Chapter 561 Even France

"Why are you laughing at Americans? This seems not conducive to unity." Lord Magins of Sheffield, who also came to Germany, walked out of the conference room with Alan Wilson after today's meeting, puzzled by this behavior.

"Did we make a mistake? Isn't it true that the U.S. Eighth Army in the Far East is being defeated steadily by a country that only had a population of nine million for two years? What's happened now, why don't we stop talking about it?"

Alan Wilson said with a knowing smile on his face, "I personally think that showing some doubts about the United States is beneficial and harmless in negotiations. In fact, the United States and the Soviet Union are similar. They have just proven their national strength from the world war. , but this is not over yet. The two countries also want to prove that they are unique and the best. This is more obvious in the Soviet Union, and this mentality also exists in the United States, but it is not as obvious as the Soviet Union. . Since both the United States and the Soviet Union want to prove that they are the only ones leading the world, appropriate doubt is what motivates them to move forward."

"You think this war is what the United States wants to prove." Makins said with doubts and disbelief, "This is too unreasonable. What's the point of proving it?"

"Although the United States is a descendant of the British, Americans are not British after all. We fight for profit, and of course the United States does too, but the difference is that the United States always pretends that they fight for justice. In addition, the Soviet Union is there Look, Maggins, the force is mutual."

The Soviet Union was a country that relied on ideas. Facing such a country, traditional imperialist powers such as Britain and France had no moral advantage at all.

Among the major powers in the world today, only the United States has a relatively good image.

At the same time, in terms of national hardware, only the United States could engage in an all-round confrontation with the Soviet Union. The United States is definitely ready for confrontation at this time, but as the saying goes, power is mutual.

In this confrontation, the United States will inevitably have to make up for its ideological disadvantages. The United States was originally an ordinary nation-state, but after the end of the Cold War, the United States also became another version of the Soviet Union. It also relied on political correctness such as the banner of freedom to maintain centripetal force.

Alan Wilson feels that this is a point of no return. Although the United States won the Cold War in the end, the price the United States paid exists in all aspects of society. It was good when it came, but it cannot go back.

It is no longer possible for the United States to become a nation-state again. For the current United States, if Americans in 1950 could see the United States in the 21st century, they would definitely be very sad about what the United States has become.

Anyway, Alan Wilson knew from the memory in his mind that the United States really wanted to prove its strength in front of other countries. The best way to prove a country's strength is war.

Today's United States does have the strength to dare to take risks.

The annual wheat production of the United States is one-third of that of all European and American countries. Its gold reserves are US$25 billion, accounting for 70% of those of Europe and the United States. Its annual steel production reaches 88 million tons. The total industrial and agricultural output value for the year was US$150 billion, accounting for more than half of the total output in Europe and the United States.

The United States did not give up even after its defeat in the Korean War, and went to Vietnam to once again try to prove that the United States could fight.

The Vietnam War failed again, causing problems throughout the United States. Frustration spread across the country, and doubts about the American dream arose. Many Americans believed that the United States would eventually lose to the Soviet Union.

The current problem is that the United States is too strong. Alan Wilson vowed in his heart that if the United States really fails in the Vietnam War, Britain will become its most reliable ally. But it would be nice to let the Americans suffer a little now.

And this is the active choice of the Americans themselves. Others, Alan Wilson, dare not say, but the five-star general Mai Tianhuang must have made this choice on his own initiative.

Alan Wilson gained favorable conditions relative to Britain in the process of annexing the occupied zones in Germany. Sea Lord Mountbatten, who returned to his homeland for gold plating, also received news that the Royal Navy's Pacific Fleet was discussing joint operations with the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Since the end of World War II, the Royal Navy has sold many warships in the five years, ranging from aircraft carriers to battleships to destroyers and minesweepers. The total tonnage of the Royal Navy is now only 2.1 million tons. It is far from the strength of the U.S. Navy, but it is still twice the strength of the Soviet, French and Italian navies combined.

The difference with the United States is that the United States is not like the United Kingdom, which has frozen and stopped its original shipbuilding plan due to financial problems. There are also warships built by the United States during the war, which were not quickly mothballed or sold like the British.

But even so, the Pacific Fleet is still the main fleet of the Royal Navy, and the Mediterranean Fleet is a large fleet configuration. There are also naval forces from the Netherlands, Portugal, and France around British Malaya.

Alan Wilson didn't know if Emperor Mai had already thought of taking the enemy's retreat at this time, but he felt that it would not be so early. The top priority now should be not to be driven into the sea.

