Chapter 1128： Alaska

Alaska, located at the northwestern tip of the North American continent, borders Canada to the east and is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea and the North Pacific Ocean on the other three sides. This huge area of ​​land does not border the United States. It can be said that it is an enclave.

Historically, most of the enclaves were the result of colonial times and were very small in size. However, Alaska is different. Alaska covers an area of ​​more than 1.7 million square kilometers, accounting for one-fifth of the United States with an area of ​​more than 9 million square kilometers!

Moreover, on the map, because of its proximity to the North Pole, it appears unusually large in world maps drawn in various equidistant latitudinal polyconic projections. How can there be such a large enclave in the United States?

And this enclave is the pain of the Soviet Union.

Historically, the first civilized people to enter the American continent were Western Europeans, who mainly crossed the Atlantic Ocean and entered the east coast of the Americas in the 16th century, including Spanish Portuguese, Dutch, British and French, etc. Once gone, it is hundreds of years.

The other group was the Russians who traveled to Siberia and crossed the Bering Strait into Alaska in the 18th century.

In the end, the two civilizations met, and as a result, after the meeting, everyone quarreled, and the dates of the two sides were separated by a day! This debate has been going on for more than a hundred years, and finally a zigzag "international date line" was drawn in the Bering Strait, going east, plus one day, going west, minus one day, God is fair .

Of course, at such a time, Alaska was completely owned by the Russians who crossed the Bering Strait. Due to the geographical relationship, Russians are naturally very cold-resistant. The severe cold here is normal for them, while those living in warm Western Europe, such as Britain, France and other countries, do not have this kind of demeanor, and they cannot adapt to this kind of demeanor. severe cold.

However, in the hands of the Russian tsar, Alaska is a chicken rib.

After all, Alaska is too cold. No one knows what lies beneath this permafrost, and Russia has no ability to develop it. Moreover, Alaska is right next to the British colony of Canada, the backward Tsarist Russia, which has just been in the Crimea. In the Asian War, he was beaten up by Britain and France, and he ceded the land to seek peace.

Even the old Tsar Nicholas I was stunned, and the newly enthroned Alexander II was a softie. He looked at Alaska and felt uncomfortable. If there was another conflict with Britain and France, and they attacked from the direction of Alaska, they would Can hit Siberia!

No, this problem must be solved! Sell ​​it to a country that is at odds with Britain and France, and rely on other countries to block the threat of Britain and France to the mainland!

In later generations, if a real estate developer came over, they would definitely buy it.

First of all, those who want to buy this land must also be a powerful country, and these powerful countries are not interested in this land at all. What is this frozen soil for? When is a natural large refrigerator?

At the same time, after the rise of Russia, it has been eating other people's territory, and other national borders are also suspecting Tsarist Russia. Is it really selling it? Still want to fish?

As a result, after several years of waiting, a country finally came up, the United States!

At that time, the United States did not wear a pair of trousers with Britain and France. The filth on both sides was the most violent time.

In 1861, the Civil War broke out in the United States. This kind of civil war in the United States is unprecedented in a century. No, it can be said that it is the only time in the entire United States. At that time, the Western European powers, who saw that the United States was not pleasing to the eye, also took the opportunity to plan to dismember the United States.

After all, the Americans were liberated from the colonial war, and of course they are not in line with the West. At the time, President Lincoln turned to Tsarist Russia for help. After all, Tsarist Russia also had enemies with these powers. As a result, Tsarist Russia sent a fleet into New York Harbor to contain other powers.

During the entire war, the Russian fleet did not fire a single shot. However, it had traveled halfway around the world and had to pay a huge amount of military expenses. At that time, the Russians came as a friendship and did not ask the Americans for money.

At that time, U.S. Secretary of State William Henry Seward decided to get closer to the Russians, so he bought Alaska, which the Tsarist Russia had called for years and no one bought it, for $7.2 million.

$7.2 million isn't a lot of money now, but at the time, it was an astronomical deal!

As a result, the Russians happily sold Alaska to the United States. And Seward was scolded with blood in the country, stupid Seward, spent 7.2 million US dollars to buy a super refrigerator!

At that time, Seward withstood the scolding, and history also proved his foresight.

Just a few decades later, Arras discovered rich minerals, including gold, including oil. The particularity of its geographical location makes it a transit point for inter-Pacific air routes. For example, flying from the United States to Tokyo is not a direct flight, but first to Alaska, and then to Tokyo, which saves more routes. , because the weft loop above is shorter!

At the same time, what made the Soviet Union even more depressing was that after World War II, with the entry into the Cold War state, Alaska’s advantageous geographical location has become the launch site of the United States’ ICBM. From here, it can directly hit the Soviet Union!

Just like when the Soviet Union wanted to deploy ballistic missiles in Cuba, and the United States opposed it, deploying nuclear bombs on other people's borders is the most deterrent.

At the same time, if the Soviet Union regains the land here, it will be a huge threat to the United States!

You must know that the southern part of Alaska is Canada, which is also a developed capitalist country. However, the Canadian army has no combat effectiveness. If the Soviet army wants to pass by, then Canada may only avoid a passage and let the Soviet army pass!

At that time, the Soviet army will be able to pounce directly on the United States! The main battlefield of the war will be in the United States!

Alaska, a state that was originally obscure, has suddenly become the focus of the world's attention, even surpassing the southern state of Arkansas!

The Soviet Union did not declare war on the United States as well. After the United States decided to declare war on the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union just turned over its old accounts: Back then, Alaska was sold by that idiot, Alexander II, and we, the Soviet Union, have decided not to sell it now!

Wasn't it sold for $7.2 million? Now, let's buy it back for another $7.2 million!

The arrival of this news almost made the top officials of the White House vomit blood with anger. Nima, how many times have the prices increased over the years? At this time, for $7.2 million, at most one f22 can be built!

The deadline given by the Soviet Union is one day! A day later, if the United States does not agree, the Soviet Union will use its own way to take Alaska!

It is just a group of businessmen who are manipulating the U.S. government. Do you understand war?