In Europe on the east coast of the Atlantic, wars raged in the air, cities were in ruins, and people were killed in the war almost every moment. However, on the other side of the ocean, the United States is a thriving scene.

The war in the Old World did not seem to affect the New World at all. In other words, the war in the Old World promoted the development of the New World. As early as the last century, the United States has surpassed Britain to become the world's first industrial power. Although, in cutting-edge fields, the United States is not yet comparable to Europe. However, this gap has been narrowing.

After the outbreak of the world war, countless capital and talents poured into the United States, which made the United States enter the stage of development. Many wealthy people and scientists fled war-torn Europe to the United States in search of a peaceful life. They not only brought a lot of capital to the United States, but also brought a lot of advanced technology, which made the United States develop more powerful.

Although, there are China and the United States to grab market share of war materials. But, on the whole, the United States still made more money in this war than China. After all, the industrial power of the United States is much larger than that of China. The industrial output value of the United States is far ahead of China. Combined with the distance across the Atlantic, it is less than half the distance from China to Europe. Taken together, the United States undoubtedly has a huge advantage in the competition with China.

Since the outbreak of the war, the United States has always maintained a neutral attitude. The reason for this was that in the early days of the war, the Entente and the Central Powers were evenly matched. In fact, even at the end of the Yellow Emperor era 4614 (16), the Allies and the Entente were still difficult to distinguish between the winners and losers, which also made the United States not want to get involved in the war until the situation became clear.

However, after 4615 (17), the situation has slowly changed. This makes the attitude of the US government. Gradually, things have changed. If the United States continues to maintain its neutrality, it is possible that they will be isolated from the new world system. This is unacceptable for the United States.

Although the United States is strong in industry and economy, it has a strong position in the world. But it can't be compared with the old Western powers. As the saying goes, once a person has money, he will have other ideas. Whether it's social status or something else. That's what America looks like. They began to want to have a higher position in the international community. It is even hoped that it will be able to replace Britain as the new world hegemon. Under such circumstances, it would be impossible for the United States not to join the world war. Otherwise, their previous plans would have been in vain.

On March 18, 4615 (17), U.S. President Woodrow Wilson convened a cabinet meeting at the White House to discuss what the United States should do next. is more in line with the interests of the United States. Now, they can't afford to put it off any longer.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the situation in Europe has changed dramatically. In Russia, there was a revolution. The rule of the tsars has been overturned. This will have a significant impact on the whole world pattern. So, what should the United States do next? President Wilson asked.

"Your Excellency. The sudden outbreak of revolution in Russia was indeed unexpected. If the Russians withdraw from the war. Then Germany would be able to concentrate all its forces on attacking westward. This would have been a disaster for the Entente. If the Entente were defeated, we would also lose a lot. In addition, a Germany that dominates Europe, for the United States. It is also a huge threat. Secretary of State Brian said with a worried look on his face.

Since the end of the 19th century, the contradictions between the United States and Britain have gradually eased, while the contradictions between the United States and Germany have grown. Germany is the main competitor of the United States in its expansion in Latin America. By the year 4612 (14) of the Yellow Emperor's reign, American investment in Latin America was $1.7 billion, and Germany's was $900 million. Catching up with the United States. After the outbreak of World War I, due to Britain's tight naval blockade of Germany, trade between the United States and the Allies surged from $824 million in 14 years to $3.214 billion in 16 years, while trade with the Allies plummeted from $69 million in 14 years to a mere $1.16 million in 16 years, almost nothing. During the war, the United States also supplied the Entente countries with $10.5 billion in various materials and lent $10 billion. As a result, the economic interests of the United States and the Entente have been closely linked. In particular, the February Revolution has already taken place in Russia, and once Russia and Germany negotiate peace alone, withdraw from the war, and the Allies defeat the Entente, then the $10 billion loan of the United States will be written off, and the stakes will be great. Under such circumstances, the United States may have to find a way to help the Entente win the war. This is not only helping the Entente, but also helping the United States itself.

"Haven't the Chinese already declared their entry into the war? Soon, the Chinese army will arrive in Europe. Commerce Secretary Redfield said.

