"Why are you laughing at Americans? It seems not conducive to unity." Lord Markins of Sheffield, who also came to Germany, walked out of the conference room with Alan Wilson after today's meeting, and was quite puzzled by this behavior.
"Did we make a mistake? Isn't it true that the U.S. Eighth Army in the Far East is being defeated steadily by a country that only existed for two years with a population of nine million? Why don't we stop talking about it after everything has been revealed?"
Alan Wilson said with a knowing smile on his face, "I personally think that showing some doubts about the United States is beneficial and harmless in negotiations. In fact, the United States and the Soviet Union are similar. They have just proven their national strength from the world war.
, but it is not over yet. These two countries still want to prove that they are unique and the best. This is more obvious in the Soviet Union, and this mentality also exists in the United States, but it is not as obvious as the Soviet Union.
.Since both the United States and the Soviet Union want to prove that they are the only ones leading the world, appropriate doubt is what motivates them to move forward."
"You think this war is a war that the United States wants to prove." Makins said with confusion and disbelief, "This is too unreasonable. What's the point of proving it?"
"Although the United States is a descendant of the United Kingdom, Americans are not British after all. We fight for profit, and of course the United States does too, but the difference is that the United States always pretends that they fight for justice. In addition, the Soviet Union is there
Look, Markins, the force is mutual."
The Soviet Union was a country that relied on ideas. Facing such a country, traditional imperialist powers such as Britain and France had no moral advantage at all.
Among the major powers in the world today, only the United States has a relatively good image.
At the same time, in terms of national hardware, only the United States can conduct an all-round confrontation with the Soviet Union. The United States is definitely ready for confrontation at this time, but as the saying goes, power is mutual.
In this confrontation, the United States will inevitably have to make up for its ideological disadvantages. The United States was originally an ordinary nation-state, but after the Cold War, the United States also became another version of the Soviet Union.
We also rely on the political correctness of the banner of freedom to maintain centripetal force.
Alan Wilson feels that this is a point of no return. Although the United States won the Cold War in the end, the price the United States paid exists in all aspects of society. It was good when it came, but it cannot go back.
It is no longer possible for the United States to become a nation-state again. For the current United States, if Americans in 1950 could see the United States in the 21st century, they would definitely be very sad about what the United States has become.
Anyway, Alan Wilson knew from the memory in his mind that the United States really wanted to prove its strength in front of other countries. The best way to prove its national strength was war.
Today's United States does have the strength to dare to take risks. The United States' annual wheat production is one-third of all European and American countries. Its gold reserves are 25 billion U.S. dollars, which accounts for 70% of Europe and the United States. Steel
The annual output reaches 88 million tons, and the total industrial and agricultural output value for the year is 150 billion US dollars, which accounts for more than half of the total output in Europe and the United States.
The United States did not give up even after its defeat in the Korean War, and went to Vietnam to once again try to prove that the United States could fight.
The Vietnam War failed again, which caused problems throughout the United States. Frustration spread across the country, and doubts about the American dream arose. Many Americans believed that the United States would eventually lose to the Soviet Union.
The current problem is that the United States is too strong. Alan Wilson vowed in his heart that if the United States really fails in the Vietnam War, Britain will become its most reliable ally. But now it is better to let the Americans suffer a little.
Moreover, this was an active choice made by the Americans themselves. Others, Alan Wilson, did not dare to say it, but five-star general Mai Tianhuang definitely made this choice on his own initiative.
When Alan Wilson was in Germany, he obtained favorable conditions compared to the United Kingdom in the process of annexing the occupied areas. After returning to his homeland, Mountbatten, the Lord of the Sea, also received news that the Royal Navy's Pacific Fleet and the U.S. Pacific Fleet were discussing joint operations.
Since the end of World War II, the Royal Navy has sold many warships in the five years, ranging from aircraft carriers, battleships, to destroyers and minesweepers. The total tonnage of the Royal Navy is now only 2.1 million tons. It is already very different from the strength of the U.S. Navy.
Far away, but still twice the size of the Soviet, French and Italian navies combined.
The difference with the United States is that the United States is not like the United Kingdom, which froze and stopped its original shipbuilding plan due to financial problems. Also, unlike the United Kingdom, the warships built by the United States during the war were not quickly mothballed or sold.
But even so, the Pacific Fleet is still the main fleet of the Royal Navy, and the Mediterranean Fleet is a large fleet configuration. There are also naval forces of the Netherlands, Portugal, and France around British Malaya.
