Chapter 815 Britain needs to reflect
The British shout "Russian threat theory" every day.
Following Darwin's "natural selection and survival of the fittest", Russia does have the power to annex weak countries and become its colonies.
Looking at this, the whole of Europe will not be spared.
Russia not only failed to do this, but instead regarded "freedom" and "democracy" as its highest guidelines, and compared it with the dark forest theory admired by Britain and France.
Britain really couldn't care less about Sudan at the moment. In the just-concluded Imperial Conference, Britain was forced to agree to the independence of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Although this country still remained in the Commonwealth, Britain's influence on these three countries dropped sharply.
George doesn’t care about Sudan either, and pays more attention to Australia.
After Australia became independent, the position of Governor-General was retained, and the appointment method was changed to nomination by the Austrian Prime Minister and appointment by the British King. The Governor-General performed the functions of the head of state in Australia on behalf of the British King.
After Australia became independent, Stanley Bruce nominated Gordon to serve as Governor-General of Australia, which was successfully passed.
As soon as Gordon took office as Governor-General of Australia, he asked the United Kingdom to withdraw all British troops stationed in Australia.
London took its time and came up with a five-year evacuation plan.
Gordon only gave the British army three months.
After three months, regardless of whether the British troops evacuate or not, the Australian government will take back all the British assets in Australia such as ports, military camps, warehouses, and office facilities.
Baldwin never expected that even though Britain had made such huge concessions, Gordon would still be so ruthless.
“This is the consequence of military weakness, so we must continue to strengthen our military strength and build more battleships!”
David Beattie was heartbroken and took the opportunity to submit a new shipbuilding plan.
"The failure of Paz is the result of long-term neglect of the army. We should strengthen the construction of the army instead of building large and useless battleships."
Hamilton argued hard and hoped to rebuild army.
“Without the navy’s battleships, can the army prevent the Russians from crossing the English Channel?”
David Beatty was dismissive and insisted on spending limited military expenditures on strengthening the navy’s advantages. superior.
"We should pay attention to the role of the air force -"
Trenchart is unwilling to be left alone. The two latest fighter jets in service in the UK have been discontinued due to insufficient orders, and the manufacturers have also lost the motivation to continue to improve. Without capital injection , the performance of British fighter jets will become even greater than that of Russian fighter jets.
“Yes, so we should build more aircraft carriers.”
David Beatty has all the power.
Bang bang bang——
Baldwin knocked on the table to remind the generals not to digress.
Whether it is building a battleship or an aircraft carrier, the current problem cannot be solved because the water is far away and cannot quench the thirst nearby.
"Three months from now, will we be able to beat Australia?"
Baldwin gets to the heart of the matter.
The generals who had been having a heated discussion just now suddenly stopped.
Churchill's face was expressionless.
Even if you can fight, you can't fight.
The key to Australia's problems has never been Australia, but Russia's support.
Unless Britain devotes all its strength to prepare for a protracted war of attrition with Russia, the final result is still unknown -
It is not unknown, the result is very clear, either the British army Once again, they lost face with a disastrous defeat similar to that of Paz.
Or have to admit defeat due to financial depletion.
“Since we cannot beat Australia, we must accept the reality and reduce losses as much as possible.”
Baldwin is pragmatic and the less we lose is the better.
"We can't just leave in this mess. Even if we evacuate, we must cause as much trouble as possible to the Russians."
Churchill is insidious and hopes that the United States will take over British assets in Australia.
The United States produces more than 30 million tons of steel every year and has a huge demand for iron ore. Churchill believed that the United States would be interested in Australia's iron ore.
Once Russia controls Australia, Australian iron ore will definitely give priority to supplying Russian steel companies, which will put American steel companies at a disadvantage in competition with Russian steel companies.
"End this as soon as possible!"
Baldwin was exhausted mentally and physically. Not only did the Imperial Conference fail to bring Britain out of the gloom, the situation continued to deteriorate.
A month ago, the British Home Fleet and the U.S. Atlantic Fleet held a joint exercise in the North Sea. The results were good and the purpose was basically achieved.
The Russian Atlantic Fleet was unwilling to be left alone. During the British and American naval exercises, it sent warships and military aircraft into the British and American exercise areas many times, watching the whole process, and almost clashed with the US warships.
Next, the British army will hold larger-scale exercises with the US military, and the content of the exercises will also be expanded from the navy to the army and air force. By then, the British-US alliance will be a matter of course.
On the surface, the United States and Britain are getting closer, but in fact, Americans and Russians are just as ambitious.
After independence, Australia completely turned to Russia.
Canada is not independent yet, but it is already in the arms of the Americans.
