Chapter 783: Ideal Country

After taking over Wales, Natsuki's strategy was to overcome rigidity with softness, use time to wear down the Welsh people's sense of resistance, gradually restore the social order in Wales, and continue to maintain the special state of the two countries having one monarch for several years, and then realize the union of the two countries in a peaceful way. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn 1932, the Commonwealth of Ireland and Wales was stronger than either England or Scotland.

The plan looked perfect, and there was no problem with either Natsuki's willpower or the execution of the Irish military officials, but the implementation process ran into more and more troubles. After the Irish Army took over law and order and public affairs in Wales, the well-fed Welsh workers had plenty of time to attend all forms of clandestine meetings, and underground resistance became more and more rampant. As a direct consequence, every prison in Wales was quickly full, and the Irish army had to temporarily requisition houses or build sheds to serve as places of detention, but this did not stop the Welsh from continuing to stubbornly resist the rule of the Irish king. Armed resistance groups such as the National Salvation Army, the Patriotic Army, and the Freedom Regiment have sprung up like mushrooms, but it is ironic that most of these groups are armed with hammers, shovels, sickles, and sticks, and their equipment is even worse than that of the indigenous tribes in Africa, so the situation in Wales is relatively stable at this stage.

In the summer of 1934, the Western Allies and the United States and Britain continued to fight for control of the Western Atlantic, and the small and medium-sized ships built by the two sides during the war began to enter service in batches, but the scale of the naval battle was still not comparable to the early stage of the Azores campaign, and on the other side of the world, the Japanese army had established itself in Australia and joined forces with the Western Allies in southern India, basically driving the American and British forces out of Asia. It was during this period that 11,000 early models of Enfield rifles and 320,000 rounds of rifle cartridges with conical shells with protruding bottoms arrived in Wales via Norwegian cargo ships and were distributed to clandestine resisters, and the arms became a source of turmoil in Wales.

As a secret supplier of these arms, the Russian government also shipped several improvised machines for repairing firearms, ammunition machines for processing old shells and reusing them, along with more than 20 Russian volunteers, to Wales, for which the Russian government received $3 million in cash remitted from the British government-in-exile in its overseas accounts.

Money may be secondary, and supporting the Welsh working class against the Irish invaders is a noble reason for the Russian government to get involved. The more than twenty volunteers sent to Wales were both skilled workers and military instructors, and more importantly, propagators of Soviet ideas. Just two weeks later, the first Soviet activist groups were born in Wales, and the Welsh workers, who had been bathed in the glory of the monarchy a few months earlier, were transformed into the vanguard fighters of the proletariat.

On July 20, the Allied representatives met in the Indian port city of Kolkata to mediate an armistice between China and Japan, but on the same night, the Albion miners' uprising broke out in Wales, and more than 1,000 miners attacked the Irish troops guarding the mines, occupied nearby towns, and announced the Albion Declaration by radio - the Welsh people would fight to the end for independence and sovereignty in the true sense of the word.

The Albion miners' revolt was like a fuse, which soon detonated the powder keg buried at the feet of the Irish. Within days, miners and metallurgists revolted in many parts of Wales, with the insurgents entrenching themselves in mines, factories, towns, prisons, and fighting with the Irish army that had come to suppress them. For the Irish army, which has modern weapons and equipment and has a lot of combat experience, it is not difficult to exterminate these insurgents, as long as they use aircraft and combat vehicles, they can completely abuse this mob with very low casualties, but with the help of the hostile camp and some neutral countries, the world has turned its attention to Europe, the so-called source of modern civilization, and has paid close attention to the turmoil in Wales, and the general public in England and Scotland has also supported the Welsh insurgents in various forms. This has become the most special challenge facing the Kingdom of Ireland since its establishment -- if the Welsh chaos cannot be properly handled, not only will it be difficult to achieve the intention of peaceful annexation of Wales, but Ireland's image and position in the international community will also be greatly damaged.

After some sober reflection, Natsuki decided to use military strategy to defuse the crisis. He ordered the Irish troops stationed in Wales to divide and surround the insurgents in various places, besiege them without attacking, and even ensure their drinking water, and for the insurgents' breakthrough action, unless it was absolutely necessary, try to stop it through gun intimidation, and then while stepping up the investigation of the source of the insurgents' weapons, he invited reporters from the mainstream European media and diplomats and political celebrities from many countries to Wales, playing the international public relations card. When everything was ready, he traveled with reporters, officials, and celebrities to Norva, a small town north of Albion's coal mines. The rebellious Albion miners had intended to move to the mountains to fight guerrillas before the Irish army surrounded them, but the Irish army reacted faster than they could do, and the insurgents' troops were besieged as they passed through Norva, and after two failed breakouts, they simply set up camp here.

