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Text 116. Just a truce

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    "There's no way the Chinese would give up everything they've got so far, and look where they are now?! Australia is with the Southwest Pacific, North Africa is with the Italians, and they promised Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo to the Germans.  Yes, they seem to have given up on these areas, but we can't get it either. If we want to return to the Mediterranean, we must first defeat Italy in North Africa, and in Southwest Africa we must cross the 150,000 Afrika Korps commanded by General Arnim. China  The people were hiding behind them, and they only nominally occupied the Sinai Peninsula and Malta in the Mediterranean. They controlled a large number of colonies in East Africa, but handed over the front line to fight the British army to the Germans." U.S. Army Chief of Staff  General Marshall personally rushed to Freetown to discuss the possibility of expelling the Chinese from Africa with Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in Africa.

    Regrettably, the two generals agreed that even if the total strength of the African Allied Forces increased to more than 300, they would not be able to achieve victory on the African battlefield.

    In the Australian and Southwest Pacific battlefields, the outcome of the Allied forces depends on the outcome of the maritime battle. The total force of 2.6 million has reached the limit of current support, which cannot meet the counterattack conditions that MacArthur hoped for.  From China to Australia is a land and sea passage consisting of a solid island chain extending through the mainland. This is different from the Japanese, which is an outer island composed of the Ogasawara Islands through the Mariana and Marshall Islands, and the Gilberto Islands.  The chain is easily broken, but this does not have a great impact on the battlefield situation.

    ¡°The sea lanes from mainland China to Indochina and then to Australia through the Dutch Indies Islands are within the operational range of shore-based aviation, and surface naval forces cannot penetrate that area at all.  Even the submarine force, due to the development of anti-submarine technology, has found it difficult to conduct activities deep into that area.

    ?Compared to the United States and Australia, the relationship between the Republic of China and Australia is closer and safer.

    "If the war continues like this, I worry that the fragile maritime connections between the United States and Australia will one day be cut off. This is really a tragedy, and we will lose the interests of the entire Southwest Pacific region." Vice Admiral Hewitt said  Tell me his point of view.  Although the Commander of the U.S. South Atlantic Fleet has few conflicts with the Republican Fleet, he has a deep understanding of the strength of the Republican Navy.

    "The president also believes that it is slightly beneficial to us to reach a ceasefire as soon as possible. Some things need to be resolved through diplomatic means. Things that cannot be obtained on the battlefield can be obtained through the negotiation table. But how to convince the British is a problem." Marshall said.

    "Do they still need to persuade? We can no longer use American blood to fight for their interests, as we did after World War I. The Chinese only need to use two or three armies to defeat Wavell's seven  One hundred thousand troops rushed into the Atlantic Ocean. If it weren't for the more than 400,000 people of our Third Army supporting the front line in Morocco, the British would not know where they are now!" To the North African battlefield.  The British army collapsed at the first touch, and the US troops who stood on the front line suffered huge casualties. In just two years, the US Third Army alone suffered more than 150,000 casualties. This made General Bradley, the frontline commander,  Quite annoyed.

    "It was the British who brought Australia to its current predicament. Without the United States, the white people would have lost the entire Australian continent and even the Southwest Pacific. Until now, Australia and New Zealand have completely turned to us, and the interests of Australians and  Our interests are the same." The news conveyed by the generals to Roosevelt disappointed him. The president in a wheelchair sighed softly while continuing to play with the pencil between his fingers. He was unwilling to accept that the Australian continent was divided.  main reason.  If Australia had been part of the United States before the war, it would have been preserved intact.  It is a pity that at that time, including Australia and New Zealand, they were all British juniors. The consequences of following the wrong boss were indeed serious.

    "We must be mentally prepared. The Chinese promised to grant independent status to the Philippines, but refused to give a specific timetable for withdrawal. However, they refused to grant independent status to Burma and French Indochina. These are the reasons  The area turned out to be their vassal state, and they even formed the Southern Tibet Province in places such as Kohima, Gangtok, and Imphal. The Chinese appetite may be much greater than we imagined, and even the entire Dutch East Indies and the entire New Zealand  Guinea will become their new colony" Secretary of State Hull said that the Chinese became the biggest winners in this colonial re-division war, and the Americans just took the opportunity to enter some British and French colonies.

    "The British can abandon Malaya, but they will never accept the Chinese occupation of Australia!" Secretary of War Stimson said.

    "So what? What else can they do? Australia's future depends on our attitude." Admiral King interrupted Stimson's speech.  "Judging from the current situation, if we continue to fight, we are more likely to lose Australia."

    "Prime Minister Curtin is willing to accept the conditions of the United States, but they want to get Perth back. This is very important for strengthening the ties between Australia and Europe, and this needs to be done at the negotiating table."???strength.  "Hull talked about the attitude of the Australians. After more than three years of war, the casualties of more than 300,000 people have made Australia, which had a weak foundation, feel unbearable. There is no doubt that most Americans find it difficult to accept being  The fact that yellow people occupy half of Australia.

    "It's strange, during the entire war, they basically never attacked the United States mainland, isn't it?" Roosevelt turned his head and looked at the Secretary of the Navy.

    "Yes, this is also the reason why many Americans are opposed to the war now. Why should we bleed for the British?" Admiral Jin said, "We cannot let ordinary people understand the entire national strategy, and we cannot tell them that we are interfering with the British.  The colonies are in line with future American interests. Our original policy was to support the independence of each colony to get rid of British rule, so that our tentacles could extend into the British sphere of influence, and thus replace the British as the new world leader after the war.  .With the current situation, this needs to be adjusted."

    "In this war, with the beginning of armistice negotiations, there is no doubt that the Chinese will become the biggest winner in this war. The benefits obtained by the United States are not in line with our expectations, but for overall considerations, this is still  A result we can accept, all that will be lost is the British" Roosevelt took a pencil and drew out the current lines of control between the two sides in the Southwest Pacific on the world map, including Perth on the Australian side, "We need to move along the Gill  Establish a security line between the Burt Islands and the Marshall Islands," he said, looking up.

    "Like the Treaty of Versailles, it is just an armistice agreement, and the invisible war will continue." Marshall looked at the sphere of influence outlined by Roosevelt, "This makes many people feel unfair, except the Chinese."

    "We have to hope that our strength will completely surpass them, or wait for their decline" Roosevelt opened his mouth and shook his head, "It's strange that this ancient empire can rise again in thirty years, isn't it?  ?¡±

    "Yes, they share a common culture and national identity. Although they appear to be a piece of disorganized sand on the surface, they are actually more cohesive than most countries. This is why the Spanish Empire disintegrated, the Ottoman Empire declined, and the Russian Empire is now falling apart.  , the British Empire is also heading for destruction, but the Chinese are still a force that cannot be ignored in the world. They have 600-700 million people with a common culture. Such a huge population is the guarantee for them to become a powerful country again. Want to weaken this  The country must first reduce its population, but unfortunately our strategies have been ineffective." Hull lamented that the huge Eastern population frightened the entire white world, and the British and Americans have been trying to use various methods  Getting the Chinese people to accept the concept of population reduction has not been successful.

    "Perhaps, one day they learn to control birth control, which is the beginning of their decline." Roosevelt said, "Let us pray for that day to come."
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