Chapter 820: Entering the Rhineland

The French were naturally delighted by the initiative of the United Kingdom of Yugoslavia to surrender.

Overall, Yugoslavia can not only give the French an additional ally to contain Italy, but also help the French gain the advantage of the Mediterranean.

After all, Yugoslavia is also a country on the Mediterranean coast, and it can just encircle Italy from the east and west with the French.

If the United Kingdom of Yugoslavia can join the Franco-Austrian alliance, the Austrian Empire can withdraw part of its troops to defend Germany, and the pressure on the German army faced by France will not be so great.

The ecstatic French immediately signed a Mediterranean Defense Agreement with Yugoslavia and tied Yugoslavia to their chariot.

The French attach more importance to the combat effectiveness of the Yugoslav Army. The combat effectiveness of the army of the Balkan countries is very strong, basically at the first and second-rate level in Europe.

Especially Serbia, the predecessor of Yugoslavia, once gave the Austro-Hungarian Empire a headache.

At that time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not as weak as it is now. It was an existence that could punch Italy and step on the Russian Empire.

The news that the United Kingdom of Yugoslavia and France signed an agreement undoubtedly added fuel to the confrontation between the two major military groups in Europe.

The participation of small and medium-sized countries also made the two major military groups in Europe set their sights on other European countries.

In terms of wooing these small and medium-sized European countries, the Franco-Austrian alliance and the German-Italian agreement were vying for each other, like a diplomatic war.

It is worth mentioning that Spain, as a relatively strong country among the non-power countries in Europe, is also the target of the two major military groups.

But the domestic order in Spain is not stable. It was only two years after the fall of the Kingdom of Spain, and the Spanish Republic that came was not as good as the Spaniards imagined.

Within the republic, the political arena in Spain is in a polarized situation. It is not an ordinary polarization. The contradictions between the left and right wings as opposites are very fierce.

The Spanish left is keen on class struggle, land revolution and the promotion of local autonomy. They hope to strike the power of the church and the royalists and make Spain a truly free and democratic republic.

The Spanish right-wing party, because of the fierce contradictions between it and the left, has adopted an opposing opinion on all the attitudes of the left.

If the polarization in Spain in the early stage was a contradiction caused by ideology, then the current polarization is a different choice caused by the contradiction.

The right-wing party may not support the right wing, but because the left-wing party supports the left wing, they are right-wing parties.

This is just like my enemy likes peace, so I have to start a war.

What the left thinks is right, the right thinks is wrong. What the right thinks is right, the left thinks is wrong.

In addition, Spain has other political forces, such as the anarchist National Workers' Union and the Iberian Anarchist Union.

There are also the Carlos faction that has troubled the Kingdom of Spain for a long time, and the Falange Party that was born due to the influence of Germany and Italy.

If this counts the royalists who still have illusions about the monarchy, then Spain can really be regarded as a mess.

It is no exaggeration to say that Spain at this time is more chaotic than the Balkans before World War I. If the Balkans are a powder keg that is easy to be ignited, then Spain at this time is a grenade that has been pulled out of the pull ring and will explode when it touches the ground.

Unfortunately, the two major military alliances' wooing of small countries has created a more chaotic situation in Spain.

If there is no intervention from the great powers, the explosion of this bomb in Spain may have to wait for a while.

But once there is intervention from the great powers, the time of the bomb explosion will be advanced.

At this time, the Spanish Republic is ruled by a relatively more conservative right-wing government. This is a good thing for Spain, because although the more conservative political parties do not contribute much to the country, they can at least prevent the chaos in Spain from exploding.

However, various demonstrations caused by the contradictions between the left and the right have occurred frequently in Spain, and even the discord between the left and right members has changed from fighting to gunfights, which has doomed Spain's final outcome, that is, to a civil war.

At this time, Arthur was well aware of the situation in Spain. Because the engagement ceremony of Princess Anna and Prince Juan was about to be held at the beginning of the year, Alfonso XIII and his family did not choose to leave Australasia.

During this period, Arthur had a preliminary understanding of the current situation of chaos in Spain and the major political forces in Spain through Alfonso XIII.

During the conversation, Alfonso XIII also tentatively expressed his desire for the throne, but Arthur did not make any statement.

Alfonso XIII, who was slightly disappointed, finally understood Arthur's attitude when he heard Arthur's meaningful question: "Alfonso, how many children is Prince Juan?"

