Chapter 1017: Reaction
Even if these parliamentarians hated the Soviet Union to the core, they had to admit that Churchill's words were justified. As the only safe place to stay in Canada, the United Kingdom can no longer afford to lose territory.
Therefore, not a single parliamentarian objected to Churchill sending all the temporarily trained combatants to the Soviet Union. At the same time, there was no objection to Churchill's demand that all weapons and equipment be supplied to the Soviet Union on a priority basis.
The same is true for the American side. Congress voted unanimously to approve Roosevelt's discussion of increased aid to the Soviet Union. Although there were quite a few congressmen who bitterly scolded the Soviet Union for their blackmail. But they, like the British, could not accept the Soviet Union's surrender to Germany.
Once the Soviet Union threw itself into Germany, the consequences would be visible to even a fool. Germany would join the Soviets in attacking from the Bering Strait, then into Canada and then on American soil......
Not a single US congressman can accept this, not only them, but also the consortium behind them. The Germans and Soviets came in, which meant that their possessions would probably be wiped out.
The minimum demand now was that the Soviet Union had to drag Germany in the Soviet Union for some time. Three months, preferably half a year. So that the United States can calmly prepare for war and send troops to the Soviet Union instead of leaving the battlefield on the ground.
ββ¦β¦ For the first batch of supplies, we prepared 100 tanks, 200 new fighters, and 130 artillery pieces for the Soviet side. John Jr. took the piece and said to Roosevelt: "Of course, we will not give them until they go to war with Germany, and we will also provide the Soviet Union with a war loan of 1.5 billion dollars." One billion dollars of this amount will be paid in the form of weapons and materials, and the remaining 500 million will be discussed between the two sides to decide whether to give funds or materials......"
"Have you been in touch with the Chinese side?! What is their attitude?! Roosevelt turned to his secretary of state, Cordel Hull, and asked, "This is of vital importance to us, China is the closest country to the Soviet Union." If they provide support to the Soviet Union, it will undoubtedly be more convenient than ours. β
Hull smiled wryly and said, "The Chinese side responded that their committee is discussing. The result will be at least tomorrow night. But Mr. President, I advise you not to get your hopes up too much. Now China is fighting Japan in Korea and Southeast Asia, and they are extremely short of their own supplies, let alone supporting the Soviet Union......"
Roosevelt couldn't help but sigh, why didn't he think of this?! But the journey from the United States or Canada to the Soviet Union was not short. The sea route, which has the largest volume of traffic, is now facing the threat of the Japanese.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet is being restored, and for the time being, the most powerful fleet in the entire Pacific Ocean is still the Japanese fleet. Australia's U.S. military is simply out of reach, and the U.S. doesn't have the Atlantic Ocean to support it now.
Now Australia can only be a passive defense. If the Japanese choose to attack, it is likely that it will also lead to the fall of Australia.
"In a moment, I will personally draft a telegram, and you will send it to the coalition government of China." Roosevelt pondered for a moment and said, "I think this is the best I can do, maybe I can convince the tiger to give some support to the Soviet Union......"
And now that the coalition government in the imperial capital was also discussing the question of Germany co-opting the Soviet Union, there was no doubt that Ribbentrop's move was too deadly. But this is only for Britain and the United States.
For China. This is nothing more than a choice between joining the Axis or joining the Allies. If you join the Axis powers, then Southeast Asia will no longer be able to fight Japan.
This makes the coalition government a little unwilling, and there can only be one hegemon in Asia. Everyone naturally thinks that this should be China. But if the Soviet Union really chooses to side with Germany and the coalition government does not rely on the past, then China will face a two-front or even three-front war.
In the absence of strong external reinforcement, this kind of operation is undoubtedly extremely risky. The Mongolian steppe is almost the best battlefield for mechanized troops, and the endless steppe gives mechanized troops a good space for combat expansion.
The three eastern provinces are currently China's heavy industry base. Although some factories have been gradually relocated, a large amount of resources and raw materials still need to come from the Northeast. And it is now the breadbasket of the country, and if there is a problem, it will endanger the whole country.
"Actually, we don't have to worry too much, in my opinion this may be a temptation from the Germans." Yan Zhengqing smiled and said with relief: "The Soviets are actually also tempting. They are testing each other's bottom line. But there is no doubt that they cannot unite ......"
Lin Sen looked worried, it's only been a few days since this good day?! As a result, the Soviet Union and Germany made a fuss again, didn't you stay in Europe with these Germans?!
If you want to fight the Soviet Union, you can just fight it, and you have nothing to talk about?! But suddenly heard Yan Zhengqing's words. Lin Sen hurriedly asked, "Brother Zhichang, don't play dumb riddles to the old man!" Let's talk about it. Tell me about it! β
Yan Zhengqing pushed his glasses with a smile and said, "The simplest thing is that the interests of the Soviet Union and Germany are not the same. Germany wanted to use the resources of the Soviet Union and a large number of manpower to slow down its own domestic consumption. At the same time, let Germany recuperate......"
