Chapter 172: The Worries of the U.S. Army!
As an emerging military and economic power, the United States has not been rising for long. www.biquge.info It's just that for many Americans, they know that what they have is now is more due to their vision.
In the early World War I that swept Europe, the United States also stayed on the sidelines as a neutral country in the early days. Their unique geographical advantage gives them the advantage of watching fire from across the strait, and even every world war, they can benefit a lot.
He Zhengdao, who has paid attention to the reasons for the rise of the United States, is very clear that as the victor of World War I. Towards the end of World War I, the United States suddenly announced its entry into the war. This also allowed them to share in the benefits of the First World War.
With the U.S. dominating North America, the domestic economy has grown rapidly. Many American businessmen have gradually felt that their development has reached a bottleneck, and if they want to continue to develop, they must start exporting capital.
North America alone does not seem to be able to meet their capital exports. In this case, many American businessmen were undoubtedly happy to learn that Germany had rekindled the war in Europe.
The U.S. government, which has eaten the sweetness once, knows very well that the time for their rise is too short, and compared with the overseas colonies of the old powers such as Britain and France, the colonies owned by the United States are more confined to North America.
And in Asia, which is not far from them, many rich colonists have been acquired by the old powers of Britain and France. Even in China, the benefits that the United States can enjoy are far lower than those of Britain and France.
Now China is in a national war, and Britain, France and Germany are also at war. The U.S. government felt that this was a godsend, the best time for them to enter Asia and share the benefits of colonization.
It's just that the U.S. government is well aware that the Japanese bowl now has Asia as their backyard. If the U.S. government intervenes, it will inevitably come into conflict with the Japanese government. So how do you avoid conflict?
While doing business with the Japanese bowl, the United States also wants to curb the continued strength of the Japanese bowl. They even hoped to expand their influence in Asia while Britain and France were at war with Germany.
In He Zhengdao's view, this kind of behavior is undoubtedly trying to be a wall grass. Compared with others who do not understand the plans of the United States, He Zhengdao knows very well that in the future World War II, the United States' aid to China will come more from their national needs.
To put it mildly, it was not China that received the most American aid in World War II, but Britain and the Soviet Union. Although the United States did not participate in the war in the early days, it continued to provide funds and weapons to the Allies.
Although the aid to China was large, it was limited to preventing the defeat of the Nationalist Government. In He Zhengdao's view, this kind of assistance is somewhat inconsistent with the contributions made by China in World War II.
The words he said to the US military delegation are more because He Zhengdao wants the United States to convey a meaning, that is, don't be a fool of China. If you want China to contain the Japanese army, you must show sincerity.
As Major General Sam sent the information of the first meeting back home, Roosevelt looked at the information on the telegram and said with some surprise: "Has all this information been confirmed?" ”
In the face of Roosevelt's inquiry, the head of US military intelligence also nodded: "It's basically true!" According to the intelligence fed back by our European intelligence station, the USSR really intended to attack Poland and even expand their influence in Europe.
As for the contract they signed with Germany, we have not yet found out the specific content. However, judging from the current military cooperation between the two countries, it is not denied that the information provided by Huaxia may still be true. ”
'Do you think the Soviet Union will be in alliance with the Japanese bowl?' ’
For Roosevelt, he knew very well that once the Soviet, German, and Japanese countries were truly united, then the current Allies were afraid that they would only be in trouble. He also knows how powerful these three countries are when they join forces.
The US generals who participated in the meeting shook their heads and said, "Mr. President, I don't think the possibility of a Soviet-Japanese alliance is very likely. According to the information we had before, the Japanese bowl had always wanted to expand their interests in the Far East.
In fact, the Japanese hope to penetrate their influence into Europe through the northward expansion policy. It's just that judging from the current sudden truce between the Soviet Union and Japan, I am afraid that both the Japanese bowl and the Soviet Union know that now is not the best time for their two countries to fight.
The Soviets needed to take care of the European theater, but the Japanese wanted to speed up their war to unify Asia. Under such circumstances, peace talks between the two countries are undoubtedly the best option. Therefore, General He's analysis is still very powerful. ”
Although the United States has declared neutrality, they are actually very concerned about the European and Asian theaters. And at this moment, their business cooperation with the Japanese bowl also let them know some of the intentions and strategies of the Japanese bowl.
Faced with the answer of the US staff general, Roosevelt said with a headache: "Then do you think that the speculation of this Huaxia general is likely to become a reality?" Next, will they be able to withstand the counterattack of the Japanese army? ”
In response to such an inquiry, a US general soon said: "Judging from the current situation, the war between China and Japan is more due to the Japanese army's upper hand. Our ally in Chongqing is now more in the stage of struggling to support.
