Chapter 1114 Changes in the International Situation (Part 2)

The world situation is now at a critical moment. All the powerful countries are strengthening their ties with their allies, or trying to win over countries that may become ally. Among them, Germany, Italy, and Japan are naturally the most active, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union are following closely, and China and the United States are not to be outdone. China is strengthening its ties with Asian allies, and the United States is also seeking to strengthen military alliances with European countries. This can be seen from the "Lease Act" formulated by the US government. The US government has always been closely monitoring the development of the world situation and is also accelerating the pace of arms construction.

Related to the practices of the US government "historically" before participating in World War II, Zhao Bei had no doubt at all that the United States would soon "leased" a batch of destroyers to the British government for anti-submarine operations and escort the merchant fleet. Now, the United States has handed over the fighter jets and bombers it has built to the British Air Force for use, an action that would allow Zhao Bei to re-examine his world strategy again.

The reason why Zhao Bei caught Britain and beat him up was that he was successful was to prompt Germany and Italy to ignite the war in Europe as soon as possible and force Britain to fight on both sides. Once this situation arises, Zhao Bei could take the initiative and resume peace talks with the British government, so as to end the war against Britain as soon as possible and seize the best interests of China.

But now it seems that Germany and Italy are restrained by the London Common Defense Treaty and are hesitant, but the US government jumped out at this time and gave British aid. This shows that the US government has also seen the shadow of the European war. Therefore, the US government tried to force China to withdraw from the "Asian Liberation War" early by supporting Britain in the war, thus postponing the time when the war in Europe began and gaining strategic initiative for the United States.

The United States wants to gain time, but Zhao Bei will not give the United States this opportunity. The initiative is not in the hands of the United States, but in the hands of Zhao Bei.

After careful consideration, Zhao Bei decided to continue the war against Britain. In any case, he must first defeat the British military force in the Middle East, and then, perhaps European ambitious people will jump out and rob.

In fact, since receiving the telegram that the British "Asian Fleet" was hit hard, Zhao Bei has been waiting for the reaction of Germany and Italy, which takes time. After all, the news of the British fleet's defeat was broadcast to the world only last night through the shortwave wireless broadcast system. The British government firmly denied that it was defeated again, and the German and Italian governments also needed some time to digest the news.

Just sat on the lounge chair, thinking about the changes in Europe, and more than ten minutes passed without realizing it. It was not until Qin Sihu reminded that Zhao Bei realized that he had delayed breakfast, so he hurriedly got up and rushed to the restaurant to have breakfast with his wife with the half bottle of Coke.

Walking into the restaurant, Mrs. Cuiyi was reading a letter with her daughter-in-law Xiaoyu.

"What are you watching if you don't eat?"

Zhao Bei asked casually and put the half bottle of Coke on the table.

"The letter Qi Wen just sent back." Cui Yi said.

"Today's letter arrived very quickly." Zhao Bei smiled.

"This letter was not sent by the post office. This letter was brought back by Qiwen, and there were some dates with them, saying that you were asking you to try it."

"Date palms? This thing is not sold in China, so why bother asking someone to bring this kind of thing back from afar?"

Although Zhao Bei said so, he still took the unwritten package handed over by Cui Yi and looked at it. Before he could finish the fragments inside, the secretary had already walked behind him and whispered a few words.

"Mr. Gu Weijun, the Chief of Foreign Affairs, just called and said that he wanted to come to visit the President, saying that it was about the situation in Europe, and that he was also accompanied by the Ambassadors of Germany and Italy to China. At this moment, they were on their way to the Presidential Palace."

"Yeah. I got it, I'll go see them after I finish my meal."

Zhao Bei nodded, and accompanied his wife and daughter-in-law to eat breakfast. Then he took his companions to the State Guesthouse. When he arrived at the State Guesthouse, Gu Weijun, Germany and Italian ambassadors to China had been waiting for five minutes.

First make some politeness, and then quickly get to the point.

