Chapter 689: It's Hard to Ride a Tiger (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
The United States and Great Britain secretly formed an alliance. For the sake of secrecy, neither side left official documents of the alliance. German spies were everywhere, and since the beginning of the war, other countries have tasted their strength. So, in order to avoid being known by the Germans that the two countries were already united, no paper documents were left.
But even if it is a verbal agreement, Britain and the United States will abide by it. Because now they are in the same boat, and when Germany becomes stronger, it will not do them any good. In order to consolidate its position as the world hegemon, Germany will inevitably constantly attack those who threaten its position. Therefore, for the sake of their own national interests, they could only unite and work together against Germany.
The British Foreign Secretary secretly left Washington with joy and returned to Canada to continue preparations for the government's move to Canada. The United States is also very satisfied with this alliance. This time, they were able to obtain a large amount of advanced technology from Britain, and this will greatly enhance their scientific and technological strength, especially in the field of military science and technology.
What's more, if they can defeat Germany, they will also get a Middle Eastern colony. The abundant oil resources there will enable the United States to further grasp the important energy source of oil. This will bring them one step closer to the status of world hegemon.
Of course, it will undoubtedly be very difficult to defeat the powerful Germany. To do this, the United States must do everything in its power. Otherwise, not only will they not be able to win, but they will most likely be defeated. Once defeated, that's the end of everything.
Britain has gained a strong ally like the United States, so that even if they are defeated on their own soil, they still have the possibility of defeating Germany in the future. However, God is fair. While Britain is trying to win over the United States as an ally, their other ally will abandon them.
In the Far East, there is a country that is very similar to the United Kingdom. It is also an island country, and it has also developed into one of the great powers in the world with a strong navy. It's just that compared with Britain, the rise of this great power is too short. However, their ambition is not small at all, but they have the ambition of swallowing the whole sea and dominating the world.
The island nation was an important ally of Britain in the East, and the two sides signed the alliance.
During the First Sino-Japanese War, the island nation made a grand gamble with all the strength of the whole country. As a result, they were lucky enough to defeat the decaying Qing Dynasty and reap huge profits, with which the island nation quickly became stronger. The powerful island nation has become a target for the British, who desperately hope that the island nation can become a pawn in their containment of polar bears in the east. So, on January 30, 1902, the two sides signed a treaty of alliance in London. The main purpose of this treaty was against the Russians. After the signing of the treaty, Britain also strengthened its support for the island nation, which made the island country dare to provoke polar bears. And in the Russo-Japanese War that broke out in 1904, the polar bear was knocked down.
In 1905, Britain and the island nation signed a treaty of alliance for the second time. The treaty recognized the right of the island nation to protect Korea and stipulated that if one country was attacked, the other country must provide military assistance.
In 1911, Britain and the island nation renewed the treaty of alliance for the third time. In other words, when the world war broke out, the island nation and Britain had an alliance.
Therefore, after the outbreak of the war, the island nation declared war on Germany. And while Germany was shrinking its forces around the world, it took the opportunity to occupy those German colonies in the Pacific.
Germany was late in unification, and by the time of their rise, the world had already been carved up, so they were not able to grab many good colonies. However, there are still several German colonies in the Pacific, including German New Guinea, German Samoa, the Caroline Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Mariana Islands, and so on.
After the outbreak of the war, because the German army basically withdrew from these colonies in the Pacific, the islanders could occupy these colonies without blood. This made the people of the island very excited, thinking that they had taken a big advantage.
However, the final development of the war situation made the island people a little aggrieved, they did not expect that the Germans would be so fierce in the European battlefield, and the Entente countries would be so vulnerable. Even, the war will soon be won. This made the German colonies occupied by the island countries suddenly become a hot potato. There is no doubt that when Germany wins the European theater of war, it will inevitably attack the island nations that dare to invade their colonies.
Although, the island country thinks that its armed forces are strong and its military luck is long-lasting. However, Germany is different now, they have the most powerful navy in the world and the most powerful army in the world. The little military power of the island countries is not Germany's opponent at all, and their only advantage is probably that they are too far away from Germany, on the other half of the world.
But even so, the people of the island country are very worried about whether the Germans will use force against the island country after winning the European war. When the time comes, will they still be able to be as lucky as they were in the Russo-Japanese War and win again?
Within the island nation, there are also two factions, one of which continues to occupy these territories. As the saying goes, if you eat fat in your mouth, can you still spit it out? Not to mention a greedy country like an island country. Their small size and natural disasters make them particularly eager to acquire more territory. The German colonies in the Pacific, though they were all islands. And it is densely covered with jungle, but the area is not small. After occupying these colonies, the islanders began to prepare to migrate to these colonies and develop the islands. How could they possibly surrender the islands in such a situation?
On the other hand, it is natural to think that Germany is too powerful. Japan was killing itself by seizing the German colonies, and it should return those colonies to Germany, repair relations between the two countries, and avoid being settled by the Germans.
However, neither faction was able to convince the other, and a fierce dispute broke out. After arguing for a long time, they couldn't convince each other, and time passed little by little.
When France and Italy surrendered one after another, a peace treaty was signed with Germany, which paid a very heavy price. Only the British were left struggling to hold on. Only then did the islanders suddenly realize that the Germans were about to win the war, and there was not much time left for them.
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