Chapter 31: The British Empire (End)

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General Fraser sent a telegram that Churchill had indeed gone to Liverpool with the Americans to prepare to seize the ship, but they had dealt with it correctly and had avoided any opportunity. Unfortunately...... Marshal Pound died! ”

"Death?" Attlee looked up in shock, "What's going on?" ”

After reading the telegram carefully, I saw that Pound died of a stray bullet from the US military -- Fraser was quite objective, and did not add fuel to the fire and said that the Americans deliberately killed him. Attlee closed his eyes in pain, Pound was a veteran of the navy, the navy first lost Cunningham, and now it has lost the respected old marshal, which is really a disaster.

"I see, what about the coup convoy?"

"Coming to London, along with Churchill, Field Marshal Brooke, and General Portal."

Attlee asked, "How many planes are left at the airport?" ”

"The first three batches have been released, and the Americans are clamoring for the fourth batch."

"Let's go!" Attlee waved his hand, "But let them release the congressmen first, and detaining the congressmen is just too much!" ”

The 2nd Division of the U.S. Army, which controlled the royal convoy, the parliamentarians, and the airfield, was in great confusion because of the sudden turn of events, and although the soldiers looked confused and did not know why this had become the case, the officers clearly understood very well that after doing such a thing, it was impossible to do it again - the other divisions had already received news that the British troops had surrounded them and tried to disarm, and were now on the verge of breaking out.

Therefore, many officers with active brains wanted to take these planes to leave, occupying many positions that were originally prepared for the British evacuees, so that even though all three batches of planes were released, the speed of personnel withdrawal was still not good, half the time was slower than the scheduled plan.

The only good news is that because the British side allowed the US troops to leave, and George VI ordered the US military to release the parliamentarians after arriving at the airport, the 2nd Division of the Army released some of the old and infirm parliamentarians, and released a group of parliamentarians who were originally going to Canada, and probably less than half of them continued to be detained at the airport.

Now they have also come back to their senses: most of them are Qiu Fatzi and Attlee and others singing double reeds, and after their mood calms down, they are not so anxious, but they observe all kinds of characters with great interest, and even put up music to ask for cigarettes, wine, fruits, and bread, and the American officers and soldiers who are guarding them smile bitterly, but they still meet their demands one by one.

"Where's Winston, the bastard?" Someone in the crowd cursed loudly, "Everyone else can go, and if you want to leave this dead fat man for trial, I will hang him with my own hands." ”

"Come on, people have long slipped away to become prime minister in Canada, and they are ready to continue kneeling and licking Americans."

"How thick-skinned is this......"

"That's why he named the most heavily armored tank in the British Empire the Churchill Tank - it's not for nothing, what a picture."

This analogy amused the crowd, and everyone burst into laughter.

And now, a worried Churchill is returning with a convoy. Originally, according to the predetermined plan, he was going to retreat to Canada after controlling the fleet, of course, he himself would not go with the fleet, all his family was at the airport, he would only let Jonathan and Effler control a cadre of officers on the bridge, and he still had to take a plane from London. It is not necessarily safe to take the sea route, and there is no guarantee of time. But now he not only lost the bamboo basket, but also lost the life of Marshal Pound, and the whole thing was a mess, almost like a lost dog.

Thinking of the moment Pound fell, he couldn't help but sigh and regret.

"Do you regret it?" Admiral Potter quipped, "This is not your style. ”

"Winston, do you know what an unpardonable sin you have committed?" Marshal Brooke rebuked him mercilessly, "Although Marshal Pound does not agree with you to take these capital ships, the cruiser still plans to let you take a few, and even negotiated with the Germans, even if you want an aircraft carrier, it is not impossible to negotiate, the lead ship of the giant-class aircraft carrier on the slipway is almost completed, and Mr. Attlee is still trying to deal with the Germans and prepare for you to take it away." ”

"I ......," Churchill stammered, tears streaming down his face, and he didn't know what to say in a thousand words, but muttered to himself, "I'll send you back to London, and you can do whatever you want to me." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, the coup convoy returned to London, and Churchill tossed and turned for the night to nothing, and hitched in with Marshal Pound.

When Attlee and the others saw Pound and the others, who had turned into a corpse, they all cried loudly and glared at Churchill.

All the members of Task Force 101 were dejectedβ€”what was that, yesterday they were close allies, but today they were coup plotters, and Evler couldn't stop remorseling.

Churchill muttered: "I didn't give the order, I didn't give the order, it was an accident, an accident......"

"Accident?" Aiden glanced at him, "Can the marshal himself believe this?" ”

Churchill was speechless.

