"It's finally getting started!" Xu Jie looked at the snowflakes falling outside the window and said. After the winter of 1904, with the arrival of the spring of 1905, the battle for hegemony between China and Russia was about to kick off, and now, China is making the most final preparations, the whole country has turned into a state of readiness, all the means of transport are desperately transporting materials and personnel to the places where they are needed, especially the huge fleet of the Republic of China, a shipload of materials from Europe was sent to various ports along the coast, and then loaded onto trains along the railway like a blood vessel to all parts of the country!

The army is carrying out the most difficult adjustment and deployment, the government organs have also been transferred to a state of combat readiness, the top government and the army suddenly discarded all the old passwords, almost overnight, all the intelligence agencies of various countries in China almost all fell into a mess, radio monitoring and decipherment directly came to a standstill, countless meaningless codes in their eyes flew in the air, and Xu Jie finally formed the first war cabinet of the Chinese government, and was fully responsible for many matters of the war against Russia, not only the military. Industrial, diplomatic, and economic aspects were all concentrated in this small cabinet.

"Premier Xu, what are you looking at?" With the sound of pushing the door, a familiar voice sounded in Xu Jie's ears, and this beautiful voice like the first cry of a milk warbler came from Su Jing, who was in charge of information transmission. As the inventor and improver of the new cipher machine, Su Jing is now responsible for all the intelligence transmission and decipherment of Huaxia's core organs, so she naturally spends a lot more time with Xu Jie, and the two sides are gradually familiar with each other. After all, you can't look up and see you down!

"I'm looking at the world." Xu Jie didn't look back and said with a smile. "The World Realm?" Su Jing looked at the gloomy sky outside and said with some puzzlement. "Behind this shadow, I'm afraid some countries can't wait, right?" Xu Jie said thoughtfully. The countries involved in any war are definitely not just the warring parties, especially the great powers. The major countries in the entire region will play a certain role in it, and their overt or covert actions will directly determine the direction of the war and even the outcome of the war! And a good strategist has to pay attention not only to the battlefield, but also to the giants who are acting in the shadows!

"Tell me about the news worth paying attention to." Xu Jie turned around and asked. "There seems to be some instability in the Balkans, where the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Turkish Empire began to concentrate their forces in the Balkans after the main forces of the Russian Navy entered the Indian Ocean, and the Military Intelligence Agency analyzed that it may launch operations against Greece and other countries in the near future. The UK has already expressed its concern about the situation. There was also a surprising surprise that Italy suddenly expressed its support for Austria-Hungary and the Turkish Empire. Su Jing said calmly.

"Huh. The European side can't wait. Xu Jie said with a smile. After this war, I am afraid that the road between Britain and France to Russia will be completely blocked, right? ”

"Is Britain just sitting back and watching Greece and other countries lose? Is France, as an ally of Russia, indifferent? Su Jing was quite surprised. Naturally, it will not sit idly by. But whether it is useful or not is another matter, the Balkans are still the king of the army, Austria-Hungary and Germany are the closest to the Balkans, and Russia does not have the energy to meddle in the affairs of the Balkans. Simply by virtue of the British Army, which had just been overwhelmed by the Boers. The British did not hesitate to fight a battleship. The result? As for the French? Their opponent was Germany. Xu Jie patiently explained.

"At this time, Britain, France, and Russia were at their weakest, and the Russians wanted to open up the situation in the Far East, and did not have the strength to take care of the changes in Europe. The British Army has been branded as inferior in combat, and its voice on the continent has been reduced again and again, and the name of the elite British Army during the Napoleon and Crimean War no longer exists. In this case, the French could only stay behind their own lines. Xu Jie said as he gestured on the map.

"If this is the case, will Germany, Austria, Italy and Turkey take the opportunity to defeat Russia or challenge Britain and France?" Su Jing thought for a while and asked.

