Holy Roman Empire

In the early morning, Franz had just finished the morning exercise and had not had time to enjoy breakfast.Foreign Minister Weisenberg came in a hurry and brought bad news.

"Your Majesty, news came from our embassy in Bolivia that the Chilean army invaded Bolivia two days ago and the balance of South America was broken."

The Austrian government is concerned about this war, the main reason is because of the saltpetre trade.Because of the relationship between the South American colonies, Austria's relations with Chile and Argentina are not good.

Since the discovery of rich saltpetre deposits in Atacama province on the Pacific coast of Bolivia in 1863, it has become a major importer of saltpetre in Austria.

With the increase in commercial and trade exchanges, Austria's relations with Bolivia have also gradually heated up, and they are almost becoming quasi-ally.

It's just that the core of the Vienna government's strategy is not in South America, and the power invested in South America is very limited, and no further.

In any case, as a power, there must be an international role as a crap stick.No fame has risen, mainly because the British counterparts are so powerful that they have grabbed the limelight of everyone.

The small input power does not mean that there is no input.The Vienna government also supports the younger brothers in South America, but the relationship between the two parties is not deep and can be regarded as a partner.

Bolivia is one of them, with Austria ’s military help.Unfortunately, the Bolivian government is not very clever. Seeing that the three countries of Britain, France and Austria are secretly competing with each other in South America, they chose to swing left and right.

Swinging left and right also requires capital. With capital, it is a flexible foreign policy. Without capital, you are walking a tightrope.There is no doubt that Bolivia belongs to a country without capital.

As for the saltpetre trade, it seems very important, but in fact it is so.For the three countries of Britain, France and Austria, it is better to get cheap saltpeter, or you can produce it yourself if you do n’t have it.

No fertilizer has been made this year, and the demand for saltpeter is not very large.Even if its own production costs are a little higher, it is hard to fail the three major powers.

Moreover, Bolivia is only one of the exporters of saltpeter, not to mention monopoly.Chile next door is also a saltpeter exporter.

The facts once again proved that there is no future in the grass.After all parties failed, Bolivia was abandoned by everyone, and Chile fell to the British.

During the War of Independence, Chile and Bolivia were allies, fighting against the Spanish colonial rule.However, it is difficult to co-occur, and it is difficult to prosper together.

The Atacama Desert at the border between Chile, Bolivia and Peru-Asia has never been clearly assigned at the time of Spanish colonial rule.

After the three countries became independent, Bolivia occupied the Antofagasta region in the middle of the Atacama desert, Peru occupied the Tarapaka region in the northern part of the desert, and Chile acquired the southern part of the desert.All three countries declare sovereignty over the desert area

If there is no resource in this desert, it is estimated that it will be lost in the end.Regrettably, not only are there resources in this region, but resources are still very abundant, and conflicts have occurred.

Chile ’s strength is even better, and now they are on the thighs of the British. They are qualified to use force.

Franz asked with concern: "Did the British interfere?"

Because of the causes and effects, Franz has no interest in investigating, in the final analysis, it is still interests.Right or wrong is actually the least important in international politics.

In the era of imperialism, if it is right or wrong, most of them are evenly matched, or there is a big power involved, otherwise justice only belongs to the winner.

Foreign Secretary Weisenberg: "No signs of British involvement have been found for the time being. Starting from the interests, maintaining South American stability is more in the interest of the British.

If the Chileans are allowed to win the war, they will completely monopolize the export of saltpeter, which is not what the British want to see.

Of course, this is just an analysis of benefits from the bright side.If the British had a close contract with Chile, it would be inaccurate.

Our relationship with Chile is very cold and we have limited local strength.In a short period of time, there is no ability to determine whether the two parties are secretly trading."

Franz lingered. He did not pay much attention to the history of South America, but vaguely remembered that there was a Pacific War between Chile, Bolivia and Peru.

The exact time and elapsed time and the attitudes held by the powers are not clear.Even if it is clear, it is useless. Under the influence of the butterfly effect, the international situation has long been unrecognizable.

Franz: "Aside from the external factors, who do you think will win the final victory in this war?"

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "I am more optimistic about Chileans. In terms of military strength, Chile clearly surpassed Bolivia.

Although Bolivia has learned from us military in recent years, the Bolivian government is too stupid.

If they only learn about the military of any powerful country in Europe, they may all succeed.He had to study the military affairs of multiple countries at the same time, and finally came up with an army unlike the other.

