Chapter 1365: Driving the Tiger and Devouring the Wolf
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"Haha! Finally dug it out, and this time, we can finally have a good fight with the British! "Watching the troops' military trucks, escorted by armored vehicles and cavalry units, transport the wealth of the British royal family found from Birmingham to Liverpool, the commander of the 8th Army, Admiral He Bingju, laughed and laughed! The 8th Army has finally successfully completed its mission, and the return of this wealth to the country will undoubtedly make the country's finances much easier. The two years of war have also exhausted China, although there is still some strength left in China, but the war has already had a serious impact on the economy! With this windfall, the speed of economic recovery will certainly accelerate. At that time, China's national strength will be further enhanced!
Although China's economy has been developing at a high speed for more than ten or two decades. And in terms of economic aggregate, it has surpassed the old Western powers. However, the background is too shallow. Whether it is industrial strength or scientific and technological strength, there is still a big gap. Tongguò This world war completely destroyed the entire Western world, while China itself was not only not destroyed by the war, but also made a lot of war money, and obtained a large number of industrial equipment and talents with the United States and other Western countries, and these will be the wings of China's take-off!
"Commander, the British are all scared by us, I'm afraid they don't dare to attack Birmingham again, right?" Lieutenant General Zhang Ruifeng, Chief of Staff of the 8th Group Army, said. Yesterday's battle was a complete blow to the British Army. Although there were still 300,000 British troops assembled south of Birmingham, they had turned to defense. Lost the ability to attack. Thus. The war in Britain may be coming to an end from now on!
In fact, it is. Admiral Hamilton ordered the British Army to stop the offensive and go on the defensive. They no longer have the strength to attack the squadron! In addition, the inability to retake Birmingham from the hands of the Chinese ** team also means that they cannot reclaim the wealth of the royal family through military means! In that case, there is no need to lose the precious lives of the soldiers! Britain has already surrendered to Germany, and sooner or later it will agree with the Chinese. The lives of the soldiers now are precious, so save one more person. This will also benefit the development of the UK in the future!
After the end of the large-scale war, the squadron and the German squad began to speed up the struggle for territory in England. With the help of the British, the vast majority of England fell into the hands of the Germans, with only Wales and the line from Liverpool to Birmingham occupied by the Squadron. In addition, after the arrival of the reinforcements of the squadron, they began to march towards Scotland on a large scale, landing directly on the coast of Scotland under the cover of the navy, and occupied almost all of Scotland! This has led to the fact that China and Germany have almost carved up the whole of Britain! As for the island of Ireland, the squadron did not let go either, after the landing of several infantry divisions on the island of Ireland. The British Army on the island surrendered! In the Irish Sea and under the control of the Chinese navy, they simply could not get in touch with the British. In addition, the resistance of the Irish is becoming more and more fierce. The British have long been dizzy. Surrendering to the landed squadron has become their best choice!
Of course, the British government was very disappointed and angry about the army's inability to retake Birmingham and watch the wealth of the royal family being taken away by the Chinese! The Chinese have captured Birmingham and have begun a carpet search in Birmingham. According to the spy report of British intelligence in Birmingham, the Chinese have found out most of the royal wealth and shipped it away! This makes the British government feel that their wealth has been stolen by these Chinese!
"Gentlemen, it is a pity that Admiral Hamilton's attack on Birmingham has failed! We lost 100,000 men in today's battle, and even the 1st Armored Division of the Army was completely annihilated by the Chinese! We have lost the strength to attack Birmingham! "British War Secretary Winston. Churchill said with a dejected look at the cabinet meeting that evening.
The other cabinet members who attended the meeting also looked ugly. From their eyes, there is a deep sense of regret and unwillingness. More than 200 million pounds worth of wealth was stolen by the Chinese, which was a heavy blow to the UK!
"Why did the royal family transfer their wealth to Birmingham? If it weren't for that, we wouldn't have lost so much! "Chancellor of the Exchequer David . Lloyd's. George grumbled! Britain's finances are now heavily indebted, and the loss of overseas colonies has depleted Britain's finances. For a long time, Britain plundered a large amount of wealth from its overseas colonies, which made them less motivated by industrial development, which is why the United States and Germany successively surpassed Britain. Now that there are no overseas colonies, Britain will probably be reduced to a second-rate country if it is not destroyed.
