The first thousand two hundred and fifty-six chapters thunderbolt
When Navy Secretary Meyer arrived at the White House it was already eight o'clock in the evening, the United States! Theodore.
Roosevelt is still busy in the office at this moment. Minister of War Elihue.
Rut is reporting to His Excellency the President. After the Chinese Army stopped attacking the U.S. hinterland, the U.S. Army began to build defense lines in Kansas and other places, relying on dense river channels to prepare to resist the Chinese Army's attack. Of course,
After suffering one after another, the US Army has lost its ability to counterattack. It is not easy for them to rely on rivers to resist the attack of the Chinese Army!
"Rout, can the Army defend the defense line now and ensure the safety of the American hinterland?" Theodore.
President Roosevelt asked.
"His Excellency the President, the US Army still has nearly four million troops now. We are fully able to defend the defense line and resist the Chinese attack!" Elihu.
Minister Rut said. Although the US Army suffered heavy losses on the battlefield, after relaxing the restrictions on recruitment, it still recruited enough troops, and the strong US industrial strength could also arm these troops. However, these troops
It is very difficult to say how much combat power it has. Most of it is just a mob who just learned to shoot. The reason why the US Army is able to defend its defense line is entirely because the Chinese Army has voluntarily stopped attacking and has not attacked the U.S. hinterland. Otherwise, it would be only
With these mobs, the US Army cannot defend it at all!
"What if the Navy is also defeated? Can the Army still defend it if the Navy fails?" Theodore.
President Roosevelt asked.
"Ah? The Navy failed! Your Excellency the President, if the Navy fails, the Chinese will definitely launch a large-scale attack! You also know that now the whole United States has placed all hope on the Navy. If the Navy suffers a crushing defeat,
There is no possibility for us to withstand the Chinese attack! At that time, the United States will definitely lose!" Elihu.
Minister Rut said directly. Although he was unwilling to admit it, the US Navy has indeed become the last hope for the United States. If the US Navy loses a crushing defeat, it is easy to imagine what the United States will end!
"Minister Rut is just an assumption of mine! I believe that the Navy will definitely win!" Theodore.
President Roosevelt said. Although he hoped the Army would take on its due responsibilities, Elihue.
Minister Rut's answer disappointed him very much.
Now it seems that the US Army has indeed been beaten by the Chinese Army and has no strength to fight back. If the US Navy is defeated, the United States will completely fail! Of course, Theodore.
President Roosevelt also did not believe that the US Navy would fail. After all, the strength of the combined fleet formed by the US Navy and the British fleet was absolutely without enemies in the world. Not to mention that the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet had only a dozen main battleships!
"His Excellency President, the Secretary of the Navy asks for your meeting!" At this time, the White House secretary entered Theodore.
President Roosevelt's office reported!
"Let him come in! I hope he brings us good news!" Theodore.
President Roosevelt said with a smile.
Soon the Secretary of the Navy Meyer entered Theodore.
In President Roosevelt's office, the expression on his face was a little gloomy, which made the hopeless Theodore.
President Roosevelt had a bad premonition in his heart!
"Minister Meyer, please sit down, is it because I feel uncomfortable?" Theodore.
President Roosevelt asked. At this moment, the smile on his face was also curled!
"No, Your Excellency President, I am fine! Your Excellency President, the Admiralty has received a telegram from the fleet!" Minister Meyer said!
"Oh? Is the naval battle a result?" Theodore.
President Roosevelt was shocked and looked at Minister Meyer nervously. Even though he was the president of the United States, one of the most important major powers in the world, the leader of the United States was still very nervous at this moment! He knew very well that this naval battle
The result is directly related to the fate of the United States! Whether the United States can continue to exist in the future depends to a large extent on whether this naval battle can be won! But now the Secretary of Navy Meyer's face looks ugly, and the result is probably worrying
!
"His Excellency President! This naval battle, we failed! As of this evening, the Shanghai war has all ended! The US Navy was defeated by the Chinese. In this naval battle, we lost all the main battleships and other warships! We completely
If you fail, there is no possibility of turning the tables again!" Navy Secretary Meyer said with a sad face!
At this moment, Theodore.
President Roosevelt and Minister of War Elihue.
