Half of Americans are reluctant to fight.

This young country has only just recovered from a hundred years of continuous immigration, and after a Civil War integration, it is still far from establishing its own cultural specialty. The states are relatively independent, and they do not have exactly the same interests to bring them together, and it is very difficult to work together.

The point is that now the Americans are well aware that they are far behind China in terms of military strength alone. Navy, battleships seem to be quite a lot, but what is the actual level? Look at the Germans beating the old British battleships to pieces, and you can see that the number of eggs is useless.

Army? The U.S. Army in this year is more like a mascot-like existence, with combat effectiveness or something, barely able to bully and bully Mexico and kill Indians. Fighting against the great powers, he is far behind.

There is nothing beneficial, and the capitalist consortium is not willing to spend money. Therefore, even if someone jumps out and calls for war, it is unlikely to be passed by Congress.

Of course, Mr. President has the privilege of being a soldier, but he also has to have that appeal. The current Taft is an agent who has been brought to power, and his reputation is quite average.

In this case, the threat of hiding a needle in Rong Mianmian is a little scary. The bureaucrats in Taft's government were momentarily alarmed and hurried to try to understand what China meant.

The results soon followed, and there were signs that China was trying to occupy Hawaii and bring it under military jurisdiction. In other words, China is playing the same role as the United States.

This is definitely not good news!

According to the policy judgment shown by China in the past decade or so, it is a relatively conservative defense strategy. Don't look at the non-stop operation of neighbors all over the world. Find ways to form a defense system for the island chain. But that's all about homeland security. Create a strategic buffer and solve the problem of lack of resources by the way.

The domestic cultural changes that have erupted this year, as well as the formulation of the strategy of the four major theaters and the westward expansion, all show the distinctive characteristics of a continental country. China is bound to be based on the classic idea of the mainland as the mainstay, supplemented by the ocean. It doesn't seem to have changed much from eons ago.

This is corroborated. The whole world is trying to build battleships to expand the navy, and China has not added a single battleship of its own for ten years. Enough to say it all. It's not that there is a lack of financial resources, but that the strategy is not needed.

Now it is obvious that two of the four major theaters of war are at sea, and the eight battleships are exactly divided into two groups, all right.

Why, then, is China trying to stir up trouble in Hawaii, given the overall national policy of land and coastal defense? If the military threats in previous years stopped Doerr's attempt to transfer to the United States, it would be too active to support local immigrant forces to seize power.

That's right, the Americans are too skilled in playing electoral politics. I saw through the truth of the Hawaiian dispute at a glance. Once the troublemakers succeed in coming to power, the already weak Americans will be completely marginalized. When the time comes. The ruling party will be led by the Chinese forces, the royalist party that China privately supports may be the countermeasures, and the remaining diaspora will form a soy sauce force, which is deeply entrenched and unshakable.

After that, the U.S. garrison could be driven out of Hawaii, and the worst consequence would be to invite the Chinese navy to station. The best possible thing is to maintain absolute neutrality between China and the United States.

All in all, it is the United States that suffers, and China has successfully extended its tentacles to the core of the Pacific Ocean and directly threatens the west coast of the United States.

President Taft couldn't help but think that if the Chinese really occupied Hawaii, they would definitely react much faster if they wanted to intervene in the anti-Chinese incidents in the western states. If you really launch an offensive operation, the consequences are quite serious!

The Yankees felt a little panicked, this really has to be done, just with the US Navy in the Pacific, how can it withstand one move and two styles? Can Hawaii's coastal defense alone withstand it?

In the past ten years, who knows how many Chinese immigrants are spies who have been secretly inserted! When the time comes, they will suddenly stick a knife in the back, and there will be thousands of US soldiers, don't die too miserably!

With a little certainty in his heart, Mr. President had no choice but to visit the bigwigs behind him, namely the old Rockefeller and the little Morgan, and listen carefully to the views of the financiers.

Today's Morgan consortium is undoubtedly the most powerful force in the United States, a creditor of the government, and an incomparable decision-maker. The challenger Rockefeller Sr., who has risen strongly, has just been skillfully dismantled by Morgan to break up the hegemony of Standard Oil alive, and fell into the disadvantage for a while, but its strength is still not to be underestimated.

