Chapter 387: The Third Sino-Japanese War Breaks Out

[I went out today, the update is 2000 words less, and I will double it back tomorrow.] 】

Blue sky, cloudless.

The roar of the distant sky is coming from far and near, and a group of H1N1 bombers composed of the Imperial Chinese Air Force Shanghai Air Force, Ulsan Air Force, Shandong Air Force and other air bases around the Yellow Sea is skimming the sky and rushing to Jeju Island.

The Supreme Command of the Chinese Empire has already made a decision to go to war against the Chinese Empire on the grounds that the capture of Jeju Island and the declaration of the occupation of Jeju Island are a violation of the territory of the Kingdom of Korea, a vassal state of the Chinese Empire, and are a blatant military provocation to the Chinese Empire.

Of course, the Chinese Empire's war plan had already begun, and this was just an excuse.

Originally, it was said that the first battle of the battle should be completed by the Imperial Chinese Navy, and the original plan of the base camp was also formulated. However, on the one hand, in view of the lessons of history (the Battle of Incheon Port), the fortified defense of the naval base made it impossible for the Imperial Chinese Navy to repeat its old tricks. On the other hand, the rapid rise of the Chinese Imperial Air Force, the European War has caused all countries around the world to attach great importance to the development of the Air Force, so that the Chinese Imperial Air Force has the right to speak before the decision-making level of the General Staff.

Of course, that's not all the reason. The real reason for the General Staff Headquarters' decision to let the Air Force fight the first battle was that during the three months of the Battle of Jeju Island, the Syrian army had invested more than 100,000 troops, but at present only the wounded soldiers were evacuated, and there were still more than 90,000 main forces of the Syrian army stranded on Jeju Island. In view of the fact that the General Staff would face 20 divisions and regiments in future operations on the mainland, in order to reduce the resistance of the army to land on the mainland, the General Staff decided to eliminate the 7th, 10th, 13th, and 18th Divisions of the Sixth Army on Jeju Island at the beginning of the war, as well as the 39th mixed brigade of the Reading Army.

At the beginning, the navy demanded a direct blockade of Jeju Island, the defeat of the combined fleet of the Tsuyomoto Alliance, and the more than 90,000 Japanese troops trapped on Jeju Island were killed. The army also pledged to wipe out the army on Jeju Island within a month. However, in the end, the General Staff listened to the advice of the Air Force, because although the terrain of Jeju Island is dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the army defends Jeju Island, it has sufficient troops, and it can completely rely on the German fortress fortifications to defend it, and it will be a huge obstacle to the landing operation of the Chinese Emperor's [***] team. And if you attack Jeju Island from the air, it will be very simple. If a large number of white phosphorus bombs and incendiary bombs are dropped on Jeju Island, the entire Halla Mountain will soon be set on fire, and more than 90,000 troops will have a foothold on Jeju Island and will wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Since the Air Force's plan was the most feasible and effective, and the General Staff wanted to see the strength of the Air Force's bomber group in order to sum up the tactical and strategic experience of the Air Force, it finally approved the Imperial Air Force to complete the first battle of the war.

On Jeju Island, the Sixth Army, from the commander of the Sixth Army to General Dapo Sang-do, was immersed in the great joy of defeating the German army and conquering Jeju Island, completely unaware that they would soon be in great trouble.

At the same time, the Combined Naval Fleet was also anchored in the waters off Jeju Island, and they did not celebrate with the Army. Because the loss of the battleship Yashima was sunk by a German torpedo boat, which was undoubtedly a great shame for them.

On the battleship Fuso, the flagship of the Combined Fleet, the soldiers on duty at the tower spotted a large number of aircraft in the air.

"Captain Wu, a large number of planes have been spotted in the northwest direction, and it seems to be the transport plane of the China Imperial Airlines."

