Chapter 898

Time flew by, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Unsurprisingly, after the news of the successful landing of Greer spread, it was quickly magnified by the media.

Although they didn't know where the town of Greer was, it was on the English island. The continental coalition forces had already reached the English mainland. Was there any suspense in the subsequent war?

When everyone's point of view was almost the same, even if it was not the truth, it was the truth. Even the most rational politician could not avoid being influenced by it.

Capital

As one of the countries involved in this war, the United States government was now like ants on a hot pan, anxiously pacing around.

Secretary of State Peter Niedermayer complained, "The current situation is simply terrible. Since the outbreak of this war, I have not received any good news.

The British are simply useless. They are still immersed in the glory of the past. Other than bragging, they can't do anything else.

After being ambushed and successfully landed for so long, they still haven't driven the enemy into the sea, and they have the nerve to say it was just an accident.

… "

It wasn't that Peter was petty, it was that the British ally was too much of a scam. Although the United States itself was also a scam, it didn't prevent Peter from despising the British.

As a qualified UA citizen, "hating the British" was just one of the most basic operations.

Of course, in this time and space, the United States citizens had a bit more to hate. France, Spain, and Shinra were all enemies, but the British still firmly occupied the top position.

Even though everyone had become allies now, it was still difficult to change this deep-rooted perception in a short period of time.

Peter's ancestors were also from England, but he was still a qualified UA citizen. Now that the British's performance was so bad, it was natural to despise them.

Picking up the cigar in his hand and puffing out a wave of smoke, Roosevelt waved his hand and said, "The British's performance was indeed clumsy, but the loss of Greer really has little impact on the defense of the British Isles.

For us, this is also a good thing. After this happened, I don't think those guys on Wall Street will ask us to continue to be tied to the British, right? "

Wall Street didn't like Shinra's unique nationalism, but it didn't mean that everyone would fight to the death with Shinra.

The fall of Greer didn't have much military impact, but the political impact was earth-shattering.

Affected by this, the originally neutral Peru and Bolivia had announced to join the continental alliance and declared war on the Oceanic Alliance.

The three countries of the Oceanic Alliance, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, also unilaterally declared a ceasefire on the grounds of restoring world peace as soon as possible.

Now that the two sides were negotiating a truce, if there were no accidents, the three bystanders were going to jump ship.

As for Mexico and Colombia, which were being suppressed by the enemy, there was no need to even mention them. The original government had fallen long, and the new government had the new government. from the new government.

Even the reinforcements sent by the United States to the two countries were disarmed by these two unruly fellows who worked together with the enemy.

What was most unbearable for the United States was the Allied Nations. The shocking reversal of the situation gave the farm owners of the Allied Nations an opportunity to expand their farms.

If that was all, it wouldn't be unbearable. The problem was that the farm owners of the Alliance had set their sights on the United States.

It couldn't be helped. The best land in the world was either in the Alliance or the United States.

Against this background, anyone with a bit of brain knew that if they continued to mix with the British, the United States would be in real danger.

Those who could stand on Wall Street were all smart people. They had inborn sharp judgment, and their natural inclination towards the pros and cons. Roosevelt didn't think that these guys would be so stubborn to fight with Shinra.

Secretary of State Peter replied with certainty, "Of course not. Those guys can't even take care of themselves now.

They are too close to the British. If Britannia is defeated, Wall Street will also suffer heavy losses.

It is said that they have already withdrawn their capital from London. Unfortunately, the British don't cooperate, and it is still in a stalemate. "

The capitalists of Britain and the United States used practical actions to explain "what is capital without borders."

British capital had a lot of investment in the United States, and Wall Street financial tycoons also deployed a lot of financial assets in London.

The current London was like the New York of the 21st century, gathering capital from all over the world. All the larger financial institutions had deployed a lot of financial assets in London, such as: stocks, bonds, futures, gold …

The only difference was that the financial capital of other countries had not yet been able to grasp the right to speak in politics, and they liked to spread their bets when investing.

The guys on Wall Street were embarrassed. Because they disliked the various restrictions of Shinra's financial market, they had been heavily invested in London for many years.

Especially after the outbreak of the world war, the Government of the United Kingdom issued bonds many times to raise funds from the outside world.

