Chapter 682 High-Quality Allies

Chapter 675 High-quality Allies

"In fact, we have been investing in the American Republic since 1850. We came to Gold Mountain at almost the same time as the British, but the American Republic is much friendlier to us, France, than to the British.

The American Republic and the British have territorial disputes in the north. The British are worried that their rise will threaten the Columbian territory, but we in France do not have this concern.

Not only can we maintain friendly diplomatic relations with the American Republic, but if necessary, we can also consider forming an alliance with it, allowing them to contain the British North American colonies, other colonies, and even the British East India Company.

Of course, how to deal with the relationship with the American Republic in the end depends on your Majesty's Holy Judgment." Le Goff talked freely, hoping to facilitate the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between France and the American Republic, and even further, a direct alliance.

"Your Majesty, the biggest obstacle to the rise of France is not Russia, not Prussia, but Britain. The American Republic not only has direct conflicts of interest with the British in North America, but they also have irreconcilable conflicts of interest in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and even Australia." Tromeran, a French naval commander in the same car, also supported Le Goff's proposal.

The biggest competitor of the French Navy in overseas colonies is the British Royal Navy, and the French Navy has long been at a disadvantage in the competition with the British Royal Navy.

As a naval commander, Tromeran naturally hopes to have more allies overseas who can contain the British maritime power, and hopes that Napoleon III will invest more resources in naval construction.

There is no doubt that Liang Yao is a rare and high-quality ally. Although France and the American Republic also have conflicts on overseas interests, for example, in the second trade war with China, Liang Yao was neutral in name, but actually secretly provided military assistance to his uncle Liang Shaoqiong, causing huge casualties to the French expeditionary force.

For example, on the issue of Borneo Island and the Indochina Peninsula, especially the issue of Vietnam, there are also differences of interest between France and the American Republic.

But these do not touch the core interests of the empire and can be negotiated, at least Tromeran thinks so.

"Why did General Tromeran and Ambassador Le Goff avoid the Mexican issue?" General Eli Ferdinand-Frey, an army general, looked at Le Goff and Tromeran with a somewhat unfriendly look, and he emphasized.

"I think there is a fundamental conflict of interest between us France and the American Republic. If they had not used troops against Mexico, Your Majesty would have been able to capture a complete Mexico in this expedition, not an incomplete Mexico. I don't believe they didn't have the idea of ​​taking the whole of Mexico for themselves."

"That is why we must properly handle diplomatic relations with the American Republic in order to consolidate the Empire's rule in Mexico.

As for annexing the whole of Mexico, the top leaders of the American Republic must have this idea, but as you said, they have just taken over northern Mexico not long ago, and have not even digested it. At least for ten years, even if they have this idea, they cannot put it into practice." Le Goff was hesitant to speak.

Napoleon III knew what Le Goff wanted to say next. In this French expedition, the American Republic did not remain neutral, and unexpectedly provided logistical and intelligence support to the French army.

With the French army's powerful force, it is not difficult to take down Mexico. Without the help of the American Republic, the French army can easily win this expedition, but the price of victory is higher.

It is easy to conquer colonies but difficult to defend them. How to maintain the rule over Mexico at a relatively low cost is undoubtedly a test for Napoleon III.

If the relationship with the American Republic can be handled well, it will be of great benefit to France's rule in Mexico in the short term.

"The American Republic will have a large-scale battle with the United States in the near future. Whether the American Republic is worth our deep friendship will be revealed after this battle." Napoleon III said.

In the evening, Fremont and others held a grand banquet to welcome the French representatives headed by Napoleon III, and Napoleon III was invited to attend the banquet.

It's just that when talking about the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Napoleon III has always avoided this issue.

To be precise, Napoleon III was not avoiding the important issue of establishing diplomatic relations between France and the United States, but he wanted to discuss the diplomatic issues between the two countries with Liang Yao face to face.

