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Volume Three: War in the Far East Chapter 18: The First Confrontation of the Gorgeous Fleet

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    Dole was very surprised by Tang Jian's answer. He expected that Tang Jian would show some fear, even a little bit. However, Dole could not see any fear or fear in Tang Jian's eyes.  , but calm and indifferent.

    Is this Tang Jian really not afraid of the United States sending troops?

    If we talk about Tang Jian four years ago, he would never have rashly captured Hawaii, because at that time the United States was a behemoth in front of China.

    However, things are different now. The reason why Tang Jian was so confident in seizing Hawaii by force was because he was confident that China was absolutely capable of resisting the once behemoth United States.

    Tang Jian¡¯s confidence is based on two aspects. One is that after four years of massive military expansion, China¡¯s military power has increased significantly. In today¡¯s world, no country has the strength to dare to challenge China alone.

    Another, and most important, reason is that the European War is about to break out at this time, and the situation in the Atlantic is about to break out. In order to prevent the war from burning to the east coast of the United States, the United States will inevitably place most of its domestic forces in the Atlantic, and its military forces in the Pacific region will  The strength will definitely be weakened a lot.

    Once China and the United States go to war, the United States will have to mobilize at least half of the country's military forces to compete with China. If it wants to completely defeat China, it must mobilize the entire country's troops to be able to fight China. Of course, the United States and China really need to  If we fight with all our strength, who will win and who will lose?  This is unpredictable.

    Based on the above two reasons, Tang Jian dared to raise troops to seize Hawaii. Tang Jian was convinced that the United States would not dare to go to war with China during this extraordinary period. Once a war started, who would guard the east coast of the United States, which is closest to Europe?

    Dole was escorted down by several soldiers with many doubts. Although Grant was indignant, as the situation turned, he could only withdraw sadly like Dole and draft a statement for the next Hawaiian invasion.

    After everyone retreated, Queen Liliuokalani and Tang Jian were left in the hall. Queen Liliuokalani's mood was very complicated at this time. Although she was extremely happy to regain her own political power, many  Her words outside the Governor's Palace lingered in her ears.

    "Oh, do you really think you have regained the country? How can China be the second United States?" This sentence lingered in her heart for a long time and refused to go away.

    Tang Jian noticed something strange about Queen Liliuokalani and asked: "Your Majesty the Queen, do you have any questions?"

    Queen Liliuokalani hesitated for a while. Although Tang Jian had already given her an answer to this question, she still couldn't restrain the impulse in her heart and asked: "President Tang Jian, what I want to ask is, although the Kingdom of Hawaii has surrendered  China, but will China annex Hawaii in the future like the United States? This is what I am worried about."

    Hearing Queen Liliuokalani's words, Tang Jian did not feel the slightest displeasure, but said with certainty: "I have already said that China will never annex Hawaii. I hereby swear in the name of the President of China, not only now  , will never annex Hawaii in the future!¡±

    Queen Liliuokalani immediately felt regret after asking this question, because Tang Jian had already given her a clear answer before, and she was willing to cooperate with Tang Jian based on this condition. Now asking this question would be unnecessary.  , what it shows is distrust of China.

    But seeing Tang Jian¡¯s disinterested expression, Queen Liliuokalani breathed a sigh of relief. She knew very well that now she was seeking skin from a tiger, and this tiger was Tang Jian.

    "If Tang Jianyi is unhappy, he can easily crush Queen Liliuokalani to death with just a little movement of his fingers, and her so-called dream of rejuvenation will also come to nothing.

    Queen Liliuokalani joked: "I hope President Tang Jian won't be offended. This man is old, has a poor memory, and has become verbose, haha."

    Tang Jian was like a mirror in his heart. He could not guess that the wily Queen Liliuokalani wanted to find a way to make up for her mistake just now. Tang Jian stepped down and said with a smile: "This is human nature!"  It is a natural law of old age and infirmity, oh, by the way, Your Majesty, you should rest early, you will hold the National Restoration Hall in a few days."

    "Well! Thank you very much, President Tang Jian, for your concern!" A stone in Queen Liliuokalani's heart finally fell to the ground.

    "Then I'll go back to the ship first. There may be some fleas coming over tomorrow. I'll ask my subordinates to be prepared to prevent these fleas from affecting the restoration ceremony." Tang Jian laughed.

    Queen Liliuokalani personally delivered Tang Jian to the door of the Governor's Mansion and watched Tang Jian gradually walk towards Pearl Harbor under the protection of the guards.

    This night in Hawaii is destined to be restless.

    After eliminating the threats of Dole and Grat,Finally, Queen Liliuokalani ordered her soldiers to capture American soldiers on other Hawaiian islands and shoot them on the spot if they encountered resistance.

