The United Kingdom's core regions were undoubtedly England and Wales. As for Scotland and Ireland, they were not truly important. Even if those two places were lost, England and Wales, with their population of thirty-six million, would still remain one of the world's great powers.
To prevent England and Wales from rising again and threatening Germany's security and interests, Oscar had to find a way to weaken their strength as much as possible. Otherwise, should Germany and the United States go to war in the future, the British Isles could very well become a ticking time bomb.
Oscar hoped to use Ireland and Scotland to check England and Wales. At the very least, he would suppress England and Wales's military strength as much as possible while helping Ireland and Scotland improve theirs, making the two sides militarily unequal. That way, if England and Wales wished to rise again, dealing with Ireland and Scotland alone would be a problem.
Only then could Germany control the entire British Isles at the smallest possible cost.
"Gentlemen, although our military operations in the British Isles have not yet ended, preparations for what comes next can begin. We shall strive to establish three countries in the British Isles before Christmas," Oscar said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" everyone answered.
The German military's operations in the British Isles went extraordinarily smoothly. With the British Army collapsing at the first blow and surrendering one after another, the German military's campaign across the British Isles was practically a sightseeing excursion. Wherever they went, British troops surrendered voluntarily in droves. Very few dared to take up arms in resistance. Especially after those people suffered the German military's brutal suppression and met miserable ends, even fewer dared to oppose the German military.
Although the fall of the British Empire was a wound