"After the end of the South China Sea War, Admiral Makanov and Admiral Essen joined up and succeeded in temporarily leaving the Japanese fleet behind, but after entering the East China Sea, they were once again targeted by the Japanese notification ships. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn order to avoid being bitten by the Japanese fleet again, the Makanov fleet decided to lead the fleet through the Tsushima Strait, because this is the closest way to Vladivostok, and if it enters the Pacific Ocean and then goes north, the Japanese fleet is very likely to take a shortcut and wait for the Russian Navy at the door of the Russian fleet. ”

"But unfortunately, in the Tsushima Strait, the fleet led by General Makanov strayed into a Japanese minefield, and two Rurik-class fast battleships were unfortunately mineed, but fortunately, their damage was relatively limited, and it may not be possible to return to Vladivostok, but you can still go to the Port of Arthur. In addition, a light cruiser was struck by a mine and sank. In his office in the White House, Secretary of State Elihu . Root reported to Roosevelt on the intelligence he had recently received.

"General Benson, what do you think of this situation?" Roosevelt frowned before speaking. In his opinion, the current situation is very bad, the Russian navy has not been assembled and has been severely damaged, while the losses of the Japanese navy are very limited, as time goes by, winter in the northern hemisphere is coming, Vladivostok will definitely be frozen, so that the Russian fleet in the port will not be able to move for at least a few months, and as long as the Japanese fleet, which has gained maritime superiority, can keep an eye on the Russians in Arthur, then their sea transport lines will be unimpeded.

"It's not the same script we started designing, isn't it?" Secretary of State Rutte said with a sigh.

"The Russian Navy has no chance, all our plans, whether it is to start using the Russian fleet to contain and consume the Japanese fleet, or to take advantage of the Japanese-Russian war to expand our influence in the Far East, there is no suspense in the battle at sea, the Russians are lost, the only doubt is how long they can last." General Benson said with some regret.

"The Russian fleet still has at least half of its strength, and we can continue to sell warships to the Russians, and the war may turn around next year." Rutter disagreed.

"No, no, before the warships in Vladivostok can sail out of the harbor, the Japanese will capture Port Arthur, and then sink or capture all 6 battleships there, after March next year, the Russian Navy will have only one military port and a limited fleet in the Far East, General Makanov is indeed very powerful, but unfortunately, their environment is too bad. After the end of the war, the Russians may still have some interests in the Far East, but it is obviously impossible to rely on them to contain Britain and Japan. General Benson said.

"And that's not the worst, I have a hunch that after the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians will fall to the side of Britain and France, and an alliance of old powers will appear in the world, with Britain, France, and Russia controlling Europe, Asia, Africa, and then Japan controlling the Far East. The United States of America will be locked to the Americas by this huge alliance, and they will even penetrate into South America! Roosevelt's gloomy face told everyone that he was in a very bad mood right now!

"It's terrible news, and we really don't have a good way to deal with it. The capitalists in the country may have to worry about how to deal with overproduction again. Root said helplessly that as the US Secretary of State in charge of foreign affairs, he still has a good understanding of the entire international situation. Just earlier this year, Britain and France, the old enemies who had been fighting for hundreds of years, actually decided to shake hands and make peace! They redistributed each other's interests in the world, and then decided to deal with the common crisis together!

Anyone can see that with the alliance between Britain and France, after the end of the Russo-Japanese War, Russia will choose to ally with Britain and France, whether in order to obtain enough pounds and francs to tide over the economic crisis or to resist the Austro-Hungarian encroachment on the Balkans while the country is weakened, and even if the British help Japan in the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians must do so, because this is the only way.

Think about how terrifying the power of this alliance is! An alliance of three countries with a colony area of more than 10 million ordinary kilometers, what country or organization in this world can compete with them? The contradictions between the United States and Britain and Japan are too deep, whether it is in the Far Eastern market or in the Spanish-American War or the current conflict in the financial circles, so that the United States in this plane can only go to the opposite side of Britain and Japan, and the strength of the other side is obviously not a good thing for the United States.

"In this world, there is still an organization that can stand up to this terrifying alliance, if we can support them and let the flames of war ignite in Europe, then we still have a chance to break the tide in the last ten years!" After half a ring, Roosevelt said suddenly.

"Do you mean Deau? Of the two, only Germany had a certain strength, Austria-Hungary was too weak to compare with any of the three powers, and as for the Italians? Although he still bears the label of an Allied power on his head, I am sure that neither we nor the Germans will ever again consider Italy to be a friend to work with. Root said.

"Yes, the vacillation, even inclination of the Italians towards Anglo-French, made an immediate difference in what seemed to be an evenly matched alliance. To be honest, I am not optimistic about Germany and Austria, although Germany is very strong, but the navy is inferior to Britain, and the army needs to deal with France and Russia, the two traditional European land powers, as well as the British Expeditionary Force, plus the severance of sea lines of communication, I don't think they can win this war. Benson said.

"But for us, it doesn't matter whether Germany and Austria win or not, as long as they fight with the British and consume the strength of the British, we will definitely not participate in this war, but we will just add a fire to both sides and let them fight more fiercely, right?" Rout said.

"I'm afraid not, if Germany and Austria lose soon, and the consumption of Britain and France can be fully compensated for by the Germans, then I am afraid that after the war, they will be stronger! If they can get their hands on the decades of the German Reich, we will be left far behind! Benson said.

"Are you kidding? NavyI think the Entente have an absolute advantage, but in terms of land, Germany is the most powerful army right now. And neither the performance of the British Army in South Africa nor the performance of the Russian Army in the Far East is excellent. Rutte said half-seriously and half-jokingly.

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