The Rise of the Empire

Then go back to the original question. If something goes wrong, someone will always be blamed, just like going out to eat, someone will always pay the bill. According to ordinary people's thinking, since the blame is naturally not so important, but it seems that the weight is enough. How big was the U.S. Navy at that time? How many people can participate in the decision-making?

Dewey is a good choice. If he did not participate in the war but stayed in the United States, then the blame will most likely be thrown on him. After all, he used to be the commander of the Far East Fleet of the US Navy. After all, most of the intelligence It was collected by him, after all, he agreed to go to war with Japan, and the high-level officials were just deceived.

But what about the result? Dewey is in the fray! And he died in battle! What's more, the death was still very heroic. Even Essen, who also participated in the naval battle, published an article afterwards saying that he was a real warrior. He and Dewey killed thousands of American troops. They fought to the end. These people used Blood and life tell the world that they are worthy of the United States of America. They are the most important fig leaf for political figures. When they are poured with sewage, they don’t ask whether those gentlemen agree. do not agree. Besides, killing people is nothing more than nodding their heads. If everyone is dead, who will chase after the strategic mistakes they made during their lifetime?

Dewey is a brigadier general, and his status is already very high, and if he is higher than him, it is directly related to this matter. There are not many people who can manage and lead the fleet, and Simpson is just a lieutenant general... The final result is like this. There are only two people who can bear the blame. One is General Simpson, and the other is the US Navy Undersecretary. This person's name is Theodore Roosevelt!

If personal factors are not considered, Roosevelt is more likely to be blamed than Simpson! First of all, this decision was finally made by the Department of the Navy. As the commander of the US Continental Fleet, Simpson is more important to implement it. Even he can find an excuse for supporting this plan. First, he is not in the Far East and does not know the situation in the Far East. , All inferences are made based on the intelligence of the Ministry of the Navy. Second, he is the commander of the fleet. He did a good job in fighting the Spanish fleet in Cuba, which can be regarded as meritorious service.

Well then, what about Roosevelt? He is the undersecretary of the Navy himself, so he has no energy to let the Secretary of the Navy top the tank.... However, he is also responsible for the daily work, so good, it is almost the consensus of the whole navy to ask the deputy to top the tank. And in fact, this decision was indeed led by Roosevelt, and it is not too much to ask him to top the tank. This is a very just and correct decision.

And what's more deadly is that he also accidentally pushed two capital ships that could have joined the Russian or Spanish navy to the Japanese side, and the addition of these two warships directly led to the defeat of the war. If the matter is uncovered, it will be enough to pull it out and shoot it ten times! This is proper betrayal of the country! And it was all sold, and I didn't get any benefits...

If there are no accidents, or if there are no earthquake-level accidents, Lieutenant General Simpson, who has won the Spanish fleet with blood and sweat, and has a certain distance from the decision-making department, and knows some secret things about Roosevelt, will definitely be fine. He reminded Roosevelt to pay attention to the whereabouts of the two warships, reminded Roosevelt to pay attention to the Japanese, and reminded Roosevelt to be careful of the British. Objectively speaking, Simpson did everything he could!

But the final result was that Simpson took the blame, was sadly forced to retire, and then accepted the investigation. He almost escaped from prison, and the years of hard work were in vain. Glory and passion go with the wind. And the root cause of this result is none other than Simpson himself! Because he took the initiative to take the blame! Didn't even speak to Roosevelt before that!

When Roosevelt, who had almost resigned to his fate, found Simpson who was at home,

And when he promised to guarantee compensation, the latter just shook his head and asked: "Can you make me a vice admiral again?" Roosevelt admitted frankly that he could not. You must know that the U.S. Navy could only promote seven captains a year! You still want a person who made a mistake to be a general again, what are you kidding?

"Can you let me fight Brits and Japanese shorties?" Lieutenant General Simpson continued to ask.

"It's impossible." Roosevelt said with a guilty conscience.

"Well, I hope that one day, you can avenge us, otherwise I will not let you go if I play ghosts with the naval officers and soldiers who fought in the Far East!" Simpson finally said. The reason for Simpson's decision was only because he believed that Roosevelt was able to handle affairs, was able to develop the navy, and was the one who had the most hope of revenge. Sometimes people are so noble, because of these hopes, he took the blame for Roosevelt, and then resigned sadly. For Roosevelt, this is a favor that cannot be repaid! The glory and sweat of a vice admiral's life, and even the future of his descendants are at stake. How can you ask Roosevelt to pay it back?

"Why? Why don't you clean up the British? Have you accepted the bribe from the British?" As soon as Roosevelt entered the door, Simpson stood up, walked over quickly, and pointed at Roosevelt's nose and cursed.

"How is it possible, as the president of the United States, I..." Roosevelt felt that his personality had been greatly insulted. he snapped back.

"Then our president personally buried the accumulation of the US Navy for more than ten years before he took office?" Simpson said this with a sense of threat. The reason is very simple. He knows some things about Roosevelt, and if he shows it, someone will testify. After all, as a vice admiral, how can it be possible that the existence of almost in charge of the US fleet does not have his own team? Marshall refused to accept the higher rank because Pershing was a five-star general. Although he was unjustly resigned, it is no problem for Simpson to recruit a group of people, especially if he is not short of money.

What's more, what Simpson said is not groundless. The British are naturally unwilling to let the United States and Germany get closer. After all, the industrial capabilities of virtue and virtue are there, and the British are even more unwilling to let the Allies become a group of allied countries that span three continents... . Their public relations work is also in place, and bribery and lobbying are the most common things. It is true that some people took advantage of the British. Of course, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, a generation of famous presidents, did not take it. Not only him, but also the people around him.

Now Roosevelt is really diligent and dedicated to the future of the United States of America. And his direction of judgment is indeed correct from the point of view of the traverser Ruprecht****. If Germany survived World War I, let alone take advantage of it, as long as the Treaty of Brest can be implemented, You look back in another 20 years....

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