"Can't you count on the fleet to help you solve New Orleans?" Li Weiren's tone was as flat as a drink. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Cuba is now in the hands of the Americans, and battleship formations are reluctant to pass through such a narrow waterway." Qi Rui replied very simply.

Hearing this, some of the commanders of the other front committees looked flat, and some only showed a slight expression of disappointment. But all eyes fell on Cuba on the map of the Caribbean. The name Cuba is derived from the Taíno word "coabana", which means "fertile land", "good place". The island of Cuba is the largest island in the Greater Antilles and is known as the "key to the Gulf of Mexico".

Since Cuba is so crucial, the colonizers of this place are also singing and I will appear. Originally it was occupied by the Spaniards, and then by the British. In the Paris Agreement of 1763, which ended the Seven Years' War, in the Americas, France ceded Canada, Cape Breton Island, and all of the lands east of the Mississippi River to Britain (except New Orleans), and Spain ceded Florida to Britain, receiving Louisiana, New Orleans, and some monetary compensation from France.

Ironically, 20 years later, in 1783, another peace conference was held, and a new Paris Agreement was created. The Paris Agreement was negotiated between the United States and the United Kingdom, with Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. This was the beginning of the U.S. expansion in North America. Louisiana and New Orleans were in turn changing ownership in the hands of Spain, Great Britain and Americans. Then came the rise of China.

In order to defend Luzon, Spain mobilized a large number of warships to gather in Luzon in Asia before the battle, and after the war, the Spanish navy was basically wiped out. The United States in North America took advantage of the naval power after the end of the Civil War to take Cuba in one fell swoop. Spain, which lost its navy, could only pinch its nose and admit it.

"I don't know if the Yankees are willing to accept those captured women to Cuba." Li Weiren said slowly.

Qi Rui felt that it was unlikely that the United States would receive it, and that the usefulness of women in the war was very limited. In places where animal power and agricultural tools are scarce, women are probably not able to do particularly heavy physical work. As far as Qi Rui knows, Cuba is not an industrially developed place. The area is famous for its sugar cane production and rum production.

However, two of the senior commanders who were older than Qi Rui showed expressions of disgust, and the other two who were more lively showed malicious expressions. Looking at their expressions, Qi Rui quickly remembered that more than 20 years ago, the Min Dynasty used a large number of captive foreign women to be used as 'branches' to serve as wives for single people in the mountainous areas. Wei Jianjun, whom Qi Rui used to be very optimistic about, was the result of the support at that time.

"What age is this, I am against dividing these women." Qi Rui immediately expressed his position.

"I don't think it's the right time to do that. But these women can't stay in our hands, they have to be kicked out quickly. Li Weiren said it very plainly.

"What's the kick?" Qi Rui asked puzzled.

"We have publicly stated that we have captured a large number of American women and children in our hands. It is hoped that countries will be able to transport these women to the United States in the spirit of humanitarianism. We can pay for the shipping cost. Li Weiren's voice was flat.

Qi Rui frowned, and he asked puzzledly, "Are those countries willing to wade into this troubled water?" ”

The old man, who had originally shown a disgusted expression, frowned deeply, and it seemed that he didn't want to get involved in the matter. The older man, who already thought it was funny, couldn't help but laugh out loud. It can be seen that Qi Rui, this kid, is very entertaining to comrades.

"What the hell is going on? Tell me about it! Qi Rui said bluntly. He rarely encountered a situation on the battlefield that he was completely unaware of. The only one who can make Qi Rui unable to keep up with the pace is probably Qi Rui's father Wei Ze.

"Political Commissar Qi, why do you think that the purpose of the gang that came to transport people was to send our captive women and children to the remaining lands of the United States?" The older seniors spoke.

Qi Rui was stunned for a moment, his brain worked quickly for a few seconds before he came up with an answer, and then Qi Rui had an unbearable expression on his face. The point is clear, some of the guys who came to transport people, and even most of them were probably human traffickers. The burden in the eyes of the people is a very profitable wealth in the eyes of those people. What the Min Dynasty was looking forward to was a complete cleansing of the North American continent and preparation for the possession of the Min Dynasty, as long as those women and children could leave the coast alive.

