Section 476 Weak England
Although Mr. Kerry is not a very important role within the British government, it is now involved in external negotiations, so his opinions are very important. Just like when he negotiated with Datou, the most important one is the issue of the Suez Canal.
Secondly, it is about the issue of compensation from the British government. The number of compensation issued by the Chinese government is not large. For the UK, if it was their period of prosperity, this compensation would not be seen in the eyes of the British. The British tax revenue was ten times that of this. For the UK, this is just a matter of face. Everything else can be passed. The most deadly thing is about the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal is really important to the UK. The King of the UK once said that the Suez Canal is like a rope, tied to the neck of Asia and Europe. As long as the UK can still master this canal, it can pull this neck in and control the trade between Asia and Europe at any time. Other European powers will also look at the face of the UK.
But if this place is handed over to China, there will be nothing to control for them. China will become the original role of Britain. China is now very strong in the world. If they are allowed to control the Suez Canal, their comprehensive national strength will grow exponentially. Britain is not unable to let go of the income from crossing the canal. What Britain cannot let go of is the lost rights. Even if they do not have it, this right cannot be in the hands of the Chinese.
Although the Americans tried their best to persuade the British to avoid this conflict and wanted the British to suffer some losses, they covered up this matter, but the Americans did not want China to master the Suez Canal. Britain had given up their global hegemony policy, but the United States' global hegemony policy had just begun, and they had determined their future enemies. In the current world, other major countries are not able to compete for world hegemony with the Americans. The only country with ability is China, so the United States absolutely does not want China to master the Suez Canal. In other terms, the United States tries to convince the British to agree to these terms. However, on the issue of the Suez Canal, the Americans firmly oppose handing over here to China. If the British do this, it will definitely be a major blow to the United States' global hegemony policy.
Americans now have the Panama Canal in their own hands. Compared with the Suez Canal, the strategic role of the Panama Canal is slightly worse than that of the Suez Canal. But even so, Americans have already felt the benefits brought by the Panama Canal. Now the exchanges between the two sides of the United States rely entirely on the Danama Canal. The Suez Canal connects two continents, Asia and Europe, with dozens of countries, so Americans also want to get involved in this region. Unfortunately, this is the territory of the United Kingdom. Even if Americans want this place, they must look better. After all, the British Empire is not a soft persimmon!
Originally, Americans thought that after the war ended, they could start a local war of national independence. At that time, Americans could take advantage of the situation. They had not done such a thing once. Unexpectedly, China actually fell in love with this place in advance. No wonder, everyone can watch good things. As long as you start slowly, this place is probably someone else's. What the most depressing thing about Americans now is that they did not say it in advance, allowing the Chinese to take the lead.
"According to your estimates, if we do not agree with the terms of the Chinese, will China launch an attack immediately? Can our army resist their attack?" Prime Minister Churchill himself is a tough person. If he is forced to this position by the Chinese and he has not yet decided to solve it by force, then he is not worthy of becoming the helm of the British Empire. Now Prime Minister Churchill finally thought of General Montgomery. When he heard Prime Minister Churchill's question, General Montgomery wanted to jump out immediately, but he knew that it was not his turn to speak in the British Army. Although he was the commander on the issue of London's defense, he was a little ineligible for the destiny of the entire UK. After all, this guy is a major general.
"Dear Prime Minister, if China only relies on their current forces and wants to complete these conditions in our territory, it is absolutely impossible. Give us half a month, our army can defeat them, but what we are afraid of is China's support ability. On the Soviet-German battlefield, China once took half a month to transport a complete group of troops to the battlefield, which directly led to the failure of the Soviet Moscow counterattack. If it were not for this army group of troops in China, it would be a direct result.
In other words, I believe that the Germans have retreated at least 500 kilometers and have even withdrawn from the Soviet territory. What the humble officials are afraid of is the transportation capacity of the Chinese, and our intelligence department has not yet figured out whether China wants to launch such strong transportation capacity as theirs." The words of the British Army Commander-in-Chief also extinguished General Montgomery's hope. He knew what kind of person Prime Minister Churchill was. After hearing the words of the British Army Commander-in-Chief, Prime Minister Churchill would definitely not dare to make armed resistance!
General Patton is a person attending the US military. After hearing the terrifying transportation capabilities of the Chinese, General Patton was also a little scared. In the United States, General Patton is a powerful hawkish figure, much more powerful than that guy MacArthur. However, when he knew about China's transportation capabilities, General Patton first considered how strong China's transportation capabilities were. They could transport people from an army at once, but where was the starting point? Where was the end point? Is it all over the world? If so, then the United States is not safe. Imagine that one day, an army of more than 300,000 people was transported to the United States. Can it withstand the defense capabilities of the United States?
"It's all the reason. If I give you time, I only need two weeks. Can you solve them all?" Prime Minister Churchill felt angry when he was not very accurate in the Army Commander-in-Chief. When is it now? The people under his command dared to perfunctorily treat themselves. Now it depends on how much they are!
Chapter completed!