"When the army is fighting on the battlefield, politicians and diplomats also use the world as a battlefield and engage in war by means of interests and negotiations. - William. McKinley

Although the Americans foresaw that the Japanese had thoughts about the Philippines, the day after the United States declared war on Spain, Japan declared war on Spain at the same time, and the Philippines was still a shock to the Americans! It's not that the Americans haven't dealt with the Japanese. In the past confrontation between the two sides in Hawaii, the Americans had the upper hand, and neither President McKinley nor Vice Secretary Roosevelt could understand what basis the Japanese dared to argue with the United States.

The Americans did not hide the cooperation between the United States and Russia, nor did they disguise the powerful fleet deployed in the Far East, in addition to self-confidence, what is more important is that they want to use their strong military power to make the other side retreat. After all, no one wants to fight two enemies at the same time.

But to the surprise of the Americans, the Japanese were quite tough on the issue, and even said that the Japanese Navy and Army had already advanced to the Philippines. The reply of the Japanese did make the Americans feel very angry, but to this extent, the top level of the United States still did not prepare for a decisive war against Japan, neither militarily nor politically.

Imagine the history of the U.S. Secretary of State John Brown. Sherman was forced to resign because of his disobedience to the president on the issue of war with Spain, and even the most radical American politicians did not expect or were willing to think of a big fight with a regional power thousands of miles away from the United States!

"At this stage, our first enemy is Spain, first we will concentrate our forces on taking the West Indies, and then we will mobilize a huge fleet to cross the Pacific Ocean. With the cooperation of the existing Far Eastern Fleet, the Japanese will make the right choice, so our fleet should guarantee a military presence in the Philippines, controlling as many places as possible if possible! Prepare for the next step of deterrence. "When Theodore. When Roosevelt went to see McKinley, the latter gave a very vague answer.

Because until now, McKinley, a lawyer turned president, has not realized the urgency of the military struggle, his idea is very simple, brother first concentrate on taking the West Indies, and then use three months to transfer the fleet, when the Japanese fleet will admit it, or will it admit it?

Of course, in order to show the attitude of the Americans, they still had to occupy some of the islands, and then everyone confronted each other, and then forced the Japanese to make concessions after their own side had a great advantage. (Three months is fast enough, and this is to bypass South America, when the USS Oregon traveled 66 days from coast to coast before the Spanish-American War!) No way, the U.S. Navy doesn't have experience! ）

However, this politically minded US president has not considered this issue from a military point of view at all. The first strike is strong, and the second strike suffers. How do you say there is an idiom? Soldiers, you are fast! If the other party plans to start a film with you, then will they wait until you are ready to play? That must be a time period that is beneficial to you!

Generally speaking, the top level of the United States did not believe that the Japanese would make the first move, and believed that even if they met, the possibility of the two sides fighting each other was relatively small, and Dewey was not a person who could not grasp the importance of the matter, and the Japanese should not have the courage to do so, right?

Then at this time, the Battle of Morro Bay between the United States and Spain broke out, and the American and Russian fleets easily beat the Spanish, and when this information was sent back to China, the top level of the US government cheered, and they found out that the US Navy was so powerful! Knock an empire (in decline) to the ground with ease! Since the white Spaniards have lost, the Japanese are even more so!

So, in the order to the Admiralty, President McKinley added: "If the situation of the fleet allows, it should take advantage of the situation to move north, so that the Japanese have no chance!" What does this mean? That is, to take the entire territory of the Philippines before Japan makes a move!

And if you want to take the whole territory of the Philippines, you must take Manila Bay, so it is precisely because of this order that Dewey finally led the fleet to attack Manila Bay, and what was not calculated accurately was that the Japanese acted so fast, and after the American fleet defeated the Spaniards, Japan had landed in Manila Bay!

Naturally, Japan's diplomatic bulletin did not say that it had occupied Manila Bay, because the Japanese already regarded the Americans as enemies and had no intention of negotiating at all, and even if they did, they would have to wait until they had expelled the American fleet. Therefore, it is naturally impossible to send such important intelligence to the Americans.

And then everyone knows what happened, the Americans smashed Manila Bay to the ground by mistake. And the already tense relationship between the two sides has completely collapsed, leaving only life to look down, and if you don't accept it, you will do it, well, it's already started!

Of course, later, the Japanese fleet was looking for revenge for thousands of miles, and the news of the violent beating of the American and Russian fleets had not yet been reported, there was no way, the Germans were busy fishing for the Americans, and the Americans themselves scattered and fled without knowing where they were now, and the notification ships sent to contact could not find the collapsed fleet, so to the current position, the Americans still thought that they had a great advantage, and A won in the past.

After Sherman stepped down, an old friend of the US president immediately took office and began to take over diplomatic work, and at this time, the Admiralty submitted a report saying that in order to increase the naval force in order to better deter opponents, it was time to consider the purchase of foreign warships.

Buying a foreign warship? It's going to cost money! But this is not Dy's business, and after he forwarded the report to McKinley, he began to help the Navy find out what ships were available to buy now.

The Russians don't think about it, now there is a slow battleship in the Far East to prop up the façade, and this battleship is not suitable for fighting with the cruiser. So go straight to PASS. There are no good goods in the Baltic Sea now, and there are some in the Black Sea, but they can't get out. So Dey stroked his pen and crossed out Russia directly from the list of candidates.

The British don't think about it, unlike Haely, Day has a certain understanding of the true face of the British, so naturally he will not think that the British will sell warships to the Americans at this time, and thank God for not helping Japan.

The French have quite a few warships under construction, but it seems that they are far from being completed, and the French and Italians have always been known for their long construction time. And the French will not directly sell the battleships that have already been built by the United States, not to mention political reasons, in terms of performance, the Americans are not very satisfied!

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