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Chapter 897 Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick
After the outbreak of the Russo-German War, the United States did not stop trading with Germany, which was a hostile act. Russia did not declare war on the United States, which was already giving face to Roosevelt Jr.

It cannot be announced either.

The United States and the United Kingdom are in the same boat.

Although the Battle of Britain was fought fiercely between Britain and Germany, if Russia declared war on the United States, Britain would make peace with Germany as quickly as possible, and the three countries would jointly fight against Russia.

Alpha's intelligence indicated that even during the Battle of Britain, Britain and Germany had been in contact through the church and had talked several times.

The condition that Britain offered to Germany was that as long as Germany withdrew from France, a ceasefire could be reached between Britain and Germany.

As for Poland, Austria and other countries, Britain gave up all of them.

Germany's demand is to maintain the status quo.

France is currently ruled by the Vichy France supported by Germany.

Agreeing to maintain the status quo means that Britain will completely lose its influence on continental Europe.

It was precisely because of the failure to reach an agreement on the French issue that Britain and Germany failed to reach an agreement.

Although there was no declaration of war with the United States.

But it is absolutely impossible for George to give face to the Americans.

Cordell Hull did not give up and actually took the path of the Dolgorukov family, hoping to meet George.

George can ignore the US Secretary of State.

George still had to give face to the Dolgorukov family.

"Good day, your Excellency Grand Duke Yuriev."

Cordell Hull was well-mannered.

"Is President Roosevelt all right?"

Although George didn't like Roosevelt Jr., he still admired him for his strong will despite his disability.

Apart from anything else, Roosevelt's attitude towards capital is worthy of learning from for leaders of all countries.

Before Roosevelt came to power, American capital had become too powerful to be controlled. It can be said that the entire country was kidnapped by capital and became a tool for capital to make profits.

Roosevelt dealt a ruthless blow to capital by raising the personal income tax of wealthy Americans from 25% when he took office to an unprecedented 94%.

In addition to adjusting tax rates, Roosevelt introduced the Agricultural Adjustment Act and the National Industrial Recovery Act to break the capital monopoly over American industry and agriculture.

In finance, the U.S. Treasury took over the Federal Reserve, and its power was unprecedentedly strengthened.

At this point, Roosevelt Jr. officially became Grand Duke Yuriev of the United States.

"The United States has been hit hard by the economic crisis. In order to restore the U.S. economy, President Roosevelt has to take some unconventional measures that may have an impact on Russia. Please understand."

Cordell Hull keeps a low profile.

George does understand.

But don't accept it.

When Germany was expanding, Russia also took some unconventional measures that may have had adverse effects on other countries in order to divert the trouble to the West, so George could understand that.

George did not expect the countries annexed by Germany to be grateful to Russia.

So it was impossible for Roosevelt Jr. to gain George's forgiveness.

But George seemed to remember that Roosevelt Jr. would not live for many more years.

"We are ready to join the war at any time, but before that, we still have some details to work out."

Cordell Hull wants to carve out a sphere of influence with Russia.

Hull's appetite was even greater, demanding that Russia guarantee the independence of Germany and France.

"Why do we need to guarantee the independence of Germany and France? To continue to create conditions for you to implement the Continental Balance Policy?"

George will not give Britain and the United States any more opportunities to stir up trouble.

"Grand Duke, there may be some misunderstandings between us. The United States has no hostility towards Russia. As the two most powerful countries in the world, the United States and Russia can coexist peacefully. This is why I came to Russia."

Cordell Hull didn't mind George's attitude.

George was wary of the United States.

The United States was also surprised by the strength shown by Russia.

Germany was ready to sweep across Europe, with an army of over 550 million men, and was powerful enough.

Not only did Russia withstood the frenzied attack of the German army, but it also wiped out nearly 50 German troops in the Battle of Poland. The combat effectiveness it demonstrated even frightened Roosevelt Jr.

The mustache must be regretting it now. If he had gone all out to attack Britain last year, perhaps the war would have ended.

But it’s hard to say.

Even after defeating Britain, Germany and Russia might still have to fight a war to determine dominance over the European continent.

This is why the little mustache man is conserving his strength against Britain and going all out to deal with Russia.

"When Russia and Germany were at war, you still maintained trade with Germany. If this is not hostility, then what is hostility?"

George hoped that Roosevelt would stop in his tracks.

"We have stopped trade with Germany."

Cordell Hull's answer did not satisfy George.

It was not until Roosevelt suddenly came to his senses that he stopped trading with Germany.

But just like the last world war, Germany had run out of money and was no longer able to trade with the United States, so the United States intervened to earn the last penny.

“Nice change.”

George did not expose Cordell Hull.

"Grand Duke, President Roosevelt invites you to visit Washington at an appropriate time to discuss ways to end the war."

Cordell Hurday, Roosevelt, extended an invitation to George.

"Sorry, Russia is at war."

George did not accept the invitation.

Although Roosevelt Jr. had difficulty in moving, he did not need to row a boat to Russia.

The war between Russia and Germany was at a critical stage, and George could not leave.

To put it bluntly, if something unexpected happened to George, it would cause an irreparable blow to the morale of the Russian army.

Of course, it is also possible that the Russian army would go completely berserk and completely defeat the German army with the most ferocious fighting posture.

Although George was unable to go to Washington.

If Roosevelt Jr. was willing to come to Russia, George would not refuse to meet with him.

The same thing happened with Churchill.

Churchill probably held a grudge against Russia for standing idly by during the Battle of Britain, so he had no intention of taking advantage of Germany's domestic weakness to launch a counterattack against Germany.

Even in North Africa, the British army was only putting in some effort and was a perfect match for the French army.

Russia is not alone.

After the Yugoslav army invaded Italy, it advanced with great momentum until it encountered the German-Italian coalition forces commanded by Rommel, and the momentum of the offensive was curbed.

Rommel was cunning. He used the Italian mechanized forces as bait and set a trap for the Yugoslav army, resulting in the loss of two divisions of the Yugoslav army.

Boris was very angry, so the Yugoslav Air Force launched a crazy attack and organized a bombing of Rome, the capital of the Kingdom of Italy.

It’s amazing to say that this was the first time Rome was bombed by air force during the two world wars.

Polis dispatched 450 fighters and bombers at one time, dropping more than 1500 tons of aerial bombs on Rome.

More than 4000 people were killed in Rome, causing heavy losses.

Mussolini was so horrified that he fled to the Vatican with Pope Vittorio Emanuele III to avoid the bombing of the Yugoslav Air Force.

After the bombing of Rome, Polis mobilized 40 people to continue the ground attack on Rome.

After receiving reinforcements from Germany, Rommel could mobilize 40 troops, including four divisions from France.

Compared with Yugoslavia, although the Kingdom of Romania has not yet started to counterattack, it has also used the defense line of the Carpathian Mountains to withstand the German attack and is engaged in a tug-of-war with the German army.

What made George very unhappy was.

After Rommel withdrew to Italy, Montgomery and de Gaulle commanded the British and French armies respectively and launched an attack on the Italian troops stranded in North Africa.

Without much resistance, Bastico led the Italian army in North Africa and surrendered to the British and French armies.

After the battle in North Africa, Montgomery and de Gaulle did not take the opportunity to launch an attack on mainland Italy.

The last trace of guilt in George's heart disappeared.

I have to say that when it comes to being unhuman, Britain and France are really a pair of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix.

(End of this chapter)