Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 969

The lower floor of the bridge is the pilot's waiting room, where the handsome recorder greeted her with a smile: "The high lieutenant is back, thank you for your hard work."

Gao Xinxin didn't bother to pay attention to him, stretched his wrist, took off his flight cap, signed the registration book, and sat down on the chair in the front row of the waiting room.

"Captain Gao just explained that the analysis meeting will be held in the evening, and dinner will be served as usual at five o'clock."

"Thanks, I'll wait here." Gao Xinxin closed her eyes and said.

But the recorder still had something to say: "I'm waiting for Second Lieutenant Liu. By the way, I went to the post office just now and heard that there is a letter from you and Second Lieutenant Liu. Do you want to go and see it?"

"Thank you, let's go together when she comes."

The recorder hit the wall in front of the iceberg, shrugged, and turned to greet the pilot behind.

Gao Xinxin waited for almost half an hour, and the successor pilots were almost gone, and there was no sign of Liu Yun.

"Second Lieutenant Liu hasn't come yet, don't worry, I probably met her brother up there." The recorder turned around in time to comfort him.

"It's okay, I'll continue to wait."

As soon as the words came out, I saw Liu Yun brother and sister walking down the stairs one after the other.

"Let me tell you," the recorder proudly claimed.

Gao Xinxin got up to meet Liu Yun brothers and sisters: "It's been so long, I was still worried just now."

Liu Yun smiled wryly at her with the flight hat in his hand: "I'm afraid the vacation will be ruined."

"what happened?"

"I heard there's going to be a war."

"War? Really?" Gao Xinxin seemed quite excited.

Liu Yun's elder brother, Liu Peng, the captain of the third flight squadron, spread his hands with a bitter face and said, "Miss, it's a war, not a game. Is there any need to be so happy?"

In Beijing, the Supreme Command convened the Supreme Military Conference following the Enlarged Imperial Conference.

"Everyone! Just be quiet!" Feng Xianghua knocked on the table with his fingers, and the venue fell silent.

"Please think about it, why do we have to form an alliance with the declining Germany instead of single-handedly taking on the colonial bandits all over the world? Since we have so many advanced ideas, why not unilaterally massacre Western countries?"

Yang Rui slowly helped to explain: "It can't be done, our advanced concepts can only work for a while, and will soon be imitated by the opponent. In essence, modern warfare is already a competition of industrial strength. It may take some advantage in the early stage, but it will inevitably be dragged down in the end."

"So," Feng Xianghua nodded, "We should be aware of such things as advanced concepts being imitated by other countries from the very beginning. We are preparing for war on this premise!"

"Xiang Hua is right. I also think there is no need to make a fuss about it. Due to the mutual checks and balances between the big powers, the former German colonies in the Pacific Ocean have not been divided, so what should be done will continue as usual." Guan Xuqing also sent a message , some members who wavered for a while stabilized their ground a little bit.

Feng Xianghua, who actually presided over the meeting, said: "The next major issue is the negotiation with the United Kingdom and the United States. The United Kingdom and the United States are very dissatisfied with the empire's plan to unilaterally occupy all the German Pacific colonies. The confrontation of warships in the Marshall, Gilbert and Bismarck Islands A new trend has been set off in the United Kingdom and the United States. The last thing we want to see now is that Britain realizes that it is impossible to confront China and Germany at the same time, and believes that China is a greater threat than Germany, so it strives to negotiate peace with Germany and unite the entire The white world is coming against us"

"The key is the attitude of the United States." Navy Governor Liu Buchan emphasized, "If the United States accepts my country's conditions and withdraws from the Pacific Ocean, the United Kingdom will probably try to make peace with Germany in order to preserve its Asia-Pacific colonies, taking advantage of the victorious power of World War II."

"In that case, the battle plan in my hand will become waste paper." Lin Jianzhang, Chief of the Navy's General Staff, said with a wry smile.

"Then raise the price so that the United States cannot accept our country's conditions?" Zhang Zuolin, Chief of the General Staff of the Army Ministry, said decisively, "Anyway, the trouble with the United States has reached the point of breaking out. In my opinion, we will not only drive them out. Pacific Ocean, and allow us to build a naval base in Mexico, and even share control of the Panama Canal. In short, let them go crazy."

Minister of the Air Force Feng Ru said: "It is impossible for the United States to agree to withdraw from the Pacific Ocean. They are also eager to occupy the interests of Southeast Asia and Australia. The best evidence is that the main force of the US Navy has assembled on the west coast. It seems that they are also ready to join the empire Prepare for battle."

Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang also participated in the meeting: "The United States should not be underestimated. In my opinion, we must be tough with the United States and moderate with the United Kingdom. We should not rush the British too quickly. We should lower our stance for the time being and only ask the United Kingdom to recognize China's attitude towards Germany. Occupation of the Pacific colonies, without any other conditions, and implies that the empire will not extend to the British sphere of influence in southern Europe for the time being."

"Both left and right must be careful. In this kind of thing, the pros and cons must be weighed. A slight mistake can make a huge difference," said Defense Minister Jiang Baili.

