Chapter 1342: Change of Thought (First Update, Please Subscribe)
What to do after losing?
Qiu Zhenzhi was not the only one who saw this problem. After all, the imperial military had not only been leading the world's military revolution in recent years, but was also full of famous generals.
Among the many military generals, the least prominent one is Zhu Sihai, the director of the Imperial Armored Forces.
He was one of the first armored officers in the empire. More than 20 years ago, in the French Expeditionary Force, the armored vehicle unit he led had inflicted heavy damage on the Prussian army. He became famous in this battle, but that was the only battle. After the division, he seemed to have disappeared.
At that time, not many people knew that his disappearance was directly related to the secrecy of "Tank". Because "Tank" was a secret weapon, as the chief officer of the army, he rarely showed his face. Although the secrecy of "Tank" dropped a lot with the leak of "Water Tank" a few years ago, and since then, Tank has appeared in front of the world, Zhu Sihai still rarely appears in public.
As the director of the empire's armored forces, and of course an insider of the "Big Thunderstorm Plan", Zhu Sihai now also has his concerns.
"Oil, spare parts, and ammunition. The tank unit may be the vanguard of the assault, but its operation cannot be separated from gasoline, spare parts, and ammunition. If our troops are fighting in Australia or North America, once the sea transportation line is cut off, the tank unit will be the first to lose its combat effectiveness."
Staring at the chessboard, Sun Hu, the Imperial Army General, nodded slightly and said.
"This time, the battle is still mainly fought abroad. The only two countries that need to be considered are Colombia and Venezuela. However, according to the plan, they will be resolved as the fuse of the war before the first phase of the war breaks out..."
Every war has a fuse, and if the Empire wants to strike first, it also needs a fuse. In order to trigger the war, the staff officers designed several potential fuses.
Colombia and Venezuela are just two of them.
Sun Hu thought for a while and then said.
"So in general, the army's operations should be mainly based in Australia and North America. Our industrial development in the north has been quite good in recent years. According to the estimation of the Mobilization Committee, the industrial potential of the North Sea Governor's District can fully support the troops' operations in the western and central United States. Of course, it does not mean that there are no hidden dangers in the North Sea ethnic area. Its biggest hidden danger is the insufficient population. Therefore, during the war, at least more than 1.5 million troops need to be dispatched from the mainland to the northern region, and these people can only go there by ship..."
As soon as the admiral finished speaking, Zhu Sihai spoke directly.
"Colombia!"
"What?"
"Sir, we must take over Colombia now, and then build the Pan-American Railway to connect the Ecuadorian Railway and the Central American Railway into a whole. In this way, our continental transportation line will be opened up. The troops to reinforce the north will not need to go through the long sea voyage. They can take the train directly from the mainland to the north..."
Zhu Sihai's mind was not on the chessboard at that time. He took the chess piece and thought while talking.
“This will not only save a lot of merchant shipping tonnage, but also free up the navy to use limited naval power in other areas, such as escorting the Pacific route. This is a very vulnerable route from the empire to Australia. We must consider the possibility of interception by the Royal Navy at sea.”
"Pan-American Railway..."
When mentioning the "Pan-American Railway", Sun Hu's eyes were filled with a certain yearning. After all, he was an army officer.
As a continental country, the importance of railways is self-evident. Moreover, the "Pan-American Railway" is not just a railway, it is also an important channel for the empire to connect the north and south continents through recording.
It is for this reason that in the past few years, the empire has tried every possible means to promote the construction of the "Pan-American Railway". However, the construction of the "Pan-American Railway" has not progressed smoothly.
After all, as an international railway, it needs to coordinate with the countries along the route and needs the consent of the countries along the route, which is the biggest problem. Especially from Ecuador to Colombia, they have always been very opposed to this railway. They think it is a handle for the empire to interfere in their internal affairs.
But what is the reality?
They simply saw the role of the road in promoting their own economy. Of course, the "Pan-American Railway" was also an important tool for the empire to plunder those countries. Various resources from countries along the route could be transported back to the empire through the railway, and the empire's industrial products could be sold to these countries through the railway. It was like a huge straw, extracting resources and markets from countries along the route.
Of course, this was not done deliberately by the empire. No matter which country built the railway, the final result would be the same. But what were they opposing?
It was the empire that built it.
"At this point, Colombia will never agree to our building of this railway."
"If they don't agree, then we can try another approach."
Zhu Sihai said directly.
"What they reject is just the Empire. What if this railway was not built by the Empire? Just like the railway built by the Mexican Railway Company in the Central American Federation, that railway was not built by the Empire. If we can't come forward, then we can change a puppet."
The reason why he made this suggestion was that a few years ago Zhu Sihai had visited Mexico as a private person and had taken a train from Mexico to the Central American Federation. He naturally knew how the railway was built. So when faced with the difficulties of the "Pan-American Railway", he naturally had other ideas.
"Change the puppet?"
Sun Hu immediately became interested.
"How do you change it?"
"It's very simple. Aren't they against the Empire building this railway? Then we can let other countries build that railway. What do we need? Just a railway. It doesn't matter whether it is built by the Imperial Railway Company or not. The important thing is that we need to connect this railway with ours. At least, after the war breaks out, we can quickly build the connecting line and use the railway to transport troops to the north, to Mexico, and to the Midwest of the United States."
Zhu Sihai thought for a while, then said:
"They reject the empire, so will they reject Britain? Will they reject the United States? Let's find a way to let the British do the same as the Americans to build the railway. Anyway, in the end, as long as our army reaches there, no matter who built the railway, it will be for our use in the end. Even if they destroy it, we can repair it in a short time. However, if there is no railway there, it will be difficult for us to build the 'Pan-American Railway' for at least a few years."
Sun Hu thought for a moment and then asked.
"Who should we use? We need to find a suitable person to do this."
The right person?
After thinking for a while, Zhu Sihai said.
"The Investigation Department, there should be someone suitable there. We can coordinate with them."
(End of this chapter)
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