Expedition to Europe

The Treaty of Versailles imposed all-round restrictions on Germany. In terms of military, Germany was not allowed to have offensive weapons such as tanks and heavy artillery, so it was not easy for William III to establish an armored force.

Not easy does not mean impossible. The Treaty of Versailles also limited Germany's army to 100,000 people, but William III still managed to create an army of 200,000.

As William III said, things depend on human effort.

"How is the relationship between Stalin and Britain now?" Qin Zhiyuan still wanted to play with Stalin. In Qin Zhiyuan's view, Stalin was the key entry point for Germany to break through.

"Birds of a feather!" William III made a direct conclusion without any hesitation: "If it weren't for you, the British would not support Stalin. Your cooperation with Kolchak is a bit too close. The enemy of my enemy is my friend-"

For a long time, Russia has been a sword hanging over the heads of Europeans. No one knows when the polar bear will roar out of the ice and snow and turn Europeans into serfs of the Tsar. The cooperation between Lan Fang and Kolchak was still powerful. Lan Fang's army was able to fight, and Kolchak's army could resist the severe cold, so Stalin was destroyed.

William III also had bad intentions and directly positioned the relationship between Lan Fang and Britain as enemies.

Qin Zhiyuan was not fooled, and looked at William III with disdain: "Don't provoke the relationship between us Lan Fang and Britain. We are allies, not enemies."

"Well, I know, at least not yet." William III did not argue, and his calm look made Qin Zhiyuan a little itchy.

Lan Fang and Britain are indeed not enemies, but there is now a wide range of confrontation between Lan Fang and Britain. Britain is the world's number one hegemon, and Lan Fang is a new force that urgently needs living space. The contradiction between the two countries is destined to be irreconcilable.

In fact, not only is the relationship with Britain not harmonious, but there is also a certain degree of confrontation between Lan Fang and France, but Lan Fang and France still remember the old relationship and have no intention of expanding and escalating, which can maintain the friendship between Lan Fang and France.

Relatively speaking, there are broad common interests between Lan Fang and the United States. At least in breaking the colonial system established by Britain and France, Lan Fang and the United States have the same demands.

Qin Zhiyuan understands the essence of international relations, which is mutual dependence and mutual vigilance, just like hedgehogs in the cold winter. They must snuggle with each other as much as possible without hurting each other, so as to fight against the severe cold weather.

William III is not in a hurry. Lan Fang’s current situation is similar to that of Germany before the World War. Both are in urgent need of a wider living space. William II chose to fight directly with Britain and France in such an extreme way to gain benefits. Qin Zhiyuan is much more cunning. Lan Fang subverts and erodes in a more gentle way. Now it seems that the effect is not bad.

It does look good, but the British also have a bottom line. One day, the British will not be able to tolerate Lan Fang’s unlimited expansion, and then the Second World War will begin.

The reason why the British still tolerate Lan Fang is that they need more allies. The French used to be the most loyal ally of the British, but now it is different, because Britain and France have great differences on how to deal with the defeated Germany. France also has close relations with Lan Fang. If the world war breaks out again, it is hard to say which side France will stand on.

The same is true for the United States. Americans are not "peace guards" and have never been. This has been clearly proved through the world war. The Americans changed from a debtor country to a creditor country of Britain through the world war. The British have not yet paid off their debts in the world war. If there is another world war, the British really don't know what to use to win the support of the United States.

It is not difficult to understand why the British supported Stalin. Perhaps without William III's obstruction, the British would also support Stalin to kill Kolchak. In this way, at least one polar bear can threaten Lan Fang's northern border area, which will have a certain restraining effect on Lan Fang.

Even if this polar bear looks weak now, it is still a bear after all. As long as there is enough food, it is still possible to recover.

"Ten years, maybe another ten years." Qin Zhiyuan knew the dangers of the international situation.

If Lan Fang had not appeared, World War II should have broken out in 1939, which is still 16 years away from now. Now it will definitely not wait until 1939. In less than ten years, Lan Fang will make the British intolerable. At that time, Britain will fight Lan Fang to the death even if it sells everything.

"Why ten years? Do you want to wait for the next generation of Britain to grow up again, wait for the British to complete the layout, and find enough allies before going to war with the British?" William III's expression was serious, and he looked at Qin Zhiyuan with puzzlement.

Qin Zhiyuan thought of this question at this time. Yes, why wait ten years?

Qin Zhiyuan has always had a misconception that World War II will not break out until 1939, which is of course determined by objective factors.

