"Is 30% enough?" Andrew Jackson asked, "Isn't the Ming Navy very powerful? Can we win with 30% of their capital ships?"
"Mr. President," Secretary of the Navy John Branch shook his head, "Actually, increasing the size of our capital ships to 30% of the Ming Dynasty is already a very difficult goal to achieve. All our large shipyards are operating at full capacity. Horsepower may not be achievable.”
"What, Ming Dynasty is so powerful?" Andrew Jackson's slender old face was filled with astonishment.
"The Ming Dynasty's industrial strength is indeed beyond our reach," John Branch said. "Their comprehensive industrial strength may be fifteen to twenty times that of ours."
"So much difference?" Although Andrew Jackson knew that Ming Dynasty was very strong in industry, no one had ever evaluated the gap in industrial strength between Ming Dynasty and the United States. Therefore, as a president with an army background, he did not know anything about the two. The gap is so big.
“Almost that many,” Secretary of State Martin Van Buren explained. “The Ming Dynasty’s industrial strength is six to seven times that of the UK. However, the gap between the Ming Dynasty and the UK in shipbuilding is not that big. Last year, the shipbuilding tonnage of the two countries was almost the same. , so we still have a chance to defeat Ming Dynasty."
"How to defeat?" asked the President of the United States.
John Branch said: "Mr. President, the British have a plan. It is a victory plan drawn up with us."
He did not continue at this point, but looked at Andrew Jackson. Because he knew that the American president participated in the anti-British revolution at the age of 13 and later became a hero in the Second American War of Independence.
This is an out-and-out anti-British president!
"Say it quickly!" Andrew Jackson said, "There are no eternal enemies in the world. If we cannot prevent Ming from invading America, especially the east coast of America, then our United States will never be on top of the world. Chance!
If we want to make America great, we must defeat the Yellow Peril of Ming Dynasty! "
"Mr. President," John Branch said, "the plan we made together with the British is to unite more Western countries to build a navy together to fight against the Ming Dynasty.
The United States strives to increase the size of its battleships to 30% of the size of the Ming Dynasty. The United Kingdom and India aim to increase the size of its battleships to 60% of the size of the Ming Dynasty. France’s industrial strength is similar to ours, and it can also increase the size of its battleships to 30% of the Ming Dynasty, and Austria and Prussia together can also reach 30% of the Ming Dynasty.
If we in the United States can unite with the United Kingdom, France, Prussia, Austria, India, and perhaps the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, etc., then maybe we can come up with something equivalent to The Ming Dynasty’s battleships are 1.5 times or more in size!
At least in terms of numbers, we can have a huge advantage! "
In fact, the plan formulated by the U.S. Navy and the British Navy is still feasible. However, 1.5 times the Ming Dynasty is unrealistic, because the Ming Dynasty’s industry accounts for more than 50% of the world’s industrial scale!
However, with the joint efforts of such a large number of countries, it is still expected to increase the scale of the capital ship to a level comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, this is only equivalent in quantity, not in quality.
"Can you unite so many countries?" Andrew Jackson scratched his head, "How come I heard that the French Bourbon Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty have an extremely close relationship?"
"Mr. President," Secretary of State Martin Van Buren said, "British Foreign Secretary Robert Peel believes that French public opinion is the choice that opposes the Yellow Peril and the Bourbon dynasty cannot reject public opinion in the end. He also hopes that the United States can send a delegation to the Vienna Peace Conference , and accused Ming and Japan of invading Texas at the peace conference!”
"But Texas is the territory of Mexico." Does Andrew Jackson know who owns Texas?
"Mr. President," Martin Van Buren shook his head and said, "Texas is white man's land!"
In fact, Texas was Indian land. It still is!
The number of white and yellow people currently living in Texas is only a few hundred thousand, while the number of Indians there far exceeds this number.
Van Buren said: "In the minds of Europeans, the entire Americas belong to white people, including New Manchuria controlled by the Ming Dynasty. Malaya, Dutch East Indies and Spanish Southern Luzon are the natural sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty. So the Ming Dynasty The expansion in Malaya would make it difficult for the entire Europe to feel the threat of the Yellow Peril. But once Europeans realize that the New World is also the target of the Yellow Peril, they will immediately unite and stand on the side of the British Empire and us, the United States."
What the US Secretary of State said makes sense! Although it has been many years since Europeans conquered British Malaya, Dutch East Indies, and Spanish Southern Luzon, there were actually few white people in those areas. It was too hot and too far away from Europe, so the races of East and Southeast Asia have always been It's the absolute majority there.
Therefore, white Europeans had long been psychologically prepared for the loss of British Malaya, Dutch East Indies, and Spanish Southern Luzon, and it was easier for them to accept their defeat there.
But in the minds of Europeans, the New World always belongs to them and not to the Eastern races!
"Very good!" Andrew Jackson nodded, "All white people unite, this is exactly what we need! No matter how strong Ming Dynasty is, it is impossible to defeat all white countries, and as long as we can cooperate with other white countries in the world By joining forces to defeat the Ming Dynasty, we can make America great!"
The American president puffed up his chest and looked at his Secretary of State with bright eyes, "Martin, I order you to go to Vienna in person and appeal to your white compatriots in Europe on behalf of the American people to unite against the Yellow Peril and the evil Ming Dynasty. The invasion of the white man’s new world by the yellow empire!”
Kingdom of Hawaii, Pearl Harbor.
This harbor is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is naturally suitable for being the home port of the Grand Fleet. It is now a huge construction site.
The construction of the Pearl Harbor Naval Base began on the day the Kingdom of Hawaii changed its surname to Zhu. Until the arrival of the Ming Dynasty's Pacific Fleet, the work was still not over.
However, the Pearl Harbor Naval Base has begun to take shape. Piers, shipyards, warehouses, forts, towers, airports, camps, coal bunkers, oil depots, naval factories, and naval command centers have all been erected everywhere. At the same time, there are more buildings under intense construction.
Standing on the top floor of the Pacific Fleet Naval Command Center building and looking into the harbor, I saw only large and small ships scattered in the harbor, arranged in rows according to different ship types. The steel hull, which has been painted with a protective color, exudes an aura that makes all enemies shudder under the Hawaiian sun.
As the admiral of this large fleet, Zhuge Weidao was not only excited at this time, but also looked forward to the victory of the war and the Ming Dynasty World Empire.
"Military Gate," the voice of Pacific Fleet Chief of Staff Huang Shuren suddenly rang in Zhuge Weidao's ears, "I just received a telegram from the Texas Coast Guard... They have arrived at the Port of La Guaira in the Republic of Colombia.
In addition, the Texas Maritime Command also submitted a combat plan to attack the Norfolk military port and requested approval from the military. "
"Attack Norfolk Military Port?" Zhuge Weidao didn't look too surprised, as if everything had been expected, "That's it? Is there anything else?"
"Military Gate," Huang Shuren said with a smile, "Isn't it enough to attack Norfolk? That is the base camp of the US Navy."
"Of course it's not enough!" Zhuge Weidao shook his head, "If you don't do it, you won't stop... Since they want to blow up Norfolk, let's blow up Wall Street too!"
"Wall Street?" Huang Shuren was stunned, "Where is it?"
"New York, New York's Manhattan!"
(End of chapter)
