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[266] Angry Walter

In the Oval Office, the room was warmed by a ray of afternoon sun.

Acheson stroked his moustache and suggested, "I think we can try to put some pressure on them while the Chinese government has just regained Taiwan and its foothold is not stable."

Truman heard the words and said with a straight face: "Pressure... pressure again... how to do it? Block the Taiwan Strait? What benefits do we have?"

Acheson frowned slightly, and said after a moment of deliberation: "The Chinese government has just been established, and domestic ideology, especially Taiwan's current ideology, has not changed. If we block Taiwan for a period of time, there may be changes."

Truman said in surprise: "Dean, you mean war? You know very well how the Chinese will react once we block the Taiwan Strait now! Besides, if we do this, the international impact will be too bad. At that time, we will The Russians accused us of invading China."

A gleam flashed in Acheson's eyes, and he said, "Harry, we need a conflict. Let me put it more clearly, you need a conflict to silence Congress. Of course, the scope is limited to the sea. Nothing There is no doubt that the invincible US Navy can fully take the initiative. After that, let's decide according to the situation. First, if nothing changes in Taiwan, then we can withdraw, giving China a favor and giving them a bigger On the other hand, if there are changes in Taiwan and those pro-American forces who surrendered start to fight among themselves, then our leverage will be even greater, and we will have more choices at that time.”

Truman had a lot of doubts about Acheson's adventurous claims. He frowned and said, "If there is no change in Taiwan, we will gain very little. The cost of such an intervention is completely out of proportion to the benefits. Dean, I don't completely agree with this." plan. However, I still don’t mind putting some pressure on the CCP. As long as the pressure is just right, we can force the CCP to make concessions and agree to bring back those pro-Americans who don’t want to stay in Red China. Maybe... we should take back the normal Kaishen... God, my mind is in a mess."

Acheson said helplessly: "Chang Kaishen is indeed a usable card, provided that he is in our hands, but, Harry, you should be clear that the CCP will never hand over such a card that can form a government-in-exile in name. politicians, I am sure of this. My plan is to send warships into Taipei under the pretext of evacuating overseas Chinese. If the Chinese do not agree, then we can have an excuse to block it. If China agrees, then in the process , our intelligence personnel may be able to enter Taiwan and get in touch with those pro-American people."

Truman calmed down and thought for a while, and finally said, "Harry, the Chinese confessors have accomplished their purpose, haven't they?"

Acheson nodded, he was trying to figure out Truman's thoughts.

Truman continued to analyze: "If China was still hostile to us before, as they kept mentioning in all public statements, it was because we supported Chang Kaishen, and we supported Chang Kaishen because he Able to abide by the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between China and the United States. From my point of view, the current passive situation is an opportunity for China to calm down and reconsider the new relationship with the United States on the basis of a complete China. relation."

Acheson thought about Truman's new way of thinking with complicated emotions, and said slowly: "I have no illusions about signing a deal with China like the "Sino-US Treaty of Friendship and Commerce". Mao was an anti-colonial leader. , and in view of the Russians and their alliance, we may gain nothing."

Truman said: "If the relationship between us and the Chinese becomes tense, it will only make the Russians speed up the pace of arming China, and a strong China is not in line with our interests in Asia. According to my thinking, even if the United States cannot obtain the past in China But as long as we continue to maintain contact with the Chinese and even conduct certain trade, then China may become a buffer zone for the United States west of the Pacific Ocean, which can prevent the Russians from advancing eastward.”

After a long silence, Acheson said: "If the Chinese establish relations with us, the Russians will definitely go crazy. China may lose Russia's support. I don't think they will be so stupid, but this idea is worth a try. Who do you think would be appropriate, Harry?"

At this time, Truman suddenly turned 180 degrees and said: "But it's too early to do this now. As you said, we should put some pressure on China first. I decided that the Seventh Fleet should be allowed to cruise around Taiwan. In a circle, at the same time, I asked China to evacuate overseas Chinese and evacuate pro-Americans. If China supplies goodwill, then we can continue to contact. If they reject the request of the United States, then I have to block the Taiwan Strait, just like you said Yes, let's see if there will be a little change in Taiwan, and then it will depend on the situation."

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As a result, after Truman and Acheson had made up their minds, Rear Admiral Walter Boone, commander of the Seventh Fleet, received such a strange order to temporarily patrol the northern part of the Taiwan Strait on standby tonight, without entering the Taiwan Strait. , show the muscles to the Chinese, as for whether the Chinese can see it, I don’t know.At the same time, we are waiting for the results of negotiations on the evacuation proposal from the US Consulate in Taiwan tomorrow morning.If the Chinese do not agree to the entry of the U.S. warship into Taipei tomorrow, then the Seventh Fleet must ensure that the Chinese will be able to see the U.S. warship.

