Chapter 790: The King's Choice
After experiencing the brutal World War, many nobles have come to their senses.
As aristocrats, traditions are almost always quixotic, and the battlefield is their fate.
Therefore, when the First World War began, many British aristocrats at that time naively believed that the war was still a traditional "gentlemen's war", and their long-standing ideals could finally be realized.
Even many children of the aristocracy were afraid of missing this fun "game", afraid that they would not be able to catch up, and the war would end before they reached the front line. They also love the thrill of war.
This is also a tradition of the aristocracy, even the royal family, and in later generations, Prince Harry still flew in Afghanistan for five months, and as an Apache helicopter pilot, he was also excited.
It's a pity that these naïve children of the nobility never imagined that this war would last for four years, and it was far from the competition of gentlemen or the clash of knights as they imagined, it was the most difficult, cruel and inhumane typical trench warfare!
It was a hellish war, and in the first year alone, nearly two hundred nobles with titles and their sons were killed.
After that, more commoners went to war, but the noble families paid more with their lives.
Compared with the children of the common people, the children of the nobility were more professional soldiers, and they were the first to enlist in the army, basically as junior officers, most of them with the rank of lieutenant colonel or below, responsible for leading their soldiers into battle and directly into the front line into the trenches.
The terrible thing is that the samurai tradition of heroism has put them at the forefront again. So, in the first year, one out of every seven noble officers died at the front, and the mortality rate for ordinary soldiers was one out of every seventeen.
After the end of the First World War, the whole of Britain was immersed in grief, otherwise how could there be an epidemic of appeasement?
And now, this cruel war has come again, and the complete destruction of Exeter alone makes people realize that this war is much more cruel than World War I!
So, is it still necessary for Britain to fight?
It seems that signing an agreement with the Germans and keeping peace is more suitable for them, right?
Such an idea is simply a disgrace to the aristocratic class! Such a person is not worthy of being a British nobleman!
Churchill was very lonely, and at the same time, he also knew quite well that when the radio spread, even if the government denied it again, it was useless, and these people around him must be holding on to pushing Churchill out and counteracting public anger!
Churchill knew that he had no other choice, and the ups and downs of the sea over the years made him understand a truth, only by holding the king's thigh, he could stand!
Now, his words hit the king's death hole.
Britain surrendered, and there was not much harm to these nobles.
You know, if the Germans want to rule Britain, they must appease a group of people, and in Britain, the aristocratic class is the class that really controls the country, as long as they agree with the rule of Germany, appease, Britain will soon calm down, after all, Germany has a limited population, and it is impossible to treat Britain specially.
You must know that Germany's strength is based on continuous expansion, and after fighting Britain, the Germans will definitely turn around and make enemies of the Soviets, who have the resources that Germany needs most.
For the aristocracy, as long as they recognize the situation, they can continue to live on their estates, but what about the king?
The situation in England was different from that in France, when the French Revolution was very thorough, the king was guillotined, a group of nobles were martyred, and France became an absolute republic.
However, Britain still has a king, and on the surface, the king does not have any power, he is the prime minister, and it seems that it is also a democratic election.
However, Britain is an elected parliamentarian, and in the House of Commons, the party with the most members is the ruling party, and the leader of the party is the prime minister, and this prime minister must be appointed by the king.
It can be said that the king does not care about things, it is inaction, and if something happens, someone is around, as now, if the king agrees with these old nobles, he pushes Churchill out every minute to calm the anger of the people.
In the United Kingdom, there is only one king, but unlike France, the prime minister is stepping down and a new prime minister is going up, so what about the United Kingdom? Can George VI be replaced and a German king can be put on the line?
This is Churchill's inference.
What good was it for the king to surrender Germany? The king is the most powerful man in the British Empire, and he is the object of allegiance of all British citizens, but now, at the head of the king, there are still Germans! Even an English governor appointed by the Germans had more power and status than the king.
That would be an insult to the Windsor family!
Sure enough, Churchill was right, and when he said these words, George VI's face was cloudy.
As the king of the British Empire, now, to go and surrender to the enemy?
"I, yes, won't, agree, surrender." George VI suppressed his emotions and said calmly that if he had said it a little faster, he would have stuttered again.
"I didn't say I was going to surrender to Germany." Watched by many pairs of eyes, the Marquis of Montstuart, as expected, was not calm, and those who had always advocated surrender would be scolded. Even if it was in the interests of Britain to surrender, he could not say, especially now that the king had spoken that he would definitely not surrender.
"Then you say, if we don't surrender, how can we continue to fight?" Churchill asked.
This guy only thinks about how to make money by digging coal, and he doesn't have any strategic and tactical thinking at all, and now, in the face of Churchill's question, he can't say it at all.
"If Germany loses, it will have to fight on two fronts, and we must win over the Soviets to war. If we want to win, we must have American assistance. These are the only ways for us in Britain to win, and although the cost is a bit high, I don't think we did anything wrong. Churchill continued.
Finally got the situation under control! Churchill glanced at George VI, this guy is not the material to be a king at all, he has no opinions, as long as he trusts himself, he still has a chance, and Britain still has a chance!
"Hit Churchill!"
"Give me back India and Canada!"
At this moment, there was a wave of higher and louder waves on the street outside.
Suddenly, everyone present was nervous in their hearts, and there were demonstrations on the streets outside, which showed that the situation in Britain was already in danger of getting out of control!
What to do? What to do? The faces of those present turned pale, and Churchill, putting back on his hat, said, "I'll go out and see." ”
As Prime Minister, he must defuse this crisis!