Chapter 485: A Military Intelligence Magazine That Caused a Sensation in the World
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Li Weiguo transferred all the interests of the Balkans to the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary, which caused strong resentment and jealousy in the Kingdom of Italy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
In order to win over the Kingdom of Italy and prevent Italy from defecting to the Entente camp during the war, Li Weiguo decided to transfer Ethiopian interests to Italy.
As a result, the Italian government's expression suddenly turned cloudy, and it trumpeted that the Sino-Italian alliance was in line with the core interests of the Chinese and Italian peoples, and that Italy would unswervingly support the agreements of the Chinese empire and the allies.
Italy's face also made Li Weiguo drunk.
However, reminiscent of the First World War in history, Italy treacherously jumped ship to join the Entente, but after the war, it was put together by the Entente, causing it to jump ship again during World War II and come back to join the Allies.
Therefore, by handing over most of the Ethiopian territory occupied by Li Weiguo to Italy, he gave Italy the most tangible and tangible huge benefits, which was enough to stabilize Italy's mentality and make it obediently work for the allies.
Of course, Li Weiguo did not give Djibouti to Italy, and he was not so generous.
The Chinese Empire built fortifications on a large scale in Djibouti, built a naval base, and fortifications to defend neighboring French and British Somalia.
The Djibouti Fortress was an important barrier for the Chinese Imperial Military to blockade the Red Sea and intercept the Allied navies entering the Indian Ocean from the Suez Canal.
For this purpose, the military of the Chinese Empire stationed troops on a large scale in Djibouti.
In response to the actions of the Chinese Empire in Djibouti, the British and French military were also very vigilant, and British Somalia and French Somalia also stationed a large number of British and French troops, and also began to build various fortifications.
The Honolulu Military Intelligence Observatory in the Eastern Capital, one of the private weekly military periodicals of the Chinese Empire, directly pointed out 12 locations in the world that triggered world wars in the nineteenth issue of the magazine, which caused widespread reprint by public opinion around the world and even shocked governments around the world.
In this issue of the Honolulu Military Intelligence Observatory in the Eastern Capital, the newspaper specially invited military attaches stationed in China from several major military powers in the world and some internationally renowned military experts to debate on the same stage, and the content of the debate was published in the 19th issue of the magazine.
The cover of the journal is directly titled with twelve timed smashed eggs that detonate the world war, which attracts the reader's eye.
Host Dong Yaojia: "Dear readers and friends, this issue of the Military Intelligence Observatory specially invited military attaches from the consulates of China, the United States, Britain, France and Germany in Honolulu, the eastern capital, to participate, as well as some famous military commentators from home and abroad. β
Host Dong Yaojia: "First of all, Mr. Ma, the National Defense Department under the Ministry of War of the Chinese Empire recently announced that it will start construction of the world's largest tonnage, the strongest firepower, the fastest speed, and the best protection super dreadnought battleship in the history of the world at the Jiangnan Shipyard, and at the same time ask the world's major powers to stop the endless large-scale arms race, what do you think about this matter?" β
Ma Shengding: "The shipbuilding steps of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire are generally the first level of design, the first level of construction and the first level of service, last year the Nuzi super dreadnought battleship was launched, and the dock was vacant; according to the current background of the global large-scale arms race, the navies of the major military powers in the world are constantly building warships, and they wish that more docks would be built for warships, and it is absolutely impossible to make the docks empty. However, we have seen that the docks of several major shipyards in our empire have been empty for more than half a year and have not started construction of new ships, which shows that our imperial royal navy is designing a more powerful battleship, and the design cycle has become longer, which has led to the dock being vacant. β
Dong Yaojia: "What does Mr. Ma mean: The Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire has indeed successfully designed a more powerful battleship?" β
Ma Shengding: "That's true! We can guess from the news released by the Department of National Defense that the new class of super battleships is equipped with radio systems, telecommunications systems, air conditioning systems, refrigeration systems, etc., and the wiring of these systems requires huge calculations and takes a long time to design, so the shipyard of the shipyard will have to be empty for a period of time, just waiting for the new class of battleships to be designed before starting construction! β
Dong Yaojia: "So what does Mr. Ma think about the Chinese Empire's diplomatic efforts to convey to the world's major powers that it wants to stop the endless large-scale naval arms race?" β
Ma Shengding: "In the past 20 years, all major military powers in the world have been engaged in an endless large-scale arms race. In fact, the economies of all countries are basically dragged down by this endless arms race, especially the navy's shipbuilding budget, and in today's era of super-dreadnought battleships, the budget is often hundreds of millions of yuan, the fiscal expenditure is very huge, and the fiscal deficits of all countries are increasing year by year, and if this large-scale arms race is not stopped, the finances of all countries will go bankrupt sooner or later. Although the military expenditure of the Chinese Empire has always been less than 50 percent of the fiscal expenditure, the military expenditure of other countries such as the United States and the British Empire has exceeded 70 percent of the budget, and in fact the economic development of Britain and the United States has been seriously delayed. We, the Chinese Empire, are based on the principle of avoiding war and safeguarding world peace, and we hope that all countries will work together to end this endless arms race. β