Commander Wu took the telescope and looked at it, only to see that the fuselage of these planes did not have an aviation flight number, but were painted with the unique "flying dragon in the sky" logo of the Imperial Chinese Air Force, and the pattern was a winged pterodactyl flying high, representing that the plane was a combat plane and was in a combat state. (The Navy's battle flag and battle livery are dragon playing in the water, and the Army's battle flag and battle livery are the most domineering, with a frontal photo of a Tyrannosaurus rex with burning nostrils, and a few struggling jackals, tigers and leopards between the toes).

"They are not transport aircraft, they are painted with the distinctive flying dragon logo of the Imperial Chinese Air Force, this is a combat aircraft."

"How could the fighters of the Chinese Empire appear here?"

Wu Chang was reminded by his subordinates, and suddenly exclaimed: "Oh no, the Chinese Empire is going to war against us!" ”

As he spoke, Captain Wu immediately picked up the phone and reported the situation to the bridge command room.

Admiral Heihachiro Togo, commander of the Combined Fleet Togo, who was holding a summary discussion on the sinking of the battleship Yashima, was stunned when he learned of the report.

"Are you sure it's an aircraft belonging to the Imperial Air Force of China?"

Rear Admiral Yuzaburo Kato, Chief of Staff of the Fleet, replied: "It has already been decided!" There were at least 100 large planes of the Imperial Chinese Air Force, and it was judged that they were heading in the direction of Jeju Island. ”

Lieutenant General Sotaro Misu, commander of the first detachment, said: "Your Excellency, during the Sharpening Sword 1912 military exercise held by the Chinese Empire last year, it was said that a bomber used to bomb ground and sea targets appeared, and it was very powerful. ”

Fleet staff officer Akiyama Manakasa added at this time: "Didn't our reconnaissance plane not long ago also test grenades from the air on German fortresses? ”

Togo Heihachiro frowned and said, "If the Chinese Empire asks us to withdraw from Jeju Island, we can just withdraw from it, there is no need to use force against us!" ”

Sotaro Sansu snorted coldly: "It seems that it has become a habit for the Chinese Empire to go to war without declaring war, let's be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, and it's good to take precautions." ”

Heihachiro Togo nodded, so he ordered the whole fleet to set sail and enter the second-level alert state.

The ships of the Combined Fleet quickly started up and moved so that they would not provide stationary targets for the bombers of the Imperial Air Force of China.

At the same time, Togo Heihachiro also sent people to Jeju Island to report the situation to the commander of the Sixth Army on Jeju Island. However, Dapo Shangdao ignored it and continued to celebrate the victory with his men.

At this moment, a group of aircraft from the Imperial Chinese Air Force flew over the Combined Fleet.

The commander of the air raid on Jeju Island was Rear Admiral Xie Jin, Wing Commander of the Third Wing of the Imperial Chinese Air Force (Shanghai Air Wing), who originally wanted to drop a few white phosphorus bombs on the warship of the Imperial Chinese Air Force, but when he found that the Navy had already moved away, he gave up the idea.

"Captain, the little devil is quite good." The voice of the wingman was heard over the radio intercom.

"Lucky for them, ignore them this time."

"Report to the Wing Commander, our fleet is close to the airspace of Jeju Island, and it is expected to be in the air in 5 minutes."

Xie Jin took out his binoculars and looked at Jeju Island, which was already in view, with its lush forests and intertwined waterfalls and rocks, it was undoubtedly a good place for beautiful scenery.

He cried out in his heart that he was sorry, and then ordered: "The leaders of the various wings should pay attention, please follow the Shanghai Air Wing to act together, from north to south, and do not repeat the bombing." ”

"Ulsan Air Wing understands!"

"Busan Air Wing understands!"

"Jiaozhou Air Wing understands!"

…… After Xie Jin got the replies from the wings, he said, "Bomb as much as you want!" Don't let the Navy and Army look at us! ”

As he spoke, Xie Jin shook the longitudinal pole violently, and his bomber suddenly spun down to the right and began to reduce its flight altitude. At the same time, the bomber group of the Shanghai Air Wing followed the long plane to do the same rollover action and descend in altitude.

