659 Anti-GC International Agreement XII British balancing act
Bo Lan Warsaw... Hotel Europetsky.
Luo Yaoguo was wearing pajamas, lying on the recliner by the fireplace, quietly reading the minutes of the daily meeting. After gaining Hitler's support, he left the specific negotiations with Germany to Foreign Minister Wang Jingwei and Chinese Ambassador to Germany Zeng Qi. He went to Warsaw, the capital of Boland, with Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler's appointed "ambassador of nothingness", and prepared to draw the "world's third largest army power" into an alliance that would destroy the Soviet Union.
However, the negotiations in Warsaw were surprisingly difficult, and Bolan seemed to be well aware of his weak and special position in the Sino-German Triple Alliance. Perhaps because Pilsudski is still alive, the current Bolan knows very well how much water he has in his "third military power in the world", and through Natalie, Bolan people also know that Germany has benefited a lot from cooperation with China, and the Germans have a large number of officers who participated in the Sino-Japanese War, have all the technology and resources to manufacture the most advanced aircraft and tanks, and have the power to buy the next half of the navy of China at any time! And Bolan now had only a large number of infantry and a huge cavalry force that looked a little outdated. With this level of armament, Bolan was simply not capable of confronting the powerful German machine after the fall of the Soviet Union...... At the same time, Bo Lan must not give up this golden opportunity to realize their long-cherished wish to build a ** Lan that includes Belarus and Ukraine.
It is precisely in this mood of suffering from gains and losses that the negotiators on the Bolan side demand more and promise less. As the negotiations deepened, the Bolan side put forward more and more demands, and from these demands, Luo Yaoguo also saw the fear of the Bolan people for a powerful German Empire. Marshal Himiwig, the chief negotiator of the Bolan side, even openly stated that this alliance could only be established if the forces of China and Germany were relatively balanced. Bolan's main concern now is not how to distribute the spoils of war - the territory of the USSR is large enough. Bolan's main concern is whether they can have a strong enough modern army through the Triple Alliance! Such an army was necessary both for the destruction of the USSR and for the security of Bolan after the war. For this reason, Bolan hopes to join the military-technical cooperation between China and Germany, asking China and Germany to provide them with weapons, technology, machinery and equipment, and to help Bolan train officers so that Bolan can arm a sufficiently modern army in the shortest possible time.
According to the conditions put forward by Field Marshal Himiwig, Bolan needed to fulfill the obligations of an ally in the war for the destruction of the Soviet Union, and needed at least 2,000 fighters and bombers equivalent to the active fighters of the German and Chinese air forces, as well as tanks capable of equipping four armored divisions, and in addition, Bolan's arms industry must also be able to provide enough artillery, rifles, machine guns, and ammunition for at least 2.5 million troops to fight. Of course, Bolan is also willing to pay for the weapons and equipment and machine technology obtained, and they can provide Germany with enough agricultural products after the start of the war, both produced by Bolan itself and produced in Ukraine......
But the Germans are now clearly reluctant to arm Bolan and turn it into a partner of sufficient weight, since relations between Bo and Germany can hardly be called rapprochement over the past few hundred years. Even now, there are considerable territorial disputes between Bolan and Germany, such as the Danzig Corridor and Galicia.
The former was a choke point between mainland Germany and East Prussia, while the latter once belonged to Austria... In Hitler's eyes, Austria and Germany were essentially one country. However, Luo Yaoguo does not think that there is no possibility of bridging these differences between Germany and Bolan, as long as the leaders of both sides have enough wisdom and strategic vision, these are not problems! After all, Germany and Italy also had "territorial disputes" in history, and many parts of northern Italy were once part of Austria or the Holy Roman Empire. Similarly, in order to appease the Soviet Union and stabilize its rear, Germany once provided a large amount of machinery and equipment to this insatiable Russian bear. Now the toughness of these two countries at the negotiating table should be fighting for their own best interests, right?
However, after the enemy of the Soviet Union was really destroyed, it is difficult to say whether Bolan and Germany would go to war.
At the same time, inside the office of the Belvedere Palace. A finger covered with old age spots tapped at that location on the map in Lithuania. Then he pressed it hard there. This is a beautifully printed 1 in 10 million map of the world. On this map,
A variety of tactical symbols are densely marked. Anyone who is familiar with military affairs can read this map as a plan for an all-out war made by the staff elite of a certain military power after many sleepless nights and the most rigorous calculations and assessments of the military strength of the Soviet Union, Germany, and Bolan. Of course, all this is now only a very preliminary war plan, and it is far from being perfected.
