Expedition to Europe

The timing chosen by William III was very delicate.

No one would believe that Italy alone could defeat Lan Fang. The Italians were not even able to cause too much trouble to the Lan Fang people. Even if Russia was added, the situation would not be much better.

However, Italy and Russia would make the current situation look evenly matched. Italy could attack Lan Fang's western province, while Russia would attack Lan Fang's northern border area. This would make Lan Fang lose sight of one thing while focusing on the other. Maybe Italy and Russia would have an opportunity to take advantage of it. No matter which direction a breakthrough is made, it would be a major blow to Lan Fang at present.

Lan Fang won almost all the wars fought after the establishment of Lan Fang. This made Lan Fang aggressive and gave Lan Fang people great confidence.

Lan Fang is a country composed mainly of Chinese. Before the emergence of Lan Fang, whether it was the Qing Empire or the Republic of China, the Chinese had never really stood up in the world. It was precisely because of the emergence of Lan Fang that the Chinese could truly make their voices heard in international affairs.

Such Lan Fang has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it can promote the unity of Lan Fang and help enhance the self-confidence of Lan Fang people headed by the Chinese. But on the other hand, there are hidden dangers. If Lan Fang encounters failure, I don’t know whether Lan Fang people can survive from failure, because all Lan Fang people have no experience in this regard.

Except Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan, who has lived two lives, can be said to be the only person in the world who can truly recognize the potential of Chinese people. Qin Zhiyuan has experienced the entire process of the Republic from extreme poverty to the second largest GDP in the world in his previous life. Qin Zhiyuan believes that as long as the Chinese are given a peaceful environment, they will definitely create miracles in another world.

For this point, many people in Lan Fang also firmly believe that Lan Fang has only been established for a few years, and its strength has leaped to such a level. If Lan Fang is given a few more years, or perhaps a dozen years, I really don’t know how strong Lan Fang’s national strength can be.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this realization that the British can’t wait.

Qin Zhiyuan has always regarded the British as an imaginary enemy. Isn’t the British also regarded Lan Fang as an imaginary enemy?

The United States is the son of Britain. Germany has sunk, France has no improvement, and Russia is dying. The only threat to Britain in the world is Lan Fang. It is precisely because the British realize this that they support Mussolini and Lan Fang to turn against each other.

Then why is Mussolini not taking advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters?

So those who can become national leaders are all smart people.

William III chose this time to declare war on Lan Fang, which can be said to have broken the balance of war and tilted the balance of victory to the side of Lan Fang. If the current situation continues, the defeat of Italy and Russia is just around the corner.

In the last world war, Germany was almost fighting the whole world on its own. On the Western Front, where the Germans did not invest their main forces, Germany withstood the million-strong army of the Russian Empire and beat the Russians back step by step. On the Eastern Front, which was the main battlefield, Germany fought against the British and French coalition forces. If Qin Zhiyuan had not appeared and the Americans had not participated, Germany might have won the war.

Through the last world war, although the Germans were losers, they have won a reputation for Germany. Now with the emergence of Lanfang, can the Italians and Russians withstand the joint attack of Lanfang and the Germans?

The dog named "Napoleon" that Foch feeds doesn't believe it.

-- Well, by the way, the dog that Foch feeds now is not the original one. The previous Labrador has died. Now Foch feeds a Chinese pastoral dog, and the name is still "Napoleon".

I really don't know if Napoleon would jump out of the grave if he knew about this.

But it is more likely that if Napoleon is angry and revived, he will be angry to death when he sees the current situation in France.

Germany's participation in the war has expanded the scale of the war and forced Britain and France to not stay out of it. If Britain and France do not make a choice, then the advantages of Britain and France will be reduced again, and the rise of Germany will be unstoppable.

Although Gaston Dumergue was not a soldier, he could see this, so when he heard the news of "Germany joining the war", his face was very ugly.

Germany's participation in the war was equivalent to kidnapping the whole world.

"The Poles have also joined the war - Poland announced its support for Lan Fang and declared war on Russia." Another secretary holding a telegram rushed in quickly.

Stalin launched a war against Poland some time ago, so Poland is also trying to get back on its feet now. It's amazing, isn't it? In another time and space, the Poles and Germans, who were at odds with each other, would actually join forces. This fully proves that there is no preset position in the face of national interests.