At 12:13 p.m., the Imperial Air Force of the Chinese Empire appeared at an altitude of about 2,200 meters over the Jinning Bay in the northern part of Jeju Island, and all the bombers in the bombers marked the fuse of the white phosphorus bomb to detonate automatically in 15 seconds.

At 12:16, the bomber group reached an altitude of 1,000 meters over Chocheon-eup, the northernmost point of Jeju Island. At this time, the crews of each bomber opened the belly bomb bomb door.

"Start bombing!"

Xie Jin gave the order, and two operators pushed a white phosphorus bomb along the slide rail to the bomb delivery hatch, one of the bomb operators pulled out the fuse, and the other released the brake brake, causing the bomb to fall through the bomb delivery hatch.

"Babble~~~Babble~~~Babble~~~"

One by one, the white phosphorus bombs were in free fall, screaming and falling, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

"Boom!"

About fifteen seconds later, white phosphorus bombs exploded one after another at an altitude of 100 to 200 meters above the ground. In an instant, the 500-kilogram white phosphorus bomb burst into countless fragments, turning into a huge white cloud in the air, and then the high-speed fragments burned in the air, bursting out countless white lines, like a goddess scattering flowers, falling to the ground.

When the officers and men who were celebrating on the ground heard the piercing whistling sound of the bomb falling, they looked at the sky one after another, their faces dazed. Some of the astute soldiers shouted bombs and quickly dodged, but most of the soldiers were not aware of this, and just stared blankly at the unidentified objects falling from the sky.

When the white phosphorus bombs exploded, white clouds bloomed, and the Yue army immediately cheered, thinking that this was a celebratory flower for them.

However, after a few seconds, their smiles stopped abruptly. Countless falling white phosphorus bomb fragments, under the acceleration of explosive energy and gravity, pierced into the body of Yue Jun like sharp daggers, and began to corrode the flesh and blood, and the contact parts were like a fiery red soldering iron, and the skin and flesh were immediately scorched, exuding the smell of roasted meat.

As long as white phosphorus fragments fall on anything on the ground, violent corrosion will immediately occur. Some flammable things, such as houses, dry firewood, trees, clothing, etc., immediately burst into flames, and even the vegetable soup for the military banquet burst into blue flames.

Suddenly, the pain of the distance made the soldiers cry wolf-like one by one, trying every means to prevent the flesh from being corroded and scorched, but they had no experience with this kind of thing, and all measures were to no avail. The fragments of white phosphorus bombs scattered all over the sky splashed on the head or vital parts of the body, and in less than ten seconds, they would kill the army.

The Chinese Imperial Air Force looked down at the ground from an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, only to see that fires were burning everywhere on the ground, which soon stretched out and became a sea of fire. The sound of the army crying and howling in the blazing fire on the ground of Chaotianyi seemed to be able to reach the ears of the Chinese Imperial Air Force.

However, the bombers of the Imperial Chinese Air Force would not stop in the air to enjoy the results of the battle, and soon flew to the next target, and the howl of the wolf could not be heard.

Two hundred H1N1 bombers of the Imperial Chinese Air Force advanced south along the northern part of Jeju Island and dropped white phosphorus bombs on key bombing areas such as Jeongjo-eup, Seongsan-eup, Pyoseon-myeon, Jeju City, Namwon-eup, Yawol-eup, Hallim-eup, and Hangyeon-myeon, causing the entire Jeju Island to fall into a sea of fire, and the fire could not be extinguished, and soon the entire Hallasan Mountain was set on fire.

The Imperial Chinese Air Force dropped all 400 500-kilogram white phosphorus bombs, as well as a large number of gasoline incendiary bombs, killing more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers on the spot and injuring more than 30,000 Japanese soldiers to varying degrees in the first time (10 minutes).

