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Chapter 465: How is two tens of billions of dollars enough?

When the results of the Battle of the Atlantic returned to the United States, a cloud of fear suddenly hung over the hearts of the Americans. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoe^ look

After this war, the hawks in the US military were criticized, and soon the main peace faction gained the upper hand. g？ Members of Congress led by Harding supported peace, but were strongly opposed by Woodrow and others.

However, Harding persuaded most of the members of the U.S. Congress to negotiate peace and make a request for peace with the Chinese Empire through a third country, Britain.

At this time, the Imperial Chinese Army and the Mexican Army were fighting with the U.S. Army in Kansas, Akense, and Colorado. However, the U.S. military is large and has mobilized millions of militias to fight. Because the United States allowed civilians to carry guns, the Chinese Emperor ** and the Mexican Army were often attacked and harassed by civilian forces, and the Chinese Emperor ** called it the American guerrillas.

Although these civilian forces could not pose a major threat to the Chinese Emperor**, they posed a considerable threat to the logistical supply of the Chinese Emperor**. The Mexican army has always been responsible for the logistical supply of the Chinese Emperor, and with the combat quality of the Mexican army, it was often attacked by the guerrillas behind enemy lines of the US army, resulting in a large loss of supplies.

The General Staff of the Chinese Empire was forced to return from the front to protect the supply lines and eliminate the American guerrillas. As long as the Chinese Emperor ** came back to suppress it, the US guerrillas took the initiative to withdraw. After the Chinese Emperor left, the US guerrillas came out again, picking out the weakest Mexican Army to attack, and posed a great threat to the rear of the Chinese Emperor.

The operational plan drawn up by the General Staff of the Chinese Empire against the United States has always been a quick victory, so it is eager to crush the main force of the American Army head-on, and does not have much effort to manage the rear. At the same time, the armored forces of the Chinese Emperor were attacking too fast, advancing at a speed of 60 kilometers per day on the American plains, which caused a considerable part of the US army to regroup in the rear of the Chinese Emperor, resulting in a sharp expansion of the American guerrilla forces.

Faced with this situation, the Chinese Emperor Wang Chenhao was very nervous, he was very aware of the Chinese guerrillas in history, for fear that there would be an American version from now on, so he asked the Imperial Army to slow down the attack speed and ensure the safety of the rear.

Under these circumstances, when the United States proposed a request for peace, the Chinese Empire also put forward conditions for peace talks.

"What? $20 billion? ”

In the White House president's office, when Woodrow learned that the first item of the negotiations was a $10 billion reparation, he was so angry that he smashed the table.

"Not only will we pay $20 billion in reparations, but all of our non-native territories will be taken over by the Chinese Empire, and the 2.2 million square kilometers of land in the south will be returned to Mexico," Marshall said. ”

Benson sighed, "This is going to kill us!" ”

Gore smiled bitterly: "Defeat is the end of this, we must have this mental preparation." ”

Woodrow exclaimed, "It's impossible! Our annual finances are only more than 1 billion yuan, and we still owe Europe more than $3 billion in foreign debts, and if we are burdened with another $20 billion in reparations, we will have to go without food or drink for 20 years. ”

Marshall said with a wry smile: "But the problem at the moment is that the main force of our navy has been severely damaged, and we have lost our sea dominance, and the coastline will be attacked by the enemy at any time." The east coast is different from the west coast, and the heavy industry and financial centers of our country are all along the coast, and after losing the right to control the sea, these important cities have fallen or been destroyed, and the loss can be more than 100 times our compensation. ”

The naval fiasco made Benson's face gloomy, and he immediately shifted his attention and said: "It seems that the millions of troops have not been able to turn the situation around!" ”

Army General Tasker H. Bliss suddenly sank his face and said, "Are you making fun of us?" Don't you know that our soldiers are defending the enemy's armored forces with their blood? Don't you know that we are suffering tens of thousands of casualties every day? ”

The more Brice spoke, the higher his voice grew, and he looked very angry.

