Chapter 230: 1.72 meters and 1.27 meters
"Besides, the national strength of the Americans is very disproportionate to their combat effectiveness. They have a strong industry, a vast land and rich resources, and a large population, but these things have not been transformed into corresponding combat effectiveness, and the lack of strong enemies around them is a plus and a disadvantage, what I didn't expect is that the Americans, who fought with the British Royal Navy, would lose so badly. Hehe. Salzburi smiled slightly mockingly.
In this era, it is not enough to have money and industry, and the fist must be hard enough, otherwise the status is not so high, and now the world's first-class empire has been arrogant at least on the battlefield, not to mention the British, the French also have glory, the Germans are stepping on the corpses of the French to ascend to the throne, and the Russians are called the steamrollers of Europe. Austria-Hungary? It is precisely because there is no record that can be harvested that the status of the rivers and lakes is not high.
The Americans' previous record was okay, and it was a matter of course to lose to the British, there was nothing to be ashamed of, after all, Napoleon was **** overturned, and it was normal for the Americans to be burned in the White House and the Navy Yard to be burned. In addition, the Americans are winning consecutive battles with Mexico, the weak chicken in North America, and the world still thinks that the Americans have some ability, plus the navy known as the fifth in the world before the war. (Britain, France, Russia, Germany, America?) It's really bluffing from the outside, so people look at the strength of the United States to be more than 1.72 meters (if the military strength of the British is Yao Ming's height). )
But the result of the actual war was a surprise to the people of the world. "! This TM is match-fixing, right? "When the British government received the telegram from the front, almost all the people didn't believe their eyes, and the fifth in the world was overturned? That's too fast, isn't it? The Americans and Russians were actually knocked out by the Japanese in one round, so it stands to reason that they will have to fight for a few months, right?
And it is precisely because of this defeat that the international status of the United States has plummeted! In the eyes of the great powers, the Americans went directly from 1.72 meters to 1.27 meters! And a bunch of so-called military commentators lost their jobs as a result. As a result, U.S. military power became the laughing stock of the great powers.
It is precisely because of the military defeat that the British government finally gave up its efforts to reconcile with the Americans, only the strong can be friends with the strong, the Americans have enough industrial and economic power, but the military is really not good, and even some people in the British government have asked: "What kind of Monroe Doctrine do you have about this ability?" Are you kidding? So a vote of British parliamentarians, under the manipulation of the capitalists, prepared to pass a plan to penetrate into South America! After all, South America is very rich, much stronger than Africa!
When the two sides take over the enmity, and one of them has enough force to back it up, then it is not important for the other side to improve relations, anyway, the United States cannot do anything to Britain. And Britain did have reasons to support Japan, so after hesitating for a long time, the British finally decided to take an attitude of inaction in the relationship between the United States and Britain. What do you love in the United States! Want to make the British Empire bow its head? Think too much!
Historically, the Americans helped the British win the 1 World War, what benefits did the British give to the United States? The Paris Peace Conference was led by Britain and France, and the Americans' concerns were not answered, and even later the Americans thought that it would be better to return the islands in the Pacific to Germany than to Japan. (It's true.) Specifically, see the Japanese Navy Trilogy) Of course, how can Japan spit out what it eats? In the end, everyone negotiated something, so the United States actually had nothing to gain in World War I.
There is no friendship between countries, only interests, and this exchange of interests is definitely not reciprocal, what did the Americans get by helping the British so much? It's not proportional to the effort and the effect. Of course, some people will say that the Americans are afraid that Germany will unify the European continent, but it can only be said that this is more of a speculation, after all, the Americans are not traversers, and no one could have thought that Germany in World War 2 was so crazy! (Of course, it has something to do with Germany's own death)
At least now the British think that it is unnecessary to offend Japan, their number one thug in the Far East, for the sake of US-British relations, and that Japan's control of the Philippines will also be beneficial to British capital. And in this way, the Americans found themselves unprecedentedly isolated, because of all the great powers in the world, none of them were willing to help the Americans at this time!
The French and the Americans have no friendship, and the Russians said that my brother is very disappointed in you, and in the eyes of Russia, he sold most of the Far East Fleet's family to you, and you actually gave it all away in one round! What is the difference between such an ally and a salted fish? The Russian Navy said that it would never cooperate with the Americans again in the future, and if it weren't for Admiral Essen's invincibility and self-sacrifice, wouldn't the U.S. and Russian fleets be shaved bald?
Americans sadly found that in the huge world, there seems to be only one country named Germany that they can find, but what is disappointing is that Germany can not provide much help now, strength and national interests are one aspect, and the most important thing is that the Kaiser and the German Chancellor are not in good health!
Frederick III, who had lived for 8 more years, was finally coming to the end of his life, although he could barely control it with drugs, but he could no longer bear the heavy work, and the iron-blooded Prime Minister Bismarck also resigned due to health reasons. Kalipme succeeded as Prime Minister of the Empire. And at a time when there was such a great change in internal politics, the Germans really could not do much to help the Americans.
Of course, there are some personal reasons. The German crown prince Wilhelm II, who had already begun his regency, thought that the Americans were too bad to deserve any help from the Reich. Coming to Berlin again, Prince Ruprecht also thinks that it is not good to help the Americans at this time, on the one hand, it is necessary to take greater diplomatic risks, and on the other hand, it is not appreciated to have help that responds to requests, even if this kind of help can be provided, it is necessary to make the other party feel that the help is not easy to come by, and only in this way will he cherish it! So the meaning of the traverser is to dry the Americans first.
Of course, this does not mean that we ignore them, but that we will not reply to the Americans' demands first, and then see how the situation develops, and then we will say that even if there is pressure, Germany cannot bear it alone, but the diplomatic etiquette that should be there is indispensable.
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