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    "Your Excellency, the Navy is finished! The Americans have run away, and they are desperate! Admiral Kay has surrendered, and the USS Rio de Janeiro and the USS Sao Paulo have been captured by the Chileans!" Brazilian Navy Minister Nielsen said with a look on his face  He said gloomily!  After receiving the telegram from Admiral Kevin, it was like a bolt from the blue, and he was immediately confused.  He never expected this result. The Americans actually abandoned the Brazilian Navy at the most critical moment.

    "How could this happen? How could this happen?" Brazilian President Alfonso Pena fell slumped on the sofa, his face full of loneliness.  This result was completely beyond his expectation.  Originally, he thought that with the promise of the Americans, Brazil's coastline would be protected, and Brazil could easily defeat Chile with its superior army strength.  But now it seems that everything is unrealistic.  Moreover, they have declared war on Chile, and it is impossible to stop now!

    "You bastards of the Yankees, they tricked us to death!" Even though Alfonso Pena is well-behaved, he can't help but swear now!

    "Your Excellency, when the U.S. fleet appeared and stopped the Chilean Navy, the Chinese fleet suddenly appeared on the battlefield. Therefore, the U.S. fleet did not dare to act rashly and even left under the force of the Chinese fleet. In the end, Admiral Kevin did not  The only way is to surrender to the Chileans! The Chileans will definitely retaliate against our coastal cities. Please ask the President to order the residents of each coastal city to retreat inland immediately!" Nelson suggested.  Now that the Brazilian Navy has been destroyed, it can no longer stop the Chilean Navy from attacking Brazilian coastal cities!

    "Your Excellency, Ambassador Zachary wants to see you!" At this moment, the secretary of the Presidential Palace came in and reported!

    "Hmph! What else is he doing here? Does he still want to continue to lie to us?" Nielsen suddenly said angrily!

    "Okay, Nelson, stop talking. Please come in, Ambassador Zachary!" Alfonso Pena stopped Nelson and then said.  Compared with the United States, Brazil is truly a small country.  Moreover, Brazil still needs help from the United States. Even if it is known that the Americans have cheated Brazil, now is not the time to fall out with the United States!

    Soon, Zachary, the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, entered the office.

    "Your Excellency, I'm sorry. I didn't expect such a thing to happen! They are all damn Chinese. If they hadn't suddenly appeared, our fleet would have intercepted the Chilean Navy." Ambassador Zachary said apologetically  Said!

    "Your Excellency Ambassador Zachary, just because the Chinese fleet appeared, you abandoned the Brazilian Navy? Now, the Brazilian Navy is finished, and all our coastal cities will become targets of attack by the Chileans. Those Chileans will definitely launch bloody revenge  I don¡¯t know how many Brazilians will die under their naval guns!¡± Nelson said with some excitement!

    "Your Excellency, Secretary of the Navy, I am very sorry for this!" Ambassador Zachary glanced at Nelson and said lightly.  In any case, he is also the U.S. ambassador to Brazil and represents the United States.  If Brazil hadn't been of some use to the United States, he wouldn't have stood here and listened to these people's roars.  Although Nelson is the Minister of the Navy of Brazil and is considered a very powerful person in Brazil, in Zachary's eyes, he is nothing at all!  The United States is already one of the major powers in the world, far beyond what a weak country like Brazil can compare with!

    "So, Ambassador Zachary, what is your purpose of coming today?" President Alfonso Pena asked.  He also doesn't want the relationship between the two parties to become too tense. This will not be of any benefit to Brazil!

    ¡°Your Excellency, President, we in the United States are very sorry for what happened to your navy.

    Therefore, we intend to make some compensation to your country.  On the basis of the original aid to your country, our country plans to increase the equipment assistance of 10 infantry divisions and provide free support of 10 million US dollars to your country.  "Ambassador Zachary said!

    "Your Excellency Ambassador, what are your country's conditions? I don't think your country has any conditions, right?" President Alfonso Pena said.

    ¡°Of course, as long as your country continues the war and ultimately defeats Chile, we will continue to provide support to your country!¡± Ambassador Zachary said.  The United States is afraid that Brazil will withdraw from the war because its navy has been wiped out, so it plans to use increased aid to allow Brazil to continue the war!

    ¡°If we continue to fight, how will our coastal cities be protected?¡± Minister Nelson said.

