Chapter 797: Can't Wait Three Months
"Revenge on the Japanese!"
"Our government is not the government of Jewish vampires! Our enemies are the Japanese! ”
A large crowd of people gathered outside the White House, holding signs and marching in demonstrations. There have also been many demonstrations across the United States, directed at the Japanese.
The reason for the United States to declare war on Germany is too obvious, and accidental injuries are possible, and it is a bit far-fetched to declare war directly. But the Japanese were Chi Guoguo's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor to slap them in the face. And the United States is a country of immigrants, not only Jews, but also Germans. Compared with Germany, which is also of the white race, Americans are undoubtedly more likely to regard the Japanese as enemies.
Especially after the defeat of the United States in the Fiji naval battle, the Americans hoped that the American military would teach the Japanese a lesson and save the face of some countries.
"I know that we in the United States need to uphold the dignity of a great power, and I know that there is already a lot of noise outside. But London is even more critical, and we cannot sit idly by and watch a united Europe in the hands of a madman! Marshall spread his hands outstretched, "There are priorities. The Japanese are full of loopholes, and there is nothing to be afraid of. ”
"But the Chinese people are rising!" Leahy frowned.
He paused for a moment before continuing: "You know that I have been in Asia for a while, and Huaxia at that time is not comparable to now, they are rising too fast!" ”
Raisi participated in the Spanish-American War, suppressed the resistance of the Filipinos, and suppressed the Boxer Rebellion.
"Do you think their navy can threaten us?" Marshall asked.
"They're still novices, and they're at the level of a sailor!" Leahy curled his eyebrows.
Although the Huaxia Navy attracted attention when it faced the Pacific Fleet of Soviet Russia, in the eyes of those veteran navies, the navy that had not experienced the test of the ocean was still not a real navy. Defeating the Pacific Fleet of the Russians in the coastal waters did not necessarily mean that the Chinese navy was strong.
"So we're giving them at most most of the Indochina Peninsula, but we're getting a huge market that's open to us." Marshall smirked.
Let Huaxia and the Japanese fight first, which he strongly advocates.
Roosevelt remained silent, it was his idea to drag the Japanese in, but it was his old rival, Republican Thomas Dewey, who was committed to supporting Britain.
But the oligarchs involved in Europe forced him to solve the crisis of the British first.
Originally, I thought that with the participation of the Russians, the Germans who fought on the eastern and western fronts would turn to historical fate, but the Germans were still violent, like taking a tonic. Not only did it hit the British mainland, it hit London, but also the capital of the Soviet Russians, Moscow, was about to fall.
And the Japanese seem to have taken the aphrodisiac, not only the army is making rapid progress, but even the navy has become overwhelmed by the purchase of a few new warships, especially after Pearl Harbor gave the Pacific Fleet a devastating blow.
Fighting against such two enemies at the same time, the United States, which has just entered the fast lane of the military industry, is still a little difficult.
Personnel is an issue, as is equipment.
This is the strategic change of Europe and then Asia.
This has also led to a recent increase in the reputation of the Republican Party, and Roosevelt has been criticized by some.
In the United States, there is also a group of people who have benefited in Asia.
The enormous benefits of war have strengthened the desire for power in many people.
"Asian interests cannot be given up either!" Roosevelt said silently in his heart.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps interrupted the conversation of several people.
"Mr. President, there's some surprising news!" Harry Hopkins, who had led Secretary of State Hull, walked over to Roosevelt's side.
Roosevelt's chief secretary bowed slightly and said, "Our Mr. Tom, who donated all his net worth to raise funds to buy a battleship, has succeeded!" ”
"Oh?" Everyone was shocked.
That Tom's only son, who died on a death march after being captured in the Philippines, vowed revenge on the Japanese.
When the U.S. government was under-equipped to launch a large-scale retaliation in the Pacific, he jumped out and took the lead in donating all his property and appealing to the public to raise money for warships.
At that time, what Washington needed was his patriotic spirit of actively raising donations for the country, which was hyped up and caused huge repercussions in society.
"Did he really buy a battleship?" Marshall was surprised.
"Really!" Hopkins said solemnly, "There are a lot of people who support him. They ordered a battleship from the Umbrella Company. A super battleship! ”
"Super battleships? The kind of Fantasy-class battleship that Umbrella sells us? Leahy was surprised.
