Australian Storm 1876 - Chapter 1058

Chapter 1058 Fusang Dilemma

Early October

Australia

“What…peace negotiation? What **** peace negotiation?” Li Fushou asked with a surprised expression.

Although Li Fushou has been shrinking the edges and corners and delegating power to the cabinet and the parliament, at this moment, the breath of dissatisfaction is revealed, and the majesty of the long-standing high-ranking position is fully revealed, like a awakened lion patrolling the territory, which is convincing.

Prime Minister Zhang Li’s face turned pale, and he replied quickly; “Sir, it is the Fusang people who can’t fight now, and I want to see if they can get enough benefits from the Yankees, so I continue to increase troops to North America at the same time. , on the one hand, I want to start peace negotiations. So it is good to take a breath to see if the empire can preside over the international mediation.”

“Do his big dream of Qingqiu.” Li Fushou replied with a contemptuous expression.

The strategic situation that Fusang is facing now is really not too good!

After finally capturing the important town of Denver in Colorado, the Japanese side gradually took control of the entire Colorado state, and mobilized its troops in a targeted manner, exerting more pressure on the United States and forcing it to sit on the negotiating table.

Now Americans are desperate for time, and so are the Fuso people.

The total strength of the Japanese army after the war was about 260,000 people. After emergency replenishment, it was restored to about 350,000 people. It continued to exert strong pressure on the United States. It is expected to reach the scale of about 500,000 people by the end of the year.

Sending troops from the mainland of Fusang to North America, along the northern Pacific route through Midway, Hawaii to Seattle, and then along the west coast sea route all the way south, and finally arrived at the port of Los Angeles.

After the Japanese landed ashore, they took the train from Los Angeles to reach Phoenix, the capital of the Republic of Arizona, to the east one day and one night. Along the well-connected railway line, they went north through the Gallup area to reach Rio Nanjo, Las Vegas, Arizona. Gas, Wagenmund and other core towns are all occupied by Fusang, and the traffic is very convenient.

Go north through the railroad into Colorado, passing Fort Watson, Princeton, Colorado, and north to the capital Denver, all of which are newly occupied areas by the Japanese army, and the area is extremely vast.

In this strategic direction

The Japanese army took the gesture of general defense and built key defenses along several eastern towns in Colorado to guard the railway line, trying to repeat the success of the American Gallup Fortress.

The Japanese army had hundreds of thousands of American prisoners in their hands, and had plenty of building materials, so they were able to implement this policy smoothly.

The overall strategy of “defending the north and advancing to the east” was the strategy set by the Japanese army base camp.

Simply put, it is to take a defensive position in the northern state of Colorado, and transfer the main Japanese army to the east near Kansas City (the capital of Kansas) through a convenient railway line, and take an aggressive offensive posture here.

Kansas City is located at the intersection of the three states. It is one of the important transportation hubs in the central state of the United States. Its status is comparable to that of Zhengzhou in China, and its geographical location is very important.

From here, there are a total of 6 railway lines leading to all directions in the south, south, north and west of the United States, connecting almost all the big cities in the United States with a population of more than 500,000. It is a very fatal place.

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The transportation links between the north and south of the United States will be greatly affected. Agricultural products produced in the south need to be transported to the north by detouring to the eastern railway line, and the same is true of industrial products produced in the north.

From the map

Kansas City is in the center of the U.S. territory before the “Wool War”, which is equivalent to a person’s belly button. It is an important organ to the north and east, and the Republic of Texas and the Louisiana region of the United States are also important to the south. agricultural state.

The aggressive “Eastward Policy” of the Japanese army base camp is like a sharp knife touching the belly button of the United States, which is extremely sour.

A moment of life and death

The Americans exposed their thorns like frightened hedgehogs, and quickly established new defenses along the lines of Omaha, more than 100 kilometers north of Kansas City, Blue Creek City in the east, and Remel in the south, and formed two heavy military groups. , hoarding about 500,000 heavy troops, and it is still increasing at a rate of more than 10,000 people per day.

Consecutive defeats and turmoil caused great turmoil in the American society. After the Japanese army arrived in the heart of the country, it caused widespread fear.

There are all kinds of horror legends in the society. It is said that these hibiscus people **** and kill, and they are brutal. They like to drink the heart, lungs and liver of children and show off their severed heads. They are evil spirits raised by the devil. Once they are entangled The admiral will forever fall into the dark **** and so on.

These rumors are true and false, like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, which amplifies the fear in people’s hearts without any accident, thus setting off waves of fleeing.

A large number of people poured into the Republic of Texas in the south, the Republic of Virginia in the east, and the U.S. states further south, and many Americans boarded ships and passed through the Panama Canal to the Republic of California and the northern states of the Empire.

