Chapter 581: Game Between Britain and France

Although he changed his decision-making, Prime Minister Baldwin also had certain intentions in his choice.

Why choose to support Australasia’s inland expansion into the Persian Gulf instead of supporting the Australasian conspiracy in El Salvador?

Although it seems that there are many large-scale indigenous peoples in the interior of the Persian Gulf, it is more difficult than El Salvador, which has a population of just over 1 million.

But the question is, who cares about the interests of the indigenous people? Compared with the indigenous people, the interests of a recognized independent country, El Salvador, are greater than the interests of the indigenous people. It is still somewhat difficult for Australasia to occupy El Salvador without the support of the British Empire.

The change in the Prime Minister's attitude satisfied everyone, and the cabinet almost unanimously agreed to the policy towards Australasia.

With the support of Australasia, everything will be easier to handle.

Prime Minister Baldwin turned his attention back to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and said with a very strong attitude: "As one of the permanent members of the World Alliance, the British Empire has the responsibility, obligation, and necessity to protect all countries around the world.

Although Nicaragua is not a member of the World Alliance, it is very close to the Panama Canal, which is related to the peace of the entire Central America and even the world.

I think the World Alliance has an obligation to fulfill its responsibility as an international peace force, intervene in the Nicaraguan civil war, and ensure peace in Central America and the entire world. "

Any rhetoric is not important. What is important is Prime Minister Baldwin's attitude, which is to be tough on the United States, even at the risk of war.

With Prime Minister Baldwin's order, the British government began to operate, calling for an emergency meeting of the World Alliance to discuss how to deal with the ongoing Nicaraguan Civil War.

The United States did not know about the British actions, but the new U.S. President Coolidge was very angry about the civil war in Nicaragua and had even decided to intervene directly with force.

As the closest power to Central American countries, the United States still has relatively strong control over many Central American countries.

Including but not limited to establishing military bases, establishing good diplomatic relations with local countries, and even forming joint companies to control the economies of these countries, etc.

For the United States, Central America is more of a back garden than a back garden. It is like a newly bought car or a newly married wife. Others will not be allowed to desecrate it at all.

Not to mention blasphemy, I can't even take a look at it.

It was with this purpose in mind, and with the American people expressing concern about the new president and the new government, in order not to follow in the footsteps of President Wilson, President Coolidge announced his order on the second day of the Nicaraguan Civil War: "Use the military to intervene in the Nicaraguan civil war!"

It is not surprising that the United States used military force to intervene, because the civil war in Nicaragua was originally a war launched by Augusto to oppose the US occupation of Nicaragua.

One side of this war is the military base established by the United States in Nicaragua, and the participants in the war are the US military bases.

If the U.S. government doesn't take any tough action, it wouldn't be the U.S. government.

However, Nicaragua is not united. The country can be roughly divided into two forces, one is more submissive to American rule, and the other is more opposed to American rule.

This is also a contradiction that these small and medium-sized countries often face. There are differences between people, political parties, and forces.

However, the one who currently has the clear advantage is undoubtedly the army led by Augusto to resist the United States.

Describing the tactics adopted by Augusto gave Americans a headache, which was the famous guerrilla tactics.

Of course, Augusto's guerrilla tactics also have some differences. Because Americans are very densely distributed in Nicaragua, most of them are gathered near military bases.

This also makes August's tactics very simple, which is to ambush the transport team heading to the US military base, or attack the small patrol team.

The combat literacy of the U.S. military is relatively poor among the major powers. The time it participated in World War I was relatively short, and the military did not receive a good baptism.

Especially for these American soldiers stationed in US military bases overseas, because they usually do not encounter much resistance, both patrols and daily training are relatively loose, and they do not appear to be an elite army at all.

This also resulted in the attack led by Augusto achieving great success in a short period of time, causing huge casualties to the American army.

Just a few days after the war broke out, the U.S. military hunkered down at the military base and did not even go out. Even the convoys transporting supplies were cancelled.

Although the relatively well-defended military base leaves Augusto with nothing to do, these American soldiers will also face a more serious problem, that is, they cannot get in at all.

Although the military base usually has food and reserve supplies, it will never last long.

