September 1908 is destined to be a noisy and unforgettable time.

On September 3, Citi officially declared war on the Ocean Empire.

On September 4, the Ocean Empire showed a calm and calm attitude towards the formal declaration of war against the Citi Nation, publicly announcing that it would be given one week for the Citi Nation to consider whether to withdraw this unwise decision, and that the Ocean Empire's declaration of war against Argentina was to maintain the world free trade order and safeguard the legitimate interests of its own expatriates, and had no intention of making enemies of the Hua Qi Country.

If the precipice is reined in, there is still room for discussion.

This official statement caused an uproar in the world, especially the European countries that were not afraid of big things when they saw the excitement, and they instigated the Chinese flag country to express their position, what do you think of this?

It's pathetic to say

In this era, Citigroup was a lonely ghost, not only did it have no influence in Europe, but it was also excluded from the European circle of friends, and the feudal kingdoms in Europe regarded its democratic system as a beast of prey, and they were extremely vigilant.

For France, there is no way, I can only pinch my nose and accept it, I can't let France move, right?

The White House simply blew up its lungs at the statement of the ocean empire; I've declared war, how can I take it back, isn't that more sad than death?

As a result, the new White House Secretary of State Macmillan issued a appealing battle message based on the "Monroe Policy" of the White House, portraying Citigroup as the leading big brother of the Americas, like an eagle catching a chicken, playing the role of an old hen guarding the cubs.

Citigroup President Franklin D. Roosevelt was not omnipotent, and in order to persuade Congress to agree to wage war and support Argentina, thousands of kilometers away, he had to talk about the "Monroe Doctrine", the national policy.

This thing has adhered to the national policy for 85 years, and whoever opposes it is tantamount to political suicide, so the war bill was successfully approved by the Congress.

The Ocean Empire was immediately surprised and launched a powerful counterattack; We're not a European power, are we?

Citigroup;???

On September 11, the Ocean Empire officially declared war on the Citigroup.

Britain, France, Russia, Fusang, the Qing Dynasty, Italy, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire successively expressed their neutrality and moved small benches to prepare for a good show.

The strange thing is that the German Empire has not moved, and secretly and frequently delivered autumn waves to the Citigroup and the Ocean Empire, and its domestic public opinion is also very strange, what a pity! What a pity! Not really! Even if there is even a little hope, you must do your best!

Xingqing Palace

Li Fushou sat on the throne and was listening to the report of Foreign Minister Tang Zhaoyi, his eyes revealing a strange look.

This special little German devil really wants to be blind, and he wants to use this as a bargaining chip to win over the Ocean Empire as an ally, and it is estimated that there is also an attractive offer from Citigroup, right?

Other words

As long as the Ocean Empire agreed to conclude a military alliance, Germany was willing to go shirtless and take military action against Citigroup.

Wilhelm II was really a pig's head, and he didn't want to think, could the British allow this to happen?

Childish, childish to the point of ridiculousness.

"Alright, leave this idiot alone, let's discuss our current affairs." Li Fushou waved his hand and interrupted Foreign Minister Tang Zhaoyi's words, as for the German ambassador, the extraordinary and plenipotentiary representative representing Kaiser Wilhelm II, he should stay where he is cool, and he has no time to deal with him.

His gaze swept over Prime Minister Fan Zhongzhai and fell on the face of General Mo Rufeng, Minister of War, and asked in a cold voice; "How's the readiness?"

Admiral Mo Rufeng immediately stood up, bowed and replied; "Returning to Your Majesty, the troops are ready to go, and the advance force to Pearl Harbor will depart tonight. The other units are undergoing intensive pre-war training and are ready to be deployed. ”

"Very well, how is the mobilization for war going?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the war mobilization involves 300,000 soldiers, and this year's new recruits have been expanded by 100,000 people, and with the full cooperation of the government, arrangements have been made, weapons and equipment and firearms have been shipped out of the warehouse one after another, and weapons manufacturers are producing at full capacity to supply the needs of the front line, and the preparations have been very sufficient."

"Well, the replenishment in the war is mainly based on new recruits, appropriately recall some retired veterans, don't affect the good situation of social stability and unity too much, and wait until the army units are on a large scale There will be a few months, enough time for you to train."

"Weichen understands that he must follow His Majesty's instructions."

Li Fushou nodded after hearing this, and then turned his gaze to Admiral He Fang, Minister of the Admiralty, and asked; "What about you?"

