Chapter 963: The Last Dignity of the Desolate Nobility
"Okay! Don't argue anymore! The Germans have already made a call in, and you are still making a call here. // The fastest update //[This article comes from] Do you have to wait until they hit London before you stop this meaningless quarrel?!"
Churchill slapped the table with a slap, and everyone stopped talking.
The Germans successfully landed three weeks ago, and then the British army began to fight one after another. However, with the loss of air power, this resistance seemed meaningless.
After the German army successfully landed, the first thing they did was to build a temporary airport. Then a large number of German fighter jets and bombers began to transition, and those terrifying bombs began to be used on the battlefield.
Most of the British army's permanent fortifications were built two or three meters underground, and this thickness could not resist the bombardment of the "mace" heavy rocket-boosted bomb.
Within just one week, most of the British positions were captured one after another. The German army continued to attack the British positions with its air superiority and tank troops.
In just three weeks, Germany attacked near Leonam. Leonam was only more than 60 kilometers away from London, and even the sound of German guns could be heard here.
The British Empire has become what it is now, and you, the Prime Minister, cannot escape the relationship. A group of cabinet officials curled their lips in their hearts and expressed disdain for Churchill.
Of course, everyone should respect the Prime Minister on the surface. So when Churchill slapped the table, everyone stopped talking. By the way, they also wanted to know the Prime Minister's opinion.
"I will stay and fight, as for you..." Churchill glanced at these cabinet members, thinking sadly that these people were still trying to fight for power and profit even at this moment.
Thinking of this, Churchill was disappointed with the future of the British Empire for the first time. So what if he could turn the tide this time?! The British Empire has lost the fighting spirit of the Age of Discovery.
Instead, there are cowardice, cunning and other politician methods that they learned from. It is this method that has pushed the British Empire into the abyss step by step.
What’s scary is that this concept has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts. Almost all over the country thinks this way. Just look at the men in these cabinets and you will know that the interest groups behind them must have the same idea.
"You take the royal family to evacuate..." After saying this, Churchill saw a relaxed smile on the faces of these people. Suddenly, Churchill felt even more disappointed.
"Don't go to North Africa, go directly to the United States... Most of our troops are tied to the British Isles. If we can't defend it here, the situation in North Africa will not be much better. If we go to the United States, it will be safe for the time being."
Perhaps some people felt the sorrow and disappointment in Churchill's heart, or perhaps they thought Churchill's words were reasonable. In short, these people did not quarrel anymore.
After the matter was settled, the cabinet members hurriedly dispersed. Their families had already packed up their fine lines and prepared to escape. The transport plane prepared by the Air Force was at the secret airport, and the cabinet officials and royal people began to go to the airport under the escort of the guards.
After all the cabinet members left, Churchill began to take over military and political power and commanded the troops to arrange defense lines to strive to get time for those cabinet members to retreat.
The city of London is now full of screams, curses and footsteps. People are running around, heading towards ports. They hope to find some ships there so that they can evacuate from Britain.
After accepting the advice of the Army General, Churchill began to set up the defense line roughly, and began to set off for the front line. This was the only thing he could do now.
Both the royal family and the cabinet members have evacuated, and if he does not appear on the front line, the consequences are likely to be the collapse of all troops on the whole line.
"Hahaha...British Empire?! Let's see where you can escape?!" Gerd von Lundstedt, commander of the Southern Army, smiled happily.
This old soldier, who was born in World War I, has always been resentful of Germany's defeat in World War I. As a soldier, he viewed exactly the same as Hindenburg, believing that Germany was not defeated by war but by internal overwhelming and betrayal.
Therefore, Lundstedt has always hoped that he could teach the French and British a lesson on the battlefield. He used iron and blood to tell them the power of Germany.
Lundstedt did it. Under the three-dimensional attacks of the German air force, artillery, tanks, and mechanized and motorized forces, the British troops had no time to react too much and were directly defeated.
"Well... it seems that the new bomb is still effective. The head of state has done a good deal with China this time!" Lundstedt looked at a mace and smashed directly into the ground, then lifted up the hidden castle hidden underground and smiled: "Report the use of this kind of bomb to Berlin and tell them that we need more of this kind of bomb."