The business is to run the Busan Defense Circle well first. Alan Wilson in Bonn has two main points to fight for the interests of the UK. The future capital of Germany must be in the British-occupied area. The Ruhr area controlled by the British is the most important place in Germany. Can't the capital be placed in Bavaria, which is controlled by the United States?

Another point is to take care of the emotions of the French and the feelings of the countries surrounding Germany. Although the relationship between Germany and neighboring countries before the war was not necessarily very bad.

But as a defeated country, Germany was kicked out of political correctness. It has been five years since the war ended, and neighboring countries have experienced five years of political correctness. Even if they had a good impression of Germany before, they have now been washed away.

The so-called neighboring countries, of course, also include the Soviet Union. Alan Wilson knew that he was destined to anger the Soviet Union. But this does not prevent him from using the Soviet Union to prove that Britain's concerns are justified.

Just like making a fuss about the incident where Emperor Mai went to Scam Island without saying a word, there is nothing wrong with following the same pattern.

"We in London believe that if the United States can quickly reverse the situation and defeat the enemy who invaded South Korea. Only in this way can it deter the Soviet Union. The security issues in Europe are the UK's biggest concern."

"Don't forget that we still have our people in Berlin. Once the Soviet Union is angered despite its opposition, will those people become hostages?"

With the overall situation in mind, Alan Wilson said that when the war situation in the Far East was unclear and the free world did not have the upper hand, it would be harmful and unfavorable to the current situation in Europe to ignore the opposition of the Soviet Union and establish a coalition government excluding the Soviet-occupied areas.

This is not Alan Wilson's own initiative, the consequences of the absence of NATO and the Federal Republic of Germany have already been revealed.

With a war currently breaking out in the Far East, Attlee's cabinet was certainly unwilling to add fuel to the fire in Europe to draw the Soviet Union's attention back from the Far East.

Therefore, Britain's agreement to merge the occupied areas and its willingness to work hard for it does not mean that it supports the immediate emergence of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Alan Wilson was just relaying the opinions of this government to the Americans. Only after the United States led the free world to repel the attempt to invade South Korea would the United Kingdom agree to allow the Federal Republic of Germany to appear. Before that, the occupied areas could be merged, and the coalition government was a matter of Talking.

This is out of consideration not to intensify conflicts in Europe, which is very reasonable. Unless the United States is prepared to open a second battlefield in Europe, even Washington cannot exert pressure on this matter.

Alan Wilson has now discovered that NATO and the Federal Republic of Germany only appeared more than a year late. With the outbreak of the Korean War, they could actually give Britain such a large room for maneuver. Sure enough, Britain's diplomatic tradition was not wrong, and the water should be transferred mix.

For this explanation, the US representative also expressed approval, "Washington does not want to intensify the situation in Europe at this time, but regarding the transatlantic military alliance, it still needs the support of the UK. After all, the United States is out of consideration for maintaining world peace. , is willing to help Europe resist the threat of the Soviet Union, but without the existence of a military alliance, the United States has no reason to station troops in Europe for a long time, and citizens will object."

"Considering the special relationship between Britain and the United States, I will not regard these words as a threat." Alan Wilson changed the topic after hearing this, "This matter still involves France. I believe you also know that France is the A country with an army tradition. Not Britain, so persuading France and the military alliance are very important."

Of course, Germany has more of an army tradition, but now Germany is a defeated country without even a government. Historically, the Korean War was over when Germany joined NATO.

The United States wants to find a country in Europe that can confront the Soviet Union in terms of army. At this moment, it can only fight for France, and there is no second choice. This is also true. NATO's headquarters was not in Brussels at the beginning, but in Paris, the capital of France. This shows how much the United States relies on France.

Later, the NATO headquarters became Brussels. Didn't that mean that after de Gaulle came to power, he told the Americans to get out?

Therefore, when it comes to the establishment of NATO, Alan Wilson's focus is to let the United States try its best to locate military bases in Europe in France, as well as the part that should be located in the United Kingdom.

Pamela Mountbatten happened to have connections in Paris, and Alan Wilson always showed a bad stomach at critical moments. He decisively asked his fiancée to try and let France attract its tentacles to Europe.

Anyway, De Gaulle's prestige is so great that the French will invite De Gaulle out sooner or later, and then tell the Americans to get out, so that both Britain and France can avoid being infiltrated by the United States. Everyone has good qualities, even France.