Chapter 914

Theory was theory, and reality was reality. It seemed that the agreement was fulfilled and the crisis had passed, but everyone was still uncertain.

Verbal promises were illusory in the first place, especially those that had no specific content and were ambiguous. That was even less guaranteed.

Yamayama Aritomo: "Ito-kun, the Government of Vienna still hasn't agreed to our withdrawal from the war. It's only a temporary truce, not even a formal negotiation.

Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and other countries have signed a truce agreement with the Continental Alliance. Although the price to be paid has not been determined, countries have indeed withdrawn from the war.

Now, only the British Empire, the United States of America, and our three countries are still at war with the Continental Alliance.

The dust has not settled, and no one knows what the Government of Vienna is thinking. What if they turn against us? "

This worry was not unnecessary. Although the Government of Vienna had a good reputation, the Government of Japan did not reach any substantive agreement with them.

Including the attack on Russia, the Government of Vienna only asked the Government of Japan to "show sincerity" as a hint, but did not explicitly say it.

Whether it was considered "sincerity" depended on the mood of the Government of Vienna. If the Government of Vienna turned against them, the Government of Japan could do nothing.

Ito Hirobumi: "Yamayama-kun, things are not that bad. The British Empire fell, and the Holy Roman Empire was full.

With so many colonies, it will take time to digest. According to intelligence from Europe, the Government of Vienna even planned to give up India.

In the case of absolute advantage, abandoning the richest India was certainly not only to win over allies, but also a strategic core.

As a colonial empire, the Government of Vienna's colonial policy was undoubtedly more long-term. Most of the colonies were chosen to be established in areas with a relatively small population and more abundant resources. They rarely touched densely populated areas.

It turned out that this strategy was indeed very successful. Not only did Shinra avoid conflicts with foreign powers in the early stages of colonization, but in the process of colonial management, Shinra's colonies also had the fewest problems.

With successful cases, it was enough to copy the same routine. There was no need to change.

Not only are we densely populated, economically backward, and lacking in resources, but we also have frequent volcanic eruptions. We don't have strategic value and are not worthy of the Government of Vienna's attention.

In this context, as long as we don't look for trouble, there will be no major problems. "

It was sad to think about it. "Economic backwardness, lack of resources, and frequent volcanic eruptions" were all advantages.

But in the face of survival, these were not worth mentioning. Just like the "Sea Spider", as long as they had no value, they were not afraid.

The main reason why Japan was able to accept reality was that Japan had suffered enough blows since the Meiji Restoration.

It was one thing for them to be trampled on daily by the great powers, but this small problem wasn't worth getting angry over. As long as it didn't involve core interests, they could endure.

The biggest blow to his confidence was that his strategy was thwarted. First, he invaded the Philippines, but he was chased back by the Great Powers. Then, when he finally mustered up the courage to launch a war against Russia, he was caught up in a world war.

The great powers were divided, and Japan, who was passively standing on the wrong side, unfortunately followed the wrong boss and ruined the navy that they had painstakingly accumulated.

Watching the Oceanic Alliance fall apart helplessly, the Japanese government's expectations naturally fell again and again.

Even the extreme nationalists were not as arrogant as the original. "Conquer East Asia, dominate the world." It was better to sleep. Everything would be realized when they fell asleep.

In the face of the complicated situation, the Government of Japan discussed and finally came up with the most helpless strategy – pretending to be weak.

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No one cared about the decision of the Government of Japan. Now, the world's eyes were focused on the British Isles.

Negotiations were negotiations, but the war still had to continue. The two big hooligans were kings of international politics. It was impossible to delay time by negotiation.

Before either side was defeated or a truce was reached, the mainland alliance's attack on Britannia would only intensify.

Unlike at the beginning of the war, when all the countries were dragged to the battlefield by the Vienna government, now the situation was clear and everyone was rushing to join the fight.

The most eye-catching was the Indian battlefield. The situation was changing day by day. The British colonial government was unable to defend India. Not to mention the Congress Party.

Those who didn't know might think it was an Indian independence organization. In fact, the founders of the Congress Party were retired British Indian officials. Their current political ideas were limited to the implementation of the representative system.

Independence was after World War II. At the moment, they were still obedient, closely united with the British Indian colonial government to protect the colonial rule of the British Empire.

Even if India became independent after World War II, it was forced by the international situation. The declining Britannia couldn't fight against the United States and the Soviet Union and was forced to compromise.

The role of the Congress Party was to protest, demonstrate, communicate, compromise, and then take over the power. The most famous resistance movement was the "non-violent non-cooperation movement" led by Gandhi.

Without the cooperation of international public opinion, the "non-violent non-cooperation movement" was a joke.

Now the mainland alliance represented the international community. More than 80% of the world's countries were part of the alliance. It went without saying who the international public would support.

So be it. As the attacking party, the allied forces had never expected the Indians to cooperate.

At this time, the "non-violent non-cooperation movement" and "hunger strike movement" were playing. It was estimated that even the top officials of the alliance might not know what was happening, let alone compromise.

Anyway, India had a large population. Losing thousands of people was nothing. It didn't matter at all.

"Using force to resist" was simply too difficult. If India had become independent earlier, they might have been able to fight against the coalition.

