I, Zhu Houzhao, join the US imperialist chat group

Chapter 264: The prelude to World War I shocked everyone! Wilson: I don’t know when the war will end!
October 1916, 5!
The time point revealed by Wilson made everyone feel relieved.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Phew, although there was an accident like Norton I! But the group leader obviously didn't forget the main business! The 28th President, good! Good! Good, the pressure on Roosevelt and I will be a little less! ]

Cleveland felt even more relieved. Putting aside the unreliable Norton I, Wilson will definitely be a help to them.

[Messenger Roosevelt: I am running for president against Taft? Wait, why do I want to run for president for the third time? And against Taft? Isn't Taft my most trusted assistant?]

Roosevelt got some information about his future campaign from the information revealed by Wilson.

No one cared about the small changes in the world that Wilson mentioned.

After all, there is an information barrier.

[American Wuzong Wilson: So, President Roosevelt and all the presidents are not too concerned about the small changes in Europe, but are more concerned about personal destiny, right? ]

Wilson didn't say anything on his own initiative, planning to put the surprise off for later.

[Okay! Then let me first introduce what happened after you, President Roosevelt, left office! ]

[Because you did a great job as president for both terms! The Republican successor you designated, President Taft, was your representative. After he took office, he also continued some of your policies! He was your shadow, and you recognized him very much in the first two years!]

[But... now that you are the president, you can't continue to be President Roosevelt's shadow! ]

[In the next two years, some of Taft's policies were out of your control, so you broke with him! ]

[After he had served for four years, President Roosevelt even left the Republican Party and ran for president on behalf of the Progressive Party and President Taft! He thought it would be better for him to continue leading America! ]

[It's just an internal quarrel between you two. You two have spread the vote base too thin! ]

【Finally, I, the Democratic candidate, had the opportunity to be elected as the 28th President! 】

Wilson briefly introduced some of the events that occurred after Roosevelt stepped down from his two terms in office.

[Messenger Roosevelt: Ah... I... I am also a person who is unwilling to give up power? I even competed with my Secretary of War Taft for the presidency? ]

Roosevelt was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that he would later become a power-loving person.

[American British Emperor Cleveland: Haha, we Democrats seem to have picked up the spoils of the Republican internal strife, right? Wilson, your path to becoming president seems to be similar to mine? ]

[American Wuzong Wilson: That's right, President Cleveland, I was just as lucky as you to be president! At the same time, President Roosevelt, you don't have to be depressed! After all, you have been president for eight years and pulled America out of a certain abyss. Naturally, you don't want your hard work to be destroyed by some people again. There is nothing wrong with wanting to save America again! ]

Wilson responded to Cleveland and Roosevelt.

At the same time, Roosevelt was also evaluated positively.

【Messenger Roosevelt: Haha, no need to comfort me. I just didn't expect that I would be so keen on power. 】

Roosevelt just smiled. Power had unknowingly infected him.

【Meishizu Lincoln: Well, I have revealed most of my fate. Wilson, according to the rules of our chat group, in addition to introducing yourself, you must also briefly introduce the current situation of America during your tenure. What difficulties and problems has America encountered during your tenure? What are the small changes in the world that you mentioned? Please tell us what they are.】

[You should also be aware that we are all American presidents here, and we may be able to help you in governing the country.]

Lincoln finally turned the issue to the crux of the matter.

[Meilizong Grant: Yes! Wilson, you mentioned that Europe is a bit lively. What happened there? ]

Grant was also curious about the situation in Europe.

Still here.

[American Wuzong Wilson: I was originally quite busy, but now... I have some time. Although I don't know what this group can do, is it experience in governing a country? Okay... Then I will take the time to talk to all the presidents about the current situation in the United States. ]

[First of all! America is great! It is better than ever before...very peaceful! We are even experiencing a period of great development and explosion. Talents, gold, and orders from all over the world are pouring into America like crazy! At the same time, countries are borrowing money from us like crazy, and even at high interest rates!]

【Second, America has become the world's number one economy! All stocks on Wall Street have increased fivefold and are still rising like crazy! In addition, we have also become the world's number one industrial power! Our industrial output value has accounted for more than 40% of the world's total! Even Britain, France, and Germany combined cannot compare to us!】

【Third, we, America... are the only paradise in the world! Everyone wants to become a citizen of our country! Even the British Empire, France, and Italy all come to us and look to us for favor! No, it should be Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia as well, they all have to look to us for favor.】

Wilson spoke of the current situation in the United States. After he became president, although there was a war in Europe, overall... America got a great bargain!

Compared to the troubled Europe and Asia today, America is truly a paradise.

【Messiah Roosevelt: Hmm? What's going on... We are the American paradise, and all countries have to look at our faces?】

[American Yingzong Cleveland: No way? All stocks on Wall Street have increased fivefold? Countries are borrowing money from us like crazy? Wilson, what on earth is happening in the world? ]

[American Lizong Grant: Something is wrong, something is very wrong! Wilson, are you talking about our America? ]

[Louis XVI: Why is it that we in France are asking for America again? 】

[Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao: So...what are you talking about? Why can't I understand? 】

After Wilson's striking description, everyone hesitated.

【American Wuzong Wilson: Haha, okay! I won’t keep you in suspense! I already believe that you are from before 1914! Let me tell you… Europe is now at war! An unprecedented war is taking place in Europe, Asia, and Africa!】

[The Allies and the Central Powers are fighting! ]

【Today is May 1916, 5...】

[The Battle of the Marne has already taken place! 150 million troops from both sides participated in the battle, and about people were killed or wounded! ]

[Another larger battle was the Battle of Verdun in February this year. Both sides have deployed nearly a million troops so far, and both sides are still frantically increasing their troops... I don't know how many troops they will increase to! ]

[In short, a European war involving nearly 10 million troops is being fought over there! ]

[Every minute, at least thousands of soldiers died and tens of thousands of civilians were affected by the war...]

