After hearing the news reported by Charles Elliot, Emperor William was immediately confused!
Ming Navy carrier-based aircraft actually flew to London to drop bombs! This shows that the Royal Navy has given up its political neutrality and completely supported Queen Victoria... After Emperor William obtained the long-wave radio station from Rothschild's bank, he immediately tried to contact those far away. Nelson, Marquess of India, asked him to try to stabilize the Royal Navy so that they could remain neutral and avoid outside interference in the British Civil War.
However, I did not expect that the influence of Marquis Nelson was not enough to prevent the Royal Navy from turning to Queen Victoria - by doing so, the Royal Navy destroyed the principle of neutrality that they had adhered to for one or two hundred years, and then became a tool in the British domestic political struggle. .
But what was the reason that prompted the Royal Navy to abandon neutrality and support Victoria, the heir to the throne hijacked by careerists and rebels, when the legitimate king still occupied London?
Could it be that the main fleet of the Ming Navy has now sailed into the English Channel?
This is impossible, right?
What surprised Emperor William even more was that the Prussian army had actually occupied the Kingdom of Hanover... Isn't this too fast?
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And this matter was as much a blow to Emperor William as the Royal Navy's fall to Victoria! Because the armed forces loyal to Emperor William now include no less than 20,000 German troops, in addition to Gurkha mercenaries and some British local militiamen loyal to the emperor. The backbone of these German troops all came from the Hanoverian Army.
Once Hannover is occupied by Prussia, the British King's German Infantry Regiment will probably have no intention of fighting.
Also, how could Hannover collapse so quickly? Ernst August should have left 30,000 troops to garrison Hanover... Naked's elite professional army could deal with the Prussian mobilization troops. It would not be a problem for one to defeat three!
Why did Hannover collapse? What happened? How many troops did the Prussians send to attack?
Emperor William was sweating profusely as he thought about these unanswerable questions, and then slowly became cold again. He stood up suddenly and rushed out of his bedroom barefoot, with George Elliot following closely behind him.
He has other bad news to tell the emperor - the headquarters at St. James's Palace is losing contact with the locals (localities loyal to the emperor)... From last night to now, 60% of the local command Department lost contact. There are also at least 10 army units loyal to the emperor who have been contacted a lot. I wonder if they were wiped out by the enemy or defected?
There are several forts in the lower reaches of the Thames River that cannot be contacted...those forts are key points that prevent ships supporting Victoria from entering the city of London along the Thames River!
In addition, Guildford, southwest of London leading to Portsmouth, was originally under the control of a small group of German local militia (loyal to the emperor). Contact was also lost this morning!
In the direction of Windsor Castle, it seems that a large number of people are gathering!
All signs indicate that the rebel group headed by the Duke of Wellington that hijacked Victoria has received strong support from external powers and is about to launch an attack on London.
Emperor William burst barefoot into his temporary headquarters in the bunker of St. James's Palace. Inside, a group of German-speaking officers were discussing in confusion. Phones were ringing everywhere. Calm down and listen, the sound of shells exploding and exploding is getting denser and louder. Seeing the arrival of Emperor William, these officers, most of whom came from the Kingdom of Hanover, gathered around as if they had seen a savior. Everyone is asking the Emperor to make a decision quickly... But they don't say what kind of decision they want the Emperor to make?
But Emperor William could also guess what these people meant - what resolution could he make now? London's industrial areas cannot be conquered by determination! If the London industrial area cannot be conquered, Emperor William will be blinded when Duke Wellington's army arrives... With the London Commune inside and army traitors outside, the Emperor cannot win even if he has three heads and six arms.
So now I have no other choice but to run away!
Thinking of this, Emperor William stood there barefoot and issued an order loudly: "Inform the British King's German Infantry Regiment and the subordinate units of the Royal Gurkha Guards to return to the camps around St. James's Palace as soon as possible! Those who stay to guard the defense line around St. James's Palace The troops immediately began to prepare dry food, vehicles and ammunition...The headquarters staff immediately began planning a breakout route...The target is Dover!"
As soon as his series of orders came out, the staff present were stunned.
The "determination" they urged the emperor to make was actually to surrender to Queen Victoria or to defend London in order to obtain better conditions. Instead of breaking out and escaping to Dover.
Because Britain is an island country, and the Royal Navy has turned to the enemy. Without the release of water by the Royal Navy, it would have been impossible for Emperor William to board the ship from Dover and escape to France.
Of course, the possibility of the Royal Navy releasing water is not small. After all, Queen Victoria didn't really want to get rid of her uncle. She would most likely order the navy to let William go to France.
But there was no way she could let go of more than 20,000 Gurkha mercenaries and the British King's German Infantry Regiment!
There’s no way to let it go!
It was impossible for Napoleon II to send enough French ships to Dover to transport more than 20,000 people to France. It would be good to be able to transport one or two thousand people.
In addition, there are still some people in various parts of the UK who support the emperor and regard the emperor as the legitimate monarch of the UK. But if he abandons London and escapes, then he will no longer be the monarch of Britain...
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West of London, Windsor Castle.
Emperor William was mobilizing troops and planning to break out of London. Outside the walls of Windsor Castle, in the vast wilderness, there are all British Army officers and soldiers with live ammunition.
After the Royal Navy made its position clear and the Ming Navy's Atlantic Fleet staged the famous "ship review" scene, some armies and localities that were still waiting and watching all turned to Queen Victoria.
Several industrial cities in central England that had accepted the leadership of the London Commune also defected after receiving Victoria's amnesty and promises of land distribution.
Now the entire United Kingdom, except for the capital London and its surrounding area, is not yet under the rule of Queen Victoria.
The London Commune has also sent representatives to contact Windsor Castle. In addition to asking for a pardon, the leaders of the London Commune also hope that Queen Victoria can give specific measures on the promise of allocating land... They hope to establish some agricultural projects. Organizations such as mutual aid societies came to help farmers with small plots of land.
In addition, they also asked the Queen's government to protect the interests of British workers and give them more benefits and higher wages.
Victoria did not agree to their request, because both the Duke of Wellington and Zhu Xiu believed that it was better to use a battle to regain London now rather than peace negotiations!
Because only then will the future United Kingdom government have enough prestige to rule.
Moreover, the British Army supporting the Queen's government has also been assembled.
More than 60,000 regular troops have gathered around Windsor Castle.
With only an order from the Queen, they could go and take back London.
Under such circumstances, Queen Victoria certainly could not agree to the London Commune's request...even if the Queen's government would adopt the same policy after the war.
But now is definitely not the time to compromise!
"Dear Alexandra," Zhu Xi's voice rang in Victoria's ears, "please give the order to send out troops...but never order the troops who are loyal to you not to harm your uncle William."
Victoria was stunned for a moment, "Why?"
Zhu Xiyou said solemnly: "Because in the history of the Ming Dynasty, there was an emperor who once issued such an order... He was unwilling to hurt his uncle who was his enemy, and in the end he lost everything.
Therefore, please leave William’s fate to the decision of Heavenly Father and Emperor God! "
Victoria nodded: "Okay, I listen to you!"
