I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 220 I’m fighting the elite

One of the two sisters is the queen of Russia and the other is the future queen of England. George cannot afford to offend either of them.

Those who jump in line are not allowed to jump in line, just to appease those who are not qualified to jump in line.

Even the French and Americans, who shout "equality for all" the loudest, do not believe that true "equality for all" is possible. It is just a utopian fantasy.

The aristocratic group is originally the beneficiary of class society. Nobles are given priority, big nobles are given priority, and the royal family is at the top of the food chain. These concepts are natural. As a member of the royal family, George was fooled by the Americans before he believed in the Americans.

There are really many people looking for George to open the back door. Who is not a close relative?

If the back door could be opened, George opened it.

There are some shameless ones, such as little Nicholas's fourth cousin and his father-in-law. It's a long way off, but you can still remember it clearly.

I'm afraid Jun Lu doesn't even remember it so well.

George's popularity far exceeded Bayard's expectations.

Until George left early, Bayard did not find an opportunity to communicate in depth with George.

It's okay.

There was no chance at the banquet, so Bayard came directly to Oak Camp to find George the next day. It was a more suitable place for communication than at the banquet.

Since the Czar was not present, Bayad stopped talking in circles.

"If you build a factory in the United States, the U.S. government will provide land acquisition, taxation, and policy support——"

“Is factory land free?”

George made the conditions directly.

"can!"

Bayard promised. Although the territory of the United States is not as large as that of Russia, how much land can be used by one factory?

“What about water, electricity and transportation?”

George finally realized how fun it is to be a foreign businessman.

"If you choose to put the factory in the first state, I can answer you now."

Bayard was a native of Delaware, which was the first state to join the American Union, so it was also called the First State.

"Delaware, it's not impossible -"

George can consider it.

"Then it's okay. The state of Delaware will be responsible for the water, electricity and transportation of the factory."

Before becoming secretary of state, Bayard was a senator from Delaware.

"How long is the tax holiday?"

George has many demands and strives for his own interests as much as possible.

"How about 1 year?"

Bayard is also cunning. Can he build the factory in one year?

“Tax-free for three years, halved for five years, and fully taxed after ten years.”

George is no nonsense.

"Do you want to start counting from now on?"

Bayard's cheerfulness surprised George.

Americans in this era are really pragmatic.

This is true. Until the fall of Big Brother, the United States was very pragmatic.

"Then there's just one last question left, I need a loan."

George's greed made Bayard very happy.

Greed is good.

If there were no shortcomings at all, Bayard would doubt George's sincerity.

"How many?"

Bayard was worried that the American government had no right to mint money.

The power to issue currency in the United States is in the hands of the Hebrews at the Federal Reserve.

Therefore, the Onsa people controlled the military power and did not give the Hebrews a chance to intervene in the military power.

This is the American version of political power emerging from the barrel of a gun.

"100--"

George's words just made Bayard feel more relaxed, and then they made Bayard's heart hang.

"——Only the first issue."

Cars are a complex project. If you want to create high-quality and affordable cars, you must place the entire industrial chain in the United States.

In the early days, parts could only be imported from Vladivostok and assembled in the United States.

This is why Bayad values ​​George.

Because what George brought to the United States was not an assembly factory, but an entire industrial chain.

If it was only US$100 million, Bayard would still be able to accept it.

Once the conditions are mentioned, it’s a commitment.

"I will improve the domestic industrial chain in the United States as soon as possible, hire workers from the United States as much as possible, and provide them with generous salaries. You should know that workers in the companies under my name have never caused trouble because of wages."

"The first car in a U.S. factory will be the car of the U.S. president. In the short term, the monthly output of U.S. factories will be no less than 100 vehicles. The final output will depend on how big the U.S. market is."

Bayad was still very satisfied with George's attitude. There is nothing we can do about it. In this era, the United States really does not have much confidence in front of European countries.

In 1887, Europe was still the center of the world. Although the United States was trying to catch up, in front of ancient empires like Europe, the United States had the image of an upstart and was looked down upon.

In the United States at this time, the Civil War had just ended, and reconstruction work was still in progress.

In the Bering Strait, the United States and Canada had a dispute. Canada had a strong attitude because of the support of Britain.

In the Samoa Islands, the United States, Britain, and Germany have been competing for many years. Bayard adopted an active foreign policy after becoming Secretary of State. He managed to convene a meeting of the three powers at the beginning of the year to deal with the disputes over the interests of the three countries in the region, but no agreement was reached. .

Therefore, Russia's friendship is very important to the United States now.

George knows how great the potential of the United States is, and he will not look down upon the United States because of the image of Americans as a nouveau riche, like the current European countries and Russian princes.

