Wind Rises in North America 1625

Chapter 267 Peace Talks (Part )

"First, we need to emphasize one point." Lin Afu stood up and looked at the three Spanish negotiators across from him with a serious expression. His tone was firm and forceful: "We are not a pirate gang as you call us. We are a formal country with independent sovereignty. ... Our country is called the Xinzhou Huaxia Republic. You can call us Xinzhou Huaxia, or simply Xinhua."

He paused briefly, waiting for the interpreter to finish translating his words, before continuing, "Also, I need to remind you that in terms of negotiating positions, both sides should be equal. You shouldn't treat us with such a condescending attitude, and certainly not treat us, Xinhua, like an ordinary Indian tribe or a group of pirates. We are a country with a complete political power and military. This is undeniable."

As soon as Lin Afu finished speaking, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense.

The Spanish negotiators exchanged meaningful glances with each other, obviously surprised by Lin Afu's statement.

Less than ten days after the peace talks representatives sent by Xinhua arrived at the port of Acapulco, the Viceroyalty of New Spain responded quickly and sent their own negotiating representatives.

It consists of Pablo Sergio Vercellone, clerk of the Governor-General's Office and a high-ranking Mexican official; Julio de Marco, Vice President of the Mexico City Court of Public Prosecutions; and Oscar Pitillas García, Major General of the Military Commission.

After arriving in Acapulco on January 1634, 1, they rested overnight and started armistice negotiations with the New Chinese at the City Hall early this morning.

However, before the negotiations officially entered the agenda, the Spanish representative, in a condescending manner, bluntly called Lin Afu and others "despicable pirates."

Moreover, they demanded in an almost commanding tone that Xinhua immediately apologize and express remorse for the war, then release all captured Spanish soldiers, repair and return the captured warships, as well as a large amount of combat equipment and supplies, and pay financial compensation for the many damages caused to the Spanish.

After listening to the interpreter's translation, Lin Afu and his three companions looked at each other and were speechless for a long time.

Look at the Spaniards, as if they are the winners of this war, and Xinhua is the defeated party, and the three of them come as representatives to ask for peace in a humiliating manner.

Don't you Spaniards understand the current situation?

In my Xinhua forest farms and mines, there are still six or seven hundred of your Spanish prisoners of war, who are doing hard labor in the biting cold wind under the whip of armed supervisors.

Oh, by the way, when we passed by Black Shark Island, we also heard that the raiding fleet had attacked several coastal towns in Spain in the past few months, and even broke into the port of Acapulco and bombarded the shore, bringing the war to your doorstep in such a high-profile manner.

Not to mention, the "Break the Wave" chased your expeditionary fleet all the way to Mexico on its own. It was so terrified that it didn't even dare to look back and directly hid in the port of Acapulco, taking shelter from the coastal artillery.

That's it. Where do you get the confidence to boss us around at the negotiation table and act so arrogant?

The two diplomatic affairs personnel trained by the time travelers immediately signaled Lin Afu to stand up and protest to the Spaniards, and warned the other party to pay attention to their attitude and not to treat Xinhua as an insignificant little character.

We have fully demonstrated our strength on the battlefield.

We Xinhua have enough confidence and have the same status as you Spaniards!
"..." After listening to the interpreter's message, the three Spanish negotiators looked at each other with a strange look on their faces.

How come this group of pirates actually established a country?
They have established a country within the territory claimed by our Kingdom of Spain!
"I'm sorry, but the Kingdom of Spain will not recognize the legal status of your so-called... New Continent Huaxia Republic." Pablo Sergio Vercellone cleared his throat and said gloomily, "The entire Americas, including the northern territory you've stolen, belongs to the Kingdom of Spain."

"Therefore, we will not allow a pirate group to establish a country on our territory, nor will we allow you to use this territory to launch shameful raids and looting against our Kingdom of Spain."

"Hmph, if that's the case, then is there any need for us to continue the peace talks?" Xu Yi couldn't help but sneer, his tone full of disdain.