"Someone is really going to buy it...... Is it shipped? Qi Rui tried to express some objections.

"For more than 200 years, the United States has taken hundreds of millions of people from Africa. From Europe, to Africa to arrest and load people, and then to the Americas. These guys have to travel thousands of miles by sea to get to their destination. Why don't they do it now that they can take a short road on a safe waterway to achieve their goal? "Li Weiren has traveled a lot more than Qi Rui, and he has also traveled to the part of Europe controlled by the Ottoman Empire. It was very helpful for him to understand the world.

Seeing that his 'nephew' showed the thinking mode of a literary and artistic youth, Li Weiren couldn't help but say, "Capital escapes turmoil and strife, and its nature is timid. This is true, but not the whole truth. Capital is afraid of no profit or too little profit, just as nature is afraid of a vacuum. As soon as there is a proper profit, capital is emboldened. If there is a 10% profit, it is guaranteed to be used everywhere; With a 20% profit, it becomes active; With a 50% profit, it takes risks; For the sake of 100% profit, it dares to trample on all human laws; With a 300% profit, it dares to commit any crime, even risking hanging its head. If unrest and strife are profitable, it encourages them and strife. The smuggling and slave trade is proof of this. ”

This is a footnote quoted by Uncle Ma in "Capital", the original text is from To?? About?? Dunning, The Trade Union and the Strike, London edition, 1860, pp. 35, 36. As a political commissar, Qi Rui had read Das Kapital carefully, but he didn't expect Li Weiren to read this tome carefully.

However, this surprise is far less than the impact of this point-to-point remark on Qi Rui, who has always believed that many of the words in Capital are closer to metaphors, which are just the explanations of the world by Uncle Ma's wise mind. Now Li Weiren has put this word into practice. And it can be said that it is just the right use. Qi Rui didn't know that this was a follower of Uncle Ma's theory, or a blasphemy against Uncle Ma's theory.

Closing his mouth with disgust, Qi Rui decided to just vote for it silently. Now Qi Rui is full of wishes for the war to end as soon as possible, and the horror of war is not just about life and death. In the heat of battle, life and death can easily be ruled out by strong emotions. Qi Rui himself has experienced war, and he will feel scared countless times after the battle, but it is very easy to overcome such emotions on the battlefield. The horror of war is that actions in war challenge the moral bottom line of human beings. If you accept such a new bottom line and enjoy it, such a human can probably be called a monster.

Fortunately, there was no joy in the front command, and everyone's smiles were closer to a bitter smile in the midst of bitterness. The killing of men is probably still acceptable, but these people really can't make the decision to kill women and children. Even if it is to deceive themselves, it is a very important consolation to let these people leave the shores of North America alive.

After talking about the recent off-battlefield problems that need to be solved immediately, Li Weiren mentioned one thing, "The ammunition of rocket artillery is probably enough to destroy the defenses of New Orleans, but I don't know if they can destroy the defense system of Orleans." The people in the research department are already in place, they have shipped a large ticket of film, and they must not miss this research. ”

As an expert in positional defense, Li Weiren was eager to see what kind of firepower could destroy the solid modern fortress defense system. It was Governor Wei Zedu who created this fort defense, and Li Weiren was just a practitioner and perfecter. Now Wezedutu has provided weapons such as rocket artillery, which can drop hundreds of kilograms of high explosives into the fortress. Is the shield stronger or the spear sharper? This competition is really very interesting. Lots of photos are just to carefully document everything that happened.

"You've made a plan to attack slowly, just to see the effect?" Zhou Xinhua asked.

"With this in mind, for the defense system of the fortress, fast attack is useless. At the time of construction, I began to think repeatedly to prevent a total collapse after being broken at one point. If I were to build it, I would never allow such a problem to happen. When Li Weiren explained, he couldn't help but reveal the seriousness and caution that are unique to professionals.

