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Roosevelt frowned, with a look of displeasure on his face, but he still ended the phone call with Admiral Ernest King.Looking at Hull with some strange eyes: "Cordel, what's the big deal with the Mexicans?" He pointed to the dark night sky outside the window. "It's midnight now, what's the matter, let them come back tomorrow morning."
"Mr President!"
Hull gritted his teeth and said heavily: "The Mexicans are here to declare war! They have declared war on the United States of America!"
"What! Mexico has...declared war on the United States!?" Roosevelt widened his eyes and shook his head in disbelief.How could Mexico declare war on the United States?The industry in this country is almost blank, the military power is ridiculously weak, and the people there seem to be very friendly to the United States... Almost all Mexicans want to be Americans!How could this country declare war on the United States?How did the world become like this!
"Mr. President, President Cardenas of Mexico has rejected our ultimatum to join the Allies and has declared war on the United States on this grounds! Cardenas has broadcast a speech to the nation of Mexico and formally invited the Japanese troops and the Central American Federation into Mexico."
Looking at Hull's tired and stern face, President Roosevelt heaved a long sigh. He never thought that Mexico, a close neighbor of the United States, and a weak country that is not yet popular, would dare to declare war on the United States!Besides, this time the United States offered unprecedented preferential terms to Mexico, not only to support Mexico's unification of Central America, but also promised to provide 10 billion US dollars of low-interest loans for the construction of infrastructure, and even all the military expenses of Mexico after participating in the war The expenses are also provided by the United States... Although the United States also used a little intimidation, it was just to scare the Mexicans.How did they really declare war?Also invite the Japanese army to station...
"My God! The Japanese army is coming! They are about to attack the United States... Quickly, call Admiral Marshall to the White House!" Roosevelt thought of the hundreds of thousands of heavily armed kamikazes who were about to invade the United States. In the mainland, an inexplicable panic welled up in my heart, and I quickly ordered Hull to invite the new Army Chief of Staff Marshall to the White House.
This Marshall is because dozens of B-17 bombers of the U.S. Air Force participated in the night attack on Truk some time ago.Therefore, he has made great contributions and accumulated valuable experience in fighting against Japan, so he was recalled by Roosevelt to take charge of the defense of the west coast of the United States, and now he replaced MacArthur as the chief of staff of the army.
Marshall, who was notified, did not dare to neglect, and immediately rushed to the White House overnight. As soon as he entered the Oval Office of the President, he saw Roosevelt sitting behind his desk with a gloomy face, as if he was sulking at someone, or he might be worried about Mexico's response to the attack. American Invasion!
"Mr. President." Marshall saluted Roosevelt, then found a chair and sat down, waiting for the other party to ask questions.
"George," Roosevelt's voice was a little hoarse, and his face flushed even more. "Mexico has declared war on us, and the Japanese are coming soon... What should we do? Can Admiral MacArthur handle this situation?"
"We should take the initiative to attack! Mr. President!" Marshall glanced at the obviously agitated president, and replied, "I believe General MacArthur can defeat the Japanese army in Central America, as well as the Mexican army."
"Really?" After suffering a series of blows, Roosevelt seemed to have little confidence in the US military.He thought for a while and said: "Add more troops to MacArthur's First Army. The total strength will be increased to 60 divisions, and the number of armored divisions will be increased to 8... There must be more aircraft, at least 2000!"
"Mr. President! I think that Admiral MacArthur should launch an attack as soon as possible and occupy Mexico City before the Japanese army!" Marshall shook his head in his heart. Roosevelt was now caring but chaotic, and randomly commanded military operations he didn't understand.Marshallton paused and explained: "Actually, the Japanese are not very strong in Central America, and the Central American Federal Army and the Mexican Army are even more vulnerable. General MacArthur's 30 divisions are enough to defeat them. Therefore, I Think we should attack as soon as possible and take Central America before Germany ends the war in Europe!"
Chapter 0876 US encirclement network (six) peace meeting, landing
In the past few days when the Americans were trembling because of Mexico's joining the Axis camp, the mediation behind the scenes surrounding the armistice in Western Europe was also going on in full swing.The situation is already obvious. Whether it is the Belgian battlefield or the French battlefield, the British and French allied forces defeated by the Chinese and German armored forces have low morale and no fighting spirit. They have no will and courage to fight.In the governments of Britain and France, it is obvious that the compromise faction has the upper hand.None of them want to invest the precious lives of the young people of the two countries in this doomed war.However, the main force of the besieged British and French coalition forces has not yet received the order to surrender, so they can only grit their teeth and resist hard. There are tens of thousands of casualties every day, and the positions they hold are becoming more and more fragmented.On May 5, their defense line was cut off by the Chinese and German coalition forces, and more than 13 million British and French coalition forces were divided into two parts.One of the encirclements is in the Valem-Saint-Truiden area between Liege and Brussels. About 100 remnants of the defeated army will be surrounded!Another encirclement was a little further north at Belingen, where less than 70 British and French troops were trapped, waiting desperately for an order to surrender.