Rut had widened his eyes and looked at the Secretary of Navy Meyer in surprise, as if he could not believe what he said. You should know that before the decisive battle at sea, almost all Americans believed that the United States won this naval battle.
It's settled! But now US Secretary of the Navy Meyer has brought them such a result!
"Minister Meyer, are you kidding?" Elihue.
Rut's army asked. You know, if the navy really fails, the United States will be completely finished and all their plans will be in vain! Theodore.
President Roosevelt also stared at Minister Meyer, hoping to get the answer they wanted from him!
"Minister Rut, do you think I'll make a joke about this?" Minister Meyer said in a deep voice.
Suddenly, Theodore.
President Roosevelt's face turned pale, and he felt like he had suffered a bolt from the blue, and he was suddenly spread on the sofa, as if he had been pulled out of his bones! The Navy failed and the United States was completely finished, and they would become this time
The first great power to be destroyed by the Chinese in the war!
"Minister Meyer, how could this happen? How could such a thing happen? A joint fleet composed of our British and the British have 46 main battleships? It's three times that of the Chinese! How could it not win?
The Chinese also threw away all the warships? This is absolutely impossible!" Elihu.
Minister Rut shouted a little out of control. After the navy was defeated by the Chinese, it can be predicted that the Chinese army will soon launch an attack. At that time, the US Army will also encounter a series of miserable defeats until the United States is completely destroyed.
!
"Minister Rut, although our main ships are much more than the Chinese! But in front of the Chinese planes, all the main ships are just targets! Although we have also installed air defense weapons on these warships,
Facing the Chinese planes, they are still vulnerable! Our most advanced Pennsylvania-class battleships were easily sunk under the siege of the Chinese planes! Our main force of the navy has not yet encountered the Chinese Navy Expeditionary Fleet
Before the main force, all main ships equipped with 343 mm main guns were sunk or severely damaged!" said Navy Minister Meyer.
This time the navy's miserable defeat was beyond everyone's expectations! They never thought that such a thing would happen!
"Damn it! Minister Meyer, how could the Chinese attack us with planes? They did not have an airport built in the Western Atlantic Ocean at all! Although they built airports in Mexico, with the performance of Chinese aircraft, they were basically
It would be impossible to cross the entire Gulf of Mexico and then attack our navy in the Bahamas!" Elihu.
Minister Rut still felt that all this was too exaggerated. In order to prevent the attack of Chinese planes, the US Navy placed the waters of the decisive battle on the Atlantic Ocean, not in the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea. But unexpectedly, it was still the same in the end.
It's this ending!
"We don't know where the Chinese planes took off. However, as far as we know, the Chinese really did not have any airports built on islands in the western Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, we judge that the Chinese planes were
Take off from the ship! The Chinese built a warship similar to a maritime airport, and then the plane took off from such a warship to attack our naval battleship! Only this reason can explain why the Chinese planes can
Continuous attacks on our naval main force eventually led to our miserable defeat!" Minister Meyer said. Although he had never seen the appearance of an aircraft carrier with his own eyes, based on the speculation, the United States can also roughly guess the principles of the Chinese navy's aircraft carrier
.But, now it's too late for the US Navy.
"The Chinese who are raised by bitchers have cheated us again!" Elihu.
Minister Rut also cursed! He knew that the US Navy must have been cheated hard by the Chinese this time, and all the main battleships of the US Navy were cheated in.
"Minister Meyer? How much are our specific losses? How much has we caused to the Chinese?" Theodore.
President Roosevelt sorted out his emotions and asked.
"His Excellency President, we have lost all the warships of the East Coast Fleet! Our main battleships were sunk by the Chinese, and the remaining 21 were surrendered to the Chinese! The remaining heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers also surrendered.
Now! The East Coast Fleet has been wiped out!" Minister Meyer replied!
"Surrendered? All 21 main battleships surrendered to the Chinese? What did that guy William Benson think?" Theodore.
President Roosevelt asked with a frown!
"His Excellency the President, the order to surrender was issued by Lieutenant General Edward Abol! At that time, all our super battleships were sunk or severely damaged, and there were only 13 intact warships. The battleships were left.
.Faced with more than a dozen advanced battleships and overwhelming planes of the Chinese, Lieutenant General Edward Abol issued an order to surrender in order to save the lives of tens of thousands of American youths!” Minister Meyer replied!