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    Germany, the Soviet Union, China, Japan.

    Roosevelt held the chess pieces and looked at the chessboard in front of him absently.  The dark clouds in Europe have become increasingly severe. After the injection of American capital, the Soviet Union and Germany are engaged in an arms race at an extraordinary speed.  Prime Minister Chamberlain has sent special envoys several times, hoping to win over the United States to jointly prevent and contain the outbreak of war in Europe.  In Asia, there are various signs that Yang Qiu has gradually adjusted his economy and shifted his focus to armaments. His troops are also aggressively attacking Afghanistan. Aircraft and tanks have made the situation in Central Asia and Arabia gloomy.  Similarly, Japan's armaments show no sign of weakness. The dockyard is crowded with various warships waiting to be launched, the apron is densely packed, and even the army has expanded by hundreds of thousands.

    A world storm has finally begun!  It was only a matter of time before the Versailles system, which strangled the United States and left American goods with nowhere to go, disintegrated.  But at this time, Beijing, which he has been paying most attention to, still has an unclear attitude.  "Harry." Roosevelt casually placed the chess piece on the square.  Compared with the chess game in front of him, the big chess game in the outside world has made him more and more cautious. He looked at Hopkins, who was playing chess with him: "Guess, what is Yang Qiu paying attention to?"

    As a staff member, Hopkins was very aware of his thoughts, but he did not raise his head and continued to look at the chessboard with a cigarette between his fingers: "I hate guessing, but I think Mr. Yang Qiu is waiting.  Prime Minister Chamberlain¡¯s choice.¡±

    "Chamberlain?" Roosevelt suddenly became interested.  He knew that his old friend had a deep chest and was a very rare strategic talent, so he couldn't help but ask: "Harry, do you mean that he will interfere in this European affairs?"

    ¡°He has already intervened once.¡± Hopkins finally raised his head, his triangular eyes full of pity.  I don¡¯t know whether he was sighing that his chess skills were not as good as Roosevelt¡¯s, or lamenting that the American system restricted the hands and feet of his generation. He said to himself: ¡°In the last war, he lacked logistics. The country was unstable, and even the threat of Japan was not there.  If it is eliminated, he dares to send troops to Europe. Now that he has a fleet and very good aircraft, will he still be afraid? He is probably thinking about how to deal with the relationship with Britain now. Like many people, he also hopes to get Britain's huge heritage  , hoping to intervene in Arabia and Central Asia, but these cannot bypass Britain. So he is waiting. If Prime Minister Chamberlain needs him, then he will attack the Soviet Union with all his strength. If not I can't think of him.  Do something crazy."

    "He is different from Chamberlain. The latter used compromise and appeasement to push the war outward, but he used flexing his muscles to tell Stalin not to mess with me. I am thinking that he must hope to avoid the Soviet Union and Japan so that he can  Europe fights more fiercely, allowing Japan to destroy it more completely, and is even willing to see us dragged into the whirlpool. It's a pity that he met you" Hopkins jokingly complimented  : "Withdrawing from the Philippines will make the interests of Japan and China overlap. When Japan goes south, this place will become the front line of conflict. At that time, Japan must first solve China before it can deal with us. Once Japan goes south, Stalin will think that Japan has begun to fulfill its obligations.  A pincer attack treaty. In order to stabilize his position and cover up his previous failures, he will definitely order retaliation and attack on China, and even seize China's position in Arabia! Therefore, Yang Qiu needs to face a situation of two sides attacking. He has to be forced to get involved.  Deeper in the war."

    Roosevelt nodded. In order to lure Japan southward to disrupt the situation, he had made very big concessions.  If it were not for the economic crisis and the prevalence of isolationism, just losing the Philippines would be enough for Congress to impeach him. This is why MacArthur still refuses to forgive him.

    Hopkins continued: "Japan is too close to China. Unless we can destroy China's two fleets and all the shipbuilding capabilities along the coast, I don't expect victory. So Yang Qiu and your goals are the same. You  I'm surprised that the two are even like brothers. But he hopes that Japan will conflict with us first after going south, and you must want to see the paralysis of the Chinese navy. So what needs to be done is to weaken the Soviet Union and let  Europe is torn apart! As for the Pacificthis war between Beijing and Tokyo will take at least two to three years, as long as we seize the opportunity to return to the Philippines, then we will win."

    Roosevelt really hoped that a war between China and Japan would consume both sides and reduce the trouble for the United States to dominate the Pacific.  But this was a secret in his heart. After being exposed by Hopkins, he felt a little uncomfortable on his face and said with a smile: "Harry, I really should let you be my general."

    "General? HahaI don't want to have my ass kicked by MacArthur."

    Roosevelt also smiled and asked, "So what should we do now?"

    "You know this better than me." Hopkins stood up, his expression slowly becoming serious: "Yang Qiu is a country-first person. As long as he ensures that China can get enough benefits, he will not destroy the most basic  The rules of the game. But not the Soviet Union! They have completely and completely destroyed the rules of the free world, divided people into hierarchies and carried out dictatorship! So??If Russia and Germany really come together, thenthe United States of America will see a terrible Europe, a destructive Europe!  If even Britain finally falls, the United States will usher in a disaster!

    Franklin!

