The Sino-Soviet anti-aggression and mutual assistance treaty was negotiated last year, and it will be the second year that the Soviet Union and Russia have been able to discuss and pass the ****** and send it back to China. After the general election of the Inspector's Yuan, many deputies were afraid of this treaty, which aroused the hostility of the United States, and in addition to the clamor of some Westernized pro-American and pro-German elements, the treaty was not actually adopted when the Inspector's Yuan voted on it.

It's just that it didn't sign a contract with Soviet Russia, and the negotiations with the United States still failed. During the Marshallese conflict, many newspapers condemned Japan for shooting down a seaplane from the United States to search and rescue a female pilot without humanitarian spirit. Of course, this time the press was not only the voice of Ta Kung Pao, Yishi Bao, and the declaration, but the Reich Daily, which was republished after the burning, specially invited several senior naval and air force officers to explain in detail the location of the crashed plane on the basis of the information released by the United States. In the end, the answer was that even if there was a headwind of more than 40 miles in 1.5 hours, it was impossible to make a forced landing in the Marshall Islands, six or seven hundred nautical miles away.

The aircraft made a forced landing at most between 300 and 400 nautical miles northwest of Howland Island, which is still the most optimistic estimate, and according to Emilia's report at 8:43 a.m., at this time she was only 100 nautical miles away from Itasca, and with only half an hour of fuel left, she could only make a forced landing in an area of 50 nautical miles to 150 nautical miles northwest of Howland. To insist on describing the Marshall Islands, which is a thousand kilometers away, is clearly a political conspiracy.

The burning of the Imperial Daily was news, and the republication was also news, and as soon as it was published, it reported in detail on the hot event, pointing out that the forced landing of the American female aviator in the Marshall Islands was actually a political conspiracy, which immediately stirred up a thousand waves with one stone. How can ordinary people read newspapers and look at the map of the Great Ocean? How far away is Howland Island and the Marshall Islands, the Ta Kung Pao, the declaration of such well-known newspapers as only approximately. They described in detail the exchange of fire between Japan and the United States, not the wrecked plane. At this time, the Imperial Daily printed a map of the Central Pacific Ocean in the newspaper: Lae, where it was supposed to land, Howland Island, Baker Island, the Marshall Islands, the Gilbert Islands, and the Mariana Islands, all of which were indicated, so that readers could understand how far Howland Island was from the Marshall Islands. It is also possible to understand how important the Marshall Islands really are.

The combination of the US side's miscalculation of the crashed plane's forced landing site and the strategic significance of the Marshall Islands cannot but make people agree with the opinion in the newspaper that the disappearance of the female pilot should indeed be humanely rescued. However, to move the plane's forced landing site nearly 1,000 kilometers west, and to say that she made a forced landing on the Marshall Islands, can only be described as uneasy and kind.

"This Imperial Daily, Ah ......" On the first day of the first day of June, Weng Wenhao was in the mansion, a former Qing Beizi Mansion provided by the household department. Because of the expensive paper in Luoyang, the Imperial Daily that day, he still saw the above article from the visiting Hu Shi. The article does make a reasonable assumption, but it is the opposite of what the Cabinet wants.

"Although it is illegal for the students to burn the Imperial Daily newspaper, their original intentions are good." Hu Shi was holding a cup of tea, and today he was looking for Weng Wenhao for the arrest of the students. As soon as the two rest days have passed, the day after tomorrow, the Dali Temple in Beijing will try the arson and wounding case. "Some things are factual, but they pile up for another purpose. It's like bricks, you can build a school or a prison, so the architect's intention is the most important thing.

The Imperial Daily has long advocated that China and the United States must go to war. Although it is not explicitly stated, from the editor-in-chief to the column editor, they have always believed that China and Japan should expel the US fleet from Asia so as to establish an Asian economic circle belonging to China and Japan. This idea is really unrealistic, and the combined industrial scale of China, Japan and North Korea is less than a quarter of that of the United States. If you fight hard, you can only ruin the country and ruin your family......"

