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Chapter 216 Seven-Day War

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    Edinburgh, Griston Station, in the old tram in the No. 5 maintenance workshop, a lame middle-aged man was lying on the simple bar and adjusting the radio. Several gray-haired old men were sitting on two tables near the bar.  With the outbreak of the war, more than half of the tram drivers and maintenance workers were conscripted into the reserve forces, leaving only the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.  "All citizens of Scotland, I am Fletcher Gordon, Chief of Staff of the Scottish Army. On behalf of all the Army General Staff and the soldiers who are not afraid of evil and support justice, I make this announcement to you: Prime Minister since 1939 and concurrently as Prime Minister in 1940.  Since taking office as president and prime minister, Alex Chagos-Barrio has committed many crimes, including violating the constitution, manipulating elections, persecuting officials, deceiving parliament, interfering with the judiciary, and abusing his powers. And we are experiencing this  The bad war was precisely due to his blind and arrogant misjudgment. Now, in order to save our country and people from greater losses, we have arrested him in the name of the people and the army and will punish him.  A fair trial!" The strange baritone voice coming from the radio stunned the people in the abandoned tram.  They are not ignorant of Balliol's various crimes. In the past ten years, many people have tried to express their dissatisfaction in tough or soft ways. As a result, they have either been retaliated against or ignored in various ways. Many upright celebrities have been trapped in  Unjust cases even disappear inexplicably. Over time, people become angry and dare not speak out.  "Arrested? Arrested! Okay, great!" An old man stood up holding a wine glass, "This is definitely something worthy of national celebration!" "Hey, don't be too happy about this!" behind the bar.  The middle-aged man reminded, "There are still many people in this country who have benefited from him, so they swear to be loyal to him to the death. Once these people rescue him, I don't think the Army Staff can control the situation, so this matter is irrelevant to everyone."  Don¡¯t go out to discuss, otherwise you will get into trouble!¡± The old man yelled, ¡°Say, these staff officers are too stupid! They are still waiting for trial. Just sit with him and shoot him!¡±  The old man at the table sneered: "Hey, if they had such courage, they wouldn't have to wait until now, they should have arrested him a few years ago! I think we have raised a strange army, just like the Irish  They pursue youth, overestimate themselves like the Japanese, and don¡¯t know how to adapt like the Germans!¡± The radio was playing the announcement over and over again. Several people were chatting when the sound of the radio suddenly stopped. After a while, a  The urgent voice said: "Emergency, emergency. The Army Staff is besieged by rebels. The force of justice needs everyone's support! Soldiers! Militiamen! Citizens! Please pick up your weapons and stand up bravely.  , defend our freedom, defend our country!¡± Under the stimulation of alcohol, the old men rolled up their sleeves and geared up. Although it was a little difficult for them to run, they were all indignant to seek justice.  "Forget it, everyone!" the lame middle-aged man shouted, "You are not soldiers and you have no weapons, and the Army General Staff is nearly ten kilometers away from us. How do you plan to get there? By bicycle?  " Since the outbreak of the war, Edinburgh's tram lines have been out of service due to occasional bombings by the coalition forces and drivers and maintenance workers being drafted into reserve forces.  "Who said we don't have weapons?" the old man with the loudest voice shouted, "we have fists, wooden sticks, and wine bottles! As for how to get there, I don't think we have to worry at all. It won't be long before the streets will be full of people.  It's a bus bound for the Army General Staff. We can just take one!" The old men followed and shouted, "That's right! If we don't stand up at this time, our descendants will have to wait.  I have been living under the shadow of the dictatorship!¡± The middle-aged man thought for a while and gritted his teeth: ¡°Wait a minute!¡± After that, he opened the compartment under the bar, took out an oil paper bag, and opened it in twos and twos.  It was a revolver and several rounds of ammunition.  "This is my private treasure. I originally planned to be a hero when the English rushed in, but now it seems that I may have to put it to use in advance." The old man with a loud voice said with excitement: "Ha! I  Speaking of Gris, I didn¡¯t expect that besides wine, you would also have such good stuff! Well, why don¡¯t you come with us to fight?¡± The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said, ¡°It¡¯s just my legs, I¡¯d better keep them.¡±  It¡¯s better to wait here for the good news of everyone¡¯s victory!¡± The old man picked up the revolver and bullets he put on the bar: ¡°I think you are afraid that someone will empty your wine cabinet when you are away!¡± Middle-aged!  The man said without hesitation: "When you return in triumph, my wine cabinet will be open for everyone to drink!" The old man with a loud voiceHaving reached the door, he turned back and said: "Then it's settled!" At the same time, on the other side of the city, outside the Scottish Army General Staff Building, there were soldiers belonging to the Capital Garrison Division and the 14th Infantry Division.  Thousands of officers and soldiers have blocked all the ground entrances and exits. They not only brought in armored vehicles, but also brought in field guns and mortars. The people guarding the Scottish Army General Staff Building were only a direct guard of less than two hundred people.  troops, and about three hundred staff, including staff officers.  