Chapter 48 The situation is complicated
The 3,000 Korean youths promised by Jin Jiu arrived in Australia one after another, and Zhuo Fei began to order his training instructors to train these Korean youths, but Sir James's sudden visit disrupted Zhuo Fei's plans for the future. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 "Zhuo, I need you to send troops immediately, the Germans have already begun to gather forces to attack the British mainland. You are the Duke of the Empire, and at this time, you should assume the responsibilities that a nobleman must assume and dedicate yourself to defending the British Empire. Sir James was already a little incoherent at this time, but Zhuo Fei had already understood the purpose of his trip.
Dare to love this thing is ready to pull himself to be cannon fodder, Zhuo Fei secretly despised Sir James in his heart, the umbrella has handed over so many new weapons to the British government, is it that with these new weapons, the British army is still unable to resist the German army's cross-sea attack? With deep doubts, Zhuo Fei reached out to take the latest battle report brought by Sir James, opened it and only read the first page, Zhuo Fei couldn't help but scold.
"James, I would like to ask, who is the commander who is commanding this defensive battle? Why didn't he enforce strict control over the areas along the coastline that were suitable for landing? Why, when it was learned that the Germans were going to carry out a landing war on the British mainland, did they not carry out the clearing of the walls of the areas that might be suitable for the landing? Why was it necessary to transfer the armored units to the rear line of idle after the German vanguard had already carried out the landing? Why not organize local militias to assist in the defense? Zhuo Fei's series of questions left Sir James speechless, in fact, Sir James did not know much about what was happening on his home turf.
"Damn, if the local commanders are all at this level, even if you move the umbrella back entirely, it probably won't help." Patiently flipped through the front-line battle report from Sir James, Zhuo Fei couldn't help but be furious, the only thing worthy of praise was the news that the new weapon had been put into actual combat. In particular, the air-to-ground rockets provided by the Umbrella, a weapon suitable for air combat, caused heavy casualties to the Luftwaffe when they were used.
Sir James didn't know much more about things in Britain than Zhuo Fei, and if he continued to stay with this guy who didn't know anything, Zhuo Fei felt that he might be helpless to death. Zhuo Fei did not tell Sir James whether he would send troops, but he did not refuse, and after sending Sir James away, Zhuo Fei once again convened a group of his staff to discuss the matter.
"From Sir James just now, we now know that things are no better in England. When the war first broke out, the devastating attacks of the Germans in France and Belgium and other countries had already terrified the British in the English Channel, although the Germans had not really launched an attack on the British mainland, but everyone knew that once the Germans launched an attack on the British mainland, it would be an extremely cruel war. So, I don't think there's any benefit in getting involved in the umbrella, just let the British figure out what to do. ”
"Dr. Jonathan, you are right, once the Germans launch a real attack on the British mainland, the British have nothing to do but suffer and wait in silence. However, according to the latest information we have, Prime Minister Churchill's special envoy has left for the United States to discuss the issue of war cooperation between the two countries. Dr. Jonathan's attitude did not win the support of all his staff, and some people disagreed.
"Well, Matt, I admit that once Britain is deeply aligned with the United States, the war may change as a result. However, no new news has come back so far, and the United States itself has suffered heavy losses from the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean, and their west coast has also been attacked by Japanese ground forces, which doomed the Americans to not be able to give Britain too much support for the time being. ”
The controversy between Dr. Jonathan and Matt is the main direction of the work of the entire staff team in the near future, and all intelligence gathering is carried out around this topic.
From the very beginning, the British knew that they only needed to hold on until the United States was completely at war, and the danger alarm on British soil could be lifted. The enormous industrial capacity and war potential of the United States will certainly ensure that Britain will have the last laugh in this war. However, no one thought that the sudden rise of the Japanese army would shatter the illusions of the British, and whether the Americans would continue to support the British when their own territory was threatened militarily became the most concerned issue of the staff group.
At the same time as whether Zhuo Fei and others wanted to support the British mainland, thousands of miles away in the British Isles, there was also a group of people who were holding a meeting on this matter. "How many people have arrived now? How many fighters and pilots can we mobilize to defend England? Churchill, who had a half-cigar in his mouth, asked the generals in the conference room in the house on Downing Street.
