Vol 6 Chapter 22: Attack on the Netherlands

The genius remembers the address of this site in one second: (Vertex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads! The European melee has begun, and the French have risen up, let everyone understand that they are the world’s first army power, not a mere name .
While opposing the Germans and pressing the Italians to the ground, the French military also announced that they would go to Rome for a military parade three months later.
Judging from the current situation, the possibility of this happening is still very high. The Italians have lost even Bologna. Whether it can last for three months is a question.
This is still based on the help of the British. If there is no blood transfusion for this nanny, let alone three months, it will be the Italians who can support one month.
Less than half a month after the war broke out, the Italians lost more than 600,000 troops. On average, three divisions were not defeated every day. Such losses were about to catch up with the worst of the First World War.
"Chief of Staff, tell us about the current situation of the European War!" Little Ferdinand said
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Christophe replied
"Since the outbreak of the war on July 18, the three belligerent nations have mobilized more than eight million troops, and fought a great war with the Rhine and Milan as the battlefield.
Among them, France mobilized about 2.87 million troops, Germany mobilized 2.76 million troops, and Italy mobilized 1.84 million troops.
At present, Germany and France are facing each other along the Rhine, and no one can do anything about it. The two armies have not formally met each other.
The battlefield in the Italian region is already very obvious. Eight hundred thousand French troops have fought Italians crying for their fathers and mothers. The French troops performed very well.
The Italian Army is still at a normal level. The current battle loss ratio between the two sides is about 1:14.6. Their performance is not as good as the Polish!
Judging from the current battlefield situation, if the Germans cannot break through the Rhine Defense Line, then Italy will be over sooner or later. "
"What if the British went directly to the war?" Torkis asked heartily.
Christophe explained: "The number of the British Army is limited. There are only more than 200,000 troops stationed in the mainland. It will take at least one month for them to complete the national mobilization.
The British are different from us. Their reserve mobilization mechanism is very backward. When these troops are mobilized, there is still a period of training before they can be put on the battlefield.
When they joined the war, the Italian battlefield would have ended. "
Sure enough, it is not unreasonable to ignore the British. Unless someone declares war on them, it is highly efficient to persuade Parliament to join the war in a month according to the procedures.
Coupled with the backward mobilization mechanism, in the history of World War II, the French saw this and just pretended to die.
"Is it possible for the British to block the French coast and cut off the supply of supplies for the French?" Chancellor Merkel asked suspiciously
Christophe analyzed: "The British are already doing it. Although they haven't finished yet, they actually blocked the English Channel, North Sea, and Atlantic Ocean.
The French ships were all detained by them. Now the only transportation comrades of the French are the Mediterranean. The French gathered all the main navy forces and temporarily kept the only lifeline at sea.
Under normal circumstances, unless the main force of the Royal Navy enters the Mediterranean, they are not capable of blocking France. "
It’s easy for the Royal Navy to enter the Mediterranean at this time. It’s not that simple to get out. You don’t have to think about it. How could Bulgaria not eat the bait delivered to the door?
The British warships began to lose, but the navy officers and soldiers could not afford to lose, and the technical arms were not so easy to add.
Once they lose their naval superiority, they have no choice but to admit defeat.
It can be said that, apart from worrying about being besieged by the French and French navies in the Mediterranean, the Royal Navy is not afraid of any battlefield in the world.
"If this is the case, then move on to the next topic, do we need to increase assistance to the French now?" Little Ferdinand said calmly
The rise of the French is not without reason. The British supported Germany and Italy behind the scenes, and Bulgaria supported the French behind the scenes.
It can be said that the melee on the European continent is just the prelude to the struggle for hegemony between Britain and the US.
At this point, everyone is forced, and neither the British nor Bulgaria have any choice.
The world’s second child is stronger than the world’s boss. How can it be possible that the two sides do not conflict?
Even the two countries have exercised restraint and are avoiding an aggressive war. But now it’s not a later generation. Everyone doesn’t have a nuclear bomb to make the other side throw a rat-inhibiting weapon.
No, it's just that the British don't. Bulgaria already has it, but it's still in a confidential stage. Even the members of this cabinet don't know about it. Apart from the people involved in the research, only two emperors know about it.
Knowing that, little Ferdinand still has no plans to use it, unless the Royal Navy is gathered together, he doesn't mind a bomb to get it done.
Obviously such an opportunity does not exist. The British have so many overseas colonies. How did the Royal Navy gather? So now everyone is still in the strategy department according to conventional weapons.
"Your Majesty, strategically speaking, we still have to support the French, and it is absolutely impossible for the British to give up Germany and Italy.
Now it is very powerful for us to support the French to fight a proxy war and consume the strength of the British! "Christopher replied
Chancellor of the Exchequer Merkel said: "Your Majesty, there is no financial problem. All our materials are sold to the French at market prices, and they will pay by loan.
After the war is over, let the French slowly recover. It is not a problem to repay the loan with their wealth! "
Little Ferdinand smiled slightly and said in his fine name: assistance, in fact, is still chargeable, but the loans provided by Bulgaria are low-interest or non-interest-free.
This is exactly the same as the French strategy of pulling Bulgaria into the Allies in World War I, except that the priorities of the two sides have been reversed.
There is no harm in giving such assistance a little bit more, as it is a stimulus to the domestic economy, anyway the French will pay.
