Chapter 465: Defending Yarama
Chapter 465: Defending Yarama
Hailing Stadium was packed with people and very lively.
Hailing Stadium was built not long ago. Before that, Hailing's sports competitions had always been held on the playgrounds of Hailing University and Middle School. There was no dedicated gymnasium.
It was not until the Five Provinces Baseball League promoted by Rong Hui and the Five Provinces Football League led by Shao Jiming were in full swing that the construction of the stadium began.
Now that it has just been completed, the first event it will host is not a sports event, but a large-scale blind date project.
Just now, two 10,000-ton cruise ships docked at Hailing Port, and more than 10,000 beautiful young girls got off the ships, who came all the way from St. Petersburg.
It doesn’t mean that Mao girls are necessarily beautiful. In fact, the proportion of beautiful people is similar among all races.
However, the Mao girls who came this time were all beauties. They were the families of Lucia’s former nobles and landlords.
They have good living conditions and adequate nutrition since childhood. In addition, people of high status generally marry beautiful women, so these Mao girls have an advantage in genes and each of them looks like a beautiful flower.
Their family had been executed for conspiracy, and even if Potowski had not tried to hold them responsible, they did not want to stay in Lucia.
Besides, without the family wealth, these spoiled girls would never be willing to farm or work.
The success of the Japanese and Bulgarian beauty blind date groups inspired these Lucia beauties, so they formed a group and came to Hailing to find husbands.
In the past, these foreign ladies were not welcome, but Hailing has been an international city for many years, and western culture has spread to the East. As the common people have seen more foreigners, they can gradually appreciate western beauties. After all, in fact, human aesthetics are universal.
These 10,000 people are just the first batch. I am afraid that in the future, the number of beautiful women immigrating to Daxia will reach 500,000 or 600,000. Of course, Daxia has a population of hundreds of millions, so absorbing hundreds of thousands of beauties won't even make a splash, so it's not a big deal.
It's embarrassing. Most of the men who come for blind dates already have wives, and they are here to pick a beautiful Maomei concubine.
Although they are senior technicians or even owners of small companies and have gained a lot of experience, the Chinese tradition of having many children and being blessed is deeply rooted.
It is only 1877 now. If no one promotes it, monogamy in Daxia will be a long way off. Having several wives was something to be proud of in Daxia in the th century.
Is Mao Mei willing to be someone's concubine? Well, if these big names who are going on blind dates drive a Mercedes-Benz worth three hundred dollars, this won't be a problem.
As for those who drive Maybach, it is impossible for them to come here to pick people...
Ordinary people here live a comfortable life, drive newly manufactured Mercedes-Benz cars, and are even considering taking concubines. In Qiao Garden, Shao Quanzhong, who made all this happen, is now preoccupied with lawsuits.
He was about to leave for the north to inspect the disaster area when he was called back because something happened in Spain.
Isabel's eyes were filled with tears. "Shao, I am an incompetent Queen of Spain. I have failed to manage Spain well and have caused trouble for you, Shao."
Shao Quanzhong waved his hand. "You don't care about it. You're not in Spain. What responsibility do you have? It was your brother Alfonso who did it."
"But I'm confused. Isn't the army for fighting? How could sending Spanish troops to the front to fight cause such a large-scale civil uprising?"
"Marshal, Marshal, we have found out."
Le Sen ran over breathlessly, "We have too few intelligence personnel in Morocco, but after the Mingyue Tower branch in Barcelona received the officers of the rebellious soldiers, we got intelligence that Marshal Serrano was funded by the Germans."
Well, this is not surprising. The Germans fought head-on with Britain and France, and sent people to the backyard of the Franco-Spanish Empire to cause trouble. This is a routine operation for the two countries to compete.
Of course, flies don't bite eggs without cracks. The Franco-Spanish alliance did not do a thorough job in Spain, retaining most of the feudal remnants, which was the main reason why the Germans were able to intervene.
It’s useless to just figure out the reason, what should I do?
"Ring ring ring!"
Shao Quanzhong picked up the phone and said in German, "Isabelle, go get Maria to be the translator."
"Shao, this is Gustav. I'm so sorry to hear the bad news from Spain. I solemnly declare that this matter has nothing to do with the European branch of our society. It was arranged by William I and Bismarck on their own initiative."
