Chapter 1157: The Clouds of War

Is there going to be a war between China and the United States? Will war break out because of this? Will a world war be fought because of this? When Gu Shaochuan, the foreign minister of the Chinese Empire, made a strongly worded speech, the whole world was concerned about the issue. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoSome people are even worried about whether they will get up in the morning and open their eyes, and the war will already break out. Some pessimistic people are even already preparing for the start of a world war.

In Washington, the capital of the United States, the White House, President Roosevelt was also furious. The leader of the US intelligence service, who was scolded by him.

"Oh God! Why is this happening? Didn't you promise that the secretary would honestly cooperate with us and tell us everything we wanted to know? But now, the other party has been killed, but we have not received any news, and we have to bear the risk of war with the Chinese Empire, how the hell did you do it? Roosevelt yelled.

As a matter of fact, the death of the secretary of the imperial Chinese ambassador to the United States was the work of the US intelligence services. They hope to be able to obtain some useful information through such means. For example, whether the Chinese Empire is ready for war against the United States, when will the war start, and so on. As a result, who knew that the little secretary named Yang Shen was also a tough person, even if he was tortured, he still didn't cooperate at all. In order to maintain secrecy, the U.S. intelligence department could only kill Yang Shen and pretend to be Yang Shen to find ******** to clear the suspicion.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is simply three hundred taels of silver here. As long as the Chinese empire is not a fool, it can guess what the Americans are doing. Especially now that the relationship between the two sides is so tense, it is very likely that this will detonate a war between the two sides.

"Your Excellency, I'm very sorry that this was our mistake." The head of American intelligence said with his head bowed.

"Mistakes? Can a mistake and an apology solve the problem? In the event that the Chinese go to war with us, then what should we do? Roosevelt said angrily. Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with such an answer.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese should not declare war on us because of such a trivial matter, right? Although, their attitude was tough, the warships of the South Sea Fleet also appeared off the coast of the Philippines. However, this should be a deterrent to us, not a real war against us. Otherwise, the Pacific Fleet, the main force of the Chinese Navy, would not have remained in the military port. Secretary of State Kirdell Hull said.

Roosevelt was not so optimistic, he looked at Secretary of War Harry H. Woodlin: "Is it possible that the Chinese will use this to attack us?" If the Chinese go to war against us, will we be able to resist it? ”

"Your Excellency, the Chinese are indeed aggressive. However, we observe that their army and marines, neither are mobilized. Therefore, we believe that the Chinese are nothing more than a bluff. Now, the American* army is already beginning to prepare for war. We have heavy troops on the West Coast and in the Hawaiian Islands, and we are deploying additional troops on the Pacific islands and in Australia. At the same time, the military deployment of the Philippine colonies was also strengthened. If the Chinese launch a surprise attack, we should be able to withstand them for a while. Harry H. Woodlin said. After the United States feared that the Chinese Empire would go to war against them, it was already strengthening its military deployment. The U.S. Army began large-scale conscription, and in just six months, the Army had expanded from 400,000 to 1 million. In addition, the second batch of military expansion plans has also begun. If all goes well, it is expected that by the end of the year, the size of the US Army will be expanded to two million.

Of course, the number of troops has been expanded to two million, but the weaponry and training are still somewhat unattainable. In particular, when more than 80 percent of the troops are new recruits, one can imagine how high the combat effectiveness of the troops is. Not to mention that it is on a par with the army of the Chinese Empire, even if it is the army of a vassal state of the Chinese Empire, I am afraid it may not be able to fight. Of course, with the strong industrial strength of the United States, as long as they are given enough time, they will definitely be able to develop strong slowly.

"Is it just to resist the Chinese for a while?" Roosevelt was obviously not satisfied with this answer.

"Your Excellency, the gap between us and the Chinese cannot be bridged in a short period of time. However, if the military forces that we can deploy in the Pacific can buy us enough time, our military power will be greatly improved. At that time, the gap between China and the Chinese army will continue to narrow. Harry H. Woodlin said. Clearly, the plan of the U.S. military* is to buy them enough time with the troops deployed in the Pacific. In other words, it is the exchange of space for time.

