144 Reports

Prime Minister's Residence, London, England. 【First release】

"Mr. Prime Minister!" A British naval officer handed a report to Macdonald who was drinking coffee: "Our army's intelligence personnel confirmed that the German Navy is building two huge hulls. The two ships originally built for us The battleships are now largely at a standstill."

"The Germans are planning to go to war?" Macdonald frowned and looked at the naval officer who came to report: "What did the French say? The Coalition Arms Control Commission should prevent this from happening, right?"

"Mr. Prime Minister, if you turn on the radio, you will probably be able to receive the national speech delivered by German Head of State Arkador Rudolf." The officer said with a stiff tone: "The Germans announced the abolition of the Coalition Arms Control Commission and expulsion all foreign troops stationed on German soil."

"It's impossible!" MacDonald finally put down the coffee in his hand, and when he turned on the radio, he heard Akado's exciting shout accompanied by the hiss of radio interference: "Gentlemen! There is still one in our territory." An institution that hinders our independence! This institution compresses our military and does not give us the right to defend ourselves! Should we endure such an unequal existence? No! Should we swallow our anger and let others manage our homes What? No! Freedom is what we yearn for! Strongness is the foundation of Germany's survival! So I solemnly declare here! The German "government" no longer recognizes the legitimacy of the Coalition Arms Control Commission! The German "government" will have a deadline Order the Allied Arms Control Commission to disband and leave German soil!"

"My God! Inform His Majesty the King! In the next twenty-four hours, I want the number, equipment, and readiness of all troops that can act! Inform all generals who are not on vacation to come to my office." MacDonald With a solemn expression on his face, he said to the secretary beside him: "Immediately issue an order and notify the embassy in Germany, ready to evacuate at any time!"

Germany, Berlin, British Embassy.

Smith was watching his adjutant leading a few embassy staff and stuffing all kinds of things into his suitcase: "Hurry up, gentlemen! Otherwise we won't be able to leave! Damn Akado! He Suddenly crazy? Challenge the bottom line of tolerance of all countries at this time."

"How could they do this? This is provoking a war!" The adjutant said angrily on the side: "I just received a call from the French embassy, ​​and the German Foreign Ministry officially issued a notice to expel the Allied Arms Control Commission."

"Now I don't know what the Germans want to do!" Smith sighed and said, "Do they want to fight another world war? And then lose and go bankrupt?"

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On the French border, the officers are busy distributing bullets to all the soldiers, and the engineering troops are strengthening the surface fortifications of the Maginot Line in some sections.

The entire Maginot Line was a busy scene.

After receiving the notice from Germany, France began to mobilize its troops. 11 divisions marched towards the German-French border. If you count the 15 divisions stationed on the border, France has stationed more than 300,000 troops on the Maginot Line alone. , and this number is still increasing. France expects that 50 divisions may eventually reach the German-French border, and from there tear through the German Siegfried Line and break into German territory.

"Colonel de Gaulle! You have been promoted to major general and will be responsible for commanding the new French 1st Armored Division." An old general waited for de Gaulle standing in front of him to salute before continuing: "Immediately join the newly formed 2nd Border Army Drive to the rear of the Maginot Line and stand by!"

"I obey! General!" De Gaulle stood at attention and saluted, and asked in a low voice, "Will France declare war on Germany?"

"General de Gaulle, in fact, I am not optimistic about this battle. If we start a war, our task is to break into the enemy's Siegfried line, and we expect to lose more than 10 divisions." The old general sighed and said: "So We prefer that the Germans realize that war is imminent and finally come to terms with us."

War is only a threat, and it will only be fought if the threat fails. This is the calculation of the French. The French "government", which has just come out of a little economic crisis, does not want to see its efforts destroyed by war. What France hopes to see is that the German people themselves will drive the head of state Accardo out of power and restore the coalition arms control committee.

"How about our tanks?" The old general paused, and then asked Charles de Gaulle, the commander of the only armored division in France: "Are you confident in defeating the Germans?"

"General, based on the experience of the Spanish Civil War, we have improved the tank design, thickened the armor around the tank, and equipped it with larger caliber tank guns. I am confident that after the war, we will teach the German tank soldiers a profound lesson!" De Gaulle said confidently Said: "Our tank is superior to the German Panzer III in terms of firepower and protection."

