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    "Your Majesty, the entire Tokyo is under the control of the Army. The Guards Division and the First Division are both controlled by Yamagata Aritomo's confidants. It is simply impossible to capture Yamagata Aritomo and Katsura Taro!" Interior Minister Nishi  Xiang Congdao said.  Lieutenant General Hasegawa Yomichi, the commander of the Guards Division, and Lieutenant General Kawamura Keaki, the commander of the First Division, were both promoted by Yamagata Aritomo and were loyal to Yamagata Aritomo.

    "Where are the people in the Navy? Can they play a role at the critical moment?" Emperor Meiji still did not give up.

    "Your Majesty, there are only a few thousand sailors left in the Navy. Although they are in Yokosuka, they are blocked by the First Division and cannot break through the First Division to Tokyo." Interior Minister Saigo Yumichi said.

    "There will always be a way! You and Saionji Konobo should discuss it and see if there are any other ways. In short, Japan must not be destroyed!" Emperor Meiji said with some disappointment.

    "Yes, Your Majesty, Chen will do his best!" Xixiang Congdao said.  A name flashed through his mind.  Count Masaki Terauchi is currently the brigade commander of the Army's Third Brigade, with the rank of major general. However, the Third Brigade is no longer based in Tokyo.  It might be useful if Masaki Terauchi could be transferred to Tokyo.

    Of course, now that the Army has completely taken control of Japan, it is very difficult for Emperor Meiji and others to regain power.  They can only wait for the opportunity slowly. If they act too hastily and are stimulated to have friends in Shanxian County, it will cause a lot of trouble.

    Time passed slowly, and diplomats from Britain, France, the United States and Russia were on their way to China.  Large-scale fighting has ceased, especially in Nanyang.  British and French armies.  Resistance has completely ceased.  British Burma, Straits Settlements.  France's Indochina colonies have all been controlled by China.  On the northern Siberian battlefield, the First Army and the Fourth Army are advancing westward from Irkutsk, successively eliminating hundreds of thousands of Russian troops between Omsk and Irkutsk.  The Russian army is also desperately transporting troops to the Omsk area, trying to resist the attack of the Chinese army here.

    The most eye-catching thing is probably the Chinese navy that set out from Hawaii to launch an attack on the United States.  After word got out, Americans living on the West Coast.  One after another, they dragged their families and moved to the east.  No one thought that the U.S. Army could withstand the attack of the Chinese troops, and they fled from the West Coast area that was about to be shrouded in war.  This caused great turmoil in American society.

    The U.S. Army has concentrated hundreds of thousands of troops on the West Coast.  However, the coastline is too long, and they cannot be sure where the Chinese team will choose to land.  This leaves a big loophole in the U.S. Army's troop allocation.  After all, hundreds of thousands of people may seem like a lot, but spread over a coastline of one or two thousand kilometers, it's nothing.

    The remaining warships of the United States Navy's West Coast Fleet.  They also had to set out from the San Diego Military Port to look for traces of the Chinese ** team.  but.  These entangled light cruisers and destroyers were basically dead ends under the firepower of the heavy cruisers escorted by the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet.  These U.S. Navy warships were quickly wiped out, and the landing location of the Chinese squadron was still a mystery to the United States.  This forces the U.S. Army to maintain the highest level of alert.

    At 6 pm on July 6, Wang Yuze arrived at the base camp.  The base camp was very busy at the moment. Staff officers were busy inside, constantly coming in and out.  In the war room is a map of the West Coast region of the United States.  In the middle of the war room is a huge sand table.  Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu, Minister of Navy Zhang Cheng and Minister of Defense Jiang Xingguo also gathered at the base camp.

    "See your majesty!" After Wang Yuze arrived, everyone saluted to Wang Yuze.

    "No need to be polite. Where is the fleet?" Wang Yuze asked directly.  Landing operations are a very complex project.  In particular, Wang Yuze paid even more attention to carrying out landing operations across the entire Pacific Ocean and targeting the United States thousands of miles away.

    "Your Majesty, the fleet is sailing to the west coast of the United States. However, it is expected that the landing operation against the United States will be carried out by 8 o'clock tonight!" Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu replied.

    "Where to choose the landing point?" Wang Yuze asked.  The West Coast of the United States is now heavily populated with troops.  In particular, places such as San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco have become key defense areas for the US Army.  These important cities have complete port facilities. Once they are occupied by the Chinese army, a large number of follow-up troops will be able to land continuously.