Admiral He Fang immediately stood up and saluted with his fists clenched; "Returning to Your Majesty, the expeditionary strike group bound for Pearl Harbor has set off, carrying a large amount of logistical weight and ammunition for long-term combat. The follow-up capital ship formation is on standby at any time and obeys His Majesty's call. ”

"How's the battleship being built?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Nanao and Xiao are under construction in the dockyard, and 60% of the main body has been completed, and it is expected to be launched and outfitted in two and a half months. The five additional "Somali" class battleships, the No. 1 ship Somalia, the No. 2 ship Toka, and the No. 3 ship Kalimantan have entered the dock one after another, and will be put into construction in the near future. The No. 4 ship, the West Shangri-La, and the No. 5 ship, the East Kalimantan, are a little later and are expected to be launched and outfitted in June next year. ”

The "Somali" class battleship is a type of battleship designed and built according to the use of the "Queensland" class battleship, with a displacement increased by 850 tons, an increase in underwater anti-sway fins, an additional horizontal watertight compartment, an appropriate thickening of the secondary gun armor, and the addition of two maritime reconnaissance planes and a crane. The armament and power plant were left intact.

As a world-class shipbuilding power, the Ocean Empire has 11 30,000-ton docks and two 50,000-ton docks, which can build battleships.

However, many of them are occupied by civilian ships, and some shipyards are slightly inferior in technical strength, and there are only 5 docks that can really build battleships, all of which are in the Beilun Port shipbuilding base, and all of them have occupied the construction of warships, and the technical strength of Hongshan Heavy Industry is also inclined to Beilun.

Today's warships are getting bigger and bigger, the Red River Valley shipyard is no longer capable, the existing waterway conditions restrict the entry of larger warships, 25,000 tons is barely enough, 27,000 tons of draft is too deep is really not good, and it is impossible to get out if it is built here.

After listening to the report, Li Fushou commanded with a cold expression; "Okay, since war has been declared, don't be idle, and shine our fangs as well, how about the Tasmania? Can you fight with the main fleet? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, the main and secondary guns of the Tasmania have all been outfitted, and the fighters trained by other battleships have already taken up their posts, and some subsequent outfitting work can be completed during the voyage without affecting combat training."

"Yes, since the fight starts, don't give me artillery shells, give me a lot of fun when I train, but whoever wants to look ahead and backward in the battle, don't listen to orders, be greedy for life and fear death, and escape from the battle, no matter who he is, he will be punished."

Li Fushousen's cold words resounded throughout the hall, showing the monarch's unshakable strong will, Admiral He Fang heard a chill on his back, bowed deeply with both hands; "In accordance with His Majesty's will, the Royal Navy has strict edicts, there is no advance or retreat, and the oath will not be returned if you do not take all the victories."

"Okay, what I want is this pride and ambition, if you take it out to dry, the soft eggs will all appear in their original form." Li Fushou looked around the hall domineeringly, and all the military and political officials present stood up and saluted respectfully, only his voice echoed loudly in the hall; "Spread a word to the children, those who clearly offend the empire will be punished even if they are thousands of miles away."

"The ministers must obey the holy decree, and those who clearly violate the empire will be punished even if they are thousands of miles away." The ministers felt that their blood was surging, and they replied in unison, spreading far away, startling a flock of birds perched on the eaves......

……

On the vast surface of the Pacific Ocean

The expeditionary strike group led by Vice Admiral Li Jie, deputy commander of the Pacific Fleet, was passing through Midway, which belongs to Citigroup, and at this moment Midway Island was black and smoky, and had been occupied by a destroyer detachment sent by the expeditionary strike group, and the island survived the shelling, and all 131 American troops and more than 400 local residents were taken prisoner, and several other 10 American troops and local residents were killed or wounded.

There is a small port on the island, which can accommodate ships up to 5,000 tons.

At this moment, on the flagship battleship "Songjiang", Vice Admiral Li Jie had already set his sights on Oahu, 1,200 kilometers away, and was thinking about the next combat countermeasures.

The advance expeditionary strike group led by him commanded four "Metropolis"-class battleships, two 13,500-ton (Red River Valley, Brisbane), two 16,000-ton (Songjiang, Melbourne), six "Courage"-class cruisers, four "Katsuki"-class cruisers, and 16 Hanfeng-class destroyers, forming a total of four detachments.

