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Chapter 233 Competing for Navia (1)

On November 29, 1939, while the Finnish Defense Forces and the Soviet Army were fighting fiercely, the British and German troops, who had high hopes for help from Finland, each had their own plans.

In London, England, important information brought back by Times reporter George was sent to the war cabinet, causing a stir.

This intelligence, which was obviously deliberately leaked by the Soviet Union, showed that the battleship "Peter the Great", which made a deep impression on the British Empire, actually left the German shipyard.

An advanced battleship independently produced by the Soviet Union would not make the British Empire feel a real threat. At most, it would be considered a scabies disease. After all, the Soviet navy would cross the Baltic Sea, then cross the Skagerrak, and finally engage in battle with the British fleet.

, it is not easy from a geographical point of view.

But if the "Peter the Great" was produced in Germany, the threat would be great!

First of all, this shows that the Germans have not given up on naval development as they seem. At least, they already have shipbuilding technology that is no less than that of the British Royal Navy! If they really do not intend to challenge the Royal Navy as stated in the statement,

strength, then why do they need to develop such powerful warship technology?

If the German Navy had a large number of powerful battleships like the "Peter the Great", the threat to the British Home Fleet would be obvious. At least geographically, the "meeting" between the German Navy and the British Royal Navy would be much easier.

On the other hand, the fact that the Soviet fleet possesses high-end German-made battleships is enough to show that there is some kind of interest connection between the German government and the Soviets.

One is a country declared war by the British and French forces, and the other is a socialist country that is ideologically opposed to Britain and France. If the relationship between the two is too good, it will not be good news for Britain.

"Everyone! We can no longer sit still and wait for death." Churchill, who has been enjoying a prosperous life recently, looked around the crowd and took the lead in making a proposal: "Instead of hoping that the Soviet Union will not join forces with Germany to deal with us after defeating Finland, it is better to take the initiative.

Create a situation that works in our favor."

Looking at Churchill, who has become more and more powerful recently, Chamberlain, who is still sitting in the position of British Prime Minister, feels sad, and the expression on his face is not very good: "I don't think the Germans will sincerely cooperate with the Soviets.

On the contrary, I feel that this war in Finland is more like it was caused by the Soviet government alone and has little to do with Germany. Besides..."

"We can no longer do things based on our feelings!" Churchill boldly interrupted Chamberlain, the imperial prime minister, and stared at him with a conceited face: "The biggest difference between you and me is that you always rely on the Germans to make choices that are beneficial to us.

, and I set out to create a better situation on my own. Since the way you have done things has caused major consequences, I personally think it is time to change to another method!"

"That's right! We can't remain passive anymore."

"The British Empire has always been about manipulating others and deciding the situation in Europe. These things cannot be achieved by waiting!"

"Take the initiative! Rebuild the past glory..."

A group of admiralty generals who had long agreed to firmly support Churchill began to build momentum for Churchill.

Churchill interrupted forcefully and the generals made high-profile remarks, causing Chamberlain to be stunned for a while.

But before he could react and reorganize his words, Fatty Qiu spoke again.

"As one of the two permanent members of the League of Nations, we, the British Empire, have the obligation to rescue Finland which is being invaded by the Soviet Union. In addition, I suggest that France, who is also a permanent member of the Security Council, form a powerful expeditionary force through the

Norway and Sweden on the Navia Peninsula entered Finnish territory and cooperated with the Finnish army to fight."

Forming another expeditionary force?!

Chamberlain was a little surprised by Churchill's words. The 10 divisions of the expeditionary force sent to France already constituted most of the main forces in the British mainland. It can be said that almost all of the elite troops in the British mainland have been transported to French territory.

.Now that we have to form a new expeditionary force, the quality will only be average.

This was not what Chamberlain was most worried about. He sighed, raised his head worriedly, and met Churchill's fanatical eyes: "We can set up an expeditionary force, but we can go on an expedition and run all the way to Finland. The preparations involved

The work cannot be solved in a short time. Moreover, Norway and Sweden are sovereign countries that strictly adhere to neutrality. It is really difficult for them to allow the expeditionary force to pass..."

That's right! Those two Nordic countries have never liked to get involved in European wars. A group of generals who had been shouting to Churchill's rhythm discovered that there was a big problem with their Admiralty's plan. If these two countries didn't

What should we do if we let the expeditionary force borrow the passage?

Waving his hand, Churchill sneered somewhat meaningfully: "Allow? Of course they won't allow it. What I want is to be rejected by them!"

Hearing this, Chamberlain took a breath: "Do you want..."

A crazy idea appeared in Chamberlain's mind. To be honest, he didn't want to believe that Churchill would think so. But in fact, things seemed to be developing in the direction he least expected.

"What you should consider is not what I want, but what the German head of state wants!" Although Reinhardt made many dumbfounding jokes, Churchill finally calmed down and weighed it again, and still felt that this person would not

It is as harmless as it seems on the surface.

In Churchill's eyes, the threat of the German head of state has always existed. If he is really as idle all day long as it seems in the public news, how can he explain the horrific development of Germany in the past two decades?

"German head of state, you mean Reinhard Heydrich?" Obviously Chamberlain was not as optimistic about the German head of state who he had dealt with as Churchill: "What can he come up with?"

"Have you not discovered that those aspects that he doesn't care about and never interferes in are all developing in a direction that is beneficial to Germany. Even if he doesn't care, Germany will benefit!"

Churchill immediately analyzed the Prime Minister from his own point of view: "Why did Germany turn a blind eye to the Soviet-Finnish war, and why did it still bother to hold entertainment parades? The fundamental reason is that it is based on interests. We have declared war on Germany on the Western Front.

It will inevitably cause them to withdraw a large number of troops from the Eastern Front. At this time, if the Soviet troops that pose a threat to Germany on the Eastern Front move north to fight with the Finnish troops, Germany's military pressure on the Eastern Front will be greatly reduced."

"According to your statement, the Germans are happy to watch the Soviet Union and Finland struggle, and hope that the Finnish army can last as long as possible." Chamberlain nodded, indicating his approval of Churchill's preliminary analysis.

"Yes!" Churchill replied without any doubt: "I guess that the German government seems to be calm on the surface and even takes the time to hold a large-scale entertainment parade. Its real purpose may be to cover up their secret support to Finland. According to the existing intelligence

Look, the Germans seem to have a certain degree of friendly and cooperative relations with the Soviet Union and are unwilling to offend the Soviet Union. However, they do not want the Soviet Union to win quickly on the Finnish battlefield, so they secretly assist the Finnish army."

This was the first time Chamberlain had heard this analysis. Although it was a bit bizarre, it was completely logical.

In order to divert the attention of the League of Nations, the Soviet Union revealed the collusion between the Germans and them to the British journalist George, trying to let Britain, France and other capitalist countries deal with Germany first. On the surface, the German head of state pretended to be very serious, but in fact, he secretly worked for Finland and

The Soviet army provided all kinds of assistance in its operations.

If this is the case, then these two seemingly unrelated countries are secretly cooperating while secretly scheming against each other.

Thinking of this, Chamberlain breathed a sigh of relief. The enemy was not monolithic, which was good news.


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