At the same time, Grant and William are aware of a serious problem, which is the hidden hostile forces in their respective countries. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

If war breaks out, these hostile forces will inevitably jump out of the water and cause trouble.

If it is used by the Allies again, the consequences will be unimaginable.

All along, Britain and the United States have been co-opting anti-China elements in the Chinese Empire, secretly accumulating strength, and preparing to strike a thunderous blow at the Chinese Empire at a critical moment to destroy and disintegrate the Chinese Empire in one fell swoop.

After discussing between the two just now, William realized that Grant was old, and if there were any three strengths and two weaknesses, I am afraid it would be disastrous.

After all, in the entire Entente bloc, only the United States could compete with the Chinese Empire in terms of economic strength, industrial size, and population.

So, America can't mess up, Grant can't fall.

"Mr. President, do you have a successor?"

Rashly asked like this, Grant was very unhappy, didn't this Nima curse people to death again?

However, thinking that the other party was the Prime Minister of the British Empire, it was impossible for him to ask such a question without reason, so he answered patiently.

"Not yet!"

William said: "I beg your pardon, Mr. President, you are very old, and you should determine your successor in time, otherwise if you have an emergency, everything will be ruined for you." You must know that you are now a dictatorship, and countless people hate you, and if you don't have a trustworthy successor, once you let the hostile forces get the presidency, then you will be frustrated! ”

It's hard to say, but Grant has to admit it's true.

"I'll take care of this as soon as possible!"

Grant sighed, it's not okay to be old! Most of the people in their seventies have been cut into the ground, and if the democrats are crushed and dusted after death, it will really be a blind death!

"However, please hurry up as soon as possible!"

"Don't worry, within three years, we will definitely find a way to solve it!"

"I have ordered the shipyard workers to start work day and night, three shifts, 24 hours a day, and in half a year, our American super-dreadnought battleships will be completed, so I hope to get practical radio equipment within half a year, and I plan to install a radio system on the capital ships of the American Navy first."

I have to say that Grant was born in the military, the first president of the United States to graduate from West Point, and he is still very strategic and military visionary.

He has realized the great role of radio equipment in the future decisive battle of the capital ships of the naval fleet, and he has realized that the war is getting closer and closer, and it is necessary to seize all the time.

William is not as good as William in this regard, after all, the United States is a dictatorship, which can unify the will of the country and concentrate on big things.

But in the British Empire, it was a parliamentary system, and the parliamentarians argued endlessly, often unable to pass it for a long time, so that the major event was delayed.

William was very envious of Grant, the United States was already rich and had strong industrial capacity, and if the workers were to work overtime and enter the state of war production, the super-dreadnought battleships (in fact, super-dreadnought battlecruisers) that would have taken four to five years to build would probably only take one or two years, or even less, to be built.

"I'll do my best! However, I hope that Mr. President will be patient, after all, we are not building a super dreadnought battleship in the true sense of the word, but a battle cruiser, which can be built ahead of schedule, although it can deter the Chinese Empire, but if information is leaked, it will bring greater danger. ”

William found that Grant was getting more and more anxious, and seemed to be eager to start a war.

There is only one possibility in this situation, and that is that Grant himself knows that he will not live long, and wants to fulfill his greatest wish in his lifetime, defeat the Chinese Empire, and let the United States dominate the world.

But William didn't say much, he knew Grant's temper, and saying too much was counterproductive.

At the end of the call, Grant lay in his chair, looking very tired.

He thought of William's words and asked him to find a reliable successor.

He didn't want to be crushed and burned when he died.

"Call Roosevelt in!"

Thinking about it, Grant still has some liking for Roosevelt, both of them are military backgrounds, have similar interests, and both treat the rise of the United States with hegemonic thinking, and both aim to dominate the world.

Grant believed that if Roosevelt were to take his place, he would be able to ensure that his policies would continue to be carried out, or at least without fear of being crushed after his death.

"Mr. President, you called me?"

Soon, Roosevelt knocked on the door and came in, standing in front of Grant.

"Sit down, I want to hear your judgment of the world situation, your judgment of the way out for which the United States is intended!"

