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Volume 3: War in the Far East Chapter 17: War with the United States?

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    The entire battle lasted less than two hours, until at one o'clock in the morning, all US troops on Hawaii Island chose to surrender.

    Outside the Governor's Mansion in Hawaii, Governor Dole, the top political official of the United States in Hawaii, and General Grant, the top military commander, met together. In fact, all the US military prisoners were escorted to the open space outside the Governor's Mansion by the coalition forces.

    There are many machine guns all around, with open flames, and the black muzzles are pointed at all the American prisoners. The American soldiers all have their heads drooped, sitting listlessly on the ground, and they will chat a few words when they are bored.  There wasn't much fear in their eyes, at most they were a little sad.

    The disparity in strength is too great. The US military in Hawaii is no match at all. They surrendered anyway. Even if they were imprisoned for a period of time, the US soldiers believed that they would eventually be let go, that is to say, they would survive after all.

    However, among the captives, there were two people who were obviously not in such a magnanimous mood. One was the Governor of Hawaii, Dole, and the other was General Grant, the military chief of Hawaii.

    Dole smiled bitterly and said: "Grant, look, don't you always say that Hawaii is a damn place? We didn't even have to fight a war, but now when the war actually starts, your soldiers are so vulnerable."

    Grant knew he was in the wrong and did not make any excuse. Instead, he asked: "How should we go back to deliver the business next?"

    "You still want to go back?" Dole smiled sadly: "Have you ever heard of the Jingzhou Encirclement and Annihilation War, the Lhasa Battle, and the Xiaguan Landing Battle?"

    Grant nodded: "I heard a little bit, and without exception, the Chinese army won the victory!"

    Dole asked: "Then do you know the fate of those who were defeated?"

    Grant felt a thump in his heart. Although he had always looked down on these humble Chinese, he had still studied these classic battles that left a strong color in the history of the Eastern War.

    In the siege of Jingzhou, more than 10,000 Russian Cossack cavalry and 30,000 infantry were all killed. The heads cut off at that time were as high as the city wall. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a river of blood.

    In the Battle of Lhasa, thousands of British troops fell under the machine guns of the Chinese Army. Except for a few who escaped, most of them slept forever on the snowy plateau.

    In the Shimonoseki landing battle, more than 50,000 Japanese troops collapsed at the first touch. In just one day, all 50,000 Japanese troops were wiped out. Most of the Japanese troops were killed, and only a few survived. Those Japanese soldiers who survived were sent to  When he arrived in the Northeast, he became a coolie who lost his personal freedom.

    When Grant thought of this, he couldn't help but began to regret. Judging from Tang Jian's previous record of dealing with prisoners, he would definitely not end well. Either he would be executed on the spot, or he would be transported to the Northeast like an animal and become a member of the construction of China.  A part of the Northeast.

    No matter which outcome it is, Grant is not willing to see it. Now he even feels that it would be better to die on the battlefield directly than to die a useless death or live in humiliation soon.

    Just when Dole and Grant were uneasy, suddenly, several Chinese navy soldiers escorted the two into the Governor's Mansion. They didn't need to think about it. The moment to decide their fate had come, whether they would die or not.  To live, just read a sentence from Tang Jian in it.

    At this time, Tang Jian and Queen Liliuokalani were sitting together, and the two people were sitting in the same position as the governor of Hawaii where Dole had been sitting for several years.

    The two entered the Governor's Mansion in a state of embarrassment. Tang Jian was not even prepared to let them sit down. Instead, he stood in the middle under the gaze of many Hawaiian Chinese, Polynesian tribal leaders and Chinese military officers.

    Although Dole was not injured, his neat suit was stained with a lot of gunpowder smoke. After struggling for most of the night, his face was full of fatigue. Grant's situation was even worse, because his left arm was injured and he was injured.  After he was captured, no medical soldiers specially performed surgery on him. He just tied a white cloth band around the wound, which was stained with blood.

    Tang Jian and Queen Liliuokalani just stared at them for a long time without speaking. Dole and Grant remained in a stalemate, not knowing what kind of medicine Tang Jian was selling in his gourd.

    In the stalemate, no other sound could be heard except the breathing of everyone. Although it was already night and the cool breeze was blowing in Hawaii, Dole and Grant were still covered with sweat on their foreheads.

    In the end, Grant couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore and was suffering while waiting for the verdict. Whether it was to be shot or something else, he decided to just do it more simply.

    Grant raised his head and asked: "President Tang Jian, I am the defeated general. I don't know what your country wants to do with us? But please don't forget that Hawaii is the territory of the United States. You are interfering with our country."  internal affairs!"

