"Dear Mr. Roosevelt, are you really not interested in the situation in the Far East?" At Theodore Roosevelt's private residence in New York, a Russian man who called himself Pyotr Andreev took a sip of coffee on the coffee table and whispered

"Far East? Where is it too far from America, and I'm only a scholar now, I'm afraid I'll disappoint Your Excellency," said Theodorus, who was in a trance as he stared at the ceiling for a moment

"It is the Far East of Ireland and the United States of America that are separated by a whole Pacific Ocean, but this does not affect the command of the Spanish fleet in the Beiyang to defeat the American fleet at the gate of your country," Andreev said mockingly

"Well, yes, we lost, but only temporarily, we will come back, Admiral Majiffin will lead the U.S. Navy out of the predicament," Theodore Roosevelt said calmly, ignoring the other party's taunts

"General Magifin? Well, I believe in his abilities, but I also doubt his courage in the face of the Beiyang fleet! Admiral Majifen could be up to the task of rebuilding the U.S. Navy, but he could never command this fleet against the Beiyang Naval Division in the Far East, because deep down he already thought that he could not defeat the other side! Andreev said with some excitement

"I want to ask, why are we having trouble with the Beiyang Fleet? I do hate what the Beiyang system did in the Spanish-American War, but I need to remind you that war is about interests, not interests, but it would be foolish to fight for revenge or righteousness! Moreover, the current US Navy really does not have the ability to influence the situation on the other side of the ocean, even if you want to find someone, you should go to President William McKinley, not me, a scapegoat at home! Roosevelt was a little tired of the conversation, and expressed his displeasure at the fact that the other party kept the other party in a roundabout way and did not get to the point

"We don't need your country to participate in the battle personally, we just need some support, we have contacted your country's consortium, and they have agreed to provide us with material and financial assistance, but you know, you can't win the war with money and supplies alone, we also need naval warships, if you can convince your navy to resell some of the warships under construction to our country, I think the outcome of this war in the Far East will be something your country will be happy to see! A huge market opens its doors to your country, and at the same time your navy can project its influence into the Far East! There was a hint of frenzy in Andreev's eyes

"You have a talent for speech," Ross slowly wiped his glasses, "I need to know the probability of success in this matter, if it fails, then the relationship between the two sides, which is not friendly now, will be even worse, and the products of the United States will be severely suppressed in the Qing Kingdom, and now it seems that the possibility of failure is even greater, and your country's fleet has just lost the battle under the command of General Makanov, and the loss of 4 capital warships will be exchanged for 1 5000-ton cruiser of the other side."

"If you want me to help, then tell me, how can you win this war?" Roosevelt leaned forward slightly and asked

"The Beiyang Fleet is not as strong as imagined, it is just a feudal town, although the Tsar's army suffered setbacks in the early stage of the war, but the national strength that is far stronger than the Beiyang can finally overwhelm the other side, and the victory or defeat of the war depends on the national strength of both sides, not a temporary victory! Moreover, the emperor of the Qing State actually wanted to attack the Beiyang, and we should cooperate with the outside to defeat the Beiyang Army, and if the Beiyang Army fails, its powerful navy will also be wiped out," Andreev said

"Since the navy is not important, then please answer me a question" Roosevelt smiled slightly: "Why do you want to urgently order new warships?" ”

"Well, I didn't say that the navy is not important, I just said that the army is the decisive force, and of course, the navy is also very important," Andreev said in a bit of a panic

"Your Excellency has clearly not figured out the crux of the Far East! Although Russia has a strong enough national strength, but it is too far away and backward transportation to project its strength to the Far East, and even if your country has the support of the United States, then the supplies still have to go by sea, and if you take the sea route, you will have to face the threat of the Beiyang Naval Division and the Japanese Navy, in this case, your country must ensure the combat power of the navy, but it is a pity that the Russian Navy does not have this strength now! That's why you want warships! Looking at Andreev, who was about to speak, Roosevelt waved his hand impatiently and said: "Okay, I will consider Your Excellency's suggestion, but my strength is limited, and even with those insatiable capitalists, we still can't decide the policy of the US government."

