Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 1055 Target, Hawaii (first update, please subscribe)
Standing on the spacious compass bridge of the "East Ying" battleship, the Pacific Ocean breeze gently blows on the bridge.

Commodore Li Qingsen, the commander of the fleet, only felt an indescribable satisfaction.

Half an hour ago, the Big Island of Hawaii, which was just a faint black dot on the sea horizon, has now revealed its whole picture in front of everyone.

On the side of the island facing the fleet, white smoke columns can be seen flying into the sky, and fiery red volcanic lava can be seen vaguely on the shore.Volcanic lava flows like that among the dense vegetation.

There are even a few streams of fiery red lava flowing down the cliff, and the fiery red lava pours into the blue water of the Pacific Ocean.The moment the lava fell into the sea, a large amount of white smoke rose up, and the white smoke column could be clearly seen several kilometers away.

Such a lava waterfall can only be seen here,
Under the bright sunshine, the blue shadow of the Big Island of Hawaii emerges in the line of sea and sky.The Hawaiian Islands, this string of pearls located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, was not discovered by the British navigator Cook until a hundred years ago. They once expressed their sincere admiration, admiring that only the power of God can create such a paradise in the middle of the boundless ocean. beautiful paradise.

They still enjoyed stability for decades after the archipelago was discovered because it was not on the sailing lanes of the Pacific Ocean.It was not until more than half a century ago, with the influx of American whaling ships, that the tranquility of the past was lost here.

But now this pearl in the Pacific Ocean has come to an end with the end of the sailing age, and its important strategic value has become increasingly apparent.Ships from various countries traveling to and from the Pacific Ocean often add coal and water to this place.

Now Li Qingsen and his sailors, as usual, went to Pearl Harbor to add coal and water—seven years ago, the Imperial Navy established a coal and water station in Honolulu.

Seven years ago, it was a crisis that wasn't a crisis.

In 1875, the United States forced Hawaii to sign the seven-year "U.S.-Xiamen Reciprocal Treaty." The treaty stipulated that the two sides would give each other preferential tariff treatment, and at the same time agreed that the most-favored-nation treatment of the Kingdom of Hawaii would be exclusively enjoyed by the United States.In addition, during the validity period of the treaty, all ports and territories in Hawaii shall not be leased or mortgaged to any country, and no country shall be granted the privilege of using ports and territories.This effectively puts Hawaii in the exclusive sphere of influence of the United States.

After Ming’s ambassador to Hawaii learned of this information, he immediately reported it to the country. The empire responded quickly. On the one hand, he protested in Washington through the ambassador to the United States, and at the same time mobilized fleets from the North Sea, Linhai, and Japan to Honolulu.

At that time, the Empire mobilized almost the entire Pacific Fleet to force the United States to agree to amend the treaty with a strong demonstration of force.Then Ming also signed the "Ming Xia Reciprocal Treaty" with Hawaii, the content of which is exactly the same as that of the United States, what is the only difference?
That is, during the validity period of the treaty, all ports and territories in Hawaii shall not be leased or mortgaged to any country, and no country shall be granted the privilege of using ports and territories.This actually included Hawaii in the sphere of influence shared by Ming and the United States.

And this year... exactly seven years, the contract is about to expire and is facing renewal.

At this time, Brigadier General Li Qingsen paid a friendly visit to Hawaii on his way back to Dongying Duhufu, leading the flagship "Dongying" of the Dongying Squadron of the Pacific Fleet.

Although the sailors have been to Honolulu many times, every time they can bring them a new feeling, only those sailors who sail on the vast ocean all the year round will have the feeling.

"The fleet changes into a line formation, Captain Ye."

Li Qingsen put down the binoculars in his hand and turned to Commander Ye Xiangjia.

"Yes, sir."

Ye Xiangjia replied loudly.

"Signal, the entire fleet changes to a one-line formation."

"Yes, sir! Change to line formation! Sir!"

The order was issued layer by layer.

Officers at all levels meticulously relayed the orders of the fleet commander.

At this time, the Imperial Navy showed the results of the rigorous training they usually received. The fleet changed its formation with very smooth movements. A battleship, two cruisers, and a coal ship lined up in a column.

Then the fleet adjusted its course about ten nautical miles away from Oahu Island, and then the ships, led by the battleship Dongying, completed a beautiful turn with a distance of 1000 meters, heading towards Honolulu, which is due north. Nuru advances.

Li Qingsen nodded in satisfaction.

The quality of this fleet can be seen from this maneuver. The superb maneuvering skills shown by the captains of each ship just now can score 90 points. Li Qingsen, who has just taken the post of commander, is naturally very pleased. .

"Mr. Lee, how long are we going to stay in the Hawaiian Islands?"

Captain Ye Xiangjia took a cup of tea from the tray brought by the orderly and handed it to the commander of the fleet. Ten nautical miles is enough for a cup of tea.

"That depends on the Americans. We are here this time, not so much for a visit, but to show the Americans that the empire pays attention to this place and prevent them from doing anything unusual. Now the importance of Hawaii has become increasingly important. It shows that whether it is the empire or the United States, they are all salivating over this. This task is easy to say, but it is very likely to turn into a "second Hawaiian crisis". The task is arduous! Once we lose If we let the Americans take over Hawaii, what we will lose is the entire Pacific Ocean. Not only will the connection between the empire’s East China Sea and the North Sea be cut into two, but the connection between the empire’s mainland and the northern frontier will also be seriously affected. Our shoulders One can imagine the pressure on the board, so no matter what, we must complete this task."

"Indeed, Hawaii is my place of life and death in the Pacific Ocean. No matter what, it must be controlled by the empire."

"So, we have to be prepared, if something unexpected happens, we are the empire's first line of defense in Hawaii!"

Picking up the teacup in his hand, Li Qingsen took a sip, and just as he was about to put down the teacup, an officer reported.

"Report, sir, American warship spotted in Honolulu!"

"American warship."

Passing the teacup to the orderly at the side, Li Qingsen directly picked up the binoculars and looked towards the berthing area.

Through the eight-fold seagull telescope, we can clearly see four warships with the Stars and Stripes moored in front of the berthing area—the US fleet.

"The first one should be the battleship "Oregon"!"

Putting down the binoculars, Li Qingsen pursed his lips and said.

"Looking at it this way, our mission this time may be more complicated than we thought before."

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