my head

Of course it is impossible. Britain and France have their own methods. For this reason, Chamberlain still called cabinet members to discuss countermeasures.

Since Britain and France want to encourage Germany to attack the Soviet Union, they can divert the trouble and give Britain enough time to develop advanced weapons. At the same time, they can unite with the Soviet Union and completely kill Germany when Germany and the Soviet Union are defeated. Of course, they can also unite Germany, completely carve up the Soviet Union.If the situation is as expected by Britain and France, Britain and France will make a lot of money. Germany's industry and technology, and the territory and resources of the Soviet Union, Britain and France will gain a lot no matter which country they divide up.

Now Britain and France do not want Germany to get rid of the oil blockade. If Germany does not fight the Soviet Union and turns around to attack Britain and France first, then Britain and France will shoot themselves in the foot. Therefore, this secret sabotage activity is absolutely indispensable. The British and French allied forces sent troops to Romania You don't need to think about it, you can only do black hands.

British Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, Chamberlain held a cabinet meeting on September 9.This cabinet is different from the usual cabinet and is called the war cabinet.Due to the outbreak of the war, in order to increase the efficiency of decision-making and keep secrets, only a few people were in the wartime cabinet.

? Neville Chamberlain: British Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Commons

?Sir Samuel Hall: Keeper of the Seal

Sir John Simon: Chancellor of the Exchequer

? Lord Halifax: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

?Leslie Hall-Belisha: Secretary of State for War

Sir Kingsley Wood: Air Secretary

? Churchill: First Lord of the Admiralty

Lord Chatfield: Secretary of Defense

?Lord Hankey: No Minister

? Stewart Menzies: Chief of MI[-]

Chamberlain is obviously much older, and Germany's aggressive momentum and powerful offensive capabilities really make Chamberlain restless.Exhausted.

"Ministers, I think you have read all the documents in your hands. Now I would like to ask a question, how to destroy Germany's arms-for-oil plan without Germany's knowledge or arouse Germany's anger. Tell us about your own Strategies."

This time it was the British Minister of Defense who spoke first. Chamberlain asked twice, but no one answered, which made the atmosphere a bit awkward.Churchill did have a plan, but Churchill didn't want to express his opinion right away.

"Mr. Prime Minister, this request of yours is very difficult to fulfill. You want to destroy the deal with Germany, and you also want Germany not to know, or not to get angry if you know it. I don't think there is such a perfect thing in the world."

After the British Minister of Defense finished speaking, he stopped expressing his position. Chamberlain had no choice but to call Churchill to speak.Churchill is now unwilling to confront Chamberlain head-on, the King of England has clearly told Churchill.Britain now needs Chamberlain to deal with Germany until the outbreak of the Anglo-German war.That's when Chamberlain stepped down.

"Ahem...Mr. Prime Minister, I think we can go directly to the Romanian dictator Antonescu, we spend money, we give him as much as he wants, and then let him blow up the oil field by himself, this he It's none of our business that we blow up the oil fields ourselves, or that some accident caused the oil fields to be blown up."

When Churchill said this, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer quit, and quickly grabbed Churchill's words and shouted very dissatisfied:

"I said, Mr. Churchill, your proposal is also feasible. If Antonescu opens his mouth! It costs hundreds of millions of pounds to open his mouth. Shall we give it too? Even if we buy all the oil in Romania, it won't matter. 2000 million pounds. In addition, our current financial budget has been completed. All projects are investing heavily, especially weapons research and development, which cost us a lot of money. Now we really don’t have much money. I can at most Come up with £[-] million and implement Mr Churchill's plan."

Churchill did not speak before to avoid disputes with Chamberlain, but it does not mean that Churchill's hot temper has been corrected. Hearing that the Minister of Finance called him poor again, Churchill took a heavy cigarette and puffed out a big mouthful of strong smoke. The smoke almost didn't kill the people in the conference room.

"I said the Minister of the Exchequer, you know how to complain, this is a matter of life and death for the UK, you only take out 2000 million pounds, what is enough, Antonescu will blow up his own oil field for your 2000 million pounds , You are dreaming. If Britain is full of people like you who want money and life, then it will be a matter of time before Britain is wiped out by the Germans. If that is the case, even if you have a lot of property, the Minister of Finance They would be robbed by the Germans, and even my wife and daughter were snatched by the Germans and put on the bed as horses."

Churchill still couldn't change his stinking mouth, and if he said it well, he would launch a personal attack, and now even the wife and daughter of the Chancellor of the Exchequer were involved.

"you you,……"

Simon, the British chancellor of the exchequer, couldn't say a word. Thinking about his beautiful wife and two daughters who were waiting for marriage, Simon almost vomited blood and couldn't say a word in anger.