    On the eve of the redrawing of spheres of influence, every country has a dozen agreements in its pocket, and we are all ready to carry out and accept the blow of betrayal.  The bickering and squabbling in parliament are just a waste of energy. Profit is the only criterion in the world of capital.  For actual and potential dividends, any means!  Any alliance is possible.  In this regard, the Soviet Union and Germany have already set examples.  Yang Qiu also understood deeply, so he didn't interrupt any path yet.  He can join forces with Germany, sit down and talk with Britain, and even compromise with Stalin!  For each of these three choices, the ultimate goal is to achieve the maximum gain at the minimum cost!  For us in the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany and Japan are destined to be destroyers, while the United Kingdom, France and China are all potential opponents, so they should be allowed to consume, break and build!  But no one should be allowed to quit the game.  "

    With Hopkins¡¯ sonorous voice, Roosevelt pushed his wheelchair to the window.  Washington is experiencing the second wave of economic crisis. At this time, he is indeed eager for a war to break out. Only through large-scale exports through the war can the United States truly be reborn.  But the question is, how big will the war be?  When do you step in?  How to intervene?  Will the Soviet Union and Germany sweep across Asia and Europe, or will China and Germany violently attack Britain and France?  Or will China, Britain and France take advantage of the war to completely eliminate Germany, a hidden danger in Europe, and then take the opportunity to eliminate the red threat in one fell swoop?

    At this moment, he seemed to be in an empty and monotonous maze with countless choices.  Fortunately, relying on its unique geographical advantages and strong industrial capabilities, the United States still has enough opportunities to control its destiny, while those countries in Europe and Asia on the front line of conflicts have very few opportunities to choose.  Thinking of this, he slowly turned his head. Before he could speak, Hopkins had already guessed the idea and smiled slightly: "I know, you must want to drive me away! Okay, remember to reimburse the boat ticket and go there."  China and the Soviet Union need to spend a lot of money."

    ?¡­

    When Hopkins smiled and freely agreed to Roosevelt's visit to Beijing and Moscow, the world outside the window was already thundering and lightning.

    At the critical moment when Britain and France were paying attention to the movements of the Soviet Union and Germany, on February 12, 1938, Hitler suddenly put aside Motolov and summoned Austrian Chancellor Schuschnigg.  Asked the Austrian government to ban the party, legalize the Nazi Party, force it to reorganize the cabinet, ask him to appoint Austrian Nazi leader Seth as Minister of the Interior, appoint Holstenau as Minister of Defense, and propose for the first time the merger of Austria and Germany  suggestions.  After half a month of coercion and inducement, Schuschnigg finally gave in under the threat of war. However, many pro-British and French Austrians were unwilling to join Germany. He had no choice but to announce a referendum to decide whether to join Germany.

    Hitler was furious after hearing the news, fearing that the referendum would fail, so he immediately issued an ultimatum to Austria, requiring Schuschnigg to resign immediately and make Seth the prime minister. Otherwise, the German army would march into Austria the next day.  Schuschnigg was so frightened that he immediately took out the "Peace of Saint-Germain" and appealed to Britain, France, Italy and other countries that had the obligation to protect Austria's independence.  However, the Chamberlain government was still worried about the Soviet-German contact and the crisis in Afghanistan. In addition, it believed that the German-Austrian merger was inevitable, so it rejected the request for protection.  France is simply hiding away in the name of national elections, and Italy will not interfere.

    After the three countries were unwilling to intervene and offend Germany, Schuttunig gave in again and agreed to all Hitler's demands.

    On March 12, 1938, long-planned German tanks quickly crossed the German-Austrian border and occupied Austria. By March 14, they had occupied the entire territory. Hitler excitedly announced in Berlin that his hometown had officially become a state of Germany.

    Before the world has finished digesting this news, the storm in Afghanistan will rise again!

    On March 17, just three days after Hitler announced the annexation of Austria, the Chinese Air Force suddenly dispatched 212 bombers and 172 fighter jets to conduct a 10-day raid on Termez, a key town on the border with Turkmenistan, and Herat, a key town in western Afghanistan.  Big bombing.  Although the Soviet army resisted vigorously and shot down 7 aircraft and damaged 17, it paid the price by shooting down 97 aircraft of various types, destroying more than 10,000 tons of ammunition and food, more than 1,000 soldiers being killed, and losing numerous tanks and equipment of various types.  The heavy price of a thousand pieces!

    The almost undefended sky made Stalin furious. He personally went down to the grassroots to demand the strengthening of the development of new aircraft. He even shouted the slogan of saving the Soviet sky with blood and sacrifice, and asked Beria to lead the research and development of new weapons.  At the same time, they stepped up efforts to ask Motolov to contact Germany, hoping to reach an agreement as soon as possible to purchase a batch of fighters that could defend the Soviet Union.

    After a series of secret talks and meetings, in the spring of April 1938, Berlin suddenly let Motolov leave on the pretext of refusing to cooperate.  When the worldAfter thinking that the Soviet-German negotiations had broken down, Ribbentrop secretly arrived in Moscow on a special plane.  Also on this day, Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Gu Weijun of the Republic of China arrived in Riyadh on a cruiser for a visit. After a brief exchange with Ibn Saud, his figure secretly appeared in the Rose Palace in Tehran across the strait.

    The storm vortex is already unstoppable

    (To be continued.)
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