After the war, every man in China could have five wives on average.

After the war, every man in China could have five wives on average.

Napoleon's loyal fans are Francisco lopez, Paraguay's most famous dictator, and his father is also a dictator, carlos lopez of Paraguay; However, during his father's dictatorship, on the one hand, he actively carried out foreign relations and strengthened international ties, on the other hand, he vigorously promoted trade and economic development, developed education and carried out social reforms, which played a great role in Paraguay's development.

His son Francisco Lopez, with a high IQ, taught himself English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Guarani. After his father was elected President of Paraguay, he was awarded the rank of Brigadier General the following year. Then he was ordered by his father to lead the Paraguayan army to Colantes, Argentina, to fight the Argentine dictator Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas, which was also the reason why Francisco lopez declared war on Argentina later.

1853, old Lopez led a delegation to visit Britain, France, Italy and other countries to attract immigrants, invite European technicians, inspect the army and buy weapons. Lopez studied military affairs in Europe and learned about the new development of military technology and the importance of army building. He worshipped Napoléon Bonaparte, and he also worshipped the French emperor Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte at that time. Lopez returned home with many weapons and munitions.

After returning to China, Lopez was appointed as the Minister of the Army by his father at 1855, and was appointed as the vice president two years later, and was appointed as the "legal" heir of the President by his father. 1855, the warships of the Brazilian empire invaded the territory of Paraguay, which deeply hurt Lopez's self-esteem and made him hate Brazil.

Later, Lopez became president and continued to practice dictatorship. In order to fight against the territorial ambitions of Argentina and Brazil and gain access to the mouth of the La Plata River, Lopez vigorously expanded his armaments. After he took office, he reorganized the 7,000-strong army he inherited and implemented the plan of rapid expansion. Because of his worship of Napoleon, he asked his army to be equipped with Napoleon's military uniform.

Two years later, the total number of Paraguayan troops reached 30,000, and the army alone reached 25,000, enough to fight against Brazil and Argentina. In addition, Lopez also attaches great importance to the construction of the navy, requiring domestic shipbuilding enterprises to build world-class steamboats as warships, update naval equipment, and enhance naval power. Lopez's emphasis on the army reflects his ambition to strengthen Paraguay's influence in South America.

Later, when the war broke out, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay formed triple alliance to fight Paraguay, and the Paraguay war officially broke out. From the beginning of the war, the overall strength of the two sides was very different, and the allies obviously occupied an advantage. Brazil has a population of 6.5438+million, Argentina 6.5438+0.5 million, Uruguay 250,000-300,000 and Paraguay only 300,000-400,000. Paraguay is far from its allies in terms of natural resources, territorial area and manufacturing capacity of weapons and equipment.

However, in terms of military strength, Paraguay was not inferior at least at the beginning of the war. Paraguay has a standing army of 28,000-57,000 and a reserve of 20,000-28,000. During the war, the number of Paraguayan troops alone reached 50,000. In fact, men in alto paraguay have become soldiers of the whole people. Argentina 25000-30000, Uruguay 5000 at most, Brazil 17000-20000.

Although Paraguay made a lot of achievements in the early stage because of its full preparation, it exhausted its war potential from the beginning. As the war continued, Paraguay became more and more difficult. With the development of the war situation, military personnel suffered heavy losses. Lopez had to use coercion to force people to fight. He lowered the age of candidates to 12 years old, and even boys aged 10 can join the army voluntarily. Eight-year-olds also wear fake beards and fake high heels.

In the end, Paraguay failed without any suspense. Paraguay lost 154000 square kilometers, accounting for about 40% of its total area, and the biggest loss was human resources. According to statistics, the population of Paraguay is 525,000 in 1865, and it is 22 1 year. Among them, women 106254, children 86079, and adult men only 28746.

For Francisco Lopez personally, South America, Argentina, Brazil and other countries regard Francisco Lopez as a madman; However, Castro of Cuba and the people of Paraguay regarded him as a hero and fought bravely and unyieldingly for the future of the country until the last moment.