Facing Leslie alone, Frederick was much more relaxed.

"I didn't expect that such a simple question would be debated for months."

"Berkeley can't be blamed." Leslie smiled reluctantly, "Berkeley serves the military and arms dealers, and if we sanction Japan on the grounds of 'restricting the development of nuclear weapons', the arms sales contract will have to be reconsidered, and the weapons and equipment exported to Japan, including offensive weapons and equipment, that can be used as nuclear weapons delivery vehicles, will be restricted, and the interests of arms dealers will be harmed." ”

"What does it have to do with the army?"

"If you don't let arms dealers make profits from foreign trade, how can you have the money to develop new weapons and equipment?"

Frederick sighed. "Looks like there's no way we're going to convince Berkeley."

"Actually, the key depends on China's attitude."

"What do you mean?" Frederick frowned.

"We can't just think about our own policies, we have to think about China's policies." Leslie pushed down her glasses, "During this time, I have been following China's actions. The first threat to Japan's development of nuclear weapons is China. It is impossible for China not to be unaware of Japan's big moves. Until now, China has not made any statement. ”

"What does that mean?"

"China is being more patient with us."

"What do you mean?" Frederick picked up his coffee cup.

"Leave other factors aside. Let's look at the problem realistically. Whether it's sanctions. Or a military embargo. and even dispatched troops to completely blockade. None of us can stop Japan from developing nuclear weapons. There is only one solution to the problem. It is up to us, or China, to send troops to overthrow the Japanese regime. ”

Frederick hesitated. Then he nodded.

"It doesn't matter who sends troops. The price is very high. Can't even afford it. Leaving aside the question of whether Japan will be able to develop nuclear weapons before it is finished. Use nuclear weapons in warfare. Even if it can't be done. And quickly defeated. No single country can solve the problem of the survival of more than 100 million Japanese people. Leslie smiled wryly. Said. "And that's not even counting the tens of trillions of war costs. Solving the problem of Japan's survival in the post-war period could bring us down. Or China. ”

"Therefore. Does China want us to do it? ”

"Exactly." Leslie nodded and said, "It's not World War II, and we can't drop two atomic bombs and drive troops into Japan like we did back then." If we take the initiative to send troops, the Japanese military government will agitate all Japanese to fight against us with national sentiments. Without the use of nuclear weapons, we will pay the price for the death of hundreds of thousands of servicemen. Of course, we can use nuclear weapons. The question is, will China sit idly by if we use nuclear weapons? Surely not, China will create problems for us for various reasons, and even actively send troops to occupy Japan when we defeat Japan, and enjoy the results of the war. ”

"It's the other way around."

Leslie smiled slightly and said, "That's the problem, we want China to send troops, and China wants us to send troops." ”

"Finally, I watched Japan sit big."

Hearing Frederick's words, Leslie could only smile bitterly.

The scene before us is very similar to that of Europe before the outbreak of the Second World War. At that time, both the Western bloc and the Red Soviet Union knew that Nazi Germany would expand externally and bring disaster to the world, but they both hoped that Nazi Germany would turn their guns at each other and did not want to "provoke fire", and they both became victims.

"Perhaps, we should engage with China."

"The effect won't be too obvious." Leslie sighed, "The key issue is the cost of war. Even if we join forces with China to sanction Japan, it will not stop Japan from developing and producing nuclear weapons. As long as China is unwilling to bear the war losses, and we cannot bear the war losses, no matter how much communication there is, it is useless. ”

"You can't help but take a stand."

"Let's put it this way, statements can have a negative effect."

Frederick frowned, not quite believing Leslie's words.

"China is waiting for us to make a statement." Seeing the president's expression, Leslie could only get a little more detail. "If we take a softer attitude, China will think that we are more eager to suppress Japan, and we will offer very high conditions that we cannot bear. If we take a tougher stance, China will think that we want to take this opportunity to provoke a Sino-Japanese war and adopt a more extreme policy. ”

"There's no middle?"

Leslie shrugged her shoulders. "It's not that there isn't, it's just that it's hard to find a middle way."

"At the very least, efforts should be made to do so." Frederick pondered for a moment and said, "You go to China in a few days, test China's attitude, and try to find a middle way." ”

"Don't get your hopes up."

"We have to solve this problem, or the United States will be the victim."

