Chapter 1069: Deja Vu

Washington, White House.

On both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue, the Stars and Stripes of the United States and the eagle of the Roman Empire were hung everywhere. Police officers wearing police uniforms and riding horses formed a blocking formation at the intersection near the White House, blocking the welcoming and protesting crowds. ——Of course they came for Comrade Mussolini, the founder of fascism.

Welcoming him were the comrades of the American National Fascist Party. Their leader Lindbergh had just had a cordial conversation with Mussolini for a full quarter of an hour at Union Station in Washington. Mussolini finally gave him a warm embrace.

There were more people protesting against Mussolini's visit. Some of them carried the red flag of the American Bolshevik Party and sang "The Internationale". They were supporters of the American Bolshevik Party. A considerable number of them were angry black people. Some people shouted With slogans like "Get out of America," "Get out of Abyssinia," "Get out of the Sudan," and "Get out of somewhere else" - this was, of course, a protest against the outrageous invasion of black Africa by the Roman Empire. War and the enslavement that followed.

Of course, the Americans who welcomed and protested Mussolini were kept apart by the District of Columbia's federal troopers. Otherwise, they will have to fight at the gate of the White House!

In the American South right now, there are fights between supporters of the Bolshevik Party and the National Fascist Party every now and then.

The sounds of protest and cheers reached the Oval Diplomatic Reception Hall of the White House. President Roosevelt, who was having a cordial conversation with the visiting Caesar of the Roman Empire, smiled bitterly and said to the visiting Mussolini: "Your Excellency, Caesar, the United States Isn’t what happened here very similar to what happened in Europe in 1917?”

"Mr. President," Mussolini shook his head, "you can save the United States. The key to opening the door to peace is in your hands... With only a compensation equivalent to 100 billion U.S. dollars, I am sure to convince Hitler of Germany. Prime Minister. In fact, he is willing to peacefully coexist with a big country dominated by the Aryan race.”

Mussolini took it upon himself to reduce the European Community's claim by 50%, but he was still confident that Hitler would accept it. Because he knew that with the equivalent of 100 billion U.S. dollars in gold, silver, grain, livestock, and oil, Hitler could easily clean up the mess in Russia and Britain, and more quickly fulfill his election promise to tear up the Treaty of Versailles. 》 and the small goal of world domination has probably been achieved, now all that is left is cars and steaks for every household.

In the view of Caesar of the Roman Empire, about 80 million Germanic barbarians had been struggling for nearly thirty years to realize their dream of a world empire. Now that their dream has finally come true, of course they have to live a comfortable life. As long as the Americans are willing to pay, those Germanic barbarians will definitely have no interest in fighting anymore.

In this way, won’t the overall situation of a multi-polar world in the future be established? Why are Americans so reluctant to part with money? How can you cowboys from the New World defeat the Germanic barbarians of Europe?

Roosevelt spread his hands, looking a little helpless, "Your Excellency Caesar, there are only 6 months left in my presidential term... This is a very short time, and the decisions I can make during this period are limited. If Germany The Prime Minister is willing to first have a comprehensive ceasefire and then discuss a peace treaty without ceding territory or paying reparations. I can persuade Congress to support it.

Of course... the United States also has an obligation to help Europe get out of its current economic difficulties. I think long-term low-interest loans of US$20 billion are not a problem at all. "

Mussolini frowned deeply, "Then are the US troops stationed in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, British Bermuda, British Trinidad, British Bahamas and other places going to withdraw?"

"The United States respects the territorial integrity of the British Empire," Roosevelt said carefully, "and is willing to provide financial assistance to Britain to rebuild its economy. Of course, what we assist and respect is a truly independent and autonomous Britain!"

"Mr. President," Mussolini shook his head, "This is impossible! The Germans will never accept such peace... They now have the most powerful military force in the world! Now the German Empire has the most powerful force. At this time, if we can't find a way to appease this powerful war machine, then the entire world will be dominated by it in the future!"

Mussolini was really worried. Roosevelt seemed insincere in the peace negotiations, and in his opinion, the military power of the United States was not enough to defeat the European Community headed by Germany.

"Mr. President," Mussolini showed an exaggerated expression of regret, "based on my understanding of Germany's military strength, the war will bring disastrous consequences to the United States! And once Germany defeats the U.S. Navy and seizes the Caribbean Sea, Many islands have bases that can launch atomic weapons into the United States... What the United States has to pay is not just a mere 500 billion European marks and a withdrawal from Australia and New Zealand!"

