Chapter 2862 British Abacus 2
Is Betty telling the truth? Of course it is the truth! But, if you ask Betty has told all the reasons? That is definitely not! In fact, after experiencing the initial unpleasant cooperation between the UK and Japan, the British made detailed plans for the future UK-Japan-U.S. relations, with long-term plans and short-term plans. Now, the British are implementing short-term plans.
Old Roosevelt knew very well that although the United States and Germany were in a competitive relationship, there would inevitably be a war in the future in order to compete for world hegemony, he also knew that the United States and Germany would definitely not take action now, and even his generation would not see a day when the United States and Germany met! Because neither side had completed their strategic layout and had no intention of taking action now.
By the same token, the British also know this. From the perspective of the British country, they will not participate in large-scale wars within 20 years, because the war has caused too much damage to Britain! It is not an exaggeration to say that a generation lost one-third of the losses! So they need to rest and recuperate, and even the issue of finding allies has to be pushed back.
So, a very interesting thing has now appeared, that is, both the United States and Britain regard Germany as their number one enemy, but at the same time, they will choose to maintain peace for a long time, but more than ten years is still too long for humans! When they grow, everyone must find something for themselves...
Roosevelt believes that for the future decisive battle, Americans have to do two things in the Pacific direction. The first thing is naturally to kill Japan or severely damage it, so that the strategic frontier of the United States of America enters East Asia, and to avoid the Pacific's worries. The second thing is to conquer the UK! Note that in Roosevelt's plan, his attitude towards the UK is to conquer, not to form an alliance or cooperate! What does this mean?
The meaning is very clear. The United States just needs an obedient younger brother! In Roosevelt's idea, Britain not only needs to fall from the peak of the world's power, but can even exist as a medium power. What is a medium power? That is, at the level of France! Even Americans do not allow Britain to have such strong power and potential as Austro-Hungary after the war! This plan is indeed strategic considerations, but at the same time, even Roosevelt said this. The United States will never forget what the British had done to the United States! This is no longer two hedgehogs are squatting together to keep warm, but one hedgehog wants to pull out the thorns on the other hedgehog!
To achieve the second goal, the first step is to attack the remaining British colonies! The United States will not forcibly occupy British colonies, but will make autonomous territories such as Canada and Australia independent from the control of the British! Britain has lost the entire African colonies. If Australia and Canada become independent again, then Britain will be really inferior to chickens!
As the Pacific War continued, when the Americans exchanged huge tactical losses for strategic advantages, the Americans' ambitions began to expand violently. This expansion is not only reflected in the toughness of Germany on the Middle East issue, but also in the Pacific, the guy who has always been inconsistent with the United States and has been stabbing the knife in the back! The Americans have indeed not touched New Zealand now, but if the British still cannot respond strongly after taking Christmas Island, then it is hard to say!
As for the strong oppression of the Americans, the British can take very limited countermeasures, because if the Americans attack New Zealand or Australia, no country in the world except Japan will provide substantial help to the British! Germany and Austria are naturally happy to see it, and the French have become the enemy of the British. Therefore, due to the current situation, only by working closely with the Japanese can the British resist the United States' offensive in the Pacific!
"If the Americans still have the strength to expand after the end of the Pacific War, the situation in Oceania will be very bad. By then, it will be a foregone conclusion for us to go to Australia and New Zealand, and the Japanese will never participate in a war between the United States and Britain." In the House of Lords, the new British general said to the parliamentarians in this way.
However, if you rely solely on Britain and Japan to fight against the Americans, it is actually not enough to see enough. Britain's current strength is not even one-fifth of the previous war, and Britain will never be directly involved in the war. Therefore, when the Germans and Americans maintain close cooperation, the British's help to Japan is actually based on the principle of making money and taking one step at a time. The British do not know whether the Japanese can escape this disaster because the Germans' attitude is not clear.
But now, with the United States and Germany completely falling out on the Middle East issue and even the last trace of tenderness between the United States and Germany no longer exists, the British knew that their opportunity had come! When the Germans chose to be neutral and even hostile to the United States, even if the Americans had the ability, they would not be able to make a fortune!
So, the British now chose to stand on the side of the Japanese without hesitation and actively planned the territory of the Pacific region after the war. However, this time, the British suddenly realized that in the future Pacific situation, the opinions of the British and the opinions of the Germans have surprisingly similarities! Both countries believe that it is not good to make one side too big on the future Southeast Asian chessboard, because it will stimulate the ambition of one side, and it is also impossible to isolate the United States and Japan, because it will give each other extra strength to consider other things.
On this issue, Germany and Britain reached an agreement, and even had private exchanges between the two sides. For example, a lubricating oil used in the tropical Pacific waters was added to the German petroleum products imported by the British, but the Germans did not refuse.
The British also believe that in the future, the strength and strength of the United States and Japan should be intertwined, and they should bite each other tightly, just like two rhinos wrestling, with sharp horns that conflict with each other and cannot be separated! This is not only to restrain the Americans, but also a restriction for the Japanese, because the British know that only by letting the Japanese face the pressure of the United States at all times can Japan be truly friendly with the British, and will not have any bad intentions about the British colonies in the Far East and South Asia! Therefore, the British will definitely help the Japanese fight this war, and do not ask the Japanese to win, as long as the loser is within a certain limit!
Chapter completed!