Churchill had apparently expected Brian to refuse his request, and he was not upset. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBecause he knows that any country will definitely refuse such a request in the face of such a request. However, Churchill was confident that he would be able to convince the American side.

"Your Excellency, I know that such a request is indeed a bit abrupt. But, believe me, there will be nothing to lose for the United States. On the contrary, it will allow you to reap a lot of benefits. Churchill said with a sincere face.

"Your Excellency, if we sell warships to you, will we offend the Germans? What if the Germans used this as an excuse to go to war against us? Minister Daniels said.

Churchill laughed, and then said, "Your Excellency, the Germans could not have gone to war with the United States. Today's Germany simply does not have that ability. Even if the Germans won the war in the future, they would not have declared war on the United States. On the one hand, the blockade of the Atlantic Ocean made it difficult for the Germans to project their military power to the United States. On the other hand, the United States is a great power. Whether it is population or industrial strength, it is a first-class power. Under such circumstances, if the Germans wanted to use force against the United States, they would have no chance of winning at all. ”

Both Brian and Minister Daniels couldn't help but nod. True, although the military strength of the United States is inferior to that of Germany. But if Germany dared to attack the United States, they would not have lost. If tens of millions of Americans were to mobilize and arm millions of troops, there would be no problem at all. Coupled with the Atlantic barrier, it was impossible for Germany to project all its military power into North America. Therefore, the odds of the United States undoubtedly being very good.

"In that case, then why can't the United States sell those warships to us? As a result, the United States will receive a huge amount of money, and if those funds are used for naval construction, the United States will once again improve its naval strength. When the time comes, you will be even more powerful to deal with the German threat. This is undoubtedly of great benefit to the United States. In addition, if those ships are sold to us, the British Empire will have the strength to continue to fight the Germans, and if we can defeat the Germans, there will be no more threat to the United States. Even if we didn't succeed in the end, we were defeated by the Germans. But we will certainly be able to further deplete the Germans. When the time comes, they will also not have enough strength to attack the United States. It's a win-win-win for you. Churchill tried his best to persuade.

Both Brian and Minister Daniels had to admit that what Churchill said was very seductive. If the US Navy wants to vigorously develop its military strength, it will certainly not be enough to rely on the budget allocated by Congress alone. Especially when the capital ships of the German Navy are so strong in combat, they need more powerful capital ships. If they can get a sum of money from the British, it will be very helpful for them to build more capital ships.

In addition, the United States undoubtedly hopes that this war will last as long as possible. In this way, they can sit back and wait for Germany to expend more of its national strength in this war. The more Germany consumes national power, the safer the United States will be.

In this way, it would undoubtedly kill two birds with one stone for the United States to sell those capital ships to Britain and let them fight the Germans.

"Your Excellency, even if we sell you all twelve capital ships, I'm afraid you won't be a match for the Germans, right?" Minister Daniels asked. After all, with the heavy losses of the British, there was already a huge gap between their strength and that of Germany. It is almost impossible for Britain to want to reverse the situation.

"Your Excellency, we still have eight capital ships. If we buy 12 capital ships from your country, then our capital ships will rise to 20. In addition, our French allies have 10 capital ships. The Kingdom of Italy also had six capital ships. All of them add up, we will not be worse than the Germans in terms of the number of capital ships! Churchill said.

Bryan and Minister Daniels suddenly realized that after suffering such a heavy defeat, the British still did not give up! They were ready to rally the forces of the entire Entente to confront the Germans. This made both Brian and Minister Daniels admire these Britons, and their will to fight is undoubtedly something that the United States does not have. If the United States had such a will, perhaps the United States would have risen to become a military power long ago.

"But even if you can gather 36 capital ships, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat the Germans, right? The naval strength of the Germans, too strong! Minister Daniels asked.

Churchill nodded: "Yes, Your Excellency. Even if we had gathered the same number of capital ships as the Germans, it would have been difficult for us to defeat them. However, we will never give up because the odds are not good. For the British Empire, the greatest threat to us from the Germans was their blockade of us. If their blockade can be lifted, then the British Empire will have enough strength to continue fighting. Our newly built capital ships will also be able to continue to be built and completed in a very short time. When the time comes, we won't have to be afraid of them. Therefore, the purpose of reorganizing a strong fleet is not to really defeat the Germans, even if we can fight with them, the final victory must be ours. So, I implore the United States, help us! ”

To achieve his goal, Churchill lowered his noble head. You know, the British have always looked high in front of these Americans. Now, they have to lower their profile.

Of course, this made Churchill very aggrieved, but for the sake of the British Empire, in order to defeat the Germans, he had to do it. As long as the British Empire can win this war, the core interests of the British Empire can be guaranteed. Then, everything he is doing now is undoubtedly worth it. The ethereal thing like face can be found again later.

Regarding Churchill's performance, Brian and Daniels were shocked and a little happy in their hearts.

In their opinion, the United States could indeed sell these warships to Britain. This is very good for the United States.

"Your Excellency, I need to report to His Excellency the President before I can reply to you!" Brian said.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Churchill nodded. Brian's attitude made him feel a glimmer of hope.