Wesley stood on the podium in the Congress Hall and began to calculate. "Over the years, our market performance in developing China has been outstanding, especially during the economic crisis. We sold a large number of goods in China because our friendly attitude was recognized by the other party, which maximized the exclusion of other countries' goods. This made us a lot of money."
"But now that Japan has started a war, they have directly destroyed our market, plundered our wealth, and then divided a part of it to buy things from us. It seems that we have not suffered a loss, but in fact? We have suffered a great loss. By doing this, they have not only destroyed the good image we have built, but also destroyed our market, and what they have bought is only scrap steel and oil. Gentlemen, we have lost money."
Wesley's words caused the senators to discuss among themselves. They felt that they had indeed lost money. Compared to the market they had lost, what they had gained was only a small portion.
"And pay attention to what I said at the beginning. Japan will attack Britain, and then they will attack us. Why? Because of the problem of war resources, if they occupy China and get Chinese resources and manpower, they will no longer be a small country. They will seek more things, such as the Philippines."
"There is rubber and oil, which is not available in China, and it is a huge strategic resource. At the same time, it is possible to communicate with Germany, and then it will be a disaster. If they want the Philippines, what will they do first? The first goal is our Pacific Fleet, and the second goal is our two big island bases in the Pacific. You know, their navy is stronger than their Army."
"Gentlemen, I think everyone understands what I'm talking about. First of all, we need to get rid of Japan, defeat them directly, and then do business with Europe. This is the safest way. There are no worries and we have saved our huge market. You have to know that at this time, no other countries will have goods entering China because they don't have enough for themselves."
"I'm done talking. I think everyone knows how to choose." Wesley left the podium and returned to his seat. Harold R. Stark of the Navy asked quietly beside him.
"Will they really attack Pacific Fleet?"
"Of course, once they can't find a way out, they will take the risk. For example, the Russo-Japanese War and the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese War were all small-scale wars. At that time, their domestic economy was on the verge of danger several times, and the mentality of gamblers is obvious."
"Well, that's true. It seems that I have to strengthen the security of the Pacific Fleet."
Roosevelt came to the podium again and said, "Gentlemen, Admiral Wesley Gibson has taught us another lesson. Now I need to know your choices."
"Fight, defeat those little guys," a congressman roared, and then someone followed, and the atmosphere became enthusiastic, they called it "Freedom".
A meeting directly passed the proposal of war, and then Roosevelt ordered the army to start preparing, and then the United States sent a diplomatic note to stop business with Japan and resist their invasion of China. This incident made China once again recognize American friendship, and Japan Ben began to panic.
Wesley was the commander-in-chief of the three armies in this battle. He was the most senior general now. After all, he was an admiral after the First World War. Marshall and the others could not compare to him at all.
Wesley, on the other hand, had matured. Everyone still remembered his infantry, Blitzkrieg. Now, he designed and arranged most of the equipment for the land, sea, and air forces. No one was more suitable than him.
For a moment, the world was in an uproar. The United States had cut off trade with Japan, which suddenly caused problems with Japan's strategic reserves. Their reserves are limited. If they can't buy it, they can only use the reserves. But a warship requires a massive amount of resources in one go. How long can they last?
Japan was in a dilemma. Whether to go south or north directly caused controversy in advance, and the Battle of Nomenkan was launched directly. Both sides fought quietly, but this kind of thing could not be hidden from the world. The world soon found out. Japan also understood that they could not defeat the Soviet Union, especially on land. If they could not walk on land, they could only go by sea.
Wesley was regrouping for war. The latest eight carriers were all heavy carriers of more than 60,000 tons. The latest design of the oblique deck allowed fighters to take off and land at the same time. Together with the original two medium carriers, a total of ten carriers were concentrated. The Atlantic Fleet was not being strengthened for the time being.
The rest were four 36,000-ton Treaty-class battleships, four first battleships of World War I, sixteen heavy cruisers, and hundreds of light cruisers and destroyers. These were the entire main body of the Pacific Fleet.
Preparing for World War I was naturally not something that could be done overnight. It would take time to prepare so that there would be no suddenness in war. After all, the United States was not Japan and had not been preparing for war.
And America's actions caused an uproar in the world. Germany was anxious. Hitler expressed concern about America's actions. He was afraid that the United States would join in as it had during World War I. Germany could not defeat the United States. After all, America's economy and resources technology surpassed Germany's.
And Ri Ben was even more anxious. After all, the United States was obviously coming for them. The gathering of the Pacific Fleet was hidden from Ri. Their spies were all over Hawaii.
There was a chain reaction. Here the wings of the butterfly began to flap. Wesley flapped his wings on a large scale for the first time. They were even more powerful than they had been during World War I, and they led to a lot of variables. Wesley sat on the edge of his seat and prepared himself calmly.
First, the Pacific Fleet began to divide, with four heavy carriers, plus four treaty battleships and eight heavy cruisers as the main force, the 1st Task Force was set up and headed directly to the Guam military base. A medium-sized carrier, a heavy carrier, and two World War I battleships were added as the 2nd Task Force. The same configuration formed the 3rd Task Force, and the remaining two heavy carriers were the 4th Task Force.
The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Task Force directly blocked the Pacific route. At the same time, the submarine force spread out. Huge cigar-shaped ocean-going submarines were scattered in the Pacific Ocean, blocking all shipping routes. At the same time, they sneaked into the vicinity of Japan.
The atmosphere of the war became more and more intense. The United States government set up a delegation to China and prepared to communicate with China. This battle still needs China to participate and deepen the communication between the two countries.