Gunshots rang out around Buckingham Palace, the royal guards in red uniforms and bearskin hats were exchanging fire with armed men of unknown origin at this time, the sky was pitch black and there were no fingers, standing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, you could only see strings of firelight flying around in the air at a very fast speed. In www.biquge.info farther afield, in London's business and financial districts, a raging fire has been ignited, and the flames have even reflected half of the night sky, and from time to time explosions and shouts of killing can be heard from there.

"Oh God! I've ruined the country...... "Victoria stood barefoot on the balcony, looking at the distant fires and the fierce battle scene in the square in front of Buckingham Palace, her whole body trembling unconsciously."

A whooshing bullet came from nowhere, hit the railing of the balcony where Victoria stood, and flew so far that the bullet was weak, only to pounce on the granite railing with a soft thud, leaving a less conspicuous white spot.

Victoria didn't move, but Prince Albert behind him was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to pull his wife into the house. Victoria threw herself into her husband's arms and burst into tears. Candles were lit in the house, and all Victoria's children were in this room, except for Princess Victoria, who married to Germany, Princess Alice who married Hesse, and Princess Helena, who married Zhu Guojie. The two princesses, Princess Louis and Princess Beatrice, wept in low voices, and King Edward VII of England and his younger brothers were dressed in military uniforms and forced to compose.

"What about the Prime Minister? Haven't come yet? Albert asked anxiously.

"Not yet, Your Highness." Court steward John. Brown replied, "Randolph. A call had just arrived from Churchill's office. Said the Prime Minister was on his way to Buckingham Palace. ”

Albert nodded. Look out the window at the British capital where fierce fighting is taking place. muttered in a low voice, "I hope that fat man doesn't let the thugs kill him...... After all, he is the most handy in dealing with Indian affairs! ”

Robert. Churchill's convoy was moving forward in the face of a hail of bullets fired from nowhere. Since the outbreak of the World War, many factories in the London Industrial Area have switched to the production of guns and ammunition, and I wonder how many weapons have been leaking out of these factories and into the hands of the rioters, and they have been used by them tonight! Moreover, quite a few of the army troops who had entered London to carry out martial law had been infiltrated by the rioters, and now they were fighting fiercely in the streets of London with some of the army officers and soldiers who were still loyal to their duties!

Prime Minister Churchill's carriage glass had been completely shattered, the coachman had been killed, and now the pale face of the Prime Minister's secretary was driving. Fortunately, it was assigned to Robert. A cavalry company of Churchill's King's Blue Regiment (one of the three cavalry regiments of the Royal Guard) was somewhat faithful. Along the way, several groups of rioters were dispersed with sabers and pistols, and the prime minister's motorcade was escorted to the vicinity of Buckingham Palace.

The fighting near Buckingham Palace is of course the fiercest, and the most important places in all of London are Buckingham Palace, Whitehall Street and Downing Street. As long as these three places were controlled, the reactionary regime in Britain would have to retreat from London with its tail between its legs. As for the huge industrial and ghetto areas of London, they were already under the control of the mob, and when the battle to defend the pound was lost, and the British capitalists absconded with their money, a large number of factories, including those that could produce weapons and ammunition, fell into the hands of the workers!

After exchanging gunfire with a small group of overalled thugs, the convoy made a turn and rushed out, after turning a street that had not yet been barried. I got on the road to Buckingham Palace. From time to time, fireballs rise around the palace with white granite facades, and it is the warring sides that are bombarding each other with mortars! On the square in front of the Royal Palace. A number of obstacles have been urgently stacked. The officers and men of the Royal Guard were hiding behind the obstacles, at least a thousand in size. An unknown number of thugs are being resisted. Seeing the cavalry of the King's Blue Regiment escorting several carriages over, a group of Royal Guard soldiers immediately charged, drove back the armed mob with little organization, and ushered Prime Minister Churchill into Buckingham Palace.

"Prime Minister, how is the situation now? Can London be saved? ”

Robert. As soon as Churchill entered the splendid audience hall, he saw King Edward VII of England greet him angrily, and he asked.

"Your Majesty, the Cabinet wants you to leave the capital immediately, the Royal Cruise ship Britannia and the fleet of escorts are ready to go!" Robert. Churchill made a solemn tone of the long-prepared escape proposal, London is not necessarily unsafe, and there are still a lot of troops loyal to the king. But what about after keeping London? How will this mess of the British Empire be cleaned up?