The federal government of the United States is doing its best to deal with the invasion of the Japanese army, and it has no time to take into account the large flow of people.

The loss of the war led to a slump in the New York stock market in the United States. Many small and medium-sized financial institutions went bankrupt and liquidated one after another. A large amount of funds fled the Red River Valley, the financial center of the Ocean Empire. This is the only safe haven in the world today. The industrial and agricultural development of the United States has been hit hard again.

In such a good situation, how can you say that you won’t fight if you don’t fight?

Thinking of the unhappy place, Li Fushou’s whole face darkened. Fusang is not familiar with this white-eyed wolf!

It’s time to bang or bang to keep them awake.

“What’s the specific situation now?” Li Fushou asked in a deep voice.

Prime Minister Zhang Li bowed respectfully and replied, “Reporting to the Holy Master, the Fuso cabinet has just undergone a new round of reshuffle, the former Prime Minister Shigenobu Okuma resigned sadly, and Masatoshi Terachi, who was born in the Ministry of the Army, came to power to form a cabinet and vigorously promoted the policy of decisive battle in North America.”

“It’s that old boy Youpeng in Shanxian County again, isn’t he?”

“Exactly, as the most senior veteran of Shanxian County, Yuto has power in all walks of life in politics, military, economy and judiciary, forming the largest congressional group in Fusang. The former Prime Minister Katsura, and the current Prime Minister, Masatoshi Teruchi, are all his loyal followers, oh , and the current commander-in-chief of the North American Expeditionary Force, General Yoshi Tanaka, who was named a duke for his outstanding merits, and was promoted to a marshal.”

“Hmph, a group of wolf cubs.” Li Fushou snorted coldly, walked back a few steps with his hands behind his back, thought about it, and asked, “How about the loan and material supply involving Fusang?”

Prime Minister Zhang Li could not answer this question, and the Minister of Finance, Li Sixian, stepped forward and answered respectfully;

“Report to the Holy One;

A total of 4 financial loans have been issued this year, with a total amount of 220 million Jinyang. The latest one was issued on August 12, with a total amount of 85 million Jinyang and an interest rate of 13.5%, of which 30% is cash and 70% materials.

Cash loans have been issued, and supplies are being delivered.

This loan amount is relatively large. If there is no war, it is estimated that the North American military expenditure can be maintained for 4 to 5 months.

There are two more Jinyang loans under negotiation, one is an industrial development loan, with a total amount of 60 million Jinyang.

One is a loan for military supplies, with a total amount of 110 million Jinyang, mainly for the Japanese army to prepare for the next expansion of the central campaign. The related disputes are mainly about interest rates and collateral, which have not been negotiated for the time being. ”

“Well, the newly negotiated loans have stopped, and the material delivery of the existing loans has also been slowed down. The empire is preparing for the European expeditionary force. The material supply pressure is high, and the loans are not rich.” Li Fushou waved his hand and decided to down.

Turn off the tap, and the days of the Fuso North American Expeditionary Force will be sad.

In the past two years of **** battles, the Republic of Arizona and New Mexico have hardly had any construction. The planning of the oilfield and chemical industrial zone in southern New Mexico is still on the blueprint. All materials, personnel, funds and resources are all tilted towards the North American Expeditionary Force. Use the power of milk to win this battle.

No way, Fusang is poor!

Although industrialization has been developed for more than 40 years, it has been severely suppressed by the Ocean Empire. The current economic volume of Fusang is not as good as it was in the same period in history. Only the armed forces have shown abnormal growth, and the small body of Fusang can not bear it. to the point of.

It’s easy to understand with an analogy.

Fusang seems to be a black, thin and short man, extremely fierce and bloodthirsty, one arm is as perverted as Popeye (Royal Army), and the other arm and two legs are pitifully thin (United Fleet and Industry and Agriculture) ), while frantically attacking the enemy, panting and suffering from severe hypoxia.

If it wasn’t for the Ocean Empire adding a few oxygen packs to him, and then injecting physiological saline into this perverted arm, he would have been dead by now.

Today’s world

Compared to the world’s capitalist powers, Fusang is still a little bit in front of foreign countries, Britain, Germany, France, Russia, the United States, and Italy.

When the First World War broke out in 2014, Fusang’s economic aggregate accounted for only 1.65% of the world’s total, which was not even comparable to that of Italy.

From the perspective of industrial structure, Japan’s light industry still accounts for 83.7% of all industries. The employees of the textile industry alone account for 68.2% of all employees. The machinery and equipment and key components are basically all imported from Southeast Asia and Europe and the United States, which shows how serious the partiality is.

Heavy industry has never been able to develop. First, it is severely restricted by resources, secondly, it is limited by funds. Thirdly, it has become a dumping ground for industrial products of the Ocean Empire, and independent heavy industry has never been able to develop.