On this map, Lithuania, Estonia,
Three countries in Latvia have been marked with the swastika flag representing the German Nazi Party! There were three huge arrows sticking out from these three regions in the direction of Leningrad, Smolensk and Minsk. Each of these three huge arrows represents a tactical unit known as Army Group, each of which is estimated to have between 500,000 and 1 million troops, as well as a large number of tanks, aircraft, and artillery. One of the tactical units, designated Army Group A, was to encircle or capture Leningrad, the most important city in the western Soviet Union. Army Group B, on the other hand, would "thrust" like a sharp knife from the western border defense line of the Soviet Union to the southeast, seize Smolensk, and cut off the Soviet Union's Belarusian combat cluster from Moscow. There was also Army Group C that was responsible for attacking the Soviet lines from the front. At the same time, on the territory of Bolan, there are two huge arrows marked with the red and white flags of Bolan, one of which points to Ukraine, and the other to Belarus.
In addition, in the far east, at the other end of the Soviet territory, there were two huge blue arrows that also represented army groups, pointing to the Soviet Far East and Central Asia, and a thinner arrow from Hebei Province of the Central State crossed the ancient Méng and "inserted" into the Soviet Union's Siberia, cutting off the Siberian railway line. It is clear that this is a plan of operation to deal a total blow to the USSR with the aim of at least overthrowing the Soviet power that ruled there and completely weakening the power of Russia!
Natalia Leshinskaya and the Marshal Shimivig sat side by side across from their desks, watching the old man in front of them carefully examine the huge map for a long time. That old man was none other than Pilsudski. First Marshal and Minister of Defense of Bolan, also the de facto leader of the country! After a long while, the old man let out a muddy and dull sigh: "...... Then it seems that my hometown Lithuania will become a part of Germany in the future......" Marshal Shimivig glanced at the beautiful woman beside him: "Natalie, is this distribution plan the bottom line between China and Germany?" ”
Natalie smiled faintly: "Your Excellency Marshal (referring to Pilsudski), it is already the limit to be able to get the whole of Ukraine and Belarus with the strength of Bolan, and it is not necessary to cede Danzig and Galicia...... Under these circumstances, the most reliable line of communication between Germany and their eastern territories (meaning those obtained from the Soviet Union) was the Boluo Sea, so the control of the three Bolotic Sea countries connected to East Prussia was the necessary springboard for Germany's eastward expansion. And the direction of our Bolan development can only be the Black Sea coast...... The dream of going from sea to sea is, to be honest, not realistic at all..............."
Her voice sounded very serious. And the old man waved his hand lightly: "Hehe, I know, I know how strong Germany is, and what is the situation of our Bolan, do I still not know?" Moreover, we are unfortunately caught between the two great powers, Russia and Germany, and have been divided by them three times in history......,......... Who knows if Hitler and Stalin will plot a fourth partition? So we have to choose between a re-emerging Germany and a re-emerging Germany! As he spoke, he glanced at Himivig and accentuated his tone: "If we don't join one of the Soviet Union and Germany and become their little brother, then what awaits us is probably the fourth partition!" And now it is obviously unrealistic to turn to the Soviet Union, and the only option is Germany...... It would certainly be ideal to have an army that is sufficient to protect itself, as well as Belarus and Ukraine. ”
Field Marshal Himiwig nodded heavily, and replied: "I understand what you mean, Bolan must not be an enemy of Germany until he becomes strong, and must disguise himself as the most loyal follower of Germany......
"Nope! You don't understand! Pilsudski interrupted Shimivig impatiently and pointed at Natalie again: "You tell him what to do." ”
Natalie smiled bitterly and nodded slightly at Marshal Shimivig: "Your Excellency, Bolan is not Germany's opponent, whether she is strong or not. Even if we get Belarus and Ukraine from the war that destroyed the Soviet Union, Bolan is only a second-rate or even third-rate country, far inferior to Germany and China! And we are so close to Germany...... Therefore, after defeating the USSR together with Germany, we must be German followers for a long time! There can only be patience with Germany! Endure! Patience! ”
Field Marshal Himiwig apparently did not agree with Natalie, and he sat there, insisting on his opinion: "But there are also England and France!" Bolan could join forces with Britain and France to curb German ambitions. With the three of us joining forces, Germany will not dare to think anything wrong. It would be even more ideal if China could join forces with us. ”
Pilsudski frowned and shook his head slowly: "Himiwig, it is much safer for Bolan to join the German side to go to war with Britain and France than to join the British and French side to go to war with Germany!" Britain and France are so far away from us that they can neither threaten nor protect us. They will only throw Bolan to Germany to buy time for them to fully prepare for war...... And the Ukrainians and Belarusians will not accept the leadership of Bolan so easily, let alone fight for Bolan, once Bolan itself is ravaged by Germany, the **o Lan that we have obtained with great difficulty will collapse in an instant. Besides, even if our sacrifice had bought Britain and France enough time to prepare for them to defeat the German ..............., would they have let the restoration of **o Lan after the war? This is also obviously impossible. In that case, why should we sacrifice for Britain and France? It would be better to continue to side with Germany. Of course, if there was a stalemate in the war between England, France and Germany ... Then Bolan could have considered other options: 1111111 Himivig. You know what I mean? "I see." Himivig looked suddenly enlightened: "Your Excellency, should we now agree to the request of the Germans immediately?" "No, there's no hurry." Pilsudski waved his hand: "It's better to tell London the Germans' demands first... Just tell them that Germany wants Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia, as well as the Transcaucasian and Central Asian colonies. Bolan can form a union state with Belarus and Ukraine, and with the help of Germany and China, it can complete the modernization of the army, as well as the construction of the necessary arms industry. ”
At 10 Downing Street in London, British Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald wore two neatly trimmed mustaches with Foreign Secretary Sir John Sieh Méng, holding a telegram from the British ambassador to Bolan, and smiled with satisfaction: "It seems that this Hitler is not a complete madman, he still knows what he is doing and who is the real master of the world."
