Chapter 1064: We Must Unite
On the other side of the ocean, the US government is also very concerned about the Berlin conference held by Germany. As soon as the meeting ended, the American spies figured everything out. Although, Germany's counterintelligence capabilities are very strong, and American spies do not take advantage of anything. However, other countries do not have such a strong counterintelligence capability.
When the intelligence department put the information on the rebuilding of Germany as an Allied Nation and began to integrate the forces of Europe, and at the same time stipulated how many troops each member country needed to mobilize in the war, President Roosevelt's face was very solemn after reading the information.
"Europe is so rich that even if we have developed for more than 100 years, we are still far from catching up with them! As long as the Germans have integrated the forces of most of Europe, they are not something we can contend with! Roosevelt sighed.
"Come on, go get all the cabinet ministers! In addition, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, and Mr. Hopkins, all came in. Roosevelt commanded.
Obviously, this time it was too tricky, and he had to consult widely.
Soon, senior officials of the U.S. government and military gathered in President Roosevelt's office.
"This is the information that the intelligence department has just obtained, let's take a look first!" President Roosevelt said.
The high-ranking officials began to make their way through the intelligence, and the office became quiet, except for the sound of flipping over the papers. However, when the senior officials of the US government and military read the contents of the intelligence, their faces changed drastically. In particular, the Minister of War, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chief of Naval Operations were even more pale.
"Gentlemen, I think we're really in big trouble this time!" President Roosevelt and the others spoke after reading the information.
"Yes, Your Excellency, I completely agree with you. We're in a lot of trouble this time. No one thought that the Germans would have such great courage to integrate the strength of the whole of Europe. Most importantly, it seems that they are going very well now. All of those countries joined the German-dominated Allies. And there was no objection to the huge number of army mobilizations proposed by the Germans. It is clear that they have identified with the integration of the Germans. Secretary of State Hull said.
Perhaps, they were simply under pressure from the Germans and did not dare to say anything. Actually, they didn't do it willingly. War Secretary Woodlin said.
"Perhaps, but we have to admit that the Germans' European integration plan has been initially successful. If war breaks out, I think it will be very difficult for us to defeat them. After all, with the army alone, they were able to mobilize more than 30 million. Moreover, this is far from the limits of the Allies. If they wish, they can further increase the number of troops. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau said.
"Gentlemen, since the Germans are already preparing for the next war, I think we must also take the necessary action. Otherwise, we will have no chance of winning in future wars. President Roosevelt said.
"Your Excellency, we have been preparing for war since several years ago. We are already in debt to build up our armaments. I have to kindly remind you that if we don't think about it, we may not be able to exchange our annual financial income with bank interest. At that point, our government will probably go bankrupt. Morgenthau said.
At the beginning, in order to extricate the United States from the economic crisis as soon as possible, President Roosevelt chose to expand its armaments to stimulate economic development. Although, of course, this has brought the United States out of the economic crisis. But at the same time, it has also caused the United States to owe huge foreign debts to the government.
President Roosevelt nodded, and of course he knew that. It's just that he has put all his hopes on the war that will break out in the future. If the United States can win the war in the future, then everything can be settled. But if the United States fails miserably, then the United States will be completely finished.
Originally, President Roosevelt believed that although Germany was strong, it would still be very difficult to contend with the United States, Britain, Britain, Britain, and the island nations at the same time. So, their odds won't be too small. But now, the Germans have integrated most of Europe, which means that Germany will become more powerful. And their chances of winning will be much smaller because of this.
"Your Excellency, I am afraid that we will have to think of other ways than to continue to develop our own strength. Germany is not only our enemy, but also other enemies. Although, Britain has a secret alliance with us at present, and the island nation is also in our support. However, we are not really allied with the island nations. Now that Germany is powerful, we have to make a real alliance with the island nations. In this way, we will be able to hit the forces against Germany. In addition, we should also think about Burussia. Although the ideology of Burussia is different from ours, their strength is still very strong. There will inevitably be a war between Bursa and Russia and Germany. Germany will not allow a strong country to appear in Europe. So, we can unite with Burussia as well. Once the Germans attacked, we had to support them with all our might, so that they could hold out longer under the German attack, and in this way, we would wear down the strength of the Germans. Secretary of State Hull proposed.
"Yes, Your Excellency. At this stage, we have to unite with other countries. Burussia is undoubtedly a very important ally. Now, with the help of the Germans, Burussia has developed a not weak industry. Although in many cutting-edge fields, it is not yet comparable to us. But the industrial output value is still very strong. Airplanes, tanks and cars, they are all able to produce and build on their own. What's more, they have a huge population. If the Burussia were to carry out maximum mobilization, they could even mobilize 20 million troops. This would make them the main force against Germany. War Secretary Woodlin said.
Many high-ranking US officials were originally hostile to Bu and Russia. But now, the Burussians have become an indispensable and important force in their defeat of Germany. This made them abandon their hostility and instead cooperate with Russia in the hope of uniting all the forces opposing Germany and defeating Germany in the future war.
President Roosevelt nodded: "Let's let our people go and make contact with Burussia!" ”