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[266] Angry Walter

In the oval office, the room is warm in the afternoon sun.

Acheson stroked his mustache and suggested, "I think we can try to put some pressure on them while the Chinese supply has just recovered Taiwan." ”

When Truman heard this, he said with a straight face: "Pressure...... Stress again...... How? Blockade of the Taiwan Strait? What's in it for us? ”

Acheson frowned slightly, pondered for a moment and said: "The China Supply regime has just been established, and the domestic ideology, especially Taiwan's current ideology, has not been transformed. ”

Truman was surprised and said, "Dean, you mean war? You know very well how the Chinese will react if we now block the Taiwan Strait! Moreover, if this is done, the international impact will be too bad. When the time comes, it will be time for the Russians to accuse us of aggression against China. ”

A fierce glint flashed in Acheson's eyes and he said, "Harry, we need a conflict, let me make it clearer, you need a conflict to silence Congress." Of course, the scope is limited to the sea. There is no doubt that the invincible US Navy is able to fully grasp the initiative. After that, let's take a look at the situation, first of all, if nothing changes happen in Taiwan, then we can withdraw, both to give China a favor and to put more pressure on them to understand their position. On the other hand, if there is a change in Taiwan and those pro-American shili who surrendered start infighting, then our chips will be even greater, and then we will have more options. ”

Truman was skeptical about Acheson's adventurous proposition, and he frowned and said: "If there is no change in Taiwan, we will gain very little, and the cost of such interference is completely disproportionate to the benefit, Dean, I don't completely agree with this Jihua." However, I still don't mind putting some pressure on China, and as long as the pressure is just right, we can force China to make concessions and agree that we can take back those pro-American people who are not willing to stay in Red China, perhaps...... We should take Chang Kaishen back...... God, my mind is a mess. ”

Acheson said helplessly: "Chang Kaishen is indeed a usable card, provided that he is in our hands, but, Harry, you should know that China will never hand over such a political figure who can form a nominal government in exile, I am sure of this." And my jihua is, first under the pretext of evacuating overseas Chinese, sending warships into Taipei, if the Chinese do not agree, then we can have an excuse to blockade them, if the Chinese supply agrees, then in the process, our intelligence officers may be able to enter Taiwan and get in touch with those pro-American people. ”

Truman calmed down and thought about it for a while, and finally said, "Harry, the Chinese supply has already accomplished their purpose, hasn't it?" ”

Acheson nodded, pondering Truman's thoughts.

Truman continued: "If China was still hostile to us in the past, as they have repeatedly mentioned in all their public statements, it is because we support Chang Kaishen, and we support Chang Kaishen because he can abide by the Sino-American Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation. In my opinion, the current passive situation is instead an opportunity to give China a chance to calm down and reconsider a new relationship with the United States on the basis of a complete China. ”

Acheson thought about Truman's new thinking with mixed feelings, and said slowly: "I have no illusions about the signing of a deal similar to the Sino-US Treaty of Commerce and Friendship with China. Mao was an anti-colonial leader, and given the Russians and their allies, we could get nowhere. ”

Truman said: "If our relations with the Chinese become strained, it will only make the Russians accelerate the pace of arming China, and a strong China is not in our interests in Asia." In my opinion, even if the United States does not have access to the privileges of the past in China, as long as we continue to maintain contact with the Chinese and even engage in some trade, then China may become a buffer zone west of the Pacific Ocean that can stop the Russians from advancing eastward. ”

Acheson was silent for a long time and said: "If the Chinese establish relations with us, the Russians will definitely go crazy with anger, and China may lose the support of Russia, I don't think they will be so stupid, but this idea is worth trying." Harry, who do you think is appropriate? ”

At this time, Truman suddenly made a 180-degree turn and said: "But it is too early to do this, just like you said, we should first put some pressure on the Chinese supply, I have decided that the Seventh Fleet should be allowed to cruise around Taiwan, and at the same time make a request to the Chinese supply to withdraw overseas Chinese and pro-American people, if the Chinese supply company shows goodwill, then we can continue to contact, if they refuse the United States' demand, then I have to block the Taiwan Strait, as you said, to see if Taiwan will produce a little variable, and then it depends on the situation." ”

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As a result, after Truman and Acheson had agreed on the plan, Rear Admiral Walter Boone, commander of the Seventh Fleet, received such a strange order to temporarily patrol the northern part of the Taiwan Strait tonight, and first show the muscles to the Chinese without entering the Taiwan Strait, and as for whether the Chinese can see it, it is not known. At the same time, we are waiting for the outcome of the negotiations on the evacuation proposal from the US Consulate in Taiwan tomorrow morning. If the Chinese do not agree to the entry of the US warship into Taipei tomorrow, then the Seventh Fleet must ensure that the Chinese will definitely be able to see the US warship.

