Li Zhen sat alone in the room, thinking about a solution to the Hawaiian Kingdom. He thought hard, but he couldn't think of a solution. It is almost impossible and very difficult to avoid Britain, France, and the United States from interfering in Hawaii.

"Someone!" Li Zhen shouted.

The door opened, and a soldier from the Knife Battalion walked in.

Li Zhen instructed: "Please come to Mr. Thomson!" ”

The soldier immediately went to ask for someone, and after a short time, Thomson strode to Li Zhen's room. When he saw Li Zhen, he bowed and saluted to show respect, and after sitting down, he asked without humility or arrogance: "Is there anything about President Li inviting me to come?" ”

Li Zhen smiled and asked, "How long has Mr. Thomson lived in Hawaii?" ”

Thomson was confused and couldn't understand Li Zhen's intentions.

While speculating in his heart about Li Zhen's intention to ask this, he replied truthfully: "President Li, I myself was born in Hawaii, and it has been more than 30 years now, so I can be regarded as a native. ”

Li Zhen perked up and immediately asked, "In this way, Mr. Thomson knows the situation in Hawaii very well. ”

Thomson humbly said, "General, average! ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "Mr. Thomson doesn't need to be humble, I just need someone who understands the situation in Hawaii." Please ask Mr. Thomson to give me a brief introduction to Hawaii, from history, politics, geography, people's livelihood, ethnicity, etc., to give me a general understanding of Hawaii. ”

Thomson looked at Li Zhen in surprise, and said in his heart, what does Li Zhen do if he understands the situation in Hawaii?

Do you want to take Hawaii?

Thomson's mind turned sharply and roughly guessed Li Zhen's thoughts. At the same time, Thomson also did not reserve, telling Li Zhen about the situation in Hawaii little by little.

Li Zhen interjected from time to time to ask, and the two got along very harmoniously.

The conversation lasted nearly four hours before Thomson got up to take his leave. After Thomson left, he kept thinking about the question Li Zhen had just asked, and felt that Li Zhen must do something to Hawaii, otherwise it would be impossible to understand Hawaii Island in such detail. After seeing Thomson off, Li Zhen returned to his room.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Zhen felt that it was not enough and left the room. He found a lot of pirates on the island and learned about the situation in Hawaii from the pirates, so that Li Zhen learned more and more information.

During this day, Li Zhen communicated with pirates almost all the time.

In the evening, Li Zhencai returned to the room.

He called out to the soldiers and ordered, "Bring Mr. Scott, Liu Jintang, Chen Yucheng and Huang Qiang!" ”

"Yes!"

The soldier turned to inform, and in less than five minutes, everyone arrived.

Li Zhen glanced at the four of them, and said in a serious tone: "Today's defeat of Kamehameha IV's army has good news and bad news. The good news is that Titch is leading the pirate group to surrender and is willing to do my bidding. The bad news is that we killed Kamehameha IV of the Hawaiian Kingdom, making Hawaii must**, and it will be very difficult to take the Hawaiian Kingdom. At that time, Britain, France, and the United States will not be able to sit idly by and intervene in this matter. ”

Huang Qiang frowned, and said solemnly: "President, Hawaii Island is far away from China's land. Even if we take this place, it won't be of much use, so why bother to do it? Simply take the soldiers of the Sharp Knife Battalion and hurry back home. Such a small piece of land is of little use to China. ”

Chen Yucheng nodded and said, "I agree." ”

After thinking about it carefully, Liu Jintang also said: "President, I support Huang Qiang's statement. Our goal was to get the support of Titch, and now that Titch is coming straight to you, we have exceeded our expectations and achieved the best results. As for this palm-sized island, it is useless at all, shaped like chicken ribs, so leave it alone. ”

Li Zhen looked at Scott and asked, "Mr. Scott, do you think so too?" ”

Scott seemed to have something to say, but after a moment he said, "It's up to President Lee to decide on this." ”

When Li Zhen heard this, he knew that Scott was not telling the truth.

With Scott's years of experience, it's impossible not to see the strategic location of Hawaii Island. The reason why I don't say it is because Scott himself is the commander of the US Federation and has a heart for the US Federation. Scott's approach, Li Zhenneng understands, and if he stands in Scott's point of view, he can only help no one and remain neutral.

Li Zhen sorted out his thoughts and said, "I'll tell you about the situation in Hawaii and then make a decision." ”

The four of them cheered up and waited for Li Zhen to speak.

Li Zhen had already sorted out what Thomson told and the news he learned from the pirates, formed his own ideas, and said unhurriedly: "Let's talk about the location of Hawaii first, Hawaii is located in the north-central Pacific Ocean, consisting of 8 large islands (Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lana, Cahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii) and many small islands and rocks. ”

"The largest of the eight islands is the Big Island of Hawaii. In fact, the island of Hawaii is also a small land, and there is no strategic depth to achieve strategic deployment. ”

"The capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii is located in Honolulu, on the third largest island, Oahu. Oahu is also not large, only more than a thousand square kilometers, and cannot become a battlefield for large-scale operations. ”

"Judging by the size of the Hawaiian Islands, it's not very useful."

"However, its geographical location is quite important, and it can be called a strategic fulcrum. To the east is the United States, Mexico, and the countries of South America, and to the west are China, island nations, Indonesia, Malaysia, and other countries. Therefore, Hawaii is an important location on both sides, and controlling it means having a bridgehead. ”

Li Zhen's tone became serious and said, "Who dares to say that such a position is not important? ”

"If it falls into the hands of the U.S. Federation, the Federation can use the Hawaiian Islands as a strategic center in the Pacific Ocean to form a strategic line of defense on the periphery of the Federation, which will not only play a protective role on the west coast of the Federation, but also maintain the deterrent power of the Federation. It is equivalent to the Federation having an invisible hand, which extends directly from the territory of the Federation to the Pacific Ocean, and uses the Hawaiian Islands as a fulcrum to move forward and further affect the situation of the countries west of Hawaii Island. ”

"In the same way, if we control the Hawaiian Islands, it means that we have an invisible line of defense, and at the same time, our hand is extended, and we also strengthen our control, and we have a strategic base to deter the Federation."

Li Zhen paused for a moment and continued: "Speaking of the strategic location of Hawaii, and then talking about the situation of Hawaii itself, this is what I have learned in detail, and I will tell you about it, it is very important and very useful for our future development. ”

"Because of its location, the Hawaiian Islands have a lot of deep-water harbors. Among them, Pearl Harbor Harbor is located on the south coast of Oahu, Hawaii, which resembles a shell, has a small mouth and a large belly, and has an average water depth of 13 meters, which is enough to accommodate a large number of warships. This alone can become an important stronghold of the future Navy. Together with the rest of the many seaports, it is definitely not to be ignored. ”

After Li Zhen finished speaking, Liu Jintang and the others all fell into deep thought.

At this time, it was impossible for them to ignore the role of Hawaii and pay attention to it.

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