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"Gentlemen, I hope you understand that now is the time of life and death for this zhèngfǔ. We must not be negligent in the slightest, otherwise we will be ousted. I don't think you want to be ousted from the stage! Now, we must unite and deal with this time together! President Taft glanced at the cabinet members with a stern look on his face, and then said. Because the Southern Sierra Madre was breached, both he and the current zhèngfǔ were on the verge of collapse. Although, now that the parliament is in recess, this does not mean that zhèngfǔ can do what it is, not to mention that this year is still an election year. If the news of the defeat at the front is revealed, then Taft will not have to participate in the next election at all, and will just roll up and get out of the White House.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Cabinet members replied. In a way, they and President Taft are in the same boat, and if the ship sinks, no one can escape. Of course, they have less responsibility than President Taft, and at most they resign and do nothing. And President Taft may be discredited by this. It's just that they are used to the power in their hands, and if they are allowed to go back to live that kind of ordinary life, they will not be able to accept it. Therefore, for the sake of their own future, they must also work with President Taft to cope with this difficult situation.

"Good! Gentlemen, everyone act! Your Excellency the Secretary of State. Your Excellency Minister of War. Your Excellency the Chief of Army Staff, please stay for a moment. Everyone else is going to do their own thing! President Taft was very pleased with everyone's reaction, after all, the situation is critical now, and this is not the time for infighting.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Cabinet members rushed out of President Taft's office. But Secretary of State Filand C. Knox, Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Leonard Wood remained.

"Mr. Knox, I hope that zhèngfǔ can start from now on. It is necessary to further strengthen the supervision of the major domestic media and strictly prohibit the leakage of any news that is not conducive to domestic stability. Otherwise, it's going to get us in big trouble! President Taft said.

"Yes, Your Excellency. However, this is very difficult. Once the people know about the opinions of the people, we may be ousted from power or even tried by the courts. Secretary of State Filand C. Knox said worriedly. The United States has always flaunted mínzhǔ and zìyóu, especially when it comes to speech, and any American has the right to make his own speech. And now President Taft is demanding the regulation of major media outlets in the United States, which is in the history of the United States. It's something that has never happened before, and it's something that all Americans can't accept.

"Mr. Knox. We have no other way. At least, the news of the defeat at the front cannot be known to the population for a short time. After Admiral Davis has stabilized Mexico's central defense, we will reveal the situation on the front line to the public, so as not to cause instability in the country. I promise, I definitely did not mean to fool the people, everything I did was for the sake of the United States! President Taft said.

"Okay, Your Excellency President, I'll arrange it!" Secretary of State Knox said. He has no other way but to follow President Taft's orders and go all the way to the dark.

"Very well, Mr. Knox, we will get through this difficult time. Secretary Dickinson, the War Department now wants to strengthen the training of new recruits and the stability of the troops in the country, and I do not want the US military doctrine to be provoked by those people with bad intentions, so that there will be incidents that are not conducive to the stability of the United States. The military power of the United States belongs to the United States, not to those who are plotters! President Taft said. The military, especially the Army, is very important to maintaining the stability of the United States.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Secretary of War Dickinson said. It's just that although he answered yes, he didn't know whether he could do it. After all, what President Taft did this time was too risky, and once it was revealed, there would be no room for manoeuvre.

"Admiral Wood, the task of the Army General Staff now is to make every effort to ensure the Mexican battlefield, to send weapons such as high shè machine guns and high shè guns to the Mexican battlefield as much as possible, and to stabilize the central defense line of the Mexican battlefield no matter what, and give an explanation to the people!" President Taft admonished. The Southern Sierra Madre defense line has been breached, and President Taft and Zhèngfǔ may still have a slight chance, but if the central defense line is broken through again, then he will have no chance at all.

"Yes, Your Excellency, the Army Staff will fully support the Mexican front!" Leonard. Admiral Wood said. On this point, he is very confident. Although the Chinese Army broke through the defense line of the Sierra Madre do Sul, its own losses were not small. At the same time, because of the elongation of logistics supply lines and the poor transportation in Mexico, the Chinese army may need a period of accumulation if it wants to launch another large-scale offensive. In this way, the U.S. military will also have plenty of time to stabilize the situation in the war.

