After hearing Pei Chengyi's words, Li Junhua looked at Zhao Junsu. He had just left office with the American Development Company and obviously knew more clearly about these things.

Zhao Junsu thought for a while and said, "In fact, every battle southward since the seventh year of the empire can be seen as a counterattack against Spain. Perhaps this is also the main factor that the Spanish Kingdom has been unwilling to reach a peace agreement with the empire."

The empire had a history of immigrating to the Americas for thirty years. The main colonization area was the west coast of North America. In thirty years, the people of the empire immigrated and reproduced, with a population of more than 400,000, forming two core cities, Northland and Kingsoft and more than a dozen large and small towns. Northland is located in Vancouver in later generations, while Kingsoft was later San Francisco. Although the rise of the two cities was because of gold digging, Northland is located on the Lower Mainland Plain, and to the south of Kingsoft is the Central Valley, which are both places that are very suitable for agricultural development.

If it is a colony, the west coast of America is very suitable, because it is a blind spot for colonists all over the world. There is only one colony in Spain on the west coast of North and South America, and there is a very lack of understanding of the places north of Mexico. In fact, the American colonies were not discovered for more than ten years. When Spain discovered it and came to the door, the empire had already gained a foothold.

However, from the national strategy, the colonies of America are a bit embarrassing. It is separated from the empire's land. It takes six months to go there, and it takes three to four months to return. It develops eastward to be desolate mountains with extremely harsh climate and environment. It develops northward to be still a narrow coastal area, exclusive to the empire and has no motivation at all. Going south along the coastline is Spain, which has been colonized Central and South America for more than 150 years.

This made the American Development Company have no desire to go south at all. Isn’t it more beneficial to go south to fight the Spanish to death, and go north or west to find gold digs? In fact, for a long time, the American Development Company made private peace with Spain’s Mexican Governor’s Governor’s District, and both sides did not interfere with each other. The senior officials of the empire were not unaware of this, but they still adhered to the rules of the world, and the local land belonged to the colonies.

When Li Mingxun ordered the American Development Company to go south, it was not an imperial edict, but a temptation. In Chinese political wisdom, it was recognized by many people. Because it was understandable that the two sides made peace and truce with each other in the country, but in Central and South America, Spain and the Peruvian Governor's District, the specialty of many governor's districts under its jurisdiction was silver. When Li Mingxun clearly stipulated that military operations in the Americas were completely subject to the free control of the American Development Company, the strategy of going south was decided.

During its peak six years, the American Development Company even formed an American fleet consisting of three battleships and five heavy patrols. The most important task of this fleet was not to protect the American Development Company's colonies, but to travel south in a fixed season every year to intercept silver ships from the Peruvian Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's G

The fleet was then cancelled. The ships were either sealed or used as trade ships to travel across the ocean. The Kingdom of Spain naturally launched a counterattack, but there was no way.

The Spanish Kingdom's colonial focus in the Americas is in the Caribbean region, and the fleet support must spare the entire South America. The Strait of Magellan and Drake Strait are not very friendly to ships, and even if the fleet arrives, it is useless. The two core areas of the American Development Company are located in the straits. Ships cannot break through the straits blocked by forts and forts, and even if they break through, it is useless. The two major areas of Kitahara and Kingsoft can easily gather 10,000 or 20,000 men holding flintlocks. This is not something that the land combat forces carried by the Spanish fleet can solve.

The significance of blockade is not very important. Both core areas can be self-sufficient, and the exchanges and trade with the empire are also once a year. Each time, the battleship-level ocean-going trade ships are back and forth, with more than four ships, which cannot be fought against by the naval forces of the Spanish American colonies.

"......... In general, the American Development Company has been in danger in the Americas over the years, but it is impossible to get the Spanish. The overall conflict between the two sides no longer exists. A small number of conflicts are also small coastal towns and ports that both sides attack their opponents. Today, the American Development Company has a stable equity structure and local living conditions......" Zhao Junsu suggested.

When Li Junhua heard this, he asked back: "Second Prime Minister, what do you mean is that the American company cannot retaliate for the Empire to the attack on our Black Sea Fleet by the Kingdom of Spain, right?"

Zhao Junsu still has the integrity of a soldier: "Yes, the emperor, that's for sure."

"Perhaps we can organize fleets and armed forces to attack the Spanish towns on the West Coast and assign these towns to those who participate in the mission," Pei Chengyi said.

Zhao Junsu said: "Unless the Empire sends fleets and marines, it is difficult to form a scale."

Obviously, it was unimaginable when sending fleets and marines from the Empire to fight on the other side of the earth, and Pei Chengyi said: "How about the local fleets and the colonies' army?"

Zhao Junsu still shook his head: "It's very difficult. What I want to say is that the American colonies are aliens among the imperial colonies, or all colonies. This method does not work."

Because of the relatively closed environment and rich land of the American colonies, the imperial people living on the land lived relatively wealthy lives. If they wanted to farm, the Central Valley and the Lower Mainland Plain had undeveloped wasteland and did not want to farm. Going to the gold mining area to make money is also a quick way to make money. If you don’t want to graz and work and like a free life, you can hunt groups of bison with a horse and a hunting rifle, and you can also collect high-priced American ginseng in the Eastern market.

The biggest enemy in the American colonies was the Indians, but the battle during the pioneering stage was over. Diseases were a more terrifying weapon than firearms. The living space of the people of the empire was large enough. Apart from discovering new gold rush land, they rarely fought with the Indians.