President Roosevelt had nothing more to say about this. He knows that this is the evil result of the United States not paying attention to army building all along. It will make them unable to resist the invasion of the Chinese army under the current situation. The geographical conditions of the United States are so good that the US government has always believed that its security is safe. As a result, this led to the current situation.

"Whether the Chinese have the intention of going to war against us or not, we must be prepared. If China dares to wage war against us, we must defeat their plot. Roosevelt emphasized,

"Yes, Your Excellency." Harry H. Woodlin nodded.

"A telegram from Your Excellency the President, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain, and Prime Minister Edouard Daladier of France. They ask us to refrain from war with the Chinese Empire. The secretary said.

"Humph! Now it is not that we can avoid the outbreak of war by exercising restraint, the key is to see what the Chinese do. Roosevelt said.

True, the initiative is now no longer on the side of the Americans. The Americans obviously will not admit that they did it on their own initiative, and can only blame the local gangsters and ********. If they admit that it was indeed their intelligence services that did it, in order to steal the intelligence of the Chinese Empire. Then the war will break out immediately.

Therefore, in the face of the protests and questions of the Chinese Empire, the US government can only declare that this incident has nothing to do with the US government. In order to appease the wrath of the Chinese Empire, they even arrested a dozen gangsters, as well as a ********, and prepared to try them and sentence them. Of course, this is just a show for the Chinese side. Everyone knows that the Americans are fooling China.

The U.S. government's answer was obviously not satisfactory to the Chinese Empire. Of course, whether the Chinese Empire wants to start a war with the United States in advance because of this, Emperor Wu Haoxuan is also a little entangled in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Admiral Chen Houfu, commander of the Pacific Fleet, asked if the fleet needs to leave the port in advance and carry out Plan A?" Zhao Hu, the chief of the guard, said.

"Now that the fleet is out of port, will it not be discovered by the Americans? The entire western Pacific, I'm afraid, is everywhere to make up for the Americans' reconnaissance ships and submarines. Wu Haoxuan said coldly.

The Imperial Navy's plan A was drawn up in order to surprise and attack the US Navy. If it is discovered by the U.S. Navy, the sneak attack will have to turn into a strong attack. In the event of a sneak attack, the losses of the Imperial Navy can be minimized. But the assault is different. What's more, this time the Imperial Navy is not just running away from Pearl Harbor, but also taking the entire Hawaiian Islands. Therefore, when dealing with the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy, it is particularly necessary to preserve strength.

"Let the fleet remain on standby, and when to leave, wait for orders." Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Hu nodded.

"Your Majesty, the German Führer Adolf Hitler, and the Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini all sent telegrams in which they expressed their indignation at the provocations of the United States against the Reich. However, they hoped that the empire would exercise restraint. The two countries were not ready for war, and hoped that the empire would wait a little longer if it was going to start a war. Foreign Minister Gu Shaochuan said.

"The Germans, perhaps, were really not ready for battle, they were ready to take action against Poland. However, the movement of troops and the transportation of war materials take time. As for the Italians, they were not prepared for war at all. In other words, even if it is postponed for another two or three years, their preparations for war will not be completed. Wu Haoxuan said.

The Germans were really ready for war, and the Italians were more than pitters.

Wu Haoxuan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Tell the Germans that the empire will maintain restraint and will wait for a while." However, they had better not keep the empire waiting too long. As for the Italians, it would be useful to tell them that the Empire has no plans to go to war now. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gu Shaochuan nodded.

"In addition, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier have also called on us to exercise restraint and resolve the issue through peaceful negotiations to avoid the outbreak of war." Gu Shaochuan said.

"On the side of the British and French, ignore them. However, in order to confuse the Americans, we can tell them that we will try to exercise restraint. Wu Haoxuan said.

The Chinese Empire was obviously very dissatisfied with the reply of the US government. However, there is no next step. There was no further military mobilization, which made the Americans look at each other and be a little worried, fearing that the Chinese Empire would go to war without declaring it. Of course, this also makes the clouds of war in the Pacific Ocean thicker and thicker. (To be continued.) )