Chapter 699 Too early

White House.

In the messy footsteps, Lan Xin, the well-dressed Secretary of State, had messy hair and red eyes, as if he had not slept for several days and nights, which made people who saw him want to ask what had happened.

A moment later, an explosive news came from the president's office, which not only stunned everyone, but also seemed to make everyone feel the impending cold wave in advance.

The Battle of Augusta failed!

700,000 Australian allied troops were killed or captured, of which 300,000 were American soldiers!

It's messed up, it's completely messed up!

With the news of Xinhua's landing in Brisbane three days later, the whole United States was in a frenzy. 500,000 U.S. soldiers stationed in Australia and 190,000 people were killed and injured. Those who surrendered will also be sent to New Zealand in the next few months. The special geographical environment has completely turned New Zealand into a super Type of prison!

What does this mean?

It means that more than 190,000 families have lost their loved ones. If you add the early navy, Panama and Indian battlefields, the United States has paid the price of nearly one million people being captured!

"We can't and shouldn't continue."

"War, kill all those yellow monkeys!"

"Son, can you come back?"

"Exile the alliance spies who are parasitic on American soil!"

Anger and anti-war, like two waves of head-on sea water, have rolled up thousands of waves in the United States and the entire Allied world. The newspapers have added fuel to the social unrest, which has plunged the whole United States into chaos. The police are persecuted by Germans, Japanese, Chinese and other minorities every day. The report, but the casual attitude of pressing the file to the bottom aggravated the turmoil. When the rumor that "Mexico will join the alliance" spread, a large number of Mexicans also became discriminated against and targeted. A large number of Mexicans returned to Mexico every day, hoping to avoid the war.

Immediately after the news that Australia withdrew from the war and millions of people would be expelled for war crimes, it made people panic. When the Xinhua Fleet attacked San Francisco again, the whole United States held its breath, as if they saw the Chinese soldiers who were about to flood into the west coast like a tide.

Because everyone knows that Xinhua has withdrawn all its strength, and the only remaining India has come to an end with the landing of nearly 50,000 Xinhua troops in Ceylon.

The Suez Canal was closed, and the Panama Canal was in competition. One after another, Xinhua ships were full of shipping lanes from Asia to Hawaii. Everyone knew that it was a sign of a large-scale attack.

Is the United States going to fall?!

Congress, which has always supported the president, launched a questioning of President Wilson for the first time. A large number of soldiers were asked to rush to the West Coast and Panama immediately. The warships had just finished their outfitting and left their home port without even starting their training and went to the Caribbean to wait for the passage of the Panama Canal.

But Panama's situation has become more and more unfavorable. Xinhua and the Alliance have sent nearly 500,000 troops to the small Panamanian rainforest. Although the United States has also increased to an unprecedented 1 million, the war situation is still deteriorating, especially after the arrival of Xinhua aircraft, the canal that has spent a lot of money to build can only Some ships are passed at night, and the number is becoming more and more limited. No one knows whether it will be interrupted at the next moment.

As the center of the storm, there were more than 100,000 demonstrations and protesters in front of the White House. A large number of Americans began to take refuge in South America. The stock market fell to the freezing point, the futures trading center was forced to close, war claims became the hottest potato, and private capital began to flee in waves. Away from the United States.

"What should I do!"

President Wilson sat quietly in the conference room, as if he were an old man on his way. The white spots on his temples showed how much pressure he had been under in the past two years.

"Is I wrong?"

Listening to the routine analysis of the war situation, Wilson repeatedly asked himself this question.

The Indian Ocean was trapped, Russia ceded its land and withdrew from the war, Panama fell into a meat grinder, and Alaska did not make any progress. Coupled with Australia's failure, in an instant, the powerful pre-war agreement fell into embarrassment, and the United States was about to face the danger of mainland fall.