Woodrow asked, "Is the Army confident?" ”

Bliss sighed and said: "There is a huge gap between the strength of our armored forces and the Chinese Emperor's **, basically ten tanks can barely replace one tank for the other side, and the battle loss ratio of the enemy's forces is as high as 1:30, so if the casualties and losses continue, within a month, our millions of troops will be exhausted." ”

"It reminds me of how many decades ago two thousand Anglo-French troops defeated hundreds of thousands of Qing Dynasty troops, and it was a one-sided massacre," Marshall said. Now feng shui is in turn, but I didn't expect it to let us stand up. ”

Woodrow sighed, "The cost of casualties in this style of play is too high! ”

Bliss said: "It's also something that can't be helped. Their weapons and equipment are more advanced than ours, their combat experience is richer than ours, and the most terrifying thing is that they are far ahead of us in military foresight, which makes their tactics very advanced and completely the nemesis of our tactics. ”

"Our factories are working hard to develop advanced weaponry, and I hope you can hold on," Woodrow said. ”

Bliss hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Judging from the current situation, our defense on the front line in Kansas can support about a month. If the Battle of Kansas is lost, there will be plains to the east, and the enemy's armored forces will advance faster. ”

Woodrow then said: "We will not give up until the last minute, even if there is a glimmer of hope of turning defeat into victory, and before that, we will fight to the end." ”

Marshall sighed: "However, if the army loses again, I am afraid that we will have no bargaining chips, then the Chinese Empire may demand more than that." ”

Woodrow said: "Now they are bullying us, if we directly promise to give them 20 billion US dollars in compensation, then they will definitely think that we are easy to bully, think that we have money, and will plunder us even more." ”

Marshall and Woodrow began to disagree, but eventually Marshall complied.

When the news came out that the Chinese Empire demanded $20 billion in reparations from the United States, the United States was shocked and opposed one after another. Even Harding, who was accused of being a traitor, was thrown eggs and rocks at his home, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to go home.

The U.S. Congress also believed that the Chinese Empire had opened its mouth and rejected this harsh clause, but did not give up negotiations and pinned its hopes on the mediation of the Entente. But at this time, the Entente and the Allies were negotiating the key point, the world war had not officially ended, and they did not dare to cha the war between the United States at this time, and at this time, the Chinese Empire was on the side of absolute victory, and Britain, France, Italy and other countries did not dare to offend the Chinese Empire easily.

On the Jinluan Hall of the Forbidden City, there was a sound of singing and dancing.

After Wang Chenhao learned the news that the Chinese Imperial Navy had won the Battle of the Atlantic and severely damaged the main force of the American Ocean Fleet, he was overjoyed and ordered that on the day of the National Day, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty would gather in the Jinluan Hall to celebrate the feast.

At the banquet, Premier Tang Shaoyi briefed Wang Chenhao and other ministers on the terms of the armistice with the United States, and when he mentioned the demand for $20 billion in reparations from the United States, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were immediately shocked and immediately cheered. Tang Shaoyi thought that he would please Wang Chenhao, but he never thought that after Wang Chenhao heard it, he pouted.

"It's too petty!"

The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned for a moment, they were already very shocked by Tang Shaoyi's two billion dollar war reparation conditions, and they never thought that Wang Chenhao was too little.

Of course, for these civil and military ministers who were born in the backward Qing Dynasty and grew up in the environment of the nascent Chinese Empire, the indemnity of 20 billion US dollars really made them dare not think of it. However, from Wang Chenhao's point of view, he knows that the historical war claims against Germany after World War I exceeded 13.4 billion pounds, equivalent to more than 70 billion US dollars at the time. Germany obviously does not have as much money as the United States, so if it wants to weaken the United States so that the United States will not have the strength to confront the Chinese Empire for 20 years, then the total amount of reparations will have to reach more than $50 billion.

Tang Shaoyi asked weakly, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?" How much should Wechen ask for? ”

Wang Chenhao said with a smile: "If you beat a dog, you have to kill it with a bang, and you can't give it a chance to bite someone." With the financial resources of the United States, it would be light to ask him for $50 billion. ”

Minister of the Interior Ruan Zhongshu figured out what Wang Chenhao meant, pinched his fingers, and said: "The United States has a population of more than 100 million, and $50 billion is only $500 per person on average. I remember that last year, the US report collected by the Ministry of Intelligence said that the average annual income of Americans was more than double that of the empire, which was said to be $320 per capita. 50 billion is indeed less, if they want 64 billion, the total income of two years, so that if it is evenly distributed, they will not have the strength to form a military force within 20 years, and it will not pose a threat to the empire. ”

Everyone was immediately embarrassed and looked at Ruan Zhongshu in surprise. Ruan Zhongshu, on the other hand, looked innocent, as if to say that this was what His Majesty meant.