In the following hour, the entire Halla Mountain, which is more than 1,900 meters high, was set on fire, and Jeju Island was plunged into a sea of fire, and about 1,000 people (including the wounded) of the Japanese army near the sea jumped into the sea to escape, and most of the Japanese army were trapped on Halla Mountain.

The fire is scorching, and the smoke covers the sky.

Three hours later, the whole of Jeju Island seems to have returned to the era of volcanic eruptions 1.2 million years ago, and the entire Halla Mountain is no longer lush and green, it is completely red, and the fire has burned from the sea level to the top of Mt. Halla at more than 1,900 meters, and the smoke has reached the sky, up to 10,000 meters, and the residents of the Korean Peninsula and the island of Kyushu on the other side of the sea can clearly see it.

The fire lasted for a whole week, and the entire Jeju Island became a hell on earth, and only more than 1,000 people who escaped from the Sixth Army of the 6th Army survived, and the rest were all burned in the fire. Of the more than 1,000 people who survived, more than 800 were burned to varying degrees, some lost their eyes, some lost their ears and noses, and more than half of them lost their arms and legs.

At the same time, more than 2,000 German soldiers captured on Jeju Island were also burned and could not escape.

It wasn't until the fifth day that heavy rain began to fall and extinguish the fire on Jeju Island, which had become a hell of Seonginjin.

During this period, the combined fleet tried to rescue, but the fire was too big, and a day later, Togo Heihachiro gave up the rescue operation, because he had learned that the Chinese Empire had declared war on him, and at the same time, the main force of the Chinese Imperial Pacific Fleet had stopped them on their way home, and Togo Heihachiro immediately gathered the combined fleet of Togo, and while preparing for war, he tried to break through the blockade of the Chinese Imperial Navy and withdraw to the country. Because he knew that with the strength of the Combined Fleet, he could not compete with the Imperial Chinese Navy at all, and he needed to wait for the US Navy to intervene before he could fight.

On September 18, 13 years of Gwanghwa (October 15, 1913), the Chinese Empire declared war on the grounds that the Chinese Empire's army had openly invaded Jeju Island, the territory of the Korean Kingdom of the Chinese Empire.

At the meeting, Yamamoto Gonbei scolded the Chinese Empire for being shameless, and had already acquiesced in the attack on Jeju Island, but in turn framed Yamamoto for invading Korea. Not only did he attack the army again, causing the elite losses of the four divisions on Jeju Island, but he also made a bold choice for him, and all the responsibility was put on the head of the company.

"Damn it! It's a huge political conspiracy! ”

At this moment, Yamamoto finally understood why the Chinese Empire was so happy and actively supported Saymoto in attacking Jeju Island, it turned out that it was to find the best reason to start a war against Saymoto. Yamamoto Gonbei hated himself for not discovering the conspiracy of the Chinese Empire in the first place, and was confused by the huge interests.

Hirobumi Ito asked, "Is there any attitude on the U.S. side?" ”

At this time, Foreign Minister Lin Dong replied on behalf of Yamamoto Gonbei: "The United States side is urgently discussing, and we don't know the attitude of the American side yet, so it is estimated that it will support us!" ”

Ito asked again, "What about the British side?" Didn't they promise us that we would join the Entente as long as we declared war on Germany? ”

Lin Dong smiled bitterly and said, "This was originally the case. However, the Chinese Empire seems to have put pressure on the side. The British, on the grounds that we were incapable of participating in the Entente's war against Europe, rejected our request yesterday. ”

Ito Hirobumi frowned and said, "Damn the British, the same is not trustworthy. ”

Gonbei Yamamoto turned his head and asked Prince Chihito, the chief of the General Staff, and said, "Look, what should we do?" ”

Prince Chiren also frowned, and the Chinese Empire suddenly changed his mind and started a war against Yueben, which caught him and the entire Yueben military department a little off guard. They have always believed that the Chinese Empire will not go to war against Yuben before the Ming-class battleships are built, so they even hope to pry Britain's mouth open by declaring war on Germany, as long as they join the Entente camp, then the possibility of the Chinese Empire starting a war against Yuben is even smaller.

