readx; Chapter 310 One and a half million!

Alan Arthur couldn't wait to take the long transoceanic telegram in Hull's hand, and after reading it in one breath, he exhaled heavily, and his tense face began to relax, and a full smile appeared on his face!

"Hehe, let's take a look, the British have agreed to stand with us!"

Hearing his words, the politicians, who had long been curious about the contents of the telegram, also began to circulate the thin telegram one by one, and looking at their eagerness, it was as if they had obtained some great treasure!

"Great, with the support of the British, then we in the United States of America will win the final victory in this war!" said William Wheeler. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Haha, great! The Chinese South Sea territory is separated from the United States by the vast Pacific Ocean, the logistics supply line is seriously threatened by the navy, and now that we have the support of the British powerful fleet, it will no longer be difficult to defeat the Chinese invasion!"

"yes, that's great!" ......

After reading the telegram in his hand and listening to everyone's joyful remarks, Sherman's face couldn't help but show a mocking smile, "Mr. President, everyone! I'm afraid we can't count on the help of the British!"

Not a single person would like his words of pouring cold water on the heads of the crowd, and even President Alan Arthur could not help frowning! And Secretary of State Frederick Theodore Forrylingheisen, who was a little impatient, directly asked: "General William, what do you mean by what you just said, you must know that it is clearly written in the telegram just now." Will the British still regret it?"

"Of course, the British will not go back, but everyone, we have not dealt with the British for a day or two. As for the character of these John Bulls, I think you should be very clear that if there is no interest, the British are willing to help us? Moreover, it has been clearly written in the telegram just now, that the British enter the war on the condition that the Chinese army cross the Appalachian Mountains, and they are only willing to send troops to help us when we in the United States are facing life and death! But now, the Chinese are only occupying the west of the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. Even Pittsburgh, the easternmost part, was nearly 400 kilometers from the Appalachian Mountains, and after annihilating the 250,000 troops we had marched westward. The Chinese did not take advantage of the situation to advance eastward, and in addition to military reasons, I am afraid that the Chinese were also warned by the British! Therefore, this telegram in addition to guaranteeing the existence of our government of the United States of America. For us to repel the attack of the Chinese. There is no point in regaining the lost land!" Sherman said coldly.

After listening to his words, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly fell silent, and after he said this, everyone suddenly remembered the contents of the telegram just now, and even Alan Arthur picked up the telegram on the table again and read it again!

"Alas!" Alan Arthur sighed in his heart, for it was true that as Sherman had just said, the help of the British was conditional. But this telegram also made him let go of the big stone that had been pressing on his heart for a long time, and he would never have to worry about the Chinese army commander going straight in the future. It's time to destroy Washington and destroy the United States!

And this telegram also made him finally make up his mind the execution strategy of the next Sino-American war!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the help of the British is conditional, and as long as they keep the existence of our American government, then the wealth they have invested in us for decades will not be lost! Therefore, they will not send troops to help us until the Chinese cross the Appalachian Mountains, so if they want to defeat the Chinese and win the war, we can only rely on ourselves! Therefore, I decided to use all the 400 million dollars we have now to recruit another 1.5 million troops, start training immediately, and after forming an army, attack the Chinese again to the west and reclaim our land!" Alan Arthur said in a gradually high-pitched voice.

"General Ulysses, General William, this time all the troops will be recruited and trained by you!"

"Yes, Mr. President!" replied the two men, standing up with serious expressions.

"Mr. President, there is one thing that we must solve as soon as possible, otherwise, we will suffer a great loss in the next war! And it will be difficult to win the war!" Sherman said.

"Oh, what did General William say?"

Chinese According to the descriptions of the soldiers who fled from the battlefield, the rate of fire of these repeating guns was very high, with an average rate of fire of several hundred rounds per minute, and the dense firepower made the rifles in our soldiers' hands no different from burning sticks! The blockade formed by several hundred of these machine guns could inflict tens of thousands of casualties on us in ten minutes! So we have to master this powerful new weapon, otherwise even if we can reclaim the Great Lakes region with a large number of soldiers in our hands, then the heavy casualties will leave us no longer able to attack the west of the Mississippi River!"

