The Rise of the Third Reich

The President of the United States that Kennedy saw in the Oval Office of the White House was older than the person he had seen a few months ago. His hair was thinner, his skin was sagging, and his eyelids were drooping. He was reading a copy of the U.S. Military Mission to the Soviet Union. Telegram sent.

When the president heard footsteps, he raised his head and saw Colonel Cotton leading Hopkins and Kennedy in. He raised his fingers and pointed at the two chairs opposite the desk: "Sit down and talk."

Kennedy and Hopkins sat down, both looking toward the president. Hopkins said: "Mr. President, Ambassador Kennedy has agreed to serve as Senator Truman's partner in the general election."

Roosevelt looked at Kennedy and smiled: "That's great, Joseph. You will become the best vice president in American history, and you will have the opportunity to become president in the future."

"Mr. President..." Kennedy felt that he should say something to express his gratitude to Roosevelt, but suddenly he felt a huge pressure on him, making his good mood disappear all of a sudden.

"Joseph," Roosevelt saw the change in Kennedy's expression and smiled bitterly, "I think you know this is not a good job... Who made me leave a mess? Now I will become the worst in the history of the United States of America. president."

He paused and sighed: "But at least it's not the last one!"

"Sir," Kennedy asked, "I am not going to be the last vice president, am I?"

Roosevelt tilted his head and said, "Actually, this possibility exists!"

He handed the telegram in his hand to his adjutant, Colonel Carton, "For Ambassador Kennedy."

"Yes, sir."

When a copy of the telegram reached Kennedy, he found that it contained only one short sentence.

According to reliable information: the Red Army Warsaw Group Army drove out of Warsaw on May 18 and surrendered to the German troops surrounding them!

Another 500,000-600,000 Soviet troops will become Russian troops! Kennedy's heart sank. He was now an expert on European issues. Of course he knew what the surrender of the Red Army would mean?

The current Soviet-German war has turned into a Soviet-Russian civil war. For the vast majority of Soviet officers and soldiers, what difference does it make if the red flag of the sickle and hammer is replaced by the Russian tricolor flag, and the fatherly leader is replaced by little mother Olga?

Therefore, once the overall situation of the war becomes clear, defections will surely occur one after another like dominoes.

The "Soviet-Russian Civil War" will also quickly determine the winner due to the large number of Red Army defections to the White Army.

"Leave it to us," Roosevelt said, "No, you probably don't have much time left, and the United States doesn't have much leverage."

"There are still some chips..." Kennedy said thoughtfully.

"What is it?" Roosevelt asked, "Is it the North Pacific route to aid the Soviet Union?"

"This is just a bargaining chip," Kennedy said. "As far as the current situation is concerned, it doesn't seem to be very important."

In fact, Germany now does not want the United States or Japan to cut off this lifeline of aid to the Soviet Union, otherwise there will be too many Russian bosses in the European Community...

"What about Australia and New Zealand?" Roosevelt paused, then asked, "I heard that Germany and Japan had an agreement to hand over those countries to Japanese rule."

"Is there such a thing?" Kennedy looked at the president in surprise, "Mr. President, where did you get the news?"

Roosevelt shrugged and did not answer Kennedy's question, but continued: "So...how do the Germans view Japan and Australia? In their ideal world map, how big is Japan? Who does Australia belong to?"

Kennedy thought about it carefully. He was the ambassador in Europe responsible for peace negotiations with the European Community and the Roman Empire. The main focus was not on the East, but he still heard about many Germans or Romans' visions of the future world pattern.

"In the minds of the Germans, Japan can get the Philippines, French Indochina, Dutch East Indies, British Burma, Siam...and at most Malaya." Kennedy replied thoughtfully, "Not only Australia and New Zealand cannot give Not even New Guinea and all the islands in the South Pacific can be given to Japan.”

Roosevelt showed an imperceptible smile: "Is that a neutral zone?"

"No, it's the territory of the European Community!" Kennedy replied with certainty. "Before the British mainland turned to Germany, Germany had supported Japan's invasion of Australia. However, Germany's position quickly changed after that, and it regarded the maintenance of European territories in the East as its own responsibility."

"That's not a responsibility, it's hegemony and interests!" Hopkins interjected, "Before taking over Britain, Germany only focused on Europe. But after Britain surrendered, Germany wanted to rule the world. Now Germany not only wants to unify Europe , and also wants to inherit the British Empire’s global hegemony.”

"Is that so?" Roosevelt asked Kennedy.

