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Text Chapter 283 The Anger of America

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    Watching Sandford Dole being hanged in front of him, John Stevens, the U.S. Minister to Hawaii, was horrified, and then angry.  Sandford Dole was their agent in Hawaii chosen by the United States, and he was also his best friend. But now, these despicable and shameless native Hawaiians actually hanged Sandford Dole directly. This made  How could he accept it?

    "Damn it, you barbarians, you dare to hang so many American citizens, just wait to bear the wrath of the United States!" John Stevens yelled.  He had already thought about it. After returning to the embassy, ??he would immediately report the news to the country and make it more jealous. He must ask the country to send troops to Hawaii to teach these barbaric native Hawaiians a lesson.

    "Wait a minute, Minister John Stevens!" Charles B. Wilson stopped John Stevens who was about to turn around and leave.

    "What? Do you still want to hang me too?" John Stevens said disdainfully.  He is the American minister. Do these native Hawaiians dare to do that to him?

    "According to the order of Her Majesty the Queen, John Stevens, the United States Minister to Hawaii, conspired to participate in subversive activities against the Kingdom of Hawaii. In accordance with the laws of the Kingdom of Hawaii, he is sentenced to death by hanging and will be executed immediately!" Charles B. Wilson said coldly  Leng ordered.

    "What? You sentenced me to hanging? Are you crazy! I am the American minister and I have diplomatic immunity!" John Stevens said dumbfounded.

    "Do it!" Charles B. Wilson ordered, ignoring John Stevens's cry.

    "Damn it! You savages. You have no right to judge me! Protect me from here!" John Stevens said angrily, and quickly called to the guards who escorted him to protect him and leave.

    However, the soldiers of the Hawaiian Kingdom Guard swarmed up and restrained the American legation guards, then grabbed John Stevens and dragged him to the gallows.

    John Stevens was then convinced that these native Hawaiians he looked down on really wanted to hang him, which immediately made him turn pale and yell at the same time.  "Asshole. I am the American minister, I am an American, you can't do this to me!" When he was tied up with the rope, John Stevens was so frightened that he peed and excreted.  He usually relied on his status as the American minister to run amok in Hawaii, but he didn't expect that he would end up like this.

    "Execution!" Charles B. Wilson ordered.

    The stool under John Stevens' feet was kicked down. Suddenly.  John Stevens began to struggle, very quickly.  He died. Due to suffocation, his tongue stretched out so long that it looked very scary.

    Next, all the guards of the American legation were taken into the dungeon.  Then, Charles B. Wilson increased his speed and hanged all the remaining captured Americans.  After that, he, Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, and the senior officials of the Kingdom of Hawaii left Oahu and went to the Big Island of Hawaii.  Under an agreement between the Kingdom of Hawaii and China.  After Oahu and Kauai are leased to China, Queen Liliuokalani will move to the Big Island of Hawaii.  Transfer all control of Oahu and Kauai to China.  Now that she has achieved her wish and has caused such a big disaster, she naturally has to run away quickly and leave the mess to China to clean up.

    Beijing time.  At 8:30 in the morning on July 21, as soon as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened its doors, Sherlock, the U.S. Minister to China, rushed into the office of Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang with an angry look on his face.

    "Wu, on behalf of the U.S. government, I raise the most serious protest to your country. What you have done is a serious provocation to the United States, and the U.S. government will pursue this to the end!" Shylock, the U.S. Minister to China, yelled.

    "Uh, sir, what's going on?" Wu Tingfang was a little confused.

    "Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, John Stevens, our minister to Hawaii, was hanged by that bitch, the Queen of Hawaii. This is a provocation to the United States. You must give an explanation to our country!" Sherlock looked angry.

    "What? How could this happen? I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Minister, I don't know about this. I have to report it to the Emperor immediately!" Wu Tingfang was also shocked and did not expect such a thing to happen.  After leaving Sherlock behind, he rushed to Xinhua Palace.

    Xinhua Palace, in Wang Yuze¡¯s study.  Military magnates, cabinet prime ministers and foreign ministers all rushed here.

    "Your Majesty, what should we do now? The United States is very angry and wants us to give them an explanation!" Wu Tingfang said with an embarrassed look.

    "Liliuokalani is so bold. Isn't this causing trouble for us?" Cabinet Prime Minister Yang Hua was also a little dissatisfied."Master Wu, please reply to the United States. This was done by the Kingdom of Hawaii and has nothing to do with us!" Wang Yuze said.

    "So, if the United States wants to use force against the Kingdom of Hawaii, what should we do?" Wu Tingfang asked.