This also means that before the supplies are exhausted, if they cannot receive assistance from the United States, these American soldiers will either be captured or starve to death.

Due to various pressures, the American army stationed in Nicaragua frantically sent telegrams to the country, asking for assistance from the United States.

There has also been heated discussion in the United States about this civil war, and many American media have even commented: "This is a huge setback for the United States in the 20th century."

President Coolidge, who had just taken office, was also met with huge doubts. People compared him with former President Wilson and called him the sinner who made the United States regress.

Although the heated discussion among the people did not cause any substantial harm to the government, it made the ambitious President Coolidge very angry and further stimulated President Coolidge's confidence in eliminating the villain forces in Nicaragua.

In the eyes of President Coolidge, the public's suspicion now is not a big deal. As long as the civil war can be ended in a short period of time and all anti-American forces in Nicaragua can be eliminated, it can prove that the United States under his rule is still strong. The backwardness of the United States is President Wilson's business, not his.

With this idea in mind, President Coolidge began to urge the US military.

The navy also began to mobilize frequently, ready to assemble and go to the coastal areas of Nicaragua at any time.

In mid-February 1923, the headquarters of the World League held a routine meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Nicaragua is waging a just war, and we cannot tolerate any country's aggression against a normal sovereign country. I propose that the World League should intervene in the Nicaraguan civil war by force to protect the peace of every sovereign country in the world." At the beginning of the meeting, the British representative gave an impassioned speech, which directly brought the meeting to the topic.

"That's right. The original intention of the World Alliance is to protect all sovereign countries in the world. Nicaragua's independence and sovereignty are recognized by the world. As a worldwide peace organization, I think we should fully respect and protect Nicaragua's independence as much as possible. If any country wants to interfere with Nicaragua's independence, it will be a heavy blow to world peace and all the countries present here." The representative of Australasia also stood up and replied in a very righteous manner.

The two countries have already reached an agreement, and Australasia's support for the United States is also a matter of negotiation.

As expected, after the two powers made their direct statements, even small and medium-sized countries that were unwilling to participate had to carefully consider their attitudes.

Small and medium-sized countries that favor France all turned their eyes to the French representative, waiting for the French representative's speech and decision.

"It is true that Nicaragua is an independent country, but it seems that we have no reason to interfere in the civil war of an independent country, right?" The French representative asked.

France's interests in the Pacific have been greatly reduced, and it is not interested in using force to interfere in the civil war in Central American countries.

Doing so would not be good for France, because Britain would not allow France to obtain a piece of land in Central America, and would offend the United States.

Moreover, this was obviously something the British had already planned, and the French were even more reluctant to let the British achieve their goals.

Britain's strength is not a good thing for France. The stronger Britain is, the lower France's hope of ruling Europe will be.

In any case, finding a delicate balance between Britain and the United States is what the French want to do.

Not offending the British, not offending the Americans, and limiting Britain's development is simply a perfect answer.

"That's not the case." The British representative retorted: "If this is really a civil war in Nicaragua, we really have no reason to interfere. But the problem is that this war is a war between the just independence forces in Nicaragua and some evil countries. We should think more about the attitude of the Nicaraguans, rather than the impact of our intervention."

"Ladies and gentlemen! Have you forgotten the behavior of the United States during the flu? I don't think it is a friendly country, and I don't think that the US stationed troops in Nicaragua is for the good of Nicaragua. As the most powerful country in the Americas, the United States should respect the independence and sovereignty of all countries in the Americas, rather than relying on its own strength and influence to achieve its own goals." The World Alliance does not have the participation of the United States. As the most powerful country in the World Alliance, the British representative naturally says whatever he wants.

With the support of Australasia, the opposition of France, a permanent member of the Security Council, has no effect.

Besides, even if the French oppose it, it will not affect Britain's armed intervention in the Nicaraguan civil war.

The main force of armed intervention is definitely not the small and medium-sized countries of the World Alliance. The reason why the British representative raised this issue in the World Alliance is just to seek an attitude from these small and medium-sized countries.

Transforming the reasons for their armed intervention into a legitimate reason for the World Alliance is the purpose of the British and their current plan.

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