"Peace talks? After peace talks, how can we show Portugal's sovereignty over Hisputin? There has never been Uruguay.
The so-called Uruguay is a small group of rebels who coerced ignorant people to establish a pseudo-regime. If the UK hadn't intervened, they would have been wiped out long ago.
Rebels in the West Spouting Province, you are just waiting for the Portuguese cannons to come and send you to the sky. We want you to know the price of hypocrisy and loyalty! "
Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister Takagi Doohuan said in an emotional interview with a reporter from The Times.
"Good, very spirited. This is the temperament Portugal should have when dealing with the outside world." Tangning Pedro expressed his affirmation after seeing news reports showing the domineering attitude of Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel during interviews.
"When faced with difficulties from foreign powers, we should be tough. Our Portuguese Empire has this strength. Don't be submissive. In the international community, the weak will prey on the strong, and the weaker you will get, the less benefits you will get."
Pedro said seriously about Simpson, the second foreign minister who succeeded Tony.
“Hisputin has been an integral part of our Portugal since ancient times, and any country that says yes to Uruguay will be considered a challenge to Portugal’s sovereignty.
Simpson, your Ministry of Foreign Affairs has designated us to be tougher on all countries in the world, especially the United Kingdom, and ask them to stop being evil, otherwise we will break off diplomatic relations with them.
I don’t believe that there are several countries in the world that dare to really go against Portugal just for the sake of Uruguay. Is it moral to pretend to be a messenger of justice, regardless of historical facts? Is there any ethics? "
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Simpson shouted.
"Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take more severe measures to make countries around the world correctly understand Portugal's legal principles against Hisputin."
Since Portugal broke through the boundary river defense line in one day and pushed the defense line from Negro-Grande to Yin River-Grande, many countries were uneasy, among which Britain and Argentina were the most nervous.
Argentina is nervous because the existence of Uruguay highly overlaps with its own national security.
The British are nervous, of course because Portugal is about to deviate from Britain's balanced policy, and the level of war has exceeded British expectations.
When Portugal crushed Spain, Britain thought Spain was too bad and was torn apart internally, so Portugal's combat power was only average.
But after Portugal beat Uruguay, Britain once thought that its judgment was right.
Portugal mobilized its national troops to attack Uruguay, but was badly beaten on the Negro Grande defense line.
This level of performance is not as good as the British level in the Boer War. Just when Britain thought that Uruguay would drag Portugal into the quagmire of war like the Boer War.
As a result, Portugal spent one day telling the world that Portugal's great powers had no gold content.
Argentina and Brazil are mainly bounded by rivers. Although the two countries share a long border, Argentina is also a large territorial country with its core far away from the border.
Uruguay is an important barrier for Argentina, sandwiched between Brazil and Argentina. There is only a thin line between Uruguay and the Argentine capital, and it is standardly close to the core of Argentina.
If Uruguay is finished, Portugal can turn its guns on Argentina's core. If a war begins between the two countries, Argentina will suffer a lot of losses and fight with a huge negative buff.
Under this circumstance, no matter how much Britain supports Argentina, it cannot make up for this shortcoming. Therefore, Britain now needs to use methods other than war to keep Uruguay.
War cannot be used, and the only thing the UK can use is economy and public opinion. Pedro is not afraid of these things in the UK.
Although Britain is the world's hegemon, it does not have the size that the United States did in later generations to occupy a huge share of the world. Without Britain's economic exchanges, some great powers would take over.
Britain's so-called economic sanctions are actually just a show of poking fun at Portugal. After all, Portugal is such a big market, and Britain can't give up.
In terms of public opinion, the UK is of course the strongest, but it cannot control everything.
In later generations, Britain's strongest strength is its advantage in public opinion. What's the use of that? It has to cooperate with the United States to gain momentum.
The best way to deal with public opinion is to go straight to the bottom and silence them through practical means.
It is most appropriate to threaten Britain by severing diplomatic relations. If Portugal has a stalemate with Britain, it is likely that the domestic market and even the political team will further favor the Allies.
Today's world is the best of times and the worst of times.
Great powers dominate the world, and weak countries are dominated. The confrontation between the two major military groups is a nightmare for weak countries and an opportunity for the rise of some secondary powers.
Portugal, whose main game is in South America, is far away from the quagmire of Europe. Under the excellent matching mechanism in South America, if you manage your relationship with the great powers well, you will be basically invincible in killing.
With Portugal's diplomatic announcement to countries around the world, the interest in the Uruguay war has greatly diminished. Except for some righteous people who also spoke for Uruguay, the mainstream chose not to see it.
The UK has done a very good job in this regard. Except for some small leftist tabloids, major domestic newspapers have banned discussion of the Uruguay War.
Today's British newspapers are reporting on Britain's handover of the St. Vincent-class strategic ship to Portugal and singing praises of the friendship between Britain and Portugal.
"Mary, you see Britain is so shameless. Being an ally with Britain is the most dangerous thing. You don't even know when it will be sold out."
Pedro was not happy at all about receiving the British strategic ship.
To return the friendship between Britain and Portugal, Britain tricked Portugal, an old ally of hundreds of years. How could Britain be so merciful?
The British strategic ship was actually supposed to be delivered a year ago. As a result, the British side declined in various ways, saying that upgrading would be troublesome and took time, but they refused to deliver the goods.
Damn it, the Navy Ministry believes that the warships are relatively backward and need to be upgraded. As the emperor, Pedro III certainly hopes to get advanced warships.
So I added 500,000 pounds to upgrade, and later the UK asked for another 100,000 pounds. Later, the delivery time was delayed again and again.
The Hegoland-class strategic ship that Germany helped Portugal build was also upgraded during production, but they submitted it a year and a half earlier than the UK.
What is the level of shipbuilding in Germany? What is the level of British shipbuilding? The same thing is about upgrading. It took the UK so long to build it. What the hell could Pedro not know?
Although the St. Vincent-class battleship is said to be an advanced battleship, it is actually a trap. Portugal was actually deceived.
The St. Vincent class was the product of a reluctant 1907 Navy budget.
This class of ship is an improved version of the Bellerophon-class battleship, and is indistinguishable from the Bellerophon-class battleship in appearance. The main difference is the use of a 12-inch/50 times caliber main gun to increase the power of the gun, but the shooting accuracy and barrel life are not good, and the effect is not ideal. The number of secondary guns is increased to 20, and the hull length and displacement are slightly increased. . The hull armor distribution has been appropriately adjusted to reduce the thickness of the stern armor belt.
Construction of the St. Vincent class began in December 1907 and was completed in May 1909. Participated in the Battle of Jutland in World War I. Among them, the "Vanguard" was damaged in an ammunition depot explosion in Scapa Flow on July 9, 1917. The rest were demolished in 1921-1922 after the war.
Tangning Pedro is a time traveler and a military enthusiast, but his military preference is the Army. As a result, he unknowingly stepped into a huge pit.
Even if the St. Vincent-class strategic ship was upgraded due to the advice of the Admiralty Department, in fact, you don’t know how the UK will transform it.
