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Volume Three: War in the Far East Chapter 84: The Decisive Battle of Washington (2)

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    Tang Jian looked at the smiling Lee Gates and said, "Gates, I haven't seen you for a long time. Didn't I hear that you went to Europe to open a CIA branch some time ago? Why did you suddenly come to San Francisco?  Notice.*.*¡±

    Lee Gates said with some pride: "The matters in the European branch have been taken care of long ago. Later, I went to North America for a tour. President, guess what I found?" Lee Gates told the final story.  Make a mystery.

    Tang Jian's heart was trembling. He knew Li Gates very well. The more Li Gates acted carelessly, the more important this matter was.

    Under the gaze of everyone, Li Gates solemnly took out a document from behind and handed it to Tang Jian's hand. Tang Jian opened it and looked at it, and was stunned for a moment. Then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and finally the smile turned into a big smile.  Laughing, the hearty and joyful laughter shocked everyone.

    The generals rarely saw Tang Jian laughing so heartily on such an occasion. When the generals saw Tang Jian laughing like this, they wondered, what kind of information could make the president laugh so happily?

    Tang Jian patted Lee Gates heavily on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Bill Gates, your contribution to occupying the White House will be ranked first!"

    Li Gates smiled and corrected: "President Wilson of the United States should be the first to take the credit!" Tang Jian paused, and then he and Li Gates looked at each other and smiled.

    Seeing this, the generals Ye Zugui, Cheng Biguang, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun and other generals in the conference room were even more confused. Are occupying the White House and US President Wilson two things that are on opposite sides?  Why are they connected now and saying that Wilson had the greatest credit for occupying the White House?

    Tang Jian came back from his ecstasy, saw the puzzled expressions on the faces of the generals, and announced loudly: "Just now, the director of the CIA gave me great good news. A man who can attack the east coast of the United States in a short period of time."  Coast, and even intelligence that can quickly capture Washington!¡±

    As soon as Tang Jian said this, the generals were in an uproar. Everyone knew that since the capture of San Francisco and the complete annihilation of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet, the next step was to discuss where to land from, lead the army to officially enter the United States, and attack the capital of the United States.  Washington.

    Regarding the landing site, one of the generals had three views. One was to use San Francisco as the landing site. In this way, there was no need to spend huge costs to choose another landing site. A large number of troops could be assembled in San Francisco in a short period of time to advance to Washington by land.  But there is a big disadvantage, that is, it must traverse the Cordillera Mountains and the Rocky Mountains. This kind of expedition across the North American continent is very difficult for hundreds of thousands of troops!

    The second point of view is to land in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico. Here, the land is relatively narrow, and the army can quickly cross to the east coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and then follow the flat east coast of Mexico.  Go north, enter the continental United States, and then divert to Washington.

    Similarly, this also has a disadvantage, that is, it has to cross almost the entire territory of Mexico. By the time it enters the United States, the domestic military in the United States may have already been waiting for a long time. Waiting for a long time is also not conducive to the battle of the Chinese army.

    The third idea is to detour through southern Chile and then enter the Atlantic Ocean. However, this plan has one of the biggest features, that is, it requires a large number of troop transport ships, and it has to traverse two oceans. This is undoubtedly an extremely severe test for China's logistics.  .

    In short, no matter which point of view, it will take a lot of time on the road, but except for these three options, no one seems to be able to find any other more effective options. These three options have their own advantages and disadvantages, so the generals  There are different opinions on these three issues, and they are often controversial.  This military meeting was held precisely to solve the problem of choosing a landing site.

    Therefore, after the generals heard the news announced by Tang Jian, they immediately held their breath and waited for Tang Jian to come up with a new plan that was different from these three plans, that is, they could attack the east coast of the United States in a short time, and even capture it quickly.  Washington's plan.

    Tang Jian glanced at the expectant generals in the audience, and said calmly: "We can lead the fleet and our troop carriers into the Caribbean through the Panama Canal, and use Cuba as a temporary base to attack the United States. After the preparations are complete, we  Together with the Cuban people, they will land on the United States mainland from the Florida Peninsula, and at that time, the Chinese Pacific Fleet will enter the east coast of the United States, cooperate with the landing troops, and bombard Washington!"

    As soon as Tang Jian finished his words, there was a sudden silence in the conference room. Ye Zugui and Cheng Biguang were even more stunned. Obviously this news was beyond everyone's expectation. Although it was so, the generals were not as happy as they imagined.

    Ye Zugui thought for a while and raised his own question: "President?As far as I know, although the United States obtained the right to excavate and control Panama from the Panamanians, the Panama Canal was not opened. Even though the United States conducted its first trial voyage in the Panama Canal in 1904, more than 10,000 tons of  The giant ship still cannot pass through the Panama Canal. Otherwise, Roosevelt would not have led the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet into the Pacific Ocean along the South American continent, bypassing the Horn Foot in southern Chile and entering the Pacific Ocean.  "

    Cheng Biguang deeply agreed. If the Panama Canal was indeed navigable as Tang Jian said, Roosevelt would not have bothered so much. When the Chinese Pacific Fleet captured Hawaii, it was because he saw that the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet was too far away.  The U.S. Pacific Fleet, which was beyond its reach and unable to support Pearl Harbor, looked for an opportunity to cooperate with Queen Liliuokalani, and this was how the Hawaiian invasion was established.

