Chapter 283: America's Anger
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Watching Sandford? Dole was hanged in front of him like this, and the American Minister to Hawaii, John? Stevens was horrified, followed by anger. Sandford? Dole is their American-chosen agent in Hawaii, and he is also his best friend, and now, these despicable and shameless Hawaiian natives actually directly put Sandford? Dole hanged him, how could he accept it?
"Damn, you barbarians, you dare to hang so many American citizens, you just wait to bear the wrath of the United States!" John? Stevens yelled. He had already thought that after returning to the legation, he would immediately report this news to the country, and he must send troops to Hawaii to teach these barbaric Hawaiian natives a hard lesson.
"Wait a minute, John? Minister Stevens! "Charles? B. Wilson stopped John, who was about to turn away? Stevens.
"What? Do you still want to hang me? "John? Stevens said dismissively. He's an American minister, do these Native Hawaiians dare to do that to him?
"By order of Her Majesty, the U.S. Minister to Hawaii, John? Stevens, who conspired to participate in the subversive activities of the Hawaiian Kingdom, was sentenced to death by hanging according to the laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom, and executed immediately! "Charles? B. Wilson ordered coldly.
"What? You sentenced me to hanging? You're crazy! I'm the U.S. Minister, and I have diplomatic immunity! "John? Stevens said dumbfounded.
"Do it!" Charles? B. Wilson ignored John? Stevens shouted, ordered.
"Damn! You barbarians. You have no right to judge me! Protect me from here! "John? Stevens was furious and hurriedly beckoned the guards escorting him to protect him from his departure.
However, the soldiers of the Hawaiian Royal Guard rushed up, restrained the American legation guards, and then took John? Stevens grabbed it and dragged it towards the gallows.
John? Stevens was sure that these unworthy Native Hawaiians really wanted to hang him, which made him pale and screamed. "Bastard. I'm an American minister, I'm an American, you can't do this to me! "When the rope is on, John? Stevens was terrified, and and urine flowed. Usually, he relied on his status as an American minister to run rampant in Hawaii, but he didn't expect to end up with such a fate.
"Execution!" Charles? B. Wilson ordered.
John? The stool at Stevens' feet was kicked over, suddenly. John? Stevens began to struggle, very quickly. He choked his breath, because of the suffocation, his tongue stretched out, and it was very terrifying.
Next, the guards of the American Legation were all captured in the dungeon. And then, Charles? Wilson sped up and hanged all the remaining captured Americans. After that, he left Oahu with Queen Liliukarani of Hawaii and the high-ranking officials of the Hawaiian Kingdom for the island of Hawaii. According to the agreement between the Kingdom of Hawaii and China. After Oahu and Kauai were leased to China, Queen Liliukalani would move to the island of Hawaiʻi. Transfer all the dominion of Oahu and Kauai to China. Now, she has achieved her will, and at the same time, she has caused such a big disaster, so she naturally has to run away quickly and leave the mess to the Chinese side to clean up.
Beijing Time. At half past one in the morning of July 2, as soon as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened, Sherlock, the US minister to China, stormed the office of Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang with a furious face.
"Woo, I represent the U.S. government. Lodge the strictest protest to your country. What you have done is a serious provocation against the United States, and the US Government will investigate it to the end! Sherlock, the U.S. minister to China, yelled.
"Well, Your Excellency, what the hell is going on?" Wu Tingfang was a little confused.
"Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, our Minister to Hawaii, John? Stevens, hanged by that bitch of the Queen of Hawaii, this is a provocation to the United States, you must give an account to our country! Sherlock looked angry.
"What? How so? I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but I didn't know about it. I have to report to the emperor immediately! Wu Tingfang was also shocked, he didn't expect such a thing to happen. After leaving Sherlock, he rushed to Xinhua Palace.
Xinhua Palace, in Wang Yuze's study. Military giants, prime ministers and foreign ministers all rushed here.
"Your Majesty, what should I do now? The United States is very angry and wants us to give them an explanation! Wu Tingfang said with a look of embarrassment.
"Liliukarani has such a big guts, isn't this asking us for trouble?" Prime Minister Yang Hua was also a little dissatisfied.
"Lord Wu, reply to the United States, this is done by the Kingdom of Hawaii, and it has nothing to do with us!" Wang Yuze said.
"So, if the United States were to use force against the Kingdom of Hawaii, what would we do?" Wu Tingfang asked.
