773 World Revolution and World Empire Seven Japan stood in line

"Give everyone a little bit." Empress Anastasia took out a money bag out of nowhere and handed it to the blonde and blue-eyed White Russian Young Guards officer sitting in the passenger seat. The officer pushed open the door and stepped out of the Empress's Maybach limousine. The ragged men on the side of the road struggled to get up, their shrunken hands holding tattered bowls and basins, and their eyes shining towards the sedan with the Romanov flag. The officer opened his purse and reached out for a handful of silver glittering coins. The refugees squeezed forward even harder, scrambling to reach out. The officer hurriedly took the money bag into his arms and shouted in a slightly stiff Russian: "No robbery!" One silver coin at a time! Everybody! ”

"Honey, you didn't expect my capital to look like this, did you? It looks like I'm really not a good queen. Anastasia looked at the crowd outside that had slightly regained some order, and said to Luo Yaoguo, who was sitting next to her, in a voice full of grievances.

Seeing the chaotic beggars outside, Luo Yaoguo couldn't help but sweat in his palms. If there's a thorn in there, throw some kind of grenade, then I and the empress will have to explain here! But then again, how did Petersburg become a beggar's den now? The dignified Russian Empress was getting thinner and thinner - but fortunately, where she should be thin.

"It's going to be better, uh, bread will be there, milk will be there!" Luo Yaoguo wanted to comfort the empress, so Comrade Lenin's famous words blurted out.

The Empress didn't seem to hear, perhaps her attention was on the beggars outside, and she saw a few dirty little children also mingling in the crowd.

"Give the child an extra silver coin." The Empress raised her voice so that the officer and the beggar could hear her.

The refugees who had received the silver coins finally dispersed, but there were still many who stood beside the car with blank faces, looking at the queen in the limousine with their necks stretched, their eyes full of complicated expressions, as if there was hatred, expectation, and a little disappointment.

The sedan continued slowly along the road on the Neva River towards the Winter Palace. After a few warm winds, the Neva River, which had been frozen for a winter, had thawed, and several ships from Britain and France, loaded with relief supplies, were unloading at the dockside. In addition, the whole city is silent, and there is no longer any production-related scenes. Although the army of Archduke Alexander had tried every means to march quickly, the Bolsheviks, who were nimble on their feet, lost a ruined city to their enemies! Almost all factories, all warehouses, all infrastructure were destroyed! Even the Hermitage and the Smonier Palace set fire and burned most of them! Fortunately, it snowed that day and extinguished the fire, otherwise the Russian empress would not have even had a good place to live in her capital! But the Empress, who did not have to worry about where to live, had to worry about the livelihood of millions of Petersburg citizens, and many more refugees who came out of nowhere......

At this time, the empress's motorcade had already arrived at the door of the winter palace, which was half burned down, and looking at the home where she grew up, the empress smiled bitterly: "Those Bolsheviks left me nothing, furniture, porcelain, art, not even curtains and glass on windows!" When I first saw this Hermitage, I had an urge to go back to Vladivostok, and they had destroyed it so completely. And not only the Winter Palace, but also the factories inside the city and the collective farms outside the city were all destroyed, but thousands of leftless Russians to me! At this, she sighed softly, "I have sold all my possessions to buy grain from Hitler to feed my people!" Now I am also a proletarian. ”

"You're doing the right thing, Anas, the key now is to secure power! As long as power is guaranteed, everything will be there. Luo Yaoguo didn't know whether he was comforting or instigating the empress. He pondered for a moment, and then asked, "How is the defense of Petersburg arranged?" I heard that Stalin sent 2 million troops to attack Petersburg and the Bolshaya Luki region on all fronts? ”

"I have given carte blanche to Duke Denikin and Duke Tukhachevsky, who have mobilized almost 1.8 million troops and are ready to defend Petersburg and Velikiye Luki." The empress's eyebrows furrowed even tighter, she sighed, and added: "I'm not worried about war, Denikin and Tukhachevsky should be able to cope with it, and Hitler has given us a lot of weapons." I'm still worried about people's livelihood. The spring planting season is approaching, but the cultivated land near St. Petersburg has become a battlefield. Ukraine and Belarus are now also ...... The fertile lands of the Volga basin in the south are now again in the hands of Stalin. Text, can you find a way to help me, help Russia. I really didn't expect them to use this scorched earth tactic, and if the war lasts for a long time, it looks like it's probably me who will lose! ”

"I'll try to figure it out, but Anas, don't worry too much, because the war won't last long." Luo Yaoguo leaned into the empress's ear and whispered: "I just met Hitler, and he is ready to launch a new attack after the fight breaks out here in Petersburg!" "Oh, really?" The Empress nodded noncommittally, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, but she immediately changed the subject. "Supplement, British Prime Minister Neville. Chamberlain is coming to Petersburg for a visit in the next few days, and he said privately that he would like to meet you in Petersburg to discuss Asian affairs, especially the Siamese issue! ”

"Chamberlain!?" Luo Yaoguo repeated the name in a low voice, Chamberlain is a famous figure in history! His policy of appeasement can be regarded as the key to raising the monster of Hitler! The situation seems to be similar on this plane, and it seems to be more serious. Now the British Prime Minister has come all the way to Petersburg to meet him...... Could it be that his old man also wants to play the Munich of the East, and wants to sell Siam to win over China?