"Yes!" Hopkins said helplessly.
The Americans launched the North Carolina and Nanda classes, and then launched the Iowa class, and now they are also immersed in the construction of the Montana class, with a variety of battleship options, they can drive domestic industrial machines, and they can also let domestic predators have a dinner, why buy battleships from abroad. Even though the Umbrella launched a Fantasy-class super-battleship against the copycat company's Utopian-class battleships, the Americans turned it away.
Something as sensitive as a battleship is not something that can be handled by shadow companies in the United States, it is a meal on the plate of arms predators.
The external promotion of the umbrella company won the order of 2 ships from the British, but it did not impress the Americans.
The U.S. military and government generally accept only U.S. manufacturing.
Of course, the same cannot be said to the outside world, and the Americans will never knock on other people's doors and close their own doors with an open-door policy. They will only use a few other means to give the American business owners who can fund them the final competitive victory.
But this time, these unspoken rules were broken by a patriot citizen, and the Fantasy-class battleship bought from the umbrella was enthusiastically welcomed by the populace who actively called for it to be named USS America.
"Where did he get all this money?" Marshall was still a little unconvinced.
He understands American society, and Americans in this era are not yet rich enough to that extent. Patriotic fervor is also far less important than the protection of private property. Without the support of those big capitalists, it would be difficult to make up the money for a battleship, and it is still a super battleship. That's a $100 million deal.
"Naturally, there are many people who will help him!" Roosevelt said with a tilt on his forehead.
He didn't know that Tom was the masterpiece of the clone spy, and he didn't know that Meng Xiang was behind it, but he knew that there were many people who were speaking for Umbrella Company, and there were also many people who were speaking for the interests of the United States in Asia.
He didn't know about the money laundering troubles of many shadow companies in the United States, and he didn't know that Huaxia had transferred more machinery and equipment through this deal, but he knew that Umbrella Company, its biggest competitor in the orders of European allies, would profit from it.
But what was thrown to the US government was only an embarrassment.
A civilian can raise a battleship, and the American battleship can only be prepared in the factory?
This is a time of war, and what people want to see is not to solve the problem of employment and to exclude the outside product. What they want to see is the glory and triumph of the country.
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"They had promised us that when our superships appeared, we would fight the Japanese. But now that our super-battleship is coming, why don't you kick the Japanese in the ass? The people who had been demonstrating outside the White House for several days had apparently also gotten the news, and some people couldn't help but clamour.
"Yes, beat those bitches and get our kids back from the prisoner of war camp!" Someone shouted.
There is no doubt that less than half of the more than 20,000 American prisoners left behind by MacArthur's evacuation have been left after the road to death and the abuse of prisoner of war camps.
These messages, along with photographs and video letters from prisoners of war, rekindled the anger of the American people through the operation of spies. It also forced Washington to think more about Asian issues.
"Gentlemen, this does not seem to be a good sign!" When Roosevelt's thinkers got together again, Marshall spoke again, "You know, there's been a lot of people speaking for Umbrella lately. ”
"That company's pitch was very tempting." Leahy scratched his eyebrows and said, apparently the Umbrella Company also approached Leahy, "As far as we know, their Fantasy-class battleships and our Montana-class are both ship design companies, and they also have the shadow of the Montana-class. It should be said that the performance is comparable to the Montana class in all aspects, slightly worse. ”
The original plan for the Americans to build Montana was also modified on the basis of the plan provided by Mengxiang's shadow company. The Fantasy class taken out by the umbrella is the original historical Montana class, and the current version has been strengthened under the frenzy of global super warships.
"Of course, their selling price is also very cheap, even cheaper than the cost quotation of Montana!" Leahy said helplessly, "And that's counting the commission fees they give to some people." The commission is very attractive, so that some manufacturers want to buy it directly, and put the label made in the United States to sell it to the military department. ”
Roosevelt remained silent, but he also knew that many predators had already been moved, and many of them only cared about huge profits.
"Our Montana is at least three months away from service, can we wait another three months?" Leahy doesn't say it, and everyone knows it.
The situation on the Australian side was even more critical, and the Japanese army, which had Meng Xiang's covert support, launched a final attack. Australia can't afford to wait three months, and the growing dissatisfaction with the Asian move in the United States in recent days can't wait three months.
"Asia's troubles are always hard to settle!" Roosevelt sighed softly.