While Hu Shi was talking, Weng Wenhao kept thinking about the proposal of the Prosecutor's Court on the third day of the first month - the content of the proposal was that China unilaterally withdrew from the East Asia Alliance Treaty, so as not to be dragged into the Japan-US Pacific War because of the treaty. The representatives of the Rifan Yuan would certainly be against it. But their seats were only equivalent to eight provinces, and their number was less than two hundred, as long as the Kannai delegates were determined to withdraw from the alliance treaty. These people can't be stopped. However, among the 19 provinces in Guannai, most of the representatives of Guangzhou, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Shanxi, and Taiwan are inclined to form an alliance. Many representatives from other provinces are also watching.

If the Marshall Islands were to fight more and more, the cabinet would be able to claim that Japan was deliberately provoking the war. But now, as soon as this article in the Imperial Daily comes out, the humanitarian aid is actually described as a political conspiracy, and it is justified and well-founded, which will certainly change the position of some deputies, and when the time comes, the vote will not pass, and the matter will be messed up.

Putting aside the proposal to withdraw from the East Asia Alliance on the third day of the first month, Weng Wenhao took a sip of tea and asked, "Is there any way to do it?" ”

"At the moment, we can only strengthen public opinion propaganda," Hu Shi lifted his glasses, looking like a scholar. "Can the Imperial Daily Rites Department find a way to temporarily seal it down?"

"The Imperial Daily is a big newspaper, and the seizure will definitely cause public criticism, especially at this time." Weng Wenhao thought about it for a while, and felt that this seemed impossible. "Don't you think that now that we have blocked the Imperial Daily, we are not afraid that they will seize Ta Kung Pao and your independent commentary after they come to power?"

"That's just as well." Hu Shi smiled. "But I didn't think about it that far, the current situation is critical, if the third vote of the Inspectorate is not passed, then we will really be dragged into the war by Japan."

"But if Marshalles' side is really an American conspiracy, we can't avoid it." After reading the Imperial Daily, combined with the situation of the negotiations with the United States since the formation of the cabinet, Weng Wenhao could not help but feel some emotion.

"Is Yongni discouraged?" Hu Shi's smile widened. He knew Weng Wenhao too well, and knew that this person couldn't stand the agitation the most.

Sure enough, hearing Hu Shi say this, Weng Wenhao waved his hand and said awe-inspiringly: "How can I be discouraged, I just think that Americans are really unkind." Shaochuan's side is like that, and they are still not satisfied. What exactly do they want? Want us to hand over all the overseas markets to them and not let our country's goods be exported? Is this possible! ”

For Weng Wenhao, the first is to provoke the general, and the second is to induce him when he is excited. Seeing Weng Wenhao's temper coming up, Hu Shi smiled again: "It's not because our conditions are not good, it's because we talked with Japan together." As you know, Japan is determined to drag us into a war with the Americans. They are so aggressive, how can the Americans talk to us well? A lot of things that seem difficult. It was also the Americans who couldn't find a reason to refuse, so they had to put it forward. ”

"Really?" Weng Wenhao asked with an eyebrow. Another line of communication with the United States is carried out by Hu Shih through the Pacific Institute of International Studies. I have obtained a lot of useful information from him, and at least Washington has learned a lot about its attitude toward China. Now Hu Shi spit out the inside story again. Weng Wenhao suddenly had hope again.

"Of course it is." Hu Shi nodded heavily, "The Americans and the Philippines have granted it independence in ten years, and they still care about annexing our land?" Besides, the United States has always flaunted justice and freedom in its domestic political circles, so how can it suddenly infringe on another big country because of its interests? Yongni, you must not be deceived by those anti-American elements, who hate and slander the United States with only one intention: to keep our country's existing political system, to keep their own power and vested interests.

Yongni. In today's world, the United States is the only one that can counterbalance the East Asian alliance. To borrow Yang Jingcheng's words: The direction of world civilization will be determined by the Pacific Ocean, and in essence, it will be decided by China, Japan, and the United States. If China and Japan win, the entire civilized world will forever fall into darkness, and freedom and democracy will never be realized. Fortunately, China and Japan are inferior to the United States in all aspects, and war really happens. The ending is a definite one. ”

"But if we were given twenty years, we might not be able to win." Following Hu Shi's words, Weng Wenhao, who gradually understood the scale of domestic industry, suddenly said.

