Toronto, Canada. Prime Minister's residence.
Although the British government had been forced to leave the mainland and go into exile in Canada, Britain still possessed considerable latent influence on the European continent. The war between Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Europe likewise sent the British into wild delight.
Some optimistic British ministers even believed that this war would inflict grievous losses upon Germany. When that time came, Britain might be able to seize the opportunity to launch a counteroffensive and reclaim the mainland. Canada's foundations in every respect were simply too weak; for Britain to rely on Canada to grow powerful again was nearly impossible.
Originally, Canada had a population of only a few million. However, after Britain lost the mainland and retreated to Canada, British people continuously fled there from the mainland and other colonies. Especially after the German military began attacking Britain's colonies, British people from every region converged on Canada, pushing Canada's population beyond ten million.
But even so, for the British government, which desperately wanted to grow strong once more, defeat Germany, and reclaim the British mainland, this was still far from enough. That was why they had cooperated with the Americans.
This time, the Americans had stirred up Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire into going to war, and the British had contributed no small amount behind the scenes. Otherwise, things would not have gone so smoothly. To say nothing else, when Karl I proposed withdrawing from the Allied Powers, the British had wielded their influence to make the Austro-Hungarian ministers under their sway support Karl I's decision. Only then had Karl I's decision been approved.
In the end, the war had broken out as they wished. This sent the British into wild delight. Even if the Austro-Hungarian Empire could not defeat Germany, as long