Chapter 475 Belfast (2)

Listening to Yannick's skillful arrangements, Queen Elizabeth couldn't help but mock. "Your Highness is a complete hypocrite."

Yannick said unconcernedly. "It's just what the general trend requires. Then again, which politician is not a hypocrite, old fox? You don't think that Prime Minister Churchill is a gentleman, do you? Speaking of Churchill, tsk, Her Royal Highness, if I told you, I would have bribed you Would you be surprised that he worked for us? You see, without Prime Minister Churchill, the British Empire would not have lost 300,000 elite troops in the European battlefield. Maybe Scapa Flow was also his cooperation. Now the British Empire is about to fall apart, and he is still holding on. Thanks to him, otherwise I would have to find another way to continue the war. Tsk, Prime Minister Churchill and I seem to understand each other. Whatever I want, he will do it. What? Just like this attack, when Dr. Goebbels’ report comes out, there will be a lot of condemnation! “After all, it is the most shameless and despicable behavior of a soldier to use the lives of innocent civilians as a shield. They don't deserve to be called soldiers at all, but should be called the most vile and shameless hooligans! !

"..." Queen Elizabeth's face looked a little ugly, and she asked after a while. "Then how does His Highness plan to deal with Belfast?"

Yannick said easily. "The desire of the Irish people for reunification is strong and I certainly won't wait too long. Tomorrow night, Belfast will be razed to the ground."

"What?!" Queen Elizabeth was suddenly shocked. "Didn't you just say you wouldn't harm civilians?"

Yannick shrugged. "We will drop leaflets in Belfast this afternoon, urging civilians in the city to leave and give them 24 hours. If they don't leave, they will automatically give up their status as civilians and become armed personnel. For these people There is no need for people to be merciful." Yannick turned the drawing board to Queen Elizabeth. "Your Royal Highness, can you sign your name for me?"

Queen Elizabeth was stunned when she saw the painting drawn by Yannick. "What are you talking about, Oriental painting?"

The world's painting art can be roughly divided into two major systems: Eastern and Western.

From primitive society to before the European Renaissance, the development of the Western painting system was roughly the same as that of the Eastern painting system. Simple and clear lines were used to outline the outline of the image to be painted, which served as the basis for the painting shape. Although painting techniques and expression methods continue to develop, their modeling techniques are basically similar.

The European Renaissance made a huge breakthrough in Western painting art. It absorbed the research results of new sciences such as perspective, color science, and anatomy, and gradually formed its own independent system. It parted ways with the Eastern painting system and began to This shows the situation where the Western painting system and the Eastern painting system coexist and stand side by side.

Simply speaking, taking figure painting, the Western painting system emphasizes the principle of perspective and the effects of light and shadow; the Eastern painting system emphasizes viewing the big from the small and the artistic conception of painting. The most intuitively speaking, Western figure paintings are generally oil paintings or sketch-like drafts, while Eastern figure paintings are generally Chinese paintings. Western figure paintings will have light and shadow effects and the principle of perspective. Eastern figure paintings pay attention to conveying the spirit with meaning, and generally have no light and shadow effects, and generally no perspective principle.

Yannick said proudly. "That's right. Her Royal Highness the Queen of the British Empire painted by the German Crown Prince using oriental painting methods is really a wonderful combination. Maybe it will be worth billions in the future."

Queen Elizabeth reluctantly picked up the pen and signed her name on the painting, feeling annoyed. "Your Highness is really confident."

"That's natural. As long as I win this war, I will be the greatest emperor in Europe. By then, even if I draw poop, I will be praised to heaven."

"What if we lose?"

"Losing? Why do you think I will lose? Are you placing your hope on the United States? Indeed, the United States is a very strong opponent. With its unique geographical advantages, it is indeed not easy to attack the United States. But have you paid attention? Do you think this geographical advantage is also its fatal flaw? Being too far away from the World Island (Asia, Africa and Europe) can easily lead to isolation and isolation. Once we defeat Russia and Europe, Asia and Africa are integrated, the United States will be completely excluded from the world. In addition, Roosevelt is naturally aware of this situation, and deliberately wants to intervene in the European war situation and assist you, Britain, so that Britain and Germany will be beaten to death, and he can reap the benefits. Unfortunately, the isolationist sentiment in the United States so far. Still prevailed, and Roosevelt could only watch the demise of the British Empire."

