1. "Your Excellency the President, the Germans have given us an ultimatum to evacuate the Azores within 24 hours. Otherwise, they will use all means to fight back. U.S. Secretary of State Brian said.

"What? In such a hurry? The ambassador to Germany did not explain to the Germans, saying that it was a misunderstanding? "Woodrow? President Wilson said with a smile. The so-called misunderstanding is just a joke. It's just a matter of wasting a little more time. In this way, the United States will be able to prepare a little more well in the Azores. But alas, the Germans don't seem to be fooled!

"The Germans reacted violently, did not listen to our explanations at all, and made demands as if they were giving orders." Brian said.

Woodrow? President Wilson nodded: "It's no wonder, who made Germany the world hegemon, the world's first power!" They are inherently qualified to be so arrogant and arrogant. ”

"How's our preparation, gentlemen? The German counterattack, I am afraid, will come soon. If we can hold the Azores and force Germany to recognize the Azores as ours, it will be a great victory for the American Republic. If we fail again, we will definitely suffer a lot of losses. "Woodrow? President Wilson said.

"Your Excellency, we are preparing. The Atlantic Fleet is already in the waters near the Azores, waiting for fighters. The 1st Marine Division has landed in the Azores with all its strength and is now building fortifications. In addition, the 2nd Marine Division and the 1st Marine Brigade of the British will also land in the Azores on the next two days. In this case, the number of troops we have deployed on the island will reach more than 40,000 people. The area of the Azores is already very high. When the time comes, the Germans will pay a heavy price if they want to retake the Azores. Minister Daniels said.

Woodrow? President Wilson nodded, what they planned was not long enough for the Germans to hit their heads in the Azores? Whether it was for the Germans to pay a heavy price on the archipelago, or for the sake of shedding blood, they had to abandon the Azores. This is very beneficial to the United States. In that case, they would be able to maintain their occupation of the Azores and build it into a bridgehead against the European continent.

Of course, if the Germans were too strong to make this attempt of the United States fail, then they would have to retreat. After all, the United States is not as strong as Germany at present, and it does not have the strength to fight a full-scale war with Germany. Therefore, it is undoubtedly most appropriate that the scale of the war be limited only to the perimeter of the Azores. In this case, even if it fails, it will not hurt the United States.

"Gentlemen, although the Germans are stronger than us. However, I hope that we will be able to weaken the Germans with one action after another, and accumulate sufficient conditions for the future defeat of them. In this case, I believe that the future victory will be ours. "Woodrow? President Wilson said.

"God bless the American Republic!" Other senior U.S. government officials prayed to God as if it would give them greater faith.

In the Azores, the 1st Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps is intensively building fortifications. They need to buy mines on the beach, pull up barbed wire, dig trenches. At the same time, it was necessary to establish artillery positions in the mountains. In this way, the artillery fire will have a greater range of impact, which can ensure that the Germans will be able to inflict the maximum damage possible when they land.

Because of the tight schedule, the 1st Marine Division of the U.S. Marine Corps even forced the local indigenous population to help them build fortifications so that they could prepare everything before the Germans launched a counterattack.

This has made the local natives unlucky. After Portugal sold the Azores to Germany, according to the agreement, the inhabitants of these islands were repatriated to Portugal. However, before they could transport these people to Portugal, the Americans occupied the Azores, which made it impossible for the Portuguese government to spend a lot of manpower and money to transport these natives. The Germans and Americans were fighting on the Azores, and these natives would surely suffer heavy casualties. When the time comes, the battle will be over, and there will probably not be much left of those natives. This has undoubtedly saved the Portuguese government a lot of things.

In the seas not far from the Azores, the huge Atlantic fleet of the US Navy is cruising. The entire fleet consisted of eleven capital ships as the main force of the fleet. Other small and medium-sized warships are even more layered. If you add supply ships, the size of the entire fleet is more than a hundred.

On the flagship battleship 'Colorado', the commander of the US Navy's Atlantic Fleet, Henry ? Admiral Mayo can be said to have been in good spirits this time. In the last naval confrontation, after receiving the order, they had to lead the fleet back to the United States, which made him feel very humiliated. And this time, it is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity. Only the U.S. Navy can defeat the German Navy, then not only will he be able to wash away the shame, but he will also rise to prominence personally.

Of course, Henry? Admiral Mayo knew that it would be very difficult to defeat the German Navy. Even if you try your best, you won't be able to succeed. In the event of defeat, the U.S. Navy will inevitably suffer heavy losses. And he, the commander of the fleet, will definitely be implicated. So, this is for Henry? Admiral Mayo said that it was tantamount to making a bet on his future and fate!

Henry? Admiral Mayo hopes that he will be able to win this battle with God's favor. However, the development of facts is often not subject to human will. The U.S. Navy's desire to win is not so simple.

"Report, General, Telegram from Washington." A communications officer handed over a telegram to Henry? Admiral Mayo.

Henry? After reading it, Admiral Mayo looked serious: "Gentlemen, the Germans have already given us an ultimatum to leave within 24 hours of our troops landing in the Azores. There is no doubt that the Empire will attack after that. The worst test of pushing them is about to come. ”

"From now on, everyone cancels pedicures and goes into combat readiness This time, we must defeat the Germans!" Henry? Admiral Mayo said.