Chapter 1212: Shattering Americans' Hopes

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In December, Beijing has entered a cold winter. "It's not snowing yet, but the cold wind is raging, and the streets are already sluggish. It has been a year and a half since the outbreak of the war, but the impact of the war on China has not been great, at least in terms of the supply of various daily necessities, China is very well prepared, and there is no shortage of food like the Western world. After China occupied Southeast Asia, the grain supply at least doubled compared with before, which not only made the price of grain further reduced, but also enabled China to lightly complete the strategic grain reserves, without the slightest fear of food shortages after the outbreak of the war. Grain now accounts for a large part of China's monthly shipments to Germany. If it weren't for China's continuous blood transfusions, Germany would have been unable to hold on!

So far, the total strength of China's army, navy, and air force has reached tens of millions. Among them, the size of the army is as high as 7 million, the navy is as high as 1.5 million, the air force also has 500,000, and another 1 million are personnel from arsenals, military academies, military scientific research units, and garrisons in strategic points in the country. With tens of millions of troops, the pressure on China, with a total population of more than 500 million and nearly 600 million, is not too great. After the establishment of the empire, the state encouraged childbearing, which led to an explosive growth of the Chinese population. And now. It is the time to reap the demographic dividend. If China wants to. It is possible to increase the total strength by two or three times in a light way. And to be able to arm all these forces with great industrial strength. In a sense, China is now completely invincible! The Western world has now been hit hard, and even if they all join forces and want to defeat China, it is not realistic, at most both sides will fight and lose!

The current strategy of the squadron is still to give priority to defeating the United States, and wait until the United States is solved. Then intervene in the war in Europe, and then compete with Germany for world hegemony. However, with the development of the war, it is very difficult to say whether China can achieve this strategic goal smoothly! But on the whole, China still has an absolute advantage, and China has completely gained the upper hand in the Indian battlefield, after all, it is about to win. On the Australian battlefield, the Chinese Army defeated the British and Indian armies one after another, and was powerless to resist. And in the American theater, the Chinese Army is sweeping across the entire West Coast. The western and southern parts of the United States were included in China's control. The U.S. Army is now struggling to hold on in the hinterland of the United States until the Navy turns the tide of the war. And a naval battle between China and the United States. As the time approaches, it is about to begin. The U.S. Navy, which carries the hopes of the American people, successfully defeated the Chinese Navy, reversed the current unfavorable war situation or was defeated by China, and then the entire country was destroyed in the war, and everyone became slaves.

On the morning of 7 December, Emperor Wang Yuze convened a joint military-government meeting at the Xinhua Palace, which was attended by military tycoons and government cabinet ministers. Almost all the ministers had a happy look on their faces, and as the war progressed, it became more and more favorable to China, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before China won the final victory in the war!

"Ladies and gentlemen, it has been one year and three months since the Empire joined the war, and during this time, the soldiers of the Empire have fought bloody battles and achieved great success. Our armies have been victorious in the Americas, South Asia, and Australia, and the enemy has fled. I believe that the final victory will definitely belong to the empire as well! That day is not far off! You will witness the re-emergence of the Chinese nation together, and we will once again become the hegemon of the whole world! Wang Yuze said loudly. With the continuous wins of the squadron, he knows that the moment he has been looking forward to is not far away!

"Long live Your Majesty! The Empire will win! The ministers shouted. Many of them were courtiers who had been working with Wang Yuze's father, Wang Xiao, since the time of Western Sichuan, and what they wanted to see was the day when the empire rose. Now it seems that day is just around the corner!

"On the government side, is there any problem?" Wang Yuze asked. The stability of the country and the continuous delivery of all kinds of strategic materials to the battlefield are an important guarantee for the imperial army to continue the war. If there is a problem within the empire, it will be all over!

"Your Majesty can rest assured that it has been more than a year since the outbreak of the war, but until now, the internal workings of the empire are normal. The support rate of the imperial people for the war has also increased with the continuous victory of the imperial ** team! The production of grain, steel and other non-ferrous metals continued to rise, and the empire was strong enough to support the continuation of the war! Imperial Prime Minister Wu Tingfang replied that although Wu Tingfang is now nearly seventy years old and gray-haired, he is still in good spirits and can assist Wang Yuze in handling government affairs in an orderly manner.

