McKinley's mood is mixed.

Chen Jianqiu's ability to influence the situation in this election made him feel a chill in his back.

This Chinese has become a big problem for him.

This seemed to be an opportunity to give Chen Jianqiu a knock.

But if it were just Texas itself and besieged the Chinese colony with militia, McKinley would have been happy to see it.

But the problem now comes the need for the federal government to send troops.

On what grounds should troops be sent?

If the reasons are not sufficient, he will have to convince Congress that it is still a question of whether it can be passed.

Which troops to send?

Thanks to his own gifts, the plan for the establishment of the General Staff failed to pass, and he could not even find anyone to consult.

McKinley was not a commander-in-chief, and he had no idea what troops were there in the direction of Texas and where they were deployed.

The president thought for a moment and was about to ask his assistant to call Secretary of War Rutter over.

A voice came in from the doorway of the office:

"Mr. President, may I come in now?"

McKinley looked up and saw that it was Councillor Cahill.

Since the last time the president tacitly formed an alliance with Rockefeller, as Rockefeller's representative in Congress, Congressman Cahill has been free to enter and leave the presidential office in the White House.

The president narrowed his eyes and waved at Cahill.

Cahill walked in and closed the door with his hand.

"Mr. President, are you thinking about the matter at Fort Stockton?" He asked.

McKinley was shocked.

But his expression didn't fluctuate much, he just adjusted his sitting posture, supported his chin with his hand, and asked unhurriedly:

"What the hell is there that you tycoons don't know?"

Cahill found himself presumptuous, and hastened to explain:

"You misunderstood, Mr. President, when this matter was stabbed to the state government, Mr. Rockefeller's son, Rockefeller Jr., happened to be there."

"And what does Mr. Rockefeller think?" McKinley didn't hide it, and asked directly.

"We see this as a good opportunity." Cahill said, "The death knell has sounded for Chen Jianqiu. ”

"Tell me about it." Mr. President listened with interest to Cahill's plans.

"The Texas militia went to surround the Chinese at Fort Stockton this time, and it was very troublesome for Chen Jianqiu to save it or not."

"First of all, the National Guard lockdown in Texas is reasonable and legal, approved by the state legislature, to prevent the spread of the epidemic."

"If Chen Jianqiu doesn't save him, then his prestige among the Chinese will be greatly damaged; If he goes to the rescue, then we can have an excuse to strike him. ”

"We can send troops to fortify the state border in New Mexico and Texas, and if they can't break through the blockade this time, then next, we can start blockading them from all directions."

"You don't have to fight, but you have to keep deterring."

"But where did the army come from?" McKinley frowned, "The use of the military requires congressional approval, and there is a high probability that Rute will wear the same pants with Chen Jianqiu." ”

"Isn't there a Marine Corps?" Cahill lowered his voice and said, "If I'm not mistaken, they've been stationed near the Gulf of Mexico since the Spanish-American War ended. ”

"As the telegram says, the Union troops, even if they are lost, are to 'help maintain law and order in the state.'"

"Chen Jianqiu can't break through the defense line in a short period of time for a while, and when the Congress passes it, he can officially start it."

Regarding the military part, the president did not express his opinion for the time being, but asked Congressman Cahill to continue.

"The blockade of the Roswell-Lincolnshire-Juarez triangle is the first step, and the second step is to start an investigation into Chen Jianqiu."

"I asked the IRS to check and found nothing."

Investigating this matter brought back some bad memories for Mr. President.

"You don't have to worry, we have investigated in advance, and there are actually a lot of doubts about Chen Jianqiu's family history, which can be dug deeply."

"The second step is to rebel against the members of the International Gunpowder Association."

"I discussed with Mr. Rockefeller that Chen Jianqiu's biggest problem is that the pattern is too small, and there is no further reshuffle of the gunpowder industry.

"There is an old saying in Chen's hometown, called 'the wall falls down and everyone pushes it, and the tree falls and scatters', I believe that as long as Chen Jianqiu is in trouble, someone will definitely stand up and replace him, and his allies, who now seem to have an unbreakable relationship, will also leave him."

"As for the third step, as long as Chen Jianqiu is convicted of one crime, we can clean him up and let the court freeze his property! Break up his company"

Rockefeller and Cahill: They know too well what kind of urine these people in the United States are engaged in business.

Chen Jianqiu, you will soon understand what "betrayal" means.

