PS: There are guests at home these days, and there are too many socials during the Spring Festival, so please understand.

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London, Admiralty.

Qiu Fatzi had just finished the interview and left the live broadcast hall of the TV station, and the secretary told him bad news.

Very, very bad news.

"Minister, it's not good. Our 1st Fast Fleet is in big trouble! They've been attacked by German submarines!" said the secretary with an ugly face.

"What's going on?" Qiu Fatzi was a little dizzy, the labor and management just said that the Germans are strong and strong, so bring me this. Isn't that a slap in the face?

The secretary did not answer, or did not dare to speak, and directly handed him the message in his hand.

Qiu Fatzi took a look at it, and immediately screamed: "Oh, my God!"

The content is nothing, that is, the Royal Navy's First Fast Fleet is almost finished. The three Brave sisters were all hit, the Brave and the Glorious were no longer able to be saved, and the Fury was hit hard. The key is that the five Royal Oak-class battleships have also been recruited, the flagship Royal Oak and the Royal Griffin have sunk, the St. Andrea and the Atlas are sinking, and only the Hundred-armed Giant is of higher character, but it has only entered thousands of seawaters, and it can still hold on to it. The rest, sunk, were five light cruisers and eight destroyers.

At the moment, only two cruisers and four destroyers of this first fast ship are intact, the rest are either sunk or injured. That is, the 1st Fast Fleet has lost its combat effectiveness.

Qiu Fatzi was trembling all over, and the cold sweat soaked the new clothes he had just changed. This Nima has just been reinstated, and he has been hit by this blow, and no one can stand it.

However, Qiu Fatzi is worthy of being a veteran politician, and he soon found a clue that he could pick himself out.

He waved his hands and shouted angrily: "Damn the Germans! How could their submarines have run to our doorstep! The First Fast Fleet has been attacked by German submarines less than 50 kilometers outside Scapa Bay! German submarines are less than 50 kilometers from our main base, and what about our anti-submarine measures? In recent years, the Reich has spent 35 million pounds a year on anti-submarine forces. As a result, their anti-submarine actually allowed German submarines to touch their doorstep, is this their achievement?"

"Dereliction of duty! This is serious dereliction of duty! There is serious dereliction of duty in the navy, this is a disgrace to the Royal Navy!" Qiu Fatzi said angrily.

His meaning is obvious, this Nima can't be blamed on labor and capital, our family has only been the Minister of the Navy for less than three days. So it's definitely not our responsibility!

Over the years, the anti-submarine forces have spent 30 million pounds a year on the purchase of anti-submarine ships, airplanes, airships, various equipment, weapons, and training. Although the current 30 million pounds is much less than before the economic crisis, this money is enough to build four Royal Oak class, which already accounts for about a quarter of the total budget of the navy, and it cannot be said that they do not pay attention to it.

But the effect of this money is speechless, and now it is obvious that Niu Niu's money is a waste, at least most of it.

However, the anti-submarine forces also felt that they had been wronged. We've worked very hard to go anti-submarine, okay, not to mention the 24-hour non-stop patrol a day, or a cross-dragnet search, we have done everything that should be done. But the Germans are better skilled than ours, and they can't find any way to do it? It's a crime of war! It's a crime of war. So we can't blame our anti-submarine forces for not doing their best, but the people in the R&D department for not coming up with good things.

The people in the R&D department are not stupid, and they naturally refuse to carry this black pot of the boss. To say that intellectuals are cattle, they immediately came up with a whole bunch of data and materials that the layman could not understand, proving that they had done the best in the current conditions, as for why the submarines of the Germans could not be discovered. There is only one reason, and that is the lack of funds!

That's right, it's just that the funds are insufficient, so who makes you refuse to give more money? We have long said that this little money will not make good things, and you just don't believe it and refuse to give more money. Now that something has happened and says that we are not good, how can there be such a truth in the world. It's not that our level is not good, it's that we don't have money, and engaging in scientific research is burning money, and if you are reluctant to burn money, then there is only this effect. With the level of our scientific researchers in the British Empire, it is not impossible to want good things, the key is money, give money, give enough money, we can come up with good things. How much do you say is enough? This is bottomless, anyway, burn and burn, burn enough, and burn enough money, naturally burn good things.

