1890 King of Southeast Asia

"We can't wait any longer. The situation is developing in a direction that the British Empire doesn't want to see." Winston pushed the door open roughly and shouted at the noisy British ministers.

"In the past twenty days, the world situation has changed dramatically, and you, the gentlemen that the British Empire relies on, are here to discuss how to properly reject Serbia's request for help."

"Gentlemen, the war is coming soon. Sitting at the negotiation table and talking can no longer solve the current problems."

"Dear Prime Minister, in the name of the Admiralty, I sincerely ask you to order preparations for war!"

Winston was in his middle age at this time, and his speech was not as weak as after World War II. Instead, he was full of energy and his voice was loud.

"Look, who is this? Winston, we know what you are going to say, and we also know how the situation is developing. You can keep your voice down. You almost deafened my ears." Marshal, Minister of War, Horatio Herbert Kitchener rubbed his ears and said contemptuously.

"If you really knew how the situation was developing, you wouldn't be sitting here." Winston sat aside with a sullen face.

"Winston, we are discussing this matter." Asquith stood up and waved his hand while explaining, signaling both sides to calm down.

"Let's continue, Winston, you listen first, and if you have any opinions, wait until others have finished speaking before expressing them." Asquith said to Winston alone.

"Yes, Prime Minister." Winston's face darkened.

"Prime Minister, ministers, according to my prediction, war has become a fate and is inevitable, unless the Tsar sits on Serbia and does nothing, or Germany disarms."

"We all know that this is impossible."

Horatio glanced at Winston and showed a very standard smile, showing eight teeth.

"So, Sir Winston is right about one thing. If the British Empire will no longer insist on the offshore balance policy, then we should start mobilizing."

"What about the scale? Marshal Horatio, how many troops should we send to France?" Asquith touched his nose with his right hand, looking a little unnatural.

There are two voices in the British Empire. The first is the voice of traditional politicians, that is, insisting on the offshore balance policy and watching the tigers fight from the mountain.

The other is mainly the voice of soldiers and the Ministry of Finance, who advocate a tough attitude against the Germans.

These soldiers almost all participated in the Boer War. Asquith believed in their experience and ability, so he was more inclined to war.

As for the Ministry of Finance, no one knows better than the Ministry of Finance how much the British Empire has invested in the arms race. If these "investments" cannot get enough returns, the Ministry of Finance dare not imagine the consequences.

"Prime Minister, gentlemen, this is a war of unprecedented scale, and it is also a war between industrial countries that we have never encountered."

"Through the Boer War, the Russo-Japanese War, the Sino-Japanese War and other wars, this war will be far more cruel than we imagined."

Horatio began to chant, hoping to attract enough attention.

"Please speak more clearly, the Empire's Minister of War will not be able to express his opinions only with some vague words, right?" Winston was waiting anxiously on the side.

Of course, the most important thing is that generally speaking, he is the one who chants in any position.

Don't underestimate this point. Listening to speeches can also be tiring. Horatio has finished speaking. Who will listen to him later?

"I think the war with Germany will be a protracted war that will last for several years. We have made too many preparations for the war. No one will surrender in a short time."

"Of course, more important is the elite German army. Although I don't like to say this, the fact is that even if we add up the French, I don't think we can be unstoppable on the battlefield."

As a senior army, field marshal, and minister of the army, Horatio clearly knows what his men are.

Drug addicts, gamblers, drunkards, criminals, speculators, almost all the qualities that have been despised for many years in human history can be found in the British Empire Army.

"But we still have Russia. The gray beast can easily overwhelm Germany, at least overwhelm Prussia, just like during the anti-French war." Winston said confidently.

Winston felt that Horatio had some truth in what he said. He also clearly realized the combat effectiveness of the British Empire Army and had no hope for it.

If the British Empire Army's treatment is divided into three levels, the most essential is the local Royal Corps. These people are well-equipped and well-trained, but the number is extremely small.

Then there are the ordinary corps. One thing is very important. When the ordinary corps of the British Empire recruits soldiers, the threshold is very loose.

You can easily find Dutch, Finns, and even Egyptians pretending to be British in the ordinary corps.

Even the nationality cannot be checked, let alone whether the soldier's background is innocent, whether there is a criminal record, etc.

How is the combat effectiveness of the ordinary corps? Just look at the Boer War to know that it is definitely crushed against the Green Camp, but with the same equipment, it is not necessarily possible to beat the patrol battalion.

