Chapter 545 Shao Quanzhong Abdicates

Chapter 545 Shao Quanzhong Abdicates

Chapter 545 Shao Quanzhong Abdicates

In the two bamboo houses at Qiao Garden, Shao Quanzhong, Wu Ziyi and Zeng Jize were staring at the large map of Britain on the wall in silence.

On the desk, the three of them had prepared the conditions for negotiating with the British. However, the war situation turned out to be different from what they expected, which made Shao Quanzhong very frustrated.

He didn't know that because of his intrusion, Daxia became the most powerful country, Lucia became Daxia's younger brother, and Waldersee did not dare to open the Eastern Front battlefield, so he had enough troops to cross the sea to fight.

Then, Waldersee acquired aircraft carrier technology and Germany gained control of the sea.

In addition, Schlieffen's prestige was enough to influence Waldersee's battlefield decisions, and he used the V2 rocket as a trump card in advance where it was most needed. The situation of the Second European War had been changed beyond recognition.

He no longer knew "history" and could only judge based on common sense that the British mainland should not be able to be saved. But why couldn't the German army, which was rampant in France, take London when the elite troops of Britain and France were gone? This didn't make sense.

Even if Shao Quanzhong was beaten to death, he would not believe that those native recruits from Southeast Asia had the ability to stop the German steel torrent. What was the situation around London?
Alas, I am not good at economics, nor am I good at fighting wars. My calculations are no longer effective. I no longer have any advantage in my position as emperor.

The army has been completely under control, and the Shao family's empire is stable. Even if I am busy every day, I may not be able to play a big role.

Is it time to abdicate and enjoy life, handing over the country to Ji Ming, and letting the next generation run the government? Shao Quanzhong was a little discouraged...

"Your Majesty, Hurd sent a telegram requesting Daxia to send troops to eliminate the Waldersee gang."

Taking the telegram from Yali, Shao Quanzhong curled his lips and said, "Tsk!" "What good would it do if I went crazy and attacked Waldersee? Hed is just looking for a lifeline for his master."

"I'm a dead man who works for others for money. Does he think I have a big head? It's related to national interests, so there's no way we can have a good relationship - huh?"

Shao Quanzhong glanced at the telegram, suddenly took it and read it carefully, then handed it to Wu Ziyi, and looked back at Zeng Jize and Yali, "The four people in this room know the bottom line of our negotiations with Britain. Who leaked the information?"

Wu Ziyi and Zeng Jize passed Cecil's telegram around and suddenly stood up together, "Congratulations, lord. The time has come for us to send troops."

Shao Quanzhong touched his chin. "Hard is indeed an expert on China. He knows what I want. The conditions he proposed are almost exactly the same as what we prepared, and even better. I can't refuse it."

"But can London hold out? Can we rescue it in time?"

Shao Quanzhong turned around and said, "Yali, ask Le Sen to activate our intelligence personnel left in the UK and find out how they withstood the German attack."

"I absolutely do not believe that Wilhelmina and Churchill, two little brats, can make the combat effectiveness of the Nanyang indigenous soldiers so high that they can fight against the German army by giving speeches to boost morale. It is impossible to do the same with the 20,000 exiled Poles - this is strange."

"No need, I know about this."

When Shao Quanzhong turned around, Zhang Siwen strode in.

There are only a handful of people who can enter Shao Quanzhong's study without notification, and Zhang Siwen is definitely one of them.

Zhang Siwen poured himself a cup of tea, sat down, took a sip, and wiped his mouth. "The key player here is not Wilhelmina, nor Piłsudski, nor the British fencing champion high school student, but the French."

If Zhang Siwen hadn't said this, Shao Quanzhong would have kicked the person out immediately.

The French performed terribly in this European war. They collapsed completely within 20 days of the start of the war and surrendered within 46 days.

My brother-in-law Alfonso I fled to London for refuge. Now London is resisting, but he has not shown up and no one knows where he is.

How come the French soldiers can't do anything in their homeland, but can do it in London? Is this a joke?

Zhang Siwen knew what Shao Quanzhong was thinking and smiled, "It's not Alfonso I who is effective. Feudal emperors are useless at critical moments. What is needed is a truly selfless and fearless contributor."

Well, this statement buries Shao Quanzhong, and only Zhang Siwen said it was okay.

In fact, Shao Quanzhong cannot be considered a feudal emperor. He didn't really care whether he was an emperor or not. He only cared about holding power.

He became emperor only because of historical inertia. It was the 19th century, the imperial system was still deeply rooted in people's hearts, and the people just needed him to be emperor.

Until now, he still likes to hear others call him "Marshal" instead of "Your Majesty."