Considering Vladivostok and the future of the Russian Empire, George will also strive to have good relations with the Americans.

With this premise, the cooperation between George and the Americans went in both directions.

Hoven and Ivanov also went in both directions.

Huo Wen did not believe the intelligence provided by Van Burden. He first sent people to investigate the location provided by Van Burden and determined that there were a large number of Russians in the area. Only then did Huo Wen lead his troops to attack.

The information provided by Van Burden was quite detailed, giving a complete picture of the Lansha Sultanate's army numbers, equipment levels, and training levels.

Huo Wen didn't dare to delay.

According to the intelligence provided by Van Burden, the strength of the Lansha Sultanate is increasing every day.

There was endless debate in the Netherlands over the decision to reinforce the East Indies, and it took several months to reach a conclusion.

In a few months, even if domestic reinforcements arrive, the thousands of indigenous troops recruited by the Lansha Sultanate will have been trained. By then, conquering the Lansha Sultanate will cost even more.

Of course, it is also possible that by that time, the strength of the Lansha Sultanate has expanded to the point where it cannot be conquered.

Therefore, Huo Wen had to take risks and take the initiative.

To be sure, Huo Wen divided his troops into three groups, and he personally led the army in the middle to attack Oak City.

The Oak City address provided by Van Beurden was false.

As he got closer and closer to Oak City, Van Burden's face became paler and paler.

"what happened to you?"

Huo Wen did not realize that he was entering the ambush circle of the Lansha Sultanate.

"There are still more than 400 captured officers and soldiers in Oak City. If we attack directly, they may be massacred by the Russians."

What Van Burden is really worried about is that his whereabouts will be exposed.

"I'll think about ransom after I defeat the Russians."

Huo Wen didn't care about the safety of prisoners of war. Perhaps in his opinion, those prisoners of war would be the best destination if they died in the battle.

No matter how powerful the Russians are, they will eventually have limited manpower.

It is simply a shame that those soldiers became prisoners of the Russians without any resistance.

Hoven's middle route army marched slowly because it carried artillery. When it arrived at "Oak City", the forward troops had already exchanged fire with the troops of the Lansha Sultanate.

Hoven used a telescope to observe, and had to admit that if the Russians were given more time, it would be hard to say whether they would win or lose.

The location chosen by the Russians was very clever. Oak City is located in a depression deep in the mountains.

Due to time constraints, the Russians had not had time to build fortifications. Only a simple wooden wall and a trench formed the defense line.

Although the defense line is crude, the Russians used sandbags to reinforce it, and the defense is still quite strong.

The trench is connected to the water source. At a critical moment, the dike can be blown open and water can be diverted into the trench to enhance the trench's defense.

The mountain terrain around Oak City is difficult to climb. Although this provides Oak City with better defense, it also cuts off the escape route. The Dutch only need to block the exit, and the Russians will be unable to fly.

It takes time for artillery to take up positions.

Hoven ordered the servant troops to attack to test Oak City's defense strength.

Outside the trench of Oak City, hundreds of servants had fallen everywhere.

The Dutch officer who was named looked embarrassed. After half an hour, more than 200 servant soldiers timidly left the starting position and launched an attack on Oak City.

At a distance of 200 meters, although there was vague activity in the position behind the trench, the defenders did not fire.

At 150 meters, the attacking servant soldiers became slower and slower. Some even fell to the ground and crawled forward, which was simply embarrassing.

"Law enforcement team!"

Huo Wen ordered the law enforcement team to come forward and enforce battlefield discipline if the servant soldiers cowered.

Bah!

Gunfire finally came from the Oak City position. Although the gunfire was not intensive, the attacking troops were losing money quickly.

"These Russians have excellent shooting skills. They must have undergone rigorous training. An attack of this level cannot break through the opponent's defense line."

Foster, a colonial officer from Batavia, admitted that the servant army was no match for the Russians.

More than just an opponent.

As soon as the battle began, the morale of the servant army collapsed completely and they almost dispersed. Some of the servant soldiers even threw away their rifles when they fled.

The servant army was brought by Huo Wen, and he knew best what kind of combat effectiveness it had.

The artillery was sent from the Netherlands. According to Hoven, the combat effectiveness was not bad. It took about 50 minutes to complete the position.

There are only four artillery pieces in total, and they are retractable guns weighing 1.5 tons. Each time this kind of artillery fires, the firing parameters must be recalculated, which is extremely inefficient.

Even so, in East India, artillery is a powerful weapon for attacking strongholds, especially against wooden walls like Oak City. The role of artillery is incomparable to that of infantry.

This time Hoven directly sent elite troops from the Netherlands for reinforcements.

(End of this chapter)