gnovel Chapter 1781 A Deep Pit
Chapter 1781 A Deep Pit
Chapter 1781 A Deep Pit
This is an alliance that will never appear in any document.
Meng Shaoyuan, director of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Provincial Supervision Department of the Military Command Bureau, and Donovan Plenipotentiary Representative Heywood, director of the US Intelligence Coordination Bureau, reached an alliance agreement.
At this stage, the two sides use each other, cooperate with each other, and guard against each other.
Meng Shaoyuan didn't care.
Cooperation always has the beginning stage.
From mistrust to trust, from trust to tacit cooperation.
It's nothing.
Sooner or later, the two parties will become "friends".
Meng Shaoyuan didn't mind either. Before Director Donovan approved full cooperation, he provided some information to the Americans in advance.
Because Meng Shaoyuan hadn't started serving the bigger news, the more important information, the big meal that Donovan couldn't refuse.
Take your time, and soon, Donovan and his ICC will feel they can't live without them.
"Before, I told Consul Bonanu that Japan's war against the United States would definitely break out." Meng Shaoyuan said calmly: "Now, according to our various intelligences, after the Japanese Imperial Conference, a war between the United States and Japan is imminent.
For the United States, there are only two options.One is to make preparations as early as possible to minimize losses.Another way is to be blind and deaf in front of the war alarm! "
Heywood didn't seem surprised by Meng Shaoyuan's words at all: "Why? Do you still pretend to be deaf and dumb when you know there is a war, and suffer huge losses?"
Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "What do you think?"
What do you say?
The United States has been very clear since it began to impose economic sanctions on Japan, impose an oil embargo on Japan, and freeze Japan's deposits in American banks. It is only a matter of time before the war.
The problem is that there is too much market for "isolationism" in the United States.
Isolationism is even influencing the political situation in the United States.
In the 30s before the outbreak of World War II, although Europe and Asia were already clouded by war, and war could be said to be imminent, isolationism in the United States reached its peak.
In October 1937, three months after the outbreak of China's all-out war of resistance, President Roosevelt delivered the famous "Quarantine Speech". He compared war to a contagious disease that would spread. will be affected.
Even such speeches have been strongly criticized by isolationists.
Even Roosevelt, who was used to seeing strong winds and waves, said afterwards without fear: "You want to lead, but when you look back, there is no one behind you, how terrible it is!"
So much so that Roosevelt had to reassure voters repeatedly during the presidential campaign in 1940 that he would never send American children to the battlefield.
Roosevelt desperately needed something to break down isolationism at home.
For example, war.
His first target was Germany.
Roosevelt decided to piss off Germany and induce him to go to war against him.
The US Congress finally passed the "Neutrality Act" after long-term discussions.
The "Neutrality Act" stipulates that the sale of arms to belligerent countries is allowed under the principle of "cash and carry".
"Cash self-shipment" means cash settlement, and you are responsible for the transportation yourself. On the surface, it is fair to both parties.
But in fact, the German navy is too weak to protect its own transport ships. Transporting by itself is an impossible task. This revised "Neutrality Act" is completely biased towards the United Kingdom, opening a door for the United Kingdom to purchase American arms .
This would have angered Germany.
However, Germany did not take any steps other than limited protests.
Germans, don't be fooled.
In September 1940, the United States and the United Kingdom signed an agreement. The United States exchanged 9 overage old destroyers for 50 years of military bases in the Bahamas, Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia, Trinidad and British Guiana. At the same time, you can use the Argentine and Bermuda bases in Newfoundland for free.
This agreement seems to have taken advantage of the United States, but it has essentially changed its neutral position.In addition to providing destroyers to the United Kingdom, the United States is also directly involved in maritime escort.
With the birth of the "Lend-Lease Act", the United States has made no secret of its favoritism towards Britain.
President Roosevelt issued a statement announcing that as long as the Axis submarines enter the waters that the US defense must protect, they will attack immediately without warning once they are discovered!
This means that the position of the American neutral country has completely changed.
It can even be said that the United States has actually entered the war, but it is short of a public declaration of war.
But, Germans, don't be fooled!
Germany knows very well that once the United States joins the war with its strong national strength, the prospect of the war will be difficult to predict.
Therefore, before Europe is completely resolved, it is trying to avoid war with the United States. Hitler strictly ordered the submarine force to distinguish clearly before attacking, and it is absolutely forbidden to attack American warships.
Seeing that facing the United States is actually participating in the war, but Germany just forbears it and tries its best to avoid war with the United States.The United States is really at a loss.
At this time, the United States desperately needs a fool.
And this idiot really jumped out on his own initiative:
Japan!
The east side is not bright, the west side is bright!
Japan and Germany are allies of the Axis powers. As long as there is a war with Japan, it may be logical to go to war with Germany. The United States began to take various measures to induce Japan to fire the first shot!
The United States dug a hole for Japan!
Unlike direct intervention in Germany, the United States mainly used economic sanctions to force Japan to fire the first shot.The pace of Japan's gradual expansion also just gave the United States an excuse to gradually increase economic sanctions.
Japan is walking into this big pit step by step according to the design of the United States.
Heywood was well aware of this, and so was Meng Shaoyuan.
"It can be prepared in advance."
Meng Shaoyuan didn't need Heywood to answer his own question directly: "Japan is about to launch an attack on the United States."
Heywood immediately cheered up: "Do you have sufficient information?"
"Have!"
Meng Shaoyuan did not immediately say the specific time and place.
Otherwise, it would be really shocking.
The Japanese imperial meeting has not yet been held, how can you be so sure about the time and place?
Therefore, Meng Shaoyuan pretended to ponder and came here for a while: "My people are trying their best to get useful information. Please rest assured, since we have established a cooperative relationship, I will do my best to get this information, and I leave it to you."
"Thank you." Heywood said very sincerely this time: "I'm not sure how far our cooperative relationship will develop, but as far as I am concerned, I will do my best to promote this This cooperation can last for a long time.”
"I look forward to it too." Meng Shaoyuan stood up.
Heywood stood up at the same time.
He shook hands with Heywood: "Victory, I think we are not far away!"
(End of this chapter)