"Mr. Governor, according to the treaty that was signed, in half a month, the Saar Region will hold a national vote to decide who will be the ruler of the region.”Papen said.
Hess nodded. He was very clear about the importance of Saar Region.
"What's wrong? Will there be a problem with the plebiscus?" Hess asked.
"Your Excellency, there shouldn't be a problem. In the past year, we have also developed a lot of power in the Saar Region. More than 90% of the people of Sa Er were loyal to the Third Reich. We will definitely win if we hold a national vote!”Paul Goebbels added.
In the past, Goebbels had been in charge of the propaganda organization, which had been active in Saar.
"So, everyone is worried that the Gauls will go back on their word.”Hess said.
"Yes, Your Excellency. Ever since the last war, the Gauls have been trying to weaken us. This was also the reason why they had sent troops to occupy Saar Region. In order to weaken the empire, the Gauls would naturally try their best to prevent Saar from returning to the empire. In the past decade, the Gauls had used various methods to suppress the Saar people, train their lackeys, and divide the forces loyal to the empire. However, they all failed." Vonklosik said.
"In other words, if the result of the plebiscus is that Saar Region returns to the Empire, then we'll have to go back to the Empire. Then, the Gauls would most likely not admit their mistake and might even occupy Saar Region. And it is very likely that we will have a conflict with the Gauls over Saar, and it might even turn into a war.”Hess said.
"Yes, Your Excellency. This is also what we are worried about.”Deputy Prime Minister Papen said.
"General, if we go to war with the Gauls because of Saar, can we defeat them?”Hess asked.
The other cabinet members also looked at General Bromberg.
"Your Excellency, in terms of our current strength, there is no doubt that there is a certain gap between us and the Gauls. Even if the Gauls suffered a heavy blow from the economic crisis. However, he is still stronger than us. Their regular army is also far larger than ours. Now, they had a regular army of more than 600,000 people. However, even so, if we really start a war, we might not lose to the Gauls.”Admiral Bromberg appeared very confident.
Even if the Third Reich was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength compared to Gaul.
However, the fighting power of the Third Reich's army was definitely stronger than that of the Gauls. Especially since the Third Reich had formed a powerful armored force. Once they fought, it was inevitable that they would defeat the Gauls.
"Our enemies are not just the Gauls. If it was just the Gauls, the Empire would not be afraid of them. However, the Flanders Kingdom and the Gauls were already on good terms. In addition, the attitude of the Empire of the Sun Never Sets was also very important.”Foreign Affairs Minister Constantine Vonneurat reminded.
"Indeed, the Sun Never Sets Empire's attitude is very important. If the Sun Never Sets Empire doesn't interfere, we can take a tough stance.”General Bromberg said.
"The possibility of the Sun Never Sets Empire interfering in this matter is not high. After all, this is the Gauls not abiding by the treaty. Moreover, the Sun Never Sets Empire might not be willing to see the Gauls annex Saar. Although they were allies, there were also sharp contradictions.”Hess said.
The cabinet members nodded repeatedly, but they could not help but feel worried.
If a conflict or even a war were to break out, it would be a huge blow to the Third Reich.
After all, the Third Reich was still recovering, and its strength was far from its peak.
"How about this, prepare for both scenarios. The National Defence Force secretly prepared for battle. If the Gauls want to go back on their word, we'll send troops directly into Saar. If the Gauls dare to attack us, then the war will begin. However, I think the Gauls will most likely compromise.”Hess said.
"Yes, Your Excellency. I suggest that we start preparing for the second round of military expansion. If a violent conflict or even a war were to break out, they would immediately mobilize. In this way, we will have enough power to deal with the Gauls and the Flanders Kingdom.”Admiral Bromberg suggested.
Hess thought for a moment and then nodded.
"Yes, we can start preparing for the second round of the military expansion plan.”
According to the plan, after the second round of expansion, the Third Reich's national defense force would be expanded from 300,000 to 800,000.
Such a military force was considered very powerful in this era.
Even the Gauls and the Flanders combined were no match for the Third Reich.
"Gentlemen, the Third Reich must show our determination on the issue of Saar Region. This way, our enemies will be afraid and compromise! Once we compromise and give in, the enemy will only think that we are easy to bully and will bully us even more!”Hess was very determined.
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