Chapter 593 British-Australian Secret Talks

The powerful British are busy at all times, because they need to deal with affairs all over the world to ensure that the British Empire remains strong.

However, the British mood is much better now than before World War I. The two threats of Russia and Germany have been eliminated one after another. Currently, only France and the United States are left with the ability to threaten the dominance of the British Empire.

The losses suffered by the French in the war were horrific. Without more than ten or twenty years of recuperation, it would be difficult to regain their previous competitiveness.

The other theoretically most powerful competitor, the United States, has also been involved in wars in the Philippines and Central America. In addition, its international reputation and status have been greatly damaged, and it has been excluded from the World Alliance.

Although the current position of the United Kingdom in the World Alliance is not a dominant one, it is definitely the strongest among many countries.

As long as the alliance with Australasia is maintained, the Anglo-Australian alliance is far greater than the French-Russian alliance, and the strength of the British countries is also far greater than that of other countries.

After confirming that the French's attention had been focused on establishing factories in Germany for a short time, the British relaxed and focused on the Central American war that had started a year ago.

The outbreak of the Nicaraguan Civil War caught the British off guard, but it quickly gave the British an opportunity to control the Panama Canal.

Regardless of whether the British took any action in history, the British at this point in time did pay extraordinary attention and actions.

The successive interventions of the British and Australasia were also the reason why the Americans were unable to resolve the war in Central America.

There is no way, Britain and Australasia have already taken a tough stance, which also determines that the Americans cannot expand and escalate this conflict into a large-scale war.

After all, in the face of the strong intervention of two great powers, if there are no two great powers of equal size to compete, the probability of failure is very high.

Under the premise that the islanders are unwilling to do anything to help the Americans, the Americans can no longer find another power of equal strength in the world to help them.

You can’t rely on Italy, right? The sea was blocked as soon as Italy declared war. If the British were serious, they could even broker a coalition with France and the Austro-Hungarian Empire to carve up Italy.

It’s not like Americans haven’t asked the French for their opinions, but the current France is not the same as the founding fathers of the United States.

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

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

After all, the French also understand the current gap between France and the United Kingdom. In addition, they have been frightened by the casualties in World War I. Even if they have the strength, the French will not easily launch a world war.

In mid-March, the British Foreign Service contacted Australasia again to discuss the situation of the Central American war that was currently raging.

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

"End the war in Central America?" Arthur asked slightly curiously.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The war in Central America has been going on for more than a year. It is completely a just war for the Central American nation to resist foreign aggression. Now it is time to end this war and let Central America return to its In the embrace of peace, the people of Central America can once again enjoy the wonderful life brought by peace." David, the diplomatic ambassador, said with a smile.

"How to end this war? The Americans invested a lot in the war, right? Doesn't this mean that we will start a full-scale war with the United States?" Arthur asked with some interest.

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

If it weren't for the face of Australasia and the British, plus the fear of triggering a full-scale war, I'm afraid the U.S. government would have deployed all its army and navy.

Because there is no suppression by the navy and only some U.S. armies resist, the war advantage in the Americas still lies with the Central American countries.

You know, Britain's aid to these countries also comes at a high cost.

In order to achieve the purpose 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 amount of weapons and equipment to many Central American countries.

With these weapons and equipment aided by Britain, American countries have no firepower gap when facing the US army.

Although there are some differences in training quality, the Central American army has a stronger desire to fight, which has greatly smoothed the combat strength of both sides.

Historically, Nicaragua's expulsion of the U.S. military was not without reason. Without the outbreak of a full-scale war, the U.S. military's combat strength was not that strong and could not completely crush these small and medium-sized countries.

If this were Germany in the past, even if the Central American countries united, they would definitely not be able to break through the German army's defense line.

The strength of the German army in the past was really not based on paper data. The First World War was sustained for so long by the insistence of the four major powers, Britain, France, Russia and Australia. The Germans were the biggest reason.

Although some bad moves by France and Russia during the war also contributed to the prolongation of the war, if the German army had not been too powerful, the First World War might have ended in less than a year or two.

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

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

Although the American economy and industry have created quite exaggerated war potential, do the Americans really have the courage and confidence to launch a full-scale war with Britain and Australasia at this moment?

War potential also takes a long time to realize. The current U.S. Navy is far inferior to the combined navies of Britain and Australasia. This also determines that if there is only a war between three countries, a strong landing on the United States is inevitable.

Moreover, the completely different political views of President Coolidge and President Wilson were also an important reason 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 the policy of isolation. It habitually excluded itself from the world situation and carried out its own development in peace and stability.

Although this has created the largest industry and economy at present, it has also made Americans too peaceful and unwilling to interfere in world disputes and wars.

Even President Wilson's campaign declaration 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 from World War I. Instead, it wasted tens of billions of dollars by gaining the right to participate in World War I.

Then came the flu, which greatly reduced the reputation of Americans. The American people were even more opposed to the war than before World War I, and American isolationism was mentioned again.

President Coolidge and his predecessor, President Warren, were both traditional classical liberal conservatists, advocating small government in politics, promoting policies of saving government expenditures, reducing taxes, and unlimited support for the development of large private enterprises, and implemented " Taylor System".

In particular, President Coolidge was the former vice president who replaced President Warren after his death. This resulted in President Coolidge's popularity among the people not being that high.

This year is the official election in the United States. If President Coolidge cannot gain the trust of the American people, then the U.S. government will have to look forward to a new president.

It was precisely because he had grasped the timing of the U.S. election and was confident that President Coolidge could not start an all-out war at such a moment that today's meeting was created.

After hearing David's explanation, Arthur nodded, and he still recognized the British decision and the current timing.

Although the United States is indeed powerful, its government is not united.

Especially Coolidge, who advocated small government. Precisely because of Coolidge's laissez-faire, state governments also had considerable power.

In some states with greater power, the influence of the state government is even much greater than that of the national government. This also destined that President Coolidge's status was not as stable as imagined.

"Since we want to weaken the Americans, why not add the war in the Philippines." Arthur smiled and made 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 is also very clear. There is no problem in jointly pressuring the United States to end the war in Central America, but the war in the Philippines must also be included.

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

Only by taking control of the Philippines early and cultivating this country into its loyal younger brother can it be of its proper use in future wars.

The tens of millions of people in the Philippines can contribute at least hundreds of thousands of troops. If these people are promised high rewards, their desire to fight may not be so low.

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

Even before the war, a country with a population of tens of millions was a medium-sized market, and it was also very suitable as a dumping ground for Australasia's industrial products.

Looking at Arthur with a smile on his face, David naturally understood that this was Arthur's condition. He wanted Australasia's military support and an end to the war in the Philippines.

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