【539】 Coping with Military Conference(1/2)
The main breakthrough point also chose Long Hao's "Lair": the Arctic Circle Islands.
Of course, this plan is the highest secret and will not be known to the public.
All the public knows is that the British Indian Ocean fleet suddenly took action and entered the South China Sea in a high-profile manner. In the first battle, it pulled out several idle colonies in Spain, knocked on the mountain and shook the tiger, and won the first battle.
On February 27, the news that the British fleet entered the South China Sea reached Long Hao's ears, and for a moment, everyone in the whole country was shocked.
To be honest, Long Hao was also a little surprised. Although the war was expected, aren't the British really afraid of the threat of submarines?
How dare you send such a huge fleet to come openly for revenge?
Could it be that there is a complete solution to deal with submarines?
For safety reasons, Long Hao ordered the suspension of cargo shipments on the Pacific route between China and the United States, and the ore transport fleet from Australia to Kazakhstan has also stopped and entered the port to wait and see for the time being.
At the same time, the Alchemy Navy dispatched all its troops, with a total of 188 submarines departing from Xiajia and heading towards the South China Sea.
The news of the British army's massive invasion not only caught Long Hao's side off guard, but also caused panic in Shanghai!
The British are seeking revenge!
Except for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the other powerful people who obtained the profit cake at the tariff distribution meeting were panicked and found Liu Kunyi and Princess Ai Shili, and hurriedly asked for countermeasures.
What other countermeasures can be found?
Liu Kunyi had no choice but to announce that Shanghai City had entered a state of temporary control during wartime, and the rebuilt Nanyang Navy and the fleet of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (the main body was a submarine) left Shanghai Port and drove south.
First, investigate the enemy situation, and second, arrange defense lines in order to survive Long Hao's reinforcements.
This is what happens in the world. Some people are worried and some are happy. Long Hao has been operating the Pan Pacific Defense Line for less than three months. It is about to be broken by the British invincible fleet like a hammer. The White House of the United States is naturally happy.
The President and Secretary of State celebrated each other, just like Christmas.
Although the United States was blocked from the sea entrance to the Pacific Ocean and could not directly send warships to assist the boxing, they also did the best they could do.
From the end of February to the beginning of March, newspapers in the eastern United States were reporting on Britain's attack on Long Hao and crazily spreading remarks that the destruction of the Alchemy Kingdom was about to fall.
Stocks in the Earl sector stopped rising and falling. Although Long Hao had repeatedly created miracles before, the number of people selling is still increasing...
The US Military Department was not vague and sent a telegram to Gu Xiangyun, who was stationed in the Seattle port, asking him to wait for an opportunity to go out and try to give Long Hao a heavy blow in the back when the British fleet fought with Long Hao.
Of course, Gu Xiangyun didn't take this order too seriously. However, as a US officer, he had mastered a large number of American naval seeds and sent ships responsibly, and within 500 nautical miles of Seattle in batches and time periods.
After some activities in the sea area, it can be regarded as an explanation for the military headquarters.
The Military Department also said that it is understandable. After all, Gu Xiangyun took over this mess for too short time, and the Military Department could not replenish him with powerful warships. He could strive to survive under the threat of Long Hao's power and do this.
It's generally quite difficult.
In addition to ordering its newspapers to promote momentum, Morgan and Rockefeller have been laughing from ear to ear recently.
There is no reason. When war strikes, the Alchemy Kingdom faces a huge crisis. The price of gold... is naturally soaring.
Long Haogu's three-month gold futures order has now become a loss, and the takeover naturally sees the opportunity and decisively follows the Morgan and Rockefeller consortiums that are chasing.
Taking advantage of the British Navy's opportunity to enter the Far East, Morgan and Rockefeller ate countless gold long orders, and the total trading volume exceeded 2 billion US dollars. Almost burst the five major exchanges in the United States!
According to common sense, trading should be stopped at this time because the transaction volume has exceeded control. However... how could the US government, which manages the exchange, let go of this golden opportunity that can kill Long Hao with one blow?
Therefore, the White House not only did not stop this gold gamble involving billions of dollars, but instead issued a temporary bill, deliberately demarcating a temporary goods exchange to be responsible for this gold futures bet with a three-month time limit!
In the United States, there is no suspense that the Alchemy Kingdom was defeated by the United Kingdom. Then, when our side accepts Long Hao's property in the United States, it must be fast, and the British cannot get the bargain.
(I don’t know who is picking up the bargain…)
This gold futures bet is the best platform for the United States to obtain Long Hao's legacy. With this as a shield, the British must be unable to say anything.
It's like the British robbery, but unexpectedly, after a long time of hard work, the door opened and the person killed it, but he was shocked to find that the deceased had already lost the house and cash to the casino.
So, after a long time, the UK could only be considered a joyful moment, gaining face and losing its inner self.
However, just as the whole world was looking at the South China Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the Southeast Asian Islands, waiting for the official exchange of fire between Britain and Long Hao, the Indian Ocean fleet suddenly became inscribed!
Yes, you heard it right, it's Moji.
Since entering the South China Sea at the end of February, the British Indian Ocean Fleet has not only beaten Spain a few times without any pain, until March 12, they were all in the Java Sea, Banda Sea and Sulawesi Sea in the Southeast Asian Islands until March 12.
The waiting place was filled with vague ideas, as if it had not broken through the Dongsha Islands at all, or rushed through the Malugu Strait to compete with Long Hao's fleet.
