Phoenix man is a perfect way to describe the mentality of the Japanese. What they say about the ***** circle and what they want to do to join Europe are essentially for the sake of class transcendence, regardless of the cost.
The price for Japan is, of course, the 100 million Japanese who have been ruined.
Rock doesn't really want to try to understand the Japanese mentality. There is no need. His current mentality is similar to "Kill you, what does it have to do with you." It's not that it can't be done. The difference lies in when to do it.
"Your Changi Naval Base is doing a great job -" Roosevelt said with a smile, seemingly casually, but Rock understood the implication.
Roosevelt meant to remind Rock not to return the Straits Settlements to the British.
How is this possible? There is no need for Roosevelt to remind him.
"We are discussing with His Majesty Selassie of the Abyssinian Empire to build a railway from Pretoria to Addis Ababa -" Rock seemed to be chatting, but in fact he was dividing
sphere of influence.
Southern Africa and Abyssinia are located in the south and north of Africa, and their geographical location is extremely important——
That’s not right, the Abyssinian Empire is separated from the Red Sea by Eritrea.
Eritrea was originally an Italian colony and is now occupied by the Southern African Expeditionary Force. As long as the post-war procedures are followed, Eritrea will become a mandated territory in southern Africa, just like Southwest Africa and Tanganyika after the end of World War I.
Haile Selassie I has long coveted Eritrea. The Abyssinian Empire is also part of the Allied Forces. After the Southern African Expeditionary Force regained Abyssinia, 300,000 Abyssinian Empire troops
Join the Allies and participate in the battle against the Axis Powers.
Therefore, after the war is over, the Abyssinian Empire is also eligible to participate in the distribution of post-war benefits.
Haile Selassie's request was modest and he hoped to make Eritrea a mandated territory and hand it over to the Abyssinian Empire.
Roque agreed in principle to Haile Selassie I's request, but hoped that the southern African military could obtain unrestricted privileges in Eritrea.
Haile Selassie I agreed unconditionally.
This means that after the railway is fully completed, the influence of the Southern African federal government can easily expand to the Red Sea.
In this way, there is no need to look at the map, and Britain will be very embarrassed.
The United Kingdom once regarded the Suez Canal as a lifeline that restricted the connection between Europe and Asia.
If the Southern African federal government sets up three or five military bases along the Red Sea coast while it owns Cyprus, then the entire Suez Canal will be under the control of the Southern African federal government.
No control?
That's easy to handle.
Next to Eritrea is Somalia.
In another time and space, what is Somalia most famous for?
pirate!
Therefore, if the federal government of Southern Africa controls the Red Sea, then no ship in Southern Africa will be able to pass through the Suez Canal.
Sail is not allowed to go into the sea!
"This railway must pass through British colonies, right?" Roosevelt couldn't believe that Britain actually agreed to build this railway in southern Africa?
Rock smiled and said nothing.
Of course the UK would not agree.
However, the fact that the UK does not agree does not change this fact.
Times have changed, my lord!
Africa today is no longer the era when the British Empire was at its peak.
The "CC Plan" that the United Kingdom is obsessed with, from Cape Town to Cairo, is likely to be completed by the hands of southern Africa.
"Winston's control over Britain is declining -" Roosevelt also noticed that Winston was in great trouble now.
"Now it seems that the person most likely to replace Winston may be Attlee of the Labor Party." Rock exchanged information. With the intelligence capabilities of the United States, this is not a secret.
Don't underestimate the intelligence capabilities of the United States. Even though the FBI has only been established for a short time, even the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's private pillow conversations are clear. Britain really has no secrets from the United States.
"The British Labor Party and the Communist International are two different things -" Roosevelt said lightly, but Rock heard something unusual.
Even if they were two different things, how did Roosevelt know?
Contacted by Attlee's increasing reputation in the UK, Rock suddenly realized.
The relationship between the federal government of Southern Africa and the United Kingdom sometimes seems to be tit-for-tat because of national interests.
In fact, Rock's personal relationship with Winston is almost unshakable.
If Rock were Roosevelt, Rock would have found another way.
Don't ask why, the question is that democratic countries have their own national conditions.