In France, the German Army Group B has already driven straight in, pouring in through the Ardennes Forest, as if entering no one's land.In just a few days, the front was effortlessly pushed to the line from the Somme to the Aisne.Although the French put together 71 reserve divisions west of the Somme-Aisne River, they established a "Weigand Line of Defense".However, in the face of the Sino-German coalition forces that have an absolute advantage, the French army can't see any future except waiting for the moment when it will collapse.
Even the French government, which is still clamoring to defend Paris, is quietly preparing to move the government to Tours.And on the main roads leading to the south of France, there are no troops with high morale ready to go to the front line, only long fleeing teams that can't see the edge.The terrified French moved slowly southward with their most valuable possessions in cars, carriages, donkey carts, and even on their shoulders.All kinds of pessimistic gossip permeated the fleeing team. For a while, it was said that the German army had broken through the Somme River; for a while, it was said that Italy and Spain threatened to declare war on France; , invaded Texas... In short, the war has been lost!Now we are waiting for Marshal Petain to negotiate a treaty that does not lose power and humiliate the country at the Rome Peace Conference!
However, this kind of thing is impossible to think about.When the British and French allied forces invaded the Chinese capital, they burned their palaces and forced them to cede land and pay compensation!This time the Chinese are going to enter Paris, and I don’t know whether to burn the Louvre or Versailles?
Perhaps because of the chain reaction caused by Luo Yaoguo's soul travel, the Italian leader in Rome has been doing his best to promote European peace... I heard that because of his contribution to world peace, the 1940 Nobel Prize The Peace Prize is probably going to be awarded to this Italian fascist leader!
A large number of diplomatic transactions were carried out under his coordination.Ambassadors, representatives, special envoys from various countries, as well as prime ministers, prime ministers and heads of state, all gathered in Italy.Telegrams shuttled between the capitals of the main warring countries and Rome, and ideas were put forward one by one.Suggestions surfaced in front of leaders of various countries.
The special envoys and leaders of the defeated countries such as Britain, France, Benelux, etc., who are destined to be infamous as "traitors" for thousands of years, are still dealing with the victors as much as possible, hoping to recover a little loss for their country, even if it is a gram less For gold, it is also good to cut an inch of land less.
The leaders and diplomats of the victorious countries of China, Japan, Germany and Russia became even busier.For the benefit of their own countries, they not only had to bargain with the defeated five countries, but also intrigue with other victorious countries and neutral countries (mainly Italy), and sometimes they even played a little tricks.
Among the four victorious countries, China and Germany are undoubtedly the most important. Japan is mainly looking for troubles for the United States... its contribution cannot be said to be small, and Russia is a bit of soy sauce. Britain and France fired a shot, but sent troops to attack Iran under the control of the Soviet Communist Party together with the Chinese.Therefore, when dividing up the loot, the loot was divided according to the size of the contribution. China and Germany naturally took the lead, and they got a lot of land and compensation.
Although Russia didn't make much effort, but because Hitler and Luo Yaoguo both wanted to win over the Russian empress, they also gained a little.
Japan suffered the most. The wars against the United States seemed to outsiders to be won with ease, as if the American soldiers were vulnerable.But in fact, every game is a tough battle!It all depended on the Japanese army and navy to fight with their lives to win.But the spoils of war were not distributed much!The territory only got half of Lanyin and Papua New Guinea (the Philippines was obtained in exchange for the Far East Coastal Area).And Papua New Guinea among them is currently controlled by the US military that has withdrawn from the Philippines!If the Japanese want to get it, they have to go to war.As for the Central American Federation and Hawaii, since the war against the United States is not over after all, they are not yet spoils of war, and the Americans may snatch them back at some point.Regarding such a result, Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe, who personally went to Rome to participate in the peace conference, publicly expressed his unusual dissatisfaction!
