The mighty British were busy at all times, because they needed to deal with all the world's affairs in order to keep the British Empire strong.

But now the British are in a much better mood than they were before the First World War, and the two threats of Russia and Germany have been eliminated one after another, and only France and the United States are now the only ones who have the strength to threaten the dominance of the British Empire.

The losses suffered by the French in the war were terrible, and it was difficult to regain their former competitiveness without a decade or twenty of recuperation.

The United States, the other theoretically most powerful competitor, has been excluded from the world alliance because it has been caught up in wars in the Philippines and Central America, and its international reputation and status have been greatly damaged.

Although Britain's position in the World League is not the only one, it is definitely the strongest among many countries.

In the case of maintaining a good alliance with Australasia, the Anglo-Australian alliance is far greater than the Franco-Russian alliance, and the strength of the British countries is far greater than that of other countries.

After ascertaining that the French had been focusing on the establishment of factories in Germany for a short time, the British relaxed and set their sights on the Central American war, which had already begun a year earlier.

The outbreak of the Nicaraguan Civil War was a surprise to the British, but it quickly gave them an opportunity to take control of the Panama Canal.

Regardless of whether the British acted or not in history, the British at this point in time did pay extraordinary attention and action.

The intervention of the British and Australasia was the reason why the Americans were slow to resolve the war in Central America.

There is no way, Britain and Australasia have already taken a strong statement, which is also doomed to the Americans not to expand this conflict into a large-scale war.

After all, in the face of the strong intervention of the two powers, if there are no two great powers of the same size to contend with each other, the probability of defeat is very high.

Under the premise that the islanders are unwilling to give everything to help the Americans, the Americans can no longer find another power of equal strength in the world to help him.

You can't rely on Italy, can you? As soon as Italy declared war, the sea was blocked, and the British, if they wished, could even broker a joint partition of Italy with France and Austria-Hungary.

The Americans have not asked the French for their opinions, but the current France is not the founding father of the United States.

The French were already afraid of war, and they were even less likely to confront the British Empire in substance.

The competition between the French and the British is more like a competition at the diplomatic level, and the French will try their best to win over as many small and medium-sized countries as possible to form a diplomatic level of suppression, rather than tearing their faces and directly using force to threaten them.

After all, the French also understand the current gap between France and Britain, and they have really been frightened by the casualties of the First World War, even if they have the strength, the French will not easily start a world war.

In mid-March, the British diplomatic service again contacted Australasia to discuss the situation of the Central American war, which was currently raging.

David, the British ambassador to Australasia, asked Arthur to see him and asked him straight to the point about his thoughts on ending the war in Central America at the moment.

"End the wars in Central America?" Arthur asked with a slight curiosity.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The war in Central America has been going on for more than a year, and it is a just war of the Central American nation against foreign invading forces. It is time to end this war and return Central America to the embrace of peace, and the people of Central America can once again enjoy the good life that peace brings. Diplomatic Ambassador David said with a smile.

"How can this war end? The Americans invested a lot in the war, right? Doesn't this mean an all-out war with the United States? Arthur asked with a little interest.

The U.S. government, which has experienced two successive blows from the Philippines and Central America, has already invested heavily in this Central American war.

If it weren't for the fear of Australasia and the British, and for the fear of causing a full-scale war, I am afraid that the US government would have to send all its army and navy.

Because there was less naval suppression, only some U.S. Army forces resisted, and the war advantage in the Americas was still on the side of the Central American countries.

You know, Britain's aid to these countries has also cost a lot of money.

In order to achieve the goal of occupying the Panama Canal and reducing the strength of the Americans, the British invested tens of millions of pounds in this war and provided a large number of weapons and equipment to many countries in Central America.

With these weapons and equipment from British aid, the American countries did not have a gap in firepower in the face of American troops.

Although there were slight differences in the quality of training, the Central American armies had a stronger desire to fight, which also wiped out the combat strength of both sides to a considerable extent.

Historically, it was not without reason that Nicaragua drove out the US troops, and without the outbreak of a full-scale war, the US military's combat strength was not so strong, and it could not form an all-round crush on these small and medium-sized countries.

