Chapter 227 Hawaiian Islands

Far from the mainland, the Hawaiian Islands are located in Zhōngyāng, the main transportation artery of the Pacific Ocean, and are made up of more than 20 large and small islands. There are 8 of the main islands, namely Hawaii, Maui, Wahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Nihão and Kahulawe. These large and small islands are scattered between 18°54'~28°N latitude and 154°30'~180°W longitude, arranged in a northwest-southeast direction, stretching for at least 3,200 kilometers, with a total area of 15,635 square kilometers and a population of about 100,000. Hawaii Island is the largest, accounting for about two-thirds of the archipelago's area, while Oahu is the most populous island in the archipelago and the most important in terms of politics, military, economy and transportation.

In addition, the Hawaiian Islands are located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean and are the main transportation points in the Pacific Ocean. It is about 5,000 kilometers south to Fiji in Oceania, nearly 4,000 kilometers east to San Francisco on the west coast of the United States, about 6,300 kilometers west to Yokohama in Rìben, and about 4,000 kilometers north to Alaska.

It is precisely because of the important position of the Hawaiian Islands that both the United States and the Far East, which have begun to rise through the Meiji Restoration, want to bring it under their rule, but the two countries contain each other, so the Kingdom of Hawaii established by the native Hawaiians still exists!

Of course, among the many countries or powers that have ambitions for the Hawaiian Islands. Huo Jiajun is also one of them, as early as when Huo Shan had just established a navy. The Military Intelligence Bureau under the Huo Jiajun has begun to slowly begin to infiltrate the entire Hawaiian Islands!

With the help of the already large number of Chinese on the island, in more than two years, the military intelligence agency has secretly controlled the situation in the entire Hawaii!

"Hello Prince Kara, I hope this gift can express my respect for Your Excellency!" As he spoke, Liu Mingxuan took out a packet of white powder from the pocket of his coat pocket and placed it on the low table in front of him!

Seeing this thing, the middle-aged man who was originally dressed gorgeously and sat next to him was like a wolf who had been hungry for three or four days and saw fresh meat, and both eyes were glowing green! Just grabbed this bag of white sè powder in his hand, as if everything was lost under this bag of powder, and he could no longer attract even the slightest trace of interest!

Seeing his appearance, Liu Mingxuan didn't care, as the director of the Hawaii branch of the Military Intelligence Agency, he knew the power of the 'Hades', something like this was much more powerful than opium. As long as you get it, don't even think about asking for it! It was precisely with the help of this thing that the intelligence work of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Security Bureau abroad was unstoppable, and in just over two years, the situation was opened up, providing a large amount of valuable information for the political, economic, and military development of the Huo Jiajun!

And the guy in front of him, who has been deeply addicted to drugs, is the nephew of Kalakaua, the current emperor of the Hawaiian Kingdom, and the chief of a large tribe in the Hawaiian Islands. Of course, it is also the dark line controlled by the Huo Jiajun, and in the past few years, with the help of this guy, the People's Army's economy in Hawaii has made great progress!

"Tell me, what do you want me to help with?" asked Kara in a low voice! As long as this hateful and extremely evil Chinese in front of him automatically sends this thing, there must be something that needs to be solved with his influence in the parliament and the entire Hawaiian Kingdom! This pattern has never changed in the past two years!

"Huh. In fact, it's not a big deal, I just want His Excellency the Prince to become the emperor of the entire Hawaiian Kingdom!" Liu Mingxuan said softly with a smile on his face!

"Emperor, okay, I see! I'll do ......it!" as she spoke, Kara seemed to realize something, and as if she had woken up from her sleep, she suddenly got up from her chair, and no matter how fast she was, she knocked over an ornamental vase about thirty centimeters high that was placed next to her!

If he broke this jīng porcelain in normal times, he would definitely feel distressed for a long time! But now he doesn't care about it at all!

"Mr. Liu, are you sure you're not joking!"

Looking at his widening eyes, his straight eyes, and the consternation and anger on his face, Liu Mingxuan couldn't help but smile faintly, "You heard it right, we really want you to become the emperor of the entire Hawaii Kingdom!" waved his hand to interrupt what Prince Kara wanted to say! Liu Mingxuan glanced at him and continued: " Your uncle, the current Emperor of the Kingdom, His Excellency Kalakaua, is an out-and-out pro-American faction, and in the past two years or so, he has repeatedly suppressed the business activities of our Chinese here in Hawaii, causing us a lot of losses, so we Hawaii Chinese Entrepreneurs Association does not want an emperor who hates Chinese to stay on that throne!"

