The situation is already obvious. The Japanese also have plans to get involved in the Philippines. They have obtained the acquiescence and even support from Britain. They fought a regional naval power on the other side of the distant ocean. Behind it is the most powerful empire in the world. Even Roosevelt was a little worried and hesitant. The United States is indeed very powerful, and various industrial indicators are very good, especially the indicators linked to quantity, which are simply crushing. The United States relies on its strong national strength to propose the famous Monroeism, and all countries in the Americas have to look up to the United States. For many years, Americans have regarded America as their backyard.

But Roosevelt was still not satisfied. The United States in the future should be the leader of the world! If you want to lead the world, you must project your strength to the largest continent in the world - the Eurasian continent! The powerful European countries are not something the United States can provoke. When entering Africa, they will be suppressed by European powers. The only breakthrough is in the Far East! The gate to entering the Far East is in the Philippines!

If the United States cannot take advantage of Spain's decline and this door has gradually become corrupt, and new forces kick open it before it rises, the door may be closed for 10 years, 20 years, or even longer! Americans can't wait! Whether it is Russia's expansion into the Qing Dynasty or Japan defeats Russia and becomes the overlord of the Far East, they will build this door firmly, and may even walk out of this door and head towards the Americas!

Roosevelt had thought of waiting for two years before talking. After all, the battle between Russia and Japan cannot be decided in a short time, and internal struggles in the next five years are impossible! And the same opinion between Day and Simpson! But Roosevelt knew that he could not wait at all.

That's right, if you wait for a few years, the US fleet will be even larger, but if you wait, it doesn't mean that Japan will wait. No matter what the Americans are, depending on the current situation, the Japanese will definitely take action in 1898. And when the Japanese get the Philippines and operate for a few more years, why should the United States, which lacks a base in the Far East, launch an expedition to collapse the ocean? From the United States to Samoa in the Far East, in addition to Hawaii as a base, is there a place that can provide supplies to a huge fleet? Until now, the Americans don't even know how long it takes to transfer a fleet from the east to the west coast! At this level, you are overthinking the Pacific Ocean to fight Japan?

Some people may say that the United States can wait until the war broke out in Japan and Russia before acting! But Roosevelt knew that this was impossible. The reason was very simple. The United States was not facing a separate Japan! Britain and Japan are allies. If Japan attacked Russia alone, Britain might not interfere, but if a third party dared to join, Britain would definitely interfere!

Roosevelt would not think that the current national strength of the Americans can scare Britain. No matter how good your national strength is, how capable will it be from a long distance? The British have fought with countries that are stronger than their own national strength! Whether it was Spain at its peak or the European emperor Napoleon later, did the British have ever been cowardly? No! So if the United States wants to take action when the war between Japan and Russia, then it must consider facing the British Navy.

The Americans' industry is indeed strong, but it is an unknown when the US navy can surpass the British navy. Even if the United States is willing to build a world-leading fleet, the United States, which lacks overseas bases, cannot compete with the British, and at least there will be no chance in the next 20 years. Moreover, even if the United States participates in the war after the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the cost of the United States will be terrible. In order to deal with the Japanese, how many fleets the United States needs to send? How many army? Do those people in Congress have the courage to start a war? These are all unknowns!

According to Roosevelt's experience, by then, it would be possible for the United States to help Russia behind the scenes, but it would be impossible to get the president and Congress to pass a resolution to start a war against Japan! The risk is too great, enough to scare away the vast majority of people! Even now, the president is just acquiesced to the war in Spain. If you want to fight really, you still need to use some small means!

Therefore, the only chance for the United States is to launch an attack before the Japanese navy grew up! Taking advantage of this confrontation with Spain, we will take the Philippines together! After all, the British promised not to intervene. At least, they can still seek help from Russia. The Japanese still need to defeat Spain and the US fleet at the same time before they can occupy the Philippines. At least Japan is now forcibly taking drugs out of a weak period and saves a navy. The overall environment is better than dragging it until the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War.

And the cost of fighting is relatively low now. Even if you lose, it is nothing to the US national strength. So what if the eight cruisers sent to the Far East sink? The Navy made up for it in two years. The Navy started construction of three battleships in 1996 and two in 1997! Once stimulated, the US Navy can get more funding! So Roosevelt was not worried about failure at all.

Of course, not being afraid of failure does not mean that he is willing to fail. Since Roosevelt dared to insist on incorporating the Philippines into the control of the United States of America, it means that he has this ability! He can still defeat the Japanese Navy when the paper fleet is weaker than Japan!

Roosevelt was a politician, but also the second-in-commander of the Admiralty, so Roosevelt, who was both engaged in naval politics, knew how to plan this matter from two aspects. To defeat Japan, you need to make two preparations, one is supply, and the other is fleet! The British have clearly expressed their unwillingness to provide help, so good that Americans can find other people!

After searching for a long time, Roosevelt miserably discovered that the United States could only rely on Germany at this time! Judging from the location from the Philippines, there are actually three companies that can choose, namely France's Cam Ranh Bay in Annan, Dutch East India, and Germany's islands in the Pacific Ocean, such as the Land of Emperor William, the Bismarck Islands, the German Solomon Islands and German Samoa.

But in fact, the Netherlands definitely dare not offend the UK, so the Netherlands directly eliminated it, and France is not likely to be high because the relationship between the United States and France is very average. Why do people risk offending the British and cooperating with the Americans? It makes no sense.

But Germany is different! During the Qing-Japanese War, Germany and Japan became enemies, and now the relationship is still based on buying and selling business. If the Japanese could spend money to "buy back" Germany's favorable feelings, then the recovery of the relationship between Britain and Germany may be relatively long. After all, the British did not admit defeat, and the Germans were very embarrassed, and the future emperor of Germany also did not like the British!

Moreover, the Germans had good infrastructure. In order to allow Munich-class armor to be domesticated in the Far East, the Germans made some preparations. The French had only a few cruisers in the Far East, with very small tonnages. The conditions in Cam Ranh Bay were good, but that was a natural condition, not a port condition!
Chapter completed!