The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1142 - 859: Crazy Romon

"Gentlemen, don't forget, on the other side of the Earth, there is another powerful country paying attention to this war," said a sudden remark amidst the clamorous debate between those represented by Romon Barlas who advocated for war and the Doves, plunging both parties into prolonged silence.

Indeed! They were only focused on Europe, forgetting that on the other side of the world, there was also a very powerful nation, one with the same roots as Europe.

"So, what can we do? Force Australasia to join the war? Are you sure that won't push them towards the Germans?" A Dove parliamentarian asked, somewhat irritably.

"That's a good suggestion." Romon Barlas's eyes lit up, and he looked approvingly at the parliamentarian, his spirits lifted, and he said with a smile, "I almost forgot that on the far side of the Earth, we have a potential ally."

"Damn it, you crazy bastard!" The color drained from the parliamentarian's face, and he said in disbelief, "You don't seriously think of dragging Australasia into this, do you?"

"Why not?" said Romon Barlas, smiling and appearing as serene as a gentle spring breeze, yet the words that came out made everyone present involuntarily swallow hard, "If France is destined for destruction, then our duty is to drag all nations down with us.

Either Australasia helps us win the war, or we surrender to Germany, and then help the Island Nation defeat Australasia.

I believe the Australasians would be willing to help us, after all, the Island Nation is an ally of Germany, and the enemy of our enemy is our friend, that's a concept they should understand."

"This man is definitely mad!" That was the thought among most of the Dove government officials in France.

Dragging the British into it is one thing, after all, there's the English Channel between Britain and France and Britain is also a European nation facing the threat from Germany.

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But Australasia is different. Being the sole nation in Oceania, it is located far from Europe.

To the west, Australasia is separated from Europe by the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and the Indian Ocean. To the east, it is the Pacific, the Americas, and the Atlantic that lie in between.

Apart from the potential factor that Australasia's enemy is the Island Nation, and that the Island Nation's ally is Germany, the Australasians seem to have no reason to involve themselves in Europe's war.

As a superpower vying for third place with ambitions for second, Australasia could play a decisive role in a European War. But all of this is predicated on Australasia's willingness to join the war.

If Australasia isn't willing to join, are we really going to do as Romon Barlas suggested, surrender to Germany, and then fully support the Island Nation?

"Minister Romon, explain your plan in detail," called out President Albert, as everyone was still shock-stricken by Romon Barlas's wild ideas.

All eyes immediately turned to President Albert in surprise. Since taking office, he had always identified with the Doves and was strongly inclined towards peace.

His current engagement with Romon Barlas threw the Dove officials into a state of perplexity, their gazes filled with inquiry and confusion, and a touch of betrayal in their anger.

"It's simple." The Deputy Minister of Defense, Romon, didn't care about those little thoughts from the government officials.

He stepped forward with a smile and positioned himself at the center of the meeting room, his eyes shining with determination and madness: "Although this war is somewhat different from the one 20 years ago, I believe the nature of these two wars is the same, global wars that span the entire Earth.

Yes, allow me to refer to the war 20 years ago as World War I, and to call the conflict between Germany and the Austrian Empire as World War II.

Unfortunately, both these world wars took place in Europe, and France is doomed to be one of the main players.

Since we can't avoid the onset of a world war, the first thing we need to do is avoid repeating the mistakes of World War I.

What we need to do is turn World War II into a true global conflict. No power shall be able to avoid this war, and we will not allow any situation where the clam benefits from the fight between the crane and the mussel.

To draw Australasia into the war, I have two suggestions at the moment.

Firstly, Britain is an ally of Australasia, and influencing Australasia to join the war will require the British.

Secondly, the relationship between Finland and Australasia is also close, and we could start with Finland, creating a conflict between Finland and Germany that forces Australasia to support Finland.

Between the two, I would recommend that we do it through the British involvement, which in turn, could prompt a reaction from Australasia."

In fact, British involvement is the most important matter at the moment.

If the British don't join the war, can we really expect Australasia on the other side of the Earth to meddle in the European War?

Only with British participation can we rally a series of nations with good relationships with Britain to join the war, strengthening the Franco-Australian alliance.