“Your Majesty, the Fusang Kingdom’s intention for peace talks…” Prime Minister Zhang Li asked with some uncertainty.

Li Fushou gave him a cold look, and Prime Minister Zhang Li immediately lowered his head with a face full of shame, as though he was stabbed with a needle.

The imposing manner of the Holy Lord today is too terrifying, it’s all because of the **** little devil.

Li Fushou was also speechless;

The confidant elites he cultivated by himself are quite effective in handling major affairs of state and have strong governance ability, but their shortcomings are also obvious.

As soon as he came to his side, he would only agree, his brain would not work well, and his actions would be restrained, as if he were an idiot.

To be fair, this cannot be blamed on Prime Minister Zhang Li and his group.

In this era of rampant feudalism, Li Fushou is both a father and a mentor, and he is the guiding light of life and the giver of all glory and wealth. The powerful aura of those who dominate the destiny and the upper positions has been cultivated over the past 10 years. Is it child’s play?

In front of him, all the important ministers in the cabinet were like a mouse seeing a cat. They were naturally suppressed, and Prime Minister Zhang Li was no exception, but their worship and fear were even more profound.

“Fuso people can talk if they want to. They don’t ask us to host the international mediation. They can also use the British, French or Italians. Remember that money and materials are relatively tight now. It’s not a business. Sometimes when you push your nose to your face, you can do it when you need to, and when it hurts, you will have a long memory.”

After   , Li Fushou walked away with an unhappy expression. Gu Kaizhi, the head of the secretariat, and Liang Ruhao, the deputy director, hurriedly followed the saint and left.

A group of important cabinet ministers looked at each other in dismay. After a while, Hu Chaoshan, the Minister of Industry, coughed dryly and said, “It’s all to blame for these little devils who don’t know how to advance or retreat, causing the sage to be furious, so I need to give them some color to show them.”

“That’s right, it’s really hateful to make us all eat melons.”

“This time, let them have a long memory. I remember that there are more than 100,000 seriously wounded Japanese soldiers in North America. It’s time to take out the bill. Medical expenses are not cheap.”

“Well, that makes sense. The Republic of California has a lot of pressure on transportation, and it will also raise prices.”

“Not only will prices increase, but customs taxes will also be raised. Don’t you need money for transit?”

All the ministers you said, I quickly listed a lot of them, and Tian Shan, the Minister of Justice who listened, rolled his eyes;

These guys know the aftermath.

In the end, he also said: “For the illegal smuggling of Japanese people in the Republic of California and North America, the act of committing crimes must be severely cracked down and severely punished to set an example.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at them.

Tian Shan said confidently;

“What’s the matter, isn’t it?

Under the whole world, is it not the king’s land, and the coast of the land is not the king’s ministers.

Er and other Japanese slaves and barbarian countries, who do not know how to revere the heaven and the earth, the left does not obey the culture and etiquette, the right does not understand the harmony between neighbors, and the lower does not know how to appease the people, so they should be strictly restrained.

Those who dare to step beyond the thunderous pond will be severely punished. This is the responsibility of the heaven and the kingdom to educate them. ”

The ministers were startled by Tian Shan’s brashness, and immediately felt angry again.

When the sage was here, why didn’t you say it?

Maybe Longyan Yiyue, everyone will not be implicated, how good is that?

Everyone already has a premonition that the little devil’s life is sad, and he has to be recited ninety-nine to eighty-one times for this tight-knit mantra, so that the people of Fusang will never forget it.

Since he entered the North American game and got a lot of benefits, Xiaoben tried to get rid of the empire’s control, so he didn’t even think about it.

Li Fushou, the current sage, has set two bottom lines for the Fusang people. One bottom line is that they will never be allowed to have sea ports in North America. The bottom line is that the Japanese forces will never be allowed to invade the Great Lakes Heavy Industry Zone.

Dare to violate these two bottom lines, and the Empire will definitely send troops to attack.

Once the Fuso people have access to the sea, they will remove the noose around their necks and have the ability to develop independently. This is something that is never allowed to happen.

The Great Lakes Heavy Industrial Zone of the United States has world-class production capacity. If it is combined with the crazy expansion force of the Japanese side, the consequences are unimaginable, and it will be an absolute disaster.

The Japanese side can develop heavy industries by themselves, and no one restricts them.

But wanting to seize the heavy industrial area of ​​the Great Lakes touches the sensitive nerves of the empire. When necessary, the Ocean Empire will unite the United States, the Republic of Virginia, the Republic of Texas and the Republic of California to carry out a joint strangulation of Fusang.

Therefore, the Fuso people are actually tied with two arms, which is their insurmountable strategic dilemma.

(end of this chapter)