226 Rivalry
Note that supporting Icelandic independence is only the first reaction of an immortal, and it is the smallest reaction. To put it bluntly, this was a warning to Britain that the Soviet Union had the determination and ability to defend its interests in the case of Denmark and Norway.
Of course, if the British are still not enlightened and try to make small moves, then the reaction of a certain immortal will be even stronger next!
So did the British get the hang of it? Unfortunately, no, the John Bulls still feel very good, thinking that they are still the center of the world, that they are the sun, and that the rest of the country should revolve around them like stars.
Therefore, the British were very angry about the "out-of-line" reaction of the Soviet Union, and there were constantly voices clamoring for a little color to show the Soviet Union. This clamor soon escalated into action, and soon after Aiden began lobbying the United States to temporarily exclude the Soviet Union from Lend-Lease, on the grounds that the Red Soviet Union posed a substantial threat to democracies.
As for this proposal of the British, the US Congress, after repeated discussions and debates, finally accepted it, saying that it would not be included in the Lend-Lease Act until the Soviet Union changed its established attitude.
Soon British public opinion was a little triumphant: "Polar bears have never figured it out, they think they are great and important, but in fact they are worthless!" ”
At this time, in the face of pressure from Britain and the United States, what is the attitude within the Politburo? Trotsky believed that the overall situation should still be taken into account, and that the focus now was on winning the Great Patriotic War, first defeating Germany, and that other matters could be put on hold for the time being. Or simply give up.
Be honest. Trotsky's strategy of grasping the main contradiction was correct. Great wisdom that belongs to politicians. But in the current Soviet political arena, this wisdom is not well received, whether in the Central Committee or in the Politburo, and another hard-liner opinion is the mainstream.
"This is Chiguoguo's coercion!" Li Xiaofeng said impassionedly, "Some countries think that the great Soviet Union has encountered a little difficulty temporarily, and they can open their mouths and suppress us unscrupulously. But the Soviet people will never succumb to power and violence, to hell with Lend-Lease! We're not rare. With our own hands, we can defeat the enemy and win! ”
It has to be said that quite a number of the old revolutions of the October Revolution had a feeling of victory over the heavens, and when the revolution broke out, the situation was much more sinister than it is now, and the Entente and the Central Powers together wanted to strangle the October Revolution, but who was the victorious in the end? It was so miserable back then, but now the conditions are hundreds of times better, why can't it survive!
According to the ideas of the old revolution, we must not only grit our teeth and persevere. Also take the initiative to strike hard at the enemy's arrogance!
Soon under the unanimous appeal of the members of the Central Committee. The Politburo passed a resolution freezing all economic and military cooperation with Britain, such as the indefinite halt of deliveries of all Type 36 frigates ordered by Britain in the Soviet Union in 1940-1941.
You must know that the British Isles are now overwhelmed by Germany's unlimited submarine warfare, and at this time, the "destroyers" provided by the United States to Britain through the Lend-Lease Act are really not good. All in all, this sudden situation took Churchill by surprise, and he had to immediately order Aiden to rush to Moscow.
"We have an agreement and a contract, and your government is acting like this, which is too lacking in the spirit of contract!" Aiden angrily confronted Litvinov. The latter, however, replied in a calm manner: "Isn't it the spirit of the contract that my government will refund the money that your country has already paid?" ”
This answer made Aiden furious, for the British Empire, money is not particularly important now, and when the Soviet Union purchased frigates before, it only paid a small deposit, what is this money for? The British Empire now desperately needs professional anti-submarine ships, and not that little pound.
Therefore, he once again demanded strongly: "Our government insists that your country fulfill the contract, otherwise this will greatly affect the friendly relations between the two countries!" ”
In the face of this threat, even the pro-British and American Litvinov was not happy, and he immediately pushed back: "Our government will no longer fulfill any contracts signed with your country involving the military field, and this is impossible to change. As for the friendly relations between the two countries, do you think this is very important at this time, Mr. Foreign Secretary? ”
Litvinov's last sentence was Chiguo's mockery, is the friendship of the British important to the current Soviet Union? Can Britain help share the pressure of the Red Army on the Eastern Front? Can Britain support the supplies that the Red Army desperately needs? None of these two have anything to do with the British, and the British are still secretly making bad things so that the Soviet Union's way to obtain strategic resources from the United States is blocked, what kind of bullshit friendship is this.
Aiden was a little unconvinced, and did not open up the situation with Litvinov, and ran to protest to Trotsky, but although Trotsky had the intention to join the alliance, this kind of important matter was definitely not something he could decide alone. Now the Central Committee's senses for Britain and the United States are not generally bad, and it is simply impossible to meet any of the demands of the British.
Aiden walked away with a huff, he couldn't achieve anything. And his negative departure also indicates that the anti-fascist alliance in the world cannot be established for the time being. And it is also very likely to trigger the repertoire of the nest fight.