Grant wanted to inspect Roosevelt, so he asked.

Roosevelt, as Chief of Naval Operations, was a hawk and a big fan of Grant.

"Mr. President, this is my current view of the world pattern!"

"At the moment the world pattern is in a state of two levels, the Entente bloc and the Allied bloc. Because of the huge contradictions and conflicts between them, the two military blocs will eventually go to war until one side is defeated. ”

Grande nodded and asked, "So, is there anything you can do to make our Entente win?" ”

Roosevelt shook his head and said: "I will not let the Entente win, I only seek the final victory of the United States alone!" ”

Grant's eyes lit up and asked with interest, "Tell me what you think!" ”

Roosevelt paused, sorted out his thoughts in his heart, and replied: "Whether it is the Entente or the Central Powers, they are mainly focused on the struggle for world hegemony. The Chinese Empire was bent on the enemy of the British Empire, that is, to destroy the world hegemony of the British Empire, and then the Chinese Empire would seize the hegemonic throne and command all the countries of the world. The perennial wars and hostilities between China and Britain eventually involved the United States, France, the Tsarist Empire, the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Japanese Empire. But the German Empire's constant expansion of its navy and land forces was not as simple as surpassing the French Empire and the British Empire, and the German Empire's ultimate goal was to dominate the world. The British Empire is naturally not willing to lose its world hegemony, the French Empire, the Tsarist Russian Empire, all empires, they have their own careful thoughts, that is, to provoke a world war and reshuffle the cards, so that countries will join the Entente or the Allies. ”

Grande nodded and continued, "So what should we do?" ”

Roosevelt replied: "Modern warfare is fought with the consumption of resources, and at present, in the world, only the Chinese Empire is our strong rival of the United States, and only by defeating the Chinese Empire can the United States rise, and although the German Empire is powerful, it has insufficient resources and cannot consume us." Defeat the Chinese Empire, and the United States will dominate the world. ”

Grant asked again: "So how to defeat the Chinese Empire?" According to what you said, the war is fought with attrition, and our comprehensive national strength of the United States is inferior to that of the Chinese Empire, how can we fight it? ”

Roosevelt sighed, and then said firmly: "We can only defeat the Chinese Empire in the shortest possible time, and once the war reaches a stalemate or a war of attrition, we will definitely lose." ”

Grant suddenly frowned and asked, "What does the shortest time mean?" ”

Roosevelt smiled and squeezed out two words.

"Sneak attack!"

Grant was confused.

"That's right! It's a sneak attack! ”

What did Roosevelt, as Chief of Naval Operations, do all day? Of course, he was studying how to defeat the Chinese Empire, but after thinking about it, he finally found that only by sneak attack could he defeat the Chinese Empire in a short time.

"Sneak attack on the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Empire, defeat the main force of the Pacific Fleet in one fell swoop, then in a short period of time, the Chinese Empire has no available main warships, we seize the Pacific sea supremacy, and then approach the mainland of the Chinese Empire, destroy the major shipyards along the coast of the Chinese Empire, so that it cannot build warships, even if the industrial strength of the Chinese Empire is strong, it cannot build warships, it will not be able to seize the sea supremacy, then we can only admit defeat."

Grant shook his head and said: "Your tactics are correct, but it is only to gain sea dominance, the territory of the Chinese Empire is vast, and if you want to completely defeat the Chinese Empire, you can only solve it in a land war." ”

Roosevelt also shook his head and said: "We'd better not fight a ground war with the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Empire has a huge population, huge science and technology, and a high level of military culture, so it is difficult for us to win a ground war." But what we hope for is for Britain, France, Russia, and Japan to fight a ground war with the Chinese Empire, so that they will lose both. At that time, the Chinese Empire will not have the right to control the sea, and the ground war will be far away, and it will eventually be dragged down, while our American homeland will not be attacked, and the economy will develop rapidly, as long as we surpass the economic scale and industrial scale of the Chinese Empire, even if we fight a war of attrition, we will win. ”

A sneak attack by the navy, preventing the Chinese Empire from attacking the United States itself, and allowing Britain, France, Russia and Japan to consume the strength of the Chinese Empire on land, all in order to buy time for the United States to develop.