"I think we must first ensure the stability of the Mediterranean, and then the European continent -" Roque pointed to the core of the problem.
Let’s not talk about the relationship between the British Labor Party and the US government. Countries around the Mediterranean, France and Italy, and the Communist International are developing rapidly. Doesn’t this have anything to do with the US?
Give me a break.
impossible!
Rock learned long ago that Americans have no bottom line.
If you can cooperate with the devil, will you still care about the Communist International?
The only prerequisite for cooperation is whether it is beneficial to the interests of the United States.
"Locke, the United States has paid a huge price in this war, and we cannot gain anything." Roosevelt was also direct. Don't do Tai Chi at this time, and neither will the Americans.
"Franklin, if the competition is limited to our own internal, it is normal to lose and win. Even if we lose, there will still be opportunities in the future -" Since Roosevelt was direct, Rock also said frankly: "-But if the opponent's chess player is a Russian, we
If you lose, you will lose everything!"
To sum up, this sentence means: the meat is rotten in the pot.
If you want to get more of the cake, the best way is to make the cake bigger.
But it would be embarrassing if someone suddenly appeared and took the whole cake away.
What Luo Ke means is that in order to fight against the outside world, one must first make peace with the inside.
For southern Africa and the United States, Russia is the "foreign".
There is no need to mention Britain and France. Neither Rock nor Roosevelt took Britain and France seriously.
"The American Expeditionary Force can withdraw from the Mediterranean and shift its focus to East Asia -" Roosevelt's condition was a bit too natural.
This condition seems pretty good. The Mediterranean Sea is related to the core interests of southern Africa, and Roque will definitely not give up.
Relatively speaking, after several consecutive years of war, East Asia is still in chaos, and its future and interests are unclear. Roque can determine that the future economic center of the world will be in East Asia. With Roosevelt's talent,
, is also a big gamble.
The problem is that even if there is no exchange, the United States' influence in the Mediterranean is extremely limited. Neither France nor Italy, nor North Africa, Greece, Egypt, nor the United States can intervene.
Otherwise Roosevelt wouldn't have been so urgent.
Despite the fact that the Communist International was aggressive in France and Italy, the native faction supported by southern Africa actually had the advantage.
The fact remains that when it comes to guiding public opinion, the federal government of Southern Africa figured it out thirty years ago.
"I just said to Winston that we should abandon the way of solving problems at the Paris Peace Conference. That was not just words." Roque concealed the truth.
Not accepting closed-door meetings does not mean accepting behind-the-scenes operations. If you want to grab territory, you can do it. If you have a real fight, you have to plot and calculate behind the scenes. Rock is not afraid, so give it a try.
In one sentence, as long as he can get the benefits, Roque will not give up at all.
"Locke, the advantages of southern Africa are not unshakable!" Roosevelt was not without a temper. He must have been able to serve four consecutive terms as president of the United States. He must have two brushes.
"So, you also recognize the advantages that southern Africa has!" Rock was not angry.
What do the Angsa people believe in?
The big fist is the truth!
So there is no need to talk nonsense with the Angsa people. There is plenty of territory, plenty of voice, and plenty of benefits. If you have the ability, come and take it!
Let’s talk!
This also has the advantage of being in southern Africa.
If the advantage lies with the United States, would Roosevelt be in the mood to sit down and talk with Rock?
Why didn't Roosevelt show much patience when facing South American countries?
"The fourth meeting of the Southern African Union will be held in Pretoria in June. Representatives from France and Italy may be present at that time -" Roque took the strong medicine and the Southern African Union did not expand the membership scope from the beginning.
, restricted within Africa.
The Southern African Union now includes Brazil, East Indies, and Najd. These three countries are one in South America, one in Southeast Asia, and one in the Near East.
Australia has participated in meetings of the Southern African Union as a non-voting country.
As early as four years ago, Australia submitted an application to join the Southern African Union.
Considering the British reaction, Roque did not agree immediately.
If nothing else, Australia will submit an application for membership at this year’s alliance meeting.
Even if the alliance does not agree this time, when Australia submits again next time, Roque will have no reason to refuse.
If Rock hasn't retired by then.
What's more, if Rock retires early, Rock's successor may be more radical than Rock.
