Chapter 86 The Unfinished Legend (The Finale)
Roosevelt led all the defenders to surrender to Tang Jian, which was beyond everyone's expectations. Emperor William II of Germany could not believe the news and sent people to confirm it repeatedly. In the end, he had to believe that Roosevelt really surrendered. The former president Roosevelt, who was rebellious and arrogant in various countries, surrendered!
After hearing the news, British Prime Minister Chamberlain just sighed heavily, shook his head, and said nothing. However, the British Navy Minister Churchill was shocked by the news. Churchill frowned and sighed to the sky: "The rise of China is irresistible. European countries must pay a huge price for their original appeasement policy. The United States is the best example. A sleeping lion in the East has awakened. The status of Britain's empire of the sun will be shaken. The Far East is no longer controlled by Europeans. China, soon, will definitely become the biggest enemy of Britain! What a pity, it is a pity that all this could be avoided......"
After hearing the news of Roosevelt's surrender, former US President Taft was furious on the spot. His fat body trembled and scolded Roosevelt for being a traitor. He was obviously the tough guy who wanted to fight China to the end. But at this moment, he actually surrendered with nearly half of the elite troops of the United States. Wouldn't it put the United States in a situation of failure?
After the current US President Wilson learned the news, a complex expression appeared on his face. Wilson was very clear about the strength of the United States. At this time, Roosevelt led his troops to surrender, and the strength of the United States plummeted. There was almost no hope of victory in the subsequent war with China.
Wilson did not swear at Roosevelt like Taft, but instead showed a calmness. However, when no one was around, Wilson said a meaningful sentence: "You do what I want to do but dare not do. For Americans, you are a sinner, but for the United States, you are the biggest hero. I am not as good as you, and you are really not as good as you! If you were elected president, the result would not be like this now. You exchanged your life's infamy for the peace that the United States urgently needs at this moment. You are really much better than me..."
The news of Roosevelt's surrender swept across major states in the United States like a hurricane. Tens of thousands of Americans cursed Roosevelt and held a massive demonstration on the streets, burning huge portraits and photos of Roosevelt on the streets. The streets and alleys of the United States were even covered with portraits of Roosevelt, but a big red fork was painted on top, and the bottom was written in eye-catching red font: "American sinner."
At the same time, the peacekeepers began to promote their proposals for peace based on the reason why the domestic military power of the United States was greatly reduced. The warlords, who have always been tough, surrendered to China because nearly half of the elite U.S. troops surrendered to China without a single shot, had little confidence in their hearts, so some of the originally determined warlords turned against each other and tended to seek peace.
The strength comparison is there. Without the navy, tens of thousands of elite troops have been lost. What does the United States use to resist the aggressive Chinese navy, army, air force?
When Tang Jian saw Roosevelt sending someone to send a surrender book, he swears on the spot and just says one word - Damn!
Tang Jian was of course happy about Roosevelt's surrender. In this way, the pressure of the Chinese army was reduced by at least half, and he was more confident in attacking Washington!
However, the United States did not give Tang Jian a chance to bombard Washington.
On February 12, 1913, the US political team submitted a note to China, expressing their willingness to surrender unconditionally. However, the main fleet of the Chinese Pacific Fleet had already sailed to the east coast of the United States, cruising in the waters near Portsmouth, an important naval port of the US military, not far from Washington, and putting pressure on the White House in order to gain greater benefits at the negotiating table.
On February 20, 1913, negotiators from China and the United States launched the first peaceful negotiations in San Francisco. During the meal, Chinese President Tang Jian also expressed his willingness to peacefully resolve the dispute between China and the United States.
Tang Jian is not a fanatical warrior. The reason why Tang Jian has been fighting foreign wars over the years is nothing more than trying to gain more benefits!
At this time, Tang Jian only hoped to gain control of the entire Pacific region and become the real overlord above the Pacific. After embezzling Luzon and Hawaii, the biggest threat to China was the North Atlantic Fleet of the United States.
Since the US North Atlantic Fleet has been wiped out, Tang Jian's purpose of launching this war has reached most of the time. From then on, China will no longer have any opponents in the Pacific. The remaining purpose is to legalize the interests gained by China in the Pacific. To legalize these interests, it must be recognized by the United States. This is why Tang Jian wanted to advance to Washington to put pressure on the US politics.
