Chapter 249: The Irish Revolt

"It's too much of a deception, and when the bombers come back, they must take revenge and bomb Berlin!"

"Revenge !!"

"I want the destruction of Germany!"

Asquith and the others, who were hiding in the bomb shelter, clenched their fists tightly when they listened to the dense explosions outside and the roar of the planes, and the bombing of the capital was simply a shame, the greatest shame in the history of the British Empire, and everyone was full of thoughts of revenge.

Several colonel-level officers ran in and panted and reported: "Report to the Prime Minister, the government building and the Prime Minister's Office have been blown up, the enemy has not attacked the palace, the royal family is safe, but all the surroundings of the palace have been razed to the ground, and there are many injured citizens, and we have organized doctors to rescue the injured citizens." ”

"Germany sent a telegram asking us to surrender or bomb the entire Reich. According to intelligence, the Germans had more than 100 bombers, and our guys had made new progress in the bomber drawings, and it was not surprising that the drawings of the aircraft could be put together within a month. ”

Hearing that the palace was not blown up, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if the palace was bombed, not only would the glorious palace be destroyed, but it would also hurt the members of the royal family who had no time to retreat, which was not a trivial matter.

"Damn the Germans, don't think that we are afraid of him, surrender is absolutely impossible, continue to increase research on anti-aircraft guns and anti-tank weapons! Order the naval fleet to completely blockade the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean, cutting off their sea trade! ”

Originally, even when the two sides were at war, there were still merchant ships coming and going, but they were all strictly monitored, and they were not allowed to transport strategic materials such as weapons and food. However, once the coalition fleet blockades the Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea, it will damage the interests of many parties, such as the trade between other countries and the alliance, and this loss will certainly not be light, and it is not known what chain reaction will be caused at that time.

The German air force bombed for two hours before withdrawing, leaving behind only a desolate city of London and a puff of black smoke.

The news of the German bombing of London had been disseminated to all countries in the world through guò telegrams at the time of the German bombing, and the countries were shocked or shocked! The capital of Britain, the world's largest country, was bombed, which means that the German army has the strength to bomb Britain itself, except for the Chinese accident, it is estimated that Germany has the most bombers, which makes countries have another understanding of the European war and have strengthened their ties with Germany.

In Buckingham Palace, George V's surroundings were full of scattered things, including books and beautiful porcelain, pearls, and precious stones, while George V sat on a chair with a red face and gasped, and a group of guards at the door stood tremblingly and bowed their heads and did not dare to speak.

"My dear cousin, why don't you just up, what does that mean?"

"I will never admit defeat and surrender, I will pay back the shame you gave me a thousand times, wait!"

George V muttered to himself in a sinister manner at his photo with Kaiser Wilhelm II, and then went crazy and tore the photo to shreds.

Although Buckingham Palace was not bombed, the entire Buckingham Palace was surrounded by ruins, two stark contrasts that made Buckingham Palace out of place with its surroundings, a shame even greater than the bombing of Buckingham Palace.

George V's children were almost sick from the bombing, and George V was a little suspicious that the children would leave a shadow in his heart, and he was very angry at the thought of the children trembling in his arms when the Germans bombed the area around Buckingham Palace.

"Sue Asquith, the princes are frightened, I want good news from him, he should know how to do it. Announce the news of the bombing of London to the whole country, order the whole country to lower the flag at half-mast to mourn the citizens who went to heaven in the bombing, and let the government get China's bomber and submarine technology no matter what the price is! ”

George V couldn't wait for the planes sold by China, and desperately wanted an air force capable of defending the British mainland, and even bombed Berlin.

Asquith, who was kneeling in front of the Prime Minister's Office and weeping in front of the ruins, raised his head and wiped away his tears after listening to the orders of George V delivered by the guards.

"I know, let Your Majesty hear my good news!"

Asquith shared George V's idea that they had to have an air force capable of defending the empire, fearing that China would take advantage of the fire.

The day after the bombing of London, King George V of Britain announced the news of the bombing of London with great heaviness, ordered the whole country to lower the flag at half-mast to mourn the dead citizens, said that Britain would not bow its head because of the bombing, and called on the people of the whole country to unite to destroy the criminal enemy army.

The news of the bombing of London caused panic in Britain, and the fact that German planes could fly over Britain did not mean that Britain was not safe, and that it was necessary to be on guard against enemy bombing. Panic was only a minority, and most of the British people were still very arrogant and proud, clamoring for the destruction of Germany.

On the third day of the bombing of London, Asquith greeted French President Raymond and endorsed Raymond's previous decision to blockade the Mediterranean.

