885 American Siege Network VII, the Treaty of Rome and Free Britain

Rome, Italy. Palazzo Venezia, headquarters of the Fascist Party.

"Mr. Chamberlain, I deeply regret the Japanese invasion of Eastern Australia that has just taken place. And I can also assure you in my honor that Germany, China and Russia are all in the dark about this matter. Germany's Monsieur Hitler, China's President Ronaldo, and Russia's Empress Anastasia I had a sincere desire for peace in Europe. So, I suggest that Britain could sign treaties with Germany, China and Russia. As for the Japanese invasion of Australia...... It was another war, and it had nothing to do with the war in Europe. Why should we shed blood in Europe because of a war that is taking place on the other side of the world? And as far as I can see, Britain's continued war with Germany, China, and Russia will not help to defend Eastern Australia. On the contrary, it would be more beneficial for Britain to defend Eastern Australia by signing peace treaties with Germany, China, and Russia as soon as possible to end the war in Europe. This is a very simple truth, and I think Your Excellency the Prime Minister should be able to understand it, right? ”

It was the Italian leader Benito Mussolini who was struggling to persuade British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to sign the "traitorous treaty." These days, under the mediation of this fascist leader, the terms of peace between Germany, China, and Russia on the one hand, and Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Rwanda on the other have finally been reached!

In this freshly released "Treaty of Rome", Britain, France and Belgium ceded land and paid reparations, the Netherlands only ceded land and did not pay reparations, and Luxembourg ...... To return to the German Confederation is to be destroyed! However, they were originally a member of Germany, and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg was also elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in history, so it is okay to say that it is unified.

According to the Peace Treaty, Britain was to pay 1,500 tons of gold to China and Germany, and 100 tons of gold to Japan. ceded Western Australia (west of 130 degrees east longitude), Malaya (including Singapore and Brunei), Burma, Hong Kong (returned), Andaman Islands, Ceylon, Maldives Islands, Pakistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Fujairah, um Al Quwain, Muscat, Oman, South Yemen and other places (subject countries) to China; cession of Malta (then from Germany to Italy), Gibraltar, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, North Yemen, and all African colonies except South Africa to Germany, and Papua New Guinea, Bismarck, and the Solomon Islands to Japan; Transfer of the UK's special interests in Saudi Arabia to China, the UK's special interests in Iraq to Germany, and the UK's special interests in Iran to Russia.

Finally, Britain had to forgive all its debts to China, Russia, Germany, and Japan, and return the antiquities looted from China in the British Museum.

According to the provisions of the "Roman Peace Treaty", France was to compensate China with 2,000 tons of gold, 5,000 tons of gold to Germany, and 100 tons of gold to Japan, but the "Peace Treaty" also stipulated separately that France could use all of her navy's capital ships (including all battleships, battle cruisers, heavy cruisers, 60 percent of light cruisers, destroyers, submarines and other auxiliary ships) and 50 percent of merchant ships to compensate for 4,000 tons of gold.

In addition, France had to cede French Indochina to China; cession of French North Africa, French Morocco (transferred from Germany to Italy), Madagascar, French Syria, and Alsace and Lorraine to Germany; Ceded all French islands in the Pacific to Japan.

Finally, France was also to give up all its claims to China, Germany, Russia, and Japan, and to return all Chinese and German cultural relics and works of art deposited in the Louvre and Versailles.

Belgium paid 500 tonnes of gold each to China and Germany under the Treaty of Rome; cession of Congo to Germany; and forgive all debts owed by China to Belgium.

The Netherlands were to cede Sumatra and South Borneo to China, and the remaining Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) to Japan. However, there is no obligation to pay compensation.

Germany, China, and Russia were of course content with such a peace treaty, while Belgium and the Netherlands were under occupation and naturally had no way to resist. Although France and Britain were reluctant, they could only accept the reality with tears in the face of this completely desperate war.

On May 16, 1939, Marshal Pétain, the French negotiator of the "old traitor", signed the "Treaty of Rome" at the Venetian Palace in Rome, Italy, after receiving instructions from the French government. On the same day, the Sino-German coalition announced an armistice with the French on the battlefields of France and Belgium (and in fact stopped the offensive against the British).

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain agreed in principle to the entire Treaty of Rome, and was originally going to sign the treaty on May 17 to end the war that had ruined the British Empire. But in the early morning of May 17, European time, news of the Japanese invasion suddenly came from Eastern Australia!

At this time, the British will not do it. They have cut the land they feel they should have cut, and they have lost the gold they should have paid...... The rest of Eastern Australia, Canada, and South Africa should be inviolable, right? You Axis powers can't use the Treaty of Rome to move gold out of the British Empire's treasury while still not keeping your word and invading the last few colonies of the British Empire, right? In that case, Britain would rather fight China and Germany to the end! It's a big deal that the mainland has fallen, and retreat to Canada!

