The Rise of the Empire

Diplomacy is a matter full of twists, turns, traps and troubles, and when a country drives a warship to another country of the same level to visit, especially when the relationship between the two countries is not very good Next, then there will be more troubles inside!

Although there are special diplomats to deal with diplomatic matters, but the performance of His Highness the Prince was too eye-catching a while ago! The first shot of the European navy since the end of the Lisa naval battle was fired! And it was extraordinary as soon as it was shot, directly smashing two British-made dome cruisers into pieces! While embarrassing the British and scaring the Japanese, it also made the Americans on the other side of the ocean feel a little uneasy!

The U.S. Navy is on the eve of violence, which is the darkest moment before dawn! When the German Navy added 7 armored cruisers in one go, the 4 10,000-ton coastal defense battleships of the US Navy were still under construction in the shipyard. Among the cruisers, only the New York can be used to show off, and it belongs to the kind that can only be shown off, but will be revealed immediately in a fight!

Just the second day after Ruprecht beat up the Japanese fleet, Commodore Dewey, the commander of the Far East Fleet, sent out a telegram of the battle situation. On the fourth day, the US Department of the Navy started a discussion on what to do in the future in the Far East. And if Ruprecht knew the result of the discussion, it would definitely surprise Ruprecht! Because the United States decided to restrain Germany in the Pacific region! In other words, it is a conditional confession!

What has the U.S. Navy done in history? Ruprecht is very clear. If the British Navy is a tiger in the mountains, then the U.S. Navy is a monkey in the mountains (there is no tiger in the mountains. Monkeys are called kings.) The industrially powerful Americans did not just spend 100 days in 1898. Beat the weak chicken Spain. At the same time, it also scares off Germany, which is also salivating over the Philippines. And after the Tsushima Sea Battle, organized a Great White Fleet to travel around the world, scaring Japan enough...

Although the quality of the U.S. Navy was only second-rate before World War I. In the Spanish-American War, the fundamental reason why the Americans could win was that the Spaniards were too bad! But none of this can stop the U.S. Navy from using the world as a stage to install the B!

But the current situation does not seem to allow the Americans to do so. First of all, the strong fighting power of the Germans made the U.S. Navy fearful. Performance will not be better than the Japanese fleet!

This is not 1898, how many cruisers are there in the United States? The majestic Brooklyn and the accomplished Olympic are still on the slipway! Dewey barely said a word: "If there is another confrontation between the United States and Germany in Samoa, then the US government will wait to collect the corpses of the US military!"

The German Navy now has seven 7,500-ton cruisers that can be deployed around the world. How many ships does the US Navy have? Even if three Indiana and one Iowa battleships are in service, this 10,000-ton coastal defense battleship is not suitable for ocean deployment! The voyage is too short, the freeboard is too low, the test performance is poor, and the speed is slow. This makes it possible for these warships to die in the offshore, but let's sleep in the ocean. And at this time, the biggest dispute between the United States and Germany is the biggest dispute. Isn't the use of battleships an escalation of the conflict?

And while the British are worried about the further proximity of Germany and Russia, the Americans are also worried about the impact of the further proximity of Germany and Russia on the Far East. The British are indeed powerful and are not afraid to face any country in the Far East, but once two or even three powers join forces, Then the situation is different! When the Three Kingdoms Intervention was still in Liao Dynasty, the British didn't even do mediation. It was completely like you are busy with your work, and I will take a look. The British are scared, how do you expect the Americans to be strong in the Far East? In terms of the foundation of the great powers in the Far East, Britain and Russia are almost evenly divided, France is the next level, and virtue is the third level.

Of course, there is another reason why virtue will not match up now, and that is the U.S. Navy,

In other words, a small group of people in the Ministry of the Navy are planning to attack Spain. Cuba and the Philippines are the first and second goals of the Americans! In this case, Americans don't want to make extra trouble. This comes from Ruprecht's speculation. After all, the tension between the United States and Spain did not start in 1898 in history! But to say, the United States had no idea about the Spanish colonies before, anyway, Ruprecht didn't believe it!

In short, based on the above reasons, the US government decided to take this opportunity to ease the contradictions between virtues! There is a kind of friendship in the world that is formed in this way. The conflict between the two parties is not too great, and they can’t help each other for the time being. So instead of grinning when they meet each other, why not go over and ask, friend, do you do business? After all, no one in this world has trouble with money!

So in the end, the strategy that the Americans set is to be neither humble nor overbearing, just watch the dishes! Originally, the German fleet consisted of 4 armored cruisers. The Americans couldn't be weaker after thinking about it! The quality is not enough, the quantity makes up! Directly arrange 6 warships of various kinds to welcome you! But later I heard that only one Munich-class armored cruiser was visiting the United States. The Americans were relaxed, and the New York was arranged to welcome them. Just prepare a battleship to accompany you!

"What? Deputy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt is coming too? This didn't appear in our plan!" Because the real commander of the German fleet is a major general, it is enough for Lieutenant General Simpson to be responsible for the reception, and Roosevelt The deputy minister really had no plan to come to San Francisco at first.

"That's not clear, but Deputy Secretary Roosevelt will visit the German fleet in a private capacity. We can't interfere with his purpose. We are just soldiers, and Deputy Secretary Roosevelt is a politician." Dewey thought very well. Come on, whoever you meet at the top has nothing to do with someone like him!

"Mr. Deputy Minister, is it really necessary for you to do this? In the government's planning, this diplomatic operation is just a routine event. And it is implied that it is best to only contact the military. And the Secretary of the Navy communicated with a future king , a bit beyond the original scope." A follower said.

"This is just a private meeting. As a future heir to the kingdom, the other party should enjoy a higher level of reception. And I have a reason to meet! This will play a very important role in the future layout of the United States in the Far East!" Theodore . Roosevelt is also considered a historical celebrity. He was able to lead the Spanish-American War, and the savage man who fell to the ground in Spain in 100 days is naturally outstanding! His eyes are not only fixed on this diplomatic operation! There are many things he needs to find out beforehand!

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