"What should I do? What should I do? Maybe someone should be sent to test the reaction of the Chinese. Will France be unable to stand the pressure to quit? Will Britain end? What if Xinhua really lands in the United States? Will failure make the United States lose the whole West Bank? In an instant, countless distracting thoughts poured into my mind, and even people like Wilson were cold all over.

His eyes couldn't help turning to Colonel Edward House, who stood silently beside him.

When the United States is in turmoil and unrest, Britain is also at a loss. The disappearance of the two major containment between the north and the south means that Li Mo can concentrate on the country's landfall in the United States. Xinhua, which has not consumed much so far, has enough strength to stir up the West Coast. If Panama falls, it may also threaten the big The West!

That's not as simple as the previous two Guam-class. If Panama falls, except for the South American material channels of the Allies being cut off, the presence in the Atlantic Ocean will no longer be one or more warships, but a complete fleet!

You can imagine the pressure from the United States and President Wilson. If they can't persist, can Britain still win?

The answer is no!

Although the United States can no longer send troops to Europe because of the scruples of Xinhua's landing on the mainland and the containment of Panama and Alaska, the materials it provides have become a life-saving straw for Britain and France. If it were not for the steel and raw materials from the United States, the European battlefield would have become more anxious.

Now Xinhua is supporting Germany through the Baghdad Railway. The mediocre Indian Grand Fleet has broken Britain's heart. If the United States is in trouble at this time, I'm afraid the war will be over!

Although Germany withdrew a large number of living forces from the Eastern Front to join the Western Front after Russia withdrew, Britain and France still had an advantage on the Western Front. The Battle of the Lower Normandy to the Marne River was not far from opening up, and Verdun's victory was also in sight.

A huge battle for Paris is imminent. Even if it has been foreseen that it may fail, the Allies must retake Paris, because without Paris, there will be no France. If Germany really annexed Paris, the world will be completely ruled by the Allies!

What's more, from the bottom of their hearts, the European Union countries are still eager for Xinhua to attack the United States, because the United States is not Australia. Not only is its territory larger, but also its strength and population are far from comparable to the former. Once they fall into the quagmire, they can't get out of it in a few years, which can stop at the Suez Canal from Xinhua. It can be seen that Li Mo is also worried about this problem.

In fact, even Germany is secretly thinking about this issue. On the one hand, they hope to see the beginning of the Pacific confrontation, taking advantage of the United States to weaken Xinhua, which is already too powerful. On the other hand, they are worried that Xinhua has exhausted its energy, resulting in the inability to support Germany, and the left and right are wavering!

So, for the remaining allied countries at this time, the United States cannot withdraw at this time, never!

On September 28, Prime Minister Lloyd George visited the United States for the second time after taking office and solemnly promised to send an expeditionary force to the United States to help defend the West Coast!

In fact, everyone knows that Britain has no soldiers to send, but this promise has made President Wilson get through the difficulties for the time being.

On October 2, the British Foreign Secretary secretly visited Russia and contacted Lenin for the first time. Although he did not know how Britain made the other party nod, the Soviets promised to allow 60,000 British troops operating in Russia to return home, and these people would be deployed on the front line of the west coast as the only expeditionary force to support the United States.

On October 5, two battlecruisers, including two newly completed Revern-class battlecruisers, and seven battleships, set out from Portsmouth for the Gulf of Mexico, where they will enter the Caribbean to defend the Panama Canal after a short break.

On October 10, the two King and Resistance after the Avenger-class battleships were delivered, and two Spanish-class battleships and three French battleships were ordered to go to South Africa.

At the same time, Whitehall secretly telegramed the Indian Grand Fleet and asked it to be ready to evacuate.

==========“Haha.”

When the treaty was tense and uneasy, there was continuous laughter in the conference room of the Yanjing Prime Minister's Office of the Xinhua Empire, especially the bright laughter of the two commanders, Long Guozhang and Xue Muhua, which could be heard across several rooms.

The confident laughter infected the busy staff of the Prime Minister's Office. The news of Augusta's victory made the whole country seem relieved. Without the great pressure to fight against the third line, the empire is unstoppable!