Although it is not difficult for the Chinese Navy, Army and Air Force to advance to Washington at this time, if the United States is forced into a Jedi and the US politics will be defeated by the death, it will be more than worth the loss. After all, China crosses one ocean and goes to another continent to fight. Once the battle enters a stalemate, the longer the time delays, it will be a huge test for China's logistics supply. For China, even if it wins, it will still hurt one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of itself.
This is a huge test for China's weak industrial system.
Now, since the strategic goal has been achieved and he can defeat others without fighting, Tang Jian will certainly not refuse such a good thing. Although it is impossible for Tang Jian to personally plant the flag of China on the White House dome in Washington, it is a huge regret for Tang Jian.
In order to win more benefits, the main fleet of the Chinese Pacific Fleet was cruising on the east coast of the United States. Once the peace talks reached a deadlock, the Chinese Pacific Fleet could bombard Washington at the first time!
Under Tang Jian's threat, China achieved great results at the negotiating table, reached many agreements with the United States, and prepared to sign a treaty.
On March 23, 1913, the U.S. negotiations that lasted more than a month finally ended. During this negotiation, in the Pacific region, the United States recognized the sovereignty of Hawaii and also recognized the affiliation of China as the suzerain of the Kingdom of Hawaii. At the same time, Guam and Luzon were ceded to China on the condition that China allowed the US troops from these two places to safely withdraw back to the United States.
In the Americas, the US government should allow Cuba to banish and promise to withdraw all US troops from Cuba. It also promises to ensure the integrity of Cuba's sovereignty and will not be allowed to station troops at will in Cuba in the future.
The prerequisite for the United States to recognize all rights that China has obtained above the Pacific is that China must withdraw its troops from San Francisco and the Panama Canal and withdraw from the United States' sphere of influence on the American continent. China and the United States have peaceful exchanges in the Pacific and conduct equal overseas trade.
Finally, in response to the issue of reparations for the US and China war, Huaxia first proposed a military reparation of 500 million US dollars. In the early days, the US negotiators believed that the number was too large and were unwilling to pay the reparations for war. However, after the Chinese Pacific Fleet conducted a live-fire drill on the east coast, the US negotiators' attitude immediately softened again.
After several bargaining, the United States finally compensated China with military compensation of US$400 million, which was paid off in ten years. The treaty signed this time is collectively known as the "China-US San Francisco Treaty". Since then, the eight-month Chinese-US War ended with China's complete victory.
After the signing of the San Francisco Treaty, Tang Jian ordered the Chinese Navy, Army and Air Force to withdraw troops from Panama, San Francisco and other places in turn. Xu Shuzheng and Zhang Zuolin, who had been in Cuba for several years, also returned to China with the army. Based on their performance in Cuba, Tang Jian personally awarded the rank of lieutenant general to the two and entered the General Staff to serve as important positions.
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Three months later, Wuhan Tang Mansion.
"Rui'er, Long'er, don't run around, take good care of your younger brother!" In the back garden of the Tang Mansion, three young and beautiful young women couldn't help but smiled slightly as they looked at the three playful figures in the distance. One of Tang Jian's daughters and two sons were playing in the open space in the back garden, and from time to time a burst of innocent laughter from the child "giggles". The three young women were Tang Jian's three beautiful wives, Deng Yimeng, Terina and Li Aiyan.
Li Aiyan said: "Two sisters, Brother Tang should be back today, right?"
Terina smiled and said, "Tang Mingming promised to come back today. If he doesn't come back, I won't deal with him properly!"
Deng Yimeng seemed to have seen Terina's threat to Tang Jian, and covered her mouth and laughed: "Brother Jian keeps his word, and I also stewed him a ginseng pork belly soup in the kitchen!"
"Three ladies, what are you discussing? So happy?" Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded.
The three girls all looked back and saw Tang Jian standing with a smile on his face when the three of them were standing. I don’t know when Tang Jian came, but none of the three girls noticed it in advance.
"Brother Tang Jian, Brother Tang!" The three girls were excited and rushed into Tang Jian's arms almost at the same time. Tang Jian grinned and couldn't even hug his wife with both hands. The key is that the three wives are all peerless beauties. It would be worth the effort for men to do this!
