Five Hundred and Twenty Five Chances

"Mr. Ambassador, Gufu, the special envoy of Head of State Acador, has just left the United States for less than a month. It stands to reason that I shouldn't be in such a hurry to come to you to discuss these issues at this moment, but the cooperation between Germany and Turkey in the Middle East It makes us deeply disturbed." As soon as they met, President Roosevelt of the United States expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation in the Middle East straight to the point.

Of course, the German ambassador came prepared, and the country had already informed this important diplomatic official of his position. So the German ambassador immediately replied to Roosevelt: "Mr. President, Germany is not interested in the interests of the United States in the Middle East. We are just working for world peace."

Roosevelt really wanted to slap the table and tell the German ambassador loudly, "You are starting a war!" But he finally gave up the useless hysterical roar: "I only see a new war, and I don't know what to do." I don't see Germany having the idea of ​​ending the war."

"Mr. President, Germany originally hoped to achieve peace with the Soviet Union in the west and the United Kingdom in the east. You have also seen that both the defeated Vichy France and the northern United Kingdom have signed peace treaties with Germany." The German ambassador replied: " However, the Stalin government in the Soviet Union and the former British royal family in Iceland refused to negotiate peace with Germany, which made the head of state deeply worried about the war situation facing Germany."

"You know that we are a peace-loving nation. In order to achieve peace, we have to strengthen our attacks on the British colonies in the Middle East that support the British royal family in Iceland. This way, the war will end more quickly." Finally, the German ambassador made a long speech After more than half an hour, the difficulties of the German people in expanding the war were summarized.

You have invaded Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, France, and the United Kingdom... You have reaped all the benefits and eliminated almost all threats, and now you say no more. Want peace? When did you Germans become so shameless? ah?

After US President Roosevelt scolded angrily in his heart, he finally had a chance to speak: "But you provoked a war in the Middle East, which will affect the oil exploration in the United States, which may affect the friendly relationship between Germany and the United States. ! Germany has already made enemies on all sides, I believe Mr. Fuhrer is not willing to see the United States become Germany's enemy, right?"

"Of course! Mr. President!" The German ambassador nodded in agreement with Roosevelt's point of view: "The German government has never thought of being an enemy of the United States. We are both rich and powerful countries. A war between us is enough to collapse the world system." . This is obviously a very unwise decision."

"Then, Mr. Ambassador, the United States attaches great importance to the stability of the Middle East region, which is also the common interest between Germany and the United States." After thinking for a while, Roosevelt said: "If I can persuade some local Arabs to sell oil Part of it will be given to Germany. And it is guaranteed that the oil can be shipped to Germany. Can the situation in the Middle East be maintained as it is?"

The German ambassador seemed embarrassed. He obviously didn't get domestic instructions about the actions of the United States after the compromise.

However, he still showed great negotiating skills, played the "dragging" card, and said to Roosevelt: "I have to ask the country before I can answer you, President of the United States. I hope you can understand my difficulties."

Roosevelt nodded, and the US compromise was a temporary decision of Congress. The plan he has been leading to use the United Kingdom to restrict Germany is showing a tendency to collapse, and there are many discordant voices in Congress. These voices are strengthening, and gradually have the strength to challenge Roosevelt and the Jewish alliance.

This includes the Nazi Party in the United States, some isolationists, and even congressmen from many opposing parties. They look at the German-American relationship from another angle, and feel that even if a strong Germany emerges in the future, there is nothing to worry about. They are confident in the economic advantages of the United States, and feel that it is very unwise to get involved in a war whose outcome is unknown at this time. Unfortunately, this argument has the support of the majority of the public. They believed that the United States should not be involved in the war in Europe again.

In fact, not all of the investment in the United States has returned. The Roosevelt regime aided Britain with tanks, aircraft and even warships in exchange for many overseas military bases that originally belonged to the United Kingdom. These bases will allow the United States to maintain a relatively dominant international position in the future.

However, the British national power seems to have been squeezed out recently, and the British government can no longer effectively exercise its absolute control over the colonies. Some methods that rely on selling colonial privileges in exchange for American aid have not been easy to use in the past two months. But on the other hand, the American "volunteer army" fighting in North Africa is like a bottomless pit. Every month it consumes the oil extracted from the Middle East, and needs domestic military factories to produce tanks and aircraft to supplement it. Taking the Battle of Tobruk as an example, Patton wiped out 400 tanks in one go, and all of these tanks had to be replenished from the continental United States to the North African battlefield.