    "The landing point has been temporarily chosen in Santa Barbara, north of Los Angeles. There is a small port there where our transport ships can dock. Moreover, there are not many defenders, only one regiment with less than 2,000 people. In  If they land here, the Marine Corps can easily capture it and establish a stable?'s position!  "Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu said.

    Wang Yuze found this small town on the map and frowned.  This small town is located about 140 kilometers away, more than 400 kilometers away from San Francisco, and only 300 kilometers away from San Diego, which is almost in the middle.  The geographical conditions are pretty good.  However, the port facilities were old, and Wang Yuze was worried that they would not be able to support a huge landing operation.  You know, in this landing, the Chinese Army will invest two armies and two marines, almost 400,000 troops.  Such a small town cannot guarantee the rapid loading and unloading of landing troops and supplies.

    "Your Majesty, Santa Barbara is just the first landing point. Once our army lands here, a large number of American troops will be attracted. How can it be that the American troops in Los Angeles will be attracted to Santa Barbara?  Come here. This will create a great opportunity for us. At that time, we will take the opportunity to launch another landing operation in Los Angeles and capture this important city on the west coast of the United States in one fell swoop!" Xiong Wu saw Wang Yuze's doubts and took the initiative to explain  .  After all, as the Chief of General Staff, the landing plan was jointly formulated by so many staff officers of the General Staff. They must have already considered the issues that Wang Yuze was worried about.

    "That's good! But are there enough troops in a short time?" Wang Yuze asked.  The distance is still too long. It takes more than a month for a transport ship to travel from the east coast of China to the west coast of the United States. Even if it departs from Hawaii, it will take more than ten days. This has caused great problems for the landing operation.  .  This is also an important reason why the Chinese troops cannot land in the United States on a large scale.

    "Your Majesty, the leading troops of the Seventh Army have arrived in Hawaii. With the help of the Navy, there is no problem at all in establishing a forward position on the west coast of the United States. Although the U.S. Army has expanded dramatically to millions of people, they are seriously lacking in critical mass.  Weapons will not put too much pressure on us!" Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu said confidently.  Those new recruits who have just entered the army will definitely be the opponents of the Chinese Army.

    "That's good! This time we land in the United States to fight, I don't expect the army to be able to destroy the United States in one go. After all, the current national strength is not enough to support us across the ocean and launch a war of annihilation against the United States. I hope the army  We can eliminate the effective strength of the US Army as much as possible, show our prestige and make Americans fear us. At the same time, in this landing operation, we should accumulate as much experience as possible so as to facilitate future operations!" Wang Yuze said.  This landing operation against the United States was largely to support diplomatic negotiations and to force the United States to agree to the armistice conditions proposed by China.  This allows China to cut off a piece of fat from the United States.  While weakening the United States, it will strengthen China and create opportunities to completely defeat the United States next time.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Xiong Wu replied.  He also knows the power of it. In short, this landing operation can only succeed and cannot fail. Otherwise, China's war results this time will be greatly compromised.

    In the vast Eastern Pacific Ocean, a huge fleet is sailing eastward.  In the eastern Pacific, it was still dark.  The time to launch the landing operation against the United States is 20:00 pm on July 6, Beijing time, and 7:00 am on July 6, Washington time.

    Around the fleet, warships of the Navy's Pacific Fleet were cruising.  There will not be any American ship within hundreds of kilometers around the fleet.  The whereabouts of the landing fleet are still kept secret until now.  The Americans had no idea that the Chinese navy's landing fleet was about to arrive on the west coast of the United States, and they didn't even know that the landing site chosen by the Chinese navy was in Santa Barbara.

    "How long will it take to reach the west coast of the United States?" asked Admiral Li Dingxin, commander of the Pacific Fleet, on the bridge of the battleship Qinghai.  This landing operation was of great importance, and he personally commanded the fleet to provide support for the landing troops.

    "Commander, in about an hour we will be able to pass through the Channel Islands and reach the sea off Santa Barbara. After that, the 3rd Marine Brigade will make preparations for landing, and the fleet will begin bombarding Santa Barbara to prepare for the landing.  Clear the way for the landing of the Marine Corps!" Vice Admiral Gao Yihai, chief of staff of the fleet, replied.

    "Did our whereabouts not get exposed along the way?" General Li Dingxin asked worriedly.

    "No. According to the telegram sent from the base camp, the Americans have not strengthened the defense of Santa Barbara. There is still only one regiment of defenders there. There will be no problems with this landing." Rear Admiral Gao Yihai, chief of staff of the fleet  said.

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