"George, there is no use in complaining now, what we have to do now is how to protect the interests of the British Empire!" Prime Minister Asquith said! Although the cabinet is very dissatisfied with the royal family's approach this time, those wealth originally belonged to the royal family, and the royal family has the power to dispose of this wealth. Of course, now this wealth is in the hands of the Chinese, which makes the cabinet unhappy about it.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we can't let the Chinese take away our wealth like this!" Colonial Chancellor George. Nathaniel. Marquis Curzon gritted his teeth and said! 200 million pounds is indeed a wealth that cannot be calmed down! The life was taken away by the Chinese, which is simply asking for the lives of these cabinet ministers!
"What else can I do? The army could not retake Birmingham, and the Chinese had discovered the secret warehouses of the royal family, and soon they could transport the wealth away! Once this wealth is sent to the Chinese warship, even God will not want to take it back! "Lord of the Admiralty, John. Sir Fisher said. The Chinese Navy is already the first in the world, and no country wants to snatch the wealth of the British royal family from the hands of the Chinese Navy!
At this time, the secretary of the Prime Minister's Office walked in, whispered a few words in Prime Minister Asquith's ear, and then exited the conference room. However, Prime Minister Asquith's face suddenly became ugly!
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, what happened?" Foreign Secretary Edward. Sir Grey asked.
"The royal family is very dissatisfied with the loss of royal property caused by the army's failure to retake Birmingham!" Prime Minister Asquith said!
"Your Excellency, the Army has done its best! The Chinese are too strong, we have already lost 100,000 people for this! "War Secretary Winston. Churchill said dissatisfied!
"Okay, the royal family has royal considerations, let's ignore this for now!" Prime Minister Asquith waved his hand and stopped Winston. Churchill's complaints! Now Britain has become a broken ship, and if the government and the royal family do not work together, the ship is likely to sink. Although the royal family's influence in the country has become weaker and weaker since the death of Queen Victoria, it is undeniable that there are still many supporters among the British people!
"Your Excellency, it now seems that the loss of this wealth is a sure thing! Since this wealth no longer belongs to us, then there is no need for us to have extravagant hopes! However, in that case, we cannot let the Chinese get these wealth so easily! We can leak the news to the Germans and let them go and fight with the Chinese! In the two years of war, the Germans also spent almost all the wealth accumulated by the country! For a fortune worth up to 200 million pounds, it was enough to arouse the greed of the Germans! For the sake of this wealth, the Germans are likely to fall out with the Chinese, if not immediately detonate the war between Germany and China, at least deepen their contradictions! As far as Britain is concerned, as long as war breaks out between Germany and China, it will be beneficial to us no matter which country wins! "Foreign Secretary Edward. Sir Grey said!
"Now that this wealth is in the hands of the Chinese, do the Germans have the guts to grab it? No matter how crazy Wilhelm II is, I'm afraid he won't dare to fall out with China at this time! "Chancellor of the Exchequer David . Lloyd's. George said.
"The contradictions between China and Germany have begun to intensify with the end of the war, and we can add another fire to them! In addition, the contradictions between China and Germany are getting bigger and bigger, and when the time comes to negotiate an armistice, the more beneficial it will be for us! We may be able to get the support of Germany at a little less cost! "Edward. Sir Grey continued!
Edward. Sir Grey's statement made everyone's eyes shine! Now Britain has become the fat meat carved up between Germany and China, and if Britain can no longer hold on, it is inevitable to surrender to China. When the time comes, the Chinese will certainly put forward harsh armistice conditions. If there was support from the German side, then Britain would have paid much less losses! With their understanding of China, China will definitely not let go of the opportunity to open its mouth to the British lion this time!
"I think this mention yì is good! If no one objects, then do it! Let the Germans and Chinese go dog-eat-dog, and we profit from it! Prime Minister Asquith said with a smile. It is a good way to use the Germans to deal with the Chinese, so as to achieve the purpose of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, so that the British can take the opportunity to get out of the war! Only, is Germany a tiger? Is it capable of driving China away?