Does it matter which child Prince Juan is of Alfonso XIII? Of course it matters, and it is very important.

For ordinary people, it is difficult to achieve equal distribution, let alone a royal family with only one throne and one heir to the throne.

According to the common primogeniture system in European countries, Prince Juan, as the third son of Alfonso XIII, will not inherit the throne.

This also means one thing, even if Arthur worked hard to help Alfonso XIII regain the throne, the heir to the throne of Spain is not the Prince Juan that Arthur wants to see.

It was precisely because of this that Alfonso XIII knew that if he wanted Arthur to support his restoration, he had to make Prince Juan the heir to the throne.

How to do it most effectively? Of course, let the other two sons give up the right to inherit the throne.

Although it was a bit unfair to the other two sons, for the sake of the whole family, Alfonso XIII decided to do so in exchange for his possible restoration.

However, Alfonso XIII could not tell Arthur directly that he would let his two sons give up the right to inherit the throne.

This kind of thing is not glorious, and it will only add to the laughing stock if it is said in public. What's more, although this result is what Arthur wants to see, it is not what Arthur wants to hear.

Therefore, Alfonso XIII can only do this quietly by himself, and let Arthur know "accidentally" to prove that this matter has nothing to do with Arthur.

Arthur did not know the thoughts of Alfonso XIII, who was very complicated at this time. Even if he knew, Arthur did not care too much.

After all, Australasia could not help Alfonso XIII for no reason, let alone restore the monarchy in the chaotic Spain at that time.

In Arthur's mind, even if Alfonso XIII's plan to restore the throne was to be implemented, it would definitely be after the Spanish Civil War.

After all, the Spanish people at that time had not completely given up on the republic, and the strength of the left-wing and right-wing parties was also very strong. Australasia had no reason to waste manpower and material resources on Spain.

Arthur understood that a civil war would definitely break out in such a situation in Spain. The civil war would not only consume the strength of the left-wing and right-wing parties, but also make the Spanish people disappointed with such a republic.

In addition, Arthur knew what ideology the political parties that rose after the civil war belonged to, and naturally would not stop the civil war in Spain at such a time.

Only after the Spaniards had experienced everything and suddenly realized the beauty of the monarchy, would they support the restoration of Alfonso XIII.

Before the Europeans could adapt to the chaotic situation, Europe became even more chaotic.

In March 1934, after careful preparation, Germany sent an army of about 30,000 people from central Germany to the west and entered the Rhineland demilitarized zone demarcated after World War I.

This has a great impact on Germany, Europe, and even the world. The Rhineland demilitarized zone is one of the biggest restrictions on Germany agreed by the entire Allied Powers.

The demilitarized zone is located in western Germany, which is Germany's most important industrial area and has rich mineral resources.

When the German army re-entered the Rhineland, it represented Germany's provocation to the world situation after World War I, and also represented that Germany did not recognize the peace treaty signed after World War I.

No one knew what the mustache was thinking at this time, but his idea was definitely crazy.

Before Britain and France responded, the German Foreign Minister summoned the diplomatic ambassadors of Britain, France and Italy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed them a notice to abolish the Rhineland demilitarized zone.

Yes, this is a notice.

Especially for the British and French ambassadors, when they received this notice, the German army had already been stationed in the demilitarized zone for more than two hours.

Faced with Germany's provocative behavior, the British and French ambassadors were very angry, but they could do nothing.

They were just ordinary ambassadors, and they did not have the right to declare war on Germany directly.

Even the corresponding attitude had to be decided after communicating with the country. They had no right to make any attitude that might provoke war.

Italy, which had a relevant agreement with Germany, was obviously aware of Germany's move to enter the Rhineland demilitarized zone.

The Italian ambassador openly supported Germany's actions and declared that Germany was exercising its own territorial sovereignty in a legitimate way.

Faced with the collusion between Germany and Italy, the British and French foreign ministers did not say anything and sent all the contents of this notice back to the country with anger.

Also sent back to Britain and France was a new contract proposed by the German diplomatic department.

This contract completely overturned the restrictions imposed by the Allies on Germany after World War I, and also abolished the provisions of the Rhineland demilitarized zone.

It can be said that according to the new contract proposed by the Germans, Germany will become a truly unrestricted great power, rather than the defeated country in World War I that people are familiar with.

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