In fact, the American colonies only maintained a regular army of about 500 people, which was equivalent to a branch battalion of the army. This army served as a guard of honor for most of the time, or as a symbol of the integration of the colony and the local area. For example, when fighting against the Qing Dynasty, the American colonies sent a company-level army to participate in the war to express the loyalty of the colony as part of the empire. This army is the only regular army now.

In other places, whether it is the Empire or the Europa, poor sailors and landless peasants are the best teams to be brought together, but these two things are almost non-existent in the American colonies, and this place is too rich, and no one will join the army unless it is facing an invasion.

"If the emperor insists on doing this, the only possibility is to seize the Spanish silver mines. Only in this way can we attract enough colonial people to join the war." Zhao Junsu finally said the only possibility.

But everyone knows that this is no different from being said. Silver mines are the core area of ​​the Spaniards. The powerful fleet and army needed to capture and rule are still required to enter the southern hemisphere from the northern hemisphere. There is no battle without supplies behind. Not to mention the enemy's resistance, perhaps a disease and a storm can destroy this army.

"Since the Black Sea Fleet was attacked, it would be better for the Black Sea Fleet to launch a counterattack." Zhao Junsu gave his own suggestions, but without exception, no one accepted it. The emperor even smiled and said nothing more. Obviously, Zhao Junsu, who had been a soldier and worked in the colony for 30 years, did not have a special understanding of Shen Jing's political game.

The defeat in the Battle of Gibraltar was a loud slap from Spain to the Imperial Navy and even the Imperial Emperor. Although there were only one ship that was directly sunk, three were burned or sold to the Allies at half price. With the two ships lost on the road, only two of the eight ships set off on the land arrived in the Xijin area.

Four warships and two ocean-going armed supply ships were not uncommon in the history of the Imperial Navy, but it was the time of a decisive battle, and the naval battle ended with the victory of the Imperial Navy. It was the first time that the ship was destroyed by failure. This was an unprecedented failure, but it happened. Revenge must be revenged and immediately, and there will also be commendable results. It is impossible for the Black Sea Fleet to revenge. The Black Sea Fleet, which has only two main battleships and several schooners, carried out some pirate-like harassment at most, which is useless.

It would be fine if others didn't understand it, but Zhao Junsu was the only person among the participants who knew about America. He did not understand the requirements of revenge and could not give useful suggestions. So Lin Junhong explained to Zhao Junsu with a smile. After hearing these requirements, Zhao Junsu said directly: "American development companies cannot do it. They have no motivation and lack strength. If they want to achieve results in the short term, don't rely on North America and start from South America.

Bacon... The Spaniards sank our ships, and we can seize his city with the backhand. Buenos Aires is the best target. In fact, as long as the news reaches the local area, you can get the corresponding war report immediately."

"Why?" This is something that no one knows.

Zhao Junsu smiled: "Because in Buenos Aires, there are more Chinese than Spanish. In the Americas, few people call that city Buenos Aires. People prefer to use the name Nangang, and it has been used for twenty years."

Buenos Aires is a city in the Governor's Governor's District of Lima, Spain. It has no gold and silver mines. It is only interested in the small port that is located at the mouth of the La Plata River. Because of Spain's harsh colonial trade policy (Buenos Aires can only trade with Lima), the local Spanish people were disunited with the Spanish governor and governors, and did not even admit that they were Spanish and called themselves La Plata.

As early as thirty years ago, the Empire first formed an intercontinental trade fleet to Europe and became associated with this city. Cape Town was not yet developed at that time, and it was a long way from the East African colony in Portugal to the Brazilian colony. The head of the trade fleet at that time selected Buenos Aires as a transit port for renovation.

The trade fleet was an armed fleet. The sailors and marines carrying firearms directly occupied the port and controlled the city. However, the local mayor did not lead his eighty defenders to resist, but instead invited the fleet to pass through the port when it came back, and was completely exempted from tax. From then on, Buenos Aires, a smuggling paradise, had a place for the Chinese.

Intercontinental trade fleets and ships from South Africa to the Caribbean will pass here, doing business, trade and even selling stolen goods. At the beginning, South Africa only supported a few merchants as spies, but as time went by, there were more and more Chinese people in the local area, and they had long surpassed the descendants of the Spanish and became the largest ethnic group except indigenous people. Whether it was the urban council, port manager, or local farmers, there were Chinese people.

The Spanish had noticed this problem for a long time, and the Lima Governor responded very early, because the prevalence of smuggling hurt the interests of the Lima region, but had little effect. Although the city was under the jurisdiction of the Lima Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor's Governor was under great control, most of the people were descendants of native Spanish people and were not closely involved with the Lima Governor. As a mayor appointed by the Peruvian governor was assassinated, conflicts broke out between the two sides soon broke out, but in South America, the Spaniards were no longer a rival.

Because the closest thing to Nangang City is not the other colonies of Spain, but the empire's direct-government city of Cape Town, South Africa, is not the Americas. East India companies, pirates, and indigenous people from various countries are threatening the city, as well as African development companies that are constantly developing in Africa, with strong arms here, both fleets and army.

The Spaniards in Nangang City were also very clear about this, so when they needed to choose a side station, the group of people chose to remain silent, and some even surrendered to the empire.

Whether it is the local Chinese or the South African armed forces, they can ensure that they quickly occupy this city in South America. In fact, it is so simple that it only takes a change of a flag. In public opinion, capturing Spanish cities and having colonies in South America will be a very powerful propaganda.

Li Junhua considered Zhao Junsu's proposal, looked at Li Junwei and asked, "King Yu, what do you think?"

Li Junwei shook his head: "I don't know, I don't even know where that city is."
Chapter completed!