"Russia is not easy to conquer."

Yannick said with emotion. "I have to admit this." Russia has been invaded five times in history, by Mongolia, Poland, Sweden, Ottoman Turkey, and the Napoleonic Empire.

Among them, the only foreign country that successfully conquered Russia was Mongolia.

When a nomadic nation on the rise confronts an agricultural country on the decline, the former often wins militarily first and may conquer the latter. However, over time, nomadic peoples would be assimilated into farming civilizations. They either merged with the farming people and gradually died out; or they declined sharply and were driven back to their hometowns. The farming nation became the final winner, drawing nutrients from the nomadic civilization and continuing to develop.

After Genghis Khan, the Mongols attacked Russia again in 1237. For the first time, they swept northeastern Russia in a blitzkrieg. In the winter of 1240, the Mongols captured the ancient Russian capital of Kiev. Later, due to the difficulties in advancing into the heart of Europe, the Mongolian army had to withdraw to Russia. In 1243, the Mongolian commander Batu established the Golden Horde with the Volga River as the center, and its capital was Sarai.

The composition of the residents in the Golden Horde was complex, and the level of social development was different. At the same time as the Ming Dynasty overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, the main branch of the Golden Horde Batu was replaced by the newly emerging White Horde, and then Russia began to rise, and the Mongols gradually lost their influence in Central and Eastern Europe, Western and Northern Asia.

In 1472, Khan Ahmad launched a war with the Principality of Moscow, which ended with Ahmad's defeat. In 1480, Ahmad again attacked the Principality of Moscow and forced it to pay tribute. As Ahmad's ally, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, failed to send troops to assist as scheduled, Ahmad withdrew his troops after reaching the Ugra River. When he returned to the lower reaches of the Volga River, he was killed by the Khanate of Nogai. The Mongol rule over the Principality of Russia ended here (the rule lasted for 238 years). By the 1530s, during the reign of Vasily III, the unified Russian state centered on the Principality of Moscow was basically formed.

In 1598, Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich died. Russia was troubled by internal and external troubles. Poland led its troops to the war and quickly flattened Russia. After occupying Moscow, it supported Dmitry as emperor. In 1611, the Russian city of Smolensk was also occupied by Poland. More than 80,000 people were killed, and less than 8,000 people remained. At this time, Poland entered its heyday and became the most powerful country in Europe, with a land area of ​​more than 1 million square kilometers.

On October 22, 1612, Minin and Pozharsky led the rebels to capture Moscow. On October 26, the Polish army stationed in the Kremlin announced its surrender. Since then, Poland has been severely damaged and gradually declined.

In the war between Russia and Poland from 1610 to 1617, Sweden took advantage of the turbulent situation in Russia and sent troops to Russia in 1610 to capture Ivangorod, Yam and other places. The following year, it occupied Novgorod. In January 1617, the two sides signed the Treaty of Stolbovo. Sweden returned Novgorod and several other towns, but deprived Russia of its direct access to the Baltic Sea. This means that Russia no longer has the strength to challenge Sweden's regional hegemony.

And Russia, after a series of reforms, has greatly increased its national strength. In the late 1690s, Russia formed an alliance with Denmark and Saxony. In 1700, the three countries attacked Sweden and the Great Northern War broke out.

This disastrous defeat did not end the war, but Sweden's defeat was inevitable. On August 30, 1721, Sweden and Russia signed the Treaty of Nastad, and the war officially ended. Sweden lost almost all of its overseas territories in the 17th century and was no longer a great power. Russia gained territories around the Baltic Sea and became the most powerful country in Eastern Europe.

The Ottoman Empire and Russia fought ten wars in three hundred years. The First World War should be regarded as the last battle between Russia and Turkey. Russia eventually collapsed under the attack of Germany, and the Ottoman Empire finally won the victory. However, a year later, Germany was defeated and Turkey was dismembered again. The two major empires of Russia and Turkey finally died. But the Soviet Union, which inherited the mantle of the Russian Empire, became even stronger.

"But can it be stronger than the whole of Europe?"