At two o'clock in the morning on April 27, Washington time, Theodore, who had re-entered the White House for less than a month. President Roosevelt was woken up by his secretary, and when the bedrooms were banging, Theodore, who had finally fallen asleep. President Roosevelt angrily put on his pajamas, opened the door, and looked at the secretary in front of him with a sullen face.

"Mr. Gore, you'd better tell me something urgent, or I'll let you know how terrible an old man is to have his sleep disturbed!" Theodore. President Roosevelt said through gritted teeth. Since he became president again, he has been trying his best to further tap the war potential of the United States, and has slept only two or three hours a day for a week. It's not that he can't sleep, it's because he has so many things to do that he has to work overtime late every night, so that he only sleeps for two or three hours. Today, he finally finished dealing with those government and military affairs in advance, and wanted to fall asleep early, but was woken up.

"Your Excellency, Minister of War Elihu. H.E. Root and Army Chief of Staff Leonard. General Wood sent a telegram from General Pershing on the Mexican front with an urgent military report! "The secretary saw Theodore. President Roosevelt replied with a look of gloom on his face.

"The Mexican front? What happened? Could it be that the central defense line of Mexico was broken through by the Chinese? "Theodore. President Roosevelt was so shocked that he could no longer care about being disturbed from his sleep, and hurriedly took the telegram from his secretary's hand. The telegram was very long, two pages long, and Admiral Pershing described the current troubles of the American troops on the Mexican front, and what would happen if they continued to hold on to Mexico City, and the other was that Admiral Pershing immediately abandoned the defense line in Mexico City and central Mexico, and withdrew the main forces of the American army to northern Mexico and even the United States. Theodore. After President Roosevelt read the telegram quickly, his face sank and he was a little frightened. Judging by the telegram sent back by Admiral Pershing, although the defense line in central Mexico has not yet been breached, it has basically become a nullity. The squadron had already taken Atlisco, the gateway to Puebla, and as long as they captured Puebla again, they would be able to break north and outflank Mexico City's rear road. At that time, two million American troops will become a turtle in an urn, and it is likely to be swallowed by the squadron in one gulp. If things do come to this, Theodore. Roosevelt could no longer imagine how dark the future of the United States could be.

"Elihu. What about Minister Root and General Wood? "After reading the telegram, Theodore. President Roosevelt asked.

"They're in your office right now!" The secretary replied. See Theodore. President Roosevelt had no time to care that his sleep had been disturbed, and the secretary breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, the anxious Theodore. President Roosevelt, where can you still bother to take care of such little things! America is about to face a catastrophe!

"I'll go to the office right away! Also, inform His Excellency the Vice President and other cabinet members to get to the White House as quickly as possible! "Theodore. President Roosevelt ordered. Now, the time has come for the survival of the United States, and he must make a choice in the shortest possible time.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" The secretary nodded and left immediately. Soon, the White House staff was busy, calling all the cabinet members in Washington, and everyone realized that something big must have happened. Many people are speculating whether there was a defeat at the front or whether the Chinese landed on the west coast. Otherwise, this would not be the case in the White House.

It was already the middle of the night, and the cabinet members of the United States were all woken up without exception. Most of the people rushed to the White House as fast as they could. Although the White House staff did not say exactly what happened on the phone, everyone knew that if it were not for the urgency of the situation, Theodore . President Roosevelt would not have summoned them urgently at this time.

As the Cabinet members rushed to the White House, Theodore. President Roosevelt had already arrived in his office and met with the anxious Secretary of War Elihue. Rutter and Army Chief of Staff Leonard. Admiral Wood.

"Your Excellency!" Meet Theodore. President Roosevelt came in with a black face after Secretary of War Elihu. Rutter and Army Chief of Staff Leonard. Wood quickly got up from the couch and looked at Theodore worriedly. President Roosevelt. To be honest, the two of them were also confused by the telegram sent back by Admiral Pershing, and the Chinese had only launched an attack the day before, but in just two days, the tide of the battle had turned amazingly. Previously, they almost all believed that Admiral Pershing would be able to hold out for at least two months or more in the central Mexico line. And now, a huge fiasco is about to appear in front of them, leaving both of them terrified.

