Chapter 14 Stick to Hawaii
Doer was floating on the boat, and his mood was the same. He was not a fool. He knew that Tang Jian was definitely not as simple as "reminiscing the past". *1*1*
Doer soon arrived on the Pacific Fleet flagship "Oriental". The moment he walked onto the gangway and stepped onto the deck, he saw that the turrets on the deck were ready for live ammunition. Most of the Chinese soldiers were staring at him with a fierce look, like a group of ferocious lions looking at a weak antelope.
Doer was stared at by this look and felt uncomfortable all over. He quickly walked towards the bridge command room. As soon as he entered the bridge, Tang Jian came forward and smiled: "Dear Governor Doer, it's been a long time since we saw you! Haha."
Doer felt Tang Jian's solid and powerful hand again. After Tang Jian and Doer shook hands, they said kindly: "Come on, please sit down!"
In the bridge room, Tang Jian had already prepared two cups of coffee. At the invitation of Tang Jian, Door sat down anxiously. Tang Jian's "famous reputation" of "Far East arsonist" and "war madman" was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Tang Jian smiled and said, "Hisser Doer, don't be so nervous, I just invite you to talk about the past."
Is it such a big formation to reminisce about the past? Hundreds of warships are placed at the door of someone else's house and then they say to reminisce about the past with you? Is it possible to reminisce about the past in this way?
Although Doer thought so in his heart, he did not dare to express it verbally, so he had to sit down timidly.
Tang Jian nodded with satisfaction, Doer reluctantly took a sip of coffee, and asked, "I wonder what President Tang Jian has suddenly brought so many fleets to Hawaii for?"
Tang Jian took a deep breath of cigarette and said, "It's just a regular naval exercise. You know, now that the war in Europe is cloudy and the war is about to break out. It's not okay if you don't prepare. That's why the exercise is on the Pacific Ocean. Today, I happened to pass by Hawaii and came over to Piaotianyi. I shouldn't mind the offline network, right?"
"Of course, of course I won't mind! The honor is so great." Doer quickly squeezed out a smile: "It is our honor for President Tang Jian to come to Hawaii in person."
Tang Jian changed his tone and his tone suddenly became cold, and he said word by word: "But I heard that we have suffered a lot of unfair treatment in Hawaii, which is one of the main reasons why I came to Hawaii."
Doer's body trembled, and he was indeed here to find fault!
Doer quickly explained: "This is absolutely impossible. Under my governance, the Hawaiian government has always taken good care of the Chinese and has never made things difficult for them. How could there be any unfair treatment? I think President Tang Jian, you must have misunderstood."
Tang Jian sneered: "You are the governor of Hawaii, of course you would say that."
"It's really not. This is really a big injustice!" Doer now has the urge to cry. Is this the "destiny to inflict a crime" in the ancient Chinese saying?
Tang Jian shook his head: "I have found out about this matter, so there is no need to say more about President Doer. I now announce in the name of President Chinese that I need to board the Big Island of Hawaii on the grounds of examining the current living conditions of Chinese people on Hawaii Island. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, I need Governor Doer to order your soldiers to put down their weapons to avoid fire. If there is any major problem at that time, it will be bad. Don't you think?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, no!" Doer responded in a habit, but he immediately woke up when he heard Tang Jian's conditions: "No, President Tang Jian, you can't do this. The US government has the sovereignty of Hawaii. You cannot bring your army into Hawaii. You must notify our country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs through official documents, and...."
"Enough, I'm talking about now! Now!" Tang Jian scolded.
Doer immediately shut up tactfully. At this time, annoying Tang Jian was obviously a very stupid choice for him. The Pacific Fleet was spreading across the sea outside Pearl Harbor. As long as Tang Jian gave the order, Hawaii could be flattened!
Doer is in a dilemma now. If he doesn't agree, Tang Jian may be angry and send troops to attack Hawaii at any time. His little force is not enough for others to get stuck in the gaps.
If he agrees, wouldn’t Hawaii be left unguarded? If Tang Jian really wants to be in Hawaii, wouldn’t he just give up Hawaii? Then he would have no way to submit a mission to the US government, and he might even go to the gallows and be executed for treason.
So, no matter which choice, it is a dead end for Doll!
Doer was silent for a moment and said, "Dear President Tang Jian, although I am the Governor of Hawaii, the military power in Hawaii is in the hands of General Grant, and I am not the only one who has the final say. Therefore, I suggest that I go back and talk to General Grant, and ask him to order the soldiers to put down their weapons and welcome President Tang Jian to ashore. How about it?"
Tang Jian looked at Doer with a smile for a while. Doer felt embarrassed by this look of eyes. He was afraid that his plan would be revealed by Tang Jian, so he pretended to be righteous.
