Chapter 129: The King's Arrangement
But George VI had his own arrangement, so he stopped Chamberlain's following words in time, in George VI's view, although Chamberlain's words were very sensational and reasonable, but that can only be shown that Chamberlain was good at sophistry, in fact, George VI was already very dissatisfied with Chamberlain's appeasement policy from the heart, if it were not for Chamberlain's appeasement policy, the British Empire would not have fallen into such a passive situation, George VI supported Churchill from the bottom of his heart, but Chamberlain was the elected prime minister after all, There are still many people who support Chamberlain's policy of appeasement, and it is understandable that everyone longs for peace, but was Hitler in Germany willing to give peace to Britain? Apparently impossible.
George VI's timely appearance saved Churchill's political fate, Chamberlain and Churchill were called by George VI to talk privately, and as soon as they walked out of the conference room of the Prime Minister's Office, it became a vegetable market, and the representatives of the previous countries were unwilling to participate in the internal contradictions in Britain, and did not dare to jump out to challenge the authority of the suzerain, you must know that the British Empire at this time was their ally, they were the younger brothers or followers, did they dare to meddle in the boss's family affairs? Of course not.
Now that the boss is gone, there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkeys are the overlords, everyone has begun to discuss:
"I can't imagine that Britain treats its allies like this, and the covenant signed is not even as good as waste paper, how can such an alliance leader give us national protection, it seems that only God can save us."
The representative of Denmark whispered to the representative of Norway next to him.
"Yes, such an alliance leader is really disappointing, how many troops are deployed on the Maginot Line, and they actually stand still and watch the allies perish, and most of us will end up in the same way in the future."
The representative of Belgium took over the topic and continued:
"I still agree with Prime Minister Chamberlain's approach, give Germany enough benefits, stabilize him, and then lead the water to the east, let Germany go to the trouble of the red Soviet Union, you must know that the territory of the Soviet Union is many times our own, and the resources are also inexhaustible, I think the resources are what Germany wants the most at present, as long as Germany attacks the Soviet Union, we will have time to prepare for war, what do you say!"
The representative of the Netherlands continued to speak loudly and expressed his opinion:
"The question is whether Germany will take the lead in attacking the Soviet Union, you must know that the Red Soviet Union is not easy to mess with, the territory is vast, the war potential is almost unlimited, France Napoleon was defeated by Russia, I guess Hitler will not be stupid to attack the Soviet Union, Germany and the Soviet Union have not signed a non-aggression pact? It seems that the next spearhead of Germany's attack is aimed at you and me, I advise everyone to hurry up and run, we have such an irresponsible alliance leader, what can we do if we don't run away, do we let us go to the Nazi prisoner of war camps. ”
The representative of Sweden had a different view, which was basically Chamberlain's:
"Hey, why fight, isn't it okay for everyone to sit down and have a good talk? We want peace, we don't want war, and our country is neutral about your war, not involving either side, and not expressing any opinion on it......"
"You ......"
Everyone looked at the Swiss representatives angrily, but what problem can this solve, it can be said that it is useless, mainly depends on the two bosses of Britain and France, the "sit-down war" that is happening now is the miracle of war between Britain and France, 110 divisions of the British and French coalition and 33 German divisions on the opposite side, the two sides compete across the Maginot Line to see who sits more upright and quieter, and then gives lollipops to reward who sits the best and quietest "little friend", such a declaration of war is unheard of.
The representatives of various countries can only complain, the right to speak and decide is in the hands of Britain and France, to be precise, more than 80% of the decision power is in the hands of the British Empire, even the French representatives can only be sidelined, and in later generations, France was defeated, and in order to prevent the French fleet from surrendering, Britain actually detained and arrested the officers and men of the French fleet, which made France hate the damned British.
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George VI summoned Chamberlain and Churchill to a separate small room in the Prime Minister's House, closed the door, and set up double posts outside the door, for fear that someone would eavesdrop on the conversation of the three of them.
George VI's stuttering has been treated by the master of language, and he can already speak normally, but the speed of speech is relatively slow, George VI's face at this time is very unpleasant, with a black blue on his white face, and now in such a tense situation, his prime minister and the secretary of the navy actually did it, even if Chamberlain's previous appeasement policy was wrong, the mistake was wrong, it was irreparable, and there was no regret in the world.
