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Chapter 815 Britain needs to reflect

The British shout the "Russian threat theory" every day.

Following Darwin's "survival of the fittest", Russia does have the power to annex weak countries and turn them into Russian colonies.

If this continues, the whole of Europe will not be spared.

Not only did Russia not do so, but it took "freedom" and "democracy" as the highest guiding principles. Compared with the Dark Forest Theory advocated by Britain and France, the difference is obvious.

Britain really couldn't take care of Sudan at the moment. In the Imperial Conference that just ended, Britain was forced to agree to the independence of Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Although these countries still remained in the Commonwealth, Britain's influence on these three countries declined sharply.

George had no time to care about Sudan and his attention was more focused on Australia.

After Australia's independence, the position of Governor-General was retained, but the appointment method was changed to nomination by the Austrian Prime Minister and appointment by the King of England. The Governor-General exercises the functions of head of state in Australia on behalf of the King of England.

After Australia's independence, Stanley Bruce nominated Gordon as Governor-General of Australia, and the nomination was successfully passed.

As soon as Gordon became Governor-General of Australia, he demanded that Britain withdraw all British troops stationed in Australia.

London dithered and came up with a five-year evacuation plan.

Gordon only gave the British army three months.

Three months later, regardless of whether the British troops withdraw, the Australian government will take back all British military assets in Australia, including ports, military camps, warehouses, office facilities, etc.

Baldwin never expected that even though Britain had made such huge concessions, Gordon would still be so ruthless.

"This is the consequence of military weakness, so we must continue to strengthen our military strength and build more battleships!"

David Beatty was heartbroken and took the opportunity to submit a new shipbuilding plan.

"The failure of Perth was the result of long-term neglect of the army. We should strengthen the army instead of building large and useless battleships."

Hamilton argued for the reconstruction of the army.

“Can the Army prevent the Russians from crossing the English Channel without the Navy’s battleships?”

David Beatty was dismissive and insisted on using the limited military budget to strengthen the navy's advantages.

"We should attach importance to the role of the Air Force——"

Trenchard is unwilling to be left out. The two latest fighter jets in service in the UK have been discontinued due to insufficient orders, and the manufacturer has lost the motivation to continue improving them. Without capital injection, the performance of British fighter jets will be increasingly lagging behind that of Russian fighter jets.

"Yes, so we should build more aircraft carriers."

David Beatty held all the power.

Bang bang bang——

Baldwin knocked on the table to remind the generals not to go off topic.

Whether it is building battleships or aircraft carriers, it is like a drop in the ocean that cannot quench immediate thirst and cannot solve the current problems.

“In three months, can we beat Australia?”

Baldwin gets to the heart of the matter.

The generals who had been discussing heatedly just now suddenly stopped talking.

Churchill showed no emotion.

Even if I could beat him, I couldn't afford to beat him.

The key to Australia's problems has never been Australia, but Russia's support.

Unless Britain devotes all its national strength to a protracted war of attrition with Russia, the final outcome is still unknown.

It is not unknown, the result is clear, either the British army will suffer another humiliating defeat similar to that of Perth.

Or they will be forced to admit defeat due to financial exhaustion.

"Since we cannot beat Australia, we have to accept the reality and minimize the losses as much as possible."

Baldwin is pragmatic and believes that the less loss the better.

"We can't just leave in such a mess. Even if we evacuate, we must create as much trouble as possible for the Russians."

Churchill was sinister and wanted the United States to take over Britain's assets in Australia.

The United States produces more than 3000 million tons of steel each year and has a huge demand for iron ore. Churchill believed that the United States would definitely be interested in Australia's iron ore.

Once Russia controls Australia, Australian iron ore will certainly be supplied to Russian steel companies first, which will put American steel companies at a disadvantage in their competition with Russian steel companies.

"Let's end this as soon as possible!"

Baldwin was exhausted. Not only did the Imperial Conference fail to help Britain out of the gloom, the situation continued to deteriorate.

A month ago, the British Home Fleet and the US Atlantic Fleet held joint exercises in the North Sea, which were effective and basically achieved their objectives.

The Russian Atlantic Fleet was unwilling to be left out. During the British and American naval exercises, it sent warships and military aircraft to intrude into the British and American exercise area many times, watching the entire process and almost clashed with US warships.

Next, the British Army will hold larger-scale exercises with the US Army, and the content of the exercises will be expanded from the navy to the army and air force. By then, the UK-US alliance will be a natural outcome.

On the surface, the United States and Britain are getting closer, but in fact, Americans and Russians have the same wolfish ambitions.

After Australia's independence, it completely turned to Russia.

Canada has not yet become independent, but it has already clung to the Americans.

