Chapter 625: Abandoning India

French Navy!

So far, the French Navy has hardly suffered any substantial losses, and, in the claim, the French Army ranks first in Europe, and the French Navy ranks fourth in Europe.

Now that the British navy is disabled, they have long been eyeing the ships of the French navy. If the French navy can be incorporated, the strength of the British navy will be restored at once!

Now, France's prospects are not optimistic. If you are a little more pessimistic, it may even be a matter of time before France surrenders. At this time, Britain is even more impatient.

So the British ambassador ran over to ask the French Prime Minister.

When Churchill came to Paris, he had discussed it with Reynolds. At that time, Reynolds agreed.

Now, after hearing the British ambassador's words, Reynolds thought for a moment and said, "No problem. When we move to a new capital, we will give the order."

The British ambassador could only watch Prime Minister Renault pack up and leave. Originally, he wanted to say, can the order be issued now? However, he still did not say it. Although the UK is very anxious about this kind of thing, it cannot push the French government too much, otherwise, it will be counterproductive. After moving to Bordeaux, come to Renault again.

Now, telegram to London first!

London, England.

In the conference room of the Prime Minister's Office, there was a strong smell of cigars, Churchill, smoking one by one.

He looked at the other people and put the cigar in his hand into the ashtray: "As the prime minister, I have this power. Now, we must sacrifice India's interests in exchange for the Soviets sending troops."

Now, the situation on the European continent is not optimistic at all. The surrender of France is just around the corner. Moreover, Cyric has already said that after France is over, the Germans will land across the sea and attack the United Kingdom!

Originally, Britain was not very afraid of the threat of German cross-sea landings. You must know that no matter how strong the German army is, it cannot fly over the English Channel. It is a moat.

However, when the Germans landed across the sea at a long distance, and after the sudden ashore battle in western France, the British were surprised to find that the Germans really had this ability. , Centennial Navy! How did the Germans do it in just a few short years?

Incredible!

It is conceivable that the war Britain is about to face is terrible and cruel.

For Britain, the only chance is the Soviet Union. If the Soviet Union can join in, it will be quite beneficial to the United Kingdom. The Soviet Union provoked a war in the east, and the Germans had to deal with the threat from the east. There will be a chance to buffer.

Britain needs time.

After the First World War, Britain did not want to fight. Britain was simply sabotaging its martial arts, and it invested less and less in national defense, so that almost all the ships of the navy were the foundation of World War I.

And now, finally, Britain has turned into war mode, and all the resources have been pooled to serve the defense, but they need time.

The Germans conquered France in less than half a month. If the Germans were allowed to step onto British soil, it is conceivable that Britain would soon perish.

"We must let the Soviet Union join in. At this time, only the Soviet Union can give us time. If we delay for a year, we can reorganize a powerful expeditionary force. If we give us two years, we will If we have a navy, we will be able to recover to fight the Germans, and if we give us four years, we will be stronger than any time in history!"

Time, Britain needs time! Without time, Britain cannot have any hope of victory in this war.

The Soviet Union has already made a condition that it wants India.

The British colonization of India began with the East India Company, which did business in India. Slowly, the East India Company became a tool for the British colonists to invade India.

During the period experienced many twists and turns, especially. In 1857 the Indian uprising, the British government made a major adjustment.

The British abolished the East India Company, and the Minister of Indian Affairs took over its full powers; and established the Indian government headed by the Governor of India. In this way, India entered the era of direct rule by the British government.

India is very important to Britain,

India has a vast territory, rich resources, a large population, and the fertile land in the Ganges River Basin. It can be said that India is an important source of cheap raw materials and an important dumping ground for British products.

During the aggression against China that year, almost all of the y** that British merchants sold to China were produced in India, which was an important means of primitive accumulation of capital in the early stages of British capitalist development.

At the same time, India's strategic position in geography is very important. It guards the main traffic route from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and is the frontline for the British invasion of Southeast Asia.

Now, just relying on a verbal promise to send troops, the Indian colony will be handed over to the Soviet Union. Such an approach will not be supported at all!

In the past few days, the congress has exploded, and some members even declared openly that Churchill was a traitor, more hateful than Chamberlain. Chamberlain sold France to Germany, and Churchill sold Britain to the Soviet Union!

After all, Western Europe is still capitalist, but the Soviet Union has a different ideology, which is even more unacceptable. Since the establishment of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom has always held a hostile attitude, but now, it has to befriend the Soviet Union, even India. All to the Soviet Union?

How can this be!

If in normal times, Churchill's proposal would have caused him to lose the popular support and resign, but now, in times of war, according to the emergency act, Churchill can bypass Parliament when necessary.

Now, Churchill just wants to use his special power to make a direct decision, but at least the senior government officials have to support him.

Now, Britain is more pitiful than in history. France has failed, and Britain is about to usher in a war. The most depressing thing is that the United States has stayed out of the matter until now, and is not willing to get involved at all.

Therefore, Churchill can only find other foreign aid, and it is worthwhile to use India to exchange troops from the Soviet Union!

Churchill was trying his best to convince his companions: "Take a step back and say, if we are taken down by Germany, what's the use of those isolated colonies overseas? The British Empire is gone!"

If there is a choice, all the colonies can be abandoned in exchange for victory. In order to preserve the British mainland, all kinds of interests can be abandoned!

"I support the Prime Minister's view." Finally, in the far corner of the conference room, a voice said.

This is a tired-looking army general, and one of the very few British expeditionary generals who returned from France, Montgomery.