London, the new Buckingham Palace, the VIP room, oval mahogany table, sat around the new United Kingdom King Joachim I, England King Edward VIII, German Crown Prince Louis, Austria-Hungary Crown Prince Otto, Spanish Kingdom Anjou and Segovia Duke Jaime, as well as senior generals from Germany, the United States, Austria-Hungary, Singapore, Spain, and Britain, and even two special military observers from Soviet Russia.

In addition to the Scottish "head of state" Barriol, the people who can control the fate of Britain have basically arrived.

"We can no longer tolerate the continued existence of a brutal, vile, hypocritical dictatorship in Britain, who not only joined the Japanese, but also brought in Japanese troops...... In a few days, Europe will have an Asian army for war purposes for the first time in history! ”

Edward VIII, wearing a crown, spoke his non-native English with a thick German accent and informed everyone about the attitude of the Kingdom of England before the storm.

"It's okay!" General Anderson, from the U.S. Joint Tri-Services Conference, exclaimed, "Congress has approved a special mandate that no matter how many volunteers the Japanese send to Britain, we will send the most elite combat troops to double the standard." ”

"Europe's security and stability do not need to be cared for by US congressmen." German Crown Prince Louis snorted coldly, but did not say anything more.

"Your Highness, we have no offense." General Anderson explained, "This is both to repay friends and to increase military exchanges between the United States and Europe." After all, war is the best platform for testing and tempering the combat effectiveness of the army. ”

"We couldn't agree more." Jaime, Duke of Anjou and Segovia, second son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, spoke fluent English, and then expressed his regret in equally neat German that Spain had not been able to participate in the war with Italy.

Most of the dignitaries in attendance had spoken, and Natsuki stood up and said, "In ten hours, if Scotland does not give a reasonable answer to our ultimatum, this punitive war will begin." We are confident that the time and space span of this war will be controlled within reasonable limits and that the military and political influence of the Central Powers will be pushed to a new peak. ”

In the absence of any objections, the King of Ireland and Wales continued: "During the war against Italy, Austria-Hungary played the main attack on land, and we played the main attack at sea. This time, our operational plan is still one of division of labour: the new United Kingdom will lead the air and sea blockade, fire support and necessary amphibious landing operations in the theater, the Kingdom of England will lead the ground operations in the theater, and the new United Kingdom's armoured, artillery and mechanized assault units will fully cooperate. ”

"Your Majesty has assigned the most difficult task to the English army." Edward VIII said with a smile, "In recent years, the military reform of the English army has been quite effective, but it is still far from the battle-tested Irish army. If possible, I think it would be better for the General Staff of the New United Kingdom to direct the ground operations of the coalition forces, and our troops would fully cooperate. ”

When the King of England said this, his expression was very sincere, but the faces of the generals under his command were not very good-looking. England has always been at the heart of the political map of the British Empire, and in Britain's navy, land and air force, England is also the dominant officer rank. After the Great Partition of Britain, England had the largest land and population, and the cultural and spiritual heritage from the British Empire was also the richest, and its military strength was not only inferior to that of the rising Ireland, but also suppressed by Scotland in the late thirties and early forties, and this embarrassing position was fully reflected during the "Bawick Crisis". After the humiliation, the English people and army finally let go of their prejudices about the new king and the new royal family, and in the following years, England's defense affairs were greatly reorganized, and the military strength was greatly improved. Now that the English have a well-developed northern defense system and an aviation force that rivals the Scottish Air Force, there is no need to worry about the Scottish army on the border.

Having lived through two world wars and many regional wars, Natsuki has enough capital to talk and laugh in the tense atmosphere of approaching war. He smiled indifferently at Edward VIII: "Your Majesty don't worry too much, today's English army has the ability to defeat the Scottish army independently, and as General Anderson just said, an army must go through the tempering of war before it can be truly strong, and the English army needs a chance to prove itself again!" In fact, a strong, confident English army would be of great benefit to the stability of Britain and Europe...... What do you say, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”

Crown Prince Louis hesitated slightly, then replied with great certainty: "Yes, Your Majesty, you are very right. ”

General Norton, commander-in-chief of the English Army and commander of the 12th Infantry Division of the British Army during World War II, stood up and said in a loud voice: "Rest assured, my majesty, the English Army is ready for war, and the troops are eager to fight and confident of victory." ”

General Berlant, commander-in-chief of the English Air Force, followed suit and said: "Your Majesty, our fighters, bombers, anti-aircraft artillery units, and paratrooper units are all ready for war. ”

General Berlant was the ace pilot of the British Royal Air Force during World War II, and had a glorious record of shooting down two German aces in an air battle, and his statement was sonorous and powerful, and Edward VIII nodded in satisfaction.