For example, after Aiden returned to London, there was a wave of criticism of the Soviet Union in British politics, which was so marketable that it swept the British Isles almost overnight. Even Britain's army, navy, and air force are seriously exploring this possibility. Among them, the Royal Navy's scheme is the most realistic.
The Royal Navy's plan is to concentrate the main force of the navy with the marines and retake Iceland in one fell swoop! The British probably think -- polar bear, didn't you make Iceland independent? Then Lao Tzu will grab it first, and see how you will swell your face when the time comes!
Even British politicians thought it was a good plan, and with the "Danish government-in-exile" in place, there would be no legal problems with the recapture of Iceland. Moreover, Iceland is close to the British Isles and far from the Soviet Union, so there is a surprise attack. It is entirely possible to succeed.
As a matter of fact. The plan is close to implementation. As long as Churchill signs the plan, the House of Commons will pass it without hindrance. It's just that Qiu Fatzi was a little hesitant, he was very worried about the terrible consequences of this behavior.
"What if you anger the Russians and turn the two countries against each other? If Russia had responded most violently, wouldn't the British Empire have found itself a new enemy? ”
Churchill's doubts were not unfounded, in fact, when the British Isles were discussing how to teach the Soviet Union a lesson and how to retake Iceland, the Politburo was also discussing whether a conflict would break out between the Soviet Union and Britain. and how the Soviet Union would respond if the conflict broke out.
"It is necessary to defend Iceland's independence, and we have said more than once that we will defend Iceland in international opinion," Li said. If the British really try to use force, then we must react-for-tat! ”
Trotsky frowned: "Comrade Andrei, this is quite dangerous, please pay attention, Iceland is very close to the British Isles, and the British Royal Navy is very strong, I don't see a good way to defend that small island with nothing but cod!" ”
This was a statement to Trotsky's heart, and Iceland meant little to him. If you want resources, you don't have resources, and you want industry without industry. Hairy? Could it be that the USSR still lacked that little bit of cod?
Li Xiaofeng has no interest in cod, he just thinks that Iceland's geographical location is very important, considering the future Cold War, the Soviet Union should take precautions, take Iceland, which is equivalent to opening most of the doors to the Atlantic, and can also use the air force to directly threaten the British Isles and cut off the United States' sea support routes to European allies.
Moreover, Li Xiaofeng believes that the Royal Navy is just a foreign power, and if the Royal Navy is really that good, it will not be forced so badly by Germany's submarine tactics.
Li Xiaofeng said confidently: "Compared with the German Navy, the Red Navy now has more than 100 ocean-going submarines, and our main combat forces are very concentrated, so we don't need to take care of several directions like the Royal Navy. Perhaps the British Royal Navy is superior in terms of total numbers, but in several localities, especially in the North Atlantic, our navy is more than capable of wrestling with the British! ”
At this he smiled and met Trotsky's gaze and continued: "The British are nothing more than bluffing paper tigers, thinking that a scare us away by putting up a fight. As everyone knows, at this time and that time, we don't need to use capital ships, just sending submarines out can scare them! ”
The consequence of this confrontation was naturally that Li Xiaofeng had the upper hand, and not long after the meeting ended, the Central Military Commission received a notice demanding that the navy immediately concentrate its submarines and go to the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean for "ocean-going training." Not only submarines, but also the main ships of the Red Navy, which had been nesting in the winter of Murmansk, were also ordered to prepare to go to sea, and once they received the order, they had to go straight to Iceland.
And the movements of the Red Navy were deliberately leaked to Britain at the behest of the KGB, and when Churchill found out that fifty Soviet submarines anchored in Murmansk had "disappeared" overnight, a cold sweat instantly fell.
Although he did not know where these Soviet submarines had gone for the time being, a fool could have imagined that this was definitely a silent warning from the Soviet Union. Combined with MI6's previous intelligence, the Red Navy had more than 200 submarines, more than half of which were advanced ocean-going models. Even if only a quarter of the Soviet submarines entered the North Atlantic, it would be enough for the British Empire to drink a pot!
Churchill immediately and urgently halted the Navy's plan to occupy Iceland, and on the one hand ordered MI6 to quickly find out the true purpose of the Soviet Union, and on the other hand, he again ordered Aiden to rush to Moscow to find out the situation.
In the face of Aiden's questioning, Litvinov replied solemnly: "It's just a routine ocean-going training of the Red Navy, and you don't need to read too much." As for the training grounds, oh, in the waters of Iceland! ”
For the shamelessness of the polar bear, Aiden is also angry, what kind of bullshit is this Nima ocean training, you have named Iceland, isn't this Chiguoguo's blackmail!
That's right, it's Chiguo's blackmail, because then Litvinov added: "Next, the Red Navy will organize a large number of capital ships to go to the relevant sea areas for exercises, and I hope that your government will not misinterpret that this exercise is by no means aimed at your country." The fundamental purpose of this exercise is only to test the Red Navy's ocean-going combat capability......"
This addition made Aiden even more indignant, and he knew very well that this was the blackmail of the Soviet Union. It was to see that the Royal Navy was stumped by the German and Italian navies. Can't pull out. Engage in the trick of the tiger monkey in the mountains and the king.