You must know that the United States has a vast land area, a large population, and abundant resources, and if it were not for the civil war, I am afraid that it would surpass the Chinese Empire, and at the end it would be equal to the economic and industrial scale of the Chinese Empire.

So, what the United States lacks is time for development.

This strategy can be described as brilliant, and Grant is impressed.

"If I put you in charge of making the plan you just said, would you have the confidence to do it?"

Roosevelt was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "I naturally have the confidence to do it, but I'm just a chief of naval operations!" ”

Grant smiled slightly and said, "From now on, you are the vice president, and your orders represent my orders!" ”

Roosevelt was taken aback, his mouth wide open, his eyes wide.

He couldn't believe that he could become vice president and issue orders on behalf of Grant.

"You don't have to doubt my words, I am optimistic about you and intend to make you my successor!"

Grant spoke very directly, directly picking out the purpose, waiting for Roosevelt to respond.

"I will definitely follow in your footsteps, fully execute your dreams, and prove to the world that your choice is the right one!" Roosevelt fell to one knee and offered Grant the highest knightly courtesy.

Grant suddenly got up, helped Roosevelt up, and said with a smile: "Very good, let's create the glory of America together!" ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Grant convened a high-level meeting of the government and the military, and publicly announced the appointment of Roosevelt as vice president.

At the same time, Grant also announced to his subordinates that Roosevelt would be his successor, and that Roosevelt would take over his presidency if he had any strengths and weaknesses.

For U.S. officials, it is understandable that the vice president can take over the presidency in the event of an unexpected presidential situation.

For Grant's men, it was the opposite, only those who adhered to Grant's policies, who were approved by Grant, could take over the presidency.

Therefore, Grant personally said that Roosevelt would be his successor, so that Grant's subordinates would approve.

Roosevelt became vice president, and the news quickly spread around the world, and the Entente group sent their blessings. They all understood that under the dictatorship, Grant's announcement of Roosevelt as vice president and successor meant that Roosevelt would become the next president of the United States, so of course countries had to have good relations with Roosevelt.

The Confederates also sent their blessings, but in a diametrically opposite tone.

Except for the polite congratulations, the rest are all threats from Chiguoguo.

Among them, especially the Chinese Empire, the ambassador to Washington directly stated that Roosevelt should not follow the old path of Grant and confront the Chinese Empire, there is no way out.

Diplomats in this era did not speak as cryptically as in later generations, knowing that they were enemies of each other, and they had to pretend to be good friends with each other.

In this era, the enemy is the enemy, and the axiom is only within the range of the cannon.

Opening your mouth is an ultimatum, and if you don't agree with each other, you will start fighting, because this is the era of the jungle, and the strong country will not speak softly to the weak country, and will not be polite to the weak country.

The Chinese Empire is the leader of the world, and the United States is inferior to the Chinese Empire, so it has to accept the threat of the Chinese Empire.

In front of the diplomats of the Chinese Empire, Roosevelt could only nod his head and say that he would improve Sino-US relations.

But as for how Roosevelt did it, that's another matter.

After Roosevelt became vice president, he continued to serve as chief of naval operations.

Originally, the chief of naval operations was the supreme commander of the American Navy, but because Roosevelt was not Grant's successor, many of Grant's generals didn't buy it at all.

Now it was different, and Grant declared Roosevelt as his successor, giving Roosevelt real rights.

Returning to the office of the Chief of Naval Operations again, Roosevelt's mood was very different.

"The surprise attack battle plan I made earlier ......"

Before Roosevelt could finish speaking, the other officials immediately replied with a smile: "After research, we found that the plan you formulated for the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was too perfect, and we unanimously agreed to approve the plan. ”

Roosevelt was stunned for a moment, Nima's face changed as fast as flipping through a book!

It turned out that Roosevelt had formulated a plan for a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, but these officials didn't bother at all, and they didn't even look at it.

Now that he has just taken the vice presidency and is being chosen by Grande as his successor, these guys have passed the plan in a flash of lightning. (To be continued.) )