Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Since the death of George V, the British royal family has kept everyone occupied.

After the abdication of Edward VIII, the good image accumulated by the British royal family since George V was completely destroyed. Calls for the abolition of the royal family revived, and people were extremely disappointed with the royal family.

On the occasion of the New Year in 1937, "The Times" conducted a poll and found that 30% of British people supported the abolition of the royal family and the establishment of a true democratic system.

Fifty percent of British people have an ambiguous attitude and are unwilling to express their stance.

Only 15% of British people support retaining the royal family, and most of these British people come from the aristocratic class.

No one thought that it would be Italians who saved the British royal family.

On January 7, 1937, Italy joined the German-Japanese Alliance, and the Three Kingdoms Axis was formally formed.

France reacted most violently to Italy joining the German-Japanese alliance.

France borders Germany and Italy respectively. Previously, France's Maginot Line only covered the French-German border, not even the French-Belgian border, let alone the French-Italian border.

Now the French are in even greater trouble. After Italy joins the German-Japanese Alliance, Germany can not only attack France through Belgium, but also attack France through Italy. The impregnable Maginot Line suddenly becomes a sieve full of loopholes. In critical moments

, the French have not given up on their internal strife.

The current French Prime Minister is Camille Chaudan. This is his third term as French Prime Minister. The first two terms were 40 days and 64 days respectively.

Damn it, the French Prime Minister is counting on the day, so he should surrender as soon as possible.

Seeing Italy joining the German-Japanese Alliance and France being attacked by both Germany and Italy, the French finally became anxious.

And that’s not even counting Spain.

Time came to 1937, and the situation of the Spanish Republican government continued to deteriorate. On the domestic battlefield, the People's Guard was retreating steadily, and Russian support played an increasingly smaller role. Germany not only invested in the BF109 in Spain, but also invested in the latest development.

III tanks, Italian troops in Spain increased to 250,000.

After the defense of Madrid, the Falange launched another northern campaign last winter. After capturing Bilbao with superior force, they launched attacks on Santander and Gijon.

The republican government moved the capital again, from Valencia to Barcelona, ​​which was the stronghold of Spanish anarchists.

Now Franco is mobilizing troops and preparing to launch the Catalonia Campaign.

Once the Falangists capture Barcelona, ​​the Spanish Civil War will end, and France will be attacked on three sides.

The trend of the Spanish Civil War also aroused British vigilance.

The defeat of the republican government was originally what the UK wanted to see.

But the republican government failed too quickly, and the speed of progress in German weapons during the Spanish Civil War was truly remarkable.

So good that the British government began to worry.

When the Spanish Civil War first broke out, Germany's weapons to support the Falangists were primitive biplanes and Panzer I tanks whose combat effectiveness was inferior to armored vehicles.

As the war progressed, Germany's progress was surprising.

In just six months, Germany upgraded the original biplane to the BF109.

It only took Germany four months to go from Panzer 1 Type A to Panzer 1 Type D.

Now Germany has put Panzer III tanks into the Spanish battlefield.

The Panzer III tank has a total combat weight of 15 tons and is equipped with a 37mm tank gun. According to Southern African standards, it has reached the level of a light tank.

The overall level of the Panzer III tank is similar to that of the British Matilda tank.

However, intelligence shows that Germany is continuing to improve the Panzer III tank, and has now installed a 50mm tank gun on the Panzer III tank. Although the specific data is not yet clear, purely based on the caliber of the tank gun, the Panzer III tank equipped with a 50mm tank gun

No., has reached the medium tank standard.

If the intelligence is accurate, then the British currently do not have a tank that can compete with the Panzer III.

On January 15, French President Albert Le Brun went to London to meet with Neville to discuss how to deal with the German-Italian alliance.

Japan is in East Asia, and no matter how hard it tries, it cannot reach Europe. France's most direct threats come from Germany, Italy, and Spain.

The situation was grim, and Neville could not care less about the royal family's affairs, and finally began to seriously consider the threats from Germany and Italy.

Judging from France's current situation, once war breaks out again, France will probably not be able to withstand the joint attacks of Germany, Italy, and Spain.

If France suffered heavy losses, Britain would have no choice but to abandon the European continent and retreat to the British mainland. Neville believed that this would be the worst possible situation.

As for France surrendering?

Neville really has not considered this situation. In Neville's view, the French should have a minimum bottom line. If they surrender, France will lose all dignity.

A truly dignified country will fight to the last moment, the last person, the last drop of blood, no matter where it is, and will never surrender.

Although the Spanish Republican government has been retreating steadily and has moved its capital three times without surrendering, no matter what France does, it cannot be inferior to Spain.

So Neville made a suggestion that seemed outrageous to Albert Le Brun.