Tang Jian patted Doer on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I hope Governor Doer can reply to me earlier and don't let me wait for a long time!"
"Well, okay, I'll go and advise General Grant now!" Dore suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and nodded quickly.
"Come, send Governor Doer back!" Tang Jian ordered the people around.
Tang Jian personally sent Doer to the gangway, pointed to several ships in the fleet array, and said, "This is what we encountered on the road. Seeing that they were suspicious, they controlled it, but they said they were subordinates of Governor Doer. Governor Doer, look at it, is that your Hawaiian Navy ship?"
When Doer saw it, his eyes twitched. Isn’t that the patrol boat of the US Hawaiian Navy? No wonder he didn’t receive a report from the patrol force today. It turned out that he was controlled by Tang Jian.
When Doer thought of this, he was even more shocked! What methods should he use to make the patrol boat with radio controlled by the Pacific Fleet without giving a warning.
This fleet is so terrible!
"Yes, that's the patrol boat of the US Hawaiian Navy. Maybe there is any misunderstanding with President Tang Jian!" Doer said.
"Haha, that's good. Fortunately, they were not sunk, they were just controlled. Since Governor Dore said that, then take all your subordinates back!" Tang Jian smiled slightly.
In this way, Dole returned to the shore with several patrol boats from the US Hawaiian Navy in fear.
Ye Zugui looked at the backs of Doer and others who were gradually moving away, and asked, "President, isn't this letting the tiger go back to the mountain? Doer obviously did not surrender sincerity. He was delaying time. He might want to resist to the end. Do we really want to attack?" Ye Zugui had heard Tang Jian say before that he wanted to seize Hawaii at the lowest price, and it would be better not to use the Pacific Fleet to dispatch it, but the actions made by Tang Jian at this time made him a little confused.
Tang Jian raised his index finger and made a negative gesture, saying, "First, Dole is not a tiger, he is just a gentle kitten. Even if he reveals his minions, he is just a bluff. Second, of course, I can see that he surrendered without sincerity, but I am not worried at all. Haha, third, he wants to resist to the end? Then it depends on whether he has such a chance?"
Every time he saw Tang Jianxin's confident expression, Ye Zugui knew that the president must have a solution.
When Dore returned to the shore, Grant had already arrived. Although he had a passion for passive slacking off, something so big happened suddenly that even if he was wood, Grant could know the seriousness of the matter.
When Grant arrived on the shore, he was also shocked by the scene in front of him. Such a huge fleet suddenly appeared in Pearl Harbor quietly?
Apart from his allowing his subordinates to dereliction of duty, he could no longer find any other reason.
Grant realized the seriousness of the matter, but he was not too panicked. The excellent qualities of the Americans were shown in Grant at this moment. Although his inaction in Hawaii caused him to be criticized by Doer and other subordinates, this could not conceal his excellent military qualities.
When Grant learned that Dole had gone to the flagship of the China Pacific Fleet to negotiate, he always felt that this matter was probably not that simple. Although the Pacific Fleet had a huge formation, it did not scare Grant.
During the negotiations at Dole, Grant immediately dispatched troops to strengthen the shore defense positions on the coast, and at the same time sent a message to ask the nearest US ship to come and support.
As soon as Doer returned to the shore, his feet were already limp and unable to walk. After seeing Glat, Doer told Grant the content of the negotiations one by one. Although the two had always had a disagreement, they still chose to unite in front of the powerful foreign land.
After hearing this, Grant waved his fists angrily and said, "Threat is simply a naked threat. They are trying to make the Hawaiian Islands! They are simply a group of robbers!" While Grant said this, he did not think about how the United States snatched Hawaii from Queen Liliukalani and the native Hawaiians.
At that time, the United States did not say that negotiations were made, but directly launched an armed coup and overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii. At that time, the United States' behavior was even more like a robber.
"What should I do?" At this time, Dole could only turn his attention to Grant for help, after all, he was the military chief.
Grant pondered for a moment and said, "Tang Jian is declaring war with the United States! This is an act of challenging the authority of the United States. We must not surrender! Don't worry, as long as we stick to this night, our fleet will arrive tomorrow morning."
"But..." Doer hesitated.
"Governor General, do you want to sacrifice your life for the country heroically or live humiliatedly? For the honor of soldiers, we must stick to it!" Grant was very different from the drunkard at this time, but became an outstanding beauty.
"For our great motherland, for freedom and freedom, stick to it!" Grant stretched out his right hand.
Doer just hesitated for a while and then made up his mind: "For the sake of the United States, stick to it!"
"Bang!" The two of them clapped their high-highs from the air and determined their policy of sticking to the waiting for help.
Chapter completed!