"But does Yongni want such a country to win?" Hu Shi asked slyly: "A country where the aristocracy is autocratic, the law is brutal, the people are ignorant, and democracy and science have no place." The attainment of world leadership by such a country will only bring endless suffering and darkness to all mankind. ”

The topic fell to science again, Weng Wenhao had to sigh, he and Ding Wenjiang's ideal is that everyone in the country understands science, uses science, and makes everyone live a good life through science. But obviously this is not the case at the moment, university admissions stagnated more than ten years ago, and Huang Renzhi in Shanghai listened to Yang Jingcheng's words. said that he wanted to build a college town, but in the end it was gone. Only the enrollment of technical schools is expanding day by day, and the children of rural families can study in technical schools after graduating from junior high school, and after graduation, they can enter factories as workers. Of course, the wages are better than farming, and it is still the factory owners who can make a lot of money.

There are more factories, more workers, more rich people, more cars, more high-rise buildings, and more kiln sisters. This is what Weng Wenhao has perceived more than 20 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Are the people doing better than the former Qing Dynasty? Of course it's better - the north and south of the river, inside and outside the border, as long as you are not lazy and do not suffer disasters. The people were basically fed; And wear, whether it is tattered or sewn. Almost every household has clothes to wear. But compared to before, they are actually 'poorer' than the rich, and what makes Weng Wenhao anxious is that such poor people still have to go to the temple every month to donate sesame oil money.

Some people have roughly calculated that the amount of sesame oil donated by the people every year is no less than one billion, which is basically the amount after the government cancels the agricultural tax. It is said that many people have this thought, that is, the emperor is kind not to pay taxes, and we people must also have a conscience, so this tax will be handed over to the temple to worship the three saints. So: 'There are temples everywhere in Shenzhou, and the monks are fatter than pigs'.

"Hey!" Weng Wenhao sighed heavily after losing his mind, he really couldn't figure out how Yang Jingcheng went down the evil road after the rebellion in the capital, before the political reform, he had great hopes for this country, but later, the more he looked at it, the more worried he became. After thinking about it, Weng Wenhao said: "It's appropriate, don't talk about this brain-wrenching thing." Just say, what do you want to arrange on the student's side? ”

"There might be a march on the students' side in the third year of junior high school." Hu Shi knew that he had persuaded Weng Wenhao to come back again, and his expression was comfortable.

"Parade? Parade at this time?! Weng Wenhao thought that two days ago, the students petitioned in front of the Jingshi Police Department, and almost had an accident.

"Yes. It will march before the vote of the Inspectorate. Hu Shih said, "Yongni, don't talk about the parade, this is just an anti-war demonstration, and it is to mobilize the peace forces of the whole country to force the representatives of the Inspectorate to seriously consider the proposal of withdrawing from the East Asian Alliance." You can postpone the proposal to the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and the parade will start in the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year and end at noon, so there will be no chaos. ”

"How many people are at the march?" Seeing that it was an anti-war demonstration, Weng Wenhao's hanging eyebrows were released, "What is the slogan?" ”

"Here in the capital, it is roughly estimated that there are more than 3,000 people. In addition, there will be parades in Tianjin, Nanjing, Taiyuan, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Wuhan, and these cities. As soon as Hu Shi opened his mouth, he was stunned, and only listened to him repeat: "The slogan is: anti-hunger, anti-war, anti-persecution; Eat, peace, freedom. ”

The other slogans are okay. But as soon as he heard the 'anti-hunger' Weng Wenhao, he laughed, "You're going too far." Are there still students who don't have enough to eat? I've heard that the Northeast has drunk milk! ”

"The Northeast is the Northeast. At least in some places in Kannai, the students don't eat well. "Hu Shidao." Since it's a parade. We must give some benefits, and if students can eat enough, it doesn't mean that they can eat meat. Speaking of this, I saw that Weng Wenhao was still laughing. Hu Shi said again: "Yongni, the only thing we can rely on is these progressive students, this force was not cultivated when it was in power, should we wait until we step down to cultivate it?" Even if we don't plan to do it in the future, we can let our American friends in China see our sincerity for peace. ”

"But what if something happens?" For the parade, Weng Wenhao is really taboo.

