"Oh, Xiao Fang, please sit over here." Lin Shuo's tone was very friendly, and his voice with a slight Fujian accent was familiar to him from the radio, which made Fang Minghao a little uncomfortable.
Real feeling. This spacious office belongs to the boss of Jiangnan Heavy Industry Group
He had been to the office twice before, and he sat down in a panic on the sofa indicated by the president. On the single sofa on the other side, there was a man wearing a dark brown suit, with some hair loss on his forehead, and wearing a pair of
A middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses is sitting there.
"There is something special today, which kept you waiting for a long time!" Lin Shuo sat behind the desk and said with a slightly apologetic smile to Fang Minghao, "This is Lieutenant General Liu Yongqing, our country's new ambassador to Italy.
You will work together in the future." He introduced Fang Minghao.
The president's face is rosy, his stature is slightly smaller than Fang Minghao expected, and his hair has turned gray. The bags under his eyes drooping on his face show that he has begun to age, but his eyes are still bright, and his expression inadvertently reveals a kind of scorn for the world, which makes
The majesty of man cannot be questioned.
Ambassador Liu smiled slightly at Fang Minghao and said hello with a slight gesture.
"Colonel Fang is from the Fang family of Marquis of Min?" Lin Shuo lowered his head and glanced at a document on his desk.
"Yes, President!" Fang Minghao simply replied. He is the nephew of Fang Boqian, the naval general who was executed during the Sino-Japanese War. This is not an honorable thing. There are many members of the Fang family in the Navy, but they are all ashamed.
Yu mentioned this "family history" to others.
"Don't worry, Colonel." Lin Shuo looked at Fang Minghao and said, "It's normal to retreat or escape if you can't defeat your opponent in a naval battle. Sometimes bravery and recklessness, wisdom and cowardice are the same thing.
Both sides. General Craddock's performance in the Battle of Coronel cannot be called brave, while Vice Admiral David Beatty's almost equally reckless reckless behavior in the Battle of Jutland is praised and is the ultimate
The result was a change in evaluation. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Thank you for your teaching, sir. This is the most fair evaluation I have ever heard of Fang Boqian's case!" Fang Minghao stood up and said.
"Okay, sit down first!" Lin Shuo's face became serious. He glanced at Major General Tang Jian, who was still standing at the door. The major general immediately turned around and left the room, and closed the door tightly. The president picked up
He took a sip of tea from the water cup and then said: "If Germany attacks Poland, do you think the British will declare war on Germany?"
"This is just some speculation, no concrete intelligence support, I just made an assumption from some signs. The British are unable to defeat Germany in a peacetime arms race, and they will definitely become an enemy if I are the British leader
What would people do? As a result, I found that the strategy adopted by the British government was very similar to what I had imagined, although the war with our country slightly disrupted their rhythm."
"What assumptions are you making?" the president asked.
"Yes, as early as when Hitler first came to power, there was a commotion in the UK. Many people believed that the Socialist Party came to power and would pose a great threat to the UK, especially after Hitler became the head of state. Many British and American newspapers
Propaganda that Germany's totalitarian government would cause harm to the Anglo-American system and that the Germans would sooner seek revenge for the many injustices inflicted on them after the European War
.In 1937, I began to study geopolitical issues in Europe. At that time, I made a special topic, assuming that I was the leader of the United Kingdom, how to eliminate the threat from Germany." Fang Minghao paused for a moment, sorted out his thoughts and continued: "
The conclusion reached at that time was that if Germany's economy and military developed stably for another ten years, that is, if the war between Britain and Germany broke out in 1946 or 1947,
In the war between the two countries, the British will lose to Germany in all aspects, including the navy. In the German naval construction plan, four battleships, four heavy cruisers and 12 light cruisers will be built in 1946, plus the Germans have already completed
Three armored ships, three Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers and two Scharnhorst-class battleships, and two Bismarck-class battleships under construction
, two Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers. By 1946, the German Navy will have eight battleships, six aviation and three armored ships, seven heavy cruisers and 16 light cruisers. Although the total tonnage is less than the British Royal
Half of the navy, but the aging British Royal Fleet may not necessarily be the opponent of the Germans by then. If it is delayed until 1949, the British will be completely defeated."
"This is correct. The General Staff has also reached this conclusion." The president said with a smile.
"If Germany is allowed to develop like this and rearm its arms, the British will undoubtedly lose in the future. Therefore, I assume that the best way for the British to eliminate this danger is to introduce the Germans into the war as soon as possible. So they will
At the beginning, it condoned the German military expansion. For example, on the Sudetenland issue and the Czech issue
, if the British support France's sanctions against Germany, then Hitler will withdraw. The Germans will temporarily put away their minions, slowly accumulate their own strength, and wait until they are strong enough before suddenly attacking. This is the British
The situation that people least want to see is that Germany is the country with the largest population and largest area in Europe.
After annexing Austria, the British could no longer prevent it from becoming a military power. With Germany's industrial technology and industrial capabilities, the entire Europe may not be its opponent in less than ten years. If they want to drag Germany into the war as soon as possible,
Hitler's ambitions must first be extremely expanded and create the illusion that
Britain and France would not declare war on Germany because of the unfair territorial issues caused by Germany's amendment to the Treaty of Versailles. Therefore, in Munich, the British were trying their best to condone Hitler's annexation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and chose to solve the Polish Corridor issue while Hitler
It is to confront Germany and then find an excuse to declare war on Germany."
Lin Shuo couldn't help but admire in his heart. In the original history, this was the fact. "But, with the current situation in Britain, will they still declare war with Germany because of Poland?" Lin Shuo said, judging from the current situation, in fact,
China poses a greater threat to the British, and they should choose to compromise with the Germans.
"The British have always believed that controlling Europe is their fundamental goal. I'm not sure whether they will go ahead with their original plan, but after British Foreign Secretary Eden announced a security guarantee for Poland in April, I believe they
The plan remains unchanged. The British expect that the Germans will fight with the French in northern France as they did during World War I."
"They may have made a wrong calculation this time." Lin Shuo said with a smile. The British may have reached some kind of secret agreement with the Americans. Otherwise, with the current strength of the United Kingdom, it would not be able to control the course of the war. The British expect the Germans to
Both sides would lose in a fight with France, but who would have thought that France, known as Europe's largest army power with an army of 5 million, would be completely defeated and had to surrender just six weeks after the war started.
"Very good, Colonel." Lin Shuo said with appreciation, "At the request of the Italian government, we will send a military delegation to help Mr. Mussolini reorganize their armaments and armed forces. We need someone who can have an in-depth understanding of
Regarding the situation in Europe, the Military Committee has decided that you will be the director of this military delegation and lead our military delegation to help the Italians as much as possible."