Chapter 1356 The wealth of the British royal family
Liverpool is the most important city on the coast of the Irish Sea in western Britain and is an important port. After the 8th Army of the Chinese Army captured this place, it has great benefits. If we continue to attack eastward, we can completely divide the UK into two.
Cut in half! By then, the entire Scotland region may fall. Therefore, after the 8th Army of the Chinese Army landed in Liverpool, it immediately caused panic among the British! The British cabinet required the army to ensure the safety of the northern part of the UK no matter what.
.However, this is almost an impossible task for the current British Army. Most of the strength of the British Army has been transferred to the southern coast of Britain, and the entire northern region is extremely empty, so they cannot organize favorable troops at all.
Defend the attack of the Chinese army.
As a last resort, the British Army had to passively defend, and on the other hand, it turned to Germany and asked the Germans to go to northern England to build a line of defense to prevent the Chinese from attacking. At this moment, Germany was also attacked by the Chinese army.
It was dizzy. Although it was very important for Germany to prevent China from expanding in Britain, Germany was quite powerless at this moment. The 500,000 troops of the 2nd Army of the German Army were still landing, and although the 3rd Army had completed it
In the two-year war, Germany suffered a devastating blow and could not be compared with China. China not only gained maritime capacity in the past two years.
It has greatly improved. At the same time, after defeating the United States, it plundered a large number of merchant ships in the United States, making China's maritime transportation capacity the world's number one, far surpassing other countries!
Under such circumstances, the German army had to capture as many British cities as possible to ensure that they could grab the territory first. In this way, as long as China does not want to start a war with Germany immediately, it will not attack the cities that the German army has occupied.
On June 28, the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army gathered three infantry divisions and an armored brigade. With the assistance of fighter jets taking off from the aircraft carrier, it severely damaged three infantry troops of the British Army in Swindon and wiped out more than 60,000 enemies.
The remaining British troops retreated back to London and dared not continue to march westward! The Chinese Army continued to approach London. At this time, an army of the 2nd Army of the German Army stood in front of the 2nd Army of the Central Army.
The Germans did not launch an attack, or even provoke, at least cut off the Chinese army's way to march towards London. In order to avoid conflict with Germany, the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army had to stop heading towards London and instead attack Wales.
A confrontation with the German army in Swindon was formed. The German army was relieved to see the Chinese army give up on marching into London. The Chinese army was unwilling to have conflicts with Germany at this time, and Germany was the same!
At the same time, the 8th Army of the Chinese Army attacked south from Liverpool, approaching Birmingham, an important industrial city in Britain! Birmingham is the largest metal processing area in the United Kingdom and even the entire world, and can be called the largest and most concentrated industrial area in the world.
If this place is occupied by China, Britain's industrial strength will be severely damaged. For this reason, the British government asked the British army to send troops to defend Birmingham to avoid being broken by the Chinese army! However, the British army was to be transferred from the southern coastal areas to Birmingham, which was also very important.
The difficulties, coupled with the railway network in north London being bombed by carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy, the railway was bombed, which greatly restricted the maneuverability of the British Army.
No. 10 Downing Street, London, England, was in a bleak cloud. The two armies of the Chinese Army landed in the UK, causing the British Army to suffer a severe blow. Although the total strength of the two armies of the Chinese Army was only more than 400,000, the combat power was greater than that of the
The mobs of the British Army are much stronger. The German Army may be able to fight against the Chinese Army, but the Germans cannot go to war with China at this time. They are just avoiding China occupying important areas of Britain.
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"His Excellency, the vanguard of the 8th Army of the Chinese Army is less than thirty kilometers away from Birmingham. We only have about 200,000 people in Birmingham, and more than half of them are newly formed second-line troops. If the battle breaks out, we
I'm afraid it's difficult to stop the Chinese attack!" Winston Churchill reported to Prime Minister Asquith! He has been quite anxious these days.
"His Excellency Churchill, Birmingham is too important to us and cannot be misunderstood! If it is occupied or destroyed by the Chinese, the potential for war in Britain will be greatly weakened!" Prime Minister Asquith insisted. Although he also knew that this was the case.
The requirements are a bit harsh, but there is nothing we can do about it. If Britain wants to rise, its industrial foundation must be preserved. The Chinese have locusts of American industrial equipment in the United States, which is enough to make Britain feel scared!