"Maybe......" Zhou Xinhua has been an offensive faction of sports warfare from the beginning, and he is not familiar with many things of the defensive faction.

"Report!" The communications staff officer shouted outside.

"Come in." Zhou Xinhua shouted.

The communications staff officer hurriedly ran in and handed a telegram to Zhou Xinhua. Zhou Xinhua only looked at it twice after opening it, and the whole person was stunned. Wei Kun was very puzzled by what news could make Zhou Xinhua so out of shape. After a while, Zhou Xinhua said in an overly excited and out-of-tune voice: "The Americans over there in New Orleans are asking to leave New Orleans, hoping that we can let them go to Cuba." ”

For a while, the other members of the front committee were silent, and everyone was so confused by the news that they couldn't understand it. The defenders of New Orleans, who once seemed to be extremely tenacious, could they admit it like this? At this moment, Li Weiren said: "How can you be sure that this is not the enemy's delaying tactics?" ”

On May 10, 1891, the port of New Orleans was crowded with people. There are a large number of people wearing the uniforms of the American army, and a small number of people wearing the uniforms of the Liberation Army. In addition to the people on both sides, there were also quite a few soldiers in British military uniforms, who were located between the armies on both sides, and looked like there was a buffer zone on both sides to maintain order and make water and fire incompatible.

Men and women, young and old, with an all-time high proportion of women and children, have been evacuated from the city. Watching the flow of people slowly move towards the port from a distance, Qi Rui couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. It was Qi Rui's idea to force the Yankees to take the women with him, and he firmly believed that it was better to leave with his compatriots than to be sold by human traffickers. Although Li Weiren laughed at Qi Rui's idea to be ridiculously stupid, everyone did not object. The Central Committee of the Republic of China not only agreed to the agreement, but also brought the British in. The British fleet, which had evacuated the expeditionary force from South Africa, happened to be not far from this side, and at the request of the Minchaos, the ship diverted its direction and headed straight for New Orleans, finally providing 'international involvement'.

Watching the operation go on normally, Qi Rui felt that a big stone in his heart fell to the ground. He now felt that there was no need for the Republic of China to completely eliminate the United States, and that it might be a good choice to leave Cuba to the United States. The complete destruction of the United States looks very powerful, but in fact there are countless headache-inducing follow-up questions, such as what to do with this vote of women and children. Qi Rui could see that sending away these women and children had a very positive impact on the soldiers of the Liberation Army. Humans do have the urge to kill, but they also have compassion and compassion. According to Qi Rui's father Wei Ze, this is all the stuff in the 'neuron connection'.

Qi Rui actually doesn't like this 'scientific hypothesis' of Daddy Wesser, because these scientific hypotheses are too materialistic. When you have a problem, you certainly want a theory that can explain the world accurately. But in many cases, this kind of infallible materialism is not what everyone needs. Even if you know that this is not right, you need psychological satisfaction.

When the news of New Orleans' surrender reached Washington, a small number of people were furious and angry that New Orleans had not been killed to the last man, but most of the American elite was not particularly shaken by this. The situation in the United States is so desperate that Warlord's side feels that it doesn't matter.

As a federal state, the states of the United States wield enormous power. The Federal Army was frantically attrition in the war with China, and the rest of the National Guard was under the governor's management. No matter what threats or pleas the president may have, the governors have kept this military force under their control and will never send troops to the federal government.

At this time, the streets of Huashengton were empty, and there were still troops walking around, and these troops were nowhere to be seen at this time. During the Civil War, the North relied on forced conscription in cities and a large-scale model of recruiting strong men from immigrants to replenish its troops. Now the old tricks of the American North are repeated, and as a result, the people of the big cities of the North are fleeing the population. Those who could be pulled to serve as cannon fodder have been pulled out, and those who do not want to be soldiers have chosen to flee.

