Master Yuan, start!

Not to mention the UK, although the United States has strong economic and industrial capabilities, it lags behind in technological innovation. Its current naval technology cannot compare with that of the UK, Germany, or even Italy and other countries.

Take the 305mm large-caliber twin-mounted artillery technology, which can significantly increase the firing rate of naval guns. Naval engineers say it will take at least a year to produce a prototype gun.

One year!

The current flagship of the US fleet, the Brooklyn, has four twin-mounted turrets but can only be equipped with 4mm main guns.

But the British are already able to sell warships equipped with 305mm twin main guns.

Thinking of this, Roosevelt sighed in his heart. God knows how much progress the British will have made in a year.

Maybe by that time, they will have developed triple-barreled artillery.

Although Roosevelt knew that he could buy technology from the British, judging from the development of the world situation, things that can be researched by oneself are always better than those bought from others.

Otherwise, Roosevelt would not have given all the Navy Department's warship orders to domestic shipyards for production.

You should know that the quotations given by the British Armstrong Shipyard and the German Vulcan are lower than those given by domestic shipyards in the United States.

　But in order to accumulate experience in warship construction, Roosevelt decided to choose a domestic shipyard.

For the United States, which is located in the American continent, the navy is of paramount importance.

If the United States, a huge island country isolated between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, were cut off from its ocean connections, it would immediately face a major crisis.

This is no joke. The British have done this before. If France had not sent its navy to help with weapons supply in order to oppose Britain, it is hard to say whether the thirteen North American states could have successfully gained independence.

Thinking of France, old Roosevelt frowned again.

The French did not lose unjustly. A colony thousands of miles away from its homeland had no reason to win against an emerging nation-state with a population of 4 million next to it.

The failure of the land battle was foreseeable, but the French defeat in the naval battle made Roosevelt feel a little strange.

After thinking about it, he could only attribute it to the French's "underestimation of the enemy".

After entering the second half of the 19th century, conflicts between the United States and France became more and more frequent.

The most well-known case is the Panama Canal mining rights incident.

For the United States, which regarded the entire Americas as its own territory, the French desire to build a canal in the central region was undoubtedly like a sharp knife against its waist.

Therefore, the US government repeatedly obstructed the construction of the canal.

France has also frequently accused the Americans, from politicians to the public.

More than a year ago, the United States finally obtained the canal mining rights from the French, but this also meant that the United States completely offended France.

Therefore, at this time, Roosevelt Sr. did not feel anything about France's failure in the Far East.

Roosevelt was grateful for the French help in American independence more than 100 years ago, but he had no intention of helping the French.

After all, history is history and reality is reality.

Compared with the French failure, Roosevelt valued deeper cooperation with China in the future more.

The Ussuri Autonomous Region in the Far East has set a good example. With a large number of Chinese people, a resource-rich local environment, and the Americans who bring in capital, the prospects of the Ussuri Autonomous Region are becoming increasingly bright.

Many unemployed citizens from the western coastal states of the United States bought a boat ticket and wanted to try their luck in Ussuri.

If the Philippines also has such development in the future, it will undoubtedly strongly support President William's future domestic economic reforms, and it will also leave a strong mark on his resume.

Forget it, let’s talk about these things after the Cuban War is over.

Old Roosevelt shook his head and put these thoughts behind him.

The Pearl of the Caribbean has already opened half of its doors to the United States. He has even made preparations to go to Cuba in person with some officers to conquer that land!

Old Roosevelt leaned against the window, lighting the thick Cuban cigar between his fingertips, imagining the beautiful scenery of Cuba in his arms, when suddenly a burst of hurried footsteps sounded behind him.

Turning around, Secretary of Commerce Brad Hoover had already pushed the door open and walked into the room.

Holding a telegram in his hand, Hoover said, "Theodore, I heard you don't want to attend the press conference?"

"I don't like to join in the fun." Old Roosevelt put out his cigar and said lightly.

"Okay, but there's going to be a big event, and you have to join in." Old Hoover handed Roosevelt the Far East telegram he had just received:

"The latest news is that the German Far East Fleet has arrived in Saigon, the seat of the Indochina Governor-General's Office, with a large number of prisoners from the French support fleet.

The Germans launched an offensive to persuade the French to surrender.

Indochina may soon change hands!"

"This... How is it possible? How can it be so fast?!"

Roosevelt was stunned by the news before he even opened the telegram. The Germans were trying to persuade France to surrender?

Oh my God, Yu Han: Scar 5, 763. Is it 1871 or 1898 now?

Is that place called Saigon or Sedan?

God, what happened? Why did the Germans appear in the Far East?

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Wasn’t the French support fleet ambushed by the Chinese? Why was it captured by the German fleet?

If Germany's tentacles extend to the Far East, the Philippines may be in trouble!

Roosevelt, who had no idea why Germany sent a fleet to the Far East, became a little angry with Yuan Shikai for a moment when he thought of this.