"Can we let the Germans go to Birmingham? In Swindon, it was the Germans who stopped the Chinese. It seems that the Chinese and Germans do not want to fall out with each other at the moment, so both sides are keeping restraint! If the Germans are
If you occupy Birmingham, the Chinese should not compete with the Germans!" said Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Minister.
"The railway line was blown up, and we were unable to send reinforcements to Birmingham in time, as did the Germans. The Chinese will launch an attack on Birmingham at the latest tomorrow, and we have no extra time!" said Winston Churchill.
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Although the UK's transportation facilities are very complete, after China dispatched carrier-based aircraft to blow up the railway line, it immediately caused great trouble to the UK.
Prime Minister Asquith also decided to have some headaches. Birmingham's status is very important. If it can be kept, it will be the best! However, if it really cannot be kept, there is no other way!
"Prime Minister, the Prince of Wales is asking for a meeting!" At this time, the secretary of the Prime Minister's Office entered the conference room and reported to everyone!
"Prince of Wales? Please come in!" Asquith frowned and said. The Prince of Wales is the eldest son of King George V of England and the first heir to the British throne.
"His Excellency, Your Excellency, Good morning!" After entering the conference room, the Prince of Wales greeted everyone, looking polite.
"Your Highness, Prince! Good morning!" Prime Minister Asquith and others greeted the Prince of Wales!
"Your Highness, what is your purpose this time?" Prime Minister Asquis asked directly. Although the British royal family has a high status in Britain, its real power is not great. Especially after Queen Victoria's death, the power of the British royal family is even more
It has been greatly restricted.
"His Excellency Prime Minister, I came here today for the sake of Birmingham!" said the Prince of Wales.
"Birmingham? Birmingham is threatened by the Chinese. Does this have anything to do with the royal family?" Prime Minister Asquis asked in confusion!
"Prime Minister, please rest assured that the royal family does not intend to interfere with the government's work. However, Birmingham is very important. His Majesty the King hopes to be able to defend Birmingham!" said the Prince of Wales.
"Why?" asked Prime Minister Asquith. This request from the British royal family made the cabinet very confused and a little confused!
"Because, the royal family's wealth had been transferred to Birmingham at the end of last year! If Birmingham fell, the wealth accumulated by the royal family over hundreds of years would fall into the hands of the Chinese!" The Prince of Wales said with a wry smile!
"What? Why is this happening?" Prime Minister Asquith immediately jumped up, and the other important officials in the cabinet were also shocked.
No one knows how much wealth the British royal family has, and perhaps even the British king himself does not know. However, it is certain that the British royal family must have accumulated huge wealth over the past few hundred years. Britain has been the maritime overlord for hundreds of years.
The British royal family also gained huge benefits from it. The British royal family obviously cannot use up these wealth. Over time, this is already an astronomical figure! The wealth of the British royal family cannot be violated by the British government unless it is the British
If the royal family voluntarily, no one can use it. During the world war, the British finances were almost dragged down, and the British royal family also gave great support to the British finances. However, in the later stage, even if they had money, they could not buy them.
Various strategic materials have greatly affected Britain's war potential. However, after the war is over, these wealth will undoubtedly become an important guarantee for the revival of Britain. If the wealth of the royal family is stolen by the Chinese
, then Britain will suffer heavy losses!
"Prince, when will the royal family transfer their wealth to Birmingham? How many have they transferred in total?" asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George. Now that the British government is in high debt, he is hoping to get the royal family to give out some more
What about blood! But unexpectedly, the royal family actually transferred their wealth, and now those wealth is about to be attacked by the Chinese!
"His Majesty the King has transferred the royal family's wealth to Birmingham because of the adverse impact of the war. Now, 90% of the royal family's wealth is concentrated in the secret warehouses around Birmingham." The Prince of Wales said!
"Ninety percent of wealth? How much?" asked Prime Minister Asquith.
"Well, if it's gold alone, it's about a thousand tons! If it's added to other treasures, it's worth about 200 million pounds in total!" said the Prince of Wales! This is why the British royal family devoted a lot of wealth free of charge during the war.
Otherwise, the British royal family will have more wealth! (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!)