Alan Wilson didn't know if Emperor Mai had already thought of taking the enemy's retreat at this time, but he felt that it would not be so early. The top priority now should be not to be driven into the sea.
The business is to run the Busan defensive circle well first. Alan Wilson in Bonn has two main points to fight for the interests of the UK. The future capital of Germany must be in the British-occupied area. The Ruhr area controlled by the British is the most important place in Germany.
Can't the capital be placed in Bavaria, which is controlled by the United States?
Another point is to take care of the emotions of the French and the feelings of Germany's neighboring countries. Although the relationship between Germany and neighboring countries before the war was not necessarily bad.
But as a defeated country, Germany was kicked out of political correctness. It has been five years since the war ended, and neighboring countries have experienced five years of political correctness. Even if they had a good impression of Germany before, they have now been washed away.
Of course, the so-called neighboring countries also include the Soviet Union. Alan Wilson knew that he was destined to anger the Soviet Union. But this did not prevent him from using the Soviet Union to speak out and prove that Britain's concerns were justified.
Just like making a fuss about the incident where Emperor Mai went to Scam Island without saying a word, there is nothing wrong with following the same pattern.
"We in London believe that if the United States can quickly reverse the situation and defeat the enemy who invaded South Korea. Only in this way can it deter the Soviet Union. The security issues in Europe are what the UK is most worried about."
"Don't forget that we still have our people in Berlin. Once the Soviet Union is provoked despite its opposition, will those people become hostages?"
With the overall situation in mind, Alan Wilson said that when the war situation in the Far East was unclear and the free world did not have the upper hand, it would be harmful and unfavorable to the current situation in Europe to establish a coalition government excluding the Soviet-occupied areas regardless of the Soviet Union's objections.
This is not Alan Wilson's own initiative, the consequences of the absence of NATO and the Federal Republic of Germany have already been revealed.
With a war currently breaking out in the Far East, Attlee's cabinet was certainly unwilling to add fuel to the fire in Europe to draw the Soviet Union's attention back from the Far East.
Therefore, the fact that Britain agrees to merge the occupied areas and is willing to work hard for it does not mean that it supports the immediate emergence of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Alan Wilson is just relaying the opinions of this government to the Americans. Only after the United States has led the free world to repel the attempt to invade South Korea will the United Kingdom agree to allow the Federal Republic of Germany to appear. Before that, the occupied areas can be merged. The matter of the coalition government
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This is out of consideration not to intensify conflicts in Europe, which is very reasonable. Unless the United States is prepared to open a second battlefield in Europe, even Washington cannot exert pressure on this matter.
Alan Wilson has now discovered that NATO and the Federal Republic of Germany only appeared more than a year late, and when the Korean War broke out, they could give Britain such a large room for maneuver. Sure enough, Britain's diplomatic tradition was not wrong, and the water should be transferred
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For this explanation, the US representative also expressed approval, "Washington does not want to intensify the situation in Europe at this time, but regarding the transatlantic military alliance, it still needs the support of the UK. After all, the United States is out of consideration for maintaining world peace.
, is willing to help Europe resist the threat of the Soviet Union, but without the existence of a military alliance, the United States has no reason to station troops in Europe for a long time, and citizens will object."
"Considering the special relationship between Britain and the United States, I will not regard these words as a threat." Alan Wilson changed the topic after hearing this, "This matter still involves France. I believe you also know that France is the
It is a country with an army tradition, not Britain, so persuading France and the military alliance are very important."
Of course, Germany has more of an army tradition, but now Germany is a defeated country without even a government. Historically, the Korean War ended when Germany joined NATO.
The United States wants to find a country in Europe that can confront the Soviet Union in terms of army. At this moment, it can only fight for France. There is no second choice. This is also the case. The headquarters of NATO was not in Brussels at the beginning, but in Paris, the capital of France.
.This shows how much the United States relies on France.
Later, the NATO headquarters became Brussels. Didn't that mean that after de Gaulle came to power, he told the Americans to get out?
Therefore, regarding the establishment of NATO, Alan Wilson's focus was to allow the United States to locate as many military bases in Europe as possible in France, including those that should be located in the United Kingdom.
Pamela Mountbatten happened to have connections in Paris, and Alan Wilson always showed a bad stomach at critical moments, so he decisively asked his fiancée to try and let France attract its tentacles to Europe.
Anyway, De Gaulle's prestige is so great that the French will invite De Gaulle out sooner or later, and then tell the Americans to get out, so that both Britain and France can avoid being infiltrated by the United States. Everyone has merit, even France.