    "We will try our best to find ways to do this. We will set off a new round of public opinion in the world against the use of force against civilians. By then, Chile will be restrained under the pressure of international public opinion! But even if Chile does not care  , your country only needs to evacuate the situation from the coast for fifteen years.A few miles is enough.  Although this will cause some losses for your country, it is still within the scope of what I can bear!  "Ambassador Zachary said. He desperately tried to deceive the Pakistani war to continue. The United States does not want to see a pro-China power appear in South America. This will pose a major challenge to the interests of the United States in South America!

    Alfonso = President Pena hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Excellency Ambassador, I can't give you an answer now. I need to discuss it with the members of the cabinet!"

    "Okay, Mr. President, but time is urgent now. The Chilean Navy is approaching Rio de Janeiro. They are expected to arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest!" Ambassador Zachary reminded!

    Alfonso = President Pena nodded and said nothing more!

    Afterwards, President Alfonso Pena convened an emergency cabinet meeting to explain the current problems and the conditions proposed by the United States.  Now, there are only two options before Brazil. One is to continue the war.  Although Brazil will suffer huge losses in doing so, as long as it can defeat Chile, it can recover the losses from Chile.  The second is to make peace with Chile and withdraw from this war.  However, Chile will definitely take the opportunity to propose harsh conditions, and the Brazilian Navy will not be able to avenge the losses!

    The opinions of the Brazilian cabinet members cannot be unified, but most people still support the continuation of the war.  Brazil is the most powerful country in South America, and they are unwilling to have a country that threatens Brazil's status.  If Brazil withdraws from the war, let Chile defeat Argentina.  At that time, Chile will definitely take the opportunity to steal Argentina's fertile northern territory.

    This will greatly increase Chile¡¯s national strength.  With China's support, Chile, which has greatly increased its strength, will definitely expand outward, and Brazil is likely to become the target of Chile's outward expansion.  Therefore, for the sake of the future, Brazil must continue the war.  Only by defeating Chile and completely curbing Chile's ambitions can Brazil be safe.  Brazil¡¯s status as a major country in South America will not be shaken!

    Alfonso=President Pena made the final decision after listening to everyone's opinions.  Brazil will continue to fight Chile until it defeats Chile.  In order to avoid retaliation from the Chilean navy, residents of major cities along the Brazilian coast all evacuated the coast and retreated 5 kilometers away.  At the same time, President Alfonso Pena asked the Ministry of War to speed up mobilization and send troops to Argentina as soon as possible to help Argentina defeat Chile and end the war as soon as possible!

    After the meeting, President Alfonso Pena summoned Zachary, the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, and informed him of Brazil¡¯s decision.  In this regard, the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Zachary was very happy, claiming that President Alfonso Pena's decision was definitely the wisest, and the United States would fully support Brazil.  The weapons provided by the United States to Brazil have been shipped from the United States and are expected to arrive in Rio de Janeiro in five days!

    Brazil decided to fight the war, which relieved Argentina.  The Argentine government was very afraid that Brazil would withdraw from the war under pressure from the Chilean navy after its navy was eliminated.  In this case, Argentina will be unable to survive alone.  Fortunately, Brazilian President Alfonso Pena is not a short-sighted person and has decided to continue the war. This is undoubtedly great news for Argentina.

    The only person dissatisfied with this is probably the Chilean government.  Originally, the Chilean government also expected that after destroying the Brazilian navy, Brazil would wisely withdraw from the war to avoid attacks on coastal areas.  However, they did not expect that the Brazilian government would be so stubborn.  Chilean President Errazuriz immediately ordered the Chilean fleet to bombard Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, turning the two most important cities in Brazil into ruins!

    At this time, the Chilean Army had already taken action. According to the previously formulated plan, 18 of the 20 divisions of the Chilean Army began to cross the Andes.  The Andes is a huge mountain range that stretches across South America. It towers into the clouds and there are not many places that are passable.  The main connection between Chile and Argentina is often by sea, and the only transportation on the road is a few simple roads that travel through the mountains.

    Fortunately, it is almost summer now, and the snow in the Andes has already melted. If it were winter, it would be impossible for the Chilean army to cross the Andes.  However, this also requires the Chilean army to defeat Argentina before winter arrives, or to fight to the Atlantic coast before winter.  Otherwise, once heavy snow closes the mountains and the roads in the Andes are cut off by snow, all the logistical supplies of the Chilean army will be cut off!

    On November 8, 1907, after a long journey, the leading troops of the Chilean army crossed the Andes and entered Argentine territory!
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