On February 6, 1898, the Ocean Kingdom officially declared war on the Kingdom of Spain. On February 15, the time when the Citigroup firecrackers exploded, it was only 9 days before the White House was immediately put on the wax.

Should the plan continue to be implemented or rescheduled?

Three days later, February 9.

President McKinley had just returned to Washington from Portland, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt broke into the Oval Office of the White House in a blazing manner. He felt burned in the past few days, and every minute and every second was suffering.

"Mr. President, we must take action immediately. Today is December 9th. Now time is a matter of time for us. We must take action first. Please immediately order the Far East Fleet to go on a war."

Roosevelt was holding his hands on the table with anxious face, his face turned a little red due to excitement, and he did not care that White House Chief of Staff Kahn was by his side and continued to say to President McKinley;

"Thank God, General George Dewey of the Far East Fleet has been prepared. As long as he receives the White House order, it will only take two days for the fleet to arrive from Hong Kong to Manila at full speed. He can take the lead in blocking the Bay of Manila and preventing the fleet from entering the Ocean Kingdom."

"Please wait a moment I understand your feelings, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, but we have no reason to rashly intervene in Luzon now, this is an Asian war."

"The reason is ready, Mr. President, the Maine arrived in Cuba for nearly three weeks, and the port of Havana is ready. Just send a telegram and you can see the firecrackers explode tonight."

"Just three days apart, the United States followed the Ocean Kingdom to attack the Spaniards. How would countries around the world view Citi? Oh... no, Europeans will see us as villains who take the blame, and it will take time to make parliament pass the war bill."

"No, no, no, we can take the lead in taking action with the Havana port bombing. After General Dewey led the Far East fleet to block the Bay of Manila, he would look for an opportunity to destroy the Spaniards' old antiques, at least to ensure that he could lead the main island of Luzon."

Having said this

Roosevelt had a perverted glow on his face, and he stood up and walked two steps in the Oval Office, looked up at the complicated face of the White House Chief of Staff Kahn, and said in a mocking tone;

"Citi has fully understood the solemn position of the Ocean Kingdom and is willing to help it to the best of its ability. Unfortunately... the main island of Luzon, which Citi has taken the lead, cannot be given up.

There are more than 7,000 islands in the Philippines. They can take everything else, Cebu or Mindanao. They can do whatever island they want, but the main island of Luzon is not. It is a sacred territory belonging to the United States.

As long as we move fast enough, I am 90% sure that General George Dewey will bring the victory back.

He is my friend for many years. I know that General George Dewey is a naval general with noble character and strong execution. In order to realize the long-term strategy of Citigroup's participation in the World Island, he has been preparing for more than ten years.

The initiative is in our hands now, and the premise is to take action immediately.

Mr. President, the Admiralty needs your mandate of action.”

After a long speech, Roosevelt was in a great mood, and he was quite proud of his guidance in front of the president, and his face was shining with excitement.

But... the expected applause did not sound.

After a brief silence, Chief of Staff Kahn silently handed out a top-secret message in his hand, while President McKinley looked at Roosevelt, revealing a full sense of regret.

Roosevelt took the message in surprise, looked down and jumped up in shock; "Oh, this is a conspiracy, a naked conspiracy, this is a despicable invasion that had been prepared for a long time, how could they do this?"

Silence...no one answered him.

Please give me some shame. Others don’t know what Citigroup is going to do next. Don’t you think you’re thinking about it?

If you say that someone is a conspiracy or an invasion, then what is Citigroup's actions?

Stop talking, we all feel embarrassed.

Clear display on the message;

On February 6, 1898, after the ultimatum of the Kingdom of Spain expired, the Ocean Kingdom, which received no official reply, officially declared war on the Kingdom of Spain.

That night, the South China Sea Fleet and the Shangri-La Fleet launched a large-scale move, aiming directly to the Luzon Islands.

On the morning of February 8, the Kingdom of Spain strongly declared war on the Kingdom of Oceania, and the Western War broke out.

Same day

At around 10 a.m. on February 8, the mixed formation of the Ocean Kingdom arrived in a mighty manner outside Cebu Island. With the sank of a Spanish cruiser and several small destroyers, injured and captured a Spanish cruiser, several ships were sent to impose a complete blockade on Cebu Island.