If France feels unsafe, it can transport the stored gold to London, and the British are willing to help keep it.

This suggestion made Albert Lebrun angry.

Even at such a time, we still don’t forget to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the situation. It is indeed the Great Yin Empire.

Italy joining the German-Japanese alliance is also a huge threat to southern Africa.

Cyprus is right next to Italy.

Once war breaks out, if southern Africa chooses to join the Central Powers, Cyprus will face a direct threat from Italy.

The formation of the Three Kingdoms Axis will greatly stimulate Japanese ambitions.

Due to the blockade of southern Africa, the predicament Japan is facing in this time and space is far more serious than in another time and space. Intelligence from Bullard's office shows that Japan is now suffering from internal and external troubles. In order to alleviate domestic conflicts, it must launch a foreign war as soon as possible.

Last winter, some young officers of the "Emperor's faction" of the Japanese Army led more than a thousand soldiers to launch a coup and assassinated the "ruling faction" and opponents among senior members of the government and military.

This coup resulted in the deaths of Interior Minister Minoru Saito, Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi, and Director of Education Watanabe Soutaro. Many senior Japanese government officials were seriously injured. The rebels briefly occupied the center of Tokyo. Although they were eventually extinguished, they had a huge impact on Japan.

Influence.

Another time and space, this is the famous February 26th Mutiny. In this time and space, due to the intervention of southern Africa, the February 26th Mutiny broke out later, but the result is the same.

The mutiny caused an earthquake in Japan's political arena. Although the coup launched by the Emperor's Road faction was suppressed, the demands were realized. Radical forces in Japan took the opportunity to control the Japanese military, and the cabinet was also controlled by the civilian bureaucracy group.

After Italy joined the German-Japanese Alliance, the strength of the Three Kingdoms Axis has greatly increased. Japan is actively preparing for comprehensive expansion, and war is imminent.

What makes Roark dissatisfied is that after Italy joined the German-Japanese Alliance, the United States not only did not stop trade with Japan, but instead increased trade. Some materials that the international alliance banned from selling to Japan also began to appear in the trade between Japan and the United States.

within the list.

That's not all that worries Rock.

Although Rock knew about another time and space, the United States eventually joined the Allied side.

But in this time and space, Rock is not sure about the Americans' position now.

Stoudemire and Henry are even more unsure.

Stoudemire even concluded that Americans would choose to join the Three-Nation Axis because the United States has the same interests as Germany, Italy, and Japan.

The United States, Germany, Italy, and Japan are all rising stars among the great powers. When these countries had the ability to expand externally, Britain and France had already occupied all the places in the world they could occupy, so they broke the colonial system jointly established by Britain and France.

It is the common interest pursuit of the United States and the three axis.

"We in southern Africa are very lucky. As a former Commonwealth country, our goods can freely enter the Commonwealth market, and we can also obtain cheap raw materials from within the Commonwealth. We have also taken over Tanganyika and Southwest Africa from Germany, and we have

The countries of the Southern African Union have a vast market, so we cannot feel the pain of the Americans and Germans." Stoudemire was proud that the situation in southern Africa today is something that all southern Africans should be proud of.

"The nature of Americans determines that Americans will not make bets as soon as possible. At least they will enter the market after Britain, France, Germany, and Italy have all suffered losses." Henry looked disdainful. The American's face was like this last time.

This was clearly demonstrated in the World War.

"Fortunately, the relationship between Germany and Russia has deteriorated. Otherwise, if Russia also joins the Three-Nation Axis, then this war will not have to be fought." Martin was thankful that this was not nonsense. After the end of the last world war, Germany once united with Russia to keep warm.

There really is an alliance between the two countries.

Fortunately, it’s the Non-Aggression Pact.

Don't have too much hope in this thing, Europeans really have no spirit of contract.

"If war breaks out, what is our position?" Yang Smuts was worried. Rock's position in London was also ambiguous, which was not consistent with Rock's usual attitude.

"Japan's position determines our position." Rock's true thoughts have never changed.

To be honest, if Japan aims its expansion at the United States, then Rock will immediately lift the blockade on Japan and give Japan all the support it wants, and will definitely go all out with high quality and low price.

It is a pity that there are countries around Japan that are better to bully. The Japanese are not stupid and cannot attack Pearl Harbor now.

To put it bluntly, even if Roque expressed his attitude to Japan, most Japanese people would not believe it.

What if Roque deceives the Japanese?

If Japan really wants to attack the United States, and southern Africa suddenly turns its back and chooses to join forces with the United States, then Japan will say goodbye.

"Notify Changi Naval Base and prepare for battle." What Roque is most worried about now is Changi Naval Base.

The Japanese have a tradition of sneak attacks. If they did not attack Pearl Harbor, then the Japanese would definitely attack Changi Naval Base.