"No, because these four countries are not ready, and the German Navy is still too weak. Even with the mine array, it is still not enough to resist the powerful attack of the Royal Navy. The military port may have been spared, but all the other coastal cities of Germany would be reduced to ashes by naval artillery. Moreover, Germany does not have too many material reserves now, and it may have an advantage at first, but once the sea communication is cut off, the longer the war lasts, the more declining it becomes. As for Austria-Hungary and Italy? Combined, these two countries may not be able to take advantage of the Russians on land. The premise, of course, is that the Russians withdraw their forces in the Far East. And if the conditions of the Russians are right, I don't mind shaking hands with the Russians! Xu Jie smiled.

"Benefit animals!" Su Jing snorted and said. "There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. There is no such thing as friendship between countries. Despite the tension in Europe, this is at most the beginning, with the two blocs testing each other's strength and resolve. The battle for the Baal region may eventually end with the Austro-Hungarian and Turkish empires gaining the upper hand, and then both sides will slowly build up their strength until one of them thinks it can overwhelm the opponent! And one shot will be a shocking battle! Xu Jie said leisurely.

"Also, tell the MIA that we need to know more information about the United States. If the Europeans were held back by each other and had no spare energy to take care of the Far East, then the Americans were idle! We must plan for what the United States will do. After all, 6 years have passed since the Spanish-American War, and the Americans are probably a little impatient, right? Xu Jie admonished.

At this time, some people in the US Congress were also discussing some things in private, and Theodore Roosevelt was the most active! To this end, he paid a special visit to Magifen, who is now the de facto controller of the US Navy. Hopefully, their navy will show their support for themselves, the fiasco six years ago was too great a shock to Roosevelt and the country, can you imagine the feeling of a person who decides to step out of the house and walk to a hostile world with the sharpest watermelon knife in the house?

The young man looked at the watermelon knife in his hand, and then at the machete in the hands of the long-established bosses of all parties. Feeling that the guy in his hand was not strong, at this moment, he saw a little guy setting up a scene near his house! Then he compared, and felt that he had no problem beating the little guy in front of him. He decisively copied the knife and put it on, and then was beaten back by a random stick! Although there are no injuries on the body, the psychological lack has left a shadow! I obviously felt that I was going to win the battle, but I was beaten up! All this has left an indelible mark on the hearts of Americans.

And now, taking advantage of the fact that the major powers in the world have no energy to take care of the affairs of the Americas. The flame of revenge in Theodore Roosevelt's heart was once again ignited! When he went to find Majifen in high spirits, the top brass of the US Navy, represented by Majifen, did not care much about this plan, and apart from saying that the Cuban issue could be resolved with the authorization of Congress, he directly denied the plan to march into Honolulu and even send troops to the Far East!

"Are you going to have the fleet of the United States of America cross the Pacific and then engage the Chinese fleet? How to solve the supply problem? Our fleet endurance is limited. And is there a place that can provide supply and maintenance for a large fleet during the whole voyage, when we cross tens of thousands of kilometers to reach the war zone, all the warships are just a pile of scrap metal floating on the sea! Whether it's boilers, pipes, or personnel, they will be approaching their limits. Even plankton attached to the bottom of the boat has a thick layer. Such a war simply cannot be fought. Magiffen said.

"As for the capture of Honolulu, this plan seems to be feasible, but what about after the capture? I think you should have read the diplomatic documents submitted by the Chinese master in the United States of America. Before the Great War, the Huaxia Republic specifically mentioned guaranteeing the independence of Honolulu. This shows that they will not sit idly by. ”

"Once with the Russians. They have no spare power to hinder the actions of the US Navy. Roosevelt said indifferently. It's really okay for the Navy to transport it over, but what about after the landing of the Army? What is the level of military spending of the United States now, you should know that the navy is not bad, and the army, that is, the third-rate level in the world! Expecting such a force to cross half the Pacific Ocean to fight Honolulu after training in Beiyang is a certain loss, and of course if we can bear such losses, we can still achieve victory. The point is what happens after victory? Magiffen asked.

