When the naval battle between American fleet and German Navy in Azores came to an end, it was already late at night for Washington. However, White House's presidential office is still brightly lit. President Woodrow Wilson, Secretary of State Bryan, Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Secretary of War Harrison, Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and others are all gathered here.
Henry? General Mayo had already reported to the country before leading the fleet to attack German Atlantic Fleet. Minister Daniels, approved his battle plan. At the same time, the American Navy department also regarded the attack of Henry? General Mayo as a key battle to reverse the situation and defeat German Navy. He is even optimistic that if American fleet can deal with German Atlantic Fleet unscathed, and then severely damage or even annihilate German Home Fleet at a relatively small cost, then the naval forces of the two countries will undergo fundamental changes.
Although, German Navy still has three fleets, with more than twenty Capital Ships. However, German Navy needs to be distributed all over the world. Western Pacific alone requires Germany to invest in several Capital Ships. As Island Nation's naval power becomes more and more powerful, Germany will invest more power. In this case, United States will have an advantage over Atlantic Ocean.
However, this is always Minister Daniels's optimistic analysis. In fact, the battle will never go as smoothly as he said. If German Navy was so inexperienced, then it would have been impossible for them to defeat British Royal Navy and dominate the world.
"Your Excellency, gentlemen, a naval battle often takes a day or even longer to determine the winner. Therefore, we may have to board for a while. I know that German Navy is very powerful, but our navy is also different from before. That's it. This time, we still have a pretty good chance of winning. After all, we have 11 Capital Ships, four of which are equipped with 406mm main guns," Minister Daniels said as he saw that the atmosphere in the office was a bit solemn.
Minister Garrison nodded. "Although Germany people are strong, we are not weak either. Moreover, their luck will not always be so good. God will not always be on their side."
"Yes, gentlemen, I am very happy that you have the confidence to defeat the Germany people. I also firmly believe that our brave young men will definitely be able to defeat the Germany people. The future world will definitely not be dominated by the Germany people." Woodrow President Wilson said.
"If we can defeat the Germany people this time, it will undoubtedly give other countries hope. By then, more countries will join in the action of fighting back the Germany people. In the future, the evil Germany people will definitely be defeated!" Bryan also said.
In the current international community, due to Germany's powerful military power, except for a limited number of countries, other countries simply do not have the courage to confront Germany. But if American Navy can defeat German Navy, this will undoubtedly open a new door for them. By then, more countries will definitely join it. In that case, no matter how strong Germany is, it will only fail in the end.
For a time, the atmosphere in the office became less solemn. They all thought optimistically that the possibility of American Navy winning this time was undoubtedly there, and it seemed not small. In this case, it is undoubtedly the best result for United States.
"Report! Emergency battle report!" Suddenly, a voice sounded outside the office.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the office suddenly became solemn again. All the previous optimism had disappeared. After all, this is almost related to the national destiny of United States. How can we make them not nervous?
"How's the situation?" Woodrow? President Wilson's voice was trembling.
"General... Your Excellency, we have failed!" the officer said.
These United States senior officials in the office suddenly sat back on the sofa in complete decadence, their faces full of defeat and disappointment. Especially Minister Daniels, whose face was even more pale. Before, he kept saying that American Navy had hope of winning. But now, I was slapped in the face again.
After a few minutes, Woodrow? President Wilson finally spoke.
"What's the specific situation?" Woodrow? President Wilson asked.
"Your Excellency, all of this is a trap by the Germans against us. General Henry Mayo led the fleet to prepare to attack the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet, but he was attacked by carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy's aircraft carrier. Hundreds of carrier-based aircraft used bombs and torpedoes to attack us. The fleet was sunk. Half of the battleships were sunk, and most of the remaining battleships were injured. The German Navy's Atlantic Fleet took advantage of the situation and launched an attack. As a result, all of our battleships were damaged, and most of the other battleships were sunk." The officer said with a sad look.
"God! The Germany people actually dispatched their aircraft carrier. No wonder we lost so miserably this time." Minister Garrison said.
The aircraft carrier of German Navy showed considerable combat effectiveness in the last World War. However, in the subsequent battle where German Navy completely annihilated Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy, the aircraft carrier did not show up. Now it seems that German Navy's aircraft carrier is obviously more powerful.
Minister Daniels looked defeated. His hands were tightly clenched into fists. Even his knuckles were white from the exertion.
"Your Excellency, this was our negligence. We did not pay attention to the actions of the Germany people's aircraft carrier, which led to this failure. I am willing to resign from Secretary of the Navy." Minister Daniels said.
Woodrow President Wilson shook his head. "Minister Daniels, this is not your fault. Since the Germany people have dispatched their aircraft carrier, it means that they are determined to win this battle. No matter how careful we are, we will definitely fail this time. However, the loss may not be so big."
Indeed, as Woodrow President Wilson said, Germany dispatched aircraft carriers, which also showed Germany's determination. No matter how hard American fleet tries, it is simply impossible to win when the strength gap is so huge. At most, it just reduces some losses.
Woodrow? President Wilson was very depressed. This heavy loss made American Navy completely destitute once again.