Mediterranean Hegemony Road

As the situation became increasingly tense, the British were also beginning to prepare their armies.

In 1933, the military expenditure of the British Empire was 350 million pounds;

In 1934, it grew rapidly to 680 million pounds;

In 1937, it increased to 898 million pounds;

In 1938, British military expenditure had increased to 1.092 billion pounds.

Although the pound has depreciated sharply over the years, this figure is still staggering.

By 1938, the military expenditure of the British had reached 14.3 percent of the gross national product and 41 percent of the British fiscal revenue.

In the same year, the British government also submitted a compulsory military service bill to Parliament, but unfortunately it was not passed.

Even so, the British government still launched a military service registration system. Since the bill was not passed, they could only adopt a voluntary registration model.

The British are on the move, and other countries are not idle. The craziest ones are Germany and Italy, whose military expenditures have exceeded seven levels of their fiscal revenue.

The French government was also aware of the danger. Amidst the anti-war wave, Congress still passed a new arms bill, throwing itself into the tide of arms expansion and preparation for war.

Naturally, Bulgaria is no exception. The position of world hegemon has not yet been obtained, and the hat of the world's largest military expenditure is put on first.

The British mainly develop the navy, and the army and air force are enough to support it, but Bulgaria has to take care of the three armies, so the military expenditure is naturally higher.

Fortunately, in recent years, Bulgaria's economy has developed well, otherwise it would have to detonate the war in advance.

From simple data analysis, it is known that the longer the war preparation time, the greater the damage will be caused in the end, and the losers will naturally be miserable.

Ferdinand has the goods on hand, and he doesn't panic. He can quietly watch their performances. Anyway, they don't even have the concept of hindering the development of nuclear weapons in various countries.

Experts who have researched in this area either went to Bulgaria or were sent to meet God. Everyone knows about uranium and what it can be used for, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Before the birth of the atomic bomb,

Even the scientists responsible for making the weapon didn't know how powerful this thing was, so it could be said that it was a product of accident.

Historically, the Harmanton project in the United States mobilized more than 100,000 people to participate, and cost more than two billion U.S. dollars in three years to produce the atomic bomb.

This is what is said in textbooks. In fact, the total number of technicians responsible for the research of the atomic bomb project at the Harmanton Project is no more than a thousand, and the rest are naturally other research groups.

Americans are not stupid, how could they pin all their hopes on one weapon? Do you really think that if you can print US dollars, it is not money?

At that time, it was still on the gold standard, and more than two billion US dollars was an astronomical figure even for the US government. Once the project failed, how would it be accountable to Congress?

In fact, the Harmanton Project, and a series of projects, are not all funded by Congress, and some of them are social capital.

From an economic point of view, the Harmanton Project is also a project with a good return on investment. A breakthrough has been made in the use of nuclear energy. After the project is over, there are still a lot of laboratories left behind.

Ferdinand's investment was not that big, not that he had no money to invest, but that it was unnecessary. The Americans were blinded at the time, and they were completely casting their nets everywhere.

Ferdinand didn't know exactly how to make nuclear weapons, and he couldn't believe the information he saw on the Internet, but he still had some ideas.

First, the uranium ore is separated, the enriched uranium is selected, and then purified. If the purity exceeds 90%, it can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons.

How to do it, let the scientists play slowly, so the Bulgarian scientists played for seven years before they came up with the atomic bomb.

This is not because scientists are inefficient. Scientific research often depends on luck. Sometimes one experiment succeeds, and more often a thousand experiments still fail.

Since Ferdinand blocked this knowledge, now only Bulgaria has a heavy water plant in the world, and there will be no competitors at all in the short term.

"Father, at 9:30 this morning, the German government suddenly declared war on the Kingdom of New Poland. Half an hour later, 300,000 German troops crossed the border and launched an attack on Poland!" Little Ferdinand gloated.

Any war on the European continent will weaken the power of the old continent, which is in the interests of Bulgaria.

Otherwise, they would have started working with the British long ago, so why wait for the continental war to break out first?

"It's a matter of time. It depends on how long the Poles can last. I hope they can last for a month, so that the French can prepare in time!" Ferdinand said with a slight smile

"Father, there's no need to be so pessimistic, right? No matter how weak the New Poland Kingdom is, it won't be over so soon, right?

With the advantage of the Polish cavalry, it is not easy to delay the war for two or three months? " Little Ferdinand said doubtfully.

Both of them are not optimistic about the Poles. What is controversial is just how long the Poles can last.

"It depends on whether the Poles are as brave as they boast. If everyone in the Polish army is brave enough to die and the commander is not too stupid, it will be no problem to delay it for a year or so.

The quality of the current German army has declined sharply, far from being as tough as in World War I. The Treaty of Versailles still played a role! said Ferdinand with a sigh.

After the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles restricted the development of the German military, although the German government changed positions and trained soldiers as low-level officers.

But it's all theoretical, because of financial reasons, they can't even guarantee regular training, there are no planes and tanks, and there is a serious shortage of technical arms.

In just a few years, the German Army has expanded nearly eight times. There may not be a shortage of officers for the time being, but there is already a gap in technical arms.

If the Germans are rich and powerful, this is not a big problem. The big deal is to feed them with ammunition. After fighting a few battles on the battlefield, they will be elite soldiers.

The German army has not yet reached its peak condition, but the problem is that the Polish army on the opposite side is even worse? What era is this? I can't play with airplanes and tanks, so I went to play with cavalry.