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The atmosphere in the meeting room of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg is surprisingly solemn now. The head of the British Empire, Neville. Chamberlain deigned to borrow the palace of the Empress of Russia to discuss the future of Asia and Europe with the Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese National Defense Forces. Either way, this seems to mean that China has really become the world's top power! In the face of this glory, Luo Yaoguo's attitude was extremely cold, and even Anastasia, who acted as a peacemaker, felt a little strange. Could it be that the British Empire, the dignified world hegemon, is really not in Luo Yaoguo's eyes?

Luo Yaoguo sat side by side with the empress on a French sofa, and one hand was naturally placed on the empress's slender waist, as if he was the Russian Tsar! He looked carefully and even with some curiosity at the Prime Minister of the British Empire, who had left a bad name in history. It seems that the invincible empire in history was finally defeated because of his incompetence and cowardice, right?

The best Indian tea was brought to the maid in the long skirt of the Russian court, but it only exuded a rich aroma on the small coffee table next to everyone, and no one had the heart to touch it. Everyone was looking at each other, thinking about how to make their demands. Finally, it was the Empress of Russia who broke her silence first, and she said in fluent American English: "Your Excellency the British Prime Minister and the Chief of the General Staff of China are my friends, and I am extremely honored that you have worked tirelessly to visit Petersburg from a distant land...... However, I have heard some small grievances between the two countries over the Siamese issue. Therefore, it is hoped that this opportunity will be taken to arrange for the two to meet and exchange their views in person, so as to avoid further deterioration of the situation. ”

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain always had the most gentlemanly smile on his face, and after listening to the Empress's opening remarks, he smiled and nodded. Leaning forward slightly, "Thank you for the mediation of Her Majesty, for China, our British Empire has always had the greatest goodwill, and the Empire also has a happy attitude towards the great achievements that China has made over the years...... But now the situation in Asia has undergone some small changes, at a time when the civilized countries of the world have united to stop the Bolshevik Soviet Union from invading Poland and have achieved victory, one civilized country has put forward a naked threat of invasion against another sovereign country! If I am not mistaken, the Kingdom of Siam has agreed to compensate the Chinese expatriates for all the losses suffered by the attempted coup d'état, and has also pledged that historical events will not happen again. Therefore, the British Empire hoped that China would proceed from the overall situation of the civilized world, accept the most sincere apology from the Siamese side, and end this crisis as soon as possible, so as not to cause unhappiness in the entire civilized world. ”

The head of the British Empire doesn't know whether he is hypocritical or confused, and at such a bad time, he doesn't hurry up to betray Siam to appease China, but he is still speaking for Siam! This made Luo Yaoguo a little puzzled, could it be that Britain got some strong aid to contain China? Is it the United States? Wrong! They're neutral, it's supposed to be Japan, right? The situation in the world is really a bit chaotic at the moment, Berlin and Wuhan are now the two giants of the Axis, Britain and France are certainly one head, and Japan has been a little wavering...... Maybe he has become a member of the anti-fascist camp now!

"Mr. Prime Minister, may I interpret your words as an indication that the British Empire is preparing to stand with the murderers of Chinese expatriates in this Siamese crisis? If China insists on using force to bring justice to those innocent victims, is Britain prepared to fight for Siam? After saying these words, Luo Yaoguo leaned back on the sofa chair with a big grin, and raised his bearded chin, it seemed that at this moment, the majesty of the British Empire was no longer in his eyes at all, even if Britain had contacted Japan, the "strong aid".

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain quietly listened to Luo Yaoguo's words, and saw that the other party looked arrogant and arrogant, and the prime minister's face still maintained the most standard smile of a gentleman in the British Empire, and even smiled more brightly. He smiled faintly and said, "The British Empire and her allies have an obligation to protect a peace-loving free nation from aggression and enslavement!" Siam is clearly such a country, so the empire hopes that China will reconsider its position so that there will be no unforeseen deterioration in relations between the two countries. ”

What the!? Luo Yaoguo was stunned and stunned when he heard this, is this still Chamberlain? Isn't he synonymous with appeasement? How can it stand out for Siam, a small country thousands of kilometers away? Could it be that he was really worried that China's acquisition of a colony in the South Seas would threaten Britain's colonial interests?

