Rise of the Argentine Empire

On June 23rd, the Otto sailed north along the coast, riding the wind and waves.

San Jose frowned, reviewing the latest intelligence from the Falcon Bureau, the situation in the country was not looking optimistic.

The waves were gentle, the weather was fine, and San Jose fully appreciated the scenery of the Argentine coast.

It seems that this nationwide student strike is a new trigger.

This nationwide strike has also had some impact on Blanca City, which nominally has two universities.

The National University of the South hasn't started yet, it will probably start at the end of February, and the enrollment scale has been expanded again and again, directly reaching 500 people, and the international student program has been launched.

Blanca City Higher Vocational College is also scheduled to open in February next year, the construction of the campus has already begun, and the enrollment scale has also been directly expanded, directly to 1,000 students per class, and the major has also been directly doubled, and new majors have been established.

Now the library, dormitory area, sports ground, teaching area, and school park are all under construction, everything is available.

Several secondary vocational schools are also in preparation, the main focus is on finance, and Blanca City's finances are already very sufficient, so it's time to spend some money.

In order to cope with the challenges brought about by industrialization, San Jose is also considering how to deal with the risk of this coup.

The Fiat 600 production line car factory, ENG's oil refining base, and new parts factories, and rubber tire factories need to be well arranged.

The research and development of automotive steel plates, the material for oil pipelines, and the burden on the special steel plant are even heavier.

Now it can only be arranged in Blanca City, otherwise, there will be trouble, even a little problem will be devastating.

Like talent training, the required secondary textile schools, steel schools, nautical schools, petroleum schools, architectural schools, and normal schools must be prepared.

Otherwise, there will be problems with some middle-level management and future research and development.

Of course, most of these secondary schools are led by the city hall in cooperation, and several major companies are responsible for sponsorship, such as the Blue Cloud Textile, which will sponsor a large part of the textile school.

Moreover, the foreign population of Blanca City is still increasing rapidly at a rate of 3,000-5,000 people per month, which is also a huge challenge to public security management.

The last military rebellion in Plaza de Mayo, the air force and navy planes strafed, resulting in 156 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

As the Presidential Palace implemented various measures against the church, the Ministry of Finance stopped subsidies to church schools, and major newspapers across the country are opposing the church, Peron claimed that the church is destroying the labor union.

Churches in remote areas are also urgently active, re-emerging to influence public opinion.

The southern Belgrano Naval Port and the Navy General Port were not moved for the time being because they did not participate.

General Jose also made a speech at the Ministry of the Navy condemning the last air and naval rebellion.

Peron put pressure on the Ministry of Defense, and General Thompson, who saved the capital's peace, was not only not reused, but was held accountable, his partial power was revoked, and his residence was also monitored by Peron's intelligence agency.

Thompson, as an important figure in the Argentine military's "Blue Faction", has close ties with the "Cordoba Gang" and is suspected by Peron.

The "Cordoba Gang", under the leadership of Eduardo, is preparing to launch a military coup, and Peron is already aware of it.

This time, General Jose of Belgrano Naval Port also received an invitation from Cordoba to participate in the coup, which made him feel it was necessary to discuss it with San Jose.

With the participation of the army, the success rate of this coup will be very high, this is supported by the people.

He is inclined to participate, this is also something that can't be helped, he is reluctant to step down now, and supporting Peron is no longer necessary.

The situation is stronger than people, it is impossible to be a fence-sitter, choosing a side is very important.

San Jose, as a former member of the Cordoba City Guard and now serving as the mayor of the most important province in Argentina with real power, also received a secret cooperation invitation for the coup, hoping that he could provide some military fire, and also get some sponsorship.

Now many people know that he is the mastermind behind Rheinmetall, which has made him valued by the Cordoba military.

San Jose has some influence in Cordoba, hoping that he can provide some material support, especially the support of the arsenal, providing some military fire and bullets.

Now Argentina's military industry has been divided into three major factions, this is also something that can't be helped, although the Americans support the warlords to overthrow Peron, they will not provide firearms, and American firearms are too expensive, they provided a little sponsorship.