The mixed fleet did not stop and continued to march northward.

February 9th at noon

The mixed fleet arrived in the Bay of Manila and began to comprehensively clear out the remaining Spanish ships until the time of sending the report;

The sound of cannons rumbling in the bay, and the sunken and injured Spanish ships ignited a huge fire. Failure was inevitable, and the Spanish colonial rule entered the countdown...

This telegram shattered all Roosevelt's fantasy. He began to feel chilled as if he had fallen into an abyss, and his face pale and then fell step by step on his chair.

He is not stupid, he knows that everything is over.

After a beat slower, even dog shit can't eat hot.

The Eurasian continent is called the world island. The wonderful performances of human development over the past 3,000 years have been concentrated on the world island. The conflicts, development and destruction of civilizations, the changes and prosperity of nations, culture, music history and science all originated from the world island and were carried forward.

Since Citigroup's independence, North America has only been a few more than 100 years. It is an emerging country without historical precipitation and cultural heritage. It is famous in Europe for its barbarity, rudeness and uneducation.

Due to the natural barrier between the two oceans, Citigroup in North America is dominant, which not only brings Citigroup a sense of unparalleled security, but also brings Citigroup a strong sense of loneliness. Europeans look down on Citigroup at all, are strongly hostile to the democratic system, and are unwilling to bring Citigroup to play with them. This is the fundamental reason why Citigroup prevails "Monroeism".

Every lonely child has his own sorrow. When Citiland grows up, he becomes stronger and more confident, so he tries to reach out and get close to the world island.

There are the historical mists and clouds of human beings that have reproduced for thousands of years, countless national tragedies, heroic wars and fusions, and every change in national geographical map will set off a spectacular poem of heroes.

For more than 100 years, Citigroup has been too lonely.

Even if it becomes the most powerful and richest country in the world, it is just a solo dance, no one appreciates, no one applauds, and no one applauds.

God knows how much a lonely child desires to be recognized by others!

But before the long-planned strategic plan began, it was brutally interrupted by the Ocean Kingdom, and then took away a piece of land that Roosevelt cherished... Luzon Islands.

How could such deep spiritual pain be so miserable?

At this point, Citigroup's expansion fell from a very strategic sense and evolved into an internal territorial grabbing in the Americas. Even if Cuba and Puerto Rico are included, what's the point?

Citigroup's territory is already large enough, and adding more than 300,000 square kilometers of colonies is better than nothing, and its influence still cannot escape North America.

In comparison

Occupying a solid and reliable stronghold in the Nanyang region, the tentacles of Citigroup span the vast Pacific Ocean, deep into the arms of the Ocean Kingdom and several countries in East Asia, and participating in the world's island nearby has completely different strategic significance.

The vast Pacific Ocean is 21,300 kilometers from the Colombian coast of South America to the Malay Peninsula in Asia.

No matter how loud Citigroup is, how many decibels can it be transmitted to the Western Pacific?

How many decibels can be transmitted to Europe through the turbulent Atlantic Ocean?

This is an international status issue that Citi has to face now. Europeans do not take it seriously, and the Ocean Kingdom does not take it seriously. Those weak countries that take it seriously...

Alas, I won’t mention it anymore, it’s all about tears when I lift it!

According to the general laws of military action, after establishing a solid maritime advantage, the next step is to land on the battlefield. Considering that Spain's military strength of only a few thousand people in the Luzon Islands, it is tantamount to colliding with the Ocean Kingdom like an egg hitting a stone, and there is no suspense at all.

Roosevelt was so angry that he hated him, but he had no way to stop him. The dictator had always been known for his fierceness and velocity in his military service. The Luzon Islands were like a ripe fruit, and it was a foregone conclusion that they fell into his hands.

When he thought of his boastful talk in front of President McKinley, Roosevelt's face suddenly seemed to be burning. He wanted to find a crack in the ground and said awkwardly, "Mr. President, have you known this news long ago?"

"I just saw it."

"Oh, God, did you forget to remind me?"

Then what do you mean...is it blames me?

President McKinley stared at Roosevelt with an unkind look, and saw his red eyes clattering at him, revealing a look of humiliation, reluctance, pain and regret, like a wounded stubborn boy.

