Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2346
The United States did not join the war until after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. In the words of Time Magazine, the United States would not be qualified to participate in post-war international affairs if it did not take active actions.

The so-called "international affairs" are actually the distribution of interests.

After the last world war, the United States got almost nothing, and southern Africa became the supplier of most of Europe.

This time the Americans do not want to be absent again, for obvious reasons.

Old colonial countries such as Britain and France have lost their dominance over the world.

If the Americans still insist on "glorious isolation", they will not even be able to keep the Americas.

Although glorious isolation was proposed by the British, it is essentially similar to the Monroe Doctrine in the United States.

In 1896, when the then British Prime Minister Salisbury delivered a speech at a banquet held by the Mayor of London, he elaborated "glorious isolation" as a foreign policy, pointing out that Britain should not join any alliances and blocs, maintain freedom of action, and facilitate the manipulation of Europe balance of power.

The word "manipulation" is important. To put it bluntly, it means helping whoever wins, and it has nothing to do with whether it is democratic or just.

European countries are not stupid and will not let Britain manipulate them.

So during the Second Boer War, Britain was targeted by the whole of Europe.

Over the past 20 years from the end of the last world war to the present, Americans must have reflected on it.

Since it is no longer possible for the United States to maximize its profits by being separated from Europe, it must take the initiative to integrate into Europe and not allow Europe to become a monopoly of the United Kingdom and southern Africa.

"I think we have fully realized the pain of the damage caused by the war. It is time to end all this as soon as possible and use a new way to resolve contradictions and disputes-opening a second battlefield in Europe as soon as possible can effectively alleviate the Russian battlefield. If we land in France, we will face more difficulties, but the diversion effect will be even greater-opening a second front in Italy will directly attack the weak link of the Axis powers, and we may even have a chance Pull Italy into our camp." Roosevelt was very proactive, and his plan could only be realized with the cooperation of southern Africa and the United Kingdom.

In the Mediterranean Sea and the English Channel, the strength of the United States is still a bit weak. Without the cooperation of southern Africa and the United Kingdom, the US Navy cannot even find a port that can provide supplies within this range.

The United States today is not the United States with future military bases all over the world.

The British plan to exchange destroyers for islands is to exchange them with southern Africa. Although the Americans also wanted to do the same, the British did not agree.

In another time and space, destroyers exchanged islands, which was actually taking advantage of the fire. At that time, Britain was already unsustainable. It could not even build destroyers for escort, so it had to agree to the request of the Americans.

In this time and space, the UK has more choices. The destroyers made in southern Africa can also meet the requirements of the UK, and they are cheap, good in quality, and advanced in technology. There is no need for the UK to look far away.

The "close" here does not refer to distance, but to relationship and geostrategy.

The straight-line distance between the United Kingdom and the United States is about 4500 kilometers, separated by the Atlantic Ocean, without any barriers.

The straight-line distance between the UK and southern Africa is more than 6000 kilometers, with Europe and North Africa separated in the middle, with high mountains and long roads.

There is no room for snoring on the side of the couch.

If there must be a country that can replace Britain and become the leader of the future world.

Britain would much rather the country be Southern Africa than America.

At least the southern African capital has not gone through round after round of economic crisis and wiped out the money of the rich British.

So Americans are very embarrassed now.

After the "Washington Naval Conference", the United States obtained the same tonnage of capital ships as the United Kingdom and formed the most powerful fleet in the world.

The power of the U.S. Navy around the world does not match its strength seriously. Except for the Americas and East Asia, the U.S. Navy does not even have a qualified military base in other regions.

After the United States entered the war, the warships of the US Navy obtained the right to use some ports in the United Kingdom.

It's just for use, and the UK can stop at any time.

The same is true in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy warships can pass through the Strait of Gibraltar and enter Algiers, but that's all. Even Malta is not open to the U.S. Navy.

Malta has exchanged islands for destroyers, which have been rented by the Southern African Federal Government, but they can only be used in commercial fields. Under normal circumstances, the Southern African Navy cannot enter and leave the port at will.