"Yes, since you all refuse to acknowledge our equal status, there's no point in continuing the discussion." Lin Afu shook his head and said regretfully, "In that case, we have no choice but to return to Xinhua, reorganize our forces, and continue the fight against you Spaniards."

"Do you think that just by defeating us once, you will have the strength to challenge our Kingdom of Spain?" Major General Oscar Pitillas Garcia asked in a deep voice.

"Whether it challenges your strength or not, let's verify it again on the battlefield!" Huang Shaoping stood up suddenly, his tone firm and refusing to give in.

"Very good, I am very much looking forward to seeing your miserable and helpless end on the battlefield." Major General Garcia responded coldly, with a hint of threat in his tone.

How can a group of pirates have the right to enjoy equal status with our Kingdom of Spain!
You should all be hanged and hung in the harbor as a warning to all who dare challenge the Kingdom of Spain. "We're also looking forward to seeing you Spaniards fleeing in panic on the battlefield!" Huang Shaoping retorted without hesitation, "Well, just like those Spanish soldiers who landed on our Xinhua mainland and were annihilated by us."

After saying that, Huang Shaoping winked at Lin Afu and Xu Yi, and the three of them immediately packed up the documents on the table and prepared to leave the negotiation table.

Lin Afu took one last look at the Spanish representatives, nodded slightly, then turned and strode out of the conference hall.

What is going on?

Just left like that without talking about anything?
Although he felt a little puzzled, he could only hastily end this brief negotiation.

When the decision-making committee explained the bottom line of the negotiations to them, they also repeatedly reminded them not to humiliate the national dignity of Xinhua by rushing to reach a peace agreement.

What is national character?

That is the dignity and honor of our Xinhua!
We defeated the Spaniards on the battlefield and came to discuss how to cease fire and achieve peace. We were giving them a way out, not coming to endure humiliation and contempt.

These Western barbarians are all stupid. Even after losing the battle, they still act so arrogant, as if we are begging them for help.

Don't forget, you still have six or seven hundred prisoners in our hands. If you don't want to cease fire, these prisoners, who are being treated like animals, won't last long.

Not to mention, there are quite a few nobles among the captives. Don’t you Spaniards care about their lives or deaths?
After the New Chinese left the room, Julio de Marco, Vice President of the Mexico City Court of Public Prosecutions, sighed, turned to look at Major General Garcia, and asked softly, "General, can our Viceroyalty of New Spain eliminate these pirates in the short term?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Major General Garcia's face froze and he stared at him in shame and anger.

"General, I mean no offense," Marco said sternly. "The Governor sent us here to negotiate a ceasefire with these pirates. This is a compromise we're forced to make due to our current inability to annihilate them."

"Whether they are a country or a pirate group is actually unimportant to us. Our goal is to rescue those captured officers and soldiers, to stop attacking our port towns, and to make them obey the American order established by our Kingdom of Spain."

"They are a group of pirates..."

"The Araucanians of southern Chile were still a group of ignorant and barbaric indigenous peoples," Marco said. "But they managed to control a large area of ​​territory south of the Biobío River and established a de facto autonomous kingdom."

"It was because of the incompetence of the Viceroyalty of Peru that the territory was not completely conquered and the Araucanians were not brought under its rule."

"General, we have also failed to achieve military conquest against those pirates."

“…” Major General Garcia’s face suddenly turned red and he looked at the other party hatefully.

"Actually, we can change our approach," Marco said with a smile. "We might as well recognize this so-called New Continent Huaxia Republic this time to clear obstacles for subsequent negotiations, thereby achieving temporary peace and rescuing our soldiers and civilians."

"When our Viceroyalty of New Spain is free at some point in the future, we can gather enough troops to completely destroy them. Oh, my God, they actually established a republic like those Dutch rebels."

"Oh, just for this reason, we will completely eradicate them in the future!"

After hearing this, Garcia looked at Vercellone and then nodded slightly.

That's right. We can't do anything to these pirates for the time being, so we might as well stabilize them first. It won't be too late to deal with them later when we have some free time.

(End of this chapter)