Five hundred and twentieth chapters European war broke out
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After a bitter battle, Krim led his army to successfully defeat the powerful French army. The French army was killed, more than 100,000 people were captured and missing, and the rebels suffered more than 80,000 casualties (including Italians and volunteers).
), it can be said to be the most brutal battle since Krim raised his troops for the second time, and Krim also realized that a
Thing: As the scale of the battle expands, the impact of your own talented command and the bravery of your soldiers is getting smaller and smaller, while the advantages of the weapons, ammunition and logistical supplies of the armies of the great powers are getting bigger and bigger, so for the sake of safety
, in the future, in large-scale battles, we should try our best to fight with more and less...
After the main force was defeated, Pétain, who fled with tens of thousands of remaining soldiers, was dismissed by the French government as commander-in-chief. The new commander-in-chief was worried that the French army would be annihilated by the rebels again. After taking office, he immediately ordered the French army in Algeria to wait until reinforcements arrived.
All the previous
He pointed out that he should not go into battle without authorization and give the enemy a chance to annihilate him. However, he did not expect that after learning from the experience and lessons of the Chinese revolution, Krim discovered that France had shrunk its troops and stayed in key areas, so he decisively dispersed its troops and quickly expanded its base in the vast countryside.
Although the countryside of Algeria is very different from that of China. Not only is there no danger to defend, but the economic composition is also different (it is mainly operated as a farm and pasture, unlike China, which mainly relies on collecting land rent.), but in the absence of enemies, the base area
However, it has developed extremely rapidly. In fact, the reason why Krim has so much influence in Libya is
After the victory, he immediately returned to the army. He saw that Algeria has an important condition that Libya does not have - population. Algeria's population is six times that of Libya, and it is also closer to its base of Morocco. Krim is in Libya.
Even if you are exhausted, you can only recruit 100,000 recruits, and in Algeria...
When the second batch of French reinforcements landed on the land of North Africa, Krem had liberated more than 60% of the population and more than 80% of the land in Morocco, Algeria and Libya. The total number of "regular troops" under his command exceeded 300,000, while the guerrillas
The number reached 500,000.
However, France has always treated its colonies in North Africa as if it were its own territory, and could not sit back and watch them become independent under any circumstances. Therefore, even after learning of the rapidly increasing strength of the Krem rebels, the French government still bit the bullet and sent more troops to North Africa.
soldiers, which increased the total strength of the North African army to 500,000, and this
Franco, who finally completely unified Spain, also tried his best to squeeze out 200,000 troops to fight alongside the French army, plus the 300,000 troops sent by Italy to recapture Libya. The total number of colonial troops that Krim faced
It has reached a terrifying one million. Will the failure of the first uprising be repeated again?
But fortunately, unlike the last uprising when the First World War had ended, this uprising started just before the outbreak of World War II. The direct cause of the European War in this time and space was Roosevelt's victory in the 1940 U.S. presidential election.
Although Mustache did not launch the European War before this presidential election as historically, Roosevelt was not able to use the threat of war to win votes for himself as historically
However, perhaps it was due to the large number of orders from China that promoted the economic recovery of the United States. In this time and space, the U.S. economy in 1940 showed unprecedented prosperity since the Great Depression (the national GDP exceeded the US$100 billion mark for the first time), which made Roosevelt
His support rate continued to rise, and he finally won the election without any suspense, becoming the first president in American history to be elected for three consecutive terms...
After being re-elected, Roosevelt, who finally let go of his hands, became increasingly tough on the outside world. Germany and the Soviet Union were the first to bear the brunt. The former was forced to repay its debts, while the latter was subject to a more severe economic blockade. Relatively speaking, the Soviet Union was rich in resources after all, so
The situation is not bad; but if Germany wants to continue
To continue to maintain its independence, it must fall out with the United States and Britain. With Germany's current strength, if the United States and Britain take the lead, the war may be lost from the beginning, so Mustache decided to take action first. But before that,
Germany must first eliminate its worries...
On November 15, 1940, despite sharp ideological opposition, Germany and the Soviet Union, which had common interests in opposing Britain and the United States, finally secretly signed the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact" as in history. The treaty stipulated:
The parties to the treaty undertake not to use force, aggression or attacks against each other, either alone or in conjunction with other states.
If one of the Contracting Parties is at war with a third country, the other Contracting Party shall not provide any support to the third country.
The Contracting Parties shall never join any group of countries that directly or indirectly opposes the other Contracting State.
The treaty is valid for 10 years.
In addition to the non-aggression pact, the Soviet Union and Germany also signed a secret additional agreement:
In the event of territorial or political changes in the Baltic Sea region, the northern border of Lithuania will become the boundary of Soviet and German power. In this regard, both sides will recognize Lithuania's interests in the Wilno region.
If there are territorial and political changes in Poland, the Soviet Union and Germany will roughly use the Narew River, the Vistula River and the San River as the dividing line of power. Whether maintaining Poland's independence is in the interests of both parties, and how to draw the border can only be determined in the further political development process.
to be sure.
In Southeast Europe, the Soviet Union was concerned about its interests in Bessarabia (a piece of land that once belonged to Tsarist Russia but now belonged to Romania.), and Germany declared that it had no political interest in the region at all.
Both parties will treat this agreement as a top-secret document.
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After signing this important agreement, the reassuring Mustache finally decided to launch a long-planned attack on Poland. At 4:40 on December 1, 1940, the German army joined forces with its vassal country Slovakia to invade Poland. Britain and France
An ultimatum was issued to Germany, requiring it to withdraw from Polish territory within 48 hours. As Germany continued to attack, Britain and France
Declared war on Germany on December 3, 1940. At this time, the Soviet Union, based on the secret provisions of the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact and dissatisfaction with the humiliating Riga Peace Treaty signed in 1921, declared war on Germany in December 1940.
On the 17th, troops were sent across the border and took advantage of the situation to regain Western Ukraine and Western Belarus west of the Curzon Line from Poland (Note 1).
Note 1: These lands were robbed by Poland when the Soviet Union was first established, and tens of thousands of Red Army prisoners of war were massacred at the same time. But now they were taken back by the Soviet Union in the same way, and the "Katyn Massacre" was caused, which can be regarded as a tragedy.