However, they wanted to obtain the territorial claims of Eastern Australia, but they still did not receive the support of the two victorious giants of China and Germany.Germany's reason is simple. They want to reach a settlement with Britain as soon as possible so that they can concentrate on destroying the United States, so they cannot be too harsh on Britain.China, on the other hand, was noncommittal about Japan's request, but also expressed its hope to reach an agreement with Britain and France as soon as possible, so that it could scrape a large sum of gold and go back to live its own life. The meaning behind this statement seems to be that China does not want to get involved in the future The war against the United States!Of course, Hitler was extremely dissatisfied with this, and even lost his temper in front of Mussolini and Konoe Fumimaro, accusing China of being a traitor to the Axis powers!However, in public, the head of the German Third Reich still made an unbreakable gesture of Sino-German friendship.
China's military strength may not be as good as Germany's, but it is definitely not something that Germany can use force to subdue.After all, these two countries are not only far apart, but also the United States, the world's third oldest, is there. If China and the United States join forces, Germany's dream of ruling the world will be shattered!In addition, China still has a trump card that made Hitler feel afraid. China's atomic bomb project started earlier than Germany's, and before the nuclear fission theory was made public, they had already used the technology and industrial strength of Germany and the United States to make breakthroughs in the manufacture of atomic bombs. The biggest problem - isotope separation technology.According to the estimates of Otto Hahn and Werner Heisenberg, the heads of the German atomic bomb project, China will definitely have the atomic bomb before Germany!
China's unwillingness to join the anti-American alliance was a blow to Hitler's plan to destroy the United States, but it did not affect the interest of Japan and Italy in participating in the anti-American war.In addition to the Central American Federation and Mexico, which had already declared war on the United States together with Japan, Hitler had pieced together a five-nation anti-American alliance.
In addition, in the eyes of Hitler and the German High Command, the main battlefield of the anti-American war could not be the west coast of the United States.Because the Pacific Ocean is too vast, and the shipping capacity of China and Japan is very limited.It was impossible to transport millions of troops to North America in a short period of time and maintain their logistical supplies.Therefore, the key to the demise of the United States is the control of the Atlantic Ocean.As long as Germany firmly controls the Atlantic Ocean, it can take advantage of Europe's powerful shipping capabilities to send the powerful German army to the continental United States.As long as the German Army comes ashore, the "amateur level" Army of the United States is definitely not an opponent!
Therefore, the main energy of Hitler and Mussolini at the Rome peace conference was put on plotting against the British and French fleets and merchant ships.While Hitler was extorting huge war reparations from Britain and France like a lion, Mussolini came out to play the role of a peacemaker and proposed to use the British and French fleets and merchant ships to compensate part of the reparations—if Britain and France can do so in the future In the war to eliminate the United States, "lease" their fleet and merchant ships to Germany, and Germany will exempt 50% of the war reparations from Britain and France!If Britain and France can follow Germany to join the anti-American war, then Germany will exempt both countries from all war reparations!Moreover, Britain and France can also get a spoils of war from the United States.
However, the British and French governments certainly did not have the will to follow Hitler to fight the United States.Especially the United Kingdom, their Canadian Dominion is on the lips of the United States. If Britain joins the Axis powers, won't the United States immediately attack Canada?Moreover, the United Kingdom is still a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy. The British people are full of hatred for Hitler's Germany at the moment, and it is impossible to support the government to participate in the war against the United States.
France's attitude is more ambiguous. They are different from Britain. The iron hooves of Hitler's army have already set foot on the mainland of France!Moreover, France does not have a gold-producing area like South Africa. The total 7100 tons of gold compensation claimed by China, Germany and Japan will make the future recovery of France extremely difficult.On May 5th, Hitler proposed an attractive plan to France at the Rome Peace Conference. As long as France agreed to transfer the fleet to the German Navy and agreed to pay 15 tons of gold to China immediately after the peace treaty was signed, The Sino-German coalition forces will not cross the Somme River-the Aisne River to attack Paris!In other words, the Sino-German coalition forces agreed to a truce with the British and French coalition forces in mainland France.
After obtaining this promise, Marshal Pétain, the French negotiator in Rome, strongly suggested to the French government: consider handing over the French fleet, which is in fact useless, to Germany to pay off its debts.Of course, France itself will not participate in the war against the United States... because the French are really tired of war, no matter whether the purpose of this war is to defend their own country or invade other countries.
The news that France was about to succumb also put great pressure on Britain, which was still struggling.If a peace treaty is reached between France and Germany, Germany will be able to obtain the entire French fleet, and the German navy will have an overwhelming advantage over the British navy.At that time, the main force of the German army withdrawing from the battlefields of France and Belgium will be able to land in the UK at any time!
