Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

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"The commander-in-chief has worked hard for the past few days." Lu Han still had a sweeter mouth.

Ye Zugui smiled happily: "Next, you and brother Jinrong will have to work hard."

"Are you going to return to our country?"

"After refueling and leaving, the First Fleet is also together—" He said, and glanced at Chen Jinrong, "After running this round, the tanker is almost empty, and Hawaii can no longer support us."

He paused for a moment, and then said calmly: "This time, the main force of the enemy fleet was not captured, which was actually expected. The original intention of the typhoon operation was to give the Americans a little color, and force them to invest their main force in home defense. Come, make it temporarily unable to raid the coast of the empire. In the future, you will launch the second and third typhoon operations to prevent them from sleeping peacefully."

"Now that the main force of the US fleet has withdrawn to the east coast and the operation to block the canal has been completed, does the Admiralty have no plans to take advantage of the situation and land in America?" Lu Han asked curiously.

"I haven't received any orders related to this yet." Ye Zugui responded lightly, "It's just that in order to maintain the safety of the empire's coastline and maintain the garrisons of the Pacific islands, especially the garrisons on the Hawaiian side, the tonnage of ships occupied It is already very impressive. Before the function of Pearl Harbor is restored, the possibility of launching a large-scale landing operation against the Americas is very small. I believe that the decision makers of the Ministry of the Navy, especially His Majesty the emperor who made the final holy ruling, are quite sensible .”

"Let me ask you, do you think the long-term high-intensity combat of the resident fleet can be maintained only by relying on the Lahana anchorage?" Ye Zugui pondered for a while, and suddenly asked a question.

Lu Han hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "No, after all, it's just a temporary anchorage, open to the sea on all sides, can't avoid much wind, and there is no wharf, and the transportation is all ship-to-ship. It's dangerous, the storm a few days ago capsized several motor boats..."

"This is true for your garrison fleet, let alone the large fleet in the Americas. Of course, it is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders. If the Ministry of the Navy insists on doing this, we will have to do our best to defeat the enemy."

"Yes!"

"Brother Guoxiang, has the reorganization of the Fifth Fleet been completed?" Ye Zugui turned to Lin Guoxiang again.

"The fleet has been cleaned up and ready to attack at any time—"

"Very good, immediately start the 'Qianlong' II combat plan to turn the Bay of Panama into a restricted area for ships. This important task will be handed over to your Fifth Fleet for the time being."

"Yes!"

Washington, the White House.

"A total of 470 officers and soldiers of the San Diego army and navy were killed. The number of missing persons is still being counted. The port facilities were severely damaged. The loss of [-] tons of warships and [-] tons of merchant ships..."

"A total of 580 officers and soldiers of the Los Angeles Army and Navy were killed or injured, and about 1000 civilians were killed or injured. A cross-sea bridge was blown up, and countless vehicles were lost..."

President Johnson angrily swung his cane, interrupting Vice Admiral Sims' report.

"Bandits, gangsters! Open fire on civilians with the cannons of the capital ship, it really is a barbaric empire like Germany!"

"We need to electrify, to report, and to show the world the evil deeds of the Chinese people—" the president's righteous messenger eyes seemed to be spraying God's wrath.

"Your Excellency, compared with the crime of the Chinese massacring civilians, the loss of prestige of the United States among South American countries is the most worrying thing." Secretary of State Rusk rolled his fox-like blue eyes.

Johnson blinked suspiciously: "What do you want to say?"

Dragon's Roar Chapter 22 Mexican Revolution

"Panama and the west coast were attacked, but we were powerless to fight back. If such things spread, the great prestige that our country has built in South America since President Monroe is likely to disintegrate. In contrast, China has always had considerable power in South America." Now they have temporarily controlled the Eastern Pacific and South Pacific, and if this continues, I fear that sooner or later there will be enemies on the American continent who dare to openly oppose us.”

"The enemy of the American continent has appeared." Minister of War Vance suddenly sneered beside him.

"you are right……"

"Mexican bandit leaders Vila and Sabada have taken Mexico City. They are the most dangerous revolutionary and anti-American faction. I am almost sure that in order to seize power in the country, they will not refuse the aid of the Chinese, and the Chinese And we will never do business at a loss, think about it. Just on our southern border, there is suddenly a hostile country with a population of 2000 million, and this country will open military access to our most dangerous enemy, the consequences will be disastrous."

