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Liverpool is the most important city in the west of England, on the Irish Sea coast, and is an important port. After the 8th Army of the Chinese Army captured this place, it had a very great advantage, if it continued to attack to the east, it could completely split Britain in two and cut it in half! When the time comes, the whole of Scotland is likely to fall. Therefore, after the landing of the 8th Army of the Chinese Army in Liverpool, it immediately caused panic in Britain! The British Cabinet demanded that the Army, no matter what, guarantee the security of the British North. However, this is an almost unattainable task for the current British Army. The vast majority of the strength of the British Army was transferred to the southern coast of Britain, and the entire northern region was unusually empty, and they were simply unable to organize a favorable force to defend against the attack of the squadron.

As a last resort, the British Army had to defend passively on the one hand, and on the other hand, it turned to the German side, asking the Germans to go to the northern part of England to build a defensive line to stop the Chinese attack. At this moment, Germany was also confused by the attack of the squadron. Although it was very important for Germany to stop China's expansion in Britain, Germany was a little powerless at the moment. The 500,000-strong army of the 2nd Army of the German Army was still landing, and although the 3rd Army Corps had completed its assembly, the Germans lacked enough ships to send these troops to Britain. During the two years of war, Germany's shipping was devastated and could not be compared with China. Not only has China greatly improved its maritime capacity in the past two years, but it has also beaten the United States. A large number of merchant ships were plundered in the United States. As a result, China's shipping capacity has become the world's first. Far beyond other countries!

Under such circumstances, the German Army had to capture as many British cities as possible to ensure that it was the first to seize territory. In this case, as long as China did not want an immediate war with Germany, it would not attack the cities that the Germans had already occupied.

On June 28, the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army concentrated three infantry divisions and an armored brigade and, with the assistance of fighters taking off from aircraft carriers, inflicted heavy damage on three infantry corps of the British Army at Swindon. More than 60,000 enemies were annihilated. The remnants of the British army retreated to London at once, not daring to continue their march westward! The Chinese Army, on the other hand, continued to approach London. At this time, a corps of the 2nd Army Corps of the German Army stood in front of the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army, and the Germans did not attack, or even provoke, at least cutting off the way for the squadron to march to London. In order to avoid a conflict with the Germans, the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army had to stop its advance towards London and attack Wales instead, creating a situation of confrontation with the Germans at Swindon. And the Germans were also relieved to see that the ** team had given up the march into London. The squadron did not want to clash with Germany at this time. The same is true for Germany!

At the same time, the 8th Army of the Chinese Army attacked south from Liverpool. It's approaching Birmingham, an important industrial city in the UK! Birmingham is the world's largest metalworking region in the UK and the whole world, and is arguably the largest and most concentrated industrial region in the world. If it were to be occupied by China, Britain's industrial strength would be severely damaged. For this reason, the British government asked the British Army to send troops to hold Birmingham to avoid being broken by the squadron! However, it was also very difficult for the British Army to move from the southern coast to Birmingham, and the railway network north of London was bombed by the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft, and the railroad was blown up, which greatly limited the British Army's mobility ability.

London, England, 10 Downing Street, is gloomy. Two armies of the Chinese Army landed in Britain, inflicting heavy losses on the British Army. Although the total strength of the two armies of the Chinese Army is only more than 400,000 men, their combat strength is much stronger than that of the British Army. The German Army may be able to confront the Chinese Army, but the Germans simply cannot go to war with China at this time, they are just to prevent China from occupying important areas of LinkedIn.

"Your Excellency, the vanguard of the 8th Army of the Chinese Army is less than 30 kilometers away from Birmingham, and we only have about 200,000 men in Birmingham, and more than half of them are newly formed second-line troops. If a battle breaks out, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to stop the attack of the Chinese! "Winston. Churchill reported to Prime Minister Asquith! In the past few days, he has been quite anxious.

"Lord Churchill, Birmingham is too important to us! If it is occupied or destroyed by the Chinese, Britain's war potential will be greatly weakened! Prime Minister Asquith insisted. Although he also knew that such a request was a bit harsh, there was no way to do it. If Britain is to rise, its industrial base must be preserved. The Chinese looted American industrial equipment like locusts in the United States, and this was enough to terrify the British!

