Chapter 1062 Wanderers in the War

As an important seaport city in the UK, Liverpool, like London, was bombed repeatedly by Germany during World War II, resulting in a large number of civilian deaths.

During the Dunkirk evacuation, all the barges, tugs, cargo ships, passenger ships, fishing boats, motorboats and even private yachts in the UK were dispatched. These ship owners knew very well that if the adult males on the mainland were not brought back, the UK would

It's up to a group of boy scouts to defend it.

Of course, Liverpool, which has developed shipping, was also recruited, but the main accommodation for the withdrawn soldiers was in London, so some stadiums were requisitioned.

In addition, there is a group of players from Bolton Wanderers Club who are responsible for guarding the retreating army.

The British say that football is a life and death game for tough guys. They originally fought on the field, but because of the war, they entered the real flames of war. Many people's careers ended, and they even died in gunfire.

On April 8, 1939, before the start of a match between Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland at the Macron Stadium, Bolton Wanderers captain Harry Gosling gave a speech to the 23,000 spectators present.

"Our country is facing a crisis, but as long as we stay calm, we can get through it together. We can no longer think about it alone, everyone must take up their own responsibilities."

Just a month before he said these words, the German army under Hitler's command had invaded Czechoslovakia.

He was not just talking. During the Dunkirk evacuation, he was among the 17 people in charge of the rear. He destroyed 4 German tanks by himself and escaped unscathed. Afterwards, he received the rank of lieutenant.

When the war was not tense, he was still the captain of the Rangers, but as the war became increasingly tense, football could no longer be his main "job."

After Dunkirk, Gosling and his comrades participated in the defense of England and also went to the battlefield in North Africa.

In 1943, the 53rd Corps, led by General Montgomery, attacked Italy. At the end of that year, Gosling was unfortunately hit in the back by shrapnel and died.

He was the only Rangers player who did not return alive, but he was not the only one to die in the war.

When the war ended, for the first time, I stood on a green field without air raid sirens, the roar of bombers, or tents for wounded soldiers, and continued to play professional league games amidst the cheers and applause of the audience. Perhaps only those who have experienced it can understand that feeling.

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Wartime Prime Minister Churchill believed that football had a positive effect on boosting the morale of the entire country. Therefore, during the war, the England team also organized friendly matches against Scotland and Wales.

One of the games against Scotland was held in Glasgow. Even though the city was one of the main targets of German air raids, the game attracted as many as 78,000 spectators.

The charm of football is hard to describe. Maybe the Beatles left a lot of traces in Liverpool, but in a restaurant near Liverpool's Chinatown, Pomona heard the diners in the restaurant talking about tonight's game.

Anyone who has got the tickets is trying to find tickets everywhere. Places such as restaurants and bars are often places where information circulates. Although Pomona can't understand the odds they are talking about or what the inside information is about, but

She still found it very interesting.

Her lunch was mussels, and Liverpool was also a seaport. Just as the waiter brought her order and white wine to the table, a man sat opposite her.

"Hi, Mrs. Smith." Ma Youjian from the Triad said with a chic smile and took out a cigarette from his pocket.

"Hi, Mr. Ma." She said with a polite smile.

"Are you alone again?" he asked.

"What about you? Are you alone?"

"Where have you been? You haven't been seen for a month?"

"London is a big city, what are you doing in Liverpool?"

"Every time the moon is full, someone will cause trouble. Last time it was London Chinatown. I'm worried that this time it will be Liverpool's turn." He took a puff of cigarette and slowly exhaled the smoke. "It seems that I guessed it right. Every time

Something happens when I see you. Are you not going to watch Dream of Red Mansions today?"

"I find the people here are more interesting than books. Will you threaten players with match-fixing?"

Ma Youjuan laughed.

"What makes you think so?"

"I don't know, but it sounds like something gangsters would do."

"Then what do you think you British people will do?"

She suddenly felt that she had opened a bad topic.

"You white people like to conquer, but you don't know how to rule. In 1858, you forced the Indians into armed rebellion. There was a 'Xiaoyao Palace' there, which was very magnificent. After the red-coated soldiers who suppressed the rebellion entered the palace,

The first thing they did was busy looting, and then they threw the exquisite porcelain and mirrors to the ground. After throwing them, they picked them up and continued to throw them, as if they did it just to hear the "clang" sound. Do you think this

Is this behavior civilized?”

"This is the 21st century, Mr. Ma."

"It was the same when white people and Chinese arrived in the New World together. As long as the white people heard the slightest disturbance, they would quit their jobs and abandon all their property rights to pan for gold. The Chinese are not as reckless as you. We have built our own industry steadily, and the white people have

You are starting to be jealous of us. If it weren’t for people like me, you would still push your limits. Even this restaurant used to belong to a shipping company run by a Chinese, handling trade between China and the Far East. During World War II, they also made contributions to British shipping.

Contribution, but after the end of World War II, the Immigration Bureau deported a large number of Chinese sailors on the grounds of cracking down on opium smoking. It is clear that the opium trade is legal according to your country's own regulations, so why did your country start cracking down again?"

"I'm a wizard and I don't get involved in Muggle things."

"Liverpool is the earliest immigrant. These people are not as comfortable going to sea as the current overseas students. The biggest harm of opium is that people lose their minds, lose their judgment, and don't know what to do. We in China

There is an old saying, 'The best birds are hidden in the air', those seafarers will not be praised and will be slandered and deported, but you ruined their reputation in order to protect the interests of the shipping company run by your compatriots."

"What do you want from me? An apology?"

"I read a review in the London Illustrated Journal, 'We can colonize the most remote places, we can conquer India, we can pay the greatest debt ever, we can spread our fame, our fame, our wealth

We have brought wealth to every inch of the world, but we can’t clean up the Thames. The flush toilet is a great invention, but if you lived in London in the summer of 1858, the stench would probably keep you awake.

, but compared to the sweetness of opium, the smell is pretty good. Is this werewolf incident the same as the 'Big Stink' incident?"

"We are working hard to resolve it."

"We are doing business in the UK. Maybe your country should spend its manpower and material resources on 'cleaning up the Thames' and spend less time on 'remote areas'."

Pomona's good mood was completely ruined. She even lost her appetite for eating, so she put the napkin directly on her untouched mussel, then stood up and left.

During World War II, in order to protect the safety of children, they were forced to leave the city and move to the countryside.

London at the peak of the Industrial Revolution was densely populated. If the population was sparse, feces would have enough time to decompose on its own, but in a crowded city, the problem would be bigger.

In addition to cholera, the decomposition of feces will produce biogas, which contains hydrogen sulfide and other toxic gases. Inhaling these gases can cause eye and throat burns, coughing, difficulty breathing, water accumulation in the lungs, and long-term exposure to the odor.

Can cause amnesia, drowsiness and dizziness, and even death.

Ma Youjuan may have thought she was a civil servant or something, so he complained to her, but he obviously misunderstood.

After leaving the restaurant, she glanced at the Chinese archway in the distance.

“It seems like fewer people will come to Chinatown in the future.”

She whispered, walking in the drizzle on the damp streets of Liverpool.
Chapter completed!