"Mr. President, today, the two ambassadors are here to thank the President. The war materials compiled by the President first are very helpful for Germany and Italy to strengthen military construction and learn practical experience. In addition, the two ambassadors came over and wanted to ask about the details of the naval battle of Cape Hard. The two ambassadors said that if it is convenient, they hope to get a copy of the frontline battle report."

Gu Weijun explained the main purpose of the diplomats from both countries. To be honest, President Gu has reserved his opinion on Mr. President's behavior of inciting war because he was too explicit.

Zhao Bei nodded and said, "No problem, I will tell the General Staff and hand over the copy of the battle report to you. In addition, the reconnaissance photos from the front are now on the plane back to China. At the latest, I will see related photos of the Battle of Cape Hard by tomorrow. At that time, I will also order someone to copy a set and send it to the two ambassadors. Please believe that the Royal Navy of the British Navy was defeated in this Battle of Cape Hard. Britain not only lost two aircraft carriers, but also four battleships. The arrogant British Navy suffered a heavy blow."

Seeing that the President was so generous, the German ambassador and the Italian ambassador were very happy. The two exchanged glances, and then the German ambassador asked a question.

"If Mr. President doesn't mind, I would like to ask Mr. President, if there is a war in Europe at this time, will China still maintain a neutral position? If the Middle East is controlled by China, can it provide Germany with a stable source of oil?"

Hearing this question, Zhao Bei felt relieved. He understood that Germany was finally going to take action and World War II was about to explode early.

This time, what is the sign that declared the beginning of World War II? Is it still Germany's blitzkrieg attack on Poland? Or Germany's blitzkrieg attack on France? "Break War", the term "blitzkrieg", has been officially unveiled in the war between China and Britain. I just don't know if the target country that was blitzkrieg attacked by Nazi Germany has found an effective tactic to counter the "blitzkrieg"?

Obviously, history was once again unrecognizable by Zhao Bei's intervention. Who knows what the future direction of history will be? Zhao Bei doesn't know, but this does not prevent him from making a promise to the German ambassador.

"Mr. Ambassador, please rest assured. If a war breaks out in Europe, the Chinese government will remain neutral and be neutral with good intentions. The German government does not have to worry about oil supply at all. The Middle East under China's control is Germany's most reliable oil base. If the German government wants to solve the obstacles on Germany's rise, then don't worry and do it boldly."

Hearing this, Gu Weijun, who was sitting by the side, sighed in his heart. The president was a little too explicit. It seemed that the European war was about to break out. Perhaps it was time to remind the Ministry of Education that it had withdrawn its students in Europe. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must also consider the issue of evacuation of overseas Chinese.

After getting a satisfactory answer, the German ambassador and the Italian ambassador quickly said goodbye and left, but Gu Weijun did not rush to leave. After sending the two ambassadors into the car, he hurried back to the reception room.

"Mr. President, just before coming here, the US Ambassador to China visited me in person and spoke to me for half an hour at my residence. It seemed like chatting, but his words were quite threatening. Judging from his meaning, if the Sino-British battle cannot end, the US government may change its current neutral position." Gu Weijun said.

Zhao Bei smiled faintly and said, "The current position of the US government is not as 'neutral'. Shaochuan, the US government means threats. You have seen it, and I have seen it, but I want to tell you that the US government is bluffing. Once the European war breaks out, the United States must make a choice, should it send troops to Europe first? Or to send troops to Asia first? Although the United States has strong national strength, it is impossible to fight on both sides under the current situation. In Asia, the combined strength of China and Japan is quite considerable. The US government must be afraid, and Europe has always been the strategic focus of the United States. Therefore, in the end, the United States can only interfere in the European war first, and we still have plenty of time to prepare. If a war breaks out in Europe again, it will be a world war, which is enough to change the face of the world."

Hearing Zhao Bei's last words, Gu Weijun was shocked again and asked: "Does the president mean that he intends to fight the United States?"

