A biting dog does not bark. The louder it barks, the more guilty and scared the beast is!
If Spain was still at its peak of national power three hundred years ago, if it encountered provocation from another country, it would not have scolded it at all, but would have directly attacked with its invincible fleet and fired thousands of cannons!
Wait until you are on the verge of death, then start a war of words, just like what Xiao Letian is doing now, start a war to level your colony, then everything will be a fait accompli, and then we will start a war of words in the media!
If you curse before taking action, isn't that a thief? If you want to scold, you have to use your hands first before speaking!
The Spanish Provisional Government is a guilty thief! Now that they haven't cleaned up their own shit, how can they have time to take care of the distant Philippines?
The two generals in power in Spain are currently facing internal and external troubles. They overthrew the rule of Queen Isabella, but the queen did not die but went into exile in France.
Currently living in the south of France, in the beautiful seaside town of Biarritz, the queen will not give in easily. A group of royalists in the country have been ready to launch military operations to welcome the queen's return.
The ruling military government can't get away from just watching the changes in the domestic royalists!
Internal worries have not been resolved, and foreign troubles are coming one after another. After the two generals overthrew the queen, they also knew that building a republic would definitely not work. By then, there would be too much opposition at home and abroad.
As a result, they considered ushering in a new king to stabilize the evidence. Of course, they also wanted to find a backer by ushering in a powerful nobleman as the king of Spain.
After thinking about it for a long time, France and Prussia still chose the best choice, but I never expected that Spain's choice would trigger a war in disguise. The crisis of the Spanish throne actually caused the Franco-Prussian War to break out!
These two generals are so depressed. Before the two bosses can decide the winner, they can't decide on the candidate right away. They can only wait patiently and find new candidates!
But the longer the throne remains empty, the greater the risk factor, and the stronger the domestic resistance is accumulated!
The house was leaking and it rained all night. No one expected that the domestic and foreign troubles in Europe had not been resolved, but something big happened in distant East Asia. Why did the Governor of the Philippines have such a big conflict with the Chinese?
Moreover, the Chinese are not as weak and bullied as the Manchus. They cannot be bullied by intimidation. These desperadoes really dare to fight against the Europeans!
The war broke out like this, and the provisional government was devastated!
At this moment, I realized that the head of state was ruthless and ruthless. He was not only good at fighting wars, but he was also good at engaging in media wars. The entire European public opinion circle was hyping up the war, putting the Spanish government in the spotlight.
In the Battle of Brunei Bay, the main force of the Spanish Navy in the Philippines was completely wiped out. This news was thrown out by Xiao Letian, and the whole of Spain suddenly exploded. Everyone pointed the finger at the two ruling generals, and the opposition began to prepare for action.
Juan Prim and Francisco Serrano were at their wits' end at this moment. They gathered together for a secret meeting, their red rabbit eyes full of exhaustion.
"The Chinese are determined to rob us of the Philippines! Damn Xiao Letian, the timing he chose was too cruel. Why is he so brave?" General Serrano said fiercely as he drank a glass of strong wine in one gulp.
"Of course he is brave! Otherwise, how could he be known as the Hidden Dragon of East Asia! He dares to fight France with just a few people. Who can do it if he is not a madman?" Prim sighed and rubbed his tired cheek.
"We can't allocate our troops now, and the treasury doesn't have enough money to support us in sending troops to Asia... God, have you really abandoned us?"
Juan Prim suddenly raised his head, "For the current plan... we can only save ourselves first. We must quickly elect a king and let him share the responsibilities for us. We must do it immediately!"
"Who should I choose? We can't bring the Queen back!"
"No, there are still options. We still have two options...Although the French Emperor was defeated, his royalist forces are still there. Yesterday, an emissary came to see me and put forward Isabella's new request!"
"That fat woman promised to renounce political rights, but her son Alfonso must inherit the throne!"
"And the second choice is Amadeo, Duke of the First Kingdom of Italy! We must make a decision immediately. Choose one of the two and let them come to power immediately. This will help us share the responsibility!"
"Who do you prefer?" General Serrano asked.
"Of course I prefer Duke Amadeo. After all, he has no hatred against us. If we choose Alfonso, there is no guarantee that he will not avenge his mother!"
"And Duke Amadeo has a gentle personality and is easy to get along with... By cooperating with him, we will be safe on the one hand, and on the other hand, we can get the support of the people!"
"Let me think about it! I will give you an answer tomorrow..."
The two of them separated. General Juan Prim worriedly took a carriage and returned to the official residence under the protection of the guards. Along the way, he frowned and thought about the current situation.
Along the way, he saw crowds of people gathered in several places outside the window, ranging from two to three hundred to fifty or sixty. These people were talking and even swearing angrily. The sounds they heard were all people protesting against the Chinese aggression and scolding the government for its incompetence.
Prim was in a very bad mood. He ordered the Guards Cavalry to immediately notify the police station and garrison, asking them to immediately disperse the protesting crowd.
"How did the empire of Napoleon III collapse? Wasn't it ruined by the day-long protests and riots of these ignorant citizens? Spain must not repeat the same mistakes..."
Just when Prim was getting angry, he didn't notice many vicious eyes staring at him in the dark corners of the streets and alleys!
The carriage soon arrived at his villa, and at this time, there were only twelve guard cavalry left around his carriage, and the rest became messengers to report the news.
When General Juan Prim got out of his carriage and greeted the gardener at the door, the cavalrymen were also getting off their horses. But at this moment, a man wearing a shabby woolen windbreaker who was reading a newspaper suddenly appeared without warning. He threw the newspaper and rushed over.
I saw him taking out a sharp dagger from his arms and stabbing Prim in the chest!
"There is an assassin! Protect the general!" The loyal cavalry rushed forward desperately, trying to block the assassin's blade with his chest!
General Prim was not a loser. At the critical moment, he stepped back and stepped back, leaving an extra three meters for the cavalry to protect him. This three-meter distance allowed at least two cavalry to rush over and act as human shields.
"Damn royalists, is this all you can do? If you are not your opponent on the battlefield, why would you resort to such despicable means as assassination?"
"That fat woman Isabella raised a bunch of trash like you!"
The sword flashed, and with a pop... the knife stabbed a cavalryman in the chest, but other cavalrymen also rushed forward and pushed the assassin to the ground.
"Caught, caught alive!"
Just when Prim breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly a cold light flashed in the gardener's eyes inside the iron fence. He grabbed a pistol from the tool basket, pointed it at the brigadier general's back and pulled the trigger!
