Four Hundred and Forty Five Differences

This time, German fighter jets could fly over Liverpool to straf and attack unscrupulously. The overall collapse of the British defense line led to a very serious consequence, that is, the unequal defense forces between the north and the south.

When everyone was waiting for the German army to go south to occupy London, the German army went north. Lundstedt seized the opportunity accurately and saw a more convenient way to victory. The fragile British northern defense line is like a girl who has taken off her clothes. She has no reservations in front of the big man in Germany, and she is at your disposal.

There is a relatively intact industrial system there, and there are important ports and canals there. The key is that there are no densely packed British defenders there. There are no anti-aircraft guns like the forest and civilians with hand grenades.

In response to the bombing of the German air power, almost 90% of the British anti-aircraft guns were mobilized and deployed in the southern part of the UK. In order to defend London, the most elite British infantry was also deployed near London. The British are ready and so on The Germans invaded London, so as to deal with the Germans there to the last moment-as long as they hold on to the ruins of London for a few months, then Britain may come back with the help of the United States.

Of course, it seemed that things did not go according to their expectations in the end. The Germans left London, which was close at hand, and went north in one breath. This disrupted the combat deployment of the British defenders, and also made their attempt to concentrate the main force for a decisive battle in southern England come to naught.

How weak are the troops in the northern region? The surrender of the remnants of the 7th Army left the gap in the British defense line, causing the British to lose more than a dozen cities at once, and a British reserve army replaced the 7th Army to hold the line of defense. The commander of the 12th Army barely held on. Birmingham already satisfied Churchill to the extreme.

In fact, it was not how bravely the British Reserve 12th Army withstood the "German offensive like a tide"-that's what the 12th Army's report said, but the Germans themselves stopped the attack on their own initiative. Because this large-scale offensive also consumed a lot of ammunition and fuel reserves of the German army, before the integration of local seized materials and the arrival of new supplies, Rundstedt worried that the British troops in the south would jump over the wall and fight back north.

However, it seems that the disaster for the British has just begun. On March 8, the British defenders were worried that their flanks would be broken by the Germans. They ignored the orders of their superiors and abandoned Wash Bay, and Boston (there is also such a city in the UK) fell. Immediately afterwards, the British troops in Lincoln, Rolles and other areas took the initiative to retreat, giving up the entire plain area.

In fact, this was a "show of goodwill" made by several powers in northern Scotland and Chamberlain to Germany's "ally". Those in power in Scotland felt the need to preserve their strength and maintain a high position in the future "Germany-Scotland-Ireland" triple alliance. So they retreated the troops in their hands to the mountains to preserve their strength to see the effect.

In fact, Germany, especially Augustus and others who have a clearer view of the problem, are unwilling to let go of these British troops. The German generals hope that their armored forces can annihilate these British forces on the British plains.

Lay a good foundation for better control of Scotland in the future. Unfortunately, all these efforts fell through in front of Chamberlain's "self-protection" plan.

Behind the defeat of the Scottish garrison in northern England, the British defense line in the northern mountainous area of ​​England will become more stable in the future. The German high-level leaders know that the frontline situation is looking better and better, but in fact, in the subsequent peace negotiations. It's getting worse. Acado has reminded Merkel several times that if it is necessary, he must even recognize the continued existence of the United Kingdom, and he must stabilize the "alliance" of the northern United Kingdom, which is too big to lose.

The benefits are actually not without. For example, these British defenders were defeated all the way, leaving tens of thousands of fuel supplies to the Germans. After a short statistics, the German army found that these fuels were far better than domestic gasoline and diesel. The German army spent the first half of the year. Although the amount of food was relatively scarce, it was enough for the 350,000 German army to eat for more than a week.

"Chamberlain! Is this the last stab you stabbed me in? Is this the future of Britain you see, right? To live under the Germans' crotch? To be the lackey of the Germans?" Holding the phone, Churchill cursed viciously Said: "The 7th Army is the old base of Scotland! The 13th Army that retreated to the northern mountainous area is mostly Scotland! Is this what you plan to do? Sell England?"

