Chapter 319: Taiwan Strength Survey (Medium)

Then, the British Prime Minister's Office's adviser in charge of intelligence began to sue Prime Minister Marquess Salisbury about the investigation of Taiwanese intelligence. As for the investigation of Taiwan, they have been going on, and they have obviously had some effect, so they naturally know that they are now here to report to the prime minister.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we have actually conducted a fairly rigorous investigation into Taiwan's current investigation. And we first investigate military strength. Taiwan has now carried out a new round of military expansion, and their army strength has been baited to 300,000, which is roughly divided into 20 divisions. And they are currently divided into three theaters according to their division. Among them, the Taiwan Theater is also their theater of operations to protect their Taiwan region, and it has the most powerful strength, and it has several divisions, that is, the fourth, seventh, eighth, eighth, and ninth divisions, and five divisions, and if you count the so-called Guards Division, as well as the four divisions directly under the Taiwan Army Headquarters, then their plan will be enough to have ten divisions in the future. And these divisions have the strongest strength guards division, they are all composed of veteran non-commissioned officers, and they are Taiwan's largest trump card force. ”

"As for the other military regions that followed, that is, the West Borneo Theater of Operations west of Borneo, and the goal of the West Borneo Theater of Operations is obvious, that is, to monitor our mission in the Strait of Malacca. And to suppress the indigenous rebellion in Kalimantan, and as an important line of defense to protect our Western world from East Asia, the West Borneo theater of operations is second only to the Taiwan theater of strength. Judging from the deployment of troops, the status of the West Borneo Theater is not necessarily much lower than that of the Taiwan Theater, because they have two veteran divisions under the West Borneo Theater, the Second and the Fifth, which have been formed for the longest time and cannot be underestimated in terms of combat effectiveness, and they are all Taiwan's main divisions. ”

"As for the East Borneo theater, their current mission is to occupy other parts of the South Seas, and they are currently responsible for opening up territories and then attacking those natives. And since the East Borneo theater was targeting the natives, their troops were all newly expanded. Moreover, these newly expanded troops have even just set up a shelf. It wasn't full. The East Borneo Theater is currently the weakest theater in Taiwan, and they are just a skeleton, which should have 45,000 people according to the establishment, but now it can be at most 20,000 people. But 20,000 people. It's enough to sweep away the natives. ”

"And the navy, the navy is the most surprising, their current three major naval fleets, with about twelve battleships, and six of them are our Sovereign-class warships. And there are a few other Centurion-class battleships, and I won't explain the parameters to you, because everyone is also very aware of the strength of our two types of warships. The strength of the main warships of the Taiwan Navy has reached the world's first-class level, and even we dare not take it lightly. ”

And everyone heard such an analysis of military power, which made everyone shudder. Because of the 300,000 army and the three major naval fleets, this is simply too powerful. In particular, Taiwan's naval strength has reached more than the top five in the world, and such a huge naval strength is enough to become a hegemon in the world. And this is what worries the UK. However, the British are always keeping a close eye on Taiwan, and if Taiwan makes any bad moves, the British will inevitably start a war against Taiwan. The British also mentioned going to war against Taiwan several times, but they were all beaten back by those short-sighted capitalists. Although Taiwan already has the possibility of threatening the Strait of Malacca, Taiwan is still very "obedient" and has not taken the initiative to provoke the Strait of Malacca. And the Strait of Malacca is definitely the reverse scale of the Western world, if Taiwan has the slightest move to get involved in the Strait of Malacca, then the Western world will be very sensitive. If Taiwan wants to control the Strait of Malacca without its own strength, then even the British capitalists will have to go to war against Taiwan.

And such a huge military force will actually cause everyone to feel afraid. This Taiwan already has the strength of an ordinary Western power. Although they are only ranked last among the first-class powers, they do not have to grovel to the British like the Chinese central government, and they can straighten their backs. After all, strength is the foundation of status, and if you don't have strength, your position will not be stable. Taiwan now has the possibility of threatening British hegemony. In particular, Taiwan may enter the mainland at any time, and the British will face a very dangerous situation at that time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't think you should pay attention to Taiwan's military strength first, because the most amazing thing about Taiwan is not its military strength, but their finances!" The intelligence officer said.