But Chamberlain's attitude could not blind an old fox like Mussolini. The world war has reached this point, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg have all resigned themselves to their fate, and the British alone can save the situation? As for going to Canada...... What if you go? By the time the Germans took over the French fleet, the German and Italian armies of the millions would have to go on an expedition across the seas! With that broken British fleet and two battleships of the Americans, can it withstand it? I'm afraid that I won't be able to keep Canada at that time! Therefore, Chamberlain's "hard-line stance" was only an attempt to use this as a pretext to obtain some peace conditions favorable to Britain.

As a result, Mussolini, the "messenger of peace," once again came forward and invited Hitler, Chamberlain, and Krentzky, as well as Chinese representatives Wang Jingwei and Zeng Qi, to the Venetian Palace for a new round of mediation.

But what made Mussolini distressed was that although Chamberlain, Hitler, Krentzky, and Wang Jingwei all came to the Venetian Palace with great face, and they were also talking and laughing on face, and they were all harmonious. But when it comes to the key issue, no one will give a step!

What is even more infuriating is that the representatives of Germany, China, Russia, and Britain all looked confident and leisurely, as if no one was worried about the delay in the final signing of the "Rome Peace Treaty." Only Mussolini was jumping up and down there, busy mediating, no matter how you look at it, it is a bit of a eunuch that the emperor is not in a hurry.

In the parlor on the second floor of the Palazzo Venezia, only Mussolini was there to persuade him, while Chamberlain only lowered his eyelids, as if he were a plush carpet under his feet, as if they had something to do with the world war.

As for Hitler, Krentzky, Wang Jingwei and Zeng Qi, they all sipped their coffee there. It's as if they came to Italy to drink all of Mussolini's private collection of the finest coffee beans.

As a matter of fact, as soon as Hitler received the news of Japan's invasion of Eastern Australia, Wang Jingwei and Zeng Qi had secret talks for several hours, discussing how to give Britain an explanation. As for Japanese Prime Minister Fumihiro Konoe, he left on his plane at noon on 16 May after signing the peace treaty with France.

In the end, Hitler's secret talks with Wang Jingwei and Zeng Qi did not yield much results. Germany also hoped that Japan could attack the United States from the west, and of course it was impossible to sanction Japan's unilateral actions. China, on the other hand, is planning to let Japan seize Eastern Australia, and then China will take it from Japan, so that it can gain both land and wealth, so it is unwilling to pull down its face too early to stand up for Britain.

"Mr. Chamberlain, do you think this is good, let us add to this Treaty of Rome a copy of Eastern Australia: China, Germany, and Russia do not recognize the legitimacy of Japan's actions in Eastern Australia, and do not recognize their sovereignty over the territory of Eastern Australia that they have acquired. Such...... Okay? Mussolini saw that Chamberlain was dead, so he had to ask China and Germany to step back a little further to see if they could get by.

Chamberlain finally raised his head, his eyebrows furrowed, as if weighing Mussolini's proposal. After a while, the Prime Minister of the British Empire replied in a low and hoarse voice: "Britain can consider this article, but it is not enough to just not admit it." Britain needed China and Germany to cease all military aid to Japan, and at the same time ensure that Britain could safely transport troops, weapons and ammunition to the Dominion of Eastern Australia. ”

"China can agree to these two conditions, and China can ensure that no military supplies will enter Japan through the Indian Ocean or the Trans-Siberian Railway! It was also possible to guarantee the absolute safety of British troop carriers in the Indian Ocean. If the British side needs it, the Chinese Western Fleet can escort the British troop carriers. Hearing that the British prime minister was finally relieved, Wang Jingwei did not discuss with Hitler, so he couldn't wait to nod his head.

Now that China has won the war with Britain and France, the United States has also been tossed enough, and does not want to aid Japan anymore. As for ensuring that Britain can transport troops and weapons to Eastern Australia, it is not a problem at all, the Indian Ocean is completely under the control of China, and the Japanese Navy is no match for the Chinese Navy, so it is no problem at all to let British military supplies go ashore in Perth Harbour in Western Australia and then transport them to Eastern Australia by rail! I don't dare to object to coming to Japan.

"What do you think, my Führer?" Mussolini turned to Hitler again.

A hint of gloom flashed across Hitler's face, he knew that he was in a dilemma on this issue, and Germany could not yet abandon this ally due to Japan's role in the war against the United States! China, however, has the right to decide on the East. As long as China closes the railways and blocks the Indian Ocean. It would be difficult for the German aid to Japan to reach Japan, unless it was a big circle to make a detour from South America to the Pacific, and then across the entire Pacific, to deliver supplies to Japan from under the noses of American submarines...... I'm afraid the loss will be unimaginably large, right?

