Chapter 907 Condemns Britain

In fact, Charles is not interested in upholding justice and saving the world. He knows that the unchanging law of international relations is interest.

But if France wants to become the "world police", it must "love peace" and "uphold justice" for other countries.

Only in this way can we gain the general recognition of the international community, and only in the future will countries around the world be able to seek French "mediation" of disputes.

And France will be able to gain more and greater benefits in this "mediation" process.

Charles invited the British Minister of Munitions to the meeting because he knew that he was greedy and only considered immediate interests.

He would become a negative example to everyone, highlighting the "justice" and "greatness" of France with the ugliness and short-sightedness of Britain.

Sure enough, the next second the Minister of Munitions couldn't hold back any longer. He stood up and protested:

"I'm sorry, but I cannot agree with you, Your Excellency."

"Although this is indeed a meaningless war, I also hope it can be stopped as soon as possible."

"But we should understand a simple truth. To stop this war, we must completely defeat the Germans. Otherwise, it will only give them breathing space to start a war again."

The Minister of Munitions swept his eyes over all the guests:

"I think it would be extremely short-sighted to try to negotiate a stop to the war now."

"We may have a moment of peace. But be assured that as long as the Germans remain under dictatorship, they will start all over again."

"So what's the point of this 'truce'? We might even miss this opportunity, a chance for a complete victory."

"One day when war breaks out again, we might lose. Just think how horrible that would be. Germany defeated us all!"

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The Minister of Munitions' words were very inflammatory. He also took advantage of people's fear of future wars and called on them to seize the opportunity to "beat the dog when it's down."

But Charles knew that was not the case.

In history, Britain and the United States did achieve their wish. They "beat the dog when it was down" and successfully democratized Germany. They also received huge reparations and imposed a restrictive treaty on Germany.

But it was precisely these harsh treaties that forced Germany to rebel, so that world war broke out again not long after.

Clemenceau was not a man of few words, and he replied calmly:

"You are right, Your Excellency."

"I also think it's possible that the Germans could start another war under a dictatorship."

"But do we have to go to war to force Germany to be 'free'? If 'freedom' is achieved under the pressure of war, is it still 'freedom'?"

The guests all expressed their agreement, saying that many of their countries were in the process of transitioning from king to parliament, especially Constantine I, who firmly opposed interference from external forces.

Clemenceau continued:

"I believe that German citizens will make the right choice, and there are even signs of this happening."

"We all know that it is Hindenburg, not Wilhelm II, who holds military power in Germany now."

"Otherwise, you should be facing the Wilhelm II Line instead of the Hindenburg!"

The guests laughed a little, knowing that Clemenceau was taking the opportunity to satirize the disastrous defeat of Britain and the United States in front of the Hindenburg Line.

The Minister of Munitions and Baker were somewhat embarrassed and angry; they did not like being exposed in such an occasion.

Clemenceau continued, looking fearlessly at the Minister of Munitions.

This was unimaginable before. No one dared to be so rude to the Minister of Military Affairs of the world's most powerful country:

"Besides, I don't understand what you're worried about."

“Isn’t Britain an island?”

"As long as the Royal Navy is strong enough, you will never have to worry about a German invasion!"

The Quartermaster General found a new moral high ground in this topic, and he said angrily:

"Yes, as you said, we don't need to worry about the German invasion."

"But we did it anyway. Out of responsibility and obligation as an Allied power, we sent troops to France to fight. So far, countless soldiers have lost their lives here."

"But you chose to cease fire at this time, which would make the lives lost by those soldiers meaningless."

There was a burst of laughter in the meeting room.

Everyone knows that Britain joined the war for its own interests. It did not want a superpower to emerge on the European continent and become an opponent it could not deal with.

If one day France becomes stronger than Germany, Britain will choose to help Germany instead of France.

What the Minister of Munitions did not expect was that this was exactly the trap that Clemenceau had set for him:

"I thank you, Your Excellency."

"But to be honest, you guys aren't doing much help here."

"You could even say..."

Clemenceau spread his hands in an awkward manner.

The guests burst into laughter.

The British Expeditionary Force performed so poorly in this war that it could be said to be a drag.

As long as Charles is there, France can completely defeat Germany on its own.

The Quartermaster General was so angry that his face turned red and white, but he couldn't refute it because Charles was sitting there, diagonally opposite him, staring in that direction with a smile on his face.

Baker couldn't even get a word in. The U.S. military had just joined the war, and all the victories they had achieved were under Charles' command. As soon as they left Charles, they suffered a major defeat, and the role they could play was minimal.

Clemenceau turned his gaze to the whole audience:

"Also, the Ciel is building a 'super defense line' on the border."

"We believe that the 'super line' can stop any possible German attack."

"More importantly, Charles is in France. As long as Charles is in France, France will be safe. What do you think?"

The guests responded with a chorus of approval, and some even applauded spontaneously.

Then Clemenceau added: "Finally, I must state one thing: Charles is only 19 years old, gentlemen!"

The guests understood what this meant. Charles would be able to protect France for a long time in the future, so the Minister of Munitions' worries were not there.

Just when the Minister of Munitions was unhappy about France's "assumption of power", Clemenceau dropped another explosive news: "So we have decided that France will withdraw its troops from Greece!"

The meeting hall immediately erupted in applause, and it received universal support because no one was sure whether they would be the next after Greece.

During this period, the British and French allied forces could indeed do whatever they wanted on the European continent.

Clemenceau raised his voice amid the applause:

"For no other reason than that Greece is a country and its sovereignty should be respected."

"Sending troops to Greece was a wrong decision made by the previous navy minister, and we must correct it."

"This is the world we want to create, this is the French spirit!"

The applause was thunderous and lasted for a long time.

The Minister of Munitions had a frown on his face and his eyes were full of anger. He almost turned hostile and walked away on the spot.

If the previous "armistice negotiations" were a "stab in the back" to Britain, then "withdrawing troops from Greece" was putting Britain on the fire.

Because every reason Clemenceau gave for the withdrawal was a condemnation of Britain!

(End of this chapter)