Chapter 277 Intelligence
On the afternoon of 23 July, just as Zhang Wei was about to get on the plane and leave, the telegraph man of the General Staff Headquarters of the Western Theater sent a large number of telegrams, all of which were forwarded by Feng Guohua and needed Zhang Wei's instructions or attention. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The first telegram was forwarded by Metropolitan Governor Xiao Xuguang, who proposed to send three cavalry brigades and three infantry brigades of mercenaries and three divisions of garrisons to the Americas, all of which were drawn from the Special Region of the Peninsula. the second is to expand immigration to the United States; At the same time, he also suggested that instead of sending the Praetorian Guard to Los Angeles, troops of the 1st Army should be sent to occupy Alaska.
Zhang Wei thought to himself that Alaska was larger and the difficulty of occupation was low, and it would be most beneficial for Zhang Wei to occupy it, so he agreed to give instructions on the telegram and indicate that the three cavalry brigades of the mercenaries did not need to carry horses, and asked Du Shihui to use these horses to form three more cavalry brigades, and then send the families of these troops to Los Angeles on a voluntary basis.
After the instructions were completed, Zhang Wei handed the telegram to the telegraph operator and said, "Send it to Governor Feng Guohua immediately!" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The telegraph operator took the draft of the telegram and went to send the telegram.
The subsequent telegrams were protested by Britain, France, Germany, Russia and other countries against the Xia Empire's war against the United States, and the words were very fierce; Britain and France, in particular, strongly condemned the Xia Empire, and for the sake of world peace, hoped that the Xia Empire would negotiate peace with the United States, otherwise it would be the enemy of the entire Western West; The German government also did not want the Xia Empire to expand the scale of the war, claiming that the Xia Empire seriously undermined the pattern of world peace and stability; The electrification of the Russian Empire was more symbolic and purely followed the role of the British in playing soy sauce.
However, Zhang Wei directly chose nothing to do with these telegrams, if they had joined forces, the war on this side would have ended long ago; If it weren't for the fact that they would continue to fight among themselves and let them wear down each other's strength, this time the United States would definitely be eliminated, instead of occupying only a part of the territory; To his surprise, the Germans were so fiercely opposed to the Xia Empire's war against the United States, and the deep meaning of it still needs to be pondered.
There are also 2 telegrams, it is the Qing Kingdom and Japan asking for instructions on when to declare war on the United States, now that the Xia Empire has invaded the United States mainland and occupied the Pacific coast, it is relatively safe for them, and they are no longer worried about the retaliation of the United States, so they are in a hurry to declare war on the United States, so as to take advantage, Zhang Wei, on the telegram instructed: It is not appropriate to declare war immediately, as for when to declare war on the United States, we must wait for notice.
One is about the reaction of the U.S. government, which announced the conscription of 4 million troops in the afternoon to resist the invasion of the Xia Empire.
Zhang Wei thought to himself, within 2 days, the Xia Empire's army appeared on the territory of 6 states in the United States, several state governments were overthrown in a row, and the entire Pacific coast of the United States was occupied by the Xia Empire, the speed of the attack was too fast, the Americans must have panicked, but now the conscription has begun, it is too late, if the United States sends these troops who have not been systematically trained to the front line, it is purely to send war merits to the Xia Empire; To equip so many soldiers, it would be good to be able to get the rifles together, even if the United States has a developed industry, it is not possible to manufacture so many guns in a short period of time, and if it is purchased from other countries, it will be difficult to gather so many weapons in a short period of time, and it will also lead to confusion in equipment and a great increase in logistical pressure, in addition, just the ammunition for training is not a small amount, let alone the ammunition reserves for organizing a large-scale war.
Another piece of intelligence was provided by Chen Yifeng of the security company, which showed that there were about 430,000 troops in the United States, most of which were located east of the Appalachian Mountains, along the coast of the Great Lakes and in the southern part of Texas, which is an important industrial, political, economic, and cultural center of the United States, and belonged to the heart of the United States; There were no troops in the central and western parts of the United States, and they all relied on the police of the states to maintain law and order; The reason why 1 division of the army was deployed in the city of Los Angeles was the masterpiece of the Rockefeller family, and the purpose was to protect the oil extraction industry in Los Angeles and protect the interests of the Rockefeller family.
The last telegram was Feng Guohua's reminder to Zhang Wei that it was necessary to speed up the deployment of troops, which had already aroused strong opposition from Western countries, and that it was necessary to occupy as much territory as possible before they united, and hoped that Zhang Wei would first go to the central part of the United States to occupy important cities on the communication line, and block the Americans in the central and western regions from transferring valuable materials to the east. Zhang Wei's itinerary was readjusted, and a detailed line of action and troop deployment plan were drawn up, with the goal of occupying all the territory west of the Mississippi River as quickly as possible.
Feng Guohua also emphatically stressed that it is necessary to defeat the US ** team stationed in Texas and occupy Texas with the aim of occupying the oil there and weakening the stamina of US development.
Zhang Weiti browsed it and compared the general direction according to the map, feeling that Feng Guohua was more greedy than himself, and he only wanted to occupy half of the territory of the United States, if Feng Guohua's plan to be the governor could be realized, then he would occupy two-thirds of the territory of the United States; If the Texas oil fields were to be occupied, there would be no oil to be extracted from the rest of the United States, which would be a serious blow to the American auto industry.
The 60,000 U.S. ** team stationed in Texas is not as good as the Wehrmacht, and it is easy to eliminate them, and Zhang Wei has long coveted Texas oil, and more importantly, there is a bigger oil field in East Texas, which must be controlled within the scope of the empire, otherwise it will be a big blow to Zhang Wei's planned petrocurrency.
After reading all the telegrams, Zhang Wei handed the telegrams to Bai Yuqing and said, "You look at these telegrams first, do you have any better suggestions?" “
Bai Yuqing knew that this was Zhang Wei's training for him, so he carefully read the telegram, focusing on the last one, Feng Guohua's telegram, he checked the map, and then said: "Your Majesty, why don't we go directly to the Appalachian Mountains this time and only let the United States keep their original 13 colonies?" “
"Haha, Chief of Staff Bai, you soldiers are a virtue, you want to fight, fight a big battle, and don't consider political and economic factors at all, which will affect your continued promotion. Chief of Staff Bai, the purpose of our war this time is to occupy more territory, but we can't let this white Western world unite against the Xia Empire, so as long as we can weaken the strength of the Americans as much as possible within the range of their patience, for example, the territory we occupy has a large amount of iron ore, copper ore, oil and other resources, even if there is a huge industrial capacity in the eastern United States in the future, they will stare dryly without raw materials, and our goal will be achieved. “
Bai Yuqing smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty is wise! “
"Check these telegram drafts, send them out as soon as possible, I'll go first, time is tight!" After speaking, Zhang Wei walked towards the plane and prepared to leave by plane.
"Your Majesty, take care!"
"Your Majesty, stay safe!" (To be continued.) )