"But now almost all the armies in Hawaii are under my uncle's control, and most of the people in the council support his rule! In addition, he has already appointed Delia as the heir to the throne! Kara also retains a peep at the throne in his heart, but he himself knows that it is difficult to succeed with his current identity and strength, or it is impossible to succeed at all, so he usually doesn't think much about it!

Looking at the glimmer of hope hidden in the eyes of the middle-aged man in front of him, Liu Mingxuan couldn't help but smile faintly, "How to ascend the throne, you don't need Your Excellency's heart, when the time comes, you only need to be able to stand up and sit on that throne!

"Well, okay!" Although Kara wanted to ask carefully, she looked at the sharp eyes of the guy in front of her, and swallowed the words after they came to her mouth!

"After the words are said and the things have been delivered, then it's time for me to leave!" Saying that, Liu Mingxuan stood up, shook hands with the other party, and walked out of the room with his entourage!

"Director, are we really going to put this guy on the throne?" The intelligence officer of the Military Intelligence Agency, who had been following Liu Mingxuan, asked with some puzzlement!

"Hehe, of course! Only when this guy becomes the emperor can we have an excuse to launch a coup d'état, and then logically take down the entire Hawaiian Islands, and then after a peaceful evolution, let this guy obediently and automatically give Hawaii to our People's Army, and then it will be easy to block the mouth of the international community!" Liu Mingxuan looked at the houses of various styles that quickly retreated behind the carriage, and said indifferently!

"With the strength of our Huo family's army, it is easy to take the whole of Hawaii, why bother so much!"

"It's different, if we really send troops directly, it will be an invasion, after all, the current Kingdom of Hawaii is still a complete country! However, if we send troops to settle in under the pretext of protecting the expatriate, then no one will say anything! At that time, with the help of Kara, the puppet emperor, Hawaii can be said to be easy to incorporate into our Huo Family Army! In this way, we will become the party of justice, even if other countries know that there is a problem in this, they will not be able to say anything!" Although he said so, he himself didn't understand the reason for this, but since it was specially explained by the young master, then there must be some truth in this!

Looking at the still confused look on his subordinates' faces, Liu Mingxuan didn't say anything!

"Tomorrow is May 16th!" Thinking of this, Li Mingxuan's mood couldn't help but get excited, more than two years of preparation are all for tomorrow, this feeling of seeing his ideals and goals realized with his own efforts is really indescribable!

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At two o'clock in the afternoon of May 15, 1882, a huge fleet of 12 warships and hundreds of transports appeared on the Central Pacific Ocean 300 nautical miles southwest of the Hawaiian Islands!

"Commander, I have just received a wireless telegram forwarded by the Majuro Naval Base, and at present, more than 1,000 officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 602nd Regiment of our Marine Corps have taken Wake Island under control at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon with the help of patrol ships!" After receiving the wireless telegram in the staff officer's hand, Wu Guangzong's cold face couldn't help but show a hint of a smile!

"Although the area of Wake Island is not large, it is one of the most strategically valuable islands in the North Pacific, and it is known as 'the foothold of the Pacific Ocean'.

"Wake Island! Plus Johnston Island, which we took this morning, tomorrow we will occupy the entire Hawaiian Islands, hehe, these hands that the Americans have reached into the Pacific Ocean, we will cut them off one by one, and let him be trapped on the North American continent forever!" Wang Xiangzong looked at the large-scale map of the Pacific Ocean spread on the table, and said with a murderous aura in excitement!

Therefore, we must first tie up the United States and confine it to land while it is still weak, so that no matter how the United States develops economically and how prosperous its industry is, it will always be a regional power, and it will never be able to become a big country in the world like Britain and France! Of course, the threat to our dominance in the Pacific will also drop to a nadir!" Wen Wen, who was standing next to him and served as the political commissar of this expeditionary force, said with a smile!

"That's right! I think the young master realized the potential threat of the United States and changed his battle plan this time!" Wu Guangzong looked at the blue sea outside the window and said thoughtfully!