The intelligence network of the Morgan consortium is all over the world, and now that Europe is in full swing, the consortiums of the whole United States are gearing up to make money, and of course they are not willing to really fight with China. In that case, they will have to spit out money in turn, who would be very happy!

As soon as he came up, Morgan vetoed President Taft's intention to learn from the British about China's intentions: "The British wish that we would fight China, so that they could reap a more chaotic and weak world after the war, and no one could threaten the hegemony of the British Empire." Therefore, they will only sow discord and are absolutely unreliable. ”

President Taft was dumbfounded, so neat?

Morgan pointed out the other party's ignorance with disdain: "Don't forget where you stand. The first thing to think about is what is in our best interest. It's a compromise, a temporary compromise with the Chinese! For the United States, the distribution of benefits during and after the war in Europe is crucial. A string of small islands in the Pacific, no matter how important its strategic position, should not be regarded as an indispensable part until it has been defended by absolute military force. ”

Taft suddenly understood: "Yes! As long as it is not turned into a territory de facto by the Chinese, or even as long as it is not garrisoned by them alone, then what does it matter if even a force representing its interests comes to power? ”

Then he was gloomy, and it really had something to do with it!

When someone else becomes president, he will either gain independence from the United States or "emancipate" the black slaves, or he will defeat Mexico and expand his territory. Or defeat Spain and take the colonies.

Got to him. but they will be forced to lose their land. This will inevitably leave an infamy in history!

But what about being scolded? It's better than going against the bigwigs of the consortium and being assassinated by a mentally ill person in front of the public for some reason, right?

God knows where so many mental illnesses come from in the United States, and they all have the same hobby - assassinating the president, and they can all succeed in assassination, and they can all be acquitted!

This is a strange thing that even God can't explain!

President Taft finally had a direction to work towards, and when he turned around, he asked the foreign ministry to contact China and repeatedly stated his position. The United States has no intention of changing the status quo in the Republic of Hawaii, and the Chinese government is asked not to make a fuss about it. It's good to continue to be in the current state.

Of course, this could not be agreed, and the Great Führer unceremoniously pointed out: "Hawaii is home to half of the population, and their personal safety and interests must be treated fairly." As an autonomous and sovereign entity, the Republic of Hawaii has the right to choose the governing body and policies that are most appropriate for them. The U.S. government should not intervene too much in this, and all U.S. troops should be withdrawn from there. ”

Taft replied: "U.S. troops can be withdrawn, but China's military forces cannot be stationed, and the two sides should reach a consensus on Hawaii's security and defense, and trust and respect each other." ”

The head of state refused: "The Chinese government is gravely concerned about the safety of the Hawaiian diaspora, and we cannot allow them to be persecuted." When necessary, Chinese Navy ships will go to protect and evacuate overseas Chinese. Meantime. The U.S. government also needs to explain the intensifying anti-Chinese incidents in its own country. ”

Battleships are to be used!

President Taft immediately asked the Ministry of Defense: "Where are the Chinese warships ?!" ”

If this is known to the president of the United States fifty years later, he will vomit blood in depression, why are the ancestors so incompetent? When we have something on our side, we always ask: "Where is our aircraft carrier?" ”

Look, what a feeling!

Taft probably didn't have time to ask if he had such a thing, he was terrified, for fear that the Chinese Navy would accidentally occupy Hawaii, and then run to the West Coast to "protect overseas Chinese". When the time comes, it will be difficult for him to be a man.

Fortunately, China's senior head of state knows how to take care of American friends very well, and at the same time as issuing a public statement to protect overseas Chinese, he also mobilized two major fleets to sail out of military ports and hold huge exercises in the East China Sea and the South China Sea respectively. Eight battleships led hundreds of auxiliary warships, and the momentum attracted all kinds of cheers.

President Taft was sweating profusely, and his heart was steady, fortunately, the Chinese warships were all at home.

He began to hesitate, whether to do what the Chinese wanted? Probably, maybe, they don't really want to go to war either?

Without more intelligence to back it up, this judgment is uncertain for a while.