Vance shook his head and said: "Bandits are bandits. They only know how to destroy the old order, but they are powerless to establish a new order. The general trend of the Mexican Revolution is unshakable. What we have to do now is to find a revolutionary who is more in line with the interests of the United States." , Karansha is our best choice."

The Mexican Revolution that Vance said has advanced to its fifth year amid twists and turns and bloodshed.

After the Mexican people overthrew the dark rule of the great dictator Diaz, Madero, who was born as a landlord and capitalist, was elected President of Mexico.On the one hand, Madero restricted foreign capital, but on the other hand, he stagnated on the issue of the land revolution. The former aroused the hatred of the United States, and the latter attracted the Chabata uprising army representing the interests of the poor peasants to oppose the United States, and single-handedly planned to overthrow Madero. The military coup d'etat of the regime and the support of the reactionary officer Huerta came to power, which directly led to the outbreak of the Mexican Civil War. The Peasant Army of Chalta and the Constitutional Army organized by Madero's assistant Carranza jointly overthrew the Huerta regime. During this period, the United States sent troops to land in Veracruz Bay under the pretext that the sailors were detained, directly interfering in the process of the Mexican Revolution. As the situation in the Pacific became increasingly severe, the U.S. military withdrew from Mexico.After the joint victory over Huerta, the Peasant Army and the Constitutional Army immediately turned against each other. Although the Peasant Army generals Vera and Shabada lost for a while, they received strong support from the middle and upper classes in the country, and the two sides were at a stalemate for a while.

"Karanza? He's more anti-American than Madero. Madero just wants to limit our capital, but he wants to drive us all out of the mines in Mexico."

Rusk sent a slightly sarcastic smile: "You almost forgot that your family does have a large investment in Mexico—"

Vance was hit in the weak spot, and he was angry and anxious: "Now is not the time to mention this!"

"Okay, okay, for God's sake, turn your spearheads to the enemy." Johnson pretended to be a good guy, and hurriedly stepped forward to be a peacemaker. "In any case, we can't let the southern frontier face the danger of being invaded when the west coast is tight. In the current situation, we are either supporting the bandits or supporting Karansha. I think Karansha has a better future. What do you think?"

Rusk nodded: "I think that compared to the bandit leaders who lead the beggars and hooligans, Karansha, who has the support of the church and the middle class, is the real stable politician. Only he can lead Mexico out of the chaos of the revolution and complete the revolution." The rebuilding of the country, a stable, conservative Mexico is in the interests of the United States. We have to win him over to our side before China can influence him."

"Give him arms, dollars, fully support him, and don't put too many additional conditions. As long as he doesn't vote for China, everything is easy to say-half a year is enough. After half a year, even if Karansha votes for China, we still have the power to spare him. Get rid of it, so just make a promise at this time."

"Leave this matter to me." Rusk said confidently.

The U.S. has a government system, and there is no foreign minister. Foreign affairs are always carried out by the secretary of state and the president.

"Another thing is that the United Kingdom recently announced the implementation of unrestricted submarine warfare, which will sink any ship sailing in the South Pacific without warning—" Sims went on to report.

"Seeing that we were beaten up by the Chinese, we finally couldn't help stretching out our hands. Very well, since they are looking forward to this, we also issued an announcement in the name of diplomacy, welcoming the decision of the allies. Paris and London should release Fireworks celebrated. But the British are really cunning, do they still have decent warships in the South Pacific? The so-called unlimited submarine warfare is just to make the United States happy." Johnson took off his pince-nez and squinted Look at Rusk.

"How did that meeting go?"

"Everything has been contacted. The last day of March will be held as scheduled. The British Prime Minister, the French Prime Minister, the plenipotentiary representatives of the Soviet government and the King of Belgium, as well as relevant generals and officials. The hotel in Casablanca is fully booked."

"Very well, justice must fight against evil. This is God's will. As the party of justice, it is time for everyone to sit together and talk."