If this were to be replaced by the former Germany, even if the Central American countries united, they were destined to fail to break through the defense line of the German army.

The strength of the German army in the past is really not paper data, the First World War was supported for so long under the insistence of the four major powers of Britain, France, Russia and Australia, and the German talent is the biggest reason.

Although some of the poor moves by France and Russia in the war were also reasons for the prolongation of the war, if it were not for the strength of the German army, the First World War might have ended in less than a year or two.

"The Americans don't seem to have the guts to start a full-scale war, Your Majesty." David explained with a smile: "If the Americans reject our peace proposal, then it's time to hold a joint exercise in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans." ”

The strength of the Americans is also relative, at least not so huge in front of the British.

While the Americans' economy and industry have created a rather exaggerated war potential, do the Americans really have the guts and confidence to start an all-out war with Britain and Australasia at this moment?

The war potential also needs to be realized over a long period of time, and the current US Navy is far inferior to the naval alliance of Britain and Australasia, which is also doomed to be a strong landing of the United States if it is only a war between three countries.

Moreover, the diametrically different political views of President Coolidge and President Wilson are also important reasons for the British government's decision to be tough on the United States.

Long before President Wilson, the usual policy of the United States was a policy of isolation, which habitually excluded itself from the world situation and carried out its own development in peace.

While this has created the largest industry and economy to date, it has also made Americans too calm and unwilling to intervene in world disputes and wars.

Even President Wilson's campaign manifesto when he participated in the general election promised not to involve the United States in war and to ensure the independence and peace of the United States at all times.

The United States did not gain anything in World War I, but on the contrary, it wasted tens of billions of dollars in vain because it obtained the right to participate in World War I.

Then the flu caused a significant decline in the reputation of Americans, and the American people were even more opposed to the war than before World War I, and the isolationism of the United States was mentioned again.

President Coolidge and his predecessor, President Warren, were traditional classical liberal conservatives, advocating small political government, policies of government spending, tax cuts, and unlimited support for the development of large private enterprises, and the "Taylor system" in factories.

In particular, President Coolidge was the former vice president who was replaced after President Warren's death, which led to President Coolidge's lack of support among the people.

Now that this year is the official election in the United States, if President Coolidge cannot gain the trust of the American people, then the US government will have to look forward to a new president.

It is precisely because of the timing of the US election that President Coolidge is confident that he will not be able to start an all-out war at such a moment, which has led to today's meeting.

Hearing David's explanation, Arthur nodded, still very much in recognition of the decision of the British side and the current timing.

While it is true that the United States is powerful, the American government is not united.

In particular, Coolidge, who advocates small government, is precisely because of Coolidge's laissez-faire, and the power of the state governments is also quite large.

In some states with relatively large powers, the influence of the state government is even much greater than that of the national government, which also dooms President Coolidge's position to be not as stable as imagined.

"If you want to weaken the Americans, it is better to add the war in the Philippines." Arthur smiled and put forward his request: "The war in the Philippines is also a just war of the Filipino people against the United States, and it also deserves our strong support." ”

Arthur's attitude was also clear: there was no problem in jointly pressuring the United States to end the war in Central America, but it was necessary to add the war in the Philippines.

Taking this opportunity to end the war in the Philippines is also good for Australasia, after all, if it drags on for a long time, whether the war can be controlled by Australasia is a question.

Only by taking control of the Philippines as soon as possible and cultivating this country as his loyal little brother can he play his due role in future wars.

The tens of millions of people in the Philippines can contribute at least hundreds of thousands of troops, and if they are promised high pay, their desire to fight will not be low.

After all, nominally they are fighting for their Philippine country, and their desire to fight must be stronger than those colonial armies.

Even before the war, a country with a population of tens of millions was a medium-sized market and a suitable dumping ground for manufactured goods in Australasia.

Looking at Arthur with a smile on his face, David naturally understood that this was Arthur's condition, and he wanted Australasia's military support, and at the same time, the end of the Philippine War must also be added.

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