However, the British shamelessly used the book to destroy the German base on Jeju Island and kicked it away.

However, what worries Prince Chiren the most is not this aspect, but that the Combined Fleet is being blocked by the main force of the Imperial Chinese Navy at this time and cannot return to China, and once it is attacked by the main force of the Imperial Chinese Navy, it is estimated that the combined fleet will have to take advantage of it. And the U.S. Pacific Fleet is far away in Hawaii, and it is also not ready for war. What is even more passive is that the U.S. people have restrictions on the U.S. security treaty, and the U.S. will not intervene militarily unless the U.S. homeland is attacked. However, the Chinese Empire's fuss over the Jeju Island issue has made it impossible for the US Congress to declare war on the Chinese Empire in accordance with the US Security Treaty, at least without an excuse, and it has not been able to persuade the American people to support US intervention.

In addition, the US Navy is also more than self-preservation, and its offensive is insufficient. Compared with the Imperial Chinese Navy, none of the capital ships in the US Navy's active warships can compete with the Yuan-class battleships of the Chinese Empire, so the US Navy is usually aggressive, but if it really starts a war with the Chinese Empire, the US Navy is not psychologically prepared.

Considering these reasons, Prince Chiren was very uncertain, so he sighed: "No matter what, the Chinese Empire has attacked Jeju Island, and more than 90,000 soldiers of the Great Empire have been buried there, and we have no way out. ”

Yamamoto's words made Yamamoto Gonbei and other ministers and officials very nervous, indicating that the military was not sure of winning the war.

Yamamoto Gonbei said: "If we are defeated again this time, the Chinese Empire will cost more than 50 million pounds, and it is estimated that we will be completely reduced to their slaves." ”

Chiren understood Yamamoto's worries, and comforted him: "Don't worry, although the navy is not sure, this time the 20 divisions of our Imperial Army are enough to block the Chinese Emperor's [***] team from landing on the mainland." ”

Prince Nengjiu, who had been silent, suddenly said at this time: "Our four divisions have been lost on Jeju Island, and now there are only 16, and it is still unknown whether they can hold it. ”

Katsura Taro sighed: "If we follow capitalism and do not develop industry, it is estimated that we can still implement the strategy of closing the country to the outside, and our workers will go to farming without worrying about losing their jobs." ”

"What are these words?" Ito Hirobumi was immediately dissatisfied, and said, "No matter what, we can't go back. ”

Lin Dong said: "The only way is to wait for the United States to come to our aid!" ”

Yamamoto Gonbei nodded and said, "That's right! If the United States does not come to our aid, then we will really die. ”

"Isn't it okay for us to take the initiative to back down and return Jeju Island to the Chinese Empire, and give them some more compensation, so that they don't start a war against us?"

Mutsu Munemitsu, who served as Minister of Internal Affairs, suddenly threw out an astonishing remark that if it was peacetime, he would definitely be besieged, accusing him of betraying the country and being a traitor. But now that the situation is in the background, everyone hopes to postpone the decisive battle with the Chinese Empire by making concessions, so that he can prepare for war.

"Is it possible?" Ito Hirofumi smiled bitterly: "The Chinese Empire will definitely let us compensate for the loss of the entire Jeju Island, and they will compensate us for all the houses, trees, animals, and even air and water that have been burned on Jeju Island, will you compensate for it?" ”

Mutsu Munemitsu said, "At least we can delay a bit!" ”

"Makes sense, too!" Lin Dong said suddenly: "We have made huge concessions to let the Chinese Empire make a bid, and we can use the negotiation period to speed up the completion of war preparations, or at least delay until the United States rushes to our aid." ”

