Iron Dynasty

“Surrendered?”

Xie Yuan was a little stunned after receiving Britain’s surrender letter. He thought he would have to bombard the city for a few more days, but he did not expect Britain to surrender now. Murphy looked dejected, and he bowed and said, “Yes. I hope the general can treat the citizens of London kindly and provide them with food.”

Hearing this, Xie Yuan came to his senses. This bombardment was actually the straw that broke the camel’s back. In reality, London City was already overwhelmed. Internal and external troubles had finally made this British Prime Minister choose to surrender.

“Hahaha… Of course. This is my promise, and I will definitely fulfill it. But as a defeated country, the Empire also has the right to dispose of all British assets.” Xie Yuan said cunningly.

Murphy’s body trembled slightly. He understood that Xie Yuan was preparing to forcibly seize the wealth of the British government.

“Does the general think that’s appropriate?” Murphy did not answer directly.

“Of course it’s appropriate. We are much more civilized than robbers. Besides, the Cao family father and son transferred a huge amount of wealth plundered from the Empire to Britain. We are just taking back what belongs to us.” Xie Yuan was not in the mood to care about Murphy’s feelings. The law of the jungle prevailed in the Western world’s civilization, and he was just letting the British people have a taste of being bullied.

Faced with Xie Yuan’s indifferent expression, Murphy chose to remain silent. What else could he say? The Empire’s invasion of Britain now was just like their colonization of other continents. His only hope now was that the Empire would be a little more civilized than them.

After watching Murphy leave, Xie Yuan said, “Leave a part of the men to confiscate the weapons. The rest of you, follow me into the city immediately to confiscate the spoils of war.” The officers all became excited upon hearing this. Britain was an old colonial power that had plundered an untold amount of wealth from all over the world, and the wealth of the Cao family father and son had also been transferred here. Now was the best time to take it back.

Seeing the officers so happy, Xie Yuan also laughed. He immediately had military vehicles carrying armed soldiers rush into London City and blockade the Bank of London. Before long, boxes of gold bars were carried out of the bank by the Chinese soldiers.

At the same time, the envoy sent by Murphy passed through the blockade of the Chinese soldiers and came to Butler’s station. When he saw the surrender letter signed by Murphy, Butler went mad and snatched it and tore it to shreds. Facing Murphy’s envoy, he roared, “Murphy, that coward! I will not surrender, never!”

“That’s not up to you! The British army is not your personal army,” the envoy said coldly. As his words fell, a group of officers with soldiers surrounded Butler. Looking at the dark muzzle of a gun, Butler’s expression became desperate, and he seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. After the war in India, he was eager to regain his honor, but now the facts proved that his idea was wrong, and fighting the Chinese Empire was a mistake in the first place. Thinking that he might be tried by the Empire in the future, he suddenly took out his short-barreled gun and shot himself in the head.

Butler’s action made the officers look at him with complicated expressions. Compared to Butler, they believed that even if they were tried, their crimes would not be too severe. After all, Butler was the one who was the root cause of all this.

…

Königsberg.

The news of England’s surrender reached here on the fifth day, because the Chinese Empire’s warships personally delivered Murphy to Prussian territory. Facing Murphy, Queen Victoria looked on in disbelief.

“You signed the surrender letter? You really signed the surrender letter.” Queen Victoria asked twice.

“Yes, Your Majesty. Now England has been occupied by the coalition forces of Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and the Chinese Empire. All of our soldiers have laid down their arms and surrendered.” Murphy said calmly. “Please believe me, Your Majesty. If there was a better option, I would never have chosen to surrender.”

Brooke heard this and said, “Your Majesty, accept this fact. We have been running around for too long, and it’s time for us to go back to Britain. Based on what I’ve seen in the Empire, we will not win.”

“Cowards! You are all cowards!” Queen Victoria still could not accept this fact. In the current confrontation between the St. Petersburg Convention Organization and the Vienna Convention Organization, the surrender of Britain was a huge blow to morale. If the leaders of other countries knew about this, they would definitely be furious.

“You can’t do that. I now order you to retract the signed surrender letter in the name of the Queen.” Queen Victoria said. Murphy had already anticipated Queen Victoria’s reaction when he came. He said, “I’m sorry, Your Majesty, but according to the Bill of Rights, as long as the parliament passes it collectively, I can give the order, and you have no right to interfere.”

Queen Victoria’s face was pale. She understood that she had been abandoned again, and the prestige she had painstakingly built up had been completely destroyed in the Chinese Empire’s cannon fire. Suddenly standing up, she said angrily, “In that case, what are you still doing here? Go back! I never want to see you again.”

Murphy smiled bitterly. “Your Majesty, you are the Queen of Britain, and Britain is your home. Prussia is not safe.”

“Ridiculous. Just because you cowards lost the war, does that mean others will also fail?”

As soon as her words fell, a tall figure suddenly walked in. It was Frederick II. He had heard the conversation between Murphy and Queen Victoria clearly, which made him very angry.

“None of you can leave!” Frederick II said angrily. “You traitors will turn your guns on us once you return to your country.”

“What are you talking about?” Queen Victoria’s face was a little ugly.

Frederick II sneered. “A defeated Britain is nothing but a lapdog of the Empire. From now on, you are my enemies.”

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