The best thing to do here and now is not to hold accountable, but to find a way to resolve the crisis, even if it can't be resolved. George VI thought this in his heart, in fact, this is also the only correct policy of the British Empire at present, Britain is not ready for a full-scale war at all, especially the appearance of many new German weapons, it can be said that the Anglo-French alliance has no hope of victory at all, and there is no hope at all.
In order to stabilize the situation, it is necessary to anesthetize Hitler, that is to say, Britain must retain Chamberlain's position as prime minister, let him continue to deal with Hitler, talk about pacifism, and wait until Germany and Britain really start, that is, when Chamberlain stepped down, the current Britain needs Chamberlain at the national level, and at the same time Britain also needs the hawk Churchill to prepare for the upcoming war between Germany and Britain, so now Chamberlain and Churchill are the people to be protected by George VI, one is useful now, and the other is useful in the future, Chamberlain's previous policy mistakes should not be pursued for the time being, because holding Chamberlain accountable will not benefit Britain in any way, and will also discredit the entire Britain, and the entire Anglo-French-led alliance is likely to fall apart because of the Chamberlain incident. Although the king of England stuttered, the brilliant George VI obviously would not do such a stupid thing.
"Two Aiqing, you don't have to argue, I also understand the current situation, it is a test of life and death for our British Empire, so you must be sincere and united, don't be rash, there are so many allies watching us outside, right, now Mr. Prime Minister, you can tell me about the specific strategic arrangements and plans."
Since the king spoke, Chamberlain and Churchill were not raising the bar, in reality, Chamberlain and Churchill had been friends for a long time, and Chamberlain also knew Churchill's talents, and their disputes and contradictions were completely policy disputes, not personal grudges.
Chamberlain straightened out his clothes, and then began to report his strategy to the king:
"Your Majesty, for the current situation, I think you also know very clearly, Hitler behind our back to get a lot of advanced weapons, let's just say that their copycat Type 99 tanks and copycat J-6 fighters, is what we can't deal with, although we don't have specific information about these two weapons now, but judging from their performance and achievements on the battlefield, these two weapons are quite advanced and terrifying, and our tanks and planes are tofu scum in front of them.
Therefore, we must stabilize Germany, stabilize Hitler, and instigate Hitler to attack the Soviet Union, so that we can cause trouble to the east, so that we have enough time to prepare for war, develop weapons, and when Germany and the Soviet Union are exhausted and both are defeated, we will unite with the Soviet Union to attack Germany on both sides, so that we can settle the battle in one battle, completely knock Germany and Hitler to the ground, and let him never turn over. ”
This method is good, George VI also plans to do so The two coincided, George VI nodded appreciatively, his face was slightly better, and then continued to ask:
"My Prime Minister, can you guarantee that Germany will be the first to attack the Soviet Union? Can't! It was impossible for Hitler to listen to our arrangement, although now that Hitler had promised us, it was useless for Hitler's kind of untrustworthy man to be bound by a treaty. ”
"Ahem...... Chamberlain cleared his throat and continued to patiently explain to King George VI.
"Your Majesty, the relationship between countries is a relationship of interests, although the secret treaty between Hitler and us is not credible, but I believe that what Hitler desires most is territory and resources, especially resources, Germany is poor in resources, this is well known, and Hitler wants to obtain these, among the countries around Germany, only the Soviet Union can meet this condition, if we give Hitler enough benefits, I believe that Hitler will make a decision more favorable to Germany, that is, to attack the Soviet Union and realize our strategy. Woe to the east. ”
George VI did not speak immediately, but pondered for a moment before continuing to ask:
"My Prime Minister, then our bottom line is there, and what we can give to Germany must have a bottom line."
"Your Majesty the King, our bottom line is the Northern European allies, our four allies in Northern Europe, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland and neutral Sweden, we can completely give up these countries, after all, they are too close to Germany, and too far for our Anglo-French forces, if we send troops to help them defend, it is likely to be divided and surrounded and annihilated by the Germans, because we can't hold it at all, so we can completely give up the five countries above, this is our bottom line, France, along with Belgium and the Netherlands, are countries that must be defended. If Germany wants to attack our British mainland, it must be the first to attack France, which is why we want to protect France, so that we can also put the battlefield in France, and the losses caused by the war are also suffered by France, but there are very few for us, and the Netherlands and Belgium are the left flank defense line of France, and to protect France, we must defend Belgium and the Netherlands, Dear Your Majesty, this is my strategic plan, please your Majesty decide. ”
…… (To be continued.) )