"Old Four, you mean the Fenian Brotherhood members in France?"

Zhang Siwen nodded, "That's right. Do you know why I became a French Privy Councilor, but now my words don't count in France?"

"Alfonso I has grown up. As a feudal emperor, he needs to grasp power, appoint his own people, and exclude my forces."

"At the beginning, the Interior Minister Gustave and Foreign Minister Blanqui, whom I recommended, were both sidelined. Varlin, who created a miracle in Verdun, was not appointed to take charge of the military power, but was appointed to a sinecure in the General Staff."

"The people whom Alfonso I favored were McMahon, Courbet, General Paladin of the pseudo-republican government who surrendered, Pedire, the former governor of the Cochinchina colony, senior official Huo Daosheng, and Kurris of the navy."

"Although the soldiers at the bottom all joined the Fenian Brotherhood, the soldiers were all corrupt and the generals were corrupt as well. The soldiers were led by these feudal remnants and lacked selfless and fearless courage. When facing the sharp German army, they would of course quickly fall apart."

Shao Quanzhong slapped his forehead, "So the French bear is blaming me. My brother-in-law is the French emperor, and even if your brothers have the ability to overthrow him and make the decision themselves, they are too embarrassed to do it, right?"

Zhang Siwen shook his head, "I can't blame my second brother. Without Alfonso I's status as the legitimate heir of the Bourbon king, the Fenian Brotherhood would have ceased to exist in France..."

Well, success and failure are both due to relatives. The Fenian Society developed under the name of Alfonso I, but was therefore restricted by the imperial system and could not fully exert its power...

"This time, France was defeated and destroyed. Most of the feudal officials stayed in the country and formed a puppet government with McMahon. It was my old brothers from the Fenian Brotherhood who followed Alfonso I into exile in London."

"They are mainly the rebels we recruited in Paris. They are the most resolute and determined people, including Gustave, Blanqui, Varlin, and Baudin..."

Shao Quanzhong shuddered suddenly. The members of the French Fenian Brotherhood who came to London were all the people I was afraid of at the beginning. It was no wonder that they performed miracles.

Huh? There seems to be something wrong with the Finney Brotherhood. I have never thought about this because I completely trust Sven. However, they are quite different from the group I remember... Shao Quanzhong did not wait to think about this sudden confusion. Zhang Sven had already continued to talk, which immediately attracted Shao Quanzhong's attention and temporarily put aside his doubts.

"The most determined members of the Fenian Brotherhood are of course French, and they are very eager to fight back to France and push back Waldersee."

"After they arrived in London, they were not idle. They were committed to counterattacking France and soon discovered the 20,000 Polish elite led by Piłsudski."

"The Poles could not defeat the Germans because the gap in strength between the two sides was too great, but Piłsudski was a man who would not admit defeat."

"He was the commander-in-chief of the 'Infantry Association' established by Poland. He had 12,000 well-trained elite soldiers under his command. Under the fierce attack of the Germans, he reacted quickly and was not surrounded in Warsaw. Instead, he retreated to Romania."

"There he joined up with 8,000 Polish regular army veterans who had been evacuated there by Colonel Alyosha, and they joined forces and traveled to London, preparing to join the powerful British and French coalition forces and continue to fight the Germans on the Western Front."

"I didn't expect that the British and French forces, despite their reputation, were no longer viable. They were quickly defeated by the Germans, and France was destroyed in 46 days. They were stranded in London."

"Pilsudski is also a Fenian. However, his ideas are relatively moderate. He and Blanqui and his ilk don't see eye to eye. They might even call each other heretics and start fighting."

"Now that they have a common enemy, Waldersee, they are united at once."

"But the alliance was of little use. The mere 20,000 Polish remnants, although they were all elite veterans, could not fight against more than 5 million German troops. When they were at their wits' end, the 5 million Southeast Asian natives we sent arrived in London."

"The British looked down on the natives of Southeast Asia, but the French and Poles did not. They had no choice but to try to contact and cooperate with the Dutch commander Jacob."

"Jacob is loyal to the House of Orange and is full of passion, but he is worried. The natives under him are loyal but weak in combat. The officers promoted from the 2,000 colonial soldiers brought over from Batavia are also weaklings and have no ability to fight a big battle."

"The two sides hit it off and joined forces, with Sjakob as commander-in-chief and Piłsudski as deputy commander-in-chief, and 20,000 Polish elite soldiers becoming low- and middle-level officers."

"With 20,000 Polish officers with rich combat experience leading the army, these 5,020 men became well-organized all of a sudden and began to receive formal training in a military camp outside London."

