And Germany's political system is also very beneficial to the United States, Germany is a monarchy, the monarch's likes and dislikes can greatly affect the political situation, Frederick III expressed dissatisfaction with some of the British practices, Crown Prince Wilhelm was dissatisfied with the British consent, and as the future heir of the Bavarian Kingdom of Bavaria, the second leader of the empire, Prince Ruprecht was dissatisfied with both Japan and Britain, although the latter is a little far from the throne, but this buddy's influence is not low! So the possibility of getting help from the Germans is very high!

As for whether Germany has any ideas for the Philippines? Roosevelt also thought about this, and it used to be possible, but it seems to have been absent recently. After the setbacks in the Far East, Germany, with limited power, seemed to realize that it was unstable no matter how much it ran the Far East. The British, without even using their fleet, forced the Germans to abandon further punishment of Japan, and they seemed to have turned their attention elsewhere! (Historically, Wilhelm II had ideas about the Philippines, but isn't the current emperor Frederick III.) ）

If help could be obtained from the Germans, then it would be possible to carry out all the plans. Of course, this is only a possibility. In fact, in order to occupy the Philippines, it was not enough to have the help of the Germans, and the German colonies only solved the problem of bases. In fact, the U.S. fleet still can't defeat the Japanese fleet, so the U.S. still needs the help of other powers.

And there is only one country that can provide the United States with a fleet! This country is Russia, whether it is France or Germany, in the current situation. It is impossible to really fight with Japan in the Far East, and Japan is no longer a broiler in the First Sino-Japanese era. And now France and Germany do not have the idea and ability to fight. Not to mention what would happen if the war expanded.

In Roosevelt's view, the help provided by the Russians could not be direct help, and according to Roosevelt's idea, it was good that the Russians were willing to "sell" their current warships to the United States. Of course. There may also be some "volunteers" who helped the United States get acquainted with these warships.

In the entire Russian Far East Fleet, Roosevelt could only catch Roosevelt's eye with three achievements, namely the armored cruiser Rurik and the Munich-class armored cruisers Bayan and Parada. Other ships are either not good at performance or are too slow. The Nakhimonov looks good, but after all, it has been in service for ten years, and it is really unknown how much it can actually run at a seemingly decent speed on paper.

After the plan is set. Roosevelt had to report to the president first, and as for the Americans doing this, the British would not take any measures. Roosevelt also thought about it, but sometimes the British still want to save face, since "neutrality" has been guaranteed, then things like the sale of warships should not happen, if the wartime British warships enter the Japanese fleet, then the hatred between the two sides will be great! Judging from the current attitude of the British, they still have some scruples about the United States, and it is unlikely that they will do so.

Of course. Even so, the Americans must be careful in their actions, because what cannot happen in wartime does not mean that they cannot do it before the war, and if they want to temporarily strengthen the Japanese navy after Britain and Japan get the news, the Americans will be staring at each other. In order to paralyze the British and Japanese, Roosevelt suggested that some of the old warships deployed in the Far East should be withdrawn from the Far East to make a posture of avoiding war. And American warships in Hawaii could also be withdrawn to the mainland after the Japanese fleet retreated. Anyway, the focus of the next stage of contention between the United States and Japan will be the Philippines, and Hawaii can maintain the status quo.

"What do you think is the chance that your plan will succeed?" Simpson asked, after looking at Roosevelt's plan, placing the document on the table.

"If the Russians can lend us the right warship. Then we are at least 40% sure that the Japanese will be brought to their knees through deterrence! Roosevelt said that this was definitely not a big deal, 8 American cruisers plus 1 Russian 10,000-ton cruiser and 2 Munich-class armored cruisers. A huge fleet of 11 warships of all kinds was enough for the Japanese to retreat!

"But in peacetime, we can't get a grant from Congress to buy or lease warships!" Simpson retorted that he sensed Roosevelt was somewhat whimsical.

"It's certain that you won't get the grant, but as long as it's money, the Russians will be happy, and Russia is building the Far Eastern Railway. Moreover, they are expanding the navy, and they have issued a large amount of public debt, and it is difficult for France alone to eat all of them, so I mean that part of the Russian national debt can be bought in exchange for the guarantee of the Russian navy in wartime. As well as some interests in the Russian sphere of influence. I don't think the United States will refuse to have good relations with a big country. Roosevelt thought for a moment and said.

"You're really looking for opportunities, although the bigwigs in China don't like Japan and Russia, but the lesser of the two is the lesser of the two, and they prefer Japan. And now because of the Hawaii problem, this attitude seems to have changed, and at this time your suggestion will be approved, but for your own sake, I hope that you will not make such a statement yourself. Simpson's words were filled with a hint of appreciation.

The great inertia of history is once again shown in this plane, and historically, during the Spanish-American War, in order to prevent Spain from acquiring new warships, the Americans ordered 2 cruisers from the British, one of which was commissioned in March '98. The other appears to have been commissioned in 1900. And this time, the Americans still decided to snap up the battleship, but this time before the outbreak of the war, and the object of the snapping was also changed from the British unfinished ships to the active warships of the Russian Navy!

"That's right, we're exchanging these national bonds for a chance to get Russian warships! And there is still some time between the events of A and the declaration of war, and during this time we have enough time to get battleships from Russia. When the Russian warships arrived in the German colonies, we could officially declare war on the Spanish Navy, and if Japan chose to do it before we declared war, then the Japanese fleet would have to fight the Spanish fleet first! And if the Japanese do not have an excuse to go to war, they will be very isolated internationally! ”

Roosevelt was definitely a man of the last generation, otherwise Wilhelm II would not have called him Theodore I! He has grasped the key points of almost everything and has begun to gradually solve them. He was clearly aware of the U.S.-Japanese strategy, aware of the shortcomings of the U.S. Navy in the Far East, and knew how to change all this, but he was not Ruprecht after all, and he also ignored a crucial question -- when did Japan have the intention of moving the Philippines? It was only after Russia got two warships? Or was it planned a long time ago? If the latter is the case, doesn't Japan have any other hand left behind?

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