Across the ocean, the U.S. government is also very concerned about the Berlin Congress held in Germany this time. As soon as the meeting was over, American spies figured everything out. Although, Germany's anti-espionage capabilities are very strong, and American spies can't take advantage of it. However, other countries do not have such strong anti-espionage capabilities.
When the intelligence department put Germany on the desk of President Roosevelt, after reading the information that Germany rebuilt the Allies and began to integrate the power of Europe, and stipulated how many troops each member country needs to mobilize during the war, President Roosevelt looked at the information. His expression was very dignified.
"Europe's background is too deep. Even if we have developed for more than a hundred years, we are still far from catching up with them! As long as the Germans integrate more than half of Europe's power, we will not be able to fight against them!" Roosevelt sighed Take a breath.
"Come on, find all the cabinet ministers! In addition, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, and Mr. Hopkins, all come." Roosevelt ordered.
Obviously, the matter this time was too difficult, and he had to consult extensively.
Soon, senior officials of the US government and military gathered in President Roosevelt's office.
"This is the information just obtained by the intelligence agencies, let's take a look first!" President Roosevelt said.
Senior officials began to pass through the intelligence, and the office became very quiet, only the sound of papers being turned over. However, when senior officials of the US government and military read the content of the intelligence, their faces changed drastically. Especially the Minister of War, the Chief of Army Staff, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chief of Naval Operations all looked pale.
"Gentlemen, I think we are really in big* trouble this time!" President Roosevelt said after everyone had read the information.
"Yes, Your Excellency, I completely agree with your point of view. We are in a lot of trouble this time. No one thought that the Germans would have such boldness and want to integrate the power of the entire Europe. Most importantly, now It seems that they are progressing very smoothly. Those countries have joined the German-led Allied Powers. And they have no objection to the huge number of army mobilizations proposed by the Germans. Obviously, they have agreed with the integration of the Germans. ,” Secretary of State Hull said.
"Perhaps, they were just forced by the pressure of the Germans and dared not express themselves. In fact, they were not willing." War Secretary Woodling said.
"Maybe, but I have to admit that the Germans' European integration plan has initially succeeded. Once war breaks out, I think it will be difficult for us to defeat them. After all, the army alone can mobilize more than 30 million people. Moreover, this is far from the limit of the Allies. If they wish, they can further increase the number of troops." Finance Minister Morgenthau said.
"Gentlemen, since the Germans are already preparing for the next war, I think we must also take the necessary actions. Otherwise, we will have no chance of winning in future wars." President Roosevelt said.
"Your Excellency, we have been preparing for war since a few years ago. In order to expand our armaments, we have already accumulated a lot of debt. I have to remind you kindly, if we don't think about it, our annual financial income will probably be higher. Even bank interest can’t be exchanged. At that time, our government may only go bankrupt.” Morgenthau said.
At the beginning, in order to get the United States out of the economic crisis as soon as possible, President Roosevelt chose to expand the military to stimulate economic development. For this reason, the U.S. government borrowed heavily from those large consortia and banks. Although, this certainly made the United States out of the economic crisis. But at the same time, it also made the United States owe a huge amount of foreign debt to the government.
President Roosevelt nodded, of course he knew this. However, he has already put all his hopes on the war that will break out in the future. If the United States can win future wars, then everything can be resolved. But if the United States fails miserably, then the United States will be finished directly.
Originally, President Roosevelt believed that although Germany was powerful, it would still be very difficult to counter the United States, Britain, Russia and the island countries at the same time. Therefore, their chances of winning are not too small. But now, the Germans have integrated most of Europe, which means that Germany's strength will increase dramatically. And their chances of winning will be greatly reduced.
"Your Excellency, apart from continuing to develop our own strength, I am afraid we have to think of other ways. Germany is not only our enemy, but also other enemies. Although, Britain has already secretly allied with us, the island country It is also in our support. However, we have no real alliance with the island country. Now that Germany is powerful, we must truly form an alliance with the island country. Only in this way can we hit the strength to deal with Germany. In addition, we We should also consider Bu Russia. Although Bu Russia’s ideology is different from ours, they are still very powerful. War will inevitably break out between Bu Russia and Germany. Germany will not allow a powerful country to emerge In Europe. Therefore, we can also unite with Bu Russia. Once Bu Russia is attacked by the Germans, we must fully support them so that they can survive the German attack for a longer period of time. Use this to consume the strength of the Germans." Secretary of State Hull suggested.
"Yes, Your Excellency. At this stage, we must unite with other countries. Bu Russia is undoubtedly a very important ally. Now, with the help of the Germans, Bu Russia has developed a not weak industry .Although in many cutting-edge fields, it is still unable to compare with us. But the industrial output value is still very strong. Aircraft, tanks and cars, they can all produce and build their own. More importantly, they have a huge population. If Bu Russia With extreme mobilization, they can even mobilize 20 million troops. This will make them the main force against Germany," said War Secretary Woodling.
Many senior officials in the United States were originally hostile to Bu Russia. But now, Bu Russia has become an indispensable and important force for them to defeat Germany. This made them have no choice but to give up their hostility and turn to cooperate with Bu Russia, hoping to unite all forces against Germany and defeat Germany in future wars.
President Roosevelt nodded: "Let our people contact Bu Russia!"
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