As the war between the Allied Powers and the Soviet Union intensified, and more and more countries participated in the war, the British Empire in the west of Europe began to collapse.
Although Britain had begun to collapse a long time ago, it was only a political collapse. Now, the attention of all countries in the world has been attracted by the Soviet-German War. This has led to the war between Britain and Germany with obvious results becoming increasingly unstable.
Being watched by people.
The direct impact of this is that the British psychology has begun to collapse. Now, no matter how hard they struggle or how hard they fight, the excitement of the British battlefield is not one thousandth of that of the Soviet-German battlefield.
Everyone is paying attention to the decisive battle between the Soviet Union and Germany. Who cares how Britain, a country doomed to fail, struggles.
More serious consequences are still to come. After the Americans saw the war between the Soviet Union and Germany, it was obvious that they were no longer as concerned about providing material assistance to Britain as before.
With the defeat of the Royal Navy, the losses of British transport ships in recent months have reached incredible levels. In April alone, more than 700 transport ships were lost to German submarines and surface ships.
Sunk. Coupled with the British shipbuilding capacity due to the landing on the island of Great Britain, only 31 merchant ships were replenished within a month.
From another perspective, it can basically be understood that most of the transport ships on the British transportation line, especially those from the United States, sank to the bottom of the sea.
This made the Americans hesitate and hesitate. They supported the British with so many war materials, but most of them ended up in the sea to feed the fish. The key is that the fish do not eat these weapons and ammunition, which really creates no value at all.
If before the Soviet Union took action, the militants in the United States could still comfort themselves. Although the utilization rate of materials was low, at least these materials supported the British in fighting Germany and played a role in weakening and containing Germany.
But now, the Soviet Union and Germany are at war, and the huge red empire and the Germans are beginning to fight to the death.
With the Soviet Union, a country that even Germany might not be able to win, and a country with vast territory, vast resources, and abundant manpower and soldiers to contain Germany, Britain would have little effect on the United States.
Of course, weapons and equipment can still be sold to the British. After all, the United States itself also likes to make war profits.
However, in this context, the nature of the transaction has changed. The United States no longer needs the United Kingdom to contain it, it is just a pure business partnership.
Even if the British can hold the English Channel and provide the United States with a large-scale troop base to intervene in European wars in the future, the U.S. government will not mind helping the British strengthen their military strength.
But now the British Isles are destined to become the possessions of the Germans several times over, so the British government really has no significance for the United States.
As for using Britain as a buffer zone between Germany and Germany, it has little practical significance. This idea is because the Atlantic Ocean is not wide enough, or because the American navy cannot build warships.
If the Americans don't want to help, the British will have to find a way on their own.
Although Churchill once showed off his methods to his subordinates in private, proudly claiming: "The British Empire will not surrender until the last drop of Indian blood is shed."
But now, even if Indians are willing to shed their blood for the British war, the blood cannot come to the British mainland.
What is even more tragic is that from the moment he learned that the Allied forces had indeed reached London, Churchill himself began to become more and more crazy.
He initially agreed with Lord Gott's proposal to move the capital to Belfast and reorganize the resistance in Northern Ireland; but not long after, he claimed that he would stay in Great Britain and coexist with London.
Many Churchillites claim that they have discovered that the Prime Minister has often made shrill roars recently, and has become less and less heroic than before. What's more, they also speculated whether Churchill was secretly given estrogen by German agents and turned into a The feminine shemale prime minister.
Of course, these are all topics discussed quietly in private.
On the surface, everyone still respects Churchill as prime minister. After all, this mess is already there, and it is estimated that few people in the UK are willing to accept Churchill's job.
To put it bluntly, if it fails, a person in Churchill's position will definitely be hanged by the Allies. Only those who do not open their eyes will take over the responsibilities and obligations in Churchill's hands.
Therefore, Churchill, who was considered a bit crazy by his subordinates, continued to sit in the position of British Prime Minister.
While the Prime Minister was still in London, the British royal family had already taken refuge in Northern Ireland under the arrangement of Lord Gott.
It must be said that Gott did enough good things and good things during these most difficult days in Britain.
In today's Britain, people will not praise Churchill's tough resistance policy that he would rather die than surrender. However, many people praise Lord Gott for his great love, saving the careers of countless key people, and sending many people away from this country that was about to sink. Broken ship.
The shining British star Montgomery, General de Gaulle, the leader of the Free France, and the current British royal family. Too many important figures accepted Lord Gott's gifts and actually escaped from the hellish London.
Let's talk about Montgomery first. He has now successfully taken over the command of three Egyptian divisions and has become the most senior British general left in Egypt.
Although Wavell's Operation Tomahawk was ill-fated and worrying, Montgomery in the rear was very stable and leisurely arranged the border defense line, and there was no pressure for a while.
As for De Gaulle, who relied on Gott's help, he evacuated to the Isle of Man, the smallest island in the British Isles, and brought the core government agencies of the Free French government to the Isle of Man, as well as the 5,000 external infantry. .
To a certain extent, Lord Gott was equivalent to helping de Gaulle obtain the real basic territory needed to restore the country.
You know, the Isle of Man is not a small island. The island has a long history of self-government. It had its own parliament as early as the 10th century. Its capital is Douglas, which is 48 kilometers long from north to south and 46 kilometers wide. It covers an area of 572 square kilometers. Grains, vegetables, turnips, potatoes, dairy cows, sheep, pigs, poultry, and all basic resources can be self-sufficient.
With such a large island with the foundation for nation-building, de Gaulle actually felt better than when he established the Free French government in London.
At least this time, Gott gave him no constraints and completely handed over the Isle of Man to the Free French government.
For the British royal family, they were extremely happy to be able to escape to the island of Ireland, which was not threatened by the war. Those pampered royal members were grateful to Lord Gott and shouted for George VI to raise Gott's title to earl. , in recognition of his merits.
For a time, Gott had become the most respected person among the British upper class.