The reason why this order is strange is that the original order to go to Hong Kong to pick up the aircraft carrier Valleys Fuge has been temporarily put on hold, and the CV-45 Valleys Forge will have to continue to wait for the arrival of the Seventh Fleet off the coast of Hong Kong for the time being.

Walter Boone walked out of his thoughts and threw the cigar into the crystal ashtray in front of him.

After coming out of the officer's lounge, he walked quickly through the corridor to the bridge command room, and ordered: "I order, the fleet will begin to form according to the search formation, and the destroyers Bennett and Fulin will turn on the sea search radar and go out 15 nautical miles on the left and right...... The communications room turned on the public band radio to inform all nearby ships that the US Navy was cruising in the area...... Well, next, let's see, where are the warships of the Chinese......"

As a matter of fact, the North Sea Fleet, headed by the two brigade-class destroyers Xining and Zunyi, was quietly observing these uninvited guests in the Taiwan Strait, 160 kilometers southwest of the heavy cruiser Chicago.

Commander Deng Zhaoxiang paced back and forth in the radar observation room and said: "It seems that the US Seventh Fleet has made a big move, and this radar is densely packed with a large area, and judging from the radar echoes alone, there are already 17 large ships and 24 torpedo boats, and there are actually four 10,000-ton heavy cruisers among these big ships!" ”

Political Commissar Chen Haitao said with relief: "Fortunately, isn't it just more than 40 boats, we add missile boats and torpedo boats, and we don't suffer in terms of quantity, but they didn't bring aircraft carriers and battleships out, they just fought hard, and I don't think it's anything." ”

Commander Deng Zhaoxiang was embarrassed: "Brother Haitao, I just don't want to fight hard, the more warships the Americans have, the more daring they are, and the more likely they are to break into the strait, I'm not afraid that I can't fight, but I'm afraid that if I fight hard, the Americans will be annoyed and angry. Even this cruising at sea is a huge expense every day. ”

Political Commissar Chen Haitao nodded and said: "Old Deng, don't worry, you can't be in a hurry, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, he Yankee really wants to break through, then we can't do it, but do you think you can scare and scare them?" Let them retreat? ”

Commander Deng Zhaoxiang rolled his eyes and suddenly smiled: "That...... Let's give it a try! ”

Commander Deng Zhaoxiang ordered the communications room to change the band to the navigation public band, and informed in a London accent of English: "This is the Chinese People's Navy, we are carrying out a mission in the Taiwan Strait, please pay attention to the US armed ships located near latitude 26.05 north latitude and 122.35 east longitude, and do not trespass into the Taiwan Strait and the territorial waters around our country without permission."

When the 13,000-ton heavy cruiser Chicago, the flagship of the Seventh Fleet, received the voice of Commander Deng Zhaoxiang on the public channel, the commander of the Seventh Fleet, Walter Boone, was really taken aback.

"Radar room! Where's the other party?"

"Report, the radar did not detect any ships nearby!"

"Watchtower! Report your light observations! ”

"Report! No boat lights were found! ”

Major General Boone said madly: "Damn! I command! Fleet-wide light control! Spread it out for me! Search all the surrounding 15 nautical mile area and find them for me! …… Watch carefully! The other side may just be a tiny gunboat! Maybe a Japanese-style offshore patrol gunboat of 15 tons or even 8 tons! …… Tell everybody to keep my eyes open! Perimeter search ships to my attention, interval to turn on the searchlight! ……”

As a result, the Seventh Fleet began a frantic carpet search in circles, and for the Navy, there were only two possibilities for the enemy to discover its exact location, one was seen from the sea and the other was discovered from the sky. In Rear Admiral Boone's view, it was obvious that there could be no Chinese sea reconnaissance aircraft in the dark night sky over the sea, so it was most likely that Chinese ventured to the location of the Seventh Fleet with a small boat that could not be detected by radar, as for the submarines......

After the order was given, Boone said angrily: "Turn on the public frequency band, I want to talk to the commander of the other party!" You try to get a rough idea of each other's location with a radio signal. ”

Boone picked up the microphone from the communicator's radio table and said, "This commander of the Chinese Navy, I admire your courage, but I must warn you that you have entered the alert attack range of the Seventh Fleet of the United States Navy, please turn on the lights and keep sailing safely and harmlessly!" Otherwise, we can't guarantee your safety! The US Navy has the right to strike at any suspicious ship that enters the alert range of the fleet! ”