In the scrap tram in the repair workshop No. 5, Edinburgh, Griston Station, in the waste tram in the maintenance workshop No. 5, a lame middle-aged man lay on the simple bar counter and twitched the radio, while several gray-haired old men sat on two tables near the bar counter. With the outbreak of the war, more than half of the tram drivers and maintenance workers were recruited to the reserve force, so that only the elderly, weak, sick and disabled were left here.

"All Scottish citizens, I am Fletcher Gordon, Chief of Staff of the Scottish Army. On behalf of the general staff of the Army and the soldiers who are not afraid of evil and uphold justice, I make an announcement to you: Since becoming Prime Minister in 1939 and serving as President and Prime Minister in 1940, Alex Chaggs Barriol has committed many crimes such as violation of the Constitution, manipulating elections, persecuting officials, deceiving parliament, interfering in the judiciary, abuse of power, and other crimes. The bad war we are experiencing is precisely due to his blind and arrogant misjudgment. Now, in order to save our country and people from greater losses, we will arrest him in the name of the people and the army, and will conduct a fair trial!"

The strange baritone voice from the radio stunned the people in the used tram. They were not confused by Barriole's various crimes. In the past decade, many people have tried to express their dissatisfaction in a tough or gentle manner, but they were either retaliated against or ignored by various people. Many upright celebrities were caught in unjust cases and even evaporated inexplicably. Over time, people became angry and dared not speak out.

"Arson? Arrest! OK, very good!" An old man stood up with a glass of wine. "This is definitely something worth celebrating the whole country!"

"Hey, don't be happy too early on this matter!" reminded the middle-aged man behind the bar, "There are still many people in this country who benefit from him, so they swear to be loyal to him. Once these people rescue him, I think the Army General Staff cannot control the situation, so don't go out to discuss this matter, so as not to cause trouble!"

The old man shouted, "If you want to tell me, these staff members are so stupid! They are still waiting for trial, so just catch them and shoot them directly!"

The old man sitting at the table with him smiled and said, "Hey, if they had such courage, they wouldn't have to wait until now, they would have arrested him a few years ago! I think we have a strange army that pursues youth like the Irish, overestimates ourselves like the Japanese, and doesn't know how to adapt like the Germans!"

The announcement just now was broadcasting on the radio over and over again. Several people were chatting, and the sound of the radio suddenly stopped. After a moment, a voice in a hurry said: "Emergency, emergency, the Army Staff was besieged by the rebels. The power of justice needs everyone's support! Soldiers! Militia! Citizens! Please take up your weapons, stand up bravely, defend our freedom, and defend our country!"

Stimulated by alcohol, the old men rolled up their sleeves and were ready to go. Although they had some difficulty running, they were all indignantly trying to uphold justice.

"Forget it, everyone!" cried the lame middle-aged man, "You are not soldiers, and you don't have weapons, and the Army General Staff is nearly ten kilometers away from us. What are you going to go? Are you riding a bicycle?"

Since the outbreak of the war, due to the frequent bombing of coalition forces and the recruitment of drivers and maintenance workers to join the reserve force, Edinburgh's tram lines have been suspended.

"Who said we don't have weapons?" cried the old man with the biggest voice, "We have fists, wooden sticks, and wine bottles! As for how to go, I don't think we have to worry at all. It won't take long before there will be cars driving to the General Staff of the Army. We can just get one!"

The old men followed out and shouted, "Yes! If we don't stand up at this time, our descendants will have to live under the dark side of dictatorship!"

The middle-aged man thought for a while and gritted his teeth and said, "Wait!"

After saying that, he opened the compartment below the bar, took out a greased paper bag from it, and opened it in a few seconds. It was a revolver and a few bullets.

"This is my private treasure. I originally planned to be a hero when the English rushed in, but now it seems that it may come in handy in advance."

The loud old man said with a smile: "Ha! I said Gris, I didn't expect that in addition to wine, you actually have such a good product hidden here! OK, okay, why don't you go to fight with us?"

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said, "Just my leg, it's better to stay here and wait for good news for everyone to win!"

The old man picked up the revolver and bullets he placed on the bar: "I think you are afraid that someone will empty your wine cabinet when you are away!"

The middle-aged man said without hesitation: "When you return triumphantly, my wine cabinet will be open to invite everyone to drink!"

The loud old man had already walked to the door, and he turned around and said, "Then it's a matter of determination!"

At the same time, on the other side of the city, outside the Scottish Army General Staff building, thousands of officers and soldiers affiliated with the Capital Guard Division and the 14th Infantry Division had blocked all ground entry and exit passages. They not only drove armored vehicles, but also dragged field artillery and mortars. The only guarding the Scottish Army General Staff building was a few less than 200 direct guards, as well as about 300 staff members, including the staff officers.

