Chapter 694 The flames of war are ignited
At this time, President Hoover was sitting on his desk in the White House, cursing.
But alas, it has no effect on the current bad situation facing the United States, even if President Hoover has smashed several antiques collected in his office.
President Hoover originally thought that he could escape the Coolidge administration and establish himself as one of the greatest presidents in American history by leading Americans out of the economic crisis.
But I didn't expect that not long after taking office as president, I would be faced with a dangerous situation that no previous U.S. president had ever faced.
The most difficult times for the United States were probably the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. But the strongest enemy at that time was the United Kingdom, and it had the help of the French.
But now, not only Britain and France are on their opposite sides, but also nearly 30 countries are opposing the United States and joining this war.
Although the number of armies they dispatched is only a small part, the total number of armies in 30 countries exceeds 800,000, which is more than ten times the number of the US army.
What's even worse is that the navy that the Americans are proud of is nothing compared to the combined fleets of these countries.
The British Royal Navy was dispatched with all its strength, obviously hoping to directly defeat the US Navy and then enter and exit the US soil at will.
There is also bad news. The current United States is not the United States in its heyday. The economic crisis has made the United States financially strapped, and it is unclear whether there will be enough funds to invest in this war.
What's even more terrible is that the various chaotic conflicts in the United States are like bombs and may kill this country at any time.
Faced with such serious internal and external troubles, let alone President Hoover, even if President Washington who founded the United States was resurrected, there would be absolutely nothing he could do.
"What are the people of the Islands doing?" President Hoover yelled: "Tell the people of the Islands that they must abide by our covenant and join this defensive war.
Otherwise, the island nations will face full retaliation from the United States once we emerge from this war. "
"Mr. President, the ambassadors of the island countries left yesterday. I'm afraid they will not help us in this war." The US Secretary of State said with a heavy face.
"What? How could you let the ambassador of the island country leave?" President Hoover was really angry. If it weren't for his poor accuracy, I'm afraid the antique would have smashed not the table, but the Secretary of State next to him.
"Mr. President, can we still stop the ambassador of the island country? With all due respect, doing so will only give us another enemy." The diplomatic ambassador said angrily.
Although the position was appointed by President Hoover, this does not mean that he must obey President Hoover's orders unconditionally.
Besides, everyone is at the top of American politics, and they all have the support of capital. Who can be afraid of whom?
After hearing what the Secretary of State said, President Hoover finally realized his gaffe, his face softened and he said to the Secretary of State: "Sorry, Thomas, I lost my mind."
"It's okay, Mr. President." Secretary of State Thomas smiled: "I just want to tell you that I have been seriously ill recently and can no longer adapt to the position of Secretary of State. Please allow me to resign."
Hearing what the Secretary of State said, President Hoover's expression changed, and he already understood the Secretary of State's intention.
The current situation facing the United States is already a dead end. If you continue to stay in the government, you can only act as Hoover's scapegoat and enjoy eternal infamy with President Hoover.
Although escaping early cannot take away all the blame, at least you will not have to bear the blame for the failure of the war.
You must know that the intention of the coalition forces is definitely not just as simple as asking the United States to pay reparations, but there is a high probability that it will separate the United States.
The government that led to the division of the United States is destined to bear eternal infamy. Being able to leave early will actually preserve its political reputation.
Although President Hoover understood the Secretary of State's intentions, there was nothing he could do about it. β¦βYou canβt forcefully reject the Secretary of Stateβs resignation, right?
Even if the Secretary of State can be forcibly retained, it will panic those within the current U.S. government and lead to self-defeat without even waiting for the enemy to arrive.
In the next few days, several secretaries of important departments of the U.S. government resigned one after another, and President Hoover also agreed to them one by one.
In the end, most of the officials left behind were Republican officials, who were from the same party as President Hoover.
Not that Republican officials wanted to stand in step with President Hoover. The main reason is that it is an unchangeable fact that President Hoover was a Republican, and it is too late for the Republican Party to withdraw now.
It's better to give it a try and see if we can preserve the unity of the United States. Reparations are secondary. As long as the unity of the United States can be preserved, even if more reparations are paid for this, it is better than having the United States divided under the Republican President Hoover.
If it really leads to the division of the United States during President Hoover's term, I am afraid that the Republican Party in the United States will become a street rat that everyone wants to beat.
Officials and candidates from the Republican Party are also destined to be unpopular. Without the support of the people, a party has lost its foundation.
