Chapter 608 Secret Agreement

Among the powerful countries, the United States is definitely the most unique in terms of its existence, and it is also the country with the most complex national conditions. ▲𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑔𝑙𝑒 Search for 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑚Read▲

As a country of immigrants, especially the most popular country of immigrants before World War I, the United States has a relatively large number of ethnic groups.

Although they are collectively referred to as Americans to the outside world, they are divided into British, French, German and so on.

Coupled with the previous slave trade, immigrants and stowaways from East Asia, etc., the population of the United States has gathered three races: black, white, and yellow.

What's more terrible is that the famous Lincoln granted human rights to black Americans. Although this allowed the United States to win the Civil War, the conflict between blacks and whites also became an important factor affecting the stability of the United States.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the United States eventually breaks apart one day, then racial conflicts and conflicts will definitely be one of the most important reasons.

At this point in time, compared to later generations, the human rights of black people are not so stable, and there are still a large number of white people who discriminate against black people, and even do not treat black people as human beings.

But decades have passed since the Civil War, and black people are also demanding more human rights, and even becoming normal Americans.

After being instigated by the bombardment of public opinion in Australasia and the United Kingdom, the demonstrations in the United States have become more and more intense. The content is no longer demanding that the United States withdraw from the war in Central America, but has become a human rights issue between blacks and whites, and resistance to the United States. The government's atrocities against the Indians, and opposition to current U.S. President Coolidge, among others.

If nothing else, the United States is definitely more chaotic now. These problems are not easy to deal with, and they can make the situation in the United States worse at any time.

The biggest problem for the United States at present is how to deal with the bombardment of public opinion in the United Kingdom and Australasia?

If we fight back, there is no need to think too much about influencing public opinion in Australasia. Australasia still has very strict control over public opinion and propaganda. It is almost impossible for the United States to sanction Australasia in terms of public opinion and propaganda.

The British side is currently not too afraid of American counterattacks. The Irish issue is already an old topic and has been solved long ago, so it will not cause much trouble.

The exploitation of colonies in Africa and India is something that the entire UK is already familiar with. Most British people take this for granted and it is impossible to influence the British government.

What else can be promoted? It cannot be said that the United States was a British colony before, and the policy of massacring Indians began during the British colonial rule.

Although this can indeed get rid of part of the blame, the question is, isn't this a self-degradation?

If the bombardment of public opinion is only the first step of threat to the Americans, then increasing support for the Philippines is the second step of Australasia's threat to the United States.

As a new batch of weapons and equipment from Australasia was transported to the Philippines, the Philippines' offensive became more intense, and the tacit understanding with the US military was no longer maintained.

Even the Philippine army's attack has a tendency to drive the Americans into the sea. It no longer tolerates the American troops stationed at the port, and has no intention of playing a show-like war of attrition with the United States.

On the first day when the weapons and equipment arrived, the Philippine army engaged in an all-round offensive and defensive battle with the US garrison in Manila.

The Philippine army suffered more than 1,500 casualties, but it also caused at least 300 deaths to the US army.

Although the casualties appear to be unequal, the U.S. military has advantages in firepower and defense, and this casualty ratio is considered normal.

More importantly, the US army only has a few thousand soldiers, while the Philippine army has more than 100,000 soldiers.

The first day of the war was only an attack by a small number of Philippine troops. Next, the US army will face more Philippine troops. Whether it can hold the Manila port is a question.

If the Philippines is lost before the end of the peace talks, the Americans will lose an important peace negotiation condition and will inevitably have to pay a greater price.

This is something the Americans do not want to see, but they cannot send more aid to the Philippines openly. They can only hope that the US military in the Philippines can sustain it, at least during the entire negotiation period.

But the development of things was obviously beyond the expectations of Americans. Australasia's assistance was mainly in ammunition, especially artillery shells, and it provided more than 500,000 rounds at one time.

Arthur has only one request for the Philippines, and that is to attack the US army in a comprehensive manner in a short period of time, with enough bullets and artillery shells, and as fierce a fire coverage as possible.

The Filipinos did not dare to disobey Arthur's request. Although they were very distressed, they still consumed more than 150,000 rounds of artillery shells in three days.

Although this consumption is far behind that of the Australasian army, after all, the weapons and equipment of the Philippine army are also different, and the number of artillery is far behind, so this consumption is enough.

