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Kaiser Wilhelm II observered the map before him. He was seated at his desk in Berlin. Helmuth von Moltke sat across from him. The man was clearly agitated. The Kaiser eyes went from the map to Moltke, and back again. It was a detailed map of the North American continent, with the placement of known American military formations and several other targets. He scuffed, and glanced at the the letter from Japan. Inwardly, he grinned. They had agreed to his alliance offer.

Wilhelm finally stopped checking the map, and looked up at von Moltke. He spoke to his favourite general in the Imperial German Army. "Thank you for coming, von Moltke. There is much we must discuss." He handed the letter to von Moltke. "Read this." he said.

Von Moltke took the scrap of paper, reading it intently. He then handed it back to the Kaiser. "One of your greatest achievements, All Highest." All of the General Staff knew of the Kaiser's fondness for the Japan-Germany Friendship Treaty signed in 1906 after Germany's victory in the Great War. Von Schlieffen had played an important role in that conflict, having planned the war winning offensive that knocked out not only France, but also Britain. Many had praised him as the greatest commander of the era, and many Germans now bragged that no one could stand against them. However, there was one power that stood to gain that honour: the United States of America.

After Germany had intervened in the Mexican Revolution, relations with America has gone sour. Many in the Intelligence division believed that Pancho Villa, the rallying symbol for Mexican guerillas everywhere, was hiding in Texas. So far, the Germans had deterred the Americans, but for how long? President Theodore Roosevelt was already pushing for the US Congress to raise the total American Army to 1,000,000 men.

"Tell me," the Kaiser began, "how many troops do we have in Mexico at the moment?"
Von Moltke replied as best he could, hoping to hide the concern and worry in his voice. "Roughly 800,000 infantry, cavalry and artillery of various sizes. The Mexican Government, under the rule of Venustiano Carranzo, has supplied about 120,000 troops."
"Excellent." said the Kaiser, "I have just recived word that Austria will send troops to aid us. They have plans for about 200,000 men to join our army in fighting the Americans."
The Kaiser smiled, and flexed his good hand."I am sure you have devised a suitable plan of attack to defeat the Americans?" the Kaiser asked. His face was one of pride and admiration. But inwardly, von Moltke was sure if he gave the wrong answer, rage would show it's face. He sallowed, and began outlining his plan for the largest invasion in history.

"I have studied the Americans endlessly, and have concluded that, should we want to defeat America quickly, we must act quickly. Japan's navy is clearly an obvious counter weight to the Americans, and combined with our own, we can probably wrest control of both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans from them." He was carefully chosing his words, so as not to offend the Kaiser. "It will be on North America itself that we must claim victory. I believe that we must divide our troops into four army groups, consisting of 200,000 each, and use one army group each in an attack upon the four border states of Arizonia, New Mexico, California and Texas. In Arizonia, we should at least try to reach Phoniex. We must advance up the Rio Grande in New Mexico, and head straight for Albuquerque. Texas clearly needs the Mexicans as back up, and San Antonio is the clear objective. California, however, may be more troublesome"

The Kaiser had been listening happily until California was mentioned. He frowned, and his rage threatened to burst. Von Moltke hastily explained.

"California has many mountains to block our path, so we must plan carefully for the drive into the state. Los Angeles must fall. With it, we will have a port for our forces to resupply, and we could even manage to defeat the entire American army defending the state. Without them in the way, we could most certainly reach San Francisco, and then claim victory over a battered American Army, and a sunken fleet."

The Kaiser's face was drained of all rage, and he he nodded happily. "Good, good, von Moltke. You do not disappoint." The Kaiser stood up, and dismissed him. "Inform General Hindenburg of your plan. In three days time, the Operational Plan IV will go into effect, and the invasion of America will begin. "

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Okay, so this is a new timeline I am working on. It takes the idea of Germany invading America in 1914, after winning the Great War in 1906. I should make it clear the von Schlieffen isn't exactly being truthful, and doesn't like the idea one bit. So, what will happen next: Will America be able to weather the coming storm, or will she fall?
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