President Albert nodded, his expression unchanged, but his mind was racing with thoughts.

Compared to the current Prime Minister, Pierre Laval, President Albert's desire for peace was not as strong.

What President Albert wished for more was to maintain his presidential throne and have supreme power.

"Minister Romon, since you have already made adequate plans, I hereby appoint you as the head of the diplomatic visiting group tasked with negotiating with the British.

My only requirement is to make the British join the war at any cost and to defeat the Germans, do you understand?" President Albert asked gravely.

To the high-ranking President Albert, the Faction of War Advocates and the Dove faction were not that significant. What they argued over was also unimportant: What mattered was how to follow public opinion and avoid responsibility as much as possible.

Appointing Minister Romon as the head of the diplomatic delegation to court the British to join the war was clearly a tilt toward the Faction of War Advocates.

At the same time, President Albert had not fully agreed to Minister Romon's proposal, leaving some wiggle room for possible peacemaking actions in the future.

The next steps were quite simple. If Minister Romon could successfully compel the United Kingdom and Australasia to join the fight against Germany, then President Albert would decisively belong to the Faction of War Advocates.

But if Minister Romon failed and France was left to face Germany alone, then sorry, but President Albert would be firmly of the Dove Faction; any advocacy for war would have been incited by Minister Romon.

Satisfied with a plan that allowed for retreat in any direction, President Albert wore a smile when he gave his orders to Minister Romon.

Though it was a smile of satisfaction with his own plan, to those of the Dove faction, President Albert's behavior seemed like a confirmation and appreciation of Minister Romon's warlike ideas.

This also caused those of the Dove faction to look at President Albert with eyes filled with anger; they despised this betrayer.

Looking at Minister Romon, although somewhat surprised that President Albert agreed so readily to his plan, he did not overthink it and retained the decisiveness of a soldier, firmly replying, "Understood, Your Excellency the President."

On April 9, 1936, France dispatched a diplomatic visiting group on an emergency mission to London, United Kingdom, and declared a national mobilization the same day.

In distant yet nearby London, United Kingdom, a heated debate over the German-Austrian war was erupting.

The United Kingdom both wanted and did not want to see this war happen.

For the British regional balance policy, a war between the German-Italian and Franco-Australian Powers was a perfect case of internal attrition, which would strengthen Britain's control over Europe.

But the problem was, at this point, Europe's power balance was not quite stable. Germany, after annexing Poland, was clearly the strongest European nation after the British Empire.

Then looking at France, the opposition to the war within the government was the overwhelming majority, and even the French public was mostly pacifist.

Expecting a France fearful of war to defeat Germany was more far-fetched than hoping Austria could hold its ground against a German-Italian pincer move and come out with an even score.

This lead to a serious problem, where the scales of victory were already tipping toward the German-Italian side. Compared to France, the threat from Germany was indeed greater.

The British were seemingly haunted by the memory of the German Army from twenty years ago and the dreadful European War.

When it comes to the war between Germany and Austria, there were essentially three factions within Britain.

The first faction, led by Prime Minister Baldwin, advocated for non-involvement, but to maintain the war balanced, let France and Germany engage in their war of attrition.

The second faction, led by some upper echelons of the Military, advocated engagement in the war to prevent Germany, a greater threat, from becoming more powerful. Compared to the declining French, Germany was that critical threat to Europe, and France clearly could not stop the Germans.

If Germany was allowed to continue annexing more land, Britain, relying solely on Great Britain, Ireland, and the Isle of Man, could never compete with a contending Germany on the European Continent.

The third faction was dominated by some Monarchists and the public. These people were indifferent to the war and more concerned with the current crisis of the throne.

After all, with their backyard on fire, who had the leisure to care about a war in another country?

Unlike France, the crisis over the throne between Prime Minister Baldwin and Edward VIII prompted some Monarchists to begin opposing Prime Minister Baldwin.

The two factions were at a stalemate, and this was the main problem in Britain. Edward VIII did not care about the war; all he cared about was whether he could smoothly marry Mrs. Simpson.

This also caused a lack of a decisive force in Britain. Even Prime Minister Baldwin could not unify the voices within the British Government, preventing the British from presenting a united front to the world.