Because of the initial misjudgment, they came to the wrong conclusion. A large part of the high-interest rate British bonds were eaten by these guys.

When he realized the risk, he wanted to leave, but he couldn't find enough people to take over his business in a short period of time.

Not only bonds, but also commercial loans, Wall Street also did a lot.

If you pay attention, you will find that British capital was the biggest creditor of the US government, and American capital was the creditor of the Government of the United Kingdom.

At first glance, it looked like a triangular debt, but in fact, the British and American capital had already merged, and in a real sense, "you are in me, I am in you."

In the original time and space, the United States was dragged into this mess. Now it was even more tragic. They got on the pirate ship in a daze and couldn't get off.

…

The Americans were not the only ones who were panicking. Chile and Japan were also in trouble, and it was also difficult to get off the ship.

Chile was worried mainly because when the enemy hooked up with the Government of Vienna, they went to play with the British.

Now Peru and Bolivia became members of the Continental Alliance, and Chile's situation suddenly became awkward.

The only thing to be thankful for was that in the early stages of the attack on Austria and South America, they did not go all out. They were all on the periphery and did not cause too many casualties to the defenders.

The less blood on their hands, the shallower the hatred, and the more room for maneuver.

Compared to offending the Holy Roman Empire, Peru and Bolivia were not worth mentioning at all.

Japan was in trouble. Among the many members of the Oceanic Alliance, apart from the world's public enemy, the British, Japan had the most enemies and the most weight.

In the Philippine War ten years ago, Japan and Spain formed a blood feud. Spain, which had suffered heavy losses and lost its throne, hated the Japanese to the core.

Looking at the ongoing Russo-Japanese War, if there was a chance, the Hairy Bear would definitely not let the Japanese go. Especially when the current ruler was an existence that was extremely hostile to Japan.

It was already hard enough to offend the Second and Third Brother of the Continental Alliance, but the Japanese Navy participated in the previous Battle of Malacca.

Although they lost the battle and did not cause too many casualties to the Shinra Navy, it was inevitable that the Government of Vienna would look at them differently.

At the same time, they offended the First, Second, and Third Brother of the Continental Alliance. Now, if the Government of Japan wanted to jump ship, they could not even find someone to mediate.

The so-called spirit of sacrifice to deter the Continental Alliance was a joke. A bloody battle to the end was scary, but it could not stop the number of countries in the Continental Alliance.

It was not just one party, but all the countries would share the losses. Even if the casualties were high, it was not so hard to accept when it was shared among the countries.

Under such circumstances, playing with forty million pieces of jade might actually result in the "jade" shattering.

There was a lot of excitement in the world, and the European media also began to add fuel to the fire. All the major media had their own sources of information, and after a certain amount of artistic processing, they published it openly.

Based on the principle of doing a good deed without leaving a name, when the air force of the Continental Alliance bombed the British Isles, they also dropped the printed newspapers.

Obviously, the Oceanic Alliance led by the British was only on the verge of collapse, but when it came to the newspapers, the Oceanic Alliance had already disbanded, and now only Britannia and their best friends were stubbornly resisting.

In theory, this kind of political news that exaggerated the truth was prohibited in the Holy Roman Empire.

However, this was obviously an exception. In order to break the morale of the British resistance, the News Administration directly issued a special approval.

It was a good opportunity to use the long-term credibility of these newspapers to enhance the persuasiveness of the news and hit the morale of the British resistance.

As for the consequences caused by this, it was only a small problem that could be completely made up for later. Compared to winning the war as soon as possible, it was not worth mentioning at all.

Naturally, the people who were the most affected were the Irish.

"Looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon." Finally, it was time for the British Empire to decline. The opportunity for independence had already appeared, and if they did not jump out and cause trouble, it would not be justifiable.

Since October, the Irish region had not been peaceful, and all kinds of Restoration Army, guerrilla forces, and resistance organizations had all emerged.

It was obvious that the police force made up of locals would not be able to control the situation. In order to restore peace and stability to the island of Ireland as soon as possible, the British troops stationed on the island had already begun to run for their lives.

Even in the originally stable Scottish region, there were people who were ready to make trouble.