"Your Majesty, good news has come from the African theater of operations, on September 28, 1940, our army captured Cape Town, and the Cape of Good Hope is already in our pocket!" Chief of Staff Kristof said happily

First the Suez Canal was lost, and now the Cape of Good Hope is about to be lost again, and the British will have to take a detour to get to the Asian colonies.

"Well, this is indeed good news, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can exert its strength!" Little Ferdinand said with a smile

"Your Majesty, the Japanese have always insisted on joining the Holy Alliance, and the Tokyo government has announced that if we do not accede to their demands, they will continue to be neutral!" Foreign Secretary Coleman said with a frown

"Oh, there's such a thing? But can the Tokyo government really call the shots? Little Ferdinand asked in surprise

Everyone laughed, and now it is no longer the cabinet government that dominates the political situation in Japan, whether it is the Navy Department or the War Department, they have more say than them.

Disagree?

Do you know the following grams?

Regardless of whether the Tokyo government agrees or not, as long as the people below start fighting, they can only pinch their noses and admit it.

By this time, the British had already exhausted the main forces of the Far Eastern Fleet, and the British Asian colonies had turned into a delicious bait, and as long as someone encouraged it, they were not afraid that the Japanese would not take the bait.

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The Cape of Good Hope was lost, and the impact was enormous, and almost all countries were not optimistic that the British would win the war.

Berne

The Swiss federal government is in the midst of a fierce quarrel, and at this time the main war faction has gained the upper hand, and in the face of reality, the main peace faction has begun to choose to compromise.

Due to the lack of raw materials, most of the factories in Switzerland have now closed down, and the rest are barely supporting.

Large numbers of unemployed people have filled the streets of Bern, and protesters have blocked government buildings to demand that the government solve the problem.

If this is the only one, the Swiss government is not unable to sustain it, the most important thing is the food problem, since the Holy Alliance began to blockade Switzerland, they can only rely on the consumption of reserve food to survive.

Switzerland is a mountainous, highland country with limited food production, and it is completely impossible to be self-sufficient.

They can still hold on without factories, and as long as the government can ensure the normal distribution of relief food, it will not cause major problems, but without food, people will soon starve to death.

Friends of the Dead Dao are not dead and poor, looking at the dwindling food reserves, the Lord and the faction have to change to the main battle faction, and their bottom line is to drop again and again.

On October 7, 1940, after a new round of negotiations, the parties reached an agreement that the Swiss government renounced its neutrality and declared its membership in the Holy Alliance.

The Germans had a harder time, and added another front, and despite the limited national strength of the Swiss, they were able to hold back two or three hundred thousand German troops.

This was undoubtedly fatal for the Germans, and not to mention that the fighting on the European continent was not too fierce now, but compared with the First World War, there were still thousands of casualties every day, and tens of thousands of casualties.

Hundreds of thousands of troops are against each other, how can there be casualties of one hundred and eighty people every day, right? Otherwise, are you embarrassed to say that this is a war?

Don't look at this figure as insignificant, this is only the result of a small battle between the two sides, and once a major battle breaks out between the two sides, the number of casualties will immediately increase significantly.

Sofia

Ferdinand was playing Go with Ferdinand Jr., as if the Swiss had not been worth mentioning at all, without any effect on him.

Little Ferdinand fell and smiled slightly: "Father, this war is coming to an end, and I am ready to close the net!" ”

"Haha......"

Ferdinand laughed.

"This is just the beginning, war is all for politics, it is only a means and not an end, and the establishment of a new international order will be the real test for you!"

Ferdinand Jr. inherited his philosophy, and he liked to use his power to dominate people in a dignified manner, and rarely played with the wind.

"Father, haven't you already determined the post-war international order?" Little Ferdinand said depressedly

The situation has always been under control, but Ferdinand Jr. has not had that sense of accomplishment, as early as more than ten years ago, it was all doomed, he was only the executor of this plan.

"Nope! The international order I am going to establish is just a big framework, and you still need to fill in the specific details, and these tasks are not so easy! Ferdinand said, shaking his head

He can't say that he is lazy, and he throws the most troublesome thing to his son, right? This really does not fit his image as an emperor.

Since his abdication, he got rid of the complicated government affairs, his life has become corrupt, he eats, drinks and has fun every day, and now he is more and more energetic.

"Okay father, I know what to do!" Ferdinand Jr. shrugged his shoulders and said

As a qualified emperor, his mental quality has long been trained, and it is impossible for him to run to death for such a little depression.

The Swiss were not able to resist the pressure of the Holy Alliance, and now the pressure on Portugal, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden is greater.

The submarines of the Holy Alliance were almost blocked at their doorstep, the Atlantic route was already in danger, and the foreign trade volume of the four countries was rapidly shrinking.

Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are okay, although there is a lack of industrial raw materials, but everyone complements each other, and there is still enough food to eat.

The tragedy of the Portuguese was truly that, due to the increased risks of maritime transport, not only was there a shortage of industrial raw materials, but also the price of food in the country had doubled.

Even if prices skyrocket, the biggest problem is that money cannot buy goods, and the gap in industrial raw materials cannot be filled, but the gap in grain cannot be filled.

The King of Portugal does not care about anything, and as a model monarch of a constitutional monarchy, it is naturally the government's turn to deal with this issue.

The Portuguese government has always been following the British, and this is a time to make it difficult for them. Joining the British-led pan-international coalition, they would be willing, but they would not dare to do it.

Didn't you see that the Kingdom of Spain next door has joined the Holy Alliance, and at this time it is an ally with the British, and it is estimated that it will not be long before Portugal will become a part of Spain.

