Churchill had obviously expected that Bryan would reject his request, and he was not angry. Because he knew that any country would definitely reject such a request. However, Churchill is confident that he can convince United States.
"Sir, I know that such a request is indeed a bit abrupt. However, please believe me, this will not cause any loss to United States. On the contrary, it will also allow you to gain a lot of benefits." Churchill said with a sincere face.
"Your Majesty, if we sell warships to you, will this offend the Germany people? What if the Germany people use this as an excuse to start a war with us?" Minister Daniels said.
Churchill laughed, and then said, "Your Excellency, it is impossible for the Germans to declare war on the United States. Germany today simply does not have that ability. Even if the Germans win the war in the future, they will not declare war on the United States. On the one hand, the barrier of the Atlantic Ocean makes It is difficult for the Germans to project their military power to the United States. On the other hand, the United States is a powerful country, whether in terms of population or industrial strength. Under such circumstances, if the Germans want to use force against the United States, they have no chance of winning."
Bryan and Minister Daniels couldn't help but nodded. Indeed, although United States's military strength is not as good as Germany. However, if Germany dares to attack United States, they will not lose. If tens of millions of Americans are mobilized and armed with millions of troops, there will be no problem at all. Coupled with the obstruction of Atlantic Ocean, it is impossible for Germany to project all its military power to North America. Therefore, United States has a great chance of winning.
"In this case, why can't United States sell those warships to us? United States will obtain a huge amount of funds. If those funds are used for naval construction, it will increase United States's naval strength. Once again, you will have greater strength to deal with the threat of Germany. This will undoubtedly be of great benefit to United States. In addition, British Empire will sell those battleships to us. We have the strength to continue fighting the Germany people. If we can defeat the Germany people, United States will no longer be a threat. Even if we fail to succeed in the end and are defeated by the Germany people.. But we will definitely be able to further consume the strength of Germany. By then, they will not have enough strength to attack United States. This is a win-win situation for you." Churchill tried his best to persuade.
Bryan and Minister Daniels both have to admit that what Churchill said is very tempting. American Navy If we want to vigorously develop military power, it will definitely not be enough to rely solely on the budget allocated by Congress. Especially when German Navy's Capital Ships is so powerful, they need more powerful Capital Ships. If they can get a sum of funds from Britain people, it will be very helpful for them to build more Capital Ships.
In addition, United States undoubtedly hopes that this war can last as long as possible. In this case, they can just sit back and wait for Germany to consume more national power in this war. The more national power Germany consumes, the safer United States will be.
From this point of view, selling those Capital Ships to Britain and letting them fight with the Germany people is undoubtedly killing two birds with one stone for United States.
"Your Excellency, even if we sell all twelve Capital Shipss to you, you are probably no match for the Germany people, right?" Minister Daniels asked. After all, when Britain suffered heavy losses, there was already a huge gap between their strength and Germany. Britain It is almost impossible to reverse the situation.
"Your Excellency Minister, we still have eight Capital Shipss. If we purchase 12 Capital Shipss from your country, then our Capital Shipss will increase to 20. In addition, our French allies also have 10 Capital Ships. Kingdom of Italy also has six Capital Ships. If we add them all up, our number of Capital Ships will not be worse than that of Germany!" said Churchill.
Bryan and Minister Daniels suddenly realized that after suffering such a disastrous failure, Britain still did not give up! They are preparing to assemble the entire Allied Powers power to confront the Germany people. This makes Bryan and Minister Daniels unable to help but admire these Britain people. Their fighting will is undoubtedly something United States does not have. If United States had such a will, maybe United States would have emerged as a military power long ago.
"But even if you can gather 36 Capital Shipss, it will be difficult to defeat the Germany people, right? German navy is so powerful!" Minister Daniels asked.
Churchill nodded. "Yes, Mr. Minister. Even if we gather the same number of Capital Ships people as Germany people, it will be difficult for us to defeat them. However, we will never do it because of this. We gave up because there was little chance of winning. For the British Empire, the biggest threat to us from the Germany people is their blockade of us, then, British Empire. will have enough strength to continue fighting. Our newly built Capital Ships will be able to continue construction and be completed in a very short time. Therefore, we will not be afraid of them. The purpose of a powerful fleet is not to really defeat the Germany people. Even if we can fight with them and lose both sides, the final victory must belong to us. Therefore, I implore United States to help us!"
In order to achieve his goal, Churchill lowered his noble head. You know, Britain people have always looked aloof in front of these Americans. Now, they have to lower their profile.
Of course, this made Churchill feel very aggrieved, but for the British Empire and to defeat the Germany people, he had to do this. As long as British Empire can win this war, British Empire's core interests can be guaranteed. Then, everything he is doing now is undoubtedly worth it. Such an illusory thing as face can be found again later.
Regarding the performance of Churchill, Bryan and Daniels, they were both shocked and a little happy in their hearts.
In their opinion, United States can indeed sell these warships to Britain. This is very beneficial to United States.
"Your Excellency, Minister, I need to report to the President before I can reply to you!" Bryan said.
"Okay, Your Excellency." Churchill nodded. Bryan's attitude gave him a glimmer of hope.