Whether the great powers interfere depends on your country's strength, but I think this is not a problem, isn't it?"

Wang Chenhao doesn't believe that the United States launched a war against Spain and was worried about the interference of the great powers. Although the United States' military strength has just risen, it is rich and powerful, so the great powers of all countries dare not offend it.

Of course, this is just Wang Chenhao's judgment. It is the first time that the United States has taken action against European powers, and it is understandable that it is not at ease.

Charles does not have the confidence of Wang Chenhao. He cannot predict the outcome of the war, so he naturally has to be careful. In Charles's view, Wang Chenhao is not worried about this war at all, and this kind of courage makes Charles admire him from the bottom of his heart.

"To be honest, as an American soldier, I dare not predict the outcome of this war." Charles raised his concerns. Wang Chenhao thought it was a waste of time, but he also understood Charles.

Wang Chenhao laughed and said, "Actually there is nothing to be afraid of! Spain has declined, and its national strength and military strength have long been exhausted. We are not going to capture the Spanish mainland. As long as we quickly annihilate the Spanish colonial forces in Cuba, Bo Rico and the Philippines, Spain will not continue to attack endlessly. As for Spain's military forces in Cuba, Bo Rico and the Philippines, they seem very powerful on the surface, but in fact they are vulnerable. Cuba has two hundred thousand Spanish colonial troops, but most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. They are surrounded by Cuban Revolutionary Army in Havana and other few remaining cities, and they can't hold on for long. The same is true for the Philippines. Hundreds of thousands of colonial troops were restrained by the Philippine Revolutionary Army and could not be spared at all. Their navy is even worse and vulnerable."

Then Wang Chenhao made a brief analysis of his current international situation. In the Caribbean, the two powerful countries with interest are Britain and France, and other small European countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, and Sweden. In the surrounding areas of the Philippines, only Britain, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal have the right to interfere.

For Britain, Britain was implementing the "2c" plan in Africa at this time, namely the "Cairo-Cape Town Plan..." in an attempt to establish a British colonial empire that runs across Africa. The plan conflicts with the 2s plan implemented by France in Africa. The 2s plan, also known as the "vs plan..." At the end of the 19th century, France's expansion plan in Africa... After France occupied Senegal in 1895, it planned to expand from Senegal to Somalia in eastern Africa, in an attempt to establish a French colonial empire across Africa, and thus implemented the "Senegal-Somali Plan...". The first letter of the English name of Senegal and Somalia is s, so it is called the 2s plan.... Because there is Cape Verde on the westernmost border of Senegal, and the first letter of the English name of Cape Verde is v, it is also known as the vs plan.

France's flight strategy collided with Britain's 2c strategy, and a military conflict between the Frasauda occurred, which lasted for at least two or three years. At the same time, the Republic of Transvaal and Orans' free countries successively discovered the world's largest diamond and gold mines. British colonists were eyeing these treasures and were planning a war against the Boers. The Boers are descendants of the Netherlands, and Germany also has huge interests in Boers. The Netherlands has joined forces with European countries such as Germany, France, Sweden, etc. to put pressure on the United Kingdom.

It can be said that the only powerful countries that Spain can count on interfering are Britain, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and other countries. Now they have bite their dogs and have no energy to care about Spain, and will not offend the United States for an irrelevant Spain.

Charles naturally followed an investigation. He knew everything Wang Chenhao said. In fact, he was also testing Wang Chenhao to see how Wang Chenhao understood the various Spanish colonies. Seeing that Wang Chenhao was so clear about the situation in Spanish colonies such as Cuba, the Philippines, he was impressed, and at the same time he was also wary of Wang Chenhao, believing that if one day friction and collision between China and the United States broke out, Wang Chenhao in front of him would be the number one enemy of the United States.

"Mr. Wang is indeed well-known and has a profound understanding of the international situation, which is admirable."

Wang Chenhao quickly became modest. The reason why he showed off in front of Charles was mainly because he did not want Americans to look down on him.

We must show our skills to shock the Americans so that the Americans will restrain their actions on the Qing and Japan issue and the Qing and Russia issue, so that they will not make a big fuss to help the enemies of the Qing Empire, Japan and Russia. At the same time, China and the United States jointly divide the Spanish colonies. If the Americans are underestimated, they may be stolen when they divide the fruits.