"The Kingdom of Hawaii is our vassal state, and the United States is using force against Hawaii. The Pacific Fleet's responsibility is to protect the safety of the Kingdom of Hawaii! Wang Yuze said without hesitation.
"Then, Your Majesty. Are we going to go to war with the United States? Wu Tingfang asked a little nervously.
"What about the Americans? If they go to war against us, we need not fear them. If they don't go to war, it's up to them. However, if the U.S. Navy dares to invade Hawaii, the Pacific Fleet must defeat and destroy them! Wang Yuze said.
Wu Tingfang couldn't help but roll his eyes, isn't this a scoundrel? Putting the blame on the Kingdom of Hawaii and not allowing the United States to use force against Hawaii is obviously forcing the United States to declare war on China! Wu Tingfang even suspected that this was done by the military on purpose, in order to create a chance to completely defeat the US Navy.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I will convey your reply to Minister Sherlock!" Wu Tingfang replied.
Wang Yuze nodded, and then said to Zhang Cheng: "Minister Zhang, immediately order the Pacific Fleet to prepare for war!" Although the U.S. fleet is still rushing from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Pacific Fleet needs to be prepared, for example, to familiarize itself with the hydrographic features around the Hawaiian Islands, to build Pearl Harbor and other bases, and to overhaul warships. All of this needs to be prepared before the U.S. Navy arrives, lest there be problems when the time comes to the battlefield.
"Yes, Your Majesty! The Pacific Fleet is guaranteed to defeat the US Navy! Zhang Cheng said. After the departure of the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet, he organized the Admiralty to carry out a war game of transformation, and the final result was that the Pacific Fleet inflicted heavy losses on the US Navy at a small cost, causing them to lose the strength to continue the offensive and have to retreat home. At that time, the Chinese Navy will decide on the specific situation, whether it wants to completely annihilate the US Navy, and whether it needs to launch an attack on the US mainland.
When Wu Tingfang conveyed Wang Yuze's reply to Sherlock, the U.S. minister to China, there was no doubt that Sherlock immediately went violent. Sherlock directly pointed out that this is a provocation by China against the United States, and the United States will retaliate against China or even take direct military action.
And the United States, on the other hand, has indeed done so. Not only that, but they have also increased the persecution of Chinese overseas Chinese in the United States, such as not applying for immigration to overseas Chinese in the United States. At the same time, Chinese companies in the United States have been subjected to various difficulties. Fortunately, Xihua Group was prepared, and most of its assets and technology were withdrawn to China, otherwise it would have suffered heavy losses. Of course, the Chinese side also launched a counterattack, canceling all the US concessions in China, recovering the railroads and factories built by the United States in China, and so on, which made the relationship between the two countries even more tense. As for the military conflict, there is no doubt that it broke out.
"Your Excellency, Mr. Sherlock, our Minister to China, has sent back the reply of the Emperor of China to the murder of our Minister to Hawaii. The other side claimed that this was not China's business and that it was a unilateral act of the Kingdom of Hawaii. However, the Chinese warn us that Hawaii is a subject country of China, China has the responsibility to protect Hawaii's security, and any attack on Hawaii is an act of war against China! "U.S. Secretary of State John? Sherman's face was furious. This is the first time that a US envoy stationed in a foreign country has been killed, and this is undoubtedly a solid slap in the face to the United States!
"Your Excellency, I declare war on China immediately! This barbaric behavior of the Chinese has seriously harmed the interests of our country! "Secretary of War Russell? Alger said.
"In addition, our citizens in Hawaii were also hanged by the Queen of Hawaii for participating in the Hawaiian coup d'état!" Secretary of State, John? Sherman added.
"Your Excellency, it's time to show our toughness to the aggressive Chinese!" Treasury Minister Lehmann? J. Gage agrees.
Still, William? President McKinley hesitated, because the U.S. Navy was not sure of defeating China's Pacific Fleet, and if it failed, the U.S. would suffer a heavy blow. Even the people will re-examine whether the United States should embark on the path of foreign expansion. This is for William? For McKinley himself, it will also be a big blow.
However, there is no doubt that this barbaric approach of the Hawaiian queen Liliukalani, and this shameless answer from the Chinese side, made William? McKinley was also very angry. If this is put in the West, it is simply an act of provoking war, and the United States should not hesitate to express its anger to China and then declare war on China. It's just that, sadly, the United States has strong industrial strength, but its armaments are very weak, and it is not sure that it will defeat China's Pacific Fleet, let alone declare war on China, which is militarily powerful!
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