''It's finally getting started!'' Xu Jie looked at the snowflakes falling from the window and said. After the winter of 1904, with the arrival of the spring of 1qC5, the battle for hegemony between China and Russia is about to kick off, and now, China is making final preparations, the whole country has turned into a state of readiness, all the means of transport are desperately transporting materials and personnel to the places where they are needed, especially the huge fleet of the Republic of China, a shipload of materials from Europe was sent to various ports along the coast, and then loaded onto trains along the blood vessels of the railway to all parts of the country!

The army is making the final adjustment and deployment, the government organs have also been transferred to a state of combat readiness, the top government officials and the army suddenly abandoned all the old passwords, almost overnight, all the intelligence agencies of various countries in China almost all fell into a mess, radio monitoring and decipherment directly came to a standstill, countless codes that did not mean anything in their eyes flew in the air, and Xu Jie finally formed the first war cabinet of the Chinese government, and was fully responsible for many matters related to the war against Russia...... And not just military. Industrial, diplomatic, and economic aspects were all ......... by Xu Jie in this small cabinet.

"Premier Xu, what are you looking at?" With the sound of pushing the door, a familiar voice sounded in Xu Jie's ears, and this voice as beautiful as the first cry of a milk warbler came from Su Jing, who was in charge of information transmission.

As the inventor and improver of the new cipher machine, Su Jing is now responsible for all the intelligence transmission and decipherment of Huaxia's core organs, and she naturally spends a lot more time with Xu Jie, and the two sides are gradually familiar with each other.

"I'm looking at the world." Xu Jie didn't look back and said with a smile. "The world?" Su Jing looked at the gloomy sky outside and said with some puzzlement. "Behind this shadow, I'm afraid some countries can't wait, right?" Xu Jie said thoughtfully. The countries involved in any war are definitely not just the warring parties. In particular, when major powers are at war, the major countries in the entire region will play a certain role in it, and their overt or covert actions will directly determine the direction of the war and even the outcome of the war! And a good strategist has to pay attention not only to the battlefield, but also to the giants who are acting in the shadows!

"Tell me about the news worth paying attention to." Xu Jie turned around and asked. "There seems to be some instability in the Balkans: Austria-Hungary and the Turkish Empire began to concentrate forces in the Balkans after the main Russian naval force entered the Indian Ocean, and the Military Intelligence Bureau analyzed that it may launch operations against Greece and other countries in the near future. The UK has already expressed its concern about the situation. There was also a surprising surprise that Italy suddenly expressed its support for Austria-Hungary and the Turkish Empire. Su Jing said calmly..........

"Hehe, I can't wait on the European side." Xu Jie said with a smile. "After this war, I'm afraid that the road between Britain and France to Russia will be completely blocked, right?"

"Is Britain just sitting back and watching Greece and other countries lose? France as an ally of Russia. Is it indifferent? Su Jing was quite surprised. Naturally, it will not sit idly by, but whether it is useful or not is another matter, the Balkans are still the king of the army in the final analysis, Austria-Hungary and Germany are the closest to the Balkans, and Russia does not have the energy to meddle in the affairs of the Balkans. Simply relying on the British land vehicles that had just been scorched by the Cloth DT people, even if the British did not hesitate to fight a battleship, what would be the result? As for the French? Their opponent was Germany. Xu Jie patiently explained.

"At this time, Britain, France, and Russia were at their weakest, and the Russians wanted to open up the situation in the Far East, and did not have the strength to take care of the changes in Europe. The British Army has been branded as inferior in combat, and its voice on the continent has been reduced again and again, and the name of the elite British Army during the Napoleon and Crimean War no longer exists. In this case, the French could only stay behind their own lines. Xu Jie said as he gestured on the map. …………。

"If this is the case, will Germany, Austria, Italy and Turkey take the opportunity to defeat Russia or challenge Britain and France?" Su Jing thought for a while and asked.

