I was a tycoon in World War I: Starting to save France

Chapter 953 The Blame for Opposing "Freedom"
The negotiations between Britain and the United States and Germany were originally supposed to be conducted through the Netherlands, but the Netherlands recently joined the Charles's "international alliance," leaving Britain and the United States with no choice but to turn to Denmark as an intermediary.

Denmark is also reluctant to be this middle ground; it is always careful not to offend anyone, for fear of getting into trouble.

But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. With a long coastline and an extreme reliance on foreign trade, she was even more afraid of Britain, so she could only act as a messenger for Britain and the United States.

(The image above shows the location of Denmark. During World War I, Britain blocked Danish ports in order to block Germany's foreign trade. As a result, although Denmark did not participate in the war, it still faced severe shortages of supplies in the later stages of the war and had to implement a rationing system.)
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Berlin Palace of Forgetfulness, the moonlight is like water and the breeze is like willows.

Wilhelm II sat alone in his study under the lamp, reading the telegram forwarded by the General Staff.

Ironically, the information he received as emperor was often delayed; some things only reached his ears after they had already been published in the newspapers.

However, when he saw Hindenburg fall to Saarbrücken, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

Hindenburg must have thought that Charles was easy to deal with, right?
This is just the beginning. He will discover how terrifying the Charles is in the future, and he will understand why he can advance unstoppably on the Eastern Front but always fails on the Western Front.

Wilhelm II somewhat missed the days when Falkenhayn was Chief of the General Staff; he really shouldn't have held him responsible for the defeat on the Western Front.

This was clearly not a fault of the battle; Falkenhayn's command was already very good. The problem was that the French army led by Charles was too powerful.

Now, Wilhelm II only hopes that Hindenburg will realize that continuing the war is pointless, and then choose to cease hostilities and negotiate with Charles.

At this moment, the chief military attaché gently knocked on the door from the outside, entered, and handed Wilhelm II a telegram: "Your Majesty, the British Minister of Munitions has sent a telegram through the Danish Embassy."

Wilhelm II grunted in acknowledgment and took the telegram with a puzzled expression.

Why would the Minister of Munitions contact me at this time?
Upon reading the telegram, Wilhelm II was instantly stunned:
"Your Majesty the Emperor, we know that you intend to reach a ceasefire agreement with the Charles."

"But I wonder if you have considered that Charles is your natural enemy, and the French spirit he advocates makes it impossible for him to allow Germany to continue using the imperial system."

“We even received intelligence that Charles declared that the enemy of France was not the German people and military, but the German regime, the German autocratic regime.”

That was the end of the message, but the meaning of the telegram was clear: to cooperate with Britain and the United States against the Charles.

Wilhelm II hesitated for a moment.

His first reaction was: What are Britain and the United States? You are all defeated by the German army. The one that Germany truly feared was Charles.

However, the next second he recalled something the chief of staff had said: "There are some rumors in the army that Charles is really going against the German Emperor, and he believes that the German Emperor is responsible for this war."

Previously, Wilhelm II believed this was a French strategy: to turn the spearhead against him, thereby dividing Germany and making the military and civilians believe that peace could be achieved by defeating the Kaiser.

But now, reminded by the telegram from the Minister of Munitions, and considering Charles's talk of the French spirit and what he has been doing recently,

Wilhelm II believed that what Charles wanted was not to defeat Germany militarily, but to change the German system and overthrow him as emperor.

Wilhelm II sighed softly. He seemed to have no other choice but to become an enemy of Charles, despite his reluctance.

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"Britain appears to be easing its blockade of Germany," Gallieni said in a phone interview.

"Of course I can't be sure, because no one knows whether the British intentionally let those merchant ships go or whether they simply didn't notice them."

"But if Britain is doing this intentionally, you know what will happen."

“Yes, I know,” Charles replied. Wilhelm II originally only had control over the navy, but now, if he could obtain more supplies with British support, Hindenburg, who was facing a shortage of resources, would have to consider Wilhelm II's ideas.

In other words, Wilhelm II will regain power, at least partially.

“What’s your solution?” Gallieri asked.

If this continues, Britain and the United States will bypass France and reach some kind of reconciliation with Germany.

Gallieni may not care about other things, but he would never tolerate anything that harms the interests of France.

Therefore, Gallieri will fully support Charles, even if it means driving the British and American troops out of France.

Gallieri immediately brought up the matter: "We no longer need these so-called allies, Britain and the United States, and I think they should leave France."

Gallieri was truly enraged.

The Treaty of London stipulated that no Allied Power was allowed to make peace with Germany without authorization, yet they are now openly violating the treaty they themselves made.

If that's the case, what need is there for the Allied Powers to exist?

Anyway, France alone is enough to deal with Germany. Britain and the United States are either a hindrance or learning from France's experience and tactics, so let them leave!
"General," Charles quickly stopped Gallieni's rash actions, "we should wait and see."

“What do you mean?” Gallieri asked.

“We have no evidence at all,” Charles explained. “Doing so would easily give Britain and the United States something to use against us, accusing us of trying to tear up the Treaty of London.”

Gallieri was taken aback; he hadn't expected that.

Then Gallieni realized he had acted impulsively.

When Charles proposed a ceasefire, Britain and the United States had already expressed this intention. If the British and American expeditionary forces were driven out now, they would definitely "accuse the guilty party first."

“You’re right,” Gallieri agreed. “We should get concrete evidence, but that won’t be easy.”

"Don't worry, General," Charles replied, "I will handle it."

After hanging up the phone, Charles breathed a sigh of relief.

Charles stopped Gallieri not because there was no evidence.

International matters often do not require evidence. Charles, who already controlled the League of Nations, only needed to set a trap, such as first spreading rumors among the public and then raising the issue at the League of Nations, to force Britain and the United States to make numerous mistakes.

The reason Charles was unwilling to reveal this at this time was because he was playing a much bigger game.

The support of Britain and the United States for Wilhelm II, and even the tacit understanding between them, was beneficial to Charles.

Because Charles's target was not only Germany, but also Britain and the United States.

At this time, Germany was roughly divided into three factions: one was led by Emperor Wilhelm II and the nobility, who held naval power; another was Hindenburg, who held army power; and the last was ordinary soldiers and civilians.

Charles sided with ordinary soldiers and civilians; he knew what was going to happen in Germany.

Meanwhile, Britain and the United States, who sided with the emperor, are just waiting to be saddled with the blame for opposing "freedom"!
(End of this chapter)