"You asked the Ministry of Civil Affairs to order the patrol police in various places not to interfere with the procession, what else can happen?" Hu Shi asked rhetorically.

"But ......" Although Weng Wenhao was still a little uneasy, but when he thought about the proposal to withdraw from the East Asian Alliance, he had to say: "That's good." It's just that you must take care of the students over there, and don't make any mess of that. ”

"I promise it's a march of civilization!" Hu Shi saw that Weng Wenhao finally agreed, and immediately burst into laughter. He was convinced that the forces of peace would grow rapidly and that the forces of darkness would weaken dramatically. If the proposal to withdraw from the East Asia Alliance is really passed, it can be concluded that the possibility of war is very small.

There are those who try to avoid war, and there are those who plan it with all their might. The first day of the new year is a rest day, in addition to Xu Jingxi, who is too big, Wang Jitong, Zhou Sixu, Chen Guangshou, Zhang Kun, Zhang Shi and others went to Tonghua on the tower crane the night before. Just after breakfast, the cadres were in a meeting to discuss the issue of preparing for war. The focus is on wartime materials, wartime manpower, and wartime funds. The former was presided over by Zhou Sixu, and the latter was presided over by Chen Guangshou, the former secretary of the Ministry of Justice, and Zhang Kun of the State Bank.

However, before reporting on the production of wartime materials, Zhou Sixu came up with a new plan for the Navy Design Bureau.

"Sir, the considerations of the Navy Design Bureau are. Since the speed of the tanker should reach 30 knots, it is simply changed to an improvised aircraft carrier, which can also increase the number of carrier-based aircraft. As soon as Zhou Sixu came up, he took out a design drawing of an oil tanker. Talking about new schemes. "Although the modified tanker can only carry 15,000 tons of oil, the upper deck is still 163 meters. Twenty meters wide. Move the main engine of the bridge to the rear section, build a simple hangar, and install the catapult. It can carry about twelve to eighteen carrier-based aircraft. ”

"Hehe, you guys, ......" Yang Rui looked at the new design drawing, feeling that this must be the idea of Shen Honglie of the Navy Office, the deck of the tanker is indeed flat, and he doesn't want to let go of this leveling. He asked, "Before, each combat formation was equipped with ten 26,000-ton oil tankers, how did you change it?" How much does the cost of each formation rise? Is it produced? ”

"Previously, it was 200,000 tons of oil per formation, and after the revision, it was also equipped with 200,000 tons, but because each ship only loaded 15,000 tons of fuel, it had to be equipped with 14 ships. ...... the cost of each ship, the design bureau and the Ship Administration Headquarters of the Japanese Navy Ministry conducted full tests on the ship type, changed many designs, and after comprehensive reinforcement, the cost was still 6 million, which is equivalent to the budget of each formation exceeding 24 million. In fact, this is very cost-effective, with the extra money of one simple aircraft carrier, but the carrying capacity of two aircraft carriers. In addition, because of the small tonnage, the speed is faster than that of large oil tankers. ”

Zhou Sixu had a lot of dealings with the master of the Suspicious Academy, and when he compared him, Yang Rui really only nodded. But his next sentence gave Yang Rui a headache: "Sir, it's just that the new calculations of the Navy Office show that 200,000 tons of oil is not enough, especially the oil tankers themselves also consume fuel, so ......, each formation now requires twenty 15,000-ton oil tankers." The total estimate is that the cost of each formation will increase by 60 million, which is just the price of two improvised aircraft carriers. ”

Zhou Sixu's last sentence made Yang Rui cry and laugh, and he asked, "How much does such a formation cost?" ”

"A total of 768 million, no more than 770 million." Zhou Sixu said. "The budget for building ships is 4.2 billion, and there are five formations a year, that is, 3.85 billion, and it seems that there is still a surplus overall."

