New Han Dynasty 1834

Chapter 113 Is there a chance to directly swallow it up?

The Mexican president and his officials, most of the members of the Mexican Congress, bishops from various Mexican churches, senior military officers in the city, and special envoys from several European countries stationed in Mexico.

These once respectable people were brutally driven away by the Han imperial guards, leaving their former buildings and heading outside the city to pay their respects to Li Anbang.

When these people arrived on the streets of Mexico City, they were shocked and terrified to see the indigenous young men killing indiscriminately and the corpses lying haphazardly on both sides of the street.

"What on earth happened? How could it have turned out like this?"

"Wasn't it the Han army entering the city? What are these natives doing here?"

"Have these natives gone mad?"

"My God, they are all devils, this is hell—"

"This city is finished—"

While they were muttering in shock, they witnessed a local youth committing murder in the street.

The Han imperial guards who entered the city were equally astonished. They immediately escorted and protected these people out of the city so that they could visit General Li Anbang of the Americas in the camp outside the city.

First, explain the identities of these people, then describe the current situation in the city, and ask if it should be brought under control.

Li Anbang already knew the situation in the city. After listening, he calmly said, "These natives are not our Fumei militia. They do not have our Fumei militia's organizational structure. No one can quickly gather them together."

"After entering the city, they have completely dispersed and entered a frenzy of retaliation, which is now out of control."

"It's only possible for them to regroup after they've vented their emotions."

"Only when that time comes can we establish militia organizations for them and manage them relatively strictly."

"Let's deal with these people first. Do you have anything to say?"

As Li Anbang spoke, he turned to look at the captured white Mexican officials.

These people, having walked through the city streets and witnessed a hellish scene, were already greatly traumatized.

Looking at the Han generals led by Li Anbang, they were filled with extreme fear and confusion.

They don't know why things have turned out this way.

Initially, the Han only seized California in the border region, and although people hated it, they didn't take it too seriously.

Then the giant suddenly appeared on the west coast of the mainland and easily seized the two most important ports on the west coast, San Blas and Acapulco.

Next, they attacked the inland areas and easily captured Mexico's two largest cities, Mexico City and Guadalajara.

Mexico's main forces and urban defenses were as fragile as paper in their presence.

I originally thought Mexico City would be difficult to conquer, and even if it could be conquered, it would take dozens of days or even months, and I would have to pay a huge price for it.

As a result, the Han army conquered Mexico City in less than ten days.

Most of their time was spent sweeping up surrounding strongholds, gathering locals, and preparing supplies.

The actual siege lasted less than a day.

Meanwhile, the Han dynasty, through some unknown means, incited the local inhabitants outside the city, creating a scene resembling hell.

But even at this moment, they still didn't know what the big man was going to do.

Mexican President Bustamante, as the leader of all, asked with trepidation: "What exactly does the Han army want from Mexico?"

After listening to the translation, Li Anbang replied, "If the Great Han wants to acquire Mexico, Mexico should become a vassal state of the Great Han and pay tribute to the Great Han."

The interpreter translated Li Anbang's words into Spanish. Before President Bustamante could speak immediately, a member of parliament couldn't help but shout, "Impossible! Mexico has become an independent country and will no longer be a vassal state of any other nation. The Han Dynasty would never allow it to become a vassal state!"

"If the Han are determined to conquer Mexico, we will fight for freedom to the last man!"

After listening to the translation, Li Anbang seemed to have heard something amusing: "Haha—I didn't ask you whether you were willing to become vassals of the Han Dynasty. I just simply told you about it."

"As for your statement that you will fight to the last person, does that include local civilians?"

"Including the ordinary people who are seeking revenge in the city?"

"The ideal of these ordinary people is to kill all the white people and white-mixed-race children who oppress them, as well as the black people and black-mixed-race children who were brought to America by the white people."

"They're going to kill you all, and you're prepared to fight to the last one. Let's see if you can pull it off together."

The congressman was startled again after hearing the translation, and stammered in extreme fear, "They are all devils, you are all demons."

Li Anbang didn't take the curse to heart at all: "You don't need to be so afraid now. Although the local people are prepared to kill you all, I can give you a chance to live."

"I will arrange for a sailboat to take you to the capital of the Han Dynasty so that you may pay homage to the Emperor."

"If you are willing to cooperate, then first sign a formal surrender document, announcing the annexation of all of Mexico into the Great Han."