According to Natsuki's attack, the Irish army besieging the rebellious miners in Albion set up a radio, played melodious light music to them, and the sweet-voiced female announcer recited poems describing family love or praising the beauty of the world.

"Gentlemen miners of the Albion Mine, I am Joachim Franz Hubert - whether you approve of it or not, most of the nations of the world have recognized me as the rightful king of Wales!"

When the fluent English voice came over the radio, the insurgents stranded in the small town of Norva were stunned, many of them lifting the curtains or poking their heads out of the improvised bunkers they had set up, trying to find the source of the sound behind the trenches of the Irish army.

Armed with a telescope seized from the body of an officer of the Irish Guards, one of the leaders of the Albion Revolt miners, Welshman Adam-Mike Donald, saw a man in a crisp military uniform speaking on a carpeted table with a microphone standing under the guard of a group of Irish soldiers, and a number of chairs were set up in the open space behind him, where at least thirty or forty people sat quietly as if listening to a speech.

A young man with a sparse beard leaned into McDonald's ear: "Is there a chance to kill that guy?" ”

McDonald turned his head and glared at the young man: "What nonsense! ”

The young man rubbed his nose with his sleeve: "Won't killing him solve all the problems?" ”

McDonald slapped the guy on the back of the head with his free right hand: "The best snipers can't shoot people a thousand meters away, and as long as the guns go off on our side, everyone in the town will be killed in a matter of minutes, and tens of thousands of Welsh people will die in the future, you know?" ”

The young man replied as if he didn't understand, and the focus of his eyes was still on the platform opposite, which showed that his eyesight was very good, but it was a pity that the rifle in his hand could not even hit a tree stump fifty meters away, let alone a target outside the effective range of the rifle.

"I admire and regret your courageous and reckless actions. Why admire? Because you dare to give up your life, dare to leave your grief to your loved ones and loved ones, and fight against invincible opponents for the freedom and autonomy you seek. Why the regrets? Because the freedom and autonomy you pursue are one-sided and unrealistic, you are not primitive people living in primitive societies, and being unrestrained means being free and autonomous. Next, please think about my question: on the one hand, a **** country with rapid economic development, stable social order, and scarce official corruption under the leadership of the monarch, and on the other hand, a democratic country with long-term economic stagnation, social turmoil and disorderly government, and inefficient government under the governance of the elected head, which country are you willing to live in? ”

After saying these words in a dignified and generous tone, Natsuki left five minutes for the rebels on the other side - and the international people behind him - to think before he spoke again:

"Well, gentlemen, the time for reflection has come. The two countries I just mentioned are not casual assumptions, the first country is Ireland today, maybe your relatives have been to Ireland, maybe you have heard a lot about Ireland in the taverns, in fact, the most demanding critics have to admit that Ireland has changed dramatically since 1916, and some say that the root of this change is that it has a group of rustic and hardworking people, and this is not wrong, but why has it been called the darkest corner of Europe in the last few hundred years? You are all people who pursue freedom and autonomy, you should have a free and independent mind, and think about why! As for the second country, it is actually very close to us, and you can reach it across the English Channel. Over the centuries, it has struggled between monarchy and democracy, and since 1870 it has entered the era of democracy through and through, but what has happened? It was overtaken by Germany in industry, and the successive Blanger incidents, the Panama scandal, and the Dreyfus case made people lose trust in the government, and the people complained! At the same time, on the other side of the Atlantic, although the United States, which is also a democratic country, is experiencing rapid economic development, the phenomenon of officials abusing power for personal gain and enriching their own pockets was once so serious that it was embarrassing. And Soviet Russia, which some of you regard as an ideal country, do you really think that it is a place where everyone is free and equal, regardless of whether they are high or low? The reason why you think this way is because you have not seen with your own eyes, have not walked with your own feet, and have not used your hearts to perceive the laws of social development. When time comes, you will regret what you have done today, for you are pushing Wales into darkness rather than light! ”

After a moment's pause, Natsuki continued majestically, "When I put on my crown at Cardiff Cathedral, you booed me, but never asked me what I could bring to Wales. Now, let me tell you what I have brought to Ireland and what I will bring to you: a fully upgraded industrial model, a comprehensive and improved government management, a comprehensive and perfect welfare system, you will be like five million Irish, you will work in a safe and secure environment, protected by clean and efficient government institutions, and enjoy socialized benefits, this is your ideal country! ”

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