Chapter 1336 The price of traffic jams
Because the people are rich and there are more private cars, working hours every day become traffic jams. Experienced car drivers will go to work at 7:30 and leave at 5:30 because their road to work must be extended by at least half.
As lazy New World people, the embassy always goes to work at nine o'clock, and most staff get up at half past seven o'clock. At that time, because Hualan people were already at work, the traffic jam ended, so they didn't know the horror of going out in the early morning.
Because of inexperience, Ambassador Hurley went out at five o'clock, but inevitably squeezed into the traffic. The first half of the journey was quite smooth, but when the car was halfway through, it could no longer move. Because of the congestion, the car would wait for a long time every time a traffic light passed, and the situation would become more and more serious until work hours. The embassy staff did not know about this situation. When they found something wrong, the car was already trapped in the traffic, and it was impossible to leave.
The car moved forward little by little on the crowded road. Ambassador Hurley was sweating with anxiety, but there was no way. He knew that today's meeting must be postponed. It was not until 7:51 that Ambassador Hurley's car arrived at the presidential palace. This was the result of the driver's rushing all the way after the traffic jam. The speeding fines on the road were definitely not missing, but what made Ambassador Hurley even more worried was that he was late.
When Ambassador Hurley walked into the presidential palace and came to Xie Mingjue's study, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party had not left. However, his heart was a little throbbing, because Xie Mingjue, who was always gentle on weekdays, had a pale face, as if he had encountered something unbearable.
"Admiral Hurley, I hope you can explain why the White Eagle Kingdom suddenly attacked the Hualan Navy in Yokosuka's military port more than 20 minutes ago." As soon as Xie Mingjue said, Ambassador Hurley changed his fear. He originally did not know the military's action plan, but now Xie Mingjue opened his mouth, he finally understood what an unforgivable mistake he had made.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency President, I'm nearly an hour late because of traffic jams on the road. Actually, I came here this time to send you a letter of declaration of war. The Chinese government believes that the gap between the two sides' ideas is too big and it is difficult to maintain permanent peace. For the stability of the world and the New World, President Roosevelt had to choose war." Ambassador Hurley felt very awkward when he said these words, but this was his responsibility and he had to fulfill it.
"This is no longer important. What is important is that your country has not declared war, attacked our military ports, causing significant losses to our navy. Such despicable behavior will surely be condemned by the righteous forces of the whole world. On behalf of Hualan, I declare war on your country and will eventually destroy the evil forces of the White Eagle Kingdom." Xie Mingjue's voice was loud and he heard Ambassador Hurley took a breath, but what can he say now? He is just an ambassador, a soundtrack to the national government, and he has no right to make a choice at all.
After nearly four years as ambassador in Hualan State, Ambassador Hurley has already concluded based on what he saw and heard that although the GDP of White Eagle Kingdom is higher, there is still a big gap in the proportion of heavy industry and high-value-added products compared to the advanced technology level. If the two countries fight each other, it is difficult to widen the huge number of weapons of the army, the White Eagle Kingdom will have a very high chance of failure.
Looking at Xie Mingjue with a bad face, Ambassador Hurley bowed to him and said, "I have been ambassador in Hualan Kingdom for four years and have been dating you for a long time. Now I hope to express my views to you as a personal identity."
Taking a deep breath, Ambassador Hurley said slowly: "I think President Roosevelt's move is very unwise. This decision will put the White Eagle Kingdom and the whole world in danger. This is the most wrong decision since he entered politics. I will set off to return tomorrow, but I hope I will still be a friend of Hualan Kingdom." After saying that, he left without looking back.
Just when Ambassador Hurley was in traffic jam, the battle in Yokosuka Port was in full swing. Because the intelligence system did not receive any news, the naval fleet was unprepared. As a result, when the enemy planes came to the air, they realized that they had been attacked.
The situation should not have been so serious, because there was a radar station for the Hualan Navy on the top of the nearby mountain. However, in order to avoid the possible night cruise aircraft of Hualan State, the carrier-based aircraft troops of the Baiying Kingdom adopted an ultra-low altitude method to break into the coastline, but in the end they accidentally avoided the radar, causing the Hualan Navy to lose its last warning opportunity.
Although the situation was unfavorable, all the officers and soldiers on the seven Nakagawa-class battleships anchored in the port and the three Central Plains-class aircraft carriers were still on duty. They used anti-aircraft guns installed on the ship to desperately shoot at the air, hoping to stop the bombing of the carrier-based aircraft of the Baiying Kingdom.
The six Avenger torpedo aircraft first lowered the altitude to less than five meters and rushed towards the berth. Seeing the fierce White Eagle Kingdom torpedo aircraft, the Hualan artillery on the side turned the guns and fired violently with dense anti-aircraft guns. According to Zhao Shouhong's request, starting from the Nakagawa-class battleship, all warships attached great importance to air defense. The dense anti-aircraft guns on the ship were enough to form a dense fire net that would make enemy pilots extremely troubled. No matter who wanted to launch an air strike, they had to pay enough price.
When the torpedo squadron approached the four hundred meters of the torpedo throwing, there were only two left. The other four were either knocked to the sea or exploded in the air, and the pilots were basically unable to save them. However, at this distance, the Avenger torpedo aircraft of the White Eagle Kingdom had entered the attack distance. Two MK13 torpedoes fell into the water, and then the steam gas engine on the torpedo suddenly turned and dragged the torpedo toward the Jinan battleship at an extremely fast speed.
Chapter completed!