There are loopholes in this agreement. Whether the situation is normal or not must be decided by the federal government of Southern Africa, and the British government will probably pretend to be deaf and dumb at that time.

"Mr. President, the performance of the Italians on the Russian battlefield is not weak. If we land in Sicily, we will also face great difficulties." Roque said it very bluntly. This is to remind Roosevelt. mean.

"On the Russian battlefield, Italians would be executed if they surrendered. Our attitude towards prisoners of war is completely different from that of Russians." Roosevelt must have considered this factor, and the US president also has a think tank.

As long as the war continues, there will definitely be losses. The key is whether the gains can cover the losses.

The relationship between the United States and Britain and France has fallen far behind that of southern Africa.

The Axis powers are the best breakthrough for the United States, and the Americans will definitely not give up.

This again involves the hate factor.

The Allied Powers and the Axis Powers have been fighting for so long, and the two sides have already taken over the blood feud, which will not be resolved after the war with a peace agreement, which gave the Americans a chance.

After all, the damage caused by the Americans to the Axis powers was the least among the Allies.

"Okay then, if you insist--" Rock didn't object, since the Americans felt that they had a hard time, they should give it a try. Anyway, southern Africa is definitely not a loser.

Southern Africa has been in secret contact with the Italians for a long time, but the differences in conditions are too great, so no results have been reached.

Southern Africa demanded Italy's unconditional surrender.

The demands of the Italians are the same as those of the last world war, without any conditions, and after the war, Italy, as a victorious country, shall enjoy all the powers of a victorious country.

This is purely wishful thinking. During the last world war, Britain and France were not strong enough, so they gave Italy the opportunity to steal chickens.

Now Italy still wants to repeat the same trick, it depends on whether southern Africa agrees.

If the Italians can succeed this time, it will be broken. If there is a war in the future, the country can stand in line at will. Anyway, they can jump back at any time without any punishment.

So many governments-in-exile in the UK actually have the same purpose as Italy. They are all waiting to grab the fruits of victory after the war.

After the war is over, except for France, other countries that have established governments in exile will most likely not be able to win enough fruits of victory, and must pay the price for their actions during the war.

France has now paid the price. If de Gaulle does not give up French Indochina, he will not receive the full support of the federal government of southern Africa.

After the Battle of Volgograd, the demands of the Italians remained unchanged, and the patience of the Federal Government of Southern Africa was rapidly fading.

At the end of the Battle of Moscow, it was understandable for the Italians to make mistakes in their judgment. After all, the German army still held the dominance of the Russian battlefield at that time.

After the Battle of Volgograd, if the Italians were still obsessed with it, it was a serious error of judgment.

At the same time as the Casablanca meeting, contacts in Pretoria, Southern Africa and Italy were ongoing.

Tony Piola is having a hard time recently. The treatment given to him by the Federal Government of Southern Africa is decreasing, and Tony Piola is required to cooperate with the relevant departments in Southern Africa. Otherwise, the Federal Government of Southern Africa will treat Tony Piola according to the standard of ordinary captives. Ola.

The so-called treatment that matches one's status doesn't mean that one doesn't have to do anything while eating and drinking.

The Kingdom of Italy provides logistical supplies for the army, hoping that the army will fight for the country and work hard.

The reason why this tradition was formed in Europe was that nobles were captured in wars and had to pay a ransom fee in line with their status, so there was this tradition.

Those who did not pay to redeem themselves were all hanged.

The Axis prisoners of war who surrendered to the southern African army had to accept the work arrangement of the prisoner-of-war camp in order to enjoy the normal prisoner treatment, otherwise they would starve to death. The prisoner-of-war camp was not a charity.

Ordinary Axis prisoners of war had to work in exchange for food that could fill their stomachs.

Senior military officers like Tony Piola must cooperate with southern African propaganda agencies to carry out propaganda, otherwise they will just wait to starve to death.

"I am negotiating with you on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy. Shouldn't I be treated like a diplomat?" Tony Piola was very dissatisfied. His recent dinner didn't even have wine, which was clearly a deliberate neglect.

Having been in Pretoria for so long, Tony Piola finally has a deep understanding of the living standards of southern Africans.