But just when Prime Minister Chamberlain was about to sign a traitorous treaty with China, Germany, Japan and Russia that humiliated the country and humiliated the country, another accident occurred in Australia that caught Britain by surprise.
On May 1939, 5, a huge Japanese fleet suddenly appeared on the east coast of Australia!
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One of the most common rainstorms in the South Pacific has swept across the entire east coast of Australia.Admiral Yamamoto 56 stood on the bridge of the battleship Nagato, looking at the vast coastline covered by dark clouds twenty nautical miles west of sea level, the corners of his eyes couldn't help getting wet.
He now personally commands two-thirds of the sea power of the Japanese Empire. Except for the Xianghe, Longxiang, and Xiangfeng aircraft carriers of the Second Air Fleet and the four Takao-class heavy cruisers, almost the capital ships of the entire combined fleet, including Four large aircraft carriers including Akagi, Kaga, Shenlong, and Zuihe, five battleships including Nagato, Mutsu, Ise, Kirishima, and Hiei, and four top-level heavy cruisers that have just been completed and put into active service are all incorporated. This "First Southern Fleet" was personally commanded by the combined fleet commander Yamamoto 56.These capital ships, together with more than 200% of the light cruisers and destroyers of the combined fleet, and nearly [-] large and small transport ships and oil tankers, together form this huge fleet on the east coast of Australia!This operation alone almost consumed [-]% of the oil inventory of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Various supplies in the naval warehouse, as well as shells for naval guns and aerial bombs, were also replenished to the "Southern Fleet" and The Second Air Fleet, which was sailing to the Americas, was used for the simultaneous invasion of Australia and the Americas.
Judging from the forces used in these two "raiders" operations, the Japanese army and navy clearly focused on Australia.For such an arrangement, Yamamoto 56 felt a little overkill.Does the Japanese Navy have a worthy opponent in Australia?Could it be the broken British and Australian fleet?Looking around at the huge fleet cruising quietly at a low speed, Yamamoto 56 let out a sigh of relief, and asked Ugaki, the chief of staff behind him, "Any news about the Australian fleet?"
Ugaki frowned and replied: "Your Excellency, according to the information from the German naval intelligence department, the Port of Jackson in Sydney is empty. Except for a small number of fishing boats, there is no warship or ship. In other ports in Dongao, there are more No trace of the Australian Grand Fleet has been found in Port Derby or New Zealand. The submarines we have sent out have also found nothing, and the reconnaissance planes have not found any British warships."
Yamamoto 56 frowned and did not speak, walked to the chart table, folded his arms and glanced at it over and over again.Although the Australian Grand Fleet has suffered heavy losses in previous battles with the Chinese, according to what Japan knows, the fleet still has at least three large aircraft carriers!This is a very powerful combat force.Originally, Yamamoto estimated that the Australian Grand Fleet might be deployed in the depths of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia to deal with the Chinese who invaded Western Australia.Although this fleet will definitely not be able to deal with the Chinese Nanyang Fleet, it is still possible to engage in surrender and attack the Chinese logistics line.But the battle in Western Australia has been going on until now, the British army has been running away all the way, and their navy has disappeared!Could it be that the British have decided to abandon Western Australia and transfer their troops to Eastern Australia?But... why does the Australian Grand Fleet seem to have disappeared from the coast of Australia?
He frowned, and asked Yu Yuanchen again: "What is the movement of the Chinese army?" Yu Yuanchen picked up a baton and pointed to the coastal road of Western Australia on the chart: "According to the report from the Chinese side, the German troops stationed in the Australian side of China The observers in the report. The Chinese army is progressing very smoothly in Western Australia, including Perth Port, Albany Port and other important ports are all easily captured. At present, a Chinese armored division has been transported to Perth and is being unloaded. It is estimated that on May 5 In about a day, the Chinese will launch an attack eastward."
Yamamoto 56 muttered: "It seems that the British are ready to give up Western Australia." Ugaki nodded, and his expression became serious: "From the current situation, it is very likely that the UK will sign a peace treaty with China and cede Western Australia. Then concentrate our forces to defend East Australia... Your Excellency, we are likely to face a tough battle in East Australia!" Yamamoto 56 nodded and said: "I agree with this judgment, but where did the British Australian fleet go? Australia The territory is vast and surrounded by the sea, without a strong fleet, it is impossible to defend the cycle by just relying on the army."
