"Your Majesty, I think that cooperation with the United States will be an excellent opportunity for us, and we have no reason to refuse." England Prime Minister Williams said first. After receiving the news from the United States, England did not dare to neglect, and immediately negotiated. This time, at Buckingham Palace, the royal family and heads of government sat together again. Those in attendance included King George IV, Home Secretary Edward, Foreign Secretary Palmerston, Prime Minister Williams, War Secretary Hammurabi and Chancellor of the Exchequer Bolton. Now, the regime in England is completely divided into two camps, one is the king, the minister of the interior and the minister of foreign affairs, and the other is the prime minister, the minister of war and the minister of exchequer. The army was also divided into two factions. As the Minister of War, Hammurabi could only command 14 infantry divisions of the government army, and the other 8 divisions of the Royal Guards were led by the Secretary of the Interior Edward. The conflict between the royal family and the government became more and more serious, but in the predicament of the war, the two parties still had to unite.
"Cooperating with the United States can break the current deadlock. However, have you ever thought that the United States has now become France's sworn enemy. If we cooperate with the Americans, then we will definitely become the target of France. By then, our The situation is even more dangerous." Foreign Secretary Palmerston said with some concern.
"Even if we don't cooperate with the United States, France will suppress us. It is easy to see their sinister intentions from their support of Ireland and Scotland." Secretary of the Army Hammurabi said with a cold snort. "If the US Army joins, then I can guarantee that we will be able to quickly quell the war on the British Isles and reunify the British Isles. Under such circumstances, with the support of the United States, we may not be without peace The strength of France in World War I. Moreover, now that the main force of the French navy has been wiped out, it is still a question whether they can land in our country again."
"In principle, I agree in principle to cooperate with the United States. However, there is one point, that is, the strength of their expeditionary force must be limited. Otherwise, if it is not handled well, it may threaten our interests." William Williams After thinking for a moment, Si said. His words won the approval of everyone. Although England welcomes cooperation with the United States, there is a premise that the power of the United States in the British Isles cannot endanger their rule. Otherwise, they would rather not cooperate with the United States.
"I have a question, that is, the plan proposed by the United States seems to include Canada. You must know that Canada is our territory. William, Liverpool and others stole our territory, and now they are going to land in the British Isles. Don't you Should we be wary of this?" Edward said suddenly.
"Our cooperation with them this time is purely to resist France. After using their power to unify the British Isles, our strength will definitely increase greatly. At that time, it is not impossible to compete with them for Canada." Han Murabi said suddenly.
"That's fine. As long as everyone can guarantee and support our orthodox royal status, we can agree to cooperate with the United States." George IV finally said.
Of course, everyone would not object to George IV's request. In any case, no matter how big or serious the conflict between them is, they are all grasshoppers tied to a rope. If William IV wins power and returns to the British Isles, what will happen to the interests of these people here? , will definitely cause great damage. So of course they don't want William IV to overwhelm George IV.
After reaching an agreement, England and the US special envoy quickly negotiated, finally reached an agreement, and signed a secret treaty. The content of the treaty is relatively simple. First, the United States and Canada form a coalition to help England quickly quell the rebellion. What England has to pay is to turn to the United States in an all-round way, and together with the United States and Canada, resist France, making the British Isles the forefront of fighting against France. Of course, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom will also carry out extensive contacts in the future, not only military, but also economic.