On the east coast of Mexico, in the Gulf of Veracruz, the Stars and Stripes are flying. Hundreds of ships are gathered here. The American intervention force of Lieutenant General John Pershing is driving proudly through the city of Veracruz one by one. The street was welcomed by the constitutionalist citizens of Karansha, and a team of various wheeled and tracked vehicles aroused the curiosity of the onlookers, who kept pointing and marveling.

The civil war between Karansha’s Constitutional Army and the Peasant Army of Villa and Sabada has lasted for more than a year. Although the Peasant Army has occupied the capital Mexico City, its radical egalitarian policy has isolated itself. After the first Peasant Army leader Vera and Shabada split due to differences in routes, the situation of the Peasant Army went from bad to worse. Although they could occasionally get arms smuggled from China across the ocean, relatively speaking, Kalasha’s constitutional The military can more easily receive more assistance from the United States, which is close by.But this time, the impatient United States went into battle with its own shirtless body, trying to eradicate this "ulcer" that threatened the United States' backyard in one go.

In the endless line of vehicles, in the open window of a large, smooth Chevrolet sedan, two heroic young military officers kept looking out.

"George, I don't think you should be here."

The one who looked younger and calmer suddenly spoke to his companion.

"Then why are you here?"

The one who looked a little older and full of drive asked nonchalantly without looking back.

"Because you are my officer, Colonel George Cartwright Marshall."

"Isn't that the end? There is nothing we should or should not do. We are driven forward by our natural mission. This mission is war—we were born for war, so we should stand at the forefront of war. line, and lead our army, our cavalry, to the enemy, to be tested by God. Tell me, are you not here for war, Major George Smith Patton?"

"Our opponents are just a group of farmers... I don't think there is much sense of honor to speak of, and it is difficult to gain any useful experience." The 35-year-old Major Patton still muttered unwillingly.Graduated from the West Point Military Academy, he and Marshall, who came from a wealthy family in California, may only have a chance to become close friends through the melting pot of the military. He also participated in the Summer Olympics held in Beijing and won No.5 in the pentathlon. "Whatever it is, as long as it is the enemy of the United States, we must destroy them! Whether it is with rifles, artillery or tank tracks!"

Marshall waved his hand aggressively, with a look of arrogance. Now 40 years old, he also graduated from West Point in his early years. He successively served in the 15th Cavalry Regiment, the Army Staff, and once served as General Pershing's adjutant.

After the Pearl Harbor incident, Marshall was entrusted by the Army Staff to lead a delegation to Europe to inspect the armored forces of Britain and France. He received the basic training of operational tanks in France, visited the tank factories of Britain and France, and followed the combat officer of the Royal Armored Command of the United Kingdom. Colonel Fuller studied and discussed the principles and tactics of tank combat.After returning to China, Marshall immediately started the formation and training of the first batch of armored units of the US military. Although Britain and France had already granted their tank drawings and patents to the US at that time, the inexperienced US industry still needed time to digest technology and transform factories. Marshall could only Temporarily using a small number of light tanks provided by Britain and France, supplemented by non-standard armored vehicles temporarily modified by ordinary civilian tractors and cars, the first batch of the first "Army Tank School" was formed.With the mass production of standard armored vehicles, Marshall subsequently formed 6 "armored vehicle machine gun companies" and "Army Armored Vehicle School".

The first combat armored battalion, consisting of 1 Renault light tank company, 1 armored car company equipped with machine guns, 1 armored car company equipped with 37mm artillery and 1 artillery company pulled by trucks, coincided with the appointment of General Pershing Leading the army to Mexico, Marshall relied on his relationship with Pershing to insert this experimental armored battalion into the combat sequence of the expeditionary force.

"What I mean is that even if you want to gain experience, you should be on the frontal battlefield of the Sino-US war. As for the experience of suppressing the peasant army, isn't it dispensable for us?" Barton explained.

Marshall waved his hand out of the car window and said with a sneer: "Don't underestimate those guys. They once controlled half of Mexico, and they are still entrenched in the capital of this country. It is impossible to provide arms to Carranza in a short time." The problem can be solved within time. That’s why we have to do it ourselves—it is said that there are many military advisers from China in their ranks. We have to keep our eyes open. The Chinese have given us enough surprises. War, No matter what kind of war it is, it is the life of a soldier, Patton, do you want to become famous? Please join the war!"

Dragon's Roar Chapter 23 MacArthur