Ye Zugui said anxiously: "In this battle with the United States, the Chinese Pacific Fleet has no other maritime power except placing the South China Sea Fleet on the South China Sea. If it relies on all the power of the Pacific Fleet, it can completely defeat the British fleet." Overseas ocean fleet, but relying solely on the South China Sea Fleet may be a bit difficult. **%%*."
Cheng Biguang also said angrily: "The British just want to take advantage of us while we are concentrating on fighting the United States. It is really despicable for the British to do this. Once the British Far East Fleet enters the South China Sea and conflicts with the South China Sea Fleet, then we will It¡¯s like being attacked from both sides!¡±
Having said this, Cheng Biguang sighed: "The Americans were a strong opponent originally, and now the British have come in to stir things up. This is really true." Cheng Biguang's words revealed pessimism. Now he feels about the prospects of this war. Very pessimistic.
On the other hand, all the generals in the conference room lowered their heads and said nothing, but the expressions on everyone's faces told Tang Jian that the British troops had deeply affected the morale of the Chinese soldiers. The prospect of this war is obviously not promising, as China has to deal with two major military powers at the same time.
Tang Jian silently clenched his fists, the veins on his forehead were bulging, and his fingers were slightly white from exerting too much force. In fact, Tang Jian did not expect that Britain would send troops to the Far East at this time and blatantly interfere in the Sino-American war.
Tang Jian originally thought that the two military alliances in Europe were in a tense confrontation at this time. Whether it was France or the United Kingdom, they would not dare to rush to send troops to the Far East, because this would intentionally or unintentionally stimulate the Allies led by Germany, thus erupting a full-scale war in Europe. No European country is immune.
However, the British actions at this time broke Tang Jian's confident inference. The British did not consider Germany's attitude at all, and openly sent troops to the South China Sea. The British intentions were already obvious.
At this moment, Tang Jian, who was once extremely confident, suddenly felt a sense of helpless frustration. He originally thought that with his understanding of the history of another time and space, he could predict the development direction of the historical trajectory of this time and space, and thus make great achievements in this time and space. .
Tang Jian has been doing this all along, and it has worked repeatedly. He defeated Japan and Russia, established China, captured Hawaii, and Luzon, and succeeded every time.
However, the British dispatch of troops disrupted all Tang Jian's plans. This was the second time that Tang Jian felt this powerless feeling. The first time was when Yuan Shikai stole the country, Tang Jian was defeated in Lushun and fled to the south. That time made Tang Jian heartbroken. Unexpectedly, he originally thought that he could cooperate with Yuan Shikai to overthrow the aging Qing Dynasty and re-establish a new country. With the joint efforts of the two, the country would become rich and the people strong.
That time, Tang Jian was wrong. He mistakenly believed in Yuan Shikai.
This time, Tang Jian felt that he seemed to be wrong again. He made a mistake in making a battle plan that he thought was perfect. He underestimated the ability of the British.
After thinking for a long time, Tang Jian seemed to have discovered the problem. That is the historical trajectory of this parallel time and space with the real world. Because of the emergence of Tang Jian, huge changes have quietly occurred, but Tang Jian still used his experience in that time and space to formulate combat plans.
The history of this parallel time and space has already embarked on another development direction during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894. It is no longer possible to simply use previous historical experience to speculate on the behavior of the great powers. Just like this time, according to previous historical experience, Britain will They remained neutral and would not send troops rashly, but the result was that Britain stabbed China in the back.
History has changed, and previous experience has become useless. In this time and space, the development of history is unknown to Tang Jian and everyone. Tang Jian no longer has any advantages in this regard, except for the advanced science and technology and strategies and tactics brought from the original time and space.
The atmosphere in the conference room was a bit dull. The generals of China's navy, land and air force all looked at Tang Jian who was meditating eagerly. Half an hour passed like this. Ye Zugui saw that Tang Jian was stuck in place like a wooden man without saying another word. talk.
??There is no way to go on like this. Ye Zugui coughed dryly and reminded: "President, what should we do next?"
Tang Jian slowly raised his head. He had only been thinking for half an hour, but the expression on Tang Jian's face was as exhausted as if he had stayed up all night. At Ye Zugui's reminder, Tang Jian slowly raised his head, pondered for a moment, and said : "All the combat plans just announced have been cancelled."
The generals were in an uproar. The battle plan they had just put together took several months of hard work. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be an empty document today and had no effect at all.
Tang Jian paused and said in a sad tone: "Let all Chinese troops and Chinese in Hawaii be ready to retreat. It will take less than a month."??The U.S. North Atlantic Fleet will inevitably cross the equator into the North Pacific and assemble in San Francisco. If things don't turn around, then we must abandon Hawaii and evacuate everyone from Hawaii. "
As soon as Tang Jian said this, it was like a heavy bomb falling into the calm water, setting off huge waves.