"I think...I think so," Kennedy replied.

"So what place will Japan have in a world dominated by Germany?" Roosevelt asked.

"Japan must obey," Kennedy said. "Perhaps just as they were subject to British control before, maybe Germany will be a better master than Britain."

Kennedy, who was at the center of European diplomatic activities, could certainly feel the changes in Japan-Germany relations after 1943. Starting from the additional clauses of the European version of the Lend-Lease Act proposed by Hirschmann, Germany tried to dominate Japan instead of treating Japan as an equal partner.

At the same time, after the United Kingdom officially became a member of the European Community, Germany also regressed in its stance on the Australian issue, withdrawing its position in the Cairo Declaration that allowed Japan to meddle with New Zealand, and did not force the London government to resolve the issue raised by Japan. Signed the Peace Treaty.

In other words, from a legal perspective, Japan and the United Kingdom (London) are still in a state of war!

After Olga returned to Petrograd and expressed Russia's position on integrating into Europe, Japan-German relations further became cold.

It is obvious that after it is expected to acquire Russia's eastern territories and Britain's Australian colonies, the European Community led by Germany will no longer be a European country, but will become a powerful world empire that has never been seen in human history.

Japan can only become a vassal of this world empire rather than a rival partner.

Roosevelt sneered and asked: "If we withdraw from Australia and New Zealand in exchange for Japan withdrawing its troops from the Hawaiian Islands and reaching a Japan-U.S. peace, what will Germany think about it?"

"What? Mr. President, you want to make peace with Japan?" Kennedy was startled by Roosevelt's words.

Nowadays, the mainstream public opinion in the United States hates Japan to the core. The issue of peace with Germany can be discussed openly - it cannot be defeated anyway. However, making peace with Japan is almost taboo. It would be political suicide for Roosevelt to do so.

"Joseph, I'm asking how Germany would view the two issues of peace between the United States and Japan and the United States' withdrawal from Australia." Roosevelt asked with emphasis.

"Germany...Germany will object," Kennedy said. "Germany will firmly oppose Japan's independent peacemaking and will declare that the sovereignty of Australia and New Zealand belongs to the European Community."

"What if Japan attacks Australia after we withdraw?" Roosevelt asked with a smile.

"Japan doesn't dare." Kennedy shook his head.

"Why?"

"Because Germany will threaten war!"

"Will it?" Roosevelt raised his eyebrows and showed an interested expression.

"Definitely," Kennedy said, "How could the Europeans give up more than 7 million square kilometers of fertile land to Japan? This is completely impossible. And the white people in Australia and New Zealand will not accept Japanese rule... They would rather say I can’t even speak Japanese in German.”

It is very easy for the European Community to bring Australia and New Zealand under its umbrella. They are originally British Dominions. Once the United States withdraws, Australia and New Zealand will have to rely on Europe for security, otherwise they will fall into the hands of Japan sooner or later.

If white Australians and New Zealanders were asked to choose between Germany and Japan, of course they would support Germany!

Roosevelt raised his neck and laughed, saying: "We are the same, we can also use German as a second language after English. In fact, there is a lot of Germanic blood flowing in the veins of Americans. Even I Their ancestors are also lowland Germans (the Netherlands and Belgium). If the Germans can regard the Slavs as part of Europe, then we Germans and Anglo-Saxons (the Saxons are actually Germans) Of course, the descendants of Japan are also part of Europe. We... can speak German, but the Japanese cannot speak German. Japan and Germany belong to two different civilizations. This is like the confrontation between European Christians and! The same confrontation that MSL has had in the Middle East for the past 1,400 years.”

He looked at Kennedy and said, "Joseph, do you understand me now?"

"I understand," Kennedy nodded. "You want Japan to remain de facto neutral while we engage in a decisive battle with Germany."

At this point, Kennedy frowned again: "But we negotiated peace with Japan and also offered conditions for giving up Australia and New Zealand. Even if it is false, it will be used as a basis for others."

Roosevelt smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Joseph, the United States is not as flexible as you think. Whether it is the Republican Party bosses or the Wall Street tycoons, they now know that once the Soviet Union is finished, the war will be lost... If they don't plan to really If you want to learn German, what the United States needs to consider now is how to withdraw from the war gracefully and preserve our rights and interests in the Americas. So they will definitely pretend to be confused on this issue, otherwise what else can they do to impeach me? A president who is about to step down within months and then put himself in a position where he could be the last president or member of Congress of the United States of America?”