"No, because these four countries are not ready, the German navy is still too weak, even with the mine array, it is still not enough to resist the strong attack of the Royal Navy, and the military port may be spared, but all the other coastal cities in Germany will be beaten to ashes by naval guns. Moreover, Germany does not have too many material reserves now, and it may have an advantage at first, but once the sea communication is cut off, the longer the war lasts, the more declining it becomes. As for Austria-Hungary and Italy? Combined, these two countries may not be able to take advantage of the Russians on land. The premise, of course, is that the Russians withdraw their forces in the Far East. And if the conditions of the Russians are right, I don't mind shaking hands with the Russians! Xu Jie smiled.

"Benefit animals!" Su Jing snorted and said. "There are no forever friends...... There is only the benefit of the eternal future. There is no such thing as friendship between countries. Despite the tension in Europe, this is at most the beginning, with the two blocs testing each other's strength and resolve. The battle for the Bar region may eventually end with the Austro-Hungarian and Turkish empires gaining the upper hand, and then both sides will slowly build up their strength until one of them thinks they can overwhelm their opponents! And one shot will be a shocking battle! Xu Jie said leisurely..........

"Also, tell the MIA that we need to know more about the U.S. to increase its efforts. If the Europeans were held back by each other and had no spare energy to take care of the Far East, then the Americans were idle! We must plan for what the United States will do. After all, 6 years have passed since the Spanish-American War, and the Americans are probably a little impatient, right? Xu Jie admonished.

And at this time. In the U.S. Congress, some people are also discussing some things in private, and Theodore Roosevelt is the most active! To this end, he paid a special visit to Magifen, who is now the de facto controller of the US Navy. Hopefully, their navy will show their support for themselves, the fiasco six years ago was too great a shock to Roosevelt and the country, can you imagine the feeling of a person who decides to step out of the house and walk into a hostile world with the sharpest watermelon knife in the house?

The young man looked at the watermelon knife in his hand, and then at the machete in the hands of the long-famous bosses of all parties, and felt that the guy in his hand was not strong, and at this moment, he saw a little guy setting up a field near his house! Then he felt that he had no problem beating the little guy in front of him, so he decisively grabbed the knife and put it on, and then was beaten back by a mess of sticks! Although there are no injuries on the body, there is a lack of psychological shadows! Obviously feel that the battle will be won, but the other person is fat! Everything left an indelible mark on the heart of 'Mei ● ..........

And now. Take advantage of the fact that the world powers have no energy to care about the affairs of the Americas. The flame of revenge in Theodore Roosevelt's heart was once again ignited! When he went to Majifen in high spirits, the top brass of the U.S. Navy represented by Majifen did not care much about this plan, except that he said that he could solve the Cuban problem with the authorization of Congress, and directly rejected the plan to march into Honolulu and even send troops to the Far East!

"Are you going to have the fleet of the United States of America cross the Pacific and then engage the Chinese fleet? How to solve the supply problem? Our fleet endurance is limited, and there is no place to supply and maintain a large fleet during the entire voyage - when we cross tens of thousands of kilometers to reach the war zone, all the warships are just a pile of scrap metal floating on the sea! Whether it is boilers, pipes or personnel, they will be close to the limit, and even plankton attached to the bottom of the ship will have a thick layer. Such a war simply cannot be fought. Magiffen said. …。

"As for the capture of Honolulu, the plan seems to be feasible, but what about after the capture? I think you should have read the diplomatic documents submitted by the Chinese master in the United States of America. Before the war, the Huaxia Republic specifically mentioned guaranteeing the independence of Honolulu, which shows that they will not sit idly by. ”。 …。

"Once they fight the Russians, they don't have the power to hinder the actions of the U.S. Navy." Roosevelt said indifferently. "It's really okay for the Navy to move over, but what about after the Army lands? Now the military spending of the United Nations Rl in what kind of flat vx the navy is still wrong and the army, that is, the world's third-rate level! Expecting such a force to cross half the Pacific Ocean to fight Honolulu after training in Beiyang is a certain loss, and of course if we can bear such losses, we can still achieve victory. The point is what happens after victory? Magiffen asked.

