On January 11, 1934, when Argentina was still angry about the brutal attacks of the US and British fleets, the legendary war god who had been highly anticipated by many people and even rumored that he had led the Allied fleet to the east coast of the United States, wore his second crown in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. From now on, his brilliant title was added to his star-like title: His Majesty the King of Wales.

The occupation of the entire British territory was the first goal set by the German General Staff for this war. The goal has been achieved, and the next step is to dismember this once powerful world empire in the way that politicians like the most. The whole of Britain was divided into three, and England retained the constitutional monarchy, consisting of Queen Victoria's grandson, cousin of King George V of England, and the current Duke of Albany, and the Grand Duke of Saxony-Coburg-Godarda in Germany.

Kee was king and Edward VIII of England; Scotland became a parliamentary republic, Scottish politician James Black was elected as the first president of the Republic of Scotland, and James Ferguson became the leader of the parliament. Since then, 4 million Scots have entered a new era under the leadership of two James; Wales became an independent kingdom, and the referendum voted for King Joachim I of Ireland as the monarch of Wales, calling Joachim I of Wales.

Although most people in England had no good feelings for Carl Edward, who had pure royal blood, the powerful force of the allied occupying forces, the large number of Englishmen who had "lost blood" in this war gave up their force and used behind the scenes to vent their dissatisfaction by verbal abuse, secretly graffiti, passive slack work, etc. As the supply of necessities such as food, clothing, and coal was restored, more and more people accepted the reality that the United Kingdom of Great Britain was defeated, and the social order was gradually rebuilt.

In Scotland, public opinion is in a skewed situation, and many people are happy about leaving the British rule, while opponents believe that the current parliamentary republic is the illusion used by the Germans to deceive the Scottish people. The real power is in the hands of the military governor and the so-called government adviser appointed by Berlin. The two low-capable and mediocre James are just puppets of the enemy. Therefore, the guerrillas are still active in Scotland, especially in the northern highlands. These resisters receive financial and material assistance from the British government in exile and Americans, and have received support from the local people, and their vitality is as vigorous as weeds.

The situation in Wales is roughly between England and Scotland. People everywhere are worried about the result of the referendum, believing that the Allied officials who were responsible for the unified vote were tampered with. What they really want is a Scottish parliamentary republic, which is independent sovereignty without any constraints, rather than accepting the rule of a Hohenzollern royal family like the Celtics. Now, Wales' political, economic and diplomatic power is nominally in the hands of the new king and those members of Congress, and national defense affairs are managed by the Irish army.

, This made it look more like it became an autonomous region of Ireland. As a result, the dissatisfied Welsh people frequently held marches and strikes everywhere, clashed fiercely with the Irish army that maintained public order, and even attacked Welsh officials who served in the new government. These vicious events caused social unrest and led to the stagnation of the economy. More importantly, the Hohenzollern royal family was criticized and criticized from the state and society, and had to defend themselves for their unintentional enslavement of any civilized group in modern society.

On the one hand, the overall improvement of the battlefield situation, and on the other hand, the bad bonds of state affairs, which made Natsuki find a sufficient reason to resign from his military position as commander of the Azores theater and commander of the Allied Fleet, and ************* to handle his "housework". As the actual commander of the Allied Army, the German crown prince William expressed deep regret for his brother's resignation. He requested the German Emperor to approve the establishment of the Golden Eagle Cross, the highest honor of the Allied Powers, and then awarded the first Golden Eagle Cross Star to the monarch with outstanding military achievements. As an additional compensation, William asked the German Wartime Production Committee to hand over all the orders for the 48 combat ships built for the second time to the Irish shipyard. The total price of this batch of orders is as high as 340 million marks, which will bring thousands of jobs and tens of millions of marks to the Irish shipbuilding industry.

