Chapter 115 Agreement and Marriage

In August 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact in Moscow.

A week after the signing of the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact, Germany launched an attack on Poland on September 1939, 9, and the Soviet Union also invaded Poland on September 1. On October 9, Germany and the Soviet Union occupied the entire territory of Poland, and the Battle of Poland ended.

After Germany attacked Poland, Britain and France gave Germany a 48-hour deadline to withdraw from Polish territory. Because Germany did not heed the warnings, Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 1939, 9.

Although war was declared, it did not start immediately. For the weak Britain and France, they still had hope that Germany would stop the war.

In March 1940, the new president of Longhan Kingdom took office. As expected, the winner of the election was Lei Wanting. This was also instructed by Zhang Feng. After all, he contributed a lot to the establishment of Longhan Kingdom. It was necessary to reward him according to his merits, otherwise who would work for him in the future.

In April 1940, Germany attacked Denmark and Norway in Northern Europe. Germany invaded Norway because Britain and France were planning to send 4 expeditionary forces to enter Norway under the pretext of assisting Finland in resisting the Soviet Union, but in fact they wanted to cut off the supply of Swedish iron ore to Germany.

1940年6月7日哈康国王和国会转进英国成立流亡政府，1940年6月9日盟军最后在纳尔维克的部队完成撤离，1940年6月8日挪威沦陷。此次作战耗费德国两个月的时间，是二战被德国侵略的国家中支撑第二久的国家，第一是苏联。

On May 1940, 5, Germany also launched attacks on the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and other countries. Its main target was of course France.

After the German army entered Paris on June 1940, 6, the French government collapsed and split. It was mainly composed of the pacifist government of Marshal Philippe Pétain who continued to remain in mainland France, and the exile government established by Charles de Gaulle in the United Kingdom. At that time, there was almost no other country in the world that supported de Gaulle except Britain.

Before the war started, no one expected that France would surrender so quickly. After all, France was one of the great powers at the time and the second country with the most colonies in the world.

As the Second World War kicked off, the time had come for a new round of world reshuffle. Zhang Feng's first target was the African region along the Red Sea coast.

Such as Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and other regions

These places either belong to France or Italy. France is basically lost now, so Zhang Feng has nothing to worry about.

As for Italy, Zhang Feng already has a plan that will not only allow him to obtain other additional benefits, but also occupy Italy's colonies.

There is no need to say much about Italy's combat effectiveness. It fought twice before defeating Ethiopia, and suffered heavy losses. During World War II, it invaded Greece, France, the Soviet Union, Egypt and other battles, all of which performed poorly and ended in failure.

Zhang Feng feels that Italy is a ATM.

In July 1940, the Battle of France ended. France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway and other countries were all conquered by Germany. Britain was the only country still resisting in Western Europe.

After defeating France, Germany drafted the "Sea Lion Plan" to invade Britain. In order to ensure the landing operation across the sea, the German army attempted to first seize air superiority to destroy the British fortifications and pin down and destroy the British Royal Air Force. So German Air Force Marshal Goering assembled the three main air fleets of the German Air Force and 3 aircraft, half of which were fighters and half were bombers. Britain only had 2669 fighters and 700 bombers, giving Germany a 500:2 advantage.

At the same time, the Kingdom of Longhan told the Kingdom of Yemen that it would complete the previously reached agreement and help the Kingdom of Yemen regain southern Yemen. Yemeni King Yahya was very happy and said he would provide all assistance.

On July 1940, 7, the German Air Force mainly attacked the convoys in the English Channel and raided southern ports, attempting to lure and destroy a large number of British fighter planes in preparation for the "Sea Lion" landing operation.

On the same day, Long Han State began to send reinforcements to Loulan City, initially planning to send 2 troops. Together with the Yulin mercenaries from Loulan City and Yemen, the total garrison strength of Long Han State in the Middle East reached 3 troops.

According to the plans of the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff of the Yulin Company, the total force must reach at least 10 before the war begins.

However, Long Han Kingdom only carried out the first round of troop reinforcements before it was blocked by the British in the Gulf of Aden. But this time Long Han Kingdom had an aircraft carrier, a battleship, and several cruisers for escort.

So the British just expressed their protest, accusing Longhan of violating the treaty signed by the two countries: Longhan could not continue to send troops to Yemen.