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Luo Yaoguo guessed right, just when he visited Germany and Russia, British Foreign Secretary Anthony . Aiden had also secretly arrived in Tokyo and began negotiations with Japanese Prime Minister Kazunari Ugaki on the "Anglo-Japanese Alliance". In this time and space, the relationship between Britain and Japan has always been relatively close, Britain has always had the idea of supporting Japan to contain China, and Japan has never forgotten the defeat of 9.18, hoping to use the power of Britain to achieve shame! In particular, when China refused to hand over Vladivostok to Japan and supported the establishment of the Far Eastern Republic on both sides of the Amur River, the pro-British forces in Japan, especially the military, gained the upper hand. The so-called "pro-China faction" represented by Nagata Tetsuyama, who hoped to form an alliance with China and get a piece of the pie in the event of the collapse of the two world empires of Britain and France, gradually fell into isolation.

"Your Majesty asked, is it possible to reach an agreement in negotiations with the British? After the alliance between the empire and the British, did it mean a war with China? "Emperor Hirohito did not attend today's meeting of the Five Ministers, but sent Koichi Kido, the chief secretary of the Interior Minister, to inquire about the Anglo-Japanese alliance.

"The alliance proposed by the British was extremely favorable, not only agreeing to transfer the most advanced aero-engine technology to the Empire, but also agreeing to work with the Empire on the secret weapon of uranium bombs." Japanese Prime Minister Kazunari Ugaki, who presided over the meeting, replied loudly: "Moreover, the Anglo-Japanese alliance does not mean that Japan will go to war with China, because Britain itself is not willing to go to war with China easily." They simply wanted to use the Imperial Navy to put pressure on China to force them to withdraw four Zhenyuan-class battleships from Europe. ”

"But isn't England in opposition to China on the Siam question? If China invades Siam, will Britain declare war on China? And the empire was thus embroiled in the war with Tongchina? Kido Koichi's tone was full of worry, and after asking the question for Emperor Hirohito, he took it upon himself to ask.

"Your Excellency Kido, please tell Your Majesty that there is no need to worry about the Siam incident." Foreign Secretary Kishigero Bihara took up the question, saying: "In the supplementary agreement to the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Alliance, it is stipulated that Britain will not declare war on the Republic of China over the Siam incident. Therefore, Britain did not really want to help Siam, but wanted to use the Siam incident to get China to transfer the expeditionary fleet back to China, so as to reduce the pressure on Britain's homeland defense. Britain's real concern was the Chinese Expeditionary Fleet and the German Navy joining forces, not the safety of a small Asian country like Siam. ”

"Oh, then, it's good for the Empire to ally with the British." Kido sighed softly and muttered to himself.

"No, Lord Kido, I beg you to tell your Majesty that if Britain goes to war with Germany and is defeated by Germany, the future of the empire will be in jeopardy." Nagata Tetsuyama, head of the General Staff Headquarters, who was attending the meeting as an observer, suddenly raised some objections, and he continued: "Although the Empire's alliance with Britain can curb the pace of China's expansion, it is impossible to defeat China, and the Imperial Army and Air Force are no match for China at all, and China is still clearly ahead of the Empire in its secret weapon, uranium bombs. The empire has no chance of winning a war with China! The three old empires of Britain, France, and the Netherlands are now declining in national power, and they may be attacked by Germany, which has just defeated the Soviet Union, at any time! At that time, it is likely that their homeland will not be able to defend itself against the German invasion...... And their Asian and Australian colonies are the hope for the future of the empire! Therefore, the minister was still opposed to concluding an alliance with Britain against China, and instead the empire should expand southward in alliance with Germany in China! ”

Nagata's proposal has been repeatedly raised at cabinet meetings during this time, but it has not been responded to.

"Germany may not be able to defeat Britain and France, France and Germany have the same powerful army, and the British navy is far stronger than Germany. If Germany goes to war with Britain and France, the situation is likely to be mired in the same quagmire as it was in World War I. War Minister Hayashi retorted loudly: "And the Reich has not revealed its intention to form an alliance with China, but what response do they have?" China now occupies Vladivostok and Burleigh, which were supposed to belong to the Reich, and Germany simply ignored the Reich's request for the latest aviation technology! If the empire goes to ally with them, it can only act as a vassal with no status! Even if they defeated Britain and France, they might not be willing to share the spoils with the Empire, right? ”

This time, Nagata Tieshan was also speechless. The Chinese and Germans are indeed ignoring Japan now, as if they do not take Japan seriously at all! Perhaps, in their opinion, after defeating the Soviet Union, it will not be difficult to defeat Britain and France!

"But if Germany and China really defeat Britain and France, what will happen to the Reich?" Kido asked a new question, "You can't use the power of an empire to deal with the entire Eurasian continent, right?" ”

"We can first form an alliance with Britain and France and reap the benefits of Britain and France." Prime Minister Ugaki Kazunari touched his bare head and said with a smile: "In case Britain and France really go to war with German China, the empire does not have to follow Britain and France, but can adopt a strategy of waiting and seeing." If Britain and France were defeated, the empire could immediately join China and Germany and move south to seize the British and French colonies. ”

"Whimsical!" Nagata Tetsuyama scolded in his heart, now China and Germany don't care much about Japan, and when they defeat Britain and France, will Japan get a piece of the pie?

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