As a result, this incident has become a fuse for various departments to fight each other, criticize each other, and shirk each other's responsibilities. The representatives of all parties quarreled, anyway, it means one, this matter is not our fault, it is all XXX bad!

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While the British were fighting each other, the Germans were celebrating their victory.

In a single day, the Germans conquered the Maginot Line and destroyed the British First Rapid Fleet, revealing their faces to the air, army, and navy.

That night, Mustache made a televised speech announcing the great news to the world. Well, this is indeed good news for Germany and its allies.

“…… We, the German people, have always loved peace, but there are some people who are unwarrantedly hostile to us and arrogantly flouting our legitimate demands. But they did not know, or deliberately did not know, that they were facing a powerful empire and a great nation! Yes, they were wrong, they were very wrong! The German people could not bear it anymore and had no choice but to fight for their own legitimate interests. These two battles of the empire are to teach them a lesson of pride and prejudice. The German Reich was a socialist country, not a frenzied destroyer, and our attack was only a response to some shameless politicians! This is not a war, it is only a reminder that if they ignore and encroach on the legitimate interests of the Reich, then what awaits them will be complete destruction! Complete destruction!"

“…… I would like to reiterate here that we, the German Empire, are a civilized nation, and that we do not wish to harm the peoples of England and France. It was caused only by the shameless actions of a handful of careerists and politicians, and we hope that the people of Britain and France will stand up and remove these shameless fellows from power. Only when Britain and France are not manipulated by careerists can peace in Europe and the world truly come, and the German people are very willing to cooperate with the good British and French people to work together to create a peaceful Europe, a new Europe!"

The mustache once again exerted his level of MAX acting skills and eloquence, gushing out the British and French governments, and taking out a lot of evidence "since ancient times", and finally making a pitiful innocent face of "You forced me!"

I have to admit that the mustache is indeed a generation of actors, and his acting skills and eloquence have reached the point of perfection. Although the British and French masses did not eat much of him, it was different within the Allies and the countries of the neutral camp, and the majority of the people in these countries felt that Germany still seemed to have some reason this time, and that Britain and France, especially the British, at least had gone too far on the issue of oil fields, and did not give them any share.

Well, his set is to deceive the ordinary people who don't know the truth, and for politicians from all over the world, his set is useless. Not all politicians are as full of middle school as Mrs. Clinton (now you understand why Comrade Clinton cheated).

Well, well, the more embarrassing thing is that even though the two sides have already started fighting, neither side has declared war, at least officially, until the time of Hitler's televised speech. The Germans must have done it on purpose, although their ultimatum-like gadget was not a formal declaration of war at all. And Britain and France may have been stunned by this blow and did not react.

It wasn't until ten o'clock the next morning that the Germans' boots were about to set foot on Troyes, and after Italy declared war on Britain and France, the French remembered to declare war on Germany. At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Britain declared war on Germany and Italy, and the next thing was that the younger brothers of both sides declared war on each other.

The second war between the Entente and the Central Powers after a nineteen-year ceasefire broke out in full force.

On the night of the official declaration of war between the two sides, the German masses staged torchlight processions in various places to celebrate the successful capture of the Maginot Line and the heavy damage to the British First Rapid Fleet.

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Three days after the two major blocs of the Entente and the Central Powers began to tear apart the war, the bearded man was not willing to be lonely, that is, he did not let the mustache be predominantly beautiful.

At 8 a.m. on August 20, 2780 (1939), the Soviet Union declared war on Sweden under the pretext that Sweden had assisted the Finnish reactionaries and had harbored ****** wanted by the Soviet Union afterwards.

Again, the excuses made by the bearded man are also true, Sweden did aid the former Finnish government, and also sheltered the Finnish government-in-exile and many anti-Soviet figures, but this is all in the past.

