Chapter 963 Lightning Control, Chain Reaction
The electrification of Panama sent the world to the woes again. They all wondered, how could a tiny Panama dare to declare war on the United States? Before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, they still declared war on Japan one day in advance, although they did not intervene in the war, but at least they were allies with the United States. But now they have torn their faces and started a war with the United States, what is the situation?
The American side had not yet woken up from Colonel Smith's telegram, and before they could understand the situation, the power rang on their hind feet, and they did not have time to study it at all.
"What the hell is going on??!!"
Roosevelt snapped the message on the table and asked loudly.
It's a pity that other officials are as confused as him, how can anyone answer?
Just when they were confused and did not absorb such a large amount of information, Panama had already launched a full-scale raid on the residences, barracks, bases, and American properties of the American troops in the territory.
The first to be attacked was the U.S. naval base next to Panama City. At the same time that President Juan shouted a declaration of war against the United States, several small sampans rushed into the harbor without being intercepted by the bunkers in the harbor. At the same time, the sound of gunfire on the land road rang out intensively, and in just a few seconds, when the American troops reacted, all the soldiers in the front fortifications, including the machine gunners, were killed, and there was no chance to shoot. Even if the soldiers who tried to knock down the firing position were shot in the head, no one could get close to the cover.
Returning to the port, while the land crowd rushed into the base, when the ship's heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were shooting at the sea, they quickly climbed up along the hull, and as the figures in US military uniforms fell, they quickly took control of these warships, and followed. The flags and flags of the ships were torn off.
Only one of these warships had time to send a message that it had been attacked, and then all of them were replaced with Panamanian flags.
On the deck, an American sailor who had just been knocked out lay there yelling: "Bastard! Who the hell hit me in the head!! It's so powerful......"
Before he finished speaking, a young man wearing Panamanian civilian clothes next to him scolded with a smile: "Platoon Commander Guo, you didn't hide away and complained about others, lying honestly." I'll give you a sea burial ......"
"Damn, didn't I cooperate with you, and I was buried at sea, believe it or not, I will pick your skin and ...... in a while"
That Guo platoon commander was really lying honestly, but his mouth was not idle, and he would scold.
"Okay, leave the port in ten minutes, the show will be over, this will be all in good spirits!"
A bearded Panamanian civilian stout shouted.
His voice instantly silenced the deck. Soon, the civilians who had captured the ship began to run, and they were busy with their own movements.
This scene was indeed seen, in the distance, on a small steamer, a telescope looked at these warships from a hidden place, and to his great surprise, these Panamanian civilians actually took four battleships and two fast cruisers with dozens of small sampans. And the machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns on the battleship actually did not kill a single person, and they were disarmed on board.
Is the naval combat so weak?
He muttered. Waving to get out of here.
Unbeknownst to him, the battleship had been quickly taken here, and there was also a dramatic scene in Cologne on the east coast.
There is also a naval base, and two shore-based defense ships are responsible for the defense of the Caribbean shipping lanes to prevent pirates from robbing American freighters. At the moment when Juan declared war, several sampans rushed directly into the harbor. In just a few minutes, two inshore defense ships without anchor were brought under control, and at the same time, the base was quickly breached, and the American soldiers were strangled without even reacting. It didn't even take half an hour, and there were no American soldiers left of the base.
Juan's declaration of war was a clarion call for attack, and his troops quickly rushed into the barracks, which were no longer soldiers, and rushed into the offices that had been slaughtered. The railway and canal authorities were also slaughtered in a matter of minutes, and by the time the soldiers rushed in to take control, the belongings were naturally gone, but the guns and ammunition were left.
The wages and factories of the Americans were taken by the civilians almost at the same time, and in just a few minutes, several trucks swept away the wealth inside, leaving some equipment and raw materials piled up there, but no one moved.
By the time Roosevelt reacted and prepared to implement diplomatic means to resolve the Panamanian contingency, Panama had not seen a single American in less than an hour. Even the Americans who lived in the business district or in the hotel were taken away from the area by the sudden intrusion of the Panamanian civilians. As for life and death, those who see it have no way to guess.
When the United States made a decision to resolve the emergency by barrel diplomacy, it was shocked to find that it could not contact any offices anywhere. The barracks, the company, nothing could be contacted, and the official department did not respond.
Now the United States feels that it is not good. It is said that there are warships, troops, and armored regiments there, and with the strength of less than two divisions in Panama, it cannot be shaken at all, and it will not be too stressful to destroy Panama. But I can't get in touch, that's the problem, even if it's attacked, I can send a message.
As they spoke, Cuba sent a telegram strongly condemning the despicable shelling of civilians by United States warships.
Then a small island nation in the Bahamas also telegraphed that the war should not harm civilians, let alone bombard former allies with warships.
Before the United States could recover its senses, Bermuda also sent a telegram with similar content, all condemning the demonic behavior of this giant cannon aimed at the common people.