Argentina's three major military industries are the Rosario-Buenos Aires faction composed of some generals under Peron, Buenos Aires Arms Company, Military Light Weapons Factory, Domingo-Mate Light Weapons Factory, Naval Repair Shipyard and a series of state-owned military factories, which can produce imitations of the STG-44 assault rifle, Sistima M1927 pistol, under the stimulation of Rheinmetall, the output has also increased very quickly.

Another is the military industry mainly based on the Cordoba Military Aircraft Factory, which can only manufacture some military machines, and the unsuccessful Arrow 2 jet aircraft, currently the most miserable side, the only related firearms factory is the Bosa Pistol Company, with low output and low power.

The Bosa Pistol Company was originally only a middle faction, not biased towards Cordoba, recently it was forced by Peron to have no way out, and secretly contacted Cordoba, a part of the Rosario army was persuaded by the Sabo family.

There is also San Jose's private military company, Rheinmetall-Fletzer United Military Group, which is Argentina's largest arms manufacturer, including machine gun factories, pistol factories, artillery factories, tank factories and a series of industries, and is currently Argentina's only two assault rifle manufacturers, the largest submachine gun manufacturer, and classic pistols.

It is worth mentioning that, although the Rheinmetall Tank Factory failed to design the next-generation tank, some of the existing tanks have also been modified in an Argentine style, these tanks have been sold to the Argentine Ministry of Defense at a low price, including 6 M4 Sherman medium tanks and 26 M3 Stuart light tanks, now only the M3 Stuart light tank manufacturing platform and production line are retained, and two units are kept in the tank factory for research.

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In the evening, when the Otto passed through Blanca Bay,

San Jose, who was dozing off, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the approaching Mendoza-class destroyer through the window.

The captain of the destroyer saw that it was the Otto and escorted him for a distance.

Obviously, the situation has deteriorated to a certain extent, and the navy has also begun to take over the power of the coast guard and conduct coastal patrols.

San Jose had already considered how to reply, stabilized the situation in Blanca City as soon as possible, and discussed with General Jose and General Thompson to make some preparations.

San Jose's confidants, such as Aragon of the Blue Delta, Bill Bernard of the Potassium Triangle Thunder Cross, Constantine of San Martin, and Guerrero of the Falcon Headquarters, all took action, mobilizing a large number of materials nationwide.

Bilong's reliance, and the dissolution of the Labor Federation army, made these local warlords realize that their opportunity had finally arrived.

For several months, Cordoba had been stepping up preparations for a military coup. The current leader, General Eduardo Lonardi of the National Defense Army, commanded a military force of 9,000 men and a police force of 1,000. In addition, there were two air force flight squadrons, but their aircraft were far inferior to those at the Morón base, mostly outdated models.

The number of troops was more than double that of the original city defense force era. A large amount of city and provincial finance shifted towards the military, greatly improving the treatment of the military, despite the significant reduction in the defense budget.

Moreover, they had secretly united the central intermediate faction in Rosario and several major military regions in the north. Eduardo was the de facto leader, even surpassing Little Thompson.

Eduardo had greater influence in the Cordoba military because he effectively safeguarded the interests of the lower-ranking soldiers and officers. He also reformed the army, and many of the old, lazy types were eliminated, making the combat effectiveness and cohesion far superior to what they were a few years ago.

This greatly increased the favorability of the Cordoba citizens towards the military, and the previous situation of oppressing the citizens had disappeared.

In the original city guard era, there were actually many gaucho scoundrels like Saint Hesse, which greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the army.

Also, gauchos with generally low levels of education and culture once accounted for one-third of the Cordoba military at its peak.

Gauchos in the Cordoba military have been reduced to a very small proportion. They were forced to withdraw from the army in large numbers, while locals from Cordoba joined the army instead.

The withdrawing gauchos largely entered San Martín City, becoming reliable workers. Chemical factories, breweries, candy factories, flour mills, beverage factories, and machinery factories all had a considerable number of gaucho workers. A small number joined the Thunder Cross.

The relatively freer construction industry also has a large number of gaucho workers joining, which should not be underestimated. In companies like Cohen Construction, Harris Road Construction, Qingyun Construction, and Yuhua Construction, almost half are hardworking gaucho construction workers.

