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572 Dumbfounded

However, the legendary Emperor Peter was disappointed again, and his plan was completely failed. Charlie's subordinate Lienscod defeated the Saxons again, forcing Peter the Great to give up heavy artillery and baggage to run away in a panic, while Charlie chased him until he let the fast-running Emperor Peter the Great.

After this, a small episode appeared. Charlie, who was preparing to solve August's full efforts, encountered a small problem. When he beat Peter the Great, the British and his allies had just won the Battle of Ramiyi. At this time, they did not want any trouble in the heart of the European 6. Charlie's strength aroused the vigilance of the British, who suspected that Charlie was bought by Louis XIV and came to destroy it. The cautious British sent their generation of war god Duke Marlborough to check the reality of Charlie.

Speaking of this Duke of Marlborough, I have to mention someone. Do you still remember our old friend Churchill? Churchill has a close relationship with this Duke of Marlborough. To be more specific, the first Duke of Marlborough was Churchill's direct ancestor.

The Duke of Marlborough, or the first Duke of Marlborough, was the son of Sir Winston Churchill (don't misunderstand that this Winston was really not the old smoker who came later).

This John Churchill can be said to be the most outstanding military genius in Britain. Of course, there is no good review of the first Duke of Marlborough. At least like the later Prime Minister, he was also quite good at playing power and was an absolute strategist (or conspirator), and his character was extremely resolute and could admit all suffering.

The off-topic talk was about it. Going back to Charles XII, when the first Duke of Marlborough met with Charles, the suspect of Charles' affair with France was quickly ruled out. Therefore, the old Duke of Fried Whisper immediately suggested that the British government perfunctorily treat the king. So in September 17o6, Charles and August formed the "Artransted the Contract of Artransted", which specifically means that August abandoned the alliance with Peter the Great and recognized the Polish king supported by Charles XII. In other words, Peter the Great was about to go to war with the Swedes alone.

At that time, the situation was that all Europe was not optimistic about Peter the Great, believing that Charles XII could destroy Russia and the Tsar (almost did it). Faced with this extremely bad situation, Peter the Great adopted the only effective strategy when Russia faced invasions many times later, and used the cold "Winter General" to deal with the enemy.

In September 17o7, Charles XII led 24,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry to start the road of conquest from Silesia (to be honest, there were not many people). However, the battle did not break out this year. Charles XII stayed on the road for more than four months and waited until January of the following year to officially start.

First, on January 26, 17o8, when Charles heard that Peter the Great had arrived at the front line, he immediately led 900 cavalrymen to advance. He effortlessly broke out the position of the two thousand cavalrymen stationed on the Hunnemen Bridge and rushed into the fortress. However, when Charles disappointed, Peter the Great was worthy of being a runaway expert and had already flashed two hours ago.

At that time, Peter the Great was prepared to be timid, thinking that as long as he continued to escape east, Charles XII would not continue to pursue. He felt that the Swedes were more likely to recover the lost ground in the Baltic Sea. But Charles made a big joke for him. The young monarch stared at Peter the Great and chased the emperor's butt. Until July 8 of that year, Charles XII invaded Ukraine and captured Mogilev. Two months later, on September 9, Charles finally found the Russian army in Dobri. After two hours of battle, the Russians collapsed. There was basically nothing to say about the next journey, that is, Charles XII retreated all the way to the east. Anyway, Peter the Great was not prepared to confront Charles XII head-on. He was waiting for General Dong to completely weaken the Swedes before picking up the bargain.

It should be said that this tactic worked. Both Charles Twelve and later Napoleon and Hitler were killed by this move. Then there was the well-known Battle of Poltava. In the end, the Swedes lost, but in the process, the Russians were really guilty of the title of fighting nation. The Russians were once on the verge of collapse. If it weren't for a wrong order, Peter the Great would not be Peter the Great (in fact, at the most critical moment, the Emperor was ready to run away. If the Swedes were not confused by the wrong order, the result of this battle would be really hard to say).

Moreover, judging from the situation after the Battle of Poltava, Peter the Great was not the kind of wise emperor we imagined. After Poltava, Peter the Great almost lost all the fruits of victory that he had finally won. He made the same mistake as Charles Twelve to penetrate deep into the enemy territory in the absence of traffic and supplies.

