Chapter 851 Everything is safe
Russia has no colonies in Africa, so George has no scruples when he takes action. This is the real punishment for Italy.
The sanctions imposed by the League of Nations are simply a joke because they include the United States and the United Kingdom. They cannot have the desired effect and cannot demonstrate Russia's status and strength at all.
George's ideal is not to educate the world, but to establish a new international order system dominated by Russia. In this system, disobedience will be spanked. Russia has no time and no obligation to reason with others.
George didn't even have to do it himself, Felix just did it for him.
When George does things, he still has a certain bottom line.
Felix also has a bottom line.
The difference is that George's bottom line is morality, and Felix's bottom line is Russia's interests.
So it would be best to leave this matter to Felix.
"Why?"
Although George had explained the significance of funding the resistance in the Italian North African colonies, Felix still wanted to ask why.
"There are oil fields in Cyrenaica."
George directly threw the king bomb.
Although they have gone through multiple share swaps, the main industry of the Yuriev family is still manufacturing, and the Yusupov family is the resource.
There's no point talking about morality to Felix, he doesn't care at all.
"The reserves are very rich?"
Felix asked, the amount of reserves is directly related to Felix's attention.
Cyrenaica has not yet changed its name.
"Enough to affect oil prices in the European market."
George only knew that there was oil in Cyrenaica, but he really didn’t know how much there was.
However, considering Cardano's arrogance in the United Nations, Cyrenaica's oil reserves are indispensable.
Felix no longer hesitates, this kind of place must be under his control.
Even if it is not crowded, it cannot be controlled by Italy.
Like Germany, Italy is an oil-poor country and has to rely on oil from Russia and the United States.
If Mussolini knew that there was oil in Cyrenaica, he would have found the oil field even if he dug three feet into Cyrenaica.
The role of George's golden finger is similar to the spy satellite at the beginning of Red Alert.
The desert nomads of Cyrenaica will never find oil fields in their next life.
Let them fight guerrillas against the Italians, and they will definitely be good at it.
Nomads focus on "traveling" and have no concept of being unable to leave their homeland. When the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we advance. If we die heroically in battle, what if we have 40 left in heaven after our death?
The Italians are biting off more than they can chew. It has been 20 years since the Italian-Turkish War ended. Italy has not completely controlled Tripoli and Cyrenaica, and its colonial experience is far from that of Britain.
In order to avoid international disputes, Felix did not send Russians to North Africa. He directly selected two cadets from Najd from the Amur Army cadets and went deep into the Italian North African colonies in the name of doing business.
Italy's North African colonies and Nejd were both part of the Ottoman Empire in the past. There were frequent personnel exchanges. After thousands of years of ethnic integration, there is not much difference in appearance.
At least the Italians couldn't tell.
News soon came to the two cadet soldiers.
There is good news and bad news.
The good news is that the nomads in Italian North Africa have a great demand for weapons.
The bad news is that there are many competitors, and even the Italians themselves are selling weapons.
It sounds incredible, but it is actually Italy's way of controlling nomads.
The nomads do not even have a fixed residence, let alone develop industrial capabilities, so almost all the industrial products the nomads need are imported from Europe.
Even if Italy did not sell weapons for the sake of colonial security, French traders would smuggle them.
So the Italians simply sold it themselves, making money and at the same time strengthening their control over the nomads through bullets.
Felix was not polite and sent the rifles purchased from the Russian military directly to North Africa. Many rifles did not even have their serial numbers removed.
This is not carelessness, but a clear way to let the Italians know the consequences of going against Russia.
Mussolini's life was not easy either.
Mussolini, like his predecessors, made the mistake of having too much ambition but too little. That is, he underestimated the strength of his opponents, thought too highly of himself, and did not take his opponents seriously at all.
Although Haile Selassie I was stupid, facing the invasion of the Italian army, Haile Selassie did not place all his hopes on the League of Nations, but actively mobilized the Abyssinians to fight back.
The strength of the Abyssinian Empire is indeed poor, with a weak industrial base and backward weapons and equipment. There is not even a single armored fighting vehicle in the country.
However, the Abyssinian army relied on their high morale and familiarity with the terrain to fight back and forth with the Italians, and the battle quickly reached a stalemate.
