The Times, a heavyweight newspaper that once unearthed the secrets of the Soviet-German battleship transaction, even wrote a dedicated article.
"Some people always say how strong the German army is, how sharp its tactics are, and how brave the army is.
But there are too many factors that determine success or failure in a war, and there are many factors that the German army cannot control.
It can be said that as long as the British mainland fleet exists for one day, Reinhardt will not choose to land on the British mainland. He does not dare to, and he cannot!
No matter how many troops are sent, no matter whether the landing is successful or not, failure is inevitable in the end.
The German landing force will eventually be wiped out.
After the failed landing, the German army was bound to lose a large number of elite troops. The domestic public's support for the war, the morale of the troops, etc. were all a serious test for Reinhardt.
Therefore, the British people do not need to be surprised as to why Reinhard did not land in the UK immediately with all his strength. If you analyze it carefully, even if you time-traveled into Reinhard and became Reinhard, before the British Home Fleet was destroyed
, I don’t dare to issue such an order!”
I have to say that the reporter who wrote this article is really a bit awesome.
He actually got it right about Reinhardt traveling through time!
At the same time, he also pointed out an important factor required for the German landing - defeating the British Home Fleet.
Yes, the German High Seas Fleet has defeated the main force of the British Home Fleet in the North Sea.
However, the strength of the Royal Navy still exists. As long as they use a large number of local coastal defense guns, fortress guns, and offshore defense gunboat support to prevent Redl's High Seas Fleet from landing, there will not be much problem.
The only thing that needs to be worried about is whether Darlan's French fleet will defect to Germany and attack the British Isles together.
Once the powerful Japanese fleets are merged, the German navy will have an overwhelming advantage over the current British home fleet.
Fortunately, Sir Forbes has secretly sent troops to sneak attack the main force of Darlan's fleet.
After wiping out the main force of the French fleet, even if Germany turned around and annexed the remaining fleet of Darlan, the number of warships it would obtain would not be too many.
In this way, although it completely offended the French allies, it at least brought the defense and security of the British Isles to a higher level, which is completely worth it!
However, this was a hardship for General de Gaulle in London...
"Bang!" With a crisp cracking sound, General de Gaulle angrily smashed a delicate glass on his desk.
"Churchill is this bastard! How will I behave in the future if he asks me, De Gaulle?!" Holding the notice that Churchill asked his secretary to send to him, De Gaulle felt a rush of blood mixed with hostility rushing to his head.
The British Navy's special operations fleet, under the leadership of Sir Forbes, made a surprise attack on the main force of the Darlan fleet in Oran Port and has now achieved a complete victory.
"Churchill! Churchill!" De Gaulle chewed the name through gritted teeth, with red anger in his eyes.
"A few days ago, he used my name to send a clear message to contact Darlan, making the world think that Britain would be considerate of the suffering French navy." De Gaulle covered his head in depression: "But how is he now?
dare......."
Yes, Churchill broke his promise.
The most important thing is that Churchill swore on his honor and guaranteed it with the credibility of the British Empire.
Just a few days ago, he relied on de Gaulle's personal reputation as a French general to ensure that he would treat the French navy well and not offend the river.
"Over in Africa, several colonies in Chad, Cameroon, Congo, Ubangi, and Gabon have just expressed their willingness to join our camp and cooperate with the British."
De Gaulle's voice was hoarse, as if he was describing an irrelevant matter.
But everyone knows how important this matter was to de Gaulle, who was living in exile in England alone.
Just the day before yesterday, when de Gaulle received offers from several African colonies to support him, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.
He took several French cronies with him, drank wine all night in a London pub, and danced excitedly.
In Africa, there is a Berante. He was a French war hero and a famous French general who defeated Italy.
However, these colonies that were willing to join de Gaulle chose him, chose to completely break away from the Vichy government and join de Gaulle's command.
This is a kind of trust, but also an honor.
How wonderful it would be if Churchill could really be kind and considerate to France as he did in his telegram to the world on the cover...
"Okay! Everything is okay now!" De Gaulle suddenly raised his voice and sneered in front of Churchill's secretary and retorted: "Except for the Congo, the other French colonies have fallen to Algeria's Bélante. This is
Suddenly, the Free French movement was extremely successful!"
Everyone knows that de Gaulle's Free France is different from Pétain's Vichy France, which was founded on the mainland.
De Gaulle's regime was dependent on the British.
However, the insidiousness and cunning shown by Churchill in this sneak attack were simply outrageous!
At this moment, De Gaulle really wanted to grab the fat man Churchill by the collar, throw him to the ground, and then step on his face, which had nothing left except fat, and question him: What the hell are you doing?
Were they spies sent by the Germans?! Were they afraid that the French people would not be able to completely defect to Germany and that they would take chances with their British allies, so they deliberately added insult to injury and cut off the thoughts of all walks of life in France!
De Gaulle really wanted to take out a pistol, point the muzzle at Churchill's big oval head, and yell at him: Are you stupid?! Did you forget that you clearly understood France when you sent the telegram?
The whole world can see it!
For a country that has broken its trust in the world, De Gaulle couldn't figure out what the bullshit camp he was in should do against Germany in the future.
Just yesterday, Churchill, the hypocrite, gave a speech telling the world: "The vertical line between London and Paris is not a barrier, but an axis. The British government will jointly establish an alliance with the Free French government, a group called the Axis Powers
steadfast alliance.”
But now, the only two participating countries in this Axis alliance are the United Kingdom and Free France.
Of course, this is still under the premise that Free France is a country.
The current Free French regime is recognized by only the United Kingdom in the entire world.
In fact, the rest of the countries recognized the successor to the orthodox Vichy French regime.
It is worth mentioning that far in the east, China, which had just blocked the Burma Highway by the British, also issued a statement specifically recognizing Vichy France as the only legitimate French government.
It can be said that de Gaulle's Free France found a bad friend.
This bad friend always has the attitude of never giving up until he offends the whole world!