Zhao Bei said: "War is to serve politics and national interests. If the United States knows the truth, I will not provoke it. But if the United States does not know the truth, then will not allow our country to defend itself? Shaochuan, in the face of national strategies, actively showing weakness will only make the opponent more aggressive. Only by showing strength can you be invincible and master strategic initiative. Although the United States is strong, China does not have to be afraid now. There are many trump cards that we can play in our hands. Some you already know, some you don't know yet. Maybe you will know everything in the future."

The last few words of Mr. President sounded like a Zen trick. Gu Weijun was a little confused, but he didn't ask, because he knew that there were some aces that the president would really not know. In the current situation, it seems that Mr. President did not intend to tell him what these aces were.

However, one thing Gu Weijun is very clear, that is, no matter how the world situation changes, China's national strategy will not undergo major changes. At present, the "Liberation of Asia" problem must be solved first, followed by the integration of Asian forces after liberation. It is necessary to establish a new Asian order with Chinese interests as the core, and finally it is the European issue. On this, the central government's policies are very organized. In fact, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs chaired by Gu Weijun is now serving the national strategy of the central government. If everything goes well, perhaps it will not take long for the Chinese New Asian countries to gather together in China to participate in an international conference of historic significance. At that time, the new Asian order will be more than just a plan.

As for Europe, let the Europeans figure out their own affairs.

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On April 1, 1939, Nazi German Yuan Hitler delivered a speech, accusing the French government of conspiring to occupy Denmark, threatening European peace and German security. The French government immediately denied this and began to strengthen its war preparations.

On April 2, the Nazi German government announced that in order to defend European peace and prevent the European conspiracy of "the French puppet government controlled by the Jews", the German government decided to send German armed forces to Denmark to "assist in the defense of French invasion". 150,000 German 6th Army entered Denmark, and German paratroopers also carried out airborne in Copenhagen, Denmark. Faced with the heavy German troops, Denmark King Klisier was at a loss. After urgent consultations with the cabinet, he decided to accept the ultimatum of the German government, ordering the Danish army to stop resisting, and at the same time spoke to the Danish nationals through radio, announcing that Denmark was "protected". Under such circumstances, the German team occupied Denmark in only four hours.

On April 3, German paratroopers carried out airborne operations in Duoos 6, Norway. At the same time, the German fleet also shelled the Norwegian coastal fortress. Although they were stubbornly resisted by Norwegian troops, the German team still occupied the Oos 6 the next day. The Norwegian government retreated to the northern region and asked for help from Britain and France.

On April 5, the British government joined forces with France, Poland and the Soviet Union to send diplomatic notes to Nazi Germany, demanding that Nazi Germany immediately retreat into the army of Denmark and Norway, but this request was rejected by Nazi Germany.

On April 6, Nazi Germany announced that it had severed diplomatic relations with Britain and France on the pretext of Britain and France's planned to overthrow the German Nazi government.

On April 9, the German team carried out a sudden attack on France in accordance with the modified combat plan. The German armored forces avoided the fortified Maginot Line and attacked the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and northeastern France from the Ardennes. At the same time, the German team also launched a feint attack on the Maginot Line to restrain the French team. That night, Germany officially declared war on France. On the same day, Italy also declared war on France. Mussolini sent a naval fleet to conduct a small-scale exchange of fire with the French Mediterranean Fleet and announced the victory of the naval battle.

Faced with the sudden attack of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, the French government could only face the battle and declared war on Germany and Italy. At the same time, it demanded that Britain and the Soviet Union fulfill the alliance obligations of the London Common Defense Treaty and assist France in defending the German offensive. The next day, the British government declared war on Germany and Italy. On the same day, the Soviet Union declared war on Germany and Italy, and asked Poland to "borrow the route" so that the Soviet army could attack Germany and the mainland. However, this request for borrowing the route was rejected by the Polish government. However, the Polish government also made a major decision to announce the increase of troops on the German-Polish border.

In this space-time plane, World War II officially broke out on April 9, 1939, and the logo was Germany's blitz into France.
Chapter completed!