Chapter 239: Scotland Wants Independence
If Scotland wanted independence alone, the British government would not be so angry, after all, Scotland did not fight for independence once or twice. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Since the annexation of Scotland by Britain in the 18th century, the independence movement in Scottish history has not been broken, but except for the mutiny in 1822, there has not been a single bloodshed for independence, which can be said to be the first time in a century that England has encountered it.
Although the British government governs the Scottish government, but there are not many garrisons in Scotland, most of them are some riot police, this time the wave of independence has made many riot police also involved, and the British government has to send troops to the Scottish island to maintain order, the British only intended to refuse bloodshed, but from the landing of this reinforcement force there have been problems.
The 1st Regiment of the Royal 3rd Infantry Division landed on the Scottish islands on 16 July, and after a short rest, it immediately left its barracks and headed for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
However, shortly after they left the station, they were attacked.
The British sent to the Scottish Free Army, an organization that suddenly appeared, which had never appeared before, and which had appeared in the history of England the so-called Free Army, but a rabble formed a hundred years ago.
In modern history, there have been rebels in Scotland, but they are all small bandits of more than a dozen people, these are things before and after World War II, after the end of World War II, there was a wave of independence around the world, affected by the wave of independence, Scotland has emerged all kinds of rebels, but because the scale is too small, it has not set off any waves to be extinguished, and after entering the 21st century, I have never heard of an anti-government armed force.
The Scottish Free Army stood blatantly in the middle of the road, numbering about fifty people, each armed with an old-fashioned weapon, and even a late nineteenth-century arquebus, these people who called themselves the Scottish Free Army, standing in the middle of the road with flags, surrounded by all kinds of journalists.
These Scots had thought of an armed uprising, but their numbers were so small and they lacked supporters, so they took the initiative to invite dozens of local media outlets to report on their heroic resistance to government forces, hoping that more people would join them.
However, these people did not really intend to clash with the British regular army, and with their men and equipment, they could not make any arrangements for the formation of the government army, they just wanted to promote themselves.
When the Royal 3rd Infantry Division came to their range, two of the Scottish Free Army soldiers fired two shots at the ground of the marching British army, they intended to stop the troops from advancing, but because the guns were so old and their marksmanship was so bad, one of the bullets hit one of the soldiers in the arm, but it was a stray bullet, it was not a big problem, only a little bleeding.
According to the character of the British soldier who bullies the soft and fears the hard, when encountering an attack, he must be prepared to fight back, after all, there has been a "bloodshed" incident, in the military regulations of the British army, there is no order not to fire, one of which is very clear, if after the attack, the soldier can fire back, the current situation is that these Scottish Free Army used guns to attack the army, has met the conditions for fire, and it happened in the British mainland, this is a very bad incident.
But the British soldiers did not do this, not because they suddenly became very talkative, but because they were afraid of the reporters around them with cameras, ready to take pictures, and these reporters were obviously very happy to see the soldiers shooting, but the reporters were disappointed, and after a few minutes or so, a man in a lieutenant colonel's uniform came out of the army, and he was a military negotiator who was ready to debate with the Free Scottish Army and wanted to settle the issue peacefully.
"Damn the Ingera, if you take a step forward, I'll shoot, this is the land of the Scots, you are not welcome, Ingera!" The old man shot the English negotiator in front of the foot with a rifle older than he had, and accentuated the words Scotsman and Englishman, trying to tell them what he meant, and the bullet struck the land, bringing up a puff of smoke and dust, which startled the people around him.
The British soldiers were armed and wanted to rush up and snatch the old man's weapon away, but before they could make a move, the reporters around them immediately held the photos and aimed at them, as long as they had any abnormal movement now, these reporters would quickly press the shutter, and it was estimated that tomorrow these people would be unlucky.
In the UK, these media are very feared by the British, they dare to report anything, dare to shoot anything, some people once joked, the most powerful secret service in Britain is not MI6, not MI5, not any other agency, but these British newspapers, they can find out what color the British Prime Minister wears every day, only what they don't want to report, nothing they can't find.
The British military negotiator was also startled, but he still kept a smile and looked at the old man in front of him: "Sir, I think we can have a good talk, don't you say?" ā
In front of the reporters, the British soldiers became well-behaved babies, and they could only stand aside with their weapons without any abnormal movements, for fear that they would be caught by the reporters by one of them inadvertently, and tomorrow the newspapers would talk nonsense, and then the British soldiers would be pushed to the forefront again.
"I have nothing to talk to about with you, and now I want you to get out of Scotland immediately, or we will shoot!" The representative of the Scottish Free Army had a very tough attitude, looked at the group of reporters behind him, and loudly conveyed his meaning again, obviously the group of reporters behind him gave him confidence.
"This is impossible, sir, we have received a military order, if we fail to complete the mission, we will be punished, I think you should disperse immediately, or we will arrest you all for obstructing military affairs!"
"We won't take a step back unless you step over our corpses!" The representative of the Scottish Free Army shouted, and the group of people behind him immediately shouted, and their tone was very firm.
After a stalemate on the road for about an hour, the British military decided to arrest all of them and move on on to obstruction of military affairs.
And the Scottish Free Army also really shot and resisted, after all, they just wanted to expand their influence, and they didn't really fight the English army to the end, but in the process of arresting, one of the Scottish Free Army people still shot and hit a soldier ****, the Scottish Free Army was killed on the spot, and the soldier who was hit **** died on the way to the hospital.
When the British captured these Scottish Free Armymen, it immediately spread out like a hurricane on the land of Scotland, and in just half an hour, many people shouted "We are also the Scottish Free Army, arrest us!" ā
"We want to be independent, we want to be free, and I'm also the Scottish Free Army!"
The Scottish Free Army achieved the desired results, and their prestige increased unprecedentedly, growing rapidly, from a few dozen to thousands, and the number is still expanding.
On July 17, large demonstrations erupted in Scotland, demanding the release of detainees, the disbandment of local garrisons, and other slogans.
On 18 July, clashes broke out between the residents of Scotland and the English military, with dozens of wounded on both sides, but no fatalities.
On 19 July, the conflict intensified, with armed Scots and British troops clashing and killing at least four Scottish civilians.
On July 20, there was a demonstration in London, and the Scots in England and some sympathizers went to Downing Street to show solidarity with the Scots.
On 21 July, the British government was pressured to withdraw its troops from Scotland.
On July 23, the Scottish government decided to hold an independence referendum next month.
On July 24, Scottish local leader Hames made a remark in an interview with the media, which brought the relationship between Britain and Palawan to a freezing point.
Reporter: "What made you decide to call for another referendum on Scottish independence?" ā
Hamais: "Palawan! Palawan's independence gave us hope for a revival of Scotland, and it was only with the control of the British government that we could rise again. ā
Reporter: "Palawan? Are you referring to the Palawan independence events some time ago? ā
Hamais: "Yes, I think Palawan can be independent, then Scotland can be independent at all, Scotland has a more ancient history and culture than Palawan, in history we are an independent country, we are also an independent people, we have our own culture and heritage, I think Scotland can be a country on the world stage. ā
Originally, there was nothing wrong with Hamais's words, but under the fanning of reporters, the taste became completely different.
Palawan became independent? Is Scotland still far away? This is the headline given by a London media outlet.
"Hamais: Palawan can be independent, why can't we in Scotland?" This is the news from the Scottish media.
"Scotland wants to emulate Palawan and become independent in an armed coup" is not a big deal to see the lively Sun newspaper.
Independence, independence, only independence is the only way out for Scotland! A well-known newspaper.
(To be continued.) )