Chapter 154: Insulting Britain Today

The French strongly agreed with the French when communicating with each other that Belgium and Spain's colonies, which seemed to be relatively safe, and did not contribute to the problems involving the interests of many countries.

You must know that the border between France and Spain is still closed, and the whole of Europe seems to have forgotten this country, and if it were not for the fact that Britain pulled Spain in because of the relationship between the African colonies at this meeting, Spain's situation would be doomed to be embarrassing for at least a few years.

Whether it was punitive or punitive, France hoped that Spain would help the countries present to maintain the stability of their colonies, as Spain did in World War II, sending troops to help Germany attack the Soviet Union.

Couldn't I do it in France? Coincidentally, Alan Wilson also had the idea that Spain would have no problem regaining acceptance among European countries, but it had to show sincerity to reflect Spain's values.

Spain's total strength in 1945 was about 450,000, which was naturally not worth mentioning compared with the major belligerents in World War II.

But this question depends on how to look at it, Spain's more than 400,000 troops, combined with the few remaining African colonies after the Spanish-American War, seem too abundant.

The Spanish army is a weak chicken in Europe, but in the face of such a small colony, there is no doubt that it is a heavenly soldier, and it is almost overflowing in strength, which is also not in line with the consideration of maximizing interests.

You know, Alan Wilson heard from the Dutch representative George Almande's plan, that is, to send an expeditionary force of 20,000 men back to the Dutch East Indies, isn't it a joke that these 18,000 people will go?

Not really involved in the war, but there is one impression that cannot be changed: the Franco regime was propped up by Germany and Italy; The Franco regime pursued a policy very similar to that of Germany and Italy, with the same repression of the population, and the same bloodshed.

At the June meeting, the representative of Mexico proposed that the United Nations should reject countries that had been propped up by the Axis powers to become members of the United Nations.

At the Potsdam Conference in July, the Soviet Union expressed its stance on Spain, and Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union formally confirmed that they would not support Spain's membership in the United Nations.

This was the current situation in Spain, although at the Potsdam Conference Britain also expressed its agreement with the claims of the United States and the Soviet Union. However, as long as Spain is willing to contribute to a united Europe, it is possible to return to the united European family.

"If we get Spain first, then Belgium, we will basically be able to come up with a unified view on important issues." Nino Bertrand agreed, after listening to Alan Wilson's opinion, "If Spain can make up for the crimes of the war with a certain amount of goodwill in force, Paris may consider reopening its borders." ”

"Actually, France is not lacking in military strength, I think the situation in the Dutch East Indies is more dangerous, maybe the French army will need assistance, and the military strength of the Netherlands is really not optimistic." Alan Wilson hesitated, "The population of the Netherlands is less than nine million, and the population of the Dutch East Indies is almost 100 million. Obviously, the problem in the Netherlands is a bit bigger! If Spain was willing to make some compensation for its actions during the war, it was clear that the Netherlands needed it even more. ”

Among the six countries at the current Brussels Conference, the Netherlands has the worst military strength, with a population of less than 9 million, which is the same as the population of Belgium, but what was Belgium's performance in World War II, and what was the performance of the Netherlands? The Dutch steel output is 50,000 tons, and France is grabbing mercenaries with the Netherlands at this time, so it's embarrassing?

Without waiting for Nino Bertrand to refute, Alan Wilson continued, "In the case of the Asian colonies, the colonies of Britain, France and the Netherlands are interconnected, and if one of them goes wrong, it will inevitably collapse like dominoes. If the Netherlands fails, British Malaya will be under pressure, and British Malaya will not be able to help France stabilize Vietnam, and what is needed at this time is the unity of the European countries, not only their own land, but also our friendly allies. ”

As soon as Alan Wilson opened his mouth, there was a string of numbers that proved that the Netherlands was clearly the one who needed the most help now, and not the one with millions of reservists, because of the world war with a mountain of domestic weapons in France.

And implied that the French were somewhat selfish in putting pressure on Spain and expecting it to compensate with mercenaries.

For this reason, Alan Wilson even came up with the excuse that the United States joined the Vietnam War, that is, once Vietnam is not prevented from changing color, the whole of Southeast Asia will be dyed red with a domino effect, and he hopes that France will not only calculate its own petty profits at this time, but take into account the overall situation.