    Cheng Biguang also said: "President, Marshal Ye is right. We are fully capable of seizing the Panama Canal from the Americans at this time. However, due to the water depth problem, the main warships in the fleet, including aircraft carriers and large troop carriers, are  If we can't get through, if we just use small ships, the troops will be insufficient, and the fleet's firepower advantage will not be reflected. How can we talk about bombarding Washington?"

    Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, and Cao Kun also nodded slightly when they heard the opinions of Ye Zugui and Cheng Biguang. Without the support of the main battleships of the fleet, it would be very difficult for the army to fight the US military on the American mainland.  .

    Tang Jian smiled slightly. Indeed, historically the Panama Canal was officially opened to navigation in 1914. In other words, according to the normal historical trajectory, it would have to wait at least more than a year before the Panama Canal was officially opened to navigation.

    However, that is based on the normal historical trajectory. Ever since Tang Jian came to this parallel time and space, the historical trajectory in this parallel time and space has quietly changed. When China was founded, the United States wanted to control the Pacific Ocean as soon as possible in order to prevent China from becoming stronger.  region, so they stepped up construction of the Panama Canal.

    When Roosevelt took office as President of the United States, Roosevelt had a sharp vision and had long seen Tang Jian's ambitions. While vigorously developing the U.S. Navy, he also did not hesitate to increase the huge budget to dig the Panama Canal, speeding up the process of digging the Panama Canal.

    Even after Roosevelt left office and Taft came to power, the construction of the Panama Canal did not slow down at all. After Wilson came to power, in response to China's aggressive posture in the Pacific, although Wilson was a pacifist, this did not mean that  He has slacked off on U.S. defense efforts.

    On the one hand, Wilson negotiated with China, and on the other hand, he also increased the budget and stepped up the construction of the Panama Canal to shorten the voyage between the East Coast and the West Coast of the United States so that the military forces of the Pacific and Atlantic regions of the United States could be more closely integrated.  .

    However, before Wilson opened the Panama Canal, China and the United States officially started war. At this time, the official opening of the Panama Canal was already just around the corner. However, the emergency situation in the Pacific Ocean made Wilson unable to wait for the successful excavation of the Panama Canal before it was officially opened to navigation.  To send troops, Wilson then begged Roosevelt to send out troops and lead the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet southward to bypass South America and enter the Pacific Ocean.

    When the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet and the Chinese Pacific Fleet were about to have a military confrontation in the Pacific, Wilson even urged the U.S. officials who were building the Panama Canal to speed up the construction of the Panama Canal, in the hope that when the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet was fighting against the Chinese Pacific Fleet,  It can transport strategic supplies and soldiers to the west coast for support through the Panama Canal.

    Just when the Chinese Pacific Fleet besieged San Francisco, the Panama Canal was officially opened to navigation. In this case, the official opening of the Panama Canal was more than a year earlier than in the original history. Wilson was preparing to inform Roosevelt of the good news, and had mobilized a large number of  The Army prepared to assist San Francisco via troopships through the Panama Canal and into the Pacific.

    However, what surprised Roosevelt and Wilson was that San Francisco fell so quickly, and even the North Atlantic Fleet that the United States had painstakingly built was wiped out. At this time, Wilson felt bad and quickly blocked the Panama Canal.  Official opening news.

    This is what made Tang Jian laugh so much. The United States worked hard to build the Panama Canal, hoping to serve itself, but it did not expect that it ended up making a wedding dress for Tang Jian.  If Roosevelt knew about this, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood on the spot.

    In the suspicious eyes of the generals, Tang Jian unfolded the information about the Panama Canal that Li Gates had collected from North America. When Ye Zugui saw it, he immediately beamed with joy and laughed as wildly as Tang Jian had just said: "That's great.  Well, the Americans were busy, but they didn't expect that they would take advantage of us in the end. In this way, our fleet including troop transport ships can enter the Caribbean unimpeded.The east coast of the United States, which is defended by the U.S. military, can only be allowed to gallop by our Pacific Fleet!  "

    Cheng Biguang grinned heartily. This information was a timely help for China. The original three offensive plans now no longer even need to be considered.

    Tang Jian signaled the talking generals to quiet down and said: "Since we already know this information, we should control the Panama Canal in the shortest possible time. Otherwise, it will be true when the Americans react and use measures such as shipwrecks to block the waterway.  I regret it so much.¡±

    "Yes, we should send troops immediately to control the Panama Canal! President, I am willing to be the vanguard and lead the army to Panama!" At this time, Duan Qirui suddenly stood up and said.

    Tang Jian nodded and announced: "Okay, I order you to lead an army of 30,000 to control the Panama Canal first. The follow-up army will arrive later. The next time we have a meeting, it should be in Washington!"

    On December 23, 1912, Duan Qirui led an army of 30,000 people to capture Panama City under the cover of the Chinese Pacific Fleet. Five days later, Cologne was occupied by the Chinese Army, and the Panama Canal officially fell into the hands of the Chinese

    ps: Sorry, it¡¯s a little late, embarrassing~
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