But now that China has decided, there is no point in Germany holding on. He took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Well, the German Empire also agrees to this plan. Germany would not provide any weapons and strategic materials to Japan, nor would it prevent Britain from sending troops into Eastern Australia. ”

Of course, Hitler's promise was not really worthless. Germany does not provide weapons, equipment, and materials to Japan, but this does not mean that Italy, Spain, and other pro-German countries in South America cannot provide weapons and materials to Japan. Germany could have helped Japan by means of "entrepot trade." It's just that all the supplies have been detoured to South America and the Pacific Ocean......

Although Chamberlain was not satisfied with such a result, he could reluctantly accept it. So he agreed to sign his name in the humiliating Treaty of Rome. At the same time, it also announced the end of this "Western European war" that lasted more than half a year.

However, when the news of the signing of the Treaty of Rome reached Britain, it immediately caused another uproar! At the same time, a hole of nearly 10 million square kilometers was torn in the "American encirclement net" carefully woven by Hitler.

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Home port of the British Home Fleet, Scapa Bay. On the foredeck of the battleship "King George V", which has just been completed.

Beneath the four 14-inch guns of the A turret, the ship's 1,630 crew members are gathered, all looking up at the top of the A turret. On it stood a thirteen-year-old British Lori dressed as cute as a Barbie doll. A pair of big brown eyes that were a little ignorant were looking at the more than 1,000 strange-looking "Shu Huang" on the front deck of the battleship. Next to Little Lori, there was also a short and fat old man with a cane, a tuxedo, and a top hat.

Little Lori secretly glanced at this somewhat familiar old man out of the corner of her eye. Well, she was abducted from Buckingham Palace the day before by this kind-looking old man! It shouldn't have been a kidnapping, because the old man didn't use any violent means at that time. Just claiming to be Winston, Governor General of the Dominion of Canada. Leonard. Spencer. Sir Churchill, on behalf of the subjects of the Dominion of Canada, came to Buckingham Palace to welcome Princess Elizabeth, heir to the throne of the British Empire, to Canada and continue to lead the army and subjects of the entire empire against the evil fascist Germany and Chinese imperialism!

Of course, every word this old man said, Princess Elizabeth, who is Lori and the heir to the British throne, doesn't believe it! But what made her feel a little helpless was that the guards, butlers, maids, and tutors of Buckingham Palace at that time seemed to have become deaf and blind! No matter how much she, the heir to the throne, calls for help, she doesn't come out to answer! In the end, Princess Elizabeth, after calling out to the King of England, that is, her old bean George VI, had to pretend to be calm and follow the old man who claimed to be Churchill and left Buckingham Palace......

Then he took a special plane from the British Admiralty to Scapa Sound in the north of Scotland and boarded this brand new battleship. Still in the officer's room, he was beaten by a clumsy maid (actually Churchill's wife, Clementina. Churchill was semi-forced to change into a court dress that didn't fit well, and he also wore a "crown" that must have looked like a stall. Finally put on top of this damn turret for a visit!

And the old man who looked like an old liar, that is, the old man who claimed to be Churchill (this surname is very familiar, I often see it in history class, it seems to be some kind of Duke Malbert), is endlessly talking to those sailors about blood, toil, tears and sweat, and what severe tests, long years of struggle and suffering...... Listen to how it is a bit like a revolution! This old man can't be a figure like Lenin! What if that were the case...... But it's miserable!

Thinking of this, Princess Elizabeth looked at Churchill pitifully with big cute eyes and a little tear in her eyes...... I look like I'm obedient and obedient.

"Long live Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth! Long live the British Empire! The old man's speech seemed to be over, and suddenly he bowed deeply to Elizabeth Lori, and then raised his arms and shouted!

"Long live the Queen! Long live the British Empire! ”

"God bless the Queen! I wish her a long life and God bless the Queen. often victorious, Mu Rongguang; Fu people's hope, happy heart; Governing the country, Wang Yunchang; God Save the Queen! ……”

The people below also followed the mountain and shouted long live for a while, and then began to sing the British national anthem!

It's good not the Internationale. Princess Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and suddenly a pair of eyes opened again, and two tears flashed in her eyes, and she looked at Churchill with a blank look. It turned out that this old man was not a proletarian revolutionary, but a ...... The legendary rebel thief! And even became a traitor to the Windsor dynasty! How can I explain it to my father now!

May 19, 1939. History took an unexpected turn on this day. Winston, Governor General of the British Dominion of Canada. Sir Winston Churchill and Lord of the Admiralty Dudley. Admiral Pound, First Sea Lord, Charles Brown. Admiral Forbes, Commander of the Home Fleet, John Brown. Admiral Tovey conspired to bring Princess Elizabeth, the heir to the British throne, aboard the battleship King George V in Scapa Bay.

Then, there, proclaim Princess Elizabeth Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Canada and other territories and possessions! At the same time, he announced the relocation of the capital to Ottawa, the capital of the Dominion of Canada, and called on all British citizens and citizens of the Dominion to unite and fight the fascist enemy to the end for the honor and freedom of the British Empire under the leadership of Queen Elizabeth II!

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