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"F*ck, f*ck, f*ck! How dare they surrender without a fight! How dare they? Who gave them such damned courage, you damned cowards, scoundrels, scum!!!"

President Theodore's roar echoed throughout the Capitol Building.

He was going mad!

Dammit, the United States New Eastern Government had just been established, with everything in ruins to be rebuilt, surrounded by strong enemies externally, and plagued by endless internal worries. In such a critical period of survival, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, disregarding all difficulties and obstacles, resolutely took up the banner and shouldered the mess and heavy burden of the United States Government!

He wanted to guide the United States back on track! He wanted to rebuild the United States and recreate its glory!

During this extremely arduous period, he disregarded difficulties and obstacles, struggled hard, worked tirelessly day and night, coordinated human and material resources from all sides, and single-handedly propped up the mess that was the United States!

He even implemented internal reforms, suppressed external public opinion, and simultaneously, in such a dangerous and scarce situation, he immediately conscripted the United States Army and paid their salaries, intending to resist Dutch Van der Linde, the American Great Western King, in order to cleanse the source and achieve nirvana and rebirth!

To ensure this first battle was fought beautifully, and to make the soldiers more obedient, he even defied all dissenting opinions and paid them in advance even before they had completed a month of work, all to completely turn the tide with this single battle.

But what kind of surprise did these damned soldiers, who betrayed the United States, bring him?

"sh*t! sh*t! F*ck! F*ck!!!"

President Theodore was going crazy!

He was not afraid when American politics were completely overthrown in one wave; he believed there was still room for resistance when the British jointly invaded from outside; he still felt fearless despite the myriad of capital interests within the United States that tied his hands. But this war almost completely shattered all his firm beliefs!

Three hundred thousand conscripted soldiers surrendered without a fight? Do you know what kind of psychological blow that is?!

This was almost explicitly telling him, Theodore, that he was not fit to be President, because the American people simply did not trust him!

President Theodore's grand strategy was almost completely shattered by this news, and his faith was almost directly crushed by this message.

It was like the late stages of Boom Beach, where his subordinates were no longer listening, and the soldiers were going against him. What other moves could he possibly make?

President Theodore sat at his desk, seemingly exhausted from cursing, his head bowed low on the table, making his expression unreadable.

In reality, Theodore Roosevelt, this fellow was an out-and-out war fanatic, or rather, a true patriot.

Historically, he had introduced various policies to curb corporate monopolies and advocated: 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Although overall not as impactful as his distant cousin, the younger Roosevelt, he was ultimately a man with his own thoughts and style.

Most importantly, Mr. Theodore was a stag who could continue speaking for ninety minutes after being shot, which was far more impressive than Comrade Chuan Jianguo.

Such people possess immense explosive energy.

After a brief silence, Mr. Theodore finally raised his head.

In that short moment, he had readjusted his crumbling faith.

New ideas had already formed in his mind.

As a man of immense energy, his motto was never to give up.

The three hundred thousand troops in the west had surrendered, and Florida had fallen, so dwelling on these things was no longer useful.

What he needed to do most was not complain, not shirk responsibility, but immediately change his strategic policy and immediately change his ideological approach.

July 15, 1901.

News of the fall of Western Florida spread throughout the United States, instantly stirring up a storm of public opinion.

The American East states and major cities were filled with lamentation. As urban residents, or rather, the middle and upper classes, their lives were already affluent enough, so they were not interested in the various preferential policies of Mr. Dutch Van der Linde, the American Great Western King.

Their lives in the current United States were already good enough, and they naturally did not want to change anything casually. Moreover, they had long heard news of Dutch Van der Linde's forced expropriation of assets from the wealthy, which made these people with some assets naturally stand in opposition to the American Great Western King.

Therefore, they were surprisingly angry and fearful about the failure of the United States New Government.

Public opinion raged, condemning the United States New Government.

In contrast to them were the lower-class citizens in the cities and various states.

They accounted for over sixty percent of the population but possessed no wealth whatsoever.

They were the ones who most admired Mr. Dutch Van der Linde, the American Great Western King; they were also the primary source of military strength for the United States Army. This was also why the United States Army in Florida surrendered.

Hearing that Mr. Van der Linde had achieved another victory, these people cheered, eagerly anticipating Mr. Dutch Van der Linde's arrival.

This was the foundation of class conflict, and Dutch had completely brought this conflict into the open.

