London, New Buckingham Palace, VIP room, and oval large oval mahogany tables, sit around the new United Kingdom King Joachim I, King Edward VIII, German Crown Prince Louis, Austria-Hungarian Crown Prince Otto, Spanish Kingdom Anjou and Duke of Segovia Jaime, senior generals from Germany, the United States, Austria-Hungarian, New Zealand, and Britain, and even two special military observers from the Soviet Union.

Except for Scotland's "Head of State" Barriol, all those who can dominate the fate of Britain have basically arrived.

"We can no longer bear a cruel, despicable, hypocritical dictatorship continues to exist in Britain. They not only join the Japanese, but also invite Japanese troops... In a few days, an Asian army that comes for the purpose of war will appear unprecedented in Europe!"

Edward VIII, wearing a crown, spoke in his unauthentic English with a strong German accent and informed everyone here about the attitude of the Kingdom of England before the storm.

"It's okay!" General Anderson from the United States Joint Army said loudly. "Congress has approved a special authorization that no matter how many volunteers the Japanese send to Britain, we will send the most elite combat troops according to double standards."

"The security and stability of Europe do not need to worry about the members of the United States." German Crown Prince Louis snorted coldly, but did not express more.

"Your Highness, we have no intention of offending," General Anderson explained. "This move is to repay friendly countries, and to enhance military exchanges between the United States and Europe. After all, war is the best platform to test and temper the combat effectiveness of the army."

"We strongly agree with this view," said Anjou and Jaime, the second son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, and Duke of Segovia, in fluent English. He then expressed his regret in equally refined German that Spain's failure to participate in the war against Italy.

The important figures at the meeting basically made speeches, and Xia Shu stood up and said, "In another ten hours, if Scotland does not give a reasonable reply to our ultimatum, this punitive war will kick off. We are confident that the time and space span of this war will be controlled within a reasonable range and push the military and political influence of the Allies to a new peak."

Without objection from everyone, the King of Ireland and Wales continued: "During the battle against Italy, the Austro-Hungarian Empire took the main attack on land, and we took the main attack on sea, cooperated tacitly, and the results were ideal. This time, our combat plan was still divided into division of labor and cooperation: the new United Kingdom led the air and maritime blockade of the war zone, fire support and necessary amphibious landing operations, the ground operations of the Kingdom of England led the war zone, and the armored forces, artillery units and mechanized assault forces of the new United Kingdom cooperated with all their strength."

"Your Majesty has assigned the most difficult tasks to the English army." Edward VIII said with a smile. "In recent years, the military reform of the English army has been quite effective, but it is still far behind the war-tested Irish army. If possible, I think it is better to let the General Staff of the New United Kingdom command the coalition's ground operations, and our army will cooperate with it with all our strength."

When the King of England said this, his expression was very sincere, but the generals under his command were not very good-looking. In the political territory of the British Empire, England had always been at a core position, and in the British navy, army and air force, the officer level was also dominated by the British people. After the Great Secession of Britain, England had the largest land and the largest population. The cultural and spiritual inheritance obtained from the British Empire was also the richest. His military strength was not only inferior to the rising Ireland, but also received it in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Scotland's suppression, this embarrassing position was fully reflected during the "Pakistan crisis". After being humiliated, the English people and the army finally gave up their prejudices against the new king and the new royal family. In the next few years, England's defense affairs were rectified on a large scale and their military strength was greatly improved. Now, the English have a complete northern defense system and an aviation force that is enough to match the Scottish Air Force. They no longer need to worry about the Scottish army's troops on the border.

After experiencing two world wars and many regional wars, Xia Shu had enough capital to still talk and laugh in the tense atmosphere of war. He smiled indifferently at Edward VIII: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Today's English army has the ability to defeat the Scottish army independently. As General Anderson just said, an army must go through the tempering of war to truly become stronger. The English army needs a chance to prove itself again! In fact, a strong and confident English army is of great benefit to the stability of Britain and even Europe... What do you think, Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

Crown Prince Louis hesitated for a moment, and then responded with great certainty: "Yes, your majesty, you are very right."

General Norton, commander-in-chief of the English Army and commander of the British Army's Infantry Division during World War II, stood up and whispered: "Don't worry, my Majesty, the English Army is ready to go to war, the troops are eager to fight, and they are full of confidence in winning."

General Berrant, commander-in-chief of the English Air Force, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, our fighters, bombers, anti-aircraft artillery units, and paratroopers are ready for war. As long as you give your order, we will move forward bravely without hesitation."

General Berrant was the ace pilot of the British Royal Air Force during World War II. He had a brilliant record of shooting down two German aces in an air battle. His statement was powerful and loud, which made Edward VIII nodded with satisfaction.

