Joseph. Patrick. Kennedy was sitting in a meeting room in the German Chancellery in Berlin at this time, waiting for German Chancellor Adolf. The appearance of Hitler and the Chief of the General Staff Hersmann, Marshal of the Reich. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He was very confident in his trip to Berlin, because before he arrived in Berlin, he had heard that Empress Olga of Russia would pay an official visit to Berlin in her capacity as Empress - which seemed to mean that Germany's eastern policy was likely to destroy the Soviet Union!

The unanimous view of the U.S. State Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on German war policy was this: Germany could not afford to fight a war in the Atlantic and the Great Plain of Eastern Europe at the same time, because Germany currently controlled insufficient oil to maintain a navy capable of fighting the United States, to eliminate the Soviet Army's mechanized corps, and the corresponding large air power.

If Germany is determined to destroy the Soviet Union and restore the Russian Empire, then German (European) maritime power can only go on the defensive in the Atlantic, and may even reach a just peace with the United States.

This would make it possible for the United States to concentrate its efforts on Japan and seize control of the Pacific Rim.

Conversely, if Germany and the Soviet Union reached peace, the United States would most likely face a two-front war.

Therefore, after the victory or defeat of the "Battle of the Junction" had been decided, experts from the US military and the State Department suggested one after another that President Roosevelt should negotiate peace with Germany without "completely abandoning the Soviet Union."

And "not completely abandoned" means that the United States can keep the Lend-Lease Act and transfuse blood to the Soviet Union, and Germany can also transfuse blood to Japan through the European version of the Lend-Lease Act.

Since the United States has more oil, and the Soviet Union is far more powerful than Japan, this policy of "not completely abandoning" is beneficial to the United States.

In Kennedy's view, however, the so-called "incomplete abandonment" was merely a matter of taking care of the interests of America's arms and industrial giants (the two are now almost one).

Otherwise, Germany would have "cut off grain" to Japan, and the United States would have "cut off supplies" to the Soviet Union, and the world war would have ended in 43 years or 44 years at the latest.

Ambassador Kennedy, who was condemning the black hearts of the American capitalists in his mind, and at the same time thinking about which arms company he should buy with more "money", suddenly heard the sound of leather boots hitting the granite floor. And then it was: "Hi, Hitler!" Shouts.

Mr. Ambassador quickly stood up - he knew that it was German Chancellor Adolf Hitler who had arrived.

Hitler was joined by Reich Field Marshal Hersmann and Hess, who had been in charge of negotiations between the United States and Germany.

Although the meeting was informal, the simultaneous appearance of two of the most powerful figures in Germany and even in the European Community also gave US Ambassador to Switzerland a little more certainty in his heart.

Obviously, the Germans attach great importance to making peace with the United States. If he can bring about a merit-German peace, then the future of politics will certainly be more than just an ambassador.

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"No, no, no...... We don't really want to make peace with the Nazis in Europe, let alone abandon the Soviet Union. President Roosevelt and most American politicians knew what the consequences would be for Germany to dominate Europe, and even if the United States defeated Japan and dominated the Pacific, it would not be enough to confront a European community that would integrate with Russia. ”

Just when Ambassador Kennedy met with Hitler, Hersmann, Hess and others to discuss peace, the Kremlin also welcomed a guest from the United States, Special Presidential Envoy Harry Brown. Hopkins.

Hopkins's intention was simple: to explain the European policy of the United States, and at the same time to cheer on the Soviet Union, which had just lost the war.

Oh, and the threat Stalin!

When Hopkins saw Stalin's English secretary Pavlov translate all his words into Russian, he slowly added: "Of course, if you are going to make peace with Germany, then we have no reason to continue fighting with Germany...... And we will no longer interfere in European affairs, and the Lend-Lease Act will be immediately repealed and will never be restored, regardless of whether Germany abides by the treaty with you or not! ”

This is a naked threat! And...... The threat is still very reasonable!

Because the United States is in a very advantageous position when it comes to the issue of betraying friends. Germany, as powerful as it was, did not have the power to cross the Atlantic to attack the American homeland. Even the impregnable Caribbean Sea cannot be penetrated, and the best situation is nothing more than the suppression of the United States in the Atlantic.

However, it was not easy to achieve this goal, because Germany's sea power in the Atlantic was actually based on the high altitude, high speed, long range and high power of the JU288 and the power of the remote-controlled glide bomb.

With the gradual improvement of the "disposable Spitfire", the United States now has the killer weapon to defeat the high-altitude and high-speed superiority of the JU288. Unless it is within the combat radius of German jets (the superiority of jets at extremely high altitudes is not at all what piston aircraft can fight), the JU288 is no longer a difficult weapon to deal with.

