Chapter 13, Feng Shui rotates

London

Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald was on the verge of collapse, and he knew he was going to be done with the news of their promises to Germany and Italy since the news leaked.

Sure enough, after hearing the news, the French people were immediately outraged and dared to sacrifice their interests, and the angry French people also besieged the British Embassy.

The French government was forced by public opinion to directly ask them to do multiple-choice questions.

France and Germany and Italy cannot coexist, and French Prime Minister Daladier openly said: If there is Germany and Italy in the Western European Union, there will be no France, and if there is France, there will be no Germany and Italy!

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this question is not easy to do, whether it is without Germany and Italy, or without France, the Western European Union is incomplete.

Within Britain, not everyone supported the creation of such an alliance, and Chamberlain made it clear that he was against it, believing that it would serve no purpose other than to drag the British Empire into war.

The most embarrassing thing now is that the internal contradictions have erupted before the Western European Union has been established, and the internal conflicts of interest of various countries are far greater than those of the Eastern European Union!

As things stand, war between Germany and Italy and France is likely to break out in the future, and the British Empire is not immune to it.

This time, don't think about the trouble, the countries in the east have already formed an alliance, and as long as Germany and Italy are not crazy, they will know that persimmons are looking for soft pinching.

Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald was also aware of the internal problems of Germany and Italy, and his original plan was to sacrifice Poland, the three Baltic states, the Netherlands, Switzerland and other small countries.

At the expense of the interests of these few neutral countries, it is possible to barely get the two countries out of the predicament, and then everyone will work together to confront the Eastern European alliance.

The plan could not keep up with the rapid changes, the interests were calculated, but the national feelings were ignored, and it was no longer the Middle Ages, and the people had already awakened.

No matter how good the land outside is, it is not as good as its hometown, no matter how the British promise, people just don't buy it, or insist on their homeland.

If Germany and Italy insist on it, can the French still make concessions? The French people don't agree either!

This is the spoils of their war, why give up?

Besides, after so many years, there are millions of French people living in these places, who would dare to let them move?

"What do you think about the current situation?" Ramsey MacDonald asked with a frown

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the current situation is very unfavorable to us, and with the relationship between Germany and France, even if we pull them into the alliance, it will be difficult for us to play their due role!" Foreign Secretary Attlee said

"The question is already obvious, Mr. Attlee, we have created this alliance not to fight wars, we are only to keep the European continent in balance!

No one would expect the Germans and the French to be united, that is impossible and not what we want! Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald replied

It's funny to say that the British built an alliance in order to avoid war?

It is estimated that many people will think it is a fantasy when they hear this news!

However, it is indeed true, and in Britain, where anti-war is on the rise, it is politically correct to avoid the outbreak of war, especially if it is a war with no certainty!

"Well, Your Excellency Prime Minister, even if so, so what?

In terms of strength, the French are stronger at the moment, but geographically Germany and Italy are more important to us.

Once we are in alliance with France, then Germany and Italy will inevitably fall to Bulgaria, and then the European continent will be almost unified.

Now the small neutral countries will also fall to Bulgaria, and Germany and Italy, with the support of Bulgaria, will inevitably attack France and knock off the last nail on the European continent!

When the time comes, what should we do? To help or not to help?

If you help, even if Britain, France and Spain join forces, there is no chance of winning.

Without help, the continent will no longer have a say in us!

On the other hand, if we choose Germany and Italy, then France has a good chance of joining the Eastern European Alliance, and there is also a good chance of choosing neutrality.

The arrogant French will not be a little brother, and what Bulgaria needs now is not an ally, but an obedient little brother!

In the future, Germany and Italy will still fight with the French, and there is no way to ease the contradictions between them, and once the war breaks out, we will still be dragged into the water!

Perhaps this is exactly what the Bulgarians want to see, and if the French give in to them, then we don't have to do anything but give up the continent directly.

If France is neutral, they will take advantage of the contradictions between Germany and Italy and the French to push for the outbreak of war behind their backs, and we will have to fight with the French. Attlee said with a wry smile

Since the establishment of this alliance, they have said that it is going to war, so what if this alliance is not established?

This consequence is even more serious, Germany and Italy still have to PK with France, Western Europe will be scorched to the ground, and after the war, all European countries will fall to Bulgaria, and the world hegemon will be replaced.

The dead knot of the problem lies in the territorial dispute between Germany and Italy and France, over more than 100,000 square kilometers. This is not a colony, this is a local dispute, and neither side can make concessions.

"Do you still disagree?" Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald asked expectantly

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, can't we pull in any more allies?" Chancellor of the Exchequer Rafael said dissatisfied

"Mr. Raphael, do we have any other allies? There are only so many countries on the European continent that have a bit of strength.

