Expedition to Europe

After Qin Zhiyuan sent the telegram, the huge machine of Lan Fang immediately started to move.

Prime Minister Lu Zhengxiang, who was far away in Coconut City, urgently summoned Greenton Augustine, the US ambassador to Lan Fang, and reiterated the attitude and determination of the Lan Fang government to Greenton Augustine, and asked Greenton Augustine to convey to the US government that if the US military dared to harm the "Pearl of the Sea", the Lan Fang government would never give up.

At this point, it means "don't say I didn't warn you". Greenton Augustine has been in Lan Fang for more than a day or two, and he should understand Lu Zhengxiang's determination.

At the same time, the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet and the Task Force, which were exercising in the Marshall Islands, urgently stopped the exercise and began to approach Hawaii, the largest naval base of the United States in the Pacific.

The Vladivostok Fleet, which was rushing to the Marshall Islands, also quietly turned and approached the US Navy's naval base in Guam.

Lan Fang's homeland immediately carried out a first-level mobilization. The Lan Fang First Army stationed in Jinzhou immediately entered a state of war, canceled all vacations at the first time, and all officers and soldiers outside immediately reported to the nearest military station and returned to the barracks immediately, ready to go at any time.

The 7th, 8th, and 11th Army Divisions stationed in Wanghaizhou also began to mobilize. The 7th Division moved the fastest. After Qin Zhiyuan issued a war threat, it immediately boarded a ship to Zheng He Island. Once the war broke out, this would be the place where the Lan-US war broke out. The northernmost end of Zheng He Island is only 50 kilometers away from the Philippines.

The Marine Corps also moved quickly. The direction of the Philippines was originally the focus of the Marine Corps. Half an hour after Qin Zhiyuan issued a war threat, the reconnaissance plane for forward reconnaissance had been dispatched, the reconnaissance team had gone to sea, and the troops had been assembled and ready to board the plane and drop at any time.

That is, "drop". Lan Fang's first airborne force was the 4th Brigade of the Marine Corps, with 11,000 officers and soldiers in the brigade.

Considering the relationship between Britain and the United States, Lan Fang's preparations for war also affected the British. Lanling Island and Penglai Island in Lan Fang's homeland are already world-famous scenic spots. Although the British and Americans who are traveling in Lanling Island and Penglai Island have not been expelled for the time being, they are also restricted to stay in the hotel and are not allowed to enter and leave at will. Jinzhou and Siam, which are close to British Malaya, have begun to be on alert. These two directions have begun to expel all foreigners, even including the French.

Yes, including the French. Once the war begins, there will only be Lan Fang people in Lan Fang, and even the foreign legions will be transferred out of Lan Fang.

Glinton Augustine and the US government never expected that Lan Fang's reaction would be so violent. On the one hand, Glinton Augustine assured Lu Zhengxiang that the US military would abide by the principles and would not fire at civilians, and on the other hand, he immediately informed the US government of Lan Fang's violent reaction.

The US government's reaction to Lan Fang was also very unexpected. One fact that can be confirmed is that the US government does not want Nikola Tesla to fall into the hands of the Lan Fang people, but at the same time, the US government absolutely does not want to go to war with Lan Fang because of a Nikola Tesla.

There was almost no need for the staff to analyze. Everyone knew that once the US government and Lan Fang went to war, even if the US government would not be at a disadvantage in the long run, the US military would certainly not gain any advantage in the short term. In two months at most, the US would lose all their bases in Asia and the Pacific, including Hawaii, and Alaska would also be under great threat from Lan Fang's northern border.

It was only now that the Americans were shocked to find that Lan Fang, a country that had only been established for less than five years, had become so strong without them noticing, and even so strong that it made the United States extremely entangled in Asia and the Pacific.

Americans were indeed very entangled. Through the world war, the United States not only paid off its foreign debts, but also became the creditor of the whole world. If it is said that before the world war, the United States only had a tendency to become the world's boss in terms of economy, then after the world war, the United States has become the world's boss not only in terms of economy, but also in terms of politics and military, at least the world's boss on par with the British, which once made Americans extremely proud.

Now Americans have discovered that in Asia, in the Pacific Ocean, which Americans have always thought of as their backyard swimming pool, Lan Fang has grown to this extent without them noticing.

The United States and Lan Fang have broad common interests in breaking the colonial system dominated by Britain and France, but this does not mean that the United States will tolerate Lan Fang's strength. The United States wants to become the world's boss after breaking the colonies dominated by Britain and France, not to create a competitor for itself.

So if there was a certain cooperative relationship between the United States and Lan Fang before Qin Zhiyuan threatened the United States with war, then after Qin Zhiyuan threatened the United States with war, the relationship between the United States and Lan Fang would take a sharp turn for the worse, from a cooperative relationship to a containment relationship.

