After being greeted by all the senior generals in the Allied Army Headquarters, including Governor Bolawesia, Emperor Yang got off his yacht. He ignored all the major domestic events and continued to stay in America just to watch the excitement. Since he saw
He naturally wanted to get closer, not to mention that he wanted this war to proceed according to his own ideas. The coalition forces were currently studying landing operations, so he came uninvited.
After reviewing the honor guard composed of Spanish soldiers, Emperor Yang, accompanied by His Excellency the Governor and Commander Moltke, took his six-wheeled bulletproof car straight to the headquarters, and then leaned on a 100-carat diamond-encrusted to the sound of military music.
Walking stick, wearing a black gold dragon stand-up collar with arrogant teeth and claws, walked into this ancient castle from the colonial era arrogantly.
Immediately under the supervision of His Majesty the Emperor, the four-nation coalition generals began to discuss combat issues. There was only one regiment of Chinese soldiers in the coalition army. This was composed of the original Peace Port garrison, but it was not transferred from the country, but directly from Umbrella.
Although there are only more than 3,000 Chinese mercenaries in the company, including a mortar battalion, their real combat effectiveness is definitely no less than that of a division of Spanish recruits who have just arrived from China. These people are crawling among the dead.
The veterans who came out, in fact, more than half were Chinese in the original Cuban Revolutionary Army. Now they come to fight alongside the Spanish colonists, which feels a bit awkward.
The commander of this unit was transferred from China. Wang Shizhen, the Northern Dragon in history, was originally a subordinate of Li Hongzhang. After reorganization, he trained at the Army Academy for two years and accepted the appointment right after graduation. At the same time, he was the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army after Deng Shichang left.
Governor of the Port of Peace.
Drinking the black tea brought by a Spanish girl and watching a group of generals lying on the map solemnly studying the battle plan, Emperor Yang felt very comfortable at this moment.
Moltke and his gang are now studying how to seize Florida. In fact, there were not many residents in Florida at this time, especially in the south, which was sparsely populated. Miami, which was later famous, was still just a small town. The railroad had just passed through a few years ago, and the main port
There is only one Tampa. The other cities that can be considered cities are Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Pensacola in West Florida, these early Spanish settlements. Their economy mainly relies on agriculture, and the most valuable thing is oranges. In addition, there are
Sugar cane. Especially in the past two years, because it has gradually become difficult to survive in Cuba and Central America, many American investors have gone to plant sugar cane there.
Generally speaking, it is a state without much economic value. Among American capitalists, only Flagler, a good friend of Rockefeller, is mainly interested in this place. He built the Florida East Coast Railroad. No one else has much personal experience.
interests. Otherwise, the U.S. government would not have to worry about the abandonment issue.
Moltke's plan is to first capture Tampa, which is currently the only large port on the peninsula and the largest city group. If you capture it, you will basically have half of Florida. Naturally, this plan has been unanimously approved by the generals. Like this
A large-scale maritime invasion is unthinkable without the support of a large port.
However, attacking Tampa is obviously a difficult task. The US military has deployed two full divisions there, and there are two more divisions in Jacksonville ready for reinforcements. They have also built a large number of new forts, especially at the entrance to Tampa Bay.
St. Petersburg has now become a real fortress. Together with Bradenton on the south coast, there are a total of six large fortresses guarding Tampa Bay. There are a large number of mines on the outside. It is definitely not a good idea for the fleet to attack by force.
Casualties are inevitable.
"Why do you have to attack Tampa? Or why do you always want to start in Florida?" A group of people were discussing when they suddenly heard Emperor Yang say.
Xiao Maoqi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He knew that although His Majesty the Emperor had no military talent, he often came up with some creative ideas or bad ideas that sounded unbelievable but were actually very effective. But his words still put the future into perspective.
The German Chief of General Staff was confused, where to start if not Florida?
Looking at the blank eyes of these generals, Yang Feng smiled and said with a sense of superiority: "What is our purpose in launching this war?"
"Capture Florida." Polavisha said hurriedly. Isn't this nonsense?
"That's it. As long as the Americans give us Florida, it's fine. We don't have to be the ones who conquered it. If we want the Americans to give Florida to us, we have to hit them hard, hit them hard, and hit them hard.
It feels like the gains outweigh the losses for Florida.
