US government's senior officials felt very aggrieved. The homeland was attacked by the enemy, but they did not even have the courage to declare war on the enemy. This is undoubtedly difficult to accept.
However, as the government Woodrow President Wilson said, if war is declared, the consequences will be more serious. Therefore, all they can do is probably suffer this dumb loss.
As the saying goes, tolerance means a knife to the head. If United States chooses to endure even after suffering such a big loss, they will really feel very uncomfortable.
"Your Excellency, if you really do this, the people will definitely be very angry. At that time, we will be under great pressure." Vice President reminded. It is entirely possible that Woodrow President Wilson had to resign due to pressure.
Woodrow? President Wilson certainly knows this. However, as President of the United States, he must consider the interests of United States. If he only considers his own interests, then he will be too unqualified as a president.
"I know, but we can't just watch United States go to destruction!" Woodrow President Wilson said.
"Your Excellency, what should we do now? We can't let the Germany people continue like this, right? In that case, we will pay greater losses." Minister Daniels asked.
"We first have to figure out the true intentions of the Germany people. Do they just want to retaliate against our attack on Azores, or do they really want to start a full-scale war with us. Only in this way can we come up with solutions." Bryan said.
"I think the intention of the Germany people to retaliate against us is very obvious. Although Germany has the most powerful military force in the world, they are also very clear that with their current strength, it is impossible to surpass Atlantic Ocean will destroy us. Therefore, the most they can do is to weaken our strength. Now, what the Germany people are doing is exactly for this purpose," Army Chief of Staff General Peyton March said.
"Indeed, I think so too. Germany is the world's most powerful country. We tried to forcibly occupy Azores before. This is undoubtedly a very embarrassing and faceless thing for Germany people. In addition, German Emperor Wilhelm III is also very young, so young people will naturally be more angry. After being slapped in the face by us, it is understandable that they would deliberately want to retaliate against us," Captain William General Benson of the Navy Operations Department also said.
"If this is the case, then we are not in danger of a full-scale war with Germany in revenge." Woodrow President Wilson said, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Almost all other United States senior officials are like this. They didn't want to really go to the point of starting a full-scale war with Germany. Especially since United States has little chance of winning, he doesn't want to start a war even more.
"Your Excellency, there is news about Boston. The Germany people not only destroyed Boston's port, but also destroyed Boston's shipyard. Almost none of the warships being built by the Navy in Boston's shipyard were spared."
Secretary of the Navy Daniels's face became even more ugly. Battle of the Azores's tragic defeat caused American Navy to suffer heavy losses. Now, many of the warships under construction have been destroyed, which undoubtedly makes American Navy's situation worse!
"It seems that the Germany people really just want to retaliate against us. The warship we are building is destroyed, which will further weaken our naval strength. In this case, the Germany people will have a greater advantage on Atlantic Ocean." Bryan said.
Other United States senior officials nodded repeatedly. As long as Germany has no intention of starting a full-scale war with United States, this will undoubtedly be a blessing in misfortune for United States.
"Your Excellency Secretary of State, please summon German Ambassador to the United States to express our strong protest and condemnation to them, and then ask the Germany people to stop attacking our homeland." Woodrow President Wilson said.
"Your Excellency, protest alone may not have any effect." Bryan reminded.
Originally, the so-called condemnation and protest were the most incompetent manifestations. Germany obviously wanted to take revenge on United States this time, so he naturally ignored their condemnation and protests.
"Take this opportunity to negotiate with the Germany people. If possible, we are willing to accept their previous truce conditions. However, the prerequisite is that they must stop attacking us!" Woodrow President Wilson said.
Previously, during the armistice negotiations at Azores, the two sides had too many differences and could not reach an agreement. Originally, Americans thought that all their troops deployed on Azores had been wiped out by Germany. So, this means that this conflict is over. But now, they realize how simple they thought everything was. They think it's over, but Germany people think it's not over yet. Therefore, they launched an attack on United States's homeland.
Bryan nodded. He knew that if he wanted to negotiate peace with Germany at this time, the price might be different again. This time, United States will definitely bleed heavily because of this.
"Everyone, the Germany people's attack on our homeland is undoubtedly a great shame for United States of America. However, for our country, for us to be able to defeat the Germany people in the future We have no choice but to endure this. I hope that everyone can remember this shame. One day, when our country becomes stronger, we must seek revenge from Germany!" said Woodrow President Wilson.
Woodrow? President Wilson's words seemed to be explaining the funeral arrangements, which made other United States senior officials feel a little bad. However, they also know that after this incident, the pressure on the government will definitely be greater. When necessary, Woodrow President Wilson may have to resign to extinguish the public's anger.
However, Woodrow President Wilson had to do that. After all, this was the best result for United States.
At noon that day, Woodrow President Wilson gave a speech. He strongly condemned the Germany's attack on the United States homeland, claiming that the Germany people's barbaric behavior caused a large number of casualties of United States innocent people, and asked the Germany to stop this behavior.
However, during the conversation, Woodrow President Wilson made no mention of whether to declare war on United States, as if there was no option to declare war on Germany.