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"Your Majesty, the situation in Mexico has stabilized, and although the American army has gathered heavy troops in Mexico, they are not capable of driving us into the sea. After the arrival of the Seventh Army in Mexico, it has stabilized our army's defensive line near Acapulco, and as more and more troops arrive in Mexico, we can use Acapulco as a support point and advance northward! Chief of General Staff Cai Yun reported to Wang Yuze.

"Hmmm! When will all subsequent reinforcements arrive in Mexico? Wang Yuze asked. The vast Pacific Ocean has become the biggest obstacle to China's military projection into North America. China has a large number of troops, but it will take more than 20 days to transport troops to Mexico by sea alone, and the heavy logistical supply pressure makes it very difficult for China to defeat the United States in North America!

"Your Majesty, the Eighth Army has already begun to move, and it is expected to arrive in Mexico around the 10th of next month. The Second Army would arrive in Mexico at the end of November, and the next twenty divisions would not be able to reach Mexico until December. General Zhao Bo, Minister of War, said!

Wang Yuze nodded, it would take more than two months to transport hundreds of thousands of troops to Mexico alone, which has become the biggest weakness to restrain China. However, there is no way to solve this problem, and at most more merchant ships can be requisitioned to join it, so as to speed up the transportation of troops. However, after transporting troops to Mexico, it is necessary to ensure the consumption of troops, and even in peacetime, up to 800,000 troops will consume tens of thousands of tons of supplies every day, and this number will have to increase exponentially if a high-intensity war is launched. Relying solely on China's own transport ships. It's hard to sustain such a big drain.

"Your Majesty, the Empire's combat forces in Mexico will increase to 800,000 at that time. We need to recruit some domestic merchant ships, otherwise, once a large-scale war breaks out, the logistics supply on the front line will be a serious problem! Navy Minister Zhang Cheng reminded.

"Yes! I will ask that half of the merchant ships in the hands of the Xihua Group be allocated to the army! Wang Yuze said. Xihua Group is a large consortium controlled by the royal family, which has been developing in the United States since the time of Western Sichuan, and after the establishment of the empire, it has withdrawn most of its assets to China. After more than a decade of development. It has become the leading large-scale consortium in China, operating dozens of industries, thousands of companies and factories, and its total assets have reached tens of billions of Chinese yuan.

"Yes, Your Majesty. With the merchant ships provided by the Xihua Consortium, we can basically meet the consumption of the army on the battlefield in Mexico. However, once we have taken control of the Panama Canal and brought the war to American soil, we will need to recruit more merchant ships! Navy Minister Zhang Cheng said.

"First of all, the major shipyards in China should step up the construction of transport ships while building warships. If the large state-owned shipyards are too busy to get busy. Orders can be placed on private shipyards. It would be best not to requisition the ships of private companies. Wang Yuze said. War, which inevitably has a severe impact on the economy. Now that Europe has become a pot of porridge, people's livelihood has begun to wither. Wang Yuze also hopes to minimize the impact of the war on the domestic economy. This is also one of the reasons why he insisted on making a move against the United States first and was unwilling to open up other fronts. Of course, the main reason is that we hope to use the national strength of Britain, France, and Russia to consume Germany's national strength. This can be seen from the fact that China has not yet taken action to capture the Suez Canal.

"Yes. 陛xià! Admiral Minister Zhang Cheng nodded. For a long time, the large shipyards in China were based on the equipment department under the Admiralty. Warships and all military vessels of the Navy. The concept that fertile water does not flow into the fields of outsiders has always been handed over to these shipyards for construction. But now that the war situation is urgent, there is no need to care so much, as long as the technology of the private shipyard can meet the standard, it can pass the acceptance of the Admiralty and give them some orders for transport ships, it will not hurt!

"Majesty, the minister has a Jianyi, maybe it can reduce our logistical pressure!" War Minister Zhao Bo said.

"Oh? What's the solution? Wang Yuze hurriedly asked. It will not be easy for China to defeat the United States. What's more, this time Wang Yuze wants to completely destroy the United States, not just defeat the United States. Therefore, the squadron will inevitably fight in the United States, and the General Staff has passed a preliminary budget, and the Chinese Army must invest at least two million troops in the United States. Not to mention anything else, just to ensure the consumption of food and ammunition for such a huge army in the United States, almost all of China's transportation capacity would be used to it. If the logistical pressure can be reduced, it will be of great help to China defeat the United States. China does not lack troops, but what it lacks is the logistical support that can ensure that millions of troops can fight on the other side of the Pacific. After all, with a population of more than 80 million in the United States, once it reaches the point of national destruction, it is not too difficult to arm tens of millions of troops with the industrial strength of the United States!

