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The day after the outbreak of the Allied invasion of Scotland, known as the "British Civil War", most countries focused on the southern part of Scotland, where the two armies fought directly, and only a few countries with developed military intelligence or close ties with the belligerents were aware of the special confrontation in the northwestern waters of Scotland: a group of neutral ships escorted by Japanese naval ships sailed into the waters of the Faroe Islands, just a step away from the area of engagement declared by the New United Kingdom, and between this fleet and Scottish land. Across the bar is the main fleet of the new United Kingdom Navy: in addition to shore-based aviation units and carrier-based aircraft that can provide support at any time, the combat ships alone consist of 4 heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, 11 destroyers, 26 torpedo boats, and 33 minesweepers.

Just as the new United Kingdom Navy sent ships to question them, the Japanese escort group made an unexpected move: the escort ships turned around and left, and the 23 unarmed ships scattered and sailed for the Scottish coast.

The new British fleet, which had been squatting here for a long time, quickly dispersed its light ships and tracked down and intercepted the Japanese ships one by one. After being overtaken by the new United Kingdom ships, the Japanese ships cooperated and stopped for inspection. After inventory and inventory, 16 of these ships are Japanese civilian ships, 7 are employed other neutral country ships, a total of 7,866 Japanese adult men and 151 foreign men, the latter are all crew members, and the former except for 532 crew members, the rest are "work" or "tourism" people who go to Scotland, and all of them have work permits or tourist visas issued by the governments of Japan and Scotland!

Although the check-in personnel did not find a single gun or ammunition on these vessels, the New United Kingdom invoked the provisions of the Hague Convention on War to carry out a "protective repatriation" of all crew members and passengers, either to the nearest neutral port or to return to their home country by the appropriate route, all of which were paid in cash by the New United Kingdom.

Upon learning of the New United Kingdom's "protective repatriation" of its ships and citizens, the Japanese Government did not take any substantive action other than lodge a diplomatic protest, and the Japanese escort ships that had returned from the scene never crossed the zone of engagement demarcated by the other side. However, the adult Japanese men who had come for "work" or "tourism" purposes had no intention of returning to Japan, and had settled temporarily in the port of Viana do Castelo in Portugal under the mediation of the Japanese government. Since then, the black market business of smuggling passengers in Portugal and neighboring Spain has suddenly exploded......

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"Okay, okay, you don't have to explain! Speaking of which, you just think that the enemy is too strong to fight this battle! ”

At the Scottish Army Staff in Edinburgh, Barriol, who had come to inspect the military affairs, rudely interrupted the generals' reports.

At the beginning of the war, the Scottish army was strongly crushed by the coalition forces on the A defensive line in the southern part of the border, and the two strategic positions with high hopes did not survive 48 hours, and to make matters worse, the front-line units failed to retreat step by step according to the predetermined battle plan, but were cut off by the coalition forces at high speed, except for a few breakthrough troops, most of the men and horses were trapped in the coalition encirclement, their situation was deteriorating over time, and their vitality became more and more diminished. Under these circumstances, Barrio visited the General Staff for the first time since the beginning of the war, and at first he communicated with the officers in a gesture of encouragement and encouragement, but he finally lost patience when he heard the officers' explanations and complaints.

"Humph! In the case of the Imperial Japanese Army, the enemy would definitely still be standing still outside the A defensive line, how could it be so easy to find the weak position of the defensive line and break through in one fell swoop. Maybe...... Someone here secretly collaborated with the enemy country and leaked our combat deployment early! Yuichi Miyata, a Japanese adviser who has always been open-mouthed, did not give up the opportunity to "pull hatred" for himself on this occasion. His outlandish-sounding English had become one of the most disgusting voices of Scottish officers.

General Gordon, Chief of Staff of the Army, glared angrily at the Japanese: "I'm sorry, General Miyata, you can question our ability, but I will never allow you to question our character. I swear with the dignity of a soldier that no one in my staff will ever communicate with a foreign country in wartime! ”

Miyata grinned and smiled meaningfully, "I don't question you, General Gordon. You can definitely be trusted, but how can you guarantee that the entire Army Staff is as determined, loyal and courageous as you are? How can you guarantee that the communications system of the Army Staff is also reliable enough? How can you be sure that the Army commanders and officers at the front line are on the same page as you? I don't question anyone easily, I just take matters into account...... Don't you think the breakthrough of the coalition forces on the Ness Valley and Mitford railway lines went too smoothly? Don't you think our defenses at Cullenbridge, at Fenos, at Dirmyron are crumbling too quickly? ”

"Don't you think that all of us underestimated the ability of the coalition forces to penetrate from the beginning? Don't you feel like all of us are outdated from the start? Gordon asked angrily.

