"Hahaha, Military Advisor Zhuge, you are really good at joking..."
The Mexican emperor was actually amused by Zhuge Weidao's serious words.
How is it possible to burn a white house? That's something only America's "British dad" can do, so why should Mexico? Even if Mexico's entire white-skinned army landed near Washington, they couldn't defeat President Jackson's U.S. troops!
And the number is not enough. The Mexican Empire mobilizes hundreds of thousands of white-skinned landowners, while the American side can easily have a million!
In addition, the industrial strength of the United States is not comparable to that of Mexico. Even if Mexico mobilizes hundreds of thousands of troops, it still has to buy guns and ammunition everywhere. The Americans have ready-made arsenals and can produce them continuously!
It is no exaggeration to say that if Mexico were to fight the United States, it would be an agricultural country with 2 million people fighting an industrial country with 20 million people. Moreover, that industrial country was founded by a group of Protestant lunatics who were not afraid of death, with ruthless intentions and strong military ethics. So there is no way Mexico can win...it can only find a way to negotiate a peace!
"Your Majesty the Emperor," Zhuge Weidao said with a serious look on his face, without any intention of joking, "If Mexico wants to be on an equal footing with the United States in America, it must have the ability to burn down a white house... Only in this way can the Americans Will forever banish the thought of destroying the Mexican Empire!
Otherwise, you may be able to rely on Ming's support to achieve peace this time... What about the future? Will Ming Dynasty always support Mexico? "
The expression of the Mexican Emperor has become serious, and at this time, the carriage that has driven into the palace garden also stopped in front of the main building of the magnificent Grand Palace in Mexico City - a group of nobles and ministers of the Mexican Empire have already arrived at the Queen of Mexico at this time , led by the crown prince, lined up outside the palace to greet him.
Zhuge Weidao knew that this was not the place to talk, but some things must be said clearly now. So he waved to Ali, who was wearing a Ming Dynasty navy female sergeant's uniform, got off a gray horse, and was about to come to Zhuge Weidao's door. The latter immediately followed Zhuge Weidao, Natalie, and Agu. Sting stood at attention and waited beside the golden carriage shared by Sting I. Another personal guard of the Mexican Emperor was staring at Ali all the way. He saw her standing at attention beside the carriage and knew that the big shot in the carriage had something to say, so he did the same as her and stood on the other side of the golden carriage. Standing at attention beside a door.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, I want to remind you," Zhuge Weidao said very seriously, "The Ming Empire has no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only eternal interests! If the Mexican Empire cannot prove that it can become the American Empire on par with the United States, If a big country cannot shoulder the mission of balancing the United States in the Americas, then it is not ruled out that Ming Dynasty will reach a compromise with the United States!
I think you should have heard that our Royal Highness King Lu had a blind date with the British Princess Victoria, right? The Ming Dynasty and the United Kingdom, two such hostile world empires, can still reach a marriage after fighting each other as long as they have common interests... So the Ming Dynasty and the United States are not insurmountable! "
Agustin I's face immediately darkened. Of course he knew that there was nothing that world empires like the Ming Dynasty and Great Britain could not do in order to rule and carve up the world.
The principles and moral bottom lines of these countries are quite flexible.
And Ming Dynasty spared no effort to support Mexico, so that Mexico can balance the United States. If Mexico cannot do this, then it is possible for Ming Dynasty and the United States to divide Mexico equally!
"But, how can we defeat the United States?" The Mexican Emperor looked at Zhuge Weidao and smiled bitterly, "The population of the United States is ten times ours, and its industrial strength is twenty times ours... And this country They are very warlike and have been fighting since independence! Fighting with the British, fighting with the United States, fighting with the Indians, and even going to the Mediterranean to fight with the Barbary pirates. How can peace-loving Mexicans defeat the Americans?"
Zhuge Weidao looked at the Mexican emperor dressed as Napoleon and laughed: "Your Majesty, since you understand the power of the United States, you should know that if you can't do it when the United States only has a population of 20 million and has not truly completed industrialization, If you use purchased advanced armaments to defeat the United States, then when the United States has a population of 50 million or even 100 million and a complete industry, is it still necessary for your Mexican Empire to exist? And at the rate of development of the United States, I believe that in twenty or thirty years , she will be invincible in America!"
"Commander Zhuge!" The Mexican Emperor shook his head, "You are wrong. The United States... has been invincible to the Americas from the beginning!"
"No," Zhuge Weidao shook his head, "With us, the United States cannot be invincible now! As long as His Majesty the Emperor is willing to have a real battle with the United States, then we can let you win!"
"But the U.S. Army..."
Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty still has the army's anti-American artifact!"
The Mexican emperor asked: "The Army's anti-American artifact? What is that?"
Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "That's an Aka...Aka assault rifle!"
...
Surrounded by mountains and forests to the south of Mexico City, there is a newly built royal hunting palace. Next to this hunting palace is a newly opened shooting range. The surrounding areas of the shooting range are controlled by the Mexican Emperor's Royal Guards on three floors outside.
The Mexican Emperor Agustin I and several of his newest generals are accompanying the Mexican Emperor and Queen today, as well as their distinguished guests, Zhuge Weidao, the admiral of the Pacific Fleet of the Ming Dynasty Navy, and his wife Na Tully, we came to the Hunting Palace together. But at this moment, a group of them did not leave the palace to hunt. Instead, they gathered at the shooting range, surrounded by Zhuge Weidao's "female adjutant" Ali, and carefully looked at a strange-shaped firearm in her hand. .
The barrel of this gun is slightly shorter than that of an ordinary rifle, and the metal body is larger than that of an ordinary rifle. There is a short handle that can be held under the gun, and a long curved handle is inserted. magazine. The width of the magazine is not large, and you can tell at a glance that it cannot hold normal rifle bullets, but it is not likely to be loaded with pistol bullets. The entire firearm emits a dark oily sheen, and it has a special aura when held in Ah Li's hand.
The officers under Agustin I were talking in low voices.
"What kind of gun is this? Why doesn't it look like a rifle? Is it a machine gun?"
"No way? If it were a machine gun, it would be too small, and it doesn't have a water-cooled sleeve."
"Maybe it's some new weapon from the Ming Empire?"
"Who is that woman with the gun? This figure is also..."
"I heard that she is the adjutant of Lieutenant General Zhuge... I heard that in the Ming Dynasty army, senior generals who have reached a certain level of military rank can appoint a female adjutant of the non-commissioned officer level to take care of and protect their family members accompanying the army."
"This is advanced experience, worth learning from..."
Hearing that the officers under him were chatting and going off topic, Agustín I quickly coughed and said to Zhuge Weidao: "Commander Zhuge, you can start."
Zhuge Weidao nodded: "Ah Li, let's start. Kneel down and shoot a single shot first, then a short shot and a long shot!"
"Yes, sir!"
Ah Li agreed, then carried the assault rifle in his hand to an open space, then visually measured the distance to a large wooden target erected in front of him, then knelt down on one knee and raised the assault rifle again. He put the butt of the gun against his shoulder, opened the safety first, then squinted one eye, aimed the gun at the wooden target, and then pulled the trigger. There was only a "bang" gunshot, and some sawdust splashed on the large wooden target placed 300 meters away, obviously being hit.
Immediately afterwards, Ah Li pulled the trigger again, only to hear three gunshots "bang bang bang" that were almost connected together, and some sawdust flew up from the big wooden target.
Then, Ah Li once again pulled the trigger with the index finger of her right hand, and then kept pressing it. This time the gunshots rang out one after another, becoming one and turned into a "tap-tap-tap-tap" sound...