Then there is the third level, the colonial corps. The stronger ones include the Australian Corps, the Canadian Corps, etc., and the weaker ones include the Indian Mercenary Corps, etc.

Many of these people have good combat effectiveness, but the inherent arrogance of the British Empire makes them unwilling to admit that colonial soldiers are actually stronger than ordinary soldiers of the British Empire.

(It is not the British colonial army, but the army formed by the colonial locations. The former is the British Army, and the latter can basically be regarded as a servant.)

"Yeah, if the Tsar does not need to care about the Million Army of the Austro -Hungarian Empire and the Bulgarian kingdom, maybe it can really flood the East Prussia." Huo Lexiao agreed to Winston's words.

"Well, Winston, sit down. Marshal, do you think the British Empire should deal with this war?" Asquers took a deep breath.

"If the war broke out, I hope that the government can authorize me to form a new army, at least to mobilize the recruitment of two million people. They should be led by young officers to deal with the Germans with a new look."

"Once the war broke out, I hope that the government can decisively and actively join the war. I am afraid that the French people will repeat the same mistakes. They have been stunned by hatred."

"After the war broke out, we should immediately block all foreign traffic in Germany and cut off their resources ..."

Huo Lexiao introduced his strategy in detail, from the recruitment of the soldiers to the overall strategy, Huo Leixiao said it a little bit.

"Very ... wonderful!" Winston applauded after Huo Lexiao finished speaking.

"Jazz, I'm not talking, please don't applaud." Huo Lexiao looked at Winston with a fog.

"No! Earl Kikina, your plan is very exciting and you should get applause." Asquis also gathered.

(Earl Kika, the title of Hobelo Herbert Kickey.)

Huo Lexiao Qiangyan laughed. He proposed this plan. One was to think of his thoughts by the Prime Minister, and the other was to see if they had different opinions.

After all, he is just a soldier and professional soldiers. Although he has started researching politics and strategies in recent years, these esoteric things can not be thoroughly studied a day and two days.

For example, in the plan of Huo Xiao, the processing of the industrial system during the battle seems to be very taken for granted. (There was no word at that time, but there was such a concept.)

He mistakenly estimated the industrial ability and financial situation in the UK, and even if he had thought of it, he still failed to expect the fierceness of the war.

In the first few months of the war, the reserve war supplies were directly exhausted, resulting in repeated shaking of the front.

This is also one of the reasons why the war lasted for several years. It is often used for one month of materials, and a battle is lost.

The front line may have just obtained the advantage, but it cannot open the breakthrough because of lack of ammunition.

"So, start preparing, first recruit 200,000 volunteers, set up ten divisions, and take a look at the situation."

"As for Serbia, Winston is not that we don't want to intervene, but we can't do it. We don't have enough troops to send to Balkans, and that is the Russian site."

"Sir Wheat, please explain to the Russians that London will support all reasonable behaviors."

Asques has basically accepted the reality of the war, and also accepted the view of Huo Lexiao -this will be a protracted war -consuming war.

"Winston, stay." Asquers said, others got up and resigned.

"How about the Navy's Ministry?" After waiting for only two people, Asquis began to play emotional cards.

"Okay, the fleet has General Jerco. I don't need much things to deal with, just a little government affairs. The most important thing is to fight with the members of the parliament. I am doing this."

Winston didn't understand the reason why Asquers left him, absent -minded perfunctory.

"Winston, the war is about to start. I looked at the materials we stored, and maybe it could not support it in 1917." Asques saw this and said his purpose.

"The acquisition of materials is in charge of the logistics department, and I will urge them." Winston said quickly.

In fact, he didn't take it very much. In his opinion, this war lasted at most one and a half to two years. Can the Germans be able to afford it?

"No no, because the damn war broke out in the Far East, recently various supplies have risen significantly. There are too many things we need, and there are not enough funds to acquire materials." Asquers smiled slightly.

"So, I understand, I will let the fleets be able to step up the materials, but I think it should still give those locals a little money, which can effectively reduce their resistance."

Winston suddenly realized, isn't it just grabbing things? Can you use this? The British Empire snatched for hundreds of years, the Prime Minister covered it?

"You misunderstood Winston. Some things must be bought with money, such as rubber and tung oil, so we need money."

"We also need a group of soldiers so that before the completion of Marshal Huo Xiao, the Germans were used to hinder the German attack." Asquers smiled with a smile.

"I understand, I will tell the Indian fleet ..."