"Impossible!" Yamamoto Gonbei nodded first, and then suddenly shook his head and said: "The Chinese Empire has always shown weakness to us, just waiting for this opportunity, now they will not easily negotiate peace with us, at least they will destroy the Imperial Navy first, so that our island country has no support, and then they may talk to us." ”

Prince Chiren sighed: "If we had known that this was a conspiracy of the Chinese Empire, we should have completed our preparations for war earlier. Now our Nagato-class battleships and Tango-class battlecruisers are not yet finished, and our navy is not at all an opponent of the Chinese Empire. ”

Prince Nohisa said, "I hope Togo-kun can bring the navy back safely." ”

The crowd was silent for a while, and finally Gonbei Yamamoto asked, "Let's vote!" Shall we declare war? ”

Of course war has to be declared!

Although everyone has no bottom in their hearts, they are not willing to endure the Chinese Empire bullying them anymore, and at the same time, only by declaring war can they express their determination and let the United States intervene.

In the end, the 12 cabinet ministers unanimously passed a resolution to declare war on China.

The next day, Gonbei Yamamoto and Prince Chihito of Arisugawa Palace entered the palace to meet with the new Taisho Emperor Yoshihito, and Emperor Taisho issued an edict to wage war against the Chinese Empire.

On October 16, 1913, China officially declared war on the Chinese Empire, and the third war broke out.

Just when China and China declared war, the United States also began to prepare.

Although the U.S. Congress has not yet passed a unanimous resolution, and there are serious differences in the U.S. Congress on whether to support the U.S. Congress and start a war against the Chinese Empire, the U.S. side still has to make preparations as early as possible.

As Ito Hirobumi judged, the U.S. political axe is usually aggressive, clamoring for confrontation with the Chinese Empire, but when it comes to a real war with the Chinese Empire, the Americans are not sure at all.

This is manifested in the fact that the US Army can only be regarded as the world's second-rate, and the total strength of the army is only 200,000 standing troops, compared with the one million standing army of the Chinese Empire, which has been recognized by the international powers as the world's first-class army, so the US Army is far behind the Chinese Imperial Army in terms of quantity and quality.

Looking at the navy, although the US Navy has 23 former Divine Bow battleships, 10 Divine Bow battleships, 21 super Divine Bow battleships (6 under construction), 16 battle cruisers, 33 armored cruisers, 26 light cruisers, 133 destroyers, and 122 submarines, with a total tonnage of 1.33 million tons, ranking third in the world.

However, compared with the Imperial Chinese Navy, the Imperial Chinese Navy has 25 former Shenbow-type battleships, 10 Shenbow-type battleships, 28 super-Shengong-type battleships (four under construction), 14 battlecruisers, 35 heavy cruisers (large armored cruisers), 30 light cruisers, 20 battle destroyers, 80 hunting ships, 80 submarines, and a total tonnage of 1.8 million tons, ranking first in the world (1.62 million tons in Britain and 1.2 million tons in Germany).

In terms of quantity, the total number of ships of the US Navy seems to be larger, but this is because the Chinese Empire has decommissioned a large number of warships, more than 200 Exocet-class and Mistral-class destroyers have been decommissioned, and the old ships of the Beiyang Naval Division have been decommissioned a long time ago, and even the Chinese Empire's quasi-divine bow battleships Dengyun-class and Jianwei-class have also been decommissioned and sold to the Russian Navy, and the warships captured from the Russian Navy and the British Navy have also been decommissioned and dismantled, except for the new ships built after 1895 that are reserved for the use of the home fleet. In this way, although the number of warships in the Chinese Empire was not as large as that of the United States, they were all new ships within eight years, while the battleships built by the US Navy in 1891 were still in service.

In terms of the quality of a single ship, each class of warships of the Chinese Empire has an advantage over the warships of the same class in the United States, and they are superior to the warships of the same class of the US Navy in terms of tonnage, speed, firepower and armor. Especially in the stage of the super god bow capital ships, the Chinese Empire, with its strong naval industrial capacity, has completely surpassed the US Navy by one level in the Yuan-class and Ming-class capital ships, and has taken advantage of it.

