Chapter 821 One step back and one step back
Mustache was sitting in his office, nervously waiting for the good news from the German Foreign Minister.
It is a bold decision to station troops in the Rhineland Demilitarized Zone, and it may even provoke a super war.
Even though Mustache is crazy, he has not completely lost his mind at this time. However, such crazy behavior can still occur under rational circumstances, which also proves that Mustache, who is completely in a state of madness, will make more bold and shocking decisions.
About half an hour later, the German Foreign Minister came to the German government in person to report to Mustache, and said that the British and French diplomatic ambassadors were already sending messages to their countries.
Mustache nodded, and the current development of things was still within his expectations.
After thinking for a while, Mustache ordered his foreign minister: "Invite domestic and foreign media to come to Congress. I want to hold an impromptu speech."
Reichstag a little later.
Surrounded by many domestic and foreign media, under the gaze of many members of Congress, and under the attention of many curious German people around him, Mustache began his inspiring speech.
"Gentlemen and ladies, all my fellow countrymen of the great and glorious German nation! As Prime Minister of the German Empire, I announce to you a piece of great good news:
The alliance between France and Austria severely persecuted German industrial production. On the premise that we had to resist the Franco-Austrian alliance, we also faced threats from Russia.
Out of consideration for the interests of all German people, three hours ago, I ordered the troops to be stationed in the Rhineland Demilitarized Zone and officially abolished the Demilitarized Zone.
From then on, the German people were free to walk in any sovereign territory of Germany, and the German army was determined to do so.
The German government will never give up any of the sovereignty we should have, and will never allow any country to cause provocation to our national territorial sovereignty.
If the enemy wants to restore the DMZ, let them step over my body! I believe that the German military is confident in maintaining the security of our national territory, even if we have to fight to the last man. "
Mustache's speech was calm and firm, revealing his attitude that he would even go to war with Britain and France in order to abolish the demilitarized zone.
Such a firm attitude also infected members of the German Parliament and the German people. There is no doubt that this was a quite successful speech.
Although Mustache's slight trembling betrayed his inner feelings, in the eyes of many media and people, such behavior was caused by Mustache's overly excited mood.
I have to admit that at this time, Mustache has a hint of reason in his madness. He has a greedy and crazy mentality like a gambler, and he also has an extraordinary sense of international politics.
Before this operation, German Army Commander-in-Chief Varner von Fritsch had advised Mustache. General Varner von Fritsch believed that although the German army had expanded to 400,000, the only truly combat-effective army was the original 150,000.
It is irrational to intensify the conflict with Britain and France at this time, and the current German army is obviously no match for the French army.
Varner von Fritsch proposed giving the German army another year to train. When you wait until 1, you can enter the Rhineland Demilitarized Zone openly without caring about the faces of Britain and France.
Although such a proposal seemed very appropriate, Mustache rejected Varner von Fritsch's proposal.
He decided to take a huge gamble. Once the action to abolish the demilitarized zone is successful, Mustache will immediately become one of the greatest heads of government in German history, completely and firmly controlling Germany's military and politics.
But if it failed, the German army could only withdraw in despair. Under such circumstances, such an action, which the German people have high hopes for, will actually become the beginning of affecting the mustache's prestige and the stability of the regime.
To put it simply, whether Germany is strong or not is directly linked to the results of this action to abolish the demilitarized zone.
In order to ensure the success of the operation, Mustache has spent a lot of money.
Facing Germany's current only ally, Italy, Mustache tried every possible means to seek Italy's consent and get Italy to stand up and support Germany when the German diplomatic department expressed its stance.
With the support of Italy, Britain and France, which were already undecided, became even more hesitant.
Although Britain and France are not willing to see Germany abolish the Rhineland Demilitarized Zone, they are even less willing to see it launch a war for this purpose.
What's more, the enemies we faced in this war were the two great powers, Germany and Italy.
As long as it does not seriously affect themselves, the British will not let themselves fall into a passive war for the benefit of the French.
With the Franco-Austrian Alliance and the German-Italian Entente evenly matched, the British made a decision they would regret deeply in the future, which was to temporarily let the Germans take action.
