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Chapter 807: America’s Backhand

George himself did not notice that as Russia grew stronger, his attitude towards Germany had quietly changed.

When the World War just ended, George did want to use Germany to completely break the international pattern dominated by Britain and France.

The current situation has changed a lot from when the world war just ended. Even without Germany, Russia can achieve its goals with its own strength.

In this situation, George's expectations for Germany have changed from a troublemaker to a part of the Russian system, so George wants to pour cold water on the German economy. A safe and controllable Germany will be 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 remains strong, no matter who comes to power, no one will take the initiative to attack Russia.

A good blacksmith must have strong tools himself, so after sending little Karl away, George sent telegrams to all major military regions, asking them to move forward the national defense meeting originally scheduled for the end of the year to November.

Vasily lived nearby and flew to Alexandria the day after receiving the telegram.

"Are we going to war with the British?"

Vasily made a shocking statement right from the start.

Although Russia and Britain had many conflicts during the world war, they generally maintained a cooperative attitude. Looking back now, that period was actually the only honeymoon period between Russia and Britain in nearly a hundred years.

As George's closest comrade-in-arms, Vasily was very clear about the relationship between Russia and Britain. If Russia wanted to gain dominance over the Eurasian continent, there would be a war between Britain and Russia.

"If we can achieve our goals without going to war, why do we have to go to war?"

George would not start a war unless it was necessary.

"Ah--"

Vasily didn't care. The transfer of power is always bloody.

Vasily's main work in the past two years has been on the defense of the Dardanelles.

The main reason why Russia did not place its capital in Constantinople is security.

The hidden dangers of Constantinople are actually not that great. If the enemy wants to attack Constantinople, they must first pass through the 60-kilometer-long Dardanelles.

Both sides of the Dardanelles Strait are now Russian territory. In the past two years, Vasily has frantically built artillery positions and airports on both sides of the Dardanelles Strait. The largest caliber of coastal defense artillery has exceeded 400 mm.

After absorbing the artillery technology of Krupp and Skoda, Russian artillery finally reached its peak, integrating the best of all and becoming unrivaled in the world.

Artillery is not yet Russia's strong point.

Russia's forte is rocket launchers and the rockets that are being developed in secret.

Vasily was a flamboyant person. After initially completing the defense arrangements for the Dardanelles, he took the initiative to invite observers from various countries to visit, flexing his muscles in a serious manner.

Vasily was not stupid enough to open all the military facilities to anyone. There were rumors that there were torpedo launchers under the artillery positions in the Dardanelles. When military observers from various countries asked Vasily about it, he just smiled and said nothing, "You can guess what you want."

"Don't think about war every day, but improve relations with neighboring countries—"

George has a love-hate relationship with 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 is as bad as his fame.

The security of Constantinople depends not only on the Balkan theater, but also on relations with regional allies.

Russia's three main allies in the Balkans, the Kingdom of Romania and Yugoslavia, were die-hards who would never betray Russia under any circumstances.

Greece, because of its criminal record, was frequently attacked by Vasily.

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 played the role of the Blue Army for three consecutive years and was beaten up by the Balkan War Zone, Romania and Yugoslavia. Georgi went directly to George to complain and demanded to take turns playing the role of the Blue Army.

It is impossible to quit.

If the Kingdom of Greece dares to withdraw, the blank bullets may become live bullets.

"Some people are just mean-spirited. If you treat them well, they will take your kindness as weakness."

Vasily finally knew how to save face for his allies and did not name them directly.

There is no need to name any names, as this is the same in all European countries.

The jungle concept has always been deeply rooted in European minds, and those who lag behind will be beaten.

In the European concept, if one is powerful, he should rule the world. If one does not take what heaven has given him, he will be punished by heaven.

So in Vasily's view, the kingly way can only be implemented within Russia.

Even against its allies, Russia can only resort to bullying.

"Too much is too much!"

George gave a direct conclusion: this is the consequence of being uneducated.

Europe's history is too short and there are not enough samples to learn from, so it is easy to be extreme when looking at problems.

Appropriate flexing of muscles is indeed conducive to strengthening deterrence, but excessive flexing of muscles will also have a counterproductive effect. If Russia continues to flex its muscles, Europe will have to form an anti-Russian alliance again.

