Chapter 270: The Imprisoned Queen

"How did you prepare for this Hawaiian plan?" Wang Yuze asked. To take Hawaii, there is no doubt that you have to rely on the navy. Therefore, this time the plan was mainly the responsibility of the General Staff and the Navy. The Military Intelligence Bureau, for its part, fully cooperated with the General Staff and the Navy.

"Your Majesty, over the past year, we have secretly sent thousands of elites into Hawaii under various pretexts, and the Military Intelligence Agency is in contact with the imprisoned Hawaiian Queen Liliukarani, but Queen Liliukarani is under the surveillance of the Americans, and the people of the Military Intelligence Agency have not yet found a suitable opportunity. Once Queen Liliukarani has agreed to our terms, the fleet will be ready to set off. When the time comes, our people in Hawaii will cooperate with the Queen's supporters and stage a coup d'état to help the Queen regain the throne. Then, ask Queen Liliukarani to declare herself a vassal state of our country. In that case, we would have troops stationed in Hawaii in the name of protecting our subjects. Our plan is to concession Oahu and Kauai from the Kingdom of Hawaii as the home port of the Pacific Fleet! Zhang Cheng replied.

"So, how many troops are you going to use this time?" Wang Yuze asked. Hawaii is undoubtedly an extremely important strategic location, and it must be ensured that it is controlled by China, so China must deploy heavy troops there.

"It is the Republic of Hawaii that now rules Hawaii, and they have only a thousand troops, lack heavy weapons, and are lazy in training. The troops we secretly sent to the island alone will be enough to defeat them! Zhang Cheng said.

"Well, deploy a Marine Brigade in Hawaii. Then, shore defense facilities were built at important ports such as Pearl Harbor. After we take Hawaii, we will have an indissoluble enmity with the United States, and there may even be a low-intensity naval battle. The Pacific Fleet must ensure victory in this war. But even if we can win, the Americans will certainly not rest on their laurels. With the strength of the United States, it will not be long before a large fleet can be built, and we must be prepared to defend Hawaii in the event of a disadvantage! Wang Yuze said. Now that Hawaii has not yet been incorporated into the United States, it is China's last chance to gain Hawaii. Once Hawaii is incorporated into the United States, it will be even more difficult for China to take Hawaii. However, this will make China and the United States completely turn their faces, with the current military strength of the United States, it may not be able to pose a threat to China, but the industrial strength of the United States is too huge, once they shift their main energy from economic development to the development of armaments, they can arm a huge fleet in a short time. And when the time comes, China will have to fight Japan, and maybe even Russia will intervene, in which case China will face a multi-front war. At that time, Hawaii is likely to face a siege by the U.S. Navy. Therefore, after taking Hawaii, the Chinese navy must build a complete defense system.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I know. We will completely arm Hawaii, and when the Americans want to take Hawaii, it will not be so easy! Zhang Cheng said. Once Hawaii is taken, China will have an advantage in the Pacific race, and it will not be so easy for the United States to outdo China.

"Very well, then I'll wait for the news of your victory!" Wang Yuze said. Taking Hawaii is the most important step in Wang's Pacific strategy, and it will become a bridgehead for China against the United States. Only Wang Yuze knows how terrible it will be if the United States enters a state of war, so China must take the lead. Taking Hawaii and building a Pacific Fleet to defend against the United States is only the first step. After that, taking advantage of the Spanish-American War, or launching a war against Spain alone, seized the Philippines, Guandao and the Mariana Islands, and formed China's defense chain in the Pacific. Finally, after defeating Japan, the power of the Western powers was driven away from the western Pacific. When the time comes, it will slowly compete with the United States for the Pacific Ocean, and China will almost be invincible.

Wang Yuze returned to Beijing in early June. The Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy was officially established at the end of June. A large number of warships advanced to the port of Naha in the Ryukyu Islands and stationed there, which made the Japanese side very nervous.

At the beginning of July, the main force of the Pacific Fleet left the port of Naha at night and sailed into the vast Pacific Ocean. He was accompanied by the 3rd Marine Corps Brigade, which will become the main force of China's defense in Hawaii. Previously, one battalion of the Third Brigade had already dispersed into Hawaii and staged a coup d'état as soon as the time came.

The Hawaiian Islands are located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is the largest secondary archipelago in the Polynesian Islands, with a total area of 6,650 square kilometers, of which only a relatively large island can be inhabited, in 77 to 9 years, Hawaii is also known as the "Sandwich Islands".

Hawaii's unique geographical location in the center of the Pacific Ocean has made Hawaii gradually become an important transportation and trade center, and it is also one of the earliest areas for foreign powers to enter.

