The Rise of the Empire

The last sentence of Prince Ruprecht obviously touched someone's sore spot. Roosevelt thought about it carefully. Work hard, you can't fake it at this point.

At the same time, the prince did put forward many very constructive suggestions to the Americans, but the United States missed opportunities again and again because of doubts and hesitation. If it were not for the American factors, the Japanese would not have gained another opportunity. Two Asama-class armored cruisers, then the outcome of this war will directly change. And if the Americans hadn't hesitated and didn't hand over Samoa to Germany, then American Samoa would not become Japanese Samoa now. And this time, if he hesitates again, what will happen? Roosevelt didn't know!

Americans feel that Japan will not occupy Hawaii, because in the eyes of Americans, Japan is too far away from Hawaii, and Roosevelt also agrees with Prince Ruprecht's statement that as long as there are certain American troops stationed in Hawaii, the Japanese will know Difficult to retreat. Even if the Japanese navy has the upper hand.

But everything is not afraid of 10,000, just in case! What if the United States is going to be broken again by the unconventional Japanese this time? The actions of the Japanese have repeatedly challenged the cognitive bottom line of the Americans. From attacking the Philippines, to destroying the US-Russian fleet in World War I, and then sending troops to occupy Samoa, the Americans paid for their self-confidence every time. Paid a heavy and irreparable price!

What if the Japanese are crazy again this time and the Americans are not ready? If Hawaii, which took more than ten years to acquire, is lost, the expansion policy of the United States will suffer a fatal blow. After seeing the weak nature of the United States, I am afraid that the United States will not even be able to keep its own backyard in South America. Reach out to America as if rediscovering a new continent! No, the British have already reached out to the Americas, and they encouraged Brazil to participate in this purchasing agent is an obvious example!

To be honest, Roosevelt agrees with this idea very much, but the problem is that he cannot decide this matter, and even if he can decide, the Germans still need to discuss it. For the first time, Roosevelt took the initiative to promote the cooperation between virtues! But this time the risks and sacrifices to be taken are also the greatest.

People are like this, when a beautiful thing can be easily obtained, no one cherishes it; when a certain thing is not so beautiful, but it needs to pay a higher price to obtain it, people will try their best to fight for it. Roosevelt feels that this is the situation in the United States and himself now!

"If the relationship between the United States and Germany could have been closer before the war, it would not be impossible to share the Philippines with Japan. Now, the Americans have to pay a greater price to protect their original sphere of power. What a blessing Fool!" Roosevelt couldn't help but sighed when he left.

Roosevelt had no idea, and Ruprecht also had no idea. Let alone his status is not enough to affect the empire's diplomacy and strategy. Simply judging from the risks the empire has suffered in this operation, it is not easy to make a decision. of. Although the prince mentioned the "Three Kingdoms Intervention and Return to the Liao Dynasty" again, this action is completely different from the action in the Sino-Japanese War! The situation is much more complicated!

If it is said that in the Sino-Japanese War, the Three Kingdoms’ intervention in returning Liao Dynasty still had a core basic purpose to prevent Japan from gaining too many benefits from the Qing Dynasty, and at the same time share the benefits equally. So what is the purpose of the Three Kingdoms Intervention and Return to Liao Dynasty this time? The interests of the United States, Russia and Germany are themselves different!

What is the purpose of the Americans? The highest purpose is naturally to bring the Philippines under the control of the United States.

But obviously, this idea is not realistic, and Germany and Russia will never agree. This is too difficult and has limited significance to these two countries.

Take a step back and bring Samoa back. It seems impossible. The reason is very simple. It is impossible for Germany and Russia to organize a fleet to go shopping with the Japanese in Samoa. At this time, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese navy is not weak. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most powerful force other than the Royal Navy!

Then the only possibility is to prevent Hawaii from being occupied by Japan, but even if this request is made, the Russians probably will not take any action, because it has nothing to do with themselves, and if the prince does not have actions that require the cooperation of the United States, then he will not agree without authorization !

There is only one original intention for His Royal Highness to make this request for cooperation, that is, when Germany invades Portugal's colonies in Africa, the Americans can stand by their side! And to bring virtue closer! If the Americans are willing to agree to this request, His Royal Highness will try their best to promote this cooperation!

But there are two problems here. The first problem is that it will take at least a year for Germany to prepare for Portugal. And if you help the United States solve the Hawaiian issue now, what if the Americans go back on their word?

If the United States and Germany join forces, Japan will definitely back down, and after the United States acquires Hawaii, will it break the contract? After all, this plan cannot be signed in a formal way, it can only be a secret agreement, and the biggest feature of the secret agreement is also the most attractive. Both parties can break the contract in advance without worrying about being blamed!

Another question is, what if the United States also wants to step in if Germany takes action in Africa? After all, the purpose of the prince is to incorporate two pieces of land that add up to more than 2 million square kilometers into the German colonial system. It is hard to say that such a large benefit will not make the Americans jealous. If the Americans make a colonial request, Germany will How is the government coping?

Ruprecht carefully analyzed every possible problem. Considering that the Americans have just suffered repeated setbacks in this year's war, it is unlikely that they will break up with Germany in Africa when they acquire Hawaii in the second year. Arm wrestling, after all, the Americans are very isolated at this time. Except for Germany, no country has a friendly relationship with the United States. Americans must consider this issue.

If it is necessary to transfer interests, then some economic interests in Africa can be transferred, such as the right to open mines and set up factories, which will directly increase the colony by more than 2 million square kilometers, which is equivalent to doubling the size of Germany's colonies in Africa. , although in this plane, under the influence of the prince, the German colonial policy has undergone some changes, but now overall, it is still losing money. If it is doubled, it means losing even more economically. many.......

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