"The Southern African Union, is it going to absorb France and Italy?" Roosevelt was obviously caught off guard.
Although Brazil, East India, and Najd cannot be said to be weak, their overall strength is still not ranked high in the world, and the United States does not care.
France and Italy are both veteran European powers. At the first Washington Naval Conference, France and Italy were tied for third place, with the world's fourth and fifth strongest navies. Southern Africa was not even ranked at that time.
If France and Italy really join the Southern African Union.
Then don’t talk about the United States——
I'm afraid that by then, there will be nothing left for Britain to do in the Mediterranean.
"Not to that extent, just attending -" Rock smiled and waved his hand, but I didn't say that.
It’s true or false, it’s half the story. It’s the scariest thing to leave a certain amount of space for association.
Roosevelt became uneasy.
The next day, Roosevelt did not meet with Rock, citing physical discomfort.
However, Rock got news from Bullard's office that Roosevelt had a secret conversation with Winston for about three hours, the content of which is unknown.
It doesn't matter. You can imagine what Roosevelt and Winston were talking about, and it was nothing more than the common interests of the Anglo-Saxons.
Roque is not in a hurry. You can talk slowly. Anyway, no matter what the final resolution is, it is impossible to bypass southern Africa.
A lot has happened in the past two days.
News came from the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front that the Russian side, the Second Ukrainian Front, and the Third Ukrainian Front began to attack Vienna.
On the Greek side, the latest intelligence is that Winston has instructed the British Mediterranean Fleet to intervene in the Greek Civil War. Bullard's office is indeed very powerful. According to the information provided, Winston's instructions regarding the Greek Civil War are: if necessary, the Greek Civil War can be carried out in the Greek capital.
Act "as in a conquered city".
Conquered city!
Taking Pest as an example, what was the conquered city like?
During the entire Battle of Budapest, more than 20,000 citizens died of starvation in the city of Pest.
After the Battle of Pest, about 50,000 Pest citizens were sent to Russia as Axis troops to participate in the prisoner sacrifice operation, and were later put into labor camps. About one-third of them failed to return to Hungary.
During the Russian occupation, approximately 15,000 women in Pest were humiliated——
This number certainly does not include all victims, as many are simply too afraid to admit what happened to them.
On the third day, Roosevelt still did not find Rock, probably because he and Winston had not reached an agreement.
Roque did receive news from Russia.
After the New Year, Big Beard ordered the Russian Interior Department to calculate the losses suffered by Russia during the war, and the figure was finally confirmed to be 10 billion rand.
In addition to the issues in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, and the Black Sea outlet, the latest condition proposed by Big Beard is that the war claim against Germany should be set at 20 billion rand, of which 10 billion belongs to Russia.
This means that de Gaulle was not present.
Otherwise, De Gaulle must have something to say!
Wladyslaw Sikorski, the Prime Minister of Poland's government-in-exile, must also have something to say.
But for Sikorski, don’t worry about compensation or not. Let’s discuss the issue of whether Poland should establish a coalition government first.
Unlike Hungary and Yugoslavia.
Russia at least agreed to form coalition governments in Hungary and Yugoslavia.
The bearded man's attitude towards Poland is extremely firm, even worse than during the St. Petersburg Conference.
During the St. Petersburg Conference, the Bearded Man at least agreed to form a coalition government in Poland.
Now Big Beard has gone back on his word. He not only disagrees with the establishment of a coalition government in Poland, but also refuses the return of the Polish government-in-exile, and does not recognize the leadership of the government-in-exile over Poland at all.
Well, this isn't Rock's trouble, it's Winston's.
Rock's trouble lies with Greece.
Greece is now under military control by the Southern African Expeditionary Force. Is it necessary for Winston to send British troops to intervene in the Greek Civil War?
The civil war has stopped!
"This is the situation. The British side is very dissatisfied with the situation in Greece. The Mediterranean fleet is mobilizing and may set fire and lift anchor at any time-" Arthur stopped even calling Uncle Winston and was very angry.
"Order the Cyprus Squadron to prepare and never allow British troops to land in Greece." Roque did not want to intensify the conflict. It was better not to fight the third war.