Then, General Brown, commander of the English Navy, stood up, looked around everyone, and said word by word: "Your Majesty, although your navy is weak, you have enough courage and faith to defend the coastline of the country, and the pride of "fighting the enemy" for hundreds of years will continue."

During the British Empire, the navy was the pride of the country and the symbol of the country. Nowadays, the English navy is the weakest among the three armies. It is said that "ten-year army, a hundred-year navy". To rebuild a navy on the basis of poverty and incompleteness, it does require considerable investment and long-term accumulation.

"Okay! OK! OK!" Edward VIII said three good things in a row. Since wearing the crown of England, it has been more than ten years since he was put on the crown of England. The family servants who followed him from Germany to Britain have long been accustomed to life in London. However, there are resistance from the English people and threats from the Scottish army. In the past ten years, they have been living in trepidation. On one occasion, they have been prepared to escape back to Germany several times. It is not easy to persevere. Thinking of the helplessness and sorrow of the past, he took a deep breath and said loudly: "As long as the soldiers of the three armies work together, they will definitely win this battle of justice!"

The King of England said it was assured, as if this war was an arrow that was irreversible.

At this time, on the sea more than a thousand kilometers away, a huge fleet of ships with plaster flags were sailing north along a route parallel to the west coast of Spain, and in a few hours it would enter the Bay of Biscay, which was facing the west coast of France. In addition to the Japanese cruisers and destroyers accompanying the escort, the crew also had many unknown ships roaming in their sight. They were like a group of malicious sharks, and they would rush forward to bite their prey just when the time came.

On the Japanese Navy light cruiser "Zhu Zi", Major General Hiroshi Ueni, the commander of the so-called "Special Transportation Regiment No. 1", was staring at the distant sea with concern.

Not long after, Captain Shiro Kawashima came to report: "General, it has been confirmed that there is a Lister-class light cruiser in the enemy lineup. This cruise warship is equipped with orbital guided rockets, which can independently find targets. Whether it is rain, fog or dark, it can maintain high shooting accuracy. It can be said to be the natural enemy of traditional artillery warships!"

"When we approach the British Sea, we will definitely encounter more Lister-classes, their heavy aircraft carriers and carrier-based fighter jets. As long as they want, they can annihilate our fleet within a few hours, and our blood will attract sharks from the entire Atlantic Ocean."

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"Don't care about what I said just now, Kawashima, I just felt a sudden sigh. Under the constraints of the Emperor's Agreement, they will not attack us before we enter the British waters. However, the foreign exchange certificate against Scotland has been issued, and in a few hours we will face the final choice of war or peace. If the war breaks out, we will definitely be blocked from the British waters. If the war doesn't break out, our soldiers will probably stay idle in Scotland for a few months and then be sent back to Japan."

Captain Kawashima thought for a moment: "Oh! The enemy is so cunning!"

Ueni patted his shoulder: "It is not a bad thing to see the current development status of the navy of the great powers."

Kawashima immediately stood at attention: "Yes, general! But... Speaking of the development of the Imperial Navy, our heavy industry has been sluggish in recent years, there is no work to open a shipyard, and the government cannot allocate money to build new warships. The new generation of the "88 Fleet Case" is unsustainable! General, can't there be any way to solve this dilemma?"

Ueni pondered: "The solution is to provoke a war between the Europeans, so that they have no time to look east, and at the same time stimulate the demand of the international arms market and create opportunities for Japan's military industry and shipbuilding. The war was indeed fought, but the Italians fell down after a few months. Ireland became the biggest winner of the war, Austro-Hungary benefited a lot, and the Germans also made large military orders. Japan seemed to have no profit or loss, but in fact it was a huge loss. Italy collapsed, and we not only lost an important trading partner, but also cut off a shortcut to obtain advanced European military technology. Now it's Scotland's turn..."

Kawashima punched the railing: "It's so hateful! If we hadn't been blocked in front of the Suez Canal for several days, we would have arrived in Scotland at this moment!"

Ueni snorted coldly: "That was done by the Germans on purpose! When the Emperor signed the "Emperor Agreement", the German Emperor and the King of Ireland worked together to curb our country's expansion and limit our development. The reason why His Majesty the Emperor agreed to sign the agreement was a helpless move. However, we were thousands of miles apart from Europe, and even if we were so angry that we gritted our teeth, there was no way. Now, we finally had a rare opportunity to revenge."

After saying that, Shangjing changed his murderous expression: "Even if you lose all of us here, you will still take them into the water!"
Chapter completed!