This was the most important concern for him now, because no one present, including Churchill, knew when the Germans would attack. Time is precious now, and Britain must use it to the best of its ability to prepare for the coming storm.
"New Zealand, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Southern Rhodesia...... Ninety percent of the aircrews of other countries have arrived and are gradually entering the state. In terms of pilots, the air forces of Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, and other countries that have been withdrawn to Britain have all been reorganized, and for the time being, our personnel are sufficient. An Air Force logistics staff officer reported to Churchill.
"The big problem now is our aircraft production, which must be strengthened. At the same time, the training of fighter pilots must also keep up, otherwise we may not be able to withstand the ...... in the long-term attrition. And the Germans are indeed stronger than us in the fields of flying combat, bombing, etc., because they have a wealth of actual combat experience. But in terms of reconnaissance, we had an advantage over the Germans. At least. Our radars distributed along the coastline could detect the movements of any German troops. ”
Churchill nodded in satisfaction and said in a deep voice to everyone present: "Generals, I hope you will not relax because of this, I have already issued your war allocation." Now your task is to keep building airplanes, training pilots, and teaching the arrogant Germans a good lesson! Churchill was prepared to teach the Germans a hard lesson, but he focused all his attention on aviation.
The Umbrella provided the British government with a number of new weapons, including air-to-ground rockets for air combat, and after the pilots of the Umbrella pioneered the use of air-to-ground rockets in battle against enemy fighters and won a great victory, the Allied pilots in the British Isles also learned this kind of trick with a sharp effect. It's just that Churchill put all his mind on coastal defense and air defense, but ignored the ground weapons provided by the umbrella.
From the battle report obtained by Sir James, Zhuo Fei and his staff had already deduced Churchill's attitude towards the new weapons provided by the Umbrella Company, and the arrogance of the British was deep in their bones, which Zhuo Fei and his staff deeply despised them. "If it weren't for the British's ignorance of our ground weapons, they wouldn't have suffered such heavy casualties this time, I really don't know what Churchill has to be proud of, can't the 20,000 casualties awaken him to change his attitude?"
Dr. Jonathan's annoyance made Zhuo Fei laugh, and then said, "Doctor, you can't ask Mr. Churchill to have the same mindset as us, and not pay attention to the ground weapons we provide, and in the end it is only themselves who suffer, and our umbrella has not lost the slightest." Zhuo Fei's words made everyone laugh out loud, and joined the umbrella, so that these idle people who had no way to ask for help before could enjoy a rich life, and the interests of the umbrella were naturally their interests.
A discussion did not reach a final conclusion, and Zhuo Fei had no choice but to decide to wait and see, waiting for the British and the United States to come to the results before making a decision. Churchill strengthened the air defense of the homeland and sent a special envoy to the United States to seek help, and he also thought about the fact that the American mainland was attacked by the Japanese army, but deep down, Churchill still hoped to get help from the United States government.
In fact, in addition to Zhuo Fei and them, many countries in the world were watching this secret meeting between Britain and the United States, and three days later, the intelligence officers of the umbrella in the United States finally sent back a telegram, to everyone's surprise, the US government did not directly refuse the British government's request for help, but the US government did not directly promise what kind of help it would provide to the British government, and the US government only issued a decree calling on young people in China to go to Britain to help fight in order to resist fascist atrocities.
"Damn the Yankees, they don't really want to help us." Churchill, who heard the news, was furious, and although the US government did not refuse Britain's request for help, in fact, the US government did not respond positively to help Britain. It is also nonsense to call on young people in China to voluntarily go to Britain to help in the war effort, because the Japanese navy has always been in the waters off the United States, and the only safe way to get from the United States to Britain is to take a plane.
The tug between the United States and Britain did not divert Zhuo Fei's attention, and now, the focus of the umbrella's work has long been shifted to North Korea and the Shandong Peninsula. Before the construction of the coastal base in Shandong was completed, the Dangkou army had been assembled on the line between Pyongyang and Nampo, and once the heavy flying team of the umbrella was transferred to the Shandong Peninsula, it was the beginning of the Dangkou army's southward movement again.