Chapter 792: The Irish Volunteers
In England, there has always been a problem, England, at its most powerful, conquered almost the whole world, however, they did not conquer a people at hand.
This is Ireland, so the British hate Ireland so much that it was even said that Ireland was just a piece of that God pulled next to England.
One can imagine how bad Britain's attitude towards Ireland was.
From the earliest date to BC, the island of Ireland was indeed passed by the people of Great Britain, and then, after a long period of development, the current Irish nation was formed, but they had not yet established a unified state.
After many wars, in 1542, King Henry VIII became King of Ireland, during which there were wars against British colonization in many parts of Ireland, but there were no effective results.
In 1801, the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain were united, and Ireland was incorporated into the United Kingdom.
After that, the Irish independence movement began, and in 1916, the anti-British "Easter Uprising" broke out in Dublin.
It was even more significant in 1919, when most of the Irish MPs elected in the 1918 general election refused to serve in the British House of Commons, forming the Irish Parliament on their own, and in January 1919 issued a unilateral declaration of independence under the name of the independent "Republic of Ireland".
Of course, Britain would not agree, and as a result, after several years of fighting, the final result was that Britain was forced to allow the 26 counties in the south to form a "free state", and the 6 counties in the north remained part of the United Kingdom.
After all, when I immigrated, a large number of Scots arrived in Northern Ireland, and they were able to take root in some of them. In this way, the full name of Great Britain became the United States of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which was almost a disgrace to the Empire.
Although the south of Ireland became independent, they did not give up the opportunity to continue fighting, and they wanted to unify Northern Ireland as a single country.
Even in later generations, the rebels in Northern Ireland have been a destabilizing factor for Britain.
Now, Ireland in the south has just become independent, and it is even more desirable to unite Ireland in the north.
Especially now, Britain is in a storm, and it is about to be occupied by Germany, in this case, the Irish, can they not move?
Now, all the colonies of Britain have responded to the government's call to organize armies, just like King Qin saved the country, but how credible is the arrival of the Irish?
Churchill was not convinced.
Churchill, who was running away, panted to the makeshift palace, where George VI was cordially meeting with several leaders of the arriving Irish Volunteers.
"Your Majesty, I am from the county of Simis, my name is Joseph Malali, and when I heard the news of the Germans landing in England, I could not bear it any longer, so I took a detour of my dozens of soldiers to Northern Ireland to England, and I hope to contribute to the defense of England."
Malali was a lieutenant in his thirties, and his face was stern with wheat-colored skin that had been exposed to the sun.
"Thank you very much for your support of the Empire." At this time, Churchill had already walked in, and he immediately said: "Aren't you afraid of the Oscars?" ”
Oscar Trainor, Ireland's Minister of Defence, Ireland's troops, should be bound by him, and just after the war broke out, the Irish government made it clear that they would strictly adhere to neutrality.
This is simply infuriating, all the member states of the British Commonwealth almost do not hesitate to show solidarity with the United Kingdom, and Ireland, which is only separated from the United Kingdom by a strait, actually wants to remain neutral!
Although there is a lot of estrangement between Britain and Ireland, but now, when Britain is facing life and death, after all, there are still people who are knowledgeable, and years of British education have made these soldiers still loyal to the king.
"If we fail, then we will all die on the battlefield, what are we afraid of Oscar, if we win, then we should be welcomed as heroes." Malali said.
He did not expect that in history, when the victory in World War II and the defeat of Germany, these Irish soldiers who came to reinforce Britain were not welcomed as heroes.
They were treated as deserters.
Historically, by the end of the war, a total of 60,000 Irish had served in the British Army, including thousands of Irish Armed Forces personnel.
These fighters make up about 1/6 of the total number of the Irish army.
When they returned home, they were treated as deserters, and about 5,000 were convicted by military courts. And Malali, who was in front of him, gave his life on the Normandy front in 1944, and was convicted even if the body returned.
"I am very touched by your deep understanding of righteousness, and I believe that we will be able to win this victory in defending the country." George VI spoke very slowly, not letting his stuttering problems show up, which was definitely a relief in disguise.
He stood up and walked over to the illustrious young men of Ireland, who wanted to shake hands and show that he was approachable.
During the time when London was bombed, George VI often did this, and this spread the king's reputation throughout London and throughout the country.
The king is with them and fights together!
At this moment, Churchill felt that something was wrong, at that time in London, it didn't matter how the king showed his proximity to the people, after all, Londoners were bombed, and they were all credible.
But now, these Irishmen have just come and said a few words of loyalty, will they be able to get close to George VI?
Of course not!
Churchill was embarrassed to stop him directly, after all, these people rushed over at the risk of danger, and they couldn't make people's hearts cold.
As a result, Churchill could only take a few quick steps forward and put his body in front of the king.
And at this moment, the inconspicuous Irish civilian sitting at the back, the civilian who had come to join the army in battle, happened to have a fountain pen in his hand, and the head of the pen was pointed at George VI.
"Bang." A soft sound appeared, not loud, and a small flame appeared on the tip of the pen, and in an instant, everyone understood.
"Ex!" Malali let out a loud cry, and then both arms reached over quickly, raising the other's hands and pressing their knees against their lower abdomen.
I really didn't expect that when I was in Northern Ireland, the leader of a civilian team that temporarily joined my side was actually an extremist! He came here to do the king badly!
They can't come forward to save the king, so they will be regarded as evil intentions by the other party, they can only deal with this extremist within themselves, and the king's guards have come up quickly.