Hawaii was captured from the hands of the United States after China made careful planning and went through untold hardships. This gorgeous battle had been prepared for several years, but at this moment it suddenly fell short. The feeling of failure was too hard to let go. People accepted it, and several generals even lay down on the conference table and shed tears of grief.
Ye Zugui and Cheng Biguang, as well as Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Cao Kun and others all had tears in their eyes, and their grief and anger were beyond words. Although everyone was unwilling to give up in their hearts, what Tang Jian said now was probably the most important thing in China. Good choice.
Tang Jian sighed and said: "Everyone, actually I don't want to make such a difficult decision, but the facts force me to do it. Once the British Far East Fleet successfully invades the South China Sea, our country's homeland will be threatened, and the Chinese coast The city will be directly exposed to the naval guns of the British Far East Fleet, and our rear will also be threatened. Once there is a war with the United States and the British invade from the rear, we will be attacked from both sides, and it is very likely that the entire army will be annihilated. At this point, , I can only lose my car to save my handsomeness."
The generals could only nod, that was the end of the matter, and that was all.
Tang Jian stood up and announced: "Okay, the meeting is over. If there are any changes in the future, I will inform everyone. Now everyone returns to your own army and is ready for orders at any time."
All the generals stood up together, performed a military salute in unison, and responded in unison: "Yes! President!"
Tang Jian waved his hand, and everyone left one by one. Wang Jianchuan and Chen Chusheng hesitated in the conference room for a while, and finally turned back and looked at Tang Jian with a sad look on his face.
Tang Jian gave a wry smile and said, "You all should step aside, I want to be alone for a while."
Seeing that the two of them were still unmoved, Tang Jian frowned: "Back off!"
Wang Jianchuan and Chen Chusheng then left the conference room in fear, and by the way, they helped Tang Jian close the door. Wang Jianchuan sighed and said to Chen Chusheng: "I have followed the president for more than ten years, and this is the first time I have seen the president so downcast."
Chen Chusheng nodded, put his arm around Wang Jianchuan's shoulders, and said hopefully: "Captain Wang, I believe the president will definitely come up with a solution."
Wang Jianchuan was stunned for a moment. The situation was so serious that it was almost a dead end. Wang Jianchuan smiled bitterly in his heart and whispered: "I hope so!" Then, the two of them disappeared into the corridor of the conference room.
Mumbai, India, British Far East Fleet base.
British Royal Navy Admiral Michel stood on the deck of the flagship Queen Elizabeth and ordered: "Hurry up, after loading the remaining supplies on the ship, the British Empire's Far East Fleet can rush to the South China Sea!"
Michel is one of the few Royal Navy admirals in the UK. He has served in the British Far East Fleet for decades, rising from an ensign to the current admiral of the Royal Navy. Sher's attitude towards China has not always been good.
When China sent troops into Tibet and massacred thousands of British soldiers, Michel was still a major general. At that time, he was ordered to lead the Royal Navy's Far East Fleet to Fuzhou to negotiate with China. Unexpectedly, he happened to encounter the Dauntless, which China had just built.
With the enemy outnumbered, Churchill, the member of Parliament who was accompanying him at the time, kept discouraging him from conflict with the Chinese Pacific Fleet. Therefore, he left with full confidence, but ran back in despair. He still can't swallow this breath.
Now we have finally waited for this opportunity. Although the overall strength of the British Far East Fleet is not as good as that of the Chinese Pacific Fleet, the main force of the Chinese Pacific Fleet has been dispatched at this time, leaving only the South China Sea Fleet with three battleships. Dealing with such a fleet, Michel asked himself that he was still very confident, especially now that Churchill, who likes to point fingers, is not here, so he can completely let it go.
"We must teach these arrogant yellow-skinned monkeys a lesson! It's best to smash their butts and let them know who is the overlord of the ocean!" Michelle said angrily. At this time, China's local guards are empty. If this is the case, If he still can't defeat the South China Sea Fleet, then he will take the blame and resign.
The last bit of supplies had been loaded onto the ship. Michelle was so proud that she waved her hand: "Immediately, let those yellow-skinned monkeys know how powerful the Royal Navy of the British Empire is!"
"Haha" a burst of laughter immediately sounded in the bridge.
??A long-pitched whistle sounded, and the British Royal Navy's Far East Fleet slowly sailed out of Mumbai Port, entered the Indian Ocean, and headed towards Malacca.
Looking as far as the eye can see, behind the blue sea and sky, with masts standing tall and flags flying, the British Royal Navy's Far East Fleet looks spectacular after forming its formation on the Indian Ocean.