The matter about chemical weapons has caused an uproar not only in other countries in Europe and the United States, but also in the United Kingdom. ∈♀

The first one to attack was the British dramatist writer Bernard Shaw, who created an article called "I Complaint!". At first, he sent it to the Times, but because the words were too intense, the Times did not dare to publish it, so Bernard Shaw switched to several other newspapers. Finally, the article was published in a left-wing newspaper that was only planned to be sealed after a few months.

At the beginning, Shaw declared that he was ashamed of being a British man. Then he condemned the Boer War initiated by the British government as a complete unjust war, and with guns and sticks, all the British officials and nobles, from the Queen to the bureaucratic MPs, were sarcastic, and even called the British government a gang and Queen Victoria a female bandit leader without hesitation.

Such fierce remarks naturally caused an uproar. Those who opposed Bernard Shaw called him "crazy and perverse", "disrespectful to his elders", "a traitor to the great motherland", and should even be "exposed immediately" or "hanged like a mad dog"; while those who supported him called him "the conscience of England" and "the child who told the truth"...

Of course, the British government was not polite about such blasphemous remarks. Without hesitation, he declared Shaw a "public enemy" and "unpopular person", so he expelled Shaw.

But this approach did not stop the debate, but became more and more serious. And this time even old political parties like the Liberal Party jumped up.

"We think that although Mr. Shaw's words have many excessive considerations, the government's approach is suspected of suppressing freedom of speech. Moreover, the Conservative government rashly provoked war, and then acted extremely incompetent in the war, and without serious consideration, the use of inhuman weapons such as chemical weapons has a very adverse impact on the reputation of the empire..."

Of course, the Conservatives would not be scolded honestly, and they and their supporters also began to fight back. They fought out the banner of patriotism and claimed that the war was entirely to safeguard the interests of all the people of the British Empire. As for the reputation of the empire, when did those rebellions from Europeans and North America say good things about the empire? When did they have a good impression of the empire? When did the glorious and isolated empires look at the faces of these countries?

In short, there was a quarrel in the UK.

At this time, Scrooge's initiative to completely ban chemical weapons was also spread to Europe, which caused a huge response in the academic and literary circles of Europe. Many artists and the vast majority of ordinary people expressed their support for this. However, except for the United States, governments of various countries basically did not respond much.

On the other hand, the Second International also stood up, condemning the brutal act of the UK's use of chemical weapons and calling on British workers to launch a strike... However, although the British Federation of Trade Unions also expressed indignation at the British government's use of chemical weapons, they lacked interest in organizing strikes, and the contradictions within the Second International began to become increasingly obvious.

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After the capture of Johannesburg, the military situation faced by the Transvaal Republic deteriorated greatly, and in the face of the British army that had already used chemical weapons, any fortifications and any persistence seemed to have lost its meaning. How to deal with the British army that used chemical weapons became a major problem facing the Boers. Under such huge pressure, many people began to shake. Even President Kruger was no exception. Some people suggested that surrender might be a better choice.

"His Excellency President, the war cannot continue, and we cannot win at all." An official said, "Now, any position cannot be defended because there is damn poison gas! Today, any large-scale attack is also impossible to carry out because the enemy will release poison gas. It's not that I am unpatriotic, but, Mr. President, the war is really impossible to fight."

"Shut up! We have not failed yet!" General Pieter Jober said angrily, "Our European friends are working for us. Our American friends have just sent us an emergency ship of gas masks. And as far as I know, the British are facing great pressure now, and it will be difficult to use chemical weapons on a large scale in the short term. Moreover, our American friends gave the information they received. There are not many chemical weapons in the hands of the British in South Africa. I admit that now our foreign transportation is limited, and it will take some time to equip combat troops with gas masks. However, so many martyrs have sacrificed. Are we in a hurry to surrender if we can't even hold on for such a little time?"

