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    "Ding, ding, ding!" Suddenly, the phone rang.  Leonard.  Wood will quickly pick up.

    "Okay, I'll come right away!" Leonard.  Admiral Wood said into the phone.  After hanging up the phone, Leonard.  General Wood stood up and said to General Pershing: "General Pershing, the President wants to see you, let's go to the White House!"

    "Your Excellency, President, see me? What's the matter?" General Pershing asked doubtfully.  His return to Washington this time was mainly to report to the Army Staff and the Department of War. Another purpose was to save his subordinate General Davis.

    "Your Excellency, the President should want to ask about the battle situation on the front line! You know, after our defeat from Mexico, the government was under tremendous pressure. People demonstrated at the White House almost every day. If the Democratic Party had not taken the opportunity to add insult to injury, then  We are in dire straits! Secretary Elihu Root went to see the President today and talked about your coming back to report on your duties this time. That¡¯s why the President asked us to go to the White House." Leonard.  Admiral Wood said.

    "Okay, I understand!" General Pershing nodded.  He also knows that the eyes of the entire United States are now focused on the Rio Grande defense line in the south. It depends on him whether the Chinese can be kept out of the United States.  Theodore.  President Roosevelt was understandably concerned about all this.  After all, once the Chinese people set foot on American soil, it will have a profound impact on the entire American society.  Whether the United States can persist to the end is hard to say.  In addition, General Pershing also hoped to use this opportunity to ask Theodore.  President Roosevelt mentioned General Davis.  If you can get Theodore.  If President Roosevelt understands, then General Davis will be safe.

    Leonard.  Generals Wood and Pershing traveled to the White House in an Army Staff car.  When the two rushed to the White House, they found that hundreds of demonstrators had gathered in front of the White House, and they were all shouting: Theodore.  Roosevelt's slogan of "get out of the White House" to vent his dissatisfaction with the government.  After seeing this, the driver quickly turned around and drove to the side entrance of the White House.  There were White House guards there guarding the demonstrations and people wouldn't go there.

    After a long lap, Leonard.  Generals Wood and Pershing had just entered the White House.  Led by the White House secretary, the two came to Theodore.  President Roosevelt's office.  However, after entering, they found that except Theodore.  President Roosevelt and Secretary of War Elihu.  In addition to Root, there is Vice President Woodrow.  Wilson and Secretary of the Navy George.  Feng.  Lengerke.  Meyer.

    ¡°Your Excellency the President, Your Excellency the Vice President, and Your Excellency the Ministers, good morning everyone!¡± Leonard.  General Wood and General Pershing greeted everyone.  At this moment, the most important high-level officials in the United States are gathered in this office!

    "Sit down, General Wood and General Pershing!" said President Theodore Roosevelt.  His face doesn't look good. He has been under a lot of pressure during this period, and he doesn't have a good rest.

    It made his spirit very haggard.  If it weren't for a strong will that supported him, he might have collapsed long ago.  But even so, it seems like he is overdrawing his life.  How long it can last, perhaps only God knows!

    "General Pershing, we came to you today because we want to know about the situation of the Rio Grande defense line. Has our defense line been built? Can it withstand the Chinese attack?" Theodore.  President Roosevelt asked straight to the point without beating around the bush.

    "Your Excellency, after several months of preparations, we have built a solid defense line in the northern part of the Rio Grande defense line and have heavily defended it. If the Chinese want to cross the Rio Grande River and set foot on the United States, that is  It¡¯s extremely difficult!¡± General Pershing said.  Facing Theodore.  President Roosevelt no longer looked like he was facing Leonard.  Admiral Wood spoke so fully, but still left some room.  Although he is very confident in the Rio Grande defense line, the Chinese are not weak and often use some unexpected tricks.  If the defense line is breached by the Chinese, how should he explain to the president and others?

    "Chinese planes have entered our airspace from time to time. Why don't our aviation forces shoot them down?" Woodrow.  Vice President Wilson asked.  Since the end of September, Chinese planes have frequently flown into the United States from Mexico.  Bombs were even dropped on southern cities in the United States, causing people living in the southern United States to flee north with their families. This further aggravated the social unrest in the United States and put the U.S. government under tremendous pressure.

