St. James's Palace, London, England, 22 January 1833.

"Stupid! What a fool! The Navy is a fool! The army is also stupid! 21 divisions...... 21 divisions! It's over in less than 10 days? What kind of battle did this Gough fight? Was his rank bought with money? Now that the Australian campaign has just begun, how can he, as commander-in-chief, make a proposal to abandon the defense of Australia? Duke Wellington, I'd like to hear what you think! ”

The people in the throne hall who waved their fists and roared were of course the King of the United Kingdom, the King of Hanover, and the Emperor William of the Indian Empire.

Just now...... About 1 hour ago, I "lost contact" for almost a day. Gough finally sent him a telegram.

The telegram is a little longer. Tell Kaiser Wilhelm in a telegram that the Australian Legion has suffered an irretrievable defeat!

The Brisbane Fortress fell, and the 21st Division was completely routed by the Ming Army's chariot corps at Mount Tabourtop and Tara Prairie...... The Ming army used a lot of ironclad chariots and a kind of multiple launch rockets (the British army had Congreve rockets in the early years, so Hugh. Gough still wants to understand what kind of cannon he encountered? There is a huge generation gap for the British army in Australia!

So no matter how hard the British army tried, they couldn't defend Australia, so they gave up...... At the end of the telegram, Hugh. Gough told the Emperor that he was leading thousands of remnants to Sydney, and that he would not be able to contact His Majesty for at least 10 days. It is also possible ...... I'll never be able to contact the Emperor again!

Look at this meaning, it's going to be goodbye in the next life!

Read the rest. Goff's telegram, Kaiser Wilhelm jumped to his feet.

Stop. It was not surprising that Gao Fu defeated the battle, and the Ming was already very strong...... The world's largest population and the world's largest industrial world, it's normal that you can't beat it! But Hugh. How could Goff, as the commander of the Australian Legion, make the suggestion of "or give up"?

How did this defeatist soldier become an army general?

Is this British Army shameless?

"Your Majesty," replied the Duke of Wellington, who heard Emperor William's question, with a look of shame on his face, "it is all my fault, and it is Admiral Gough whom I have single-handedly promoted...... His rank of major was bought with money, and it shows that he is a soldier of bad moral character and lack of leadership skills, and he is simply not able to take on the heavy responsibility, and I should not make him the commander of the Australian side, which is an unforgivable mistake. Therefore, I will submit my resignation to you...... I'm going to take the blame and resign! ”

"Resign?" Kaiser Wilhelm was stunned and stunned.

What does this Wellington mean? Seeing that the situation is not good, you are about to run away?

Seeing Emperor William's stunned eyes, the Duke of Wellington hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty the Emperor, now only if I personally go out as the commander of the Australian Legion can we save the situation. So I have to resign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom! ”

Oh, it's a shame!

Kaiser Wilhelm nodded approvingly: "Good! Duke, I agree to your request. ”

The Emperor looked at Gray, the leader of the Whigs in Parliament, who was now the Secretary of State, and the Whigs were the majority party in the lower house of Parliament. If the Duke of Wellington resigns, he should take on the task of forming a cabinet.

"Your Majesty," said Lord Gray, "I, as Secretary of War, am equally inescapable of the defeat of Australia, and I resign." ”

"You ......" the emperor didn't know what to say.

The resignation of the Prime Minister means the dissolution of the current cabinet, what else do you resign?

"Sir," said the Emperor, wishing to fight for it again, "you are the majority leader of the lower house of Parliament, and it is time for you to take up the burden of forming a cabinet?" ”

"No, no." Lord Gray said, "We Whigs have no intention of taking on the mission of forming a cabinet at this time..... Moreover, I am also the Secretary of War myself, and I bear a great responsibility for Australia's failures, so I must take the blame and resign, so I am not fit to be the next Prime Minister. ”

"What?"

Kaiser Wilhelm was all gone.

Is this the UK? The majority party in the lower house of parliament refuses to form a government...... If you don't form a cabinet, what do you want to do as a majority party?

"Sir Peel," said Lord Grey, who refused to form a cabinet, and Kaiser Wilhelm had to ask Robert Brown, the leader of the Tories. Peele, "Is the Tories willing to form a government?" ”

"No, no," said Robert. Peel's head shook like a rattle, "The Tories are a minority in the lower house of parliament and have no popular base to form a government. ”

Well, the majority party does not form a government, and the minority party does not form a government.

The British Empire was defeated and there was no cabinet left!

That's not true!

Kaiser Wilhelm had no choice but to find Viscount Palmerston, who was well respected in both the Tory and Whig parties, and just wanted to propose that he organize a coalition government. This Viscount Palmerston spoke first: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I am the Minister of the Navy, and I should be responsible for the failure of the Pacific Campaign, and I will also take the blame and resign." ”

Resign...... Of course you can't form a cabinet!

Otherwise, it will become a promotion!

So Kaiser Wilhelm had no choice but to find someone else, so he found the number two person in the Whig party, William, Viscount of Melbourne. Lamb, "Viscount Melbourne, you are not responsible for the defeat of Australia and the Pacific, do you?" ”

The Viscount of Melbourne is the Home Secretary, mainly responsible for the security of the British Isles. If he has any responsibility for Australia's failure, it is probably that there are fewer thieves, so Australia does not have enough cannon fodder thieves to match the army, right?

"Your Majesty the Emperor," said the Viscount of Melbourne, "although I am not directly involved in commanding the war, as the Secretary of State for the present Cabinet, I also have an unshirkable responsibility for the present situation, and therefore I am not fit to lead the next Cabinet." And...... I do not think that in the present situation, no British parliamentarian or nobleman is qualified to take on the task of forming a cabinet. ”

What?

Kaiser Wilhelm had no idea what to say at all?

Co-authored Prime Minister of the British Empire, no one can do it?

After thinking for a while, he asked with a calm face: "Viscount, do you think I should appoint an Indian nobleman to be the prime minister of the United Kingdom?" ”

The Viscount of Melbourne looked at Emperor William seriously: "Your Majesty, which Indian nobleman do you intend to appoint as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?" ”

"You ......" Kaiser Wilhelm really didn't have a suitable candidate for a while.

Seeing that the Emperor did not speak, the Viscount of Melbourne suggested again: "Your Majesty, in view of the current situation, you may consider ruling in person...... The post of Prime Minister is not mandatory for the United Kingdom. In fact, the official title of the so-called British Prime Minister is the First Chancellor of the Exchequer, because King George I does not speak English and it is difficult to communicate with Parliament and the Lords, so he entrusted the first Earl of Orford, who was the first Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, as his agent to run the cabinet, which became a common practice. ”

The Duke of Wellington added: "This is merely a matter of practice, and there is no written law on the basis of it, and His Majesty the Emperor may not appoint the First Chancellor of the Exchequer and then take charge of the Cabinet himself." Under the current circumstances, the First Chancellor of the Exchequer is virtually no longer capable of leading the Cabinet. I believe that the only way out of this predicament is to have Your Majesty the Emperor personally lead the country. ”

Lord Grey, the leader of the Whigs, also said: "I also agree with the Duke that the present situation is too difficult for any nobleman or councillor to bear such a heavy responsibility. Only you, Your Majesty the Emperor, can take charge of leading the British Empire and her people at this difficult time. ”

The leader of the Tory, Robert Brown. Pier also said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is also our opinion to break away from the party...... Now I ask you to revoke the rights conferred on the First Chancellor of the Exchequer by George I. Please go to England and become a country ruled by a king again. ”