At a critical time, British friends took the initiative to help. The British ambassador met with His Excellency the President and very frankly handed over the inside information they had obtained: "As far as we know, the Chinese government has no intention of going to war with the United States. The reason for their aggressive posture was mainly a bluff to cover up their de facto westward expansion of the mainland. Once the whole world is drawn to their actions in the Pacific, it's easy to lose sight of their true intentions. ”

When President Taft heard this, he said, "Okay, since we don't really want to fight, then why do we have to fight back and forth, just continue to fight."

Anyway, it doesn't cost a lot of money to send a telegram to the ambassador or something, so it's expensive to go out on a battleship, and it's not cost-effective.

The British sighed: "Do you really think that it is really good to indulge the Chinese to complete the western expansion plan?" Look at the world map, when they open the passage to the Aral Sea or even the Caspian Sea, one of the world's greatest hegemons will rise unshakable. ”

Taft rolled his eyes: "That's your British and Russians' business, what's the problem with us Americans?" ”

The British held their breath and gritted their teeth: "Do you really think that after they complete the expansion of the mainland, they will ignore the interests of the Pacific Ocean?" The Chinese have a saying that others are not allowed to snore next to the bed. It means that whoever is their neighbor will be unlucky! ”

Taft still disagreed: "The United States is as far away as the Pacific Ocean from China, and compared to the British colonies in Asia, it is closer to each other!" ”

The British ambassador sneered: "Don't forget, the father of the Great Führer is the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Navy!" The Chinese like to leave an immortal name in history. Do you guess if he will start a great naval war that can go down in history before he retires completely? ”

President Taft shuddered, Nima really has this possibility!

"Damn for honor, it's the stupidest excuse in the world!"

He scolded like that, but it didn't make sense. In the mainstream culture of the West around the 20th century, "honor" is a very subtle term. Many Westerners duel each other for this, and I don't know how many unlucky people have died. For the sake of so-called honor, the monarchs of various countries also have to fight to the head and blood.

Chinese have a good face, this is a matter of everyone. As the founding monarch of the country, how could the head of state forget to put gold on his father's face?

After all, the real large-scale naval battle of the Chinese Navy is only against such a third-rate dwarf as Japan. There has not yet been a single decisive war against the traditional powers.

Now, it looks like His Excellency Commander-in-Chief Yang Haiwei is not young!

President Taft's eyelids jumped and he trembled: "Could it be that their target is the United States?" ”

The British ambassador raised his eyebrows: "Do you still need to choose?" Who let the United States just use the 'Great White Fleet' to visit the world, this is a great opportunity to brush up on prestige. Think about it, if this fleet is annihilated in one fell swoop, the prestige of the Chinese Navy will reach a whole new height. The rule of the Great Führer will also be unbreakable. ”

"Their navy is still on their home turf," Taft noted. ”

British: "It's all about Hawaii first!" There must always be an excuse to start a war, and the world is always embarrassed. ”

Taft almost scolded: "If you want your paralyzed face, the dog's day is basically instigating us to strangle, when Lao Tzu can't see it?" ”

See, and then eggs.

Taft had to seriously consider the possibilities offered by the British.

He's not really stupid, and those who put him on stage are extremely smart. Based on the insights provided by the British, the aides found that in three to five years, China's western aggressive strategy would achieve considerable success, or at least be stabilized.

At that time, the war in Europe may not be finished, and the whole world thinks that it will take at least eight years and ten years.

But by that time, the great powers were probably all about to be consumed. If China seized the opportunity to completely seize Hawaii as a springboard and then attack the United States, I am afraid that it would not be able to stop it if it wanted to -- of course, the president would certainly not be him at that time.

What does the war that will break out in three or five years have to do with Lao Tzu!

President Taft has a bottom in his heart, as long as he can't fight during his tenure, he doesn't care about Lao Tzu's affairs. In other words, as long as he stubbornly resists the Chinese offensive and does not give up control of Hawaii, until he is out of power, it will not lead to war.

That's it. His Excellency the President summoned Rong Kuo and criticized him sharply: "China is interfering in the internal affairs of the United States and has become a national of the United States, and how to deal with it is our business. The status quo in Hawaii is not changeable. ”

When the news came back, the Great Führer smiled coldly: "Sure enough, if you don't feel uncomfortable, order the task force and prepare for action!" (To be continued.) )