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Chapter 323

London, inside the conference hall at No. 10 Downing Street.

Winston sat in his chair, as angry as a lion.

"The Ming people were treacherous and betrayed us. After we emptied all our wealth, they actually sold our people and weapons to the Germans.

I have long said that I would rather believe that a sow can climb a tree than believe in the people of Ming Dynasty." The Minister of the Navy smashed the conference table crazily.

No one at the meeting spoke, and maritime trade with the Ming Dynasty was severed. In other words, the British Empire lost all overseas aid.

The British Islands were originally overseas islands. The resources on the islands are relatively limited!

What's more, in the early days of the war, Ming Dynasty's aircraft bombing and naval artillery bombardment destroyed many factories.

This made the supply of war supplies on the island extremely scarce.

There was even a time when soldiers on the front line only consumed twenty rounds of ammunition per day.

At a time when the only way to survive is to shoot like crazy, a lack of bullets is simply fatal.

In order to continue to persevere, England sold iron and emptied the last bit of gold and precious metals in the national treasury, and then bought the British prisoners of war captured by them from the Ming Dynasty, as well as the British military equipment and ammunition captured on the battlefield.

It can be said that the Ming Dynasty sold British things to the British.

Although the British were holding their breath, there was nothing they could do.

After all, the war is still going on. We can't let the soldiers on the front line fight with the Germans with bayonets!

You want to fight with bayonets, but the German machine guns and mortars won't agree.

The British Empire, which had returned to its glory days, had been happy for just a few days. The bad news came, and the Germans paid a higher price and bought British prisoners of war and the British equipment.

The treacherous Ming people just showed their hands and told British representative Howard: "This is a business, and of course we must pursue profit maximization."

"It's useless to yell now. The German army has already reached the outskirts of London. At the current speed of advance, they can reach the suburbs of London within two days.

We cannot withstand the German attack!" The Minister of War sighed helplessly.

"Hmph! What you mean is to surrender." The Lord Admiralty snorted heavily.

"You said it was you who surrendered, I didn't. Our army managed to put up some resistance, unlike some guys who claimed to have an invincible fleet.

Just a few days after setting sail, the entire army was destroyed by a bomb." The Minister of War retorted.

"Humph! What we encountered was the Ming Dynasty's navy, but what you encountered were just the Germans.

How can the fighting capabilities of the Ming Dynasty and the Germans be comparable?" The Admiralty Minister was not to be outdone.

"Hmph! We are so good that we even fought against the Germans. In the past month, we have been backed by solid fortifications.

It withstood the continuous bombardment of German artillery and the continuous attacks of the Germans. The battle loss ratio once reached one to two.

If it weren't for the lack of ammunition, we could have pushed the Germans back into the sea.

Go to the front line and see what our soldiers are eating. They have to face the most ferocious German attacks, but they can only eat half a pound of bread every day.

The soldiers were so hungry that they ate grass. If you look around the position, even the roots of the grass have been eaten away."

The Minister of War was furious!

The Minister of the Navy was speechless. After all, they had fought to the point where they had run out of ammunition and food.

But the British Royal Navy, known as the strongest navy in Europe, ended up with nothing left.

The huge fleet set off, but in the end not even a small sampan came back.

Not long ago, when redeeming prisoners of war from Ming Dynasty, the Royal Navy specifically asked Ming Dynasty if there were any officers and soldiers captured in naval battles.

The result is...!

People say no!

After the battle, all the people floating on the sea were British Royal Navy soldiers. However, Daming had no interest in fishing for them and did not shoot at those people in the water. He was already very restrained.

Sharks on the surface of the sea prefer these people, at least they can make the shark's belly bulge.

After hearing the account of the envoy's return, all the remaining members of the Royal Navy burst into tears.

The British Royal Navy, which has been inherited for centuries and has cultivated talents for hundreds of years, was almost completely destroyed by the Ming Dynasty.

It can be said that that naval battle broke the backbone of the British Royal Navy.

"Okay, okay! Stop arguing, Chancellor of the Exchequer, please tell us. Can we defeat the Germans with the materials we have now? If not, for the sake of the people of the British Empire.

I will propose a vote on whether everyone is willing to...surrender." Winston said this word very angrily.

Once upon a time, he was also an officer in the Indian Army.

At that time, the British Empire was like an eagle soaring into the sky, and its national power was extremely powerful.

But in just twenty years, the situation has become like this.

The British have been reduced to a second-rate country in Europe. Not only are they unable to be European leaders, but even when holding joint meetings, those small European countries have to fawn on the British Empire.

Who would have thought that today the German army has arrived at the gates of London.

Everyone's eyes were turned to the Minister of Finance.uuReading www.uukanshu.com The Minister of Finance, who had no choice but to do anything, finally stood up and flipped through a stack of documents in his hand.

“Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Excellencies, Ministers!

Since I was appointed to become the Minister of Finance, I have been thinking very hard all day long. I am afraid that I will make a mistake, or that I may go to the countryside in person to explain the truth to the people."

"Haha! Who doesn't know how to sing a high note?

Let me tell you what's wrong with our finances. When will our arsenal be able to supply the frontline's consumption?

My soldiers can be hungry, but my machine guns cannot be without bullets. A gun without bullets is worse than a piece of scrap metal." The Minister of War smashed the table again angrily.

"It's useless even if you smash the table. The finance department has done its best. When the factory will open is a matter for the Ministry of Industry.

We used the money from the national treasury to redeem a total of 270,000 captured soldiers of our army. Moreover, we also purchased captured equipment of our army that was enough to arm 150 divisions.

We all want the best equipment. As long as we unpack it, we can use it.

Your army should not complain about us, but be grateful to us.

If I hadn't brought you so many soldiers and equipment, London would have fallen long ago." The Minister of Finance pointed at the Minister of War angrily.

The Minister of War was too cowardly to say anything, but the Minister of Finance was right. The Ministry of Finance had done everything it could in this matter.

However, the Minister of Finance mentioned the Minister of Industry, and everyone's eyes turned to the Minister of Industry again.

The Minister of Industry blushed!

"Many of our factories were destroyed by the Ming Dynasty bombings. The factory buildings are okay, but after the machines are damaged, it will be difficult to repair them. So..."
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