Chapter 1913 Between the Bottom Lines
"Since we basically ended the war on the Eastern Front, the Americans have asked us to consider peace talks to end the war through various channels, and began to delay the delivery of materials with excuses. I can tell you very clearly that our current import volume is far less than consumption Quantity. We are fighting this war with stocks. Our material situation is not as good as you imagined. And if one day, the Americans cut off our raw materials with excuses and turned to support Britain and France, what will the result be? ? Do you still want to fight to the death with hundreds of thousands or even millions of lives?"
"I can tell you clearly that once our troops reach the outskirts of Paris, the attitude of the Americans will change immediately, and it is even possible to stand on the enemy's side! And if this happens, I think the British will Sell Japan without hesitation to form an alliance with the Americans! What a bargain it is to exchange a dispensable ally for the support of the world’s largest economy and industry! If it were me, I would have It did!"
The crown prince's words directly shocked everyone present. The United States is terrible. There is no doubt about it. Maybe ordinary people will say that the US Navy lost to the Japanese Navy, and the Army has never fought against European powers, so its military power is not to be feared. But in fact, in the eyes of these German military leaders , Abundant resources, the world's number one economy and resources, and a population of hundreds of millions have determined the power of the Americans. They just haven't learned how to use these powers to transform them into military power, but it doesn't mean they are weak!
When the Americans were in contact with the Germans, the Americans were very entangled. In fact, the Germans were also very entangled when they were in contact with the Americans. Crook and others had contact with the US military delegation headed by Pershing. The two sides found that apart from discussing the military and discussing how to deal with the common enemy, they had few common topics. There was a big gap in values and moral standards between the two sides. Rulers, while Americans see Germans as rigid, old-fashioned, and stubborn. This feeling is very bad.
Even Crook wrote in his diary: "It is very difficult for us to understand why we became allies with the Americans. Our two countries seem so incompatible in terms of political systems, cultural traditions, and social systems. This kind of personal perception should not affect national policy, but I think that if we didn't have a common enemy, then Americans would never have a good opinion of Germans, and neither do we!"
Therefore, everyone here knows that the basis for maintaining the German-American alliance is interests, and this interest has two aspects, one is the need to fight against Britain and Japan. And there is another aspect that ordinary people don't know, that is, the United States needs a Europe that is roughly balanced strategically!
The British like to play strategic balance, and so do the Americans. The British will not beat former enemies to death, because this will make new opponents rise. For example, after the collapse of Napoleon's empire in history, the French were still a European power. And so are the Americans! In fact, in history, the Americans also planned to be lenient on the issue of Germany, and even planned to return Germany's islands in the Pacific Ocean to Germany. (Of course, the bigger idea is that the Americans don't want the Japanese to get the islands.) It's also a balance.
If the United States and Britain and Japan are enemies, then the relationship between the United States and the French is a bit delicate. Although the French are on the side of the British, to be honest, the Americans and the French really have nothing to worry about. Since the founding of the United States, the relationship between the United States and France has been good, let alone the French volunteers and the Earl of Lafayette in the American Revolutionary War. Nor is it said that the Americans bought St. Louisiana from the French. It directly doubled the size of the American territory. Simply speaking, now, as a usury country, France,
Loans were given to the Americans before the war. That's right, you read that right, whether in history or now, the United States was a debtor country before World War I, and France was a creditor country of the United States!
Therefore, the relationship between the Americans and the French is not only hostile, but there is actually a lot of economic and political cooperation. And these similar emotional factors, coupled with the need of the United States to balance Europe, have created a bottom line for the United States in its European strategy, that is, the German army cannot enter Paris again! Not to mention taking a large amount of land directly from France again like the Franco-Prussian War. The Americans need a relatively strong France to serve as a European nail and limit Germany. So even in the current situation where Germany and the United States are still cooperating, the Americans still clearly expressed their attitude to Ruprecht. And the materials, funds, and even the relationship between the German-American alliance are all bargaining chips!
Well, let's talk about another question. Although the Americans have drawn a bottom line, they also have another bottom line, that is, Germany cannot lose. There is a lot of space to operate between these two bottom lines. Thickness has a so-called box principle, which means that there is a large space between the bottom line and the upper line, and people can choose a suitable position in it to obtain the greatest benefit. And Ruprecht is also playing a box game now, showing off the floor and ceiling!
Well, didn't you, the United States, keep us from entering Paris? Shouldn't we give the French a break? This is no problem, but the problem is that there is no free lunch in the world, and the actions of the United States have harmed the interests of Germany, so other interests must be used to make up for it, or everyone will really have no way to be friends.
Don't forget, Roosevelt, if you want to take revenge on Japan after the war, without the help of the German navy, do you have any idea? So what if there was Pearl Harbor? It is thousands of kilometers from Pearl Harbor to Southeast Asia. It is impossible for the British to help you. Just the coal-fired warships of World War I, haha. Where is the combat power left? Roosevelt may not be clear, but the prince believes that General Benson, the chief of staff of the US Navy, must have thought about it.
Why can the cooperation between the United States and Germany go so far? Isn't the fundamental reason still holding each other's life? Americans really need help from the Germans, so Americans really don't want to tear their faces apart when it comes to some last resort. Of course, Ruprecht would not say these words to Crook and others, as long as they know that Germany cannot beat France too badly this time.
The second one is here~~~! Ask for a subscription and a reward~~~!