"After the victory? Then we got control of Honolulu. The war was over. Roosevelt said. It's over? The Chinese Republic can prepare to fight the Russians far from home. That meant that once the Russians were defeated, they would also hit Honolulu at any cost, and if they set out from the Philippines, pass through Guam and attack Honolulu, their supply situation would be greatly improved. Of course, after the end of the war, the Chinese Navy will have some losses, but the American fleet cannot be stationed in Honolulu all day. Then there are no factories and dockyards needed to maintain a fleet! It would have been impossible for the fleet to remain in place for a long time. Plus the current US Navy, how to say it? There are a lot of boats, but they are all for foreigners! Ma Jifen said with some sadness!

The entire Russian-Dutch fleet was almost armed by the United States and France, especially the Americans! The two dreadnoughts and the two quasi-dreadnoughts of the Russians were produced by American shipyards, and 4 of the 2 cruisers were produced by the United States, plus a large number of auxiliary warships, it can be said that in the years after 1900, almost all the shipyards of the Americans built for the Russians! Own ship updates are extremely slow! And after delivery, the slipway is always vacant, and the new battleship has been sent to the slipway, but it generally takes 2 to 3 years to build a battleship, not counting the training time, and these battleships are just on the slipway in 1904, it can be expected that after the end of the Sino-Russian War, these battleships can not be completed, and when the Chinese Navy is finished fighting and takes a breath, the US Navy, which has just begun to build a dreadnought fleet, is it really capable of fighting with the Chinese Navy in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? Majifen has no bottom, after all, the gap between the actual combat experience of the two sides is too big!

"Huaxia is just likely to interfere." Roosevelt said unwillingly. "But what if it interferes? If the United States of America were to lose again, would you be able to afford it? In the last war we knocked out almost 10 years of naval reserves, so what about this war? What are you going to do? And can you convince Congress? Magiffen asked rhetorically.

At the same time, the expansion of the domestic political arena of the United States has gradually risen, taking advantage of the opportunity of the great powers to contain each other, they quickly set the target on Cuba, at this time the Spanish Navy has no strength to launch an expedition similar to 1898, not to mention that the naval warships have not been updated for a full 6 years, even if there is a fleet that can be used now, Spain's treasury can not make enough gold coins for the expedition! At this time, the United States refocused its vote of former dreadnoughts and the only dreadnought battleship in its hands to prepare for action against Cuba.

"It was only a matter of time before we lost Cuba, but I didn't expect it to come back so soon." From his home in Madrid, Severa told government officials who came to inquire about it. At this time, the whole of Spain had already agreed with this point of view, and in the face of such an irresistible force. In the absence of foreign aid, Spain can only accept reality. However, until then, Spain still hoped that it could end its rule over Cuba in a more respectful way by betraying it.

In this way, before the outbreak of the Sino-Russian war, there were already actions in Europe and the Americas. Taking advantage of Russia's weakness, Germany, Austria, Italy and Turkey began to unite to suppress Russia. The actions of Austria-Hungary and Turkey were not unexpected, and it was normal for the Germans to help these two countries, but it was surprising that Italy, which had not had much presence in Europe, was firmly on the side of the Germans, and it seems that history was inadvertently rewritten.

And in the distant Americas, the United States of America once again showed its sharp fangs, but compared with the first time, they converged a lot or can be said to be much more mature, their goals are very limited, and they will definitely not exceed the limit of their strength, they only ask to be able to hold Cuba in their hands, and this time, it is clear that the Americans have won, and in the face of the helpless and weak Spain, the Americans can finally get their wish! But this expansion action has also attracted the attention of European countries, inability and interest is a problem, but it does not mean that they do not care, they suddenly found that this country on the other side of the ocean is actually quite powerful, and more importantly, he also has the desire to fight!

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