"Sit! What the hell is going on on the front line? Tell me about it! "Theodore. President Roosevelt asked. The distance from the bedroom to the office had already suppressed the anger in his heart. Anger doesn't solve the problem, the most important thing now is how to solve the problem. Theodore. Isn't the reason why Roosevelt participated in this presidential election and tried his best to remove Taft from the White House was to lead the United States to victory over a strong enemy? If he can't do this, won't all his efforts over the years be in vain?

Minister of War Elihu. Root to Army Chief of Staff Leonard. Admiral Wood made a face and asked him to tell.

Leonard. Admiral Wood had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Your Excellency, the specific situation is like this. On April 25, the Chinese gathered a large number of forces and launched an attack on Cuautra on the Mexican front. Although the Chinese attacked very fiercely, after a full day of fighting, the heroic American team held their positions and paid a heavy price to the Chinese, especially the air defense forces, who shot down at least twenty Chinese planes. Because the Chinese attack in Cuautra was too fierce, everyone regarded this place as the direction of the Chinese's main attack. As a result, on April 26, the main forces of the squadron attacked Puebla. Moreover, the Chinese have invested in a new weapon, a weapon that is enough to change the current war. We don't get much information, but we speculate that the new weapon was probably made of a tractor's chassis with a square steel box, and then a gun and machine gun installed. This new weapon can withstand the close fire of large-caliber heavy machine guns, and even ordinary mortars have no way to take it. Officially relying on this weapon, the Chinese easily broke through the defense line of our army in Atlisko, and it only took half a day to completely annihilate the three armies there! ”

Theodore. President Roosevelt's brow furrowed tightly, although he did not know the real situation on the battlefield, but from Leonard . Admiral Wood's account also could imagine what would happen to a large number of American troops against the new weapons of the Chinese. The soldiers would definitely fall into despair, and in that case, they would simply not be able to withstand the attack of the Chinese. The rapid annihilation of the front-line troops is also understandable.

"Damn the Chinese, how can they have so many weird ideas? Can we make this kind of weapon? "Theodore. President Roosevelt cursed viciously. The Chinese are constantly throwing new weapons on the battlefield, and time and time again they use the US military as a test subject. And every time the U.S. military suffered a big loss, which made Theodore . Roosevelt was furious.

"Your Excellency, I have ordered the major military factories to conduct research. This new weapon of the Chinese, although very strange, is actually not technically difficult. We can also produce such weapons directly from the chassis of a tractor. It's just that how to design it has to go through a period of development. "Minister of War Elihu. Rout said.

Theodore. President Roosevelt nodded, then said to Leonard. Admiral Wood said, "General Wood, please continue!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency! In view of this situation at the front, Admiral Pershing quickly judged that the Chinese were using Puebla as the direction of the main attack, with the aim of outflanking the American forces in Mexico City. Thus, Admiral Pershing agreed to the request of Lieutenant General Richard, who was stationed in Puebla, to withdraw to Mexico City. However, at 9 p.m., Lieutenant General Richard's army, retreating towards Mexico City, found that the squadron had captured Vehochengo and blocked General Richard's retreat. General Richard ordered the troops to attack, however, the Chinese were too strong, and General Richard failed. Therefore, Admiral Pershing proposed to abandon Mexico City and the central defense line and let the main forces of the American army retreat to the northern region of Mexico. "Leonard. Admiral Wood said.

"In other words, the central Mexican defense line can no longer hold on!" Theodore. President Roosevelt said.

"Yes! Your Excellency President, once the Chinese go north and block the road from Mexico City to the north, then our two million troops on the defense line in central Mexico will be surrounded by the Chinese! "Leonard. Admiral Wood said.

Just then, the rest of the cabinet arrived. Vice President Woodrow. As soon as Wilson and the others arrived at the office, they hurriedly asked what was going on.

Theodore. President Roosevelt made Army Chief of Staff Leonard. Admiral Wood gave a brief account of what was happening on the front line in Mexico.

"Oh God! How so? Admiral Pershing, what the hell is he doing? He has lived up to the trust of zhèngfǔ and the American people! "The Minister of Finance, William. Gibbs. McAdoo exclaimed immediately! rs！。