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Chapter 911 The Abyss
Franklin D. Roosevelt had his own vision for the future world.

Franklin D. Roosevelt approved of the League of Nations model, but disliked its system.

The League of Nations operates on a veto system where all member states have a single vote; if even one country disagrees, no consensus can be reached.

Franklin D. Roosevelt believed that the will of great powers should not be swayed by small powers, therefore the veto system should only be available to great powers.

The "great powers" that Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to were the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom.

George remained noncommittal.

The relationship between Britain and the United States is well-known; if Britain were to be included, the ratio would be 2 to 1.

George disliked Britain.

They also do not believe that Britain is entitled to a veto.

"Your Excellency, do not let your emotions cloud your judgment. Even with the Commonwealth, Great Britain remains the most influential country in the world."

Franklin D. Roosevelt was aware of the complex and entangled relationship between Britain and Russia.

The current relationship between Britain and Russia is not entirely Britain's fault; Russia also bears some responsibility.

What's past is past.

Franklin D. Roosevelt hoped that George would put aside past grievances, look to the future, and take the initiative to repair relations with Britain.

George chuckled.

It's not like Britain hurt the US, so why should you, Roosevelt, forgive Britain on behalf of Russia?

During the Battle of Britain, Russia stood idly by, while George simply collected interest.

Britain hasn't really paid the price yet.

You can ask George to forgive Britain.

George had only one condition: dissolve the Commonwealth!
"The Commonwealth is already defunct in name only, so what difference does it make whether it's dissolved or not?"

Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to confuse the public.

"Do you really think so?"

George smiled faintly, "Nobody should treat anyone else like a fool."

On the surface, Britain’s influence over Commonwealth member states appears to be diminishing.

As long as the Commonwealth continues to exist, the special relationship between the UK and its member states will be maintained, and the UK can continue to stir up trouble.

George was also surprised that Churchill would actually be willing to dissolve the Commonwealth.

However, Churchill also had conditions.

The UK can voluntarily dissolve the Commonwealth.

However, Russia must also dissolve the Collective Security Alliance.

Vasily disagreed.

The Commonwealth may appear powerful, but in reality, it is already divided and its cohesion is far weaker than that of the Collective Security Alliance.

Vasily firmly believed that a country that had been so badly beaten by Germany that it was almost forced to relocate its capital had no right to bargain with Russia.

Dmitry went even further, arguing that the United States was equally unqualified to negotiate with Russia.

The Allied forces, both British and American, are still pinned down on the beachhead, passively taking hits, and completely unable to break through the German defenses.

Russia is gathering its strength, waiting for spring to arrive so it can launch a decisive attack and completely defeat Germany, fulfilling the dream that successive Tsars have failed to achieve for centuries.

George reminded Dmitry that America's industrial capacity was still very strong.

"Russia also has a strong industrial capacity."

Dmitri said seriously that George was trying to boost the morale of others while diminishing his own.

George thought Dmitry was getting a little cocky.

This is also normal.

Russia even withstood Germany's 550 million-strong army.

Does the United States have 550 million troops?

Even if it did, would the United States dare to launch a war of national destiny with the full force of its nation, like Germany did? Don't overestimate the courage of the Anglo-Saxons; Anglo-Saxon courage only exists in movies.

The two World Wars are sufficient proof that the United States will only enter a war when victory is already assured.

Don't be fooled by the aggressive appearance of the Anglo-American coalition.

Even if the Allied forces of Britain and the United States broke through the German blockade and occupied France.

As long as the Russian military takes a tough stance, the Anglo-American coalition will have no choice but to slink out of France.

These two are alike.

"Britain's strategy of dividing and winning over countries stems from its lack of power to rule them."

Dmitry's analysis was quite logical: "—Russia is different. We have enough power to dominate Eurasia, so why should we share power with the United States?"

"Yes, we should drive the British out of Europe completely and strip them of their European citizenship."

Vasily was overjoyed.

George finally understood why Franklin D. Roosevelt had taken the initiative to divide up spheres of influence.

If the US doesn't follow this line of planning, even if it retreats back to the Americas, Russia will still follow.

George was also surprised that before Roosevelt and George could reach an agreement, De Gaulle also arrived in Alexandria.

De Gaulle was in high spirits recently. With the end of the North African campaign, the Anglo-French forces landed in Italy, and more and more countries recognized Free France.

De Gaulle had a keen political sense.

Although de Gaulle did not know the purpose of Roosevelt and Churchill's visit to Russia, it was like a group dinner where the absence of any one person would be awkward.

De Gaulle immediately sought out Georges to reiterate Free France's position.

"No matter what happens, France will stand firmly with Russia."

De Gaulle's biggest worry now is that the British will betray France.

There are now two Frances coexisting. If the British were to use their traditional skills to maintain the current situation of Vichy France and Free France coexisting, France would never have peace.

"Of course, we will always be each other's most loyal friends."

George's words were somewhat insincere.

Despite de Gaulle's firm stance, his loyalty belongs only to France, so his promises should only be taken with a grain of salt.

While George was scheming and plotting, the situation in Berlin was becoming increasingly bizarre.

As time went on, the controversy surrounding the arrest of the defense officers grew, with the vast majority of them expressing their indignation at the fate of Guderian and others.

In the previous period, when Hitler was assassinated, the Gestapo carried out a large-scale purge.

While the Wehrmacht was fighting valiantly for Germany on the front lines, the Gestapo in Berlin arrested several Wehrmacht officers over such a trivial matter, which seriously crossed the line for Wehrmacht officers.

Crown Prince William approached Hitler and demanded the immediate release of Guderian and others.

"Their most important problem is not that they violated the ban on gatherings, but that something that shouldn't have been there appeared at their gathering. Heinrich is investigating the source of these things, and they will be released as long as there are no problems."

The man with the mustache is now like a frightened bird, seeing everyone as a traitor.

"Do you know that almost everyone is talking about this? Even an investigation should be conducted in secret."

Crown Prince William hoped that Hitler would release the man first to calm the situation.

"It is not yet possible to prove their innocence."

The man with the mustache insists that his world is now black and white, with no gray areas left.

Imagine, he was almost killed by a bomb planted by an assassin while holding a meeting in his own headquarters. Next time, the assassin will probably plant a bomb under Mustache's bed.

Hitler was very dissatisfied with the performance of the Wehrmacht, believing that he had been betrayed by them.

The German blitzkrieg tactics were invincible in the wars against Poland and France, but they suffered repeated setbacks in the war against Russia. Not only did they fail to achieve their intended effect, but they also suffered heavy losses and were even counter-invaded by Russia into German territory, which was unacceptable to Hitler.

Given that Crown Prince William had just visited Russia, the man with the mustache couldn't help but begin to question the Crown Prince's stance.

"Whether they are innocent or not is no longer important. If even senior officers of the Wehrmacht can be arrested at will, Berlin will be filled with fear and completely lose its sense of security."

Crown Prince William warned Mustache that there was an abyss ahead.

(End of this chapter)