Russia is also a wall that everyone pushes down. Although anyone with a clear eye can see that the Russians have the support of the British, Russia has too many enemies, and the Bolsheviks' performance in the previous war cannot give people confidence. In addition, there are Germany, which is nominally known as the "world's first army", and Lan Fang, which is actually known as the "world's first army", there are too many people who want to add insult to injury.

"Isn't it enough for you to make a choice now?" Pierre still held out hope, but Bastien had no hope at all, and even looked at Gaston Doumergue with disgust.

It was at this moment that Bastien suddenly had a very bad premonition.

Sure enough, the sixth sense of a soldier is quite sharp. Gaston Doumergue spoke slowly, and his words stunned Pierre: "I have indeed made a choice. France will join the war, but we will declare war on Germany." ”

Declaring war on Germany is equivalent to declaring war on Lanfang——

"Are you crazy? The Germans' target is not us. The Germans' target is the British. Qin can guarantee that Germany will not attack France." Pierre spilled the beans in desperation.

"Qin's guarantee is not worth a penny. Gentlemen, I did this just to protect the interests of France. Compared with Lanfang, Germany is extremely poor and has nothing, so the Germans will be even more ugly. If we talk about the rise of Lanfang will endanger the interests of France, then Germany is the threat that France must face directly. It is impossible for the European continent to have two powerful There can only be one country in the world, and that is France—" Gaston Doumergue's speech was indeed very contagious. It was precisely with this talent that Gaston Doumergue won the championship a month ago. election: "Pierre, now I can't believe that you will stand on France's side to protect France's interests, so you need to reflect on it."

Gaston Doumergue's words were tantamount to dismissing Pierre from his position as prime minister.

"Even if you don't tell me, I will resign. You will send France into the abyss. I'm waiting to see how you collapse." Pierre looked livid, and after finishing speaking, he turned and left.

"Fuck!" Bastian also slammed the door angrily and left, leaving no face for Gaston Doumergue.

At noon on July 8, France declared war on Germany.

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Compared with the Germans' participation in the war, France's participation in the war had a greater impact and had a more far-reaching impact. The first to be affected were the French colonies.

Today's technology is indeed quite advanced. Gaston Doumergue declared war on Germany at 12 noon, and French Indochina received the relevant news almost half an hour later.

As Pierre expected, Gaston Doumergue's decision caused an uproar in French Indochina.

The first to be affected were the colonial troops in French Indochina.

France deployed two understrength infantry divisions in French Indochina, plus six servile divisions composed of natives.

Just after France declared war on Germany, although France did not mention Lanfang in the war declaration, the six servant divisions immediately fell into chaos.

Almost simultaneously with the declaration of war, the news spread that France was about to go to war with Lanfang. This news made the French troops panic. Starting from the afternoon, some colonial soldiers took off their uniforms and ran away. In the evening, a large number of soldiers began to Escape, and even the extreme case of entire companies defecting collectively.

In order to stabilize the situation, the Governor of French Indochina, Paul Reynaud, issued four military orders in succession, but to no avail. Even the troops sent by Paul Reynaud to stop the escapes fled on a large scale.

By July 10, less than half of the six servant divisions in French Indochina were still organized. All the remaining soldiers fled, and some of them were missing. More soldiers gathered at Cam Ranh Bay. Nearby, under the leadership of Wu Yuanting and Pham Wenxiong, they formally launched slogans against French colonial rule of French Indochina, demanding "national self-determination" in French Indochina and allowing the people of French Indochina to determine their own destiny.

Pierre's worst fears came true.

However, Pierre was powerless at this time, because Pierre had been dismissed from his position as Prime Minister. Also dismissed were Bastian, who served as Minister of War, and Garcia, who served as Minister of Logistics of the French Military Ministry.

In fact, the war situation seemed quite clear at this time. On the premise that the British did not participate in the war, the Russians had entered Central Siberia and were still trying to advance to Western Siberia. However, they had already faced the aerial threat from Lanfang bombers and small groups. Harassment by Lanfang ground troops.

Although the Russians have a large number of people, they have no advantage when facing the small Lanfang army. Often a landmine can keep a Russian army in place for two or three hours, trying to cross the vast Central Siberia. The Russians still have a long way to go before launching an attack on Lanfang's army.

In Djibouti, the Italians finally exposed their "noodle" nature. Facing the Lanfang army that had begun to counterattack, the Italians had no power to fight back. Not only were they driven out of Djibouti, but Lanfang's army invaded Eritrea.

Now the two infantry divisions composed of Italians have all surrendered, but the servant army composed of Eritreans is persisting in resistance, which is really ridiculous.