Chapter 288: London

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"Look at these." The new prime minister, Chamberlain, threw a stack of photos to Secretary of State Churchill. The photos were scattered on the table, but Churchill glanced at them to know that they were after the return of the submarine U-211.
There is a group photo of a group of submarine soldiers, there are several front photos of the main officers and pictures of the play at the dinner, two close-ups of the submarine U-211, and some newspapers and documents analysis, of course, there is a copy Churchill's most troublesome copy of the file.
This document was also read by Churchill before coming to the Prime Minister ’s residence today, and it is a summary of the nature of the report. In five days, the British lost nine transport ships, and the loss of more than 70,000 tons made him the navy minister almost spit blood and died. On the long British maritime transport line, it seems that there are always German submarines ambushing British transport ships. This loss is more chilling than battleships, because if the UK is compared to a person, it is cut compared to chopping fingers. Arterial damage is greater for a person.
"To be honest, Mr. Prime Minister, so far, we seem to have been suppressed by the Germans. Our navy suffered heavy losses under German sneak attacks and almost lost the right to control the seas on which we depended; our air force suffered heavy losses that could no longer be sustained. The safety over Europe, and now our transport fleet has also suffered losses, and the speed of the loss is staggering ... all these things make us unable to see the hope of winning. "Churchill weighed for a long time, said with a frown. During the speech, he glanced at the secretary-like man standing behind Chamberlain. Churchill, who had been on the battlefield, felt that this man was dangerous.
But what he went on to say was his real thought: "But the most unacceptable thing is that the sea power and hegemony of our British Empire have been provoked, and we have to make it for the future to bow down to death or continue to be the master of the world. Choice-I think it's not difficult to choose, we must fight blood to the end! Give the Germans a heavy blow and let them know how naive they are. "
Churchill is one of the core members of the main battle group, and this prime minister, Chamberlain, is obviously not keen to fight the Germans in the end. He hopes to use a victory to conclude a peace treaty, and then limit the development of the Germans as after the same war. So he found Churchill this time, just to put pressure on this hardliner, so that the soldiers on the front line had a decent victory to force the Germans back to the negotiating table.
"Just this month, we lost tens of thousands of tons of steel raw materials, and even ships full of agricultural products from Canada were sunk. This is not good news for our island country. On the other hand, just After you took over the Royal Navy, more than 70,000 tons of warships were sunk. His Majesty the King was very uneasy about this war, so I called you to tell you the truth, not to listen to you. I shouted slogans. "Chamberlain's face was very unfriendly, his eyebrows moved, and he said in a rage.
He pointed to the map behind him, staring at Churchill and continued: "Just a few days ago, Japan invaded Shanghai, China. This terrible war destroyed our financial investment in Shanghai and destroyed our concession there. Hundreds of British people were killed, and we could n’t adjust our forces to pressure Japan. They did n’t even give me a statement of apology!

"Mr. Prime Minister! The Far East issue is only a matter of interests! We have indeed suffered losses, but it will not affect our international status at all! But on the European continent, Germany is destroying the European order we have established! This devastating blow to Britain Unbearable, which one is more important, you naturally understand that I do n’t need to say anything more?
Churchill said helplessly.
"Then we will now talk about some topics that are really related to the destiny of the country." Chamberlain nodded at the table with his fingers and said angrily: "Mr. Churchill! Would you like to tell me when your navy fleet can be resolved The German navy, like World War I, blocked them in the port so that they could no longer threaten our supply lines? "
Churchill knew that he could not answer this question. Chamberlain would ask him a very shameful question in order to make him speechless. But he had to answer, so Churchill had to carefully consider the language and replied: "Mr. Prime Minister, the fighting power of the Royal Navy has not been restored. We cannot ensure that the offensive operations can be won, so I suggest we should shift our focus to The issue of comes up. "
"Yeah! You allocated a total of 3 million pounds, enough to build a new battleship, to transform the existing warships, but actually to add some small-caliber artillery to these warships! For this transformation plan, you even have to suspend Four new cruisers have been built, "Chamberlain said indignantly:" Is the German carrier fleet more terrible than their submarines? "
"Mr. Prime Minister, if I have no way to ensure the air safety of the entire fleet, then I ca n’t make up my mind to conduct a decisive battle of the fleet, which makes it possible for the German navy fleet, that is, the aircraft carrier fleet to attack our transportation line at sea. Yes, once the opposing aircraft carrier appeared on the North Atlantic route, our transportation line collapsed. "Churchill clearly knew more about war than someone like Chamberlain who had never fought, especially as he served as a navy minister, and knew more about the naval difficulties. .