For Natsuki personally, the wonderful reversal of the Battle of Azore is close to the peak he can reach in the military field. Saying farewell to the battlefield with the brilliant light of victory is undoubtedly a rational choice. According to the ambitious war plan of the German General Staff, after taking Britain and regaining Azores, the next step is to force the United States to compromise, greatly weaken the United States' competitiveness in the economic and industrial fields, and lay a new order in which Germany dominates Europe and Europe dominates the world. If conventional diplomatic means cannot achieve this.

The military expedition against the North American continent will inevitably turn from paper to reality. At that time, the performance of the Allied Navy will be the key to opening up the situation. Leading an unprecedented fleet to complete a meaningful military operation is certainly tempting, but the road to victory is full of difficulties and obstacles, and it requires an astonishing effort to overcome them. Once the Xia Tree enters it, it will be difficult to take into account national affairs. Not only will it be possible to miss the opportunity for post-war development, but it may also allow Wales to become the source of chaos.

A successful monarch was able to rule in peacetime and allow the country to seek development in stability. During the war, he gathered the banner of the people and led the country's ship to safely sail through the storm zone. With this idea, Xia Shu was committed to repairing the trauma caused by the war to Ireland and Wales, and then promoting the union of the two countries instead of becoming a dual monarchy like the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In early March, the second referendum that determined the fate of the Kingdom of Wales was held under the supervision of the League of Nations. More than 1.4 million Welsh citizens who meet the voting conditions participated in the referendum. About 22% of the effective votes supported Wales and Ireland to form the United Kingdom, 34% supported Wales to maintain the status quo, and less than 44% voted against the current constitutional monarchy. Based on this voting result, League of Nations officials declared that Joachim I's rule over Wales was legal.

, but a large number of Welsh people did not buy it. Just a few days after the referendum was announced, coal miners and railway workers in Wales launched a joint strike, and workers from multiple industries responded. This extremely wide-ranging strike quickly paralyzed Wales. The authorities immediately announced that the entire Wales had entered a state of military control. Before the crisis was lifted, the entire Wales would be under the compulsory control of the Irish army, and the Irish army would perform various administrative and public affairs powers.

In just 72 hours, the Irish army stationed in Wales increased from 40,000 to 140,000. 100% of towns, ports and nearly half of the villages were taken over by the Irish army. Food supply was rationed per person. Industrial and mining enterprises of all sizes and important transportation stations were all placed under the surveillance of the Irish army. The arrival of a large number of Irish soldiers not only quickly stabilized public security in various places and ensured the basic living needs of the people, but also became temporary drivers and temporary workers, which allowed the transportation, electricity and water supply in most areas of Wales to be partially restored.

Although Wales' land area is only 20,000 square kilometers, comprehensive military control means millions of marks per day, which is a heavy burden for the Irish Kingdom, which is not so financially prosperous. The Irish people did not complain about their kings and governments entering the "Welsh swamp". They worked hard, performed their duties, and used their actions to support the investment of national decision-makers in Wales. Many people signed up to volunteer teams and followed the Irish army to Wales to help maintain social order.

As the Welsh crisis continued to ferment, Xia Shu used the assets of the Irish royal family as collateral to lend money to German bankers, and negotiated with the German General Staff to transfer some Irish troops from the front line. By the end of March, the 1 billion mark special loan provided by the German consortium was in place, and more than 30,000 Irish soldiers originally deployed in France, the Azores and the Persian Gulf region returned to their home country. The Irish military immediately dispatched a considerable number of domestic garrisons to Wales, further strengthening the military deployment there.

After the two heavyweight battles between Britain and Azores, this world war that was very wide and involved in many countries was still in progress. The Welsh crisis was just a seasoning in the news feast. By early April, the Japanese army heading south had completely occupied the Philippines and the Malay Peninsula. One of its southern troops had invaded British India and advanced rapidly to its hinterland. One of its southern troops bypassed the East Indies under the Dutch rule landed on New Guinea, and the army forcing the front to force Australia and New Zealand. The troops of the Western Allied forces sent troops from three groups, one from Persia to British India, and captured several ports on the east coast of the Indian Ocean. They crossed the Atlantic to assist Argentina, set up multiple alert points and air bases along its coast; and landed on Greenland and fought many fierce battles with the US and British troops.

