Chapter 694: War Begins

At this time, in the White House of the United States, President Hoover was sitting on his desk and cursing.

But unfortunately, it had no effect on the current bad situation facing the United States, even though President Hoover had smashed several antiques in his office collection.

President Hoover originally thought that he could pick up the Coolidge administration and shape himself into one of the greatest presidents in American history by leading Americans out of the economic crisis.

But unexpectedly, not long after taking office, he faced a terrible danger that no previous US president had faced.

The most difficult time for the United States should be the War of Independence and the Civil War. But the strongest enemy at that time was Britain, and he had the help of the French.

But now, not only Britain and France stood on the opposite side of themselves, but nearly 30 countries also opposed the United States and joined the war together.

Although the number of their army was only a small part, the total number of the army of 30 countries exceeded 800,000, which was more than ten times the number of the US army.

What's more terrible is that the navy that Americans are proud of is nothing in front of the joint fleet of these countries.

The British Royal Navy is going all out, and it is obvious that it wants to directly defeat the US Navy and then move freely in and out of the US territory.

There is also bad news. The current US is not the US in its heyday. The economic crisis has made the US finances extremely tight, and it is not known whether there is enough money to invest in this war.

What's more terrible is that the various chaotic conflicts in the United States are like bombs, which may kill the country at any time.

Faced with such serious internal and external troubles, let alone President Hoover, even if President Washington, who founded the United States, is resurrected, he will be absolutely helpless.

"What are the islanders doing?" President Hoover cursed: "Tell the islanders that they must abide by our covenant and join this defensive war.

Otherwise, once we get out of this war, the island countries will face comprehensive retaliation from the United States."

"Mr. President, the island ambassador left yesterday, and I'm afraid they will not help us in this war." The US Secretary of State said with a heavy face.

"What? How can you let the ambassador of the island country leave?" President Hoover was really angry. If it weren't for his poor aim, the antique would not have hit the table, but the Secretary of State next to him.

"Mr. President, can we still stop the ambassador of the island country? Excuse me, doing so will only make us have one more enemy." The diplomatic ambassador said with some annoyance.

Although the position was appointed by President Hoover, it does not mean that he must obey President Hoover's orders unconditionally.

Besides, everyone is a high-level figure in the American political arena, with the support of capital behind them. Who can be afraid of whom?

Hearing the Secretary of State say this, President Hoover finally realized his gaffe, and his face eased and said to the Secretary of State: "Sorry, Thomas, I lost my mind."

"It's okay, Mr. President." Secretary of State Thomas smiled and said: "Just to tell you, I have been seriously ill recently and can no longer adapt to the position of Secretary of State. Please allow me to resign."

Hearing the Secretary of State say this, President Hoover's face changed, and he had understood the Secretary of State's intention.

The current situation facing the United States is a dead end. If they continue to stay in the government, they can only be Hoover's scapegoat and enjoy the eternal infamy with President Hoover.

Although they cannot get rid of all the blame by leaving early, at least they don't have to bear the blame for the failure of the war.

You know, the intention of the joint forces is definitely not as simple as asking the United States to pay compensation. There is a high probability that they will split the territory of the United States.

The government that caused the division of the United States is destined to bear the eternal infamy. Being able to leave early is a kind of preservation of their political reputation.

Although they understand the intention of the Secretary of State, President Hoover has no way. They can't force the Secretary of State to resign, right?

Even if they can force the Secretary of State to stay, it will make the current US government panic, and even collapse without waiting for the enemy to come.

In the next few days, several ministers of important departments of the US government resigned one after another, and President Hoover agreed to them one by one.

In the end, most of the officials who stayed were Republican officials, that is, from the same party as President Hoover.

It's not that Republican officials want to advance and retreat with President Hoover. The main reason is that President Hoover is a Republican, which is an irreversible fact. It is too late for the Republican Party to withdraw now.

It is better to give it a try and see if the unity of the United States can be preserved. Compensation is secondary. As long as the unity of the United States can be preserved, even if more compensation is paid for it, it is better than letting the United States fall apart during the term of Republican President Hoover.

If the United States is really divided during President Hoover's term, I am afraid that the Republican Party will become a rat crossing the street that everyone shouts and beats in the United States.

