(Alas, aftershocks keep coming. It is said that the aftershock last night reached a magnitude!)
After Hammurabi's words came out, the hall fell silent, and everyone was dumbfounded. The face of King George IV of England was also a little abnormal.
"No, absolutely not. At such a critical moment, how can His Majesty the King leave London?" Liverpool objected loudly. Those who supported him also spoke out, indicating that they also did not agree with the royal family leaving London.
"Everyone, London is about to become a battlefield. I believe everyone knows how powerful the French are. Regardless of the outcome of the war, London will definitely be reduced to ruins. At this moment, if His Majesty the King stays in London, it is How dangerous! If His Majesty the King suffers any harm, then how can we ask the people to answer?" Hammurabi scolded.
Hearing his explanation, the voice of opposition immediately became much smaller. yes! London will soon be used as a battlefield. If His Majesty the King and the royal family are injured in London, they will really be unable to explain. George IV was also very happy in his heart. In his opinion, it was indeed right to help Hammurabi. Under the current circumstances, he could still think of himself. From the bottom of his heart, he is still in favor of temporarily allowing the royal family and the government to evacuate to the north. But he certainly couldn't show such meaning, so he gave Williams a wink, and then said: "Don't argue anymore, I will not leave London. I will fight against the French with my soldiers." invasion."
George IV's words received a lot of praise, but Williams already understood what he meant, so he continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, I admire you very much, but have you ever thought that if you stay in London? If so, Your Excellency Hammurabi must spend a lot of manpower to protect your safety, which is not good for the defense of London. Therefore, I implore you, for the sake of the country, to temporarily evacuate London."
"Your Majesty and the royal family are asked to evacuate London temporarily." Hammurabi also said very respectfully.
"Your Majesty, I still object. If you and the royal family leave London at this time, it will undoubtedly greatly dampen everyone's enthusiasm for fighting the French army. Please stay and boost the morale of our army and strive to win the war. "Liverpool still insisted.
At this time, George IV was already a little unhappy. If you stay in London, the danger will be great. You are the king of England, how can you stay in such a dangerous place?
Williams immediately said: "Your Excellency Liverpool, you must know that if the royal family stays in London, the danger is quite great. If something happens, who can afford the responsibility."
"London will soon become a major battlefield against the French army. In order to avoid greater casualties, I request His Majesty the King, the royal family, the government and civilians to temporarily evacuate London. War is a matter for our soldiers, and innocent people cannot be allowed to A sacrifice for nothing." Hammurabi said with a righteous face.
"This?" Liverpool was speechless. There are millions of civilians in London. If the war is going on in London, the casualties of these civilians will definitely be huge. If such a situation really occurs, then his prime minister will definitely not be able to do it.
"Well, I agree with His Majesty the King and the royal family, the government and the civilians to evacuate London. Where should we evacuate? There are so many civilians, and the time is so short. How can we get them to evacuate London? asked Liverpool. Now that he agreed to Hammurabi's proposal, he raised all these possible problems so that everyone can discuss and solve them. After all, these matters will definitely be handled by the government.
"I think it's time to evacuate to Birmingham. It's 150 kilometers away from London, so it should be safer." Foreign Secretary Lord Smeagley suggested.
"No, Birmingham is too close to London. If the defense of London fails, it will be our next strategic location to stop the French army. Moreover, the French army can fight from London to Birmingham in up to 4 days, so there is still no need to fight against the French army." Not safe. I think it should be evacuated to Manchester," Hammurabi suggested.
"That's right! It's okay to evacuate to Belfast, Ireland."
"Hmph." Hammurabi naturally knew that these people were embarrassing him. He snorted coldly and said, "Soccera and Ireland are not safe for us. If we withdraw to Edinburgh, it will definitely cause turmoil in Scotland." The situation in Ireland is also very chaotic. Since the French army landed in our country, the Irish resistance organization has been active. I suspect that they have been funded by France. If we didn't want 3 infantry divisions in Ireland, there must have been It's messed up."
Now no one said anything more. "Okay then. His Majesty the King, the royal family, and the government will evacuate to Manchester. As for the civilians, they just need to evacuate from London. What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Liverpool thought for a while and said, time is running out now, of course, He didn't forget to ask George IV's meaning, which can be regarded as a gesture of favor to him.