"The treaty with the Soviet Union has not been signed, and it is said that the 500 million in the army cannot be moved." Yang Rui thought about the anti-aggression and mutual assistance treaty, "Subtracting this 500 million money is not enough." And the annual military expenditure of 30 billion is only a preliminary estimate, what if only 25 billion can be received? ”

"Then the aircraft carrier can only be equipped with three-inch nickel steel armor." Zhou Sixu said. In this way, the cost of each formation can be reduced by 180 million, and the total price is within 590 million, and the five formations are 2.95 billion. If only the money was small. It will only be possible to reduce the number of destroyers and cruisers, and such a formation can be compressed to less than half a billion. Five formations is 2.5 billion. The idea of the students is this: it is better to have fewer escort ships, and not fewer tankers. In naval operations, mobility is the most important. ”

"This is the case with combat formations, but what about logistics formations?" Yang Rui briefly wrote down the cost of the combat formation and asked about logistics.

"The temporary establishment is like this, two combat formations form a combat fleet, and each fleet arranges a supply base, that is, an iceberg base. These include an oil storage base, a maintenance base, and a submarine base. Zhou Sixu said, he took out the drawings of the iceberg base - in fact, it looked no different from an ordinary ship, Yang Rui couldn't tell which was the oil storage base, which was the maintenance, and which was the submarine base.

Zhou Sixu, who understood Yang Rui's intentions, put three sketches on the table. "In order to facilitate navigation, the iceberg base is designed to look like a ship, but in a larger size. The oil base is 600 meters long, 60 meters wide, 24 meters draft, and can carry 500,000 tons of fuel oil; The maintenance base is 600 meters long, 70 meters wide and 30 meters high, and is divided into two floors, the upper level is responsible for aircraft maintenance and the lower level is responsible for ship maintenance. It's actually a one-piece ship. In the middle of the bottom, that is, at the bow and stern, there is an entrance 35 meters wide and 20 meters high, from which the aircraft carrier can enter, but considering that the dock is difficult to bear, this can only be a floating dock;

The submarine base is similar in size. But the entrance is smaller, only twenty-two meters wide and twelve meters high, and two submarines can be docked side by side. A large submarine with a length of 110 meters can dock ten ships. Considering the shallow draft and light weight of the submarine, this is a dock. Seawater can be drained during repairs. ”

After talking about performance, Zhou Sixu, who knew that Yang Rui was sensitive to price, began to talk about the cost again: "Wood pulp and ice water are not valuable. It's just that the mixed ice needs to be constantly cooled or it will melt; And the temperature is only as low as minus 16 degrees, so that the hull will not deform and fall. This makes the previous estimate of 7 million simply not enough [Note: The Ice Carrier was initially estimated to be £700,000, and then the price was later increased to £2.5 million due to the need to maintain a low temperature of minus 16 degrees Celsius – Brown, Andrew (2005). J.D. Bernal: The.Sage.of.Science.Oxford.University.Press.ISBN.0-19-851544-8.], which has now been built, including 120,000 horsepower boats, at a cost of less than 30 million per base. ”

"It's not expensive." Yang Rui was very relieved when he heard that it was just the price of a simple aircraft carrier.

I don't want to think about Zhou Si continued: "But this can only be used in high-latitude areas, if it is to be used near the equator, 120,000 horsepower is definitely not enough, the air conditioner is not enough, and the insulation layer inside and outside the ship should also be thickened, and the entire cost is estimated at 60 million." ”

"How did you double that?" Yang Rui thought that it was only 30 million before.

"Sir, the cost of the iceberg base is all in the insulation, air conditioners, air-conditioning steel pipes, supporting aluminum alloys and power generation vessels. Even so, it is still not possible to move it to the equator in the summer, and it is important to avoid the months when the temperature is high, otherwise the temperature will not reach it, and the hull will likely be deformed, and once it is deformed, it will be difficult to recover. Zhou thought about it. A single ship is indeed expensive, but spread over two combat formations, it is not so expensive.

In terms of logistics planning, the east of the supply base is responsible for the high-speed supply ships attached to the combat formation; To the west, low-speed merchant ships and low-speed tankers are responsible. Taking Panama, the farthest place of operations, as an example, the distance from Japan is 13,500 kilometers in a straight line, and about 14,000 kilometers in terms of air routes. The average speed of a merchant ship is 12 knots, and it can sail 15,000 kilometers without stopping for 30 days, that is, the transportation time is just one month.