Militarily defeated, economically completely collapsed...... The country has gone from a rich country with vast colonies and great industrial power before the war to a poor country with a collapsed economy, bankrupt factories and starving working class!

And unlike the Roman Empire, which had a large number of middle peasants on the other side of the Channel, the class division in England was very serious in this era, and the whole country was a big slum. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of bourgeoisie, the middle class, the proletariat who have nothing but to sell their labor power to live, although their pre-war income was no less than that of the workers in Rome and Germany, but once they lose their jobs, they lose everything! Britain as a whole has also lost its stable foundations, Britain does not have a large yeoman peasant class, and most of the land in the country is held by about 1oooo large landowners!

In the past, when Britain still had large uncultivated colonies, most of the civilians who lost their jobs in each economic crisis would cross the ocean to the rich colonies in search of new lives and opportunities. But now, there is no place to absorb them, and there are too many poor people in Britain who have lost their jobs and cannot make ends meet! Most of the officers and soldiers of the British Imperial Army were also from the working class...... If the government does not come up with a solution to the current difficult situation, repression alone will not last long.

"Your Majesty, please leave immediately with the members of the royal family!" Robert. Churchill looked at the somewhat stunned King and once again suggested loudly, "In case the docks are captured by the mob, there is no way for us to leave!" ”

As if to prove that Robert. Churchill's words, a violent explosion suddenly came from the direction of the Thames, several huge pillars of fire rose into the night sky, and the whole city of London trembled. The gunfire of the fierce battle outside Buckingham Palace paused for a moment. Everyone watched as if fascinated by the spectacular sight of the sudden bombardment of naval guns.

"Oh God! The Navy bombarded London again with 16-inch cannons! How could they do this......" The king suddenly understood what was happening and roared violently.

"It's not shelling the city, it's shelling the batteries on the Thames!" Robert. Churchill was a little angry and said, "There must be a fort that has fallen into the hands of the mob!" Your Majesty, if you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave! ”

Edward VII's pale face was gone, and he looked back at his father, who was still calm. Prince Albert nodded to Robert. Churchill said, "Let's go, let's go now!" Then he softly comforted Victoria, who was sobbing in his arms, "There is nothing to be sad about, we have done our best for this country, and now even if we are going to India now, it is for this country...... I believe that sooner or later, the British people will understand what a valuable asset we have left for them! ”

Victoria smiled bitterly, "Then let's leave quickly, don't let the British people suffer more for us...... Hopefully, this revolution will give Britain a new lease of life. ”

In the early hours of August 1877, King Edward VII of England led the royal family and cabinet members to board the cruise ship Britannia under the protection of the Royal Guard, and then left London along the Thames under the escort of several warships and transports, and then sailed into the vast North Sea. With their departure, the British Empire, once at its peak, came to an end.

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"There is a revolution in England! The whereabouts of the royal family and the Cabinet are unknown! The Revolutionary Council of England has declared a takeover of power ......"

When the news reached Yingtian, Zhu Jishi had just finished lunch. In the summer of this era (the British has daylight saving time), the time difference between London and Ying Tian is 7 hours. In other words, this time Jinyiwei's intelligence is still very timely.

"Did the British royal family and cabinet escape?" Zhu Jishi looked at Nanmoto Takako and asked.

"There is no specific information, only that a small fleet, including the battleship Hood, left London last night."

"They're gone!" Maria who accompanied Zhu Jishi to dinner. Clementina breathed a sigh of relief, "Now it's up to them where they go?" ”

"Of course it's the new Japan!" Zhu Jishi smiled, "Otherwise, where else could it be?" I took out India and gave it to Victoria...... This is quite a wealthy territory! ”

"Emperor Taishang, Britain is now collapsed," Empress Luo Xiangmei said with a smile, "Now we should be able to sit back and relax, right?" ”

"Sit back and relax? I'm afraid it's not that good! New and more dangerous enemies have appeared in Europe and the Americas, and they are more dangerous enemies than the British Empire and even more dangerous than the Roman Empire! If we don't stay vigilant, we'll be following in the footsteps of the British Empire! Zhu Jishi said with a gloomy face, and then gave an order to Nanmoto Takako, "Hang up the phone to the Forbidden City, and ask the emperor to come to the Hot Spring Palace before dinner, and I want to discuss things with him." (To be continued......)