Portsmouth, England, a city located in the middle of the English Channel that has been famous for centuries for its status as a Royal Navy port, is now the most important military town in the southern part of the United Kingdom. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The British Southern Military District Command was stationed here, and according to the original plan, the Allied High Command would also be relocated here in the middle of '43 - but the plan could not keep up with the change, the Allied High Command no longer existed, the main force of the American Expeditionary Force led by Eisenhower was now withdrawn to Edinburgh, and a group of American troops were trapped near Stodonk, and they were about to surrender.

And as the commander of the Southern Military District, William. Edmund. Baron Ironside was not in the mood to consider what would happen to the besieged American troops. Because the United Kingdom, to which he loved and was allegiated, was going through an unprecedented change.

There was a proletarian revolution in London! And also the proclamation of a socialist republic!

This was not what shocked him the most and Viscount Brooke, the chief of the Imperial General Staff, who arrived in Portsmouth on the 17th - Baron Ironside and Viscount Brooke had already agreed on the night of the 17th that the Bolsheviks could not mess up Britain, and that Britain must restore her democracy and the rule of law!

At the same time, both Baron Ironside and Viscount Brooke believed that what was happening in London was similar to that of the Paris Commune of 1871, that the revolution would not have broad support, and that it would not be more difficult to eliminate it than it was for Thiers' government to extinguish the Paris Commune.

Moreover, both men believed that the "London Commune" would certainly be beneficial for peace talks between Britain and Germany. If Germany did not want the "London Commune" to make a big fuss, it would have to abide by the Cairo Declaration and give Britain a decent peace.

In addition, the two British army bigwigs are old-school figures, and they both have considerable adherence to democracy and the rule of law in the British Empire. They did not want to stand out in the "troubled times" of Britain and become military adjudicators.

Thus, Baron Ironside and Viscount Brooke strove to restrain the army and prevent them from turning to the Bolshevik Party; On the one hand, they contacted Conservative, Labour, and Liberal politicians and members of the House of Lords (upper house) in various places, hoping to form a provisional parliament and elect a provisional government with "legitimacy" to suppress the "London Commune" and negotiate with Germany.

But just as the organization of the "legitimate" government and parliament had just begun, something suddenly changed in the city of London. Trapped in Buckingham Palace, Princess Elizabeth didn't know what medicine she had taken wrong, and suddenly began to behave indiscriminately, throwing aside the Bill of Powers and the Act of Succession to the Throne, and openly demanding allegiance from the British army and subjects! And ordered the royal guards loyal to her to go on a killing spree in the city of London!

What does she want to do? Want to become a monarch in the United Kingdom? Want to start another revolution that overthrows the monarch?

The two British army bosses lost their direction for a while, and it was unwilling to be loyal to the underage princess, and the democracy and rule of law in the British Empire could not be buried like this.

But it is impossible to send troops to crusade against the queen...... Because it's also illegal! Moreover, Baron Ironside and Viscount Brooke are not warlords, nor do they intend to be warlords, nor do they have the ability to be warlords. So they can't use an illegal crusade against an illegitimate queen.

In addition, among the hundreds of thousands of uniformed soldiers under the Southern Military District, there are also many who support the "blood queen."

Because everyone knows the son of the German emperor of the fiancé of the "Queen", the reign of this "bloody queen" can bring a definite peace to England, as well as the most favorable conditions for peace.

Therefore, starting from the 19th, there have been unit commanders under the Southern Military Region who have issued statements of allegiance to the queen on behalf of the troops under their command!

And just when the two "law-abiding" generals were in a dilemma, the Germans suddenly intervened -- they were going to take advantage of the short good weather on the 22nd to send planes to bomb the East End of London, the base camp of the "London Commune"!

"Now the Bolsheviks in London are finished!" Viscount Brooke smiled wryly, "Most of the people who now follow the Bolsheviks are incited because of war weariness. As soon as the Germans' bombs fall on these people's homes tomorrow, everyone but the core of the Bolshevik Party will leave.

Now, the Bloody Queen, no, Her Majesty the Honourable Queen Elizabeth will soon have full control of London loyal to her......"

"So what are we going to do?" Baron Ironside asked, somewhat embarrassed.

Viscount Brooke shook his head, "She's going to have a crown forged of blood soon!" Since the Tudor dynasty, there has not been such a crown in England. And people like us obviously can't be Cromwell, and the current situation in Europe does not allow for a Cromwell in Britain. ”

To stop the Blood Queen, you have to fight a civil war! And Britain has just experienced a crushing defeat in foreign wars, losing world hegemony and half of its empire, and half of the remaining half of the empire is controlled by the United States, and if there is another long civil war, it will really be over.

It is more important than anything else for Britain today to have a central government that can unify its orders and have the support of Germany.