"After the victory? Then we gained control of Honolulu and the war was over. Roosevelt said. It's over? The Republic of China can be prepared far from the homeland...... A big fight with the Russians would mean that once the Russians were defeated - they would also fight Honolulu at any cost, and if they set out from the Philippines, passed through Guam and attacked Honolulu - their supply situation would be greatly improved. Of course, after the end of the war, the Chinese Navy will have some losses, but the American fleet cannot be stationed in Honolulu all day. Then there are no factories and dockyards needed to maintain a fleet! It would have been impossible for the fleet to remain in place for a long time. Plus the current US Navy, how to say it? There are a lot of boats, but they are all for foreigners! Ma Jifen said with some sadness! …。

The entire Russian-Dutch fleet was almost armed by the United States and France, especially the Americans! The Russians' two dreadnoughts and two quasi-dreadnoughts were produced by American shipyards, and some of the four cruisers were made by the United States, plus a large number of auxiliary warships. It can be said that in the years after 1900, the shipyards of the Americans were almost all for the Russians! Own ship updates are extremely slow! And after delivery, the slipway is always vacant, and the new battleship has been sent to the slipway, but it generally takes 2 to 3 years to build a battleship, not counting the training time, and these battleships are just on the slipway in 1904, it can be expected that after the end of the Sino-Russian War, these battleships will not be able to finish, and if the Huaxia Sea qF is finished and takes a breath, is the U.S. Navy, which has just begun to build a dreadnought fleet, really capable of fighting with the Huaxia Navy in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? Majifen has no bottom, after all, the gap between the actual combat experience of the two sides is too big!

"Huaxia is just likely to interfere." Roosevelt said unwillingly. "But what if it interferes? If the United States of America were to lose again, would you be able to afford it? In the last war we knocked out almost 10 years of naval reserves, so what about this war? What are you going to do? And can you convince Congress? Magiffen asked rhetorically..........

And at the same time. The expansion forces in the domestic political arena of the United States are also gradually rising, taking advantage of the opportunity of the great powers to contain each other, they quickly set the target on Cuba, at this time the Spanish Navy has no strength to launch an expedition similar to 1898, not to mention that the naval warships have basically not been updated for a full 6 years, even if there is a fleet that can be handled now, Spain's treasury can not make enough gold coins for the expedition! At this time, the United States refocused its vote of former dreadnoughts and the only dreadnought battleship in its hands to prepare for action against Cuba.

"It was only a matter of time before we lost Cuba, but I didn't expect it to come back so soon." From his home in Madrid, Severa told government officials who came to inquire about it. At this time, the whole of Spain had already agreed with this point of view, in the face of such an irresistible force. In the absence of foreign aid, Spain can only accept reality. However, until then, Spain still hoped that it could end its rule over Cuba in a more respectful way by betraying it. …。

In this way, before the outbreak of the Sino-Russian War, there were already operations in Europe and the Americas. Taking advantage of Russia's weakness, Germany, Austria, Italy and Turkey began to unite to suppress Russia. The actions of Austria-Hungary and Turkey were not unexpected, and it was normal for the Germans to help these two countries, but it was surprising that Italy, which had not had much presence in Europe, was firmly on the side of the Germans, and it seems that history was inadvertently rewritten ..........

And in the distant Americas, the United States of America once again showed its sharp fangs, but compared to the first time, they have converged a lot or can be said to be much more mature, their goals are very limited, and they will definitely not exceed the limits of their own power, they only ask to be able to hold Cuba in their hands, and this time, it is clear that the Americans have won, and in the face of the helpless and weak Spain, the Americans can finally get their wish! But this expansion action has also attracted the attention of European countries, not being able to and not being interested in managing is a problem, but it doesn't mean that they don't care, they suddenly found that this country on the other side of the ocean is actually quite powerful, and more importantly, he also has a fight!

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