Chapter 312: Empire collapse

A man in a dark black gentleman's suit walks out of the palace in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian capital.
Outside the Royal Palace is the lively Empire Square, where white, black, and Indians, and ethnic groups of different races live together on a piece of land.
The smoky steam train arrived from the station on the side of the square. The train's suitcases came out in batches, and the wounded were bandaged.
"Sir, would you like a newspaper? The latest Brasilia Morning Post."
A newspaper boy with a full pack of newspapers hanging diagonally around his neck, holding a stack of newspapers in his right hand, handed it to the man and asked.
"Get me a copy."
"A total of three reais."
The newspaper boy pulled out a newspaper and gave it to the man.
"Ten pennies, the rest is a tip for you."
The man reached into his upper pocket and found that he did not carry Brazilian currency, so he took out a ten-pence British currency.
"Thank you sir, you are such a generous person."
The internal situation in Brazil is turbulent, and the real currency issued by the government has depreciated too fast. Many of the real people in Brazil who have earned a hard day are almost like waste paper after devaluation, and the British Empire is the strongest in the world. In the big empire, the British currency British pounds and pennies were widely recognized by Brazilians in Brazil. In daily business and economic life, Brazilians are more willing to receive strong pounds and pennies as circulation in comparison with Brazilian currencies that depreciate day by day. currency.
Opening the newspaper that still smelled of ink, the man was attracted by the big headlines on the newspaper at first glance.
"The insurgents suffered heavy losses, and the Imperial Army took back El Salvador!"
Read along the headline. According to the newspaper, the battle in El Salvador lasted for seven months. On August 11, two days ago, the Brazilian army collapsed the rebellion with eight heavy artillery purchased from the British Expeditionary Force. The black armed guarded city walls allowed the Brazilian army to invade the city of Saldowa, and the northern rebellion, which has been deadlocked for more than half a year, is about to usher in its final victory.
The black rebellion in the six northern states restrained nearly half of the main force of the Brazilian army. About 60,000 regular troops and militia were reassigned from other states to fight in the six northern states. Because of the influence of the northern rebellion, the Brazilian government failed to make timely changes in the situation in Argentina. In response, after the British Expeditionary Force gave up its armed interference in the annexation of Argentina by the Han country, the Brazilian army fighting the Han front with the South ’s army was unable to support unilateral operations, and had to give up some of the positions and lines of defense it had occupied and return to the Brazilian side The confrontation between Brazil and Han also returned to the pre-war state.
The timing of the riots in the six northern states was too coincidental. Based on the information gathered by the parties, the Brazilian government and the British Expeditionary Forces confirmed with certainty that the Han and Paraguayan parties had participated in and conspired to plan the riots in the northern region.
Old-style Dresser rifles, eliminated rifle rifles, and some rare Gatling hand-guns (also called machine guns), most of the weapons equipped by the Han army appeared in the hands of the insurgents Here, and in addition to the obstacles above the landing ground, the Brazilian army identified more than a hundred active duty officers from the Paraguayan army among the rebels captured.
The Republic of Korea provided weapons, and Paraguay provided military officer guidance. The intelligence collected was obedient and a tripartite collusion attempted to subvert the Brazilian empire was clearly displayed in the eyes of the Brazilian military and political leaders.
The three parties secretly cooperated to remove the northern insurgents and the Han country on the bright side. The Brazilian government's biggest concern is that Paraguay joined the war and launched a surprise attack on Brazil.
Some time ago, because of the British Expeditionary Force, the Brazilian government dared to open a new battlefield when the insurgency war in the northern region was underway. However, with the drastic changes in the situation, the Han country quickly eliminated the Argentine government forces and completely occupied the country. In Argentina and Uruguay, the Brazilian and British troops lost the best opportunity to fight against the Han forces. The originally planned cooperation between the United Kingdom, Brazil, and Argentina, both internally and externally, to pinch the Han forces in bankruptcy, not only failed to weaken the war in Han. Strength, on the contrary, put Brazil in a disadvantaged position on three sides.
The internal and external difficulties and turbulent situation of the Brazilian Empire. Politicians with a little experience can discover the huge crisis facing the Brazilian government. As Pedro II, the owner of this huge empire in Brazil, naturally will not notice the fall of the crown. Risks, in order to save their political prestige, eliminate the adverse effects of liberating black slaves and giving black people equal status, remove political concessions, and release restrictions on local states for centralization in the early days of pro-government. On the one hand, Pedro II ordered the northern rebel forces to settle the black armies at any cost and recover the lost land occupied by the armed forces, on the other hand, to a certain degree of decentralization of the army, allowing officers of noble and large landlord classes Served in middle and upper leadership positions.