"In fact, we feel that Britain has been hit hard enough. If the war continues, Germany will dominate, which is not what we want to see. Balance is the kingly way, and only then will capital have room to operate. There must not be a new hegemon in Europe."
"So, I am willing to help you put down the rebellion in Spain. If you stop supporting the Germans now, join the Allies, send troops to Spain to put down the rebellion, or even lead troops to the Western Front yourself, I will support you."
After hanging up the phone, Shao Quanzhong fell into deep thought. Now Shao Quanzhong's subordinate enterprises make money from both the Allies and the Central Powers every day, and a large amount of materials are shipped to Europe through the Suez Canal. Shao Quanzhong really doesn't want the European war to end so early.
If I take action myself, the huge amount of income from the allies will be lost immediately. I really can't bear it.
But if we don't stop, once Spain is finished and France's midfielder is stabbed, I'm afraid the Allies will be finished, and we won't be able to make money for long. What can we do?
"Someone, ask Sven to come over."
Zhang Siwen's face was serious, "Second brother, what Gustav said is not true. Xiaoyi's investigation bureau investigated the economic situation in Germany. The Gustav brothers have completed the acquisition of Germany's livelihood industries. This is why they want to end the war."
"With the bonus from the European war, our economy is booming. Brother, you can't go to the battlefield to fight. This is not in the interest of our country."
"Then how do we solve the Spanish problem? It doesn't matter whether Jishuan is the Spanish crown prince or not, but Spain has been lost and France's backyard is on fire. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for much longer, and they won't be able to fight the European war for much longer either."
Zhang Siwen's eyes gleamed, "Second brother, leave this problem to me. I'll take care of Spain."
"You? What can you do?"
Zhang Siwen puffed out his chest proudly, "Second brother, don't forget, I am the chief of Finney International, and I have never used this power."
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Two months later, Madrid.
Spain is not a large country, but after two months of hard fighting, the 120,000 rebels finally approached Madrid.
Because they were unpopular among the people, there were guerrilla groups composed of peasants everywhere along the way, fighting back against their evil deeds.
The rebels carried out a thorough wipeout of the guerrillas, which took up too much energy and time. Otherwise, the food and grass would always be burned and they would not be able to advance.
Guerrillas are not omnipotent. If the number of regular troops suppressing them is six times that of the guerrillas, the guerrillas will not be able to survive. This is the conclusion reached by military experts after research.
The nobles and landlords had money and could hire a large number of troops. The Germans also provided them with more money and arms, so in two months they wiped out all the guerrillas in the occupied areas, finally stabilized the rear, and pulled out 600,000 rebels.
Embarrassing! These arms are actually imported from Daxia.
During these two months, Zhang Zihuai, who was stationed in Madrid, was not idle. He recruited 450,000 able-bodied men around Madrid to form a royalist army.
With more than a million troops on both sides, it looked like a real war.
But in reality, having more heads is useless, as the temporary recruits on both sides have very limited combat effectiveness. Therefore, the Spanish Civil War cannot be compared with the real war on the European front.
The elite troops of the rebels did not exceed 100,000, and the royalist army was even worse off, with only 5,000.
But now Zhang Zihuai is confident, and reinforcements have arrived.
Teams of highly motivated soldiers crossed the Pyrenees from France and continued to join the defense of Madrid, and now the number has exceeded 4.
These are elite soldiers with firm beliefs and rich combat experience, and they come from more than a dozen countries.
People from the South American Bau Heavenly Kingdom Federation, Cuba, Northern Japan, Sulu, Bulgaria, Russia, Romania, Bactria, Ireland, and even America, Canada, and Ethiopia came to join the war.
These were support units sent by the Fenian societies in various countries. They were reorganized into seven brigades, which greatly boosted the morale of the royalist army.
"Report! The rebels are attacking from two directions, less than fifty miles away."
Zhang Zihuai ordered, "The main force of the Royalist Army will meet the enemy head-on, and ask the supporting troops to defend Yarama. We must hold this mountain pass to the death."
Seven international brigades responded to the order, singing low but passionate songs. They had a resounding name - "International Column".
(End of this chapter)