"Everyone, don't forget, on the other side of the planet, there is another powerful country watching this war." When the main battle faction represented by Roman Barras and the main peace faction were arguing, a sudden sentence caused the two sides to fall into a long silence.

Oh, yes! They only set their sights on Europe, but they forgot that on the other side of the world, there is also a very powerful country with the same roots as Europe.

"So what can we do? Forcing Australasia into the war? Are you sure this won't push Australasia over the side of the Germans? The Lord and the faction asked a little angrily.

"That's a good idea." Roman Barras's eyes lit up, and he looked at the councillor with approval, and his whole body came to his senses, and he said with a smile: "I almost forgot that on the other side of the distant world, we have a potential ally. ”

"Damn it, you crazy guy!" The councillor's face changed, and he said in disbelief: "You don't want to pull Australasia into the water, do you?" ”

"Why not?" Roman Barras smiled, like a spring breeze, but said something that made everyone present swallow a mouthful of saliva: "If the end of France is destruction, then our responsibility is to drag all countries into the water."

Either Australasia helps us win the war, or we surrender to Germany and then help the island nation win Australasia.

I believe that the Australasian people will be willing to help us, after all, the island nation is an ally of Germany, and the enemy of the enemy is a friend, and they should understand this truth. ”

"This guy is absolutely insane!" This was the idea of most of the officials of the main peace faction in France.

Even if the British are sent into the water, Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, and Britain is also a European country, and it also faces the threat of Germany.

But Australasia is different. As a country that dominates Oceania, Australasia is a long way from Europe.

From the west, Australasia and Europe are separated by the Mediterranean, Middle East and Indian Oceans. To the east, Australasia and Europe are separated by the Pacific, America, and Atlantic Oceans.

Apart from the potential fact that Australasia's enemy is an island nation and that an ally of the island nation is Germany, there seems to be no reason for Australasian people to get involved in the war in Europe.

Australasia, as a super-power, can play a decisive role in a major European war. But all this is premised on the premise that Australasia is willing to join the war.

If Australasia was unwilling to join the war, was it really necessary to surrender to Germany, as Roman Barras had said, and then strongly support the island nation?

"Minister Roman, tell me more about your plan." Just as everyone was still reeling in the shock of Romain Barras's crazy ideas, French President Albert suddenly asked.

The crowd immediately turned their astonished eyes on President Albert. Since President Albert took office, he has regarded himself as a moderate and has been extremely conservative.

At present, the initiative to ask questions about Roman Barras caused the officials of the main peace faction to turn their eyes to President Albert with questions and puzzlement, and a hint of betrayal anger in their eyes.

"It's simple." Deputy Defense Minister Roman doesn't care about the caution of government officials. He stepped forward with a smile and stood in the center of the conference room, his eyes revealing determination and madness: "Although it is not the same as the war 20 years ago, I think the nature of these two wars is the same, that is, a world war that spreads all over the world.

Yes, allow me to call the war of 20 years ago the First World War, and the war that broke out between Germany and the Austrian Empire the Second World War.

It is a pity that both world wars took place in Europe, and France was destined to be one of the protagonists.

Since we cannot avoid a world war, the first thing we need to do is to avoid repeating the mistakes of the First World War.

What we need to do is to turn the Second World War into a truly global war. No great power can avoid this war, and we will never allow any snipe to fight each other and make a profit.

How to get Australasian people into the water, I currently have two proposals.

First, Britain was an ally of Australasia, and the British were indispensable to win Australasia into the war.

Secondly, Finland and Australasia also have a close relationship, and we can start with Finland and Germany, so that Finland and Germany will have a conflict, and Australasia will have to support Finland.

In contrast, I would recommend the entry of the British into the war to induce Australasia to react. ”

In fact, the participation of the British in the war is the most important thing at the moment.

If the British didn't go to war, could they still expect Australasia on the other side of the world to intervene in the war in Europe?

Only when the British entered the war could they win over a series of countries that maintained good relations with Britain to join the war and strengthen the Franco-Austrian alliance.

