Chapter 716: Plan to Divide America

Because of the expansion of territory, the National Day in 1929 was more grand than usual, but there was no military parade.

As Australasia became stronger, Arthur did not need to use a military parade to enhance national pride and cohesion.

Moreover, military strength should be kept secret as much as possible, and only the unknown is the most taboo.

After the National Day, time quickly came to January 15, 1929.

This was the time agreed by all countries to hold peace talks, and it was also the time when all countries were looking forward to dividing the United States.

Arthur also naturally attached great importance to this meeting, after all, the interests would naturally be divided as much as possible.

The peace talks sent by Australasia were led by Deputy Prime Minister Daze Watson, accompanied by several cabinet ministers and important government officials.

They had set off as early as early December, and there was no problem arriving in London before January 15.

The current poor situation of the United States is naturally understood by all countries in the world. It is also good for other countries to solve the chaotic situation in the United States as soon as possible.

After all, what everyone wants is a relatively stable region, not to clean up the ass of the already dead US government.

Only a stable region can create profits for countries, and a chaotic region will increase the political and financial burden on countries.

On January 15, the peace talks officially began.

The first item negotiated at the peace talks was the division of the US Atlantic Fleet.

When the Pacific Fleet surrendered before, Britain, France and Australia had already divided it. Therefore, the only object to be divided this time was the US Atlantic Fleet, but it was also a huge fleet with nearly 20 main battleships and a large number of small and medium-sized warships.

Like Arthur's strategy when dividing the Atlantic Fleet before, Australasia did not have much demand for warships, which also made the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet almost divided by Britain and France.

Britain naturally occupied most of it. It directly took away 15 dreadnoughts, 3 battlecruisers and a large number of small and medium-sized warships.

This almost emptied the assets of the US Atlantic Fleet and greatly strengthened the strength of the British Royal Navy.

Judging from the current situation, the Royal Navy, which has expanded its navy again, has left other countries far behind.

From the perspective of naval strength alone, France, Australasia and the island countries combined may not be the British's opponents.

Of course, this is just a unilateral guess by British politicians. They made such a seemingly crazy but not much different prediction from the perspective of the naval size and technological level of various countries.

However, no one knows how the actual naval battle will be fought. Perhaps only when the war really breaks out can we know who is strong and who is weak.

Of course, at present, in terms of naval size alone, the British Empire is enough to crush other countries.

After the British ate the meat, France was the first to gnaw the bones.

Because of Australasia's withdrawal, the French also got 3 dreadnoughts and 2 battlecruisers, which strengthened their naval strength to a certain extent.

It is worth mentioning that the French specifically requested to fully accept American submarines, and even exchanged them for New Mexico.

The British naturally had no objection to this, because New Mexico could just be used to win over Mexico, and by the way, make Mexico a great surprise weapon against France in North America.

And it's not just France, Mexico can also contain the development of Australasia in North America.

As mentioned before, most of the west coast of the United States used to be Mexican land, and Mexico naturally demanded these lands in this war.

It's just that the arm is definitely not as powerful as the thigh. Texas and California are occupied by France and Australasia respectively, and Mexico naturally has no way to deal with it.

This is a good thing for the British. Although Texas has regained its independence as the Lone Star Republic, the owner behind the Lone Star Republic is obviously still France.

This also means that Mexico will definitely have certain conflicts with France, and it is even very likely that a war will break out in the future.

By delaying part of the French army in North America, Britain's influence in Europe will become stronger.

The same is true for Australasia. Even if California becomes independent in the future, Australasia's control will definitely be indispensable behind it.

Mexico naturally has ideas about this region with a population of more than 5 million. With Mexico as a containment, at least the development of Australasia will not be so smooth.

Such a strategy can solve the threat of two powerful enemies in North America, which also makes the British government very generous and willing to hand over all American submarines to France.

After the division between Britain and France, the US Atlantic Fleet was really left with only a little soup.

Of course, if each country only gets a few small and medium-sized warships, it is actually no problem for each of the remaining 20 countries to have a little soup.

Most countries don't care about this. After all, what they care about is whether they can eat a piece of meat from the US territory, not on the warships.

Even if they can get one or two battleships, can the country's comprehensive strength be comparable to the powers?

