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Chapter 233: Declaration of War

From serving as the Consul General of the Qing Consulate in San Francisco to the current diplomatic envoy of the Chinese People's Army in the United States, although it is only a simple change in title, compared with the status of being treated in the United States in the past, even within the Qing court, Ouyang Ming feels awe and respect from these internal officials of the United States!

"Whew......!"

He sighed lightly, raised his eyes and looked at this luxurious presidential office full of European classical style, Ou Yangming's face showed a sense of pride! Now he was extremely glad that he had made the right choice at the beginning, if he hadn't joined the booming Huo Jiajun, I am afraid that the province where he was a foreign consul in the Qing court would not be qualified to step into this room that symbolizes the supreme power of the United States!

Touching his briefcase, a trace of pity flashed on Ou Yangming's face!

"After today, the two countries are at war!If you want to come here again, I don't know how long it will take!" Ou Yangming thought secretly in his heart!

"Mr. Ouyang!"

"Hello Mr. President!" Hearing a familiar voice behind him, Ou Yangming, who had already been here a few times, didn't need to look back to know who had come in!

"Hehe, Mr. Ouyang, please take a seat, is there anything important to negotiate with me when you come here today?" Although Alan Arthur was a little anxious in his heart, he was eager to know the military movements of the Chinese after occupying the Hawaiian Islands! But as the president of a country, his cultivation and temperament are still very comparable! So. From the outside, the eager smile gives people a feeling of bathing chūn wind. Jīng's thin face did not have any anxiety at all!

Looking at the US president in front of him wearing a blue-and-black bow tie, wearing a straight suit, and a warm smile on his face, Ou Yangming's heart was a little complicated; although the Huo Jiajun he represented had come to the brink of war with the United States, Ou Yangming still had a good impression of the Americans in front of him! If it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him advocated ethnic equality and repeatedly rejected the bills submitted by Congress that discriminated against the Chinese, I am afraid that the "Chinese Exclusion Act" would have been promulgated and implemented in the United States long ago!

However, the feelings of the individual must be subordinated to the interests of the state and the nation. So even though he has a good impression of the American in front of him, the purpose of his coming today is still very clear!

Taking his briefcase, Ou Yangming took out a stack of documents that had been prepared a long time ago and handed them over with both hands!

"Mr. President, because of the tragedy in Stone Springs, California, and the promulgation and implementation of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and your refusal to apologize for the wrongs you have compensated. It has seriously damaged the feelings and interests of the 45 million people under the jurisdiction of the Chinese People's Army! Therefore, I only declare war on the United States of America on behalf of our Chinese People's Army!"

Although he had been prepared in his heart since the Chinese People's Army occupied the Hawaiian Islands, after actually getting the Chinese People's Army's declaration of war in his own hands, Alan Arthur was still a little incredulous! But the declaration of war tightly in his hand reminded him that the war was not far from the United States, perhaps today. Perhaps tomorrow, a large number of squadrons will pour into the west coast of the United States like cháo water! And after many years of armament reduction, there are hardly any qualified US squadrons of the regular army that can resist the squadrons that have just defeated the Netherlands and Portugal and have reached their peak in terms of experience and morale?

Although the United States is already building up an army of 300,000 and the bill for the expansion of the Navy has been passed in Congress! Secretary of War Henry Harriardno has repeatedly assured himself that he can withstand the Chinese army. But at the moment when he personally obtained the declaration of war, Alan Arthur's heart lost his previous confidence. Not only him, but the entire American zhèngfǔ became uneasy after receiving the news that the Chinese People's Army had officially declared war on the United States!

The United States of America has been out of war for far too long! And as a nation of immigrants, it has been established for many years, but its citizens have not yet established the concept of a nation-state!

In addition, because of the army where money and interests are kneaded, the combat effectiveness is really doubtful!

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On 24 May, just as Ou Yangming handed over the declaration of war to the current US President Alan Arthur, Luo Fenglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Huo Jiajun, also released the news of the declaration of war against the United States on the same day in front of the ministers of various European countries and the reporters of various newspapers that had developed within the Huo Jiajun!

Although because of the slow efficiency of the mechanical telegraph, the news reached Europe a few days late, but the world still has a hurricane because of the news that the Chinese People's Army has declared war with the United States!

Although in the past few years, the Huo Jiajun fought dozens of wars with the Netherlands and Portugal for the East Indies, but at that time, the Huo Jiajun was still hiding in the shadows and did not come to the fore in a bright light, so the tripartite war did not declare war on each other!

However, this time it is different, the Chinese People's Army occupies the East Indies and a large number of islands in the Pacific Ocean! It has been recognized by most countries such as Britain, France, and Germany! Although they have not established a country, except for a difference in title, the Chinese People's Army is no different from a country!