Containment is a choice for the future. Under the current situation, the Americans are not ready for war against Lan Fang, so the White House can only choose to give in.

Fortunately, the destroyer that intercepted the "Pearl of the Sea" had a radio, so the White House's telegram could be sent directly to the captain of the destroyer.

Like the White House, Wayne Jamie, captain of the destroyer responsible for intercepting the "Pearl of the Sea", is now very conflicted.

Before receiving the telegram from the White House, Wayne Jamie had received a telegram from the Pentagon. Contrary to the content of the telegram from the White House, the Pentagon's telegram asked Wayne Jamie to sink the "Pearl of the Sea" directly.

Sink!

This means that the choice of the Pentagon is completely different from that of the White House, and it also means that if the "Pearl of the Sea" is sunk, Wayne Jamie will become the scapegoat.

In the 21st century, there was a very famous joke that everyone knew. The content of the joke was which country's soldiers were the bravest. When the American soldiers appeared, the American general ordered the soldier to walk the mast. This is a traditional project to prove the bravery of the navy. The answer of the American soldier was indeed very brave. He said: "Go to hell, do you want me to die?"

Well, that's probably what it said -

The original intention of this joke was to prove that American soldiers had the courage to challenge authority, but it also proved from another aspect that American soldiers did not seem to obey orders so much.

Disobeying orders!

This is not a joke. Soldiers should obey orders as their first duty. This is a basic principle that all soldiers should understand and should follow.

However, for Americans, this sentence is obviously very flexible. Americans have the spirit of "generals are not subject to military orders when they are away from home".

In fact, Wayne Jamie already knew at this time that a Lan Fang warship was rushing at full speed 20 nautical miles away, and more Lan Fang warships were coming. If the "Pearl of the Sea" was sunk, it would not be a question of disobeying orders or not, but whether the 146 officers and soldiers on the ship could be taken home.

This person, once he thinks too much, he will be afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind. After thinking about it, Wayne Jamie did not issue an order to launch torpedoes until the "Wei Qing" arrived.

In fact, it is easy to sink the "Pearl of the Sea", but the whole sinking process always takes half an hour, and this half an hour is enough for the "Wei Qing" to arrive.

At this point, it is useless to regret it. Wayne Jamie did not procrastinate. When he saw the "Wei Qing" appear, he retreated immediately without any entanglement.

To be honest, the moment they saw the "Wei Qing", the cheers on the "Sea Pearl" were really deafening.

The original text can be read at Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

As the two ships approached, the "Wei Qing" immediately lowered the lifeboat and took Nikola Tesla and his party over.

Nikola Tesla didn't know that Qin Zhiyuan was right next to the gangway. When Qin Zhiyuan stretched out his hand to pull Nikola Tesla onto the "Wei Qing", Nikola Tesla habitually thanked him and then let go of Qin Zhiyuan's hand.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't let go, and subconsciously supported him. After seeing Nikola Tesla stand firm, Qin Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Nikola, welcome to Lan Fang."

Even if his reaction was slow, Nikola Tesla could feel the difference of the young man in front of him wearing a set of Lan Fang military uniforms without military rank.

"You are!" Nikola Tesla was not sure.

"I am Qin Zhiyuan." Qin Zhiyuan still smiled, and his warm smile made people feel like spring breeze.

"Qin--uh--Your Majesty, I'm glad to see you--" Nikola Tesla didn't show how happy he was, and there was only surprise on his face.

I'm afraid Nikola Tesla would never have thought that Qin Zhiyuan would appear here and greet him in this way.

Nikola Tesla still felt dizzy until he entered the conference room and sat down.

"I'm really sorry, the conditions are a bit simple, I'm sorry." Qin Zhiyuan's expression didn't show much embarrassment. Qin Zhiyuan was the King of Lan Fang. As long as Qin Zhiyuan was there, even a humble room would have a unique taste of simplicity.

"I really didn't expect to meet you here under such circumstances." Nikola Tesla hadn't woken up yet, and this was definitely not because the warship was bumpy.

"I really didn't expect that meeting you would be so full of twists and turns. It's just an academic exchange, not worth making a fuss about, right?" Seeing Nikola Tesla, Qin Zhiyuan was very happy and even had the mind to joke.

"Hahaha, you're right, it's just an academic exchange - I wonder what topic you want to discuss, Your Majesty?" Nikola Tesla almost laughed to tears, not because of Qin Zhiyuan's humor, but because of his feelings.

"Any topic - as long as you are interested." Qin Zhiyuan gave Nikola Tesla full choice.

Yeah, the conditions Zheng Jing offered to Nikola Tesla were not nonsense, Qin Zhiyuan really gave Nikola Tesla almost unlimited trust.