Chapter 1471 Winner Takes All, Winner is King (First Update, Please Subscribe)
All in!
What is the essence of world war?
It's all in!
It is a game of poker between countries! This kind of poker puts the whole country, or even the whole nation, on the gambling table.
Why go all in?
In the final analysis, the winner takes all, and the loser... will naturally lose everything.
But sometimes, many countries may not be willing to go all in even if they are at the gambling table.
A country that dares to go all in may not necessarily win, but a country that does not dare to go all in will definitely not win.
In fact, Britain has never dared to go all in.
It's not that Britain doesn't dare, but because it has too many concerns - after all, Britain wears shoes, and it is not willing to lose too much on the battlefield. If the problem can be solved through non-war means, they don't mind doing so.
To some extent, until 1996, Britain was still seeking the possibility of getting Russia out of the war, even though the war was caused by the Anglo-Russian conflict.
"It seems that I have overlooked the fickleness of the Slavs!"
After learning that the information was provided by Sergei Witte, the Roman Empire's finance minister, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but sigh.
"As long as there is enough interest, they can betray everything."
Yes, the British like to betray their allies, but Russia is even better at stabbing its allies in the back. It withdrew from the war during World War I, and at the beginning of World War II, while dividing Poland with the Germans, it formulated a plan to attack the Germans. If the Germans had not torn up the treaty first, it would probably have been the Germans who fought in the Great Patriotic War.
When it comes to backstabbing...I'm good at it!
Although Emperor Zhu had always been wary of Russia, he had never expected them to stab him in the back so quickly. After all, in the simulator, Russia fought very honestly to the end.
What has changed?
Emperor Zhu half closed his eyes, recalling the first battle in the simulator - first of all, the situation in continental Europe had not changed, and there had not been much change in Persia, so what had changed?
"Australia!"
The only change was the limited mobilization of troops due to transportation capacity. Between North America and Australia, the headquarters chose North America instead of fighting on two fronts as originally planned. In the simulator, the landing of the Imperial Army in Australia became the Empire's "Dardanelles Campaign" - in the thirteen-month-long battle, due to insufficient transportation capacity, facing the counterattack of the Australian Corps, the Imperial Army could only barely maintain the front line, and 500,000 Imperial soldiers crossed the ocean to arrive in Australia. After nearly thirteen months of fighting, 111,402 Imperial Army soldiers were killed and 157,037 were injured. The losses were heavy, although the Imperial Army eventually occupied Australia.
However, the setbacks in the war caused the empire to invest too much manpower in Australia, which in turn affected the operations in North America. This was like a domino effect, affecting the situation on various battlefields and of course London. After all, victory brings confidence to people.
Topics such as peace talks were naturally not within their consideration.
And now?
Whether it was the stalemate on the European battlefield or the bad news on other battlefields, the British had the idea of dividing and disintegrating the "Four Emperors' Alliance".
"The Russians suffered a setback in their attack on Persia. If the British are willing to give up Persia, they will most likely withdraw from the war and gain something for nothing. This is certainly better than conquering Asia bit by bit with their own army."
His Majesty's words were spoken by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhuge Jun.
"Now, the Russians seem to have made their choice. If the Russians really stab us in the back, what should the Empire choose?"
What should the Empire do when faced with backstabbing?
Of course I have to stab back!
This is the most normal way to deal with it, but what happens after you stab back?
This cannot change Russia's withdrawal. It will be a blow to the Empire's allied forces. Not only will the strength of the allies be severely weakened, but Russia may even join the Allies. By then, the problem will become complicated.
what to do……
Emperor Zhu's brows were furrowed, and another suggestion flashed through his mind.
"Your Majesty, we made a mistake in our work on this matter. Our people paid too much attention to internal information..."
What is insider information?
It is because "007" has infiltrated too deeply, so deeply that intelligence will be continuously delivered to him, so that he does not need to pay attention to the intelligence from the outside world at all.
"A mistake? Was it 007's mistake at work? No!"
Emperor Zhu shook his head and said.
"This is not a mistake at all. 007 needs to protect themselves. Being overly enthusiastic about external intelligence will cause them to expose their identities. Each submarine we send out is not easy. They must first protect themselves before they can play a role. Okay, now think about how to remedy the situation..."
Emperor Zhu did not think this was a mistake. After all, intelligence personnel were not omnipotent. He could not have known that the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister would reach a consensus in private and then bypass the official to send a secret envoy.
This action is not official at all, and they will only make the incident public once the dust settles.
How to remedy this?
"Your Majesty, we can find a way to delay the British actions, um..."
"Assassin! We can send an assassin to eliminate the secret envoy along the way."
Killing is not the best option to solve the problem, but it is definitely the most convenient option. If killing one person does not solve the problem... then kill a few more.
The intelligence department has never been as pure as snow. They have done a lot of dirty work to complete their tasks. They know very well what is the simplest way, and they are also very good at implementing such tasks.
Emperor Zhu had no doubt about this, and he believed that the Investigation Department could let the secret envoy die quietly.
"Um……"
Qian Zizhuang's suggestion emerged in his mind. Emperor Zhu thought for a while and then said.
"What will the Empire choose? We can send secret envoys to persuade them, but what are the chances of success?"
"The British can give up Persia, and we ..."
Zhuge Jun frowned, and then he remembered that the empire had never given up the fat meat in its mouth, but only gave up... other people's meat.
Being generous to others is something the empire is best at. Persia, that is indeed the sphere of influence of Britain!
"To put it bluntly, the reason why the Russian court chose this tendency is because they lost their teeth in Persia and feel that the bones are hard to chew. Since Britain has made concessions, they can just take advantage of the situation. But in essence, they chose this because we have not formed a real advantage on the battlefield. India is good, but only the fat meat in our mouths is ours!"
While sighing, Emperor Zhu asked the crown prince beside him. In the past days, Zhu Youlin had been studying government affairs beside him.
"Youlin, what do you think?"
Zhu Youlin thought for a moment and said.
"Father, there is no difference between the Slavs and the Anglo-Saxons! They are all a group of profit-seeking people. No matter what promises we make, as long as the benefits given by the other party are great enough, they will definitely betray us. But..."
Zhu Youlin said directly.
"But no one will betray the winner, because only the winner can bring real benefits! Therefore, the losers will be abandoned in the end, and everyone will follow the winner!"
(End of this chapter)
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