"Those damn yellow-skinned monkeys, are they trying to kill us all? The great British Empire will never give in, and since they want to continue the war, then we will give them the war and continue to fight. I'd like to see how many lives they need to take to destroy the British Empire! The British Prime Minister, Earl Stanley, roared angrily. When the Earl of Granville, the Foreign Secretary, told him about the attitude of the Chinese Empire, His Excellency the Prime Minister was immediately blown up.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. Those Chinese are too vile and shameless. They want us to surrender unconditionally and let them slaughter us. It's absolutely impossible! Other cabinet members also said.

Although Britain no longer saw any hope of victory, they did not want to be left to the Chinese Empire. After all, if that were the case, Britain would have no hope of rising. Britain wanted to pay some price to end the war, so that they would have a chance to rise again. However, since the Chinese Empire did not give them this opportunity, then they had no choice but to fight to the end.

"Your Excellency, how many troops are there in the British Empire now? It seems that we have to be ready to fight to the death with the Chinese! Earl Stanley said in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency, there are still 1.2 million troops in the British Empire itself. In addition, we are on the European continent, and we have a million troops. It's just that because our coastline has been blocked by the navy of the Chinese Empire, the troops in Europe cannot be withdrawn! Said the Marquis of Anglesey, Minister of War.

"Let the million troops remain in Europe, and tell the French, that we will support them with a million men. They can't save their strength anymore. Otherwise. We're all dead. In addition, the 1.2 million troops on the ground are too few. Aren't there so many unemployed workers? Recruit them all into the army! Earl Stanley said.

Because the entire British Isles were blockaded by the Chinese Empire, except for the factories in the military industry and mining. Many of the remaining factories were forced to shut down. This has led to the whole of Britain being full of unemployed workers, leading to social instability.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. In this way, our native army can be increased by more than three million. Said the Marquis of Anglesey.

"Do we have enough weapons to arm these three million?" Earl Stanley asked. If you have soldiers, you have to have enough weapons. Otherwise, to put these bare-handed soldiers into battle is just to send them to their deaths.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we have plenty of arms. However, in the absence of supplies from various minerals from the colonies. I am afraid that only these troops can be equipped with light weapons, and heavy weapons are very scarce. Said the Marquis of Anglesey. British industry was strictly dependent on the colonies for raw materials. For example, iron ore in India, non-ferrous metals in South Africa, and so on. Now, a qiē has been cut off.

"Let's find a way to arm the troops first! I want the Chinese to see our fighting spirit, that more than four million British soldiers will defend the British Empire. As soon as the Chinese attempt to land on British soil, we will give them a head-on blow! Earl Stanley said firmly. More than four million troops will be armed, which seems to have given him plenty of confidence.

"What about the Navy? Sir Adam. Those 12 new battleships of our shipyard. When will I be able to enter the service? Earl Stanley said. Although, the Navy lost a lot in the previous naval battles. However, the shipyard's 12 new battleships were the hope of the British Navy. Even if it is not possible to defeat the Chinese Navy with these battleships. But at least it can pose a huge threat to them. After all, that's eight 'Nile-class' battleships and four 'Admiral-class' battleships!

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, our first four 'Nile-class' battleships. Will enter service in four months. However, according to the intelligence we have received. The Chinese Navy's 'Eastern Han-class' battleships have already entered service, and the number is eight. Four 'Nile-class' battleships and four 'Admiral-class' battleships of the second batch. It will take more than a year to build. However, the Chinese may not give us enough time to build warships anymore! "Charles. Sir Adam was a little worried.

"The navy should build as many warships as possible! In addition, research is carried out on the new weapons used by the Chinese on the battlefield. If we can develop it, then we may have a chance to turn the tables. Earl Stanley said.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Prime Minister!" Charles. Sir Adam nodded. However, he was a little worried that the Chinese navy would soon launch a new attack, and they would not give the British navy enough time at all.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we want peace, we want to end war. But those damn yellow-skinned monkeys won't give us a chance at all! For the sake of the British Empire, for the sake of our people, we can only carry the front to the end! Earl Stanley shouted loudly.

