Chapter 792 The King's Choice

After a brutal war, many nobles are sober.

As aristocrats, the traditions are almost all Quixotic, and the battlefield is their destiny.

Therefore, when the First World War began, many British aristocrats naively believed that this war was still a traditional "gentlemen's war", and their ideals for many years could finally be realized.

Even many noble children are afraid of missing this fun "game", afraid that they will not be able to catch up, and the war will end before they reach the front line. They also like the thrill of war.

This is also the tradition of the nobility, even the royal family. In later generations, Prince Harry will still perform missions in Afghanistan for five months. As an Apache helicopter pilot, he is also excited.

It's a pity that these naive noble children never imagined that this war would last for four years, and it was far from what they imagined as a gentleman's contest or a knight's conflict. It is the most difficult, cruel and inhumane typical. trench warfare!

It was a hellish war, and in the first year alone, nearly two hundred nobles with titles and their sons were killed.

After that, more civilians took to the battlefield, but the noble families paid more with their lives.

Compared with the children of ordinary people, the children of nobles are more professional warriors. The first batch of them actively joined the army and basically served as low-level officers. Most of them had the rank of lieutenant colonel or below. Front line into the trenches.

The scary thing is that the samurai tradition of heroism puts them at the forefront. So, in the first year, one out of every seven noble officers was killed on the front lines, compared to one out of every seventeen for common soldiers.

After the end of the First World War, the whole of Britain was immersed in grief, otherwise how could appeasementism prevail?

And now, this cruel war has come again. Only the complete destruction of Exeter makes people realize that this war is much more cruel than the first war!

So, does the UK still need to fight?

It seems that signing an agreement with the Germans and keeping the peace is more suitable for them?

Such an idea is simply humiliating for the aristocratic class! Such a person is not worthy of being a British aristocrat!

Churchill is very lonely, and at the same time, he is quite clear that when the broadcast spreads, even if the government denies it again, it will be of no use, and these people around him must be thinking of pushing Churchill out to offset the public anger!

Churchill knew that he had no other choice. Over the years, the ups and downs of the Huanhai Sea made him understand a truth. Only by holding the king's thigh tightly would he be able to stand tall!

Now, his words hit the king's dead end.

The British surrendered, and for these nobles, there was no great harm.

You know, if the Germans want to rule Britain, they must appease a group of people. In Britain, the aristocratic class is the class that really controls the country. As long as they agree with German rule, placate them, and Britain will soon calm down. , Germany, after all, has a limited population, and it is impossible to treat Britain specially.

You must know that Germany's strength is based on continuous expansion. After defeating the United Kingdom, the Germans will definitely turn around and become enemies with the Soviets. The Soviet Union has the resources that Germany needs most.

For the nobles, as long as they recognize the situation, they can continue to live by their manor, but what about the king?

The situation in England is different from that in France. The French Revolution was very thorough. The king was guillotined, and a group of nobles were buried. France became an absolute republic.

However, Britain still has a king. On the surface, the king does not have any power. It is the prime minister, and it seems that it is also a democratic election.

However, the United Kingdom elects members. In the House of Commons, the party with the most members is the ruling party, and the leader of the party is the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister is appointed by the king.

It can be said that if the king doesn't care about anything, it is inaction. Moreover, if something goes wrong, someone will take care of it. For example, now, if the king agrees with these old nobles, he will push Churchill out of the country every minute.

In the UK, there is only one king, but unlike France, where the prime minister steps down and a new one comes up, what about the UK? Can you replace George VI with a German king?

This is Churchill's inference.

What good is it for the king to surrender Germany? The king is the person with the highest authority in the British Empire, and is the object of allegiance to all British citizens, but now, there are Germans on the king's head! Even a British governor appointed by the Germans has more power and status than the king.

That is simply a humiliation to the Windsor family!

Sure enough, Churchill was right. When he finished saying these words, George VI's face was gloomy and uncertain.

As the king of the British Empire, now, to surrender to the enemy?

"I, yes, no, agree, surrender, yes." George VI suppressed his emotions and said calmly, if he said it faster, he would definitely stutter again.

"I didn't say I was going to surrender to Germany." With many eyes on him, the Marquis of Montestuart was really not calm. Those who have always advocated surrender will be scolded. Even if it was in the interests of the United Kingdom to surrender, he couldn't say it, especially now that the king had spoken and would never surrender.

"Then you say, if we don't surrender, how should we continue the war?" Churchill asked.

This guy, who only thinks about how to mine coal to make money, has no strategic and tactical thinking at all. Now, in the face of Churchill's question, he can't speak at all.

"If Germany loses, it must fight on two fronts, and we must win over the Soviets to fight. If we want to win, we must get US assistance. These are the only way for us to win in the UK, albeit at some cost. Big, but, I don't think we did it wrong," Churchill continued.

Finally got the situation under control! Churchill glanced at George VI, this guy is not expected to be a king at all, he has no opinion, as long as he believes in himself, he still has a chance, and Britain still has a chance!

"Beat Churchill!"

"Give me back India and Canada!"

At this moment, there was a high-than-sound wave from the street outside.

Immediately, everyone present was nervous for a while. There were demonstrations on the streets outside, which showed that the situation in the UK was already at risk of getting out of control!

How to do? How to do? Everyone present turned pale, and Churchill, putting on his hat again, said, "I'll go out and see."

As Prime Minister, he must defuse this crisis!