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Text Chapter 1,356 The Wealth of the British Royal Family

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    Liverpool is the most important city on the Irish Sea coast in western England and an important port.  After the Chinese Army's 8th Group Army captured this place, it had great benefits. If it continued to attack eastward, it could completely divide Britain into two and cut it in half!  By then, the whole of Scotland may have fallen.  Therefore, after the Chinese Army's 8th Army landed in Liverpool, it immediately caused panic in the UK!  The British cabinet asked the Army to ensure the security of northern Britain no matter what.  However, this is an almost impossible task for the current British Army.  Most of the British Army's strength has been deployed to the southern coast of England. The entire northern region is extremely empty. They are simply unable to organize favorable troops to defend against the Chinese army's attack.

    As a last resort, the British Army had to defend passively on the one hand, and on the other hand, it turned to Germany for help, asking the Germans to go to northern England to build a defense line to prevent the Chinese attack.  At this moment, Germany was also confused by the Chinese army's attack.  Although it is very important for Germany to prevent China's expansion in the UK, Germany is quite powerless at this moment.  The 500,000 troops of the German 2nd Army were still landing. Although the 3rd Army had completed its assembly, Germany lacked enough ships to send these troops to Britain.  During the two years of war, Germany's shipping suffered a devastating blow and was simply unable to compare with China.  Not only has China's shipping capacity been greatly improved in the past two years, but after defeating the United States, it has plundered a large number of merchant ships in the United States, making China's shipping capacity the number one in the world, far surpassing other countries!

    Under such circumstances, the German Army had to capture as many British cities as possible to ensure that it seized the territory first.  In this case, as long as China does not want an immediate war with Germany, it will not attack cities that the German army has occupied.

    On June 28, the Chinese Army's Second Group Army concentrated three infantry divisions and one armored brigade. With the assistance of fighter planes taking off from the aircraft carrier, it severely damaged three British Army infantry corps at Swindon and wiped out more than 60,000 enemies.  .  The remaining British troops retreated back to London and did not dare to continue heading west!  The Chinese Army continued to approach London.  At this time, a corps of the 2nd Army of the German Army stood in front of the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army. The Germans did not launch an attack or even provoke. At least they cut off the Chinese army's march to London.  In order to avoid conflict with the German side, the Chinese Second Army had to stop advancing towards London and instead attack Wales, resulting in a confrontation with the German army in Swindon.  The German army was relieved to see that the Chinese army gave up its march to London.  The Chinese army is unwilling to conflict with Germany at this time, and the same is true for Germany!

    At the same time, the 8th Army of the Chinese Army attacked southward from Liverpool and approached Birmingham, an important industrial city in the UK!  Birmingham is the largest metal processing region in the UK and the world. It can be called the largest and most concentrated industrial area in the world.  If this area is occupied by China, Britain's industrial strength will be severely damaged.  To this end, the British government requires the British Army to send troops to defend Birmingham to prevent it from being destroyed by the Chinese army!  However, it is also very difficult for the British Army to transfer from the southern coastal area to Birmingham. In addition, the railway network in northern London was bombed by Chinese Navy carrier-based aircraft. After the railway was bombed, the maneuverability of the British Army was affected.  Extremely restrictive.

    ?? London, England, 10 Downing Street, is a gloomy place.  Two armies of the Chinese Army landed in the UK, causing the British Army to suffer heavy losses.  Although the total strength of the two armies of the Chinese Army is only more than 400,000, their combat capabilities are much stronger than those of the British Army.  The German Army may be able to confront the Chinese Army, but it is simply impossible for the Germans to go to war with China at this time. They are just trying to prevent China from occupying important areas in the UK.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the leading force of the Chinese Army's 8th Group Army is less than thirty kilometers away from Birmingham. We only have about 200,000 people in Birmingham, and more than half of them are newly formed second-line troops. If a battle breaks out, we will  I¡¯m afraid it will be difficult to stop the Chinese attack!¡± Winston Churchill reported to Prime Minister Asquith!  These days, he has been quite anxious.

    "Your Excellency Churchill, Birmingham is too important to us and cannot be lost! If it is occupied or destroyed by the Chinese, Britain's war potential will be greatly weakened!" Prime Minister Asquith insisted.  Although he also knew that such a request was a bit harsh, there was nothing he could do about it.  If Britain wanted to rise, its industrial base had to be preserved.  The Chinese have looted American industrial equipment like locusts in the United States, which is enough to scare the UK!

