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    Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, a country that remained neutral during the world war, made a small fortune through two years of war.  However, although Portugal's economic strength has recovered a little, the society is relatively turbulent!  Portugal was originally ruled by the Braganza-Saxony-Coburg-Gotha dynasty, but a revolution broke out eight years ago, in 1910.  King Manuel II was overthrown and a republic was formed!

    However, starting last year, Sidonio Bais became the president of Portugal, and the entire country entered the period of Sidonio Bais's dictatorial rule.  Sidonio Baiscon, who was born as a soldier, served as both the President and the Prime Minister of the First Republic of Portugal, and controlled the military and political power of the country. However, many people in Portugal were still dissatisfied with him, and the political situation was relatively turbulent!  In addition, the neighboring Kingdom of Spain is also eyeing Portugal and is always ready to bite a piece of flesh from Portugal. This puts Portugal in internal and external troubles!

    On the afternoon of April 25, Portuguese Foreign Minister Portas hurried to Bel¨¦m Palace to report the emergency situation to President Sidonio Bais.

    "Your Excellency, something bad has happened!" Portas gave a brief reply to President Sidonio Bais, but the panic on his face made the President a little unhappy.  Since becoming Portugal's champion last year, Sidonio Bais thought he had the power!

    "What happened? Is there another rebellion? Or is Manuel II going to fight back?" President Sidonio Bais asked!

    "Your Excellency, this is the case. Our ambassador to Germany reported that German Prime Minister Holweg met with him and made a request from Germany! The Germans asked us to lease the Azores Islands to them!" Porta  Si said.

    "What? The Germans want to lease the Azores Islands?" President Sidonio Bais exclaimed. His face had long since lost the calmness before, replaced by panic!  Compared with Portugal, Germany is undoubtedly the overlord of Europe. If Germany wants to deal with Portugal, Portugal will have no power to fight back.

    "Damn it! What should we do now?" President Sidonio Bais said in panic!  Germany has plans for the Azores, and the Portuguese government has known this for a long time!  However, the relationship between the Portuguese government and Germany has always been uneasy (the wife of Portugal¡¯s previous King Manuel was the Hohenzollern princess Augusta Victoria), so Portugal refused Germany¡¯s deployment on the Azores.  Army, requirements for establishing military bases.  At that time, Germany's focus was on domestic affairs. At the same time, it had to face pressure from China and did not dare to overly force Portugal.  But now, Germany has brought up the old matter again. It may not be realistic for Portugal to hide away this time!

    "Your Excellency, how about we lease the Azores Islands to the Germans! Anyway, this archipelago is not of much use in our hands!" Foreign Minister Portas suggested!  Although the Azores is an overseas territory of Portugal, its role is actually not very big. It mainly provides supplies for merchant ships and warships from various countries traveling to and from the Atlantic Ocean, thereby earning a certain amount of profits!  If there is an enmity with Germany because of this archipelago, it will be a bit uneconomical!  Although Portugal was once the world's hegemon at the beginning of the great voyages, their dominance was replaced by Spain!  Up to now, it has fallen to the second- and third-rate countries in the world!

    "No! Although the Azores Islands are of little use, their strategic location is very important! More importantly, if we lease the Azores Islands to the Germans, it will definitely anger the Chinese! The Germans are strong, but China  People are stronger! And the Chinese are more vicious than Germany. If we provoke the Chinese, they will definitely take this opportunity to attack us!" said Portuguese President Sidonio Bais.  Portugal's national power is weak and it has lost almost all its overseas colonies. Only Mozambique on the east coast of Africa and Angola on the west coast are left.  However, because Portugal did not participate in the world war, the victorious countries had no reason to attack Portugal's colonies.  However, both China and Germany have already coveted Portugal's African colonies!

    "Your Excellency, what should we do?" Foreign Minister Portas was a little confused.  Leasing the Azores to Germany would offend China, but not agreeing to the lease would offend Germany again!  No matter it is China or Germany, Portugal cannot afford to offend!

    President Sidonio Bais thought for a few minutes, and then thought of a countermeasure.  He can become the leader of the Kingdom of Portugal, which is absolutely impossible without any ability!

    "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will secretly contact the Chinese and reveal to them the news that the Germans are requesting to lease the Azores Islands! The Chinese will definitely not see the Germans having a military base in the Atlantic! When the time comes, let the Chinese  To fight with the Germans,Everything has nothing to do with us!  "President Sidonio Bais said! Portugal has no ability to intervene in the struggle between China and Germany, otherwise, it will die very ugly! In order to survive this crisis, they have to stay out of it!  However, no one knows whether this method will work!