"War declared!"

For the first time, an eastern power has declared war on a Western country! Although the United States is not Europe, and in terms of national power and international status, it is only a second-rate Western country! In any case, the majority of the people in the United States, including their ruling class, are also white and share the same living habits and beliefs as most European countries! There is no doubt that the United States belongs to the Western world!

However, it is such a country that a force from the East has declared war on her! This is really a bit inconceivable to the white people who are superior to the Western countries dominating the world and feeling superior! Therefore, after the Chinese People's Army declared war on the United States, it attracted the attention of the citizens of most European countries, and even the war in their own country has never been so concerned by them!

Of course, it is not only ordinary people who care about this war, almost all the powerful countries in Europe are paying attention to the every move of the Chinese and the Americans, especially after the two countries declared war on each other, including Britain, which was preparing for the war in Egypt, sent their own military observers to the western United States, they wanted to observe the war between the two sides throughout the whole process and evaluate the two ** The strength of the team, observe their tactical tactics, and then provide reference for their own countries, of course, each country will also formulate its own foreign policy according to the strength of their armies!

Although the outside world has been in an uproar in the international community because China and the United States have declared war on each other, the Huo Jiajun, who had long been fully prepared for this, rushed towards the vast western part of the United States in accordance with the established plan!

Wangxiang Town, located in western Canada, is a Chinese town less than 20 kilometers away from the border of the United States, most of the people living here are Chinese drawn out of the United States, although close to the border, but in the desolate western part of the American continent, this town is like isolated, except for Huo Jiajun knows that there is this town, it is difficult for outsiders to find here, after all, Western Canada is too desolate! Even in the northwest of the United States, which is close to here!

In the past seven or eight days, the influx of troops from all directions has directly expanded the size of this town by more than ten times! The outside of the lush town has been covered with military tents in camouflage! Judging from the scale, there are not afraid that there are as many as 20,000 or 30,000 people!

"Old Deng, I'm back!" After Yan Jiye, the tall chief of staff of the 25th Division, stepped in from outside the door, he took the military kettle placed on the table behind him, and drank it in a big gulp, he was really a little thirsty after shouting for a long time!

"How is it, Boss Yan, has the reorganization of the army been completed?" After seeing Yan Jiye put down the kettle, Deng Shan, the commander of the 25th Division who was standing next to him, asked a little impatiently!

Because western Canada is too vast and the troops are too scattered, even with the help of radio, it will be difficult for the regular troops of the 25 th Division to be gathered at the designated location in a short period of seven or eight days! Therefore, the main force and the militia are mixed, and without a regular establishment, it is impossible to fight a war! Therefore, after Deng Shan led the headquarters of the 25 th Division to arrive here, he immediately issued an order for the reorganization of the troops!

All the regular troops of the original 25th Division were dispersed, and the old led the new, and the more than 25,000 people who had already gathered in Wangxiang Town were reorganized into five regiments according to the establishment of the Huo Family Army!

At present, the new 1st Regiment to the 3rd Regiment have been reorganized and are ready to fight, and the remaining 4th Regiment and the New 5th Regiment have just finished dividing the troops, and they are not too familiar with it! I'm afraid it will be delayed for a while!" After Yan Jiye put down the kettle, he said solemnly!

After listening to his words, Deng Shan lowered his head and thought for a while, and said: "Now, the seven days given to us by the military department have arrived, and the military orders issued by the expeditionary force headquarters have also been handed over to us, and now we have no time for the soldiers to slowly familiarize themselves with their troops! Today, we must go south and cooperate with the attacking marines to sweep through the western part of the United States!"

Looking at the firm expression on his face, Yan Jiye did not express any objection! The current western United States is not a future generation, except for the rapid development of California because of gold! Washington State and Oregon in the northwest, except for a city near the sea, are almost all considered a wilderness! Moreover, the Americans have not deployed many troops in these places, so it is not too difficult for the Huo family army to take this place!

"Well, we still have some time for our troops to go south, so let's get acquainted with each other on the road!" Yan Jiye said with a smile!

"Hehe, I think so too, it's hard to get such a big battle, we can't delay it! Boss Yan, after I lead the troops south, this place will be handed over to you!" Deng Shan patted his old friend on the shoulder and asked with a smile!

After listening to his words, Yan Jiye could only nod helplessly, now the troops from all over the country are coming, and the political commissar Dong Zhentang did not follow because he was handling the government affairs of the entire Huojia Army territory in western Canada, so the reorganization of the follow-up troops still needs to rely on him! Therefore, even if he wants to fight again, he must start from the overall situation!