Chapter 189 The Buckingham Palace Conspiracy
In Keelung, in the British Front Command, Littleton, the commander of the British Royal Infantry 4th Brigade, looked at the telegram in his hand and shouted in disbelief: "God, how is this possible (the latest chapter of Venerable Piaomiao)!"
Littleton was so shocked that he couldn't say anything incomplete. He looked at Steve with a puzzled look on his face, jumped and shouted, "Didn't you say that the Chinese Liu is already sick and is still in Kamlosp?"
"What happened?" Steve and Logan were confused. Steve was so anxious that he grabbed the telegram. He glanced lightly, and his expression on his face became extremely strange. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad (the female agent fell in love with me txt download). The fastest update
"Chinese Liu led his troops to attack our general command in Vancouver last night. General Douglas and many other staff officers have been killed. However, more than 300 Chinese soldiers who went to attack were also killed. Chinese Liu may have also died in this sneak attack. God, how could such a thing happen?" Steve handed the telegram to Logan, looking confused.
"How could Chinese Liu appear in Vancouver? Is his illness fake?"
"Yes, even if it's riding a horse, it will take more than ten days. How did he bypass our scouts and get there to launch a sneak attack?"
Questions came to Logan and Steve's mind, but in the end, they all turned into a question: What should I do now?
"What should we do?"
Littleton was obviously like Steve, in confusion. Almost all the officers in the command were killed. Can something even more outrageous than this happen?
"I think we should stop the offense for the time being. Wait for the new commander to arrive, or the new order arrives." Logan said softly with a sad face. His relationship with Douglas was still very good.
"No, even if you want to stop the attack, you must defeat the Finnians! Moreover, we must confirm whether the Chinese Liu is really dead." Littleton shook his head, the Finnians were almost finished. Littleton did not want his previous efforts to be wasted.
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When the news came back to London, British colonial minister Chamberlain had just lie down to sleep. Joseph Chamberlain was originally a fanatical imperialist. He once publicly announced that he would implement colonial policies in South Africa. It can be said that the Boer War was dominated by him.
However (the latest chapter from the rogue to the dance king). The Boer War, which was originally thought to be able to win easily, has already made him anxious. Fortunately, the British finally turned the battlefield through despicable means.
The so-called despicable means are the concentration camp measures and scorched earth policies used by the British army in the later period. The Boers had only a population of hundreds of thousands, and the British army almost threw all the Boers civilians into the concentration camps and even sent them to other colonies. The Boers had no source of troops, so their victory was naturally tilted towards Britain. Otherwise, it is unknown who will die.
This battle of the Dominion of Canada gave him a heavy blow, losing more than 8,000 people, commander Major General Douglas, Chief of Staff, etc., and even naval commanders were lost overnight.
You know, the British army lost more than 20,000 people in the Boer War. In the current battle of Canadian colonies, they have lost almost half of their troops. How much will it take to continue to fight?
What's more serious is that if you want to solve this problem by force, you must increase troops to Canada. According to the information you obtained, there are more than 10,000 Chinese troops, and like the Boers, almost all the people are soldiers.
If the troops continue to increase, it means that 20,000 troops and a fleet will not be able to deal with a group of riot Chinese and a group of scattered Finnians. This will cause an extremely heavy blow to Britain's prestige in the country.
Once the news spreads, there is an example of this, the Irish national movement will inevitably become more rampant, and other British colonies, especially in Asia, will experience violent resistance to British colonial rule.
It can be said that it is a touching touch, which is definitely not a good thing for the British who want to turn their attention back to the European continent. The vast colony has become a heavy burden for the British.
Chamberlain got up in his clothes and rushed to Buckingham Palace, the political center of the British Empire. Queen Victoria had died last year. In addition to her old age, she was also worried because of the unsmooth progress of the Boer War.
The British king at this time was Edward VII, a licentious man who had been with a prostitute.
The British Empire, which Edward VII took over, is still the world's strongest country, no one, but it will decline. The British Empire invaded and colonized everywhere, and I don't know how many countries it offended, and there are even many countries that want to replace it (中文生文t txt download).
In Asia, Britain faces threats from the Russian Empire, so Britain has to win over Japan to deal with the Russian Empire. In Europe, there is a newly emerging empire Germany. On the American continent, the United States has just defeated the old empire Spain, breaking through the blockade of European countries in North America, and interfering in Asia, and is slowly rising.
In addition to military, the most important challenge is economic challenges. As we all know, the British colonial rule was achieved by dumping industrial products to the world. However, Germany, the United States and even Japan, the second-rate country, began to slowly divide the British commodity dumping sites, which naturally seriously threatened the British economic interests.
The carriage slowly drove into the magnificent gate, entered the square in the square hall through the alley-shaped door opening, and then stopped in the square under the steps of the hall, and Chamberlain got off the carriage with a sad face.
Buckingham Palace has a long history and was once used as a church art museum. Therefore, along the way, there are only palaces, churches, stables, galleries, etc., which are strictly regulated and have a solemn atmosphere.
Chamberlain had no intention of enjoying the scenery and immediately informed Edward VII. Soon after, he was received.
Behind the Chamberlain Temple, we found that Prime Minister Lord Salisbury, Foreign Minister Lord Belford and several officers from the Intelligence Department also came in a hurry. Obviously, they also received the news.
Edward VII is over fifty years old and tall and thin. Like most other British people, she has a beard full of faces.
But his face was pale, and it was obvious that this period of time was not easy. Fortunately, he grew up in the royal family and showed his majesty. Unfortunately, his eyes were not bright enough, otherwise he would be even more extraordinary.
"Your Majesty!" After several ministers saluted, they stood in the hall, waiting for Edward VII's inquiry.
"Joseph, tell me the matter in detail." Edward VII basically did not participate in state affairs when he was young and lacked experience in handling state affairs. Fortunately, he had some self-knowledge (reinstalled by the other world rebirth txt download).
"Yes, your Majesty!"
Chamberlain looked at everyone helplessly, and then said the war in Canada from beginning to end. He also strongly supported this war. As soon as he received a call for help from the Canadian Prime Minister, he thought about sending troops to try to redeem the adverse effects of Britain in the Boer War.
Now it seems that his expectations have fallen out again.
"Your Majesty, if the war enters a protracted stage, the financial situation of the empire will continue to deteriorate." Prime Minister Lord Salisbury said slowly after Chamberlain finished speaking.
To deal with the Boers, that was because South Africa discovered the largest Witwatersland gold mine in the world, whose gold reserves exceeded 40% of the gold reserves that can be mined on the earth. Therefore, the British would sacrifice their lives to fight for this barren land.
The reason why the Canadian colonies sent out their troops to Canada was because of the request of the Canadian colony. To put it bluntly, it was for face and in essence, there was no benefit in economics and other aspects.
What is British Columbia? In the eyes of the British, it is a desolate and virgin forest area. It was a place where it was heavily debt-ridden and sparsely populated. The British believed that this place "had no economic growth strength."
Therefore, there were three options in the former British Columbia region: stay in the British colony; join the United States or join Canada.
If it stayed in the British colony, the capital of British Columbia would continue to be in debt, and it was too far from Britain, which was not conducive to economic development. The Canadian Federation used railways to tempt British Columbia to join the Federation, which was a great benefit for British British Columbia, which was extremely inconvenient at the time, so it joined the Dominion of Canada.
Of course, after more than ten years of development, this place is still half-dead. The British are willing to send troops in such a place that was once abandoned by the British government because of their face. But now, if they continue to fight, they will even lose their inner sects. (To be continued...)
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