As soon as their energies ended, they rang out like dominoes.
Mexico, Hawaii, Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam......
A succession of two dozen countries sent out telegrams of condemnation, condemning the United States for not shelling unarmed civilians with the huge cannons of warships.
The United States was stunned, and they did not know what was really going on, so they were condemned overwhelmingly. Now, it doesn't matter whether there is this or not, they are destined to be saddled with the black cauldron of the battleship bombarding the poor.
Roosevelt sat back in his chair. He reacted differently from others, he keenly smelled a different smell, that is, it was not an accident, this thing was planned by Fu Feng.
As for the reason, they were condemned by the Eurasian Business Alliance, that is, these independent countries protected by the Nufeng Company. This illustrates. The Panama incident is definitely related to the angry front, and it has to do with that Dong Ku.
What does Nu Feng want to do? Do you want to restrain the United States first, and then hit the mainland?
Roosevelt couldn't believe it, but he didn't doubt that Dong Ku had this ability. The current Nufeng is not the previous advance army, and now that Nufeng has an invincible fleet, it is not impossible to attack the mainland of the United States. Take control of Panama. Maybe it's to attack the American mainland.
What to do?
His brain was racing.
The war between Mexico was far from over, and he wondered if they would be able to resist the attack of the furious front if they turned from behind the scenes to a frontal enemy. Now that Nu Feng is not explicitly participating in the war, there is only one reason here, that is, he is unknown. If Panama joins the Eurasian Business Alliance, then the United States will not be able to go to war against Panama, and if it does, it will be an excuse for the angry front to attack the United States.
After a short period of confusion among the bigwigs in the house, some people raised suspicions, and this speculation came out. There was an instant clutter in the conference room. Fury Feng has just destroyed Britain's main fleet and aircraft carriers, and received reparations, and it seems that the United States will be next. Does Fury Feng want to dominate the world?
No matter what speculation, it is necessary not to provoke Nu Feng to his side, although he knows that Mexico is secretly supported by Nu Feng, but after all, it is secret, there is no evidence, and it is compared with the Ming Dao Ming grabbing. That's far from it.
This time, the guys were very fast, and they finalized the plan in just ten minutes. That is, to accede to Panama's request as much as possible to avoid the situation from worsening.
Unbeknownst to them, they had nothing left in Panama. And soon, those who arrive in Panama for negotiations will find that they have been completely shut out of Panama.
The condemnation has focused the world's attention on this small place. are all concerned about whether the angry front will intervene? Will Panama be the first country to hire a furious front to use against the United States?
Amid everyone's attention and speculation, in just two days, the United States sent negotiators.
When I met the first official to meet Juan, I learned what was going on. And saw a large number of photos, including before and after the shelling, the negotiators were stunned to find that it seemed that someone was not secretly manipulating the director's scene. At that time, the Panamanian political axe did not intend to expand the situation, and it was the shelling that completely angered President Juan.
Juan personally negotiated with the people who came, and he only had three demands, the United States unconditionally withdrew from Panama, returned the management of the canal, returned the management of the railway, abolished all previous agreements, and no longer enjoyed the privileges enjoyed by the natives here.
These three conditions make it very difficult for the United States, and if it goes to war, it is unrealistic, and if it does not go to war, it will lose great interests. You must know that the canal is the hub of trade to the Pacific, and that is a source of money! Coupled with their interests in Panama, once they agree to these conditions, it is equivalent to losing a large part of their interests, cutting off the shortcut to the Pacific Ocean, and losing the possibility of competing for hegemony in the Pacific Ocean.
The negotiations lasted for half a month, and finally, under the threat of Panama joining the Eurasian Business Alliance, Roosevelt made a compromise and sold the administrator to the Panamanian political axe for 10 million US dollars, which was regarded as regaining some face and completely withdrawing from Panama.
But those warships, there is not the slightest possibility of returning, saying that they are used to compensate the civilians who died in this conflict, otherwise, the negotiations will add an article, that is, compensation.
In the end, the American political axe still gave up the idea of returning the battleship, after all, the greatest value of the old battleship is to assist in shore defense, and it has lost the ability to fight at sea, and keeping it is to dismantle scrap metal. And once you have to pay compensation, you will lose even more face.
At this point, Han Lie promised Juan that everything had been done, and Juan also saw the strength of Nu Feng, and was very happy about the idea of taking a gamble. He won the bet.
Having gained full national independence, Panama has made this day a national day, and there is no longer any need to worry about being swallowed up by the United States at any time.
After Han Lie completed all the tasks, he made a detailed report to Dong Ku, and the looted property was naturally sent to Pontianak. Mercenaries, how can they contribute in vain?
Dong Ku received the telegram and knew that everything had been done, so he ordered: "Take the Suez Canal!" (To be continued......)