"Canada provided more than 500,000 troops to the British Empire in this war, and suffered more than 200,000 casualties. So, I want to know, how many army in the United States are now? Some problems in the world cannot be solved by money." Lloyd George's face was sarcastic. To be honest, the current US Army really can't deal with the Canadian Legion in World War I.

The Americans' industry is indeed very strong, and there is no doubt about this. However, compared with the United States in history that could explode soldiers at any time in the 2nd World War, the United States of this era is far behind. Not to mention this plane, even the biggest role of the US Army in history in history has provided a large number of soldiers, and the weapons and other aspects are provided by the French...

The US Army in this era lacked too much. They did not have a large-scale army strategy, lacked their own systematic equipment, had no practical experience, and had no guiding ideology of the army. This weakness was all-round, completely different from the small-scale US Army before the Second World War, because before the Second World War, the Americans had studied armored troops, motorization of troops, and the establishment of artillery systems. These were done during interwar periods, at least they had a theoretical basis! But now, haha, the US Army is really much worse than the European powers!

"You are questioning the power of the United States!" Lan Xin said with a gloomy face.

"I'm just stating a reality!" Lloyd George had no idea of ​​retreating. "Since that's the case, I think this negotiation should be over and we don't need to continue."

"The German conditions will make you come to us again." Lan Xin retorted.

"Absolutely not!" Lloyd George said firmly before leaving!

Half an hour later, in a room next to the venue, Robert Lanxin reported to Theodore Roosevelt and Vice President Taft about the meeting.

"It seems that our negotiation has failed." Taft said with a dismay. "I find it difficult to understand why the British refused so directly and rudely. Don't they know their situation?"

"After all, we have asked Britain to give up a dominant with an area of ​​nearly 10 million and a population of tens of millions, especially this dominant also provided Britain with more than 500,000 troops in the war." Roosevelt said.

"Is it too high for us? What if we exchange Canada for Australia? In this way, we have an ally in the Pacific. After all, without the protection of the British Empire, Australia can only be sheltered from us to avoid being invaded by the Japanese." Robert Lanxin said.

"As long as the British still want to be a top country in the world, neither Australia nor Canada will give up. Do you know? Australia has a population of less than 5 million, but more than 400,000 people have participated in the war. The population of Canada joining the army may even reach 600,000. Without these two dominant troops, the British would be over!" Roosevelt said.

"It seems that there are serious problems in our plan from the beginning. We want the British to be our helpers, we are the main ones and they are the auxiliary ones. The British just want to use us to overcome difficulties in a short period of time and then regain their dominance. But the British don't think about it. With Germany here, why should they return to their former glory? This time, the British started very well! However, they still lost," said Lan Xin.

"We underestimated the arrogance and ambition of the British," said Roosevelt.

"Since Britain is unwilling to surrender, let Germany squeeze them dry! I want to know, when the British face astronomical compensation, why should they pay and how to maintain the remaining colonies? The Canadians don't think about what they can get for Britain? Maybe they want independence more?" Taft said angrily.

The current situation makes Americans feel very difficult. The strategies they formulated have already had problems. The British do not seem to want to surrender. The Americans can't even understand where the British got the confidence to deal with such a difficult situation.

"Can we lower some conditions?" said Robert Lanxin.

"The British asked for a price is too high. Judging from your negotiations, 1 billion pounds may not satisfy the British appetite. Let's take a look at the situation first. After all, we are just stakeholders of the war, not participants." Theodore Roosevelt did not have a good idea either!

In fact, apart from the so-called out-of-reach task of fighting the future German hegemony, the United States and Britain really do not have much objective need for alliances. Britain has been severely weakened and cannot provide huge help to the United States. The United States has no reason to provide huge economic assistance to the United Kingdom. If it is okay to gradually improve the relationship through commercial loans and medium-sized government bonds, but if you want to go directly to the battlefield together, this is better to take a shower and go to bed. It's too fast, impossible!

Just as the Americans were very disappointed and dissatisfied with the results of the negotiation, the British were very straightforward. On the third day after the meeting, Lloyd George and most of the British delegation boarded the ship to return home. In addition to leaving a contact group, the other personnel left cleanly. Before the British delegation returned home, the British senior management had already learned the main content of the negotiation through telegram.

"Americans are more hateful than Germans." In a room in Buckingham Palace, King George V of England threw the meeting minutes in his hand on the table.

"But fortunately, they are not as good as the Germans." Prime Minister Asquith's words did not hide his strong ridicule to the Americans.

"If the Americans are willing to put us in a relative position, we may not be able to become allies. However, the reality is that they want us to completely lose the potential to become a powerful country. If we agree with the Americans' request, then what we lose today is Canada, and what we will lose tomorrow is Australia. The two most important autonomous legions of the British Empire will become history. In the next war, we will not even be able to get the army!" George V said.

"However, if we lose the help of the United States, how can we overcome this difficulty? Is there really no room for maneuver between us and the United States?" Although I was very indignant of the Americans' actions, there is a saying that goes? People have to bow their heads under the roof! If the British can refuse on the American side, then the Germans can't refuse on the other side.
Chapter completed!