The various measures made by Pedro II only superficially eased the contradictions of various classes within Brazil. In fact, the Republicans attributed the responsibility of the two foreign wars and the responsibility of introducing British capital to Pedro II. Democrats are even more convinced that the monarchy has failed and that the Bragança are unsuitable to continue to rule Brazil.
The landlords and aristocrats were anxious about Pedro II's reform of abolishing black slaves and re-dividing the land. They either chose to be loyal to Princess Isabella and put their hope of restoring their interests on the next monarch. Or they were completely disappointed. The rivalry between the various forces within Brazil stood idly by and stood out from the battle.
In the great vortex of the Brazilian Empire, everyone is actively or passively affected by changes in Brazil's political situation. As the leader of the British Expeditionary Fleet, Gordon's political future is also unknowingly mixed with Brazil's political situation. .
Bringing the honor of the Royal Yellow Jacket of the Qing Empire and the Governor of Yipin to become the first Governor of the Sudan, Gordon was appointed by the London Government as Commander of the Expeditionary Fleet before he could show his skills, and was responsible for blocking Han's attack on the Argentine Government.
Before contacting the Han army, Gordon believed that the Han National Defense Force and the Taiping Army had no essential difference. Both units relied on the Chinese at the bottom to start, and coupled with religious incitement, they begged the people at the bottom to work for them. With the strike of modern weapons, those backward troops consisting of labor and farmers would collapse in one fell swoop. With this inherent prejudice, Gordon ordered his commander of the landing troops to drive straight into the attack, but suffered a severe failure. During the war, the British troops lost more than 2,600 troops. Due to illness and other reasons, they lost 1,500 troops, a total of less than 15,000 expeditionary forces, and 4,000 lost.
The loss of 4,000 people cannot shake the roots of the British army. It dates back more than 30 years. The uprising broke out in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1841. Including 4,500 garrison troops and 12,000 family members, a total of more than 16,000 people were reporting to Jala. The entire army was wiped out during Labad's retreat. Only one medic ran back to the stronghold to report the fighting process to the British army.
In 1855, the British-French joint Crimean war against Tsarist Russia, the number of British casualties was more than 20,000.
The wealthy British Empire was not afraid of the losses in the colonial hegemony war, but the masters of the British government were reluctant to participate in wars with low rates of return and loss.
The British Conservative Prime Minister Disselley, who was fascinated by overseas expansion, was forced to step down by the Liberal Party because of excessive colonial policies that led to high fiscal expenditures. Conservative MPs after the dismissal took the Argentine War as an opportunity to encourage the government to dispatch expeditionary forces Intervening in the Argentine War ~ EbookFREE.me ~ failed again. Due to the stalemate in the Argentine war and the renewed tensions in Afghanistan, British political circles have led to partisanship and confrontation. The old Conservative Party has gradually fallen behind after losing the throne of the Prime Minister. In the upper and lower Houses of Buckingham Palace in London, the congressmen Abandoning the consensus to save Argentina, Gordon ’s Expeditionary Force ’s current strategic goals have been changed from defeating the Han army to deterring the expansion of the Han nation and stabilizing the domestic situation in Brazil to prevent further damage to British interests.
The order given by the London government to Gordon was to maintain neutrality in the competition among the various domestic forces in Brazil. The British Expeditionary Forces detained in Brazil, including Gordon, must obey the order of Sir Oston, the ambassador to Brazil.
From the harshly worded order sent by the government, Gordon was able to feel that Pedro II was gradually being ignored by the London government. The British Minister, Sir Oston, stated in support of Pedro II ’s defense policy. In private, he frequently accepted the opinions of Brazilian Republicans and Democrats.
The talks between the British minister and the Republicans were unknown. They always kept Gordon out of the conversation. Gordon guessed that he had frequent exchanges with Pedro II and accepted the Baron Pilatinica of Brazil. The knight's behavior caused suspicion from the minister, who was concerned that his personal relationship with Pedro II had leaked the London government's true attitude towards Brazil's political situation.
Brazil, Han, Paraguay, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia are fighting together. Gordon is limited by the London government order, and can only be reduced to a history spectator. He is not willing to squeeze his fist, and then hurries the newspapers that have been read in a hurry. Gordon looked back at the solemn Brazilian palace, and secretly prayed for Pedro II, "I hope that the military progress in the north can help his Majesty a little."