"Fight for war! Your Majesty, our war with the Americans will be a long war. We can use guò to plunder and reduce the dependence of the front line on soil. If nothing else, we can collect food in Mexico and in the soil alone. In the past, because Mexico was our ally, we couldn't forcibly collect grain and grass in Mexico, but now that Mexico has betrayed us, we don't have to worry so much. As for the United States, it is a big producer of grain. The livestock industry in Kansas in the south is very active, and Mississippi and other places are also famous granaries, and we can collect them on the spot through guò, so as to avoid having to travel thousands of miles from China to the United States. As for weapons and ammunition, it can be solved by building new arsenals in the areas we control, at least rifle and machine gun bullets, which are not very high-tech ammunition, can be produced in Mexico or even in the United States. In this way, we can save our long-distance transportation costs, and we can send more troops to fight in the United States! War Minister Zhao Bo said!

Wang Yuze is very recognized by this construction. During World War II, wasn't that what Xiao Ri did? After the Japanese occupied Northeast China, they plundered a large amount of mineral resources from Northeast China, transported them back to China and made them into weapons, and then returned to invade China. Not only in China, but also in Korea and the South Seas, the Japanese also pursued this strategy of feeding war with war. As a result, Xiao Ri can compete with other big countries with a weak national strength!

"Your Majesty, this method is good, but if we do it to civilians, I'm afraid it will once again cause dissatisfaction in the Western world!" Chief of General Staff Cai Yun said with some concern. Although, in the tragic European theater, the casualties of civilians are not small, but neither the Allied team nor the Entente team will blatantly do anything to civilians. Many of the killings of civilians are also carried out in secret. Once China pursues the practice of feeding war with war and wantonly collects grain, grass and other materials in the occupied areas, it will inevitably arouse condemnation and protest from those sanctimonious Westerners. Of course, China may not be surprised by the world, but it is not good for China to maintain stability in the occupied territories.

As for the condemnation and protests of the West, Wang Yuze did not pay attention to them. Europe has been completely disrupted, both the Allies and the Entente have paid a heavy price for it, and if they want to shake hands and make peace, it is impossible on the basis of that. Even if the rulers at the top want to negotiate peace, the common people at the bottom will definitely not agree. Therefore, they can only go all the way to the dark and carry on the war. And China does not have to worry that the Western world will one day unite against China. Therefore, at this time, the Chinese roots no longer need to be afraid of the Western world. As for the stability of the occupied territories, this is more important. The number of troops that China is going to send to the United States is relatively tight, and it is impossible to deploy too many troops in the occupied areas to maintain law and order. There are a lot of cowboys in the western and southwestern parts of the United States, and Wang Yuze does not expect these hot-tempered cowboys to honestly accept Chinese rule after China invades the United States. Therefore, if he could, Wang Yuze did not want the United States to become a quagmire of war until the United States was completely destroyed. Otherwise, China risks repeating the mistakes of World War II!

"Your Majesty, it is not necessary for the imperial team to come forward to collect grain, grass and other materials in the occupied areas, we can completely leave it to the mercenaries to do. Both the Japanese mercenaries and the North Korean mercenaries are doing very well in the South Seas. We can fully devote them to fighting in the South Seas. Not only can these mercenaries be used to fight the Americans, but they can also be used to stabilize the occupied areas in the rear and raise food and grass. Moreover, all the black cauldrons will also be carried by them, which will be a double benefit for the Empire! Admiral Zhao Bo said.

"Good! That's it. Both the Japanese and the Koreans had large populations, and now that the Great War had broken out, it was time for them to serve the Empire. Greeting both the Japanese and Korean sides, let them expand the size of the mercenaries, and after the arrival of our main forces in Mexico, the Japanese and Korean mercenaries will also go to the Americas to fight for the Empire! Wang Yuze immediately clapped his head. When the Japanese mercenaries start a war, they don't want to die at all, and using them as cannon fodder is undoubtedly the best choice. The North Koreans are relatively inferior in combat strength, but once they are ruthless, they are completely inhumane, and throwing them into the United States can also reduce the pressure on the squadron.