"Support the war, unpopular people?!"

Long Guozhang in the conference room didn't know what people outside were thinking. After listening to Tang Shaoyi's plan with a cigar in his mouth, he spewed out a mouthful of tea. His eyes were round, and his heart was even darker and said, "The literati are really vicious. In order to resist, Australia took all the men aged 15 to 45, even women. People have been pushed to the battlefield. Which family has no soldiers? How many people will be left after being expelled from the country under the pretext of their support for the war?

Tang Shaoyi didn't seem to see Long Guozhang's eyes and said with a smile, "After putting Australian soldiers on New Zealand on guard, they may not be able to get a visa to enter Australia in the next few decades. In this way, their families are bound to leave their minds, and such resistance can also be weak."

"That's good, that's good." Yan Fu also narrowed his eyes and patted his legs and praised, "This idea is really good. Those Australians send their families to the battlefield. I'm afraid they won't expect that they will be used by us in the end. All the labor force will be expelled. There's nothing they can do if they don't leave."

"Yes, Chen Ping and Zhong Wenyao have rushed to deal with the following things. Australia will temporarily implement military management. When the relocation of Chinese in Northwest Australia starts, the domestic immigrants will also pass. At most, two or three years, there will be our people!"

"Why do you have to wait two or three years to directly announce the merger of Australia into our country? Anyway, even if you don't immigrate, as long as you move people from somewhere, the Chinese in Northwest Australia alone will account for half!" Long Guozhang shouted excitedly, as if he was not satisfied with waiting for another two or three years, and he was a little impatient.

"It's not that simple." Rong Kui waved his hand to Long Guozhang and said with a smile, "What about the international pressure? Now that you are in military management, it's okay to become a colony, but do you know how many people you have to offend if you directly merge into the country?

"What should I do! Is it possible to fight it down, and finally get the colony in the end?!" Hearing this, Long Guozhang jumped up. What he hated most in his life was politics, so when he heard the speaker's words, he immediately jumped up excitedly. According to his temper, he didn't give half of the earth to Baoyuan. It's already polite!

Among other things, the ore in Northwest Australia alone has occupied half of the sky imported by Xinhua. If it is ruled in a loose colonial way, there is no problem now, but what about decades later?!

"Don't worry about the national constitution. Listen to me." Tang Shaoyi smiled and said, "Most of the first batch of immigrants are military dependents. According to our estimates, Australia will maintain at least 300,000 troops in the next five years. If the families of these soldiers pass, it is equivalent to moving more than a million people. In addition, Australia is not a remote place in the northwest. Many people in China are looking at it. For the land distribution, we will exchange the land for some of the war bonds issued after the war, which can not only relieve the pressure of government loan repayment, but also accelerate the immigration process.

I estimate that in three years at most, the total number of Chinese people in Australia can reach about 5 million. At that time, we can, as the emperor said, take advantage of the opportunity that they still miss their homeland, to hold a referendum to let the people on Australian land "freely cook" the absolute ownership!"

"Say, poison!"

Xue Muhua's eyes widened with Long Guozhang. He is worthy of being a veteran of politics. Even if immigrants have some overseas ideas in five years, as long as Xinhua himself does not make trouble, the older generation must still be loyal to the empire. In addition to nearly a million of the most loyal army and family members, at least 80% of the people in the referendum I will promise to merge Australia into the empire. At that time, no one can say more!

Because this is the decision of the Australian people!"

"Boil it, sure enough, what a bitch!" The two commanders were black in their hearts, but the corners of their eyes couldn't help being proud. What's more, compared with Australia, there was only one goal left in their hearts at this time!

Seeing that the two military commanders nodded, Tang Shaoyi was also a little relieved. It must be a little risky for the people to decide, but this is the best way to relieve international pressure, so she quickly said to Yan Fu, "Mr. Yan, you have suffered a lot in the past five years."

