Churchill, who has returned to the post of Lord of the Admiralty, has been in trouble recently.
With the fall of Poland, the Second World War, which was clamored by the media from various countries, finally broke out. The appeasement policy of former British Prime Minister Chamberlain was greatly impacted, and he, a hardliner who opposed compromise, became the beneficiary of the war.
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During the Battle of Poland, the Germans bombed the "Athena", a British mail ship carrying American citizens, which fueled Churchill's strategy of drawing the United States into the war.
Although Germany's royal newspaper, the Socialist newspaper, shouted that "it was the British Admiralty Churchill who sank the Athena himself, trying to blame Germany and anger the United States."
However, Churchill himself knew very well that this must be a means by the German head of state to confuse the public.
He had never underestimated Reinhardt, the "sergeant" who climbed up to the position of head of state step by step. In the past twenty years, Churchill's official career had been turbulent, but Reinhardt, the head of state of Germany, had experienced many turmoils along the way.
Stable as Mount Tai.
In twenty years, Germany has grown from a defeated and weak country with no more than 100,000 soldiers and insufficient money for civilian use to becoming the largest beast on the European continent.
The Treaty of Versailles, which was harsh and cruel at the time and seemed to be able to completely destroy Germany, is now almost a piece of waste paper. The money owed by Germany no longer has to be repaid, and the lost territory has been regained with interest.
As for the German Army... let alone one hundred thousand, now it is more than one million!
Reinhardt can do this, doesn't it prove how terrifying his abilities are?!
At least, if he placed Churchill in a large environment like Germany, he probably wouldn't be able to achieve as many achievements as Reinhardt.
If anyone still said that Reinhardt was not doing his job properly and relied on good luck to get to where he is today, Churchill would first sneer at that person's IQ!
Relying on luck? The entire British Empire has been searching for people who can find people with such incredible luck? If they can be found, then this theory makes sense, but the key is that they can't be found!
"I have to admit that the speed of development of the Germans in the past 20 years is really terrifying." Sitting in the office of his Admiralty Minister, Churchill talked about this kind of alienation in front of a group of cronies and subordinates without any scruples.
The topic of ambition.
After hearing this, a naval lieutenant colonel interjected unconvincedly: "Sir, although Germany does seem to have become much stronger, their current apparent strength is only ranked third in Europe.
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"Yes, our British Empire is a world-class superpower. No matter whether it is technological or military strength, it cannot be compared to an upstart like Germany. Plus our ally France, which ranks second in Europe in terms of combat effectiveness, there is no need to worry about the Germans.
Threat." A staff member wearing a suit also added: "If you ask me, if Prime Minister Chamberlain hadn't been too timid, Germany would have been destroyed by us a hundred times!"
The "Churchillites" here are not brainless and arrogant. Their arrogance stems from sufficient strength. This kind of strength was definitely not available in Poland, which had just been defeated by Germany!
Not to mention that the German tanks could not cross the English Channel, and the German navy was only as powerful as a squadron of the British Empire.
In their eyes, even if Britain did not take action, the French Legion, known as the first army in Europe, still had the strength to defeat the German army on its own.
Coupled with the support of 10 top-notch main divisions from all British platoons, it is almost impossible to lose!
"Twenty years ago, who would have believed that Germany, which had been carved up by the great powers, would have the power to defeat Poland, the 'Kingdom of Cavalry'?" Contrary to the powerful roars of the generals and staff, Churchill's voice seemed a bit erratic.
Ignoring the reactions of his cronies, Churchill continued calmly: "Ten years ago, who would have guessed that the German territory would expand exponentially to what it is today?"
"It seems that the initiative is still in our hands..." Churchill glanced around seriously with a burning gaze: "But in fact, we have reached the moment when we have to take action!"
"Judging from the speed of development of Germany's strength, if it is not defeated as soon as possible, perhaps in a few years, the British Empire will face an enemy that is so powerful that it can no longer face it alone!"
"At that time, when we look back, we will find that Britain's allies have already been defeated one by one by Germany..."
Churchill's words struck everyone's hearts like thunder and lightning.
Indeed, Britain has missed countless good opportunities and allowed the fledgling Germany to grow bigger step by step. And those allies that were originally in the British camp, even countries with strong military capabilities such as Czechoslovakia and Poland, have become the backbone of Germany's power.
part!
Britain, a superpower that has maintained its status as a world power for two centuries and has become the "empire on which the sun never sets", has been intoxicated in its past glory for too long, too long...
While other countries were fighting bloody battles and tempering themselves in the flames of war, British soldiers were reduced to a bunch of decorations on this side of the English Channel.
An army that has no energy and has been tempered by the flames of war, no matter how well-equipped or numerous it may be, may not be able to defeat a battle-hardened division with poor equipment. Moreover, the Germans’ equipment is not bad at all!
"Sir! I am very glad that you can take the position in time. Only you can lead us to make the right choice." The confident lieutenant colonel saluted Churchill and said: "Following you is my lifelong honor and a great honor."
A bloody Englishman, the greatest luck!"
Churchill smiled and could not deny it. He could feel the lieutenant colonel's sincerity. Everyone here has suppressed Chamberlain's cowardice for too long. What they need is to vent, someone who can lead them to denounce Fang Qiu on the battlefield.
Strong leader.
Clearly, history is now putting this opportunity into his hands!
"It is our honor to follow you!"
Immediately afterwards, other followers also shouted.
"Follow Chancellor Churchill to the death! Long live the British Empire!"
Just when the atmosphere was in full swing, Churchill's confidential secretary stumbled into the office: "Minister! Finland sent an application for help to the League of Nations, saying that the Soviet army was shelling their territory!"
The intrusion of the confidential secretary drew everyone's attention back, and the conference room, which had been full of excitement just now, suddenly became silent.
"The Soviets dare to attack Finland blatantly?" Churchill said to himself: "It seems that this red beast does not take the constraints of the League of Nations seriously at all."
Because the United States, Italy, and Japan withdrew one after another, and the Soviet Union and Germany, induced by Reinhardt, colluded to exclude the League of Nations.
In today's League of Nations, of the five permanent member seats, only two countries, the United Kingdom and France, occupy the seats. The other three permanent member seats, which originally belonged to the United States, Italy, and Japan, have been vacant.
Therefore, the current League of Nations is almost completely under the control of the two major powers, Britain and France. Whether Finland can successfully seek help from the League of Nations actually only depends on the attitudes of Britain and France.
"We must not be disrupted!" Churchill, who was under the spotlight, spoke forcefully: "Judging from the precedent of Poland, there must be some kind of cooperative relationship between the Soviet Union and Germany. If there are Germans behind the Soviet attack
If you are doing something wrong, this will cause trouble..."
Will the Germans cooperate with the Soviet invasion of Western Europe? No one can say for sure.
Although Germany and the Soviet Union were ideologically opposed and could even be said to be incompatible, the outcome of the Battle of Poland has shown that the true relationship between the two countries is definitely not as bad as it seems on the surface!
"This is really something that people have to worry about..." Churchill rubbed his brows, turned to the confidential secretary and instructed: "I heard that the German government held an important large-scale event today. The news was sent back.
? Did the Germans announce any important measures in response to this event, such as establishing diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union?”
Churchill had a hunch that some unexpected big news might come out of this large-scale event in Germany. It was necessary to learn more about the details.