Dong Yaojia: "Okay, now ask Colonel Harris, the military attache of the United States in Honolulu, the eastern capital!" May I ask Colonel Harris, what do you think of the Chinese Empire's call for an end to the large-scale arms race! β
Colonel Harris: "I don't think it's fair! The Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire started to build the world's strongest battleship, according to the data released by the Ministry of War of the Chinese Empire, the full tonnage of the new first-class battleship must exceed 50,000 tons, and it is the largest battleship in the world, which is equipped with a 17-inch cannon, which can kill the active battleships of all countries in the world in an instant, its armor can resist the artillery fire of the warships of various countries, and its speed can avoid the attack of fish and radium in various countries. β
Dong Yaojia: "Okay! Let's ask Lieutenant Colonel Beckham, the military attache of the British Empire living in Honolulu! What is your view on this matter? β
Lieutenant Colonel Beckham: "I think this is a deliberate show by the Imperial Chinese military!" While calling on all countries to stop the arms race and let the people of the whole world see the goodwill of the Chinese Empire, while building the most powerful battleships, if all countries stop the arms race, it is tantamount to recognizing the world hegemony of the Chinese Empire, which is impossible! As far as I know, we, the British Imperial Parliament, have approved the construction of four X8 super battleships that will be enough to fight the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire! β
Dong Yaojia: "This is the attitude of the British and American military attachΓ©s, may I ask the German military attache in China, Lieutenant Colonel von Simon, what do you think of this matter?" β
Lieutenant Colonel Simon: "With regard to persuading the great powers of the world to stop the large-scale arms race, we firmly support the position of the Chinese Empire. We, the German Empire, should learn from the experience of the Chinese Empire in this regard and contribute to the maintenance of world peace! β
(There is a sigh and a roll of eyes here)
Dong Yaojia: "Thanks to the analysis of several military attaches stationed in China, let's discuss the issue that people all over the world are concerned about, that is, once a world war breaks out, where will war and conflict break out first. Next, we invited military commentators at home and abroad to analyze it together. β
Dong Yaojia: "First of all, let me ask Mr. Ma Shengding from Honolulu, the eastern capital, where do you think the world war will detonate?" β
Ma Shengding: "This is a good judgment!" The detonation of a world war must be a full-scale war between the Central Powers and the Entente Powers, so the tipping point of the war will naturally be at the junction of the two member states. The people of the two camps of countries are reminded that it is best to leave the borders of the country if they want not to be affected by the war. β
Dong Yaojia: "Thank you Mr. Ma for the circle (nonsense)!" Now I would like to ask Mr. Zhang from the eastern capital of Shanghai, what do you think? β
Zhang Juzuo: "This is just as Mr. Ma said, war will inevitably break out at the junction (laughter)!" β
Dong Yaojia was speechless: "......"
Zhang Juza was a little embarrassed: "In fact, there are many places that detonate the world war, such as Alsace and Lorraine, the border between the German Empire and the French Empire, and the French Empire lost these two places in the Franco-Prussian War, so one day in the future, the Franco-German War will inevitably break out in this region first." β
"Another example is the Balkans, where the ethnic composition is complex, and since ancient times it has been the focus of contention between the Ottoman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Tsarist Russian Empire."
Dong Yaojia: "What about the Asia-Pacific region? This is the most important thing for the people of our Chinese Empire! β
Zhang Juza: "It is difficult for a war to break out in the Asia-Pacific region first, because our Chinese Empire is too powerful, and no country dares to take the initiative to attack us, so the people of the empire can rest assured!" β
At this time, Colonel Harris of the United States suddenly sneered: "Your Chinese empire is also the country with the most hatred in the world, occupying so many colonies of Western countries!" You Chinese have a saying that you will have to pay it back sooner or later! The Chinese Empire has occupied two places in the United States, Rhode Island and Key West, and if one day the American government cannot stop the radical American people, I am afraid that a war will detonate in these two places! β
Zhang Juza: "I don't think so, unless you Americans don't talk about it!" After all, Rhode Island and Key West were bought by our Chinese Empire, and if you Americans take them back, it will be hooliganism! β
Harris was furious: "Who would want to sell their land to another country? Isn't it that your Chinese empire is strong and bullying us America is weak? β
Zhang Juzuo calmly: "I think the Tsarist Russian Empire is the best example, don't forget that Alaska, our Chinese Empire, was purchased from Tsarist Russia, and the price of land is only one yuan (RMB) per square kilometer, which is much cheaper than buying your Rhode Island and Key West!" β
Harris was angry: "How can Alaska compare to Rhode Island?" β
Zhang Juza: "It's really incomparable!" Alaska is more than 1.7 million square kilometers, and Rhode Island is only a few hundred square kilometers! β
Poof!
