Speaking of the relationship between France and the United States, in addition to the well-known Louis XVI, the founding father of the United States, there is also a past that the French do not want to mention, that is, in the early 19th century, when the Americans took advantage of the fire to loot and seize the huge colonies of France.

This event was only a few decades before the American Revolutionary War, and France, which had just helped the Americans achieve independence, was threatened by the United States to buy up to 2.6 million square kilometers of French land in North America for a very low price of $15 million.

What is the concept of 2.6 million square kilometers of land? The area of mainland France is about 550,000 square kilometers, and the land that the United States has looted is about five times that of mainland France.

This history has become an eternal pain in the hearts of the French, and Louis XVI has fought hard to support the United States, which has made the French people's impression of the United States instantly lower.

It is no exaggeration to say that most politicians in France are avoiding this period of history, which is second only to the pain of the Franco-Prussian War.

Now that there is an opportunity to take advantage of the fire to rob the United States, the French will naturally not let it go. After reaching an agreement of interests with Britain and Australasia, the French were actively preparing for war, preparing to cut a piece of meat from the United States.

Although France suffered great trauma in the previous world wars, even the entire French society became cowardly.

But this is also a matter of object, in the face of a country like the United States, which is not very strong militarily, France is still that strong country.

More importantly, this war has the guarantee of Britain and Australasia, and the main force must be Britain and Australasia.

The French only need to mobilize a small number of troops to gain a large amount of territory, something that the French politicians will certainly not miss.

Although there was a heated debate in the World League about whether or not to wage war against the United States, it was clear to everyone that the World League would not have a decision until the British had decided.

The reason is simple, only the British navy can crush the American navy, and only the navy that defeats the United States can land on American soil.

The reason why the Americans' land forces are so weak is entirely because the navy alone can protect the United States.

If the U.S. Navy cannot be defeated, let alone the world alliance united, even if all the countries of the world are united, they may not be able to defeat the United States.

Fortunately, the British acted very quickly, the capitalists saw the benefits, the officials saw the merits that could be created by defeating the United States, and the proposal on whether to wage war against the United States was not met with any opposition, and was even officially announced by the British Parliament with a approval rate of more than 80%.

Regular meeting of the World League, June 17, 1928.

After Britain had already decided to fight the United States, the vote in the World League became swift.

There was no difference from what Arthur had expected. As long as Britain, France, and Australia unite to decide something, there is no room for other countries to resist.

However, there is no need to resist this kind of thing, because as long as you join, you can bring huge benefits to yourself, and those countries have no reason to refuse at all.

On June 18, the World League officially announced that it was about to launch a war against the United States, and declared that it was a war to judge the crimes of the United States and a just war to safeguard the interests of all mankind.

On the same day, the World League issued an ultimatum to the United States, demanding that the United States continue to pay reparations for the flu and make a new round of compensation for the global economic crisis caused by the collapse of the New York stock market.

The announcement said that in view of the harm of the New York economic crisis to the entire human economy, the United States will pay a total of 17.3 billion pounds in reparations to the world, and provide relief to civilians around the world who are suffering from hunger because of the economic crisis.

If we add in the unpaid flu reparations, the United States will have to pay more than 20 billion pounds to the world, which translates to more than 65 billion dollars.

It is clear that the World League is determined that the Americans will not agree to pay such a large amount of reparations, which is why it has set such a condition that the Americans simply cannot fulfill.

The reaction of the Americans was not what Arthur expected.

The U.S. government first rejected the World Alliance's demand for reparations, saying that the World Alliance's demand was absurd and contrary to human morality.

At the same time, the Americans also said that they will do everything in their power to maintain the security of the United States, even if it costs huge sacrifices and casualties.

Unfortunately, when this ultimatum is issued, the attitude of the World League will not change.

The attitude of the Americans, the world alliance does not care, and even the countries that have decided to fight against the United States are worried that the United States will agree to pay reparations and miss the best opportunity to carve up the United States.

After the United States refused to pay reparations, the World League quickly responded.

On June 20, 1928, Britain, France and Australia announced the formation of a joint army at the World Alliance Conference, each sending 100,000 troops to attack the United States.

In the following week, more than seventy percent of the members of the World League announced that they had joined the war against the United States.

Among them, the countries that sent 50,000 troops were: Russia, Poland, and the Austrian Empire.