Mussolini was very angry and continued to increase troops in Abyssinia. The number of Italian troops invading Abyssinia soon increased to 500,000.
Just when Mussolini was complacent and the Italian army was about to launch a second round of offensive, an uprising broke out in the Italian North African colonies. A coalition of more than ten nomads captured Jirafa and approached the Italian North African colonies to regain Tripoli.
Jirafa is only 30 kilometers away from Tripoli.
Mussolini was so angry that he urgently transferred an Italian army that was already on board ships and was about to be sent to Abyssinia to Tripoli, and ordered the Italian Air Force stationed in Tripoli to carry out air strikes on Jirafa.
The nomadic coalition only has rifles, not even machine guns, and has no air defense capability at all.
With the help of the Italian Air Force, the Italian army quickly recaptured Girafa and seized a batch of Russian army standard equipment.
"This is a Yuriev rifle produced at the Tula Arsenal, number 191812131857. His Excellency Grand Duke Alexandrovich, can you explain why this standard rifle equipped by the Russian army appears in Kyrgyzstan?" Rafa?”
Lorenzo accused Russia of tyrannical behavior in the League of Nations.
"This kind of weapon, which has been eliminated by the Russian military, has sold millions of units in recent years. It is impossible for Russia to trace the whereabouts of every rifle."
Montenegro's new ambassador to the League of Nations, Balke, played it down.
"We are not responsible for the goods when they are shipped out!"
Alan saw that the funeral was not too big.
"The appearance of this rifle in Jirafa just proves that this matter has nothing to do with Russia, otherwise it would not be the Yuriev rifle that appeared in Jirafa——"
Pegg was active and proactive in defending Russia.
Since Australia became independent, Andre's group of younger brothers in the League of Nations has grown stronger.
"That's right, if Russia takes action, what appears in Jilafa may not be rifles, but aircraft and armored combat vehicles."
Kostic is adding insult to injury. Do you think Italy is worthy of having a fight with Russia?
Andre frowned. You guys, don’t be so eager to defend yourself. You should say arrogantly: Yes, I did it. Do you hear me clearly?
Lorenzo was filled with grief and anger and had nowhere to turn, and looked at Edouard and Perrier with eyes pleading for help.
Perrier looked down at the document. France could not interfere with Italy's invasion of Abyssinia, or even respond to Russia's sanctions against Italy. But that's all. France will certainly not openly oppose Russia for Italy.
Edward was distraught.
After the end of the world war, Britain's sphere of influence in Africa reached its peak.
But with the independence of South Africa, Egypt, and Sudan, Britain's influence in Africa is shrinking rapidly.
If Edward openly supports Lorenzo, if Russia intensifies its efforts, the remaining British colonies will face a serious threat.
The results in Sudan have proven that no one can resist Russia’s tactics.
But if you don't ask, it will conflict with Britain's overall policy of winning over Italy.
Edward was still hesitant, and Putales took advantage of it: "We should respect each other's legitimate rights and interests around the world, otherwise the world we live in will fall into complete disorder."
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Lorenzo felt like he was being pardoned. He was about to nod yes, but Perrier was finally willing to raise his head.
"How to define legitimacy?"
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Just like Andre, who always rebels against Britain, France always rebels against virtue.
"Italy's invasion of Abyssinia is unjust!"
Andre tried to bring the topic back.
Tefaye burst into tears. Finally, someone said something fair. The world is not desperate yet——
"Italy is punishing the Abyssinian Empire for its wrongdoings and safeguarding Italian interests. This is Italy's legitimate power!"
Lorenzo confuses right and wrong.
What Lorenzo didn't expect was that his "legitimate power" would soon lose its moral high ground.
In the second round of the attack, the Italian army used poison gas bombs, which are prohibited by international conventions. Due to the lack of protective equipment of the Abyssinian army, the balance of the battlefield was completely broken. The Abyssinian army suffered heavy casualties and the defense line was breached.
The news reached the League of Nations, and this time no one defended Italy.
During the World War, the participating armies of various countries suffered heavy casualties due to poison gas bombs. Therefore, after the end of the World War, the five permanent members of the League of Nations jointly issued a convention prohibiting the use of poison gas bombs, and the Kingdom of Italy was also one of the signatories.