As a result, there are different voices in the United States: If Germany guarantees the oil interests of the United States in the Middle East. So why help the British and the Germans fight to the death in North Africa? Isn't Germany and the United States living in peace with each other necessarily less beneficial than suppressing Germany?

Roosevelt was completely dragged down by this short-sighted argument, and this approach of only looking at immediate interests is simply self-deception. Germany is different from the United States. It is a continental country. Once the situation is opened up, Germany's once sad geographical location will have many benefits-this country's connection with Asia, Africa and Europe is naturally much closer than the United States, which is free.

No need for Germany to deliberately do anything, the steel axis will isolate the United States from the mainstream international environment. At that time, people will not bring the United States to play, so what can the United States do? Use the strength of North and South America to start a war against the whole of Asia, Africa and Europe? At that time, it was really caught in the evenly matched war.

Going to war against Germany now is just a good way to "take advantage of his illness to kill him", but those idiots in Congress are thinking about how to draw a line with the British royal family in Iceland and establish a stable cooperative relationship with the powerful Germany.

Although many people of insight still supported Roosevelt, and American arms and equipment were still being shipped to North Africa in a steady stream, Roosevelt felt resistance and felt that he was powerless. If this continues, as long as Germany establishes a strategic advantage in North Africa and takes the Mediterranean and the Balkans into its pocket, the United States will almost be kicked out of the international situation in advance. At that time, the real tragedy will come to an end.

Of course, the investment in the Soviet Union obviously did not get the return it deserved. Although the Soviet Union shipped a large amount of raw materials to the Alaska region of the United States through trade, a lot of military aid was not shipped to the front line, and the Soviet Union did not serve the strategic purpose of containing the German army on the frontal battlefield.

In other words, in the current hidden alliance between the United Kingdom-the United States-the Soviet Union, only the United States has been playing the role of consumption. This is obviously not the situation Roosevelt wants to see. He hopes to consume the strategic resources of the German army on various battlefields, instead of using the strategic resources of the United States to fill the two bottomless pits of the Soviet Union and Britain.

Now that Germany has extended its claws of war to the Middle East dominated by the United States, this move that would have absolutely made American capitalists furious in the past has been endured by American capitalists. They actually decided to use part of the compromise in exchange for Germany’s concessions. This is obviously expressing their dissatisfaction with the United States’ long-standing strategy of supporting its allies. If you continue to support the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union with no return, we will not be polite. up!

"Send a telegram to the British royal family. We are going to take a full defensive stance in North Africa." Roosevelt thought of this, and said helplessly to the secretary behind him: "The aid to the Soviet Union has also been suspended, and tell Stalin that he is doing so now. A way of playing, we Americans can't afford it."

"Strengthen the presence of the United States in the Middle East, if it doesn't work, transfer Patton!" Then he added: "We must act on the basis of the fundamental interests of the United States... The production of oil in the Middle East must be guaranteed! Put our Send a division to the Middle East to strengthen the garrison there! Beware of the Turks."

This is Roosevelt's deliberate countermeasure. He decided to reduce the investment of the United States in North Africa and the Soviet Union, and strengthen the power of the United States in the Middle East. It can be regarded as a disguised strengthening of the United States' control over the oil-producing regions of the Middle East without expanding the US military expenditure. Strength and defensive ability.

At this time, he no longer considered when it would be most beneficial for the United States to join the war. He is now working hard to maintain the current international situation to ensure that the United States will not be driven out of the entire world war in advance by Germany's quick fix. He was a little reluctant to leave now, just gritted his teeth and waited, waiting for a huge change in the international situation.

The two sides are still waiting for an opportunity. If Germany takes the lead in the Middle East and wins in North Africa, the United States will be out and Germany will win the World War directly; Into the war, the world situation will become more confusing.

Roosevelt was betting that he didn't think America's staying out was a long-term solution. He thought it would be beneficial for the United States to get involved in a world war. It was a thought shared by him and many others behind him. They firmly believe that the United States will become the future world leader, not a lonely ghost who is excluded from the world circle.

"Now, it depends on what our opponent thinks!" Roosevelt sighed and said, "Whether we intend to defeat the United States in one go and reach the real top of the world, or we will clean up the situation steadily and even have a chance to join the war." None of us.” (To be continued. If you like this work, starting point () to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)