"Reserve the power to take all measures?" Guo Zhiqian immediately puffed his beard and glared, "What do you, the President of the United States, want to do? What measures do you want to take? Do you want to be an enemy of tomorrow's dynasty?"
How could he be an enemy of Ming Dynasty? Although Mingmei must have a fight, she can't fight now.
So we can’t offend Daming too harshly.
Jackson is so angry. He has never been so angry since he was 13 years old and joined the army to fight his British father. He wanted to slap the short, fat Chinese in front of him.
But...he had to hold back!
The Ming Dynasty is a true yellow disaster, and it is extremely huge!
"Mr. Ambassador," President Jackson gritted his teeth and said, "Of course we will not be enemies of the Ming Dynasty, but we will not tolerate it either. The United States will declare war on Japan. Our army and navy of the United States of America will fight on both sea and land. In all places, use all means to attack Japan until they surrender and pay the price they deserve!"
In fact, Jackson also knew that behind Japan was Ming Dynasty. But he still has to say things to scare people. Only by saying this can we get corresponding feedback from Guo Zhiqian. In this way, he can understand Ming's position and formulate a reasonable strategic policy.
"Mr. President," Guo Zhiqian smiled coldly, "Of course you can declare war on Japan, but your military of the United States of America cannot attack Japan everywhere!"
"why is that?"
"Why can't we hit Japan in some places?"
asked the U.S. Secretary of War and Secretary of State.
Guo Zhiqian replied: "Because your navy and army are not allowed to enter the Pacific waters west or north of the Hawaiian Islands unless invited by Ming Dynasty."
He was talking about the "Pacific Water Management Measures" that the Ming Dynasty began to implement after controlling the Strait of Malacca.
"What?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
The three Americans obviously still don't know the new rules of Ming Dynasty.
"Because the Pacific waters to the west and north of the Hawaiian Islands are Chinese waters, China has the right to prohibit the entry of all foreign troops!"
Guo Zhiqian paused and said in a more serious tone. “Moreover, if your American ships enter the Pacific waters without the invitation of our Ming Dynasty, our Ming Dynasty will regard them as a threat to the stability and security of the Pacific region!
Therefore, I suggest that your warships should not even come to the Pacific Ocean to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. "
Well, no one is allowed to enter the Pacific Ocean. How can we beat the Japanese devils?
"This is not in compliance with international law!" U.S. Secretary of War John Henry Yinton reminded loudly, "No matter how divided, Ming's territorial waters cannot include most of the Pacific Ocean!"
Guo Zhiqian said: "International law governs international affairs, but not the affairs of China. The rules of China are that your navy and army are not allowed to enter the Pacific waters to the west or north of the Hawaiian Islands... That area has belonged to China since ancient times. Great tomorrow!"
Since ancient times...this has been the rule!
Guo Zhiqian added proudly, saying: "The airspace that has belonged to the Ming Dynasty since ancient times also includes the airspace west and north of Hawaii. If you have a plane... you cannot enter the airspace there!"
What does it mean to have an airplane? This is simply an insult!
Three Americans make one angry.
Could America live without airplanes? It's just that American planes can't fly that far. Now, if American planes take off from the coast of the United States, it will be difficult to fly out of the adjacent sea.
"What if we enter?" John Yinton asked with a livid face.
Guo Zhiqian laughed: "Mr. Minister, won't you know if you try it?"
Try it?
Can you try this? Try it, the U.S. Navy may not even try it.
How big a navy does the United States of America have now?
It's okay to bully Japan, but it's really a far cry from confronting the Ming Navy.
The most powerful "United States" class battleship in the United States is, to put it bluntly, a reduced version of the Victory class. In the Battle of Trek Channel, didn't the full version of the Victory class casually sink two ships?
Moreover, according to reliable intelligence, the Ming Dynasty used the large fast battleship "Zhongwang" class with a displacement of 25,000 to 30,000 tons and the aircraft-carrying battleship "Shu Zhongwang" class in this naval battle... These two types The battleship is at least one or two generations ahead of the full version of the Victory class!
I don’t know how much stronger it is than the American’s shrunken version of the Victory class… What’s even more frightening is that the shipbuilding industry of the Ming Dynasty is far stronger than that of the United States. The shipbuilding industry of the United States is not even one-tenth of that of the Ming Dynasty, about fifteen to Between one-eighteenth.
Therefore, the U.S. Navy now simply does not dare to consider bypassing South America and going to the Ming Navy to compete for sea control in the Pacific.
I can’t even think of such a thing!
What they dare to think about now is to quickly build a first-class super battleship that on paper has the potential to defeat the Ming Dynasty's "Zhongwang" class.
Before the completion of this new class of battleships, the U.S. Navy was not even sure of defeating the Ming Expedition Fleet in the North Atlantic...
Seeing that the Americans were all mute, Guo Zhiqian, the great diplomat of the Ming Dynasty, said again: "President, Secretary of State, and Ministers, are you still giving the Japanese an ultimatum?"
"We certainly..." said U.S. President Andrew Jackson, "will reconsider this issue."
Guo Zhiqian smiled and said: "Mr. President, our Ming Dynasty means that the battlefield between you and the Japanese is limited to the Atlantic Ocean. As for the Pacific Ocean... that is the sea of peace, so you should not destroy the peace there."
The President of the United States nodded and replied: "We will seriously consider your words, Mr. Ambassador... At the same time, we also ask you to convey it to His Majesty the Ming Emperor.
We in the United States have almost unlimited resources and a population of twenty million people...but we have no interest in anything outside the Americas. It didn’t happen in the past, it doesn’t happen now, and it won’t happen in the future!
But if you want to take away our natural rights in America...then we Americans will not hesitate to fight.
We will not fear any enemy in defense of America. Although you are powerful, you are far away. The land of North America and the waters of the Atlantic Ocean are our home ground! "
…
North Pacific waters.
The flagship of the Pacific Fleet of the Ming Dynasty, the battleship Hanwu Emperor.
Telegrams from the United States were first transmitted by wire telegraph to the warm water port in New Manchuria. Then it was transmitted all the way to the battleship Hanwu Emperor through the long-wave radio station there. Finally, the decision came down to Vice Admiral Zhuge Weidao, the admiral of the Pacific Fleet.
Zhuge Weidao picked up the telegraph newspaper and read it word for word. Then he smiled and said to Tokugawa Saaki, who was sitting opposite him: "The President of the United States has already drawn a line... to fight you in Texas and the Atlantic Ocean!
And they will not give up their plans to expand into Mexico. The Americans have regarded the land in northern Mexico as their natural right... How shameless! "
Tokugawa Noriaki nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, these Americans are so shameless.
Texas is obviously the land of Mexico, and our Texas warriors were invited by the Emperor of Mexico to help Mexico defend its territory. They were there to stop American aggression, but in the eyes of the Americans... our people became the aggressors, and aggression became the right of Americans. "
"But that's fine," Zhuge Weidao said with a smile, "The Mexican Emperor will definitely give up his illusions about the Americans and stand with us."
Zhuge Weidao thought for a moment and then said, "Tokugawa-kun, your trip to Mexico will definitely be fruitful."
It turns out that Tokugawa Saiaki went to Mexico to visit and collect accounts - Japan has provided so much help to Mexico this time, so more money must be spent!
Tokugawa Noriaki nodded and said: "As long as Emperor Agustín stands with us, we will have two more hero classes and two more hero classes... In this way, we have a great chance of winning in the battle in the Caribbean. !”