Long Hanguo immediately stated that it was the Meihua Company that signed the treaty and it had nothing to do with Long Hanguo.

The British could only watch as troop transport ships, escorted by the Longhan Navy, landed at the ports of Loulan City and the Kingdom of Yemen.

After the second round of troop reinforcements, the garrison had reached 8 people. Except for weapons and ammunition, all other logistical supplies were the responsibility of the Kingdom of Yemen, so the Yemeni civilians could only suffer.

Britain was now experiencing the first phase of the air raid war. Although the German attack was fierce, the British defense was also tenacious. By August 1940, 8, the British Air Force lost 12 aircraft, causing the German Air Force to lose 150 aircraft.

Although Britain achieved considerable success in military defense, many buildings and factories in the country were destroyed, and it urgently needed food, military supplies and other supplies from the outside world.

In the Kingdom of Longhan, in the Weiyang Palace, the presidential palace, there is a spacious conference room.

Britain was already struggling to fight against the German invasion, and it involved the whole country and all its colonies. In this air battle, air crews from New Zealand, Canada, Australia, the Union of South Africa, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Southern Rhodesia and other Commonwealth countries also joined the British Army; many governments in exile of countries occupied by Germany also joined the ranks to defend Britain; the United States, which was neutral at the time, also had volunteers form the "Eagle Squadron" to fight alongside Britain.

At this time, Britain certainly did not want to have another enemy. The increase in troops in the Middle East by the Longhan Kingdom made the British Empire very fearful in the early stages of the war. The British believed that the Longhan Kingdom was going to join the Axis Powers and go to war with Britain.

After all, many people now do not think that Britain can withstand the German troops sweeping across Europe at this time.

So after receiving the report and request for help from the Governor of Aden, the British Empire quickly sent a diplomatic ambassador to the Kingdom of Longhan, hoping to reach peace through negotiations.

"Mr. Secretary White, the British Empire signed a peace agreement with you. You should still remember it. I hope Longhan Kingdom can abide by the original agreement to avoid war between the two countries."

The British ambassador still wanted to use the original agreement to force Longhan Kingdom to back down.

"Haha, Mr. Ambassador, you are joking. I am now the Secretary of State of Longhan Country, not an employee of Meihua Company. The agreement naturally cannot constrain Longhan Country's behavior. Besides, has the British Empire ever abided by the agreement over the years? If Mr. Ambassador has nothing else to say, I think we should end our conversation today. I still have to attend the military meeting of the Ministry of Defense."

Secretary of State White did not want to waste time on this issue, so he lightly mocked the British Empire and then used the non-existent military meeting to put pressure on him. "Then I wonder what your country will do to stop such military adventures." The British envoy said with an unchanged expression and swallowed his anger.

"It's very simple. As long as Britain gives up its colonies in the Middle East, Longhan Kingdom will not send troops to Britain." White Lion said loudly.

"Impossible! If that's the case, the British Empire would rather use war to defend our interests." The British envoy could no longer hold back, and almost jumped up and down, shouting loudly.

"Does the British Empire still have that strength now? Not to mention whether you can stop the German invasion, just look at your military strength in the Middle East. My Longhan Kingdom's 10 troops can wipe out your entire army in less than a month and completely drive the British forces out of the Middle East."

White smiled contemptuously and then said.

"Even so, we will not surrender." The British envoy said firmly.

"Okay, see you on the battlefield!" White said lightly, standing up and about to leave.

The British envoy looked at him closely. Without any hesitation, White put away the documents on the table and walked slowly to the door of the conference room with his entourage. The staff opened the door.

"Wait, the British Empire will never agree to this request. I think we can discuss other options." When the British envoy heard the sound of the door opening, he could no longer sit still and stood up and said.

The war between Long Han Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, as well as the war with Portugal last year, coupled with the recent display of naval power, have made the British feel threatened. They are unwilling to go to war with Long Han Kingdom unless it is absolutely necessary.

This is how they treated the Germans. When faced with a strong enemy, they would compromise and give in, but would never fight back unless the enemy threatened the British mainland.

"For the sake of the former British Empire, we have to make concessions. Britain must withdraw from southern Yemen and share Socotra Island with Longhan. Both sides can build naval bases on it. Longhan can give up other colonial sovereignty in the Middle East, but Britain must give up one-third of the oil resources there to Meihua Company."