The U.S. military, huddled in ports and military bases, has experienced such indiscriminate bombing again after a few years.

Don't trust too much in the military quality of the U.S. military, because they will hide in defense bases at the first moment of artillery fire. It doesn't matter whether they fight back or not.

Some American soldiers even fired bullets everywhere in order to complete their tasks as if they were free, just to prove that they had consumed bullets in the war and fought back against the enemy.

As for whether the enemy is in the sky or on the ground, there is no one to supervise during the bombing anyway, so naturally no one can make practical considerations.

On the third day of the all-out offensive in the Philippines, U.S. military players had been frantically sending telegrams to the U.S. government for three days.

But it is obvious that the ports in the Philippines are under martial law and the British and Australasian fleets are patrolling. It is impossible to allow American support forces to approach the ports.

Without reinforcements, the U.S. army is destined to not last more than a few days, and it is only a matter of time before it is defeated.

Under such pressure, the United States finally gave in and agreed to Britain's request for more Central American countries, but it was still unwilling to give up the Panama Canal.

In addition to Nicaragua, the United States is willing to give up the Republic of Guatemala, which is closer to Mexico and Honduras.

Although larger, Guatemala is the further Central American country from Panama.

Americans in Costa Rica, which is relatively close to Panama, are unwilling to give up. This is also equivalent to the buffer zone between Panama and Nicaragua, and is also the first line of defense for the United States against Central American and British forces.

The Americans' attitude towards the Panama Canal is indeed firm, and they even directly stated that they would not hesitate to go to war for the Panama Canal.

Perhaps they also saw the Americans' final bottom line, knowing that obtaining the Panama Canal was no longer possible, so the British gradually gave up their demands for the Panama Canal.

Eventually, Australasia, Britain, and the United States reached an agreement whereby the United States withdrew from Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador, and withdrew all troops stationed in Costa Rica.

In addition, the United States allows the Philippines to become independent, form its own government of any system, withdraw all troops in the Philippines, and relinquish sovereignty over the Philippines and its affiliated islands.

In return for the United States, Panama and the Panama Canal will continue to be managed by the United States, and the United Kingdom may not interfere for any reason.

As buffer states for Panama and Nicaragua, the three countries that signed the agreement are not allowed to build any military bases in Costa Rica, and are only allowed to conduct civilian economic development and cooperation.

The Americans specifically requested that the contents of the agreement should not be exposed in the short term and that all public opinion exports in the United States should be stopped.

Arthur and the United Kingdom will naturally agree to this. After all, if it continues, it will lead to war. It is not appropriate to start a full-scale war with the United States at the moment, and no one can bear such losses.

Having achieved their goals, Britain and Australasia are relatively happy.

Although it did not directly obtain the Panama Canal, the expansion of power in Central America is equivalent to weakening the United States.

The happiest place is naturally Australasia. Having successfully acquired the Philippines and El Salvador, Australasia's expansion policy on both sides of the Pacific has been more than half completed.

As long as the Philippines is well controlled, it will also be a very important boost to Australasia.

In particular, the relatively rich population of the Philippines can provide Australasia with a large amount of cannon fodder in the subsequent war.

However, if some of the more elite Philippine troops are trained, the combat effectiveness they can provide is still considerable.

As the saying goes, bullets fired by soldiers and children have the same lethality, and the firepower of a well-equipped Philippine army is also guaranteed.

Although the United States government is the only country that suffered heavy losses, this result is considered acceptable to the current Coolidge administration.

After all, Panama and the Panama Canal were saved, and the United States at least did not face a too serious crisis.

Moreover, the signing of this agreement has been concealed. The United States can also declare that it will voluntarily withdraw from these areas in exchange for the favor of the people.

Anyway, evacuating these areas is what the people want. On the premise of ensuring the safety of the Panama Canal, what can the people evacuate from these areas say?

However, after this incident, President Coolidge realized the importance of public opinion to the national government.

After the agreement was signed, while feeling relieved, President Coolidge also asked the propaganda department to impose stricter restrictions on the publication of newspapers, and even adopted an attitude like prohibition of alcohol.

This is not an exaggeration. President Coolidge was really frightened by the pressure of public opinion.

Other countries launched some public opinion offensives, and the United States actually faced a serious political crisis. Even the president could not accept such a situation.

President Coolidge was even more afraid of another such public attack from Britain and Australasia. President Coolidge did not want to experience such a day of fear.

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