Of course, this is also inseparable from Charles Twelve, because the king fled to Turkey, and Peter the Great thought he could beat Turkey, so he forced Turkey to hand over Charles Twelve. Then the war between Russia and Turkey broke out, and Peter the Great fell into a big fight, and finally had to negotiate peace with Turkey in a mess (the conditions are very unfavorable to Russia. They want to ced Assyria, demolish Taganrog and other fortresses, and not be allowed to interfere in Poland's internal affairs, and also give Charles Twelve the power to return to the country freely. In fact, if the Turks were not very determined, there would be no need to negotiate peace at all, because Russia would undoubtedly lose. Unfortunately, Turkey was no longer a powerful country in the Suleiman period.)

Let's continue to talk about the story of Charles XII. In 1713, the Turks chose to send off Charles XII and asked Charles XII to leave Turkey immediately. However, the king flatly refused. On February 1 of that year, he was surrounded by Turks on the river bay. In the eight-hour duel, Charles XII relied on forty people in his hands to defend a thin wooden house and fought a battle with 12,000 Turkish troops. He killed about two hundred Turkish people (ten of which were killed by them personally) before being captured.

Please note that the story of this fierce king is not over yet. In 1714, Charles Twelve passed Austria and Germania almost alone. In 1715, he defended Stralsund City almost alone. For a whole year, he faced Hannover, Russia, Prussia, Saxony and Danish coalition forces without any disadvantage until the city was completely destroyed. After returning to Sweden, the king continued to fight to the end. Unfortunately, in 1718, a stray bullet ended the life of the heroic king at the Fortress of Fredericksta, Norway, when he was just 36 years old.

It was only after Charles Twelve's death that Sweden was kicked off from the throne of the Nordic overlord. Russia had a very difficult time gaining a foothold. Finland also snatched it from Sweden at that time. Let's put it this way, Sweden and Russia can be said to be a feud, and it is natural inconvenience.

For the Swedes, it is worthy of happiness that the war completely crushed Tsarist Russia, lost Finland, Poland and Russia that had to face the blockade of all Europe were almost a dead dog. Anyway, the Swedes breathed a sigh of relief at that time, thinking that they would not have to face a bear-like neighbor in the future. However, God made an international joke for the Swedes that the demise of Tsarist Russia in history did not mean the destruction of Russia. Instead, the Russians had a phoenix nirvana, which became the strongest period since Russia was established. Sweden for those decades was really miserable and had no security at all.

This is still in history, and in this time and space, the situation facing Sweden is even worse and worse. Let’s talk about it one by one. Let’s talk about Finland in the east first. Historically, Finland and the Soviet Union had an average relationship because of the strife. Although Finland adopted a strategy of not getting close to the Soviet Union but not being able to offend the Soviet Union, overall, the relationship between Finland and the Soviet Union is just that, and it is closer to Sweden.

However, in this time and space, although Finland and the Soviet Union had conflicts over independence and territorial issues, as a certain immortal created a special zone, the conflict did not break out. As time went by, the Finns and the Soviet Union accepted this remarkable result, and the relationship became harmonious. There was no war, no mortal hatred, and although Finland did not turn to the Soviet Union during World War II, the large amount of heavy industries in the special zone of Vyborg still gave the Soviet Union great help, and the relationship between the two sides became closer.

At this time, the Soviet Union was not worried about Finland making trouble for itself, and Finland was not afraid of the Soviet Union coming to the door. The two brothers worked together to share money together, and they were really happy. And a good relationship between Finland and the Soviet Union means that the Swedes were uneasy. What if Finland and the Soviet Union cheated themselves together?

This worry was achieved after the Soviet Union occupied Norway during World War II. We can see very clearly from the map that Finland and Norway just sandwiched Sweden. Now Finland is close to the Soviet Union, and Norway has become the Soviet Union. The surrounding space of Sweden has been dyed with the Soviet Union. Especially after Denmark was taken down by the Soviet Union, the Swedes could not breathe anymore. It is obvious that Sweden has been surrounded by the Soviet Union!

The Swedes’ concerns are understandable. If anyone is surrounded by enemies in history, they will be crazy. Especially when this enemy is still extremely powerful, it is normal for the Swedes to have persecution.

Therefore, the Swedes were a little hysterical at this time. When they heard that the United States, Britain, France, the Netherlands and Belgium were planning to give the Soviet Union a little color, they naturally joined happily, which felt a little bit like finding the organization. It can even be said that the Swedes were the most enthusiastic among these countries. If Denmark could be separated from the clutches of the Soviet Union, then he would have some way out.