Officials and candidates from the Republican Party are also destined to be unpopular. Without the support of the people, a party has already lost its foundation.

Under the full response of the Republican Party, the US government has formulated a large number of strategies, including building a large number of submarines, blocking news as much as possible, building a large number of artillery positions on the seashore, madly expanding the size of the army, the navy entering a state of combat readiness, and military factories fully producing weapons and equipment.

On June 28, the US government launched a nationwide conscription. The scale of this conscription is even larger than that during World War I, and it is expected to recruit at least 2 million soldiers.

Almost at the same time, major civilian military factories also received orders from the military. Various military equipment was produced frantically, and the entire United States had entered a state of war.

In addition, patrols have been strengthened on the borders between the United States, Canada and Mexico. In addition to the possibility that the coalition forces may land on the US coast, they may also land on the United States' neighbors Canada and Mexico and directly enter the United States on land.

Compared with the landing war, this kind of land war is what the United States fears most at present.

Americans are already regretting that they have not completely unified North America, and the remaining two northern and southern neighbors have become the biggest threat.

But whether it is Canada or Mexico, the United States cannot eliminate them in a short time, and can only continue to expand the border's defense force, praying that the enemy will not attack from land in a short time.

On June 29, 1928, nearly 30 countries led by Britain, France and Australia officially declared war on the United States and immediately expelled the US ambassadors to these countries.

Almost at the same time, the United States also declared war on these countries and expressed its firm attitude.

Long before the declaration of war, that is, after the end of the spoils division meeting, the armies of Britain, France and Australia had already been mobilized.

Everyone knows that it is easiest to attack the United States from land. The direction of the three countries' army's mobilization is also Canada, intending to directly destroy the United States from north to south.

The good news is that at the subsequent World Alliance Conference, Mexico also decisively joined the ranks of fighting against the United States.

This also allows the joint army to achieve a situation of surrounding the United States from north to south, and the pressure on the United States on land has become greater.

The geographical advantage that the United States was proud of before has now become a disadvantage that restricts the United States.

As long as the north and south face the enemy's attack, the US army will have nowhere to escape. The joint army with naval advantages can also easily block the east and west coasts of the United States. The United States is like a turtle in the middle, and it is impossible to get assistance from other countries.

Of course, now there is a difficult problem that the United States must choose, that is, whether to gather the navy?

After the outbreak of the war, the Panama Canal, which is like a lifeline for the United States, will definitely not be saved.

The Panama Canal is too far away from the United States, and the United States cannot use a large number of land forces to protect the Panama Canal.

This also means that after the outbreak of the war, the main transportation routes on the east and west coasts of the United States will be blocked.

After losing the Panama Canal, the US Pacific Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet will fall into a state of fighting separately.

The navy is already at a disadvantage. If it is divided into two parts, the navy will have no hope of winning.

The joint forces only need to delay one fleet in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean and use the main force to encircle the other fleet, and they can easily destroy the entire US Navy by dividing and annihilating.

But the United States has no good way. Gathering the Atlantic and Pacific fleets can indeed strengthen the strength of a single fleet, but in return, the defense strength of the other ocean is greatly weakened.

Comprehensive defense of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean also have strong enemies such as Australasia. But if the Pacific Ocean is fully defended, the European coalition forces in the Atlantic Ocean can easily break through Washington.

How to mobilize the navy has become the biggest problem, because no matter how to do it, it is wrong, and no matter how to do it, it seems impossible for the navy to have an advantage.

When the navy fell into a disadvantage, the actual situation of the United States has become a pincer attack from all sides, and the outcome of this war has been doomed before it even started.

Under the premise that the Americans cannot keep the Panama Canal, whatever the Americans do is futile, and it is nothing more than delaying the end of the war.

But for the current coalition forces, the least lacking thing is time. Anyway, after defeating the United States, there are a lot of funds and a large population to exploit, so there is no rush to consume funds in a short period of time.

Although it seems that Panama is still controlled by the Americans, the defense force of the Panama Canal cannot even resist the coalition forces of Central American countries, let alone the coalition forces.

As expected.

At the suggestion of Britain, France and Australia, the Central American countries formed a coalition force of nearly 50,000 and marched towards the Panama Canal in a mighty manner. The intention is already very obvious.

On July 1, 1928, the flames of war finally ignited near the Panama Canal.

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