Later, after Britain and France intervened in mediation, the Soviet Union and Sweden made peace, and the Soviet Union promised not to attack Sweden, and Sweden also promised not to allow those people to engage in anti-Soviet activities in its own country. Later, many of these people had already gone to Britain, France and other countries, and not many remained in Sweden.

Now the bearded man uses this as an excuse to turn his face, although it is reasonable, but it is obviously not convincing. But that's not a problem at all for the bearded man, as long as he has an excuse, and as for whether you believe it or not, he believes it anyway.

Now Britain and France are in a hurry, and there is no time to care about the life or death of Sweden. Even if they were to come to Sweden's aid, they would have to ask the Germans if they would agree. So Britain and France only made a condemnation this time, and there was nothing, and its intensity was lower than when the Soviet Union invaded Finland.

Why? It's very simple, now that I'm working with Erdezi, wouldn't it be a fool's job to provoke another Soviet Union. As for the declaration of war on the USSR? What are you kidding? It would be nice to have a statement of condemnation. One Allied country is cool enough, but can you add a Third International to play Three Kingdoms? Sweden is not a member of the Entente, and the British and French leaders are not surnamed Lei.

Even Britain and France, which endorse Sweden, don't care, and China and the United States, as spectators, certainly won't say anything. Both of them said a few words without pain, and published a few articles of persuasion at the League of Nations, asking everyone to sit down and have a good talk, and then it was gone.

The League of Nations is not a mandatory institution in the first place, and even if the League of Nations is a strengthened version, it also does not have much effect, and it is estimated that it is not as good as the neighborhood committee. What's more, it is still a few permanent members that are fighting this war, so how can we do it? There is no way to do it.

On the one hand, China and the United States are quietly calling on all parties to the conflict to exercise restraint and restore peace. On the other hand, it is producing all kinds of materials at full capacity. However, once the belligerent countries enter a state of mobilization, then production will be inclined to military affairs, and then civilian supplies will begin to be scarce. Anyway, it's right to start hoarding all kinds of strategic resources and civilian materials now, and when the time comes, it will be N times the profit, which is the practical experience of World War I.

The major enterprises in China and the United States are overjoyed, although everyone still looks like "everyone don't fight, it's not good to fight!" on the surface, but in private they are already celebrating each other. When a certain CEO of China's largest private shipbuilding company, the Friendship Ship Group, learned of the outbreak of the European war, he was so excited that he danced an onion dance in his office. The heads of some enterprises are even praying to God and Buddha, praying that this European war will come more fiercely and fight longer.

Not to mention the government, the cactus president of the United States, after learning the news of the German attack on the Maginot Line, laughed happily in his office for ten minutes, and held a grand banquet at the White House that night. Nominally, of course, this banquet was held for his granddaughter's birthday.

Although the Chinese side is not so exaggerated, the high-level coterie will inevitably hold some kind of celebration.

"They're finally fighting! It's worth celebrating! It's worth celebrating! It's not in vain that we've been busy for so long......" Wen Deji raised his glass and said with a smile on his face: "Come, everyone, let's toast to world peace!"

There were less than 10 participants in this banquet, and they were all China's top bigwigs.

"Now we should also be ready, the United States is gearing up now, and I guess in about two years they will be able to bear it. When they're almost done, it's time for us to get out of the game......" Wen Deji said with a smile.

"Mr. Wen, judging from the current situation, it seems that it is difficult for the United States to get involved in ......," Xin Jie said with some concern.

At this time, there was a consensus at the top of China's hierarchy that there was only one and only one country on the planet, and that was the United States on the other side of the ocean. No way, the location of this country is too good, there are too many resources, there is a sufficient number of people and a complete industrial system, which is an advantage that no European power can match.

Although China has surpassed the United States in terms of national strength, this is still in various deliberately depressed data. Coupled with all kinds of new weapons with black technology, there is no problem at all with the car flying to the United States.

