Chapter 772 Indulgence and Ambition

Arthur's words triggered the actions of the entire cabinet government, and the biggest result was the rapid advancement of the localization work in all colonies.

Even if the construction goes well, it is hoped that all colonies will be localized in two years.

This kind of time was in line with Arthur's expectations, and Arthur couldn't help but relax. After all, judging from the current situation, Tsarist Russia can still persist for a while.

Coupled with the transitional period required after the fall of Tsarist Russia, two years is almost a very suitable time.

After relaxing, Arthur decided to spend more time with his family and let his heir to the throne, William, take on more government work and exercise his abilities.

Now, while Arthur can still fully control the government, this is William's best opportunity to exercise. If William wants to train him when he takes control of the throne in the future, he won't have a pinnacle like Arthur to control the overall situation.

After all, there is a huge difference and influence between having a backer and having no backer.

The reason why she chose to spend more time with her family was because her mother, Queen Mother Louise, was in a much worse health that could be seen to the naked eye.

This is also an inevitable thing in life. Arthur was born in 1888 and is about to turn 43.

Arthur's mother, Queen Louise, was born at the age of 18 and is already 70 years old.

In this era, being able to live to the age of 70 is definitely considered a rare longevity.

Queen Louise, the Queen Mother in history, only lived to 1 year old. Now she has lived for 13 more years, which is already a big change.

No matter how much power Arthur had, he could not prevent his mother, the Queen Mother Louise, from aging visibly year by year.

Unless the advanced technology of 100 years from now is available now, it will be a matter of time before we say goodbye to Queen Mother Louise.

Queen Mother Louise obviously understood this, which was one of the reasons why she frequently urged William to get married and have children as soon as possible.

Elderly people want to see their offspring thrive and flourish, Queen Victoria did the same, and so did the Queen Mother Louise.

The good news is that Princess Alexandrine is already several months pregnant. Queen Mother Louise only needs to hold on until this time next year to see her grandson or granddaughter born smoothly.

But until then, Arthur plans to spend more time with his family, including Queen Mother Louise.

Anyway, with William helping him handle government affairs, William can also participate in ordinary cabinet meetings, so he can feel much more relaxed.

Time passes very quickly, especially when spending time with your family.

Before I knew it, the time came to 11.

Christmas this year has become a lot more lively. Not only is there more Princess Alexandrine, but there is also a little one who has not yet been born in Princess Alexandrine's belly.

Apart from a live address to the nation on Christmas Day, William did most of the rest.

Including distributing food and other subsidies to low-income people through the Royal Relief Committee, William also made public appearances.

This did allow William to accumulate a certain amount of prestige. At least the people were very satisfied with the heir designated by Arthur.

He has a mature character, is not aggressive, and loves the people as much as Arthur. He is already a qualified monarch in the eyes of Australasians.

Time passed and time came to 1931 very quickly.

At the beginning of the year, several major events happened around the world.

The protagonists of the current major events in the world are undoubtedly Germany, Italy and island countries.

The administrative concepts of these three countries are relatively radical, and they are all taking corresponding actions.

The big news of 1 should belong to the end of the war between Italy and the Abyssinian Empire.

This was the second war between the two countries, and it ended with a successful Italian revenge.

In this war, the Abyssinian Empire invested approximately 500,000 troops, and Italy also increased its troops from the initial 100,000 to 350,000.

From January 131, this war lasted for nearly eight months, with both sides suffering more than 100,000 casualties.

Speaking of the scale of casualties on both sides, this was actually a topic Mussolini did not want to mention.

Although the Italian army won the war with a smaller number of people, the cost of the war was much higher than that of the Abyssinian Empire, and the casualties of the soldiers were not as good as the Western powers' performance against the African natives.

Let’s first talk about the military expenditures of both sides in this war.

The Italian army deployed all three armies, including sea, land and air, dispatched a large number of aircraft to gain air superiority, and mobilized a considerable transport fleet to ensure the supply of supplies to East Africa.

Under such circumstances, Italy's victory in the final war can only be said to be an inevitable result. With such a disparity in weapons and equipment between the two sides, if Italy cannot win the final victory, then Mussolini should really consider whether this country has hope of rising.

Although the final result satisfied Mussolini, the ratio of casualties on both sides simply made Britain and France laugh out loud.

