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Volume 3: War in the Far East Chapter 9: Send Troops to Hawaii

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    Tang Jian said: "As for the alliance of European countries, we can adopt a stand-alone attitude and let them fight like dogs and snipers and clams. The one who gets the benefits is always a third party, so let China be a third party.  Right. *1*1* However, we have to take preventive measures for the war in Europe. Once the war spreads to the Far East, we will not be caught off guard. At this time, the European war is overcast, and European and American countries have no time to look east. If we  If we don¡¯t do something, we would really be sorry for this once-in-a-rainbow opportunity.¡±

    "The two major military groups on the European continent are now engaged in a fierce arms race. Germany also enacted a naval law in 1900 to expand the size of its navy. It also introduced Qianlong-class submarines from China, but they seem to be called U-boats.  Let's go! In order to maintain its maritime power advantage and maintain security, Britain bought the structural blueprint of the dreadnought ship from China and began to build the dreadnought ship in 1905. When Germany began to build the dreadnought ship in 1907, it adopted a two-to-one naval policy, that is, maintaining  We have twice as many dreadnoughts as the Germans to cope with it."

    "Britain in the North Sea, France in the Mediterranean, and Russia in the Baltic Sea dealt with the German and Austrian navies respectively. As for the army, from 1880 to 1911, Germany's standing troops increased from 420,000 to 800,000, and France's from 500,000.  It has increased to 780,000, and Russia is also preparing to increase its number from 800,000 to 2.3 million. Although it has not reached the standard now, the number of the army is still 1.2 million, which can be said to be the highest in the world. However, its combat quality is very low and cannot compete with Germany and France.  To compare the armies, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's army expanded from 270,000 to 700,000, and the Italian army expanded from 200,000 to 300,000. Moreover, the quality of the armies of both Austria and Italy was not as good as that of Germany and France. At this time, the U.S. army was due to the Mexican Civil War.  Due to the situation in Europe, the number has now expanded to at least 300,000," said Lee Gates.

    This is information about various military units that his CIA collected during its activities around the world.  Today, the CIA is the largest non-combat department in China. After more than ten years of development, the CIA has intelligence stations all over the world. The total number of intelligence agents has reached more than 7,000. There are intelligence stations on all continents.  Nowadays, every move of European and American countries is under the control of the CIA.

    Cao Kun said: "President, now China's total army has reached one million, and its comprehensive military strength is also among the best. It is not afraid of any great power at all. Isn't this the measure we have taken? Even if the war in Europe spreads to the Far East, China  It is fully capable of a war, but by the opportunity the president mentioned, does he mean seizing the opportunity to seize the sphere of influence of European countries in the Far East?"

    Tang Jian nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, that's why after the war with Japan, China wanted to expand its army aggressively. The number of the army more than doubled. Although the number was reached, the quality of our soldiers dropped significantly.  This is the drawback of massive military expansion. Although the quality of soldiers has declined, it is not impossible to compete with European and American countries. At this time, European and American countries have no time to look eastward. It is exactly the time when China is making great efforts in the Far East. At the same time, it can also use actual combat to train its troops.  !Isn¡¯t this a once-in-a-rainbow opportunity?¡±

    "But." Feng Guozhang frowned slightly and said: "At this time, the European continent is full of contradictions. If we violate the vital interests of the European powers in the Far East, wouldn't we be diverting trouble eastward?"

    Tang Jian shook his head: "No, I said that European and American countries have no time to look eastward, but I didn't say that they would touch the colonies of European countries such as Vietnam or India. This is tantamount to setting fire to themselves. I don't want China to become a target of the European War.  fuse."

    "Huh? Which country is the rainbow opportunity that the president mentioned?" Feng Guozhang asked.

    Since the European countries are already at war with each other at this time, if China intervenes in the middle and seizes their colonies, it is very likely that the war will be drawn to China itself. This is extremely unwise for China.  action.  Therefore, Feng Guozhang did not understand Tang Jian's words very well.

    It seems a bit contradictory to seize colonies in the Far East without violating the interests of European countries.

    Tang Jian smiled slightly: "Which country is in a similar situation to China at this time?"

    "It's the United States!" Zhang Zuolin said.

    "Yes, it's the United States!" Tang Jian nodded.

    "The United States? Are we going to compete for the American colonies in the Far East?"

    ¡°Luzon is closest to us, so the president¡¯s goal should be Luzon!¡±

    "Yes, Hawaii's strategic location is more important. The president's goal should be Hawaii, right?"

    "Hawaii is too close to the mainland of the United States. The U.S. Pacific Fleet may rush to help at any time. It should be Guam. Guam is the closest to Taiwan in a straight line. The president's goal should be Guam!"

    After hearing Zhang Zuolin¡¯s words, the generals began to discuss in the audience whether Tang Jian would really take measures against the American colonies in the Far East and the Pacific.Move.

    Tang Jian smiled and said: "Many people had a lot of questions about why I sent two generals, Xu Shuzheng and Feng Yuxiang, to Cuba. Now let's see, is the Cuban civil war beneficial to China?"