White paused and continued, "The northern part of Mozambique has become the homeland of Longhan, and part of the territory of Malawi, a British colony, has penetrated deep into Longhan. In order to avoid friction with the British Empire in Africa, Britain needs to cede Malawi and part of southern Tanzania bordered by Lake Malawi to Longhan."

The main goal of Long Han Kingdom's second agreement is to expand its homeland. Africa, separated by a sea, is the focus of Long Han Kingdom's operations. This time, Lake Malawi will become an inland lake of Long Han Kingdom. Long Han Kingdom needs to spend a lot of manpower and material resources on localization.

As for other African lands, they can probably only be operated as colonies. After all, it is already very difficult to digest the existing lands.

Faced with the subsequent booming wave of national independence, the main thing is to preserve these pieces of land. As for the rest, we can only leave it to fate and see how the situation develops.

After White proposed Longhan's second plan, he glanced at the British envoy and said, "This is the final plan. If the British Empire still disagrees, Longhan can only achieve its goal in its own way."

Compared with the barren African region, the Middle East, which has abundant oil at this time, can bring economic benefits to the British Empire.

"This, this is not something I can decide. I need to go back and report to His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister." The British ambassador opened his mouth and finally said.

"Yes, but I can only give you half a month. We will take action in half a month. In addition, you can also report to your king and prime minister. If we can reach this agreement, Longhan Kingdom can consider joining the British Empire in the war against the Axis Powers at an appropriate time."

White also added that this was originally Zhang Feng's subsequent plan, and it would also make the UK more willing to agree to the agreement, after all, they wanted more this time.

"Is this true? If so, I will be able to convince my country to reach this cooperation." The British envoy said in surprise. This time he did not try to control his expression. It was obvious that this news was like a sweet rain in the desert to him.

Britain used all the forces it could mobilize and also promised to give many colonies or Commonwealth member states more autonomy.

In fact, the British Empire existed in name only a long time ago. Except for India and some not-so-rich regions, many colonies had long since broken away from the rule of the British Empire.

Now is the time when he is weak, and there is no interference from big powers like the United States and the Soviet Union. Zhang Feng also seizes the opportunity to tear off some pieces of flesh from the body of the British Empire.

First create a fait accompli; even if you are forced to give up some interests after the war, you can still exchange them for other benefits, such as markets, aid, etc.

"Of course, the credibility of Longhan Kingdom is beyond doubt." Secretary of State White said proudly, completely forgetting that he had just denied the agreement signed with Britain.

"But." The British envoy was obviously skeptical, but he did not dare to say it directly. Otherwise, if Long Han Kingdom became angry and no longer mentioned joining the Allied forces, he would not be able to take responsibility for it.

However, he still had to express his attitude, hoping to get something to make Britain more convinced of Long Hanguo's sincerity. Otherwise, after returning and facing the same doubts at home, would he say, "I believe Long Hanguo is serious this time?"

White was a little annoyed when he heard his disbelieving tone and expression. Then he suddenly thought of something and said:

"Well, I heard that your King George VI has two daughters. The eldest daughter is destined to inherit the throne. It is not good for the younger daughter to stay in the country if the elder sister becomes the king. It just so happens that the founding father of our Longhan Kingdom has several sons who are about the same age as the princess. The two countries can definitely form an alliance through marriage, and the alliance between the two countries will be unbreakable. In this way, you should believe in our country's sincerity."

When the British envoy heard White's words, he didn't know what to do for a moment. As an official of the former British Empire, he looked down on these newly emerging upstarts. He thought that these country people were not worthy of a princess of the British Empire, even if he was the son of a president or even an emperor.

But he couldn't refuse directly. After all, this might concern the life and death of the British Empire.

"Mr. Envoy, Mr. Monkey's family controls the power of the entire Longhan Kingdom, and also owns a large amount of property in America. If he is a noble, Mr. Monkey also has the title of Prince of Loulan, and it is also easy to get the title of emperor. However, times have changed. Compared with the British royal family with a nominal monarchy, the Monkey family is only stronger, not weaker."

White talked about the current power of the Zhang Feng family. Compared with the decline of the British Empire, the Zhang family was like the rising sun, rising slowly and was far from reaching its peak.

The British envoy was speechless and could only say that he would inform the king and the prime minister of the content of the agreement and the marriage after returning for a decision. His influence was not strong enough for him to agree to sign the contract on the spot.

(End of this chapter)