to put it bluntly, because they cannot accept that the prairie is occupied by the Chinese.

"It's for the grasslands indeed. But you know why we never felt that the grasslands had any importance before that? Even when the Chinese just put their hands in the pampas, we didn't have much Is it just because our attention is drawn to Paraguay?"

General Alsina shook his head, then continued.

"It was never for this reason. The reason why we did not occupy the pampas grassland in the past was because the grassland had no development value, and we could neither provide enough people to cultivate farms on this grassland, grow wheat or Corn. It is also impossible to sell the cattle and sheep raised on the grassland to Europe. At that time, the grassland was a burden to us. Why did we dig this trench to stop the Indians? In the final analysis, it is because the grassland cannot bring us money. But now it’s different. Those Chinese people invented the freezer. The prairie, which seemed worthless at first, has become the richest pasture in the world. The Chinese can get billions of dollars of wealth there every year. The reason we are fighting this war."

"Of course I know, General, we spent too much money in the Paraguayan War. We owed the British a huge loan of tens of millions of pesos, so we need to seize the prairie to make up for the financial loss."

Rocca looked extremely calm when he said these words.This kind of robber's remarks did not seem to him to be a big deal at all.He definitely feels no moral compulsion to do so.

After all, they are a group of people who are used to being robbers.

"Yeah, that's why we're going to fight this war under these circumstances."

General Alcina nodded.

"As for the financial problem, I think we will have a solution. As we all know, those British people are definitely willing to lend us money. You must know that they have long been tired of the French meddling in things here, and those Chinese are supported by the French." Yes, it is only through us that the British can stop the French expansion here."

When he said these words triumphantly, General Alsina didn't feel that it was a big deal. It seemed that for a small country, being able to act as the spokesperson of a big country was itself a manifestation of strength.

"Okay, Roca, don't think about it."

Looking at the friend in front of him, General Arsina smiled.

"The most important thing for us now is to win this war and make those Chinese pay for their ambition here."

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