"Your Majesty, the Ministry of National Defense has made preparations for the arrangements you have ordered for the rotation of troops from the five theaters to the war front."
Minister of Defense Fernandez confidently assured His Majesty the Emperor: "The Ministry of National Defense is confident that through this war to regain the territory, the combat capabilities of the generals and soldiers in each theater will be improved."
"I believe the military will not let me down. This Uruguay war will be the best opportunity to test our military academy and troops." Tangning Pedro said in an expectant tone.
"In the Uruguay War, we had the ability to end the war quickly, but in that way, we could not test the combat effectiveness of the army by using the big one to defeat the small one.
To be honest, I don’t think our Brazilian local army is much stronger than the European powers. Even compared with the Portuguese local army, the Brazilian army is very different.
In South America, we can be said to be the well-deserved hegemon. Even Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay combined can't beat us.
But what can this reflect? I used to think that the Brazilian army was quite elite, but after I went to Western Europe and came back, I found that our military in Brazil was a bit shabby.
I understand very well that the Brazilian military is now confident in its combat effectiveness, especially after quickly solving Venezuela, Peru, and Bolivia. It is wrong to think that it is a powerful military in the world.
The Brazilian army may be unique in South America, but in the final analysis, it is the poor level of the South American region that highlights its excellence. But when it is really used, it will definitely suffer when it confronts European powers. "
Due to the Portuguese Empire's giant status in South America and the fact that it has repeatedly defeated enemy countries with ease, the Portuguese army in Brazil has begun to consider itself to be the strongest army in the world.
Tangning Pedro sneered at this kind of arrogant behavior. He showed his arrogance by swiping several weak countries in South America. It was really a pig's nose inserting a green onion and pretending to be an elephant.
In today's Portugal, the only ones that can truly be said to have combat effectiveness are the Portuguese theater troops that experienced the Imbilia War, and the rest are just like Tucson.
winter! winter! winter! …
While Pedro and Fernandez were discussing the war situation, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
Card!
The door was opened, and in came Constantine, Prime Minister of the Portuguese Empire.
"Your Majesty, the Democratic government of Ecuador wants to apply to join Brazil? They have put forward some merger requirements and hope that we can recognize them."
"Well, Fernandez, please go back first. The Ministry of National Defense will submit a report to me every three days on the changes in the battle situation on the front line. There should be no concealment or exaggeration."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Fernandez assured.
"Constantine, what conditions did the Democrats who just seized power in Ecuador put forward for the merger?"
The Democratic Party of Ecuador is a political party supported by the Portuguese Golden Gun. Its origins are complex, including farmers, petty bourgeoisie, business class, social labor activists, and some enlightened landlords.
In general, the Democratic Party of Ecuador is a party that is anti-Caudillo’s progressive nature. It has a longing for Brazil’s national policies and regards Brazil as a perfect beacon.
“The Democratic Party of Ecuador mainly made five demands.
First, the treatment of Ecuador after entering Brazil was the same as that of Bolivia and Peru. Ecuadorians in the future would enjoy the treatment of citizens of the Portuguese Empire instead of being treated as a colony and protectorate.
The second is to allow Ecuadorian government personnel to serve in Brazil and to freely join Portugal's United Socialist Party and National Democratic Party.
The third is to recognize Ecuador's existing policies, protect the existing interests of Ecuador's business class, urban class, and peasant class, not recognize Ecuadorian rebels, and liquidate and try rebels who fled into the empire.
The fourth is to allow Ecuador to be treated equally with other components of the empire in the imperial market without any distinction.
Fifth, it is hoped that the imperial government can allocate 15 million joint dollars for Ecuador's post-war reconstruction.
The Democratic Party of Ecuador stated that as long as the empire recognizes the above conditions and tries the enemies who join the empire, they will wholeheartedly become a member of the empire. "
Behind the civil war in Ecuador was actually the result of the Golden Gun Bureau's push.
Through several incidents, the Golden Gun Bureau worsened the enlightened bourgeois faction and the Caudillo Street class, and then in an open and democratic city dominated by the bourgeoisie, they staged a rebellion against the Caudillo government in the name of democracy and openness, officially This was the beginning of civil strife in this country.
Ecuador's ruling Caudillo class is certainly powerful. Faced with the bourgeoisie who dare to rebel, it directly strikes hard and begins severe punishment activities across the country.
Facing the menacing iron fist, the bourgeoisie in various places along the coast of Ecuador were not united at first, and were beaten to death and suffered heavy casualties. Later, under the step-by-step operation of the Golden Gun Bureau, the bourgeoisie unified under the banner of the Democratic Party of Ecuador. .
The Erdore Democratic Party initially came from bourgeois, coastal citizens, and students, but these forces were still somewhat vulnerable to the Caudillos.
Later, after suffering painful lessons from the numbers, and with the promotion of the Golden Gun Bureau, the Ecuadorian Democratic Party learned a lot of Brazilian policies, began to recognize and absorb social workers and rural poor and lower-middle peasants, launched social transformation and land reform, and gradually gained a firm foothold and began to Turn defense into offense.
A bourgeois revolution against the Caudillo turned into a national class revolution. The Caudillos in Ecuador began to lose support and arranged escape routes to Brazil, Colombia, the United States, and even Europe.
As the situation became more volatile, national opposition to Caudillo became a consensus, and Caudillo ran away the moment before his defeat.
"Your Majesty, the Ecuador Democratic Party's request for merger is very low, and I think it is possible to accept it." Constantine advised His Majesty the Emperor.
Constantine didn't pay much attention to this small country in Ecuador. He only knew that this country had been fighting a civil war, but he never expected that such a small country would want to join Portugal after the civil war ended.
The Security Bureau where the Golden Gun Bureau is located is directly under the Portuguese Emperor, and the cabinet staff are not very clear about their detailed work content.
Portuguese officials have the deepest understanding of the three major departments of the Security Bureau, which is the Golden Sword Bureau of the tax department. It is they who are targeted by the Golden Sword Bureau when it engages in anti-corruption. They also knew something about the Golden Shield Bureau. During the original land reform, the Golden Shield Bureau had repeatedly participated in the land reform. Later, they also knew that this department was fulfilling the responsibility of safeguarding domestic security. The Golden Gun Bureau is the most secretive department among the three major departments. Officials only know that they are involved in foreign affairs. As for how they work, they have no idea.
Tangning Pedro knew very well about the Ecuadorian Democratic Party that the middle and senior levels of this party were full of agents, and the top three top leaders of the party were more directly cadres of the Golden Gun Bureau.
"I can agree to all these requests. I will also sign the 15 million yuan allocated by the Ministry of Finance. Constantin, you must do a good job in connecting and not let them feel neglected.
In order to show my sincerity, I arrested all those who fled into our country and were included in Ecuador's wanted list. "
