Train 47, painted in green on top and white on the bottom, is an ordinary passenger train running on the Limerick-Belfast railway line. It travels back and forth between the capital of Ireland and the northern towns every two days. Although Belfast is the city with the most Protestant in Ireland, 95% of the residents of Limerick are Catholics, which does not prevent the railway between the two places from becoming the busiest passenger and freight route in the whole of Ireland. When the train left the Limerick Central Station on time, all seating and private carriages were packed. The long journey was just beginning, and most people were full of energy. After they had put their luggage, they started chatting with the passengers around them. Few people noticed that the departure time of this train was several minutes later than the standard train schedule.

On the track in front of Train No. 47, a guy who was much shorter than an ordinary train and was painted with yellow and green camouflage on the outer skin was traveling north steadily. The front of its car looked like a big rhino in heavy armor, with armor plates fixed with rivets everywhere, and the cab was tightly closed, leaving only metal blinds for viewing outwards; its carriages were of different shapes, some carried spiral turrets, some had erected a split antenna, and some were similar to ordinary passenger cars. Through the window curtains, it was vaguely visible that there was a different world inside.

Next to the coffee table next to the window of the carriage, Xia Tree and Charlotte depend on each other, and their sweet appearance is like a young couple in love. However, the environment they are in, the image in the eyes of others, and even the impact of their upgraded relationship are not comparable to ordinary couples.

Looking at the scenery running back outside the window and feeling the breath of his lover quietly, Xia Shu whispered: "During the time when Bromberg lived, we often thought how good it would be to stay away from the world and live a peaceful life without being disturbed. But the respectable Creator wanted to let us live in the focus of the whole world. There is an old saying in the East that when we come, we should be at peace, which means to adapt to the situation, not complain or be impatient, and live actively. Now think about it, as long as we can stay together, what does it matter what kind of life we ​​live?"

Charlotte's eyes had been closed for a while, as if she was enjoying the long-lost steadily feeling, she replied motionlessly: "Yes, Joheng, you and I can't become an ordinary couple after all, and I can't give up this relationship cruelly. Then we can only face all the difficulties we will encounter bravely!"

When he first met Charlotte, Xia Shu never expected that the relationship between the two would be so ups and downs. There was such a big romance as skydiving confession, a plane elopement, and a great sorrow that he had not seen each other for several years. Along the way, he had enjoyed tenderness and sweetness, a torment of loneliness and longing, and met different people, and had different things happened. He kept thinking about life and repeated over and over again. The final conclusion he came to was only condensed in one sentence: "This relationship is destined to be endless in this life."

Charlotte suddenly raised his head and looked at Xia Shu's eyes carefully, as if to check whether he said this from the heart. After a moment, she pursed her lips and smiled.

"Did I have something strange on my face?" Xia Shu asked intentionally.

Charlotte held up the smile on his face and shook his head very seriously, but a smile still appeared in his beautiful eyes.

Xia Shu touched her chin and shaved it clean before going to bed. Now she could feel a stubble and said, "Well, it's much older than before."

It was obviously not the case that Charlotte smiled. She did not rush to tell her, but looked at Xia Shu up and down, and said, "It is indeed very manly charming. No wonder it makes His Highness, the most noble princess in the British royal family fall in love with him."

Natsuki knew that she should not mean jealousy or angry, maybe she was just curious, or was a little jealous, so she laughed heartily.

"It is not easy to get the British princess to like it, but it seems to me that it is much more difficult to capture Miss Charlotte Hill's heart."

Charlotteton felt strange: "Oh? Is it?"

"In those years, I sing for you, wrote poems for you, and I couldn't think of you. I jumped off a few hundred meters away for you, and drove a plane to land on an unknown grass for you. None of these things have ever been done for the noble Princess Mary!" As he said this, Xia Shu was full of pride, and judging by Charlotte's happy and touching reaction, such an answer was perfect.

The two of them got tired of each other for a while. Charlotte looked out the window and said with a little melancholy: "We all think that His Highness the Princess is a very good person."

Love emphasizes fate and feelings. If you meet each other, you will fall in love and achieve a positive result, and it has nothing to do with your personal ability and character. Xia Shu has received thousands of courtship letters, including girls from princes, noble families, and ladies from wealthy and wealthy families. There are many superior conditions than Charlotte. However, no matter how many obstacles and setbacks he encountered, he still waited for her without changing his original intention, which is enough to explain everything.

