Chapter 443: Egypt Journey 2

Churchill nearly spat out blood when he heard the news that Ireland had issued a Declaration of Independence and declared war on England. Once Northern Ireland falls, the British mainland will be completely blocked.

He could only urgently call Roosevelt again to ask for help.

But Roosevelt was helpless.

As mentioned earlier, one of the reasons why Yannick was unwilling to declare war on Ireland was because he was concerned about the tens of millions of Irish descendants in the United States.

Roosevelt faced the same problem. Seeing that the motherland of your ancestors is about to become independent, as an Irish descendant, do you dare to help Britain and hinder Irish independence at this juncture? !

Thousands of people of Irish descent will not agree, and the more radical ones may storm into the White House and overturn his desk.

"It's getting more and more difficult." Roosevelt handed the telegram in his hand to Marshall on the opposite side.

"Under the current situation, the British have to prepare to establish a government-in-exile. There are so many British colonies, and they can go anywhere, except of course, Canada." Americans certainly don't want to see the British come to Canada to establish a government-in-exile. After all, there is a saying that " How can we allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?" As the only great country in North America that is blessed with natural resources, it is impossible for the United States to allow Britain to continue to rule in Canada. "I think India is quite good." Originally, Egypt in North Africa was also a good choice, but now even the capital of Egypt is surrounded by people. "The man stationed in Cairo is General Wavell. It seems that he is a very wise man and wants to use street fighting to deal with the Germans."

Roosevelt lit up a "Camel" cigarette. He was very addicted to smoking and smoked 30 cigarettes every day (when he died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, he still had a burning cigarette in his hand). He took a deep breath of cigarette and shook his head slowly. "Perhaps the British royal family will leave, but that stubborn old donkey Churchill will probably live and die with the British mainland." After all, a political veteran like Churchill should have expected that once the British mainland is abandoned, the British Empire will exist in name only.

"And I heard that India is not very stable recently. The leader of the Congress Party called Gandhi is inciting the Indian people to ask the United Kingdom to grant India independent status."

When World War II broke out, Britain declared war on Germany. On the same day, India, a British colony, was also "declared" to be in a state of war. The Indian Legislative Assembly had never heard of such a major resolution, and entered the war without consulting the Indian people at all. The public was furious for a while. As a pacifist, Gandhi issued a series of declarations and statements calling on India to resist aggression through non-violent means, not to participate in imperialist wars, and asked Britain to grant India independent status.

Marshall frowned. "I've heard of that guy and he's a complete lunatic."

Gandhi had not long ago made his famous public appeal to every Englishman. In the way of thinking of a believer in non-violence, he said to the people who were fighting bloody battles with Germany: "I do not presume to suggest to you a famous and brave method used by the bravest warriors. I want you to fight without using weapons. Germany fights. You can let the Germans take away all your land they want and conquer the countries you call your territories. You can also let the Germans set foot on your beautiful islands and occupy your countless magnificent monuments. Give up your homes even if they require you, and if they do not allow you to retreat safely, leave yourselves, your women, and your children to their slaughter, but never lose your will or allegiance to them."

See, is this something a normal person can say?

Even within the Congress Party, Gandhi's extreme non-violent stance found it difficult to find supporters. Regarding the ways in which the Congress Party might provide Britain with war cooperation, Gandhi had always advocated that non-violence was also applicable to resisting foreign aggression. Therefore, he opposed any form of direct participation in the war. But except for him, almost all Congress leaders advocated that as long as Britain agreed to India's national demands, all forms of cooperation would be available, and direct participation in the war would naturally not be ruled out.

For this reason, the Congress Party was divided into two factions, and they argued endlessly.

After a long silence, Marshall spoke. "Mr. President, I think we need to contact the Soviet Union."

"Soviet Union?" Roosevelt frowned slightly. He didn't like this country that was the opposite of capitalism from the bottom of his heart.

Marshall nodded. "Yes. Although Britain has the will to resist, it can only delay Germany's progress in places such as North Africa and the Middle East. And it is obvious that it cannot be delayed for long. The ambitions of the Soviets are no less than those of the Germans. Germany People would not trust their neighbors with such a powerful country. I believe there will be a war between them sooner or later. Maybe the Germans have planned to target the Soviet Union after taking over the United Kingdom. If so, we must seize the time to win over the Soviet Union!”

After thinking for a long time, Roosevelt shook his head. "We'll talk about this later." 2040 is an election year in the United States, and Roosevelt is running for a third term. Although the hope is slim, he still has to do his best.

To this end, he even agreed to the bill submitted by Congress to repeal the neutrality law amendment bill. Of course, this is just smooth sailing. Even if he disagrees, Britain, which is now almost completely blocked, cannot transport any supplies.

Before voting in the general election, he didn't want to cause any more trouble.

At this moment, on the other side of Egypt, Yannick followed the longitude and latitude given by his father (Chapter 79) and found the pyramid with only a three- to four-meter-high spire exposed on the ground more than 20 kilometers away from the Pyramid of Khufu. .

"Ha!" Yannick couldn't help laughing, leaving Rommel beside him confused, not understanding what was so funny.

Of course, anyone who knew that there were hundreds of tons of gold buried underneath would laugh. What's more, it was not an ordinary lump of gold, but a piece of exquisite art. Its artistic and historical value far exceeded the gold itself, and each piece was a priceless treasure.

"What happened to this pyramid? Did it collapse?" It stands to reason that a pyramid would not collapse significantly, but now there is only one spire left in this pyramid, which is really weird.

Yannick replied casually. "It was blown down by someone. To be precise, it was blown down by my father."

"His Royal Highness Oscar?" Rommel couldn't help but be surprised. He almost forgot that there was such a prince in Germany.

Yannick nodded. His unreliable father had sent a message last time saying that he was going to Shangri-La for an adventure, but there has been no news until now, and he didn't know what happened.

After circling the top of the pyramid twice, Yannick gave the order. "General Rommel, block the 10-kilometer area around it and don't let anyone get close. The Guards will take over here."

"Yes!" Rommel immediately called his adjutant to convey the order.