The World War caused huge losses to Europe. In four years and three months, 715,000 British, 1.24 million French and 1.77 million German soldiers were killed. Adding the number of people disabled due to injuries, this is almost an entire generation. Therefore, if we want to fight a Second World War, no matter how great the hatred is, we must wait until the younger generation grows up.

It’s different now. The world war had almost no impact on East Asia. Although a series of wars broke out in East Asia after the world war due to the rise of Lan Fang, which also reduced the population a lot, compared to Europe, East Asia’s human resources are still very rich. Europe, which is left with the old, weak, sick and disabled, is much stronger.

During the entire process of Lanfang's rise, the Japanese were the ones who suffered the most. The entire Japanese population decreased by about 5 million people. But even so, Japan still has a population of nearly 50 million. Adding in Goryeo and Lanfang, It is not difficult for Qin Zhiyuan to mobilize five million soldiers. If Zhang Yuting has already In the Republic of China, the Rashid family that controlled the Najd regime with the support of Lan Fang, and Yang Deshan in Egypt, Qin Zhiyuan could even recruit the same number of servants. In this way, even if Qin Zhiyuan left half of his army to defend the United States in East Asia Man, just sending five million troops to Europe can swamp Britain.

It must be said that Lanfang has not yet completed war preparations. Lanfang's war potential is indeed large enough, but Lanfang has not yet trained enough soldiers, and the "Legion-class" battleships and "Sishui-class" aircraft carriers have not yet entered service. , it is indeed a bit hasty to want to show off now.

But at the same time, the British were not ready. Otherwise, the British would not have watched Lan Fong annex Sarawak, would not have allowed Western Australia to be actually controlled by Lan Fong, and would not have attacked Lan Fong only to establish the Western Province. Talkative.

Thinking of this, Qin Zhiyuan decided not to hesitate and immediately started war mobilization: "It seems that I want to speed up the pace. What about you, if you fall behind too much, I cannot guarantee Germany's interests in the future."

This sounds a bit arrogant. He has already begun to consider the distribution of post-war benefits before the war starts. However, Qin Zhiyuan is confident enough that before the next generation of Europe has grown up, it is the best way to break the colonial system established by Britain and France. Opportunity, if you miss this opportunity, it will be more difficult in the future.

"Of course I will also speed up the pace. Expanding the army is only the first step. Soon I will send Heinz to lead the army back to the Ruhr area, but this has to solve a problem. How will the French react then?" William III I don’t want to lag too far behind Qin Zhiyuan, but William III faces much greater difficulties than Qin Zhiyuan.

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In fact, compared to the losses of Britain and France during the World War, Germany's losses were much greater. Especially after the war, because of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany could not even produce weapons, which made William III seem really powerless.

Not entirely, at least in terms of human resources, Germany still has reserves. At the end of the World War, the German army still had millions of troops on the front line. As long as the German government did not surrender, the army was not without the power to fight, so even if Up to now, the soldiers in Germany are still unconvinced. Many people still believe that Germany's defeat was caused by the government's betrayal.

If William III wants to reorganize his armaments, the German army may not be able to restore its strength before the World War, but it will not be too different. It is not difficult for William III to organize an army of two to three million people. After all, since the establishment of Lanfang After that, the Lanfang branch helped Germany raise troops. Now if all the Germans serving in the Lanfang Foreign Legion return home, the German army will quadruple in an instant, reaching a size of more than 600,000 people.

These are all elite soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles. They have been following Lan Fang's army in all the battles in the north and south.

William III was not a soft persimmon. He had been hanging out with Qin Zhiyuan for a long time. William III also learned how to build plank roads openly and secretly. There is indeed no arsenal in Germany, but in the Czech Republic and Austria, Krupp has quietly established several. In addition to being unable to produce aircraft and warships, Germany can produce all army weapons, including tanks and heavy artillery.

After the implementation of the "Dawes Plan", France and Belgium withdrew from the Ruhr area as agreed. The Ruhr area is now a demilitarized zone. If German troops want to return to the Ruhr area, they will definitely face censure from the French. , this is a problem that William III must face.

And if this problem is not handled well and the conflict between France and Germany resumes, then Qin Zhiyuan will be in trouble.

"Returning to the Ruhr region - don't worry, let's do it next year, maybe the conditions will be mature next year." Qin Zhiyuan put his hope in the French general election next year.

If all goes well, Pierre will become the president of France next year, and Qin Zhiyuan will have real influence on France by then.

It seems that all the questions are focused on whether Pierre can be successfully elected.