After the "slander incident", Emperor Li Fushou ended his trip to Europe in anger, which caused a sharp deterioration in relations between Britain and the West, and various discordant conflicts followed.

In Berlin, an armed clash broke out between a garrison of the Great Ocean Empire and British troops, two T5 heavy tanks rushed into the city streets, and heavy machine guns fired wildly at the British troops, resulting in dozens of British casualties and the destruction of seven military vehicles on the spot.

The two sides immediately gathered heavy troops and opened up a posture to prepare for a big fight, but fortunately, the French army arrived in time to block the middle, so as not to further escalate the conflict.

In various parts of Europe, the friction between the two armies suddenly increased, and the arrogant soldiers of the Ocean Empire openly drove their tanks to the edge of the British barracks and fired artillery into the air to deter the British officers and soldiers by force.

Just a few days

Hundreds of dangerous frictions broke out between the two sides, and hundreds of British soldiers were killed and wounded, slipping farther and farther into the abyss of armed conflict.

As a result, tensions have suddenly become in Europe, and an atmosphere of frightening war has reigned in the air.

After the end of the world war

The British Expeditionary Force had largely been withdrawn from French territory because it was only separated by the narrow English Channel, and most of its soldiers had been discharged and reinstated to social production in order to provide much-needed labor.

There were also few troops stationed in defeated countries such as Germany and Austria, about 50,000 people, and more than 20,000 British troops were stationed in Istanbul and the surrounding areas, controlling the core elite areas of the Ottoman Empire.

Compare it to

Due to the long distance of the Ocean Empire, the increase of troops was calculated in years, and the same was true when the troops were withdrawn.

In addition to some local resettlement (mainly in France) and some transfer to the Republic of Crimea, more than 360,000 troops remained in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands and other European regions, under the command of the First and Third Armies.

According to the plan, more than 150,000 troops will be evacuated in batches by the end of the year, and more than 200,000 occupation troops will be temporarily retained.

The reason why so many occupation troops were retained was mainly to assist the French army in controlling Germany, disarming the German army, and slowly transitioning to peacetime.

By next year and the year after, this part of the expeditionary force will retreat in batches, and finally only retain 3~40,000 military forces to assist the French in occupying the Saar district for 15 years (this matter is to be determined).

There is a huge disparity between the military forces of Britain and the West in Europe, and if a conflict breaks out, it will certainly suffer a great loss.

And the French government has made it clear;

In the event of a conflict within the Entente bloc, France could only remain friendly and neutral, and would not take sides.

The other Entente countries have expressed similar policy positions, and their wounds have not yet recovered, and no one wants to be involved in a new war.

When the news was reported to Downing Street, Prime Minister Law and George sighed sadly, knowing that this was the Ocean Empire, which did not care about the rupture of relations between the two countries, and was forcing the British to bow their heads.

Churchill, this bastard, his public speech really angered the dictatorial emperor of the Ocean Empire, this is the rhythm of tearing his face!

After the war, Britain was in ruins, owed more than 4 billion gold oceans in loans to the Ocean Empire, suffered serious losses in naval and land forces, and was in a very weak period.

It is absolutely impossible to fight, and it will not go that far.

However, the hard-line attitude of the Ocean Empire left no room at all, and the British military top brass and cabinet tried to communicate with the Expeditionary Force Command in Paris, but they ignored it at all, and it was clear that it was ugly to engage in armed friction.

Without the instructions of the upper echelons, those arrogant soldiers of the Ocean Empire dared to drive out in tanks and shoot wildly at the British soldiers with heavy machine guns?

Prime Minister Law-George knew the crux of the problem, but the pride of Great Britain made it difficult for him to take that step.

The anger of Li Fushou, the emperor of the Ocean Empire, can only be quelled by a solemn apology from King George V of England, who can be of the same rank as him, and there are no other people.

The crux of the matter is;

George V represents the glory of the British Empire, is a symbol of the empire, how can he easily say words of apology and resignation?

The British Empire has dominated the world for 150 years, and there is a saying that is widely circulated; The majesty of the British Empire is not to be flouted.

Paris, Chancellery

Prime Minister George Clemenceau was in a good mood, humming a song in his mouth, walked happily to the back of his desk and sat down, picked up a document and read it.

There are no British troops in France, but there are still a large number of Imperial Expeditionary Force troops, and more than 70,000 troops of three divisions are stationed in the area around the port of Marseille alone, waiting for the arrangement of passenger ships to return home or go to the Republic of Crimea.

Therefore, the military friction between Britain and the West was not in France, but mostly in the territory of the defeated countries, mainly Germany and Austria.

It's none of your business, hang high.

Although the Paris Peace Conference had already signed the Treaty of Versailles, which implemented the treaties and responsibilities of the defeated countries, and established the general framework for the post-war period.