"So how long can you expect to complete your transformation plan?" Chamberlain also knew that he could not take advantage of professional issues, and immediately changed the subject and asked about other aspects.
"Most of the Navy's air defense weapons are very old, because to keep the local waters safe, I can only arrange a few warships for conversion at a time, so the progress has to wait at least 6 months, or 9 months to complete." Churchill has put The speed that could have been guaranteed was increased by one year, but I still felt a little guilty.
Sure enough, even Chamberlain was a military idiot, he knew that time did not wait for anyone. In half a year, he was about to lose millions of tons of transport ships. This kind of disaster was enough to completely collapse the UK.
"We can't wait so long, we must fight back immediately! If the navy can't do it! Then we can only rely on the army. You must have known the loss report of the air force. They even shame me more than the navy, even on the European continent. 410 fighter jets were lost in one breath. "Chamberlain seemed to turn a little bit about these losses. He now has a feeling of crying without tears.
Why when others became prime ministers of the British Empire, the world rose and there was good news about the success of the expansion, and after becoming prime minister, the news I received every day was that it was defeated here and lost again. These bad news simply put He took the throne of the most unlucky British prime minister in a century.
"What head of state in Germany, could it really be a gift from God to Germany? How could a weak Germany become so tricky in just a few years?" Chamberlain said angrily when he thought of this. Hearing this, the man standing behind him focused his eyes, but still no other movement.
"I don't believe that this Akado has anything to do with God. He is just a speculator who runs errands for the old guy of Seekert!" Churchill can be said to be one of the most researched Akados in the UK. Because of the intelligence from Smith, he had a deeper understanding of Germany ’s preparations.
So he said to Chamberlain: "They didn't rise in just a few years. Under the auspices of Seekert, Akado participated in the German secret development plan very early. We got the" Pluto Plan " 'S copy is half-truth and lacks a lot of core content, which makes us give up our vigilance against the German ambitions. "
"If Colonel Smith ’s analysis was correct, the Germans secretly armed themselves again at the end of 1919. In 1925, because of our blind support, their speed accelerated. By 1930, their armed forces had surpassed One World War. "Churchill narrowed his eyes and said," So they give people the illusion of rapid rise, which is actually a ridiculous blindfold. "
Hearing Churchill say this, the man standing behind Chamberlain raised his eyebrows, glanced at Churchill, and then stood there silently. It seems that the conversation between the Prime Minister and the Secretary of the Navy has nothing to do with him.
"It's useless to say anything now." Chamberlain said with a sigh. "We either have to count on the army to win the war, or we are forced to accept the conditions of the Germans and turn ourselves into a running dog of the Germans. "
"There is another way! Mr. Prime Minister." Churchill thought for a while, and then said sadly in his tone: "We betray some of the overseas interests and get some warships from the Americans to enrich our navy."
"American? Are you sure you can do it?" Chamberlain seemed interested in the proposal and asked quickly.
"It depends on whether we have enough chips." Churchill said helplessly.
"As a result, this plan cannot be easily implemented." Chamberlain shook his head and said: "Give up too much interest, and His Majesty the King and the Cabinet will not agree. We have to think of something else."
"If, I mean if, Mr. Prime Minister, we seem to be able to use some extraordinary means to change our passive situation." The man who had not spoken after Chamberlain finally spoke.
"Are you sure?" Chamberlain looked at the man and asked rhetorically.
"I want to use my people, and even if it fails, there will be no loss in Britain." The man said violently.
Chamberlain stared at the man for a few seconds, then nodded with satisfaction: "Okay! I approved this action! The Secretary of the Navy will do my best to assist you."