Iron Cross Fire

Although the affairs of the European continent have nothing to do with other regions, even colonial powers like Britain and France mostly recruit troops from their homeland.

However, Americans far away in the New World do not think so. They believe that Europe should be even.

The ability to have such an idea is largely due to the inheritance of the fine traditions of the Anglo-Saxons.

On the one hand, they demanded world peace, curbed Germany's unlimited submarine sneak attacks, and promoted anti-war speeches in foreign countries.

On the other hand, they mobilized for war at home and sent some troops to Europe as volunteers to attend military academies.

These volunteers suffered heavy losses at the beginning and were almost annihilated. Only a few brigades were left of the original divisions.

The Americans have proved that they are not suitable for fighting. Except for the black volunteers who are still fighting, the rest of the troops have slipped to the rear to engage in logistics, and the excess guns and supplies have been given to the Allied side.

Due to the relative freedom of public opinion in the United States, the news of the defeat of the volunteers quickly spread back to the mainland, arousing the anti-war sentiment of the people at home.

People thought that Europe was far away from the United States and Germany was invincible, so why should we shed blood and sacrifice for the two corrupt capitalist countries of Britain and France?

Under the pressure of public opinion, Wilson, then US President, had to withdraw the white volunteers and publicly stated that he would no longer intervene in the European war by force.

The black guys on the front line might not be so lucky and might be buried in Paris.

But they were not alone, because although the United States verbally stated that it would not intervene by force, in fact, they organized a secret army.

This army was very special. It was not composed of Americans, but of Latin Americans, Indians, and Africans.

Under the guise of mercenaries, the United States recruited talents in its own backyard, with a total of more than 100,000 people. After the assembly, they were secretly sent to France.

As for why Wilson took so much trouble to give up the arms on hand and interfere in a meaningless war.

In fact, it was very simple, it was still an arms problem.

France was devastated in the war, and the northern industrial zone was almost completely destroyed. The few remaining factories could not produce many guns and bullets, so they became loyal customers of the Americans.

The Germans on the other side have been fighting away from home, keeping the war out of their homeland. Their industrial capacity has not decreased but increased, making their industrial capacity, which is already the strongest in Europe, soar.

Austria-Hungary also has the Czech Republic as an industrial treasure land for support. Skoda is a good representative, which makes them not lack ammunition.

As for the other members of the Allied Powers, although they have no industrial capacity in their homeland, they can't help but be strong allies and continuously transport fresh blood.

Especially after the signing of the Moscow Agreement, the defeated Russia was forced to transfer its industrial capacity to the members of the Allied Powers.

Bulgaria and Turkey are the biggest beneficiaries. The industry has quickly risen to several levels, at least it can supply the army's needs and no longer needs the support of the Allies.

What's more terrible is that Turkey has regained full control of the Suez Canal, completely cutting off the closest route connecting Europe and Asia.

The British guerrillas behind enemy lines were useless, and the Arabs were vulnerable. Not only did they fail to hinder the Turkish army's actions, but they also made Egypt return to Ottoman rule.

The Turkish army won victory after victory in North Africa and was about to push the front line to the Strait of Gibraltar.

The Turkish army was able to achieve such great success, not only because Britain relaxed its colonial defense, but more importantly, it had a brand-new army and a strong command.

Although the newly appointed Kemal was not appreciated by the Enver government, he was promoted by Kuster, a general under the German emperor, and the German emperor also favored this young man.

Facing the German emperor's tyranny, Enver felt that life and regime were more important.

In general, since Russia surrendered, the Allies have been in full swing, and even Scandinavia, located in the polar regions, has had to succumb to them.

Japan and Germany are still at war. Facing a weak Russia, they can take a northern offensive to seize Siberia.

But they did not do so. Instead, they wanted to return Jiaozhou Bay and peace to Germany in exchange for their acquiescence to Japan's aggressive expansion (going south).

Given that Japan was far away in Asia, the German emperor could not be as stupid as his cousin, and his interests in the East could still be guaranteed, so there was no need to expedition to Japan, and he readily agreed.

So, Japan's unconditional peace came at the cost of withdrawing from the Allies, occupying Jiaozhou Bay, and not colluding with the world powers for 20 years.

Emperor Yoshihito (Hirohito's father) was able to withdraw from the war and turn his attention to Manchuria.

Even Japan withdrew from the war, which shows that the pattern is clear, but the United States still wants war.

Of course, the United States is not as warlike as Germany. In the final analysis, it is still trade interests.

The Suez Canal controlled by the Allies, although most of the time the British supply fleet has priority to pass through, merchant ships of other countries can still pass through.

After the Allied occupation, because the naval power has not yet developed, it cannot lock the Allied fleet in the port like Britain did to Germany.

From time to time, several fleets would come to the Suez Canal and fire at both sides, causing huge losses to Turkey.

Some troop transports pretended to be ordinary merchant ships and passed through the checkpoints to support Western Europe.

Under pressure, Turkey blocked the waterway.

Their officers and soldiers would fire when they saw ships appearing on the sea, even if they were ordinary merchant ships.

Therefore, if Asia and Europe want to have navigation, they must bypass the West African coast and the Cape of Good Hope.

The Suez Canal under British rule is only a priority for Britain. Under German rule, no one can pass through the Suez Canal, not even the French who built it! It is clear who is good and who is bad.

The Americans used this to spread propaganda, saying:

"Germany is the worst country. If the Germans control every strait in the world, they will take all the valuable things for themselves, interfere in the internal affairs of all countries, and violate the sovereignty of all countries."

The propaganda has a certain effect. At least the people are not as anti-war as before, and the number of people supporting the war against Germany is gradually increasing.

Of course, as a beacon of democracy, they will not start a war, and it can only be provoked by Germany.

However, during this period, they will increase their efforts to assist Europe, and the number of volunteers sent will increase.

By the time Custer entered Belgium, in just two months, the United States had prepared 700,000 volunteers.

200,000 of them fought on the front line, and hundreds of thousands were floating in the Atlantic.

The result is very obvious. The United States did this, and there is no doubt that they already think they are involved in the war.

But the Germans don't know yet. Although soldiers on the front line have told the top leaders, they think it is the British who are trying to sow discord.

Even a sensitive general like Custer didn't notice it, after all, he hadn't been on the battlefield yet.

But he soon found out.

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