Chapter 565 Missile Crisis
Chapter 565 Missile Crisis
"Marshal, Brian sent someone to inform me to prepare to attend a Pan-American conference."
"They also said they would station troops in Havana and open concessions. They would allow federal funds to invest in all industries in Cuba, unilaterally lower tariffs on industrial products imported from the federation, abandon manufacturing and focus on raw material production, supply the federation tax-free, and allow the peso to be freely convertible into the US dollar."
"If he had come to discuss with me himself, we could have taken our time to work out some of the conditions. He didn't even want to discuss anything, he just sent a lieutenant from Guantanamo to give me some notice, with an imperialist tone."
"Damn it, they are trying to use me as a slave. I rejected all their requests without hesitation. Brian immediately announced that the garrison in Guantanamo would be increased from 2,100 to 9,000."
"Damn it, I was scared. Are the Heavenly Kingdom warriors afraid of you? I immediately contacted the King of England, but the Heavenly Kingdom countries would not listen to him."
"The King of England has sent me 50,000 reinforcements and also sent the Akagi aircraft carrier group to visit Havana to cheer me on."
"I have also contacted King Fu and King Wo. They also want to help me, but this requires your consent, Boss..."
Shao Quanzhong held the phone in his hand and nodded slightly subconsciously.
The remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did not completely listen to him, they had their own ideas, and they clung to each other for warmth, but they all respected him as the boss who hired them in the first place.
This is good. Cuba and the Bau Federation are far away from Daxia's mainland, and it is too difficult to control them directly. It is just right to be a loyal brother of Daxia.
When you are the big brother, you have to act like a big brother and protect your younger brothers.
"Lao Shi, brother, I promise to support you. I agree with whatever number of volunteers North Japan and Luzon are prepared to send."
"That--Boss, King Wo is going to send 20,000 troops, and King Fu... will send 300,000 troops."
Well, if we take Northern Japan alone, it is also a country with a large population of more than 17 million.
At that time, the 300,000 remaining troops of the Heavenly Kingdom fought against our Qing Dynasty for several years on the shores of Lake Biwa. The remaining troops of the Heavenly Kingdom united together, and now these old soldiers who came to aid Japan are going to reinforce King Yi.
Shao Quanzhong hesitated for a moment, "The one million troops from Daxia who participated in the European war will be returning home soon. I have one million sets of extra equipment. I will give you half of them. You can have the subordinates of King Fu and King Wo bring them to you."
"Thank you for your care, Marshal. Now we have a well-equipped army of 500,000. The Federation will have to test its own strength if it wants to deal with us."
"However, I have a few more requests—"
"Marshal, can you help me with some planes? Just fighter jets will be fine. If a war breaks out, we will be at a disadvantage if we don't have air superiority. We don't have an air force, and we still need instructors..."
"Besides, we only have a total population of 1.5 million, which severely limits our production capacity. In fact, our land can easily support 6 to 7 million people. Can you give me some quota for immigration?"
"Also, Marshal, it's awesome that you destroyed the Heidelberg V2 cluster. If we had that thing, we could reach Miami, and the Federation would have to think twice before dealing with us."
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"Promise me that you will find a good job when you go back. Spend time with your family and don't start a business blindly. Be frugal with your retirement pay. If someone asks you to borrow money, just say you lent it to me. Remember, don't you—"
A military truck slowly drove out of the barracks, loaded with soldiers returning from the European War and being discharged.
The old squad leader was worried about his comrades who were following him to Europe to fight, so he followed the truck and kept giving them their final instructions.
In the distance, Shao Quanzhong stood with his hands behind his back, looking at his loyal soldiers. Even the nagging old squad leader was only in his twenties, while those soldiers were all children in their teens. "Youth is really enviable."
Shao Quanzhong looked back at Shao Hengzhong who was half a step behind him, "When we brothers were training together and building the insurance team, we were their age. Now we are all old."
As the Minister of Military Affairs, Shao Hengzhong worked with the Marshal to distribute severance pay to the retired soldiers.
Of course, the two bosses are just inspecting to show their concern. When the militia was organized back then, Shao Quanzhong insisted on handing out each soldier's salary personally.
"Uncle, Lieutenant Commander Shao Jishu reports to you."
Shao Quanzhong stood with his hands behind his back, looking at his nephew who had a very good relationship with Ji Si. "Ji Shu is already 29 years old, how can we not be old? How come you are still a major? Shouldn't you, Shao Hengzhong's son, be a general?"
Shao Hengzhong smiled honestly, "This is a promotion beyond his rank. According to our military system, he could only be promoted to captain, but he was promoted to major because he led an aircraft carrier formation in the European War and shot down several enemy planes."
Shao Quanzhong patted Shao Hengzhong on the shoulder and said, "Brother, your son has no special privileges. I think the people of Daxia can hold out for a few more years."
"What Sven has been saying all along is that once people's morale has dropped, we should relax the plan and implement market incentives. I don't think there is any rush."
"Ji Shu, I'm sending you to coach the Cubans this time. Work hard for a few years, and I'll make you a general when you come back. As the emperor, I have to have some privileges, right? No one dares to say anything when I say something."
Shao Jishu stood at attention and said, "Thank you for your cultivation, uncle."
Shao Quanzhong smiled at his nephew and said, "Your wife and children didn't go to Havana with you. Once you get there, you can marry a few more Spanish concubines so that your father can have more children. Family members of your level can actually follow the army."
"Uncle, my nephew has a virtuous wife and filial son, so I have no intention of taking a concubine. Besides, I have eight younger brothers..."
Ahem, Shao Hengzhong had many concubines and had more sons than Shao Quanzhong.
Shao Jishu set off with a group of young men from the naval aviation force. Looking at his straight back, Shao Quanzhong smiled and sighed.
"Hengzhong, we sent Jiming, Jisi and Jishu to study in England, and it was a loss. Why did we learn monogamy from the foreigners? Jiming, the emperor, actually has only one wife. It's really outrageous. Jishu, you can't control it, right?"
The two old brothers were chatting about nonsense. With the departure of the air force instructor team led by Shao Jishu, the remaining 370,000 Heavenly Kingdom troops supporting King Yi continued to gather towards Havana.
Although Cuba is small, it is one of the four Heavenly Kingdom countries, has three staunch allies, and recognizes Shao Quanzhong as its boss. It is a difficult hedgehog to deal with, and Garfield will have a headache.
Since Garfield had started his unfriendly actions towards King Yi, Shao Quanzhong was no longer polite and immediately began to implement the plan to immigrate 5 million people to Cuba. This was the advantage of Daxia's large population, which no one could envy.
Along with the remaining troops of the Heavenly Kingdom, 2 fighter planes were also sent to Havana. In fact, V missiles were dismantled into parts and hidden in cargo ships and shipped to Havana in batches. At the same time, active-duty troops of the Great Xia Rocket Force were also sent there.
Ballistic missiles are strategic weapons and cannot be handed over directly to King Wing. They must be in the hands of one's own troops.
However, deploying V2 in Havana openly would be an absolute provocation to Garfield, so this was done quietly. This unit could not show up until King Wing was in a critical moment.
(End of this chapter)