Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 1403 The US emperor is also a good student (second update, please subscribe)
Turn the vast west into a meat grinder and drain the blood of the empire!

This is not a new tactic, nor is it bragging. In fact, as early as the time when Grant was the Secretary of War, the United States had formulated a defense plan for the west. Compared with the central Great Plains, the United States’ The west is vast, but there are a large number of mountains from the west coast to the central plains, from the Cascade Mountains to the Cordillera Mountains and then to the Rockies. Although there are a large number of large basins and plateau grasslands, but The numerous mountain collars still hindered the march of the army, and were also conducive to defense. During the Grant era, defensive fortresses were built at many passes to prevent the Ming army from attacking.

Those fortresses... are enough to make the Ming Empire bleed in the west!

Of course, this is just a plan, but even if it is a plan, it sounds exciting.Especially in this special time, what do people need?
Of course it is good news!
The Secretary of War's answer made President Cleveland nod in satisfaction.

"Okay, Mr. Minister, let's stop the empire's invasion in the west! Turn the vast west into a meat grinder! Let the empire pay for their actions!"

Then he turned his gaze to Secretary of the Navy William Whitney and asked.

"William, what about the navy? Is our navy capable of stopping Ming's attack?"

When asking this question, Cleveland didn't even have any confidence. After all, the navy lost 40 tons of warships in one day. Devastating blow.

"Mr. President, although the Navy has suffered unprecedented losses in air strikes, we still have the confidence to defend the safety of the East Coast!"

Secretary of the Navy William Whitney went on to explain,
"According to all the information, although the Ming Empire has invaded Cuba, the possibility of them directly landing on the east coast is very small. After all, with the maritime power of the Ming Empire, it is difficult for them to protect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. At the same time that the two directions of sea power are invested, they provide escort for their transport merchant fleet, and even this is the reason why they launched a sneak attack-both by severely damaging our fleet at the beginning of the war to ensure its superiority at sea, and This maritime advantage is the advantage in the Pacific Ocean. According to the inference of the admirals, what the empire seeks is the absolute advantage in the Pacific Ocean in order to maintain the offensive in the Pacific Ocean. Their offensive is not limited to the west, and even Australia and other places. In the Atlantic Ocean, they will confront us through the balance of power!"

In the 90s, the U.S. Navy still had a large number of famous generals, not only Mahan, the master of sea power theory, but also many outstanding generals after the empire "surprise attack on Hampton".They were keenly aware that Ming's strategic goal was the Pacific Ocean, not the Atlantic Ocean.

"Confrontation? How is that possible? Cuba! Haven't they already invaded Cuba?"

"Mr. President, in the Chinese Art of War, there is "Ming Xiu Plank Road and Dark Chen Cang". We believe that Cuba is just a bait, just a bait to attract our attention! When our attention is attracted by the crisis on the west coast and the threat on the east coast, they will definitely Attack in other directions."

William Whitney went on to add,
"Also, even in the worst possible scenario, where the enemy launched a desperate, single-handed attack on the East Coast, the navy and army would have the strength to defeat them."

William Whitney was not patting his chest and bragging. In fact, although the main US fleet suffered heavy losses in Hampton, the remaining troops were still very impressive: there were as many as fifteen battleships, of which 5 Dreadnoughts, although six of the ex-dreadnoughts are in the Pacific, the U.S. fleet stationed on the East Coast still has five dreadnoughts, four ex-dreadnoughts, four armored cruisers, dozens of cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats and Several submarines.

Although the pre-dreadnoughts are outdated, these ships were built in the late 1880s, equipped with 12-inch guns and heavily armored, making them ideal for defensive operations against harbor fortresses.

"...If they attack, our fleet will rely on coastal defense batteries to guard the base, and the cruisers will form several attacking units to attack the enemy's transport fleet. If necessary, we can also take the risk of sending out battleship troops to destroy as many of the opponent's transport ships as possible. Weaken the support of the enemy's landing force and create favorable conditions for the army's counterattack. Moreover, according to our judgment, it will only take six to ten months for the warships damaged in the air strikes to restore their normal combat capabilities. By then, Little by little we will regain the advantage at sea."

These are the naval defense strategies proposed by Admiral Mahan at a high-level meeting of the Admiralty a few hours ago.

The explanations of the two ministers made President Cleveland finally feel a little relieved, but it is inevitable that his people will be inflated. After his confidence in the homeland defense has greatly increased, he can't wait to raise the issue of counterattack.

"When do you think we can launch a counteroffensive?"

"I think there are more pressing issues that need to be addressed right now than the counteroffensive."

William Whitney was the first to respond.

"Go on."

William Whitney said directly.

"What we are now facing is a brand new and unknown form of warfare. Whether it is the new tanks they put on the battlefield or the new aerial machines, they have brought fundamental changes to the form of warfare. How do we fight in this new form of warfare that we have never heard of or seen before?"

After the rhetorical question, Whitney went on to say:

"I believe Congress will pass the new navy bill soon, well, that bill needs some amendments to move forward the shipbuilding schedule, but we also need to add new types of aviation forces, and at the same time strengthen the warships The content of air defense capabilities, but we all understand that all this will take time, time... Now we need time to form a new fleet, only in this way can our new fleet be enough to destroy any enemy at sea."

The new navy bill that Whitney mentioned was originally scheduled to be submitted to Congress by the end of this year. Under the current circumstances, it is only natural that it be brought out in advance.

"Aviation...Mr. President, what we urgently need now is to build new types of flying machines, including warships carrying them, to counter Ming's air superiority. This is the only way we can win the war!"

Although until now, the United States did not know much about flying machines, but in Hampton, the empire's flying machines have already shown their formidable power, and according to the US's speculation, the empire's flying machines took off from the sea, so Such a small flying machine cannot come from a land base thousands of nautical miles away.

Therefore, the empire must have a large flying machine carrier. Although the specific information of the enemy aircraft carrier is not yet clear, since it has demonstrated a strong combat effectiveness, the United States must hurry up and learn.

Maybe the Ming Empire can create miracles with new weapons, but Americans can also learn from Ming!Craft new weapons.

Just wait and see, we Americans will do better!They will be overtaken soon.

(End of this chapter)