But we all know that Moonson is a pacifist...... This is true, Wen Desi is indeed a pacifist, he never fights a war that is not beneficial, and he will not use the means of war to solve problems that can be solved with money, what is this not a pacifist? Wen Desi pays the most attention to convincing people with virtue, and if morality is not good, then add money, and use force is when the first two means are ineffective, or the price of peaceful settlement is too high, and it is already higher than war.

Otherwise, as long as it is possible to solve it by other means, he will not fight. Because it costs too much money to fight, what he dislikes the most is the kind of tragic war in which 3,000 enemies are killed and 800 are self-inflicted, because in his opinion, such a war has no benefit except to provide some literary material. So what he pursues is to knock out the opponent with the least loss, and if he doesn't do it himself, the opponent will kneel on his own, then of course it is better.

Therefore, not long after Wen Desi crossed over, he began to bury a lot of nails in the United States, and then used various means to trap the United States. However, the United States is indeed blessed with unique conditions, too superior conditions, and too much family foundation, and the previous means can only add some trouble to them. If they want to be finished, they don't even think about it. To deal with this opponent, you have to get your hands dirty. But if you just fight it directly, although Wen Deji is absolutely sure that he can win, the cost will be unacceptably high.

The purpose of fighting a war is to make money rather than lose money, which is the consistent purpose of Wen Dehe, so even if he wants to attack the United States, it will only be based on weakening the other side to a certain extent. Involving the Yankees in a world war is undoubtedly the best means of weakening. Now, though, it seems that it will be difficult for the United States to get involved in the war.

Wen Desi said with a smile: "On the surface, it is true, you don't have to do it yourself, you can sit next to you and make war money, how good it is." But even if Mr. Cactus and the American people themselves do not want to get involved, they must obey the will of the American plutocracy. Don't forget, the United States is a plutocracy-controlled country......"

"So what is the benefit of this for the American chaebol?" Tao Chengzhang asked.

Wen Desi smiled: "There are many benefits. No matter how much other countries buy things, how can the scale of their own government procurement be comparable to their own government procurement? At present, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy are all industrial countries, and they themselves have considerable production capacity, and they are unlikely to purchase some things with high added value, such as heavy equipment. In addition to cost considerations, that is, the issue of equipment systems, it is impossible for the United States to specialize in the development of several sets of foreign weapons systems. What's more, when other countries buy something, there will be a problem of recovering the arrears, and if the country they borrowed from is finished, the money will be lost. This problem does not exist in the United States' own government procurement, and as long as they want to recover the arrears, they can do so at any time. ”

"Therefore, the United States will definitely join the war, which is the common interest of the American plutocracy and the arms groups, and it is irreversible. It's just that we can't be sure yet, where they will start, of course they can't be sure themselves......" Wen Deji smiled mysteriously. If we want to attack the United States, we must also weaken the other side to a certain extent. Involving the Yankees in a world war is undoubtedly the best means of weakening. Now, though, it seems that it will be difficult for the United States to get involved in the war.

Wen Desi said with a smile: "On the surface, it is true, you don't have to do it yourself, you can sit next to you and make war money, how good it is." But even if Mr. Cactus and the American people themselves do not want to get involved, they must obey the will of the American plutocracy. Don't forget, the United States is a plutocracy-controlled country......"

"So what is the benefit of this for the American chaebol?" Tao Chengzhang asked.

Wen Desi smiled: "There are many benefits. No matter how much other countries buy things, how can the scale of their own government procurement be comparable to their own government procurement? At present, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy are all industrial countries, and they themselves have considerable production capacity, and they are unlikely to purchase some things with high added value, such as heavy equipment. In addition to cost considerations, that is, the issue of equipment systems, it is impossible for the United States to specialize in the development of several sets of foreign weapons systems. What's more, when other countries buy something, there will be a problem of recovering the arrears, and if the country they borrowed from is finished, the money will be lost. This problem does not exist in the United States' own government procurement, and as long as they want to recover the arrears, they can do so at any time. ”

"Therefore, the United States will definitely join the war, which is the common interest of the American plutocracy and the arms groups, and it is irreversible. It's just that we can't be sure yet, where they will start, of course they can't be sure themselves......" Wen Deji smiled mysteriously.