"Rui'er, Long'er, Chao'er, come, your father is back!" Deng Yimeng waved to the three children, but the three children just turned around and took a look, then ignored them and continued to play.
"These three children are so disobedient!" Gelina said angrily.
Tang Jian smiled and said, "It's not their fault. He has always been together with them. It is normal for three little things to recognize their children." Tang Jian didn't mind being neglected by his three children at all.
"Brother Tang, then you will spend more time with them in the future." Li Aiyan said with a smile.
"That's natural. I will accompany you every day from now on. It's been a pain for you all these years. I've never been at home and I will spoil you well in the future." Tang Jian said apologetically.
"Really, Brother Jian!" Deng Yimeng looked surprised, then her face darkened, and she said, "But you have so many political affairs every day, so how can you have time to accompany us!"
Tang Jian shook his head and said, "There will not be so many things to bother me soon."
"Why?" asked Terina.
Tang Jian said: "Because soon, the presidential election will be held soon, and I have been re-elected for two terms. According to the Chinese Constitution, I cannot be re-elected again, that is, a new president of the country will emerge."
According to the constitution established when the founding of the People's Republic of China, the same person can only be re-elected for two terms at most. Tang Jian's resignation just meets the contents of the constitution. Tang Jian's original intention of establishing a republic was to promote democracy. However, because the country was newly established, the sense of democracy was not strong enough. Now, after more than ten years of cultivation, the people have basically had a certain degree of democratic consciousness. At this time, the presidential election can just test the achievements of democratic ideological construction in the years since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
"Brother Tang, who will be elected as the new president?" Li Aiyan asked.
"Yan Fu is highly respected and has a talent for governing the country. He has a very high prestige among the people, so he is undoubtedly undoubtedly." Tang Jian said.
Although the three women rarely participate in political affairs, they still hear about Yan Fu. If Yan Fu is elected as the new president of China, it will naturally be a popular choice.
"Jian'er, hurry up, it's time to eat!" At this time, Mrs. Tang came to the back garden and shouted to Tang Jian and others.
"Okay, come now!" Tang Jian asked the three girls to pick up all their children. Long'er and Chao'er were the most naughty, with their faces like little cats, and Rui'er was a little quieter. Under the guidance of the three girls, Long'er and Chao'er reluctantly called Tang Jian "Dad". Tang Jian pinched the faces of his sons and burst into laughter.
It was already the lights on, and Tang Jian and his family sat together in a happy mood. Although the two high halls were already gray-haired, they were also happy to see the children and grandchildren. Under the special "care" of the three wives, Tang Jian was filled with various dishes in the bowl. Seeing that their mothers were so kind to this slightly strange father, the three little guys were jealous and shouted around Tang Jian for a long time, which immediately caused everyone to laugh.
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In October 1913, former Chinese Prime Minister Yan Fu was elected as the new president of China. Former President Tang Jian retreated behind the scenes and enjoyed the joy of the people of Qi.
In November 1913, the South China Sea Fleet and the Spanish Far East Fleet fought in the Nansha Islands. Spain was defeated and Borneo fell into the hands of China. In December of the same year, with the support of China, the original descendants of Lanfang restored their country in Borneo and established the Democratic Republic of Lanfang, and had a relationship with China as the lord and vassal state.
On June 28, 1914, Grand Duke Ferdinand, the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated in Serbia. This incident was called the Sarajevo incident. This incident completely stimulated the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On July 28, 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Salvia.
On the 30th of the same month, Russia mobilized and sent troops to aid Serbia.
On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia, and then on the 3rd, it declared war on France.
On August 4, Germany invaded Belgium, which remained neutral, and Belgium declared war on Germany.
On the same day, Britain, considering the importance of Belgium to its own homeland security and the London Treaty signed in 1839 in order to ensure Belgium's neutrality, declared war on Germany. On August 6, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Russia, Serbia declared war on Germany, and Italy declared neutrality.
On August 12, Britain declared war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire. World War I broke out.
In September of the same year, China was one of the allies, and the conflict between China and Annan (Vietnam) French colonies intensified with the South China Sea. In order to compete for Vietnam and Thailand, China President Yan Fu publicly declared war on France, and at the same time mobilized the main fleet of the Chinese Pacific Fleet into the South China Sea.
So, a new legend belonging to China began again......
Chapter completed!