Now that independence was just announced, the coalition came to attack. How could the new Indian government endure this?

They hadn't even completed the handover of power, let alone organized an effective resistance. In addition to the name of independence, the resistance was still the colonial army.

If it was a country with strong nationalism, it might be able to explode with amazing potential under the stimulation of independence.

Unfortunately, India obviously didn't have such conditions. If nationalism was strong, Britannia wouldn't be able to colonize India.

Unless they could emancipate their minds and break the caste system, the submissive nature of the people wouldn't be able to organize an effective resistance.

London's decision based on past experience not only failed to inspire the Indians' sense of resistance, but it also brought more chaos to India.

Without the constraints of the British bureaucracy, the Congress Party, which had just taken over part of the power, was obviously not up to the task of unifying the country.

If it was in a peaceful era, they could slowly run in and grow. The current situation was obviously not suitable. The result of rushing to intervene was that local power fell into the hands of Brahmins and Kshatriya.

This wasn't the end. Thanks to Britannia's constant digging in India in the past, deliberately creating a lot of ethnic and religious conflicts, it made the nascent Indian government even worse.

Under the combined effect of this series of factors, the situation in India naturally became worse. If there were no accidents, India would change hands before Christmas.

Without India, there would be no British Empire. This was the consensus of the world. Seeing that India had fallen, the pro-war faction in the British Isles completely extinguished their flames.

India was gone. Where would it be next?

The Holy Roman Empire was established, and countries in the world were competing to be its wings. Whether it was attacking Australia, New Zealand, or taking over Canada, it wasn't difficult.

Without the overseas colonies, no one knew how long the British Isles would be able to hold out on their own.

In this cruel world, there were few people who would offer help in times of need, and more people who would kick people when they were down. However, Britannia liked to cause trouble everywhere and had enemies all over the world.

As the war became clearer, countries around the world drew a clear line with Britannia and joined the blockade.

If they wanted to obtain supplies, they could only smuggle them in the black market. Even this one and only channel was not smooth.

It wasn't that the capitalists didn't work hard, but the risk was too great. The governments of all countries were warned by the Continental Alliance that doing business with the British at this time would be seen as Britannia's accomplice.

In order to avoid suspicion, countries had to put in 120% of their efforts to suppress smuggling to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

If the overseas trade routes were cut off, and there were no supplies from the colonies, how would Britannia fight the war?

Putting everything else aside, just food alone was a big problem. With the current productivity, the food produced in the British Isles couldn't feed the 40 million people on the island.

Even his steel-like willpower could not overcome his hunger. Once the food reserves were exhausted, it would be the time for the British Empire to collapse.

Minister of the Interior Azevedo: "As early as three months ago, we have implemented a rationing system, but compared to the current predicament, it is still a drop in the bucket.

The war has been going on for almost a year, and the domestic reserves are being consumed very quickly. Especially food, it can only last for another two months at most.

If there are no supplies, we will have a hard time this Christmas.

Public opinion is also very unfavorable to us. The anti-war wave has resounded throughout the British Isles, and now it is time to consider ending the war. "

"Ending the war", this wasn't the first time someone mentioned it. As early as half a year ago, someone called for an end to this wrong war.

At that time, the Government of London and the Government of Vienna had a secret talk, but unfortunately, the two sides were too divided. The Government of Vienna not only wanted hegemony, but also asked Britannia to give up one-third of the colonies. In the end, it ended in vain.

Two months ago, the situation collapsed, anti-war voices rose, and the two sides once again held secret talks.

The armistice conditions proposed by the Government of Vienna last time were acceptable to Britannia, but unfortunately, the appetite of the Government of Vienna became bigger.

Not only was it limited to the colonies, but they also had the idea of breaking up the British Isles. Of course, there was still room for negotiation.

However, when it came to the mainland, the Government of the United Kingdom simply didn't dare to agree. If they really accepted the Government of Vienna's conditions to break up the British Isles, perhaps the angry people could start a revolution.

Now that the situation had completely collapsed, restarting the negotiations would no longer be a negotiation. Britannia had lost most of its capital, and the strength of the two sides was completely unbalanced.

Foreign Minister Adam shrugged, "Your Excellency, when will the war end, the initiative is no longer in the hands of the Empire. If you want to end the war immediately, you have to surrender. "

"Surrender", this word was both familiar and unfamiliar. It wasn't that Britannia hadn't experienced failure, and it wasn't that it hadn't surrendered to the enemy.

It was just that in the last hundred years, Britannia had ascended to the throne of the world. Even if it lost on the battlefield, it was nothing more than a ceasefire to reduce losses, and definitely not to the point of surrendering to the enemy.

This time was different. Britannia had lost the capital to continue fighting. Once the war continued, Britannia would really lose its underwear.

Weak countries had no diplomacy, Adam had the most profound experience. As the Foreign Minister of Britannia, Adam had seen the "helplessness" of diplomatic envoys of weak countries in negotiations more than once.

It was just that he never dreamed that such a miserable scene would one day be staged in Britannia.

Campbell: "Whether it is war or peace, we don't have the right to make a decision on behalf of the 40 million British people. It's better to submit it to parliament for discussion!"