Lin Sen nodded, and the information he got from the coalition government showed that this was indeed the case. Germany is now suffering a lot of losses after a series of wars in Europe. They are now in dire need of recuperation, and at the same time they need a lot of resources to take on the United States, which is the most threatening force on the other side of the Atlantic.
"But the benefits that the Germans are willing to give are certainly not much." Yan Zhengqing said with a smile: "I can probably guess that the original idea of the Germans may have been to confuse the Soviets. so that they could surprise the French, as they had done to the French. But apparently, the Soviets were not fooled, so now the Germans are testing whether they can use a Soviets ......"
"But it is clear that the Germans did not see the Soviet Union as their opponent. The Soviet Union's current manpower and weapons are too far behind Germany's. So in terms of conditions, the Germans will definitely not give too much, but the requirements will be quite a lot. For example, all resources had to be supplied to Germany, and at the same time Germany had to be assisted in the war against Canada. β
"From the assessment of combat effectiveness, we can clearly see that there are no surprises, even if Germany attacks the USSR, its own losses will not be too great. And the resources that are possessed belong to them, so the Germans will feel that this is a handout. If you don't give it, then I'll grab it. β
Yan Zhengqing's witty remarks made everyone laugh, and once upon a time he treated China in the same way. You don't give. I'll just grab it. And now, even more so in China. It doesn't matter if you give it or not, I'll grab it directly. Dare not give?! Hit you down, I'll grab it again.
"But the Soviets certainly didn't think so." Yan Zhengqing pushed his glasses and said: "The Soviet Union is not short of resources now, what they lack is technology, machinery and weapons. It is certainly impossible to give up the territory, and the resources can be considered for sharing. β
"But the Germans were not even willing to share their technology with Italy and Japan, let alone the Soviets." Yan Zhengqing said with a smile: "In terms of weapons, Germany itself needs armed forces. Where is there any excess to support the USSR ?! Machine tools, technicians. Germany itself was not enough, let alone could support the Soviet Union. β
So this creates a paradox that the Soviet Union cannot give to Germany. And what Germany wanted, the USSR was even more unlikely to provide. There is no possibility of cooperation between the two sides at all, and on the one hand, both sides are stalling for time to better prepare their troops. On the other hand, they are also testing whether they can find common ground. As he spoke, Yan Zhengqing spread out his hand and shrugged his shoulders and said.
"But obviously, they can't find it. Because of their interests, the roots are different. β
Yan Zhengqing's analysis made everyone nod. Indeed, if the Soviet Union cooperated with Britain and the United States, then Britain and the United States would certainly provide great assistance to the Soviet Union for their own security.
These included weaponry, machinery, technology, and even the sending of troops to directly help the Soviet Union in the war. Because once the USSR failed. Then Britain and the United States will face the danger of the war burning to the last place of residence.
On the contrary, for Germany today, the only use of the Soviet Union is to reduce its own consumption and provide a large amount of resources. Other than that, there is no use.
And their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of the Soviet Union, at least on the surface. So. The conditions they give cannot be too high. Not to mention the technology that even their allies have not obtained, even machine tools and technicians are probably not willing to give.
Germany is short of all these things, where is there any leisure to support the Soviet Union. Weapons and equipment may be allocated some, but certainly not as much as Britain and the United States. But the minimum requirements for Germany. It must be the repossession of the oil and mines that they once occupied.
And these are the lifeblood of the current Soviet Union, which is absolutely impossible to give up easily. It is estimated that the two sides will cooperate. This was the biggest bottom line of the USSR. But the German side must consider these resources in their own hands, and this has created many irreconcilable contradictions between the two sides.
"That being said, but on the Soviet side, we should give some assistance!" Yang Yuting pondered for a while and suggested: "On the one hand, it is to block the mouths of the Americans, and on the other hand, it is also to stabilize the hearts of the Soviets." β
Everyone nodded, in fact, the United States and Britain did not fail to see the contradictions between the Soviet Union and Germany. But the problem is that no one dares to take this risk. Once the Soviet Union really chose to take refuge in Germany, it would undoubtedly be a huge shock to Britain and the United States.
To be on the safe side, they cautiously chose to increase aid to the Soviet Union. He even promised to send troops to fight alongside the Soviet army, and would never leave the Soviet Union alone to face a German attack.
"We can't agree to the Americans so easily,......" Yan Zhengqing smiled and said, "John Bull is still thinking about hacking us after the war, so it's better to solve this trouble now......
Lin Sen was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said, "Knowing that there is often a clever plan?!" Come on! β
"If we want to increase aid to the Soviet Union, we naturally need to reduce the pressure on Southeast Asia." Yan Zhengqing pushed his glasses unhurriedly, and said with an elegant smile: "Then we need to requisition the aborigines of Southeast Asia to help us fight." β
"We can tell Anglo-American that we have obtained the consent of the local indigenous representatives. They would organize armies to join us in launching a counteroffensive or defense against the Japanese army, but only if the nations recognized their independence. β
Boy! Lin Sen smiled, this trick is really good! Use the present form to force Britain and the United States to recognize the independence of those Southeast Asian countries.
As for who should be supported as a country recognized by the allies, isn't this the final word of the coalition government?!