As he said that, Lundsted down his telescope and muttered: "Are these British people descended from ground rats?! They have actually dug so many fortifications. It's really troublesome..."
Lundstedt's Blitz General Guderian once again played his strengths in speed. His armored troops were bypassed by Kingswood and then rushed to Leeds, Holingben and other places behind the British troops.
What he had to do was to directly cut off the British support route, and then allow the Germans to calmly swallow the resistance here. Generals including Manstein, Rommel, etc. began to implement their respective tactics according to the strategic plan.
With the cooperation of air forces, a comprehensive attack on the British positions was carried out.
Bernard Montgomery, the commander of the 5th British Army, looked at the battlefield not far away with expressionless face. With the rumbling of cannons, the German tanks kept trying to tear the British defense.
Although the British troops on the position were fiercely resisting, this resistance seemed so fragile in the face of the steel torrent. The latest type of crusaders arrived on the battlefield with 40mm caliber artillery, but the most advanced tank of the British army now seemed to be a toy-like qf-2-pound cannon hit the tiger-style body, like a tickling. The tiger-style counterattack could directly destroy the crusaders.
"General, Prime Minister called." Montgomery's adjutant handed the phone to Montgomery with a rumbling cannon.
"Hello Prime Minister, I'm Montgomery."
"General, I am Churchill. I hope you know that you are confident that you can block the Germans for how long?!" Churchill is not in the mood to say anything else now, and the situation does not allow him to say too much nonsense.
"To be honest, I have no confidence. Prime Minister..." Montgomery answered quickly because this was what he said in his heart. When his combat readiness and weapons were not as good as Germany, Montgomery was not sure how long he would hold on.
"The fortifications we rely most on do not have much resistance in the face of the new German bombs. The reason why we can support it now is entirely due to our brave soldiers fighting..."
Churchill, who listened to Montgomery's statement on the other end of the phone, was silent. After Montgomery finished narration, he said: "I will go to you now. I will fight with the brave British Empire soldiers!"
"This... Prime Minister, is this inappropriate?!" Montgomery knew that this was the best way to boost morale. But if the Prime Minister had any mistakes in his position, he could not explain it...
"If the British Empire is gone, then what's the use of me as a prime minister?! Instead of doing this, it's better to let me bury myself on the battlefield." Churchill on the other end of the phone said very directly: "A prime minister who has lost his motherland is no different from living or dying."
I have to say that Churchill is also very bachelor sometimes. Of course, you can also think that this is his personal charm. Montgomery has no reason to stop the prime minister from coming, as he said. If the British Empire is gone, then what is the use of him as prime minister?!
"Okay, welcome to the front line. Prime Minister!" This is the only thing Montgomery can say.
Just as Montgomery and Churchill were on the phone, several large aircraft at the secret airport outside London soared into the sky! The fleet flew towards the Atlantic Ocean under the escort of a small number of Spitfire fighters.
The ports including Swansea Bay, St. Blaise Bay, etc. are all full of people. Passengers depart from the port, and their direction is still the Atlantic Ocean.
In fact, it is not only the UK in chaos, but the US White House is also in chaos. The Germans' attack speed is too fast and they have approached London in just a few seconds.
Roosevelt had received Churchill's request, but what Churchill didn't know was that when he sent Roosevelt the other telegram, the cabinet members drafted another one again.
The British royal family was unwilling to give up their dignity and set foot on the American territory to seek asylum. In the end, under the insistence of the British royal family, the British chose a compromise plan.
They set their destinations at the Federal Colonial Dominion in North America, the Dominion of Canada.
"I think we should strengthen our aid to China. As for Britain..." Roosevelt held the telegram in his hand, laughing and crying. The country was occupied, and even had to flee by himself.
In this case, the British royal family made such a choice, which really made Roosevelt laugh and cry. Is this the last dignity of the down-and-out nobles?!
The members of MPs who had previously supported Britain also looked ugly. After all, they were all Americans. The British would rather go to Canada than come to the United States, which shows their view of the United States from the bottom of their hearts.
"Let Prime Minister Churchill withdraw as soon as possible..." Marshall sighed: "I think this is probably the only Prime Minister who can save Britain under such circumstances..."
Chapter completed!