"I have no other opinion, so let's do it," said George IV.
"That's it. The Ministry of War will reorganize the troops and defend London, and other departments of the cabinet will immediately start the evacuation of the royal family and civilians, so these must be completed within 4 days." Liverpool finally said.
In this way, under the order of Liverpool, the whole of London and even nearby areas became busy. The first is the army. Hammurabi reorganized 280,000 British troops and divided them into 14 infantry divisions, 6 independent cavalry brigades and 8 independent artillery brigades. The recruits from the 30 divisions who were being trained all ended their training early. Most of these soldiers only learned how to shoot. As for whether they can hit the target, it depends on God's blessing. And those tactical moves and the like, let alone learned. Anyway, their fate has already been decided, that is to be used as orderlies or cannon fodder on the battlefield.
On the second day after the meeting, King George IV and all members of the royal family left London, and thousands of carriages were used to carry their families and property. Most of them have been accumulated by the royal family for hundreds of years. There are countless gold and silver treasures and antiques, and conservative estimates are tens of billions of francs. After learning from the intelligence agency that the British royal family fled London with such a huge amount of wealth, Xiao Jie's eyes turned red with excitement. He even vowed in his heart to take these treasures as his own. If the British army hadn't sent special troops to protect them, he even wanted to send out airborne troops to **** these treasures. Despite this, he asked the intelligence agencies to pay close attention to the movement of these treasures, so that after defeating the British army, they could be transported back to France as spoils of war.
The civilians learned that London would become a battlefield from the announcement issued by the government. After the government called on the people to evacuate London temporarily, a large number of people fled London with their families and fled to cities or countryside in the north. Everyone hoped to escape more quickly. The farther the better. Of course, there are still quite a few people who are unwilling to leave London, and these people account for about 20% of the total population of London. Most of them are nostalgic for their homeland or are old, weak, sick, and unable to evacuate London. In just three days, London has changed from a bustling city to a dead city. Except for the soldiers of the brigade, there are no other people on the street at all.
June 28, Paris, Tuileries Palace.
"Your Majesty, according to the latest news, most of the civilians in London have been evacuated, and the rest are soldiers, the old, the sick, and those who are unable to evacuate." Eck reported to Xiao Jie.
"Really? It seems that the British side is planning to have a decisive battle with us in London." Xiao Jie said with some disdain. "Who is the commander-in-chief of the British army, and how many troops have they gathered in London?" Xiao Jie still asked.
"The commander-in-chief of the British army is Hammurabi who has just taken over the military power from Liverpool, and Wellington and Bill are his deputies. Near London, the British army has gathered a total of 730,000 troops. Among them, only 28 are capable of fighting. Wan, the others are just mobs." Eck also replied with some contempt. Although there are many British troops, he doesn’t pay much attention to them~www.mtlnovel.com~ When Xiao Jie first heard the figure of 730,000, he was also secretly startled, but he heard that only 280,000 were required to fight, so he put it down Come on. "How many British troops are there besides London?" Xiao Jie asked after thinking for a while.
"There are about 9 infantry divisions. But these troops are relatively scattered. Although they all have certain combat effectiveness, they will not pose any threat to our army."
"What about our army? How are Marshal Davout and Admiral Monty doing?"
"Marshal Davout has led the 1st French Army to Maidstone, and has taken over the command of the battlefield. All kinds of strategic materials on the front line have also been replenished. Marshal Davout has submitted a report. Starting tomorrow, our army's The offensive will resume. At that time, Marshal Davout will storm Croydon, where the reorganized British 12th Infantry Division, 5th Cavalry Independent Brigade and 6th Artillery Independent Brigade are stationed, with a total strength of about 25,000. If we conquer there, we will be connected with the Central and Western Fronts. The Central Route Army has conquered Guildford and is approaching Woking, which is less than 35 kilometers from London. Admiral Monty's Western Route Army has also completed Rest and prepare to attack Reading tomorrow, and then go down the Thames to attack London. In Reading, the British army deployed a total of 3 infantry divisions, 1 independent cavalry brigade and 1 independent artillery brigade, with a total strength of about 60,000 About two people, General Monty's army is comparable."