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"Your Majesty, if the Italian battlefield continues to deteriorate, the Germans may take risks and attack the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg!" Christophe said
It's time to come. The Germans attacked Belgium and Luxembourg. Ferdinand didn't care. If they attacked the Netherlands, it would be different.
The wife is the Crown Prince of the Netherlands. Once a war breaks out, they will become very embarrassed, at least very troublesome in their positions.
But embarrassment belongs to embarrassment. In the face of international interests, these must be put back.
The Netherlands is a neutral country and has not joined the Eastern European Union. Bulgaria has no ally obligations to them, so it is naturally impossible to fight for them.
Don't say that his wife is the Crown Prince of the Netherlands, even if she is the Queen of the Netherlands, it will not change Bulgaria's position.
Once the war broke out, Little Ferdinand was embarrassed. There is no doubt that the queen as the crown prince must be a firm anti-German.
At that time, she was screaming for the Kingdom of the Netherlands. How should Ferdinand do with herself?
Follow along?
Is he still the emperor of Bulgaria?
This will send a wrong message to the people that Bulgaria is about to join the war. With the militant nature of the Bulgarian people, the war is not far away.
The sequelae is that his impression in the minds of the people plummeted. No one likes an impulsive king.
He is only Ferdinand II and not Ferdinand. He does not have such high prestige. The people will not help him find reasons for himself, thinking that his decision is correct.
What if you keep silent?
At first there was no problem. When the Dutch government in exile came over, Ferdinand’s troubles would come. It’s only strange to be harassed every day!
The key is this kind of harassment, which he still cannot avoid, which is also a political need.
The Dutch queen in exile must work hard for the restoration of the country. The hapless little Ferdinand is the target of the attack, and the wife next to it also needs to show off.
It is enough for him to have a diplomatic meeting every three to five, and talk about the same topic.
This is to be shown to the Dutch people. In any case, he must cooperate unconditionally and give them experience babies, brushing it down again and again, until Bulgaria ends.
For the emperor’s headaches, everyone is helpless. Bulgaria will not participate in the war until the French are not seriously injured.
No one dares to underestimate the French. What if their nationalism continues to burst and another Napoleon is born?
Bulgaria doesn't want to make wedding dresses for them. It defeats the British and brings another European hegemon. Isn't this unhappy for itself?
"Remind the Dutch, let them be more prepared, and let God determine their destiny for the rest. We are beyond our reach!" Little Ferdinand sighed.
The tragedy of the Dutch lies in their lack of strength. They survived the First World War by neutrality. This time it is different.
No matter how good their relationship with the Germans is, these are all clouds in the face of national interests.
The weakest link of the Rhine line of defense is in the Netherlands. The Germans do not attack from here, where do they attack?
Can the Kingdom of the Netherlands still lend it to Germany? If they really did this, they would not be a neutral country, but a vassal country.
Although the Kingdom of the Netherlands was part of Germany in history, they have become independent, but they don't want to return to that big family.
Whether the Kingdom of the Netherlands can stop it, there is no need to consider this question. In Ferdinand’s opinion, it’s not bad for the Dutch to last a week.
If you make preparations a few years in advance, you may still be able to defend against a wave of common sense. Now that the war is about to break out, the Dutch don't even know that tragedy is doomed.
Of course, those politicians must know that Germany will invade the Netherlands, but they chose to pretend to be deaf for their own benefit.
The difference between the strength of the two sides is too great, anyway, they can't win, and no one will blame them if they lose. Now they are doing more and wrong, not doing good.
Once the war is prepared in advance, a bunch of idiots will come out to push the responsibility of the war on them. This kind of thing has not happened only once.
Isn't the current London government a ready-made example?
From the perspective of national interests, their strategy is not wrong~EbookFREE.me~ But in the future they will definitely be labeled as war criminals, and political opponents will not let them go.
Anyway, someone has to carry the culprit, either by himself or by others.
The London government is also digging holes. For example, if they don't participate in the war, they obviously want to delay their participation until after the general election.
Secretly provoking wars among the countries of the European continent and letting the British Empire directly participate in the war are two completely different concepts.
The former has been in the British Empire for hundreds of years. As the saying goes, the law does not blame the public. Almost every previous government cannot escape. The British people are not so virgin, and the complaints are over.
The latter directly dragged the British Empire into the war. It was okay if it was won, but it could be washed away later. If it was lost, it would really be stinking for years.
Bulgaria’s bystander attitude undoubtedly provided the Germans with confidence in starting a war. As long as the Eastern European Union does not participate in the alliance, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg are simply not worth mentioning.
On September 12, 1939, the Germans suddenly made a request to the Dutch government and ordered a reply within 24 hours.
The Dutch government was dumbfounded for an instant, and hurriedly asked the British Empire to intervene. Unfortunately, in this war, the British supported the Germans.
I look for Bulgaria again, but unfortunately it is too late. When the Eastern European Union was established, they refused to join, so now they must pay for it.
After the Germans issued the war declaration, Queen Wilhelmina immediately ordered a national mobilization.
It is a pity that in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which has been peaceful for decades, the war mobilization mechanism has long been decayed. It has just mobilized fifty thousand young men to join the army, and the war broke out before arriving at the barracks.
On September 13, 1939, half a million German troops crossed the border and launched an offensive against the Kingdom of the Netherlands. World War began to spread.
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