bookpower Chapter 538
Chapter 538
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Mainz’s words, the leaders of Sweden and Finland, two of the three Nordic countries, breathed a sigh of relief!
Fortunately, Hans did not make any excessive demands on them!
The expressions of the leaders of Fairyland and Norway became very ugly!
Hans wanted to send troops into their country, nominally to assist them in defense, but in fact everyone knew that this was a naked invasion, in order to take over their country’s defense and control their country militarily! After hearing this, the leaders of the two countries’ first reaction was to refuse.
But when the words came to their lips, they held back!
Hans’s strong strength, especially his strong military strength, has been revealed through this Gallic Campaign. This army that took less than a month to defeat the surrendered Gaul is not something they can fight against at all! Moreover, at this time, Gaul was defeated and the sun never set and retreated to its homeland. The allied forces were on the defensive. If Hans attacked them at this time, they could not expect any external assistance!
Without foreign aid, it would be a pipe dream to expect them to resist the German army with their own strength!
The family knows their own business. With their millions of people and the few pitiful divisions, they can’t stop the German army at all!
Hans originally had a large population and strong industrial strength. Now that they have occupied such a large territory, their strength has been further enhanced. In this case, Hans can mobilize tens of millions of troops, which is several times higher than their total population. The strength of the two sides is too different, and this war can’t be fought at all!
Therefore, even if you want to oppose, you can’t oppose!
But if you just accept it, it would be too aggrieved!
“Mr. President, both of our countries strictly adhere to the principle of neutrality and will never side with any side, so no one will invade us. Thank you for your kindness, but we don’t need your help!”
After thinking for a while, the Norwegians, who were separated from Hans by a strait and a little further away, took the lead in expressing their opinions and tried to reject Mainz’s arrangement!
Mainz glanced at Norwegian Prime Minister Christoph Hornsrud. The reason why this person dared to reject his proposal was probably because he felt that his country did not border Hans, and Hans’ navy was not strong and could not directly threaten them, so he was fearless, right?
“Haha, is Prime Minister Christopher so confident? You know, Windmill Country was also a neutral country before the war!”
Mainz looked at the other party with a smile on his face. Although he had a smile on his face, it looked even more chilling, because everyone heard that the threat in this sentence was very strong! The
Windmill Country has remained neutral for more than a hundred years. They have neither surrendered to Hans nor turned to the British Empire. Logically, they should not be attacked, but?
After the war on the Western Front broke out, the German army entered the German country as soon as possible, regardless of whether the Windmill people were a neutral country or not. The purpose of their invasion here was only to achieve their goal of mobilizing their forces to the Benelux region and then surrounding the opponent’s entire army!
Therefore, whether it is a neutral country or not, and whether it will be invaded, is actually not necessarily related. It does not mean that neutral countries must be safe! Neutral countries will also be beaten. Belgium before World War I and the Windmill Country before World War II are the best examples!
And what a coincidence, these two countries were forced to be involved in the war because of Hans, so in this area, Hans has a bad record! The
Norwegian Prime Minister’s face was big He was not stupid, of course he heard the threat in Mainz’s words.
But he still didn’t want to give in. If he gave in at this time, it would be difficult for him to explain to the people of the country when he returned home, and he would inevitably be attacked by his political competitors, which would be very detrimental to his political future! Moreover
, he still felt that with the protection of the Strait, plus the support of the British Royal Navy, combined with Norway’s special geographical location and Hans’ current naval strength, they should be relatively safe. The
British Royal Navy would never allow the German army to occupy Norway, because in this way, the probability of the German army escaping from the blockade of the Royal Navy would become higher. Norway’s long coastline would make it difficult for the British Royal Navy to completely block the German army’s entry and exit channels, and there would be no way to use the method of pursuit and interception like in World War I to trap the powerful high seas fleet in the naval port!
So he gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and said:”Thank you for your kindness, Mr. President. We appreciate your kindness, but we really don’t need such protection. We have the ability to protect ourselves!”
As soon as these words came out, the leaders of several countries nearby secretly gave thumbs up, secretly praising the Norwegians for their courage to say such words, and to say it in front of President Hans. They are indeed fearless Norwegians!
Mainz shrugged,”That’s a pity. In this case, I can’t force you. So we can only sincerely wish Prime Minister Christopher and the four million Norwegian people here. I hope you can protect the land where you have lived for generations!”
When this sentence came out, everyone was a little frightened. Although Mainz did not declare war directly, the meaning of this sentence was very obvious. Hans would definitely go to war with Norway!
Hearing this, the heads of state of Switzerland and Finland looked at each other, and their expressions were very solemn.
They were looking forward to this war and wanted to use this war to understand the strength of the German navy and the combat effectiveness of the German army in the extremely cold land near the Arctic Circle.
After all, the temperature in the three Nordic countries is much colder than that in Central Europe. The average temperature in Norway is only about 3 degrees, and the lowest temperature in winter can even reach minus 50 degrees. This temperature is unbearable even for the people of the three Nordic countries themselves. Those who live in Central Europe and have never experienced such severe cold and landed, can they bear it?
If Hans fails in Norway and cannot adapt to the extreme weather in Norway, then Switzerland and Finland will have nothing to worry about. Their climate is not much better than Norway. The temperature in Finland is even lower and the environment is worse!
Since Hans cannot adapt to the climate in Norway, then naturally… Nor can they adapt to the climate of their two countries, so they don’t have to worry too much about being invaded by Hans!
However, if Hans performs well in Norway and is not affected by the cold climate at all, then these two countries will start to be nervous. If Hans can conquer Norway, he must be able to conquer them. Their national strength is only slightly better than Norway!
Norwegian Prime Minister Christopher’s face turned pale and blue. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he couldn’t say a word.
He wanted to say something harsh to cheer himself up and hit the other party’s arrogance at the same time, but he was worried that doing so would completely annoy the other party, so he didn’t dare to say it.
So, in the end, he didn’t say a word.
On the contrary, the fairy tale country next to him began to threaten war directly when they saw Hans. While they were trembling, they were forced to accept Hans’s”goodwill” protection and agreed to the entry of Hans’ army!