"Can we let the Germans go to Birmingham, in Swindon it was the Germans who stopped the Chinese. It seems that neither the Chinese nor the Germans want to fall out with each other at the moment, so both sides are exercising restraint! If the Germans occupied Birmingham, the Chinese should not rob with the Germans! "Foreign Secretary Edward. Sir Grey said.

"The railway line was blown up, we could not send reinforcements to Birmingham in time, the Germans were the same. The Chinese will attack Birmingham tomorrow at the latest, and we have no time left! "Winston. Churchill said!

Although Britain's transportation facilities are very complete, after China dispatched carrier-based aircraft to blow up the railway line, it immediately caused great trouble to Britain.

Prime Minister Asquith also decided to have some headaches. Birmingham's position is very important, and if it can be kept, it will be the best! However, if you can't hold on, then there is no other way!

"Prime Minister, the Prince of Wales asks to see you!" At this time, the secretary of the Prime Minister's Office entered the conference room and reported to everyone!

"The Prince of Wales? Let him in! Asquith frowned, then said. The Prince of Wales is the eldest son of King George V and the first heir to the British throne.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Ministers, good morning!" When the Prince of Wales entered the conference room, he greeted everyone politely.

"Your Royal Highness! Good morning! "Prime Minister Asquith and others greeted the Prince of Wales!

"Your Highness, what are your intentions this time?" Prime Minister Asquith asked directly. Although the British royal family has a high status in the UK, it has little real power. Especially after the death of Queen Victoria, the power of the British royal family has been greatly restricted.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have taken the liberty to visit today for the sake of Birmingham!" The Prince of Wales said.

"Birmingham? Birmingham is threatened by the Chinese, does this have anything to do with the royal family? Prime Minister Asquith asked with some confusion!

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, the royal family has no intention of interfering in the work of the government, but Birmingham is very important, and His Majesty the King hopes to be able to hold Birmingham!" The Prince of Wales said.

"Why?" Prime Minister Asquith asked. This request of the British royal family made the cabinet very puzzled and a little confused!

"Because, at the end of last year, the wealth of the royal family had been transferred to Birmingham! If Birmingham falls, the wealth accumulated by the royal family over hundreds of years will fall into the hands of the Chinese! The Prince of Wales said with a wry smile!

"What? How so? Prime Minister Asquith immediately jumped to his feet, and the rest of the cabinet ministers were also shocked.

No one knows how much wealth the British royal family has, perhaps not even the King of England himself. However, it is certain that over the centuries, the British royal family must have amassed a great fortune. Britain has been the dominant maritime hegemon for hundreds of years, and the British royal family has also benefited greatly from it. And the British royal family obviously can't use up these riches, and the accumulation of time is already an astronomical amount! The wealth of the British royal family is inviolable even by the British government. No one can use it unless the British royal family voluntarily wants it. In the world war, Britain's finances were almost crippled, and the British royal family also gave Britain's financial support a lot. However, in the later period, even if there was money, it was impossible to buy all kinds of strategic materials, which greatly affected the war potential of Britain. However, after the end of the war, these riches would undoubtedly be an important guarantee of British revival. If the wealth of the royal family is robbed by the Chinese, then Britain will lose a lot!

"Your Royal Highness, when did the royal family transfer their wealth to Birmingham? How much has been transferred? "Chancellor of the Exchequer David . Lloyd's. George asked. Now that the British government is in debt, he is hoping that when will he be able to give the royal family some more blood! But I didn't expect that the royal family actually transferred the wealth, and now those wealth is about to be attacked by the Chinese!

"His Majesty the King, adversely affected by the war, transferred the wealth of the royal family to Birmingham. Ninety per cent of the royal family's wealth is now concentrated in secret warehouses around Birmingham. Said the Prince of Wales!

"Ninety percent wealth? How much is that? Prime Minister Asquith asked.

"Well, it's about a thousand tons of gold alone! If you add the other treasures, it's worth about 200 million pounds in total! Said the Prince of Wales! This is also the reason why the British royal family gave a lot of wealth for free during the war, otherwise, the British royal family would have more wealth!