Tang Shaoyi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister is only initially asking for compensation of 20 billion US dollars, the purpose is only to paralyze the other party, with the attack of the emperor, this condition will continue to increase." ”

Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "Is there any latest progress?" ”

Tang Shaoyi looked at Wang Shizhen, who hurriedly explained: "Back to Your Majesty, although the Imperial Army was stubbornly blocked by the main force of the US Army on the Kansas front, the Imperial armored forces were unstoppable and were advancing every day, and on the whole, the attack was progressing smoothly, and the US Army suffered heavy casualties. The General Staff has already formulated a great detour tactic, the First Panzer Corps of the Royal Praetorian Guard will bypass the US Kansas defense line, first detour south from the Great Plains of the United States, and then turn back to the north, and attack the US Kansas defense line from the flank, It is expected that the Imperial Army will tear open the gap in the US defense line in the next seven days, and then more than 2 million American troops will face the threat of being cut off from retreat. At the same time, after the victory of the Imperial Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic, it has now completely blockaded the eastern and western coastlines of the United States, severing some of the United States' ties with overseas countries. The General Staff formulated a plan for the Battle of New York, preparing to send a surprise attack on New York City by the Marines to occupy the financial center of the United States. ”

When Wang Chenhao and the ministers heard that they were going to attack New York, they immediately became interested. In particular, Chancellor of the Exchequer Song Hanzhang immediately asked: "Lord Wang, the wealth of New York is equal to half of the United States, and if you can occupy it, it will cost more than $20 billion to scrape a layer of land at will." That, when will it act? ”

Wang Shizhen smiled and asked, "What does Lord Song mean?" ”

Song Hanzhang immediately said: "Do you still need to ask?" Occupy New York, I have to seize the loot myself, right? ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood Song Hanzhang's meaning.

Wang Shizhen said with a smile: "Then Lord Song has to prepare in advance, the marines have already set off." ”

Wang Chenhao asked, "Act so soon!" ”

Ruan Zhongshu quipped: "The morale of the money robbery must be high, so naturally it will not be slow." ”

The crowd burst into laughter. Wang Shizhen didn't think that Ruan Zhongshu had something to say, as if he was mocking him, so he said: "Your Majesty, the Battle of the Atlantic has just ended, and the remnants of the US fleet have retreated into various ports along the coast and dare not come out, and the United States has lost its sea dominance, and I am afraid that the rich businessmen and capital wealth along the coast will be transferred inland, so we think that the sooner we start, the better." ”

Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "That's right!" That is true! In the Spanish-American War, the Americans were so frightened by the tiny Spain that they moved 30 kilometers inward, and now when they encounter our powerful Chinese Empire, it is normal to move hundreds of miles inward, and it is necessary to seize these riches and let the people of the empire fight for 30 years less, which is the fundamental purpose of our war. ”

Wang Shizhen hurriedly said: "Weichen obeys the holy decree!" ”

The ministers said in unison: "The emperor is wise! ”

Wang Chenhao nodded, turned to Lin Jianzhang and said: "The remnants of the US Navy cannot be underestimated, I heard that there are eight super warships that are being built overtime in the shipyard, these are all factors that are enough to affect the battle situation, and they should be taken seriously." ”

Lin Jianzhang replied: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the Imperial Navy has already done it again. By this time, the Battle of Norfolk should have begun, and the Imperial Marines should have captured the largest military base of the U.S. Navy. The plan of our Navy is to encircle and capture the remnants of the US fleet, so that the eight super warships built by the Americans with huge funds will become trophies of the Imperial Navy. ”

Wang Chenhao nodded and said with great satisfaction: "That's right! After the completion of these eight super battleships, they will be in service with the Imperial Navy, and we will be left with our own money. ”

Tang Shaoyi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise! The four Iowa-class super battleships and the four Olympia-class battlecruisers built by the U.S. military are all super battleships with 18-inch guns, and after joining the Imperial Navy battle sequence, there is no need for us to build Qing-class battleships. ”

Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "After the United States is defeated by us, there will be no strong enemy in the world that threatens the empire in a short time, and the construction of Qing-class battleships is no longer necessary, and it can be terminated." ”

When Lin Jianzhang heard this, he immediately glared at Tang Shaoyi, but the latter pretended not to see it, so angry that Lin Jianzhang's beard turned up.