An aircraft carrier fleet has two combat formations under its jurisdiction, and it consumes about 500,000 tons of materials every month, which requires 500,000 merchant ships of 100,000 tons, and with the addition of those who go back, a total of 100 ships. In addition, there are those that are repaired, those that are delayed in loading and unloading, and those that are sunk by enemy submarines, and it is conservatively estimated that an aircraft carrier fleet needs to be equipped with 1.8 million tons of merchant ships, that is, 1.8 million tons. The construction of an annual fleet of 2.5 aircraft carriers will require 4.5 million tons of merchant ships.

At present, our plan is to build 300 million yuan of low-speed merchant ships and 500 million yuan of low-speed oil tankers every year. The cost of a merchant ship is 100 yuan per ton, and the cost of an oil tanker is 200 yuan per ton, which is equivalent to the construction of 3 million tons of merchant ships and 2.5 million tons of oil tankers every year, a total of 550,000 tons of ships. These five hundred and fifty ships required a formation of fifty-five escort aircraft carriers to escort them. Each escort formation has one 10,000-ton escort aircraft carrier and two low-speed frigates under its jurisdiction, and the cost is less than 7 million. The total cost of the 55 escort formations was $385 million.

In this way, an aircraft carrier fleet needs a total of 2 billion and 22 million from combat to logistics and transportation. The aircraft carriers in it are calculated according to 65 million each. The supply base is calculated on the basis of 30 million. By the way, not counting submarines. The cost of submarines per ton is estimated to be between 3,000 and 3,500, and if all of them are of 2,000 tons, then 83 submarines can be built a year, and if they are smaller, it is a different matter. Zhou Si calculated this, and suddenly asked: "Sir, the submarine should not move with the aircraft carrier fleet, right?" ”

Zhou Si counts, and Yang Rui is also counting. Military spending, ship building costs, cost. As long as there is no disturbance to this kind of thing, he can count it for three days and three nights. In Yang Rui's view, everything else is fake, the numbers are real, and of course, people who are good at playing these numbers. At this time, listening to Zhou Si's question, he put down his pen and said, "Of course, it is a solo activity." However, if there is a supply base, the submarine can be built smaller, half to half, half to two thousand tons, half seven or eight hundred tons. That's a hundred and twenty ships, right? ”

"Almost." Zhou Sixu nodded. After he said that, he glanced at Zhang Kun again, and said with a smile: "We are actually poor in money, not bad workers." In addition to the aircraft carrier, other ships in the dock are being built on flat ground. All you need is a floating dock for launching into the water. After he finished speaking, he continued the previous topic: "Then from the front line to the port, one fleet is two hundred and twenty-two million, and two and a half a year is five hundred and fifty-five million. Add the 500 million for submarines, for a total of 5,555 million. Five-five-five-five. ”

As if the old cow chewed back halfway, Zhou Sixu calculated the cost of building the ship in another way. He was in a good mood, and then said: "Counting 20 high-speed oil tankers and 18 escort aircraft carriers, each fleet needs 2,200 to 2,300 aircraft. 2.5 for 5,700 units. The combat consumption is unpredictable, but with only 2.5 fleets, 10,000 aircraft for a year is enough. It's just that this does not involve upgrading, and if it does, by the time we have 10 fleets, the Air Force's military spending will be unbearable. If the situation is adjusted well, this will happen in the fifth year, and if the adjustment is not good, the military spending will be stretched thin in the fourth year. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Sixu had to cough and solemnly emphasized, "Sir, my opinion is that it is better not to fight a land war!" Generally speaking, land warfare is the most expensive and expensive, and 5 billion shells are needed for 100 million rounds alone, which is basically the same as the cost of building ships, not including guns, combat vehicles, and trucks. If it is only a naval battle, the war can last at least six years, but once a land war is fought, let alone four years, it is likely that it will not last for three years. ”

Zhou Sixu's point of view would definitely be angry if the army heard it, but what he said was completely true. Even the most expensive torpedoes in aircraft carrier naval battles are difficult to use 10,000, and 30,000 are only 300 million, and other aerial bombs are not worth much; The most used in air defense is 20mm anti-aircraft artillery shells, but it is difficult to consume 10 million rounds in a few years, and the price is less than 100 million.