President McKinley never knew that such complex emotions could be revealed in people's eyes. He softened his heart and sighed and explained, "It has come to this point, we should accept the reality that the situation in the South Pacific cannot be changed, and there is no place for Citi to intervene. I am considering whether to postpone the Havana plan..."

Roosevelt immediately became anxious when he heard this, "Oh...no, you can't postpone it. Mr. President, we should pay close attention to the movements of the mixed fleet of the Ocean Kingdom and launch it on time as planned. The Ocean Kingdom has declared war on Spain. If they wait for them to free up their hands, they may get involved in Central America. This is something that Citi has absolutely unacceptable. If it really develops to that point, we should consider a dignified battle with the Ocean Kingdom to maintain Citi's absolute dominance in North and South America, and we cannot be sure to win."

If two tigers fight, one will be injured.

Roosevelt saw this very clearly. No matter how big the Citi people are, they would not dare to allow the highly aggressive opponents like the Ocean Kingdom to come to their doorstep and always think about the things in the yard of their homes. How could they live that day?

vice versa

From the thirteen states at the beginning of independence to the vast territory of today, Citiland has shown great aggressiveness, and the Ocean Kingdom dared not put it at its doorstep, so it was really impossible to sleep.

Both sides are afraid of each other, but fortunately, Citigroup does not know what it has lost. Its expansion strategy has been repeatedly severely frustrated by the Ocean Kingdom, and has attracted great attention at the national strategic level.

President McKinley thought carefully and finally nodded after weighing the gains and losses. "The door plan is implemented as usual, and ordered the George Dewey fleet to lift the emergency. In the Western Pacific region, they have no urgent tasks for the time being, so that they should not cause misjudgment from others."

The "other" mentioned by the president is undoubtedly the hateful dictator of the Ocean Kingdom.

At this moment, Roosevelt felt mixed in his heart and replied dryly, "Abide by the President, the Admiral will execute your order without reservation."

"That's good, focus your goals in Central America. In a foreseeable short period of time, we will not have established strategic goals to choose from in the Far East or South Asia, so that the boys of the George Dewey fleet can relax and have a pleasant journey."

"As for orders, Your Excellency the President."

Seeing Roosevelt leave the Oval Office of the White House in a low mood, President McKinley turned his head to Chief of Staff Kahn and said, "Thank you Kahn, put all the information here, I will read it when I have time."

"I'm happy to listen to your orders, Mr. President." Kahn took out a thick stack of information from his cowhide document bag, sorted it out and placed it on his desk, then turned around and left, and took it to the door.

President McKinley breathed a long sigh of relief. Roosevelt's manic behavior just now was like a clown, but President McKinley had no intention of accuse him and laughed at him.

The proposed Spanish-American War is a strategic expansion policy that the current government has fully invested in. It has extremely important and far-reaching significance and is also a window to show its strong national strength to European countries.

Unfortunately, as soon as he entered the warm-up stage, he was roughly destroyed by the Ocean Kingdom and stole the limelight that should have belonged to Citi.

This is a major strategic mistake. The strategic planning did not fully consider the actions of the wise monarch in the South Pacific and ignored the potential major risks of entering the Philippines.

This seems to be the second time. Citigroup has suffered a major expansion strategy. The first time should be in the Kingdom of Hawaii.

America is an elected country with a term of four years.

President McKinley doesn't have to pay for the mistakes of the former president, but he has to face the embarrassing situation where the pie is stolen. He has to drink this bitter wine by himself, and he will face secret questions from the Senate.

Ordinary people do not know that Citigroup's potential target includes the Philippines, but this cannot be concealed from members of Congress. The closed-door hearings in the Senate and House of Representatives are inevitable procedures, and he feels upset when he thinks of this.

Since the end of the 18th century

In North America, Citiland rose.

In South America, Argentina rose.

In Europe, the German Empire rose, the Italian Kingdom rose, the French Republic regrouped, the Austro-Hungarian Empire continued to fall into complex internal struggles, Tsarist Russia showed signs of improvement in palace courts, and the Ottoman Empire continued to sink.

In Asia, Fusang Kingdom rose and the Qing Kingdom fell.

In the vast South Pacific region, the Ocean Kingdom rose.
Chapter completed!