The Rise of the Empire

"The outcome of many wars in the world is not determined by military power, but by interests. No one will fight a war without interests. The core point for us to eliminate Bavaria's interests is the large-scale civil strife in Turkey. Break out! A chaotic Turkey cannot bring benefits to Bavaria." Roosevelt said.

"But now there's a fragile balance within Turkey, and they all want Bavaria's aid, or certainly, in this case, how do we break that balance?" Taft said.

"It's very simple, we just need to weaken one side! The current situation in the Middle East is like a stack of dominoes. As long as we knock down the first one, it will cause a chain reaction in the entire region. The falling dominoes are enough to destroy the entire region. The Middle East has been blown to pieces! By then, Bavaria will not be able to clean up the entire tableware by itself, and what we need to do now is to knock down the first piece!" Roosevelt said.

"Weaken one of the parties? To break some kind of balance, which party are you going to weaken? The Sudan? The Turkish Sudan's control range is in Asia Minor, which is deep in the German-Austrian control zone. Our influence can hardly be projected there." Taf Tuo said.

"You are right. It is indeed impossible for us to influence the Turkish Sultan, so the party we need to weaken is Zemal Pasha!" Roosevelt's words shocked the entire venue. Almost everyone was stunned by the president's actions. , wasn’t Zemal Pasha personally supported by the United States? Why haven't you taken action yet, why should you take action against Zemal Pasha first?

"Our goal is to cause the explosion of the entire Turkey. Whether we supported Zemal Pasha before or attacked him now, it is just a means rather than an end! And now if we attack Zemal Pasha, we can plunge the two river basins into chaos. , and if we lure the Sudanese army to launch an attack, then everything will develop in the direction we expect. Turkey will become a pot of porridge, and various suppressed ethnic and religious conflicts will also break out, sweeping the country in a very short period of time. The entire empire, by that time, Bavaria will have to consider the price if it wants to intervene." Roosevelt said.

"So how do we break the balance? Cut off financial and weapons assistance to Zemal Pasha?" an official asked carefully.

"No, no, no. This method will waste too long. We must use more intense and violent methods to detonate the entire war. I decided to let the Russians in Persia launch an attack on the Mesopotamia first! If nothing happens, If there is an accident, the Russian troops alone can break the defense line of the Turks in the Mesopotamia. While Zemal's rear will be severely damaged, the Sudan will definitely not miss the opportunity. Therefore, a civil war will break out between the two sides, allowing The situation is out of control!" Roosevelt said.

"The Persian government will not do this. They know how powerful the Germans are." Taft said.

"So, if necessary we can give them another agent. The Russians are very experienced in this,

After all, Persia is a vast country. If Bavaria wants to attack Turkey and Persia at the same time, it will inevitably pay a huge price. Germany is now in a state of multi-party competition, and their opinions are very different. Here, Under such circumstances, it is likely that no one will be willing to contribute their own efforts to benefit others. The internal wrangling and low decision-making efficiency in Germany are also one of the reasons why we can defeat Germany this time. As long as we make the matter bigger, even if that person The Crown Prince must also consider the cost issue after Bavaria intervenes! "Old Roosevelt solved the last problem that Taft was worried about!

The Americans have only one way, and that is to turn the entire Middle East into a pot of porridge, making it impossible for Germany to easily clean up, and causing the entire Turkey and even Persia to fall into non-stop turmoil. Hundreds of years of war have taught people that to forcibly capture a country. It is easy to establish a state, but it is difficult to establish effective rule. Germany and Austria-Hungary are currently doing this difficult thing. They have not even managed to increase domestic territory smoothly. Large tracts of colonies are being developed. You ask Germany to fix Turkey, which is already in a mess and with religious and ethnic issues exploding. This is too difficult, and even if the Germans can handle it, they won't do it. After all, the cost is there.

Roosevelt's calculation was very good. As long as there is chaos for a period of time, after the United States successfully withdraws from the Pacific War, it can work with Russia to consolidate Persia, an important bridgehead. In the future, a new country may emerge in the Mesopotamia. This country will also be under the wings of the Americans. As for Asia Minor and the western part of the Fertile Crescent, it is too close to the Germans, so leave it to them.

In Roosevelt's view, this was a limited strategic offensive. The Americans consolidated their position in the Middle East, and then split Germany's most important allies in the Middle East, allowing Germany to retreat westward. After controlling Persia, the United States not only They can establish direct contact with Russia and even use this to intimidate the United Kingdom. After all, the Japanese can rely on the Indian issue to force the British to cooperate. So once the Americans have driven a nail in the Middle East, why can't they imitate Japan? And if it can capture the UK, the US government would not mind working with the UK and Russia to completely defeat Japan at the right time!

Roosevelt's idea was a good one, and he actually did it. At least after the Sulawesi Sea War, the United States has been strengthening its control over Persia. They are also waiting for an opportunity. They were originally prepared to allow Persia to intervene after a civil war broke out in Turkey, but now it seems that Turkey has not started a war within it. , seriously delaying the U.S. plan. In this case, the Americans could only let Persia intervene first. Of course, to be honest, the combat effectiveness of the Persian army is really average. The core of this war is that the Americans provide guns and money, and the Russians send troops.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince Persia to initiate a war." Secretary of State Lan Xin said.

"If it doesn't work, use some means. Of course, it's not convenient for us to do it directly now. The Russians will take care of everything. The number of troops in Persia does not exceed 6 figures, and the combat effectiveness is even lower. No matter how weak Russia is, as long as we have our Help, then it will not be difficult to make Persia surrender." Old Roosevelt said indifferently.

"So this is the plan?" Taft asked.

"That's right, it's settled." Roosevelt said with a smile.

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