"Ha ha, Prime Minister, don't worry, in 5 years, as long as Yan Fu does not die, he will definitely return a complete Australian province to our country!" In Yan Fu's confident laughter, Long Guozhang and Xue Muhua also knew that Yan Fu would become the first governor of Australia. With this old minister in charge, unless he was the first to defect from Xinhua, or Australia would be merged into the empire, that is, three fingers to pinch the snail, and it would be stable!

"Gentlemen." Tang Shaoyi is worthy of being the prime minister for nearly 7 years. He waved his hand with enough power. Seeing that everyone was quiet, his face gradually became solemn: "Let everyone come today is mainly for one thing."

Tang Shaoyi pulled out a few telegrams from the table and first handed them to Rong Kui, saying, "Yesterday, I officially received telegrams from the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Spain, and Colonel Edward House, the special envoy of the President of the United States, has arrived in Hawaii, and it is expected to arrive in more than ten days!"

"The truce? U.S. Special Envoy!"

When everyone's eyes widened, Tang Shaoyi nodded seriously: "They promised that if we promise to end the war and withdraw from the alliance, we can hand over India to our jurisdiction, and the large fleet in India will also be delivered to us as compensation!"

" Hiss."

In the conference room, there was a sound of inhaling cold air. It was not surprising that India was handed over to Xinhua for management. The Ally countries must withdraw from the Indian Peninsula after the war, but a fleet would be used as compensation. That's not a simple thing!

Especially Britain, as the former world super maritime empire, would rather sink itself than hand over the warship to the enemy. Now doing so is simply slap in the face of the world!

This is equivalent to the recognition of the absolute maritime rights of the empire!

"Panama and the Suez Canal, and Madagascar!"

Long Guozhang grasped the most important part in one word. If there were no these three places, the empire would not have completely controlled the two oceans, so this question.

Tang Shaoyi nodded secretly, saying that Commander Long was unobstructed, but his mind was actually more careful than anyone else, but this guy knew more about advancing and retreating, so he immediately said, "The Suez Canal will be jointly managed by Oss, Britain and our country, and Panama will be jointly controlled by the United States and us. As for Madagascar, France said only If we no longer support Germany, we can give it to us!"

"Big money, definitely big money!"

Liang Dunyan and several ministers can't help but be moved by this proposal. According to this distribution agreement, Xinhua will not have to take control of the two oceans of the world without one shot and one bullet, and can even radiate the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, but there is a crucial problem!

Germany!

This agreement almost completely betrayed Germany!

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became solemn. Although everyone knows that if the alliance wins, Germany and Xinhua will inevitably become opponents from collaborators, and may not necessarily form a military confrontation, but there are too many irreconcilable places in economic, diplomatic and other aspects, but what if Britain and the United States break the contract?

If Germany fails, then with the industrial capacity that Britain and the United States have not been hit hard, give them a few years to develop, and the war is bound to rise again. At that time, Germany will be angry because of betrayal, and may join the British and American camp!

"What does the emperor mean?" Tan Sitong thought about it and broke the sinking.

"The emperor is on Huludao, he said." Tang Shaoyi said, "It's up to us!"

"I don't agree!" Long Guozhang was the first to stand up. Before he could continue, Xue Muhua also stood up and shook his head and said, "No way. If you want to surrender, you can do it. At least you have to wait until I blow up most of the American factories and hit the industrial capacity!"

"Yes, if you want to surrender, you can hand over all the gold reserves of the three countries, hand over South Africa, hand over Panama and Madagascar, and move all the factories as compensation! Otherwise, I'll go get it myself!"

"Ptong" Liang Dunyan knocked down. The two commanders, really, no wonder the emperor can rest assured to hand over the navy and air force to them.

However, it is indeed not a good idea to have a truce now, especially when the Allies are not in despair. What's more, these conditions obviously made the military very dissatisfied, so even Rong Kui shook his head and exchanged the telegram for Tang Shaoyi.

laughed and said, "It's too early!"

(to be continued)