Chapter 196: No alliances are considered for the time being

The loss of Singapore was even worse for the British, and if it were not for the Chinese blocking Burma, the Japanese could have fought by land, and then achieved a land and sea attack on India. At this time, Churchill's buttocks were already on fire, and he was holding back a bad breath to pull the United States into the water and China into the water. The U.S. economy can only be said to be slowly recovering, and stimulating domestic demand is just a long-term treatment, and the best way is to fight a war, and the consumption brought by the war is enough to bring the U.S. industry to a peak.

Of course, from Roosevelt's point of view, the purpose of the war and the revitalization of the economy was only a small vision. After the Concession Act and the beginning of the preparations for war in the United States, the question no longer existed. Building a system of world order dominated by the United States is what the United States wants to do most.

At the time of the Sino-Soviet war, a secret agreement was reached between the Soviet Union and Germany, and the beard "leased" his Black Sea Fleet to the mustache in exchange for 2,000 new German fighters and 1,000 new tanks, as well as related manufacturing technology. The secret deal between the Soviet Union and Germany was soon learned by the Sixth Division of the National Security Bureau, which was in charge of overseas security, and Fang Jianxiong personally called the mustache and said in a tactful tone that the Sino-Soviet war was in a critical period, and China did not want to see the Sino-German friendship in Shanghai happen. The mustache was furious when he received the telegram, and he also knew that the relationship between Chinese and German private capital was close, and many things were difficult to hide.

Anyway, there was no evidence, and the mustache called back and said: Germany will never do anything harmful to China's interests. If you don't believe it yourself, don't expect Fang Jianxiong to believe it. It is nothing more than trying to stabilize China. Don't let China turn to Britain and the United States.

At this juncture, the Japanese Navy and Army began to pinch each other again. The Army advocates striking Australia first, while the Navy advocates attacking India first. The Navy's justification: Maritime security cannot be guaranteed without the complete elimination of Britain's maritime power in Asia. The army stressed that Australia has high-quality iron ore, which is an important source of iron ore for China's iron and steel industry, and that if this source is cut off, China's threat to Japan will be greatly reduced.

The Navy retorted against the Japanese, and Britain had not yet driven out of Asia. What will China think if it hits Australia first? Once the war between China and Japan starts, will the Japanese Army be able to defeat China? If you have the ability, you can do it earlier. And there is another problem with hitting Australia first. Now the United States has cut off Japan's oil resources, the oil tanks in Java have been blown up by the British, and the oil fields have not yet been restored. In the event of a war between China and Japan, China's navy is more than capable of crushing Japan's sea transportation lines. There is a high probability that the army will hit Vladivostok directly. It was even possible to bomb the Japanese mainland with bombers. And striking Australia first is likely to provoke the United States into the war.

Anyway, it's a quarrel, each with its own reasoning, and no one can convince anyone. In the end, the problem was lost to Prime Minister Fumihiro Konoe. Of course, Konoe is not willing to go to war with China at this time, even if he fights the United States first, he can't provoke China first. The two countries were too close, and in the end the guards were still inclined to hit India first. The reason is simple, the Japanese Army could not march at sea. Whatever you want to do depends on the face of the navy. It is not possible to do this thing without favoring the navy.

Just as the Japanese Navy and Army were quarrelling, a major incident occurred that affected history. November 25th. The American cruiser USS Milwaukee was patrolling the waters off Bermuda when it suddenly came under torpedo fire from a submarine. Bermuda used to have a British naval base, and through the Guò Concession Act, the United States took the base into its arms, and paid no more than fifty mothballed old destroyers.

When the eyes of the whole world were on the US presidential palace, US Ambassador Stuart Leiden, who had been in office for less than a month, urgently asked to meet with Fang Jianxiong, president of the Republic of China.

"Your Excellency, this is a message from President Roosevelt's office, a letter from the President of the United States to you." Situ Leiden has been engaged in educational activities in China for a long time and has a high reputation in Chinese cultural circles. His appointment as ambassador was highly anticipated by the U.S. government. There is already an excuse for the United States to enter the war, and the difference between one more ally and one less ally is too great. As for whether President Fang Da will stand on the opposite side of the United States, this issue is an example of confidence in the US president's think tanks, this is absolutely impossible! The reason is very simple, since Fang Jianxiong's rise in the Yangtze River basin, the interests of the United States have been too deeply entangled. Fang's own fixed assets in the United States are no less than 2 billion, and Fang Jianxiong has no reason to stand on the opposite side of the United States. Unless the United States takes the initiative to attack China, China will at best maintain a neutral attitude. Even neutrality is minimal!

