Chapter 807 America’s Backhand
George himself did not notice that as Russia became stronger and stronger, his attitude towards Germany had quietly changed.
Just after the World War, George really wanted to use Germany to completely break the international structure dominated by Britain and France.
The current situation has changed a lot from the time just after the World War. Even without Germany, Russia can achieve its goals with its own strength.
Under this situation, George's expectations for Germany have changed from a spoiler to a part of the Russian system, so George wants to pour cold water on the German economy. A safe and controllable Germany is more beneficial to Russia.
As for whether this will affect the relationship between Russia and Germany, George doesn't care too much.
As long as Russia continues to be strong, no matter who comes to power, they will not take the initiative to attack Russia.
Forging iron requires one's own strength, so after sending away little Karl, George sent telegrams to all major military regions to advance the national defense conference originally scheduled to be held at the end of the year to November.
Vasily was close and took a plane to Alexandria the next day after receiving the telegram.
“Is there going to be a war with the British?”
Vasily was shocked as soon as he came up.
Although Russia and Britain had many conflicts during the World War, they generally maintained a cooperative trend. Looking back now, that period was actually the only honeymoon period between Russia and Britain in the past century.
As George's closest comrade-in-arms, Vasily was very clear about the relationship between Russia and Britain. If Russia wanted to gain dominance in Eurasia, there would be a battle between Britain and Russia.
"If the goal can be achieved without war, why must we launch a war?"
Unless necessary, George will not start a war lightly.
"Ha——"
Vasily didn't take it seriously. The transfer of power was always full of blood.
Vasily’s main work in the past two years has been on the defense of the Dardanelles Strait.
The main reason why Russia did not put its capital in Constantinople was security.
The hidden dangers in Constantinople are actually not big. If the enemy wants to attack Constantinople, they must first pass through the 60-kilometer-long Dardanelles Strait.
Both sides of the Dardanelles Strait are now Russian territory. Vasily has been frantically building forts and airports on both sides of the Dardanelles Strait in the past two years. The maximum caliber of coastal defense guns has exceeded 400 mm.
After absorbing the artillery technology of Krupp and Skoda, Russian artillery has finally reached its peak, combining the achievements of each to become unique in the world.
Artillery is not Russia’s strength yet.
Russia’s specialty is rocket launchers, as well as rockets under secret development.
Vasili has a flamboyant personality. After initially completing the defense layout of the Dardanelles Strait, he took the initiative to invite observers from various countries to visit, flexing his muscles.
Vasily was not stupid enough to open all military facilities for casual viewing. There were rumors that there were torpedo launchers under the forts in the Dardanelles. When military observers from various countries asked Vasily, Vasily just laughed and said nothing. You can take your guess. Bar.
“Don’t think about war every day, but improve relations with neighboring countries——”
George loved and hated Vasily.
Vasily and Brusinov are equally famous and are known as the two pillars of the Russian Army.
George is not included in the evaluation.
Vasily's temper was as great as his reputation.
Constantinople's security not only depends on the Balkan theater, but also its relationships with regional allies.
Russia’s three main allies in the Balkans, the Kingdom of Romania and Yugoslavia, are hardcore and will not betray Russia under any circumstances.
Greece was frequently attacked by Vasily because of its criminal record.
In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army, the Balkan Military District and the Balkan countries hold joint exercises every year. The Kingdom of Greece once played the blue army for three consecutive years and was attacked by groups in the Balkan Theater and Romania and Yugoslavia, so that Georgi Complain directly to George and ask to take turns playing the Blues.
It is impossible to quit.
If the Kingdom of Greece dares to withdraw, the blank ammunition may become live ammunition.
"Some people are just mean people. If you treat them better, they will regard your kindness as weakness."
Vasili finally knew how to save some face for his allies and did not directly Roll call.
This does not need to be named, because it is the same in all European countries.
The concept of the jungle has always been deeply rooted in European people, and those who fall behind will be beaten.
In the European concept, if you are powerful, you should dominate the world. If you fail to take what God gives you, you will be punished by God.
So in Vasily’s view, the royal way can only be implemented within Russia.
Even with its allies, Russia can only be domineering.
“Too much is not enough!”
George directly concluded that this is the consequence of being uneducated.
The history of Europe is too short and there are not enough samples to draw from, so it is easy to go to extremes when looking at issues.
Appropriate flexing of muscles is indeed conducive to strengthening deterrence, but too much flexing will be counterproductive. If Russia keeps showing off, Europe will once again form an anti-Russian alliance.
No matter how good the relationship between the Kingdom of Romania and Russia is, if Russia wants to annex Romania, the Romanians will definitely resist resolutely.