    In addition, Queen Liliuokalani arrested the pro-American forces in Hawaii overnight, and then notified every Polynesian, telling them that their queen has returned and the Kingdom of Hawaii has returned!

    Just like that, a few hours later, Hawaii ushered in a new dawn amidst the hustle and bustle of the night!

    Tang Jian did not rest when he returned to the Pacific Fleet flagship Eastern. Instead, he took over several ships from the US Navy in Hawaii overnight. One of the battleships was a relatively new Sovereign-class battleship. In this way, the Chinese Pacific Fleet effortlessly  There were a few more battleships.

    At the same time, China's 30,000 army troops landed one after another from the pier of Pearl Harbor. After landing, the army did not take a short rest. Instead, it was immediately assigned to the Hawaiian Islands. After the scattered US troops stationed there surrendered, they began to take over  defense on each island, and strengthened shore defense positions at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii's most important port.

    Because, U.S. reinforcements will arrive soon.

    At this time, dawn has arrived in Hawaii. Tang Jian rested for a while in the bridge control room of the Orient and began to study the topography of Hawaii.

    This night, Tang Jian was equally excited because he got the Pearl Harbor he had always dreamed of. Pearl Harbor, located on the Big Island of Hawaii, is an important sea and air transportation center on the Pacific Ocean and its strategic location is very important.

    It can be said that if you own Hawaii, you basically control the entire North Pacific. As long as a navy and air force base are established in Pearl Harbor, this means that China's attack range can almost cover the North Pacific, and the United States is also within easy reach. The aircraft's  The attack range can even reach many cities on the West Coast of the United States.

    Hawaii will become China¡¯s first frontier against the United States, which is why Tang Jian brought so many of the army and the main force of the Pacific Fleet to Hawaii from the beginning.

    Tang Jian must defend Hawaii. As long as Hawaii is defended, the United States will not dare to move!  Otherwise, China's air force will bring a heavy blow to the cities on the west coast.

    Tang Jian decided that in the near future, he will first expand a naval base in Pearl Harbor. The domestic fleet is sufficient to cope with the situation in the Far East. Russia and Japan, which pose the greatest threat to China, have been defeated, and even if other countries invade the Chinese waters,  The main force of the Pacific Fleet will also rush back as soon as possible.

    Then, air force bases were built at Pearl Harbor and Midway Island to act as a force deterrent to the United States mainland.

    Finally, build shore artillery fortifications on various Hawaiian islands and strive to build a powerful comprehensive sea, land and air defense system in the shortest possible time.

    Just as Tang Jian was thinking about the future development direction of Hawaii, suddenly, a rapid alarm sounded over the Pacific Fleet. It was the "enemy discovered" alarm.

    As soon as Tang Jian got up, Ye Zugui ran from the deck to the bridge and reported: "President, the destroyer patrol fleet has discovered the US fleet!"

    "Oh, these little fleas are finally here!" Tang Jian raised his hand and looked at his watch: "It's just past seven o'clock."

    "Let's go meet this US military fleet!" Tang Jian said with a smile.

    Ten minutes later, nearly seventy warships in the Pacific Fleet, excluding non-combat ships, received orders from the flagship. Therefore, the Chinese Pacific Fleet slowly turned around and sailed in the direction where the US fleet was discovered.

    Last night, Major General Robbie Evans, the commander of the First Squadron of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, received an urgent telegram from Hawaii, saying that a Chinese fleet was invading Hawaii. At that time, his fleet was in the west coast waters of the United States.  The mission is not far from Hawaii.

    However, before Evans could ask about the specific order of battle of the Chinese fleet, there was no more information from there. Without time to consult his superiors, and for the sake of safety, he personally led all the main warships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in a hurry.  Went to Hawaii.

    There are three battleships in the First Squadron of the U.S. Pacific Fleet heading to Hawaii this time. They are the battleship "Connecticut", which is the flagship of the First Squadron of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the battleship "Kansas" and the "Vermont".  There are more than thirty battleships and other large and small ships.

    Evans guessed that China would not dare to openly lead its main fleet to attack Hawaii. At most, it would be a small fleet to test the defense situation of Hawaii.

    Therefore, Evans believes that with the strength of the First Squadron, he is absolutely sure to beat the crap out of this Chinese fleet that dares to harass Hawaii, and let them see the tyrannical strength of the American fleet!

    oneThinking of this, Evans couldn't help laughing.

    However, as soon as his laughter subsided, the mast watchman sent a message saying that an unknown fleet had been discovered!

    Evans was overjoyed and raised his telescope to take a look. He was stunned for a moment. He repeatedly confirmed that the flag on the mast of the fleet, the Yellow Dragon Sword Flag, was indeed the Chinese fleet!

    However, when he discovered the luxurious lineup of this Chinese fleet, he couldn't help but cursed on the spot: "Oh, ****! How is that possible?"

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