The United States is a very individualistic country of immigrants, and the smuggler industry has made a lot of money for a while. Originally, the government also used the navy to carry out strikes, and after the ships transporting fleeing people were intercepted, the ships were confiscated and the personnel were forced to serve. However, more and more people are running, and not only the army, but also the navy are also running. Even the manpower to drive the warship is a little insufficient. Recently, the Chinese fleet suddenly arrived on the east coast of the United States, and the US Navy was swept away. The reports of those Navy servicemen who managed to escape with great difficulty said that the US warships were destroyed one by one by the heavy shelling of the Chinese warships at a distance of more than 10,000 meters, and the shells fired by the US Navy could not hit the Chinese warships at all. The naval battle turned into a one-sided massacre.

The war has reached this point, and Hua Shengton has no more to deal with. Will the people of the United States fight to the death with the evil Chinese? This call has been issued many times, and the actual effect is that the evil Chinese have taken out the American means of dealing with the Indians, and pushed them all the way to the end. The American people did cause many Chinese losses in the war, but this loss had no effect on millions of Chinese troops. One by one, the states of the United States fell.

"Your Excellency, is Britain still not planning to intervene?" Acting Secretary of War Lincoln Jr. asked. The war is unfavorable, and of course there must be scapegoats. So Secretary Lincoln Jr. was relieved of his post under intense pressure. However, after the dismissal, a very nonsense thing happened, and no one was willing to take over the post of Minister of War. Just when the president begged his grandfather and grandmother to expect someone to come out, the Chinese army launched a major offensive in the south. The countryside was razed and the towns destroyed. In the remaining big cities, there were no food or drink, and a large number of people fled into it. It was soon annihilated by the surrounding Chinese army. In the face of such a tragic situation, no one was willing to serve as Minister of War. As a last resort, the dismissed Secretary Lincoln continued to take charge of the War Department as 'acting minister'.

"The British say they are willing to provide humanitarian support. But they are not prepared to participate in mediation. President Garfield replied as he wiped his beautiful pistol. By the way, Secretary Lincoln, do you think this gun looks good? ”

Secretary Lincoln Jr. took the pistol from the president, and the Colt revolver was very delicately made, and the handle was still made of ivory, which felt very good. This reminded Secretary Lincoln Jr. of the pistol he had prepared for himself. At a time when the country was about to collapse, Secretary Lincoln Jr. felt that a brave suicide was a good option. Because the time for him to let go has passed, it would have been better if he had decisively 'taken the blame and resigned' when the Great Lakes Battle was defeated the year before. In that case, he still has a reason to convince himself to keep living. At the end of America, Secretary Lincoln Jr. no longer wanted to live.

With this in mind, Secretary Lincoln Jr. handed the pistol back to President Garfield and said, "Your Excellency, this gun is good. ”

President Garfield let the revolver spin around his fingers a few times, then turned on the nose and aimed at Secretary Lincoln Jr., "Secretary Lincoln, do you think there's any reason why I shouldn't pull the trigger?" ”

Secretary Lincoln Jr. smiled with relief at the sight of death so close to him, but he thought it would be a coward to simply ask for death. So Secretary Lincoln Jr. made it more comfortable in the circle chair, and then replied: "Your Excellency, I don't think that before the outbreak of this war, we did not think that we were so much weaker than China. The whole country thinks that China is nothing special. They all believe that as long as a federal country puts on the name of a unified country, it can give full play to the power that China, a unitary country, can exert. Since we have not seen the balance of power clearly, our defeat is inevitable. ”

Hearing such an assessment, President Garfield put away his pistol. A bitter expression appeared on his resolute face, "What I hate most now is why I didn't immediately make the decision to cede the three northwestern states at that time. Even though we were exterminating the Indians, I was so naïve to think that war was just war. ”

"Your Excellency, it's not your fault. If you do that, will Congress comply? It's not that you're wrong, it's that everyone is wrong. Secretary Lincoln Jr. hurriedly explained.

President Garfield shook his head again painfully, "By the way, the British have already given the news, and they privately think that they can negotiate with China and leave us the United States something." Do you think anyone will fight to the end? ”