Chapter 395

On August 12, 1898, when Gao Da was still immersed in the joy of promoting the development of Spain's local economy by promoting an economic alliance with Nanmeizhou countries, the Director of the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau, Kadier, hurried over and brought Gao Da a piece of news that could be considered bad news, which is the outbreak of the Colombian Civil War.

Regarding the dispute between the Colombian Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, Gao Da had already known about it through the intelligence work of the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau.

The Colombian Civil War in history broke out in 1899, but that was because the United States launched a war against Spain and did not interfere too much in the Colombian Civil War.

And now, under the circumstances that it is impossible for the United States to launch a war against Spain, they have more energy to pay attention to the chaotic situation in Colombia.

Under the circumstances that the Colombian government cannot help them control the Banamayunhe, the U. S. government naturally wants to let Panama become independent by instigating the Colombian Civil War, so as to control the political power in the Panama region.

Anyway, the Banamayunhe is in the Panama region; as long as the political power in the Panama region is controlled, it also means that the control of the canal has fallen into the hands of the Americans.

The Americans think so, and they also do so.

In order to instigate the civil war in Colombia, the United States contacted the leader of the Colombian Liberal Party, Rafael Uribe, and indicated that the United States is willing to provide support to the Liberal Party to help the Colombian Liberal Party overthrow the dictatorial and cruel regime controlled by the Conservative Party.

Colombia formulated a constitution in 1886, changing the original United States of Colombia to the Republic of Colombia.

It was also from 1886 that after the Conservative Party government took office, it wantonly persecuted Liberal Party members and implemented a quite cruel dictatorial rule in Colombia.

Both the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party possess powerful armies; before this civil war broke out, both sides had already erupted in multiple small-scale conflicts.

Now that they have obtained the support of the Americans, the Colombian Liberal Party decided not to endure it anymore and fight to the death with the dictatorial government controlled by the Conservative Party.

On August 11, 1898, the Liberal Party led by Rafael Uribe launched an armed uprising in the Magdalena diocese, attempting to overthrow the local Catholic Church and the Conservative Party forces.

The armies of the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party engaged in fierce fighting locally, and this war also instantly ignited the situation in Colombia.

When the Director of the Royal Intelligence Bureau, Kadier, reported the news to Gao Da, the Colombian Civil War had already been going on for a full day.

This cannot blame Kadier's slow reaction. It is mainly because the Liberal Party's war was launched too suddenly, plus the fact that Colombia is too far from Spain, which caused a lot of delay in the transmission of news.

Intelligence personnel need to transmit the collected intelligence to the Puerto Rico colony and then send it back to the country through the local telegraph.

The time spent going back and forth reached more than ten hours, plus the time for news collection, summary, and notification, which just happened to spend nearly a day.

"What is the situation of the Colombian Civil War now? Who do you think can win the final victory between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party?" When learning that Colombia had already erupted in civil war, Gao Da did not have much surprise but asked about the questions he was more concerned about.

Although the Colombian Conservative Party is a cruel dictatorial party, since the United States chose to support the Liberal Party, then Spain can only provide assistance to the Conservative Party.

If the Liberal Party is allowed to win, perhaps Panama does not even need to be independent; the Liberal Party will support the United States' actions in the Banamayunhe region, which is not cost-effective for Gao Da.

If the United States is allowed to completely obtain the control of the Banamayunhe, the United States will be like a wild horse that has broken its reins; wanting to curb the development of the United States again will not be that easy. Unless a super war breaks out, directly splitting the United States.

"Your Majesty, according to the intelligence we collected, the one occupying the advantage on the battlefield is still the Conservative Party. However, this armed uprising of the Liberal Party completely ignited the situation in Colombia; the Conservative Party has the hope of defeating the Liberal Party, but it does not necessarily have the hope of ending this civil war in a short time," the Director of the Royal Intelligence Bureau, Kadier, answered Gao Da's question respectfully with a somewhat strange expression.

After careful investigation by the intelligence personnel of the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau, it was discovered that the situation in Colombia is not as simple as the civil war between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party.

Besides the two relatively widespread political thoughts of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, there are also disputes between historicists and nationalists within Colombia.

The reason for all this has to be attributed to the fact that the political structure of Nanmeizhou countries in the early stage of independence was too chaotic, and there was no clear and clear political construction, which caused the political situation to move towards complete division.

In terms of national political system, the centralized federal system and the decentralized republican system are arguing endlessly. In terms of national political thought, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party conflict frequently. In terms of class interests, the old vested interest groups, large landlords, and the church, and the newly rising factory owners and the middle class have contradictions.

These contradictions together caused the chaos of the situation in Colombia, which is also the reason why Kadier said that the Conservative Party might be able to defeat the Liberal Party but cannot end the Colombian Civil War in the short term.

Because what the Liberal Party ignited is not only the civil war with the Conservative Party, but also various conflicts and contradictions within Colombia are also being ignited at the same time.

Before these contradictions are completely resolved, this civil war will not end. The Liberal Party falls, and there will be other opponents who will also launch armed parades and uprisings until the other side falls.

Hearing Kadier's answer, Gao Da smiled. The Colombian Liberal Party cannot beat the Conservative Party is the first piece of good news, and Colombia continuing to be in civil strife is the second piece of good news.

Because the United States supports the Colombian Liberal Party, Gao Da naturally hopes that the Conservative Party can win the civil war.

The longer the Colombian Civil War lasts, the more it means that Colombia needs Spain's support, which is why the second piece of good news is that Colombia continues to be in civil strife.

"Since the Colombian Conservative Party has already occupied the advantage, then the situation of the civil war does not need to be paid attention to for the time being. Your task is to prioritize collecting evidence of the United States instigating the Colombian Civil War and focus on the cooperation between the United States and the Colombian Liberal Party, trying to figure out what the Americans have promised to the Colombian Liberal Party.

After finding out all these, try to launch public opinion offensives in Colombia and even various Nanmeizhou countries, promoting the theory of the American threat, and let the United States completely become the common enemy of various Nanmeizhou countries.

You should understand how to do the specific details; wait until there are certain results before reporting," Gao Da ordered.

Since it is determined that the United States supports the Colombian Liberal Party in secret, then Gao Da naturally will not let go of this good opportunity.

For the Spanish-speaking countries headed by Colombia, the relationship between them is still relatively close. Once there is evidence that can prove that the United States participated in the Colombian Civil War, and even this civil war was instigated by the Americans, the prestige of the United States in Nanmeizhou will also be greatly reduced.

At that time, Nanmeizhou will not be the backyard of the United States; the wariness of various countries in the Americas towards the United States will be infinitely deepened, and they will definitely invite another great power to balance the United States and protect their own safety.

Who is this great power country? Naturally, it does not need to be said; Spain is obviously the most suitable candidate.

First, Spain has connections with all Spanish-speaking countries. Second, Spain has already given up the vast majority of its colonies in the Americas and basically has no possibility of returning to the Americas.

Under these circumstances, Spain can not only become the help of various Nanmeizhou countries, helping them effectively resist the threat from the United States.

It can also prevent Spain from returning to the Americas and incorporating them into its own sphere of influence again.