"Can the Reich agree at once to lift the restrictions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, so that they can rearm themselves?" Sir Siméng was equally satisfied. After receiving a telegram from the British ambassador to China, Sir Lampson Lambson, he was immediately deeply moved by the grand plan to destroy the Soviet Union and restore the Normanov dynasty.
"No, no, John." MacDonald shook his head and said, "It's still too early, we have to continue to observe the whole situation, and we have to test the attitude of the Germans to see if they really want to cooperate with the Reich, or if they are deceiving the Reich, you know that those Germans are very cunning." In addition, the Chinese people will continue to test ......," John Sim méng was slightly stunned, and then nodded. If Germany and China really succeeded in the war against the Soviet Union, then they might turn around and deny their accounts and divide up the Soviet Union, and it would be difficult to contain China and Germany, which controlled most of the Eurasian continent.
"And I would also like to know how the tyrant Stalin, would react when he learned that the Chinese and German puppets were joining forces to overthrow his Soviet regime?" The corners of MacDonald's mouth trickled up with playfulness.
Keeping the world in balance under its leadership has been the greatest goal that the British Empire has pursued tirelessly over the years, and only in this way can Britain maintain its global hegemony in the face of its already declining power. However, at present, the balance of the world is being broken, and the four countries of the United States, the Soviet Union, China and Germany are shaking the world hegemony under the rule of the British Empire from different angles. And for Britain, a war with any one of these countries would mean the collapse of the world empire! Even if Britain can win against its opponents, it will not be able to continue against the second challenger. In MacDonald's view, the best way to maintain the world empire is to let the three challengers of China, Germany, and the Soviet Union be exhausted in a protracted war!
"Tell the Japanese that we don't want the Japanese to get too involved in the civil war of the Soviet Union, and their main task now is to restore the fragile domestic economy. "Telegraph to Sir Ram Pusheng and ask him to convey to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek that the imperial 'government' is very keen to know what the [Chinese] country intends to do with the three warships that have just been salvaged. Can the Japanese "government" redeem them at a reasonable price? I guess they should know the limitations of the Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments, right? "Oh, by the way, tell the Soviets about the ongoing conspiracy between China, Germany, and Bolan through secret channels. In addition, I would like to telegraph to the Vice-Chancellor of Tardieu (the French Vice-Chancellor) and ask him to come to London at a convenient time, with whom I would like to exchange views on the Sino-German Triple Alliance. "Finally, let me ask Pilsudski again, does he know a woman named Anastasiasida Nikolaevna, a Romanova? I've heard people say that she seems to live in the United States. Sir Siméng smiled very gentlemanly, although Prime Minister MacDonald was born in the Labour Party, but he still seemed to know the essence of the balancing act of the British Empire, on the one hand, he encouraged Germany, China, and the Soviet Union to fight a large-scale war, and on the other hand, he used the sea power of Japan, the land power of France, and Bolan to limit China and Germany, and finally wanted to limit China and Germany from developing a strong navy. However, thinking of the current prospect of British maritime supremacy, John Sim méng couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, with the performance of aircraft carriers in the Sino-Japanese South China Sea War not long ago, the era of battleships seems to have passed. And Britain now does not have the financial resources to build more aircraft carriers, nor is it determined to eliminate the large number of battleships. To make matters worse, the harsh climate in the North Sea and the North Atlantic necessitated stronger hulls and better sea trials for British aircraft carriers, which were too expensive to build and too few carrier-based aircraft. So much so that British aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean are no match for aircraft carriers of China and the United States of the same tonnage. Unless Britain can build more aircraft carriers, it will be difficult to maintain world hegemony in the long term by balancing alone. (To be continued...)