69novels Chapter 465
Chapter 465
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: 0.768s Scan: 0.031sAfter discussing the pros and cons of the alliance, it was time for the final decision.
So, everyone looked at Mainz, waiting for him to make the final decision!
After listening to everyone’s words, Mainz had a rough decision in his mind. Because the alliance with the Eagle Sauce was not in the original plan, so after this incident came out, their strategic planning was slightly disrupted.
In general, there are pros and cons, but Mainz does not intend to let go of this opportunity. Even if it is a stopgap measure, the benefits of an alliance with the Eagle Sauce are also great. At least when Hans goes to war in Europe, the Eagle Sauce will not become his enemy!
“In this case, then, let’s form an alliance with the Eagle Sauce!”
After Mainz made his statement, the rest of the matter was left to Ribbentrop to handle!
On June 27, 192, in Washington, the capital of the United States, Hans and the United States reached an agreement on a strategic alliance between the two countries. The agreement contained a lot of content, mainly involving military, economic and political aspects.
The economic aspect is what the United States people value most, so at their request, the two countries reached an agreement: both countries will open their domestic markets to each other, not increase tariffs on allies, and give priority to purchasing products from allies.
In politics, the two countries should maintain consistent positions on international hot issues, especially those that directly affect the vital interests of the two countries, and take into account the interests of their allies.
Militarily, the covenant stipulates that if either of the two countries is attacked, the other party needs to participate in the war and fight against the common enemy together!
After the signing of this covenant, Ribbentrop and the United States Military Minister held a joint press conference in Washington in a high-profile manner and announced the news to the world!
Because this matter was a temporary idea of President Harding, there was no sign before that the two countries were going to form an alliance, so the countries were not prepared for this matter. After hearing the news, they were extremely surprised and shocked!
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Fog City, the capital where the sun never sets.
When Fog City woke up in the night in the early morning and newsboys began to appear on the streets, the bad news from North America shocked everyone!
“What’s going on? Hans actually allied with the Eagle Sauce?”
“Is this true? Why does this sound like fake news?”
“Of course it’s true. Didn’t you see the front page headlines today? All the newspapers are reporting this today! There are so many newspapers, it’s impossible that they are all reporting fake news, right?”
A reader was holding several newspapers in his hand, including the Times, the Sun, the Guardian and other well-known newspapers, and even some local tabloids.
The front page headlines of these newspapers were all about the alliance between Hans and Eagle Sauce!
This news has almost formed a public opinion bombardment. The whole Fog City was shocked by this news, and then the whole city, men, women, young and old, began to discuss it enthusiastically!
“Humph, the Eagle Sauce was our ally before, and fought against Hans together with us. I didn’t expect that they would collude with Hans at this time and turn to Hans’ arms. This is really disgusting!” The
British Empire was quite unhappy about the news of the alliance between Hans and Eagle Sauce.
Although the two countries did not explicitly state that the alliance was against them, they were not fools and could naturally see who the imaginary enemy of the alliance between the two countries was!
In the past few years, the relationship between Eagle Sauce and the British Empire has not been very good. The British Empire regards Eagle Sauce as a challenger to its hegemony and is on high alert against them.
As a former enemy, Hans has been constantly squeezing the British Empire’s living space on the European continent, and they have repeatedly attacked the British Empire’s allies. They have fought several times themselves. Naturally, the British Empire does not like such a country! However, there is one thing they have to admit, the strength of each country is very strong, and it is extremely difficult for them to deal with any of them, let alone deal with two of them together!
Therefore, the news of the alliance between Hans and Eagle Sauce is definitely bad news for the British Empire!
“What should we do? If these two countries unite, we will not be able to compete with them in the future.”
“Yes, they must have formed an alliance to deal with us, but we can no longer find a country more powerful than them to form an alliance with!”
Some of the people of the British Empire were very anxious and very worried!