The first battleship detachment, the second "Courage" class cruiser detachment, the third was a mixed formation of eight destroyers with four "Kazuki" class cruisers as the main force, and the fourth was an independent destroyer formation formed by eight destroyers.

The co-coverers, a large transport fleet of 11 troop carriers and 42 freighters, are about to leave for the Wahu Island military base...... Pearl Harbor.

Immediately after the declaration of war by the Citi Nation on September 3, the Expeditionary Strike Force set out from the port of Manila, headed north to the port of Naha in the Ryukyus for two days to replenish sufficient coal, and then continued its journey across the vast Pacific Ocean east of the Fuso Islands to Midway Island, and after clearing the island's defenders, it attempted to contact the Pearl Harbor base by long-range transpacific cable cable.

Fortunately, the submarine cable from Pearl Harbor to Oahu to Fuso is still open, according to the Pearl Harbor front;

During routine daily inspections, no trace of the U.S. fleet was found near 200 nautical miles around Hawaii Island, which was good news.

According to many sand table simulation exercises, once the war breaks out and Citigroup people enter the war, they will take the lead in attacking the Hawaiian Islands, which are 3,200 kilometers away from the west coast of Citigroup.

The reason is obvious: once the island of Hawaii and the important Pearl Harbor military base are occupied, then the front can be advanced 5,500 kilometers to Shangri-La Island, all of which are in the vast Pacific Ocean, which is equivalent to an increase of 5,500 kilometers of defensive depth, and the benefits are self-evident.

Therefore, the Hawaiian Islands are a strategic point that must be contested.

The main force of the Great White Fleet is now in San Francisco, California, about 5,000 kilometers from Hawaii, a little closer than Manila, but if you wait until the Ocean Empire declares war before preparing to start, it will be a beat slower.

Because the Ocean Empire Expeditionary Strike Formation has been set off for a week, the gap between inside and outside is not small.

Every move in diplomacy has a deep meaning, not purely to ridicule Citi people, but to seize the lead.

Lieutenant General Li Jie looked at his watch, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Today is the eighth day, it is now 9:40 a.m., according to the speed of the expeditionary strike formation at 12 knots per hour, it will take about 47 hours to reach Pearl Harbor from here, that is, at about 8 o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow.

With Pearl Harbor operating for more than ten years, the perfect defense system, even if it was besieged by the main force of the Great White Fleet, it could survive in two days anyway.

Of course, this is only the worst-case scenario.

Now the 3rd detachment is escorting the cargo convoy, about 300 kilometers behind it, and the expeditionary strike formation needs to rush straight to Oahu non-stop, clear out any possible enemies in the vicinity, and receive the cargo convoy into Pearl Harbor smoothly.

The fleet was followed by the Royal Praetorian Guard 3rd Division, an army unit with a reinforced armoured tank battalion and a 3,000-man supplementary corps with a total strength of 21,200 men.

With this force stationed on the island, coupled with the flank of the expeditionary strike formation, the Yankees did not pay a heavy price, and did not want to occupy the Hawaiian Islands.

As far as he knew;

When war was declared on September 3, 1908, the total number of Citi Army troops was less than 100,000.

Oh, by the way, Citi Nation has never been known for its army, people play militia.

This was the case during the Spanish-American War, when more than 100,000 militias were quickly mobilized to the battlefield, but the war was ugly and purely rookie pecked at each other.

When the members of the Imperial Military Observer Corps returned, they shook their heads with a wry smile; Looking at this war, tactical literacy has been set back by 20 years.

That is, the Spaniards who were bullied to the core, and the process was stumbling and making mistakes, which made people tired to watch.

In the Spanish-American War of 1898, the current President Roosevelt also performed.

Not content to watch the war from behind, Roosevelt resigned from his civilian job at the Admiralty and formed a corps that included old cowboy friends in the West and old Ivy League alumni in the East, known as the "First Volunteer Cavalry Brigade of Citigroup", with the rank of lieutenant colonel and later promoted to colonel.

Although it was claimed to be a cavalry brigade, due to the confusion of the logistics fleet and the fact that the ships transporting the horses did not know where to go, Roosevelt was the only man in the unit who had horses to ride, and he could only command this all-infantry cavalry brigade into battle.

Sounds like a joke, well, it's all about participation, and you can't be too demanding!

7017k