"The Abyssinian Empire is not a signatory, and the Kingdom of Italy has the right to use any weapons to safeguard Italian interests."
Lorenzo's forced defense drew unanimous condemnation from almost all members of the League of Nations.
"Shameless!"
"Too much!"
"Italy is no longer qualified to serve as a permanent member of the League of Nations!"
"The Kingdom of Italy should be expelled from the League of Nations!"
Edouard and Perrier looked at each other, how could they help such a pig teammate?
Putales shook his head speechlessly. Is Italy really worth winning over?
In order to conquer the Abyssinian Empire, Italy mobilized 500,000 troops. This was as outrageous as the British army mobilizing 450,000 expeditionary troops to defeat the Boers, whose total population was only 440,000.
They were beaten like this and had to use poison gas bombs to break through the Afghan defense line. If they were to fight with the French, they would probably not be able to hope for it.
Yes, Germany is wooing Italy just for France.
At least for now, Mustache has not thought of attacking Russia.
"Gentlemen, please be quiet——"
Andre banged the table and launched a general attack on the Italian.
"I propose to impose more severe sanctions on Italy, as well as on those countries that do not obey the resolutions of the League of Nations."
André wanted to bring the United States under the jurisdiction of the League of Nations.
"I object, I firmly object, this is a serious offense to the Kingdom of Italy——"
Lorenzo roared that the United States would definitely not trade with Italy at the risk of being sanctioned by the League of Nations.
"Your Excellency, it is impossible for us to impose sanctions on countries that have not joined the League of Nations. This is not in line with the spirit of the League of Nations."
Edward was equally staunchly opposed.
"Second!"
Perrier stood by Edward this time.
Forget about small countries, their opinions have no reference value and will not influence the resolutions of the League of Nations.
For countries of the size of the UK and France, once they agree to impose sanctions on the United States, they will have to increase their reliance on Russia, which is not in the interests of the UK and France.
After France completely cut off trade with the United States, Stimson made an emergency visit to France. The two countries had reached an agreement, and the United States quietly canceled the tax increase on French imported goods.
Germany has also resumed trade with the United States, and the tariff war has actually ended with the United States admitting defeat.
This fully proves that the United States is still in a weak position when facing Europe at this time.
"Gentlemen, I hope you can understand that every time we condone evil, it will encourage the arrogance of evil, and eventually all of us will become an accomplice of evil. Is this the original intention of our establishment of the League of Nations?"
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Andre was completely disappointed, even if he didn't want the League of Nations.
Edward pretended to be dead. The League of Nations was proposed by US President Wilson and had nothing to do with Britain.
Perrier frowned and began to doubt whether conniving Italy could really guarantee France's security.
Regardless of the Italians' excuses, Italy's invasion of Abyssinia was a case of bullying.
If this kind of behavior is not stopped, it will be equally reasonable for Germany to seek revenge from France once it regains its strength. Who will uphold justice for France at that time?
If you want the judge to deliver justice, you have to actively fight for it, otherwise the result will be a clean life and a child with a sex change.
Russia does have influence in the League of Nations. Although the meeting passed Andre's proposal and decided to impose more severe sanctions on the Kingdom of Italy, the proposal to impose sanctions on the United States was not passed due to the opposition of Britain and France.
After the meeting, Andrei was in a bad mood and asked a group of boys to drink at the Romanov Palace.
"After today's meeting, there is no need for the League of Nations to exist at all. Our sanctions against Italy cannot play their due role, and we are unable to impose sanctions on the United States. What is the point of such an alliance?"
Alan was disappointed with today's meeting.
"The alliance itself is just a dialogue platform. How useful can you expect it to be?"
Andre did not have high hopes for the League of Nations, otherwise he would not have been allowed to serve as ambassador to the League of Nations.
"We should withdraw from the League of Nations collectively, focus our energy on the Free Trade Alliance, and let those half-hearted guys go to hell!"
Balk is the most radical, and he does have the confidence to say so.
Among all the younger brothers in Russia, Montenegro is the most dependent on Russia. As long as it holds on to Russia’s thighs, Montenegro will have nothing to worry about.
(End of chapter)