Chapter 1014 The only Hope

After the Chinese army occupied London, it was the turn of Great Britain's top brass to have a headache and worry.

The nobles who were trapped in London wrote letters to the king and parliament who were hiding in Oxford, asking them to solve the London problem immediately.

Either send a large army to regain London, or immediately negotiate peace with Dahua.

They don't want to be controlled by the Chinese army all the time, without any sense of security.

Although these people are embarrassed in front of the Chinese army, they are actually very influential in Great Britain.

Charles II was able to come to power and sit on the throne because of their support.

Charles II could not ignore the opinions of these people under any circumstances.

In Oxford, after Charles II learned that London had fallen, he was so sad that a few of his hair turned gray.

He also had no appetite for the delicious food in front of him.

Although he had been mentally prepared for it, the outcome was still far worse than he expected. He never expected that so many nobles would be trapped in London.

He couldn't ignore the lives of those people.

Otherwise, those who originally supported him would immediately overthrow him.

He did not control the power of the country like Louis XIV.

In comparison, he is a relatively weak monarch with limited power in his hands.

"Henry, what do you think I should do?"

Charles II summoned several important ministers and asked their opinions.

"The lives of Sir Olson and the nobles in the city must be saved. We cannot let the tragedy of Gibraltar happen again."

Henry said.

"However, if we want to save the lives of those people, we must negotiate peace with Great China. This is somewhat in conflict with the strategy we have formulated before. If we negotiate now, all previous efforts will be in vain, and it will also make Great Britain suffer in other countries. He lost face in front of the country and lost his leadership position."

Another, more tough minister, disagreed with the peace talks.

In his view, in order to win the war, a price must be paid.

The nobles in the city paid this price.

Moreover, if the Chinese really kill all those nobles, it will completely anger the entire upper class society in Europe and make the alliance more united, which is also a good thing.

"Edward, your son-in-law and daughter are also in London."

Henry reminded.

"For the sake of victory, their sacrifices were worthwhile and their deaths were worthy."

Edward's expression was indifferent, leaving the others speechless.

Although, they all know that Edward's decision-making is the wisest. However, they really can't be so heartless.

"How about we postpone it for a while, while appeasing the Chinese people and protecting the lives of the nobles in the city. On the other hand, we are waiting for news from Africa.

If our coalition forces can succeed in Africa and have hope of defeating the Chinese army, we will be determined to abandon those people in the city.

If the coalition fails in Africa, then there is no point in continuing to resist. We might as well formally negotiate peace with Dahua and survive this crisis. "

Henry thought of a compromise.

The reason why we think this way is actually because everyone has little hope for action in Africa.

The combat effectiveness displayed by the Chinese army far exceeded their imagination.

They found that the plans they had made before were too optimistic, and the possibility of failure was extremely high.

At this point, they all had to start preparing for their defeat.

In Paris, Louis XIV learned the news of the fall of London. He was surprised and relieved at the same time. "Fortunately, the Chinese attacked London first."

When other ministers heard this, they could only pretend not to hear it.

Now that France and Great Britain are allies, this is really inappropriate.

Fortunately, everyone here is France's core senior management, so no one will leak such words.

"I hope King Charlie can hold on. Anyway, they advocate the strategy of defeating the Chinese army. This is their opportunity to implement the plan."

A minister said.

Everyone knows that the Chinese army has limited ground forces in Europe.

Therefore, after Dahua occupied London, Paris was relatively safe for the time being.

"Then how should we respond to Charlie's request for help?"

"How else can we reply? Unless their warships can pass through the English Channel, our soldiers will not be able to swim across."

"Even if their warships come, we can't go. It's too dangerous. If we are attacked at sea, our reinforcements will be dead."

After everyone discussed it, they finally felt that it was up to them to resolve matters in Great Britain themselves.

Their army still needs to defend France.

Although the Chinese army has not yet attacked, we must be prepared for defense.

"Sturdy fortifications must be built outside Paris. From today onwards, the sale of cement to the private sector will be prohibited and all cement will be requisitioned to build defense lines."

Louis XIV said.

This made one of the ministers look ugly, because the cement plant was the private property of his family.

Europe has mastered cement manufacturing technology for less than a year.

Although the technology is currently available, the manufacturing process is not yet mature, so the manufacturing cost is high. Only by selling to those rich can you make some profits.

If you sell it to the army, don't expect it.

If it were Charles II, he might not dare to requisition directly.

But Louis XIV was relatively strong, and at the critical moment of the country, he did not worry so much.

"Now we can only wait for good news from Africa. If the operation there fails, we may really have nothing to do with Dahua."

France is also counting on Africa's actions.

"London was captured? Luckily Madrid is inland."

Carlos was also secretly glad. If Madrid was also on the beach, he would definitely be the first to be unlucky.

Now, London has become the first unlucky guy.

"King, I heard that the Chinese army is moving troops from India to Europe, taking the Suez route. If it is true, there will be a large number of Chinese troops in Europe soon."

A minister reminded.

"Is this news reliable? What can we do? Ten or twenty thousand Chinese troops will prevent us from reaching it. If tens of thousands more come, the whole of Europe will be conquered."

Carlos said anxiously.

"At this point, we can only pray that the operation in Africa is successful, so that the Chinese will not be able to obtain continuous supplies, and we still have some opportunities."

said the minister.

Not only Great Britain, France, and Spain were counting on action in Africa, but Poland, Sweden, Holy Rome, and Tsarist Russia were also counting on that military action.

Li Dingguo even hoped that they would succeed, which would at least slow down Dahua's expansion and allow him to live a comfortable life for a few more years.

Once that operation fails, their next situation will not be easy.