Chapter 2291 Change the topic 2
For a Russia that has just finished the world war and experienced at least three years of civil war and has been unprecedentedly weak, this is undoubtedly a disaster! Even with the support of the Germans, it may not be possible! Even the Russians may be very difficult to ensure the supply of food, because Russia's largest granary, Ukraine, no longer exists! And even if there is land, Russia, which has experienced too much population losses, may not have sufficient labor, and this situation has never happened in the history of Russia for hundreds of years!
Therefore, from the perspective of Germany, letting the Russians fight three battles in a series of ways can fundamentally hurt Russia. This cannot be recovered by simple economic support and technical assistance. The pain of war and population losses will deeply affect a generation of Russians! This will make them psychologically resist future wars, especially when facing the Germans who once crushed themselves!
As for what the outcome of this war will be? It is naturally very simple. No matter how Japan resists, under the control of Germany and the United States, Japan will lose most of the benefits they gained in Russia during the war! The only problem is the length of time and the losses of the Russians!
The defeat of the Japanese is a win-win decision for both the United States and Germany. The Americans weakened the Japanese's strength, but Germany kicked Japan's influence out of the Far East, thus allowing Japan to develop in the ocean in the future. Japan developing in the ocean will naturally put pressure on the United States! Japan's national strength is already weak, and she still wants to take both sea and land? Think too much!
"So since we both reached an agreement on this issue, we can now start the next issue, that is, where should your country think the final front of the US-German coalition in the Pacific War?" After the two sides reached an agreement on the Russian-Japanese issue, Taft couldn't wait to throw out the issue he was most concerned about!
"I am also in a difficult position to find this question. First of all, I would like to ask you here, if we can take back some of the Dutch East Indian colonies from the Japanese, then how will your country deal with these places? Control it yourself? Return it to the Netherlands, or allow local independence? You know, during the war, the Netherlands was relatively friendly to the German Empire." Crown Prince Ruprecht asked a somewhat sharp question!
"We did not consider this thoroughly. It should be returned to the Netherlands, but now it has changed. Even if it is handed over to the Netherlands, they may not be able to hold it. We are going to create a shackle to prevent Japan from expanding again, instead of today we exchanged blood for victory and tomorrow we will be easily taken back by the Japanese. I think your country doesn't want to see this, right?" Taft said after thinking.
"It seems that the Americans are very ambitious." The Crown Prince said in his heart. Although Taft did not say that he was considerate, they must have their own plan. This plan is likely to be consistent with the United States' attitude towards the Philippines in history. After the Spanish-American War in 1898, the Americans directly ruled the Philippines, and by 1935, the Philippines was defined as a free state. Referring to this point, the Americans may want to establish some free states in the former Dutch East India region to control the place through indirect rule.
The American idea is good news for Germany. After all, Americans need to be responsible for the security issues of these free states. If a large number of US troops can be nailed to the Far East, it is naturally undesirable for Germany. There is a saying that only when a territory is captured will it shed more blood to defend this place in the future. This sentence is very suitable for explaining the current mentality of Americans!
As for what to do with the Netherlands, whose interests are damaged? Ruprecht has not yet figured it out. The Americans clearly want to include most of the achievements they have obtained into their own control. The Germans have no reason to fall apart with the Americans on this issue for the Netherlands. And giving it to the Netherlands is actually not a good choice, because in the Pacific region where great powers are currently competing for power, the Dutch's self-protection neutral position in the past is no longer suitable for the current environment, and the only thing the Netherlands can rely on is the United States. Therefore, it does not matter whether the Netherlands can return to its original colony.
"As for the attack end line mentioned by your country, I think this issue is very complicated. It depends on the performance of both the enemy and us. From a military perspective, where our army can fight and ultimately control it, then the final front will be! According to the current agreement and situation between the two sides, the main support method of the empire is to dispatch the navy. In terms of land warfare, we can provide at most equipment and some auxiliary personnel. Because the casualties in land warfare are too great." Ruprecht thought for a while and said.
"We can pay, just like the British hired Japanese, we can offer far more than the British's quotes." Taft said. Compared with the US Navy, the US Army can be described as weak. The US Navy was the third in the world in tonnage, and now the second in the world! But the US Army? Well, the comprehensive score of the US Army is now lower than that of the Japanese Army, and the Japanese Army has five European powers before! The high casualties of the army make American politicians feel very uneasy.
"This is not a matter of money. The soldiers of the empire can pay more than 1 million casualties for the life and death of the empire. This is the price that a country and nation must pay to become stronger. But if they fight for others, it will be completely different. As a future king, I can ask my subjects to go to the battlefield for the victory of the empire, and I will also come to the battlefield to command the battle in the rain of bullets, but if I do not have this right for a mere money, my subjects have no obligations." Ruprecht said.
"I can't see any sincerity from your answer! Even a country like Japan, when the UK is willing to give enough benefits, it will also provide corresponding strength to help the UK. I doubt whether the basis for cooperation between the two countries still exists." Taft said angrily.
"Because we are not Japan, the life of every citizen of the German Empire is important." Ruprecht said: "As for the basis of our cooperation? It naturally exists. Believe me, with the German Empire's high seas fleet, your country will definitely get the sea control power. If we don't exist, then I am very optimistic about your country's fleet."
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