Major Huntington of the Marine Corps was a little confused when he first received the order to send him to the western Texas border.

After the Spanish-American War, he and his Marines were stationed at the port of Texas City, east of Houston, ready for the next foreign war.

But now the order of the Federation has left him a little confused.

Going to the state border to garrison?

Isn't that what the Texas National Guard itself should do?

The key is to prevent whom?

Major Huntington unfolded the map along the way as he set off with his troops.

When he finished studying the situation around the garrison site, he was dumbfounded.

Isn't the west side of Roswell, a major industrial city for the Chinese?

In his mind, the scene of how Chen Jianqiu's troops captured Guantanamo Port without blood.

That's where I didn't even gnaw off my old nose with all my might.

Major Huntington did not dare to be careless.

Upon arriving at his destination, he immediately organized his soldiers and began to build fortifications.

Not far from the state border, they began to set up positions, laying out barbed wire and machine-gun fire points.

Major Huntington was still confident in this line of defense.

The Major did not know exactly what was going on above, but even fools could see that there might be something unusual on the Chinese side.

And the second order that followed also confirmed the major's conjecture:

Stopping the probable, attack from New Mexico, their direction is Fort Stockton.

Major Huntington himself had no special feelings for those Chinese.

Soldiers take obedience as their duty.

Even if it's a drill.

He believed that no matter how much those Chinese troops could fight, they would not be able to break through their own defense line for a while.

And on the Austin side, the governor also learned about the movement of the Marines.

The "China hardliners" were ecstatic, and they understood the Marines' actions as a sign that the federal government supported their decision.

The Chinese stronghold at Fort Stockton had always been stuck like a nail in their hearts.

The Federation has finally made up its mind to take action on these people!

The "coexistence and development faction" is very worried, and these people are very worried that if they push the Chinese into a corner, there will be a riot, and even if they choose to suppress it, it will have a long-term adverse effect on the overall law and order of the state.

Obviously, everyone lives in peace and makes money together, so why do you have to cause trouble.

And before the Marines moved, Brad Harrison had already driven to Fort Stockton with the Texas National Guard.

The governor's order to him was to seal off the Chinese settlements, try not to make drastic moves, and wait for those Chinese to take the initiative to come and talk or can't help but do it first.

When Major Harrison and his troops arrived at Fort Stuckerton, he met with the local mayor.

The mayor of the town is very enthusiastic, and he looks like a licking dog who "welcomes the king".

"Mr. Major, our armament has also been assembled, if there is anything you need to cooperate, please give orders."

He gestured to the "heavily armed" town militia behind him.

Harrison took off his hat, grabbed his hair, and put it back on.

He rubbed his face and looked at the militiamen.

The men were all excited and eager to try their guns.

Theoretically speaking, the militia in Fort Stockton in front of him can be regarded as his subordinates, but they did not go to Antonio to gather, but directly waited here for the large forces to converge.

"That's it, you're familiar with this place, so take care of the entrance and exit on the east side." The major gave the order.

He looked around and said in a loud voice:

"Remember, don't do it first, don't let a Chinese out!"

The major meant that he didn't want Chen Jianqiu to know about the matter here.

Although he had Marines in his way along the state border, he didn't want to face the elite who had been invincible in the Cuban War.

After all, only half of the 2nd Support Cavalry Brigade remained in Cuba, and the rest returned home.

But what he didn't know was that Chen Jianqiu, who was far away in New York, received the news from multiple channels that the Texas government was going to attack Fort Stockton.

About the movement of the marines, he knew earlier than Root.

"Mr. Chen, should we say hello to Minister Rutter and Congressman Hannah and ask them to stop McKinley's actions, the president has been dazed by the nationalists!"

"We can attack him for moving troops without congressional permission, and we can do that."

At Chen Jianqiu's home in New York, Congressman Wang Qingfu said anxiously to Chen Jianqiu.

However, Chen Jianqiu waved his hand.

He sat in his big chair and looked out the window, his face like water.

"That's for later." He said calmly.

Chen Jianqiu took out a piece of paper from the drawer, then took out a pen from the table, quickly wrote a line on the paper, and handed it to Wang Qingfu.

"Go ahead, send it to Li Sifu."

Wang Qingfu glanced at the words on the paper, and was suddenly shocked in his heart:

Implement the "Plan A", Chen Bingzhou border!