Then the commander of the English navy, Admiral Brown, stood up, looked around the crowd, and said word by word: "Your Majesty, your navy, though weak, has enough courage and conviction to defend the coastline of the country, and the pride of centuries of 'fighting every enemy' will surely continue." ”

During the British Empire, the navy was the pride of the country and a symbol of the country, but today, England's navy is the weakest of the three armies. There is a saying that "10 years of army and 100 years of navy" and to rebuild a navy on the basis of poverty and whiteness, it is indeed necessary to invest a considerable amount of money and accumulate over a long period of time.

"Good! Good! Good! "Edward VIII said three good things in a row. It has been more than ten years since he wore the crown of England, and the family servants who followed him from Germany to Britain have long been accustomed to life in London, but there is resistance from the English people inside, and the threat of the Scottish army outside. Thinking of the helplessness and sadness of the past, thinking of the grievances and unbearableness of the past, he took a deep breath and said loudly: "As long as the officers and men of the three armies work together, they will definitely win this battle of righteousness!" ”

The King of England spoke as if the war had been irretrievable.

At this time, more than a thousand kilometers away, a huge fleet of ships flying plaster flags was sailing north along a course parallel to the west coast of Spain, and in a few hours it would be in the Bay of Biscay, which faced the west coast of France. In addition to the accompanying Japanese cruisers and destroyers, the crew also saw a number of foreign ships with unknown attitudes cruising and cruising, like a group of ill-intentioned sharks, rushing forward to bite their prey when the time came.

On the Japanese Navy light cruiser "Tsukushi," Rear Admiral Hiroshi Uei, commander of the so-called "No. 1 Special Transport Ship Group," was watching the sea in the distance with concern.

Not long after, the captain of the ship, Shichiro Kawashima, came to report: "General, it has been confirmed that there is a Lister petter-class light cruiser in the enemy lineup, this kind of cruiser is equipped with orbital guided rockets, which can independently find targets, and can maintain high shooting accuracy regardless of rain, fog or night, which can be said to be the natural enemy of traditional artillery warships!" ”

Uei sighed: "When we approach the British Sea, we will definitely encounter more Lister Petter classes, as well as their heavy aircraft carriers and carrier-based fighters, if they want, they can annihilate our ship group in a few hours, and then our blood will attract sharks all over the Atlantic." ”

"This ......"

"Don't pay attention to what I just said, Kawashima-kun, I just suddenly sighed. Under the constraints of the Emperor's Agreement, they will not attack us until we enter the waters of Britain. However, the foreign traffic against Scotland has already been issued, and the final choice between war and peace is still a few hours away. If war had broken out, we would have been kept out of the British seas, and if war had not broken out, our soldiers would probably have spent a few months in Scotland idle, and then sent back to Japan. ”

Captain Kawashima pondered for a moment: "Alas! The enemy is just too cunning! ”

Ukai patted him on the shoulder: "Being able to see the development status of the navy of the following powers is not a bad thing for the development of the imperial navy. ”

Kawashima immediately stood up: "Yes, General!" But...... Speaking of the development of the Imperial Navy, in recent years our heavy industry has been sluggish, our shipyards have been unable to work, and the government has not been able to allocate money to build new warships. General, is there nothing that can be done to solve this dilemma? ”

Uei groaned, "Method? The solution was to provoke a war between the Europeans so that they would not have time to look east, and at the same time stimulate the demand of the international arms market and create opportunities for the Japanese military industry and shipbuilding. The war did start, but the Italians did not hold out for a few months before falling, Ireland became the biggest winner of the war, Austria-Hungary benefited a lot, the Germans also earned a large amount of military orders, and Japan did not seem to make money or lose money, but in fact it lost a lot. Italy collapsed, and we not only lost an important trading partner, but also cut off a shortcut to Europe's advanced military technology. Now it's Scotland's turn......"

Kawashima slammed his fist on the railing: "It's really hateful! If it weren't for the days of blocking in front of the Suez Canal, we would have arrived in Scotland by now! ”

Umii snorted coldly: "That's what the Germans did on purpose!" In the signing of the Emperor's Agreement that year, the Kaiser and the King of Ireland joined hands in order to curb our expansion and limit our development. However, we are thousands of miles away from Europe, and even if we grit our teeth with hatred, there is nothing we can do. Now, we finally have a rare chance for revenge. ”

After that, Shangjing changed his murderous expression: "Even if it costs the lives of all of us here, we will drag them into the water!" ”

(End of chapter)