Had the Polish commander been smart, he would not have confronted the Germans head-on with cavalry. This is why Ferdinand was not optimistic about the Polish army. In history, the Poles set a record for using cavalry to cut tanks!

Although it was only a small battle, it also exposed the command ability of the Polish army.

If you want to die together, the Polish army puts cavalry on the frontal battlefield, it is better to directly cavalry Stud, enter the German mainland to destroy.

Come to a war where you fight yours and I fight mine. It is estimated that the Third Reich will cry.

"Father, do you think France will take action? Now is a good opportunity. The main force of the German army is still in Poland. If the French are stabbed in the back, they will return without success!" Little Ferdinand asked with concern.

"I don't know, it depends on whether the French politicians pay more attention to personal interests or national interests!

Based on the current situation in France, if anyone initiates a war, the people will let him go, and he will bear a lifetime of infamy.

How much do you think of such a selfless politician? ’ asked Ferdinand

Little Ferdinand was speechless. France's political system cannot be decided by one person if it wants to start a war.

There may be individual politicians who can sacrifice their own interests for the national interest, but most people only fight for their own interests.

"Don't think too much, whether the French send troops or not, anyway, the war is about to break out, it's nothing more than a matter of time.

Are the Italians ready too? The Germans can still ask them for help. Although they don't have much combat effectiveness, they can still hold back part of the French army, right?

Coupled with the support of the British, this war will not end in a short time, unless the French compromise, the chance of this happening is almost zero!

I'm just wondering if the Italians will die and attack Switzerland? ’ said Ferdinand with a slight smile.

"Father, no matter how the Italians are, they are better than the Swiss, right? As long as they are willing, conquering Switzerland should not be a problem!" Little Ferdinand said doubtfully

"Of course, I have no doubts about this. No matter how good the Swiss are at fighting, they only have a population of over four million, and their overall national strength is less than a quarter of that of Italy.

But do you think that with the combat power of the Italian army, after they conquer Switzerland, will they still be able to attack France?

Without the Italians, is it possible for the Western European Union to overwhelm France in the short term? ’ said Ferdinand with a sneer.

This was the crux of the problem. Little Ferdinand already knew what to do. It was a good choice to bring the enemy into a dead end.

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On the day the German army invaded Poland, the French government mobilized the whole country. French President Albert Le Brun issued an ultimatum to Germany, ordering the German army to withdraw from Poland within 48 hours.

"Your Excellency, the Congress has rejected our proposal to send troops to Germany, and we will become spectators from now on!" Prime Minister Daladier said with a wry smile

"There is no surprise, even if we want to send troops, we may not be able to interfere with the actions of the Germans, and our old neighbors, the Italians, have also mobilized.

What do the Spaniards say, don't they plan to form an alliance with us? "Albert Le Brun asked with concern.

"No, on the contrary, the Spaniards agreed to form an alliance with us, but only in secret, and they only assumed part of the alliance obligations.

The Spanish government promises that even if war breaks out, they will still guarantee our supplies! ’ said Daladier, frowning.

If France and Spain conclude a military alliance, then even against the three countries of Britain, Germany and Italy, they will not be defeated on land. It is a pity that the Spaniards refuse to do their best!

"Damn, these bastards! Strategic supplies, do we still need them?

Once the war breaks out, the Bulgarians will provide us with it! "Albert Le Brun said angrily.

Everyone is not a fool, as long as the Bulgarians do not want them to compromise with the Western European Union, once the war breaks out, Bulgaria must guarantee their logistics supplies.

"Your Excellency, the British once again assured us that they will restrain the Germans and will not attack us!" Daladier said with a sneer

"What's the use of such nonsense besides fooling the people outside?

Even if we join the Western European Union now, we will inevitably suffer a knife, unless I can give up all the territories I gained in World War I, which is obviously impossible!

I think we should do something now, otherwise we will be scapegoats in the future! "Albert Le Brun said indifferently.

"Maybe we can give a war mobilization speech. It's better to be scolded now than to be blamed when the war breaks out!" Daladier thought for a while and said

"Okay, then let's do it together, at worst, get out early!" Albert Le Brun said indifferently

Now it is different from history, and it is impossible to divert disasters to the east. With the current body of the Germans, if they hit the Eastern European Union, they will immediately be beaten back to their original form.

Moreover, whether it is based on interests or politics, the best choice for the Germans is France.

The French government has been kidnapped by national hatred, so why not the German government?

The current state of the French is much better than in history. At least they did not jump into the huge pit of the Maginot Line of Defense. It is not that the French do not want to, but that they have no time to repair the line of defense.

The international situation was changing too fast. France, which had benefited both from Britain and Bulgaria, suddenly became disgusted by everyone, and there was no time for them to react.

Of course, the current situation is not too bad. The French still occupy a strategic location, and the defense line is pushed directly to the Rhine River, so they can defend along the river.

Without repairing the earth-shattering line of defense, the French government invested this part of the money in the army. The combat effectiveness of the French army has significantly improved compared with the same period in history.

This is also the confidence of President Albert Le Brun. From the perspective of strength, the French army is still superior to Germany, and he still does not hesitate to fight against the Germans.

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The inefficiency of the republican system was fully exposed. When President Albert Le Brun wanted to mobilize for war, the opposition party came out to sing the opposite.

Anyway, as an opposition party, they can say whatever they want, and they don't need to be responsible for it. If they don't oppose the government, how can they be called an opposition party?

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