    ? ?Jian smiled slightly and said: "This is not what I have to say. I was just passing through Hawaii. During the armed movement in Hawaii, I was just a bystander. For fear of threatening my personal safety, my guards were  I fired the gun out of self-defense, and I had no intention of getting involved in the political struggle in Hawaii. Besides, Hawaii is originally the territory of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and Queen Liliuokalani is the nominal ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii, so,  Queen Liliuokalani has the final say on everything! I¡¯m afraid this isn¡¯t China¡¯s interference in the American Civil War, right?¡±

    Hearing Tang Jian's words, the corners of Dole's mouth twitched. It was clear that Tang Jian had been plotting with Queen Liliuokalani for a long time and assisted her in seizing power with arms, but now he spoke so righteously, as if the battle just now had nothing to do with it.  Same thing with him.

    "I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen anyone so shameless," Dole said angrily in his heart. What's more, Tang Jian is still a president, but what is now presented to Dole is the image of a rogue with a shameless face.

    How is this different from slapping someone in front of someone on the street, and then pointing to a passerby and saying, "He did it, I saw it with my own eyes, really, I was just passing by?"

    Shameless Tang Jian!  Dole cursed in his mind.

    Tang Jian nodded towards Queen Liliuokalani, and Queen Liliuokalani smiled back at Tang Jian. Now all the power in Hawaii is decided by this queen who is over seventy years old. Although this feeling of holding power is no longer  She disappeared for more than ten years, but when she regained this supreme power, she didn't feel unfamiliar at all. On the contrary, she felt familiar, very familiar.

    She has been hiding it for more than ten years. Although she still lives in the Iolani Palace every day, her identity has changed from the ruler of a corrupt country to a prisoner.

    Yes, a prisoner who has lost her freedom for more than ten years and suffers the pain of hatred of her country and family every day. She will never forget that day eighteen years ago. After the Americans planned to formulate a bayonet constitution to limit her power, the despicable United States  He then led the Honolulu Rifles of 1,500 men to occupy the government building and disband the Royal Guard.

    And her status as the true ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii has plummeted from a queen that everyone admires to a prisoner!

    Today, everything she lost eighteen years ago has finally returned to her hands. Although she has gradually aged in the endless years of waiting for the restoration of the country, she has become a waning old man.

    When Tang Jian handed over all the power to her, Queen Liliuokalani seemed to have returned to twenty-one years ago, when she had just ascended the throne. How beautiful she was then!

    Queen Liliuokalani looked at the two Americans in front of her quietly. At this time, they also declared that Hawaii was the territory of the United States. The anger in her heart immediately poured out.

    "Hawaii has been the territory of the Kingdom of Hawaii since ancient times. Why is it the territory of the United States? They are obviously thugs who are plotting to usurp power, but they are still talking nonsense here. Who is interfering in Hawaii's internal affairs?" Queen Liliuokalani  Asked aggressively.

    Grant was at a loss for words. In fact, just as Queen Liliuokalani said, Hawaii was usurped by the United States through conspiracy. If anyone has the real sovereignty of Hawaii, it is of course the nearly seventy-year-old woman in front of him - Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii.  Queen Ni.

    Dole saw it more clearly. Dole took a step forward and said: "Since we have been captured, there is no use arguing about these sovereignty issues now. I think President Tang Jian and Her Majesty the Queen summoned us here for more than just  To debate the issue of Hawaiian sovereignty?"

    Tang Jian smiled and said nothing, Queen Liliukala snorted coldly: "How you treated me back then, how you should be treated now!"

    "Your Excellency, Governor Dole, I want you to announce the disbandment of the U.S. military in Hawaii and the dissolution of the Hawaiian government in the name of the Governor of Hawaii! Recognize the establishment of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and at the same time, also send a statement to the U.S. government in your name, saying that Hawaii will  **, the Hawaiian Islands will be ruled by the Kingdom of Hawaii, and after its establishment, the Kingdom of Hawaii will be attached to the Republic of China and become a satellite state of the Republic of China!" Queen Liliuokalani said word for word.

    "No!" Grant flatly refused.

    "Do you still have the capital to negotiate? If you agree to my request, I promise to send you and your soldiers back home safely without any harm," Queen Liliuokalani said coldly, while Tang Jian stood aside  Look silently.

    Grant really didn¡¯t have any capital to protest. At this time, the U.S. troops on the island had been controlled, and the reinforcements seemed a bit out of reach.

    Dole understood that the biggest winner of this armed operation was Tang Jian, who sat on top and watched all this. Tang Jian thoughtAll that is needed is a written explanation from the Hawaiian government. Even if Dole disagrees, it is inevitable that Hawaii will fall into the hands of China. Tang Jian can only find another excuse.

    "Moreover, the lives of more than 2,000 US soldiers are still firmly in Tang Jian's hands.

    Dole said helplessly: "Okay, I promise you, the distinguished Queen of Hawaii."

    In Grant¡¯s astonished expression, the smile on Tang Jian¡¯s face became even stronger. However, Dole added: ¡°President Tang Jian, what I want to say is, if you do this, aren¡¯t you afraid that China and the United States will go to war?¡±

    Tang Jianfeng Qingyun said calmly: "Oh, really? Then I'm looking forward to it!"

    PS: Today¡¯s first update.
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