Wang Chenhao's words really shocked Charles and conveyed them to the United States through Charles. Some politicians and officers within the US government's military and political parties expressed strong dissatisfaction with the use of Guam and Bo Rico, as well as some Spanish islands in the Pacific. Wang Chenhao showed his excellence appropriately, which could also be regarded as a wake-up call for these Americans, making them afraid to make small moves.

After Charles and Wang Chenhao made a specific combat plan to jointly start a war against Spain, both sides began to get busy.

The big show is performed by the Americans. However, the Americans are a little nervous about launching a war against European powers for the first time and dare not be careless. At the same time, they must plan carefully and not give other countries any excuses to interfere. Similarly, the US government and military are restricted by the US Constitution. President McKinley issued strict orders that the American citizens cannot have any objections or opposition to the US going to war with Spain. This led to Roosevelt and others having to take a series of safest measures, and even if they make excuses, they have to not give the population a deed.

Roosevelt was the two presidents of the United States from 1901 to 1908. His outstanding contribution to establishing his status was his plan... the Spanish-American War and led the American army to conquer Cuba, which laid the foundation for his political achievements.

Roosevelt had planned the Spanish-American War for many years, but it had not been approved by the US president. As early as the 1888 presidential election, Roosevelt assisted Benjamin and Harrison in the Midwest. After Harrison was elected president, he appointed Roosevelt to take office at the US Public Service. In the 1892 election, Harrison was defeated. Although Roosevelt was a supporter of the former president, President-elect Grover Shao still kept him as an adviser when he died of Fran.

Cleveland was a president who opposed the imperialist war, which made Roosevelt very depressed, and led to his plan being rejected by Cleveland many times.

In 1895, in Cuba, years of resistance to the tyranny of the Spanish eventually led to 1895

The rebels were no less brutal than Spanish rulers, who formulated a policy of deliberate plunder. This policy stipulates that if Americans do not pay protection funds, their property will not be protected, which is used to support riots financially and expand propaganda.

In fact, the main reason for the United States to participate in this matter is to protect the sugarcane plantations and sugar factories owned by Americans. The profits of these large plantations and sugar factories cannot be ignored. The investment of 10,000 US dollars can make the annual trade volume as high as 100 million US dollars. The Spanish government decided to end this intolerable situation in Cuba.

In early 1896, the Spanish government sent Army General Valeriano and Vereller to Havana to take decisive measures. Vereller's approach was to drive civilians to the centralized areas so that they could not assist the rebellion. The harsh sanitation conditions in the centralized areas killed thousands of people, most of whom were women and children.

Roosevelt suggested to Cleveland that this was a good time to send troops to interfere in Cuba, and at the same time occupied Cuba’s rich high-profit industries such as sugar and tobacco.

Due to the clever incitement of the Cuban rebellious regime in New York, the American public responded strongly to the inhumane practices of "creator Velaer", and some people demanded that the rebellious "government" be recognized immediately.

In response to public calls, Congress passed a resolution calling for recognition of the Cuban rebellious regime. President Cleveland, who opposed imperialist policies, believed that the resolution was to ignore his executive power and declared that he refused to send troops to war with Spain: on the other hand, he made it clear to the Spanish government that the United States' respect for Spain's rule in Cuba "will be replaced by a higher obligation, and we will not hesitate to recognize and fulfill such obligations."

Cleveland's commitment to Spain led to the bankruptcy of Roosevelt's plan to occupy Cuba.

As a result, Roosevelt stopped helping Cleveland and ran to the police chief.

However, with the Republican Party coming back to power, the McKinley administration's attitude towards Cuba was in line with Roosevelt's plan, so Roosevelt was appointed deputy secretary of the U.S. Navy Command by McKinley, allowing Roosevelt's plan to occupy Cuba to be implemented.

On October 15, 1897, the US envoy secretly infiltrated Cuba joined forces with the Cuban rebels. At this time, the Cuban rebels, led by MGomez and Baes, had already controlled most of Cuba, and more than 200,000 Spanish defenders retreated to major cities. The US envoy reached a secret agreement with Gomez to help the US government create an excuse for war in Cuba.

On the 18th, the US special envoy betrayed a sugar factory opened by an American in downtown Havana, Cuba. Gomez sent troops to raid the sugar factory, seized 30 Americans who came to negotiate for sugar purchases, and threatened the Spanish colonial government to withdraw from Cuba and recognize Cuba's independence.