On the colonial question, Britain and France had to reach a consensus, and after reaching this consensus, together with the representatives of the Netherlands and Belgium, the representatives of the four countries went to the door to have a good talk with the Spanish representative, Manuel Martin.

Alan Wilson had a say in any question concerning colonies, because the British Empire, as the largest colonial empire at present, was not a question of where the colonies were, but where they were not.

Similarly, although most of the French colonies were concentrated in North Africa, there were also Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in Southeast Asia. In Syria in the Middle East, the interests of Britain and France coincide.

However, on specific and pointed issues, it is necessary to communicate with representatives of other countries individually, such as Southeast Asia with the Netherlands, Africa with Belgium and Spain, and Goa and Africa with Portugal.

Spain in 1945 was in a stage of unprecedented isolation, and no matter how hard General Franco tried to prove that Spain had nothing to do with Germany and Italy, and that it had always maintained strict neutrality in the world war.

However, leaving aside the attitude of the Soviet Union, even the first impression of European countries is that the current Spanish regime was propped up by Germany and Italy, which can be proved by the development of the Spanish Civil War.

The current Spanish regime can be regarded as a legacy of Germany and Italy, and if it is not for the fear of being taken advantage of by the Soviet Union, the current consideration should be for everyone to send troops to overthrow the current Spanish regime.

In the face of such an environment, Alan Wilson and Nino Bertrand came together to make a stand on behalf of Britain and France, naturally they would not be so polite, or the old way, one red face and one white face, considering the current French blockade of the border with Spain, Nino Bertrand is more suitable to be the villain.

And Spain itself was brought in by the British Empire to participate in the Brussels Conference, Alan Wilson is more suitable for the role of peacemaker, Britain and France cooperate with both soft and hard, forcing Spain to submit and contribute its own strength to the defense of European colonies.

It is a very terrible dark period for Spain at the moment, and it can be said that under the oppression of the international arena, the whole Spanish society is in a very unstable state.

This time, Spain was able to participate in the Brussels meeting, and the country was already boiling, and high hopes were placed on this meeting. But in front of Manuel Martin, Nino Bertrand poured cold water on him first, and arrogantly said that this was the price that Spain had to pay.

Talking about the real situation in Spain at the moment, with threats and intimidation, Nino Bertrand said that if the Soviet Union could persuade the United States to change the Spanish regime, France would be happy to see it.

Alan Wilson was silent, feeling that the matter was almost over, and then said, "Mr. Manuel, in fact, not all of you agree with Spain's participation in this meeting, and our countries are all enemies of Germany in the war. ”

"Mr. Allen, Spain has always maintained friendly neutrality, and the Germans have persuaded Spain to attack Gibraltar." Manuel Martin quickly explained, "We didn't do that either. ”

"Neutrality is also a fact, but who is this friendliness to is not needed to explain the current pale, all countries know it, even the Mexicans are not on your side, Spain was once the suzerainty of Mexico." Alan Wilson said nonchalantly, "The British Empire is in the consideration of European unity, and I hope that Spain will contribute to the post-war reconstruction and can regain the understanding of friendly European countries, but this also requires Spain to show something, right, otherwise, the British Empire has no reason to be this villain." ”

Alan Wilson and Nino Bertrand represent the two strongest colonial empires at the same time.

French Foreign Minister Georges Pierdouer, Shi Shiran walked into the room where Charles de Gaulle was resting, the door was pushed open, Charles de Gaulle put down the document in his hand and asked, "George, I agree very much with the above ideas in this French State Outline." For the foreseeable future, Germany will certainly lean on the side of Britain and the United States. If this were to be true, France would feel more isolated than ever before. ”

"Like Spain now?" Georges Pidur asked rhetorically in disagreement, and then indicated that Britain and France were now putting pressure on Spain, and then said, "At present, the British have shown a rare unity, and this time it was really sincere in bringing about the Brussels Conference." ”

"If it had been that megalomaniacal Churchill, this meeting would never have happened. Even now, Attlee, we can't be too optimistic. ”

De Gaulle stood up and poured a glass of water, moistened his thirsty throat, and finally said, "Whether the British are sincere or not, we still have to keep an eye on it, and past history proves that the British have played an important role in the mutual hatred of Europe." ”

"I also hope that Britain will at least feel like a human being this time." George Pierdoul agreed, "Maybe a miracle will happen." ”