Chief Kamehameha used native products to exchange advanced weapons from Westerners, and boldly used foreign advisers to unify the Hawaiian Islands by force in 0, establish the Kingdom of Hawaii, and establish a constitutional monarchy. Since then, the Kingdom of Hawaii has been in more frequent contact with the Western world. Yet whites bring not only goods and religion, but also disease. Sexually transmitted diseases and plagues have nearly destroyed the population of Hawaii. From Captain Cook's landing in Hawaii in '77 to 50 years, Hawaii's population plummeted from 400,000 to 10,000.

In the 40 years and decades that followed, American and Japanese immigrants and traders poured into Hawaii. In '42, the United States was the first to recognize the Kingdom of Hawaii to ensure that it could intervene on anti-aggression grounds in the event of Japan's forcible annexation of Hawaii.

In 50 years, France brought democracy to Hawaii with cannon fire, and the parliamentary system began to appear in the Kingdom of Hawaii. At this time, laborers and immigrants from European countries and Central and South America came to Hawaii, forming a melting pot of peoples combining East and West. In '64, during the Civil War, Hawaii was forced to sell land to the Northern Army to grow coffee. The United States leased the Hawaiian harbor. In 7, the US Secretary of State took the initiative to say that other countries would not be allowed to annex Hawaii. Until the 90s of the 9th century, the Kingdom of Hawaii existed as a monarchy and was recognized by the United States, Britain, France, Japan and Germany.

7 years in Lauren? a? Under Thurston's auspices, the Kingdom of Hawaii introduced the so-called "Bayonet Constitution", which greatly reduced the power of the monarch through the restrictions on income and property, increased the power of European subjects and the influence of the Privy Council. After Queen Liliukarani ascended the throne in the ninth year, there were increasingly acute contradictions with the residents of the United States and Europe over the issue of economic control, and there were many voices of opposition. Therefore, the queen wants to regain supremacy through a new constitution.

On 4/9, Queen Liliukarani tried unsuccessfully to promulgate her new constitution, but the move eventually became the trigger for a coup d'état. On the same day that the queen tried to promulgate a new constitution, opponents met and determined the ultimate goal of the action: to depose the queen, overthrow the monarchy, seek the support of the United States, and even merge. On 7 July, a policeman was shot and wounded in a horse-drawn cart loaded with weapons for preventing it from entering the Honolulu rifles, which directly provoked the start of the coup. Fearing that this incident would expose their conspiracy and that the Royal Government would take the first step in taking armed action to nip the coup d'état in its infancy, the Council took the lead in launching the coup. They organized about 500 heavily armed soldiers of the Honolulu Rifles (none of whom were Native Hawaiians) to march toward the palace. Eventually, the non-Aboriginal soldiers were stationed at the Ariolani Palace, just one street from the palace, and awaited the queen's reply.

At the same time, the commission submitted a report to the US Secretary of State, George Brown? l? Stephens asked for help and asked the U.S. side to land in Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, to ensure the safety of ordinary American residents and their property. Eventually, Stephens assembled an armed naval company and two companies of sailors to Hawaii, where the 62 men landed successfully. The well-armed troops claimed to be relatively neutral, that they had not entered the palace, had not actually participated in the coup, and had not captured any territory, but it was undeniable that their presence did motivate the local Americans and put pressure on the Hawaiian royal family.

Eventually, under the Queen's tenet of "avoiding bloodshed" and the strong advice of her close ministers, Queen Liliouokalli announced her surrender. The Honolulu Rifles seized the government building, disbanded the Royal Guard, and proclaimed a provisional government. The 9-year coup d'état was victorious, and the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown. There was almost no bloodshed in the entire coup, and only one policeman was wounded. Historian William Muruss commented: "The prohibition of any form of armed conflict makes it impossible for the queen to protect herself at all. "Because Queen Lily believes that there should be no bloodshed and slaughter for her people, the rebels' military support makes her choose to surrender without bloodshed.

After the coup, the queen was placed under house arrest in the palace of Irani, and the monarchy of Hawaii was replaced by a rebel provisional government, and Hawaii entered the Republic period.

On July 4, 97, this day, it was the National Day of the United States, and the President of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Sandford? Dole and many others who wanted Hawaii to join the United States began to revel, because, as a result of their efforts, the United States has begun to consider whether to accept Hawaii as the 50th state of the United States. The soldiers of the Republic of Hawaii, who defended Ilanni, also let their guard down. At this moment, several black figures, with the help of the night, successfully infiltrated the palace.

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