"Minister Dickinson, is there any position in our defense line in the South Madre? Can it withstand the Chinese attack?" President Taft asked with some uncertainty. If he had a big deal about it before

If you have faith, then now he is completely lacking in confidence.

"His Excellency President, although we have lost 200,000 people in Haltianggis, we have a total of 2 million troops deployed on the entire line of defense. In addition, there are already twenty reinforcements in the country.

, Once General Pershing needs support, we will send reinforcements to him as soon as possible, and we will definitely be able to resist the Chinese to the west of the Southern Madre Mountains!" said War Minister Jacob Pd Dickinson.

"His Excellency President, gentlemen. His Excellency Asquis, and His Excellency Falier, the President of France, both sent telegrams asking whether our country could defeat the Chinese." Secretary of State Firland.

C Knox said.

"Hey, tell them that we will definitely defeat the Chinese!" President Taft said. Britain and France have always hoped that the United States could send troops to the European battlefield to ease the pressure on their two countries. The United States had no choice but to provoke the situation.

Although Britain and France were very dissatisfied with the war with China, they had to pinch their noses and admit it. For Britain and France, if the United States could hold back China or even defeat China, it would be for them.

Very advantageous. Otherwise, millions of Chinese troops attacked westward, and Russia would be defeated first, followed by Britain and France. Therefore, they were very concerned about whether the United States had the strength to defeat China.

"Okay, Your Excellency President!" Secretary of State Frand Knox nodded. China's strength has made the United States feel too much pressure. Although the United States has many advantages, they do not have the absolute confidence to defeat it now.

China.

"Secretary Dickinson? Does the Army have any other plans?" Vice President James Sherman asked. There is no doubt that the failure of the Battle of Haltiangis has seriously shaken the confidence of these senior American officials in victory.

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"His Excellency Vice President, the Army's main energy is currently on the defense line of the Southern Sierra Madre, hoping to resist the Chinese in southwestern Mexico and avoid attacks from the local area." said War Minister Jacob Mt Dickinson.

"Where is the Navy? Although the Panama Canal is no longer used, the Chinese have begun to repair the canal. I think that during this period, the Navy can also take some other actions in addition to accelerating the construction of new battleships. For example, attack

The Chinese's maritime transportation line. The millions of Chinese troops, plus hundreds of thousands of mercenaries, consume tens of thousands of tons of supplies every day, and all of these supplies depend on the Chinese to transport them from the local area. If we can cut them off

If the Chinese maritime transportation line is used, the pressure on the army will be much lessened!" Vice President James Sherman said that he was a little unhappy with the answer from previous War Minister Jacob Mt Dickinson.

"Yes! Secretary Meyer. Although the main forces of the US Navy are all in the Atlantic Ocean, we also have a lot of warships in the Western Pacific. Moreover, after the war is inevitable, we also started construction in shipyards on the West Coast. Philadelphia

Class, heavy cruisers. These heavy cruisers, plus the West Coast Fleet's light cruisers, destroyers and submarines are undoubtedly good for breaking battleships. If we can threaten the Chinese maritime transportation lines, it will be easier for us to obtain this

The war was won!" President Taft also said.

Secretary of War Jacob Mt Dickinson looked at Secretary of the Navy George.

Feng.

Lungelk.

Meyer, he also proposed to let the navy attack the Chinese maritime transportation line. However, Minister Meyer refused because the Chinese Navy strengthened its protection of transportation lines.

"His Excellency the President, the current distribution center for Chinese people's logistics supplies is mainly the Hawaiian Islands. The Chinese transport various strategic materials to the Hawaiian Islands through merchant ships, and then replace them with the Chinese Navy's transport ship and transport them to the port of Acapulco in Mexico.

.Along the way, there are warship escorts from the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet and local fleets. Among them are battleships and heavy cruisers. Our West Coast Fleet has only four Philadelphia-class heavy cruisers, and there are more than 80 light cruisers and destroyers in total.

·There are also thirty submarines. Except for the Philadelphia-class and heavy cruisers, most of the other warships were insufficient and could not attack the Chinese maritime transportation lines. In addition, after the war broke out, the Chinese mobilized a large number of warships to us.

The ports on the west coast were blocked, and all warships or merchant ships flying the American flag were sunk. We could not send supply ships to the Eastern Pacific, nor could we provide supplies to warships," said Navy Secretary Meyer.