The reason why this order is strange is that the original order to go to Hong Kong to meet the USS Valley Forge aircraft carrier was temporarily put on hold, and the CV-45 USS Valley Forge aircraft carrier will have to temporarily wait for the arrival of the Seventh Fleet off the coast of Hong Kong.

Walter Boone came out of his thoughts and threw the cigar into the crystal ashtray in front of him.

After he came out of the officer's lounge, he quickly walked through the corridor to the bridge command room, and ordered: "I ordered that the fleet start to form according to the search formation, and the destroyers Bennett and Fulin opened the sea search radar analysis. Go left and right for 15 nautical miles... The communication room turns on the public band radio and notifies all nearby ships that the US Navy is cruising in this waters... Well, next, let's see where the Chinese warships are..."

In fact, the North Sea Fleet, led by the two Luda-class destroyers Xining and Zunyi, is quietly observing these uninvited guests in the Taiwan Strait 160 kilometers southwest of the heavy cruiser Chicago at the moment.

Commander Deng Zhaoxiang walked back and forth irritably in the radar observation room: "It seems that the U.S. Seventh Fleet has launched a large-scale deployment. There is a large area densely packed on the radar. From the radar echoes, there are already 24 large ships and [-] torpedo boats, among these large ships there are actually four [-]-ton heavy cruisers!"

Political commissar Chen Haitao said in relief: "Fortunately, there are more than 40 ships. If we add missile boats and torpedo boats, we will not suffer in terms of numbers. At any rate, they didn't bring aircraft carriers and battleships. They just fight hard. I don't think it's a big deal."

Commander Deng Zhaoxiang wondered: "Brother Haitao, I just don't want to fight recklessly. The more American warships, the more courageous they are, and the more likely they are to enter the strait. I'm not afraid of being defeated, but If you beat them hard, the Americans will become angry. We can’t afford to waste our wealth in New China. Let’s not talk about anything else. The missiles and artillery shells are fired, and the money is piled up in vain? Even this cruising on the sea can be done every day. It’s all huge expenses.”

Political commissar Chen Haitao nodded and said: "Old Deng, don't worry, there is no need to rush, soldiers will block you, water will cover you, if he Yankee really wants to force his way in, then there is nothing we can do, but see if you can go To frighten them? To make them retreat?"

Commander Deng Zhaoxiang rolled his eyes and suddenly said with a smile: "Then... let's try it!"

Commander Deng Zhaoxiang ordered the communication room to adjust the frequency band to the public navigation band, and announced in English with a London accent: "This is the Chinese People's Navy. We are performing missions in the Taiwan Strait. Please pay attention to American armed ships near latitude 26.05 north and longitude 122.35 east. Do not trespass into the Taiwan Strait of our country and the territorial waters surrounding our country without permission.

When the 1.3-ton heavy cruiser USS Chicago, the flagship of the Seventh Fleet, received the voice of Commander Deng Zhaoxiang on the public channel, the commander of the Seventh Fleet, Walter Boone, was really taken aback.

"Radar room! Where is the other party?"

"Report, the radar did not detect any ships nearby!"

"Watchtower! Report light observation results!"

"Report! No ship lights found!"

Rear Admiral Boone said frantically: "Damn it! I order! The whole fleet is blacked out! Spread it out in a wide area! Search all the seas in the surrounding 15 nautical miles and find them for me!...All ships pay attention to observe carefully! Maybe it's just a small gunboat! Maybe it's a 15-ton or even 8-ton Japanese-style coastal patrol gunboat!... Tell everyone, keep your eyes open! Peripheral search ships pay attention to me, and turn on the searchlights at intervals! ..."

As a result, the Seventh Fleet began a frantic search in circles. For the navy, there were only two possibilities for the enemy to find its exact location. One was to see it from the sea, and the other was to find it from the sky.In the view of Major General Boone, it is obviously impossible for the Chinese to have sea-facing reconnaissance planes in the dark night sky at sea. Therefore, it is most likely that the Chinese used a small boat that was too small to be detected by radar to venture far and detect the Seventh Fleet. where, as for the submarine...

After Datong gave the order, Boone said angrily: "Turn on the public frequency band, I want to talk to the commander of the other side! Try to roughly confirm the location of the other side with radio signals."

Boone picked up the microphone from the correspondent's radio desk and said: "Commander of the Chinese navy, I admire your courage, but I must warn you that you have entered the warning attack range of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet. Please turn on the lights and keep sailing safely and harmlessly! Otherwise, we cannot guarantee your safety! The U.S. Navy has the right to attack any suspicious ships that enter the fleet's alert range!"