    When Nie Shicheng and Sun Wanling were still alive, Tang Jian held a military meeting similar to the current one. At the meeting, only Sun Wanling and a few generals agreed to send Feng Yuxiang and Xu Shuzheng to Cuba to provoke a civil war in Cuba.

    In particular, Nie Shicheng was very opposed. He believed that the civil war that China had just experienced had not yet recovered its vitality and was not suitable to intensify the conflicts between China and the United States. This would very likely lead to a military confrontation between China and the United States, and the stable development environment in China would be very difficult.  Will disappear soon.

    When Nie Shicheng expressed his opinion, most of the generals agreed.

    However, Tang Jianli decided to send Xu Shuzheng and Feng Yuxiang to Cuba, despite all objections, and secretly provided guns and ammunition to the anti-American forces in Cuba to support the Cuban revolution.

    However, facts once again proved that Tang Jian¡¯s decision at that time was very correct.

    Duan Qirui said: "The benefits of the Cuban Civil War to China are undoubtedly huge. In the past few years, with the efforts of two generals, Feng Yuxiang and Xu Shuzheng, war broke out in Cuba, and the number of rebels increased from 3,000 to 3,000.  The number has soared to nearly 100,000 people. Now the United States not only has to face the pressure from the war on the European continent, but also continues to divide its troops to extinguish the sparks of the rebel army in Cuba in the American backyard. Therefore, for the United States, they have more attention.  It is to defend the homeland, so the control over the Pacific and Far East regions has been weakened a lot. I admire the president¡¯s foresight and foresight!¡±

    Duan Qirui sighed from the bottom of his heart. Ever since he surrendered to Tang Jian, Tang Jian's foresight before every war has always been so amazing.

    ¡°Then President, what should we do next?¡± Cao Kun asked.

    "A God-given opportunity, now there is a hollow of power in the Far East. As I said just now, because of the confrontation between the two major European camps, European and American countries have no time to look eastward. Then, we will send troops to Hawaii to seize control of the Pacific Ocean! Let China officially  Become the overlord of the Pacific!" Tang Jian said sonorously and forcefully.

    "Okay, I have long disliked Americans." Zhang Zuolin said excitedly.

    Cao Kun joked: "Since beating little Japan and completely crippling Japan, everyone has been training in addition to military training, and they are all talking about fading away. This is great, and we can use our fists and kicks in a big way, haha."

    All the generals laughed one after another, unable to conceal their excitement and joy in their brows. As Cao Kun said, the result of China's massive expansion of armaments in the past four years has been a sharp increase in the number of soldiers. In order to improve the combat quality of the soldiers, in recent years,  , the generals train their troops every day, and the best time is to have a legion confrontation exercise. For everyone, this day is indeed too dull.

    Now listening to Tang Jian's words, the blood in everyone's hearts boiled again, as if they were going back to the glorious years of the founding war. The ambitions of the generals to unify China and open up borders and split the land were revived after four years of silence.  A burst of vitality.

    ¡°Fuck the Yankees!¡± Someone shouted.

    ¡°Yes, defeat the Yankees and dominate the Pacific!¡± Everyone shouted in unison.

    "Destroy the Yankees and dominate the Pacific!"

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    The sound in the hall became louder and louder. Tang Jian pressed his hands and looked at the strong fighting spirit bursting out from the eyes of the generals. Tang Jian felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

    Since he came to this world, everything has come from nothing. He has gone from a small soldier to the president of China for sixteen years, and the bitterness and hardship are especially vivid in his mind.

    Tang Jian knows how difficult it has been for China to get to where it is today, and how many martyrs have sacrificed their lives and blood. Now, China is finally going abroad and embarking on the road to hegemony.

    The previous wars against Russia and Japan were only local wars in the Far East, and they were not considered true hegemony, because the scope of activities of the Pacific Fleet always revolved around the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, and it did not really go abroad.

    And now, the Pacific Fleet is finally sailing out of the Yellow Sea and entering the broader Pacific Ocean!

    "President, why don't you seize Luzon or Guam first? These two regions are closest to China, and reaching Hawaii is almost across the Pacific. In the art of war, this is to sacrifice the near for the far." Feng Guozhang frowned and said.

    Tang Jian shook his head: "Luzon or Guam are indeed the closest to China, but have you ever thought that once we seize Luzon, as long as the United States does not move slowly, they will definitely increase their troops in Hawaii, shorten the attack range, and use Hawaii as a  The frontier position, confrontation with China! However, the first to seize the?Hawaii is different.  "

    "Once Hawaii changes hands, the United States will lose an important transit station in the Pacific, and the maritime superiority of the U.S. Pacific Fleet will be almost completely lost. As long as we hold on to Hawaii and cut off the connection between the mainland of the United States and Luzon and Guam, then Guam will  and Luzon will be surrounded by China's Pacific Fleet. By then, Guam and Luzon will become China's possessions!" Tang Jian explained.

    ps: Today¡¯s first update, in view of the fact that I have written about the distribution of power in the European continent, there may be many people who don¡¯t understand the situation in Europe very clearly. In order to make it easier for everyone to read and understand, I will post it in the reader group and on Weibo.  The distribution map of European forces has been published on the website. You can take a closer look. The group address and the Weibo address of the Fourteenth Young Master are in the introduction of the book.
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