The day after the outbreak of the Scotland, the coalition forces called the "British Civil War", most countries focused on the southern part of Scotland where the two armies directly fought. Only a few countries with developed military intelligence or close relations with the belligerent countries were aware of the special confrontation that occurred in the northwest of Scotland: a neutral country fleet escorted by Japanese naval ships arrived in the waters of the Faroe Islands, just one step away from the war zone announced by the New United Kingdom, and this fleet was with Scotland.

Between Lan lands, the main fleet of the New United Kingdom Navy is railing across the land: in addition to the shore-based aviation forces and aircraft carrier-based aircraft that can provide support at any time, the combat ships alone include 4 heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, 11 destroyers, 26 torpedo boats and 33 minesweepers. Considering that this fleet has multiple ships equipped with guided anti-ship rockets, it will be useless even if the Scottish Navy is fully dispatched, let alone the light combat ships sent by the Japanese Navy.

Just as the New United Kingdom Navy sent a ship to question, the Japanese escort fleet made an unexpected move: the escort ship turned around and left, and the 23 non-armed ships scattered and each sailed to the Scottish coast.

The New United Kingdom fleet, which had been waiting here for a long time, quickly dispersed the light ships and tracked and intercepted Japanese ships one by one. After being caught up by the New United Kingdom ships, the Japanese ships actually stopped to undergo inspection. After investigation and inventory, only 16 of these ships were Japanese civilian ships, and 7 were other neutral ships employed. There were a total of 7,866 Japanese adult men and 151 foreign men. The latter were crew members. Except for 532 crew members, the rest were "working" or "tourist" to Scotland, and they all had work permits or tourist visas issued by the governments of Japan and Scotland!

Although the boarding inspectors did not find a gun or a bullet on these ships, the New United Kingdom still quoted the provisions of the Hague War Convention to conduct "protective repatriation" of all crew members and passengers - they can either go to the nearby port of neutral countries or return to their own country by taking a cash payment from the New United Kingdom.

Learning that the new United Kingdom had taken "protective repatriation" against its own ships and citizens, the Japanese government did not take any substantial action except for diplomatic protests. The Japanese escort ships that returned on the scene never crossed the war zone designated by the other party. However, those Japanese adult men who came for the purpose of "working" or "tourism" did not intend to return to Japan, but temporarily settled in the Port of Vianaburg Port in Portugal with the mediation of the Japanese government. Since then, the black market business of passengers smuggling in Portugal and nearby Spain has suddenly become popular...

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"Okay, okay, you don't need to explain! After all, you just think that the enemy is too powerful and cannot be fought in this battle!"

In the Scottish Army General Staff in Edinburgh, Barriole, who came to inspect military affairs, rudely interrupted the generals' report.

At the beginning of the war, the Scottish army was strongly crushed by the coalition forces on the A defense line in the southern part of the country. The two strategic strongholds that were highly anticipated could not last for 48 hours. What's worse, the front lines failed to retreat step by step according to the scheduled combat plan, but were cut off by the coalition's high-speed interspersed troops. Except for a few breakthrough troops, most of the troops were trapped in the coalition encirclement. Their situation was deteriorating over time and their vitality became increasingly slim. In this case, Barriole visited the General Staff for the first time since the war started. At the beginning, he still communicated with the officers with encouragement and encouragement, but when he heard the officers explain and complain, he finally lost his patience.

"Hmph! If it were the Imperial Japanese Army of the Great Japanese Empire, the enemy would have been unable to move forward outside the A defense line. How could he find a weak position in the defense line so easily? Maybe... someone here secretly communicated with the enemy country and leaked our combat deployment early!" Japanese consultant Yuichi Miyata, who had always been unrestrained, did not give up the opportunity to "hit hatred" on this occasion. His strange pronunciation has become one of the voices that senior Scottish officers hate the most.

General Gordon, Chief of Staff of the Army, glared at the Japanese: "Sorry, General Miyata, you can question our abilities, but I will never allow you to question our character. I swear with the dignity of a soldier, that my staff will never be able to be foreign in the wartime!"

Miyata grinned and showed a meaningful smile: "I did not question you, General Gordon. Your character is absolutely trustworthy, but how can you ensure that the entire Army Staff is as firm and loyal as you? How can you ensure that the communication system of the Army Staff is also reliable enough? How can you ensure that the front-line army commanders and officers at all levels are united with you? I don't question anyone easily, just to make matters... Don't you think that the coalition's breakthrough in the Nice Valley and Mitford railway line was too smooth? Don't you think that our army's defense collapsed too quickly in Karenbridge, Fenos, and Deermillen?"