"His Excellency Meyer, although it is difficult, everything is not impossible. We can hang the flags of other countries, such as those neutral countries in South America, on ordinary! The ships are loaded with ammunition and other supplies to provide supplies to the warships. If the navy is in the air, the navy will be in charge.

If it can severely damage the Chinese's maritime transportation lines, it will be very helpful for our combat in Mexico!" War Minister Jacob Mt Dickinson insisted.

"Minister Meyer, this war is related to the life and death of the United States. I hope that the army and the navy can unite and work together to win the war!" William.

Howard.

President Taft said.

"Yes, Your Excellency the President, although it is very difficult, we will find a way to overcome it. We ask Lieutenant General Robert Koonts, the commander of the West Coast Fleet, to find a way to attack the Chinese maritime transportation lines!" Faced with the president's request,

Minister Meyer could not refuse, he could only agree!

President Taft nodded and expressed satisfaction with Meyer's cooperation. After all, he also knew that the entire Pacific Ocean has now become the inner lake of the Chinese, and the American West Coast fleet can only hide in the port.

The shore defense cannon is surviving. If you leave the port and enter the ocean, you will definitely die. It is undoubtedly a life-and-death task to ask the West Coast fleet to attack the Chinese maritime transportation lines.

"Minister Dickinson sent a telegram to Admiral John Pershing, telling him that he would arrive at the attack of the Chinese in any case and limit the Chinese to the west of the Southern Madre Mountains. Otherwise, there would be no central and northern Mexico in the middle and northern parts of Mexico.

Such good geographical conditions. Once the Chinese attack is unstoppable, it will pose a serious threat to the United States!" President Taft said. Obviously, he was always a little resentful of the failure of the Battle of Haltiangis.

Embrace.

"Yes, Your Excellency the President!" said War Minister Jacob Mt. Dickinson.

After the president and cabinet members reached an agreement, the US government quickly issued orders to major newspapers and radio stations, requiring them to block the news of the US defeat in Haltiangis. Although many newspapers and radio stations have been concerned about this.

Expressing protests, claiming that such behavior by the US government seriously violated the American democratic spirit. However, after the government sent military police and police to arrest the managers of two major newspapers for treason, the American press also fell silent

.The US government claimed that the two newspapers had colluded with the Chinese, secretly gathering intelligence for China and selling the interests of the United States. Although everyone knows that these crimes are completely false, everyone still wisely chose to remain silent and dare not to have the government.

Confrontation. It is precisely because of the US conquest that the American people have no idea that the US military was defeated in Haltiangis. Everyone thought that the US military was fighting hard and resisting the Chinese army west of the Southern Madre Range.

American youth also hope to join the military and fight for the United States of America under the government's claim!

Mexican front, Chil Pansingo, the core of the defense line of the Southern Sierra Madre built by the US military, and US commander John.

Admiral Pershing received a reprimand telegram from US President Taft and War Minister Jacob Mt Dickinson.

The wording on the telegram was very harsh, and he was very dissatisfied with the loss of nearly 200,000 people this time. He also warned General Pershing to block the Chinese to the west of the Southern Madre Mountains. If it fails, General Pershing's military brigade

The career will end!

"Damn it! The politicians who are bastards! If I hadn't led my army to defeat the Chinese and drove the Chinese from northern Mexico here, the Chinese would have long threatened the hinterland of the United States. It was all that guy George, if not,

He fell into the trap of the Chinese. If he lost too much force, I would not be scolded by the president!" General Pershing tore the telegram to pieces and cursed.

"General, the Chinese are too cunning. They took advantage of George's desire to defend Hartiangis and deliberately took the opportunity to consume our troops. George was unaware of it for a while!" Dai, commander of the 14th Army of the US Army

Lieutenant General Weiss said that he and George are also colleagues and their relationship is OK. George swallowed a gun and committed suicide, and he could not help but feel a little sympathetic.

"Forget it, the Battle of Haltiangis has ended, and the rest are useless. Now the most important thing is to defend Tiela Cororada and not let the Chinese break through there again!"

It is easy to suppress the anger in my heart and then say.

"General, please defend the line. The defense line of Tiracololada is much stronger than that of Hartiangis, and there are 300,000 troops, which can definitely withstand the attack of the Chinese!" Lieutenant General Davis said.

"It's hard to say that you know the combat power of the Chinese, which is stronger than a few years ago. Even the mercenaries we have always underestimated have exploded with great combat power. This battle is for us
Chapter completed!