Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 978

George V still lives in a suburban palace. The smog in London has nothing to do with George V. The battles on the front lines have nothing to do with George V. Even the impeachment of Congress has nothing to do with George V. Reincarnation is really a technical job. Others They are all working hard to advance to Rome, only George V was born in Rome.

George V can guarantee a leisurely and comfortable life because there are millions of soldiers working hard on the front lines, so George V treats military generals very well. He knows very well who guarantees his power. If it depends entirely on Parliament Those politicians, France is the future of Britain.

Rock and his group are all important British ministers. Except for Haig, who is far away in France, almost all the top military officials have come out, so George V must pay attention to it. He entertained Rock and his group in front of the fireplace in the study , in the form of a family tea party.

It is a pity that there are not many sofas in George V's study, only Kitchener and Rock have seats, and Winston, William Robertson, and John Jericho can only sit on the temporary stools brought by the servants .

It is normal for Kitchener to have a seat in front of George V. He is the British Minister of War and the spiritual symbol of the British Army. His status in the army is similar to that of George V.

Roque has a seat because Roque's title is an earl. Regardless of how easy it is for Roque to get the title, it is very difficult for others to get the title. Roque is easy because Britain has the demand to win over southern Africa, and others rely on military exploits. Frenzi was named Viscount Ypres after returning home, Kitchener was named Viscount only after he led the British Expeditionary Force to win the Boer War, and was named Earl after the outbreak of the World War. William Robertson is not even a nobleman now. , after the end of the World War was made a baronet.

"Britain cannot live without a prime minister. I will announce a new prime minister tomorrow. What suggestions do you have?" George V knew why Rock and his gang came to him in the middle of the night. Winston, as the only non-military Party members, which in itself represents the attitude of Rock and Kitchener, the important military officials.

"We agreed that Winston is the most suitable candidate." Kitchener said very little, and there was no need for a long speech at this time, the less words the more weight.

Rock and the others didn't speak, they sat straight in their seats, their eyes were on George V, waiting for George V's decision.

It is obvious that the military has unified its thinking, which is very important for the UK now, especially under the premise that the Parliament has been divided.

"Winston, what do you mean?" George V wanted to hear Winston's statement.

"Your Majesty, if I were the Prime Minister of the British Empire, I would definitely lead the British Empire to win this war and safeguard the glory of our British Empire!" Winston didn't say much, but his attitude was still firm, showing strong confidence.

King George V nodded in satisfaction. He was also dissatisfied with Lloyd George, who was born as a commoner, even though George was in their names.

Lloyd George was an orphan since he was a child. He was adopted by his shoemaker uncle, married a farmer's daughter, and was elected as a member of parliament as a solicitor. In 1908, Lloyd George served as chancellor of the exchequer. Using troops overseas, even though Britain faced a serious threat from the German army, Lloyd George still tried every means to create obstacles for Kitchener's preparations for war.

After the outbreak of the World War, Lloyd George realized that the war was inevitable, and the British people were excited. Lloyd George also changed his attitude. He strongly encouraged Britain to launch an all-out war, and had serious disagreements with Prime Minister Asquith.

Congress launched the impeachment of Asquith at this time, which is very cruel to Asquith. Asquith’s son had just died in the Battle of the Somme. Now impeaching Asquith is tantamount to depriving Asquith himself had the power to avenge his son.

Most importantly, Lloyd George was Welsh.

Rock and the others didn't bother George V for too long. After a brief meeting, the generals left George V's palace, and Rock and Winston returned to Winston's country house in London.

In the UK, Rock must keep a low profile. Rock can't use the armored command vehicles commonly used in southern Africa. Although there are no weapons installed on Rock's armored command vehicles, for London, the huge armored command vehicles are steel monsters. Rock Don't leave that impression on Londoners.

Winston was also very low-key in London. Winston didn't even use the lord's car inlaid with the Duke of Marlborough's family crest given to him by Rock, but chose a relatively cheap ordinary car.

There are only four seats in the car. Rock and Winston sit in the back row, Angie and Winston's secretary sit in the front row, and the guard sits in another car. Winston is very excited and said along the way non-stop.