You are not really prepared to rely on hundreds of thousands of people to fight against the dozens or even millions of American troops that are coming in a steady stream, are you? Generals, you should change your thinking. The goal of the war is to achieve what we want to do, and the process is more important.
The simpler and more direct the better, our goal is to make the Americans surrender and agree to our conditions, not to decide the outcome with the Americans in Florida," Yang Feng said with a smile.
This guy is just afraid of not causing enough harm to the United States. If the battlefield is placed in Florida, at most tens of thousands of people in the United States will die, which is not very interesting. Besides, Florida has to be cut off from the United States in the end, which means that no matter what happens in the end,
How destroyed Florida is, even if it is burned to ashes, it will have no significance to the future of the United States. Including reconstruction, it is none of the Americans' business, because the place is no longer theirs.
So instead of attacking Florida, we should go around here, bypassing the most elite troops that have been deployed by the US military, and go straight to the core of the north of the United States to give America's little penises a hard kick, which will make them miserable.
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"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Polavisha said cautiously. He had already vaguely grasped the emperor's thinking. To put it bluntly, he wanted to force Florida out of the hands of the United States, not fight it out.
"It's very simple. For example, how about we land in New Jersey and then attack Philadelphia? It is said that there is only one division of defenders there, and they are still using black powder rifles." Emperor Yang said with a relaxed expression, as if to say who he was going to
It's like going through the door at home.
However, Xiao Maoqi and his gang were so shocked that they had to go on a long-distance expedition of two thousand kilometers, and more importantly, it would definitely not be a simple capture of Philadelphia. If they really captured Philadelphia, they could go north to attack New York and head towards New York.
The South can attack Washington, which is like going straight to the heart of the United States. I have to say that this guy is too crazy. No wonder he can become the emperor!
"Your Majesty, with such a long distance and without a large port, it will be difficult for us to support the army's long-term operations." Little Maoqi reminded him kindly.
"Long-term war? Why do we have to fight for a long time? General Moltke, our purpose is to make the Americans surrender to our will, not to destroy the United States. Our goal is only to destroy, to make the Americans afraid and then surrender through destruction, that's it.
So simple.
We landed at will on the coast of important areas of the United States, and then just like Sherman did to their south, we burned and killed them all the way, doing our best to destroy the United States, destroy everything they had, burn their houses, and loot their property
, when our supplies can no longer keep up, we will retreat directly to the sea and come back to rest, then change another unit and continue on another coast.
As for Florida, forget about that damn place. Even if you turn it into ruins, the Americans won’t feel sorry for it. There is nothing worth feeling sorry for there. Except for Mr. Flagler, no one else plays a decisive role in the political situation of the United States.
None of the predators would feel bad about losing Florida.
Our target is New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, the industrial centers that are vital to the United States of America, not a distant orange grove, okay?
General Moltke, I think it should be easy for you to understand. Have you forgotten what we did in Japan? We did not launch this war to make money. I am opposed to any war that makes money. War must be paid.
We have to bring clear and visible gains, otherwise it will be difficult for us to even maintain the morale of our own soldiers.
You should understand what I said, right?" Yang Feng said, he almost said that the war was for robbery.
It was very clear that all the generals present understood that Emperor Yang's goal was to let them fight a pirate-style war, to force the United States to cede Florida by constantly destroying the coast of the United States, and of course to loot the wealth of the Americans by the way.
This is shameless, but it is also very effective. The only drawback is that it may affect your reputation. After all, this is the United States, a formal civilized country, not a barbaric land like Japan. If you do this, it will easily cause international
Emperor Yang dared to come up with such an idea because he could not be criticized by public opinion. He only had one regiment in total. Even most countries did not necessarily know that China had an army participating in the war, but the other three countries were different.
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"I agree with His Majesty the Emperor's strategy. Everyone, we are here to fight a war, not to attend a ball wearing a bow tie. We need to survive in the hail of bullets, and there is no need for gentlemanly demeanor on the battlefield.
Compared with our reputation, what is more important is the lives of our soldiers. I think you all should know very well what will happen if we fight a regular land war with the United States with our military strength. Even if we can win, I am afraid that we will not be able to win.
Countless soldiers must have died on the battlefield. Since there are ways to minimize casualties, why don't we use them?
Everyone, their lives are more important than our honor." Russian commander Lieutenant General Lazov said solemnly.