Chapter 1035 Patience

Senior officials of the US government feel very aggrieved. The mainland was attacked by the enemy, but they didn't even have the courage to declare war on the enemy. This is undoubtedly difficult to accept.

But, as President Woodrow Wilson has said, if war is declared, the consequences will be much more serious. Therefore, all they can do is probably to suffer from this dumb loss.

As the saying goes, there is a knife on the head of the word forbearance. If the United States chooses to endure such a big loss, they will really feel very uncomfortable.

"Your Excellency, if this is really done, the people will definitely be very angry. At that time, we will be under a lot of pressure." The vice president reminded. It is even possible that President Woodrow Wilson had to resign under pressure.

President Woodrow Wilson certainly knew this. However, as the president of the United States, he must consider the interests of the United States. If he only considers his own interests, then he is too unqualified as a president.

"I know, but we cannot just sit and watch the United States go to ruin!" President Woodrow Wilson said.

"Your Excellency, what should we do now? We can't let the Germans go on like this forever, can we? In that case, we will pay even greater losses." Minister Daniels asked.

"We still have to figure out the true intentions of the Germans first. Do they just want to retaliate against our attack on the Azores, or do they really want to start a full-scale war with us? Only in this way can we propose The solution," Brian said.

"I think the intention of the Germans to retaliate against us is obvious. Although Germany has the most powerful military force in the world, they are also very clear that with their current strength, it is impossible to cross the Atlantic Ocean to destroy us. Therefore, they can at most We can only think of ways to weaken our strength. Now, what the Germans are doing is also towards this goal." Army Chief of Staff General Peyton March said.

"Indeed, I think so too. Germany is the most powerful country in the world. We tried to forcefully occupy the Azores before. This undoubtedly made the Germans very ashamed and shameless. In addition, Kaiser Wilhelm III is very young. Young people will naturally get angry, and after being slapped in the face by us, it is understandable that they deliberately want to retaliate against us." Chief of Naval Operations Admiral William Benson also said.

"If this is the case, then we will not be in danger of retaliating with Germany for a full-scale war." President Woodrow Wilson said, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The same is true of other high-ranking American officials. They didn't want to really get into a full-scale war with Germany. Especially under the premise that the United States has little chance of winning at all, it does not want to go to war even more.

"Your Excellency, we have news from Boston. The Germans have destroyed not only the Boston harbor, but also the Boston shipyards. Few of the warships that the Navy is building in the Boston shipyards have survived."

Secretary of the Navy Daniels' face became even more ugly. The fiasco of the Azores naval battle caused heavy losses to the US Navy. Now, many of the warships under construction have been destroyed, which undoubtedly makes the situation of the US Navy worse!

"It seems that the Germans really just want to retaliate against us. The warships we are building are destroyed, which will further weaken our naval strength. In this way, the Germans have greater power in the Atlantic Ocean. advantage," Brian said.

The other senior American officials nodded repeatedly. As long as Germany does not intend to go to war with the United States, this is undoubtedly a blessing in misfortune for the United States.

"Your Excellency, Secretary of State, you summon the German ambassador to the United States, express our strong protest and condemnation to them, and then ask the Germans to stop their attacks on our homeland." President Woodrow Wilson said.

"Your Excellency, simply protesting may not be of any use," Bryan reminded.

Originally, the so-called condemnation and protest were the most incompetent manifestations. This time, Germany obviously wanted to retaliate against the United States, so it naturally ignored their condemnation and protest.

"Take this opportunity to negotiate with the Germans. If possible, we are willing to accept their previous armistice conditions. However, the prerequisite is that they must stop attacking us!" President Woodrow Wilson said.

Previously, during the truce negotiations between the two sides in the Azores, the differences were too great and no agreement could be reached. Originally, the Americans also believed that since all the troops they deployed on the Azores were wiped out by Germany. Well, this also means that this time the conflict is over. But now, they realize that everything is as simple as they imagined. They thought it was over, but the Germans thought it wasn't over. Therefore, the attack on the mainland of the United States will be launched.

Brian nodded. He knew that if he wanted to negotiate peace with Germany at this time, the price would probably be different. This time, the United States will definitely bleed for it.

"Everyone, the German attack on our homeland this time is undoubtedly a great shame for the United States of America. However, for our country and for our chances of defeating the Germans in the future, we have to choose to endure This tone. I hope that everyone can remember this shame. One day, when our country becomes stronger, we must seek revenge from the Germans!" President Woodrow Wilson said.

President Woodrow Wilson's words seemed to be explaining the funeral, which made other senior American officials feel uneasy. However, they also knew that after this incident, the pressure from the government would definitely be greater. When necessary, President Woodrow Wilson may have to choose to resign to extinguish the anger of the people.

However, President Woodrow Wilson had to do that. After all, this was the best outcome for the United States.

At noon that day, President Woodrow Wilson delivered a speech in which he strongly condemned Germany's attack on the continental United States, claiming that the barbaric behavior of the Germans had caused a large number of casualties of innocent people in the United States, and demanded that Germany stop this behavior.

However, during the conversation, President Woodrow Wilson didn't mention whether to declare war on the United States, as if there was no option to declare war on Germany at all.