At this time, Min Xiu sent a cup of ginseng tea, and after Fang Jianxiong took the teacup, he seemed to be very tired, rubbing his temples with one hand, and said to Min Xiu: "Headache, you read this message." ”

Min Xiu's hand trembled, but he still took the message and read it first, and then read it in Chinese: "Your Excellency Fang Jianxiong, President of the Republic of China, a few hours ago, the American light cruiser Milwaukee was shamelessly attacked by German submarines in the waters of Bermuda, and the number of casualties cannot be counted so far. ......, please think carefully about my advice, your friends Franklin and Roosevelt. ”

This letter, which appeared in the form of a telegram, had only one content, the United States was going to enter the war, and the ally had already identified a United Kingdom. Roosevelt strongly pleaded with Fang Jianxiong for China to join the Anglo-American alliance and fight together against the Triple Alliance of Germany, Japan, and Italy. Of course, there is a lot more to the content, all of which are some painstaking persuasion and memories of the beautiful past of Sino-US friendship.

Fang Jianxiong's move to let Min Xiu read the message did not cause Situ Leiden's dissatisfaction, which can only show that this beautiful woman belongs to Fang Jianxiong's side and is absolutely trusted.

Rubbing his head vigorously, Fang Jianxiong sighed and said, "Your Excellency, Sino-US relations are very important!" I implicitly expressed the idea of an alliance between China and the United States as early as 10 years ago, but I received a vague answer from the US government. Now that the U.S. ships have been attacked by German submarines, and the U.S. is about to enter the war before it remembers an alliance with China, do you think the possibility of an alliance between China and the United States exists during this period? Four million Wehrmacht troops are fighting against the Soviets in Siberia and Central Asia, and there are only 50 infantry divisions defending China's long coastline. At this time, I must point out that if the United States had not withdrawn from the Philippines, Japan would not have been able to move south, which shows how far-sighted the decision made by the US Government was in the first place. At present, there is a life-and-death war going on between China and the Soviet Union, and China's weak industrial capacity is fully supporting the war. Because of this war, our navy had to abandon the new battleship program, and because of this war, we had to endure the high prices offered by American companies to import aviation aluminum, gun tube steel, engines, oil, precision machining instruments and equipment from the United States. If I'm not mistaken, up to now, the U.S. government has restricted the export of high-precision processing equipment and technology transfer from some companies to China. Well, I can understand the concerns of the U.S. government, and I can understand these moves by U.S. businesses in the long-term interest. Now, then, I think I can only reply to my friend Mr. Franklin from an objective analytical point of view, that the Chinese government will not consider forming an alliance with any country until the end of the Sino-Soviet war, let alone intervening in the war between Japan and the United States. Speaking of this, Fang Jianxiong paused, glanced at Min Xiu and said, "Why haven't you left yet?" ”

Min Xiu's face twitched, picked up the teacup and smiled: "I thought you had other orders." Fang Jianxiong smiled and said, "The old lady's side, it's all up to you to take care of it, it's hard work." ”

"Yes, then I'll go back." Min Xiu hurriedly left, her back looking slightly trembling.

Situ Leiden's expression at this moment was unusually heavy, and with the sound of a closed door, his lowered head was raised, and when he saw that Fang Jianxiong was about to say the persuasion reasons he had painstakingly organized, Fang Jianxiong raised his chin slightly and said: "It was an objective analysis just now, now let's talk about the current world pattern from the perspective of world peace." ”

Situ Leiden's words were held back, dealing with this guy is really tiring, can't you talk once if you have something to say? Well, Stuart Redden is a gentleman and must be gracious! Smile slightly, straighten your waist, and continue to be a very personable listener.

"The alliance formed by Germany in Europe, Japan in Asia, and Italy in Africa has objectively seriously undermined the old world order and threatened China's security! Although China has been mired in the hardships of the war against the Soviet Union, I must admit that from the perspective of long-term world peace, the alliance between the United States, China, and Britain is in the common interests of the three countries. Considering that the Sino-Soviet war was raging, please tell my friend Franklin that China will definitely become an ally of the United States, but not now. I can't give a definitive answer to when. In closing, I would like to reiterate once again that the United States is the only option for China's allies if it abandons its foreign policy of non-alignment. ”

Stuart came and went in a hurry, and the telegram flew over the Pacific Ocean, and soon appeared in front of Roosevelt. Hopkins picked up the telegram and read: "The following is the content of Fang's personal answer,......。 Based on the above, it can be determined that China will not consider forming alliances with other countries for the time being. ”

"Isn't the question of alliances being considered for now? This cunning mercenary guy is waiting for the US government to offer a higher bargaining chip. Ask the experts on China how much the United States would have to pay to ally China with the United States. That's what Roosevelt's reaction was, not at all worried that Fang was on the opposite side of the United States. (To be continued......)