Italy dispatched a total of 350,000 army troops. It is expected that the number of casualties will exceed 10,000, and the cumulative number of wounded will exceed 30,000.

In addition, there were about 50,000 non-combat casualties or injuries, and the total cumulative casualties were close to 110,000, which was already quite high.

As for the Abyssinian Empire, about 170,000 of the 500,000 troops were killed (estimated), and the casualties were even more incalculable.

But considering that the Abyssinian Empire has very few thermal weapons reserves, it is reasonable to expect high casualties.

After all, the weapons of the Italian army can be regarded as excellent in Europe, while the weapons of the Abyssinian Empire are still in the cold weapon age.

The end of the war was not the signing of a peace treaty, but a unilateral announcement by Mussolini.

1. Mussolini publicly announced the annexation of the entire Abyssinian Empire territory to the Kingdom of Italy, and stated that he would dispatch troops to the new territory to help the new territory restore order more quickly and re-enter production.

Although it is said to be fanciful, in fact the real purpose is to prevent the Abyssinians from resisting.

The Abyssinian Empire still had relatively fierce colonial resistance, which was why the Kingdom of Italy failed in its first war with the Abyssinian Empire.

If there were not enough garrison troops, it would not be impossible for the Abyssinian Empire to rebel again and even drive away the Italians.

It is worth mentioning that although Italy did not show any indication in the war between Italy and the Abyssinian Empire, the British still accepted Haile Selassie I, the last emperor of the Abyssinian Empire, and allowed him to serve as an honored guest. lives in London.

This is actually the British strategy in diplomacy. At least it can reflect the British Empire's dissatisfaction with Italy's territory in the Abyssinian Empire and draw a clear line with the Italians.

But in fact, although under the leadership of Britain and France, the World Alliance imposed economic sanctions on Italy.

But this economic sanction can only be said to be insignificant. Although it includes food and many other supplies, there are no provisions on the two most important sanctions, namely the oil embargo and the blockade of the Suez Canal.

You know, Italy does not have any large-scale oil fields, and domestic oil consumption basically relies on overseas imports.

Whenever an oil embargo is imposed on Italy, most of Italy's tanks, aircraft, and even warships will be paralyzed.

Not to mention the blockade of the Suez Canal. Italy is a purely Mediterranean country, with all its outlets located within the Mediterranean Sea.

As long as the Mediterranean Sea is blocked, if the Italian Navy wants to get close to East Africa, it must pass through the Strait of Gibraltar and bypass the entire Africa before reaching East Africa.

Not to mention whether the Strait of Gibraltar will also be blocked after the Suez Canal is blocked. Even if it can be passed, with such a long detour, the Italians' logistical advantage will disappear.

From this aspect, it can be seen that neither Britain nor France actually want to promote sanctions against Italy.

Because of this, Mussolini was very confident throughout the war, and quickly announced the occupation of the entire Abyssinian Empire after the war, without considering European public opinion.

Regardless of European public opinion, many Italians in Italy are very satisfied with Mussolini's expansion of the country's territory by hundreds of thousands of square kilometers.

Even in World War I, Italy's expansion was actually not that big. Even if it were just a colonial country, it would be enough to drive many ideologically radical Italians into a state of fanaticism.

Because the power of the Italian king has been eclipsed, the only object of public enthusiasm is the dictatorial ruler Mussolini.

Mussolini was very satisfied with the public opinion in Italy. He also felt that there was nothing wrong with his policies and that Italy was on the road to revival and rise.

Italy's success in this colonial war allowed other countries to see opportunities and breed greater ambitions.

Britain and France may not have imagined that their connivance with Italy for various reasons would lead to even crazier ideas in other crazier countries.

If there is a regret medicine, perhaps the current leaders of the British and French governments would like to buy a box in the future.

But now, they simply think that the situation is still under their control.

After Italy successfully expanded its territory to hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, Hitler admitted that he was moved.

However, Germany suffers from many restrictions. The most important thing at present is to gradually lift the restrictions on Germany.

Considering the connivance of Britain and France towards Italy in this war, Hitler decided to test the attitudes of Britain and France towards Germany to decide what strategy he should adopt.

Hitler was relatively cautious at first. Among the many test plans, Hitler chose a relatively mild one, which was to quietly study heavy weapons and equipment to test the attitudes of Britain and France.

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