The countries that sent 30,000 troops were: the Netherlands, Belgium, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, and the United Sultanate of Kalimantan.

The countries that sent 10,000 troops were: Finland, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Mexico, the Philippines, Germany, Italy.

Troops of less than 10,000 troops were: El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia

From the number of countries involved in the war, it can be seen that the combined influence of Britain, France and Australia can affect almost all countries in the world.

By June 27, 1928, the number of countries that had declared war against the United States was approaching 30, and the number of troops forming the combined army had exceeded 800,000, nearly ten times the number of active duty in the United States Army.

The size of the navy is even more exaggerated. Britain's navy alone has surpassed the U.S. navy, not to mention the combined naval operations of the major powers.

It is no exaggeration to say that compared with the military strength of the United States, the combined forces have formed an all-round crushing force on the sea, land, and air.

Even if the United States occupies a natural geographical advantage, it can only look at the ocean and sigh in the face of such a disparity in strength.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the major European media being curious about the reaction of the United States after learning about the size of the joint army, they are also curious about the reaction of the island nation in this incident.

Judging from the size of the combined army alone, if the strength of the United States side is equal to that of the combined army, then this can be called World War II.

If the island countries join the United States, it will really smell of world war. However, compared with the German Empire faced in the previous all-out war, the current United States and island countries have a large number of flaws, and they are much easier to solve.

But in fact, in addition to the large number of participating countries, the army of up to 800,000 people in the joint army also has a large number of shortcomings.

First of all, the main forces of the operation were definitely Britain, France, and Australia, and at most Russia, the Austrian Empire and Poland.

The combined number of troops of these five countries is about 450,000 men, which is more than half of the combined army.

This also means that most of the remaining countries are playing soy sauce, and whether the United States can win the war depends on whether the United States can defeat the armies of these five countries.

As long as these five countries are solved, the other countries seem to be numerous, and they are nothing more than paper tigers.

Although the combined military of these five countries is 450,000 people, there are not many truly elite troops.

Britain has always been known for its navy, and the combat effectiveness of the British Army is actually not strong. The elite of the French army also consumed most of it in the First World War, and the 100,000 people who participated in the war were absolutely impossible to send their own elite troops according to the French temperament.

Needless to say, the Russians are still at risk of civil war, and it is impossible for Russia to send its elite troops to participate in the war against the United States.

The combat effectiveness of the armies of the Austrian Empire and Poland is also questionable, and the only real reliable one is Australasia itself.

The good news, however, is that the U.S. Army is weaker and not necessarily comparable to the British Army.

Although there may be a certain morale bonus in defending the homeland and defending the country, the number of the US conventional army is only about 100,000, and it has been reduced to 80,000 because of the economic crisis.

Coupled with President Hoover's massacre of veterans, the combat effectiveness of the U.S. military is not necessarily a threat to the militaries of other countries.

As long as the U.S. Navy can be the first to be dealt with, the war will actually be more than half won.

It is simply impossible for the United States to rely on an army of 80,000 to hold back a combined army of more than 800,000, and even if the United States starts to expand its military frantically from now on, it will not change the result.

If the army wants to develop combat effectiveness, it needs to go through at least six months of rigorous training, or more than a year of regular training.

Troops who are hastily trained to go into battle can only be cannon fodder, and Arthur has no fear that the American army will pose a threat to the Australasian army unless the Americans can develop more powerful weapons, such as fully automatic rifles, or ultimate weapons like nuclear weapons.

But such a possibility is smaller than the defeat of the United Navy by the US Navy, and it can basically be ruled out in advance.

The announcement of the imminent war against the United States by the World Alliance immediately ignited global public opinion.

Even if the U.S. government imposed a massive blockade, it still couldn't stop the news from spreading throughout the United States.

There is no doubt that the American people are absolutely panicked. The mere number of hostile countries was enough to make the Americans give up their resistance, not to mention the number of great powers they faced.

There was even a lot of speculation in the media about where the coalition forces would land, and every time such a report was published in the newspapers, the local American people would be evacuated in large numbers, fleeing inland far from the coast.

But alas, there are too many coastal areas in the United States, and there are too many possible landing sites for the coalition army.

Such reports do nothing to help America's preparations for war, except that they can increase the panic of Americans out of thin air.

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