Choosing to land here, Henry mainly has two considerations. From a military point of view, 140,000 of Ireland's current 240,000 troops are concentrated in the Slodonia region and Anglesey in northern Wales. Eighty percent of the remaining 100,000 people are distributed along the coast of the Irish Sea, guarding against the cross-sea raids of the English army and supporting Wales. In the rest of the vast area, there are only about 20,000 people in total. Therefore, Henry believed that if the 20,000 American-Canadian coalition forces landed in Donegal, they would be able to gain a firm foothold there. After the follow-up troops arrive, defeating the Irish army and occupying the whole of Ireland is no longer empty talk. The second point is considered from a political point of view. Although the United States and Canada are cooperating with England this time, the relationship between the United States and Canada obviously cannot completely trust England. Once England and Canada start to be on the British orthodox throne, the United States will inevitably go to the opposite of England. As a prerequisite for the cooperation between the two parties, England also restricted the size of the US-Canadian coalition forces, requiring that the total strength of the US-Canada coalition forces not exceed 100,000. The British army has hundreds of thousands of people. Once a conflict occurs, the US-Canadian coalition forces will obviously be at a disadvantage. And if the US-Canadian coalition forces occupy the island of Ireland alone, these can be completely avoided. Moreover, the island of Ireland can be built into a base that belongs entirely to the United States. What's more, if the Republic of Ireland is destroyed, then the remaining Kingdom of Scotland is naturally no longer an opponent of the English army, and it can be regarded as fulfilling the treaty. It can be said that killing birds with one stone.
Henry's plan was highly endorsed by Adams and others. It is indeed much better to establish your own power in the British Isles than to unite with England.
On June 29, the first batch of troops of the American-Canada Expeditionary Force secretly set off from the United States and headed for Dogor. After 10 days of turbulence, they finally arrived at their destination. Fortunately, at this time, the power of the French navy has basically been driven out of the Atlantic Ocean, so their actions cannot be discovered by France at all.
On July 8, Henry, who set off with the first batch of troops of the American-Canadian Expeditionary Force, issued an attack order. Immediately, the US-Canada Expeditionary Force launched a landing campaign against Donegal. For this, the Irish army was not prepared at all, and the army stationed in Donegal only had one infantry regiment. Caught off guard, the American and Canadian Expeditionary Forces routed the Irish army and captured Donegal with just one attack.
When the news that Donegal was occupied by the US-Canadian coalition forces was reported to the Irish Presidential Palace, people including Irish President Harrison and Prime Minister Jemasp did not believe it at all, and completely regarded it as a trick by England. , or simply think it's just a joke. But when the emergency news came one after another, the people gradually believed it, and hurriedly mobilized the army to counterattack, hoping to drive the opponent back before the US-Canada Expeditionary Force could gain a firm foothold. But by this time, it was too late. The US-Canada Expeditionary Force has occupied Donegal and built strong fortifications. The Irish government army mobilized 40,000 troops from the coast of the Irish Sea to attack Donegal. However, in the face of the strong fortifications connecting the United States and Canada, the Irish army launched several attacks, but all failed and suffered heavy losses.
July 13th~www.mtlnovel.com~The second batch of troops of the US-Canada Expeditionary Force landed in Donegal. These troops included 4 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment and 1 artillery regiment from the United States and 1 infantry division from Canada, totaling 30,000 people. Their arrival has greatly increased the strength of the US-Canada Expeditionary Force. And then launched a fierce attack on the Irish army. In the Battle of Lower Lake Erne, the American and Canadian Expeditionary Force won a big victory, annihilating more than 20,000 Irish troops, and disintegrating the threat of the Irish army to Donegal.
On July 16, the last batch of troops from the US-Canada Expeditionary Force arrived, accompanied by a large amount of urgently needed military supplies and medicines. On July 18, the US-Canadian Expeditionary Force launched a fierce counterattack against the Irish army. They set out from Donegal and attacked southeast, pointing directly at Dublin, the capital of Ireland.
The US-Canada Expeditionary Forces were victorious, and their offensive seemed invincible.
The army retreated steadily, causing panic at the top of the Irish government. In order to resist the attack of the US-Canada Expeditionary Force, the Irish government on the one hand mobilized the troops of the entire island of Ireland to resist the US-Canada Expeditionary Force. On the other hand, they asked France for help and asked France to send troops to help them.
The victory of the American and Canadian Expeditionary Forces also greatly inspired the English army. They also launched fierce attacks on various fronts and achieved very good results. Especially in Scotland, the English army successfully approached the city of Edinburgh.