It is better to eat more on the territory, or share more profits, which is what you can actually eat.

After all, the high annual maintenance costs of warships are not dropped from the sky, but must be filled with real money.

For small countries, too many warships are not a good thing, because the size of the country has determined the size of the army that can be supported.

The British took over most of the Atlantic Fleet, which seemed to make the Royal Navy stronger, but in fact, Arthur was more willing to do so.

The annual maintenance cost of 15 dreadnoughts and 3 battlecruisers is not a small number.

This seems to have greatly strengthened the strength of the Royal Fleet, but it is also destined to share a large part of the British Navy's military expenses.

The remaining military budget has become smaller, and the British will naturally spend less on aircraft carriers.

In addition to dealing with American affairs, the British should invest less and less in aircraft carriers in the next few years, until the main battleships retire or the US economy recovers.

But either of these two items will take a long time. You know, the United States has not only experienced an economic crisis, but the war has also caused serious damage to the United States.

It is impossible for the US economy to recover to its heyday without 5 to 10 years.

5 to 10 years is crucial for the development of the country, and the technology related to aircraft carriers can even take a big step forward.

This is also what Arthur believes is an opportunity for Australasia to develop aircraft carriers. Not to mention surpassing Britain in terms of the number of aircraft carriers, at least in terms of aircraft carrier technology, it is a big step ahead of Britain.

As for whether the British will vigorously develop aircraft carriers while maintaining a very large Royal Fleet, this is almost impossible.

The most famous policy of the British Navy before was that the size of the Royal Fleet was equal to the sum of the sizes of the second and third navies.

But now, after receiving the US fleet, the Royal Navy's fleet has even exceeded the sum of the second, third and fourth navies.

This is a very exaggerated number, and the maintenance cost of the navy is enough to give the British Empire a headache.

It is also for this reason that when dividing the warships, Germany and Russia both expressed no demand and demanded that their share of warships be replaced with actual funds, and the warships could be exported to any country.

The French naturally accepted the demands of Germany and Russia. You know, both Germany and Russia owed the French a large debt.

The French did not even need to pay any funds, just need to forgive part of the debts of these two countries to get the share of warships they should have obtained.

Although not much, it is a big supplement for France, whose navy has obviously lagged behind.

More than 100 years ago, France was the undisputed European hegemon. Now both the army and the navy have declined a lot.

After the warships were divided, all countries focused on the next issue, which is the handling of the US territory.

The United States must be divided and dismembered, which is a truth that any country understands.

But how to divide it depends mainly on the opinions of the three powers of Britain, France and Australia.

In today's world order, it is very difficult for small countries to gain decision-making power, and it can even be said that there is basically no decision-making power.

The fate of Czechoslovakia in history also proves this truth, that is, the fate of weak countries can only be controlled by powerful countries, even if it involves the country's territory and sovereignty.

The good news is that the British obviously care more about the role of the World Alliance, which also means that it is completely okay for the participating countries to have a bite of soup.

At the beginning of the second issue, some countries said that since there are dozens of states in the United States, it is entirely possible to assign an American state to each participating country.

But soon, this proposal was rejected by Britain, France and Australia.

This is not how the pie is divided, and each state has a huge difference in land area and population. This seems reasonable, but it is the most unreasonable way.

And Britain, France and Australia naturally would not agree to have so much of their hard-earned land divided up by these small countries.

In fact, in addition to some neutral countries, the conference venue can be clearly divided into three factions, led by Britain, France and Australasia.

As long as these three countries reach a compromise on the proposal to divide the United States, other small and medium-sized countries will have no choice but to accept this option.

In the end, it was the British who took the lead in proposing their own proposal:

Britain will regain the original 13 colonies and will establish two new regimes in the 13 colonies.

The French will gain Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Mississippi, as well as the Lone Star Republic.

Australasia will gain Hawaiian Territory, Alaska, California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and the U.S. Pacific Islands.

On this basis, Michigan will be incorporated into Canada and become Canadian land.

In addition, a United States government will be established with Illinois as the center, and all participating countries can jointly manage it, and all participating countries can enjoy the highest power in the United States government.

This so-called United States government is basically the new United States. The new United States proposed by the British is still very large, including some areas in the central and eastern parts.

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