"General Douglas, what do you mean?"
In the Ruhr Industrial Zone, in the French Army Headquarters, French Army General Henry Abel suddenly received a visit from a distinguished guest. This distinguished guest was General Douglas Haig, the commander of the Empire's local forces on which the sun never sets.
Douglas was at He is very famous among the Allied forces, not only because of his outstanding achievements in World War I, but also because of his nickname.
Since joining the war in 1914, General Douglas Haig has participated in almost all major battles on the Western Front. , including: the Battle of Mons, the first large-scale battle between Britain and Germany in the World War in 1914, the Battle of the Marne, the largest battle on the Western Front in 1914, and the"Race to the Sea", the final battle of 1914.
In 1915, Douglas was not idle either. He participated in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and the Battle of Los; in 1916, he participated in the Battle of the Somme, known as the meat grinder; in 1917, he participated in the Battle of Pas In the Battle of Chandale, he participated in the Somme and Lys River offensives in 1918; and in the subsequent Battle of Amiens, he cooperated with the French Marshal Foch after the Western Front counterattacks of Hindenburg and Ludendorff. The final offensive.
Four consecutive years of non-stop participation in major battles on the Western Front earned General Douglas a large number of military medals. His military rank also jumped from Lieutenant General before joining the war to the Sun Never Sets at this time. Marshal.
However, during this period, more than one million Allied troops died under Douglas's command. As long as Douglas participated in many battles, the British army would inevitably pay extremely heavy casualties, which made the soldiers privately call him Nickname: The Butcher!
The French general who invaded the Ruhr Industrial Zone, Henry Abel, only had the rank of lieutenant general, three ranks lower than Douglas, so when he saw the other party's sudden visit, Lieutenant General Henry seemed a little panicked. They ran over without saying hello. What on earth did they want to do?
It couldn't be just for a visit, right?
"General Henry, I would like to know how long your country plans to stay in the Ruhr Industrial Area. Is it permanent or temporary?"
Douglas had a serious expression on his face, staring into the eyes of the Gauls, and asked directly without any politeness at all.
"Uh, this, this involves our military secrets, please forgive me..."
"Don't talk to me about this. If you don't dare to say anything, you can send a telegram to Tower City now and I will ask Marshal Foch personally!"
Seeing that the other party was trying to do Tai Chi with him and using procrastination to deal with him, General Douglas immediately changed his face and said angrily.
Henry scolded the people who never set the sun for meddling in other people's business and came here to pretend that they had nothing to do. What an uncle, but he only dared to think about it in his heart, and he would definitely not dare to say it.
Moreover, General Douglas had a good relationship with Marshal Foch. The two had fought together. If he really wanted to say it. If Marshal Foch opened his mouth, Marshal Foch would most likely tell him the truth, but in that case, the trouble would go to Marshal Foch.
Problems that he could not solve would be passed on to his superiors. Marshal would only need to investigate afterwards to know that it was him. He pushed the ball, why don't you fix him hard when the time comes?
So although General Henry is hurt in his heart, he is still very polite on the surface.
"No, no, no, don't bother me. General, you are not an outsider. If you really want to know, I will tell you even if I try to violate military orders!
Lieutenant General Henry tried to please General Douglas. He also wanted to know what kind of medicine the Sun Never Sets Man had taken, and why he sent the commander of the local forces over for no reason, and also came to inquire about such matters related to the secrets of the French army.
"In this case, why don't you talk about it quickly? Why are you still blabbering here?"
Henry's flattery did not yield any benefit, and General Douglas did not get rid of him at all.
In desperation, Lieutenant General Henry had no choice but to tell Douglas the order he had received.
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"sure? Do French troops really want to be permanently stationed in the Ruhr Industrial Area?"
The information Douglas obtained from the French general was quickly telegraphed to the capital city of Fog, where the sun never sets. The telegram was immediately sent to the Prime Minister.
"If the Gauls hadn't deliberately lied to deceive us, then we can basically be sure that this information is true!"
Representatives of the Prime Minister's think tank and the military all believe that the credibility of this news is relatively high. After all, a small French lieutenant general would never dare to risk deceiving his allies by spreading such false news. , because his move is likely to cause conflicts between the Sun Never Sets and Gaul, and this consequence is not something he can afford!
"Well, in that case, let us deduce and evaluate the development of the situation based on the fact that this information is true! Prime Minister George rubbed his forehead, feeling a little exhausted.
Recently, not only the Gauls are facing serious debt problems, the sun never sets is also facing this problem, but the sun never sets has a large number of overseas colonies, and it can also be solved through The overseas colonies sucked blood to maintain the domestic situation, so it was not as serious as the Gauls.
However, World War I severely weakened the strength of the Sun Never Sets people, and they drew a large number of troops from overseas colonies during the war. , and even trained a large number of local troops to Europe to help them fight the war. This greatly reduced the control of the Sun Never Sets Empire over these former colonies, and the independence tendency of these overseas colonies became increasingly high.
After that, those overseas colonies sought independence one after another, or increased their autonomy and established autonomous territories like the Maple Leaf Country to further get rid of the control of the sun never sets on themselves.
The colonies are not stupid, they all know it! At this time, they are regarded as blood-sucking tools by the Sun Never Sets people, and the products and minerals they produce locally are subject to the blood-sucking of the Sun Never Sets people.
This is very cruel to the local people. They were naturally not happy with the exploitation.
The independence of Yingjiang in 1776 had set an example for these overseas colonies. If they wanted to get rid of the blood-sucking people in the mainland, they would strive for independent status just like Yingjiang. Being independent from the colonial system where the sun never sets, they don't have to worry about being sucked. In that case, all the profits they make on their own territory can fall into their own pockets.
Driven by profit, they seek overseas colonies! The drive for self-reliance is almost unavoidable. Before the outbreak of World War I, the Sun Never Set People fought three wars with the Boers in South Africa. These three wars exhausted the Sun Never Set People and consumed a lot of money and manpower..
Although the British army won the war in the end, it exposed its huge hidden danger, that is, when facing distant colonies, it was difficult for them to send a large number of troops from the mainland to conquer, even if they really fought. The national strength of Never Sets is far greater than that of those colonies, and they may not be able to win!
This gave the overseas colonies a lot of confidence. Coupled with the continuous weakening of Never Sets by World War I, the troops stationed overseas by Never Sets were even more likely to be defeated! It has dropped significantly, and the control over overseas colonies has been further reduced.
In this case, it is not impossible to suck blood from overseas as usual, but it is very difficult, not as easy as before.
In this case, Japan! The problems the government will face will be very serious if it does not fall behind
"It's really worrying. The Gauls have tried again and again to undermine the stability of Europe. What on earth are they going to do? Do we really want to pursue the dream of dominating Europe?"
"According to the current intelligence, this intention does exist. If they continue to invade the Ruhr Industrial Zone, Hans will be greatly weakened, Gaul's strength will be greatly enhanced, and by then, the situation in Europe will be completely unbalanced!"
"Humph, we must not let the Gauls succeed!"