Raymond proposed a complete blockade of the Mediterranean Sea after the bombing of Paris, but Asquith did not want to offend the countries, especially neutral Italy, so he did not agree. The bombing of London made Britain no longer estimate that the blockade of the Mediterranean Sea was only aimed at the Central Powers.

On the fourth day of the bombing of London, the Allies declared a formal blockade of the Mediterranean, and during their war with the Allies, the Mediterranean was forbidden, and the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar were not allowed to enter except for the ships of the Allies.

At the same time, they also declared that the North Sea and the Baltic Sea are areas of war, and it is not their responsibility for any ship to enter them without consent and be blown up, warning countries to consider carefully.

The blockade between Britain and France was first strongly opposed by the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway in northern Europe, and Tsarist Russia on the Baltic coast, and Italy in the Mediterranean threatened Britain and France with war to abandon the blockade of the Mediterranean. Finally, there is the opposition from the United States and China, both countries have extensive cooperation in Europe, once the Suez Canal and the North Sea are blocked, only the Entente can conduct maritime trade with them, which is obviously not in their interests.

The Huaxia government resolutely delayed the delivery of the next batch of bombers for various reasons, and the Huaxia government did not even pay attention to the requests of the British and French ambassadors to China, and the troops of Nanhai Province were massively transferred to the Indian border, and the South China Republic pressed 100,000 troops on the border with the British colonies in northern Borneo. In addition, the Chinese press began to appear en masse accusing the Chinese government of not abiding by the Empire's declaration of abrogating the unequal treaties of the Empire, and the unequal treaties signed between the Manchus and France on the Annam region were not abolished, and Annam was supposed to be a subject state and territory of the Empire.

Huaxia's toughness frightened both Britain and France, and they hurriedly negotiated, and then decided to allow Huaxia's cargo ships to enter and exit the Mediterranean Sea for their own use.

The British government continued to increase its troops in France, and groups of troops landed in France and went to the front, and the coalition forces on the front line fought back with a sigh of relief.

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On the island of Ireland, a group of people are discussing important matters in a hidden manor.

"Britain has lost its advantage in the war in France, and now London is being bombed, God has helped us to free ourselves from British rule!"

"Yes, this is an excellent time, Britain has mobilized a large number of troops in France, and the strength on the mainland is very empty, we will definitely be able to withstand the attack of Britain!"

"Assemble our own army first, and then have a showdown with George V, you guys act!"

These people were Irish independents, that is, Irish republicans, who had been planning for this independence, and the defeat of the British army in the European war made them see the dawn of independence, and they had been waiting for a more suitable time.

Ireland is now an integral part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1845, the Great Famine in Ireland caused by the poor potato harvest, and the British government did not provide much assistance when it was able to import grain from the Americas, resulting in a quarter of the population of Ireland, and most of the Irish people were dissatisfied with Britain.

Nowadays, the Irish problem is also very prominent in Britain, and George V has always tried to negotiate with Ireland, but has been blocked by the Irish Republicans every time.

There has always been an old adage in Ireland that the crisis in England is an opportunity for Ireland, and the republicans believe in this, but they have never had a good opportunity, and they will not let it go if they have the opportunity now.

After the Republicans decided, they began to secretly expand the strength and strength of the Irish Volunteer Army.

Britain's resurgence in France allowed the Irish republicans to seize the opportunity, and Britain forcibly recruited troops in Ireland, causing more discontent among the Irish population, who decided to launch an independent uprising.

On April 24, more than 5,000 Irish volunteers under the leadership of Patrick Pierce declared an uprising in Dublin and successfully occupied most of Dublin.

The moderate Aorne McNeill and some of his supporters had to accept the fact of the uprising and join it.

On the same day, the Republicans negotiated with the high-level of the Volunteer Army and issued a statement of independence from British rule, the establishment of the Republic of Ireland, with Dublin as the capital, and called on all Irish people to stand up against British rule.

Not long after the Republic of Ireland issued a statement, all the members of the Allied Powers issued statements recognizing the Republic of Ireland, and the newspapers of the Allied countries, under the guidance of the government, satirized Britain as a twilight mountain, and even the country did not agree with them, which was a great victory for the Allies.

Angered by the news of the Irish uprising, Asquith and George V immediately dispatched 50,000 troops from Liverpool to Dublin to suppress the uprising.

Immediately after the establishment of the Republic of Ireland, it was recognized by a large number of Irish people, and countless Irish people joined the army to defend the country under the call of the government.