The US government immediately sent a note to the Spanish ambassador to the United States, demanding that the Spanish authorities ensure the safety of hostages and allow US warships to enter Havana to protect American citizens, and threatening the Spanish government to recognize Cuba's independence.

Obviously, the Spanish government will not agree.

Three days later, the governor of the Cuban colonial government, Velell (v, immediately took forced rescue operations, resulting in the death of several Americans.

This move immediately made the US government angry. US President McKinley immediately delivered a speech, creating public opinion in the United States that is conducive to the US government's interference in Cuba affairs.

The Spanish government has long known the United States' ambitions for Cuba. Considering the huge gap in strength between the United States and Spain, the Spanish government chose to give in. As a last resort, Spain's new Liberal Party cabinet recalled Vereller and publicly apologized to the American people to calm the anger of the American people. At the same time, Spain also made concessions to the US government, allowing the United States to send a warship into the port of Havana to protect the overseas Chinese, relaxed its work of driving civilians to concentrated areas, and allowed Cubans to have a certain degree of autonomy.

The Spanish concessions were obviously not in line with the purposes of the US government, but by this time, the Americans had begun to lose interest in the Cuba issue.

The U.S. government had to make trouble again, one of the incidents was the New York Monthly published a rash si-man letter written by Spanish Minister Deepiid Lome, who later fell into the hands of Cuban rebels, who in his letter hinted at Spain's deception in negotiations for the pending trade agreement and said President McKinley was a "shameless politician."

This made the Americans suddenly start to be upset again.

At the same time, McKinley believed that Roosevelt's current strategy of provoking Spain was not strong, and Spain's concessions made the US government not have enough reason to launch a war. So McKinley adopted Wang Chenhao's suggestion from Charles and ordered the US warship Maine to create trouble in the name of protecting overseas Chinese, and then blew up the warship and falsely accused the Spanish government forces.

On October 25, the American warship Maine sailed into the port of Hava County, Cuba. The US Navy on the ship deliberately showed off the power of the warship to the Spanish Navy, and thought that the Spanish port water police broke out in a fight, and many people were injured. This incident alarmed the US and Spanish governments. In order not to give the United States an excuse, the Spanish government immediately punished the Spanish water police who participated in the fight.

However, that night, Captain Maine, the US Navy, received a top-secret document.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, there were many ships moored in the port of Havana, a colonial Spanish village of Cuba.

An ancient lighthouse overlooks the sea. Behind the lighthouse is the towering figure of the Morro Castle built by the Spanish as early as 1590. The American "Maine, warship," also docked here at this time. The evening breeze blows from the sea, and the navy soldiers who have worked hard for a day are enjoying the beautiful night view of the sea on the deck, listening to the sound of the waves of the sea. Suddenly, "Boom!", there was a loud bang, thick smoke rolling, and the "Maine" exploded. Many officers and soldiers had their lives before they could ask what had happened. According to statistics afterwards, one intoxicating person died and 100 injured in this explosion.

The "Maine" explosion caused a sensation across the United States and immediately became the headlines in many newspapers. What is more noticeable is that the American officials concluded that this was done by the Spanish, saying that the Spanish attacked the "Maine" with mines. As soon as the news spread, the slogan "Avenge the Maine" and the slogan "fight to the death with the Spanish" immediately rang out in the United States, and the US military indeed began to prepare for the war.

At the same time, Spain stated that it had nothing to do with this incident. The United States and Spain argued endlessly over this matter and finally decided to set up an investigation team. However, when Spanish investigators asked to board the Maine to investigate, the United States firmly rejected them. This was not counting. Not long after, the United States dragged the broken Maine to the Atlantic Ocean and let it sink to the bottom of the sea in the airwaves. In this way, the investigation could no longer continue, and the Americans' opposition to Spain became stronger and stronger.

As the US warship Maine exploded and sank in Havana Port, Cuba, strong responses from American newspapers and the anger of the people in the country. On November 2, the United States passed the ambassador to Spain to demand a ceasefire in Cuba and the cancellation of concentration camp laws. In order to avoid fighting against the United States, Spain announced a truce on November 9. However, the US Congress then became more and more aggressive and issued a resolution: demanding Spain recognize Cuba's independence and demanding Spain withdraw from Cuba.

