On the evening of July 20, 1935, in the southeast suburb of Limerick, the capital of Ireland, with lush vegetation and scattered buildings, Xia Shu and several of his ministers took a walk after dinner while discussing the merger of Ireland and Wales to form the United Kingdom. The court attendant hurriedly came with the news of George V's death in Toronto, Canada.

Although Ireland and Britain were old enemies, when they heard this news, there was no joy on everyone's face, but a relief. George V still retained the titles of King of England and Emperor of India until his death, but except for the head of state of Canada, the rest of the names were already in name only. If we put aside various objective factors and evaluated them, George V would probably be the most prodigal monarch in history. During the 25 years of his crown, the arrogant British Empire gradually weakened from its peak and eventually fell apart. The huge amount of wealth accumulated over the generations was exhausted by two wars after 19 years. Most of the royal palaces built with huge manpower and material resources have become open to tourists. All the glory and honor of the past have been wiped out...

After thinking for a while, Xia Shu ordered the attendant: "Don't send official condolences, and do not make official comments. If the people in Wales hold a memorial ceremony, the management authorities should take a tacit stance. Even if there is suspicion of overreach, try to deal with it with tolerance."

The attendant responded respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

When the attendant left, Xia Shu turned around and said to several ministers: "Maybe... this war is about to end. The United States is so big, how many troops will it take to force it to occupy it and how much financial resources will it take?"

The current Irish Prime Minister Pierce met Xia Shu during the Irish War of Independence and became close comrades. He has had a considerable understanding over the past 20 years. He immediately responded: "It seems that we should prepare for the re-immediate transformation of heavy industry, shipbuilding, aircraft and other enterprises to return from military to civilians."

Xia Shu nodded and said, "Not only that, the drilling and mining of offshore oil fields will also speed up. The Persian Gulf is a place of trouble, and it will not take long to stay."

Several important officials expressed admiration for Xia Shu's preparations. The national strategy was to lead one step by step. In the summer of 1933, the Kingdom of Ireland invested in this war with extraordinary determination. With the help of Germany's strong support, it ensured the stability of the domestic economy, military and political, and honed its sword. It also broke through existing barriers in the fields of military manufacturing and trade. The industrial and technological strength leaped to a new level. By the end of 1933, the Allies won the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Azores one after another. Italy, Austro-Hungary, Ottoman, Spain and other countries joined the battle group to get a share of the pie.

Ireland has begun to adjust its role. From early 1934 to the summer of 1935, the size of the Irish army was cut by 34%, and military expenditure decreased by 11%. At the same time, a large number of aircraft, ships, tanks, artillery, guns, and ammunition were sold to allies and neutral countries that intend to enhance their own military strength. In the past year and a half, Ireland's total foreign arms sales exceeded 55 billion marks, which was more than twice the GDP of Ireland in 1932. Enterprises made profits and the people benefited. The country's annual income doubled year by year, and the construction and development of basic areas significantly surpassed the plan. The whole country was in a prosperous scene!

The increasingly powerful economy, industry and technology have made Ireland's international status increasingly consolidated. To this day, it is still an important member of the Allied Forces. This country with a total active force of only 360,000 has nearly 300,000 soldiers stationed abroad, most of which are on the Atlantic front. It is worth mentioning that the Irish Navy provided the Allied Team with 5 combat aircraft carriers, 11 auxiliary aircraft carriers, 5 heavy cruisers, 8 light cruisers, 39 destroyers and nearly 500 combat aircraft. The Irish Air Force provided 2,200 combat aircraft and more than 6,000 pilots. Based on the scale of the troops, equipment level, and qualities of the troops, the Irish army's contribution to the Allied Team is still above Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire...

The news of George V's death did not disturb the walking journey of Xia Shu. They walked slowly along the gravel trail, discussing the topics in advance with a peaceful attitude. Of course, they finally returned to this significant important event.

"As soon as George V dies, no matter whether Edward **** will continue to struggle without any effort, three or five years later, the merger of Ireland and Wales will become a natural thing. People's memory of the Kingdom of Great Britain will fade over time, and in the end they can only find traces of its existence in buildings and books." Pierce made a deduction in a summer tree-like tone.

Natsuki neither affirmed nor denied this, but put forward a philosophical opinion: "For a country, three to five years is just a short moment, and we should follow the times without having to do it deliberately."

After walking two steps forward, Natsuki said again: "As for my cousin Edward, he is a smart man and has a group of politically experienced staff. If nothing unexpected happens, they will use this opportunity to win peace that is beneficial to them."

Everyone agreed.