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 firmly.

So besides the kingly way and the hegemonic way, there is also the golden mean.

"Why not launch an attack on India? As long as India is conquered, Britain will completely become a third-rate country--" Vasily did not dwell on it. Whether it was the kingly way or the hegemonic way was not a question he wanted to think about. He only did what he should do.

"If India is really attacked, London will be desperate."

George's strategy is to boil the frog in warm water.

There is no real rift between Britain and Russia yet.

Everyone knows that India is the lifeline of Britain. If Russia exports to India, Britain will definitely turn the table even if it knows it cannot win.

Although George was not afraid of Britain turning the table, he was unwilling to waste Russian lives if the Commonwealth could be dismantled in a relatively peaceful way.

"The UK has recently commissioned a new fighter jet, and our advantage over the UK is shrinking."

Vasily reminded George that time was of the essence.

During the Balkan War, Russia did not use any battleships at all, but only relied on torpedo planes and submarines to annihilate the entire Ottoman Empire's fleet. This sounded a wake-up call to the navies of countries around the world.

After the end of World War II, while Britain was carrying out air defense modifications on its warships, it also increased its research and development efforts on military aircraft and achieved some results.

Due to cost factors, Britain's efforts are still too small compared to Russia.

"Britain's new fighter planes are equivalent to what year of our level?"

George did not take the British Air Force seriously.

The Royal Navy has too much influence in the UK. Even if the UK increases its attention to the Air Force, the focus will still be on the navy, and this cannot be changed in a short period of time.

After the Washington Naval Conference, the United Kingdom built three new levels, a total of six aircraft carriers. The fighter jet that has just entered service is a carrier-based fighter.

Compared with fixed-wing aircraft, carrier-based fighters have inherent deficiencies, which are not enough for Russia to pay more attention to.

"We'll have to fight to find out—"

Vasily avoided the main point.

Judging from the data released by the UK alone, the fighter jet that has just been put into service in the UK is comparable to Russia's latest fighter jets.

George kept a trick up his sleeve: the data released by Russia was weaker than the actual performance of Russian fighter jets.

Given the British character, it is likely that they will exaggerate.

So what Vasily said was right, only after a real fight can we know who is stronger.

George didn't respond and handed Vasily a report from Alpha.

The UK is a key target of Russian intelligence agencies. Not only does Alpha have a presence in the UK, but the Signal Flag, which is responsible for operations, also has its only branch in Europe in the UK.

There are three branches of signal flags abroad, namely in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Korea.

Alpha's report lists in detail the performance data of the new British fighter jets.

What surprised Vasily was that Britain's so-called new fighter planes, if really the same as Alpha's report said, were probably only equivalent to Russia's level during the World War.

Considering the chronic problems of carrier-based aircraft, it is already quite 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 would not provide the source.

"Then why worry? We should let the whole world see the true face of the British."

Vasily seemed to see hope again.

George let out a long sigh. There are many fools in this world, and 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 have joined forces to clip Britain's wings.

Without Canada and the Anzacs, Britain's strength would be only slightly stronger than Spain's.

So after France was defeated in World War II, Britain had no choice but to retreat back to its homeland, where it was bombed by the Germans in various ways every day.

The British were not playing dumb. The Royal Navy at least really protected the safety of the English Channel, causing the German Sea Lion plan to fail in the cradle.

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 make George wait too long. On October 10, news came from Washington that Britain and the United States had signed a package agreement, the part of which George was most concerned about was the military part.

The UK is working more broadly with the US and starting next year, the UK Home Fleet and the US Atlantic Fleet will hold joint exercises.

After the end of World War II, the United States launched a strong challenge to Britain's naval hegemony, which led to the Washington Naval Conference.

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 the mistakes of Germany during the World War.

Therefore, the exercises between the Royal Navy and the US Atlantic Fleet became the main topic of Russia's November defense meeting.

"There are serious divisions within the United States about cooperation with the United Kingdom. We must make the Americans realize that cooperation with the United Kingdom is dangerous."

George had received Joseph's telegram, strategically disdainful of the enemy.

(End of this chapter)