readx;?“ …… The death of Caesar Mathilde I of the Roman Empire meant the beginning of the preparation period for World War II! Although the Greater China-Rome system of cooperation continued to play a role in maintaining the world balance of the era for some time after the death of Mathilde I. But everyone knows that the division of the Roman and Western empires is inevitable, because this division has a deep social foundation.www.biquge.info The seeds of imperial division were planted as early as the time of Napoleon III and Mathilde I who created the French world empire. After nearly 50 years of growth, France's world empire has long since grown from one empire to two.

Whether in the cultural, economic, political, or military spheres, the integration of the Roman Empire was a complete failure. For more than 20 years after its founding, the only thing that kept the country united and intact was the blood of the Bonaparte family. On December 16, 1899, the only bond that held the empire together was completely broken by the death of Mathilde I.

In this situation, the supreme ruler of the Roman Empire, Augustus Napoleon IV, did not take steps that would delay the division of the empire by appointing Juan I, son of Mathilde I, king of Mexico, Caesar and consul of the Western Empire. Instead, Louis, the new King of France, who had no experience and lacked roots in the Western Empire, was put on the throne of Caesar, an empire he was simply not up to. and united with the German Empire to put pressure on the King of Mexico, while using Cuba and the two islands of Jamaica as an inducement to maintain the divided empire. Although Juan I, under the persuasion of his biological father, the Emperor of Liberation, adopted a policy of temporary concessions, the general trend of the division of the Roman Empire could not be stopped.

And the policies adopted by Louis, King of New France, after he became Caesar, restricted the development of Mexico. Such as moving the capital of the Western Empire to New Orleans. Placed the Mexican Navy under the direct control of the Western Empire. The introduction of the Caesar tax in the Kingdom of Mexico, etc., accelerated the centrifugation of the Kingdom of Mexico.

At the same time, the situation in Europe is deteriorating dramatically. The German Emperor Wilhelm II, who played a role in the Mexican crisis, made a request to Napoleon IV in mid-1900 to partition the Austrian Empire in return for Germany's assistance to the Roman Empire in the Mexican crisis. In order to force Rome to compromise, Wilhelm II also contacted the Slavic Socialist Republic to exert joint pressure. And Napoleon IV's Eastern Roman Empire had lost the support of the Western Empire, especially the powerful Kingdom of Mexico. The financial, material, and military resources of the Western Empire could not be used to suppress the ambitions of the German Empire.

But Napoleon IV was still well aware of the importance of maintaining the Austrian Empire, categorically rejecting the demands of Kaiser Wilhelm and the chairman of the Slavic Union, Nechaev. And on August 20, 1900 with the Austrian Emperor Franz. Joseph I met in Rome and concluded the Treaty of the League of Rome, jointly opposing German and Slavic ambitions. In September of the same year, the Black African Empire, attached to the Roman Empire, and the Confederation of South Africa (after the collapse of the British Empire. Formed by the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic, with Napoleon IV as monarch), acceded to the Treaty of the Roman League. In May 1901, the Turkish Empire acceded to the Treaty of the Roman League, lured by Napoleon IV to "return Egyptian sovereignty". At this point, the "Roman camp" in World War II was fully formed.

Napoleon IV's actions in organizing the "Roman camp" infuriated Wilhelm II. Just a week after the conclusion of the Treaty of Rome League between Rome and Austria, Wilhelm II personally visited Bakuningrad and signed a German-Slavic Steel Pact with Nechaev, the chairman of the Slavic Union, aimed at opposing the "Roman camp". Another major military alliance in World War II, the Iron Alliance, was born.

However, World War II did not begin immediately with the emergence of these two major military blocs.

On the one hand, the two opposing military blocs have not finally completed their preparations for war. The armoured fighting vehicle units and army aviation units, on which the German Army had high hopes, had not yet been formed, and by the end of 1902 there were less than 1,000 armored vehicles equipped with the troops, and less than 1,500 aircraft could be put into operation. The second phase of mobilization of the army has not yet been completed. The four 40,000-ton Wilhelm I-class battleships of the latest model of the German Navy also had to wait until early 1903 to enter service. As for the rest of the countries, the level of preparedness was much inferior to that of the German Empire, so in 1902 and 1903. The Roman camp and the countries of the Iron Alliance are actively preparing for war.