It would not be in their interest to join the Holy Alliance, and the Kingdom of Portugal had been dependent on the British in many respects for its long-standing pro-British policy.

The Portuguese could not wait long for them to procrastinate.

On October 21, 1940, the Holy League issued the "Atlantic No Navigation Order", which made all ships without the permit issued by the Holy League considered illegal ships, and the Holy League navy could directly sink them.

Such a domineering decree can appear at this time, and if it were a different period, international public opinion would have fried the pot a long time ago.

Now that the European continent is divided into two camps, the few remaining neutral countries, even if they have opinions, do not have the courage to jump out at this time.

The tragedy in Portugal is that they are also blocked, and the Holy Alliance's navigation pass is not so easy to obtain, and now they are only given three passes.

With these three ships alone, it is estimated that half of the Portuguese will starve, so is there still a choice?

On October 27, 1940, under pressure from the Holy Alliance, the Portuguese government gave in, and the political pressure on the London government increased again.

Don't think that a small country like Portugal, with its limited military contribution, is useless. Politically, Portugal's influence is not small.

In South America, for example, after the Kingdom of Portugal fell to the Holy Alliance, the confidence of governments in the British to win the war was again reduced.

Many countries are thinking about the way back, and everyone follows the British for the sake of profit, or because of the military pressure of the Royal Navy, they have to make this decision.

The current situation on the European continent is very unfavorable to the British, especially the British have lost even air supremacy over the British Isles, the mainland, and they are bombed every day.

Many people are speculating about how this war will end for the British, which is not so friendly to the countries that have already joined the pan-international front.

If the British were defeated, how they would deal with the aftermath was a serious question.

You can't have a PK between the South American coalition and the European coalition, right? The result of such a game is already doomed, and no one wants to try it.

A wave of unevenness has risen again and again.

On November 11, 1940, the Japanese Navy attacked Singapore, and the Anglo-Japanese War broke out, and the world war was pushed to a climax again.

London

Mr. Churchill didn't know how many vases he had dropped lately, and bad news came one after another, giving him no time to react.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) had been building up a few months of money and launched a counter-offensive against the enemy, only to be victorious and then defeated, and finally nearly wiped out.

That's it, you can't win anyway, the enemy is determined to fight for consumption, you can take thousands of fighters as cannon fodder, lure them to be fooled, and it is difficult to dodge them.

Then the Bulgarian air force deployed fighters along the African continent, and the Royal Navy had to retreat, because the aircraft were not worth much, and the warships were very valuable.

Originally, they wanted to use their naval superiority to drag down the Bulgarians, but the reality was that they were at a high speed, and the Bulgarian Navy dared to run out for a decisive battle, but the Royal Navy did not dare to fight.

At least within the effective coverage of the Bulgarian Air Force, the British did not dare to take risks, and in case of defeat, it would be doomed.

The political crisis was exacerbated by the military defeat, and the main reason for this was the side of Switzerland and Portugal, and the unfavorable performance of the British on the battlefield, in addition to the pressure exerted by the Holy Alliance.

Churchill said cautiously: "Gentlemen, just now the Japanese attacked Singapore, and our largest military port in the Far East has been reduced to ruins.

Two battleships and a light aircraft carrier were directly sunk, and a total of 23 warships of various sizes were sunk, with more than 3,000 casualties and countless material losses!

The British Empire had reached its most dangerous moment, and the consequences of the continuous defeats on the European battlefield were still exploding.

Mr. Attlee, I would like to know what your Foreign Office has been doing lately. Why have there been so many great changes recently, Switzerland, Portugal, Japan, and who is next? ”

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Japanese did not declare war, it was just a separate action of the Japanese Navy, they did not receive the support of the Japanese government, and even the Holy Alliance did not accept their access!" Foreign Secretary Attlee said with a haggard face

"Mr. Attlee, such an explanation has no value, whether the Japanese government supports it or not, this war has already broken out, and we cannot turn a blind eye to such a big loss!" Secretary of State Compleis said with a frown

"The world has always spoken by strength, and the recent successive defeats on the battlefield have wiped out the prestige of the British Empire that had been built up for a hundred years.

Against this background, the work of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs is naturally not good, no one wants to be on the side of the losers, and we cannot offer more lucrative conditions than the Bulgarians! Attlee said with a sneer

The truth was not heard, and everyone's faces turned pale. Bulgaria can promise whatever it wants, and that is on the basis of generosity, and they can't learn it.

The colonies of the Holy Alliance countries can't compare with them, and they can't tell everyone to divide up the territories of the Holy Alliance countries, but Attlee doesn't mind making such a promise, the problem is that no one dares to ask for it!

If you can't win the enemy, the so-called spoils sharing plan is still necessary? A bad check must also be a check!

"Mr. Attlee is right, unless the tide is turned on the battlefield, it will not be long before Denmark, Norway, and Sweden join the Holy Alliance.

Not to mention winning this war, whether we can keep our homeland is a question! The Chancellor of the Exchequer said with a frown

It is not a question of one plus one equals two, and politically, with the countries of continental Europe on their side, the nightmare that the British Empire feared most would become a reality.

With the exception of the Germans who had already boarded the ship and could not get off, the Pan-International Front coalition was likely to fall apart immediately.

As long as the Holy Alliance can promise to live up to the past and ensure the interests of all nations, the governments of the Americas will not hesitate to abandon them.

It is difficult to share wealth and prosperity, and it is even more difficult to share hardship!

Without the help of these little brothers, the British Empire would really be finished, and the Lord who dared to single-handedly challenge the whole world may exist, but there is absolutely no British Commonwealth in it.

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