Chapter 1230 The Escalation of War (Part 2) The cold wind howled and swept through the city. The leaden sky became darker and darker. Maybe a snowstorm was coming. No one could be seen on the street. The temperature was very low and no one was there. I'm willing to go out, not to mention it's still time to go to work. (Niu Wen Novel ~ Read Novel Online) In the diamond-shaped presidential office, Zhao Bei stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the garden as usual. This was his way of relaxing during work, but it was already winter, and the vegetation in the garden It has long since withered, and there is no view to speak of. Only a few gardeners and masons are busy there, seeming to be preparing to transform the layout of the garden. "Mr. President, the telegram I just received was sent by Qi Wen from the front line in Iran to report that you are safe." A secretary stood by the office door and knocked on the already open door. He took a copy of the telegram, and after the president turned around, he walked to the desk and handed the copy of the telegram over. Zhao Bei took the telegram, glanced at it, with a hint of helplessness in his expression, and gave a few instructions to his secretary. "Does he think that by hiding it from me, I don't know that he just crashed a jet? You call Qiwen right away and tell him not to act smart in front of me in the future. If he does this again, I will transfer him back to China. By the way, Now is the time to pay attention to current affairs. Turn on the radio and make me a cup of tea." The secretary nodded, walked to the tube radio, turned on the radio switch, and then turned and left the office. At this time, the radio was playing Zhao Bei's speech, which he had recorded the day before yesterday. The content was about the nationwide mobilization. In order to prepare for this global war, China must completely shift to a wartime track, not only economically, but also In politics, according to the presidential decree issued by Zhao Bei, Congress will be temporarily suspended during the war. The function of Congress will be replaced by a "National Strategic Security Committee". Zhao Bei serves as the chairman of the committee, and his 20 committee members all follow the president's lead. Now, the radio station has invited some political commentators to analyze and debate the presidential decree promulgated by President Zhao to dissolve Congress. Although this is indeed a power granted to the president by the revised constitution, some people still think that the president¡¯s approach is a bit It's too extreme, because the current domestic situation does not seem to make it necessary to dissolve Congress in order to participate in the war. Now, the radio is about to launch a debate on this. Of course, before the debate begins, the president's speech still needs to be replayed to deepen the guests' understanding. impression. Listening to his own voice on the radio, Zhao Bei felt calm. Over the years, he has long been accustomed to this kind of monopolistic lifestyle. The speech the day before yesterday was just a formality. He gave an explanation to the opposition party forces and also gave an explanation to the opposition parties. The citizens have increased their confidence in victory. After all, we are now engaged in a full-scale war with Germany, and Germany currently controls most of Europe. Its arrogance is much more arrogant than the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets" Britain. Some citizens are very excited about quickly defeating the Nazis. Germany lacks confidence, so it is necessary to conduct an in-depth analysis of the strength of the two sides in the war and the support of the people, and tell the people that justice is on our side and victory is also on our side. Do not hesitate and resolutely follow the president and the central government. When Zhao Bei was immersed in his speech, the telegraph bell on his desk suddenly rang. He picked up the phone, and the voice of Director-General of Foreign Affairs Gu Weijun came from the other end of the phone. "Mr. President, please turn on the radio and turn it to the international channel. Italian ruler Mussolini is giving a speech, and the radio station is also doing simultaneous interpretation." In the past, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called Mussolini the "Italian leader," but now , all the heads of government of the Axis group have become "rulers". The small change in title actually reveals profound changes in the international political landscape. Before Zhao Bei could stand up, the secretary had already walked into the office with hot tea. After putting the hot tea on the desk, Zhao Bei asked the secretary to turn the radio to the international channel. Sure enough, the screaming voice of Italian ruler Mussolini came from the radio, but it was just the background sound, and the simultaneous interpretation voice of the radio station was the main voice, although Mussolini spoke very fast. It¡¯s fast, but the translation can still keep up. Maybe some details are worthy of scrutiny, but the audience should already be able to understand what Mussolini wants to say. ¡°Perhaps in the East, some hostile forces deliberately fail to see the glory and splendor of Italy, and perhaps in the East, some friendly forces deliberately ignore our strong determination to fight, but we must persist in our beliefs and pursuits, even if there are thorns everywhere ahead. , and absolutely cannot stop our progress The United States is our enemy, and the Asian Alliance is also our enemy. We will never have even a little bit of compassion for our enemies. Our compassion is only given to our comrades. If The whole world is going to be our enemy, so