Chapter 2294 The Start of Negotiations with Britain II
The British understand very well that the Americans want to attack Canada. If it is normal, the British are not afraid of any "excessive" actions by the United States, which has a weak army! Because from previous wars, the British have formed a huge psychological advantage over the US Army.
But now? Among other things, there are more than 600,000 British officers and soldiers in the German prisoner-of-war camps alone! How many troops are there in the whole of Britain and the Dominion now? How many more can be sent to Canada? Thinking of this, Prime Minister Asquith shuddered. He was really worried that the Americans would read the article and do it right away!
"The number one target of the Americans is Japan, and they will not make trouble at this time." Asquith seemed to be comforting himself, and at the same time he was refuting Ruprecht's threat.
"Actually, the matter you mentioned is not a problem at all. For example, in this war, our main opponents are Britain, France and Russia. However, while dealing with these three major countries, it does not prevent us from taking such countries as Belgium, Serbia, A small country like Romania can be easily cleaned up."
"From a population point of view, Canada only has more than 10 million people. From an industrial point of view, it is far inferior to Europe. Moreover, a large number of young people of school age have been recruited to the European battlefield. Hundreds of thousands of people are either sleeping on the battlefield or in our In the prisoner-of-war camps in your country, or in the hospitals in your country, I really want to know how much power Canada still has to stop the actions of the Americans. If I don’t overestimate the Americans, then I think it is killing Japan In the past, it was nothing to use Canada as a practice. And I believe American public opinion will also support it, after all, the United States and Britain are already enemies. Does revenge need a reason?” Ruprecht said with a smile!
Will the Americans take action against Canada? From God's point of view, it is unlikely that the United States will take action. There are many reasons. On the one hand, as Prime Minister Asquith said, the main opponent of the United States is Japan, and they don't want to cause trouble. On the other hand, if the United States uses force instead of negotiation to force Britain to withdraw from Canada, then it is really possible that the relationship between the United States and Britain will be irreparable! There is no greater hatred than cutting off the possibility of revival of a great country!
From the strategic point of view of the Americans, if you want to contain Germany, then the United Kingdom is a must. Without the United Kingdom, then Germany's hegemony in Europe will be unshakable! Therefore, although the United States really wants to bring Canada into its own control (not necessarily an actual occupation), it is really unlikely that the Americans will choose to do it for future strategies.
But it is a pity that the British dare not gamble! Because even if the probability of some things happening is not high, once it happens, the consequences will be disastrous! The so-called "don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case" is the truth. It is impossible for the British to give up completely because the Americans are unlikely to do anything to Canada! What's more, now the British are not from the perspective of God. They are really afraid that the Americans will become angry and act directly. After all, what Crown Prince Ruprecht said is very reasonable. The relationship between the United States and Britain is still hostile, and the Americans Interest in Canada has been shown, and the British are unprecedentedly weak, so well, what if the Americans do it? After all, the Americans have a great advantage here, and if they really hit A, they will win for sure.
And even if the United States and Britain communicated in private, the Americans patted their chests and promised that I would definitely not do anything to Canada, but Asquith couldn't believe it! Therefore, Ruprecht's remarks really scared the British! This time, Ruprecht cleverly used the attitude of the Americans and the previous practices to put extra pressure on the British! Ruprecht didn’t even need to mention that U.S. Vice President Taft had discussed with him about letting Britain give up Canada, because some things were too clear,
On the contrary, the British will not believe it.
As long as some information is leaked, such as Taft's visit to Germany, the two sides exchanged a lot of opinions and reached some consensus, and then the German submarine and air force entered the Atlantic Ocean with great fanfare and headed for the United States, that would be fine. What agreement was reached? Let the British make up their minds. The British must believe that Germany and Germany have reached an agreement on key issues, otherwise the Germans would not be so active in preparing for the Pacific War. However, under the influence of persecution paranoia, the British will open their brains and directly make up for many things that have never been negotiated between virtues! This is what it means to scare yourself! This is the highest meaning of talking (fraud) and judging (fraud)!
Well, now the question is, do the British have a solution to the crisis that the Americans may plot in Canada? The British must have thought about this issue. If they want to prevent or deter Americans' invasion attempts, the best way is to strengthen Canada's military strength! Well, now the question comes, how to strengthen it? Most of the British Army's forces were either killed in battle or in German prisoner-of-war camps. There were very few local forces, and the most critical thing was the lack of weapons and equipment. And even if the strength is enough, if you want them to go to Canada, then the Germans must agree!
Do you really think that after signing a declaration of defeat, the Germans will not control the British army? What are you thinking? Although the Germans would not send the entire High Seas Fleet to the British for detention as they did in history, the necessary dearmament is also necessary! For example, now, all warships in the British Royal Navy must enter the dry dock, and before entering, the main guns and range finders need to be removed, and special German naval personnel are responsible for taking care of these things in the UK. Moreover, the damaged battleship can only be maintained but not repaired at this stage!
All aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of more than 6 tons in the Royal Air Force were either destroyed or removed and stored, which means that all aircraft above 0 have disappeared from the battle order of the British Air Force. These things will also be concentrated in warehouses guarded by Germans. All warehouses have specially prepared transmitters. If the German mainland receives the British tendency to rearm, then the armistice agreement between the two parties will be turned into a pile of waste paper, and the war will start again!
As for the army, the Germans don't control it very tightly, because the most valuable assets of the British Army are now in the hands of the Germans.... For example, the prisoners of war who are now in the German prisoner-of-war camp and the British equipment in the German warehouse! The Germans also monitored the military production companies, so if Britain does not reach an understanding with Germany on certain issues, then the British war machine will not be able to launch at all!
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