The mobilization of the fleet does not happen overnight, especially the large-scale mobilization will cause a lot of movement before the action. For example, in order to support the fleet's operations in the Far East, the port facilities of Manila must be expanded. At the same time, in order to support at least 5 large armored cruisers in combat, Spain must also hoard supplies, and as the best warship coal, Welsh white coal has become the top priority. The first movement of the Spanish fleet was discovered by the British!

  The Spanish government purchased thousands of tons of Welsh white coal and shipped it to the Far East by British merchant ships. The British informed the Japanese of this news for the first time. The Spanish government ordered 11-inch shells from Germany. These shells will also be shipped to the Far East, and under the silver bullet offensive of the US Embassy in Germany, Krupp also secretly leaked some intelligence to the Americans! Thus, the Japanese and Americans knew the movements of the Spanish fleet almost at the same time!

  It is precisely because of this news that the plans of the United States and Japan have once again become futile! For the United States and Japan, their enemies are likely to become two! No matter who wants to occupy the Philippines, they will be hit by the other two. This situation is very rare in the history of war. The three parties are enemies to each other!

  It is more likely that whoever does it first will suffer. Neither the current Japanese fleet nor the US fleet is sure to fight the other two at the same time! Prior to this, Japan and the United States thought that they should start first. The Japanese even planned to wait for the return of the two battleships Nissin and Izumo before they could prepare for the operation, while the Americans were prepared to start in March 1898. Action, at that time, the leased Russian fleet should have been prepared in the French concession in Shanghai. When they go to the territory of the German Emperor William, they can begin!

  The most terrible thing in formulating a strategy is uncertainty. Both Japan and the United States know the Spaniard's movements, but they cannot be sure how much of the Spanish fleet can be transferred to the Far East in the next few months. This issue is especially important for the United States. If all the elites of the Spanish fleet are transferred to the Far East, it will be easier for the Americans. The other three battleships will pack up and go to the Far East to bypass the Americas! I have to say that the overall strength of the US fleet is still very strong at this time! After adding 3 battleships, the Americans think they are enough to crush the two national fleets of Spain and Japan!

"Actually, we don’t have to worry about the plan. It’s best to launch an offensive immediately when our combat effectiveness reaches its peak! After the Japanese fleet has accepted two large armored cruisers, the combat effectiveness will not be greatly improved, while Spain It takes a long time for people to transform Manila Bay into a fortress and send their entire main fleet to station. When the Russian cruisers are in place, our strength has stabilized. Looking at the German facilities, we will send The meaning of the three battleships coming over is very limited."

"From the perspective of the time when the three-way fleet reached its peak strength, Japan was the first, then us, and finally the Spanish. In this case, we should naturally proceed according to the original schedule. After all, the battleship formation to the Far East itself is difficult to predict. It’s a question of how long this journey will take, and how the ship’s condition will be after the journey, so it’s not realistic to place hopes on the battleship troops.” Dewey is still somewhat competent, and in a telegram he insisted on following the established plan. Execution, when the reinforcement fleet and the Russian fleet arrive in the United States, immediately launch an offensive, so as not to change!

   And when this telegram was sent to the top of the navy's desk headed by Roosevelt, it really gave people a feeling of rush! That's right! After the Russian fleet joins the US Far East Fleet has 11 various warships! In addition to being unable to defeat the British Far East Fleet at this scale, it is not a big problem to fight any one! The Spanish fleet is full of five or so armored cruisers, and Spain's only battleship is now being repaired in France.

  There are 8 warships over 6000 tons in the US fleet! There are 11 ships in total. According to wargames, the US Far East Fleet destroys the Spaniards in one battle and there is no problem at all! There are only 5 warships in the Japanese fleet with a tonnage of more than 7000 tons. Even if the two large armored cruisers are more powerful, the Americans think that they have a chance of winning more than 70%. To be more conservative, they would first destroy the Spanish fleet and then retreat and repair. Then cover the army to launch an attack on Luzon Island.

"As long as the Japanese and Spaniards do not join forces, we will definitely win this naval battle. General Dewey's opinion is feasible. When our power reaches its peak, we will quickly take action. We will first occupy Davao Bay in the southern Philippines as Base, and then wait for the opportunity to go north, as long as we are fully prepared, the Japanese fleet will not have a chance. Our battle will not be more difficult than when we opened the door of Japan decades ago." Simpson said.

"Lieutenant Colonel Maggiffin, what do you mean?" Roosevelt asked out of courtesy. Although Maggiffin was the only general in the U.S. Navy with actual combat experience, proud Americans looked down on the war in the Far East, especially as the United States. The white people themselves have an inexplicable sense of superiority over other people of color. Roosevelt didn't think that the Americans would lose in a real fight. Those Japanese dwarves would fight at sea? What a joke! The U.S. Navy also worked with the British back then! Although the naval base has been burned~lightnovelpub.net~, many victories have been achieved!

"The tactical level of the Japanese Navy should not be underestimated. At least after I returned to the U.S. Navy, I think the U.S. Navy is inferior to the Japanese Navy in artillery. It is even worse than the Beiyang Navy." Ma Jifen was kindly reminded and not received. The high-level US Navy attaches great importance, and the most direct result of this sentence is that the naval officer who has just returned to the United States from the Far East was kicked to the Far East again, and he was assigned to Dewey as a staff officer.

In the end, the Americans made limited adjustments to their plans. In addition to completing the mobilization of the naval fleet as soon as possible, they also increased the landing force. Roosevelt planned to direct the Marines to the Marine Corps immediately after "some event" occurred. The plan for the assembly of San Francisco, and teamed up with the army to complete the assembly as quickly as possible, and then rushed to the German Pacific colony by boat. After the fleet launched an offensive, the landing forces immediately followed up, occupied important cities and created established facts.

Although Roosevelt considered the possible conflict between the United States and Japan, from the bottom of his heart, Roosevelt did not believe that Japan dared to do anything to the United States. After all, the United States Navy easily broke the door of Japan decades ago. "With such a powerful fleet deployed in the Far East, the Japanese don't even have the courage to do it?" After the meeting, Roosevelt looked at the chart on the wall and muttered.

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