Wilson revealed the general situation of the current World War I. [American Emperor Washington: Hmm? What's going on? An unprecedented war has begun? More than one million troops, more than two million troops are involved in the war? ]

[Meilizong Grant: What? Such an exciting war broke out in Europe?! A war involving tens of millions of troops broke out? ]

【Messenger Roosevelt: No... No way?! Wilson, what's going on? The Allies, the Central Powers? What kind of country is this? Are these two countries fighting? Is it that exaggerated?】

【Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao: Hmm, hmm, hmm? ? What's going on? What kind of war are you talking about? The Allies? The Entente, these two countries, don't exaggerate, a war involving tens of millions of troops? ! 70 casualties in a war? ! Are you kidding? Are there so many troops in this world? Can a war involving millions or tens of millions be fought? What level of logistics mobilization is this? Don't scare me? 】

[Louis XVI: Really? Are they fighting again? ]

At this moment, everyone was shocked!

Even though Roosevelt had previously revealed that there were probably tens of millions of troops in the world, people had been speculating wildly about what would happen if a war accidentally broke out.

But no one expected that such a war involving tens of millions of troops would break out like this.

It came so quickly.

The whole group was in an uproar, and then quickly quieted down.

[Meishizu Lincoln: Wilson, you are kidding, right? We are talking about serious matters here, so it is best not to lie...]

After a moment of astonishment, Lincoln asked again on behalf of everyone.

After all, he was in the midst of a war and was somewhat receptive.

【American Wuzong Wilson: Dear presidents, I swear in the name of God that I have not told a single lie. Just now, I was discussing with our Army Department, Congress and various politicians whether we should continue to remain neutral! Discussing how to take advantage of the Battle of Verdun or other wars on the East and West Fronts to seize the greatest interests of our America... You know, now our domestic military factories are running at full capacity to produce various weapons. After all, who would complain about not making enough money?】

Wilson reassured.

【Messenger Roosevelt: What is the situation between the Allies and the Entente? Wilson, we can post pictures, and you can post some newspapers to prove it... Although I already feel that the world is not peaceful, I didn't expect that it would be less than eight years... By the way, when did this war start? 】

[American Wuzong Wilson: This... As for when it started, this... we can't be sure now! However, it was probably on July 1914, 7, two years ago... when the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia... Today, it's only two months to two years away! ]

[As for the Allied Powers... President Roosevelt, you should have expected it! The Allied Powers are the British Empire, the French Republic, the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Italy, etc.! ]

[The Allied Powers are the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria! ]

[Before the war, both sides had already increased their troops crazily! Now with the start of the war... the six major countries have more than one million troops. ]

【These are some newspapers! 】

[This is the State of the Union address on the war in Europe given by various experts! ]

[These are photos taken by journalists and the FBI on the battlefields of Europe...]

As Wilson spoke, he also sent some pictures and documents as proof.

Along with those photos, newspapers and documents appeared.

The veil of an unprecedented war was slowly unveiled in front of everyone in the chat group.

Everyone in the group was silent, and after a few minutes, everyone believed it.

[Louis XVI: How did Verdun get destroyed like this? This is the Marne River? And, there really was a fight? ]

[Melizong Grant: Over a million people in one war! Is this... is this battle using the same tactics as in our Civil War? I see a lot of trenches... and what are those car-like machines on the battlefield? ]

[American Emperor Washington: Wilson! Are you sure that these photos show the situation in various parts of Europe? We Americans are not like this, right? We are not involved in such wars, right? ]

[Mercius Lincoln: War... Why did this war start? It has been going on for almost two years, and it is not going to stop? Is it going to be like our civil war, which will last for more than three or four years?]

[American Xuanzong Jackson: Is this... is this what war will look like in the future? These weapons... are too scary, aren't they? ]

Everyone expressed their feelings and exclamations, and some even still felt like a dream.

Because this war was too unexpected, too sudden and too fierce for them.

Except for Grant who was curious, everyone else was reluctant to face this kind of war.

[Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao: Are you sure... this is a war? ]

Zhu Houzhao never expected that just finding a beautiful Wuzong would bring him such a shocking thing.

A war involving ten million people really began. The scale of the battlefield and the war scene broke all his imaginations.

【American Wuzong Wilson: Alas... We don't know exactly how the war started. Maybe it was the shooting in Sarajevo? Or was it caused by the Spanish-American War during President Roosevelt's time? Or... it was just that the conflicts between the European countries could not be reconciled! Anyway... we have many theories, but how the war started is no longer important! 】

[We, America, did not participate in the war! We are a neutral country! ]

[However, there are many hawks in the country who want to join in. ]

[But more people are… tired of war! Anti-war! Want to continue to watch the fight from the other side of the river? We, the United States, are isolated overseas, and we have the time and ability to watch them fight each other to the point of bloodshed. We have even gained the benefits of the war! Time is on our side!]

[We don’t know how long this war will end...]

At the time when Wilson lived, the United States was neutral, and even the country saw such tragic scenes over there, and there were protests against war.

It was not until Germany launched unrestricted submarine warfare that affected America's merchant ships and cut off America's financial resources that America finally declared war on Germany on April 1917, 4.

Wilson and America now really don't know how long this war will last.

They were in a fog.

(End of this chapter)