"What? Finance? "People don't quite understand what it means.

"You may not know it, according to Taiwan's public financial statements. Although nominally, it is also a function of military spending. However, according to our further investigation, Taiwan's so-called military expenditure item actually only includes officers' salaries, soldiers' salaries and allowances, and ordinary military administrative expenses. In other words, they actually have incomplete military spending projects, and they are completely dark. They did not disclose the expenses they spent on the procurement of weapons and equipment, and the purchase of weapons and equipment was completely not included in Taiwan's financial statements. And according to our investigation, the army's equipment expenditure is the most mysterious thing in Taiwan. This is entirely Taiwan's Governor Wang Guorui's own private contribution, that is, the contribution of the small treasury. But how much money is in this little vault, this is the most curious place. ”

"If you do the math carefully, according to the equipment situation of Taiwan's army, it is simply amazing. Their firepower was already more than seven or eight times that of the Germans, and the cost of weapons and equipment for the 300,000 troops they had armed was enough for the Germans to arm more than 1.2 million soldiers. And it is precisely by relying on such fierce firepower that Taiwan's army is so strong. They seemed to know that their soldiers would not be able to reach the same level as our Western powers in a short time, but they were willing to replenish it with firepower. They use firepower to replenish it, which makes them look very strong. But you should all know that this costs money. The more intense the firepower, the more money is spent. I have roughly estimated once that if Taiwan's weapons and equipment are followed, it will be enough to bankrupt Taiwan's financial revenues more than eight times. ”

In other words, the money in Wang Guorui's private coffers has reached at least eight times the financial revenue announced by the Taiwan government. If someone tells me who the richest man in the world is, then I will definitely say Wang Guorui without hesitation, because it is a miracle that such a large sum of money can be taken out. He's not just expanding the army, he's expanding the navy! The navy is even more of a gold-swallowing beast, and with Taiwan's strength, it is simply impossible to feed so many navies, and it is entirely Wang Guorui who spends his own money to feed them. It can be said that this Taiwanese army is completely Wang Guorui's own private army, thinking that every military equipment you have paid for is supported by him at his own expense, but it is conceivable that this army is loyal to Wang Guorui. ”

"The question is, so much money from Wang Guorui? Although he was originally a relatively wealthy family in the mainland, the money was not even enough for the mantissa of these huge expenses. So we guess it's definitely not his own money, or that he's just a spokesperson for an international organization. And our previous situation is enough to show that the Hans shipyard is definitely the skin of that organization, and their purpose and various circumstances are not very clear. In fact, Taiwan is also the force that the organization has raised, and if Taiwan does not have that organization to provide military spending, then Taiwan is not worth mentioning at all. ”

The Marquis of Salisbury asked again, "What is that organization up for them?" ”

"Yes! I believe that there is no love for no reason in this world, and there is no hate for no reason, what have they done so much? With so much money, I'm afraid that no one else can afford it except for that legendary family! At first I was suspicious of Germany, but in reality it was not. Because Taiwan's weapons and equipment are much better than those of the German regular army, there is no need for Germany to spend so much. If it were Germany, then this Germany would definitely be a loss-making business. ”

"If it's not Germany, who in the world can support it? France, impossible, they will not ask for trouble on their own. And Russia, it is also unlikely, judging from the situation of this Taiwanese tyrant, Taiwan is much richer than that Russia. As for our last suspicion, that is, the United States, but the United States has no motive to support him! The United States can also be ruled out. So, we don't know who's doing it. So what we can do is to fight the forces behind them as much as possible, and then cut off the financial support of that force for Taiwan, so that Taiwan can starve to death! This is the best way for us to deal with Taiwan, and if we go to war against Taiwan, then we will lose a lot of money, but our gains will outweigh the losses. Therefore, as long as the organization behind it is defeated, Taiwan's huge army will not only not be able to become their strength, but will become their huge revenge, devouring their economy. ”

Hearing this, they actually returned to the situation of the organization behind the attack on Taiwan, but now they don't have a clue.

"However, we must be fast in our fight against that organization, if it is slow, then Taiwan may be able to make its own blood!" The intelligence officer immediately continued. (To be continued.) )