So what exactly did Denmark have? Or was the Denmark's exile government causing trouble. The Danish royal family was completely over, but the Danish exile government fell into the hands of Britain. Naturally, the British took the opportunity to make trouble. After the Soviet Union occupied Denmark, Britain incited the Danish exile government to ask the Soviet Union for state power. The Soviet Union naturally would not agree, and then the situation was learned by the above countries. They immediately joined forces to support the Danish exile government and put pressure on the Soviet Union, demanding that the Soviet Union recognize the Danish exile government and return Denmark's sovereignty.

There are many storms in this matter. The media in Northern Europe and Western Europe are passive, wave after wave are constantly hitting the Soviet Union, and the civil forces in Western Europe and Northern Europe are passive. Anyway, they seem to be huge.

"We must be cautious about the Denmark issue," Trotsky couldn't withstand this pressure. "Now public opinion is very unfavorable to us. Some media have called the Red Army the invaders!"

Trotsky is an old-fashioned person and cares a lot about status and face. He does not think Denmark has particularly important strategic value. Anyway, the Red Army has already settled Norway and can face the North Atlantic. It would be a pity that Denmark would lose it.

But Sverdlov and Li Xiaofeng don't think so. The former never gave up on the idea that Western Europe is the center of the future revolution. Not to mention throwing away Denmark, they were even resentful of not being able to enter the Netherlands and Belgium. As for Li Xiaofeng, he was very practical. Denmark is the gate of the Baltic Sea. If Denmark was given to the West, it would be inconvenient for the Baltic fleet to enter and exit. What's more, in his opinion, Denmark was already the meat that the Soviet Union ate into the mouth, so where was there any reason to spit it out?

Trotsky saw that he could not convince Li Xiaofeng and Sverdlov, so he was too lazy to care. Anyway, he would retire in a few days, so he was unwilling to get involved in such bad things. So this matter ended up on Li Xiaofeng and Sverdlov. Although neither of them advocated giving up Denmark, their specific strategies for dealing with the Denmark issue were different.

Sverdlov advocated taking the initiative. He felt that the reason why France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden caused trouble for the Soviet Union on the Denmark issue was because they couldn't recognize the situation. As long as the Soviet Union showed its muscles, they could scare away these bastards.

So Sverdlov means: "Temporarily stop the handover of the Ruhr area to France, and conduct large-scale military exercises on the borders of the Netherlands and Belgium. As for Sweden, let the Red Navy dispatch, scare them, and let them know who is in charge of Europe now!"

Li Xiaofeng completely disagrees with Sverdlov's approach. He felt that Si's actions would not only not solve the problem, but would make things uncontrollable. The reason is very simple. The Soviet Union had reached an agreement with the French before. If the transfer to the Ruhr area was suspended, it would only make the French feel that the Soviet Union was treason. Then can the two sides reach an agreement in the future? Moreover, it is even more stupid to intimidate Belgium and the Netherlands. These two companies were already frightened by the Soviet Union. Objectively speaking, it was also out of self-defense to provoke trouble in Denmark. People were afraid of you, but if you threaten them, wouldn't it make him even more afraid of you? Isn't this completely pushing them to the British?

Obviously, if we really do this, France, which had previously cooperated well, would definitely turn against each other, while the Netherlands and Belgium were even more determined to follow Britain and the United States. That would be like pushing these countries into the arms of Britain and the United States.

Li Xiaofeng believes that doing this is a completely impulse approach, and only children will deal with international relations in this way. He believes: "We don't need to overreact. The most fundamental reason why these countries support the Danish exile government is due to distrust of our country. They have been tricked by Britain and the United States, thinking that our ultimate goal is to eliminate them, so they are busy applauding the so-called exiled government. I think we cannot catch our beard and eyebrows, and we should be more patient with those countries that do not trust and do not understand us. What's more, they are just talking about it now. Under the full control of the Red Army, what can they do if they shout out the sky? Just ignore them!"

This is very reasonable. Originally, the sudden rise of the Soviet Union made these countries feel insecure and crisis awareness. Isn’t it okay to shout? Even if they support the Danish exile government, as long as they don’t put it directly into force, what’s there to worry about? Is it because they just said that the Soviet Union would swing a stick to hit people because they said a few big truths? This is too domineering.

