The Rise of the Empire

"After the end of the South China Sea War, General Makanov and General Essen merged and successfully left the Japanese fleet temporarily behind, but after entering the East China Sea, they were once again targeted by the Japanese notification ship. In order to avoid being caught again. The Japanese fleet bit, the Makanov fleet decided to lead the fleet through the Tsushima Strait, because this is the closest road to Vladivostok. If it enters the Pacific Ocean and then goes north, the Japanese fleet is very likely to take a shortcut and block the home of the Russian fleet. The Russian navy is waiting at the door."

"Unfortunately, in the Tsushima Strait, the fleet led by General Makanov strayed into the Japanese minefield. The two Lurik-class fast battleships were unfortunately thundered. Fortunately, their damage was relatively limited. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to Vladivostok, but you can still go to Lushun. Another light cruiser was sunk by thunder." In the White House office, Secretary of State Elihu Root reported to Roosevelt of the information he had recently received.

   "General Benson, what do you think of this situation?" Roosevelt frowned and said after a while. In his opinion, the current situation is very bad. The Russian navy was hit hard before the assembly was completed, while the Japanese navy suffered very limited losses. As time goes by, winter in the northern hemisphere is approaching, and Vladivostok will definitely be frozen. In this case, the Russian fleet in the port will not be able to move for at least a few months. As long as the Japanese fleet that has obtained maritime superiority can target the Lushun Russians, their maritime transportation lines will be unimpeded.

  "This is different from the script we started designing, isn't it?" Secretary of State Ruth sighed.

"The Russian Navy has no chance. All our plans, whether it is to start using the Russian fleet to contain and consume the Japanese fleet, or take advantage of the Japanese-Russian war to expand our influence in the Far East, have failed, and there has been no war at sea. Suspense, the Russians are determined to lose, the only question is how long they can last." General Benson said with some regret.

   "The Russian fleet still has at least half of its power, and we can continue to sell it to the Russian warships. The war may turn around next year." Rutte objected.

"No, no, before the warships in Vladivostok can sail out of the harbor, the Japanese will attack Lushun Port, and then sink or capture all six battleships there. After March next year, the Russian Navy will be in the Far East. There is only one military port and a limited fleet. General Makanov is indeed very powerful, but unfortunately, their environment is too bad. After the war, the Russians may still have some interests in the Far East. But it is obviously impossible to rely on them to contain Britain and Japan." General Benson said.

"This is not the worst. I have a hunch that after the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians will fall to Britain and France. An old era power alliance will appear in the world. Britain, France and Russia control Europe, Asia, Africa, Then Japan controls the Far East. The United States of America will be locked in America by this huge alliance, and they will even infiltrate South America!" Roosevelt's gloomy face told everyone that he is in a very bad mood now!

"This is really terrible news, and we really don't have a good way to solve this situation. The domestic capitalists may have to worry about how to deal with overproduction." Rutte said helplessly, as the United States is responsible for foreign affairs. Secretary of State for affairs, he still knows the whole international situation very well. Just earlier this year, Britain and France, the pair of rivals who have fought for hundreds of years, decided to shake hands and make peace! They redistributed each other's interests in the world, and then decided to deal with the common crisis together!

Anyone can see that with the alliance between Britain and France, after the Russo-Japanese War, whether it was to obtain enough British pounds and francs to survive the economic crisis or to fight against Austria-Hungary’s encroachment on the Balkans while the country was weakened, Russia All would choose to form an alliance with Britain and France. Even if the British helped Japan in the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians must do the same, because this is the only way.

  Think about it, how terrifying is the power of this alliance! Three countries with a land area and a colony of more than 10 million ordinary kilometers form an alliance. Which country or organization can compete with them in this world? The contradiction between the United States and Britain and Japan is too deep. Whether it is in the Far East market, the enemy in the Spanish-American War or the current conflict in the financial world, the United States on this plane can only go to the opposite of Britain and Japan. The strength of the US is obviously not a good thing for the United States.

"In this world, there is another organization that can contend with this terrifying alliance. If we can support them and let the flames of war ignite in Europe, then we still have a chance to break the situation in the last ten years!" After a while , Roosevelt said suddenly.

"Are you talking about Germany and Austria? Of these two countries, only Germany has a certain degree of strength. Austria-Hungary is too weak to be compared with any of the three powers. As for the Italians? Hanging the label of an ally, but I believe that ~www.NovelMTL.com~ neither we nor the Germans will think Italy is a friend to cooperate with." Rutte said.

"Yes, the Italians' vacillation and even the Anglo-French attitude made this seemingly evenly matched alliance immediately become different. To be honest, I am not optimistic about Germany and Austria. Although Germany is very strong, it is not as good as the navy. Britain, the army needs to deal with the two traditional European army powers of France and Russia and the British Expeditionary Force at the same time. Coupled with the severance of maritime communications, I don't think they can win this war." Benson said.

"But for us, it doesn't matter whether Germany and Austria win or not. As long as they fight with the British and consume the strength of the British, we will never participate in this war. We will just add to the two sides. A fire can make them fight more intensely, right?" said Rutte.

"I am afraid that is not the case. If Germany and Austria fail soon, and the consumption of Britain and France can be made up for by the Germans, then I am afraid that after the war is over, they will be stronger! If they can get the accumulation of the German Empire for decades If we do, we will be far behind!" Benson said.

"Are you kidding? The Navy I think the Allied powers have an absolute advantage, but in terms of the army, Germany is the most powerful army now. And whether it is the performance of the British army in South Africa or the Russian army in the Far East, I can't say that it is excellent. "Route said half-seriously and half-jokingly.

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