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Chapter 1577 The Lost Cromwell

In the tavern in the city of London, a group of officers of the defeated parliamentary army gathered here. After they were acquitted by the queen, they were about to return to their hometowns. Many of them could not become members of the new parliament because they opposed Charles I in the past. Can only hold positions locally.

Cromwell, among the group, was a little depressed. His left eye was scratched by a bullet in the battle, and now he could see things a little blurry.And his defeat cost him the opportunity to participate in Congress.

Originally, according to normal history, he should have become the Lord Protector of England, but after the history changed, he is now a little depressed.

"I didn't expect the queen to let us go so easily, and I was ready to be executed." Cromwell clinked glasses with everyone, his cheeks flushed a little.

Most of the people present were officers of the defeated parliamentary army, and of course there were also officers of the king's army such as Monk.Many of them had a good relationship before the civil war, but they had to fight each other on the battlefield because of their different positions.

"Monk, it seems that your choice is right. Now that you have been appointed by the Congress as a major general, we have failed in comparison." Cromwell and other officers were somewhat envious of the victorious generals of the king's army.

For example, George Monk, Lieutenant Colonel of the Infantry Regiment, stood on the right side, so he was promoted to major general because of his military exploits, and the royalists took full power, while the officers of the opposition could only retreat from the stage of history in a bleak manner.

"If a war breaks out in the future, skilled officers will be in short supply. I believe that one day you will return to the army. Now both the army and the navy are putting pressure on Congress to establish a standing army system, especially in this civil war and the downs. The conflict on the ground made us realize the importance of the standing army to England. If the militia is mobilized urgently when the war breaks out, it will be difficult to form combat effectiveness in a short time." Monk said.

"If a standing army is established, if it is used by the king, wouldn't it become a tool of its tyranny? Even if Her Majesty Queen Sophia can make good use of this standing army, what if the king changes in the future?" Another parliamentary army that lost power General Fairfax sat down with a glass of wine.

"Then it depends on how the army is established. If the majority of the army is accountable to the people of England and to the Parliament, and the Queen is only loyal to her Royal Legion and can directly command it, it should be possible to establish a strong army while limiting the power of the monarch. A strong standing army," Monk said.

Cromwell talked with several officers of the parliamentary army for a while, and felt that this method of dividing the standing army into two parts was still feasible.However, they also felt that they might not be able to participate in the construction of England's standing army because of their betrayal of King Charles' identity.

This is the price for the defeated. They can only passively wait for Congress to give them the opportunity to perform crimes and make meritorious deeds.

It is not that Cromwell and others have no chance to return to the army. As George Monk said, there are not many people in England. There may be only one out of five nobles with combat experience. Establishing a standing army requires a group of experienced soldiers. officers, they are still very likely to return to the English army.

"If the Easterners hadn't joined the war and assisted you with a batch of guns, maybe our parliamentary army would have won. There are also several members who murdered King Charles, which made our London parliament lose popular support. Maybe this is God's will, Betrayal of the royal family will eventually fail.” In this era, people are still full of fear of hidden things. Cromwell used to be a person who opposed the king, but after the defeat of the parliament, he believed that the monarchy was granted by God, and the king was the king. Can't move after all.

The times make heroes, and when the limelight of the times has passed, a group of opposition officers can only disappear from the crowd.

"At that time, the Easterners participated in our war in the name of helping the Queen inherit the throne. I thought they were just talking about it and finding an excuse to join the war. I really didn't expect that Her Majesty the Queen actually married the Eastern Consul, and the Crown Prince The Prince of Wales has half of oriental blood. Her Majesty the Queen must be putting pressure on the church, so the archbishop and the church are willing to baptize the Prince of Wales and accept the Prince of Wales. Our England has always been on the edge of the continent. In order to fight against the Holy See, if the Church can With the support of Her Majesty the Queen, they are also happy to do so." Monk was a little depressed.

Not only was the queen cheated by a man from the east, but his original fiancée, Selina, was also married to a Chinese businessman, Li Jinde, which made him feel like a British girl was exodus.

"To be honest, not many people are willing to give face to the Holy See these years. The French Cardinal Richelieu declared war on Spain and the Holy Roman Empire in order to fight for Louis XIII's hegemony on the mainland? The interests of the country have begun to override faith. above." Cromwell spoke of a fact that was happening.

"It's nothing to accept the little prince. The main thing is that I'm afraid of the Eastern consul behind the little prince. Not many people have seen him... There is not much tradition of queen ruling. We have had two queens in England before, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. Queen Mary married King Philip II of Spain, supported the supremacy of the Pope, and restored the law of heresy, which caused great harm to our English people. Queen Mary’s policy was not abolished until Queen Elizabeth came to power. Queen Elizabeth’s unmarried life is enough to guarantee We are neutral in England. Fortunately, the consul in the east doesn't seem to have any beliefs, and his subordinates don't think there is any problem with the Queen's approach. If the other party is of the character of the Spanish King, it is very likely that they will oppose the Queen. How to do it," Monk said again.

The discussion of the group almost all revolved around Queen Sophia and the construction of the standing army, the two biggest issues facing England at present, and sometimes they were flushed because of disputes.

The officers of the opposition and the king's army were all English. After the war, they turned their hostility into friendship, staggered out of the tavern, said goodbye, and went their separate ways.

"I want to go back to the swamp of Lake Erie to live in seclusion. If possible, I will participate in local affairs, or rent a few pieces of farmland and hire someone to cultivate it. My wife in the swamp wrote to me that my land is too little, and the royal family did not auction it. Give away my meager land." Cromwell said regretfully.

The vigorous campaign against King Charles basically came to an end with Charles' murder, and he had no reason to oppose the new queen.

On the second day after a hangover, the lost Cromwell summoned a large carriage amidst the headache caused by alcohol, packed up the things in the city of London, returned to live in the swamp, and lived a peaceful life similar to that before the outbreak of the civil war.

(End of this chapter)