While the U.S. Navy and the British Navy are holding joint exercises, the U.S. Air Force and Army are holding joint exercises with the Canadian Air Force and Army. Relations between the two countries are heating up rapidly. Just after the U.S.-Canada joint exercise ended, the Canadian military signed a procurement contract worth 45 million pounds from the United States.
This trade is carried out on a barter basis. Canada will provide the United States with industrial raw materials worth 45 million pounds in exchange for American fighter bombers and armored fighting vehicles.
What makes Baldwin uncomfortable is that what Canada purchased from the United States were fighter jets and tanks equipped by the US military during the world wars.
These tanks are provided by the United Kingdom.
The UK still has a large inventory of weapons and equipment from the World War. If Canada wants to buy, the UK has more and the price will be cheaper.
This purchase contract is obviously a protection fee.
What makes Baldwin even more uncomfortable is that while Americans are getting closer to Britain, they are also flirting with Russia half-heartedly.
This is normal. The United States has always bet on both ends and will not put its eggs in the same basket.
Unless the outcome is determined, the other side has completely lost value.
Baldwin hopes to use British assets in Australia to drive a wedge between the United States and Russia.
I didn’t expect that the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Charles Hughes, would not be fooled and join Churchill’s pirate ship.
The reason given by Hughes was particularly high-sounding, saying that "the United States has no intention of getting involved in the internal affairs of the Commonwealth."
No intention!
Oh, you didn’t mean it.
If Australia's assets are replaced by Canada, let's see if the United States is interested.
“So we have reason to believe that there may be a secret agreement between Washington and Alexander——”
Churchill judged others by himself, otherwise there would be no such tacit understanding.
Although the League of Nations adhered to Wilson's Fourteen Points, it promised to put an end to secret diplomacy and replace secret alliances with open agreements.
But whether it can be truly implemented depends on the moral standards of each country.
The alliance signed between Russia and the Big Four only promised that Russia could provide military assistance to the Big Four when they were invaded.
It's "can", not "must".
This leaves enough room for Russia's operations.
Even if military assistance is provided, it is hard to say how strong it will be.
“No way, Washington will not allow Russia to dominate Europe.”
Chamberlain's bottom line is slightly higher than Churchill's.
“We should give Americans a sufficient sense of crisis.”
Churchill wanted the United States to choose between Russia and Britain.
"It's best not to, otherwise the result may not be what we want."
Chamberlain doesn't want to take risks.
"Then we will find ways to make the situation develop in a direction more favorable to us."
Churchill will not sit still and wait for death. The United Kingdom must take the initiative to gain a chance of survival.
Since the Americans did not want British assets in Australia, Churchill simply went to Mikhailovich.
If Russia doesn’t want it, Churchill claimed that he would rather destroy Australia completely than gain nothing.
“Great, this is exactly what we wanted!”
Guchkov was so happy that he couldn't refuse the big gift package delivered to his door.
Guchkov narrowly defeated Felix in the election to the State Duma.
"It is best not to. The outbreak of war in Australia will stimulate the British economy, and the consequences are unpredictable."
Felix's term ends at the end of the year, and he is still the top leader of Russia .
“We are a freedom-loving and peace-loving Russia, and we should take the initiative to take responsibility.”
George is consistent on the outside, and any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.
At the same time that Russia agreed to take over all British assets in Australia for 50 million rubles, Mannerheim made significant progress in its mediation in Sudan, and Dina Oga agreed to open a channel to allow Khartoum to White people leave.
What is gratifying is that Mannerheim not only rescued 10,000 white people in Khartoum, but also won for them the right to take away part of their property.
On September 1, Mannerheim and Dinaoga issued a joint statement at the military camp on the outskirts of Khartoum to clarify rumors that the Sudanese rebels massacred white people.
“The retaliation against the white people was a spontaneous act by the locals. Not only did my men not participate, but they provided protection to the survivors. You should not blame the locals for their retaliatory actions, but you should reflect on why. The locals will retaliate, and if the British really just brought their advanced way of life to Sudan, I believe there would be no irreconcilable hatred between the Sudanese and the British.”
Dinaoga spoke eloquently in front of hundreds of reporters, placing the blame entirely on the colonists themselves.
After the revelation of the Belgian atrocities in the Congo, it also aroused the indignation of the British. The vast majority of the British believed that the Belgians' behavior in the Congo had tarnished the meaning of "civilization."
While the British were gloating about their misfortune, they seemed not to notice at all that the behavior of the British in the colonies was no worse than that of the Belgians in the Congo.
They are all colonization, and no one has the right to laugh at anyone. In Sudan, if slaves did not complete the work tasks set by the colonists, they would also be tortured and killed by the British in various ways for fun.
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