The Fox of France - Chapter 474 (Patreon)

Chapter 474: The Final Battle Against British Colonizers

"...The war against British colonizers is in its final stage, and the time has come to defeat the British invaders and their lackeys once and for all. Under these circumstances, all resistance forces of the Irish people should launch a nationwide counterattack, closely and effectively cooperating with the French Republic and other allied countries in combat. The Independent Army and other people's armies should, under all possible conditions, launch extensive offensives against all invaders and their lackeys unwilling to surrender, annihilate these enemies' forces, seize their weapons and wealth, vigorously expand the free zones, and reduce the occupied zones.

We must let go and organize armed forces, penetrating deep into the enemy's rear in hundreds and thousands of teams, mobilize the people, break the enemy's supply lines, and cooperate with the regular army in combat. We must also mobilize tens of millions of people in the occupied areas to immediately organize an underground army, prepare for an armed uprising, cooperate with the Independent Army attacking from the outside, eliminate the enemy, and liberate our people.

The consolidation work in the free zones should still be given attention. We need to develop production, organize people's governments and armed forces, strengthen militia work, enhance the discipline of the troops, and uphold the united front of peoples around the world to prevent the waste of manpower and resources. All of these are for strengthening our offensive against the enemy. A new phase in the Irish National Liberation War has arrived, and all the people of the nation should strengthen unity and fight for the final victory!"

In a small courtyard in Dublin, under the dim light of an oil lamp, a young man in his twenties is quietly reading this passage to others. Since Dublin remains an occupied area and the sea route between Dublin and Britain remains closely linked—with the British laying mines in the St. George's Channel and the North Sea Channel, turning the Irish Sea between Ireland and the island of Britain into a closed inland sea—the connection between Dublin and Britain is not a concern for being cut off by the French navy.

Nowadays, Dublin is still under British rule, but in such courtyards, more and more young people are reciting this article.

In fact, even in Dublin, British rule is shaking. It is said that in the British House of Commons, a large-scale debate has occurred among several parties regarding the issue of Ireland. Some believe that the loss of Ireland has become inevitable, as the French are reportedly preparing to send their army to Ireland to fight alongside the Irish.

The British know that they are currently unable to prevent the French from landing in Ireland. Once the French land in Ireland, their combat operations there would be much like fighting on their own soil. Those Irish, even those who are paid by the British, would stand by their side. Therefore, some parliamentarians feel that having the British army in Ireland fight against the French army is simply looking for trouble. It would be better to proactively withdraw the troops from Ireland back to Britain, as Britain will have a difficult time for a while and will need its troops, both for foreign and domestic purposes, and thus should not waste its precious army in such a place.

Of course, this view has also been vehemently attacked. Because this almost means that the British are ready to give up on Ireland. And Ireland being so close to Britain, once it becomes an independent hostile nation, the harm to England would be too great. So for the future of England, it is imperative not to give up control over Ireland.

Of course, this side immediately retorted, if there's nothing left now, what future is there to speak of?

In the end, the British reached a consensus on this issue, which is to comprehensively retract in Ireland, only retaining a few strong, important strongholds, and Dublin is one of these strongholds.

However, the action of withdrawal cannot be hidden. And this move, coupled with the news of a major defeat in a naval battle, has severely shaken those "security forces" guys, who are now in a hurry to find a way out for themselves.

A portion of them, who had committed serious crimes in the previous wars and knew they were unlikely to be forgiven by the Irish people, clung to the British tightly, hoping they would be taken along when withdrawing from Ireland. Others, who had not done much harm and left themselves a way out, started sending people to contact the Independent Army and guerrillas, claiming they had always been with the Irish in heart and were patriots saving the country through indirect means.

These "patriots" "rebelled" one after another, taking up arms provided by the British, joining the Independent Army, and helping to recapture many towns (of course, these towns were ones the British had planned to abandon anyway).

The "security army" that remains in Dublin now consists mostly of hardcore British loyalists who have been certified by both the British and the Irish. For example, Captain Jarvis, as a certified loyalist

, is now quietly approaching a small courtyard with his troops along the streets of Dublin. Recently, intelligence reported that there was rebel activity here. But the British army is now too preoccupied to deal with such matters, so the responsibility of capturing rebels has fallen on Captain Jarvis.

Captain Jarvis became a certified "hardcore British loyalist" because he tried to play both sides and was caught by the British while contacting the Independent Army. To save his life, Jarvis betrayed the members of the Independent Army he was in contact with to the British, and then, he really had no choice but to be a "hardcore British loyalist."

Now that the British regard Dublin as one of the key strongholds, strengthening control here has become a necessity, and the most important part of this is to root out Dublin's "spies."

To say that Dublin's "spies" have been too brazen is an understatement; they dared to distribute leaflets with inciting content in broad daylight on the streets. So, Captain Jarvis, based on the intelligence gathered, came here to arrest suspects with a team of "black dogs."

Captain Jarvis knows he has only one path forward, and that is to cling to the British tightly. If all else fails, he can still follow the British back to the mainland.

Of course, to receive such grace, he must work efficiently and capture more Irish rebels. Therefore, Captain Jarvis, at this time, is even more diligent in these endeavors than before.

However, what Captain Jarvis thinks does not mean his subordinates think the same. Those lower-level "loyalists" are not as staunchly without an escape route as Jarvis. So, they have already been communicating with the Irish, leaking information.

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