"Well, gentlemen, that's all! God bless us, we'll get through this time! President Taft said.

Secretary of State, Secretary of War Dickinson, and Army Chief of Staff Leonard Brown. Admiral Wood saluted President Taft and left his office. In fact, they are also very uncertain in their hearts, and they don't know if they can survive the crisis this time.

After the three of them left the office, President Taft sat down in his chair and was silent for a long time. In front of others, he has been holding on, he knows the dilemma he is facing this time, and if he doesn't do it well, he can only resign. However, he didn't want to be ousted from power like this, and hoped to fight again.

Although, President Taft's various responses were timely. But in fact, for a country like the United States, where the US military was defeated on the front line, it is completely impossible for such news to be blocked. Although the course of the war is related to the future of the United States, if any media can get the exclusive information, then they will quickly expand their influence and become one of the largest media in the United States. Even though the U.S. Army's gendarmerie units had been stationed in some media outlets, it was still very difficult to completely block the news.

Admiral Pershing, who is returning to the United States from Mexico, was undoubtedly the first to hear the news. In fact, the plan for the withdrawal of American troops from the defense line of the Sierra Madre do Sul was drawn up by him. When the defensive line was broken and Admiral Davis led the main force of the American army to retreat, a telegram was sent to Admiral Pershing. After receiving the telegram, Admiral Pershing hesitated, but nevertheless ordered a telegram to be sent. The person who received this telegram was none other than former President Theodore. Roosevelt. Admiral Pershing is still haunted by his dismissal. He and former President Theodore. Roosevelt also had connections and knew such news for Theodore, who wanted to run for president. Roosevelt, it was very important.

While President Taft was convening a secret meeting with cabinet members at the White House, former U.S. President Theodore Brown. Roosevelt and the cadres of his newly formed Progressive Party gathered in New York. The members of these progressive parties are basically Theodore. Roosevelt brought out Jīng Ying from the Republican Party. Although it does not have the support of big business, the Progressive Party is now more sad. But Theodore. Roosevelt believed that he would succeed.

Roosevelt was also aware of the situation, and he wanted to defeat Taft, as well as the candidate put forward by the mínzhǔ party, Woodrow, when Taft already had the support of many bigwigs in the Republican Party. Wilson, it's very difficult. Therefore, Theodore. Roosevelt had already decided to compromise with the Republican supporters, the big capitalists. He believed that Taft zhèngfǔ and the current appearance of the US military also made these big capitalists very dissatisfied, and this was his chance. Actually, Theodore. Roosevelt also made secret contact with several big conglomerates, and the effect was not bad. After all, in terms of ability, Theodore. Roosevelt was much more powerful than Taft. If he is willing to be the spokesman of the big capitalists, he is undoubtedly more suitable than Taft.

"Mr. Roosevelt, there is a telegram of yours!" Theodore. Roosevelt's secretary suddenly pushed open the door and walked in, a look of shock on his face.

Theodore. Roosevelt glanced at the secretary suspiciously, and then took the telegram, he didn't know how the usually steady secretary could have such an expression, but after reading the telegram, he couldn't be calm.

"Gentlemen, bad news for everyone. The American defense line in the Sierra Madre do Sur was defeated by the Chinese, and now the commander of the front, Admiral Davis, is leading the main American forces to retreat. "Theodore. Roosevelt said.

"Oh God! How so? The backbone of the Progressive Party exclaimed one after another.

"Although, this is bad news for the United States and Taft, it is uncompromisingly good news for us. I mention that in view of Taft's incompetence, we should contact members of Congress to initiate a motion of no confidence in President Taft and remove him from the White House. Otherwise, the United States will definitely be destroyed by the Chinese under his rule! "Theodore. Roosevelt said loudly.

"Agreed! Mr. Roosevelt, we are not only going to impeach Taft, but we are also going to poke out the news of the defeat at the front so that the people know what is happening. I think Taft must want to block the news! A Progressive Party backbone said. They followed Theodore. Roosevelt, the only purpose was to overthrow Taft and make Theodore. Roosevelt is in the White House again! (To be continued......)