"Let's go." Attlee waved his hand in disgust, "Knowing this, General Tovey is not willing to go to Canada with you again, and so is General Ted, only General Alexander has left first." ”

"What about Your Majesty?"

"He's gone, he's gone, he's on the first plane, and he's now safely arrived in Canada."

"That's good, that's good."

"There were too many people to evacuate, and there were not enough planes, so another 16 planes were temporarily transferred, and now all the American planes that can fly are all brought with them, but they are still not enough, and another Lancaster converted passenger plane is transferred for you to use -- the one you usually fly, your family is waiting for you on it."

Churchill thought that his return to London would be over, but he had his own pride and dignity, and he would rather go to London and be detained and put on trial than take Jonathan's advice to sneak in another plane and slip away, which he could still do with his many years of power.

It's just that he didn't expect Attlee and the others to be willing to let him go, he was happy and regretful, and hurriedly said: "I'll just take this Lancaster, it's okay, it's okay, it's all the same, it's all the same." ”

Attlee reprimanded: "I hope that when you arrive in Canada, you will maintain your dignity and assist Your Majesty in starting a new business, and not be an American echo worm." You led the 40 million people of the British Empire to resist for 5 years, and we all respect you, but we hope you will always remember that you are the descendant of the noble Duke of Marlborough, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and you must show the spirit of the empire on which the sun never sets, and behave in a dignified manner, not like a clown. ”

"I know, I know, Clement, I'm sorry!" If someone dared to teach him a lesson in such a tone, Churchill would have jumped up a long time ago, but in today's scene, he can only obediently accept the reprimand.

"Let's go...... Time is running out. Attlee sighed, "Parliament will issue a statement this evening accepting the German armistice and welcoming Edward VIII home. ”

The two hugged again and said goodbye, and although Portal, Brooke, Aiden and others had a lot of opinions about him, they still said goodbye to him amicably for the sake of the past.

"Take care!"

Evler and the commandos rushed into the plane, and at 2 p.m., the last planes to Canada were released.

After witnessing the planes fly away one by one, Admiral Potter slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "Damn, I'm not reconciled! The murderer of Marshal Pound is on the plane, I want to avenge the marshal, I can't let them go to the United States! ”

Marshal Brooke asked, "What do you want!" ”

Portall picked up the phone: "Pick me up from the Air Force Staff, let the experimental team take off, and beat them down with a jet!" ”

Attlee came in and replied, "Don't bother. ”

Puzzled, Portale asked, "You want to?" ”

"I have a way." Big C Menzies, who has not been present, came in, "My people have installed radio-controlled bombs on these planes......"

Everyone gasped.

It just so happened that the telegram also came, and it was sent by Fraser: "The prime minister can let him go, but the hundreds of American soldiers who hijacked our important personnel and killed Marshal Pound should not be spared, and it is recommended that all of them be seized!" ”

Now all eyes are on Attlee.

The latter thought for a moment, nodded, and said: "Don't move that Lancaster, blow up everything else!" ”

Menzies immediately picked up the phone: "Leave Lancaster, and the rest will carry out the third order......"

Eifler and the commandos in the cabin were tired and sleepy, but they were all glad that they had escaped, and they had seen the angry gaze of the British today, and if the gaze could kill, they would have been killed a thousand times.

Suddenly, there was a violent explosion at the fuel tanks of the wings, and then the entire plane turned into a ball of fire and began to fall into the sea......

One, two...... Sixteen transport planes converted from B-29s, 16 planes full of commandos and officers of the 2nd Division of the Army turned into one fireball after another over the Atlantic Ocean, and all of them fell.

"Sir......" Jonathan said in a frightened voice, "the Americans are finished." ”

"Leave them alone, let's go together." Churchill closed his eyes, "This is the retribution I deserve." ”

But after a long wait, the Lancaster did not explode, and the navigator received a terrifying telegram: there was a bomb under the prime minister's seat.

Churchill nodded, knowing that he had passed the final hurdle.

As to why the Lancaster should be kept, Attlee said something meaningful: "I had a gentleman's agreement with Winston, and he could cheat, but we couldn't do that." ”

Late at night on June 21, the British Parliament convened an emergency session: in view of King George VI and Prime Minister Churchill's attempt to carry out a coup d'Γ©tat, and after being found out, they fled to Canada, decided to abolish all their positions and stripped them of all honors, elected Attlee as the successor prime minister, and invited the Duke of Windsor to return to China for restoration, with the honorific title of Edward VIII.

An hour later, Edward VIII announced that he had accepted the invitation and sent a request for an armistice to the Axis in the name of the king......