okay, we will have a great war with the whole world ThisThe war will ultimately determine the real winner, and we must be the final winner" Mussolini's speech is similar to Hitler's. He always likes to beat around the bush and use gorgeous and inflammatory rhetoric to explain something clearly. It's a very simple truth. It sounds like it's true at first, but if you carefully summarize the central meaning, you will find that it may actually be possible to explain the problem clearly in just a few sentences. Zhao Bei only listened for a few minutes and had already sorted out the central meaning of Mussolini's speech. In fact, what Mussolini wanted to say was very simple, just two sentences: The whole world is our enemy, and we Want to kill the whole world. Zhao Bei smiled knowingly, because he found that Mussolini¡¯s speech today was completely consistent with Hitler¡¯s speech yesterday. Just yesterday, Hitler, the head of Nazi Germany, also delivered a lengthy speech. , and in that speech, Hitler also clamored to "annihilate all people and forces hostile to us", and that speech can also be regarded as Nazi Germany's official declaration of war to the Asian Union. What is surprising is that, When the Asian League officially declared war on Germany, the Nazi German government did not immediately declare war on the Asian League. Instead, it took a few days before the head of state, Hitler, formally declared war on the Asian League through a speech full of extreme rhetoric and hatred. . In other words, yesterday, Nazi Germany officially declared war on the Asian Alliance. Yesterday, the world war officially escalated. The two parties that joined the war did not conduct any form of peace exploration at all, even if it was just a formality. Mussolini suddenly made a public speech, and his words were as extreme and full of hatred as Hitler. Does this mean that at the end of his speech, Mussolini will also declare war on the Asian Union on behalf of "all Italy and all Italian people" What? Thinking of this, Zhao Bei picked up the phone and asked Gu Weijun, "Did Italy not accept our conditions?" " Gu Weijun's slightly tired voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding a little helpless. "Mussolini originally accepted our conditions, but the problem is that Germany seems to have given Italy better conditions, so Mussolini Rini seems to have had a change of heart. As for what conditions Germany gave Mussolini, we are still trying to find out the inside story through special channels. I believe there will be a conclusion soon. However, my personal guess is that Germany probably agreed to allocate oil interests in the Black Sea or Caucasus to Italy. , perhaps North Africa will also be handed over to Italy. " "Well, you continue to follow Italy's movements and report to me at any time. " Zhao Bei pressed down the microphone and frowned, wondering about Italy's reaction. According to Zhao Bei's previous plan, he planned to bring Italy into the anti-German alliance, and to this end, he asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to conduct secret negotiations with Italy. In order to win over Mussolini, Zhao Bei even agreed to let Italy join the oil supply system. However, the problem was that the Italians asked for too high a price. Mussolini hoped to obtain the "suzerainty" of an oil-exporting country in the Persian Gulf. This is the benefit that Italy wants, but Zhao Bei cannot give it to him. The reason is very simple. Asian countries have already achieved sovereign independence. How can they give a member of the Asian Union as a gift to a European country? This is not related to Asia? Is it contrary to the anti-colonial spirit of the Alliance? Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Italy's request to be met. Now, Zhao Bei is basically certain that Germany has won over Italy and successfully maintained the Axis European system. Once Rini declares war on the Asian Alliance, China will also declare war on Italy. Zhao Bei successfully used the action of assisting Japanese jets to disintegrate the Axis alliance system in the East, but failed to use cheap oil supplies to disintegrate the Axis powers. In the European alliance system, it seems that Italy's ambitions are comparable to Germany's. It is a pity that the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is inversely proportional to Italy's ambitions. Since the Italians want a taste of the Eastern fist, then let's satisfy their requirements. Zhao Bei frowned and listened patiently to Mussolini's speech. Half an hour later, when the simultaneous interpreter finished translating the sentence "We have officially entered a state of war with the Asian Union," Zhao Bei let out a long sigh. It seems that Mussolini is a bastard who is determined to go to war with the Asian League. Zhao Bei picked up the phone, rang the switchboard, and ordered the Prime Minister to immediately convene a meeting of the ministers-in-chief. The meeting is scheduled to be held at 6 o'clock this afternoon. Zhong, the president will personally preside over the meeting, and the main topic of the meeting will be to discuss the current situation. ¡°It¡¯s snowing. It¡¯s snowing very early this year. " Hearing someone shouting in the garden, Zhao Bei stood up, walked to the window, and looked outside. Sure enough, the swirling snowflakes had fallen. "sp; Pushing open the window, a gust of cold wind blew in, which lifted Zhao Bei's spirits. "Auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. Next year will definitely be a good year." A mason who was busy packing up his tools said with emotion, which more or less expressed Zhao Bei's thoughts at the moment. Indeed, 1945 is approaching, and it is destined to be a good harvest year.