When the time comes, it's time to master it, and it's time to clean it up. First of all, the needle of the business in Southeast Asia cannot be inserted, and the water cannot be splashed. Taking advantage of the fact that Britain and the United States have no time to take care of Southeast Asia, they will completely control this place.
After the war, Britain and the United States will probably not find a chance to intervene even if they want to. Even if there are some small waves, as long as the people in the coalition government are in control, the overall situation is in control. Then those little things don't hurt at all.
"Those who are pro-American and pro-British should be cleaned up." Yan Zhengqing was still smiling, and his smile was such an understatement: "We must ensure absolute control over Southeast Asia." Now is the best opportunity, just hang up the name of 'Tongri' and be able to clean it up......"
Who of these high-ranking members of the coalition government here has not fought countless times openly and secretly?! Even Lin Sen, the chairman of the coalition government, played assassination back then.
No one objected to this.
"Qi Liu, let your people in the General Staff take action. Dispose of it and don't hesitate! Lin Sen looked at everyone and said, "Does anyone have a different opinion?!" β
Everyone shook their heads. Boy! Chairman Lin Da is really going to exert his power now!
"That's it! On behalf of the Coalition Government, I now officially authorize you to clean up those non-ours forces in Southeast Asia! Lin Sen looked at the meeting minutes on the side and said, "This matter must be recorded, but it must be top secret." Any authorization is null and void and cannot be viewed, and only if you are promoted to the Supreme Council, you will have the right to see it. β
The minutes of the meeting were heartbroken. Nodding. Quickly recorded this passage on his son, and all the minutes of these meetings had to be archived.
In the future, only authorized personnel will be able to access the archives. And the authority of each layer is limited, and this passage of Lin Sen undoubtedly confirms that these words can only be seen by the people of the Supreme Council in the future.
Even their authorization doesn't work, only they can view it.
"I'll add." Tu Menghu, who had been silent on the sofa all along, spoke at this time, but saw him sitting up and lit the table and said in a deep voice: "Not only to clean up those pro-British and American, even those who secretly have independent thoughts." Everything has to be cleaned up. β
Tu Menghu lit the table. said coldly: "If these people exist, then they may not become pawns of Britain and the United States in the future." When the time comes, we will be in trouble. It's also easy to give authority to others, so it's better to clean it up now. β
"As for the time to clean up. Don't just use the name 'Tongri'. When the time is right, we can send news to the Japanese people, believing that they will be interested in cleaning up these people. After a pause, Tu Menghu said, "Of course." We can also use the name of the Japanese to clean up these people! β
Lin Sen looked at Tu Menghu approvingly, in his opinion, being able to be thick-skinned and black-hearted was already at the level of a leader. There is no absolute black and white in this world. Just thinking about absolute black or absolute white is just naΓ―ve thinking.
In politics, it is impossible to be all black or all white. Politicians are always moving between black and white. The difference is that politicians are simply playing black and white for their own benefit.
A true politician, on the other hand, is playing black and white for his ideals.
The top echelons of the coalition government and the Defence Force, perhaps, cannot all be said to be at the level of politicians. But at least Lin Sen, as chairman, and Tu Mengben, as commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, have this qualification.
Their ideal is to make the country rise, and they will not hesitate to play black and white for this. Even one day, when these things are exposed, they will be fearless.
But no one here except Tu Mengben himself knew that this was actually a method that Tu Menghu had learned from the Wufan troops of some countries in later generations.
What they did was even more ruthless than Tu Mengben. These people can dress up as terrorists to attack and kill peacekeepers, rape women, or even slaughter villages for the benefit of their country.
They often switch identities and do things that even the lowliest bastards are unwilling to do. It is only to stir up local contradictions, so that they can become internal disputes and then turn into wars so that their homeland can benefit.
"I will definitely go to heaven when I die, because I was in hell when I lived......" These were the last words left for Tu Mengben by the captive of the country's Wufan troops who were slaughtered by Tu Mengben's own hands.
This prisoner of war was ordered to slaughter a village of a tribe in a certain place. In order to stir up hatred, he had his men rape all the women in the village. Young and old.
All the pregnant women had their bellies opened, and the babies' heads were broken. And when Tu Mengben caught him, he was violently assaulting a girl who was only ten years old.
On the spot, his life was shattered and his hands were broken. But he bit the poison pill in his mouth, and all that awaited him was death. There was no way to get any information from him. Even though Tu Menghu had already guessed his origin at that time, he couldn't catch any evidence.
These were the last words that the prisoner of war left for Tu Menghu. And Tu Menghu chose to cut off his head before he was poisoned to pay tribute to the local tribes who were humiliated and slaughtered.
"Your name is unknown, but your deeds live on forever!" Tu Menghu suddenly murmured softly: "Sixth Uncle Qi, set up a cemetery for the comrades-in-arms of the field service department...... The monument of the cemetery, just engrave this sentence......"
This is a monument on the Monument to the Unknown Soldier of the former Soviet Union, which has inspired Tu Menghu to fight for his country in a foreign land again and again. He now wants to convey that spirit to his successors as well. In some ways, the intelligence officers who belong to Wang Yajiao are the descendants who have inherited his career......