In terms of submarines, the submarines of the US Navy are still at the level of the Eastern Han class submarines of the Chinese Empire, while the upgraded submarines and Tang-class submarines of the Chinese Empire have surpassed the level of the US Navy's submarines by a whole generation.

In addition, what the US Navy does not know is that the Chinese Empire also has an extremely powerful aircraft carrier fleet, 27 aircraft carriers (CV-1 is a seaplane carrier), with a total displacement of 400,000 tons, carrying more than 1,000 aircraft, and its combat effectiveness is hidden, which is even more of a threat to the US Navy.

At this time, some military experts in the United States had proposed the real purpose of the aircraft-carrying cruisers used by the Chinese Empire to transport aircraft, but they were not taken seriously by the US Navy until the outbreak in Europe and the huge attack power displayed by the aircraft did it attract the attention of the US Navy. The U.S. Navy is also in the process of refitting an experimental aircraft-carrying cruiser, also based on a coal carrier. However, because it is not as far-sighted as the Chinese Empire, and because the Chinese Empire is strictly secretive about the true purpose of aircraft carriers, the US Navy has been slow to develop in this area.

Aside from the navy and the army, the US Air Force is even more chicken, and the Air Force is even equipped with a Jian-1 foreign trade reconnaissance plane imported from the Chinese Empire in the early years (the surname can be seriously shrunk version), after the Chinese Empire imposed technical restrictions on aviation equipment on the United States, the United States imported a batch of planes from Britain and Europe, and most of them are inferior to Jian-1, let alone the concept of fighters.

When the air battle in Paris broke out in Europe, the Chinese Empire officially made public the concept of fighter jets, and the United States hurriedly used the Wright Company to buy the Jian-1 and Jian-5 fighters exported to them by the Chinese Empire from European airlines at a high price.

There are also two most important factors that make a considerable number of members of the US Congress oppose war against China. The first is that the navy, land and air forces of the Chinese Empire are all experienced veterans of the battlefield, have rich experience in war, and will win every battle, and have established an invincible image in the world. Whether it was the U.S. Army or the U.S. Navy, a significant number of officers were afraid of war with the Chinese Empire.

The second factor is that a considerable number of the American capitalists who support them in the US Congress have close ties to the Chinese Empire. For example, the Zeringen family, which is now equivalent to the relatives of the imperial family of the Chinese Empire, the First Citigroup Consortium, the Cleveland Consortium, and the Rockefeller Consortium, all maintain close ties with the Chinese Emperor Wang Chenhao and his royal consortium, and even have many interests. For example, although the Chinese Empire imposed trade barriers and tariff protection policies on the United States, these American consortia that were close to the Chinese Emperor Wang Chenhao were able to secretly relax the restrictions, putting them in a very advantageous position to compete with their American counterparts.

As a result, the parliamentarians supported by these consortia naturally opposed a war with the Chinese Empire.

The US Congress has been hesitant to the point that the issue of starting a war against China has been postponed again and again, but the US pro-war faction still has the upper hand, and although Congress has failed to pass the fulfillment of its obligations under the US-US security treaty, the United States has still issued a warning to the Chinese Empire, demanding that the Chinese Empire not extend the war to its own territory and not harm US interests in the country.

The Chinese Empire did not expect the United States to make such a statement, so it immediately reassured the United States, saying that the Chinese Empire would not extend the war to the mainland and would only limit it to the Jeju Island issue.

The U.S. political axe believed it was true, so it finally vetoed the resolution to go to war against China.

However, what made the United States regret it greatly was that they actually believed the nonsense of the Chinese Empire, and never imagined that the Chinese Empire was also calculating the United States while acting against the United States, so that the United States lost the initiative in the war and eventually made a big mistake.

(To be continued)