Chapter 966: American Strategy (2)

California.

A group of people gathered in a villa in Los Angeles, discussing some shameful activities.

Not long ago, this group of "ambitious people" formed a "German Alliance". As mentioned above, although Germans are the largest ethnic group in the United States, this is only reflected in blood and surname. In order to integrate into the United States, German Americans even Anglicized their names, abandoned their own traditions and culture, deliberately alienated their motherland, and integrated into the mainstream Anglo-Saxon culture of the United States. Most Germans have long recognized that the United States is their motherland. The blood consciousness is only in European monarchies. Americans are more concerned about legal status.

However, Germany is now so strong that it has pressed the United States to the ground and rubbed it crazily, and many people have begun to pick up their German identity again.

Of course, these are just interests. As long as there are enough interests, even blacks will be regarded as whites (in the United States in the early 20th century (earlier or later), when a black person achieved great success or became a rich man, the government and society would believe that his excellence and hard work enabled him to be promoted to the white class, nakedly referring to black as white).

An old man with white hair looked at the people present and spoke slowly. "Everyone, do you think our 'Pacific Defense Line' can stop the Germans?" Although the old man was white-haired, his eyes were bright and his face was full and he looked quite energetic.

No one knew whether the Germans would choose the Atlantic or Pacific direction as their landing point, but California was located on the Pacific coast, so they were naturally more worried about this side than the Atlantic side.

A middle-aged man in military uniform shook his head slowly. "Our 'Pacific Defense Line' is likely to be another 'Maginot Line'." The French spent ten years and 5 billion francs to build the Maginot Line, but were spared by the Germans. And their "Pacific Defense Line" has been under construction for less than a year, how could it be perfect. The entire defense line is full of loopholes, and I'm afraid the Germans can land anywhere they want.

Hearing this soldier say this, the faces of others became even uglier.

"Even if the defense line can stop the Germans, we can't intercept the German bombers. If they keep bombing, the whole United States will be reduced to ruins." Although it sounds exaggerated, as long as the Germans are patient, it is not impossible to bomb for a few years.

"Those guys are unwilling to accept the Germans' conditions and will bring the United States to hell. I don't want to be buried with them!" They are well-informed and know that the Germans have proposed new conditions not long ago, but those guys in Washington still did not agree.

Of course, those who gathered here are those who don't want to be buried with them.

Listening to the discussions of everyone, the old man nodded. "It seems that we have to contact the Germans."

Everyone quieted down instantly, their eyes focused on the old man, and one of the middle-aged men asked. "But what's the benefit for us?"

The old man smiled slightly. "I heard that the Germans allocated 500,000 square kilometers of territory to Chuikov in the Far East and 300,000 square kilometers to Siberia. In addition, Molotov, Timoshenko, Budyonny and others also received territories of similar size. I guess the Germans also want to divide the United States into more than a dozen pieces. It's not too much for us to ask the Germans for the entire California state, right?"

It was the middle-aged man who spoke again. "The Germans are not fools. Will they agree?"

The area of ​​California is 410,000 square kilometers, which does not look big, a little smaller than the territory Chuikov got. But some places cannot be measured by area at all, and California is a good example.

God loves the United States, and loves God California even more, giving it an endless source of wealth - the Mediterranean climate! It is no exaggeration to say that you can't even find a second Mediterranean climate zone in the world that can compare with California, with such a large area and such rich environmental diversity.

Almost every climate type in the world has some defects - too hot in summer, too cold in winter, many rainy days, typhoons, etc., but the Mediterranean climate zone is not hot in summer, not cold in winter, with little rain all year round and plenty of sunshine all year round. There is a famous American country ballad called "It Never Rains in Southern California".

California also has a Central Valley, where the fertile land and climate conditions provide an excellent agricultural development environment for California. The uninterrupted sunshine and suitable temperature brought by the Mediterranean climate throughout the year, as well as the fertile soil conditions formed by it, are simply inexhaustible wealth for agriculture and animal husbandry. More importantly, in the surrounding mountains, there is just such a large plain area with rich water systems, which is a natural cradle for diversified agriculture.

As a production area of ​​core crops other than wheat and corn, California's agricultural output value has long been ranked first in the United States, and its export volume is also far ahead.

In the United States, 96% of cauliflower, 97% of kiwi, 99% of walnuts, 95% of garlic, 95% of celery, 86% of carrots, 71% of spinach; 23% of cheese, 31% of cream, 50 % of skim milk powder, 81% of wine... As for California’s agricultural output data, no one state, or even any number of states combined, can surpass the glory of California’s agriculture. The yield per mu of California is even more amazing. The yield of lemons per mu is 50% higher than that of neighboring states. The yield of spinach per mu is 60% higher than the national average. There are so many delicious fruits and vegetables in California. , not only feeds a country, but is also the most powerful force in the country's agricultural exports.

And California has another key geographic advantage—a stretch of coastline facing the Pacific Ocean. This means that this is also an extremely important gateway for North America to the Asia-Pacific region, and this is even more critical. Both Southern California and Northern California are crucial nodes in the world's transportation and logistics system. The Los Angeles-Long Beach port group in Southern California is the most important and busiest port in the entire Western Hemisphere. Los Angeles and San Francisco are both the most important air transport nodes on the West Coast of the United States. The Pacific Gateway also means that it is also the outpost of the US defense, and its national defense status is also extremely prominent. Therefore, the US Navy and Air Force use California as a major hub in the Pacific region. Therefore, California’s status as the transportation and logistics center of the Pacific region of the United States is completely irreplaceable.

It can be said that California is a real treasure, a strategic location; will the Germans give up easily?