At the same time, the US president was granted the right to use force and declared that the United States had no intention of annexing Cuba.

The Spanish government has understood that the Americans are ready to start a war, but Spain needs to prepare, so it delays the time for the United States to declare war as much as possible.

Americans struggled to find "ideal" excuses for war against Spain, and made the whole world think that the Americans were forced to go to war as much as possible.

But in the Far East, for Wang Chenhao, he doesn't need so many gorgeous excuses.

But the Qing government must allow Wang Chenhao to declare war on Spain. Wang Chenhao has no right to declare war. After all, he is not the emperor. If he does it too much, it would be bad to give people a handle.

Wang Chenhao reported his plan to Guangxu, but was rejected by Guangxu, because he did not take the initiative to mess with foreigners.

If Guangxu disagreed, Wang Chenhao had to find another way.

So, Wang Chenhao immediately incited newspapers across the country to report on a large scale how the Spanish Philippine colonial government colluded with local indigenous people to harm the Chinese and overseas Chinese, and got a large number of photos published in the newspaper, pointing out the crimes of the Spanish Philippine colonial government.

This move immediately angered the Chinese people. The large-scale condemnation and boycott of Spanish goods against the Spanish people broke out across the country. Some people even attacked the Spanish churches and churches. A large number of Chinese nationals who were attached to the Spanish churches were also besieged.

The Spanish ambassador to China immediately submitted a protest to the Qing government's General Yamen, which immediately alarmed the court. Guangxu knew that this matter must have something to do with Wang Chenhao, but Guangxu had no direct evidence, so he did not dare to get angry with Wang Chenhao, who was already full of wings.

Guangxu ordered Yipu, the minister of the Liyamen, to handle the matter with full authority. Yi Li was not capable of negotiating with the Spanish. In front of the Spanish, he was frightened.

So Yi Li came to Wang Chenhao and asked Wang Chenhao to give him some advice.

"Mr. Wang, you have to give me some advice. The Spaniard is coming in full force, but what should I do?"

Wang Chenhao laughed and said, "Prince Qing doesn't have to be afraid. Just argue with them. The Spanish are just trying to save face, you don't have to be afraid of them." Yi Li said with a crying face: "What you said is light. The Spanish minister Barcelona spoke to me like a gun and a vicious person. He shouted when he met. He didn't look like a minister? He was clearly a splash in the market. Isn't it mean that diplomacy is just sitting together and drinking tea with a kind face?"

Wang Chenhao smiled and knew that Yi Li was not that material at all, so he didn't know about real diplomacy.

"Prince Qing doesn't have to be surprised. What you said is to drink tea with kindness to outsiders and ordinary people who don't understand politics. In fact, diplomats are gangsters, and whoever has thick skin is gangsters, whoever is gangsters is the winner. If it's just a quarrel, it's really common.

Even if it fights, it is normal." Yi Li said in surprise: "Can you still fight?"

Wang Chenhao nodded and said with a smile: "Of course! Do you think diplomats are so easy? The two sides fought red when they closed the door, and there were so many fights. However, when they opened the door, facing the path and the public opinion, both sides would pretend to be like nothing, and even shook hands and hugged each other, so that outsiders could only see their gentle side* The bitterness behind this is absolutely unlucky!"

Yi Li heard a cold sweat on his forehead and kept wiping it with a handkerchief.

"I thought the Zongli Yamen would be a good job, but I didn't expect there to be such a thing! Foreigners are really uncivilized barbarians!"

Then, Yi Li paused and asked, "Mr. Wang, I am a prince after all, so what is the Spanish minister? He shouted to me. He bit me, I can't bite him too, right? How can I have the face if this is spread?"

Wang Chenhao couldn't help but smile and said, "You don't have to be afraid. Even if you fight, he won't slap you in the face. This is the rule and you can't let outsiders see it. If you are afraid, then leave an assistant around you and be on guard."

Yi Li nodded for a while, shook her head for a while, and finally shook her head, saying, "No! Lord Wang, you have to save me. This Spanish minister, Barcelona, ​​is a military officer. He was so fierce on the first day of meeting. If you talk to me tomorrow, you might take action?"

Wang Chenhao rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry, ordinary people will not do anything!"

