Li Zhen was sitting alone in the room, thinking about a solution to the Kingdom of Hawaii. He thought hard, but could not come up with a solution. It was almost impossible to avoid British, French, and American interference in Hawaii. It was very difficult. .
"Come here." Li Zhen shouted.
The door opened and a soldier from the Sharp Knife Battalion walked in.
Li Zhen ordered: "Please ask Mr. Thomson to come."
The soldier immediately went to invite someone. After a short time, Thomson strode into Li Zhen's room. When he saw Li Zhen, he bowed to show respect. After sitting down, he asked in a neither humble nor overbearing manner: "President Li - please invite me." Come on, what's the matter?"
Li Zhen smiled and asked: "How long has Mr. Thomson lived in Hawaii?"
Thomson was confused and couldn't understand Li Zhen's intention.
While he was speculating on Li Zhen's intention in asking this question, he answered truthfully: "President Li, I was born in Hawaii. It has been more than thirty years now. I can be considered a native."
Li Zhen refreshed and immediately asked: "So, Mr. Thomson knows the situation in Hawaii very well."
Thomson said modestly: "Average, average."
Li Zhen waved his hands and said: "Mr. Thomson, there is no need to be humble. I just need someone who understands the situation in Hawaii. Please tell me about the situation in Hawaii, including history, politics, geography, people's livelihood, race, etc." Let me talk about it in detail so that I can have a general understanding of Hawaii."
Thomson looked at Li Zhen in surprise and thought to himself, what can Li Zhen do if he knows the situation in Hawaii?
Do we want to capture Hawaii?
Thomson's mind was racing and he roughly guessed what Li Zhen was thinking. At the same time, Thomson also told Li Zhen about the situation in Hawaii bit by bit without reservation.
Li Zhen would interject a question from time to time, and the two of them got along very harmoniously.
This conversation lasted for nearly four hours, and then Thomson stood up to leave. After Thomson left, he kept thinking about the questions Li Zhen just asked, and felt that Li Zhen must take action against Hawaii, otherwise he would not be able to be so detailed. After getting to know Hawaii Island well and seeing Thomson off, Li Zhen returned to the room.
After Li Zhen thought about it for a while, he felt it was not enough and left the room. He found many pirates on the island and asked them about the situation in Hawaii. In this way, Li Zhen learned more and more complete information.
During this day, Li Zhen spent almost all of his time communicating with pirates.
At night, Li Zhencai returned to the room.
He called the soldiers and ordered: "Invite Mr. Scott, Liu Jintang, Chen Yucheng and Huang Qiang."
"yes."
The soldier turned around to inform, and in less than five minutes, everyone arrived.
Li Zhen glanced at the four people and said in a serious tone: "We defeated Kamehameha IV's army today. There is good news and bad news. The good news is that Teach led the pirate group to surrender and is willing to obey. My dispatch, the bad news is that we killed Kamehameha IV of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which will definitely cause chaos in Hawaii. It will be very difficult to capture the Kingdom of Hawaii. By then, Britain, France, and the United States will not be able to sit back and watch. If you ignore it, you may interfere in this matter."
Huang Qiang frowned and said seriously: "President, there is no village in front of Hawaii Island, no store in back, and it is far away from China's land. Even if we take this place, it will be of no use, so why bother?" If you don’t bother to do it, just take the soldiers from the Sharp Blade Battalion and return home quickly. Such a tiny land is of little use to China.”
Chen Yucheng nodded and said: "I agree."
After thinking carefully, Liu Jintang also said: "President, I support Huang Qiang's statement. Our goal is to gain Tiqi's support. Now Tiqi has directly submitted to you, which has exceeded our expectations and achieved the best results." , as for this palm-sized island, it is of no use at all and looks like a useless thing, so just leave it alone."
Li Zhen looked at Scott and asked, "Mr. Scott, do you think so too?"
Scott seemed to have something to say, but after a moment he said: "President Lee will make the decision on this matter."
When Li Zhen heard this, he knew that Scott was not telling the truth.
Based on Scott's many years of experience, it is impossible not to see the strategic location of Hawaii Island. The reason why he did not mention it is because Scott himself is the commander of the United States Federation and cares about the United States Federation. Scott's approach makes Li Zhenneng Understand that if he were from Scott's perspective, he could only help no one and remain neutral.
Li Zhen sorted out his thoughts and said, "I'll tell you about the situation in Hawaii before making a decision."
The four of them braced themselves and waited for Li Zhen to speak.
Li Zhen had already sorted out what Thomson had told him and the information he had learned from the pirates, formed his own ideas, and said in a leisurely manner: "Let's talk about the location of Hawaii first. Hawaii is located in the north-central part of the Pacific Ocean, consisting of 8 islands. It is composed of the big islands (Nihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lana, Kahoolawe, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii) and many small islands and reefs. A country composed of island groups is not very large.”
"Among the eight islands, the largest is the Big Island of Hawaii. In fact, the Big Island of Hawaii is also a small area. It has no strategic depth and cannot achieve strategic deployment."
"The capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii is located in Honolulu, on Oahu, the third largest island. Oahu is not very big, with only more than a thousand square kilometers, and it cannot become a battlefield for large-scale operations."
"Given the size of the Hawaiian Islands, it's not very useful."
"However, its geographical location is very important and can be called a strategic fulcrum. To the east is the United States, Mexico, and countries in South America. To the west are China, island countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc. country, therefore, Hawaii is an important location connecting the two sides, and controlling it means having a bridgehead."
Li Zhen's tone became serious and he said: "Who dares to say that such a position is not important."
"If it falls into the hands of the U.S. Federation, the Federation can use the Hawaiian Islands as the strategic center of the Pacific to form a strategic defense line on the periphery of the Federation, which will not only protect the Federation's west coast, but also maintain the Federation's deterrent effect. It is equivalent to the Federation having An invisible hand stretches directly from the federal territory to the Pacific Ocean, using the Hawaiian Islands as a fulcrum to further influence the situation of the countries west of the Hawaiian Islands."
"Similarly, if we control the Hawaiian Islands, it means that we have an invisible line of defense. At the same time, our hands are stretched out, which also strengthens our control and has a strategic stronghold to deter the federation."
Li Zhen paused for a moment and continued: "I talked about Hawaii's strategic location, and then let's talk about Hawaii's own situation. This is what I know in detail. Let me tell you about it. It is very important and very useful for our future development."
"Because of its geographical location, the Hawaiian Islands have many deep-water ports. Among them, the Pearl Harbor port is located on the south coast of Oahu, Hawaii. It is shaped like a shell, with a large mouth and lower abdomen. The average water depth is 13 meters, which is enough to accommodate a large number of warships. One place can become an important stronghold for the future navy, and together with the many other seaports, it cannot be ignored."
After Li Zhen finished speaking, Liu Jintang and others all fell into deep thought.
At this time, it was no longer possible for them to ignore the role of Hawaii, and they all paid attention to it.