"Shall we owe allegiance to Her Majesty?" Baron Ironside asked.

"Make a statement in my personal capacity......," said Viscount Brooke, nodding, "as the troops of the Southern Military District are not our property, and we are not qualified to swear allegiance to Her Majesty on their behalf." But...... We can get the hundreds of thousands of military personnel under the jurisdiction of the Southern Military Region to vote allegiance to Her Majesty. ”

"Vote?" Baron Ironside sighed, "This is a great idea that will not leave a name on history!" But is such a result really the best for the UK? ”

Viscount Brooke shrugged, "This is a question that needs to be answered in decades or even centuries...... We can't see such a distant future, so let's take care of the immediate interests first. ”

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"Comrade General Secretary, the East End of London was bombed 5 hours ago! At the same time, Viscount Brooke and Baron Ironside made a statement in Portsmouth to pledge allegiance to Elizabeth in their personal name, and at the same time the British Southern Military District will hold a vote to decide whether the entire military district will be loyal to Elizabeth......"

Dimitrov, secretary of the Executive Committee of the Third International, reported to Stalin in a slightly trembling voice. This time the British Revolution can be said to have swirled and collapsed, and when it rose it was like a volcano erupting, but in the blink of an eye it was on the verge of defeat.

The civil war in London is now coming to an end, and all but the East End of London has been reclaimed by the Royal Guard. And even in the East End, it's terrible!

After the Germans dropped bombs, the foundations of the British Social Democratic Workers' Party (that is, the Bolshevik Party) collapsed. Even the most confused British workers now know that there is no way for the Social Democratic Labour Party to make peace with Germany - only the bloody queen Elizabeth can accomplish this task.

And the "vote" of the British Southern Military Region is even more bad news. The chances of a vote not going to pass are almost nil - unless the soldiers of the Southern Military District are crazy and ready to fight the Germans.

The vote is just a formality, and as soon as the vote is over, the Bloody Queen will have hundreds of thousands of troops!

"There's no point in fighting in London's East End!" Stalin smoked his pipe and made a decision in a low voice, "Now it is necessary to preserve the strength of the British Social Democratic Labour Party...... The struggle will be long-term, Elizabeth's dictatorial rule will inevitably be unpopular with the British people, and there will inevitably be a democratic revolution in Britain in the future. The Social Democratic Labour Party should be the force leading the democratic revolution in Britain! ”

"Understood, General Secretary." Dimitrov said, "I immediately asked the representative of the Third International in Britain to inform the British comrades of this opinion. ”

"No, not a representative of the Third International." Stalin shook his head and said, "The Third International is about to be dissolved!" ”

"What? Dissolution of the Third International ......"

Dimitrov was stunned and stunned, what is going on? Now that the Third International is about to disperse, what can be done about the world revolution?

Stalin took a puff of his cigarette and said in a solemn tone, "This time the British Revolution is a mistake made by the Third International, a very serious mistake!" ”

Dimitrov's heart was suddenly shocked and he made a mistake...... Then you have to go to labor reform! I don't know who should be unlucky?

"And the United States has also protested to us, arguing that the relationship between the Third International and the American Bolshevik Party is a threat to the national security of the United States." Stalin said, "The United States demands that we dissolve the Third International, otherwise aid will be suspended." ”

It turned out that it was because of the American ......

Dimitrov breathed a sigh of relief, "Comrade General Secretary, I understand...... We must temporarily go underground the work of the Third International. ”

Stalin was noncommittal, but said in a heavy tone: "This is another major setback for the world revolution...... Our cause is facing unprecedented difficulties, not only throughout the world, but also within the USSR. ”

The setback in the Soviet Union came in the Leningrad and Kiev-Kalinin Front, which ended in a joint attempt to break the siege, with no less than 300,000 men lost on both fronts, but were still unable to break the German encirclement.

And on the battlefield in Ukraine, the German army has been on the offensive since last autumn, and now it has occupied most of the right-bank Ukraine, and Kiev, the capital of Soviet Ukraine, has also fallen into a bloody battle, and it is about to fall!

Under these circumstances, Stalin had to follow Roosevelt's advice and dissolve the antipathy against the Soviet Union in the United States by dissolving the Third International.

Dimitrov's expression, which was also in line with Stalin's, looked very heavy, and he asked: "Then will our aid to the world revolution also be completely stopped?" ”

"No," said Stalin, shaking his head, "aid to the world revolution should be reduced...... That's for sure, but it doesn't mean stopping. Moreover, we must not only reduce aid to the key areas of the world revolution, but also increase investment! ”

"The focus area is ......"

"India!" Stalin said, "India will be the focus and turning point of the world revolution!" (To be continued.) )