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Chapter 402 Churchill's Speech (Part 2)

"When Operation Dynamo was formulated, we estimated that we could only transport 3,000 people." Churchill waved his arms and shouted to the packed seats of MPs: "It can be said that we have completed the task now, and

It still exceeded the original task set!”

The fact that Fatty Qiu was able to say this is enough to prove that his face is not much thinner than Reinhardt. Nearly the entire local fleet was used, the main force of the Royal Air Force was involved, and a large-scale withdrawal related to the fate of the 200,000 expeditionary force was just

To withdraw the strength of a reinforced regiment?!

After transporting 4,000 people, it is said that the original plan was to transport only 3,000 people. Does that mean that after transporting 3,000 people back, it is said that the original plan was to transport only 2,000 people?

Not to mention such a large-scale operation, is it reasonable to withdraw only 3,000 people? Even if all the staff officers who formulated "Operation Dynamo" are in trouble, they are trying their best to transport 4,000 logistics officers and soldiers back to the country.

, the actual price paid for this action is completely unacceptable.

"When the Prime Minister approved this plan, I don't remember what he said now." A tall, thin member of Parliament sitting in the seat crouched and talked with another member sitting next to him: "At that time,

, what he said was to save combat manpower as much as possible and retain enough defense force for the homeland. As a result, only some non-combat personnel were brought back, and he immediately changed his tune."

"Eric, stop talking, you guy." The congressman sitting next to the tall congressman stopped him and said, "Listen carefully, and we'll talk about it later if you have anything to say."

It can be seen that the two of them are very familiar with each other, so they talk to each other at this awkward moment.

"Okay, okay, I just want to express my feelings." Eric shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Although I know that Mr. Prime Minister's words are to boost morale, I just feel that it sounds a bit self-deceiving and is uncomfortable."

Looking at his old friend, the other congressman paused, then lowered his voice and said softly: "I feel the same way."

Maybe fat people are more tolerant after all, or because they have more meat, they have thicker skin. At this moment, Fatty Qiu ignored the whispers of the congressmen below, but continued to speak loudly: "Someone said to me

, Mr. Reinhard has a plan to invade the British Isles. Without the troops of the expeditionary force, what can we do to deal with them?"

Churchill's words resonated with the MPs. It is no secret that the expeditionary force is all elites drawn from the British mainland. Without the 200,000 elites of the Home Defense Army, many people are worried about the possible future landings of the German army.

I feel unsure.

However, Churchill, who considered himself an excellent orator, was here to solve problems and inspire people. Regarding the concern about the German landing, he gave a classic comparative example: "What I want to say is that in the past, there were often

Someone has made such a calculation. The last person who made such a calculation was called Napoleon Bonaparte! But after he took his flat-bottomed boats and army to station in Rogne for a year, his plan completely came to nothing.

.”

As expected of Churchill, he used Napoleon's failure to inspire the hearts of British MPs at this moment, and achieved the best effect in an instant.

Who was Napoleon? He led the French army of that era to defeat the anti-French alliance of many European countries five times, which was several times larger than his own. Either directly or indirectly, he almost ruled most of the entire Europe.

Even though Germany is now extremely arrogant, its predecessors, Prussia and Austria, did not surrender obediently to Napoleon.

But this conqueror of the European continent, who could not even defeat Germany, was ultimately defeated in the battle of Trafalgar by the British. Napoleon, who had always been good at defeating more with less, was alone in front of the famous British general Nelson.

Defeat more with less.

You know, even so, Napoleon also defeated the Austro-Russian coalition in the 6th week after the defeat and achieved a brilliant victory. However, victory was a victory, and Napoleon never dared to think of landing on the British mainland.

"The strength we currently have in the UK is many times stronger than what we had at any time in the last war. Now we still have a strong enough force that is stronger than ever before.

of the Royal Air Force, this fact will definitely have a beneficial effect on the defense problem against the possible invasion of our country by the German army."

Churchill, who was good at amplifying his own advantages, continued to pull out the only good card he could play, the Royal Air Force.

Not only that, he also inspired with great ambition: "But we cannot be satisfied with fighting a defensive war, because we still have obligations to our allies. We must reorganize, under the command of the heroic commander-in-chief Lord Gott

, relaunch the British Expeditionary Force and fight back to the European continent!"

Planning a grand future when the country has just failed, drawing a beautiful blueprint, and leading everyone to fight for it sounds a bit like what Reinhardt did 20 years ago.

In fact, Churchill is now copying the methods that Reinhard used to lead Germany out of despair based on his research results on the German head of state Reinhardt.

Moreover, Churchill had a higher starting point than Reinhardt, and what he said was more effective.

"All this is in progress," Churchill clenched his fists and spoke loudly: "But in the meantime, we must bring our homeland defense to such a high level of organization. Of course, we are also doing this now.

deployment.”

Lord Gott can be said to be extremely lucky.

He was obviously suspended and transferred back to the country to face trial, but as a result, his successor, Alexander, surrendered directly. As a result, Lord Gott, who did not surrender, actually appeared to be somewhat heroic, and Churchill decided to re-employ him.

In fact, if Lord Gott were placed in Lieutenant General Alexander's situation at that time, he would probably have surrendered. The reason why he did not surrender was simply because he had not reached that step yet.

No one else would have been able to deal with Guderian's 19th Armored Corps with a rout. Even if Guderian and Lord Gott were to change their positions, he would not have been able to command the British Expeditionary Force to win this already one-sided situation.

Combat.

But in the end, Churchill issued a classic quote: "Even if large tracts of Europe and many ancient and famous countries have fallen or may fall into the clutches of the secret police and other criminal agencies, we will not waver.

Don’t be discouraged.”

"We will fight to the end! We will fight in France, we will fight at sea and in the oceans, we will fight in the air with ever-increasing confidence and with ever-increasing power; we will defend our islands at any cost

!”

"We will fight on the beaches; we will fight where the enemy has landed; we will fight in the fields and in the streets; we will fight in the mountains! We will never surrender, even if this island or most of it is conquered and starved.

Our imperial subjects overseas will continue to fight under the armed protection of the British fleet until the new world uses all its strength and ability to save and liberate the old world when God sees fit!"

Fighting to the end, Churchill clearly stated his attitude. He wanted the British Empire and the Third Reich to face each other head-on. Either I die or you die!


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