Despite the huge disparity in strength between the two sides, the Army Staff personnel were not at all inferior to the other side in terms of momentum. They guarded various windows, deliberately extended the barrels of their guns outside, placed two or three grenades in eye-catching locations, and also used more  The most impactful soft-kill weapon - Army Chief of Staff General Gordon personally used a loudspeaker to denounce Baliol's various responsibilities to the officers and soldiers outside the building, analyze the causes and consequences of this war, and tell all the officers and soldiers  Guaranteed that this coup will quickly end this war and Scotland will never suffer more casualties and losses!  The Capital Garrison Division can be said to be Baliol's personal guard. They have been stationed in the capital area for a long time. Not only are their salaries higher than those of ordinary army troops, but they also enjoy certain privileges from officers to soldiers. Most people are very fond of Baliol.  Loyal, but even the top commander of the division did not know where Baliol himself was being detained. He only followed the instructions of Defense Minister Elsess to send troops to surround the Army General Staff, so they did not dare to attack easily.  The Army General Staff Building launched a storm, but most officers and soldiers ignored the statements and instigation of Army Chief of Staff Gordon.  As for the 14th Infantry Division, which was recently transferred to the capital area, it is an integrated unit equipped with Japanese weapons and equipment and trained by Japanese instructors. They neither blindly worship Baliol like the Capital Guard Division, nor do they like the Japanese instructors who sent  They were so fanatical and fearless in their hopes that the reason why their troops came from nearby defense areas was entirely because Defense Minister Elseth issued an order to their commanders to "assist the Capital Guard Division in encircling and suppressing the rebels."  After listening to the Army Chief of Staff's impassioned submission, many officers and soldiers were shaken.  On the other side, at Blythebridge where the 1st Artillery Division of the Scottish Army was stationed, Defense Minister Elseth was slow to wait for the troops of the 8th Cavalry Division and the 12th Infantry Division - after receiving his order,  At that time, the two forces had received a coded telegram from the Army General Staff and learned that Baliol had been controlled by the military coup d'etat.  The Army Chief of Staff asked the commanders of these two forces to strictly guard their defense areas in the next few days from the perspective of safeguarding national interests and defending the will of the republic. No matter what happens, they should not mobilize troops easily.  The 8th Cavalry Division and the 12th Infantry Division chose to stand still, and the officers and soldiers of the 1st Artillery Division also secretly supported their "Brave Gordon" with an attitude of inaction, forcing Elseth to sacrifice the near and far away, and urgently mobilized the Capital District Guard Division.  The Ministry came to support.  Before that, he had neither enough manpower nor a proper way to rescue Baliol, who was detained in the ammunition depot.  With the passage of time, as the opponents expected, the situation gradually accumulated from quantitative changes to qualitative changes - when they were convinced that Baliol had been controlled by the military, all walks of life in Scotland joined in denouncing the "dictator" Baliol.  Among them, former Justice Froud, who was idle at home, also appeared at the critical moment to speak out, exposing the inside story of Balliol's attempt to change the constitution and usurp power, triggering a wave of anti-Balliol voices!  Shortly after the news that Balliol was controlled by the Scottish military came out, the coalition forces suspended their offensive across the board and told Scottish soldiers and civilians through radios and leaflets that "Balliol and his behind-the-scenes supporters are the real culprits that triggered the war."  Balliol steps down, and the coalition is willing to unconditionally launch armistice negotiations with the new Scottish regime."  The statement from the coalition forces undoubtedly became the last straw for Baliol's forces. From the front line to the rear, various departments of the Scottish army sent out telegrams one after another, announcing their support for the Army General Staff's arrest of Baliol.  Amid this stormy wave of opposition, Defense Minister Elseth committed the old habit of hesitation. Although more than 2,000 soldiers from the Capital Garrison Division rushed to Blythbridge, from the 1st Artillery  The division took over the fort area where "Brave Gordon" held Baliol. After carefully studying the structure of the ammunition depot, the officers drafted two sets of storm plans and handed them over to Elseth for decision. However, he hesitated and hesitated.  Make up your mind.  Elseth¡¯s hesitation gave the Scottish Army General Staff an excellent opportunity to strike back.  Hundreds of thousands of excited people surrounded the garrison division troops and the officers and soldiers of the 14th Infantry Division outside the Army General Staff Building, blocking their access to food supplies from the garrison and greatly shaking their morale.  Under the persuasion of General Gordon, the commander of the 14th Infantry Division announced that he would join the anti-Barrio camp. The officers and soldiers of the division quickly controlled and detained all Japanese instructors, and with the assistance of the people and militia, they disarmed the garrison division troops.  .  &nbspWith the capital established, the mid-level officers of the 1st Artillery Division jointly launched an operation to drive away Elsess and the garrison division troops he had summoned, and regained the artillery fort area, thus cutting off the hope of Baliol supporters to rescue him.  Think about it.  Two days later, Elseth and other military and political officials who had climbed to high positions during Baliol's rule were either arrested or fled in a hurry. The Scottish Provisional Government was formed under the leadership of General Gordon, Chief of Army Staff, and former Lord Chancellor Froud.  , announced the official launch of armistice negotiations with the coalition forces, and the two sides lasted only seven days from the beginning of the war to the armistice
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