On the other hand, the Chinese army in Yan'an today has regained some lost territory one after another, and the speed of expansion of the army is also very fast. From the telegram sent back by the delegation, it can also be seen that this force is not simple.
At least in terms of will to fight and weapons and equipment, it is no worse than the army on the Chongqing side. But if you want to deal with the counterattack of the Kwantung Army, the strongest force of the Japanese army in China, I am afraid that it is still a little difficult. Even if you can hold it, you will lose a lot. ”
Just as the general made such an analysis, the general in charge of intelligence gathering said: "Mr. President, there is a situation that I think needs to be mentioned. That is, according to our analysis, it is possible that the Japanese army will launch a military operation in Southeast Asia next.
At the beginning of the year, their navy had already sent an army force to Hainan, China. In addition to the construction of a large number of logistics bases, a large number of troops have also been deployed. And recently, their forward troops have launched reconnaissance in the Indochina Peninsula! ”
Hearing this, Roosevelt quickly said, "It should be a French colony, right?" ”
'Yes! According to our judgment, the next strategic focus of the Japanese bowl may shift to the annexation of Southeast Asian countries. Under the circumstances, Britain and France had no time to care about their colonies in Asia.
With the naval power possessed by the Japanese bowls, they were able to project a large number of elite armies to these colonies. Through this occupation, they expanded their colonial armies, while plundering the funds and resources needed to support their current strategy toward China. ’
Everyone knows that the Japanese bowl is a country with relatively scarce resources. It is precisely because of the scarcity of resources that the Japanese bowl hopes to strengthen itself by invading other countries. And Huaxia is undoubtedly a resource power.
It's just that at present, China's will to resist the war seems to be somewhat beyond the expectations of the Japanese army. Even now, half of China has almost become a colony of the Japanese bowl. But everyone knows that the day bowl is also difficult to ride a tiger at the moment.
Not to mention that the international community will not recognize the puppet government that has been propped up in Nanjing, there are many people who resist it even in China. Attempts to colonize China by copying the methods of the puppet Manchukuo now seem to be completely unworkable.
In this case, if the Japanese bowl wants to support the needs of the war, they can only increase the plunder of the surrounding countries. It is unlikely that they would have been able to obtain war loans from Britain and France earlier.
As for the United States, it naturally will not provide war loans to the Japanese bowl. Then the Japanese bowl, which could no longer stop the war, could only plunder wealth and resources from other invading places through other means to support their war of aggression in China.
Although the Japanese bowl has not yet taken action against those countries in Southeast Asia, according to the information obtained by the US military's intelligence personnel in Asia, some of the Japanese bowl's reconnaissance units have already entered these Southeast Asian countries to investigate and collect intelligence.
This also means that the Japanese bowl is going to do something to these countries! Once they started, they realized that these British and French colonies were likely to become colonies of the Japanese bowl. The colonial interests there will be embezzled by the Japanese bowl.
Even after saying this, the intelligence chief said: "If the Japanese army enters Southeast Asia, then the only remaining strategic supply channel in China may also be interrupted." This will also be fatal to the Huaxia troops! ”
Yunnan-Burma Highway!
As president, Roosevelt naturally knew that the Japanese bowl had blocked all sea supply channels in China. The only remaining external supply routes appear to be limited to the Burma Highway and the land route bordering the Soviet Union.
After such an analysis, Roosevelt also said with a serious expression: "Cut off the supply line of the Chongqing government to obtain military aid materials from Southeast Asia, and reach a series of cooperation with the Soviet Union to blockade Yan'an."
If these two plans can make the Japanese bowl succeed, then the situation of the Chinese War of Resistance will inevitably undergo a major change. If China is really completely occupied by the Japanese bowl, then our interests in Asia will be hit hard in the future! ”
Roosevelt's remarks really surprised the senior US government officials attending the meeting. If He Zhengdao could hear the judgment and analysis they made at this moment, I am afraid that he would also be surprised.
After all, in the near future, China formed an expeditionary force to fight in Burma in order to maintain this international supply line. As for Roosevelt's Soviet-Japanese cooperation, He Zhengdao did not feel that there was anything to worry about.
As far as the Soviet Union is concerned, making peace with Japan is more out of the needs of its own national interests. The blockade of the Soviet-Chinese border was more of a Japanese profit, and it did not benefit the Soviet Union.
Even for the Soviet Union at this moment, they also hoped that China could contain the development of the Japanese army. How could the USSR have acted in such a short-sighted manner under such circumstances?
In any case, the assumptions and speculations that He Zhengdao told the US military delegation did make the US government realize that the situation in China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression would take a sharp turn for the worse. If they don't give them strong support, I'm afraid something really will happen!