"If you go through the process of surrendering to the Han Dynasty, you will have a chance to continue living."

"If you refuse to cooperate, then we will take all the local civilians and slaughter all the black and white bastards in Mexico."

"Go to the Han Dynasty and follow the process of conquering a country and presenting prisoners of war, and we will send you to the capital to be executed together."

Liu Yulong's initial ideal goal was nothing more than to seize the land in western and northern Mexico and establish a puppet regime in the rest of Mexico.

Because Liu Yulong still has the most basic respect for Mexico, a country that fought for its independence.

However, Liu Yulong's arrangements also specifically stated that the general in charge of operations in the Americas should conduct an on-site investigation and make a decision on how to handle the situation based on the circumstances in Mexico.

After investigating, Li Anbang concluded that Mexico was now a madman, a useless person, a mad lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

Li Anbang believes that the Han Dynasty had the opportunity to directly conquer Mexico and rule the land and its native inhabitants.

They could incite the natives to exterminate the whites, or they could make them kill each other.

The Han army destroyed the military power of the white ruling class, while the natives were responsible for wiping out most of the whites, and then the Han ruled Mexico.

Even if the plan is not implemented ideally and it is ultimately difficult to directly rule Mexico, a puppet regime will still need to be established there.

They should use local indigenous people as agents, not the white people left behind by European colonists.

The white people were the ruling class in the area. They had just rebelled against the mother country and gained independence, so they were particularly arrogant and unruly, and they talked about freedom all the time.

In the eyes of these white rulers, the Han Chinese were the new conquerors.

Even if the Han Dynasty subdues them temporarily, they will never truly submit to the Han Dynasty and will definitely try to regain their independence.

The indigenous people, originally from the lower class, were mobilized by the Han army and rebelled with the Han to eliminate the white rulers.

After the indigenous people rise to power and become the ruling class, they will be grateful to the Han people who changed their situation.

The key point is that the indigenous people did not have their own political system, and the Han Dynasty could gradually integrate them into the Han court by registering them as households and educating them.

As for the surrender document signed by the current white regime in Mexico, it can be considered a tool to weaken the will of ordinary white people to resist.

This surrender document was also an agreement document recognized by Europeans, which could somewhat silence their dissent.

So it is still somewhat useful after all, and if you can get your hands on one, try to get a copy.

After signing the surrender document, these people did not have the opportunity to stay in Mexico to organize a puppet regime. Instead, they were sent to the Han mainland to be managed as mascots.

After this translation was completed, most people remained silent; this decision was simply too difficult to make.

If the Han Dynasty truly mobilized all the natives, with the Han army acting as the vanguard to defeat the city garrisons, and then had all the natives clear out the white people, then their goal might actually be achieved.

Mexico has a total population of three million white and mixed-race people, and it is entirely possible that they could all be wiped out by an equal number of indigenous people.

The key point is that when white people have a high status, mixed-race children may follow white people.

This time, President Bustamante spoke cautiously: "The current Mexican central government does not have complete control over the states."

"Even if we sign the surrender document, the representatives of the states below may not accept it."

Li Anbang responded matter-of-factly: "This is not a problem for you to consider; you only need to decide whether to cooperate."

"As for local issues, if the people in any place disagree, then kill all the black and white bastards in that place."

Li Anbang's simple statement startled everyone once again.

Bustamant hesitated slightly, but Paredes beside him exclaimed, "I'm willing to cooperate with the big man! I can sign as president!"

Bustamante immediately realized upon hearing the voice that the presidency of Mexico was not a stable position.

If you're not willing to cooperate, there are plenty of others who are willing to do it.

The Han dynasty could depose him from his presidency at any time, or even kill him and replace him with a more obedient one.

The instant these thoughts flashed through Bustaman's mind, he immediately declared: "I can cooperate, I can sign the surrender document. I am the current president of Mexico, and I should be the one to sign this agreement."

Li Anbang was quite satisfied after listening to the translation, thinking that the Mexican chieftain was sensible. Just as he was about to continue explaining the follow-up arrangements, three shouts rang out from the crowd not far away: "Please wait a moment, I am the special envoy of the United States to Mexico, please allow me to speak with the general of the Great Han—"

"I am Francis's special envoy to Mexico, and I need to discuss this with the Great Han's general!"

"I am the British Special Envoy to Mexico, and I have something to say."

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