Chapter 554 - The Surrender of Britain (Part 1)
The British Parliament has long been arguing. Most of the members of the parliament agree that surrender. Such resistance seems to have lost any meaning. If they continue to resist, they will only razend London to the ground. Now life is the most precious thing.
Prime Minister Lloyd became the representative of the peace faction again. Lloyd was not a very opinionated person. He had been surrendering or was swaying back and forth between battles. If he wanted to ensure his position as prime minister, he had to cater to the opinions of most members of parliament. Lloyd never wanted to be that kind of tough prime minister.
The pro-war faction has now become the representative of the minority in parliament. The military headed by Marshal Ancheken, who once strongly advocated the end of the British battle, has now chosen to remain silent, which has made the military a little dissatisfied.
The meeting started to argue early in the morning until the afternoon, but still did not get any tension. Although the pro-war faction was not large, his attitude was extremely tough and even Marshal Ancheken said the harsh words "Even if the whole of Britain surrenders, he will fight to the end."
The discussion was meaninglessly carried out even if it took a few more hours. Every minute it was one minute closer to the time limited by the Chinese. Thousands of cannons outside the city were eyeing London, which would never make the MPs who strongly advocate surrender anxious.
"What about your opinion, Mr. Winston?" Marshal Ancheken cast hope to Churchill, the once tough sectarian, who issued the famous "Churchill Declaration" perhaps was the marshal's greatest wing helper.
"Please let us all watch a silence for a great general before I express my opinion." Churchill stood up and said with a gloomy expression. "Last night, the Chinese army launched a large-scale attack on us. 25,000 British soldiers were killed in battle. General Kanbair, who has always been respected by us, unfortunately and gloriously. This is a general with outstanding meritorious contributions to the British Empire. He fought countless times overseas. The general returned to England without any loss. His chest was covered with medals. But in front of his own country and his own country's capital, he fell under the gun of the enemy."
As he said that, Churchill lowered his head as if he was in silence, as if he was expressing his respect for General Kan Paier. There was a burst of sighs in the venue. The members and officers stood up and lowered their heads like Churchill, expressing their condolences to General Kan Paier.
"Now let me read a letter to my family from British soldiers who were bravely resisting outside London." Churchill looked at everyone in the venue and said slowly, "The Chinese army attacked fiercely. Their artillery fire completely suppressed us. I can no longer organize a counter-charge position and is lost inch by inch. In my company, the entire company was almost dead under the Chinese artillery fire. I can't imagine who the next person who fell down will be or it's my turn.
The company commander died beside me. His whole head was blown off. I tried my best to retrieve his head, but it was useless. The plane buzzed over our heads every day. Throwing thousands of tons of bombs, not a single body was intact. Since entering the position, John died. Drew was killed. Jock died. They were still talking to me just now.
The courage when I first went to the battlefield was gone. I was afraid of such a war. I was afraid of facing death. I used to think that death was just a brief pain, but I found myself completely wrong. When death really came, it brought you endless darkness... If one day I could see a general, I would ask him where our cannons are where our planes are? This is not a war at all but a bloody massacre. Yes, mother massacre!..." Churchill seemed to be unable to read anymore. He handed the letter to the members around him and the members looked silently. Then he passed it to others for more than an hour. The entire venue was silent and everyone was looking at this letter full of sorrow and despair.
Finally, everyone finished reading this letter and sighed. Some people even wiped their tears quietly. Even Marshal An Xieken looked solemn and said nothing.
"Yes, I once tried my best to advocate the battle of Britain to the end," Churchill said, clearing his throat, "but now the situation has changed. The British army has no chance of victory at all, and the anti-war sentiment in London is fierce. If it is not over again as soon as possible, maybe there is no need to wait until the Chinese army enters us first, we will be overthrown by our own people! Britain has done its best, but this is not a fair war at all. Just like this soldier said, where is our cannon where is our plane? Acknowledge it, gentlemen, dear gentlemen! We have been defeated and completely defeated. Everyone here has the responsibility, including me, Prime Minister Lloyd and Marshal Ancheken. Now we should consider how to end the war as soon as possible to restore British order. Just as I said before, Britain still hopes that Britain can rise again, and we can see this day alive!"
The MPs whispered and discussed Churchill's words but couldn't make up their minds for a while.
At this time, a guard came in and said a few words in the ear of Prime Minister Lloyd's ear. Prime Minister Lloyd's brow frowned slightly, but then he thought about it and nodded.
Sir Bennenan walked into the venue. At this time, the jazz was full of energy. He had been appointed by the Chinese as the chairman of the "British Post-War Order Reorganization Committee". Although this was just a title appointed by the Chinese, the words of the winner after the war were over represent everything. Moreover, the "British Post-War Order Reorganization Committee" is definitely a department with huge powers.
Some people saw Sir Bennetnan's eyes showing disgust, and some people showed envy. But Sir Bennetnan did not seem to see their expressions but walked straight to the rostrum and said, "I came this time just to bring a sentence from the head of Chinese Mr. Li Guoyong, who asked me to tell all Londoners and even the entire UK to survive or destroy? You have no time anymore."
"Threat is a naked threat!" Marshal Ancheken stood up angrily and said loudly, "Does the Chinese think this will stop us from fighting to the end? Sir Bennenan, you are also an Englishman, aren't you ashamed of everything you have done?"
Sir Bennenan said coldly, "It is precisely because I am a British man that I must be responsible for Britain! Marshal, your courage will be unforgettable for me, but I want to ask you why you should stop the destruction of London? Gentlemen, I can tell you one thing here that China has transported the super cannon that almost caused Paris to destroy outside London. Do you know how many such cannons the Chinese have? I can tell you frankly that a total of 998 were shipped to the fortress! This is enough to make the whole of London a ruin! Ten minutes after I entered the venue, China will carry the first volley of artillery fire, but their targets are not aimed at any civilian facilities in the city of Lunjiao, but just give us a final warning!"
After saying that, Sir Nenan took out his pocket watch from his pocket and looked down calmly. The atmosphere in the venue suddenly became tense and everyone touched the watch unconsciously and waited for the scene that Sir Nenan said to happen.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise. Everyone in the venue felt a violent shock. Sir Bennetnan, who had been standing, even fell to the ground because he was caught off guard. But he quickly got up and there was no shame on his face, but he felt a little complacent.
The shelling began. The sound of the cannon was shaking and the mountains made people feel sore. But it was obvious that the target of the Chinese artillery fire was not aimed at the city of London.
The shelling took only a few minutes and then stopped. Marshal Ancheken ordered his staff to investigate the losses with a heavy expression. Soon the staff walked in and looked very panicked and even his tone was so rapid. "The shelling took six minutes and twenty seconds to complete X-positions were all blown up, and about 2,500 soldiers were killed in battle..." The venue was filled with exclamations. In just six minutes, the Chinese destroyed the solid x-position. In just six minutes, 2,500 British soldiers were blown to death! This terrifying attack power finally completely destroyed the remaining, not much pitiful self-esteem of the British.
Marshal Ancheken sat down dejectedly and was defeated by the news. It was over and everything could end. He was still resenting Churchill for not sticking to the end and choosing to compromise. But now Mr. Churchill is right. If such a war continues, Britain will only face destruction and they will become British sinners!
Sir Bennenan sighed, "I know everyone is very heavy inside, I am the same as you, and that's why I'm here today. Gentlemen, stop here for London and the whole of England!"
Chapter completed!