In the following days, the development of the situation really fulfilled Xia Shu's prediction. In the European continent, although the monarchs of various countries did not publicly express their opinions on the passing of George V, most of them expressed regret in private occasions. In England, Scotland and Wales, at least millions of people mourned the late former king in various ways. In Scotland under the democratic regime, there were relatively few mourners, and there were no large-scale mourning mourning. The authorities also treated the situation with a relatively tolerant attitude. The situation was generally stable. In England under the monarchy, there were many mourners, and they held gatherings in front of the royal residences in London, Windsor, Shapock and other places. In order to strictly prevent the restoration from taking the opportunity to cause trouble, the English security department took caution.

The control measures led to conflicts between the military and police and the people. The management authorities arrested thousands of suspicious people suspected of inciting. The situation in many places was tense. At this time, "British ****" Edward delivered the famous speech that would be recorded in history at the funeral of George V, announcing the abandonment of inheriting the British throne that was meaningless, and issued a peace initiative to the allies on behalf of the Commonwealth countries. According to top-secret documents of the German government, Edward had secretly agreed with the German senior officials on matters such as armistice before delivering this speech. After the war, he would continue to retain the title of head of Canada and lead the Windsor family to live here permanently. Former British exile officials joined Canadian nationality or returned to Britain as a civilian.

The German government immediately responded, accepting Edward's peace initiative, and the Supreme Military Commission of the Allies announced a unilateral ceasefire on the Canadian front, and the Commonwealth Army also announced a ceasefire later, and the two sides immediately launched a formal armistice consultation.

For Americans who are hesitating, the allies' betrayal is not all bad. The Allies* team landing on the Florida Peninsula did not advance as aggressively as MacArthur expected, but took steps and took steady steps. The MacArthur army could not find a good opportunity to counterattack. The US Navy lost its troops and lost its generals in the two Battles of the Great Bahamas and was unable to reverse the situation of the Florida Battle from the sea. If this continues, the US team will sooner or later be defeated by the wolf-like alliance team. Instead of waiting for passive compromise at that time, it is better to seek a ceasefire as soon as possible. After the full ceasefire on the Canadian front, the Americans quickly showed their pragmatic and utilitarian side. They lobbled the German senior leaders through famous European aristocrats and merchants, perhaps using heavy promises or bribes to make up for the German royal family and military and political officials to directly occupy the US territory.

To seek corresponding benefits, it is said that the German Queen Augusta, Crown Princess Cecilia and her family have received amazingly valuable gifts. Of course, this expenditure is a drop in the bucket compared to the independence of a country and the actual interests derived from it. You should know that the GDP before the American war reached 56 billion US dollars, exceeding the sum of the four countries of the Soviet Union, Austro-Hungary, Italy and Japan. According to the exchange rate at that time, the German Empire, which governed most of Europe, colonized half of Africa and dominated the oil extraction in the Middle East, was only 65 billion US dollars. The reason why countries such as Austro-Hungary, Italy, Japan, Ottoman, Spain actively joined the battle group when the overall situation was determined was to get a spoil from this big cake, even if it only accounts for a few percent of the total, it would be quite amazing to them.

After paving the way by nobles and celebrities and wealthy businessmen, the US negotiating delegation secretly came to Germany without giving a formal armistice. The US government's attitude of surrendering and serious skills greatly satisfyed the vanity of the Hohenzollern leaders. After receiving the approval of the German Emperor and the Crown Prince, German officials started in-depth negotiations with the US representatives on the conditions of the armistice. During this period, the military operations of the Allied Team on the Florida front did not stop, but the commanders of the three sea, land and air lines were all German generals. They received a secret order from the German General Staff, calmly slowed down the rhythm of the offensive, and reinforced field fortifications again and deployed deep defenses to prevent the US team from suddenly launching a counterattack.

The root of the war is the struggle for interests, and this principle has not changed. At the negotiating table, the Americans gave up their vested interests to the greatest extent, not only recognized Germany's governance over Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, allowed the Germans to legalize the economic colonization of Mexico, but also took out the navigation of the Panama Canal and the power to garrison with it, and even agreed to repay huge war reparations, permanently restricted the scale of arms and military expenditure, etc., in exchange for the allies not to garrison troops on the United States and not to "add plug-ins" to the US political, economic and judicial system.

The US representative promised so well that the cautious German officials decided to carefully consider the trade-offs. However, within a few days, an incident that was expected but not at the right time led to an armistice between the two sides. The Japanese expeditionary fleet appeared outside San Francisco. The American submarines and long-range reconnaissance aircraft also discovered the Japanese landing and supply fleet in the waters slightly far from the east coast. The leaders of the Hohenzollern family certainly did not want to cut the victory they had obtained to this overly expanding ally. Under their urging, the representatives of both sides finalized all the details of the armistice agreement in just 20 hours, and then the US government spent 12 hours studying the various armistice terms.
Chapter completed!