Chapter 0831: The Great Retreat from Dunkirk

Windsor Castle, located in the royal borough of Windsor-Maidenhead, Berkshire, in southeastern England, is the family castle of the royal Windsor dynasty.

However, from this day onwards, these are history, and Château Windsor will be the property of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Of course, it is claimed externally that it is an asset transfer within the royal family, and internally, this ancient castle was bought by Li Zitao at a 'big price'.

All of the arms previously delivered, including CGT and its ships, were transferred to the Windsor royal family.

Except for the Princess Adelaid which was transferred to .a (Lee C Astor Shipyard), the rest were all included, along with the Queen Mary.

Exchanging tens of millions of assets and arms and weapons for an ancient castle seems to be a bit of a loser, but Li Zitao likes this castle.

The family castle of the British royal family is now his private property, and it is refreshing just to think about it.

Money?

Isn't money just for spending?

Besides, in addition, he is not without gains, such as the shares of Royal Dutch Shell controlled by the royal family, which will also be transferred to him at a premium.

This is a private investment by Li Zitao and has nothing to do with a series of strategic cooperation agreements between Mobil and Shell.

Shell's board of directors has always been wary of him, and does not want to see Li Zitao meddling in Shell's affairs in his personal name or even being listed on the board of directors.

But in the end, he still got what he wanted, which was even more perfect than his plan.

With 7.36% of the shares, Li Zitao became the largest individual shareholder of Shell in one fell swoop, not to mention the directors of Shell, even he did not expect it.

For this, I would also like to thank my dear Majesty George VI, the Windsor royal family seems to have a lot of background, 'Are you looking for an opportunity to cut some fat and brush the pot?'

George VI made up his mind to transfer the family castle to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg because of the unbearable humiliation of his dignity.

He was the king of the British Empire, the commander of the most powerful empire in Europe, and there had never been a situation in history when Britain was invaded by colonization.

Not to mention letting him, the king, flee abroad to form some kind of government-in-exile.

Maybe people from other countries, royal families can tolerate it, but he can't, he is different from other royal nobles, and Britain is different from other countries.

It was for this reason that George VI changed his mind and turned to support Churchill, and put down his son to call Li Zitao in person to get his help.

Of course, the effect is also significant.

With the planes and cruise ships sent by Li Zitao, the situation on British mainland was immediately stabilized, and both George VI and Churchill were confident in the next major retreat.

You must know that six 5-ton cruise ships can instantly become aircraft carriers after only being modified, and it is the best platform to carry Lightning.

But before they can do that, they must first find enough pilots to withdraw the 300,000 troops on the opposite side to the British mainland.

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Dunkirk.

The beach is full of frustrated soldiers, filming long dragons along the extended coastline.

The breakwater was full of soldiers waiting in line to evacuate, but their eyes no longer sparkled with hope.

In the sky were enemy interceptors, and from time to time bombers would appear above, with shells and machine guns sweeping by.

Whenever they appeared, all the Anglo-French troops who had been defeated and besieged without any momentum could do was to fold their heads and pray.

On the empty beach, any escape or dodging is futile, and it will even attract the attention of the enemy, so that the other party will have a cat-and-mouse mentality to ravage your body and mind.

There were fewer and fewer battleships coming from across the strait, and hospital ships could not get close to the beach, so the breakwater became the only way out.

The enemy also knew this, so whenever a bomber appeared, they would first attack the breakwater.

The crowd of soldiers above was the best human target, and shells and machine guns strafed by, leaving behind countless corpses and blood-stained muddy pedals.

Then, the soldiers in the back continued to step onto the breakwater, looking at their hometown on the other side of the strait with eyes full of despair.

"Enemy planes, enemy planes are coming. As soon as it was light, the shrill shouts of the observers could be heard ahead.

The soldiers lay down on the ground with their steel helmets clutched, and some tried to flee and hide in a hurry, but in their eyes it was completely futile.

Da Da Da ......

The sound of machine gun fire rang out, and everyone's bodies trembled, although they knew that there was no way to escape, but in the face of death, they couldn't do it calmly.

It was just puzzling that this time they didn't feel the trembling of the planks or the painful wails coming from beside them.

Instead, there was some kind of 'rattle' engine crashing above, and earth-shattering cheers from the beach.

"It's the Royal Air Force, it's our plane, haha, he's going to kill that damn son of a bitch......" The observer shouted excitedly, waving his fists.

Then, from the skyline, more planes came into view.

The streamlined fuselage, handsome appearance, and fast flight speed are like a swift 'lightning' passing from above.

The unscrupulous enemy planes fled in a hurry, and several D-25 bombers hurriedly dropped their bombs and tried to escape, which would have caused the escort interceptors to ignore them.

But soon they were shot down one by one, hovering and falling on the surface of the sea, with louder cheers below.

When the six cruise ships appeared in sight under the escort of more fighter planes, many soldiers burst into tears of excitement that they were finally able to go home.

With the assistance of a number of civilian ships, the soldiers were sequentially loaded onto a cruise ship docked not far away.

The dry blankets, the hot food, and the warm smiles of the waiters make it a place of paradise for them.

More than 800 civilian ships appeared spontaneously, allowing the soldiers to feel the care and warmth from their hometowns.

But many more people are full of guilt and humiliation in their hearts, and they are a bunch of losers.

When the ship returned to the British mainland and boarded the arranged train, the excitement and joy of the soldiers were completely lost.

When the train entered the platform, they spontaneously buried their heads in the crooks of their arms, not daring to look out.

Sonorous, sonorous......

Something was tapping on the glass, and the soldier looked up suddenly, and the soldier said in an angry tone, "What do you want to do?"

But the two beers handed in from above the window, and the caring smile outside the window, made him stand on the spot, "This is for you, welcome home, young man." ”

Tears rolled in his eyes, and he grabbed the two bottles of beer in front of him, and the previously quiet carriage came to life again.

The carriages were lined with beer, food, and cheers from countless strangers, shouting as if it were all from victory.

And the quiet atmosphere in the carriage seems to come alive, and something that cannot be seen is taking root in the hearts of the soldiers, gradually awakening.