On the other hand, the Great China Empire, the most powerful empire in the world, did not withdraw from the Great China-Rome Cooperation Treaty, which also caused Wilhelm II to hesitate. Although Wilhelm II and his senior military aides did not believe that the Great Chinese Empire would really send troops to Rome, they still wanted to win over the United States of America, a great power that could lead the main force of the Great Chinese Army, to join the alliance.

The efforts of the Germans and Slavs finally paid off by the end of 1903 when the leader of the main American Narodnik Party, Theodore Brown, was the leader of the American Narodnik Party. Roosevelt won the 1903 election and became president of the United Socialist States. The Narodnik Narodnik Party also won the previous parliamentary elections, holding a majority in both houses of the House of Representatives of the United States – in fact, the outcome of this election was one of the changes brought about by the death of Mathilde I. After more than 20 years of recuperation, the people of the United States of America finally saw a new hope, not the hope of destroying the East China and reconquiring the lost land, but the hope of reuniting New France with the United States. After winning the election, Theodore. President Roosevelt did not hesitate to lead the United States into the Iron Alliance. At this point, the Iron Alliance was fully formed, and the German Empire had the power to overwhelm Rome and contain China......

As in the First World War more than 20 years ago, the emergence and application of a large number of new weapons and tactics has also become a major incentive for the war. And the most striking of all the new weapons are undoubtedly airplanes and armored fighting vehicles. The German Empire was significantly ahead of Rome in both respects, and the Mark II and Mark III tanks, and the DM-102 biplane light dive bomber (produced by Daimler) showed great power in the early stages of the war, and at the same time showed a new mode of warfare before the eyes of the world.

In the early hours of March 7, 1904, the German Empire declared war on the Roman Empire. When the Peel Line launched a surprise attack. Instead of a tidal wave of infantry under the cover of artillery, 2,000 to 3,000 tanks poured into the Roman army's entrenched positions covered by 1,500 DM bombers. The power of mechanization crushed the Roman Army, which was backward in tactical thinking and weaponry, even though the Roman Empire had developed their first generation of armored fighting vehicles six years earlier, and the King of Mexico had also proposed the idea of forming an armored group for sharp knife units for large-depth assault operations. However, the lag of industrial development and the lack of financial resources, as well as the over-reliance of the Roman army on Jérôme. Factors such as the Peel Line still seriously restricted the development of Roman armored forces. Most of the infantry of the Eastern Roman Empire had never even seen armored fighting vehicles before the outbreak of war, and they did not know how to deal with such a monster covered in iron armor. And Jérôme. The Peel Line was also not intended to be used against armoured forces, no special anti-tank fortifications were built, and the defenders did not prepare anti-tank weapons. Under the assault of German armored forces, the Roman defenses quickly collapsed, and with it, the splendid castle of the Eastern Empire, built on the beach......

After France itself was ravaged by German chariots, Spain, Portugal and Greece announced their withdrawal from the Roman Empire and sent peace emissaries to Berlin, and Italy also broke out in the "**Revolution" led by the House of Savoy, expelling officials and troops loyal to Napoleon IV, and then also begging Germany for mercy. The resistance of the Austrian Empire and Constantinople was also quickly crushed by the combined German and Slavic forces. Austria, Bohemia, and Moravia were annexed by Germany, while Constantine, Bulgaria, Wallachia, and Moldova were incorporated into the Slavic Socialist Union. Habsburg rule in the Kingdom of Hungary was retained, and Hungary became a vassal state dependent on Germany. Serbia, Croatia, Menegro and other countries have recovered their ** status.

Napoleon IV himself, under the protection of his supporters, led the Roman navy to retreat to the Kingdom of New France. However, he was attacked by the American Socialist United Army, and finally had to flee to Mexico to join Juan I.

However, contrary to Wilhelm II's expectations, the world war did not end here, but just began. Juan I, King of Mexico, took over the scepter of Augustus from Napoleon IV and declared that the Roman Empire would fight the Iron League to the end under his leadership......"

――――――The above content is excerpted from the "Modern World History Series - A Brief History of the Second World War" by historian Professor Zhu Bangqi

"Distinguished gentlemen and ladies, the plane will land at the end of this flight in 30 minutes, London Marquis Engels Airport, please turn off all mobile electronic devices that you carry with you......" A Nanjing accent that made Ye Yiren feel extremely twisted sounded in her ears. Drawing her attention away from a Founder tablet - which was now being used by Ye Yiren to read books and read some history books that shocked her. To be continued.

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