From a purely military standpoint, the probability of Bolivia winning is almost zero.However, if other countries intervene, the situation is uncertain.

The relations between the countries of South America are intricate, and it is difficult to clarify them in a while.This time around the war that broke out in the Atacama desert, Peru was also involved.

Among the three countries, Chile now has the strongest military power.Peru and Bolivia, alone, are not Chilean opponents.

In the common interest, the possibility of the two countries joining hands is very high.If Bolivia and Peru give up their differences, then the direction of this war is hard to say."

Franz was hesitant to intervene in this South American war.The main problem is investment and return. He is not sure whether the final result will be proportional.

Austria's strength in South America is limited, and relying solely on Austria's strength in South America does not qualify for intervention at all.

As for the military power of the Austrian and Central American countries, the balance of North America will be broken.Without sufficient deterrence, no one can guarantee that the United States and the Union Congress will not take advantage of this opportunity.

For the South American War, it is certainly not worth the risk.Franz still has a clear distinction between the main and the secondary. It is the threat that Americans grow bigger, and Chile is not worth mentioning at all.

Want to become a climate unless Chile can annex Argentina.This is obviously impossible, and without saying that the great powers do not agree, Argentina itself is not weaker than them.

After hesitating for a while, Franz made a decision: "Let's wait and see, and stay neutral for the time being before it harms our interests."

This is the safest approach. Austria ’s interests in South America are not large enough, and it is not worth the cost.

Even if you want to intervene, you are asked to intervene instead of delivering it to your door.

Once the rise of nationalism in small countries, there is a common problem, that is, it is easy to lose self-knowledge.

Without waiting for them to win or lose, run ahead to intervene, but no one will appreciate it.

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It is not just Austria that has chosen to wait and see the situation. The UK and France have also chosen to wait and see.

The countries in South America are full of contradictions. The war between Chile and Bolivia may even trigger a melee in South America.

Intervening in advance will obviously fall into a passive state.In case of betting the wrong treasure, even the great powers will suffer heavy losses.

If nothing else, a commodity market will be lost.Under normal circumstances, small countries in South America have no confidence to say no to big countries, but in case someone backs them up, they might not.

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Bolivia, since the outbreak of war with Chile, President Hilarion Daza has been bad for the whole.

Unlike the zealous nationalists in the country, as a national leader, Illarion Dassa still has self-knowledge.

Militarily, Bolivia is indeed not Chile's opponent.This is only one of them, and there is the lack of international support in Bolivia.

This is not his responsibility. Bolivia has not yet entered the era of democracy. The so-called government elections are essentially controlled by military Cordillo behind the scenes.

The people behind the scene want to play a balance between the powers, and the government that was launched cannot naturally refuse.However, this diplomatic balance is not fun, and Hilarion Dasa has no ability to control it.

Now that the war has broken out, there is no country among the powers that supports them clearly.

You know, from the standpoint of bystanders in this era, this time Chile was the first to invade Bolivia.

Under normal circumstances, public opinion should be sympathetic to the victim.Against this background, everyone will at least verbally condemn Chile ’s military invasion.

However, Bolivia ’s diplomatic balance failed only a few years ago, and the British, French and Austrian governments are still remembering their hatred.Internationally, the Bolivian government has lived in unison in recent years.

At present, the three major powers have not expressed their position, and the other countries have nothing to do with themselves. Naturally, they will not risk the offense of the big hooligan and justify justice for Bolivia.

President Hilarion Daza: "Everyone, the war has broken out. This war is related to Bolivia's national games, and we cannot afford to lose.

Once defeated, we will not only lose the most important source of wealth-saltpetre mine; at the same time, we will also lose the most important estuary and then become a landlocked country.

For the great Republic of Bolivia, I hope you can do your best to win this war."

Foreign Minister Preta Gur: "My Excellency, the problems on the battlefield have to be resolved by the military. Apart from doing the logistical work, we can only find a way out of the battlefield.

In order to increase our chances of winning in this war, I propose to temporarily join Peru, which is as contradictory as Chile, to fight against the Chileans."

There is no way. In this powerful country of warlords, even if Preta Gul knows that Bolivia is not an opponent of Chile, he dare not say it directly and can only carry out artistic processing and beautify it as much as possible.

President Hilarion Daza nodded: "Well, this proposal is good. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent people to contact the Peruvian government as soon as possible. As long as their conditions are not too excessive, they can all agree first. We need allies now.

Any other suggestions?"

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