Roosevelt nodded and said: "Your Majesty Caesar, I know you are a true friend of the American people... But the United States is in an extraordinary period now, so this is all I can promise. If Mr. Hitler is not satisfied, we can Achieve an armistice first, then slowly negotiate, and hand over the important mission of bringing peace to the United States to the next American president.”

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Mussolini left the White House disappointed, and Admiral Nimitz, along with William Leahy and Ernest King, were brought into Roosevelt's office by Colonel Cotton.

"Mr President!"

Nimitz, Leahy and King all stood at attention and gave President Roosevelt a military salute.

"Sit down." Roosevelt raised his hand and pointed to the three chairs placed side by side across from the desk.

The three admirals all sat down. Roosevelt glanced at them and said: "I have seen your 'Andean Plan'. It is very good and very bold! It is unexpected and hits the mark. If this plan succeeds, , we can win the war."

"Mr. President," Nimitz said, "the plan will succeed! Because the Germans have no idea that we will launch an attack from the Pacific."

"It's useless even if they think about it," Ernest King said. "The Germans simply don't have enough troops to be tightly guarded in all places, and the airports, ports and dock facilities that Chile has are very crude and inadequate. To support a large number of naval and air forces, according to the information we have, they have not deployed any forces there.

Therefore, the Pacific Fleet will definitely be able to successfully occupy Chile, and then Buenos Aires will be within the combat radius of B-17 bombers and P51 fighter jets. "

It turns out that the U.S. Pacific Fleet did not lose its vitality in the Second Battle of the Hawaiian Islands. Now they still have a powerful attack force that cannot be resisted by a small country of Chile's level.

Therefore, before the Battle of Midway, Admiral Nimitz formulated a surprise counterattack plan - the "Andes Plan."

According to this plan, after the Pacific Fleet severely damaged the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet in the Hawaiian Islands, it would dispatch the main force to return home for rest before the entire Hawaiian Islands were recovered. After completing a short-term rest and replenishment, instead of heading to the Caribbean via the Panama Canal, we headed south directly to attack Chile!

After occupying the northern and central areas of Chile, they immediately deployed B-17s and P-51s in Santiago, the capital of Chile, and then used them to carry out indiscriminate bombing of the capital of Argentina.

The reason for doing this is that the Americans know very well that the Argentinians are not very able to withstand war. They just felt that victory was within easy reach, so they went on the adventure with Peron. If Buenos Aires is blown to rubble by American bombs, these Argentines will definitely regret it, and Peron's regime will most likely fall by then - it is not that there are no pro-American forces in Argentina now, as long as the Argentines try When the war gets serious, the pro-American faction can take the opportunity to launch an attack and overthrow Peron's rule.

As soon as Peron fell, the German offensive in South America was immediately drained from the bottom of the cauldron. Even though the German-controlled Republic of Guyana is very close to the Caribbean, it is just a few forward bases and not the foundation of Germany in South America.

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and southern Brazil are the foundation (this area is now integrated into the new Asbanian Federation with Argentina as the center). Without the oil and food there, once the number of European coalition forces increases, they will have to worry about eating.

If all logistics must be supplied from Europe, not only will a large number of ships be occupied, but the risk of being attacked by U.S. submarines will also increase - because the transport fleet is slow and is easily attacked by submarines. Warships (usually converted from cruise ships and passenger ships) are less vulnerable to submarine attacks because of their speed.

Therefore, Germany's military operations in the Americas cannot do without the support of Argentina. Otherwise, even if it is carried out reluctantly, it will lack the chance of victory due to the huge logistical pressure.

And this "Achilles' heel" is no secret to the United States, which is familiar with the situation in South America and has deep roots in South America.

Therefore, counterattacking Guyana from the front of the Caribbean-Atlantic battlefield is not the only option for the United States to counterattack-although the counterattack on Guyana can also allow the United States to end the war as a winner as long as it is successful.

However, once the war starts in Guyana, it will inevitably trigger a decisive battle of surface fleets that is not very certain for the US Navy. Therefore, it is safer to choose to attack Chile in the Pacific direction. If the European Combined Fleet wants to bypass South America and go to the Pacific for a decisive battle, then the U.S. Atlantic Fleet will also have the opportunity to launch a counterattack against Guyana!