Li Xiaofeng even believed that the current situation was simply a trick of Britain and the United States. Don’t the British and Americans know that it is impossible for the Danish government to be in exile? They know very well, but why they incite was nothing more than digging a hole. France and the Soviet Union had their grudges before, and they were very worried that once an anti-Soviet cluster could no longer be formed in Western Europe, the security of Britain was guaranteed? To establish this alliance, we must first let France and other countries stand on the opposite side of the Soviet Union, and the relations between these countries and the Soviet Union must be deteriorated. Is there any better way than letting the Soviet Union take the initiative to be a villain?

It can be said that once the Soviet Union is deceived, the situation in Western Europe will be completely changed. Once France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Sweden believe that the Soviet Union does not even give them the power to speak, making them think that the Soviet Union is still preparing to expand in Western Europe, then they must hold on to Britain and the United States.

Anyway, this kind of evil is absolutely not a good thing for Li Xiaofeng. If you are willing to shout, then just shout. Anyway, I, the Soviet Union, pretend that I didn’t hear it. No matter how you shout, as long as you don’t actually support the Danish exile government, I can be considered as nothing. I have no patience, so what kind of power is there?

To put it bluntly, as long as the actual interests of the Soviet Union in Denmark are not lost, Li Xiaofeng is too lazy to care about the calls of these countries. It is completely unnecessary. Anyway, the Soviet Union has taken advantage of it, so can't let others enjoy their mouths?

Of course, Sverdlov didn't know this, but he always wanted to continue to promote the world revolution, so he naturally wanted to cause trouble. So his choice was also considered as a matter of being the one who was determined by the head. Of course, his approach was non-mainstream of the political and political affairs. Trotsky and Derzhinsky never agreed to him.

So Britain and the United States were soon disappointed, because Denmark had a heavy thunder and little rain. Let them shout out, the Soviet Union was unmoved. Not only did it not have any counterattacks or provocations, but it was even serious about the withdrawal of troops from Germany. The millions of troops originally poured into Germany removed one half in one breath, and in the next half of the remaining Red Army would withdraw one half in the next half. Even the Soviet ambassador to France directly told Charles de Gaulle that by the latest by January 1, 1947, the Red Army would all withdraw from Germany, and Germany would become a demilitarized zone in the future.

I have to say that this promise made Charles de Gaulle and France very happy. De Gaulle had doubted the sincerity of the Soviet Union and believed that the Soviet Union would not be so happy to withdraw its troops, but the actual situation was that the Soviets were not careless at all. The most important thing was that Charles de Gaulle saw one thing, that is, even if France did not completely stand on the side of the Soviet Union on the Denmark issue, the Soviet Union did not say anything, which made him feel that the Soviet Union could still deal with it.

Of course, to be honest, Charles de Gaulle was still very worried before. Supporting the Denmark King Ru's government was a painful choice for him, because he did not dare to offend Britain and the United States too much. Since Britain and the United States have already spoken harshly on this issue, France cannot completely ignore it. So Charles de Gaulle's choice was to only wave the flag and shout but not give substantial support to the Danish exile government. To put it bluntly, it would still not offend both ends. However, Charles de Gaulle was still worried about the political wisdom of the Soviet leader and was worried about the polar bears' indiscriminate attacks. He also specifically explained to the French ambassador to the Soviet Union that if the matter was out of control, he immediately went to explain to the Soviets.

However, it was finally proved that this kind of worry was unnecessary. The Soviet Union understood France's embarrassment very much, and did not even report to the French ambassador to protest against the gods. Moreover, strictly enforcing the previous agreement made De Gaulle feel quite good.

From Charles de Gaulle's attitude, we can actually see that the national politics is so shameless. In name, the French support for the Danish government in exile, but in fact it is a completely different thing. In fact, the attitudes of the Netherlands and Belgium are similar. Do you really think they are determined to support the Danish government in exile and can pay the Danish government in exile at all costs? Don't be stupid, everything is a play, but the United Kingdom and the United States have no way to explain, they can only act.

Of course, Belgium and the Netherlands were also scared at that time, fearing that polar bears would rush. However, when they saw that the polar bears were withdrawing troops in an orderly manner, they simply didn't bother to shout. Anyway, the Russians were about to leave and the crisis was relieved. They were fucked and didn't know how to advance or retreat at this time?

The most embarrassing thing among them is the Swedes. They really don’t like the Soviet Union and really hope to help the Danish government in exile restore the country. But who would have thought that all the allies were not good at it, and in the end they had the only one who had practical actions (give economic support to the Danish government in exile) did not get anything. They were stunned... (To be continued.)8
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