Chapter 745 The key is to find the right person
The technological strength shown by Germany in World War I was far inferior to that in World War II. Except for the super cannon, it hardly left much impression on people.
At the beginning of the war, the German army used the 420 mm caliber Big Bert to conquer the Fortress of the Liege in Belgium, and became famous in the first battle.
During the Michael Offensive in the spring of 1918, the German army shocked the world by using the Paris Artillery with a range of up to 130 kilometers to bombard Paris.
The caliber of the Paris Cannon is only 210 mm, the barrel is 36 meters long, and the length-to-diameter ratio reaches an astonishing 172 times. In order to offset the bending of the barrel due to its own weight, the entire barrel is supported by brackets , can be used normally.
Both types of super artillery are produced by Krupp.
Unfortunately, although the Paris artillery is amazingly powerful, it is not very effective. Not only is the cost high, but the accuracy is seriously insufficient. When bombarding Paris 120 kilometers away, the hit rate is less than half.
The shells of the Paris Cannon severely damaged the barrel. Every time 50 shells were fired, the barrel had to be returned to the factory to expand the bore.
So the caliber of the Paris cannon was expanded from the initial 210 mm, first to 240 mm, and then to 260 mm. In the end, even the Germans abandoned it, and only three guns were built before and after.
Although the actual performance of the Paris Cannon was not good, after the German defeat, Russia dragged 2 of the 3 cannons back to Russia for research.
The last one was blown up by the Germans themselves in France.
Felix has no interest in cooperating with the British government.
However, Felix did not refuse immediately. Instead, he used negotiation as an excuse to delay the British and consume their patience.
Compared with Fouad, who was at both ends of the spectrum, Hussein Ali completely turned to Constantinople and acted as a vanguard in resisting British colonial rule.
Almost at the same time that the Kingdom of Hejaz announced that it would no longer provide protection to adventurers, the French explorer Provence lost contact within the Kingdom of Hejaz.
The expedition to Provence was sponsored by several large French companies. The French government called the Kingdom of Hejaz and asked the Kingdom of Hejaz to find the whereabouts of Provence.
Hussein Ali agreed to help but asked the French government to pay for it.
The territory claimed by the Kingdom of Hijaz is as high as 2.25 million square kilometers, 99.999% of which is desert. Looking for an expedition team of more than a hundred people in such a large area is similar to finding a needle in a haystack.
The terrain in the desert is constantly changing. Sand dunes can accumulate up to 200 meters overnight. The Provence expedition team may be buried under a certain sand dune. Let's dig it out slowly.
The French government also knew how difficult this matter was, so it left it alone.
While the explorers were all in danger, attacks against British officials around the Persian Gulf were increasing rapidly. From April to May, in just one month, six British officials and staff were sent to Killed during the attack.
This rarely happened even during the Ottoman Empire.
On May 31, in response to the rapid deterioration of the security situation in the areas surrounding the Persian Gulf, the United Kingdom decided to send additional troops to the Persian Gulf region.
This decision once again made Arthur Balfour, the British ambassador to the League of Nations, the target of siege.
The first person to fire at Balfour was Abdullah al-Shehri, Hejaz's ambassador to the League of Nations.
Shehri immediately targeted the Balfour Declaration, saying that it was an offense to all Arabs and fully reflected Britain's arrogance and rudeness.
“If you really care about the Hebrews, why don’t you follow Russia’s example and establish a Hebrew Autonomous State in the UK, so that the Hebrews can live freely under the protection of the British Empire?”
When Shehri stepped on the British, he also complimented Russia without missing a beat.
“Without the help of the British Empire, you would not even be able to get rid of the colonial rule of the Ottomans. You should be grateful to the British Empire rather than full of resentment.”
Belfort tried to divert attention and shut up. Let’s not talk about the Balfour Declaration.
"What you call help is just to use us to fight against the Ottoman Empire. You only paid for your saliva, but we paid for our lives. In the end, we are still grateful and accept your will. What is the difference between you and the Ottomans?"
Shehri was full of firepower, making it difficult for Belfort to parry.
In fact, there is a difference.
The Ottomans demanded submission from the Arabs.
The British made the Arabs kneel to the ground, opened their mouths, and fed them into their mouths.
Let’s not talk about whether Xiang’e is disgusting or not, but let’s talk about whether it can be full.
"Your Excellency, London should reflect on the fact that the world today is no longer the world 100 years ago."
Little Nicholas transformed into a messenger of justice and upheld justice for small and weak countries.
One thing to say is that in terms of national image, Russia is much better than the UK.
Russia has been at war with the Ottoman Empire for more than 200 years. It has supported a series of countries in the Balkan Peninsula and successfully gained the gratitude of the Balkan countries.
If it were the UK, it would probably be a matter of vacating the cage and replacing the bird, leaving no space but no people.
If it is impossible, please refer to the United States, Canada, and Australia.
