(Chapter 1 arrives, there will be chapter 1 later)
On January 20, the French Imperial Navy’s Mediterranean Fleet arrived at the Channel Islands in the Strait of La Manche, and officially stationed in St. Peter Port and St. Helier Port, which greatly increased the strength of the French Empire in the English Channel, even surpassing that of the United Kingdom. The strength of the Strait Fleet and part of the Home Fleet transferred to the Strait.
At No. 10 Downing Street, London, the British Prime Minister, the Earl of Liverpool, was angrily staring at Fiorelli, the chief intelligence officer standing in front of him with his head down. "What the **** is going on? Why did the **** French Mediterranean Fleet appear in the English Channel? Why do you only know this information now." The Earl of Liverpool roared.
Wiping the sweat off his head, Fiorelli tremblingly said: "Your Excellency, the French Mediterranean Fleet left at night, and it was too late by the time we found out. As for why they appeared in the English Channel, we have no idea." It is under investigation. The French did it very secretly this time, and we didn't get any information at all in advance."
"Sir, there is no need to look for objective reasons. I hope you will quickly investigate to me why the French Mediterranean Fleet appeared in the English Channel." Liverpool rudely interrupted Fiorelli's explanation and reprimanded loudly.
Fiorelli nodded quickly, promised to find out the reason as soon as possible, and then fled here quickly.
"Come on, go and find me the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Navy, the Minister of War and the Minister of the Exchequer." Liverpool shouted to the door. Now he needs to worry about the cabinet members and discuss how to deal with this difficult matter.
In less than half an hour, the ministers summoned by Liverpool rushed to Liverpool's office. Except for the Minister of the Navy who already knew about the French Mediterranean Fleet's stationing in the Channel Islands, the rest of them knew nothing about it, so they wondered why Liverpool summoned them in such a hurry.
"Gentlemen, I just received information. Yesterday, the French Mediterranean Fleet arrived at the Channel Islands and officially stationed in St. Peter Port and St. Helier. It seems that they intend to stay in the Channel to fight us. The French Mediterranean Fleet's stationing , so that the strength of the French navy in the strait has been greatly increased, the situation is very unfavorable to us, I hope everyone can come up with a solution." Liverpool said straight to the point.
Hearing this news, everyone except the Secretary of the Navy was moved. Over the past 10 years, Britain and France have been fighting for control of the strait. The battle has basically never stopped, but due to the restraint of both sides, the scale is generally small. Relying on the strength of the Channel Fleet and part of the Home Fleet, the British Navy has always had a slight advantage in the confrontation with the French Channel Fleet. But now that the French Navy has transferred the Mediterranean Fleet to the Channel Islands, this advantage of the British side is gone. The most serious thing is that it is not difficult to see from the actions of France that they will launch large-scale military operations against the British Navy. War is at hand.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we should order all fleets to strengthen their defenses to avoid surprise attacks by the French fleet. At the same time, since our navy is already at a disadvantage in the strait, I think we should immediately transfer all the local fleet into the strait to ensure that the French navy In addition, finances must be tilted towards the navy, and we need to place a large number of orders to major shipyards to meet the consumption of wars that may break out." Secretary of the Navy Halbuher quickly expressed his opinion .
Liverpool nodded. Although Halbuher's opinion is somewhat conservative, it is not a good idea when France's true intentions have not been clarified.
"Hmph, I only know about defense blindly. Is this still our great Royal Navy of the British Empire?" Minister of War Hammurabi said contemptuously. The contradiction between the British Army and the Navy has always been very serious. The UK has always attached importance to the Navy, and its finances have always been tilted towards the Navy. This made the army generals very dissatisfied. Now Halbuher actually asks that the finances be tilted towards the navy, so how can the army mess around? So Hammurabi was very angry.
"You reckless guy, how can you rush to send troops before you know the enemy's intentions?" Halbuher blushed, pointing at Hammurabi and said. It is true that the British Navy has not achieved much in recent years. The English Channel used to be completely under the control of the United Kingdom, but now, not only the Channel Islands are occupied by others, but even the control of the Channel is almost lost. The pain in Albucher's heart.