Someone couldn't help but laugh.
Harriston was furious.
Dong Yaojia saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly changed the topic: "May I ask Colonel Harris, do you think Panama will be the place that is most likely to cause conflicts between China and the United States?" β
Harris suppressed his anger: "The Chinese Empire is so shameless that it actually built the fortification of Rey Island on the Pacific outlet side of the Panama Canal, which is equivalent to blocking the Panama Canal." If the U.S. Navy wanted to enter the Pacific Ocean from the Panama Canal, it would have to risk the battleship being sunk by artillery fire from the Isle of Rey. If I were the president of the United States, I would definitely uproot the fortress of Rey first! β
Dong Yaojia then asked Ma Shengding: "Mr. Ma, Colonel Harris said that the United States will attack the Rey-Island fortress first, what do you think?" β
Ma Shengding: "It's very simple! Let's take a look at the map! If the American army wants to attack the fortress of Rei, he must first have a foothold, and the US military must first control Panama, but Panama belongs to Colombia, but Colombia is an ally of our Chinese empire, so naturally it will not allow the US military to enter Panama. And if the U.S. military wants to enter Panama, he can't go overland, because Mexico won't give the U.S. an excuse. Then the United States can only attack Panama from the sea, and our Chinese Empire basically controls the entire Caribbean Sea, our Key West Fortress, Cuba Island Havana Fortress, Puerto Rico Fortress, and the Virgin Islands are all island chains that block the American Navy from entering the Caribbean Sea, and the Caribbean Fleet of the Royal Chinese Navy does not need to send capital ships, but only needs to widely deploy radium in the Caribbean Sea to block the American Navy. Therefore, if the United States spends a lot of money to build the Panama Canal, it will eventually lose its wife and soldiers! β
Dong Yaojia: "Okay, this is Mr. Ma's circle!" Ask the chapter bureau again, is there anything to add! β
Zhang Juzuo: "Mr. Ma said it very incisively! The United States wants to raid the fortress of Rey Island, and it is almost impossible to succeed! However, I do think that our Chinese Empire should strengthen its defense of the Ezo Tail Yi Pearl Harbor fortress! Because once the Ezo Tail was attacked by the United States and lost, then the eastern gate of the Chinese Empire was opened. The combined navies of the United States and Japan will threaten the entire Pacific Ocean, and even have the ability to sneak attack the economically developed coastal areas of the mainland of the Chinese Empire, causing serious economic losses to the Empire. β
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Wuhan Imperial Palace, Great Kyoto.
Li Weiguo was also looking at the issue of the Military Intelligence Observatory magazine and was very interested in the content of their debate.
"I can't imagine that the folk are also hidden dragons and crouching tigers! These self-styled military bricks are not useless, and they also have a bit of foresight! β
Mingyue next to her smiled: "It's a bit far-sighted, but it's up to the standard of leakage, whether Your Majesty wants to control public opinion, although these experts are unintentional, but it may affect the high-level of European and American countries and make them suspicious." β
Li Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Forget it, if we stop them, it will attract the attention of the enemy." Now that the Sino-Japanese War is about to start, I don't want to make any extraneous trouble! β
"Is there any news from Tang Jianzhang?"
"The situation in the United States is very complicated, there are traitors in the S.H.I.E.L.D. American intelligence station, and Tang Jianzhang has issued an emergency evacuation order, which has not yet been restored!"
"It seems to be Roosevelt's handiwork! How's the handling of overseas assets? β
"We are speeding up the processing of overseas assets, and in order to reduce the risk of asset transfer, we are using the safest plan, and we expect to be able to transfer all of them safely in another three months."
Li Weiguo nodded, the problem with the S.H.I.E.L.D. inter-American intelligence station was not enough to make him nervous and nervous, and the safe transfer of assets overseas was the most important thing. (To be continued.) )