The British Prime Minister at this time was Macdonald. In the final summary of Prime Minister Macdonald’s report to King George V, Prime Minister Macdonald mentioned: “It may be an unsolved mystery whether Germany is strong after gaining the Rhineland or France after its large-scale military expansion.
But for the current British Empire, France poses a far greater threat than Germany. The strength of the Germans lies in their desire to seek revenge from the French, and the strength of the French lies in their desire to challenge the majesty of the British Empire in Europe. "
Since the British became the world's hegemon, their international foreign policy has basically only had two parts.
The first part is the well-known regional balancing policy. That is to say, a region cannot have only one powerful country, but must be controlled by two relatively balanced countries.
The second part is the British Empire's policy of helping three and attacking two. To put it simply, the basic meaning of this part of foreign policy is to win over the third country in the world and target the second country in the world.
The British adopted neutrality in this operation, which was definitely the result Germany wanted to see most.
As long as the British would not support France, it would be impossible for France to launch a war with Germany.
After all, the French are not stupid either. Even if France could successfully defeat Germany, France would never be a match for the British after the war.
It was with this idea in mind that the French did not have any drastic reaction in diplomacy. They just transferred all the troops controlling the Trust Republic back to the country and continued to deploy them to the French-German border.
As a result, France has more than 300,000 troops deployed on the French-German border.
Among the remaining troops, in addition to more than 100,000 new soldiers and more than 100,000 border garrison troops, there are less than 100,000 troops available for mobilization.
Being able to deploy most of the mobilizable troops on the French-German border has proved that the French were afraid of and valued Germany at this time.
Although this diplomatic crisis was resolved peacefully, the impact on the European political situation was huge.
The successive compromises made by Britain and France to Germany forced many small and medium-sized European countries to face up to Germany, a powerful country that had abolished any restrictions.
If Germany before was just a struggling industrial power, now Germany has completely become a great power and is moving towards the strongest level.
To say that the country most wary of Germany at this time is probably Germany's eastern neighbor, the Republic of Poland, a country that was born only after World War I.
If Germany can openly abolish the Rhineland Demilitarized Zone in the contract, will it regain the entire East Prussia?
You know, Poland was once partitioned by Germany and Russia, and it was a country that was re-established after World War I.
Once established, Poland annexed many German territories. At this time, there were still a large number of Germans in Poland.
Facing the crazy German army, even the powerful Britain and France had to avoid the edge for the time being. Can Poland, which has offended Germany, preserve itself in such a European situation?
The answer is already obvious, it is simply impossible.
Germany's first expansionary move in history should have been the Sudetenland region in Czechoslovakia.
But the problem is that Czechoslovakia is affiliated with the Austrian Empire at this time, and the Austrian Empire is allied with France. Germany's goal cannot be the Austrian Empire in the short term.
As for the countries to the west of Germany, apart from France, there are only the three Low Countries.
Among the three Low Countries, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium have already declared their neutrality. Germany cannot give someone away for no reason before it has sufficient reasons to declare war.
Looking closely at the surrounding neighboring countries, the only country that can satisfy the mustache's appetite and has enough excuses to declare war is Poland.
In particular, the Free City of Danzig, which was carved out of Germany, was controlled by Poland. This was simply the best excuse to launch an attack.
However, compared to the Rhineland, Germany was not sure that Britain and France would allow Poland to be destroyed.
In order to successfully annex Poland, Germany must find a reliable partner with sufficient strength, just as it did when it partitioned Poland decades ago.
Because of Poland's relatively easterly location, there are fewer potential targets for collaborators.
Germany's ally Italy had no idea about Poland. After all, the entire Austrian Empire separated Italy and Poland.
Judging from the map, the only country that can carve up Poland with Germany is perhaps Russia, which also carves up Poland with Germany before.
After the reunification of the Russians, they have been very low-key so far.
They also fulfilled their commitments to Britain and France and did not actively spread their ideology to the West.
Mustache is not sure he can persuade Russia to join his action, even if the two countries carve up the huge Poland.
But no matter what, action must be taken. Even if the Russians did not agree to carve up Poland, Poland and Germany were destined to have a war.
Mustache, who was thinking about his plan, had a flash of excitement and madness in his eyes. He waved his hand and called his closest subordinates.
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