It's just that the war can't be fought completely with money, and it can't be fought completely regardless of military spending, so Yang Rui asked: "What do you think?" ”

"Sir, will the Americans who occupy Hawaii negotiate peace?" Zhou Sixu asked. Wang Ji and the others were very bored after listening to the master and apprentice calculate the account for a long time, and now they all looked at Zhou Sixu when they heard about this problem.

"It's hard!" Yang Rui lit a cigarette and gave one to everyone. "Our strategic goal is clear, the Philippines does not need to be mentioned, Hawaii and Alaska are better independent ......"

"Alaska?" Zhou Sixu thought about the outer place, a little puzzled.

"Alaska is very close to us, and it doesn't take much for the rocket to come over, and it's even closer than Hawaii, especially the island chain, which is even closer." Yang Rui said. "Hawaii and Alaska are better independent countries and never become military bases for the United States, this is a; The second is reparations, which, like the previous one, is very tricky. According to how much we spent on military compensation, the Americans will definitely be like Germany in default, so it is most practical to move gold after thinking about it. They now have 7,000 tons of gold in their treasury, and they will pay us at least half of it. ”

"Difficult!" Wang Ji is the same way. "It might be easier if it was just the demilitarization of Alaska and Hawaii, and then another $10 billion."

"Then it doesn't make sense." Yang Rui shook his head, "Like the German Rhine Demilitarized Zone, it doesn't even use fart." In fact, it is better that Alaska and Hawaii are both occupied by us, but the countries have to chirp crookedly. ”

"Sir, what if the United States does not negotiate peace with the occupation of Hawaii? Can we have a unilateral truce? Zhang Kun asked. In fact, he is responsible for raising the money, and he believes that the 30 billion military expenditure will last for four years at most, plus the year of starting, the war will be fought for five years, and if it continues to fight, it will be revolutionary.

"There can be no truce!" Yang Rui and Zhou Sixu spoke in unison. Zhou Sixu said: "If the Americans don't negotiate peace, we can only choose one of California and Panama to attack. From a logistical point of view, Panama is the best choice. There are indeed oil fields off the coast of California, but the Americans will definitely blow them up before retreating, unlike Panama, where the oil fields are in Venezuela, and if they are well managed, the oil fields can be protected. Eighty percent of the war materiel is oil, and these heavy oils can be purchased directly from Venezuela, and food supplies can also be purchased locally, and only ammunition, weapons, aircraft, and gasoline are brought in from the country, so that the logistical pressure is greatly reduced.

Another advantage of choosing Panama is that it is an isthmus, which does not have too many land forces, and the army's operations are greatly affected by sea power. Although the United States can maintain sea supremacy in the Gulf of Mexico, it is difficult for him to control the sea power in the Caribbean for a long time, which can save military spending to the greatest extent. ”

"How much oil is there in Venezuela?" Yang Rui asked.

"Shenwu exported more than 100 million barrels in 17 years, and now many oil fields have reduced production. A well-managed production should be able to reach 20 million tons. Save a few for four fleets. Speaking of this, Zhou Si smiled again: "If we really blockade the entire East Coast of the United States, then the price of oil in the world will rise." It seems that the North Sea oil fields of the Germans will produce oil sooner. ”

Seeing that Zhou Sixu talked about Germany, Yang Rui just smiled lightly, he really didn't expect the Germans to find the North Sea oil fields, he shook his head, and suddenly asked: "Venezuela is still too close to the United States, not to mention Florida, Georgia, Alabama long-range bombers can be obtained." ”

"Then we can only transport oil from the North Garden." Zhou Sixu had obviously thought about it for a long time. "It is only more than 7,000 kilometers from Beiting to the Atlantic Ocean, which is nearly half of the oil transportation from the northeast to the Pacific Ocean." (To be continued.) )