"Snapped……"

Churchill knocked his big pipe on the meeting table, and then looked at Simon, who couldn't say a word, contemptuously:

"You, you, you, what I said is untrue. If Britain loses and surrenders, do you think the Germans will let you war criminals go? All of us sitting here will be hanged by the Germans. Your property, women, Will you still be able to keep it? Absolutely not."

Silence, deathly silence, Churchill's words were harsh, but they were also telling the truth.

Now the British Chancellor of the Exchequer was no longer as angry as before, and after holding back for a long time, he finally uttered a word.

"Now we have 6000 million pounds on our books, and I have invested the rest of the money in weapons research and development and production. There is indeed no money left. Now I declare that the 6000 million pounds are used to implement Churchill's plan. "

现在的汇率是1英镑兑换4美元，这差不多是2亿4千万美元了， 39年1克黄金才卖1美元，这笔资金是很大的了。

Of course Churchill knew the current financial situation in the UK. Churchill was in charge of the research and development and production of weapons in the UK. These funds basically emptied most of the British budget. Churchill saw that the finance minister was willing to spend 6000 million pounds. It's not noisy, think about the British Chancellor of the Exchequer is really cheap, Churchill refused to give money if he didn't scold him, and Churchill obediently took out the money after a while of scolding.

Once the funding issue is settled, the rest is the work of MI[-]. Of course, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also needs to contribute, so they began to discuss specific action steps.

……

Nov. 1939, 9

Doomed to a turbulent day, the Soviet Union successively entered Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia on this day.The successive entry of Soviet troops into various countries and the establishment of new governments essentially caused the three countries to completely lose their independence.The governments of the three countries must act in accordance with Moscow's instructions or the wishes of Moscow's representatives when implementing any important measure.The three Baltic countries were outraged at the Soviet Union's act of coercing them to sign a mutual assistance treaty. They lacked trust in Stalin's leadership and were worried about the future of the three Baltic countries.

The Soviet Union has already annexed the three Baltic countries in essence, and it is said that the Soviet Union sent troops to protect the three Baltic countries.

Since the war had already begun and the major powers had their own plans, the Soviet Union's annexation of the three Baltic countries did not cause much international repercussions.At this time, Germany was busy on the western front and had no time to look east, and it was unwilling to sever ties with the Soviet Union prematurely.When the three Baltic countries asked Germany to mediate, Germany's attitude was "this is purely a matter for the Soviet Union and the Baltic countries" and "Germany has no intention of interfering in the political affairs of the Baltic countries."The attitudes of Britain and France were also negative. Under the deterrent force of the German army, the British and French troops had neither the power nor the time to take care of the three Baltic countries in Eastern Europe, and they could only let the Soviet Union's actions in the three Baltic countries be ignored.

Germany's exercises on the Romanian border were also in full swing, with the sound of artillery and roaring armor, and the temptation of British and French interests was also thrown at Romania. The British offer was 6000 million pounds in compensation, allowing Romania to blow up the oil fields by itself.

The tricks of various countries have been shown, and the choice depends on the Romanian dictator Antonescu. Antonescu has military talents and administrative organizational capabilities, but Romania's backward industrial base and technological strength make Romania still a country. A typical agricultural country, Antonescu must choose the side that is most beneficial to Romania under the current situation.

What is most beneficial to Romania? The actual situation of each country is different, and the needs will be different. What Romania needs most now is security. This is the most important thing. Not long ago, Hungary, the Soviet Union and Bulgaria have sent troops to occupy Romania In many places, in the final analysis, Romania does not have a strong armed force. Although Romania is a neutral country, its neighbors are still eyeing Romania.

As for who can protect Romania better, you don’t need to think too much about it. Germany can protect Romania the most. Romania is now a neighboring country of Germany. If Romania refuses Germany’s request, it is likely that Germany will immediately launch a war against Romania, and Romania will perish. It's just a matter of minutes, don't expect Britain, France or the Soviet Union to send troops to help Romania, there is no such possibility.

Another Romania can get technical support from Germany to realize the basic industrialization of the country. Although it is impossible for Germany to give Romania the most advanced technology, some basic industries will still be supported.

Under such circumstances, who Antonescu can choose, of course, can only be Germany. Neither the money temptation of Britain and France nor the invasion of the three Baltic countries by the Soviet Union gave Romania a choice. The arms-for-oil plan between Romania and Germany was quickly finalized.

What Germany paid for this was not only the seized arms, but also the sale of some No. [-] and No. [-] tanks to Romania, and the construction of some factories to Romania, and Romania will use oil to pay for Germany.

... (To be continued..)

ps: The espionage war ended soon, and the brothers continued to rage against the head of state.