Sweden is located in Northern Europe and is much colder in winter than in the British Isles. However, in the warm welcome atmosphere, Churchill did not feel much chill, but was excited.

Churchill is coming to Stockholm for the first time, an ancient city and the capital of Sweden.

The Swedish royal palace is located on the island of Stadan in Stockholm. It was built on the water more than a hundred years ago. It is a three-story square castle.

Urrika Elinora succeeded the Queen of Sweden after the death of Carl XII. The queen is only in her early thirties this year and looks a bit similar to her brother Carl XII. She has Nordic silver hair, tall figure, and a slightly eagle-shaped nose that looks a bit obvious on her narrow face, giving people a sense of tenacity and indomitableness.

When he walked into the palace, the warmth in the room dispelled the cold outside and made Churchill feel much more comfortable. In the reception room of the palace, the queen sat on the upper head and Churchill sat on the lower head, and the two sides were negotiating.

After some nutritious words, the queen could not help but ask directly about the formation of an alliance fleet between Britain and Sweden. Churchill was not surprised by this, because according to the information, the queen's life was not easy and now she is under great pressure.

"Dear Your Majesty, we have received the will of His Majesty the King for the matter of the alliance fleet proposed by your country, and have made it clear that the right to belong to the Baltic Sea must belong to Sweden. There is no doubt about this." Churchill said with a smile.

Hearing Churchill say this, the Queen relaxed her slightly nervous expression in the calm, and she also smiled: "Thanks to Britain for its support for justice, Britain will be Sweden's eternal friend..."

"Eternal friend? Haha." Churchill laughed in his heart. Where can there be eternal friends in this world? If there is always only interests, you should know that Britain and Sweden were not friends before, but on the contrary, they were opponents.

At the beginning, Sweden was known as the overlord of the Nordic countries and had been trying to expand abroad, and even fought for the North Sea territory with Britain. If it weren't for Russia's sudden rise and Carl XII failed one after another on the battlefield, perhaps Sweden would never be friends with Britain.

But now, in the blink of an eye, both sides have become friends. In the words of the East, it is really a blessing to make people feel good! Looking at the current Nordic overlord, who was once in the past, is so sad that people feel sad.

"Lord, when will the British main fleet be in place?" the Queen asked impatiently.

"Soon, my respected Majesty, do you think I'm here now?" Churchill did not reply directly, but instead answered in this way.

This answer seemed to make the Queen a little dissatisfied, but she still reservedly did not continue to ask questions, but frowned, and then said frankly: "Lord, the situation in the East is not good now. Russia has begun to mobilize its fleet to gather. If the fleets of our two countries cannot form an alliance as soon as possible, Russia is very likely to take the initiative. If that time comes, it will be difficult to reverse the situation. So Lord, I suggest that you pass the news back to the British land as soon as possible. Your country's fleet will arrive one day earlier, so we will have a little more confidence. At the same time, we can also use the existence of the alliance fleet to force Russia not to act rashly."

"Dear Your Majesty, this is exactly why I came." Churchill continued to smile and replied, while frankly persuading: "Actually, war does not determine everything. If the problem can be solved without war, what do you think?"

Churchill's words made the queen stunned and looked at Churchill with some confusion, as if she didn't understand what Churchill said.

Churchill explained to the Queen that although Britain agreed to send a fleet to Sweden and form an alliance fleet with Sweden to prevent Russia from launching a war against Sweden, this was just a means to ensure the situation in Nordic and preserve Sweden.

But in Churchill's view, since the failure of several wars between Carl XII and Russia, Sweden, the former Nordic overlord, has been much worse than before, especially the loss of a large tract of territory in the East, Sweden's military power has suffered irreversible damage. Sweden now has the name of a strong country, but it has lost its reality as a strong country.

On the other hand, Russia has become increasingly strong since the reform of Tsar Peter and has gained great benefits through a series of foreign wars. Russia is now in its rising period, especially after defeating Sweden, and its national strength has increased significantly.

The two countries have increased and decreased, and Russia has an absolute advantage, so even with the help of Britain, Sweden can at most tie with Russia at sea, while on land, the Swedish army is not the opponent of the Russian army.

Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible for the Queen to defeat Russia through the alliance between the two countries, so as to regain everything that Carl XII lost in the war. Moreover, Britain's support for Sweden is only a certain degree of support. It is impossible for Britain to throw its precious national strength into the Nordic war for Sweden. What benefits does this have for Britain?

"No! I will never compromise!" After listening to Churchill's persuasion, the queen who was very calm just now suddenly became excited as if she had changed her own person.

"Russia is a complete barbarian. They used swords and muskets to plunder Sweden's land, subjects, and divide Sweden's wealth! As the Queen of Sweden, I absolutely do not allow the powerful Sweden to become Russia's victory! Everything imposed by Peter I in Sweden was the act of robbers, and my brother paid the price of his life for it, and I! As a Swedish, if I can get back everything I lost, I am willing to exchange my life for it!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Churchill shook his head in his heart. How could he be so emotional as a monarch of a country? You must know that you are the queen! No wonder the information shows that this queen not only has to bear strong pressure from Russia, but also many nobles in Sweden are also dissatisfied with her.

"What you lose on the battlefield can only be brought back on the battlefield!" Churchill explained a fact and then said: "Can Sweden's military strength be no match for Russia at present, and an agreement has been signed in the previous defeat, and efforts have been exchanged for peace. Britain is willing to reach out to help Sweden because Britain does not want Russia to control the entire North Sea, and it is also to ensure that Sweden is not divided. She also asks Her Majesty the Queen to understand this."

"So, according to the Lord's wishes, if Sweden continues to fight against Russia, Britain will withdraw from the alliance?" the queen asked coldly.
Chapter completed!