Chapter 624: Diplomat Aiden
The entire expeditionary force only came back with less than a few hundred people, and Montgomery, the highest rank among them, although he was the general of the defeated army, when Montgomery returned, he was still promoted to the first level, nothing else, he was already one of the few generals in the British army who had experienced fighting with the Germans, and his experience was quite valuable.
After returning, Montgomery quickly summed up, first, that is, to get a new tank, it must compete with the Germans in terms of firepower, mobility, and protection! Britain is an old industrial country, and at this time, the strong industrial heritage is shown, and various factories have begun to work hard to design new tanks.
At the same time, Montgomery also knew that for Britain, what is needed most is time!
It is difficult to accept the loss of the Indian colonies for the sake of imperial glory, but it is better to lose the colonies than to lose the homeland compared to the fate of Britain.
Montgomery, is supportive.
"However, we must do a good job of preventive measures, after all, the Soviets and us are not in the same trenches, we must absolutely prevent it, the Soviets took our India, but did not go to war with the Germans, or just used small harassment on the border to fool us, but let us give India to them, this is absolutely not okay." Montgomery continued.
Montgomery thought it through, and now, Britain can't trust the Soviet Union, so even if Britain can agree to this deal, it will need to wait until the Soviet Union really attacks Germany!
Otherwise, the Soviets took advantage of this opportunity to rob Britain of India, and then turned around and refused to admit it, then Britain had no other way.
Now, Britain has weakened.
Churchill nodded: "Yes, we have to take these issues into account. ”
The Soviet Union, indeed, was capricious, in the original position of Poland, it was like this, Britain and France had made an invitation, and the Soviet Union also promised that it could attack Germany to protect Poland, but what was the result?
The Soviet Union did not hesitate to carve up Poland with Germany, and the Soviet Union was simply a capricious villain.
If Britain traded India for the Soviet Union and Germany to fight, it would be worth it, but if India was given to the Soviet Union and the Soviets did not send troops, then the Churchill government would become the laughing stock of the whole world.
"Okay, now, I sign the Prime Minister's order to push forward this agreement with all my might!" Churchill ignored these objections from his men, and now he must be responsible for the Reich!
If the Soviets had brains, they should have known that once Germany completed the process of annexing France, it would turn into a behemoth, and when the time came, it would definitely be a threat to the Soviet Union!
Taking advantage of the current emptiness in eastern Germany, launching an attack on Germany and destroying Germany is the best choice for the Soviet Union! I hope Stalin doesn't let himself down!
With an order signed by Churchill himself, the famous British diplomat Robert Anthony Eden, hurriedly stepped on the plane bound for Moscow.
Aiden, born in 1897 and now in the prime of life, was, like Churchill, a hard-liner faction.
From the very beginning of his political career, Aiden showed a tougher attitude towards the fascist state than his predecessor.
He once said, "There must be no concessions merely to appease Germany, because that would only backfire and make it more and more hungry." ”
After Germany tore up the Locarno Convention and marched into the Rhine Demilitarized Zone, Eden met with the German ambassador to Britain twice to denounce Nazi Germany's violations.
Unfortunately, Aiden's foreign policy ideas were at odds with Chamberlain's. Chamberlain dreamed of a so-called "peace of a generation" through concessions and at the expense of the interests of others. Aiden, on the other hand, demanded a diplomacy backed by military might, without which "no foreign policy can hope to succeed in this sabre-rattling world."
The contradictions between the two were irreconcilable, and in the end Aiden resigned from his post and left the cabinet.
It was not until Churchill became prime minister that Aiden finally returned to the British political scene, and he and Churchill had the same position and cooperated well, and now, Aiden is almost Churchill's deputy.
Aiden knew that if there was another plan, it would not use India to feed the Soviet Union, but unfortunately, Britain had no choice, and he could also see that if the Soviet Union went to war against Germany, Britain would be able to ease up.
Stalin, will he accede to his request?
After all, the Soviet Union has been scandalized by the West, and Germany has always been appeasing the Soviet Union.
In the skies over Europe, almost all of them are the world of the Germans, and the passenger plane that Aiden took was risking a detour almost over the Arctic Circle, and when he came to Moscow, more than ten hours had passed, and he was already very tired.
The British ambassador to the Soviet Union, Guise, came to greet Aiden, who was on a secret trip.
"Two hours ago, I informed the Soviet government that they had arranged for People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Molotov to meet you." Keith said.
Aiden immediately frowned: "What? Stalin still doesn't want to see me? ”
Aiden, of course, hoped to meet Stalin directly, but now, the other party has arranged a deputy.
Guise nodded: "Yes, most likely, the Soviets want to increase the size." ”
Aiden clenched his fist, there is only one possibility, he came over this time, and the other party knew that he was forced to accept the original conditions, but the other party was not satisfied, what else did they want?
This is already the biggest concession for Britain, and if the Soviets are not satisfied, then Britain will not continue to compromise!
Soon, we came to the building where the Foreign Affairs Committee was located.
At this time, the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, known as one of the seven sisters of Moscow, had not yet risen from the ground, and it was just a five-story ordinary building.
In fact, Molotov came to meet them, and the specifications were sufficient, and now Molotov is still a red man in front of Stalin's eyes, a faithful executor of Stalin's line.
"Mr. Molotov, I am here in Moscow for the sake of what we discussed last time." Sit down, Molotov gets straight to the point.
In diplomacy, it is necessary to be subtle, whoever proposes it first means being at a disadvantage, but now, Aiden has no time to greet him, time is precious.
"Are you willing to hand over the Indian subcontinent to us?" Molotov asked.
The British-ruled region of India was not a country of later India, but a large territory including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burma, etc., which formed a loose colony, connected into a large area, also known as the Indian subcontinent.
"Yes, but we will not be able to hand over until you have declared war on Germany and sent troops into German territory." Aiden said.