However, there are still many important issues that remain unresolved.

For example, the French army and the Entente troops were stationed in the Saar region of Germany for 15 years, but only a verbal intention was reached before, and it has not yet been implemented in the treaty.

For example, the amount of Germany's war reparations needs to be determined by a special working group, which is indispensable.

For example, the extent of the Polish border, the distribution of tens of millions of tons of coal and millions of tons of steel production that Germany pays off every year, the dismantling of factory machine tools, and so on......

Another example is the soaring prices in Germany, the difficulties of various living materials, and the situation of starvation death in many areas, the people's will is boiling, and there are many complaints.

It can be said that the post-war work has been complicated and has just begun.

At times like these

The sharp deterioration of relations between Britain and the West was undoubtedly extremely beneficial to France, which had stood together against France and made Georges Clemenceau furious, but there was nothing to do.

Now, the Ocean Empire did not hesitate to side with France, and did everything against Britain.

Georges Clemenceau easily took control of the post-war period, and many major decisions could be made by the French, and the Ocean Empire was very cooperative.

Happy open, unhappy high?

"Mr. Chancellor, this is a telegram from Marshal Foch from Frankfurt, a regiment of the Ocean Empire has surrounded the British garrison, and even pushed out the artillery, and if this continues, sooner or later it will go wrong."

Pierre, the Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, pushed the door in, and handed over a telegram in his hand.

Georges Clemenceau laughed when he heard this, took the telegram and looked at it, and said; "It was an energetic morning, and Marshal Foch didn't look very happy, but from the government's point of view, it would be better to let the lads exercise a little more, and to highlight the important role of the French army."

"Hmm...... The British wanted to shrink the deployment. Georges Clemenceau looked at the telegram carefully, shook his head and continued; Hehehe, we all know that this is completely impossible, there are oceanic imperial garrisons in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and this also includes the southern Ukrainian region of the Black Sea, how can the British go back? ”

Seeing that the British were deflated and that there was a pleasant atmosphere in the office, Secretary Pierre shrugged his shoulders and replied; "It's really a big problem, unless you fly back from the air. The British paid the price for their little eyes, and we couldn't help it. ”

"That's right, Pierre, we need the right amount of tension between Britain and the West, and that's good for us." Georges Clemenceau compared his hands to the shape of the rubber strips, and then opened his hands a little more, indicating that it would be better to be tighter;

"Call back to Marshal Foch and tell us that our French lads don't have to wipe their butts for the British, sometimes they can pretend not to see, sometimes they can move slower, and occasionally get into a fight, venting their anger will help their health."

"No problem, Mr. Prime Minister, I'll go back to the telegram." Pierre turned to leave, and closed the door softly as he went out.

Georges Clemenceau stood up cheerfully, went to the wine cabinet, poured himself a glass of burgundy wine, and tasted it.

these months

He was fed up with the splint of Britain and the ocean, and now that the situation had taken a sharp turn, he saw the possibility of joining forces with the ocean empire to balance Britain, which had many benefits.

In this way, France is likely to dominate the post-war pattern in Europe, which is conducive to greatly weakening Germany's power and forming a strategic posture favorable to itself.

Without the help of the Ocean Empire, what is Britain?

in the final analysis

After the withdrawal of the expeditionary force of the Ocean Empire, the French Army is the strongest on the European continent, and as long as Germany is completely suppressed, it can dominate the continental European policy.

Therefore, it is beneficial for France to strengthen its bilateral relations with the Ocean Empire.

After all, the core area of the interests of the Ocean Empire is in the Pacific region, and even if it reaches to the Crimea, there are relatively powerful Tsarist Russia and Poland to counterbalance it, and it is impossible to act willfully.

The border line of France's interests extends to the Balkans at most, and basically the well water does not interfere with the interests of the ocean empire, and there are preconditions for peaceful coexistence.

With the size of the Republic of Crimea, which is less than 4 million people, it is unlikely to pose a real threat to a world-class military power like France.

For France

The real threat has always been to neighbouring Germany, which still has a population of more than 60 million after the war, with some of Europe's top towns, roads, railways, bridges and other infrastructure, a highly qualified working population and a well-developed industrial system.

The Junker military aristocracy has always been the most elite group of officers, while the German army is known for its fighting prowess and is a true enemy of France.

Come to think of it

Georges Clemenceau raised his head and took a sip of the red wine from his glass, and his expression became determined as he looked into the distance.

Britain pursued a policy of equilibrium in Europe and supported the Germans both openly and covertly, which fundamentally violated the interests of France.

France must vigorously strengthen its bilateral relations with the Ocean Empire in order to counter the pressure of Britain and Germany, and it would be even better if the British and the Ocean Empire did fight.

No matter who wins or loses, France is the real big winner, and it stands out even more important.

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