The process of history is accelerating. In March 1919, the empire’s negotiations with Britain, France, the United States, and the Netherlands came to a standstill. With the help of the United States, the above-mentioned four countries successively started war preparations in the Pacific region. By the end of November, the four countries had already Assembled a considerable naval force.

In the South Pacific, the British, French and Dutch navies have assembled a total of 7 dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers: the British "Giant" class battleships "Giant" and "Hercules", the "Indefatigable" class battlecruiser "Australia", The French "Dandon" class battleship "Dandon", the Netherlands "Java" and "Sumatra".There are also 4 old warships: 2 British "Nelson" class "Nelson", "Agamemnon", 2 "Edward VII" class: "Africa", "Britannia"; 10 ships Armored cruisers: British "Drake" class "Drake", "Cape of Good Hope", "Monmouth" class "Monmouth", "Bedford", "Kent", "Eyre Sussex, Argyle of the Devenscher class, Rosenberg, Ferry and Gambit of the French Ferry class; in addition to 14 protected cruisers and small cruisers and more than 30 destroyers, small destroyers and gunboats.

For the United States, since China launched an unprecedented Pacific exercise, the main force of the U.S. Navy has gradually shifted from the east coast to the west coast. At this time, the United States has assembled three fleets in the Pacific: one is the Philippine Squadron stationed in the Philippines, the main force For: 3 "Montgomery" class protected cruisers: "Montgomery", "Detroit", "Marblehead" and 3 "Bridge class" small destroyers, 3 gunboats.The second is the Pacific Fleet stationed in Hawaii. The main force is: 8 armored cruisers, 8 protected cruisers, and 8 destroyers.The third is the so-called "big fleet" temporarily stationed on the west coast. The main force includes: 14 dreadnought battleships, 8 former dreadnought old-style battleships, 2 armored cruisers, and 3 protected cruisers.

Thanks to the incredible code-breaking ability of the Imperial Intelligence Department and the terrifying overseas intelligence network, the above-mentioned information was completely delivered to the Naval Staff and the Imperial Security Bureau, installing an invisible see-through eye for the Imperial Navy.

For Admiral Ye Zugui, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, who is sitting on the "Taishan" sailing on the route of the Marshall Islands in Truk, the clairvoyant eye is the key, but it is not the only key.

The clear sky of the Caroline Islands is blue and clear, and the sea breeze in the Central Pacific is carrying moisture and saltiness. Hundreds of warships with five-clawed golden dragon flags hanging on the top of the mast plow countless neatly arranged white sails on the light blue sea. At this moment, the First Fleet of the Pacific Fleet and the main force of the East China Sea Task Force are headed for the final assembly point, the Marshall Islands, with an extremely public attitude.

Ye Zugui stood quietly on the nautical bridge of the "Taishan" battleship, surrounded by staff officers with gold braids on their chests. It has been two days since he left Truk, and more than half of the voyage of thousands of nautical miles has been completed. Ye Zugui was still a little uneasy.

Ye Zugui still remembers the couplet that his father happily wrote for him when he was lucky enough to be one of the first batch of overseas students of Fujian Shipping Administration: "There are strong children in the family who ride on the sea; the country's stubborn barbarians rely on pillars." His father's expectations always spur him on to get through Four years of precious time at the Greenwich Naval School in the United Kingdom.

Time flies, and it has been 34 years since he left Greenwich. Ye Zugui witnessed the birth and growth of the motherland's modern navy, and personally experienced two key naval battles in foreign wars. The magnificent feats of the imperial navy inspired him. Even so, as the commander of hundreds of steel warships in the Pacific Fleet, he must keep a clear head no matter when and where.

"Can we really lure the main US fleet out of the west coast base by driving to the Marshall Islands so ostentatiously?"

Ye Zugui recalled the question he heard when he gave orders to his subordinates three days ago. At that time, his answer was that if the main US fleet does not leave the base on the west coast, it will land first and then send aid according to plan B.

A few months ago, the General Staff of the Navy and the Pacific Fleet jointly conducted several war games at the Imperial Naval University, and finally determined the general plan for the war against the United States.The core of the master plan is to destroy or severely damage the main force of the US Navy.

After World War II, stimulated by China's rapid seizure of all of Germany's colonies in the Pacific Ocean, and the partial military mobilization of the Pacific Fleet, the United States used the Panama Canal, which was being dug, to quickly gather the main force of its navy to the west coast.However, with the current technical conditions, it is impossible for the Pacific Fleet to cross such a vast Pacific Ocean all at once, and drive to the west coast of the United States to attack the main fleet of the US Navy.

Can we wait for the US military to attack?Wouldn't it be better to wait for work at leisure and rely on the Central Pacific Islands to stop the attack?

Some staff members also made such voices, but they were quickly refuted by their superiors: This is giving up the initiative to the other party, and our side will be forced into a disadvantageous situation of being defensive everywhere and being powerless everywhere.

(End of this chapter)