As the president's car approached the main entrance of the Garcia Hotel, the other allies waited for a long time.

"Is it too late?" The president still seems to have a bit of a troubled conscience.

Secretary of State Lansing, who was on the side, smiled meaningfully and said, "No, on the contrary, it's still a little early." ”

"You mean war?" The president is self-explanatory.

"Yes, but it has nothing to do with our will, it was the yellow monkey who forced us in. If we can delay it for two or three years, when both sides are exhausted, and we can complete the plan for expanding the army as scheduled......"

"Maybe that's why the Chinese are impatient." Wilson waved his hand, slightly angry, "Well, it just saved me the effort of convincing the people to join the war." ”

"Did you want us to go to war in the first place?" Lansing was a little surprised.

"No, I just think that since this war is showing a tendency to be protracted, the United States will sooner or later become a big creditor on the side of the Entente, and at that time we will have to do our best to help the Entente win the war in order to ensure that our claims are fulfilled, and then the war will be successfully completed."

"But Chinese intervened, before we could finish planning the two oceanic fleets......"

Wilson nodded: "A few months later, preferably after the Port Kiel Miracle...... We had known that if the carrier-based aviation of the road could achieve such an extent, our main fleet would never have been defeated so badly. ”

"One day, no, as long as we grit our teeth and hold on for another two years, we will have a fleet that will completely overwhelm the Yellow Monkey in strength - including carrier-based aviation."

A week ago, Congress passed the 1915 Navy Act, which stipulated that in addition to speeding up the completion of the two Colorado-class battleships "Colorado" and "Maryland" under construction, the two ships of the same class, the "Washington" and "West Virginia," should be built. Six new South Dakota-class battleships, namely the South Dakota, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, Iowa, and Massachusetts. The "Colorado Class" is equipped with eight sixteen-inch (406 mm) guns with a design speed of 21 knots; The "South Dakota" class is equipped with twelve sixteen-inch guns, designed for navigation

In addition to the eight powerful new battleships, it is also stipulated that six "Lexington" class battlecruisers will be built, namely "Lexington", "Saratoga", "Yorktown", "Valley Forge", "Constellation", and "United States".

The sting caused by the Pearl Harbor attack to the Americans was also fully reflected in this bill: it stipulated that seven fleet aircraft carriers would be started in one go that year. Among them, the three ships of the "Raider" class, the "Raider", the "Hornet", and the "Enterprise", were built directly using the drawings of the "Hundred-Eyed Giant" class provided by the United Kingdom, and the four ships of the "Lincoln" class were built on the basis of the "Hundred-Eyed Giant" class after improving the design, and the "Raider" class was expected to be completed = completed in mid-1916. In order to meet the needs of the above-mentioned regular carriers to complete the training of former carrier-based aircraft pilots, it has been decided to urgently refit one 3-ton and two 20,000-ton high-speed cruise ships and two Neihu steaming and training carriers, which are expected to be completed within this year. In terms of carrier-based aircraft, based on the drawings of the Thorpway "Cuckoo" and "Seal Cub" aircraft provided by the United Kingdom, the Curtis Company designed the new carrier-based attack aircraft, and the Wright Company designed the new carrier-based fighter. Before the mass production of the new aircraft, a batch of Sopway Side aircraft was imported and copied for training. The bill also provides: Within two years, the Navy will be supplied with 6000 aircraft of various types.

In terms of auxiliary vessels, it has changed its contemptuous attitude in the past and made unusually large arrangements for the construction of six additional "Chester" light cruisers, 16 new "Omaha"-class light cruisers, six new "Pensacola"-class heavy cruisers, and 111 "Wicks"-class flat-deck destroyers, as well as 36 new ocean-going large submarines and medium-sized submarines

The fact that the US Congress, which has always been stingy and stingy, unanimously passed this naval bill with such an astonishing budget this time is unprecedented, and this is the so-called "efficiency of war."

However, it will not be until a year or two before this huge investment becomes apparent. The United States cannot rely on warships on slipways and naval air forces that do not yet exist to launch a counteroffensive.

Wilson let out a long sigh and shook his head, "Two years...... It's been a long time, it's been a long time, and I feel like I'm twenty years older for two months. ”

"We're not fighting alone." Lansing reminded.

"I know. But our allies are also unable to protect themselves, and the Pacific Ocean is already under the control of the East Asian coalition, and India and Australia have opened their doors to them. Our British and French friends had to play a game of bull with the Germans in Europe. Our steamroller, Russia, which has been plagued many times, is again surrounded on all sides by the Arctic ice caps and the Allied armies, and God knows how long this muddy empire will last—"

"So we're going to support them with all our might." Lansing emphasized.

Wilson smoothly added a premise: "After we have more than enough to protect ourselves." ”

Lansing nodded: "That's natural...... Recently, enemy submarine attacks have been unusually frequent on the sea routes along the West Coast, and there have been frequent incidents of ships hitting mines near the mouth of the Panama Canal, which is a reminder to us that the Pacific Ocean is still in their hands, and that they can directly strike at the US mainland at any time if they wish. ”

After a slight pause, he said in a slightly accentuated tone: "But it is clear that until the planning of the new bill is completed, our counteroffensive launched alone in the Pacific is of no substance. ”

Wilson raised his eyes: "You mean ......"

"If we can't muster a force strong enough to overwhelm the East Asian Combined Fleet, even if we temporarily recapture Hawaii, we will definitely lose it again. For a counteroffensive to be truly successful, there are two options. ”

"The first is to leave our fleet in the safe nest on the west coast, and wait for the strength to be fully replenished before launching a counteroffensive in a step-by-step manner. The second is to use our existing base forces to merge with the Entente Combined Fleet, which may be deployed to the East Asian side after the Battle of Kiel Harbor, and twist into a force to deal with the East Asian Combined Ships. ”