"That's it!" Barrio glared at Gordon fiercely, "In the next 12 hours, we must use the reserve force to meet the defenders of Line A to break through, and if it still fails, General Elsceth, I think we do need to form a new staff department, what do you think?" ”

Barriol's "echo worm", Scottish Defense Minister General Ersceth, looked at the officers present with a gloomy face and sighed helplessly.

Barrio leaned over to look at the battle map, which he was not good at: "According to our original battle plan, Line B is the key to determining the direction of the war, and we will be here to resist the coalition forces for at least four days. According to the original assumption, a week or so after the outbreak of war, there would be a situation in our favor internationally, so we had to survive this phase anyway. In view of the unsatisfactory defensive situation of Line A, I decided to personally inspect the preparations of Line B and, in order to ensure that what I was seeing was real, the location of the inspection was temporarily determined. ”

"That's a brilliant idea!" Miyata groaned.

"I think it is necessary to reiterate once again that at the moment of war, dereliction of duty is regarded as treason, cowardice is regarded as treason, and confusion is regarded as treason. Leaving these cold words, Barriol left the Army Staff conference room with a group of entourage.

The officers who remained in place looked at each other.

Today's Scotland, in the face of the new United Kingdom and England's coalition forces, is like a bison against a tiger and a leopard, even if there is a brute strength that does not admit defeat, there is no chance of victory with one enemy and two enemies, and the only hope is to withstand the opponent's attack as long as possible and wait for the League of Nations to mediate.

However, for every hour that the battle dragged on, hundreds of Scottish soldiers lost their lives, and Barrio not only did not feel sorry for all this, but also believed in the so-called jade fragmentation theory of the Japanese advisers.

"If this continues, Scotland will be finished!" In the conference room, someone said in a suppressed voice.

Most of the officers just sighed.

After a while, General Gordon, who had sent Barrio and his party away, returned to the conference room, motioned for the guard to close the door, and then glanced at everyone:

"Everybody heard, we only had 12 hours to make the last effort. After 12 hours, the glorious Army General Staff may cease to exist, and who will command the Scottish army next? If it were the Japanese, I am afraid the result would be worse than a direct surrender! ”

Colonel Moore, the most senior staff officer under General Gordon, said: "If we draw reserve troops from the B defense line, can we relieve the difficulties of the breakthrough troops of the A defense line, the B defense line must be in a state of defensive emptiness, if the enemy seizes the opportunity to break through in one fell swoop, our battle plan will be completely disrupted, although we can still shrink the forces later, relying on Glasgow and Edinburgh to resist the coalition forces, but most civilians will not have time to retreat, unnecessary casualties will be greatly increased, and with the current morale of the army, I'm afraid it won't last a few days. ”

Everyone was silent, except for the voice who had just spoken: "Taking the initiative to cease the war before Edinburgh and Glasgow are destroyed is undoubtedly the wisest choice at the moment. Otherwise, regardless of victory or defeat, post-war Scotland will return to farming and pastoral status. ”

I didn't want General Gordon to immediately scold: "The hearts of the chaotic army are regarded as treason!" You have worked with me for many years, both as my right-hand man and as my trusted friend and partner, and I do not want any of you to be sent to the gallows for treason. Remember, the General Staff of the Army is a whole, with both glory and loss. I don't have to hear this just now, and whoever says nonsense in the future will never forgive! ”

The voice said, "But, General, in 12 hours, we will lose the right to move our troops." These 12 hours are our last chance to save Scotland! ”

"You ......" General Gordon drew his gun angrily, and at this moment, a young man's staff officer closest to him reached out and grabbed his wrist, and said sincerely:

"General, Foster is right, this is our last chance to save Scotland."

General Gordon frowned and said nothing.

The major turned and said, "Everyone! It is the duty of every soldier to defend the country and dignity, and for this reason we are not afraid of hardships and dangers, and we are not afraid of death. If you have to bear the blame for treason to save this country, I, Andre Wilder, am willing to make a sacrifice! ”

"I, George Foster, am willing to make sacrifices." The voice echoed very firmly.

Colonel Moore faced Gordon and said resolutely, "I, Richard Moore, am willing to make a sacrifice!" ”

"I, Jamil Perry, am willing to make a sacrifice!"

"I, Thomas Little, am willing to make a sacrifice!"

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More and more voices gradually resounded in every corner of the conference room, and finally, all eyes converged on Gordon.

Gordon put away his pistol and nodded: "Well, guys, if only a small number of people need to be sacrificed to save the vast majority, then, as members of the glorious Scottish Army Staff, we should bravely shoulder this heavy responsibility." ”