Yi Li shook her head and said, "I think that Barcelona is possible! If he beat me, I will not dare to speak out, and I will definitely suffer a loss. No, Lord Wang will think of a solution for me?" Wang Chenhao was speechless and said, "Then ask someone to talk to him!"

Yi Li smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know how to deal with foreign devils. I was just sending a few walks to talk to the Spanish, but they were all bombarded and said it was unequal!"

Wang Chenhao said helplessly: "Then there is nothing I can do! I am not from the General Office of the Li Yamen, so I can't control it." Yi Li suddenly said: "Mr. Wang, my intention is to ask Mr. Wang to negotiate with the Spanish minister on behalf of me. With the current power of Lord Wang, the Spanish will definitely give face!" Wang Chenhao suddenly realized this time, and it turned out that this girl came with this idea.

"I don't want the emperor to catch me. If I stand up for you, it will be an outsider who will interfere in the affairs of the General Office of the yamen. This is a taboo in the court!" Yi Li smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, please rest assured, I have my own way."

Wang Chenhao was worried about Yi Li, how could he have a trick to look like a sharp-mouthed monkey cheek?

Yi Li pretended to be impatient and said, "Mr. Wang is helping or not, please give me some good words!" Yes, he also threatened me.

Wang Chenhao cursed Yi Li in his heart. Although he was unhappy, this person was of great use to Wang Chenhao, so he nodded and said, "The prince said this. If I don't help, wouldn't that be too insignificant!"

Yi Li immediately stood up and smiled and said, "Okay! This is enough for Lord Wang's words. Please wait for my good news!"

Yi Li left mysteriously, leaving Wang Chenhao alone sitting on the sofa with a puzzled look on his face.

Early the next morning, the imperial court issued an edict that Prince Qing Yili was unwell and took a week off. Prince Qing Yili recommended Wang Chenhao to temporarily serve the affairs of the Minister of the General Office of Liya and fully handle Spanish affairs.

After receiving the imperial edict, Wang Chenhao immediately scolded the old fox Yi Li. However, this incident was also beneficial to Wang Chenhao. At least Wang Chenhao had a way to force the Qing Empire to start a war against Spain.

"Sir, the old fox Yi Li is obviously wearing the same ku-zi with the emperor. If he cannot convince the emperor, the emperor will definitely not let you act as the Minister of the General Office of the Li Yamen!" In the conference room, Ruan Zhongshu expressed his opinion in front of everyone.

Wang Chenhao said: "It's not enough to wear a kuba. At most, this Yi Li is a fence-skinned man who falls in the wind."

Zhang Feng said: "Yi Li is a fool, greedy for money, and is a scum of the court. However, such scum is good for adults and can make great use of his preferences."

Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "That's right! Now it's just using Yi Li."

Yang Shiju said: "Among the few ministers of the military ministers, Prince Li Shifeng, Prince Gong Yi and Prince Qing Yili, Shifeng is old and stupid, and he can't live for a few years. Yili is over, and next year is probably his final date. The three ministers of the military will go away. Yili will cover the sky with one hand. This Yili only recognizes money, and if you have milk, you are the mother. Therefore, we can control it firmly, which is equivalent to controlling the Military Affairs Office."

Ruan Zhongshu, Zhang Feng, Zhou Fu and other staff nodded in agreement.

Zhou Fu asked: "Sir, you are planning and Beiyang will gain unprecedented strength in the hands of your adults. The old Zhongtang mentioned your wisdom in front of me more than once, which is actually Zhuge Liang in the world." Wang Chenhao asked: "Does Lord Pingtang call me Zhuge Liang?" Zhou Fu nodded.

Wang Chenhao glanced at everyone and asked with a smile: "Would there be Adou for me?" Zhou Fu was stunned and shook his head. Everyone laughed loudly.

Soon, Zhou Fu seemed to understand from the laughter of the crowd and couldn't help but laugh.

After a joke, Wang Chenhao turned to the point and said, "Since the emperor asked me to act as the Minister of the General Office of Li Yamen, we cannot let the emperor down." Zhang Feng looked at Wang Chenhao's smile and suddenly asked, "Sir, are you going to cause another storm?"

Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "That's right! The court does not agree to go to war against Spain, so we will force Spain to go to war against us!" Yang Shirang said, "What do you mean by sir?"
Chapter completed!