As a result, the American East was now enveloped in a peculiar atmosphere.

The lower-class citizens cheered for Mr. Dutch Van der Linde, constantly shouting "We won, we won again!" to cast their greedy or gloating gazes upon their bosses and the office workers in the city.

They had been oppressed for a long time, and now they finally had the possibility of being their own masters. This made these lower-class people completely disregard other issues; besides wanting to live better, they wanted to see those who were usually high and mighty pulled down into the depths, thereby releasing their long-suppressed resentment from being oppressed and exploited.

Meanwhile, office workers and bosses, fearing Mr. Dutch Van der Linde and his policy of asset confiscation, coupled with being viewed in such a way by these lower-class workers and paupers, naturally loathed and even drove away the lower-class workers and citizens, intensifying their exploitation to try and extinguish the rebellious thoughts of these 'lowly' people.

And the more they suppressed, the more the lower-class workers anticipated Dutch; the more the lower-class workers anticipated, the more they suppressed, forming a vicious cycle of mutual dislike.

However, in contrast, Mr. Theodore found a new way to change his previous strategy.

July 18, 1901.

The United States New Government once again launched a public opinion war.

The main speakers in this public opinion war were no longer major newspapers, but rather the faculty and students of major universities.

They expressed opinions supporting the United States New Government and opposing Dutch Van der Linde's policies, speaking with the tone and identity of intellectuals.

These people were engaged in scientific research, or rather, the credibility of intellectuals in any era is far higher than that of others.

Led by prestigious institutions such as Harvard and Yale, various universities successively published relevant popular science articles.

That's right, their public opinion campaign consisted of popular science, using a popular science approach to increase the credibility of the information and the acceptance of others.

From a scientific perspective, they touted the United States New Government's new policies as sustainable development, as super policies that could develop the United States into a true super empire. Subsequently, they critically analyzed the sustainability and authenticity of Mr. Dutch Van der Linde, the American Great Western King's policies from a scientific standpoint.

They also performed scientific calculations from an economic perspective, determining that his current economic system would completely collapse within ten years…

Experts in this era still held a certain status. The less the public understood, the higher the credibility of what experts said.

Naturally, the public opinion war in the American East was won again!

And President Theodore struck while the iron was hot, once again conscripting the United States Army, determined to set things right and cleanse the source!

After much thought and discussion, President Theodore finally came up with a brand new set of regulations for this soldier conscription.

Clearly, Dutch Van der Linde's base consists of the lowest stratum of the populace; their lives are difficult, they endure oppression, and they yearn for a better life.

Dutch Van der Linde directly elevated them from the bottom to the middle class, while conversely relegating the middle and even upper classes to prison, turning them into the lowest stratum, thereby acquiring sufficient funds for reform and sustained development.

This is the current operating logic of the Western Government.

It must be said, this logic is excellent, because it truly touched upon the interests of the largest demographic.

This allowed the Dutch Van Der Linde government to have enough allies, which was the fundamental reason why those damned three hundred thousand soldiers surrendered.

Therefore, when fighting Dutch Van der Linde, one cannot conscript the lowest stratum of the populace; these ungrateful people harbor resentment towards the wealthy, and no matter how well Mr. Theodore treats them, they will still choose to betray him!

Therefore, the soldiers recruited this time must be divided into two tiers.

Conscript good citizens, meaning urban residents—those whose lives are currently good enough and who are unwilling to be changed by the West—as soldiers to march west and resist the Dutch Van Der Linde Government.

Conscript bottom-tier soldiers to march east and resist the British-French Allied Forces!

This way, the army composed of lower-class people will not choose to surrender when facing the British-French Allied Forces, and the good citizens will not choose to integrate when facing Dutch Van der Linde.

In addition, conscript another batch of supervisory teams to strengthen military discipline.

With these three approaches, final victory will be achieved!

July 20, 1901.

The United States New Eastern Government once again conscripted soldiers; this time, the conscription was divided into two phases. The first batch of conscripted bottom-tier worker soldiers were all sent to the Eastern Front to resist the British-French Allied Forces who had already landed.

At the same time, conscription orders were issued to the urban class, recruiting urban residents to become soldiers and resist Dutch Van der Linde.

This idea can be said to be truly excellent, after all, Mr. Dutch Van der Linde's methods are, in the end, nothing more than a combination of benevolence and rural encirclement of cities; the fundamental idea is to fight landlords and redistribute wealth.

