Rebirth of the Northern Giants

"President, I only know that you are a good president for the country and the people." Wang Xiaosheng replied without the slightest hesitation.

"You kid, you've even learned how to flatter." Ye Zhikui felt a little less stressed, yes, who cares, as long as it's good for his family and country.

"Xiaosheng, do you often go out to drink tea recently? That girl named Xiaolian is nice, would you like me to be your matchmaker?" Ye Zhikui, who was relaxed, made a joke of Wang Xiaosheng.

"Big President" Wang Xiaosheng is the first brother, very thin-skinned, recently he often goes to that teahouse if he doesn't want to drink, but unfortunately he doesn't dare to say a few words to Xiaolian every time.

This time when Ye Zhikui talked about the central matter, Wang Xiaosheng couldn't help but blushed and said nothing.

She is still a gentleman, unlike me, who looks young but is already old inside, Ye Zhikui couldn't help sighing a little.

The more shy Wang Xiaosheng was, the more excited Ye Zhikui became. Suddenly he saw a small crimson mark on Wang Xiaosheng's neck, he couldn't help stretching out his hand, tapped lightly, and jokingly said: "What is this, Xiaosheng, you don't know how to recite it?" Let Xiaolian go find another woman."

"No way, it was bitten by a mosquito." Wang Xiaosheng waved his hand and hurriedly explained.

"Needless to say, look, how could such a big mark be bitten by a mosquito." Ye Zhikui compared with his hands, held back his smile and continued: "Xiaosheng, you are very suspicious. Thanks to me Just now I was going to be a matchmaker for you, it seems that you, a prodigal son in love, don't need to worry about it."

"The President..."

Just as Wang Xiaosheng was about to speak, a small head quietly stuck out from the door.

Ye Zhikui's seat was facing the door, and he recognized Shang Qing's little girl at a glance.

Shang Qing's dark eyes blinked first, his long eyelashes trembled, and then his white and tender face suddenly turned red, then he hurriedly covered his eyes with his hands, and said in a panic: "Shang Qing didn't see anything. arrive"

What and what?Ye Zhikui was taken aback for a moment, and then found that his hand was on Wang Xiaosheng's neck, but Wang Xiaosheng was ashamed.

No way, no?Did that little girl think that I was Ye Zhikui, who realized that she was dying, and she must not be allowed to talk nonsense.

"Xiaosheng, why are you still in a daze? Get Miss Shang back quickly." Ye Zhikui looked at Wang Xiaosheng, who looked aloof from the matter, and couldn't help urging him, probably this kid doesn't know what's going on yet.

Soon, with his head bowed deeply and his hands holding the corners of his clothes, Shang Qing, who was a little restless, stood in front of Ye Zhikui.

Looking at the fair and delicate cheeks of some baby fat little girls fluttering red, Ye Zhikui knew that he was right.

After Wang Xiaosheng walked out, Ye Zhikui asked with some embarrassment: "Miss Shang, you, you don't think, "

Shang Qing shook his head like a rattle, swayed his hands slightly and said: "The little girl didn't see anything."

Does that look like he didn't see anything?Ye Zhikui said with a headache: "I don't have any bad habits, it was just a misunderstanding."

Shang Qing blinked his eyes and said solemnly: "Yes, it's a misunderstanding, the little girl won't say it."

Ye Zhikui nodded, and Panasonic breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, Shang Qing continued: "The little girl knows that the president wants to maintain a clean reputation, but in fact the little girl does not discriminate against those who have the habit of Longyang, and the little girl will cover for the president in the future."

Ye Zhikui didn't bring it up in one breath, and almost choked himself to death.

"I don't have any obsession with Long Yang, you'll know it later." The depressed Ye Zhikui put down this ruthless sentence, and then changed the topic and asked, "Why do you want me?"

"By the way, I'm here to ask you, can I go to a girls' school?" Shang Qing asked cautiously.

Ye Zhikui didn't think much about it, and agreed: "It's a small matter, just deal with it."

When Ye Zhikui was spying on Alaska, the long-awaited opportunity finally arrived.

In November, Assistant Secretary of the US Navy Theodore Roosevelt arranged for Vice Admiral George Dewey to be the commander of the Asian Detachment of the Navy.

For in the event of a conflict with Spain an attack on multiple points would injure Spain more easily than fighting in Cuba alone.Roosevelt judged that Dewey was a person who was not afraid of being responsible, "he would take all necessary measures to adapt to the needs of the situation."

Ordinary Americans loaded their shells, Roosevelt got the guns ready to fire, and now only the trigger was needed.