"But these weapons were all invented by the Chinese, and with the current hostile relations between our two sides, it is impossible for the Chinese to teach us how to manufacture these new weapons!" said Minister of War Henry Harry Adeno.

"The Chinese really won't teach us, but they will sell to Britain, France, Germany. I believe that as long as we pay a certain price, it will not be too difficult to obtain the manufacturing methods of these new weapons from them! In addition, we have just recruited a large number of troops, and if we want to recruit them and train them into an army, I am afraid that we will not be able to do it at all in less than half a year. And with this buffer time, we will have enough time to obtain these new weapons manufacturing methods to produce and equip the troops!" Ulysses Simpson Grant said with a calm smile.

"Well, Frederick, I'll take care of it!"

"Yes, Mr. President!" Although I know that this matter will be very troublesome, as Secretary of State, Frederick Theodore Forrylingheisen, who is in charge of foreign affairs, is the duty and cannot shirk it!

After seeing Frederick's promise, Alan Arthur retracted his gaze, slowly glanced at everyone, and said in a solemn tone: "The reason why we suffered a heavy defeat last time, so that we lost 250,000 troops, in addition to the superiority of the squadron in terms of weapons and equipment and their strong combat effectiveness, there is also a very important point is the lack of our intelligence, and the preparations for the entire war are too hasty, and the army training is less than three months before hurriedly stepping on the battlefield!" We must not make the same mistake again in the next battle!"

"Henry Harry Adenor!"

"Yes, President!"

"I don't care what method your War Department uses this time, in short, after half a year, our Intelligence Department must have a detailed understanding of the military strength of the Chinese and the movements of all their troops! We must not step into the enemy's trap without preparation, as happened this time, and the entire army will be annihilated!"

"Yes, Mr. President! Our Intelligence Section of the Ministry of War is guaranteed to complete its mission! However, our intelligence structure has only been established for less than half a year, and we are seriously lacking in experience and personnel, so we want the Intelligence Department to grow rapidly, and we hope that the President will allow us to allocate a large amount of money!" said Henry Harry Adeno.

"Well, I see! I'll let the Treasury do it!"

After listening to the words of the two, Finance Minister Raymond Orr couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Mr. President, I'm afraid it's difficult for our finances to support such a big military operation!" Looking at the questioning eyes of everyone, Raymond Orr couldn't help but continue: "After the outbreak of the economic crisis, plus the $200 million allocated by us before the war, all the funds in the treasury add up to only $450 million! The first batch of 300,000 troops formed before, including training, logistics supplements, Nearly $50 million has already been spent on the purchase of salaries and weapons and equipment! If another 1.5 million troops are recruited this time, then with the current 350,000 troops, then it will be 1.85 million troops, and I am afraid that it will cost more than $300 million to form and train so many troops!"

"In addition, because of the economic crisis, a large number of factories have gone bankrupt and workers have lost their jobs. Moreover, because of the war, a large number of people from the western part of the United States have fled to the east, which has further increased the burden on our government! Millions of unemployed people need tens of millions of donations every month! In addition, our fiscal revenues have fallen rapidly after the economic crisis, so we simply cannot afford such an army!"

Hearing his words, everyone just had a little confidence in defeating the Chinese and recovering the lost territory, and they were quickly doused by his scoop of cold water!

Alan Arthur pinched his eyebrows fiercely, although his expression was still calm, but at the moment his heart was extremely heavy! Even if he had more ways to defeat the Chinese, he couldn't do anything without money!

For example, a large number of military orders can restore production to hundreds or thousands of factories, revitalize the US economy, and increase tax revenues. Moreover, the entry of a large number of unemployed people into the military can also reduce the burden on the government! In addition, if several hundred million dollars are put back into the market, then its role in promoting the national economy is incomparably huge! And using military investment to stimulate the growth of the national economy and alleviate the economic crisis is also the best way to get the United States out of the abyss!

Seeing that Secretary of the Treasury Redmond Orr nodded slowly and agreed with Grant's point of view, Alan Arthur knew that the resolution to expand the army by 1.5 million today had been passed! )