, 882 U.S. encirclement network IV Canada and Mexico

In the first half of May 1939, on this blue planet, the world war entered another **, and the situation evolved like a storm.

On May 9, the Chinese National Defense Forces landed in Western Australia.

On the same day, Chapter 876 of the Marine War of the Chinese Defense Forces ended on the front line in northeastern France, and an armored group of more than 10 divisions marched into Belgian territory again, trying to relieve the siege of more than 1.3 million British and French troops trapped in it. Chapter 876 The regimental army group "broke through on its own."

However, at this time, the "French Chapter 876 Regiment Army" had been surrounded for many days, and the ammunition supply was exhausted after days of hard fighting, and the casualties were heavy. Joseph. In a telegram to Admiral Weygang, Admiral George was even more alarmist: "Chapter 876 The regimental army group is on the verge of collapse, and under the blows of the enemy's superior forces and overwhelming air superiority, the troops have suffered heavy casualties and lost heavy equipment. Moreover, at the moment the morale of the troops is low, the officers and men are desperate for the future, mass surrenders occur from time to time, and they refuse to carry out the offensive orders! If there are no reinforcements to break the siege, it will be difficult for the army group to support until late May! ”

On May 12, Joseph. Admiral George once again appealed to the British and French governments, saying: "The German army, which surrounded our army group, began at 12 noon yesterday with hundreds of tanks, including tank No. 4, and more than 300,000 infantry, and launched a continuous onslaught with the support of tens of thousands of artillery pieces and thousands of aircraft!" After a day and night of hard fighting, our army's front has shrunk significantly, and it is difficult to maintain it in all directions. The troops have also suffered heavy losses, according to preliminary statistics, more than 50,000 officers and soldiers have been killed, seriously injured or missing in the past 24 hours! In addition, our army's ammunition supply was also seriously damaged by the German bombardment for several days...... If it cannot be replenished in time, the troops will quickly collapse! In order to avoid fearless casualties, I request permission for the Chapter 876 regimental army group to surrender to the Sino-German coalition forces after running out of ammunition supplies! ”

Admiral Weygand, who received this telegram, realized that the situation had reached a moment of despair, and on the same day made a proposal to the French government to accept Mussolini's mediation. French Prime Minister Paul. After much deliberation, Renault was finally forced to agree to Wei Gang's suggestion and send Vice Premier Henry Brown. Philip. Petain traveled to Rome, the capital of Italy. However, at the same time as agreeing to the peace agreement, Prime Minister Reynaud gave Admiral Weygand instructions on organizing the battle of the "Somme". Weigand was ordered to mobilize all possible troops to resist on the "Somme-Oise-Aisne" line in order to defend the French capital, Paris, and to seek the most favorable armistice for France.

And at this time in England, the Admiralty Lord Winston. Churchill seemed to be making a last-ditch effort to defend the British Empire. At the Cabinet meeting on May 12, he exclaimed: "We should fight on the continent of Europe, we should fight on the seas, we should fight on the beaches, we should fight in our cities and fields against all enemies who dare to invade!" If our land falls to the enemy for the time being, we can still go to our great self-governing territory, where we can continue to fight against Hitler, Luo Yaoguo, and the Nazi system! Until they are completely wiped out from this planet! Leave no trace...... Nothing can change that resolve. Nothing! We will never negotiate; We will never negotiate with Hitler or any of his allies and henchmen! ”

What Churchill didn't know was that these words had inspired tens of millions of British people in another time and space to persevere in the confrontation with Hitler's Germany...... But in this time and space, such an impassioned speech was exchanged for the cold eyes of a room of cabinet ministers.

Unlike in history, the Royal Navy has lost the ability to defend the British Isles! Hitler's invasion did not exist in Churchill's speeches, nor was it the bombing of a small area in the south-east of Britain by hundreds or thousands of aircraft. It's a real, all-round invasion of the world's most powerful navy, air force and army! And unstoppable! Invincible too!

Resistance is only perdition! And surrendering on the knee may also keep part of the colony, and the homeland will not be trampled by the iron hooves of Hitler's army. As for ceding so many colonies, they are also unwilling, but those territories are also undefendable, and many of them have been occupied by opponents. And the reparations, anyway, the reparations received by others in the history of the British Empire are not much less than the ones to be paid this time......

Chamberlain quietly listened to Churchill's speech, but only sighed and said lightly: "Winston, forget it...... It's time to end the war. I will personally go to Rome to attend the peace conference and try to fight for a decent peace and put an end to the war. ”

"Mr. Prime Minister! The Empire was not defeated, we still have the Dominion of Canada, and the Royal Navy, and our ally the United States! Your Excellency, please think again, we can go to Canada to continue the resistance! Churchill argued loudly.

Chamberlain glanced at the ministers present and saw that no one echoed Churchill, and sighed again, not knowing whether it was disappointment or something else. He smiled wryly, "Winston, I know we still have the Dominion of Canada!" But...... I am the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, not the Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada! I have to be responsible for the people who live in the British Isles. I can't let tens of millions of British people live under the iron heel of fascism for the sake of personal reputation or power! ”

"That's it! I will take all the responsibility and submit my resignation to His Majesty the King when the treaty has been signed. Chamberlain stared at Churchill for a long time, his face cloudy, and finally he sighed: "Winston, if you are still firmly opposed to peace talks, then I will allow you to resign as Lord of the Navy." Speaking of this, there was a sudden hint of expectation in his eyes, and his voice suddenly increased: "I will recommend you to His Majesty the King to be the Governor of the Dominion of Canada, and I hope you can lead the people of Canada to fight for the revival of the British Empire!" ”

"Mr. Prime Minister, I ......" Churchill was stunned, suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly swept Chapter 876 with the corner of his eye. Hidalgo and Jose. In front of the huge portrait of Relos, the future and fate of the Mexican nation are discussed, that is, how to choose sides in this world war.

