Chapter 423 Ballista Action (The Third Time, Daily
News that France and Germany had signed a peace treaty quickly reached Britain, causing British high-level leaders to quickly convene an ad hoc discussion meeting to deal with the surrender of the French army and the various impacts it would have on Britain.
There was dead silence in the conference room.
The British generals were very angry at the news of France's betrayal of Britain, but they were helpless on the other hand.
With this kind of emotion, no one would be happy.
One of the navy vice-admirals couldn't sit still. He said excitedly: "We can't just sit there and wait for death. We should take action and dispatch the navy immediately to teach those self-righteous French people a lesson!"
The British Vice Admiral's veins popped out and he pounded the table angrily and roared: "If they hand over the French Navy to the Germans and they unite to deal with our British Navy, then we in the UK will be finished!"
A senior officer said calmly: "The current situation in the British Empire can be said to be hanging by a thread. The government officials ignored the safety of the country and forced the navy to go to war under the strong demands of the people. The top brass of the navy were almost unable to withstand the pressure.
I think we should also go out and attack the French navy."
"Although today's Home Fleet is no match for the German Navy, I think it is still no problem to deal with the just-defeated French, not to mention that they are only docked in the military port and are not well-guarded."
It can be seen that although this officer's tone is calm, he is still a militant and still hopes that the Royal Navy can attack and teach the French a lesson.
Churchill also participated in this meeting. He also heard the generals' conversation on the side and was thinking in his heart at the same time.
Similarly, he also agreed with the words of the two previous generals that since the German navy could not defeat the French navy, they should sneak attack the French navy, because this was the only chance for the British.
Of course, if even the French navy cannot be defeated, the British Empire will no longer have to struggle. It can just open the country wide and hand over Great Britain and Northern Ireland and be done with it?
Most of the people present actually agreed with the plan to sneak attack the French Navy, because this was indeed the best opportunity for the British Navy.
Once the French warships fall into the hands of the Germans, the end of the British Isles will really come.
But now, Churchill cannot speak casually.
Because the British Navy has almost lost all its wealth under his leadership, so it is completely thankless for him to support whichever side he orders now.
The side he supports may not necessarily appreciate it, but the side he opposes will definitely sneer at him.
So Churchill felt that he should be a man like Jesus, who only listened but never spoke.
Churchill was struggling deeply deep in his heart. He wanted to express his views, but he did not dare to speak.
After all, he had been slapped in the face and given blind orders too many times before. It can be said that he has lost the basic trust of the Royal Navy in him.
But to be fair, I can't entirely blame him.
If you want to blame him, you can only blame his opponent for being too strong.
After all, the omniscient and omnipotent head of state has traveled from the future. He understands Churchill's various naval deployments and will certainly make him lose again and again until he loses completely.
Churchill and others, of course, knew nothing about this.
Sure enough, Churchill was right to remain silent.
Before Churchill could speak, there were voices of opposition. A very important veteran general in the navy frowned and said with a worried look: "We just suffered a lot in the naval battles at Narvik and the North Sea."
After suffering the losses of the German High Seas Fleet, I think it is extremely unwise to attack a neutral French navy!
"What if our sneak attack fails and pushes the French Navy to the German side? At that time, the French Navy will work with the German Navy to deal with us. I would like to ask everyone here, what should we do then?" the old general asked.
road.
"But who knows whether France really wants to maintain naval neutrality? What if this was a deception staged by Reinhardt and the French navy? In the end, we really suffered a dumb loss when we were pinned to the ground by the French and German navies.
Only when we have friction do we know what regret is." A younger major general retorted coldly.
Another vice admiral also joined in the argument: "This is indeed a problem. Even if the French Navy really only wants to remain neutral now, there is no guarantee that one day in the future, they will turn to Germany due to changes in the situation.
navy."
Gradually, the naval admirals began to discuss the matter in a whirlwind manner.
Indeed, they still need to carefully consider whether to sneak attack the French Navy. After all, this is not just a game, but a major event that affects the whole body.
"That old fox Pétain betrayed France, betrayed his title as the savior of France, and sided with the Germans. I have to say that he did create a huge problem for us in Britain. Especially the move of retaining the French navy.
, he feels better, but this is completely pushing us in the UK to death."
The person who said this was a Churchill aide wearing a suit. In his eyes, everyone should put the interests of the British Empire first. Pétain retained the navy for the benefit of France, thereby harming the interests of the United Kingdom. This is
He couldn't accept it.
Another minister also nodded and said: "France did escape the suffering of the war under the leadership of Pétain, but Pétain left the problem to us, Britain, which is unkind and unjust. I think we should give
They take a look at the color a little bit."
"Yes, we are suffering locally now, but we still have some advantages overall. It is definitely not good news for the French to remain neutral at this time. Once we are defeated again or suffer some small losses, the French may immediately change their camp and switch sides.
As for attacking us, I also agree with the plan to attack the French navy." Another French officer also spoke, his eyes full of determination.
"No need to hesitate any longer! Since we are not going to accept variables, we must simplify the current situation." A naval general spoke his mind for Churchill.
Seeing this situation, Churchill finally couldn't help but speak: "Since most of us believe that the navy should be dispatched to sneak attack the French port and sink the main force of the French navy in the port. Then, the decision is
reasonable."
Churchill would not have thought that their vicious decision to turn against others might not ultimately hurt the French navy, which was once an ally of Britain...
"Code name, "Operation Ballista"!"
An action was taken that would completely turn Britain and France into enemies.
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PS: I won’t say anything anymore, just watch my performance. This is the third time in a row, 5 updates a day.