    ¡°Okay, Your Excellency, President, I will immediately give the order to the Ambassador to China!¡± Foreign Minister Portas said.

    On the morning of April 26, Beijing time, the Portuguese Ambassador to China paid an emergency visit to Chinese Foreign Minister Gu Weijun.  After the resignation of Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang in 1915, Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi became the new and fourth Prime Minister of the Empire.  The position of Minister of Foreign Affairs was taken over by the former Vice Minister Gu Weijun!  Two consecutive prime ministers were promoted from the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs. This shows that Wang Yuze attaches great importance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which also gives Gu Weijun a high status in the cabinet!

    After Gu Weijun learned from the Portuguese ambassador to China that Germany wanted to forcibly lease the Azores Islands, he immediately reported it to Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi.  The two then called the palace and took a car to the palace to meet Wang Yuze.  At the same time, I also called the military.  After all, Germany's actions in the Atlantic involve the military, and many actions require the support of the military!

    "Your Majesty, the Germans have officially notified the Portuguese government, asking them to lease the Azores Islands to Germany on the grounds that they will be used to build a supply base for German merchant ships in the Atlantic! Germany requires the Portuguese government to give a reply within three days!  Otherwise, the next step will be taken against Portugal!" Foreign Minister Gu Weijun reported to Wang Yuze!

    "It seems that the Germans are no longer willing to be imprisoned in the North Sea by us and want to rush into the Atlantic Ocean!" Wang Yuze said!  China has deployed a large number of combat aircraft on the Island of Ireland, the Isle of Man, Anglesey and the Channel Islands, completely blocking the English Channel!  At the same time, the three aircraft carrier battle groups of the Second Fleet are stationed on the island of Ireland and can block the passage from the northeastern North Sea into the Atlantic Ocean when necessary.  In the event of war, the German Navy would be at a very disadvantageous position.  And now the Germans' attempt is undoubtedly to change this situation!

    "Your Majesty, we must stop the Germans! The narrow North Sea is not conducive to the application of the aircraft carrier fleet. But if the German Navy enters the Atlantic Ocean, the vast Atlantic Ocean will give the German Navy's aircraft carrier fleet a broad space. By then we will  It will be very difficult to destroy the German Navy's aircraft carrier fleet!" Marshal Li Dingxin, Minister of the Navy, immediately said!  With the carrier-based aircraft carried on the three aircraft carrier battle groups of the Chinese Navy, as well as the fighter planes deployed at military bases such as Ireland, the German Navy can easily be blocked in the North Sea, or even destroyed!  But if the German Navy enters the Atlantic Ocean, it will be very difficult to find the German Navy's aircraft carrier fleet in the vast ocean!  Moreover, his own safety has also been greatly threatened!  After all, the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier fleet can attack the German Navy, and the German Navy's aircraft carrier fleet can also attack the Chinese Navy!

    "Your Majesty! If the Germans obtain the Azores, then there will be a big hole in our blockade against Germany! More importantly, the German ocean-going submarines will also gain a stable position in the Atlantic Ocean.  base. During the World War, German submarines inflicted heavy blows to the merchant ships of the Allied Powers! If we go to war with Germany, the German Navy will probably repeat its same tricks! By then, our Atlantic routes will be at a  Among the threats from German submarines!" Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of the General Staff, also said!

    Wang Yuze nodded. This step of the German plan made him alert: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will immediately contact the Germans and express China's opinions to them! China does not want the peace on the Atlantic to be destroyed! In addition, tell the Portuguese  , China will support them and let them reject the German request! As for the military, let the Second Fleet and the Third Fleet be ready for battle! If the Germans do not compromise, maybe we will have another conflict this time.  There is even a possibility of a misfire!"

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi, Chief of General Staff Marshal Cai Yun, and Navy Minister Marshal Li Dingxin all responded!

    "Your Majesty, do you want to dispatch warships from the First Fleet into the Atlantic Ocean to enhance our strength?" Marshal Li Dingxin asked.  After all, the German navy is not weak, and it is close to the mainland, giving it a geographical advantage!

    "No need for now! I believe that the Second Fleet and the Third Fleet can win!" Wang Yuze said!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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