The American cruiser 'Maine' has been moored quietly in the port of Havana, Cuba for 20 days, protecting the lives and property of American nationals in Cuba.

On December 12th, there was a loud noise in the harbor of Havana, and the Maine caught fire. Then the sound of bang and click was heard, and the ship was torn apart and slowly sank to the bottom of the water.

The Americans were outraged, and before the results of the investigation came out, the cannon were loaded from the naval warehouses in Washington to New York to be installed on merchant ships; the commanders of the fleets everywhere were informed that they should be ready to sail as soon as they received the order.

In the Far East, Commodore Dewey received instructions to concentrate the ships in Hong Kong and add enough coal. For this, the U.S. government also paid a large sum of money to the Republic of China. This stays for a few weeks.

The Secretary of the Navy cabled Dewey: "Your task will be to ensure that the Spanish Fleet cannot leave the waters of Asia before taking offensive action in the Philippine Islands."

By late December, no surprise to Ye Zhikui, the US court had ruled that the USS Maine was sunk by a mine.

They have sincerely reached this conclusion and believed it.

However, this is not the kind of verdict the US president had hoped for.Cleveland went to great lengths to delay a decision in order to preserve the peace.

This is not what Queen Maria Cristina of Spain hoped for either."The Americans intend to provoke us into a war, which I will do at all costs to avoid," she said.

"But," she continued, "there is a limit to everything, and I cannot allow the country to be bullied by the United States."

During the last two weeks of January 1897, Spanish and American warships moved frequently around the world, and war was imminent.

In the General Staff Room of the Summer Palace, Ye Zhikui stood in front of the world map with a serious face.

"Everyone, the American fleet left Hong Kong and headed all the way south. If the information is correct, their target is the Spanish Far East Fleet. Therefore, it is time for us to act." Ye Zhikui showed a devilish smile.

"President, the North Sea Fleet has returned to Nagasaki and is ready to leave at any time." Wang Shizhen also said excitedly. After waiting for so long, this moment finally arrived. Moreover, there are still Chinese people in the series of conflicts between the United States and the West. inside.

"The North Sea Fleet completed the survey of the Bering Sea so quickly." Ye Zhikui nodded in satisfaction.

In the past few months, the North Sea Fleet has not been idle. It first labeled the Ryukyu Islands and the large and small islands around the Japanese Islands as Chinese, and then moved northward to name the Kuril Islands next to Sakhalin Island and Koman in the Bering Sea. When the Dole Islands came, the Russians lost the naval base of Vladivostok, and the fleet was simply unable to come to the Far East.

As long as China does not invade their territory on land, as for the islands in the sea, they will not be able to control so many of them.

In fact, the government of the Republic of China not only accepted their original islands in the sea, but also took advantage of the population to continuously infiltrate Russia and occupy the Far East from the northeast.

The North Sea Fleet is in action, how can the South Sea Fleet have nothing to do?

Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao and others searched through Chinese history, from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and searched all Chinese charts, and finally got a little inspiration when Zheng He sailed to the West, so the South China Sea area of ​​China was inevitably expanded until it reached Nansha Islands, finally due to the arrival of the US fleet, the US and the West are about to go to war, and this is a little restrained.

Of course, in fact, the Chinese fleet received the Russians, British and Japanese in the waters of Asia, so it did not arouse the resentment of other countries too much. As a victorious country, this is what it deserves.

Ye Zhikui then asked: "How many troops have we sent on Hawaii Island?"

Wang Shizhen flipped through the documents, and then said with certainty: "Reporting to the President, so far, more than 1000 well-trained soldiers have been recruited, and a batch of weapons have been smuggled. .”

Ye Zhikui shook his head and said, "The Republic of Hawaii is nothing to be afraid of. We are only afraid that the international community will interfere. We need to find a more reliable reason, an irrefutable reason."

Yang Shiqi nodded and said: "The president is right. Now the United States is focusing on the Spanish colonies such as the Philippines and Cuba, in fact."

Yang Shiqi paused for a moment, and when everyone looked at him, he continued: "In fact, we can follow the example of the Americans. According to intelligence, in the past four or five months, the victims of our Chinese and overseas Chinese in Hawaii It has already reached more than 20 people, in order to protect the lives and properties of the overseas Chinese in Hawaii, I ask the President to agree to send ships to Hawaii."

Everyone's eyes lit up, they didn't expect that Yang Shiqi not only had a way to kill people, but also a way to save people.

Ye Zhikui praised: "Yes, this move is not only justified, but also allows overseas Chinese at home and abroad to see the determination of the government of the Republic of China. No matter where they are, China will always be their strong backing."