"Well, I'll make a wise choice, this is a cheque for 50,000 pounds, you can use it, and if it happens, you will get an additional 50,000 pounds," Pyotr Andreev saw that the other party had given the order to evict the customer, took out a cheque from his purse, respectfully placed it on the table, and left

"Did Mr. Roosevelt really believe the Russian?" Just after Pyotr Andreev had just left, through another door, Major General Mahan came out and said

"Of course, I don't believe a lobbyist, but I would like to use this opportunity to knock Beiyang and let them know that even if the United States of America is newly defeated, it still has enough strength to influence the situation in the Far East and make them more restrained," Theodore Roosevelt said with a gloomy face

"It seems that you are still haunted by the defeat of 1898," Mahan couldn't help but smile bitterly

"We have missed a great opportunity, a great opportunity to bring Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippines into the United States at the same time! It's not my failure alone, it's the failure of the U.S. Navy, it's the failure of the United States," Roosevelt said as he clenched his fists and roared hysterically

"It's not a failure of the United States, it's a failure of policy, it's a failure of adventurism," Mahan said, shaking his head

"Are you blaming me? Are you saying that what I did was wrong? I'm all for America! Theodore Roosevelt said with a decadent face

"What you have done has gone beyond the tolerance of other countries, you have reached out to the Far East, and naturally you want to change the pattern of the Far East, this is unacceptable to Britain, Germany and even Beiyang, you want to control Hawaii, this important node almost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean naturally cannot fall into anyone's hands, whoever controls it will control the Pacific Ocean, and the countries of Europe will naturally not agree to say Cuba? Anyway, it's just a fuse, you take the opportunity to start a war against Spain, but at the same time, other countries have also found an opportunity to weaken the United States, you think you are a praying mantis, and you don't think that a flock of yellow finches is staring at you while pounced on a cicada! Qing Guo's sentence of praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches is talking about people like you," Mahan carefully explained to the decadent-looking Theodore Roosevelt

"This is the result of the joint efforts of many forces in the world, including the Far East War, but also the result of the game between all parties, the Russians are not only against Beiyang, there are also the British and Germans behind Beiyang, of course, the Italians will not give up this opportunity to make money, as for the French? They are concerned about using Russia to contain Germany, to put it mildly, the French want the Russians to lose and then devote all their energy to Europe, who do you say will win this war? Mahan said with a smile

"But I still think we need to show Beiyang the strength of the United States, we need the Qingguo city, and if they don't give it, then we'll give them some color," Roosevelt said after a moment

"You still have a deep-seated hostility towards those yellow-skinned people, the actual controller of the Beiyang, note that I'm talking about the actual controller, he is a nationalist, when he first arrived in the Beiyang, he once promoted the Beiyang Fleet's deterrence of the Dutch, and what is even more terrifying is that he is also a real strategist and politician, after the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act in the 80s, there has been a bond between the United States and this big man, In the Sino-Japanese War, the wrong foreign policy of the United States further deepened the hatred between the two sides, and all this finally broke out in the Spanish-American War, with the support of the Beiyang, the Spanish fleet defeated the fleet that we had worked hard to build for several years, so now, tell me, do you still want the hatred to continue to reincarnate? Mahan looked at Roosevelt, who was deep in thought, and said earnestly

"I say that these words are all grounded, the Italian Mr. Vittorio Cuniberti once privately admitted that as early as 1890, that Mr. Xu had been in contact with the Spanish military, it can be said that in 8 years, this Mr. Xu did two things, one was to save his homeland, and the other was to take revenge on the American yellow race, and they were not humble when they had a good leader, They can rise quickly, they are industrious and dedicated, but they are in trouble because of problems of knowledge and vision," Mahan paused and continued: "In addition, I would like to remind you that the Navy does not want to resell its capital ships to other countries, even if the price is high, and the Admiralty must take into account the reactions of all sides."

"We are just giving each other a limited lesson, let them know the Tao and respect, and the exclusion of the Qing people is a civil problem, this has nothing to do with me, the Far East cannot be dominant, only by muddying the waters, we can obtain greater benefits, the United States is already invincible in the Americas, we need to look further, although we failed in Cuba, but I still think I am right," Roosevelt said firmly after pondering for a moment

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