On the surface, the troops of the Allied Powers fought on multiple fronts and were very scattered. However, whether in the distant British India or in the snowy Greenland, the number of troops they invested was very limited. The Japanese still urgently hope to defeat China, end the war against China as soon as possible, and avoid major changes due to interference from external forces. Western Allied Powers gathered heavy troops in the Azores and pretended to attack Canada, but in fact they occupied Bermuda, invaded the Caribbean, and established a forward base for combating the United States.

Under such a strategic situation, the two camps launched two heavyweight naval battles in the Western Atlantic and the South Pacific in early and mid-April respectively. First, the US and British Atlantic Fleets faced the Western Allied Fleets in the Bermuda waters. The two sides successively invested more than 100 combat ships. Although the Allied Navy had superior military strength, the US and British troops operated in Bermuda for many years, building airports, ports, and fortresses. Admiral Bainke, who was again the commander of the Allied Fleet, was cautious in using troops and won consecutive tactical successes, but failed to achieve the strategic goal of capturing Bermuda. Subsequently, the Japanese fleet encountered the US and British Pacific Fleet in the North Australian waters. The Japanese fleet was slightly weak in its early stages, and then launched a large increase in troops to overwhelm it.

The advantage defeated the US and British navy and cleared the obstacles to attacking Australia. Although the Australian Federation recruited more than 200,000 soldiers through mobilization and recruited more than 200,000 soldiers, but lacked weapons and ammunition, and lacked experienced non-commissioned officers and officers. They had almost no chance of winning against the Japanese Southern Army, which was like a wolf and tiger. Although there were 400,000 American and British officers and soldiers who had withdrawn from the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula and British India, they retreated to North America in batches. The troops temporarily stayed in Australia were not interested in fighting. There were even rumors that in order to avoid being slaughtered by war, the Australian government planned to leave the Commonwealth in name only through a referendum, and even exchanged the lives of American and British officers and soldiers for the exemption of the allies. This rumor further aroused the panic of the defenders.

On April 29, 1934, George V, who was deeply suffering from illness and defeated, passed away in the royal palace in Ottawa, Canada. Although his last wish was to return to his roots, the King of England, Edward VIII, on the other side of the ocean, also made it clear in his condolence message that he would unconditionally accept George V's body back to his hometown and be buried in Windsor according to royal etiquette. However, Edward VIII, who succeeded the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain, decided to bury George V on the spot and wait until the British army one day to recover the old place and then transport his coffin back to Britain.

Unfortunately, the development of the situation makes people increasingly unlikely to see the hope that this "one day" will become reality. On May 5, the Japanese army landed near Darwin in northern Australia. The US and Commonwealth troops around Darwin Port were four times that of the Japanese landing forces. However, their counterattack was defeated by Japanese naval guns, and then they suffered from night war phobia. The defensive positions of thousands of soldiers were actually broken by a night attack team of only 100 Japanese troops. If the 1st Armored Cavalry Division of the US Army retreated from British India turned the tide in the subsequent battle, the scene of the US and British troops being chased by the Japanese in the Philippines and the Malay Peninsula would have reappeared in Australia.

On May 12, the Japanese troops conquered Darwin Port under the cover of aircraft, naval guns, and the Australians were not scared yet. New Zealand, which had a small land and few people, was scared first. While secretly contacting allies such as Germany and Japan, they secretly prepared for a referendum, and waited for the allies to give promises to leave the Commonwealth and ensure their interstitial status. Then, the referendum was held in a flash. Nearly 70% of the voters supported New Zealand's separation from the Commonwealth. The New Zealand government immediately announced the referendum result and demanded that the US and British troops stationed in New Zealand evacuate within a time limit. The Japanese Navy then sent ships to New Zealand waters to prevent the US and British troops from going from Australia to New Zealand.
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