Before the two of them could have an in-depth discussion on Princess Mary's topic, the door was politely knocked. The unconfused guy was Secretary of State O'Grady. Before reporting the matter to Xia Shu, he glanced at Charlotte faintly. Obviously, the Secretary of State was not curious about why His Majesty the King was obsessed with such a British woman who had no peerless appearance, no hot figure, and was difficult to get involved in the charm, but was hinting appropriately: his report involved Irish state secrets, and it was best to ask him to avoid it before he could be sure that the audience was absolutely reliable.

Charlotte saw the other party's intention. She was not the kind of person who was petty and was not angry because of the careful guarding of the State Secretary, but did not blindly obey the Secretary's hints. Instead, she left the sofa and sat at the desk, leaving them five or six meters of space for conversation.

Seeing that Natsuki did not say anything about this, O'Grady was inconvenient to make more statements, but deliberately lowered his voice during the report: "The security work along the line has been deployed properly. At present, only a few cabinet ministers and senior officers from the General Staff of the Three Army. Those who know the exact schedule are limited to the latter, and there should be no loopholes."

Xia Shu said he knew that the Irish royal family and government do not have special trains. Whether it is the king, prime minister or cabinet minister, if you want to travel by railway, you either have several carriages on ordinary trains or use military special trains. The reason for this is that it saves unnecessary government expenditures is on the one hand, on the other hand, Ireland has a complex terrain and a road transportation network is more convenient than railways. In addition, the automobile industry has developed rapidly recently. For short and medium-distance travel, Irish people are used to taking cars. If it is a long journey across the north and south of Ireland, it is also very convenient to take a plane or take a steamship. Of course, the Irish government has invested huge sums of money to build three railway trunk lines and multiple branch lines. What they want is not just economic indicators on paper. Railways have significant advantages over road and air transportation in terms of passenger and freight capacity. The speed and efficiency are ideal than sea transportation, and have higher economic significance and strategic value.

This time, Xia Shu visited the north to borrow the military special train from the General Staff of the Three Armed Forces. Its main purpose is not to fight, but to act as a mobile command during wartime, and can also serve as an emergency shelter for the royal family and government officials if necessary. Therefore, its configuration emphasizes defense and communication capabilities, and has a certain degree of comfort. It is worth mentioning that Ireland only has a train maintenance factory but no production system. From the locomotive to the passenger and freight carriage, it needs to be purchased from Germany. This military special train is also made in Germany, but it is a redundant post-war material, so the price is not as high as ordinary imported goods.

O'Grady continued to report: "A telegram was sent by the Cabinet Office half an hour ago. German Ambassador Earl Billo visited Prime Minister Haldes this morning, and pointed out that the political situation in northern Ireland is unstable. His Majesty is insecure when going to inspect at this time. It is recommended that it be better to postpone the itinerary... This must be the opinion of the German royal family and the government."

Xia Shu snorted lightly, not saying anything. Ireland had been independent for more than two years, with the political situation in most areas stable, orderly, and people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Only the northern counties have been turbulent. Moreover, the Irish government has recently adopted decisive and tough tactics against separatists, and many Protestant people were involved, which led to the once quelled religious conflicts that had been reinvigorated. The Irish king chose to inspect the north at this time, and nearly half of the cabinet ministers were opposed, and even the supporters firmly believed that the king's personal safety should be put first.

In the eyes of ordinary people, His Majesty Joachim grew up in a German royal family and is now the king of Ireland. He deserves a large number of dedicated guards who are responsible, but the fact is not the case. He has been involved in the army for many years and has long been accustomed to the hard and independent lifestyle of the army. He never needs an adjutant to worry about his daily life. It was not until he became the youngest general in Germany that he was appointed as a full-time guard. He became a candidate for the throne of Ireland and later crowned as the throne, and Natsuki slightly strengthened his life.

Human security defense is far from the common standards of European monarchs. The advantage of this is that it can lead by example, so that officials at all levels in Ireland can avoid extravagance, greed, arrogance, impetuousness, integrity, and self-discipline effectively ensure the administrative efficiency of the Irish official. The disadvantages are also obvious. When he was accidentally attacked on St. Patrick's Day, if the car had not adopted a bulletproof design and the garrison soldiers who carried out the vigilance, they might have followed the footsteps of Grand Duke Ferdinand.

In name, the Royal Irish Guard was the escort force responsible for the security of the Irish royal family. However, in the beginning of the period, this force gradually became an elite special forces carrying out special tasks, and also made a big splash in the battle of Liverpool's raid on the remnants of the Belfast Division. This time, at the strong request of the cabinet minister and military generals, Xia Shu agreed to draw a small team of troops from the Royal Guard and officially formed his own personal bodyguard.
Chapter completed!