Despite the huge difference in strength between the two sides, the Army General Staff was not inferior to the other party in terms of momentum. They guarded windows everywhere, deliberately extended the barrel outside, placed two or three grenades in a conspicuous position, and used more impactful soft-killing weapons - General Gordon, Chief of the Army General Staff, personally used a loudspeaker to expose Barriole's various guilt to the officers and soldiers outside the building, analyzed the causes and consequences of the war, and assured the officers and soldiers that the coup would quickly end the war, and Scotland would never have more casualties and losses!

The Capital Guard Division can be said to be Barriole's personal guards. They have been stationed in the capital area for a long time. Not only are their salary higher than ordinary army troops, but they also enjoy certain privileges from officers to soldiers. Most people are loyal to Barriole, but even the highest commander of the division did not know where Barriole was detained. They just followed the orders of Defense Minister Elsse to send troops to surround the Army General Staff, so they did not dare to easily launch a strong attack on the Army General Staff Building. However, most officers and soldiers ignored the statements and agitations of Army General Staff Gordon.

As for the newly deployed defense of the 14th Infantry Division, it is a reorganized unit equipped with Japanese weapons and trained by Japanese instructors. They neither blindly worship Barriole like the capital garrison division, nor are they as frenzy and fearless as the Japanese instructors hoped. The reason why their troops came from nearby defense zones was entirely because Defense Minister Elsse issued the order to their commander to "assist the capital garrison division to encircle and suppress the rebels." After hearing the generous confession of the Chief of Staff of the Army, many officers and soldiers were shaken.

On the other hand, in Blaisbridge, the Scottish Army's 1st Artillery Division, Defense Minister Elsse has not waited for the 8th Cavalry Division and the 12th Infantry Division. When he received his order, the two units had received a coded telegram from the Army General Staff to learn that Barriole had been controlled by military coupers. The Chief of Staff of the Army asked the commanders of these two units to start from the perspective of safeguarding national interests and defending the will of the republic, and strictly guard the defense zone of the headquarters in the next few days, and do not easily mobilize the troops no matter what happens.

The 8th Cavalry Division and the 12th Infantry Division chose to remain unmoved. The officers and soldiers of the 1st Artillery Division also secretly supported their "Godden, the brave" with inaction, forcing Elses to go far and quickly dispatched a unit of the garrison division in the capital area to support. Before this, he neither had enough manpower nor had a proper way to rescue Barriole, who was seized in the ammunition depot. As time went by, the situation gradually accumulated from quantitative change to qualitative change as opponents expected. While convinced that Barriole had been controlled by the military, all walks of life in Scotland joined the ranks of denunciation of "dictator" Barriole. The former Justice Flod, who was idle at home, also appeared at a critical moment to expose the inside story of Barriole's forced reform of the constitution and usurpation of power, which triggered a wave of anti-Bariole's voices higher than that of the waves!

Shortly after the news that Barriole was controlled by the Scottish military came out, the coalition suspended its offensive across the board and told the Scottish military and civilians through radio and propaganda mail that "Bariole and his behind-the-scenes supporters are the real culprits of the war" and "As long as Barriole steps down, the coalition forces are willing to unconditionally engage in armistice negotiations with the new Scottish regime."

The coalition's statements undoubtedly became the last straw that crushed the Barriole forces. From the front line to the rear, various departments of the Scottish army issued powers to announce their support for the General Staff of the Army to arrest Barriole. Amid this wave of opposition like a stormy wave, Defense Minister Elsse made an old habit of hesitation. Although more than 2,000 soldiers sent by the capital garrison division arrived at Blaisbridge and took over the artillery block area where the "Brave Gordon" seized Barriole from the 1st Artillery Division. After carefully studying the structure of the ammunition depot, the officers drafted two sets of attack plans and handed over to Elsse to make a decision, but he looked forward and did not make up his mind.

Elsse's hesitation gave the Scottish Army General Staff an excellent opportunity to counterattack. Tens of thousands of excited people surrounded the garrison division troops outside the Army General Staff building and the officers and soldiers of the 14th Infantry Division, blocking their routes to obtain food supplies from the garrison, greatly shaking their morale. Then, under the persuasion of General Gordon, the commander of the 14th Infantry Division announced his joining the anti-Barriot camp. The officers and soldiers of the division quickly controlled and seized all Japanese instructors, and with the assistance of the people and militia, the garrison division troops were detained.

The capital was established, and the middle-level officers of the 1st Artillery Division jointly launched an operation to drive away Elsse and his garrison troops summoned, recaptured the artillery zone, and thus cut off the idea of ​​Barriole's supporters to rescue him. Two days later, Elsse and other military and political officials who had reached a high position during Barriole's rule were either arrested or fled in a hurry. The Scottish Provisional Government, led by General Gordon, Chief of Staff of the Army and former Justice Flood, announced that the formal armistice negotiations with the coalition forces, and the two sides started until the armistice, lasted only seven days...
Chapter completed!