For a country like Mexico, which is neither big nor small, but does not have much industrial base, and whose national economy is completely dependent on agriculture and mining, this worldwide war is definitely a crisis, and of course the danger far outweighs the opportunity!

Although Barretia, the newly baked president of the Central American Federation, walked to Mexico City every once in a while, he also used the most beautiful language to describe to the leaders of Mexico an incomparably beautiful blueprint for "Greater Mexico...... The representatives of Germany and Japan, who had come with Barretia, also vowed to President Cárdenas that Mexico would get New Mexico, Texas, California, and Arizona after defeating the United States, as long as Mexico was on the side of the Axis powers! In other words, Mexico can regain most of the territory lost in the war of 1848 and regain its status as a great power in North America!

In the face of such temptations, it would be impossible to say that President Cárdenas and the leaders of the Revolutionary Institutional Party were unmoved. But these are also scheming politicians, and of course they know that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

With a semi-colonial country like Mexico, itself a target of division and plunder by the great powers, and Germany, Japan, and China are already very kind to not turning Mexico into their colony, how can they send a large amount of fat American territory for no reason?

Now that the United States has not been defeated, they still want Mexico to be cannon fodder, so naturally it is good to say that once the United States is defeated by them...... Tiny Mexico is not at their mercy!

Therefore, the Mexican government has not relented in favor of the Axis countries until now, and of course Mexico is equally unmoved by the conditions of the "Central American Federation" offered by the United States. The United States can help Mexico unify Central America now, and it will be equally effortless to dismantle this patchwork federation in the future! Therefore, careful neutrality between the Axis and the Allies was the best option for a weak Mexico.

It's just that the flames of the world war have burned to the American continent, and as a springboard for attacking the United States, is it still possible for Mexico to choose peace?

Thinking of this, President Cárdenas took a sharp puff of his cigar, exhaled a thick puff of smoke, and sighed: "Gentlemen, I think everyone knows something about the current situation, the United Mexican States is now at a critical juncture of life and death!" It is no longer possible to remain neutral and stay out of this world war.

Whether it is the United States, China, Japan and Germany, we will not be allowed to continue to sit on the wall and wait and see! The U.S. government has issued us an ultimatum to join the Allies within 24 hours and declare war on Japan, otherwise they will see us as Japan's accomplices! And nearly 30 divisions of American troops have already assembled on the US-Mexico border, and if we refuse, I'm afraid they will attack us! ”

"Lázaro (Cárdenas), are we in the United Mexican States going to succumb to American pressure once again?" The former president of Mexico, the founder of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Carles, looked at Cárdenas with deep meaning. said lightly: "You should know how much the United States has hurt us in Mexico, and the people at home also have ...... Very strong anti-American sentiment (mainly hatred for the annexation of half of Mexico, not all of Mexico). If we stand with the United States, I am afraid that we will provoke a wave of opposition, and it will also run counter to the purposes of our Institutional Revolutionary Party. ”

The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is a party that is at least ostensibly defending national independence and dignity, and opposes interference in Mexico's internal affairs and control of the Mexican economy by the great powers (in fact, the United States).

"Yes, we should not be on the side of the United States! Moreover, the current war situation is clearly unfavorable to the United States, and we in Mexico can take advantage of this opportunity to regain lost ground and re-emerge as a North American power. ”

"Yes, the United States is also deceiving people too much this time! I don't look at the situation of the world war, and I still want to force us to join the side of the Allies. ”

"Hmph, Belgium and the Netherlands, one of their allies, have surrendered, and French Vice Chancellor Petain and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain have also gone to Rome to discuss the terms of surrender with representatives of Germany, Japan, and China! How many days can this America run rampant? ”

"The U.S. ** team is completely vulnerable, even Hawaii and Panama have been lost, and the Pacific Fleet has also suffered heavy losses, if we stand on the side of the United States, we can only die!"

As soon as Calles' words fell, the leaders of the Institutional Revolutionary Party in the conference room echoed their words, but President Cárdenas refused to let go. Because he knew very well that although the United States did not have the upper hand in the world war, its national power still surpassed that of Mexico. Once the war between the United States and Mexico began, Mexico would not be able to resist alone, and the only way out was to ask the Japanese army to be stationed. But in that case, Mexico may again be controlled by Japan after the end of the war. Although the United States is hateful, after all, it is already the richest country in the world, while Japan can only be described as extremely vicious...... During this time, the Japanese raided the Central American Federation much more ruthlessly than the United States!

Seeing that Cárdenas was still hesitating, Cárdenas sighed softly, looked up at the portraits of the heroes of the War of Independence on the wall, and said with a wry smile: "Lázaro, I understand all your thoughts. To be honest, I don't believe in China, Japan and Germany either, what these three countries have done over the years has long made the world see through them that they have no credibility at all. We in Mexico will not end well if we cooperate with them! At this point Calles let out another long sigh, and two tears were already shaking in his old eyes. However, China, Japan and Germany are obviously about to win this world war! If we don't take their side and go to the United States, what awaits Mexico will be nothing but destruction! ”

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