So besides kingliness and domineering there is moderation.
"Why haven't you launched an attack on India yet? As long as India is solved, Britain will be completely reduced to a third-rate country -" Vasily did not hesitate. Kingliness or hegemony were not issues he had to think about. He only did what he should do. .
“If India really wants to be invaded, London will really jump over the wall.”
George’s strategy is to boil the frog in warm water.
There is no real break between Britain and Russia yet.
Everyone knows that India is the lifeblood of the United Kingdom. If Russia exports to India, the United Kingdom will definitely upset the table even if it knows it cannot defeat it.
Although George is not afraid of the British overturning the table, if the Commonwealth can be dismantled in a relatively peaceful way, George is not willing to consume Russian lives.
"Britain has recently put a new fighter jet into service, and our advantage over Britain is shrinking."
Vasily reminded George that time waits not for us.
In the Balkan War, Russia did not use battleships at all, relying only on torpedo planes and submarines to annihilate the Ottoman Empire's fleet. This sounded an alarm for navies around the world.
After the end of the World War, while Britain carried out air defense modifications on warships, it also increased its research and development of military aircraft and achieved some results.
Due to cost factors, Britain’s strength is still too small compared to Russia.
"What year are Britain's new fighter jets equivalent to our level?"
George did not take the British Air Force to heart.
The influence of the Royal Navy in the UK is too great. Even if the UK pays more attention to the air force, the focus will still be on the navy, which is unlikely to change in a short time.
After the Washington Naval Conference, Britain built three new classes, a total of six aircraft carriers. The fighter that just entered service is a carrier-based fighter.
Compared with fixed-wing aircraft, carrier-based fighter jets are inherently insufficient and not enough for Russia to pay more attention to them.
“It takes a fight to find out——”
Vasily avoided the important and took the easy.
Looking simply at the data released by the UK, this fighter jet that has just been put into service in the UK is comparable to the latest Russian fighter jets.
George kept a secret. The data released by Russia was weaker than the actual performance of Russian fighter jets.
With the British character, there is a high probability of exaggeration.
So Vasily is right, it really takes a fight to know who is stronger.
George did not continue and gave Vasily a report from Alpha.
The UK is a key target of the Russian intelligence services. Not only is Alpha distributed in the UK, but it is also responsible for the operational signal flag. The only branch in Europe is also in the UK.
There are three branches of signal flags abroad, namely in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Korea.
In this report from Alpha, the performance data of the new British fighter jets are listed in detail.
What surprised Vasily was that if Britain's so-called new fighter jets were indeed the same as Alpha's report, they would probably only be equivalent to Russia's level during the World War.
Considering the stubborn problems of carrier-based aircraft, it is pretty good that the UK can achieve this level.
“Where did this thing come from? Is it accurate?”
Vasily didn't quite understand Alpha's strength.
"Basically accurate."
George does not provide sources.
"Then what are you worried about? We should let the whole world see the true face of the British."
Vasily seemed to see hope again.
George sighed, there are many fools in this world, and there are even more people pretending to be fools.
The World War has made many people see the true face of Britain, so Russia and the United States joined forces to cut off Britain's wings.
Without Canada and the Anzac Corps, Britain's strength would be limited compared to Spain.
So after France knelt down in World War II, Britain could only shrink back to the British mainland and be bombed by the Germans in different ways every day.
The British are not pretending to be stupid. The Royal Navy at least really protected the safety of the English Channel and made the German Sea Lion plan aborted.
George is waiting for the results of Baldwin's visit to the United States and will adjust Russia's policy based on the results.
Baldwin did not let George wait too long. On October 29, news came from Washington that Britain and the United States signed a package agreement, of which George was most concerned about the military part.
The UK is engaging in broader cooperation with the United States. Starting next year, the British Home Fleet and the US Atlantic Fleet will hold joint exercises.
After the end of the World War, the United States launched a strong challenge to Britain's naval hegemony, so the Washington Naval Conference came about.
Russia and the United States have a clear division of labor. Russia is responsible for the air force and army, and the United States is responsible for the navy.
Now that Britain and the United States are showing signs of joining forces, the Russian navy in the Atlantic will inevitably repeat Germany's mistakes during the World War.
So the exercises between the Royal Navy and the U.S. Atlantic Fleet have become the main topic of Russia’s November defense conference.
"Regarding cooperation with Britain, the differences within the United States are very serious. We must make the Americans realize that cooperation with Britain is dangerous."
George has received a telegram from Joseph, Strategic contempt for the enemy.
(End of this chapter)