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"Your Excellency, to be honest, the current U.S. Navy still doesn't have enough strength to defeat the Chinese Navy, but we can't wait any longer. Although the Chinese have not yet begun to attack, they have begun to accelerate preparations for war. Once China is ready, it will be too late, and we will not have any chance! US Secretary of the Navy George von Lengelkemeyer said.

"So, what are the specific plans of the Admiralty?" President Taft asked sternly. Taking the initiative to provoke a war with China is very risky. If you win, it's okay to say. If it is defeated again, the current US administration will be miserable.

"Your Excellency, according to the information we have now, the Chinese are mobilizing merchant ships and transport ships to prepare to transport a large number of troops to Mexico. Apparently, after taking control of much of Mexico, it has become a major base for Chinese attacks on the United States. In addition, all the capital ships of the most powerful Turkish fleet of the Chinese Navy have just entered the shipyard for repairs, and it is clear that they are preparing for war, and we must fully seize this opportunity to take Guadeloupe, as well as attack Santa Cruz, and inflict heavy damage or even annihilation on the main forces of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy! Minister Meyer said!

"Attack Guadeloupe and Santa Cruz? There should not be much of a problem with the former, the Chinese have only a few destroyers and light cruisers deployed there, and the infantry has only two battalions of more than 2,000 people. But Santa Cruz, which has become the main anchorage of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, has built a large number of shore fortifications, and is garrisoned by the main warships of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet. If you want to annihilate the main force of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy in one fell swoop, I am afraid it will be very difficult! Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson asked with a frown.

"Your Excellency Dickinson. This is our only chance. The main ships of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy are only one 'Han-class' battleship, two 'Qin-class' battleships, two 'Zhonghua-class' battleships and one 'Baiqi-class' battlecruiser, as well as some heavy cruisers and other supporting warships. If the Navy dispatches all the 'Wyoming-class' battleships, the 'New York-class' battleships and the 'Nevada-class' battleships to defeat the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, it is still certain! Minister Meyer said. These three battleships are the most powerful battleships in the US Navy. It is a copy of the British Navy's 'Orion-class' battleships, 'King George V-class' battleships and 'Revenge-class' battleships, all equipped with 343 mm main guns, although they are not the opponents of the Chinese Navy's 'Tang-class' battleships, and are a little worse than the 'Han-class' battleships, but these three battleships. However, there are four ships in each of the first two levels, and there are even six ships in the 'Nevada class', a total of fifteen ships, which has already occupied an absolute advantage in the face of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy!

"Even if we can defeat the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, we still have no chance of winning when the Chinese Navy's Turkish Fleet arrives. When the time comes. There will definitely be crazy revenge from the Chinese! Secretary of State Filand C Knox said with some concern.

"Your Excellency, war between us and the Chinese is inevitable, and if we start first, we can still seize some opportunities. If you wait until the Chinese attack first. Then we won't have a chance at all! Minister Meyer said.

"Your Excellency Meyer, if the Chinese launch a counterattack, what should we do? The arrival of the Chinese Turkish fleet on the battlefield will take only twenty days at most. President Taft asked.

"Your Excellency. When the Navy launches an attack, the Army can also cooperate in the attack. First eliminate the Chinese Army stationed in the Mexican region. Now, there are only about 100,000 Chinese there, and our army has already completed mobilization, and it should not be a problem to attack with superior forces, defeat the Chinese, and control the whole of Mexico. If the Chinese Army can be driven out of North America, it will not be so easy for them to land again. As for the navy, if the Chinese naval flotilla arrives, the navy will withdraw to the Atlantic, and if necessary, we can blow up the Panama Canal. In this case, if the Chinese Navy wants to attack us, it will have to make a detour through Cape Horn in South America. At that time, we will also take Guadeloupe, and the Chinese will not have a supply base in the Atlantic. By the time they reach the Caribbean, the U.S. Navy will be ready to attack them. In addition, the main thing is to buy us enough time for the Pennsylvania-class battleships and subsequent 'New Mexico-class' battleships to be commissioned as scheduled. By that time, we will have the strength to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy! Minister Meyer said. The main purpose of the plan drawn up by the Admiralty is to buy time so that the most powerful battleships of the US Navy can enter service and withstand the 'Tang-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy!

