Chapter 1010: A New Situation in Asia (Part II)
What the coalition government and the Defence Force are now demanding is complete control over Southeast Asia. From the Strait of Malacca to Annam, these areas are incredibly important.
Among them are the sources of resources, as well as access to the sea from the Indian Ocean to Africa. If the country is to develop, it cannot be separated from these places. And if these places are not controlled by themselves, many times the country will have to face various geopolitical, political and other threats, which is obviously not cost-effective. If this happens all the time, or if other countries use their surroundings to make a fuss, then the country needs to put more effort into dealing with these disputes.
Only by taking complete control of this place can we get rid of this embarrassment.
On this point, the views of the coalition government are unanimous. Therefore, in order to avoid the intervention of Britain and the United States and other countries, which may lead to possible changes, everyone believes that the pace of Southeast Asia should be slowed down.
Wait until Germany has almost drained the blood of the British and American Soviet armies in the Soviet Union, and then take Southeast Asia in one fell swoop.
"Your Excellency, China has now made progress in Southeast Asia. If we step up our support, maybe they can take advantage of the situation and take over the whole of Southeast Asia in one fell swoop. At that time, the situation on our battlefield will be completely changed. In the White House conference room, Marshall said.
"To this end, I propose that we intensify our assistance to the Defence Forces. At the same time, they were urged to complete the Southeast Asian campaign as soon as possible, which on the one hand could cut off the source of resources for Japan, and on the other hand, it could more effectively support the Soviet Union and the entire European theater......"
Roosevelt smiled faintly and looked at Marshall without speaking. Only little John smiled bitterly and said to Marshall: "My Excellency, Chief of Staff, you are thinking too simply. If nothing else, the Wehrmacht's next campaign in Southeast Asia will not make much progress. ”
Marshall was stunned when he heard this, frowning and a little confused. In his view, Japan is also China's enemy, and it is also the greatest enemy. For now. Germany poses little of a threat to China.
If, on the other hand, Japan gets the resources to fully activate its industrial base, then China will undoubtedly fall behind in the war.
Now it is clear that there are already signs of this. According to the Wehrmacht's battle damage reports, the losses inflicted by the Japanese on the battlefield against the Wehrmacht were increasing.
This shows that Japan's industrial base is already playing its part, especially with the resources of Southeast Asia. On the other hand, the weakness of the industrial base of the Wehrmacht was also exposed.
Although supported by new weapons, on the one hand, China's industrial base limits their production. On the other hand, in terms of technological innovation, the Wehrmacht is still more than a step behind Japan.
For example, the new fighters of the Wehrmacht, and now the Japanese have a way to deal with it. Although the new fighters of the Japanese army are not yet mature, they will always be perfected as the war continues.
And this is undoubtedly a great blow to the Wehrmacht. The Wehrmacht is now extremely dependent on air superiority, and if it loses air superiority, the offensive will be bogged down.
The Japanese side has realized the importance of air superiority in the new situation of warfare. So they are also sparing no effort to develop their own air force units.
Both sides are rushing for time, why would the Wehrmacht slow down its offensive in Southeast Asia?!
"George, you don't understand. For the Wehrmacht, what they want is to control all of Southeast Asia. Roosevelt looked at Marshall and said, "That's too important for them." Especially after the war. ”
"Until the eighteenth century. Southeast Asia is China's traditional sphere of influence. It was only after China closed itself off that the Europeans and us took the opportunity to occupy it. If China wants to develop after the war, then the geographical location and geographical advantages of Southeast Asia, as well as the huge resource advantages, are indispensable. ”
Marshall looked at Roosevelt suspiciously, and said, "This has nothing to do with their continuation of the war in Southeast Asia!" Didn't we already promise them that we would give up some of the interests of Southeast Asia in the future?! ”
Roosevelt looked at Marshall and said with a wry smile: "But the British, the Dutch, and the French don't think so." Apparently. They also want to continue to preserve all their interests in Southeast Asia. ”
When Marshall heard this, he couldn't help but suddenly realize. If European countries want to restore their power after the war, then the support of resources is indispensable.
For this reason, they will desperately grab any possible benefits. But Southeast Asia has so many resources that a fool will give up completely.
And the ideas of European countries. It is clearly not in China's interests.
