1569 Talks 1
"I have always believed that in the new world dominated by the United States and Germany, Japan is an important enemy. It is not only the enemy of our United States, but also the enemy of Germany. In this war, the Japanese not only occupied the colonies that originally belonged to the United States, but also actively participated in the war in Europe, which brought a lot of trouble to your country. Therefore, after your country won the European battlefield, our two countries should seize this opportunity and take revenge against Japan." Roosevelt said.
"The agreement signed between the United States and Germany is still valid. After the war is over, the German high seas fleet will help American allies regain colonies that originally belonged to your country! This is beyond doubt." Ruprecht said.
"But this is not enough. We cannot be satisfied with regaining those islands. You must know that the Japanese brazenly occupied most of the Dutch East India during the war. Their strength has been greatly developed, and their territory has even been no less than what your country has obtained from Eastern Europe. In this case, I think we should continue to work hard to drive the Japanese out of these places!" Roosevelt said with some dissatisfaction.
"The cost is too high. This is undoubtedly the same as letting Germany fight another national war in the Pacific thousands of miles away. The casualties are likely to exceed six figures. This is extremely expensive for Germany, which has just finished a national war, and there is basically no profit!" said the prince.
"Listen to me." The prince made a quiet gesture, "We cannot completely defeat Britain and France in this war. This war is definitely not a war to end everything. After this war, it may be just a long period of truce for Europe. The strength of Britain and France still exists, and they will not be willing to lose the hegemony of the world. Some people in your country are worried that a surrender to the feet of the German Empire will pose a threat to the United States, but I can tell you clearly that Germany does not have the power to defeat Britain and France at present, and my purpose is to seek peace after gaining some advantages on the Western Front. Therefore, in this case, we cannot help your country fight a large-scale war with a developed regional power in the Far East!"
"Haha." Theodore Roosevelt was difficult to describe his mood at this moment. This was the first time that a heavyweight in the German government had clearly expressed the strategic goals of the Allies on the Western Front. Overall, it was very consistent with the requirements of the Americans, gaining advantages on the battlefield, consuming the national strength of Britain and France, but not overwhelming the opponent. Therefore, after the war, Europe still maintained the separatist rule between the two strong forces, and the major European powers were still trapped in the confinement between each other and could not extricate themselves!
But at the same time, the Germans also used this to perfectly avoid the Americans' suggestions that the United States and Germany would send troops to punish Japan. Well, in Roosevelt's view, taking back what originally belonged to him was not a punishment at all, and making the Japanese unable to recover was considered a punishment.
"But I don't think your country's limit is here. After all, the war on the Eastern Front is about to end. Judging from the production situation, your country's industrial potential has not been realized yet. Britain and France have almost overdrawn their national strength, defeated France, and even recreated the glory of His Majesty Emperor William I back then." Roosevelt thought for a while and said.
"Haha." The prince looked at Theodore Roosevelt meaningfully. "No matter how strong Germany is, it is just a country. A country with an area of less than 600,000 square kilometers, we still need the help of our allies to compete with half of the world represented by the Allies. We need the financial and material support of our American friends, and the military strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But now, the aid of our American friends is somewhat insufficient for the huge war consumption, and what about the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Before the Russians were about to fall, they also collapsed an important pillar of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The current situation is not as good as you think."
"And even in Eastern Europe, we have only gained certain advantages. The Normanov dynasty was a corrupt and inefficient dynasty. After they fell, the newly-entered government would definitely destroy more than Tsarist Russia in terms of efficiency. Russia, which has lost so much territory, will definitely not give up. I am afraid that Russia will still maintain close relations with Britain and France to curb Germany. Therefore, I am far from as optimistic about the future situation in Germany as some people think." The prince added.
The prince said this not only to shirk it, but also to make Roosevelt believe that Germany does not have the ambition and ability to "unify Europe"! The prince once thought maliciously: For the United States, Germany's unification of Europe may be more terrifying than Japan now? After all, no matter how strong Japan is, its power is at most to act as a mighty man in the Far East, and Germany really has the possibility of becoming a world empire. The Americans can definitely tell which one is more important.
If Europe is still confronting two groups, then the United States can still be friends with Germany, but if the French fall, I am afraid the United States will turn into fans and become friends with the British, right? So, for the prince, this talk will not talk about how to solve the Far East issue. First of all, let the Americans believe that Europe will still maintain a strong pattern after the war!
"What Your Highness said is very reasonable." Roosevelt said while quickly thinking about it. After thinking about it for a while, Roosevelt felt that what the prince said was very reasonable. First, the situation in Austro-Hungary was indeed very bad. Under the attack of the Russians Borusinov offensive, the Hungarian Legion was destroyed, which led to the turmoil of the domestic political situation in Hungary. The Austro-Hungarian Empire began to deal with its own internal problems, and even the Bavarian Legion originally deployed in the Balkans had to enter the eastern front to replace the Austrian Legion. The Americans naturally had intelligence bases in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. With mutual evidence, the Americans could feel the weakness of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Austro-Hungary was no longer possible, the Bavarian army returned to the eastern front, and the Balkan front became empty, so Turkey was in danger again... So, thinking of this, Theodore Roosevelt believed that Germany had the advantage in this war, but the failure to completely overwhelm Britain and France was the most likely ending. If this ending was realized, the United States naturally did not have to worry about Germany becoming bigger.
As for the post-war period? When Germany occupied a large amount of Russian territory, no matter which party became the ruling party in Russia, this hatred cannot be eliminated. How big did the Germans take in the Franco-Prussian War? The hatred between the two sides lasted for decades, and now in Russia? Well, this is an irreconcilable hatred!
Chapter completed!