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Chapter 403 Nanhua Munich ([-]rd update, please subscribe)
The lunatic mentioned by Pedro II was none other than Marshal Francisco Solano Lopez of Paraguay known as the "Little Napoleon of South America". The Marshal of Paraguay has indeed turned into a madman.With nowhere to go, he began to suspect that many were betraying him and executing his closest followers.

During the naval battle on the Parana River, Lopez was surrounded by the Brazilian army. Facing the siege, he not only refused to surrender, but even ordered the execution of his mother and sisters who persuaded him to surrender.

On March 3, the final battle of the long war was over in just an hour or so.What the coalition forces are facing is not so much an army, but a group of "beggars". During the battle, Paraguay's vice president and prime minister were all killed. The wife led by the officer's wife, daughter and maid, etc., suffered heavy casualties under the attack of the coalition forces.

During the battle, Lopez's Brazilian corporal Jose Laceda gave him a fatal spear. After being injured, Lopez is worthy of being a tough guy in South America. Facing the persuasion and refusing to surrender, he shouted: "I To live and die with my country," and in the ensuing fight, Lopez was shot in the back and died.At the same time, his eldest son, a 15-year-old boy, was also killed in battle.

After his mistress Ms. Lynch buried her husband and son, she was taken into custody by the coalition forces.

This day, this long and bloody war, is finally over.

Also on this day, the port of Buenos Aires ushered in a guest—Brazilian Foreign Minister Count Jose Palajos. His arrival immediately attracted the attention of the outside world. After all, the whole world now knows It led to the disparate but subversive naval battle that took place on the Paraná River.

Will South China start a war with Brazil?

The diplomatic community in Buenos Aires is paying attention to this matter, and the arrival of Count Joseph Palajos has naturally attracted the attention of outsiders.

Is it war?
Or peace?

The last time Count Joseph Palajos came to this city, he signed a secret treaty with Argentina and Uruguay. They established the "Triple Alliance" and agreed on the terms for dividing up Paraguay after the war.

And now?

It's already changed!

Paraguay did not perish, but Argentina, one of the Triple Alliance, disappeared from the world.

On the way to the presidential palace, no, the former presidential palace, Count Joseph Palajos looked out through the window of the carriage.Many South China soldiers in green uniforms appeared on the sidewalk, often accompanied by an Argentine woman.

When he was in Rio de Janeiro, he had heard about the things here. Many Argentine women who lost their husbands had to commit themselves to these occupying forces in order to live.

"South Chinese are yellowing Argentina at an unprecedented rate!"

However, Count Joseph Palajos was not interested in all of this at all. In Brazil, many European men and black slaves gave birth to offspring. Brazilians are not as particular about it as Argentines.

In fact, Argentines are not particular about it. After independence, Argentina began to reduce the number of blacks in the country premeditatedly. The civil wars between the provinces lasted for decades, and a large number of blacks served as cannon fodder. In the war with Uruguay, the last At the beginning, almost all of them recruited were black men. After the mass death of black men, didn’t many lower-class white men also marry black women as wives?
Yellow?

In South America, it is simply normal. Hispanic immigrants have dyed South America white.Things just changed a little bit now.

Things have changed a bit, what's the biggest change?

"In the past, the problem in the Rio de la Plata Basin was Brazil and Argentina, but now it has become Brazil and South China. Because of communication problems, some unpleasantness happened between us. I hope we can focus on the future and change the problem from basically solve it.”

At the very beginning of the negotiation, Count Joseph Palajos directly expressed his point of view—a misunderstanding!
The naval battle on the Parana River was just a misunderstanding.

"Your Excellency, if Nanhua wants to have a conflict with Brazil, he can send more warships instead of just sending a dozen escort boats of less than [-] tons."

"Indeed."

Count Joseph Palajos smiled unnaturally, Nanhua only sent small gunboats, but your artillery fire was fierce!

"It is precisely because I feel your restraint and goodwill that I made this trip."

What is restraint?What is goodwill?

The key is that the entire Brazilian fleet was destroyed!
Continuing this "misunderstanding" will not do Brazil any good, so this is what happened now!

This world has always relied on strength to speak, and people who are addicted to vegetables have to pay a price.After paying the price and realizing that you are not someone else's opponent, of course you have to admit defeat.

Had the Brazilians won, would they have been as polite as they are now?

"We welcome the arrival of the Earl. As you said, you came here to solve our communication problems. So, what suggestions did your Excellency Earl bring?"

Zuo Zongtang said with a smile, even though he didn't speak Portuguese and Count Jose Palajos couldn't speak Chinese, both of them could speak English, so there was no problem in communication between them.

"Well, since all the problems are caused by Paraguay, in order to solve these problems, we believe that in view of the regime change in Argentina, the rights and interests of Argentina, a party to the "Triple Treaty", can be completely inherited by Nanhua. I don't know what you think ?”

Facing Earl Joseph Palajos' suggestion, Zuo Zongtang just thought about it motionlessly, staring at him in front of him, occasionally smoking a cigar.

This condition is just a temptation of the Brazilians!

No one will release all the bottom line at the beginning of the negotiation.

"There is a saying in China that no merit is rewarded. Nanhua is not a party to the "Three Kingdoms Treaty", and has no intention of gaining anything in Paraguay, let alone bullying the Paraguayan people!"

Putting the cigar on the ashtray, Zuo Zongtang looked at Count Joseph Palajos and said.

"Moreover, as your Excellency said just now, the problem in the Rio de la Plata Basin used to be between Brazil and Argentina, but now it has become a problem between Brazil and South China. Because of communication problems, we have already Some unhappiness happened, then, for the sake of peace in this region, can we discuss how to fundamentally solve this problem?"

(End of this chapter)