"If they attack Southeast Asia now, on the one hand, it will cause them huge losses. On the other hand, if they had fought in Afghanistan and other places, or if the campaign in Southeast Asia had been completed for the most part, then the British and we would definitely have offered to involve them in the Soviet Union and even in Europe. What do you think the British will do then?! ”
Marshall stopped talking. He knew what the arrogant, greedy Britons were going to do. They will definitely quietly gather their strength. And try to avoid the loss of their own soldiers on the battlefield of the Soviet Union.
Because of the involvement of the Wehrmacht, it is natural for them to consider how to gain the upper hand in Southeast Asia after the war and reap the maximum benefits. So. The Wehrmacht, fighting to the death with the Germans on the battlefield, would surely bleed hemorrhage.
After the war, the British, French, etc., will use their own forces to try to regain their privileges in Southeast Asia. There is no doubt that these arrogant, greedy Britons never thought of ceding the interests of Southeast Asia.
That's why they are vague about the Defence Force's demands on the question of Southeast Asia's belonging. They thought it would be enough to play tricks on the coalition governments and the IDF.
"Those Brits, even if they are dying, will still take advantage." Roosevelt sneered: "This kind of cleverness of theirs will only lead to disaster." There is no doubt that the coalition government and the Defence Forces have seen what they have in mind. The response now is simple: slow down the Southeast Asian campaign. Refused to support the European and Soviet theaters. ”
Marshall couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, indeed! If the Southeast Asian theater of operations had not been completely over, there would have been a real reason for the Wehrmacht not to intervene in the war between the Soviet Union and Europe.
"Your Excellency, if the Wehrmacht does this, how will they respond to the next attack of the day?!" Marshall was puzzled by this, for as the Wehrmacht would face more and more difficulties as it grew stronger.
Roosevelt looked at Marshall and sighed, "Marshall, you are a qualified soldier. But you can never be a qualified politician. ”
"Where are all the wars being fought by the coalition government now?! The main ones are North Korea and Southeast Asia, and even if they are smashed there, they will not be harmed in the slightest. And the technicians we sent are already helping them repair the warship, presumably in the near future they will have their own navy. ”
After a pause, Roosevelt emphasized: "This is not the ruined navy of the past, but a new fleet that includes battleships, destroyers, and even aircraft carriers." Although this fleet could not fight the Japanese head-on, it was still possible to harass the Japanese transport fleet. ”
Marshall was a soldier, and as soon as Roosevelt's words came out, he began to look down and think about them. He found Roosevelt right that once the Wehrmacht had its own naval forces, the Japanese army's resource transportation would begin to be in crisis.
Even just one aircraft carrier and one escort fleet are enough to make Japan suffer in the waters of Southeast Asia. These warships did not need to fight the Japanese army head-on, but only constantly attacked the Japanese army's transportation lines.
As a result, the Japanese army would lose a lot of transport ships and a lot of resources. Without the support of those resources, the Japanese army itself would gradually collapse. At this time, the ground attack is just a matter of waiting.
"And the Wehrmacht will also have a lot of support from us because of this." John Rockefeller Jr. smiled bitterly and said, "As long as they maintain a hostile and offensive posture against the Japanese army, we must increase our support for them." ”
Marshall understood this, even if he knew in his heart that the Wehrmacht would not be able to do its job, the United States still had to strengthen its support for the Wehrmacht. On the one hand, it was a guarantee that they would not lose on the battlefield, and on the other hand, a guarantee that they would not throw themselves on Germany.
Now the Axis powers, led by Germany, are in full swing, and Germany has seized the whole of Europe and controlled almost all of Europe's land. And China dominates the East and is proud of the Soviet Union.
Once these two countries are united, then the situation on the battlefield of the USSR, combined with the resources of Southeast Asia, can be predicted. There is no doubt that no amount of people sent will help.
It is even likely that the combined forces of the two sides will fight along Siberia all the way to the Bering Strait, and then cross to Canada and threaten the United States. In order to ensure that the Wehrmacht is on their side, the United States must provide them with strong support even if they are no longer willing to do so, in order to stabilize their resolve to fight.
"Of course! For now, the chances of the Tiger and Germany working together are not very good. Although there are still links between him and Germany, our intelligence network shows that they are only doing some technical deals. And there was no further cooperation. Roosevelt frowned and said.
"But if we don't grasp it well, we always make mistakes, like the British. Then it is not necessary that the coalition government will not make other choices. Roosevelt sighed and said, "After all, they still have to prioritize their own national interests before our interests." ”
Everyone was silent. They know that this is indeed the case now, and a strong China has unconsciously stood up and become an important country that cannot be ignored by all forces......
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