Tony Piola not only visited museums in Pretoria, but also walked into ordinary families in southern Africa to learn about the living standards of southern Africans.

Not to mention the farm.

The farmers in southern Africa are all invisible rich people. In the words of Tony Piola, those ordinary noble families in the Italian countryside have a lower standard of living than ordinary farmers in southern Africa.

The conditions of urban families are worse than those of farmers, mainly reflected in the living area.

However, urban families have more convenient living services, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Even the poorest southern African family's living standard is about the same as the middle level of Italy, at least the host can still afford to drink table wine with dinner.

"General Piola, let me correct you first, we are not negotiating, we are just having friendly exchanges on the possibility of Italy's withdrawal from the war, and you are not a diplomat, you are our prisoner—" Translator Vita Li didn't have a good face, and Tony Piola obviously didn't know what to do.

When Tony Piola first came to Pretoria, it was the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs for Southern Africa who came forward to receive Tony Piola, and he attached great importance to Tony Piola.

The work of the undersecretary is also very busy. As time goes by, the person in charge of communicating with Tony Piola is replaced by the secretary, and it is changed from the first class to the third class. Now Vitali is mainly responsible for this job.

No matter what you talk about, you can't talk about it. If you blindly open your mouth, you just want to get benefits and don't want to pay the price. No matter how much patience you have, it will be completely exhausted.

"Heh, Mr. Vitali, do you think that the Kingdom of Italy is insignificant enough for you to pay a huge price? Look at the performance of the Italian army in Volgograd. Italy is definitely qualified to be one of the victorious countries." Tony Piola is proud, the Federal Government of Southern Africa does not restrict Tony Piola's access to news, Tony Piola can easily buy a variety of newspapers and magazines, and even has a radio and TV in his room , as well as household appliances such as washing machines and air conditioners.

The electrical industry in southern Africa has developed rapidly in recent years, especially household appliances, which have become more and more important in the economic field of southern Africa.

Before the outbreak of the World War, radio was just popularized, and television was still a new thing. There were not many channels that regularly broadcast TV programs, and there were few types of programs.

Now there are nearly a hundred TV stations in southern Africa, and Pretoria alone has four TV stations with more than 1000 subscribers. After moving movies to TV, serial dramas have become the new favorite of TV, and TV shopping has also begun. Appeared, a hundred flowers bloomed.

This situation is not conducive to the control of public opinion, nor is it conducive to the growth of TV stations.

The Federal Government of Southern Africa has realized this problem and is integrating the TV stations. In the future, Southern Africa may only leave the most powerful channels, and the largest ones must be controlled by the Federal Government.

"Come on, General, in North Africa, but 25 Italian soldiers have just laid down their arms. Are there still 25 troops in Italy?" Vitali is Italian, but he doesn't have much affection for Italy.

Emphasizing ethnicity in southern Africa is meaningless. The Chinese with the largest population are not Tianlong people like the British of the former suzerain country. If they commit a crime, they will be punished the same, and the same crime will not happen. The Chinese are sentenced to three months, and the Germans are sentenced to three years. Happening.

Vitali immigrated to southern Africa with his family 20 years ago. At that time, he was too young and had no memory of Italy. It is normal to have no feelings.

The situation in Italy is also very bad now.

Before the official outbreak of World War II, Italy frequently took action, fanning the flames everywhere in the Spanish Civil War and North Africa.

At the height of the Spanish Civil War, Italy had more than 20 troops involved, accounting for about a third of Franco's rebel forces.

To invade the Abyssinian Empire, the fat and bald head sent 50 people, all of whom were lost in Abyssinia and North Africa.

Now in Italy, counting the recruits just recruited this year, the number is about 30. Otherwise, the fat and bald head would not have no soldiers to send at the most critical time of the North African campaign.

It is precisely because of this that the Americans are eager to try to land in Sicily, and they really want to eat persimmons and pick up the soft ones.

"Nonsense, Italy has a population of 4500 million, and we can recruit tens of millions of troops at any time." Tony Piola said this so that he felt guilty.

(End of this chapter)