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Lord Roberts was silently looking at the map. The big victory he just achieved did not bring him any joy. It was not all about compassion or compassion, but because he also knew that the uproar caused by his victory in the whole world. He also knew that such victory would not bring him much glory - this was not a knight-like victory. Since ancient times, people have been extremely despised for the guys who use poison to solve their opponents. In various dramas, novels and other things, those who use poison are despised scum. Lord Roberts is now counted as this. I am afraid that it is already a huge contempt for thousands of people in China.

Lord Roberts' concern is definitely not redundant. In fact, two days ago, when Hamlet was staged in the London Theater, Hamlet's uncle Claudius put on makeup very much like Lord Roberts. Not even that, when the plot was staged, when Claudius handed the poison-coated sword to Ophelia's brother Leothis, the actor also changed his lines and said: "The poison on this is blood-threatening, and I bought it from Lord Roberts, the king of poisons."

With such a reputation, you must not think about the treatment of a hero when you go back. Although the possibility of being thrown out as a scapegoat does not exist, after all, he is not a soft persimmon that can be pinched casually, but his political future will still be affected a little.

However, this is also a choice, because if you insist on not using chemical weapons and withstand pressure, you just don’t use them. What will happen? Of course, it will be that you can’t defeat Johannesburg for several months or even a year. There are more than 100,000 soldiers in casualties. By that time, the media will never accuse him of being a demon, but accusing him of being an incompetent fool, right? So, poor Lord Roberts can only do a multiple-choice question between the demon and the fool. Isn’t it obvious what to choose at this time? Machiavelli said that the most tragic thing for those in the top is not to be hated, but to be despised. Because the demons hated are at least fearful, the despised fool... If they are regarded as fools by the people of the whole country, it will be the political future that has really ruined everything.

Just as Lord Roberts was considering his own future, someone suddenly came to report that he had obtained the latest information.

"Say, what information?" Lord Roberts asked.

"The Boers are ready to transport all the gold to the United States in the shortest time. At the same time, the Americans will also urgently provide the Boers with a large number of gas masks." The officer in charge of intelligence replied.

"Is the news accurate?" asked Lord Roberts.

"It was provided by the Lock Bird, and it should be very reliable." The officer replied.

"Let the Navy pay close attention and strengthen inspections of nearby ships...including ships entering and leaving the ports in the Portuguese controlled area." Lord Roberts ordered, of course he knew that doing so would definitely bring about Portugal protests, but since he had become a demon, Lord Roberts could only do this demon to the end.

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"Everyone, the motherland has reached its most dangerous time. Now we must show a higher spirit of patriotism and sacrifice to save our country." The guerrilla captain Epson told her team members, "Today our mission is to attack the British station. There are intelligence that in the warehouse of this station, there are a batch of gas masks newly transported by the British, and it may even have poisonous gas. So the British are very careful about them. Our mission is to attack it, if possible, occupy it, and take away the items inside. If it cannot be occupied, then destroy it!

Of course I know that it is very difficult. The British had a total of 300 defenders here and relatively strong fortifications. Only an hour away from the station, there was a battalion of the British army stationed. In addition, there might be an armored train in the station. We only had more than 200 people.

However, we are not without a chance to win. You all know that this station was originally our station, so we are much more familiar with the station than the British. As early as the preparation period, we prepared an authentic tunnel in the station..."

"Great, Waldnell! We waited for the British to fall asleep at night and touched them from the tunnel. We entered the station without knowing it, and then killed all the British, then took things and retreated from the tunnel. The British even..." A guerrilla said excitedly, while slapped the MacDonald 1890 hanging on his chest with his hands, which was still the submachine gun called the water pipe gun.

"Damn it, Person! Be careful of fire!" Vardner cursed, "Do you think we are all dead? Things are not as simple as you imagined. The entrance of the tunnel is actually very close to the station, only more than one hundred meters away, within the range of the British searchlights. It is about ten meters away from the barbed wire. So it is impossible for too many people to enter from there. Moreover, the tunnel is very narrow, and it can only allow one person to bend over and move forward, so taking things out through the tunnel is simply a dream! We can only..."
Chapter completed!