After all, Liang Yao was the only one who could really make the decision on many core interests of the American Republic. Although Liang Yao was called the president, the power he held was much greater than that of Lincoln, the president of the United States, and Davis, the president of the Confederacy. Even compared to him, the French emperor, he was not much less.

In Nebraska, the heat wave steamed up a mirage on the railroad tracks, and the charred pine sleepers were still smoking.

When Wu Dakun, the head of the engineering corps, and his engineers worked together with crowbars to separate the twisted railroad tracks, he vaguely smelled the smell of his beard burning - that was the gunpowder smoke left on his beard from the explosion two hours ago.

The twisted railroad tracks and the exploded sleepers around Wu Dakun were scattered on the charred roadbed. A group of sturdy men in gray engineer coats were wielding crowbars like him, prying up the deformed rails one by one.

Next to the rails was a furnace with raging flames, and the engineers who were blacksmiths were hammering the rails with their bare chests.

A tall figure riding a chestnut horse slowly approached, and the black boots covered with mud trembled slightly in the stirrups.

Wu Dakun temporarily stopped his work, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and looked at the cavalry officer with his head in front of him, and saw that the officer had a colonel's shoulder hanging on his shoulder.

This person is one of the veterans of the Western cavalry. Liang Yebiao was born in an Indian indigenous tribe in Liangzhou. The wild buffalo was his real name. As for the surname, they followed President Liang's surname in order to gild their faces.

Behind Liang Yeqiu, seventy or eighty cavalrymen carrying volcanic stones and firing quick guns, escorting more than twenty Northern Army prisoners who had just caught back to the camp.

Liang Yeqiu glanced at the construction progress of the engineering regiment, and his face instantly turned gloomy like the Mississippi River in winter. His eagle-like eyes swept across the messy and busy engineers, and shouted at Wu Dakun: "Wu Dakun! The Northerner is not We will wait for you to hammer out a new railway leisurely! General Kruger said that in seven days the railway tracks must be able to run the train - otherwise, you engineers will have to push the train away! "

"What a leisurely thing! Haven't you seen me, the commander of the engineering corps, behave as an engineer?" Wu Dakun said angrily, "The Northern guy is so fucking unethical! Just blow up the railway, but it's still blown up in sections! Wait for us When they hit Izhou, they would blow up the railway in Illinois into sections and let the Yankees' engineers slowly repair it! "

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After Mason fled to Omaha, McClellan immediately sent cavalry engineers to destroy the railway.

Although Kruger also sent cavalry to protect the railway as soon as possible, expelling and capturing many northern troops that destroyed the railway. But the railway from Grand Island to Omaha is too long, 240 kilometers long, and it is hard to defend against. There are still hundreds of railways destroyed by the Northern Army.

Because the damaged railway sections were very scattered, the engineers of the Engineer Regiment had to divide troops into groups to repair the damaged railway.

"It is better to build a new railway than to build it! The speed of building a new railway is faster than that of now." A sergeant chief who was a railway worker muttered.

Another sergeant with a coal ash face raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to Liang Yeqiu: "Col. This is a matter of rush. The railway tracks must be burned red and the seams must be aligned, otherwise our train will compare The Yankees' guns are still dangerous."

Wu Dakun collected a few packs of Wasp brand cigarettes for Liang Yeqiu: "Big Biao, you are an old school official, you can speak in front of the general. Go back and talk to the general, and buy us some people, and there are two more. Rail press.”

The so-called old school officials are the school officials of the Western Brigade period. Correspondingly, the new school officials are military academy students promoted after the expansion of the army.

Therefore, although Wu Dakun and Liang Yeniu are both colonels, Wu Dakun is more respectful to Liang Yeniu.

"I will report to General Kruger after I return to the camp, but I am not sure if I can come. You must do the worst plan to repair the railway." Liang Yeniu was very helpful. He took a deep breath of cigarettes. Turning his horse's head, he nodded to the sentry patrolling in the distance, signaling them to continue marching along the railway.