"Well, that's good!" Wang Yuze nodded, what he was most afraid of was that the people in China would be anti-war. As the number of casualties in the army increases, there will certainly be a large number of civilians in misery, which will inevitably cause the people to oppose the war. Although thousands of years of feudal rule in China have made the people accustomed to accepting the rule of the emperor, they will think that the emperor is right in their bones. But when their sons, husbands, and fathers are killed, there will certainly be resentment in their hearts, and this will accumulate over time, and once it erupts, it will be out of control. Therefore, Wang Yuze hoped that China would have won a decisive victory before the people of the empire were tired of the war!

"What about the military? How is progress on the part of the army now? And what's next for the military? Wang Yuze asked. In times of war, the army is the most important, and whether they can succeed will be directly related to whether the empire can win the war, whether it will go to glory or perish?

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Army has won the Battle of Punjab on the battlefield of India, and the main force of the Anglo-Indian army has been annihilated! On the battlefield of Australia, the Imperial Army is attacking the British army, and victory is just around the corner! In the Americas, the Imperial Army and Navy have captured the San Diego Naval Base on the west coast of the United States, and now the port of San Diego is being repaired, and the Army is advancing north along the coastline. Next, the main strategic plan of the imperial side is one, one is the North American battlefield, completely defeating the United States. The second is to launch a war against Russia next spring and assist Germany and other allies to win the war! Chief of the General Staff Cai Yun said.

"Defeat the United States completely? Is the Navy ready? Wang Yuze looked at Zhang Cheng, Minister of the Navy! The supreme commander of the squadron in the North American theater, Admiral Zhao Bowen, Secretary of the Army, pointed out that now the US government and the people are pinning all their hopes on the US Navy, in an attempt to rely on the victory of the US Navy to turn the tide of the war. If the Chinese Navy can annihilate the US Navy, then the hopes of the Americans will be shattered, their will to fight will almost collapse, and then the squadron will be able to destroy the United States at the minimum cost! Wang Yuze agreed with Marshal Zhao Bowen's view that when the Americans no longer had any hope of victory, their resistance would be much weaker. When the squadron destroys the United States, the losses paid will be much smaller! This is also very beneficial for China!

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Navy is ready. The Imperial Navy has assembled the main force of the Navy's home fleet and the Pacific Fleet in the waters of the Eastern Pacific, and the aircraft carrier fleet consisting of four 'Emeishan-class' aircraft carriers has also arrived in the waters of the Eastern Pacific! Now that the Panama Canal has been repaired, the main force of the Imperial Navy will depart from Pearl Harbor tomorrow to the Panama Canal, and then enter the Caribbean Sea through the Guò Canal to find a plan for a decisive battle with the US Navy! The Imperial Navy is confident of victory in this battle, and we believe that we will be able to defeat and annihilate the U.S. Navy! Navy Minister Zhang Cheng said. The number of battleships of the Chinese Navy may not be as good as that of the United States, but in terms of quality, it will not be much worse than that of the American Navy. What's more, the Chinese Navy also has an aircraft carrier formation composed of four 'Emeishan-class' aircraft carriers, each of which is capable of carrying 80 combat aircraft and eight seaplanes. Seaplanes are mainly responsible for reconnaissance, while combat aircraft are responsible for attacks on the US Navy. 4 aircraft carriers, a total of 320 combat aircraft, most of which are dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft, such a powerful attack power is enough to bury the US Navy!

"In addition to the US Navy, we also need to take care of the British Navy! In the decisive battle between the British Navy and the German Navy, the U.S. Navy dispatched the most advanced warships to assist the British. This time, the US Navy will fight a decisive battle with us, and the British will definitely not sit idly by! When considering the specific combat plan, the Imperial Navy should not miss the British! Wang Yuze reminded. Although the strength of the Chinese Navy now has the absolute upper hand, there are many decisive factors in naval warfare, and the slightest accident may lead to the defeat of the naval battle. Wang Yuze doesn't want the Chinese Navy to suffer a crushing defeat because of negligence!

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the Imperial Navy is fully prepared, even if the British Navy joins, the Imperial Navy has enough strength to defeat them!" Minister of the Navy Zhang Cheng said. The British Navy also had to guard against the German Navy, and the number of warships that could be sent to North America was definitely very limited, and it could not change the outcome of this naval battle! (To be continued......)