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With the full response of the Republican Party, the U.S. government has formulated a large number of strategies, including building a large number of submarines, blocking information as much as possible, building a large number of forts on the seashore, frantically expanding the size of the army, putting the navy into combat readiness, and arsenals producing weapons and equipment at full capacity, etc.
The government launched a nationwide conscription. The scale of this conscription is even larger than that of World War I, with at least 2 million soldiers expected to be recruited.
Almost at the same time, major civilian military factories also received orders from the military. All kinds of military supplies are being produced frantically, and the entire country of the United States has entered a state of war.
In addition, patrols have been stepped up along the U.S. and Canadian and Mexican borders. In addition to the possibility of coalition forces landing on the coast of the United States, they may also land in Canada and Mexico, the neighbors of the United States, and directly enter the United States on land.
Compared with landing wars, this kind of war on land is what the United States is currently most afraid of.
Americans are already upset that North America has not been completely unified. At present, the two remaining neighbors, North and South, have become the biggest threats.
But whether it is Canada or Mexico, the United States cannot eliminate them in a short time. It can only continue to expand its border defense forces and pray that the enemy will not attack from land in a short time.
1. Nearly 30 countries, led by Britain, France, and Australia, officially declared war on the United States and immediately expelled U.S. ambassadors to these countries.
Almost at the same time, the United States also declared war on these countries, expressing its firm attitude.
Long before the declaration of war, that is, after the spoils-sharing meeting, the armies of Britain, France, and Australia were already mobilizing.
Everyone knows that it is easiest to attack the United States from land. The three countries' armies are also mobilizing in the direction of Canada, intending to directly destroy the United States from north to south.
The good news is that at the subsequent World Alliance meeting, Mexico also decisively joined the fight against the United States.
This also allowed the coalition forces to achieve a situation of encircling the United States from north to south, and the land pressure on the United States became even greater.
The geographical advantage that the United States was previously proud of has now turned into a disadvantage that limits the United States.
As long as the north and south face enemy attacks, the U.S. military will have nowhere to escape. The combined forces with naval superiority can also easily blockade the east and west coasts of the United States. The United States is like a turtle in the middle, and it is impossible to obtain assistance from other countries.
Of course, now for the United States, there is a difficult question that must be chosen, that is, whether to assemble the navy?
After the war broke out, the Panama Canal, which was like a lifeline to the United States, would definitely not be saved.
The Panama Canal is too far away from the United States, and it is impossible for the United States to use a large number of troops to protect the Panama Canal.
This also means that after the war breaks out, the transportation arteries on the east and west coasts of the United States will be blocked.
After losing the Panama Canal, the U.S. Pacific Fleet and Atlantic Fleet will fall into separate operations.
The Navy is already at a disadvantage. If it is divided into two parts, the Navy has no hope of winning.
The combined forces only need to hold back one fleet in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean and use the main force to encircle and suppress the other fleet. They can easily destroy the entire U.S. Navy by dividing and annihilating them.
But the United States does not have a good method. Gathering the Atlantic and Pacific fleets can indeed strengthen the strength of a single fleet, but in exchange, the coastal defense strength of the other ocean will be greatly weakened.
Comprehensive defense of the Atlantic Ocean, there are also powerful enemies like Australasia in the Pacific Ocean. But if the Pacific is fully defended, the European coalition forces in the Atlantic can easily break through Washington.
How to mobilize the navy has become the biggest problem, because no matter what is done, it is wrong, and no matter what is done, it seems impossible to give the navy an advantage.
When the navy fell into a disadvantage, the actual situation of the United States became that of being attacked from all sides. The outcome of this war was already doomed before it even started.
Under the premise that the Americans cannot save the Panama Canal, whatever the Americans do is in vain, it is nothing more than delaying the end of the war.
But for the current combined army, the most indispensable thing is time. Anyway, after defeating the United States, we will have a lot of funds and a large population to exploit, so we are not in a hurry to consume the funds in a short period of time.
Although it seems that Panama is still controlled by the Americans, the defenses of the Panama Canal cannot even resist the coalition forces of Central American countries, let alone the coalition forces.
as expected.
Under the instructions of Britain, France, and Australia, Central American countries formed a coalition of nearly 50,000 troops and set off toward the Panama Canal. Their intentions were very obvious.
In 1, the war finally ignited near the Panama Canal.
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