Iron Blood Germany: Rise of the Kaiser's Son
Chapter 1167

Attempting a Counterattack (Please Vote)

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The Island Nation government swore to heaven and earth that it would launch an offensive against the South Seas and Australia before the end of January 1940, requesting that the United States lift its sanctions against them. They also guaranteed that the Island Nation would absolutely never betray the Anti-German Alliance.

The US government considered that if it continued sanctioning the Island Nation, not only would the Island Nation's military strength be weakened, but it might also drive the Island Nation into the Germans' embrace. President Roosevelt ultimately decided to resume major trade with the Island Nation.

However, President Roosevelt had also warned the Island Nation government that this would be their last chance. If the Island Nation government had still not attacked the South Seas and Australia by the end of January 1940, the United States would completely sever relations with them and regard the Island Nation as an enemy of the United States.

Naturally, the Island Nation government assured the US government that such a thing would absolutely not happen.

In truth, this crisis had given the senior ministers of the Island Nation's Cabinet quite a fright as well. They had originally wanted to play the fence-sitter for once and pick up some benefits. Who would have thought it would end up like this?

This made the senior ministers of the Island Nation's Cabinet no longer dare entertain any other thoughts. In the end, they might not only fail to join the Allied Powers, but also offend the United States, their great pillar of support. That would be far too unprofitable. After all, the Island Nation's formidable military strength came largely from American support. Without the United States' support, their military power would plummet rapidly.

The Island Nation returned to the proper track of opposing Germany, which let

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