At this time, Wang Chenhao asked again: "How is the situation in Europe?" ”

Tang Shaoyi and Wu Tingfang glanced at each other, and the latter replied: "Your Majesty, the European Entente and the Allies have reached a basic agreement, and the two sides will stop the war and make peace, and return to the state before the war. But the world war caused so much damage to the Entente camp that a third of France's industrial cities were razed to the ground, and France could not rest on its laurels. The Central Powers were not optimistic, and the Allies broke out in all the countries of the Allies, with the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the replacement of the German Empire by the Weimar Republic. However, the suppression of the Entente was relatively thorough, and the domestic situation was relatively stable. There was news that France might send troops to retake Alsace and Lorraine, because the German side was stuck in the inner luan, and it would be difficult to stop the French invasion. ”

Wang Shizhen said: "I am afraid that France will not do anything to Germany in the short term, because at present, in addition to the unanimous opposition to the war in Europe, their biggest hidden danger is Soviet Russia." All European countries are busy sending troops to attack Soviet Russia, and as long as Soviet Russia is not destroyed, France will not dare to easily destroy the overall situation. ”

Wang Chenhao asked, "What about the Soviet and Russian sides?" ”

Wu Tingfang said: "The Soviet Russian side is not optimistic, the offensive of the White Army and the European coalition forces is very fierce, and two-thirds of the territory has been recovered, and the Soviet Russian Red Army can only be beaten. ”

Wang Shizhen added: "After the Imperial Navy blocked the connection between Europe and the United States, almost all the weapons and equipment produced for the world war left by European countries were shipped to Russia to support the White Army and the European coalition to attack the Soviet Russian Red Army. The Russian Red Army relied on the old weapons of the tsar to fight, suffered heavy losses, and it is estimated that it will not last until the end of the year. ”

Tang Shaoyi said: "Your Majesty, should our agreement with Soviet Russia be reconsidered, the White Army has a better chance of winning!" ”

Wang Chenhao knew in his heart that the Soviet Union and Russia could not defeat the White Army and the European Coalition Army now, but it would not be long before this new regime that relied on the power of the Jing God to fight would destroy the White Army and the European Intervention Army.

Wang Chenhao then said: "The economies of European countries have collapsed, and the intervention army will not last long. And the combat effectiveness of the White Army is third-rate, and it will only have an advantage for a short time, and it will soon be difficult to support. Soviet Russia is a proletarian red force, and if he wants to turn against us in the future, all the countries of the world will support us. And now that we have not bullied Soviet Russia in the whole world, we can gain the favor of Soviet Russia, so that the western part of the empire will have an additional barrier, and Europe will not let Soviet Russia go, and sooner or later we will have to deal with Soviet Russia, and we will be able to make war money from it. ”

Wang Chenhao's intention was to let Europe continue to fight with Soviet Russia, and the Chinese Empire would then sell arms on both sides to make war money, just like the First World War.

When the ministers thought of the fact that the Chinese Empire had made a lot of war money in this world war, they immediately cast admiring eyes on Wang Chenhao's farsightedness. Since Wang Chenhao prophesied again, the ministers had no reason not to believe it, so they echoed it one after another.

While the Chinese Empire was celebrating its victory in the Battle of the Atlantic, a major battle broke out again in the Atlantic. The Imperial Chinese Marines launched a landing campaign against Norfolk, the largest naval base on the east coast of the United States, in an effort to wipe out the remnants of the American fleet in one fell swoop and completely seize sea supremacy. At the same time, another group of Marines also secretly set off north, and they will attack New York, the largest financial city in the United States.

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