Chapter 540: Sino-US Peace Talks
On August 26, the war continued. On the west coast of the United States, after annihilating the US ** squadron encircled around Los Angeles, the squadron began to attack south and north along the coast with the cooperation of the navy. Among them, the three infantry divisions of the Sixth Army attacked south, preparing to take the most important naval base on the west coast of the United States, the San Diego Naval Base, with the cooperation of naval warships. The four infantry divisions of the Seventh Army were attacked, preparing to take San Francisco and a large part of the northern part of the West Coast of the United States. In addition, several infantry divisions began to slowly march eastward, posing as if they were climbing over the Rocky Mountains and attacking the US state of Nevada, which caused panic throughout the United States.
The pursuit on the Siberian plains was also in full swing. Russian Marshal Gurko led hundreds of thousands of Russian troops to retreat frantically to the west, while hundreds of thousands of troops under the command of Chinese War Minister Cai Yun were in hot pursuit. This forced Marshal Gurko to leave a large number of troops to block the squadron, although it delayed the movement of the squadron for a certain distance, but at the same time, it also caused huge losses to itself.
In the evening, in the Xinhua Palace, Cai Yun, chief of the General Staff, was reporting to Wang Yuze on the current battle situation. However, Foreign Minister Ng Dinh Fong also went to the palace today to report to Wang Yuze on some diplomatic matters.
"陛xià. Now the fighting on the west coast of the United States and the fighting on the Siberian plain are going very smoothly. On the west coast of the United States, the Sixth and Seventh Armies were able to completely capture the land west of the Rocky Mountains within a month, if the conditions were ripe. That could break into the U.S. state of Nevada. As for the Siberian battlefield, the Russian army suddenly retreated. This was not what everyone expected. However, in the process of pursuit, it is possible to eliminate the living forces of the Russian army as much as possible. Of these hundreds of thousands of people in the Russian army, I am afraid that less than half of them can be safely returned, or even less! Chief of the General Staff Xiong Wu said.
"That's good! However, order all front-line departments not to be greedy for merit. So as not to cause unnecessary losses! Wang Yuze said. In this war, the squadron has won too many battles, and slowly some troops have become arrogant. This is not what Wang Yuze wants to see. China still has many enemies, at least, if it wants to achieve Wang Yuze's goal of global hegemony, China will have to go through a lot of wars to achieve it. So, in this case. The squadron must maintain a modest and cautious style, and be brave and good at fighting.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chief of the General Staff Xiong Wu nodded.
"Your Majesty, in the past two days, the attitude of the Americans seems to have softened, US Secretary of State John? Sherman. I wanted to make peace with us, but I left it dry for two days. Now that the Imperial Team has won a big victory on the West Coast of the United States, it has completely scared these Americans! Foreign Minister Ng Dinh Fong said. Previously, except for France and China, after the signing of the armistice treaty, the rest of the countries. They are still holding on, and sometimes Wu Tingfang takes the initiative to meet them. But they were all ignored, which made Wu Tingfang hold back the fire in his heart, and now he can finally vent well.
"Haha! It's time to teach these guys a lesson, who called them so unsightly before. Wang Yuze also laughed. These Westerners are completely typical of bullying the weak and fearing the hard. Before, they united to suppress China, but now? One by one, for the benefit of their own country, they have completely become grandsons.
"陛xià. It's a pity that we don't have the strength to destroy the United States this time, otherwise, where would we be able to talk nonsense with them! However, the war potential of the United States is also very terrifying, they have huge industrial strength, and the population is also quite large, it is already more than 7,000 and almost 80 million people, if they go all out to develop military strength, this is definitely a huge challenge and threat to the empire! Chief of the General Staff Xiong Wu said. Previously, Wang Yuze set China's key target as the United States, and many people are still very puzzled, because although the United States is also one of the great powers in this era, it is a very backward power. And now, the powerful power of the United States that broke out in the war, which can easily arm millions of troops, and the weapons needed by these armies, have greatly shocked all countries. There is no doubt that if it were not for the United States' historical disarmament, it would not have been so easy for China to win this war.