"What do you think of the plan proposed by the Admiralty?" President Taft asked. Personally, he agrees, but he needs everyone's support. After all, this is the initiative to provoke a war against China, and if it fails, the responsibility is not something that anyone can afford!

"Your Excellency, I agree. After the start of the Navy's program, the Army will launch an attack from northern Mexico with at least half a million men, eliminating the squadrons stationed in Mexico! Secretary of War Jacob M Dickinson said.

Everyone else agreed, and everyone knows that there is no possibility of peaceful coexistence between the United States and China, and although the United States is stronger than China in terms of industrial strength, it is far lacking in military strength. Only by taking the lead can it be possible to regain its disadvantage and give the United States enough time to give full play to its advantages in industrial strength. In that case, the United States will have the possibility of defeating China!

"Then, Your Excellency Meyer, I approve the plan proposed by the Admiralty. When will it be implemented? President Taft asked.

"Your Excellency, the Admiralty is ready, and it will be implemented in a week. However, the army does not know how long it will take to be ready? The army and navy must attack at the same time, otherwise, if the Chinese are prepared, it will be more difficult for us to win! Minister Meyer asked.

"It will take some time for the Army to prepare. Our new recruits are still being trained. It is not an easy task to transport all kinds of strategic materials to the front line, and to ensure the operation of 500,000 troops. And, in order not to arouse the Chinese's vigilance, we must be careful. If you can, the time for the army offensive will be set for a month later! Secretary of War Jacob M Dickinson said.

"Yes, it will take about half a month to a month for the Chinese Navy's Turkish Fleet to complete the overhaul of its capital ships, and it will take nearly 20 days for them to rush from China to North America, and we still have enough time. However, the most important point is that the Chinese must not be aware of our intentions, otherwise it will be a failure! Minister Meyer reminded.

During this meeting, the US Government made up its mind to start a war against China first, and after the meeting, the US Army and Navy immediately took action. It's just that the previous failures have also made the Americans learn to be obedient, and their war preparations are very cautious, so that the Chinese side did not notice it, or rather, the roots did not expect that the Americans would have the courage to attack first!

After the outbreak of the world war, it also had a certain impact on China. First, China's preparations for war have accelerated. Forty reserve brigades have completed their recruitment and begun intensive training. At the same time, another 60 divisions are also beginning to recruit troops, and they are expected to be fully equipped within three months. In other words, China set the time for entering the war in September or October 1911, and the army and navy's preparations for war were also carried out according to this time.

Prior to this, the arsenals in the empire had begun to work in three shifts to produce weapons and ammunition, and other war-related factories had also begun to switch to the war system. All the qiē began to serve around the war. The army on the border, too, canceled its vacation, entered the highest state of combat readiness. The main ships of the navy have also entered the shipyard for overhaul and maintenance in preparation for the fierce war. It's just that whether it is Wang Yuze or others, they may have the idea of underestimating the enemy because of the successive victories of the empire. It is believed that neither the Russians nor the Americans have the courage to attack first. And it was this kind of thinking that caused China to encounter very big problems in the early days of the war.

The lives of ordinary people in China have not been affected too much. Whether the reserve brigade is upgraded to a regular army or a newly formed army, the soldiers are drawn from former retired soldiers and militiamen, so it will not have much impact on society. Coupled with the large Chinese population, the formation of an army of three or four million is nothing more than a small meaning for China, which has a population of more than 500 million and nearly 600 million.

On September 12, Wang Yuze convened a pre-imperial meeting and began to make arrangements for the war. At this time, the Battle of Marne had just ended, and the German attack on Paris ultimately failed, although they eliminated more Anglo-French forces, but they were not able to complete the goal of capturing Paris. In this battle, the two warring sides successively invested 1.5 million troops, and the number of casualties was nearly 700,000. Among them, the French army lost 350,000 people (including 181,400 killed), and the British army lost 530,000; The Germans lost more than 200,000 men.