    "Your Excellency, Vice President, the Chinese fighter planes that invaded our territory are all FB' Haidongqing fighter jets. These fighter jets are fast and have a relatively high ceiling. It is difficult for our 'Hurricane' fighter jets to catch them. Therefore, in  'Before the Hurricane and Pi fighter jets enter service, it will be difficult for us to ensure airspace!" General Pershing explained.  OwnThe plane cannot catch up with the Chinese plane and wants to shoot down the Chinese plane. This is completely feeble-minded!

    "Minister Root, when will our Hurricane and Pi fighter jets be ready for mass production?" Theodore.  President Roosevelt asked.

    "Your Excellency, according to the engineers' reply, mass production will be possible by the end of November!" Elihu.  Secretary Root said.

    "End of November? It's too late. The Chinese have completed their assembly at the Rio Grande, and their attack is expected to begin soon. Tell the engineers that the finalization of the Hurricane and Pi fighter jets will be completed in early November.  Then mass production. New fighter jets must be sent to the front line before the end of November. Our airspace cannot be ruled by the Chinese!" Theodore.  President Roosevelt said.  As the Chinese army uses a large number of aircraft on the battlefield, the role of aircraft on the battlefield has become increasingly important.  The United States suffered a big loss in this regard, but it also gave the United States the motivation to catch up.

    "Yes, Your Excellency, President, I will contact the institute!" Elihu.  Secretary Root said.

    "General Pershing, can you give me a definite answer? Can the Rio Grande be held? If not, how long can it be held?" Theodore.  President Roosevelt asked.

    "This" General Pershing hesitated, not knowing how to answer.  Of course he hoped that the Rio Grande defense line could withstand the Chinese attack.  However, if he was asked to pat his chest and make a promise, he would not dare to do so.  After all, on the Mexican battlefield, the Chinese have proven with their actual actions that the defense line that the US military has painstakingly constructed is simply vulnerable to them.  The war between China and the United States has only started for a year, but the United States has already suffered heavy losses.  This is why the United States caught China off guard with a sneak attack.  If China had waited until it was ready, or if China had launched an attack first, the Chinese army might have already invaded the United States by now.

    "Mr. President, I'm sorry, it's hard for me to give you a definite answer. However, I will try my best to defend the Rio Grande line and prevent the Chinese from setting foot on the United States!" General Pershing said.

    Theodore.  President Roosevelt's eyes flashed with disappointment, but he said nothing more.

    "Admiral Pershing, can the Rio Grande Line of Defense hold up for more than three months?" Secretary of the Navy George.  Feng.  Lengerke.  Meyer asked.

    "Three months, there should be no problem!" General Pershing pondered for a moment, and then said.

    "Your Excellency, there is no problem. As long as the Rio Grande defense line can hold for three months, the outcome of this war will almost be determined!" Navy Secretary Meyer asked.

    Everyone understands what he means. The Chinese are now making every effort to repair the Panama Canal and have made breakthrough progress.  According to information obtained by the United States, the Chinese are expected to be able to repair the Panama Canal in November or December.  By then, the powerful main fleet of the Chinese Navy will enter the Atlantic Ocean through the Panama Canal.  The U.S. Navy will inevitably have a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy.  If the U.S. Navy can win a decisive battle, then the United States will reverse the tide of the war, drive the Chinese out of the Americas in one fell swoop, and win this war.  Similarly, if the U.S. Navy loses this decisive battle, then the United States will have no chance of victory.

    "Secretary Meyer, is the Navy confident of winning?" Admiral Pershing asked in surprise.  Since the beginning of the war, the navy has been avoiding a decisive battle with the Chinese navy. To this end, it did not hesitate to destroy the Panama Canal, which was built at a huge cost.

    "General Pershing, the U.S. Navy does not have fewer capital ships than the Chinese. Even our most powerful Pennsylvania-class battleships have two more than the Chinese Tang-class battleships. And this time we are fighting at home.  , it is easier to get supplies. Therefore, we have a great chance of winning this decisive battle. Of course, if we can delay it until the end of next year and our other six more powerful battleships are in service, then our chance of winning will be even greater. Only  However, the Chinese will not give us that much time!¡± Secretary Meyer said.  The Chinese are about to repair the Panama Canal and will certainly not give the United States another year to build new battleships.  Similarly, the U.S. Army may not be able to persist for a year.  Therefore, the decisive battle between the United States and China should begin in December this year or January next year between the navies of China and the United States.  Whichever side wins will determine who is the winner.  Of course, the U.S. Navy has extremely strong confidence!
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