Iron Germany

Last time, in order to support the United Kingdom, the United States sold almost all of its naval battleships to the British. Of course, in this transaction, there was a great sense of taking advantage of the fire. Americans have made a lot of money from it.

But in just a few years, the strong industrial strength of the United States has enabled them to regain a group of powerful battleships. Once again, the U.S. Navy has developed into a powerful navy second only to the German Navy. But unfortunately, their second naval power didn't exist for long, and they were beaten back to their original shape by the Germans again.

"Your Excellency, the strength of the German aircraft carrier is obviously stronger than that of the last world war. It seems that although the Germans have not built capital ships in these years, they have taken the construction of aircraft carriers even more. Far-reaching. Our first aircraft carrier has just started construction. Therefore, we need to further increase investment in order to be able to catch up with the Germans in this area. Otherwise, we will never and will not be able to defeat them." Minister Daniels said.

President Woodrow Wilson nodded: "I will find a way to persuade Congress to give the Navy a special allocation for the development of aircraft carriers. In the future, we will definitely build a powerful aircraft carrier fleet that is not inferior to the Germans. of."

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo nodded, although the financial pressure in the United States is already very high. However, in the case of the navy's fiasco, they must find a way to invest huge sums of money to develop the navy so that the navy can quickly recover its strength and even become stronger. Otherwise, the national security of the United States cannot be guaranteed, let alone a confrontation with Germany. Unless the United States is willing to give up the struggle for hegemony and willingly accept Germany's suppression. Otherwise, military investment is indispensable.

"Your Excellency, the Navy has failed. So what should we do next? In the Azores, there are still more than 40,000 Marines." Minister Garrison said.

After the defeat of the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps landing on the Azores became a lone force. With the complete cut off of logistical supplies, they simply couldn't last much longer. Even before the logistics are cut off, they will be wiped out by the Germans with naval guns.

"Can the marines hold on to the Azores?" Minister Garrison shook his head.

"In terms of materials, we have transported a lot. It is enough for more than 40,000 people to use for three months. However, the Germans will not give us such a long time, and their naval guns will keep firing. Teams will suffer heavy casualties," Garrison said.

"Your Excellency, we may consider bowing to the Germans. In this case, our tens of thousands of troops can be withdrawn. However, if we bow to the Germans, their asking price will definitely be quite high." Secretary of State Bryan said.

Now that the war has been lost, they have to figure out how to deal with the aftermath. The Marine Corps can't afford to lose any more when the Navy loses. The U.S. Marine Corps only has a total of more than 100,000 people, and this is the strength after the expansion of the army. The 1st Division and 2nd Division are the elite among them. If it is lost, the U.S. Marine Corps will really be seriously injured.

"Bow your head?" The expression on President Woodrow Wilson's face kept changing. Of course he didn't want to bow to the Germans if he could. But now, they seem to be pushed to the point of no return.

"What do you think, gentlemen?" President Woodrow Wilson asked. In his heart, there was undoubtedly some dissatisfaction.

"Your Excellency, there is no way. This time, we lost again. If we don't admit defeat, then the loss will only be greater." McAdoo said.

Garrison and Daniels also nodded. Although this result is undoubtedly too bitter for them. However, they can only swallow this bitter fruit by themselves! Otherwise, they will pay a higher price.

"Well, Your Excellency, Secretary of State, contact the Germans and tell them that this conflict is nothing more than a misunderstanding. I hope it will not affect the relationship between our two countries. Most importantly, the deployment on the Azores Troops, retreat back safely. If the conditions of the Germans are not too harsh, you can consider agreeing to them." President Woodrow Wilson said.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Brian nodded. However, he thought in his heart that this was undoubtedly a very difficult task. The navies of both sides almost lost their minds. How could it be a misunderstanding? The U.S. Navy is almost annihilated!

Of course, even after suffering such a big loss. If the Germans agree that this is a misunderstanding, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to the United States. In this way, they will be able to suffer less losses. However, Brian knew that this was almost impossible. The Germans had such a good opportunity, how could they let it go easily? If the tens of thousands of people in the Azores want to return to the United States safely, the US government will inevitably pay an extremely heavy price for this. Even, if the talks collapsed, tens of thousands of people would all die in the Azores. Thinking of this, Brian couldn't help but shudder.

The British cabinet was informed of the fiasco at almost the same time.

British Prime Minister Churchill looked like this, as if he had expected the failure of the US fleet.

"The Germans are not so easy to deal with. The Americans are still a little too eager. If they wait a little longer, they will have a stronger strength. In that case, they may not have the strength to challenge the Germans. Now, more than ten A capital ship was lost again, and it would take a lot of time and a lot of money to rebuild it, which is really not cost-effective." Churchill said.

"Now, the Americans should worry about how to deal with the aftermath. The Germans are quite good at it!" said Sir Edward Gray, Foreign Secretary.

"It is estimated to be very difficult! The Germans will not tolerate this behavior of the Americans." Churchill said.

Indeed, the German Emperor Qin Tian was very dissatisfied with the actions of the Americans this time, and made up his mind to punish the Americans. How could it be explained clearly by a misunderstanding?