Chapter three hundred and eighty eight new threats
Chapter 388 New Threat
However, after listening to Wellington's report, William IV and Liverpool did not have the happy expression he expected, but frowned. The reason was actually very simple. Although the army developed greatly under the leadership of Wellington, they all knew that compared with France, this military strength was still too weak. It was impossible to defeat the French with this strength. The only result was that an egg hit a stone.
"Marty Marshal Wellington, although your efforts have greatly enhanced our military strength over the past two years, your contribution is undoubtedly the greatest. But have you ever thought about how many army France has and how many warships the French navy has? Compared with France, we are just children in front of adults. If this continues, it is impossible for us to defeat France." Liverpool sighed and said.
William IV nodded, and what he most wanted now was to fight back to England and become a real and veritable king of England. Instead of the self-proclaimed exile king hanging alone overseas. Therefore, he urgently hoped to see strong military strength, and the Canadian army led by Wellington was obviously far from meeting his requirements.
Wellington's face was bitter when he heard them say this, but he had done his best, so he defended himself: "His Majesty the King, Your Excellency the Prime Minister, I have done my best. You must know that the entire Canada is only more than 8 million people now? It is very difficult to build such a strong military strength."
"Marson, we do not mean to blame you, we are just lamenting the strength of France and our weakness." William IV said hurriedly.
"That's right, compared to France, our strength is indeed much smaller now and we can't fight against them at all. However, we are not lonely. Don't forget that we signed a secret alliance treaty with the United States. As long as we go to war with France, they naturally cannot stay out of the matter." Wellington said suddenly.
"Yes, we signed a secret treaty with the United States. But don't forget that the United States is just a country that has just been around for decades. In this country that highly advocates freedom and business, interests are the most important. Once we go to war with the powerful France, it is hard to say whether they can fulfill the treaty." Liverpool said helplessly. At the beginning, the United States was just a colony of Britain, but now? The United States, which has developed rapidly for decades, is much stronger than Canada where they are now. In order to win over the United States, the prime minister of the once world power even had to put down his figure and look at the faces of those ugly businessmen, which made him feel very humiliated.
"Although the United States has only been a few decades, it is undeniable that they have shown strong potential ambitions. With the advanced technology we provide free of charge, their ambitions have been completely expanded. It is said that the US government is now very interested in Latin America. Don't look forward to it. Latin America is now a French colony. If the United States wants to expand, it will inevitably touch France's interests. The French government obviously will not give up the rich interests of Latin America. In this way, the conflict between the United States and France is inevitable." Wellington said excitedly. When they first arrived in Canada, in order to win over the United States and find an ally to fight against France, Wellington proposed to provide a large number of advanced military and non-military technologies to the United States for free. This has led to a rapid development of the United States in the past two years and its military strength has been greatly improved. It is precisely because of this that the expansion of the United States has increased significantly.
"But, does the United States have the strength to confront France? Under the strong pressure of France, they may have to suppress their ambitions even in Latin America." William IV asked uneasyly.
"The U.S. Army now has 174 regular infantry regiments, 25 ** cavalry regiments and 25 ** artillery regiments, totaling 560,000 people. The Navy has 12 New York class warships that imitate our "Glorious" class warships, 54 Pennsylvania class warships that imitate our "Canadian" class warships, and 178 "Washington" class warships that imitate our "King" class warships, with a total force of about 120,000 people. Now, the military strength of our two countries is not much different from that of France. In terms of the navy, it is almost the same as the French navy, but the army is a little worse. In this case, once the war with the French army officially begins, it is still unknown who will die?" Wellington replied with a smile on his face. It seems that the United States' military strength is under his command.
"Indeed, the United States has such strong military strength, so there is no need for us to be afraid of France anymore. Especially because of the strength of the navy, it is already possible to fight the French navy, and even winning is not a luxury. In that case, it will no longer be a distant dream for us to defeat France." William IV said excitedly, as if he had seen the day when he defeated France and entered Buckingham Palace again.
"Yes! I really didn't expect that the United States would develop so strong in just two years." Liverpool also sighed, and then he became deeply worried about another issue: "Have you ever thought that the United States is much stronger than our country now, that is, in the Americas, we will be in a weak position, and in that case our interests will not be guaranteed at all, and it is likely to be suppressed by the United States."
Indeed, this is a new problem. I defeated a France, but came an America. I completely drove away a tiger, but attracted a group of evil wolves.
"What's this? Don't forget that France is not easy to deal with. It's hard to say whether the United States can win head-on. Even if we two countries combined, they may not be France's opponents. Even if we can defeat France by chance, it will be a miserable victory. At that time, the United States' military strength will inevitably be devastating. As long as we consciously preserve our strength in the war, after the war is over, we will not have to be afraid of the United States at all. It is entirely possible to swallow the United States again and occupy the entire America. With the entire America as the foundation, we will have the strength to compete with France. Even defeating France and dominate the entire world." Wellington said excitedly.
Chapter completed!