The Chinese Marine Corps captured the Suez Canal, which did not cause a big shock in Europe. To be precise, Britain and France, which focused their main efforts on the battlefields in northern France and Switzerland, had no hope of being able to defend the Suez Canal.
As long as China wants it, the Suez Canal will be like a ripe peach
It fell under the control of China. Moreover, when the Chinese navy aggressively attacked and captured British merchant ships in the northern Indian Ocean, forcing British merchant ships to bypass the Cape of Good Hope in the south, the role of the Suez Canal has been greatly reduced. Therefore, Britain and France
The two countries chose to ignore China's seizure of the Suez Canal.
Germany greatly appreciated the actions of its allies. Kaiser Wilhelm II said that China's control of the Suez Canal would help cut off the connection between Britain and its Asian colonies, and would be of great help in weakening Britain's war potential. Only
However, when Germany learned that China had
After passing those British merchant ships departing from India and Australia and detouring around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, Kaiser Wilhelm II cursed China at Sanssouci Palace as not being a qualified ally. China's connivance with Britain and France would make Germany pay a greater price.
, and China will surely reap the consequences.
The only one who is dissatisfied with China's capture of the Suez Canal is probably Italy, which belongs to the Allied Powers but has been reluctant to declare war on Britain and France. After China captures the Suez Canal, its power will definitely enter the Mediterranean. And Italy has always regarded the Mediterranean as a
own land
China's entry into the Mediterranean is like seizing Italy's territory. In addition, Italy also has great ambitions for Egypt. China has captured the Suez Canal, and the Khedive of Egypt is also pro-China, which makes
Italy's path to expansion into Egypt is nearly
was cut off. In addition, Italy invaded Ethiopia more than ten years ago and was defeated. More than ten years later, the Italians regained their confidence and wanted to invade Ethiopia again. But after China captured the Suez Canal, it would still
Will it provide convenience to Italy? The Italian government cannot guarantee this. Therefore, the Italian government declares that the Suez Canal is a public waterway and no country should occupy it alone. However, no one conforms to Italy at all, making Italy unable to stand alone, and China
They simply ignored the clamor of the Italian government.
As for the Egyptian government, China did not treat them badly. After crushing Hussein.
After Kamil's rebellion, China provided Egypt with a loan worth 10 million yuan for Egypt's rearmament. At the same time, China promised Abbas II that after seizing the Suez Canal, China would receive annual profits in the future.
, you can pay 10% to Egypt as a management fee. Abbas II was very satisfied with this. Although the majority has been taken away by China, it is already very good to be able to get 10%.
.It is much better than before when Britain and France took away all the proceeds and gave not a penny to Egypt.
After China captured the Suez Canal, merchant ships flying the Allied flag were unable to pass through the canal. The Chinese navy deployed warships directly at Port Said on the back of the canal to prevent Allied ships from passing through the canal. However, for British merchant ships that detoured around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, China
It did not stop it, which made Britain relieved and unwilling to anger China, thereby acquiescing to China's occupation of the Suez Canal! China was also unwilling to push Britain into a desperate situation, and it did not benefit China in any way.
China's actions in the Suez Canal can also be regarded as a warning to the British for sinking the Chinese merchant ship. Of course, perhaps the merchant ship "Hua Xing" was not sunk by the British navy, but now this debt can only be blamed on the British.
After the Suez Canal battle ended, China's main energy was still focused on the Mexican battlefield. The capture of the Suez Canal was just a small-scale battle. The big battle in Mexico was the decisive battle in this war!
"Your Majesty, the Suez Canal is completely under our control. This traffic chokepoint between the East and the West will be under our control from now on. This time, we will not give up the canal again!" Chief of General Staff Cai Yun told Wang Yuze
said.
"That's good! What's the reaction from other countries?" Wang Yuze asked with a smile. A few years ago, China gave up the Suez Canal, which made him very unwilling. Now, the canal is finally back in China's hands. Plus control
Most of the Panama Canal and some important straits and major transportation arteries in the world are already under China's control!
"Britain and France have chosen to acquiesce. We have acquiesced in allowing their merchant ships to return from the Cape of Good Hope in the south. Naturally, they will no longer compete with us for the Suez Canal. As for Germany, they are also very dissatisfied with us for allowing Britain to continue to obtain strategic supplies from India and Australia.
Dissatisfaction. However, it is not an extreme expression. On the contrary, Italy jumped out and asked us to give up our monopoly on the Suez Canal!" Cai Yun said with a smile.
