"Since we basically ended the war on the Eastern Front, the Americans asked us to consider peace talks through various channels to end the war and began to delay the delivery of materials by using excuses. I can tell you very clearly that our current import volume is much smaller than the consumption. We are fighting this war with inventory. Our material situation is not as good as you imagined. And if one day, the Americans cut off our raw materials on excuses and instead support Britain and France, what will happen? Do you still want to use hundreds of thousands or even millions of lives to fight to the death?"&1t;/p>

"I can tell you clearly that once our army arrives outside Paris, the Americans' attitude will immediately change, and it is possible to even take the enemy's position! If this happens, I think the British will sell Japan without hesitation to form an alliance with the Americans! What a cost-effective deal to trade a disposable ally for the support of the world's largest economy and industrial body! If I had been me, I would have done this long ago!"&1t;/p>

The Crown Prince's words shocked everyone here directly. The United States is terrible, and there is no doubt about this. Perhaps most people would say that the US Navy was defeated by the Japanese Navy, and the 6th Army had not fought against European powers, so military power was not scared. But in fact, in the eyes of these German military leaders, the rich resources, the world's first economy and resources, and the population of hundreds of millions have determined the power of the Americans. They just haven't learned how to use these forces to transform into military power, but it does not mean that they are weak!&1t;/p>

When Americans were in contact with Germans, Americans were very entangled, but in fact, Germans were also very entangled when they were in contact with Americans. Crook and others had contacted Pershingwei's US military delegation. Both sides found that in addition to discussing military affairs and discussing how to deal with common enemies, they rarely had common topics. There was a big gap in values ​​and moral standards between the two sides. Germans regarded Americans as tyrannical, outdated, and stubborn, while Americans believed that Germans were stereotyped, outdated, and stubborn. This feeling was very bad.&1t;/p>

Even Crook wrote in his diary: "We are very difficult to understand why we become allies with the Americans. Our two countries seem so out of place in terms of political systems, cultural traditions, and social systems. Although this personal level of perception should not affect national policy, I think that if we had not had a common enemy, then Americans would never have a good impression of the Germans, and we are the same!"&1t;/p>

Therefore, everyone here knows that the basis for maintaining the German-US alliance is interests, and this interest has two aspects: one is to fight against the needs of Britain and Japan. And the other is that most people don’t know, that is, the United States needs a strategically roughly balanced Europe!&1t;/p>

The British like to play strategic balance, and the Americans are the same. The British will not fight their former enemies to death because they will make new opponents rise. For example, after the collapse of the Napoleon Empire in history, the French were still a European power. And the Americans are the same! In fact, in history, the Americans also planned to open their doors on the issue of Germany, and even planned to return German islands in the Pacific to Germany. (Of course, the more important idea is that the Americans do not want the Japanese to get these islands.) This is also a balance.&1t;/p>

If the United States and Britain and Japan are enemies, then the relationship between the United States and the French is a bit subtle. Although the French are on the side of the British, to be honest, the Americans and the French are really not worried. Even since the founding of the United States, the relationship between the United States and France is good. Not to mention the French Volunteer Army and the Earl of Lafayette in the American Revolutionary War. It also means that the Americans bought St. Louisiana from the French. The territory of the American people has more than doubled. Simply put, now, France, as a usury country, provided a large amount of loans to the Americans before the war. That's right, you're not wrong. Whether in history or now, the United States was a debtor country before World War I, France was the creditor country of the United States!&1t;/p>

Therefore, the relationship between the Americans and the French is not only not hostile, but actually has a lot of economic and political cooperation. These similar emotional factors combined with the United States' need to balance Europe have created a bottom line for the United States in European strategy, that is, the German army cannot enter Paris again! Not to mention that it once again seized a large amount of land from France like the French-Prussian War. The Americans need a relatively powerful France to serve as a nail for Europe and limit Germany. So even when Germany and the United States are still working together, the Americans still clearly expressed their attitude to Ruprecht. The materials, funds, and even the relationship between the German-US alliance are bargaining chips!&1t;/p>

Well, let’s talk about another problem. Although the Americans have drawn the bottom line, they also have another bottom line, that is, Germany cannot lose. The space for operating between these two bottom lines is too large. There is a so-called box principle, which means that there is a lot of space between the bottom line and the online line, and people can choose the right position to obtain the greatest benefit. Ruprecht is playing a box game now, showing off operations before the floor and ceiling!&1t;/p>

Well, didn't you let us not go to Paris? Didn't you let us give a look to the French? This is fine, but the problem is that there is no free lunch in the world. The American behavior has harmed the interests of Germany, so you must make up for it with other interests, otherwise you really can't get along with friends.&1t;/p>

Don't forget, Roosevelt, if you want to take revenge on Japan after the war, will you feel confident without the help of the German Navy? So what if you have Pearl Harbor? It's thousands of kilometers from Pearl Harbor to Southeast Asia. The British cannot provide you with help. Just the coal-fired warships in the battle now, haha. How much combat power can you have left? Roosevelt may not know, but the prince believes that General Benson, the chief of staff of the US Navy, must have thought about it.&1t;/p>

Why can the cooperation between the United States and Germany reach its present? The fundamental reason is that they both hold each other's life gate? Americans do need German help, so Americans are really unwilling to tear apart before some unscrupulous things. 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.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!