"Churchill! You are crazy! You and those congressmen are crazy! Britain cannot rely on the United States! Don't you rely on selling British interests and colonies for American supplies? I have long said that we should make peace with the Germans , but you didn’t listen, and you said I was a traitor. Now only I can save Britain, you know?” On the other end of the phone, Chamberlain said calmly.

"Give England to Germany and give up Northern Ireland. This is what you call saving Britain? This is destroying Britain! Idiot!" Churchill yelled: "I am the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and His Majesty the King ordered me to fight to the end!"

"Forget it, Mr. Churchill." Chamberlain snorted coldly: "You, the British Prime Minister, are almost at the end... The king is trying to find a way to make peace with the Germans. Now whether you continue the war or peace negotiations, you will die It is undoubtedly the end. In addition, I can tell you very responsibly, why do you think the supplies from the Americans to aid you are gradually decreasing?"

"Did you do it?" Churchill was going crazy.

"No! No, no!" Chamberlain denied: "I don't have that influence. I didn't do anything, but your majesty the king is doing it... You think the British royal family is secretly doing things in Canada that Americans don't know By reducing the supplies they give you, they are warning the British royal family not to try to establish a British exile regime in Canada-they prefer the king to the United States instead of British Canada. Understand?"

"..." Churchill was silent. He knew that under the circumstances, it would be impossible to unite people and work in one direction: the British royal family and some ministers hoped that Britain would regroup in Canada; he, Churchill and some people planned to stick to the London exchanged for the United States to join the war to regain its disadvantage; now Scotland has offered Chamberlain to negotiate peace with the Germans, which is also what some people call the back road. It's not surprising that these people have ideas of their own, it's really strange that they don't.

But the question is whether the way these people think is really a good way: the British royal family "airborne" Canada with a large group of officials, so how can Canadian officials deal with themselves? This is not the kind of "southern hunting" similar to the Chinese emperor's (that is, the north can't hold back and flees to the south, and he finds a nice name to call the south to hunt), because Canada is not a British territory, but a colony. Although it appears to be part of the United Kingdom, it is actually half a country with very high autonomy.

What's more, the United States is unwilling to see a powerful Canada appear in its north. Even President Roosevelt, who supports the British anti-German faction, is very dissatisfied with the move of the British to flee north to Canada. He has contacted the British royal family more than once, hoping that they can come to the United States to establish a government-in-exile instead of going to Canada.

The second road seems to be a road full of thorns, and Churchill himself is the leader of this road. He knew that this path was actually of no benefit, it was just that he had chosen it from the beginning, and he was not allowed to change it temporarily.

This way is to rely on the aid of the United States to resist German aggression. It sounds good, but the materials from the United States are not given to Britain in vain, but are exchanged with the interests of Britain's countless overseas colonies. Some islands in the Pacific Ocean have been ceded to the United States, and Churchill has turned a blind eye to Australia's problems. These are the costs of relying on the United States.

However, the matter is of course not over yet. After the war, even Churchill himself knew that there was a United Kingdom that had maintained its dominance in the world for 100 years with Germany. At that time, Britain was just a pet dog raised by the United States. It is no longer the most powerful country in the world.

Of course, Chamberlain's business with Scotland was not much better: they just chose another master, and they were still dogs, but they were dogs for the Germans. The advantage is that there is no need to fight the Germans, which saves a lot of energy and blood. The disadvantage is that it is next to Germany, and it is not as comfortable as a dog for the Americans after the war.

"It's too late to say anything now! I lost in the end! I lost to you bastards!" Churchill wanted to understand the joints, so he stopped yelling and said with a sneer: "But you don't want to I thought you would definitely win! History will remember London who resisted to the end, and me, the British Prime Minister Churchill! As for you, you will only be a poor Scottish lackey!"

"Look! You're wrong again." Chamberlain said with a smile: "I saved the British from countless blood, just like what Petain is doing in France. I don't know how history evaluates me and you now." .But at least I can live to see the ending, and you are already destined to leave halfway."

"Don't get complacent too early! Chamberlain!" Churchill said loudly: "Who can laugh and say that the end may not be certain! I will sit in London myself and let that damn German head of state fight. All I leave him is a piece of land. ruins!"

"Then, let's wait and see." Chamberlain said on the other end of the phone: "If you really hope that millions of Londoners will be buried with you alone, it means that I really read you right."