Chapter 1352 I, Daying, am a paper tiger (first update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1352 I, Daying, am a paper tiger (first update, please subscribe)
Imperial Navy Building in Zhongdu, Office of the Third Section of the Naval Intelligence Department.
The new section chief Qian Guochen is immersed in reviewing the reports that have just been compiled. These reports are compiled and analyzed by analysts from mountains of intelligence. However, Qian Guochen still needs to analyze them because he stayed up all night.
Because of this, his eye circles were dark and red, and he looked a bit like the pairs of "iron-eating beasts" in the Imperial Zoo.
Of course, the "iron-eating beasts" are also the ancient name. In fact, their name is panda, which was a gift from the Tang Dynasty to His Majesty. As soon as they appeared in public in the Royal Zoo, they became the most popular fried chicken in the Royal Zoo.
Otherwise, the "iron-eating beast" is so cute and cute, and really lovable.
However, in the eyes of some people, Qian Guochen is also very likable.
"Section Chief, please have some tea."
The female secretary served the tea tray with a smile. Her slim curves were particularly tempting against the navy skirt and uniform.
"Um……"
Qian Guochen, who held the tea cup, faced all this without even raising his head. He knew that there were some bottom lines in the empire that could not be touched.
Once you touch it, six years of hard work will be in vain!
Although Qian Guochen's surname is Qian, not only does he have no relationship with the Prime Minister of the current dynasty, there is even no one in his family who has been an official for three generations. His father took him to Linhai in 1966. During the immigration
He learned literacy on the ship. He was admitted to the Imperial Naval School in the 10th year of Shengde. After graduating in the 14th year, he served in the fleet and served in the Naval Attaché in the United States for 16 years. Because he showed talent in intelligence analysis, he was
In eight years, he entered the Naval University to study naval intelligence. In nineteen years, he entered the second department of the Intelligence Department of the Navy.
At the beginning of the year, Qian Guochen, who was only thirty-three years old, was promoted to section chief of the second section, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and his monthly salary was adjusted to 316 yuan. In addition, he even got a handsome and charming female secretary!
Life is like this, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?
But facing the charming female secretary, he knew that the bottom line of the empire could not be touched. One of the bottom lines was having an improper relationship with a subordinate. Once it was exposed, regardless of whether the other party was willing or not, it would mean the loss of the future.
This is power, and of course it is also a minefield.
"It's okay, Xiao Xu, you go down first."
Qian Guochen swallowed his saliva and drove the female secretary away, and continued to review the information in front of him. He would need to select the highest priority from the information and submit it to the director. Then it would be made into a briefing and sent to the minister and chief of staff.
before the case.
Even for this salary and the future of this job, work hard!
Qian Guochen stopped thinking wildly and once again turned his attention to the intelligence before the case. Suddenly, a report in the intelligence attracted his attention.
"Royal Navy heavy oil storage at Mumbai port drops to lowest level this year..."
What seems like an inconspicuous report, in the eyes of intelligence analysts, contains many secrets that will not be easily revealed to others.
"Heavy oil, heavy oil..."
As he murmured this word, Qian Guochen thought of the current situation - in Persia, the British were furious because of Russia's invasion. While raising diplomatic protests, they even sent a force consisting of four dreadnoughts.
The fleet headed for the Persian Gulf.
The response of the British Empire was rapid and even violent.
"Four dreadnoughts...but, how can there be no oil?"
While talking to himself, Qian Guochen's brows furrowed.
Heavy oil may seem inconspicuous, but what is the biggest commonality among dreadnoughts around the world? It is the use of steam turbines that use coal and heavy oil as mixed fuel to replace the previous composite steam engines that burned coal alone as the ship's power plant. This
Its speed was greatly improved.
And now, like the Empire, Britain has determined that its warships use heavy oil as the main fuel.
"Lack of fuel means that Britain has no intention of starting a war with Persia and Russia. They are sending a fleet to the Persian Gulf. If they are ready for war, they will definitely ensure the fuel supply first, and..."
As if he remembered something, Qian Guochen looked at another piece of information, which was a report on the ammunition storage in Mumbai and Bangladesh.
"There are only 675 12-inch artillery shells in Mumbai, and the inventory of 13.5-inch and 14-inch artillery shells is...zero!"
Looking at this report with his eyes wide open, Qian Guochen then kept looking at the ammunition storage amounts from Bangladesh to Singapore to Hong Kong and Australia.
"Sure enough, it's just as I guessed, nothing!"
What Qian Guochen said was that there were no reserves of 13.5-inch and 14-inch artillery shells in the arsenals of those colonies.
"Because Britain does not need to send dreadnoughts equipped with 13.5-inch and 14-inch guns to the colonies, pre-dreadnoughts or second-class dreadnoughts using 12-inch guns are enough to meet this need. The fleet they are currently sending to the Persian Gulf is mainly
The guns are all 14-inch giant cannons!”
In other words, they had neither enough heavy oil nor enough artillery shells. Under such circumstances, looking at the mighty armed demonstrations that forced Russia to make concessions, in fact... they were just bluff demonstrations of force.
Soon, Qian Guochen's report was sent to the Admiralty Minister Shen Yaozu. The newly promoted Admiralty Minister Shen Yaozu looked at the newspaper, then raised his head and asked.
"Is the information accurate?"
"All intelligence has been confirmed multiple times by Naval Intelligence."
Xu Jiekun, director of the Naval Intelligence Department, thought for a while and said.
"His conclusion is also based on accurate information from the intelligence service. I personally agree with his conclusion. Britain... is more inclined to compromise on the Persian issue. They have no intention of going to war with Russia on the Persian issue."
"It's true. Britain has just experienced a failed Boer War. They will never be willing to go ashore and fight with the Russians. Let's put it this way..."
After nodding in agreement, Shen Yaozu said again.
"The Russians may have a chance to occupy Persia..."
Shen Yaozu pursed his lips and said.
"Use our official channels to report this information to the Russians."
"Inform the Russians?"
Xu Jiekun was stunned for a moment, and then said.
"In this way, it is very likely that the Russians will not compromise on the Persian issue. This intelligence actually shows that the British are bluffing..."
"Yes, that's what we need!"
As the Minister of the Navy, Shen Yaozu certainly knew that the empire had entered a countdown, and the current incident in Persia was a good inducing factor.
"For the empire, Russia's expansion in Persia is in line with the fundamental interests of the empire. If the Russians obtain this information, they will ignore the British war threat, but the only question is whether the British will sit back and watch Russia occupy Persia! "
This is the biggest problem.
After all, Britain is bluffing. In essence, Britain is a paper tiger. Is it possible that this paper tiger will go to war with Persia and the Russians?
Regarding this, Shen Yaozu, the navy minister, had no idea.
But it is precisely because of this that the Russians need to continue to stimulate the British until they stimulate the British bottom line. Even a tiger has an unacceptable bottom line.
As long as the bottom line is touched, even a paper tiger will explode.
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