While the US Navy and the British Navy were holding joint exercises, the US Air Force and Army were holding joint exercises with the Canadian Air Force and Army, and the relationship between the two countries was rapidly warming up. Just after the US-Canada joint exercise ended, the Canadian military signed a procurement contract worth 4500 million pounds from the United States.

The trade was conducted on a barter basis, with Canada providing the United States with industrial raw materials worth 4500 million pounds in exchange for American fighter-bombers and armored vehicles.

What made Baldwin uncomfortable was that what Canada bought from the United States were fighter planes and tanks equipped by the US military during the world war.

These tanks were again provided by Britain.

The UK still has a large inventory of weapons and equipment from the world wars. If Canada wants to buy some, the UK has plenty and the price will be even cheaper.

This procurement contract is clearly protection money.

What made Baldwin even more uncomfortable was that while the Americans were getting closer and closer to Britain, they were also flirting with Russia and being indecisive.

This is normal. The United States has always bet on both sides and will not put all its eggs in one basket.

Unless the winner is already decided, the other party has completely lost its value.

Baldwin hopes to use Britain's assets in Australia to drive a wedge between the United States and Russia.

Unexpectedly, the US Ambassador to the UK, Charles Hughes, was not fooled and did not board Churchill's pirate ship.

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The reason Hughes gave was particularly high-sounding, saying that "the United States has no intention of interfering in the internal affairs of the Commonwealth."

Unintentional!

Oh, you don't mean it.

If we exchange Australian assets for Canada, we will see if the United States is interested.

"So we have reason to believe that there may be a secret agreement between Washington and Alexander——"

Churchill judged others by himself, otherwise he would not have had such tacit understanding with them.

Although the League of Nations adhered to Wilson's Fourteen Points, it pledged to eliminate secret diplomacy and replace secret alliances with public agreements.

But whether it can be truly implemented depends on the moral standards of each country.

The alliance signed between Russia and the four major powers only promised that Russia could provide military assistance to the four major powers when they were invaded.

It's "can", not "must".

This leaves ample room for Russia to maneuver.

Even if military assistance is provided, it is hard to say how strong it will be.

"No way, Washington will not allow Russia to dominate Europe."

Chamberlain's bottom line is slightly higher than Churchill's.

"We should make Americans feel a sufficient sense of crisis."

Churchill wanted the United States to choose between Russia and Britain.

"It's better not to, otherwise the result may not be what we want."

Chamberlain didn't want to take any risks.

"Then we will find a way to make the situation develop in a direction that is more favorable to us."

Churchill would not sit idly by and wait for death. Britain had to take the initiative to gain a chance of survival.

Since the Americans didn't want Britain's assets in Australia, Churchill simply went to Mihajlovic.

If Russia also didn't want it, Churchill claimed that he would rather completely destroy Australia than get nothing.

“Great, this is exactly what we wanted!”

Guchkov was ecstatic and couldn't refuse the gift package that was delivered to his door.

Guchkov defeated Felix by a narrow margin in the State Duma elections.

"It's better not to. A war in Australia would stimulate the British economy, with unpredictable consequences."

Felix's term ends at the end of the year and he remains Russia's top leader.

"We are a freedom-loving and peace-loving Russia and we should take the initiative to assume responsibility."

George is consistent in his words and deeds. Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

Just as Russia agreed to take over all British assets in Australia for 5000 million rubles, Mannerheim's mediation in Sudan made significant progress, and Dinaoga agreed to open a channel for the white people in Khartoum to leave.

The good news is that Mannerheim not only rescued 10,000 white people in Khartoum, but also won for them the right to take away part of their property.

On September 9, Mannerheim and Dinaoga issued a joint statement at a military camp on the outskirts of Khartoum to clarify the rumors that the Sudanese rebels had massacred white people.

"The revenge against the white people was a spontaneous act of the locals. My men not only did not participate, but also provided protection to the survivors. You should not blame the locals for their revengeful behavior, but should reflect on why the locals would retaliate. If the British really only brought an advanced lifestyle to Sudan, I believe there would be no irreconcilable hatred between the Sudanese and the British."

Dinaoga spoke in front of hundreds of reporters, placing all the blame on the colonizers.

After the atrocities committed by the Belgians in Congo were exposed, they also aroused the indignation of the British. The vast majority of British people believed that the Belgians' actions in Congo tarnished the meaning of "civilization".

While the British were gloating, they seemed not to notice that their behavior in the colonies was even worse than that of the Belgians in Congo.

They are all colonies, and no one has the right to laugh at anyone. In Sudan, if slaves failed to complete the work tasks assigned by the colonists, they would also be tortured and killed by the British in various ways for fun.

(End of this chapter)