However, Britain really did not have a very good way to deal with this trick of the Soviet Union, and at this moment, how they hoped that the United States would hurry up and enter the war!
"Now is not the right time to cancel the plan to occupy Iceland," said Churchill, smoking a cigar and hatefully: "Defeat the Germans first, and then settle accounts with the polar bears!" ”
Churchill was the same as Trotsky. Always insisting on defeating Germany is the first priority, and all other problems and contradictions are secondary and can be tolerated for the time being. According to Qiu Fatzi's words: "Put aside the contradictions for the time being, and leave aside the question of the future of Denmark and Norway." ”
However, Pandora's box was opened, and it was not so easy to close, and the British could not bring the Soviet Union to its knees for the time being, and could not defend their national interests in Northern Europe, so they could only selectively ignore it for the time being. But for the Soviet Union, it is not necessary to be as selective as the British, after all, the British have already spoiled their good deeds. Let them get aid from the United States is blocked, do you have to settle this account?
If it doesn't count. Why did Li Xiaofeng feel that he was so lost. If you think about it, the British provoked this problem and ruined the good things of the Soviet Union, but they didn't say anything at all, and directly pretended to be deaf and dumb, what is this? When the USSR was a good bully?
Li Xiaofeng doesn't feel that he is easy to bully, in the case of Denmark and Norway, in fact, he has already prepared a secret weapon, but he has not torn his face with the British before, and he has not taken it out. And now, he felt that he could completely disgust and disgust John Bull!
What is the secret weapon prepared by Li Xiaofeng? Remember before he ordered the KGB to get rid of the Danish and Norwegian royal families? Why get rid of them? The reason is simple, these people have suffered from him. If these people live, then the reasonable and legal governments of Denmark and Norway will certainly not be able to get around them, after all, the most basic legal basis in the international community still needs to be discussed.
If you want to set up legitimate puppet governments in Norway and Denmark, then these princes and princesses must not stay, and only after killing them can Li Xiaofeng help his agents on the horse. So who is Li Xiaofeng's agent?
Remember Nicholas II? It was the former Tsar who was sent to labor reform by a certain immortal, and His Majesty the Emperor died in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II, at the age of 71.
There may be comrades who are depressed, is this a make-up for mentioning a dead man? Of course not, because although His Majesty the former Emperor is dead, his legacy is still quite useful. Please note that the inheritance here is not gold, silver and jewelry, which has been confiscated by the Bolsheviks. The heritage referred to here is the land, and I have to say that the Romanov Dynasty has left a lot of land, which is very convenient for a certain immortal to make trouble from the beginning.
The land that originally belonged to Tsarist Russia and now belongs to the Soviet Union is naturally not interesting, and what really makes Li Xiaofeng care about is those foreign land heritages. For example, look at the last part of Nicholas II's official title, Lord of Turkestan, Heir to the Norwegian Crown, Shleswig-Holstein, Stallmanin, Dietmashen and Duke of Oldenburg.
Of course, the title of lord of Turkestan and the duke behind it belongs to the nature of the egg. But the title of heir to the Norwegian royal family is more useful. With this title, Nicholas II and his heirs were legally eligible to inherit the Norwegian throne.
It's just that this inheritance qualification is relatively low, as long as the royal families of Norway and Denmark are not dead, I am afraid it will be difficult for His Majesty the former emperor and his descendants to take turn. That is to say, in general, this title is also natural and oval.
But now, a certain immortal has cleared these obstacles, the Norwegian royal family is dead, and the Danish royal family, which is in the same lineage, has also been wiped out. Able to stand in the way of Nicholas II's Crown Prince Alexei. Nikolaevich. Naturally, there were very few people in front of the Romanovs. Of course, if there are still so many unsightly people in the way, a certain immortal doesn't mind letting it disappear.
Originally, according to Li Xiaofeng's plan, he was not ready to do this matter so early, after all, the Bolsheviks did not want to see the Romanov family, and it was so easy to overturn this family, how could it be possible to let his descendants wait for the throne again? Not even the Norwegian throne!
Li Xiaofeng had done this after his victory in World War II, when old diehards like Lenin and Trotsky had either retired or died, and with him and Si taking over supreme power, there was much less resistance. But who let the British also target Norway and Denmark, the two pieces of fat, and a certain immortal can only start in advance.
However, there is still a lot of resistance, and how to convince the Central Committee will be the key, so does Li Xiaofeng have a way to impress the Central Committee? Don't say it, there really is, that's his only excuse: "Whether it is Norway or Denmark, it has always been a constitutional monarchy, and the political system of Norway and Denmark is also universally recognized internationally, and a considerable part of the Norwegian and Danish people also support it." In order to minimize resistance and to ensure that Norway and Denmark do not fall into the arms of imperialism against our country in the future, the only way is to establish a new government that is in keeping with the traditions of both countries, but with which we remain friendly......" (To be continued......
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