stonecrandall Chapter 437
Chapter 437
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Hans was discussing this matter internally, the Sun Never Sets side was also confused by Hans’ ultimatum! On
February 6, the Sun Never Sets government held an urgent internal meeting of high-level officials to discuss how to deal with Hans’ ultimatum.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, I believe you have read the letter from the Hans, right? Tell me, what do you think?”
Prime Minister Stanley looked around, his eyes swept over the faces of his cabinet ministers.
To be honest, he didn’t have any good solution. Hans’s statement was too strange, which surprised him very much! He had no idea what the Hans were going to do. Did they really want to fight a war with them?
Although Hans’ national strength had recovered well and had returned to the peak level of the Second Empire, Hans still lost the First World War despite having powerful allies.
Why did they think they could win again? Stanley couldn’t understand the Hans’s confidence, and he couldn’t figure it out after thinking for a long time!
“Mr. Prime Minister, do the Hans really want to fight with us? Isn’t their attitude too tough?”
During the last cabinet meeting, all the members of the British Empire were filled with righteous indignation, and many of them clamored to have a big battle with Hans, teach Hans a severe lesson, and let the Hans know who is the world hegemon!
As a result, their tough stance was exchanged for an even tougher response from the Hans. This time, no one mentioned war anymore!
The Hans have already issued an ultimatum, and there is no need to threaten them with war, because they not only do not seem to be afraid of the threat of war, but they even can’t wait to have a fight with the British Empire.
In this case, being tough with them will only fulfill the wishes of the Hans and will not solve any problems.
After all, the reason why everyone was tougher and more ruthless than each other last time was because they believed that war would not break out at that time, so ruthless words and clamor were just venting their emotions, not that they really wanted to provoke a war between the two countries!
If a full-scale war really breaks out with Hans, it will be very detrimental to Japan.
There is no benefit in not setting the sun.
The first war has exhausted them and suffered heavy losses.
If they fight again, their damage will only be greater, and their strength will be even weaker!
And a weak empire on which the sun never sets will not gain much even if it defeats Hans. On the contrary, because they and Hans are fighting each other, the Eagle Sauce in North America is watching the fire from the other side. The Eagle Sauce’s strength has not suffered any loss, but they have been exhausted. At that time, I am afraid that the Eagle Sauce can easily snatch their hegemony from their hands!
Once they lose their status as the world hegemon, they may not be able to continue to maintain their vast overseas colonies. At that time, those colonies will be alienated from them, and the empire on which the sun never sets may completely die and become history!
Thinking of the terrible consequences of going to war with Hans, the parliamentarians were afraid!
So at this time, the parliament was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard, and no one continued to clamor and insult Hans!
“Yes, their statement seems to be eager to fight with us, but the question is, what good will it do them to fight with us?”
The parliamentarians thought about it and couldn’t figure out what Hans was going to do.
War is a waste of money and labor, and the risk is huge. If Hans is defeated, his ending may be more miserable than the First World War!
By then, even if the Gauls are not mentioned, the British Empire will be completely divided and they will no longer be able to maintain a unified country!
In the two world wars, the threat that Hans brought to the British Empire was too great. Even if the British Empire wanted to maintain the continental balance strategy, it could no longer rely on Hans!
What’s more, after the strong rise of the Eagle Sauce, the focus of the British Empire’s policy has actually been targeted. They no longer attach much importance to the previous continental balance strategy, but want to comprehensively curb the rise of the Eagle Sauce. The strategic focus of the British Empire has shifted from the European continent to the North Atlantic!
In this case, Hans will definitely be divided!
Even if the Hans explode and defeat the British Empire with all their strength, what can they get? Spend so much manpower, material resources and financial resources to fight a war with the British Empire, and then let the bears in the east and the Eagle Sauce in North America sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and reap the benefits?
If the Hans really think so, the British Empire will vomit blood!
“Maybe, like us, they don’t really want to fight, but hope to gain something else?”
Because it was too unreasonable, some people began to doubt Hans’s true intentions, and then put forward a hypothesis.
This idea aroused the interest of everyone, and everyone began to think along this line of thought.
There is strength in numbers, and soon, along this line of thought, the parliamentarians discussed a lot of things!
“Could it be that the Hans deliberately used such harsh words in the hope of forcing us to retreat so that they could reap some benefit?”
“Well, it is very likely, and what Hans wants is definitely the interests of Central Europe. This can be seen from the fact that they are assisting Hungary at all costs!”
“The coalition forces clearly consisted of four countries: us, Czech, Poland and Romania. Why did Hans not declare war on other countries when he first declared war, but only on Czech?”
“You mean, the benefit Hans wants is actually from Jike?”
“Yes, the problem must be with Jake. Jake’s position is so critical, just like a nail embedded in the abdomen of Hans, directly threatening the safety of their capital Berlin. If I were Hans, I would definitely not let the enemy drive a nail into Jake, and I would definitely find ways to pull out the nail!”
The congressman’s words directly pointed out the crux of the problem, and everyone nodded in agreement with his judgment!
Jake’s position is very critical. The place where they are located is not only a high ground, but also a salient in Hans.
To their west is Hans’ Saxony region, and to their northwest is Hans’ Brandenburg, where the capital Berlin is located.
To the southwest of Jake is Bavaria, where the second largest city, Munihe, is located.
It is also the second largest industrial zone in Hans.
The military industry and heavy industry are extremely dense, which is of great significance to Hans!
The southern region of Jake is Hans’ Odili region, which is an area that Hans merged not long ago, and the location of Austria The situation is very awkward.
Although they are a country located in the Alps, the area bordering Jake is a plain.
From the central part of Jake, it is easy to take down the capital of Audili, Vienna!
To the north of Jake is Hans’s Silesia region, which is located right between Poland and Jake. It is possible to be attacked by the two countries at any time!
From the map, you can immediately see how important Jake’s location is. For Hans, as long as Jake exists, they will feel like a thorn in their throat. If the enemy sends troops from Jake, they can directly threaten more than three-quarters of Hans’ territory, which is too great a deterrent to Hans!
“There is a highland on the border between Czech and Hans, called the Sudetenland, where many Germans and Italians live. Originally, this was the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the division of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this place was annexed by Czech. At that time, Hans was a defeated country, and not only did it not gain any territory, but it was also ceding territory. Now that Hans has become powerful, they must want to take back these former territories!”
“But, strictly speaking, Sudetenland does not belong to Hans, right?”
“Odili has merged with Hans. If we count strictly, Hans can use Odili’s name to claim Sudetenland!”
The discussion soon came to the core of the matter: Hans wanted Sudetenland!
“The location of Sudetenland is very critical. If we take it, the threat faced by Hans will be reduced by more than half, so I think their purpose must be reasonable!”
“But is it possible that Hans not only wants Sudetenland, they even want the whole of Czechoslovakia?”
Some members of parliament also made different guesses. They felt that Hans’ ambition was bigger than everyone imagined, so even if Sudetenland was handed over to them, they might not be satisfied!
“This is impossible. Jieke is our protectorate. If we annex Jieke,���You will definitely not agree!”
“So, Hans declared war on us as well?”_