"Information from Britain yesterday." The old general was obviously a little worried: "The Germans may have a new type of tank with a large body and may be equipped with thicker armor! This is the German tank track they saw by chance. Width draws conclusions.”

"When you mention those damn Brits, it makes people angry." De Gaulle frowned and complained: "If they didn't always want to take advantage of the rise of Germany to contain us and help the Germans hide so much information, we would not I have been blinded until now!"

"It's useless to talk about politicians now! What we have to do is to fulfill our military duties! Help those stupid politicians clean their asses!" The old general narrowed his eyes and said, "Get ready for war!" At least I personally think that the head of state of Germany is much better than the group of stupid politicians in our country. Since he has stood up to challenge us, it is not so easy to compromise."

"Yes!" De Gaulle turned around and walked out of the old general's office.

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"The German army is increasing its strength. In the last report of the Coalition Arms Control Commission, we can see that Germany is manufacturing ammunition in large quantities and improving their rifles and individual combat equipment." A British general held the report Analyzing it to Macdonald bit by bit: "Mr. Prime Minister, all signs indicate that Germany is expanding its army."

"The air force is sure to attack German military installations. Even if there are signs that their air force has a new fighter jet, the number is not too many! We can dispatch 500 bombers to attack their airports." An air force general said.

"The Royal Navy can easily destroy the German navy. We can completely block all of Germany's waterways as long as we attack. Compared with our navy, their navy is not even an opponent. At best, it can only be a target." The Secretary of the Navy followed triumphantly. Said.

"In fact, Germany has been acting according to our plan, hasn't it?" MacDonald thought for a while and said: "They develop a large-scale army, so that they can contain the French for us-but their navy and air force are very powerful. Weakness is enough to reassure us."

"In theory." Another official nodded and said: "In fact, Germany has always maintained a good cooperative relationship with us, especially in dealing with the growing Soviet navy. They have provided us with a lot of help."

The Minister of the Royal Navy is one of the people who most hope to fight a war, because the German navy is too weak to cause him any losses, and the reputation of winning the war is a huge temptation for him: " Then we can't ignore Germany's actions! We should sink their warships and tell them who is the hegemon of the world!"

"Sir!" Macdonald said with a sigh: "We have long since withdrawn from the Coalition Arms Control Commission. I cannot convince His Majesty the King to approve the use of our Royal Navy to fight against an organization led by a Frenchman because Germany expelled it." !"

He paused, and then continued: "In fact, the possibility of us going to war with Germany is very low. Before this meeting, I was notified that our Majesty the King and the Chancellor of the Exchequer felt that it was unnecessary because of one The diplomatic crisis mobilizes the military to go to full-scale war with Germany. They are banking on a diplomatic intervention or a low-intensity military operation to achieve our goals."

"But we should do something." The air force general looked at everyone and said, "We must warn the Germans, let them not forget the pain of defeat, and let them remember the position of the British Empire!"

"That's right!" The official who spoke just now agreed: "The more important thing is that we cannot allow the Germans to develop their own military power as they please. The last war proved that this is very dangerous! We should firmly control the German military power expansion so that we can better control the situation on the European continent."

"To put it simply, Mr. Führer of Germany will not back down easily. The German Foreign Ministry has sent official written documents, and their embassies are packing up. It seems that they are looking forward to a new world war more than we do. "The army general said in a low voice.

"Americans also don't want to see the European continent falling into chaos before the economic crisis has passed." The Foreign Secretary frowned and said, "However, the American ambassador suggested that we use a more peaceful and effective method to resolve this crisis."

Prime Minister Macdonald's eyes lit up, he looked at his foreign secretary, and asked, "What better suggestions does the US 'government' have?"

"They suggested that we block the oil routes in the Middle East and cancel Germany's share of oil in the Middle East." The foreign minister said with a smirk on his face: "Destroying Germany's oil reserves will also limit its military development, unless their aircraft, tanks and warships No oil, otherwise they will have to accept all our terms!"

"Then this is our best solution at the moment!" Macdonald said with a smile: "Tell the French, let's share the oil of the Germans together! Let them provide the port, and the Royal Navy will settle this dispute!"

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