"Everyone is a victim." Leslie smiled bitterly and said, "Even if we find a middle way, we will send troops with China to overthrow the Japanese military government." After the war, China will definitely occupy parts of Japan and even dismember Japan with us. Not only will we lose the only force to contain China, but we will also turn South Korea toward China. The result can be imagined: sooner or later, the Korean Peninsula will be peacefully reunified, and China will also be peacefully reunified. When the time comes, we

Restricting China? After the Great Depression, it is inevitable that China will become the most powerful national war, and eventually, like the Soviet Union, will collapse after decades of Cold War and be reduced to a second-rate country forever. ”

Frederick's brow jumped a few times, apparently startled by Leslie's depiction of the "future."

"The best way is for China to exhaust its national strength when it comes to dealing with Japan."

"The question is, is it possible to achieve such an end?"

"It's not impossible, it's just that we can't do it."

Frederick frowned and motioned for Leslie to continue.

"What is Japan's purpose in developing nuclear weapons? No matter how crazy Murakami is, he will not use nuclear weapons as conventional weapons to compete with us or China for strategic strike power. The main purpose of nuclear weapons is strategic deterrence, to "legitimize" conventional military operations and to deter the intervention of great powers. Why did Japan achieve this? Obviously, the Japanese government wants to prove its ability to the people as soon as possible so that it can alleviate domestic contradictions through external expansion. In the short term, Japan can only threaten its neighbors. In terms of conventional military strength, Japan is not China's opponent and will not rush to fight with China. Russia uses strategic nuclear deterrence as a talisman, and the Japanese mainland is too small to immediately provoke Russia. Japan can only move, South Korea. ”

"It's going to be a disaster for us."

"It depends on how you understand it." Leslie smiled slightly and said, "Japan's way out is the 'mainland policy', to gain a broader living space and more resources. By using the military conflict to force South Korea to expand its military and provoke a crisis on the Korean Peninsula, Japan was given the opportunity to send troops to the Korean Peninsula. What will China do if it comes to this point? ”

"Troops will definitely be sent to the Korean Peninsula."

"In this case, will China deal with Japan?"

Frederick was slightly stunned and said, "You mean, using the war on the peninsula to force China to deal with Japan?" ”

Leslie nodded. "With China's current strength and foreign policy, as long as it sends troops to the Korean Peninsula, it will spare no effort to strike at Japan. When the time comes, we can help South Korea rebuild, and when China sends troops to Japan, we can intervene and reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

After pondering for a while, Frederick said: "The problem is that the Japanese junta is not rational. ”

"This is something we have to solve." Leslie pushed down his glasses, "As long as China lands on the Japanese mainland, the Japanese military government will definitely use nuclear weapons." China must be aware of this, otherwise it would not have accelerated the construction of a 'national strategic defense system' two years ago. Because the junta is irrational, we have to consider Japan's 'nuclear bundling' strategy in extreme circumstances, so we must also improve the 'National Ballistic Missile Defense System' as soon as possible. ”

Frederick nodded and said, "That's for sure, the homeland must be safe." ”

"If we achieve that, we'll be winners."

"We can't think too much about China."

Leslie smiled and said, "China's leaders are really not simple, the problem is, they have no other choice. Judging from the current situation, the conflict between Japan and South Korea will break out within the year. Within five years, war on the peninsula will inevitably break out. China has certainly adjusted its national strategy accordingly, and if it can detonate a peninsular war in advance, China will be the last loser. ”

"Detonating the Peninsular War in advance?"

"Two years later, three years later!" Leslie was a little late and said, "The solution is simple, help South Korea restore its armed forces after the conflict between Japan and South Korea." ”

Frederick pondered for a moment and said, "This is not enough, we have to convince China that we are trying to solve the problem." ”

"I will visit China as soon as possible to lay the groundwork for the president's official visit to China."

"Me?" Frederick was a little late and said, "That's right, I should take the initiative to visit China, be positive, and let China let its guard down." Of course, you have to explore the way and find out China's hole cards first. ”

Leslie smiled slightly, indicating that this was exactly what he meant.

"Well, you go to China early next month and schedule my visit for August."

"No problem." Leslie nodded, "I'll communicate with the Chinese Foreign Ministry as soon as possible and send the news out." ”

"To be honest, we have to convince China that we are trying to solve the problem."

Leslie laughed and said nothing, convincing Frederick was a very simple matter.

On 23 June, Leslie, in her capacity as Secretary of State of the United States, sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic arranging the itinerary for the visit.

After receiving the news, Zhao Rundong was both surprised and amused.

After asking Huang Guowei to make diplomatic arrangements, Zhao Rundong handed over the reception of Leslie to Premier Pang Xinglong. After all, Leslie is the US Secretary of State, and his counterpart is the prime minister, and there is no need for Zhao Rundong to "downgrade" to meet with the "butler" of the US president.

Damn it**

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