After eliminating the threat of the JU288 and various remote-controlled gliding bombs, the two sides will fight aircraft carriers and battleships, and the United States has a great advantage. It's not that the shipbuilding industry in the United States can really overwhelm Europe, but that the United States has 260 million tons of oil, while Germany will have 60 million tons of oil by 45 years, which is only a fraction of that of the United States.

And the little oil controlled by Germany still has to maintain the expenses of European countries, and it also has to maintain a huge mechanized army and air force on the Eastern Front, how much can be left over for the Atlantic?

Therefore, once the United States completely abandons the Soviet Union, then Germany is very likely to turn around and destroy the Soviet Union again.

In order to negotiate peace with Germany, the United States will certainly repeal the "Lend-Lease Act," and once this "Act" is repealed, it will be difficult to pass it. Without the Lend-Lease Act, then the Soviet Union would not have "free" American arms, food and raw materials, and if it loses left-bank Ukraine, how can this Soviet-German war be fought?

"But the Soviet Union is now in great difficulty!" Stalin's brows furrowed, and he didn't know whether he was angry with the United States or worried about the future of the Soviet Union, "We are now fighting against the entire European Community alone, and there are traitors within us!" ”

"You're not alone," Hopkins said, "and you have our friends. In order to support the resistance of the Soviet people, we will take the initiative in the Atlantic. ”

"On the initiative in the Atlantic?" Stalin snorted softly, "That's wonderful...... You should have done this a long time ago. ”

"No, we can't strike too soon," Hopkins shook his head, "because we need time to build up our strength." Ships needed to be built, personnel needed to be trained, and carrier-based interceptors needed to be developed to counter Germany's advanced high-altitude bombers. ”

Of course, the US Army in this era could not be compared with Germany, and both the campaign organization and the tactical level were far behind. But the level of the US Navy is not low, and it is definitely a difficult enemy to deal with. Although Japan was a little stunned in the early days of the war, it suffered a lot of losses because of its stubborn assistance to Britain.

However, since the loss of the burden of the British mainland, the strategic freedom of the US Navy has increased significantly, and there is no need to fight an uncertain war in order to aid Britain.

Moreover, without the two major strategic objectives of aiding Britain and counterattacking Europe, almost 80 percent of America's terrifying war industry served the navy. This allowed the United States not only to go all out on building aircraft carriers, but also to have ample resources to speed up the construction of battleships and heavy cruisers.

According to the plan, ships No. 3 and No. 4 of the Iowa-class battleships could begin sea trials in 1943, and ships No. 5 and No. 6 would be commissioned in 1944.

The five Montana-class battleships, on which the Americans had high hopes, are now also being built with the highest priority. It should be in full service in 1945!

In addition, six Alaska-class battle cruisers with a standard displacement of 27,000 tons are currently under construction at full speed, of which the first ship, the Alaska, will join the US Navy in 1943, and the fifth ship, the Guam, will join the US Navy in early 1944.

In other words, by the beginning of 1944, the new American battleships/battle cruisers would have the USS Washington, the USS Iowa, the USS New Jersey, the USS Wisconsin, the USS Missouri, the USS Alaska and the USS Guam, a total of 7, which would definitely become a formidable rival of the European Combined Fleet.

Moreover, the US Navy's current plans in the Atlantic are not for a head-on showdown with the European Combined Fleet.

"Are you ready for a fleet showdown?" Stalin asked, "Do we need to send the Soviets and Kronstadt to cooperate?" ”

Four Soviet-class ships and two Kronstadt-class ships have not yet sailed to the Pacific Ocean, and according to the plan, they will go to the Pacific Ocean by the Arctic Ocean route in the summer of '43.

"Comrade General Secretary," Hopkins smiled, "of course we want to restore the Allied Combined Atlantic Fleet, but at the moment we will not fight a decisive battle with the Americans. Because the decisive battle was uncertain, our naval experts believed that we should fight a war of attrition with the Germans. ”

"War of attrition at sea?" Stalin asked with interest, "What to consume?" Ships or human lives? ”

"Consume fuel." "According to the calculations of our naval experts, the Germans simply could not supply the combined European fleet with fuel that could sustain high-intensity operations throughout the year," Hopkins said. So we just have to lure the main forces of the European Combined Fleet out of the ports and let them circle in circles across the Atlantic, and we will achieve our goal. It is estimated that at the current scale, the main forces of the European Combined Fleet will consume at least 20,000 tons of fuel for one day at sea, and the Germans will burn 20,000 tons more oil in the Atlantic, then their army on the Great Plains of Russia will have 20,000 tons less oil! (To be continued.) )