"I don't know what your navy thinks, but I know that if our army is bullied to the door, we will definitely wipe them all out with the rifles in our hands." Hammurabi said somewhat proudly.
"Then why don't your army go to attack France? Have you swam across the strait to occupy Paris and show us?" Halbucher sarcastically said.
"Okay, that's enough. I didn't let you come to watch you quarrel." Liverpool roared.
"Okay, let's do as Halbuher said for the time being. Transfer the local fleet to the strait. In any case, we will have the upper hand in the confrontation with France. Your Excellency Hawkins, how is our current financial situation? , Can it support the Navy's new round of shipbuilding plan?" Liverpool asked.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Hawkins replied: "Your Excellency, although our current financial situation is very good, the navy's shipbuilding plan was formulated last year. If it is increased now, it will inevitably reduce the army's military expenditure." Speaking of Here, Hawkins looked at Hammurabi with some trepidation.
"The situation is more urgent now, and the new shipbuilding plan must start immediately. The funds will be diverted from the army first, and will be returned later." Liverpool looked at Hammurabi with an apologetic look.
After hearing Liverpool's decision, Hammurabi's face was ashen, while Halbuher's face was joyful. Because in the battle between the navy and the army, the navy won again.
"In addition, the Ministry of the Interior immediately issued an order requiring all coastal cities to immediately enter a state of emergency. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately sent envoys to European countries to make sure that they agreed that once a large-scale military conflict between our country and France started, they must fulfill the peace treaty, from land Attack France to relieve our pressure." Liverpool continued to issue orders.
The Home Secretary and the Foreign Secretary take orders respectively. Due to the sudden presence of the French Mediterranean Fleet in the Channel Islands, the British war machine also quickly began to operate. The cloud of war hangs over the English Channel.
While the British cabinet was busy, Xiao Jie, who was far away in Paris, was receiving a distinguished guest from Ireland.
Since the British invaded in 1999, the Irish have been rebelling against British rule, and this resistance has lasted for hundreds of years, which Xiao Jie admires very much.
"Your Majesty Andresi, it is a great honor to meet you. On behalf of our leader, His Excellency Harrison, I would like to convey his respect to you." A very fair middle-aged man with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose said respectfully Salute to Xiao Jie. It is hard to believe that he is the number three leader of the Irish Resistance, Jemasp, and not a respected teacher or scholar.
"I am also very glad to meet you. Please convey my greetings to Mr. Harrison." Xiao Jie said enthusiastically.
"I will, Your Majesty." Germaspout was perfectly in line with an elegant gentleman. "Your Majesty, I am here this time hoping to get help from you and your country. Since last year, the despicable British have stepped up their suppression of us, causing us to lose a lot of personnel. The rest of the people did not hide in the mountains It’s going underground. The situation of our organization is very bad, so I hope you can help us through this difficult time.” Jemasp pleaded.
"I have always sympathized with your organization's indomitable spirit of resistance for hundreds of years. Don't worry, we will do our best to help you. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com I will turn this point to high My foreign minister, you can talk to him directly when the time comes." Xiao Jie said sincerely. As the saying goes, the enemy of an enemy is a friend, and funding the Irish Resistance is a policy that Xiao Jie has been pursuing all these years.
"Thank you for your generosity and kindness. The Irish people will pray to God for you." Gemasp said with emotion.
Maybe it would be more effective to pray to Satan. God doesn't seem to want us Bonaparte family members, Xiao Jie murmured in his heart. "Mr. Jemasp, but what makes us feel very embarrassed is that the situation in the strait is very tense now. The British navy has stepped up patrols along the coast. I'm afraid it will be difficult for our aid materials to be delivered to your organization." Xiao Jie was a little worried. Said.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will solve this problem." Jemasp said confidently.
Xiao Jie nodded. He knew that since the Irish Resistance Organization could exist for hundreds of years without being wiped out, it naturally had unknown strength. "Mr. Jemasp, as you know, our navy is engaged in a fierce confrontation with the British navy. I wonder if your organization can provide our country with some intelligence assistance." Xiao Jie asked.
Nothing is free in this world. Jemasp thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.