This situation surprised the outside world who was "faning the flames and watching the fun". I wonder what medicine was sold in the gourd of the Indian Ocean Fleet.
Affected by such positive factors, the Earl sector stocks, which fell into a horse in the US stock market, immediately had a momentum to stop falling and stabilize.
Many investors speculated that the British probably came to scare people. As long as Long Hao was verbally surrendered and gave King Edward enough face, the Indian Ocean Fleet would probably withdraw in almost every ten years.
Long Hao is not as optimistic as the naive stock investors, and he soon discovered something was wrong.
"This fleet is just a cover!"
Long Hao said as he knocked on the big world map on the table at the military conference of the Alchemy Kingdom.
"Pretty?!"
The generals led by Navy Commander Zhen Ban raised their heads and looked at Long Hao in surprise.
"Yes, it's just a guise, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why they were cruising back and forth between the South China Sea and the Southeast Asian Islands, just not crossing the line!"
Long Hao's eyes were full of confidence, and his hands moved on the big map. He went north from Southeast Asia, crossed the Bering Strait, and finally stopped in the Arctic Circle!
In this place, Long Hao pressed heavily with his finger: "I am 80% sure that this is the real goal of the British Navy!"
"Is it Yuan Island?!"
The generals and staff members became terrified again. Zhen Man, as the top leader of the navy, was also one of several first-level managers of the Ministry of Defense. At this time, he asked everyone: "No, right? If the Indian Ocean Fleet wanted to attack the Source Island, it should have been from the early days.
The Malugu Strait enters the Pacific Ocean, and then plan to go north?"
"Hmph, who said that the Indian Ocean Fleet must be the Indian Ocean Fleet? I said that the Indian Ocean Fleet is just a pretext to confuse the public!"
And the hidden fleet? Hiss...
Zhen Ban and others' eyes swept from west to east on the big map again with Long Hao's fingers. The backs numbed out, and each of them burst into cold sweat!
I saw Long Hao's slender fingers crossing Iceland and other places from the north of the British Isles, and taking the route closest to the North Pole, they were all the way to the source island community!
"Have the British also drawn a fleet? Too sinister!"
No one is a fool. Although Long Hao didn't say anything, the trajectory of his fingers scratching said everything.
"Didn't the British still attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Europe? Where did they get their extra fleet?" Zhen Ban asked.
Lao Zhen has experienced countless hardships and tests as the commander of the Shanghai Army.
There were Lei Long, Chen Bahu, and Zhen Ban was elected as the new naval commander as a "non-directed leader". It can be said that it is very rare.
Nowadays, countless people are looking at his position and waiting for him to make mistakes. Therefore, Zhen Jian, who has a strong sense of crisis, has worked very hard and has also gained a very in-depth understanding of the European war situation.
Zhen Ban believes that Britain has always been based on local security and the balance of the European continent. It is already the limit to sending an Indian Ocean fleet out of India to fight. It should not be left to have the energy to walk the "plank road" of the Arctic Ocean!
"Haha, Lao Zhen, your intelligence channels are limited, I don't know how to excuse me... Lao Zheng is directly responsible for me. In Europe now, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is almost unable to hold on. The 300,000 German troops are from north to south.
The 80,000 British colonial troops are advancing from south to north and attacking on both sides... Haha, if you are a little unlucky, maybe Vienna will be defeated by the British and German coalition forces at the end of this month!"
Long Hao lightly stated the situation of the battle in the European continent at this time, but the shock brought to generals such as Zhen Man was double or even triple or above!
The first meaning is that Long Hao shows his advantages in his intelligence channels. Regardless of whether Zheng Gongxiao returns to the Alchemy Kingdom or not, the European SS he is in charge is always only responsible to Long Hao.
This intelligence advantage is enough to eliminate the ambitions of some people in the army.
The second meaning is that the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Alchemy Kingdom are in an alliance, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire is about to collapse, but Long Hao is still alive. This shows that Long Hao still has a trump card that others don’t know.
The third meaning is that since Long Hao has long known the situation of the war on the European continent, he must have known his invasion against Britain for a long time!
In other words, in the military meeting just now, he was just condescending and cold-eyed by the audience. What His Majesty Hao wanted was not a combat plan that could resolve the crisis of "British Army Invasion", but instead he was giving scores to the generals...
Thinking of this, Zhen Man and other generals were a little chilled.
For those who are in a high position, in addition to balancing power, the most important thing is to keep themselves mysterious and keep their subordinates from getting their trump card.
There is no doubt that Long Hao is doing this perfectly now!
Zhen Fan calmed down his emotions and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, is this fleet... a native British fleet?"
The Atlantic Fleet rushed into the Mediterranean and marched into Austro-Hungary from south to north. The remaining British naval military force, the local fleet, was the local fleet!
"Yes, it's the local fleet! Comprehensive information concluded that at least 70% of the local fleet's warships have set sail from the British mainland. Now, they are estimated to have crossed the North Pole and are only a few days away from the Source Island Community.
Now!"
As soon as Long Hao finished speaking, everyone was shocked.
Only a few days left?
Then, won’t the Source Island community be lost?
No need to think about it, how can the voluntary pioneers on the island resist the powerful artillery fire of the British local fleet?
Damn it, the British guy made a great move to secretly cross Chen Cang this time!
Miscalculated!
Zhen Jian blurted out: "What should I do? Your Majesty, we must immediately mobilize the fleet to head north to pick up the people on Yingyuan Island!"
In his mind, the Yuandao community was in a state of collapse, and it all depends on luck to escape.
To be continued...