"Carry the war to the end and defeat the damned Chinese Empire!" Cabinet ministers also shouted.

Of course, this seems to be nothing more than emboldening themselves. They were also very clear about Earl Stanley's thoughts. It is nothing more than arming a large number of troops, waiting for the Chinese Empire to attempt to land on the British Isles and then dealing a head-on blow to the Chinese* army, so that the Chinese Empire may be able to force the Chinese Empire to return to the negotiating table and negotiate with the British. Perhaps, the British Empire only needs to pay a certain price to be able to keep the country. Naturally, these ministers hope that such a plan will succeed. It's good for them, and even for the UK as a whole.

The French Empire, which is only separated by a channel from Britain, was also on fire at the Élysée Palace in Paris, where Emperor Napoleon III was also on fire. As he expected, the Chinese Empire really rejected the request for peace talks, obviously wanting to completely defeat France!

Napoleon III had always wanted to build on the merits of his uncle, but this was too unpleasant. Now, there is even more of a threat of national extinction. Napoleon III regretted it more than once, and if he had known, he should not have parted ways with the Chinese Empire for a trivial matter. Otherwise, there would be no such problems.

However, it is too late to talk about this now, and it is no longer useful.

"Gentlemen, the Chinese Empire has rejected the request for peace talks. They have closed the door to peace talks once and for all. Well, now all that's left is war. The French Empire, although now at a disadvantage. However, we have not failed yet. If the Chinese want to slaughter us wantonly, it is impossible. Our allies, having decided to fight the war to the end, plan to expand their homeland army to more than four million. And what I want to tell you is the same. The French Empire will carry the war to the end! Napoleon III said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The ministers all replied.

Everyone knows very well that the fate of the French Empire is in the hands of this battle. If they can withstand the attack of the Chinese Empire, and then bring the Chinese Empire back to the negotiating table, then the French Empire may be able to survive. If it fails, then the empire will be destroyed.

"Your Excellency the Minister of War, I hope that the French Army will be mobilized to the limit in a short period of time, and we need a large number of troops to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese Empire! It is foreseeable that we will be the main target of the Chinese Empire's counterattack! Napoleon III said in a deep voice. The fact that the Chinese Empire was constantly sending troops to the Iberian Peninsula was undoubtedly an indication of the determination of the Chinese Empire.

"Yes, Your Majesty! The total strength of the French Army now stands at 2.5 million men. In addition, we have a million people from the British allies. According to the agreement between Britain and us, this million men will be under our command. If we start mobilizing to the limit, we will be able to mobilize about two million troops. In this case, the total number of troops at our disposal will reach 5.5 million! Said the Minister of War A.J. Saint-Arnault.

Of course, of the 4.5 million men of the French Army, 2 million remain on paper. Moreover, it will not be easy to fully arm these armies. It is even more difficult to get these troops to complete their training.

Although the strength of the French Army has been increasing, the combat effectiveness of the French Army has fallen instead of rising because of the continuous decline in the soldiers' quality and combat quality. What's more, after a large number of young adults were conscripted into the army, this had a great impact on the production of French society. If a large number of young people die on the battlefield in the event of defeat, it will have even more disastrous consequences for France.

However, in order for France not to be destroyed, and for the empire that he had painstakingly built to survive, Napoleon III could only fight to the death.

The refusal of Britain and France to surrender unconditionally was not unexpected by the Empire. Emperor Long Yufei ordered that the army, navy, and air forces of the empire should prepare for battle and prepare to fight this last battle. Long Yufei believed that with the military strength of the empire, there would be no problem in winning the final victory.

In addition, the Kingdom of Prussia also expressed to the Chinese Empire that they would fight to the end together with the Chinese Empire. It's just that, in order to pick up the bargain, the main direction of their attack will be Austria-Hungary and Russia, not Western Europe, and they will not land on the British Isles. Britain and France, the two major powers of the North Atlantic military alliance, were left to the Chinese Empire to deal with. These Prussians even wished that the Chinese Empire would be bloodied when Britain and France met, or even shed blood. That way, they're safe. (To be continued......)

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