"When I become prime minister, I will first call back that butcher Haig. You are the most suitable candidate for the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force-how about letting Neville be the minister of military supplies? You have such a good relationship with Neville, he must I won’t hold you back in terms of military supplies—Nyasaland should have accumulated a lot of tanks, and send the tanks to Whale Bay as soon as possible, and the Nyasaland military-industrial group will get orders soon—if If you are the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, what about the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force? Do you have any suitable candidates?" Winston was very excited. The new prime minister will re-form a cabinet after taking office, and there will be a lot of changes in the cabinet members. Roque will take credit for this process Zhiwei, without Rock's go-between, Winston would not have won the support of so many military generals.

"Neville is indeed the right candidate for the Minister of Munitions. He already works in the Ministry of Munitions-Nyasaland already has [-] tanks. How many does the War Department need? After I left the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Chief of Staff Ian Hamilton is the most suitable candidate, our previous cooperation is very pleasant, and there will be no large-scale battles in the Asia Minor Peninsula in the short term, and I will transfer the Southern African Expeditionary Force back to France." Rock is not polite, and the benefits he wants are not soft at all, Rock also hopes that the United Kingdom can be more united so that the interests of the United Kingdom can be better safeguarded.

To safeguard British interests is to safeguard the interests of southern Africa.

"Locke, no matter what, you must lead the expeditionary force to win the war. We have no retreat this time. If we lose the war, we will lose the future." After getting off the car, Winston finally calmed down and defeated Lloyd George is only the first step, and winning the war is the ultimate goal.

"I will—" Roque didn't have any ambitions, nor did he give a deadline. It was not easy to defeat Germany. Although Roque replaced Haig, the French army had not yet returned to the right path.

It is impossible to defeat Germany only by relying on the strength of the United Kingdom. Since the outbreak of the World War, the German army has shown extraordinary learning ability. The blue is better than the blue, and now the German army has learned the offensive methods of the Southern African Expeditionary Force, and the German army is making continuous progress.

For Roque, replacing Haig is just the beginning. Roque still has a lot of work to do. The Australian and New Zealand Allied Forces, which have suffered heavy losses, need to be appeased. The Fourth Army, which has basically collapsed, needs to be rebuilt. For the legion, Roque must also find ways to play a role.

Although Roque doesn't like the Indian Army, but sitting in Roque's position, Roque must do everything possible to unite all forces that can be united to defeat the Germans. This is the role that the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force should play.

Early the next morning, George V appointed Winston as interim Prime Minister in Parliament and ordered Winston to form a cabinet.

The first thing Winston did after taking office was to send a telegram to Haig, hoping that Haig would resign voluntarily and leave France in a decent way.

The new position that Winston prepared for Haig was the home commander, responsible for commanding all the troops in the UK, including the recruits who were being trained in the boot camp.

Although Haig was unwilling, he still had to hand in his resignation. On the same day, Winston appointed Rock as the commander of the British Expeditionary Force. Rock left London for France the next day.

Of course, before Rock left London, he did not forget to ask Winston to keep an eye on Kitchener. Kitchener was absolutely not allowed to go to the Russian Empire, not even leave England to go to France by boat.

Winston didn't feel anything unusual. After the Battle of Jutland, the German High Seas Fleet was huddled in the naval port, but the submarine force was extremely active. On June 16, the day before Rock arrived in London, the German submarine Sinks the ocean liner Lusitania of British Cadena Lines.

The "Lusitania" is a cruise ship funded and built by the British government. There are artillery installed in hidden positions on the cruise ship, and it is considered to be a British "quasi-cruiser".

The sinking of the Lusitania killed 1200 people, including 124 Americans.

This time the United States did not talk about it. It was learned that 124 Americans died in the sinking of the "Lusitania".

Because of the rise of southern Africa in this time and space, the United States did not make much profit before and after the World War. In another time and space, the sales of American goods soared, counting the money until the hand cramped, and the government and businessmen were making a lot of money. This time and space, the United States Only some orders for agricultural products have been obtained, and because of the competition from South African companies, the profits are not much, so the Americans are very anxious now, they are worried that they will get nothing.

The United States had attempted to join the war several times before, but was opposed by Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan.

William Jennings Bryan was a staunch pacifist. He lacked diplomatic experience and opposed the United States joining the war. After the sinking of the "Lusitania", the United States carried out a national mobilization. William Jennings Bryan voluntarily resigned , Woodrow Johnson appointed Robert Lansing as the new Secretary of State.

Robert Lansing is now in London, trying to get better terms for America to join the war.

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