"However, the 60 Australian and New Zealand Allied Forces are not a force that can be ignored. We may not be able to deal with the 20 troops of our eight divisions." Yu Yuan reminded.
"20 to 60..." Yamamoto thought for a while, smiled and said, "It depends on the skills of the animals in the army. I, a navy general, don't understand it!"
"Haha, so there are things that Yamamoto-kun doesn't understand!" At this moment, the laughter of General Asakamiya Jinhiko, the commander of the Japanese Army's Dongao Front, came from outside the door.Then I saw a Japanese general in his fifties with a mustache like a toothbrush, surrounded by a group of lieutenant generals, major generals and assistant officers, walking into the bridge of the battleship Nagato.
Yamamoto 56 and Ugaki Tsunade hurriedly bowed to the general prince. Although Yamamoto and him were both generals, Yamamoto still wanted to be a part of the dwarf's family because of his status as a prince.
King Zhaoxianggong Jinyan nodded lightly as a return. He walked to the edge of the giant chart platform, circled around, and found the sea off Brisbane where the fleet is now. He pointed to the Port of Brisbane and said to Yamamoto Said: "Yamamoto-kun, the army is ready and can land in Brisbane at any time! If there is no problem with the navy, I hope I can set foot on Australian soil today!"
Chapter 0877 US encirclement network (seven) "Roman peace treaty" and free Britain
Rome, Italy.Fascist Party Headquarters Palazzo Venezia.
"Mr. Chamberlain, I deeply regret the Japanese invasion of Eastern Australia which has just occurred. And I can assure you on my honor that Germany, China and Russia were all in the dark about it. Hitler of Germany Sir, President Luo of China and Empress Anastasia I of Russia have a sincere desire for peace in Europe. So, I suggest that Britain can sign treaties with Germany, China and Russia. As for the Japanese invasion of Australia... That's another war, nothing to do with the European war at all. Why should we let Europe shed blood for a war that happened on the other side of the world? And as far as I am concerned, Britain continues to fight with Germany, China, Russia Fighting will not help to defend East Australia. On the contrary, signing peace treaties with Germany, China, and Russia as soon as possible to end the war in Europe will be more conducive to Britain's defense of East Australia. This is a very simple truth, and I think the Prime Minister should be able to understand Bar?"
It was the Italian leader Mussolini who was trying his best to persuade British Prime Minister Chamberlain to sign the "traitorous treaty".These days, under the mediation of this fascist leader, the peace terms between Germany, China, and Russia and Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Rwanda have finally been negotiated!
In this freshly released "Rome Peace Treaty", Britain, France and Belgium ceded land and paid compensation, the Netherlands only ceded land but did not pay compensation, and Luxembourg... returned to the German Federation, that is, the country was subjugated!However, he was originally a member of Germany. In history, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg was also elected as the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, so it can be said to be unified.
According to the "Peace Treaty", Britain should pay 1500 tons of gold to China and Germany, and 100 tons of gold to Japan; cede Western Australia (west of 130 degrees east longitude), Malaya (including Singapore, Brunei), Myanmar, Hong Kong (return) , Andaman Islands, Ceylon Island, Maldives Islands, Pakistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain, Muscat , Oman, South Yemen and other places (subject countries) to China; ceded Malta (and then transferred from Germany to Italy), Gibraltar, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, North Yemen and all African colonies except South Africa to Germany, ceded Papua New Guinea, The Bismarck Islands and the Solomon Islands were given to Japan; the British special rights in Saudi Arabia were transferred to China, the British special rights in Iraq were transferred to Germany, and the British special rights in Iran were transferred to Russia.
Finally, the UK will also cancel all its debts to China, Russia, Germany, and Japan, and return the cultural relics looted from China in the British Museum.
According to the "Rome Peace Treaty", France must compensate China with 2000 tons of gold, Germany with 5000 tons of gold, and Japan with 100 tons of gold. All battleships, battlecruisers, heavy cruisers, 60.00% of light cruisers, destroyers, submarines and other auxiliary ships) and 50.00% of merchant ships compensate 4000 tons of gold.
In addition, France must cede French Indochina to China; cede French North Africa, French Morocco (from Germany to Italy), Madagascar, French Syria, and Alsace and Lorraine to Germany; of the French islands to Japan.
In the end, France also had to give up all its debts to China, Germany, Russia, and Japan, and return all the cultural relics and artworks of China and Germany stored in the Louvre and Versailles.