"Yes! Therefore, in this negotiation, we must weaken the United States as much as possible and suppress the development of the United States. At the same time, we ourselves must speed up development and maintain strong military strength. In this way, we will be able to completely destroy the United States and solve this enemy in the next war! Wang Yuze said. The reason why the United States was able to rise in later generations was that the flames of the two world wars did not affect the United States itself, and when other countries were scorched to the ground, the United States was still thriving. Therefore, the United States is able to easily surpass other countries and become the world hegemon. And this time, China has been eyeing the United States from the beginning and will not give them this opportunity.
"Your Majesty, the Russians seem to be in a hurry. Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky also sent someone to contact us today and wanted to hold the next stage of peace talks with us. However, I ignored him! Foreign Minister Ng Dinh Fong said.
"Lao Maozi also lost too many troops in this war, and he was unable to carry on the war. In addition, civil strife broke out in the southern regions of Russia, and Tsar Nicholas II was busy suppressing the rebellion, so naturally he did not have the energy to fight us. We can delay it for a while, or wait until our negotiations with the Americans are over, and then we can negotiate with Russia. This can also make Russia's civil strife more severe, and it is also very helpful to consume Russia's strength! Wang Yuze said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Ng Dinh Fong replied.
"Your Majesty, will the civil strife of the Russians be in danger to the reign of Tsar Nicholas II? What if Nicholas II was overthrown, and the subsequent government did not recognize the treaty signed between Russia and us? Chief of the General Staff Xiong Wu asked.
Wang Yuze frowned, and then said: "Tsar Nicholas II should not be overthrown, right?" Even if it's overthrown, it doesn't matter. If the new Russian government dares not to recognize the treaty, we will continue to send troops to destroy them! "Historically, Russia suffered huge losses in World War I and the people lived in hardship, so the revolution broke out. However, at this time, the losses caused to Russia by the Sino-Russian War were far less severe than those caused by the First World War. And the tsar has not yet reached the point of anger and resentment, and there are still many people who support the tsar. Therefore, the reign of Tsar Nicholas II may not be overthrown. However, this has little to do with China, and it may be able to take the opportunity to reap the benefits or something. China has seized a large number of Russian-made weapons from the hands of the Russian army, and these weapons are completely inferior to the weapons equipped by the squadron. If you can sell it to Russia or those insurgents, you can make a lot of money.
"Yes, Your Majesty! I'll keep the front-line units on their toes. At the same time, the civil strife in southern Russia will be closely monitored! Chief of the General Staff Xiong Wu said. If Russia's internal strife does not endanger China's interests, then forget it, otherwise, the squadron will take action.
On August 27, at the behest of Wang Yuze, Foreign Minister Ng Dinh Phuong began peace talks with the United States. Foreign Minister Ng Dinh Phuong and Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo served as representatives of the Chinese side. On the U.S. side, it's Secretary of State John? Sherman and Sherlock, former US minister to China, as representatives, held further consultations on the issues they are now facing, and strive to reach an agreement to end the war between China and the United States at an early date.
"Your Excellency the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, the United States of America has a great deal of sincerity in this peace talks. This war has caused huge losses for both of our countries. Of course, for now, the United States has more to lose. However, your country also lost a lot of soldiers in the war, and the lives of these soldiers are completely recoverable. As long as the war ends, the cups will not happen again! "U.S. Secretary of State John? Sherman said.
"Your Excellency, China does not like war either, but, in order to ensure the interests of the empire, we can only take up arms and use the means of war to win what we need!" Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang said.
"But, Your Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs, do you not think that the conditions offered by your country are too harsh? The US Government will absolutely not agree to such conditions. If the U.S. government agrees, the angry people will overthrow the government as soon as possible! "U.S. Secretary of State John? Sherman said with a grim face.
"In this war, China has also paid a huge price. Therefore, we need to make up for these losses. The conditions we have put forward have been completely well thought out! Minister of State Jiang Xingguo also said.
"No, no! Your Excellency Secretary of Defense, your country's conditions are too harsh for the United States to accept. "U.S. Secretary of State John? Sherman is still holding on.
"If the United States cannot accept it, then it seems that there is no need for our negotiations to proceed, and let's continue to solve the problem by military means!" Wu Tingfang said indifferently.
U.S. Secretary of State John? Sherman was furious, and he was very dissatisfied with China's use of military means to threaten him. But what can he do? Who called the U.S. ** team vulnerable and beaten by others?