Of course, the biggest reason for the Cordoba military's popular support is the economy. In recent years, the employment environment in Cordoba has deteriorated. Many local high school graduates cannot find jobs. Some people choose to become workers in San Martín City, but most people are unwilling to go to a new city.

The people of Cordoba have the pride of Cordoba, and they have never even considered rural places like Maria Town.

In this way, the army has become their new destination. Except for a few excellent officers, most of the grassroots officers and soldiers have long been replaced, and they are more willing to accept Eduardo's leadership.

They plan to launch a military coup within two months to completely overthrow Bilong's rule.

If they don't hurry, these army generals will face a new round of cleansing by Bilong, who intends to get serious.

The internal slogan has also spread, which is to stop and end the Peronist Party's destruction of culture and economy, take military action to take over all power in the country, and eliminate Peronist elements.

In addition, the Rosario military, the Santa Fe military, and other local warlords have also received contact from Eduardo.

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June 28,

Cordoba, Military District Headquarters,

Eduardo was making some deployments. Sitting were representatives of some other regional generals and important figures in the military. Saint Hesse's acquaintance, Lieutenant Colonel Hahn Krudic, deputy head of the Second Regiment, participated. He, like Saint Hesse, participated in the city guard training work at the time, serving as a second lieutenant, and his promotion speed was the fastest among the nine instructors.

Saint Hesse's chief of staff, Eureka Guera, is now also a colonel, serving as the head of the First Regiment.

Major Loki Aymaca of the General Staff is also an old acquaintance of Saint Hesse.

Most of the young officers of the General Staff where Saint Hesse once worked have been reused by Eduardo, and some of his military ideas still have some influence on the General Staff.

"The most powerful military force that Bilong currently holds is the 20,000-strong capital police force, which has advanced light and heavy weapons of various kinds, as well as the 7,500-strong capital garrison force of 3 regiments."

Because of the Rhein Arms Factory, the Buenos Aires Police Department has stronger firearms, but the Cordoba military has not been able to replace them with more advanced MG-52 assault rifles, only obtaining 200 for training. Moreover, in order to balance, a small part is equipped with Domingo Weapons Factory's STG-44 assault rifles and Sistima M1927 pistols.

Eduardo pointed to the Buenos Aires sand table, as well as the orientation map of various fortresses and corps, and conducted a simulation.

"We must make good use of railways and military trucks to break through the defense zone, and then capture Bilong and force him to step down. Please note that this is still a war. If anyone does not want to participate, you can withdraw now, but you need to stay in prison for a few months."

Eduardo looked around and said a few words. No one wanted to withdraw, and he was very satisfied.

"Very good, we must make full preparations within these 2 months, and at the same time secretly train the army, rotating a part of the army to the high mountain area for training."

In recent years, the Cordoba army has changed very quickly. In fact, many veterans have also been arranged to enter the armory, where there are nearly 2,000 people who can play some role when they put on military uniforms.

There is a huge training ground in the western mountainous area of ​​Cordoba, which is very concealed.

"Rhein Armaments agreed to provide 22,000 MG-52 assault rifles, 22,000 MP40 submachine guns, 28,000 P08 pistols, as well as mortars, rocket launchers, machine guns, etc., and motorcycles. This is very important to us. Saint Hesse Cohen is still relatively reliable."

Eduardo praised Saint Hesse. To show his sincerity, he risked providing a large number of light weapons and a small number of light weapons to the Cordoba army at cost price. In addition, he sold 1,000 Rheidon motorcycles.

This made Saint Hesse's old acquaintances feel a little uncomfortable. In fact, strictly speaking, he developed the best in the General Staff.

These weapons were Saint Hesse's inventory stored in the potassium triangle area warehouse, which were originally to be smuggled to Chile, Peru, and Bolivia.

Of course, these are not profitable, and are basically sold at cost price, or even at a loss. Fortunately, the production of Rheidon motorcycles has also increased, and the cost of the new generation of motorcycles has been greatly reduced, so there is basically no loss.

"Everyone, please prepare for the war as soon as possible, and at the same time strictly keep the intelligence secret. Meeting adjourned."

The meeting lasted for several hours and finally adjourned.

"Yes! General!"

The officers participating in the meeting saluted one after another, and General Eduardo returned the salute.