They could not accept this news, especially when they thought about the squeeze on their living space after Hans and the Eagle Sauce formed an alliance, they felt very uneasy!
“Humph, what are you afraid of? The relationship between their two countries will not last long. As far as their current status is concerned, they are just warming each other up. Once conflicts begin to arise between them, their relationship will quickly break down!”
Some others were very calm and even disdainful of the matter. They insisted that given Hans and Eagle Sauce’s current situation, they could not maintain a friendly relationship in the long run. After all, both countries are industrial powers and are famous for their manufacturing industries, so they are natural competitors and will naturally compete internationally!
In this case, the interests of the two countries are in conflict. Under the conflict of interests, how can their friendship be maintained?
It can’t be maintained at all!
Regardless of whether they believe what they said or not, this sentence at least calmed the emotions of many people and made them feel a little relieved!
At the same time, in Buckingham Palace, when George V heard the news, he was immediately scared out of his wits and immediately called Prime Minister Lloyd George over to urgently discuss the matter with the other party.
“The situation is not favorable to us, very unfavorable, Lloyd, do you have any good suggestions for me?”
King George V looked at his old friend eagerly, hoping that he could stand up and save him once, because he felt that he needed his help now!
Prime Minister Lloyd George was actually a little panicked, but at this time he saw that his king was more panicked than himself. If he showed panic, it would definitely affect his king, so he stabilized his mind a little, pretended to be calm and said:
“I have a plan that can completely destroy the alliance between the two countries!”
When King George V heard this, his eyes lit up!
“Really? What is the solution? Tell me quickly, I can’t wait to hear it!”
Seeing King George V was as excited as a child, Prime Minister Lloyd George smiled slightly, and then said calmly:
“According to MI6 intelligence in North America, the reason why the Eagles formed an alliance with Hans was entirely due to President Harding’s personal decision. Although it is unclear whether this was a decision he made for some purpose or simply because he was hot-headed, he made the decision on a whim.
However, one thing that is certain is that many people in the Eagles do not recognize this alliance!”
This sentence made King George V nod slightly. Political matters are difficult for everyone to agree with, especially when President Harding is almost arbitrarily and forcefully pushing forward according to his personal wishes, the opposition behind the scenes will definitely be even louder!
“Do you mean that we can use these opposition parties to destroy the alliance?”
Prime Minister Lloyd George shook his head slightly when he heard what King George V said:”Not really. If they rely solely on their own strength, it will be difficult to achieve this effect.
But because this matter was a decision made by President Harding on the spur of the moment, all we have to do is wait patiently for the general election next year. As long as they elect a new president to replace President Harding who has a good impression of Hans, it will be much easier to lobby the new president to change his mind and tear up the alliance!”
“If it is done properly, we can even destroy the alliance between the Eagle Sauce and Hans and turn the Eagle Sauce into our ally!”
When King George V heard this, his eyes widened!
He was already very satisfied to be able to destroy the alliance between the two countries, not to mention winning over the Eagle Sauce to join them!
This was simply something he dared not think about!
And listening to Lloyd George’s words, it seemed that he had a way to do this, which made King George V very excited, and asked excitedly:”Is it true? Then what should be done?”
“The solution is very simple. We just need to find a presidential candidate who has a similar stance to ours, who has a favorable impression of us but not of Hans. It would be best if he or she is a British immigrant!”
“As long as he is elected, the alliance between Hans and Eagle Sauce will lose its basis for existence!”
“How can we win over the other party?”
King George V asked. He now felt that Lloyd George’s method was very reliable!
“It’s also very simple. The United States, like us, is a country founded on capital. Therefore, as long as we bundle up their capital, we can kidnap their entire country!”
“Your Majesty, I intend to pass a resolution to open the markets of some of our colonies to the Eagle Sauce, and to borrow 10 billion US dollars from the Eagle Sauce, so that the Eagle Sauce will be completely tied to our chariot!