    "The Kingdom of Hawaii is our vassal state. If the United States uses force against Hawaii, it is using force against us. The responsibility of the Pacific Fleet is to protect the security of the Kingdom of Hawaii!" Wang Yuze said without hesitation.

    "Then, Your Majesty. Are we going to go to war with the United States?" Wu Tingfang asked nervously.

    "Let's see what the Americans will do? If they go to war with us, we don't have to be afraid of them. If they don't go to war, it's up to them. However, if the U.S. Navy dares to invade Hawaii, the Pacific Fleet must defeat and destroy them!" Wang Yuze  said.

    Wu Tingfang couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Isn't this a rogue act?  Putting the responsibility on the Kingdom of Hawaii and not allowing the United States to use force against Hawaii is obviously forcing the United States to declare war on China!  Wu Tingfang even suspected that this was done deliberately by the military in order to create a complete opportunity to defeat the US Navy.

    "Okay, Your Majesty, I will convey your reply to Minister Sherlock!" Wu Tingfang replied.

    Wang Yuze nodded, and then said to Zhang Cheng: "Minister Zhang, immediately order the Pacific Fleet to prepare for war! Although the U.S. fleet is still rushing from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Pacific Fleet needs to be prepared, for example, to be familiar with Hawaii  The hydrological characteristics around the islands, the construction of Pearl Harbor and other bases, the maintenance of warships, etc. These all need to be prepared before the U.S. Navy arrives, so as not to cause problems on the battlefield.

    "Yes, Your Majesty! The Pacific Fleet is guaranteed to defeat the U.S. Navy!" Zhang Cheng said.  After the main force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet set off, he organized a war game for the Navy Department to conduct a transformation. The final result was that the Pacific Fleet severely damaged the U.S. Navy at a small cost, causing them to lose the ability to continue their offensive and had to retreat home.  At that time, the Chinese Navy will decide based on the specific situation, whether it wants to completely annihilate the U.S. Navy, and whether it needs to launch an attack on the U.S. mainland, etc.

    When Wu Tingfang conveyed Wang Yuze's reply to Sherlock, the U.S. Minister to China, there was no doubt that Sherlock immediately went berserk.  Sherlock directly pointed out that this was China's provocation against the United States, and the United States would retaliate against China or even take direct military action.

    And the United States has indeed done so.  Not only that, they have also intensified the persecution of Chinese overseas Chinese in the United States, such as refusing to apply for immigration to overseas Chinese in the United States.  At the same time, Chinese companies in the United States have also encountered various difficulties.  Fortunately, Xihua Group was well prepared and most of its assets and technology were withdrawn from the country, otherwise it would have suffered heavy losses.  Of course, China also launched a counterattack, canceling all American concessions in China, taking back the railways built by the United States in China and the factories it opened, etc., making the relationship between the two countries even more tense.  As for the military conflict, there is no doubt that it will break out.

    "Your Excellency, our Minister to China, Mr. Sherlock, sent back the Chinese Emperor's reply regarding the murder of our Minister to Hawaii. The other party claimed that this had nothing to do with China and was a unilateral act of the Kingdom of Hawaii. However, the Chinese warned us,  Hawaii is a dependent state of China, and China has the responsibility to protect the security of Hawaii. Any attack on Hawaii is an act of war against China!" U.S. Secretary of State John Sherman looked angry.  This is the first time that an American minister stationed in a foreign country has been killed. This is undoubtedly a slap in the face to the United States!

    "Your Excellency, I suggest declaring war on China immediately! This barbaric behavior of the Chinese has seriously damaged our country's interests!" said Secretary of War Russell A. Alger.

    ¡°In addition, hundreds of our citizens in Hawaii were hanged by the Queen of Hawaii for participating in the Hawaiian coup that year!¡± Secretary of State John Sherman added.

    ¡°Your Excellency, it¡¯s time to show our toughness to the aggressive Chinese!¡± Finance Minister Lyman J. Gage also agreed.

    However, President William McKinley was hesitant because the U.S. Navy was not sure of defeating the Chinese Pacific Fleet. If it failed, the United States would be severely damaged.  Even the people will re-examine whether the United States should embark on the path of external expansion.  This would also be a huge blow to William McKinley himself.

    However, there is no doubt that William McKinley was also very angry at the barbaric behavior of Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani and the shameless answer from China.  If this were considered in the West, it would simply be an act of provoking a war. The United States should not hesitate to express its anger to China and then declare war on China.  But, sadly, American industry hasIt is powerful, but its armaments are very weak. There is no certainty of defeating the Chinese Pacific Fleet, let alone declaring war on China, which has a powerful military!

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