Chapter 278： Anglo-French response

In fact, Luccher's proposal and Pichon's proposal were for the future of the country, but Luccher was for the benefit of France after the war. Because Luscher believed that after the United States joined the war, the Allies had no hope of winning, so we must plan ahead for the situation after the war.

and Pichon is for the interests of France now. He believes that France has lost too much now, and it is a bit of turning the cart before the horse after the war. It needs to reduce France's losses to take into account the end of the war. The most important thing now is to let other countries share the loss of France, so the two people's views will appear to be different. However, we need to see which situation is more critical for Britain and France.

The two people's proposals also caused controversy at the meeting. The views of both sides are for national considerations, which also caused the cabinet members who supported their views to argue endlessly. Prime Minister Clemenceau, who presided over the meeting, looked at his cabinet members with a headache, but fortunately, he still controlled the scene now. However, I carefully found that the members of the cabinet who supported the foreign minister Pi Xiong had the upper hand, which also had a lot to do with the loss of France.

"All right."

The 76-year-old Clemenceau knocked on the table and made everyone notice himself. He was ready to end the argument.

"My members of the cabinet, I know your love for France. But now bringing Romania into our camp is the primary factor, so we need to discuss this topic. And we don’t have much time, I don’t know when Romania will succumb to The pressure of the Allies, so we can’t waste our energy and time in other links. Let’s get to the topic now.”

After Clemenceau finished speaking, all cabinet members knew his views. It seems that your Excellency the Prime Minister agrees more with the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pixiong. Now that the Prime Minister has made his own decision, cabinet members who have other ideas can only accept the Prime Minister's preparation.

Clemenceau saw that the cabinet members did not object to him, so he spoke to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pixiong. "Regarding the conditions for Romania, our attitude is that we must pull it into the camp to ease our pressure. This must make our allies feel our attitude."

Pixiong nodded to Clemenceau. "I will put forward our views on Belfort on this point, and I believe that the British side will seriously consider our views."

Pixion’s words made Clemenceau feel the same way, and there were young people in his family who were called into the army. "Yes, the French boys are all on the battlefield. We need to get them to return from this **** more."

London pedestrians in winter are also much rarer. This is due to the influence of the war that has been going on for three years. People who were passionate and full of fanaticism before the war began, have calmed down in the letter of death notices.

Nowadays, most young and middle-aged people in London join the military or work in military-related industries, which has led to a serious shortage of operating rates in other factories in the UK. Fortunately, British shipping remained unobstructed. Although the infinite submarine warfare caused more losses to merchant ships, it was slowed down according to the powerful shipbuilding capabilities of the Allied Powers. The only downside is that ordinary people are more difficult in the war, especially in winter when they need enough clothing and food and other necessities.

But this is only a difficulty among ordinary people. It is not a problem at all in the wealthy class, especially Prime Minister David George who is in charge of the British Empire. Now he is negotiating with the members of the cabinet about Romania's accession conditions.

"Everyone, I think Romania's requirements need to be lowered a little bit."

The Foreign Secretary Belfort, who was previously prime minister from 1902 to 1905, was not married for life because of the early death of his lover as a boy, and was almost 70 years old. He is powerfully expressing his views. In later generations he will be more famous for proposing to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. It's just that he hasn't put forward this point yet, but he is already brewing.

Belfort's point of view has different opinions in the cabinet, among which Lord Milner as the head of the army immediately opposed it. "But by doing so, can you guarantee that Romania will definitely join us? If it joins the alliance camp, it will be difficult for the lads in France. I can't let these soldiers who serve for the British Empire be wasted like this."

As the governor of South Africa after the Boer War, Lord Milner took over as Secretary of the Army shortly after World War I. Of course, he was responsible for the British soldiers who were killed in France and the German army, so he immediately objected.

Facing the opposition of the Secretary of the Army, Balfour gave his explanation. "Of course I know that Romania's entry will reduce the pressure on our front lines, but this will require Romania to put forward a reasonable plan."

Belfort took out a map of the Balkans, pointed to the location of Romania on it, and said to the other members of the claimed territory. "Look, the territory required by Romania has already exceeded the area of ​​his existing territory This is a big opening for the lion. Moreover, Romania does not compromise on these conditions and has no intention of reducing it at all."

Many members of the cabinet looked at the Balkan map that Belfort made people hang up. It was true that the territory required by Romania was larger than the existing one, and they began to whisper.

They suppressed Germany not to give other countries a chance to grow and develop. Even if it is to give, it needs to be given by the British Empire and cannot be demanded by itself. This is the confidence of being the world's number one power. Obviously, Romania is a bit too open and presumptuous, which makes the British feel a little uncomfortable. This is also something that Edel, who formulated this plan, did not consider.

Because it came from the 21st century, when the British Empire was more of a joke, Edel looked down on Britain a lot when formulating this plan. Therefore, these old political figures can see through Romania's purpose at a glance. France had to agree to this plan because of the loss, but the United Kingdom was not so easy to accept.

When the cabinet members were discussing, a voice sounded. "I think Romania asks too little, we should give them more."

The sound of this voice immediately calmed down the members of the cabinet who were discussing. A plump figure stood up and looked at the other cabinet members, repeating it again. "I'll say it again. I think we have given too little, and we need to give Romania more territory."

The words of this plump cabinet member caused an uproar on the scene. This person became the focus of attention for a while, and Prime Minister George who presided over the meeting couldn't help but speak out. "Churchill, do you know what you are talking about?"