Chapter 796 Waste of Time

late at night.

Caesars Palace, Penthouse Suite.

Xu Man and Ai Lier were already sound asleep, and the little girl was very attached to her mother, which made Li Zitao, who wanted to do something wrong, come to nothing.

In the living room, there was a crackling sound of firewood exploding in the fireplace.

Li Zitao was lying on the sofa with his feet resting on the velvet cushions, his distracted eyes were obviously thinking about something.

During the day, he met with members of the Development Association one by one, trying to find some useful information.

The result was a bit disappointing. The members of the association behaved normally. Although there were occasional stumbles and pauses when answering questions, it was only because the time was too long.

Moreover, Li Zitao could tell from their expressions that they were also very worried about what happened to the Ministry of Supervision.

What does the Ministry of Supervision do? Someone is missing.

What does this represent?

The only thing that can make people think is that something unspeakable happened in Vegas.

Thinking about it this way, the mood naturally became tense, but it was not to the point where everyone was in danger.

When talking with everyone, Li Zitao was also very gentle.

But everyone knows that once it is found that it is related to the disappearance of the inspector, the previous gentle smile will change instantly.

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London, England.

The meetings of the House of Commons have been extremely frequent recently, and the debate on whether to reach an agreement with the Soviet Union has been going on for several days.

For communism, Chamberlain held a strong hostility.

At the same time, several speeches received attention, and Churchill, who gradually regained attention and respect, was also wary of communism.

However, under the current situation, Churchill put aside his personal opinion and believed that cooperation with the Soviet Union was the key to effectively solving the problem.

As the world's first communist country and the most powerful country in the Far East, no one can ignore the existence of the Soviet Union.

However, this situation has actually happened several times in London and Paris.

It's just that in the folks of the two countries, the people have really felt the threat, and the German guns are close at hand.

The betrayal of the Czech Republic is even more unacceptable to the people of the two countries. The hard-core ally of 21 years was dismembered by such a ruthless betrayal.

As a result, the previous anti-war thinking gradually weakened.

People began to demand that the government must abide by its commitment to Poland, and Britain and France should join the war when needed.

Under the pressure of society and public opinion, Chamberlain agreed to start negotiations with the Soviet Union.

Twenty days after the British and French representatives went to Moscow to start negotiations, Chairman of the People's Council Molotov made his last speech as the new foreign minister at the Supreme Soviet meeting.

At the meeting, he sharply criticized the hesitation of Western countries and declared that if they really wanted the Soviet Union to stop the aggression together, they must put aside side issues and reach an agreement on three common points.

Conclude a purely defensive trilateral mutual assistance agreement.

Military guarantees were made to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, including all European countries bordering the Soviet Union.

Conclude a clear agreement, stipulating that the three countries provide each other and provide timely and effective assistance situation and scope to the effect of aggression.

Disappointingly, the progress of the Anglo-French-Soviet negotiations was still slow thereafter.

Poland and Romania were more than happy to have British and French guarantees, but they refused to accept Soviet guarantees.

Senior officials who were jealous and hostile to communism even said that 'even if the Germans came, they would not allow Soviet troops to pass through their borders to fight against Germany. '

This kind of thinking actually occupies the mainstream discourse among the people of Poland and Romania.

People would rather face Germany alone and helpless than allow the Soviets to step into their borders, otherwise it would be war.

This annoyed the Soviets, but at the same time it became clearer what the British were really doing behind the negotiations.

The Chamberlain government has not yet given up its plan of "diverting disasters to the east". While sending representatives to Moscow for negotiations, it is still secretly contacting the Germans.

They wanted a new cooperation with the Germans,

Let them aim to the east.

If the little man is willing to do so, the whole western country will help him.

Whether it is in terms of funds, ammunition, supplies, soldiers and food.

The supreme leader of the Soviet Union also did not trust the British and French governments.

It's just that in his position, he must not act on emotion or righteousness. Stalin knew very well what was most important.

The future of the Soviet Union is more important than anything else.

If they fail to reach a cooperation agreement with Western countries, they will end up facing the situation of fighting the Germans alone.

There will eventually be a war between the Soviet Union and Germany, and the leaders of both sides know this well.

However, both sides have their own ideas on how to fight this battle.

Stalin wanted the assistance of Britain, France and the small countries in their alliance system to break the three-sided blockade by Germany, Italy and Japan.

Germany wants more living space, and annexing the small countries around it fuels the ambitions of the little man and his German iron master.

With the help of the threat of the Soviet Union, he can get a lot of benefits from Western countries, and he can also keep Chamberlain's appetite in his mouth, preventing him from being a direct enemy of Britain.

In early May, the Soviet Union sent a delegation of ambassadors to Britain to make new demands on the Chamberlain government.

Ask the other party to immediately enter the stage of military negotiations, and implement the so-called assistance and guarantees in real terms, rather than empty words.

Chamberlain's response was the same as always, pretending that it was delaying time.

Stalin became more and more worried. He was afraid that the result of his waiting would be the second "Munich Conspiracy." '

The leaders of the two sides exchanged letters frequently, exchanging their opinions.

The pressure of public opinion in the UK is also getting heavier, and the Germans' series of troop deployments and layouts all show that the war against Poland is getting closer.

Chamberlain's attitude made British citizens dissatisfied. No one will forget that when the crisis broke out in the Czech Republic, how he went out in person and frequently traveled between Berlin and London to negotiate with the little man himself.

Now, in a more dangerous situation, Chamberlain sent only two insignificant characters, and he was not even given authorization.

During the slow-moving negotiations, when the Soviet side asked about guarantees to other countries and what kind of actual assistance it had, the British representative hesitated to answer.

When the questioners could not dodge, the two people stated that they had received substantive authorization before coming to Moscow.

In other words, this negotiation is actually meaningless and a complete waste of time.

The Soviet Union knew very well that this was Chamberlain's way of delaying time.

It's just that the news was not very good for them, so public opinion from all walks of life became stronger, and targeted criticism appeared in mainstream British newspapers.

Chamberlain is still making the last effort.