"Your Excellency the Grand Duke, Constantinople should also reflect on it!"
Belfort never expected that Britain's situation in the League of Nations would be so bad.
Little Nicholas’s speech won the collective pandering of all the younger brothers.
Clemenceau watched the excitement and said nothing, which in itself represents France's attitude.
What chilled Belfort was that in the face of the attack by Nicholas Jr. and Shehri, it was fine if the French didn't help, and the British guys didn't help either, which left Belfort alone. We can't blame the younger brothers for not helping. We can only say that everyone pushed against the wall.
The colonial system of the British Empire not only harmed global trade, but also harmed the British overseas dominions and colonies more and more seriously.
During the World War, in order to support Britain, India ignored domestic food shortages and preferred to ship Indian rice to Britain so that British farmers could feed cattle rather than letting Indians fill their stomachs.
At least 20 million people starved to death in India due to famine.
This is not the first time this has happened in the UK. From 1845 to 1850, Ireland under British rule suffered a population decline of nearly a quarter due to starvation, with over a million deaths.
The Irish are as white as the British, and the British are so cruel.
In the eyes of the British, Indians are not human beings at all.
It is really hard to understand that Indians are so proud of British colonization.
Until now, India is still in a severe famine. It is unknown how many people starve to death every year. The data reported by the media are only estimates. The British colonial government has never conducted relevant statistics.
It does not exist without statistics.
What is chilling for Indians is that as Russia's grain production has hit new highs, international grain prices have been falling in the past two years.
Indian businessmen wanted to import grain from Russia and ship it to the country to make profits, but the British colonial government severely prohibited it on the grounds of trade protection.
Under such circumstances, even if Indians love peace no matter how much they love it, it will be difficult to maintain their loyalty to the British Empire.
Even India is dissatisfied, not to mention other overseas autonomous territories.
"Reflect on what? Have you not robbed the whole world under the banner of free trade like you? Are you blind too?"
Little Nicholas holds a grudge. , Edward Gray certainly could not have imagined that even if he escaped back to London, he would still be humiliated by Little Nicholas.
"Your Excellency the Grand Duke, you have gone too far!"
Belfort hoped that little Nicholas would have some face.
"Compared to you, I am a six-winged archangel!"
If little Nicholas wanted to lose face, he would not have been sent to the cesspit of the League of Nations by George.
While Balfour was under siege in the League of Nations, the canal blockage finally reached a point where it had to be resolved.
On June 1, the Russian Mediterranean Fleet held an exercise in the eastern Mediterranean in accordance with a pre-announced plan.
This exercise was huge. In addition to the four "Gangut" class battleships in service with the Mediterranean Fleet, the Baltic Fleet and the Pacific Fleet dispatched the battleship "Alexander I" and the "Russia" battleship respectively. Come and join the show.
In addition to seven battleships, Russia also dispatched six armored cruisers, 11 light cruisers, more than 20 destroyers, and an unknown number of submarine units. It is estimated that more than 100 warships participated in the exercise.
In order to offset the impact of Russian military exercises, the British Mediterranean Fleet plans to hold exercises in the central Mediterranean.
This plan was stopped at the last moment by the British Admiralty.
The exercise area of the British Mediterranean Fleet partially overlaps with the exercise area of the Russian Fleet.
This means that there is a possibility of conflict between the two countries.
Britain, which had just experienced a world war, was unable to bear the risk of war with Russia and had basically no possibility of defeating Russia.
Britain took full advantage of the grievances between France and Russia and Germany, and joined forces with France and Russia to defeat Germany and win the final victory of the world war.
If there is a war with Russia, even the British overseas dominions and colonies will not help Britain wholeheartedly like they did in the world war.
Britain broke its promise and became fat, which broke the hearts of the younger brothers.
Compared with the World War, although Russia lost Japan, it consolidated the relationship between the Balkan countries and also attracted a large number of Free Trade Organization member states. They will provide Russia with varying degrees of support. help.
Let’s not talk about other countries.
If Russia fights with Britain, the Germans will definitely go all out.
In this case, Bona Law could only take the initiative to put out the fire.
What Bona Law didn’t expect was that the chain reaction caused by the compromise was also something he couldn’t bear.
After taking office, Bonar Law made many foolish moves. First, he caused ridicule in the British Parliament and the media on the issue of US debt repayment.
At the same time, it failed to solve the canal blockage problem, which continued to disappoint the British.
Now Bonar Law's weakness in foreign attitude has completely shattered the last line of psychological defense of the British.
On June 5, Bonar Law resigned voluntarily due to domestic and foreign troubles, and Finance Minister Stanley Baldwin became Prime Minister and was responsible for forming the cabinet.
The first thing Stanley Baldwin did after taking office was to contact Constantinople, hoping to discuss with George face to face how to solve the canal crisis.
That’s right. If you want to solve a problem, the key is to find the right person.
(End of this chapter)