If the Philippines is targeted by the greedy Germans, the United States will have to think carefully.

After all, Germany, unlike France, has no weaknesses in the Far East.

If France threatens the United States to withdraw its troops from the Philippines, it only needs to let Yuan Shikai send troops to Indochina by land.

But Germany seems to be weak in the Far East and has no colonies to support it, but this also means that they are not bound by any constraints and their navy can fire without any scruples.

At worst, if you can't fight, just run away.

"There's something even more important!" Old Hoover breathed rapidly. "On the same day the German warships arrived in Saigon, Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Fleet also annihilated the resistance of the Indochina Fleet near the coast of Hue."

"At present, Chinese artillery can even reach the Hue Imperial Palace!"

"what!"

This time, Roosevelt was not just dazed, he even doubted whether his ears were still working, and he dropped a Cuban cigar he had just taken out to the ground.

If the Germans and the Chinese could reach a deal, Roosevelt could accept it.

After all, this is the mainstream of international politics: cooperation amidst intrigue and tripping each other up in close cooperation.

However, the fact that the Chinese fleet could defeat the French and Indochina fleet was still beyond his expectations.

After all, it was not a support fleet with troop transports, but a full combat fleet with complete firepower.

If the Chinese fleet can defeat the French Indochina Fleet, doesn't that mean they can also defeat the Pacific Fleet sent by the United States?

Originally, the plan of Theodore Roosevelt and President William was to use the Chinese, who were not so powerful, to jointly acquire the Philippine colony.

In this way, Yuan Shikai could help share the pressure from the world hegemon Britain, and rely on abundant manpower to help the United States share the resistance from the indigenous people.

But now the result is clear.

It seems that the Chinese can completely obtain the right to colonize the Philippines independently.

In front of Yuan Shikai, the American fleet was no longer a helper but a competitor.

Thinking of this, Roosevelt immediately rushed out, wanting to stop William McKinley's speech downstairs and ask him to transfer the Pacific Fleet back to the mainland and make long-term plans!

But before he could take a few steps, he was grabbed by old Hoover and dissuaded, "Theodore, it's too late. Can we really let the Pacific Fleet come back?"

Theodore shook his head with a wry smile. It was obvious that after defeating the Spanish Philippine Fleet, the Pacific Fleet that sailed into Manila Bay had become the weak point of the United States.

It is only a matter of time before someone uses it to threaten the United States.

The idea of ​​transferring back to the mainland is just a thought.

If the Pacific Fleet were to return, wouldn't the Philippine Campaign, which had been prepared for for so long, be a waste of time?

Perhaps Spain will laugh to the point of having cramps. The Philippines, which had been taken away by the Americans, has miraculously returned!

8. "Help me contact George Dewey of the Pacific Fleet immediately and ask him to temporarily abandon the landing plan and drive the US Pacific Fleet out of Manila Bay and wait for follow-up orders!" Old Roosevelt gritted his teeth, thought about it, and made this decision.

"Wait, Theodore!" Old Hoover stopped Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt who was about to go out to issue orders.

"Any new information, Brad?" Roosevelt asked, turning around.

"Perhaps you don't need to worry so much about the Chinese." Old Hoover took out a private telegram from the Far East and advised:

I received a telegram from the President, asking me to explain to the President why the Germans were there.

3 He also assured me based on our long-standing friendship that the Beiyang Fleet would never attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

"Why do you say that?" Old Roosevelt slowed down his pace, looked at Old Hoover who had something to say, and asked, "I don't believe in the concept of friendship between politicians.

4 Moreover, the assurances given by politicians are completely unreliable.”

Roosevelt knew that Hoover had had an "adventurous" time in Korea, and it was during that time that he met Yuan Shikai, who was still a small commander.

Therefore, he was not surprised at all that Yuan Shikai sent a telegram to Hoover.

After all, this was one of the important reasons why old Hoover was invited to serve as the US Secretary of Commerce.

tOpen up the Chinese market.

"It's not integrity, it's interests!" Old Hoover saw that Old Roosevelt didn't believe him, so he explained:

"President Yuan's current focus is on the East Asian continent, not on islands like the Philippines.

If they control the entire Indochina, the Philippines will be an unnecessary piece of land to them.

After all, having already taken over the western part of the South China Sea, there is no need to take over the eastern part of the South China Sea. This would be a huge waste of resources."

Old Hoover looked at the Secretary of the Navy, Roosevelt, and continued sincerely: "Theodore, the Pacific is big enough to accommodate two countries!

Isn’t the most important thing for the United States at the moment to break through the European global colonial system?

The Chinese are willing to work with us to gradually shake up this area of ​​rule. Why shouldn't we do it?

For the United States, a China with equal opportunities is always better than a China dominated by the British.

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After all, that’s a huge market of 4 million people!”

"The Pacific Ocean is big enough for two countries!"