The remaining small neutral countries such as Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, even if we spend a lot of money to pull them over, what use can we have? Ramsay McDonald asked

The resources of the British Empire were not unlimited, and if the cost of co-opting allies was greater than that of a compromise with Bulgaria, they might as well compromise.

This annoyance will soon be over, the general election in the UK is about to start again, and Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald is not confident of being re-elected, so the issue can be delayed.

Later, which unlucky guy is the successor, let which unlucky guy take the blame, anyway, just don't let him make this decision to pull hatred.

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"Your Majesty, the Spanish Civil War has broken out, and it is still very large!" Coleman gloated

Little Ferdinand smiled slightly, at this time the Spanish Civil War, the life of the British was even more difficult.

Choosing allies also depends on whether they are reliable or not, the Spaniards are obviously cheating their teammates, and when their civil war is over, the national strength is almost consumed.

By forming an alliance with the Spaniards this time, John Bull not only did not reap any benefits, but also had to contribute money and efforts to help fight the civil war.

The only good thing is probably that there is no German and Italian participation in this civil war, they are all poor ghosts now, and Soviet Russia is not to mention, who knows who they are?

Bulgaria has never been in the habit of interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, and this is a diplomatic strategy formulated by Ferdinand, and even if it wants to intervene, it cannot be intervened openly.

Obviously, Spain did not know that Bulgaria had spent this great effort to engage in a roundabout strategy.

"We've declared neutrality, let's see what the British do!

By the way, I would like to call on both sides to exercise restraint, try to resolve the contradictions through negotiations, and then condemn the countries that interfere in Spain's internal affairs and put the basin on their heads for provoking the war! ”

Little Ferdinand directly decided to watch the excitement, and at the same time did not forget to add a block to the British.

The Spanish Civil War was a war between left-wing democrats and right-wing conservatives, and for Bulgaria, it didn't matter what was going on or what happened, it was disrupting the British layout that was the key.

"Your Majesty, since the British support the left-wing forces, shouldn't we support the right-wing bloc and let them be evenly matched, and the effect will be better!" Foreign Secretary Coleman proposed

"You mean secretly supporting the Franco group? Do you think they'll be able to emerge victorious? Ferdinand Jr. asked suspiciously

If it was possible to prop up a Spanish government that hated the British, it would certainly be worth Bulgaria's help.

However, geopolitically, Bulgaria does not have that much influence on Spain, and it is not easy to prop up a regime.

"Your Majesty, aren't there still Frenchmen? For the sake of their national security, the French now had to install a pro-French Spanish regime.

The original Syriza was no longer reliable, and they had just won the parliamentary election and were in league with the British.

If the French don't want to be surrounded on all sides, it is imperative to prop up the Franco group that is working against the British, and we are just pushing it secretly.

Come forward to cheer up the Franco group, stabilize the morale of the people, and at most give some money and weapons, and everything else has nothing to do with us! Coleman said with a smile

Little Ferdinand nodded thoughtfully in agreement. As long as it's not Bulgaria that comes out of the way, it doesn't matter.

If it succeeds, it is good, it can weaken the influence of the British in the world, and if it fails, it is also the French who carry the blame and pull hatred.

As in history, this Spanish civil war is a rehearsal for future wars, but with a different protagonist.

The reality is so cruel, the originally closely linked Anglo-French alliance, prompted by interests, parted ways more than ten years ago, and now stands on the opposite side again.

And Germany and Italy, which were originally enemies, have now become John Bull's new little brothers.

With a sigh, little Ferdinand put away his thoughts.

"How far have the British and Germany and Italy negotiated an alliance?" Little Ferdinand asked with concern

"The two countries have agreed on big issues, but the small sides have been arguing endlessly, and I just feel that the British are deliberately delaying time and do not want to sign a treaty, which is very wrong!" Coleman said with a frown

"It's an election year, it's normal for this kind of thing to happen, and for Prime Minister MacDonald, this kind of treaty with serious consequences can not be signed.

After all, do more wrong, do less wrong, and if you don't do it, you won't make a mistake!

The cabinet, which is already doomed to not be re-elected, naturally they will not do such a thankless thing! Prime Minister Tolsky explained

This is not the first time, the last cabinet did not delay the management of London's smog?

Macdonald last stood up for Prime Minister Stanley Winn Baldwin and ran into a bloody mess over London's smog.

Now feng shui is turning, and the current highest public support rate is former Prime Minister Stanley Winn Baldwin, and there is no other reason for him to have a strong ability to engage in the economy.

This is politics, and if you don't pit an opponent before you leave office, you are not a qualified politician!