If one were to ask which class least supported Mr. Dutch Van der Linde, it would undoubtedly be the vested interests.

Therefore, by sending these urban residents to the battlefield, there is no need to worry about them rebelling during battle; in fact, they will become even more zealous for the sake of their own wealth.

Using class against class, this is the method President Theodore uses to deal with class players like Mr. Dutch Van der Linde!

The United States New Government's conscription efforts proceeded at full throttle, with newspapers and various public opinions constantly filled with talk of winning, winning, and winning big, with victories on both the Western and Eastern fronts.

However, in reality, their three hundred thousand troops on the Western Front surrendered without a fight, which greatly encouraged the other original Southern states.

Originally, these Southern states had harbored considerable resentment due to harsh policies over the years, and when Mr. Dutch Van der Linde first rose to prominence, there were already large states that wanted to pledge allegiance to him.

Now, with Florida setting an example, the other original Southern states are also rushing to secede from the United States Federal Government and become vassals of Mr. Dutch Van der Linde.

Of course, most of these states are similar to New Hanover, where the entire state might have a population of a few hundred thousand, and bandits run rampant. In such circumstances, their rulers wouldn't even think about whether they're willing to relinquish power; as long as the bandits can be contained and they are not threatened, they would even prefer to be large farm owners, living a stable life and farming honestly, which is better than being a sheriff or even a mayor in these states.

Some are even more terrifying than New Austin; after all, New Hanover, where Dutch and his group started, is not the American West. They fled to the American Central region, which is why this group of people could not adapt to the environment there and were always chased and wanted whenever they fought.

So, although there is a continuous stream of large Western states and former Southern states applying to join the Dutch Van Der Linde Government, their overall strength has not increased significantly. They have merely occupied nearly half of the United States' territory.

However, even so, it was already enough.

Furthermore, although the United States New Government is still winning, their ports have been landed upon by the British-French Allied Forces, and the entire Eastern Theater's port positions have been utterly destroyed, to the point where even Lincoln wouldn't recognize them!

Although the United Kingdom was already in decline in this era, it was still undoubtedly the world's number one, the boss among bosses. The solid foundation brought by its powerful industrialized empire and its long-standing strong military capabilities still allowed them to unite and suppress the United States.

This all-out war can be said to have completely exceeded the British Empire's expectations, but at the same time, it filled it with great joy.

If this World War were merely a European conflict, the United Kingdom might not have cared much, as its own suffering while other nations developed quietly would in no way align with the British Empire's fundamental interests.

As a result, the European conflict has now escalated into a world war, with all major powers being dragged into it by Britain and France, forced to fight on two fronts.

Then the United Kingdom was truly delighted!

As the saying goes, asking them to do good deeds is absolutely impossible! Asking them to make money depends on the situation, but if you ask them to stir up trouble and make others uncomfortable, you don't even need to ask; the United Kingdom will jump at the opportunity!

This aligns with the British Empire's fundamental interests and its fundamental requirement for world domination!

Therefore, even though Europe was on the verge of collapse, with the maritime transport routes blockaded by Germany and France being pushed back to their capital, the British Empire still spent a huge cost to re-establish shipping routes to ensure that the United States also had to fight on two fronts!

Damn it, who wouldn't be convinced by such a thing, willing to eat shit themselves just to drag you into the toilet?

The British and French soldiers on the Western Front (European front) were heavily bombarded on the battlefield, chased by Tanks, bombed to the point where they didn't even recognize their own mothers, suffering heavy casualties, with continuous urban warfare claiming countless lives, leading to neurasthenia and combat stress syndrome, their minds like a dog's turd paste. Yet, the soldiers on the Eastern Front in the United States faced no resistance whatsoever, and now occupy port positions, indulging in daily debauchery and exploiting the American populace. Everyone was fed a mouthful of filth fighting on two fronts, but the British Empire remained relentless, still sending troops to the United States via sea routes!

Therefore, the United States Eastern Government was utterly defeated on two fronts, without a shred of resistance.

However, the cities of the American East still seethed with fervor, and newspapers continued to laud President Theodore.

"President Theodore, undaunted in crisis, accepted the mandate amidst peril, and in a short time found a successful solution to the problem. The United States has now commenced a new conscription; all citizens are urged to prepare to sacrifice for the nation!

We have already gained an advantage over the Van Der Linde Government, and victory is within sight!"