"That's not enough. The core members of the French Fenian Brotherhood have joined the Dutch and Polish coalition forces as senior military supervisors and called me for help."

"I can't give them Daxia's interests, but I can't ignore these old brothers, so I asked my wife to send them 20,000 red-haired Irish supervisors."

"Five million Nanyang natives received military training during the day and were taught by French and Irish military supervisors at night. After three months of reorganization, they were not yet a complete army in terms of combat capability, but their loyalty, bravery, and awareness of fighting and sacrificing for their ideals were no longer a problem."

"During the three-month German bombing, five million Nanyang natives, led by 20,000 Polish officers and 20,000 Irish military supervisors, dug fortifications around London and built dense layers of defense lines."

"So - once the Germans landed, they ran into a tough situation..."

Shao Quanzhong finally understood what was going on in London.

Good fellow, I sent Zeng Xiaoyi to Nanyang to establish the Fenian Brotherhood but was stopped by Zhang Zhidong. I didn’t expect that these five million people would be spotted by the backbones of the French Fenian Society when they arrived in London, and finally became the fighting force of the Fenian faction…

Shao Quanzhong knew very well how powerful the 20,000 red-haired Irish instructors were. They were a force that could turn decay into magic.

Ireland is a very special country. Due to the collusion between Zhang Siwen and Jessica, Ireland became independent and became the base camp of the Fenian Brotherhood.

But they are too close to the British mainland, and are a dominion under the British Empire. The main leaders are all from the Irish descent of the Federation. Therefore, they have never joined the Daxia system. Economically, they are closer to the Federation.

The French and the Poles also completely refused to listen to Daxia, and the natives of Southeast Asia were even taken away by Shao Quanzhong in partnership with the Dutch using silver, which was equivalent to exile to Europe.

This group of forces that had absolutely no connection with Daxia merged together and actually formed a "non-Daxia Finni" force that could not be underestimated, which made Waldersee suffer a setback.

Shao Quanzhong smiled. "Not bad, not bad. The Dutch and Polish coalition forces, plus French and Irish supervisors, Waldersee's troops landed on the British mainland, but they didn't encounter the British army. Instead, they ran into the 'Four Lan Coalition Forces'. Hahahaha!"

Wu Ziyi also understood, "The sudden rise of the Silan coalition has given this little girl Wilhelmina an advantage. With a five million strong army, if she can really defend London, her prestige will be enough to make her the Queen of England."

"The Windsor royal family is panicking because of this, so they are offering us such good conditions. Marshal, it would be a waste if we don't agree to this. I think it's worth our effort."

Shao Quanzhong slapped his forehead and said, "Yali, call Hurd back. I agree to his request. Daxia will personally take care of Waldersee."

On August 1889, 8, the light cruiser "Queen Jessica" arrived in Ottawa, the temporary capital of the British Empire.

The Windsor royal family held a press conference, and Queen Victoria announced that she was responsible for the failure of the war and abdicated, bypassing Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, and passing the throne to her granddaughter Princess Louise.

At the same time, Her Majesty Louise will go to Hailing to get married immediately. "Following the example of Queen Mary", Wang Fu Shao Ji Zeng will become the King of England and rule Britain together with Her Majesty Louise.

The territories east of the Xingdao, Malay, and Tianzhu Shannan Railway were handed over to the friendly country of Bactria for rule. At the same time, the vassal states of Sikkim and Bhutan were returned to Bactria, the colony of Hong Kong was returned, and the garrison in the vassal state of Gorkha was withdrawn.

In order to preserve the Windsor royal family's kingdom, Queen Victoria measured the material resources of Great Britain and won the favor of Marshal Shao in exchange for Great Xia sending troops to Europe.

As soon as the news came out, Daxia immediately released an even more shocking news.

Shao Quanzhong announced his abdication and passed the throne to Crown Prince Shao Jiming.

Before everyone had digested the meaning of the simultaneous abdication of the two emperors of the British Empire and Bactria, Prime Minister Selsey took a train to Washington the next day, met with Garfield on the cruiser "Augusta", and signed the "Atlantic Charter".

The Federation announced that in order to ensure that the British Empire would not default on its debt to the Federation - wrong, it was "in order to eliminate the Waldersee gang that was committing massacres at will" - the Federation declared war on Germany.

Then, the new emperor of Great Xia, Shao Jiming, and Garfield jointly announced that they would form a Xia-US coalition to intervene in the European war.

Both sides urged Waldersee to see the situation clearly, immediately stop the attack on London, withdraw the army to the mainland and negotiate, so as to save face.

Otherwise you will surely perish. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

(End of this chapter)