Discovery

Chapter 664: Discovery

The London Government had shrugged off responsibility, leaving the Chilean government with a headache. Without the British backing them, even if they had been lent several extra sets of courage, they would not have dared detain the ships of more than twenty countries.

At La Moneda Palace, Chilean Foreign Minister Domingo said, "Mr. President, these are the diplomatic protests from various countries. At the instigation of France and Austria, they have formed a diplomatic delegation. What do you think?"

There was no escaping this. President Aníbal waved a hand. "Handle them for now. Sound them out and learn their bottom line before deciding what to do."

In this era where the strong devoured the weak, everyone conducted international diplomacy according to the principle of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

It was the British Navy that had detained the vessels and confiscated the cargo, so everyone had merely protested to the London Government. But under pressure from within and without, the British shoved the blame onto the Chilean government's head, and the situation immediately changed.

A protest?

No, that was far too civilized. One look at the menacing diplomatic delegation was enough to tell that if the Chilean government did not bleed, this matter would not end here.

They could not afford to offend the British, but nobody was afraid of offending Chile. France and Austria no longer even needed to take the lead; everyone had rushed forward of their own accord.

President Aníbal was already flustered. The British position was obvious: if the Chilean government could not withstand the pressure, they would lift the blockade and let those vessels through.

This was something the Chilean government absolutely could not accept. Once Bolivia and Peru received outside aid, Chile's hope of winning the war would become