"Humph! He's just a rebellious boy. His combat effectiveness is frighteningly low! Just ignore them!" Wang Yuze said. In history, Italy betrayed the Allies and defected to the Allies. However, it was beaten on the battlefield.
After the defeat, there was no benefit after the war. It can be said that the mutton was not eaten, but it made a mess. However, now history has
Things have changed, but Italy still seems to be making the same mistakes again. Judging from the intelligence obtained by China, the Italians were fighting fiercely with Britain and France during this period. In order to draw Italy into their camp, Britain and France promised many conditions to Italy.
, makes Italy very excited. It is estimated that it will not be too far away for Italy to betray the Allies and officially join the war on the side of the Allies!
"Your Majesty, if the Italians betray the Allies, will it have an impact on our plans?" Cai Yun asked.
"No, even if the Italians join the Allied Powers to fight, they can only hold back hundreds of thousands of Austro-Hungarian troops at most, and will not have much impact on the war situation. Moreover, whether they can defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire's army, this
It’s hard to say!” Wang Yuze said with a smile, the Italian army is completely strange!
Although Chief of General Staff Cai Yun has some doubts about Wang Yuze's statement, the Italian army is a modern army after all, and the combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian army is weak enough that it cannot even defeat the Russians. Is it possible that the Italian army is more powerful than Austria-Hungary?
The combat effectiveness of the imperial army is still
Is it too weak? However, when I think about it, more than ten years ago, Italy dispatched 17,000 men to attack the Ethiopian army, which was only equipped with spears and bows. In the end, it paid a huge price of 11,000 deaths and 4,000 prisoners.
, you can see how bad their combat effectiveness is!
"Let the battle in West Asia come to an end! How are our preparations in Mexico going? When can we launch a counterattack against the US military?" Wang Yuze asked. Before, China controlled most of Mexico, but now, the Chinese army
They can only operate in and around Acapulco. Mexico's Madero government also betrayed China, which made China feel like it had been slapped hard and made Wang Yuze feel disgraced.
"Your Majesty, our troops are expected to be all in place by the end of this month. However, it will take some time for Japanese mercenaries and North Korean mercenaries to arrive next month. Various combat supplies are also being prepared.
The counterattack will begin at the end of January or early February next year! In addition, after Colombia annexed Panama, it also sent two infantry divisions to Mexico to accept our command!" Cai Yun, Chief of General Staff, introduced.
"Colombians are quite knowledgeable! How do we compare with the Americans in terms of strength in Mexico? Are we sure of defeating the Americans?" Wang Yuze asked.
"Our current army in Mexico mainly includes the main force of the Sixth Army. However, the Sixth Army has suffered greater losses. It has just been replenished and is still being adjusted. I am afraid that it will not be able to exert its maximum combat power in the early stage. The main force is
The Second Army, the Seventh Army, the Eighth Army, and twenty reserve brigades from the 121st Division to the 3rd Division were upgraded to
The combat effectiveness of the infantry division is slightly weaker than that of our standing army. In this case, the total strength of the empire in Mexico will reach almost one million people. In addition to the imperial army, it is planned to send 500,000 Japanese mercenaries to Mexico.
Japanese mercenaries and 200,000 North Korean mercenaries. Although the equipment of Japanese mercenaries and North Korean mercenaries is poor after all, their fighting will is very
Very powerful, not necessarily worse than the U.S. military equipped with advanced weapons. Adding two Colombian infantry divisions, the total force will reach about 1.7 million people. The U.S. military has deployed 2.2 million troops in Mexico. These U.S. troops
, a total of forty corps and some independent units, including 10 cavalry divisions, and some artillery units. All led by U.S. Army General
Commanded by John Pershing! Army Secretary General Zhao Bowen had arrived in Acapulco three days ago and began to integrate the arriving troops. After preparing to charge, the US military will launch a counterattack! Although the US military has stronger forces than us
, but the General Staff believes that if no accidents occur, our army can win the victory in the Mexican battlefield!" Cai Yun said carefully.
Wang Yuze nodded, and then said: "Get ready for the follow-up troops! After the newly formed sixty infantry divisions are completed, most of them can be transferred to fight in Mexico. In addition, several domestic group armies can also transfer two more
One to three. If necessary, the Guards can also go to America to fight. I have only one request, and that is that the United States must be destroyed!"