President Albert nodded, his expression unchanged, but he had more thoughts in his heart.

Compared to the current Prime Minister, Pierre Reival, President Albert's initiative and will are not so strong.

What President Albert wants to do more is to keep his presidency and let himself have supreme power.

"Minister Roman, since you have a full plan, I appoint you head of the diplomatic mission to consult with the British.

I have only one request, and that is to bring the British into this war and defeat the Germans at all costs, do you understand? President Albert asked in a deep voice.

For President Albert, who is in a high position, the main war faction and the main peace faction are not so important. It is not important what the two factions are arguing about, what is important is how to conform to the will of the people and get rid of their responsibilities as much as possible.

Having Minister Roman head of the diplomatic delegation to win over the British to the war was clearly biased in favor of the main war faction.

At the same time, however, President Albert did not fully agree with Minister Roman's proposal, and left some room for his own possible future actions.

The rest is simple. If Minister Roman succeeds in forcing Britain and Australasia into the war against Germany, then President Albert will be resolute in the fight.

But if Minister Roman had failed, and only France had been left to face Germany alone, then I am sorry, President Albert was a staunch peacemaker, and all the main war actions were instigated by Minister Roman.

President Albert was very pleased with such a plan that had room for advance and retreat. When the order was given to Minister Roman, a smile also appeared on President Albert's face.

Although he was satisfied with his plan, in the eyes of those Lords and factions, President Albert's behavior was an affirmation and appreciation of Minister Roman's idea of the main battle.

It also made the Lords and factions look at President Albert with anger in their eyes, and they hated the betrayer.

Looking at Minister Roman again, although he was a little surprised that President Albert agreed to his plan so easily, he didn't think much about it, retained the courage of a soldier, and said with a firm face: "Yes, Your Excellency." ”

On April 9, 1936, France sent a diplomatic mission to London, England, and on the same day announced a national mobilization.

In London, England, far away but very close, a quarrel about the German-Austrian war also broke out at this time.

For this war, the British wanted to see, but they did not want to see it.

For the British's policy of regional balance, the war between Germany and Italy and France and Austria was a perfect regional internal conflict that would strengthen British control over Europe.

But the worst thing is that at this time the power of Europe was no longer balanced. Germany, which annexed Poland, was clearly already the most powerful European country outside the British Empire.

Looking at France against Germany, the domestic peacemakers account for the vast majority of the government, and even the French people are mostly peacemakers.

Counting on a France that the whole country is afraid of war to win Germany, it is better to expect Austria to be able to explode and fight in the face of German and Italian attacks.

This leads to a serious problem, that is, the balance of victory has shifted in favor of Germany and Italy. The threat from Germany is now greater than that of France.

The British seem to recall the horrors of the German army 20 years ago, and the terrible European war.

Regarding the war between Germany and Austria, there were generally three factions within the country.

The first faction, led by Prime Minister Baldwin, advocated not to get involved, but to keep the war as balanced as possible, and let the two countries, France and Germany, play attrition.

The second faction, led by some of the military's top brass, advocated participation in the war to prevent the greater threat of Germany from becoming bigger and stronger. Compared to the declining French, Germany is the most deadly threat to Europe. France was obviously unable to stop the Germans, and if Germany was allowed to continue to annex more land, Britain would not be a match for Germany dominating the European continent by relying only on the British Isles.

The third faction is led by some royalists and the populace. These people don't care about the war, they are concerned about the current crisis of the throne.

After all, their own backyards are on fire, who has the leisure to care about the wars of other countries?

Unlike in France, the crisis on the throne between Prime Minister Baldwin and Edward VIII prompted some royalists to turn against Prime Minister Baldwin.

The stalemate between the two factions is also the main problem in Britain at the moment. Edward VIII didn't care about the war, he only cared about whether he could marry Mrs. Simpson.

This also makes Britain lack the role of the hammer, even Prime Minister Baldwin, is completely unable to unify the voice within the British government and let the British people unite with the outside world.

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