"Don't you think all of us underestimated the coalition's penetration capabilities from the beginning? Don't you think all of us have fallen behind since the beginning?" Gordon asked angrily.

"Okay!" Barriole glared at Gordon fiercely, "In the next 12 hours, the reserve force must be used to support the A-line defense defenders to break through. If it still fails, General Elses, I think it is necessary for us to form a new staff. What do you think?"

Barriole's "voiceworm", General Elses, the Scottish Minister of Defense, looked at the officers present with a gloomy face and sighed helplessly.

Barriol leaned over and looked at the combat map that he was not good at: "According to our original combat plan, Line B is the key to determining the direction of the war. We must resist the coalition forces here for at least four days. According to the original idea, about a week after the war breaks out, there will be situations that are beneficial to us internationally, so we must survive this stage no matter what. Given that the defense of Line A is not ideal, I decided to inspect the preparations for Line B in person, and to ensure that what I see is the real situation, the inspection location is temporarily determined."

"This is a clever idea!" Miyata yelled.

"I think it is necessary to reiterate that in the war, dereliction of duty is regarded as treason, cowardly war is regarded as treason, and confusing the morale of the army is regarded as treason. You should be self-aware!" Leaving this cold words, Barriol left the conference room of the Army Staff with a group of entourage.

The officers who remained there looked at each other.

Today, Scotland faces the New United Kingdom and the English coalition, like a bison against a tiger and a leopard. Even if it has the brute force that is unyielding, it has no chance of winning against one and two. The only hope is to withstand the opponent's attack as long as possible and wait for the League of Nations to mediate.

However, every hour the battle drags on, hundreds of Scottish soldiers will lose their lives. For all this, Barriole not only does not feel sorry for it, but also believes in the so-called shattered argument of Japanese consultants.

"If this continues, Scotland will be over!" someone said in a voice in the conference room.

Most officers just sighed.

After a while, General Gordon, who had left Barriole and his party, returned to the conference room. He signaled the guards to close the door and then scanned everyone:

"Everyone has heard that we only have 12 hours to make our final efforts. After 12 hours, the glorious General Staff of the Army may no longer exist. Who will command the Scottish army next? If it were the Japanese, the result would be worse than direct surrender!"

Colonel Moore, the most senior staff officer under General Gordon, said: "If we draw reserve troops from Line B, can we solve the problem of the breakthrough troops in Line A, Line B will definitely be in a state of empty defense. If the enemy seizes the opportunity to break through in one fell swoop, our combat plan will be completely disrupted. Although we can also shrink our troops later and rely on Glasgow and Edinburgh to resist the coalition forces, most civilians do not have time to retreat, and unnecessary casualties will increase greatly. Moreover, with the current morale of the army, it may not last for a few days."

Everyone was silent, but the voice just now said: "It is undoubtedly the wisest choice to take the initiative to truce before Edinburgh and Glasgow are ruined. Otherwise, no matter whether they win or lose, Scotland will return to the country of agriculture and animal husbandry after the war."

Unexpectedly, General Gordon immediately shouted and said, "Disconfusing the morale of the army is regarded as treason! You have worked with me for many years, both my right-hand man and my trusted friend and friend. I don't want any of you to be sent to the gallows for treason. Remember, the General Staff of the Army is a whole, prospering and losing. I just pretend that I haven't heard of this. Whoever talks in the future will never forgive me!"

The voice said, "But, General, in 12 hours, we will lose the right to mobilize the troops. These 12 hours are our last chance to save Scotland!"

"You..." General Gordon pulled out his gun angrily. At this moment, a young hero staff officer closest to him reached out and grabbed his wrist and said sincerely:

"General, Foster is right, this is our last chance to save Scotland."

General Gordon frowned and said nothing.

The major turned around and said, "Everyone! Defending the country and defending dignity is the duty of every soldier. For this reason, we are fearless of hardships and dangers and are not afraid of death. If we have to bear the blame for treason, we can save this country, I, Andre Wilder, are willing to sacrifice!"

"I, George Foster, are willing to sacrifice." The voice just now echoed very firmly.

Colonel Moore faced Gordon and resolutely said: "I, Richard Moore, are willing to make sacrifices!"

"I, Gamir Perry, are willing to sacrifice!"

"I, Thomas Little, are willing to sacrifice!"

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The sounds grew, and gradually rang every corner of the conference room. In the end, all eyes gathered at Gordon.
Chapter completed!