In the United States, there are still many people who do not want to fight. After all, fighting a war means that you need to die and you need to consume a lot of wealth. Rather than getting involved in a European war, it is better to make a fortune in peace.

"Although the Chinese have announced that they have joined the war. However, they are too far away from Europe. If you want to send troops to Europe, it may be two or three months later. When the time comes, no one dares to guarantee that the situation of the war will not change significantly. Secretary of the Navy Daniels said.

President Wilson looked at everyone and said, "Guys, there's one thing I have to tell you. The Germans are agitating the Mexicans to attack us. ”

"What? The Mexicans are going to attack us? The other high-ranking cabinet officials suddenly exclaimed.

You know, Americans have always regarded the whole of North America as their own territory, and no one else can touch it. Mexico is a small country next to the United States. But the United States has also been very wary of it. After all, a large area of the western United States originally belonged to Mexico. The Americans plundered these territories from Mexico in a variety of ways.

At this time, the secret telegram that should have been released a long time ago, President Wilson is only now taking it out. The secret telegram was sent by the German Foreign Minister to the German minister in Mexico, which was intercepted and deciphered by Britain and forwarded to the United States, with the content of luring Mexico into the war, and if the United States declared war on Germany because of submarine warfare, Mexico would form an anti-American alliance with Germany. In return for participating in the war, Germany promised to help Mexico retake New Mexico and three other states.

If Germany wins the war in Europe, then, with Germany's great power, the United States wants to win the war if it really wants to help Mexico go to war against the United States. It's not that easy. After all, although the industrial power of the United States is strong, the military power is not so strong, especially the army. The more than 100,000 people of the US Army are estimated to be no match for the tens of thousands of elite German Army. At that time, if Germany launched an attack on the United States from the base of Mexico, the United States would be in great trouble.

"The Germans must be stopped. The best thing to do was for the Germans to lose the war. In that case, they will not be able to threaten us. Secretary of War Garrison said forcefully.

"United States. Germany had to be defeated. Only if the Germans were defeated, they would not be able to invade us through Mexico. Other senior cabinet officials also said.

After all, the Atlantic Ocean is a moat. However, let's not forget that Germany has a powerful navy. In the previous decisive battles between the German Navy and the British Navy, they both had the upper hand. In order to contain China, the U.S. Navy has deployed its main forces in the Pacific Ocean. If Germany wins the war, send its navy westward. The United States may not be able to resist at all. Once Germany gained a foothold in Mexico, then sent troops to attack the United States itself. That's a big problem.

"Gentlemen, the British, for their part, have repeatedly extended invitations to us in the hope that we will join the Entente in the war. Especially now that the Chinese Empire has also announced its entry into the war, the power of the Entente has been greatly strengthened. If we had joined the war, we would have won the war very easily. Secretary of State Brian also said.

Even if Russia will withdraw from the war. After the two new forces of China and the United States joined the war, could Germany, which was already exhausted, still be able to withstand the attack of the Entente? This is almost unlikely.

"Your Excellency, if we join the war, how many troops will we need to send to Europe?" Treasury Secretary McAdoo asked.

"Conservative estimates. We need to send a million or so Army forces to fight in Europe. After all, if we had ended the war a day earlier, we would have lost a little less. The unrestricted submarine warfare carried out by the Germans in the Atlantic cost us heavy losses. Secretary of War Garrison said.

An army of a million? This is undoubtedly an extremely shocking figure for the senior US cabinet officials present. After all, even now, the total strength of the US Army is only a few hundred thousand. Moreover, these US armies, in terms of weapons and equipment and training level, cannot be compared with the armies of European countries. Its strategy and tactics are still stuck more than ten years ago.

After expanding the size of the U.S. Army to millions and sending these troops to Europe, one can imagine how far their combat effectiveness will decline. Once they were to go to war, they would probably only be slaughtered by the Germans.

It's just that the lives of those ordinary American soldiers, apparently no one cares. They will only send them to death for the sake of the so-called national interest.

On March 21, 4615 (17), the U.S. government announced its entry into the Entente and declared war on the Central Powers. (To be continued.) )

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