    "Can we let the Germans go to Birmingham? In Swindon, it was the Germans who stopped the Chinese. It seems that neither the Chinese nor the Germans want to fall out with each other at the moment., so both sides are exercising restraint!  If the Germans occupy Birmingham, the Chinese will probably not fight against the Germans!  ¡± said Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary.

    "The railway line has been blown up, and we cannot send reinforcements to Birmingham in time, and the same goes for the Germans. The Chinese will launch an attack on Birmingham tomorrow at the latest, and we have no extra time!" said Winston Churchill!  !

    Although Britain¡¯s transportation facilities are very complete, after China dispatched carrier-based aircraft to blow up the railway lines, it immediately caused great trouble to Britain.

    Prime Minister Asquith also decided to have a bit of a headache.  Birmingham's status is very important. If it can be maintained, that would be the best!  However, if you really can¡¯t hold on, there is no other way!

    "Your Majesty Prime Minister, the Prince of Wales wants to see you!" At this time, the secretary of the Prime Minister's Office entered the conference room and reported to everyone!

    "Prince of Wales? Invite him in!" Asquith frowned and then said.  The Prince of Wales is the eldest son of King George V and first in line to the British throne.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, Excellency Ministers, good morning!" After entering the conference room, the Prince of Wales greeted everyone, appearing polite.

    "Your Royal Highness! Good morning!" Prime Minister Asquith and others greeted the Prince of Wales!

    "Your Highness, what is your purpose of coming this time?" Prime Minister Asquith asked directly.  Although the British royal family has a high status in the UK, its real power is not great.  Especially after the death of Queen Victoria, the power of the British royal family was greatly restricted.

    ¡°Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I took the liberty of visiting today because of matters related to Birmingham!¡± said the Prince of Wales.

    "Birmingham? Birmingham is threatened by the Chinese. Does this have anything to do with the royal family?" Prime Minister Asquith asked with some confusion!

    "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, please rest assured that the royal family has no intention of interfering with the government's work. However, Birmingham is very important, and His Majesty the King hopes to keep Birmingham!" said the Prince of Wales.

    "Why?" Prime Minister Asquith asked.  This request from the British royal family made the cabinet very confused and confused!

    "Because, the royal family's wealth has been transferred to Birmingham at the end of last year! If Birmingham falls, the wealth accumulated by the royal family for hundreds of years will fall into the hands of the Chinese!" the Prince of Wales said with a wry smile!

    "What? How could this happen?" Prime Minister Asquith jumped up immediately, and the rest of the cabinet ministers were also shocked.

    No one knows how much wealth the British royal family has, perhaps not even the King himself.  However, it is certain that the British royal family must have accumulated huge wealth over hundreds of years.  Britain has been the maritime hegemon for hundreds of years, and the British royal family has also gained huge benefits from it.  The British royal family obviously cannot use up all this wealth. Over time, this has become an astronomical figure!  The wealth of the British royal family cannot be violated even by the British government.  No one can use it unless the British royal family voluntarily uses it.  During the world war, the British finances were almost exhausted, and the British royal family also gave great support to the British finances.  However, in the later stages, even those with money could not buy various strategic materials, which greatly affected Britain's war potential.  However, after the war is over, these wealth will undoubtedly become an important guarantee for Britain's recovery.  If the royal family's wealth is robbed by the Chinese, Britain will suffer heavy losses!

    "Your Royal Highness, when did the royal family transfer its wealth to Birmingham? How much was transferred in total?" Finance Minister David Lloyd George asked.  Now that the British government is deeply in debt, he is hoping to get some more blood from the royal family!  But I didn't expect that the royal family actually transferred their wealth, and now that wealth is about to be attacked by the Chinese!

    "Because His Majesty the King was adversely affected by the war situation, he transferred the royal family's wealth to Birmingham. Now, 90% of the royal family's wealth is concentrated in secret warehouses around Birmingham." The Prince of Wales said!

    "Ninety percent of wealth? How much is that?" Prime Minister Asquith asked.

    "Well, in terms of gold alone, it's almost a thousand tons! If you include other treasures, the total value is probably about 200 million pounds!" said the Prince of Wales!  This is why the British royal family donated a lot of wealth for free during the war. Otherwise, the British royal family would have even more wealth!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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