"Your Excellency Prime Minister, this may be premature. Seeing that no one spoke, Field Marshal Brooke had no choice but to stand up and retort, "We cannot infer from the current intelligence and information alone that the Germans are preparing to fight in the Americas.www.biquge.info Although the ambassador saw the legendary commander-in-chief of the landing, Rommel himself, although this nondescript American republic was formed, although the Germans sent a small detachment to the Americas, this was insignificant compared to the forces at hand in Germany, so ......"

"I know what you mean." Churchill waved his hand indifferently, "I didn't say that the Germans would not come to land, I only said that the Germans could not land in the short term, otherwise the Germans would have to maintain the South American front, the European front, and the Russian front, is Hitler a god?" He has so much strength and strength? I think it will be very difficult for the Germans to launch a landing on Great Britain in three months, at most it will be an air raid. In these 3 months, the Americans have 2 aircraft carriers in service, and our 2 aircraft carriers can also be put into service, which is enough to prevent the German landing. ”

"But the Americans will first throw their forces into South America, and we may not be able to count on their support."

"It's better that the U.S. military will increase its power in South America? Do the Germans follow? If we do, we can only postpone the landing, and if we don't, we will wait for the fall of the American Republic. Churchill waved his arms and portrayed the otherwise serious question of war as a game: "Now we lack two things, one is confidence and the other is time." ”

The crowd was silent.

"I know what you think, and I've seen the terms of the Germans' peace, what can I say......" Churchill considered his language, trying not to make himself appear aggressive, because he knew that his prestige was declining because of successive defeats and errors of judgment, and he had to rely on judgment and words rather than power to shock these colleagues, "This is a better treatment than surrender." We will lose the Royal Navy, our army and air forces will be demobilized by more than 90 per cent, we will have Germans stationed on our territory, and soon the girls of Great Britain will have to throw themselves into the arms of the German soldiers, and the fascists (the British Fascists) will begin to show off their might...... And this is still based on the premise that the enemy keeps his credit, what if Hitler tears up the agreement again, and our army is demobilized again? Do you rely on the bare-handed working class to march in the streets? ”

Everyone was stunned by what he said, and in retrospect, Hitler's credibility did not seem to be very good, and he had barely recovered a little recently, and I don't know if it will be a relapse.

"Gentlemen, accepting this treaty means that 300 years of glory of the British Empire, the independence we have enjoyed since ancient times, our pride, our pound sterling, our constitutional traditions, will be easily cut off in our hands......" Churchill squeezed out a few tears, "I will probably have to cover my face before I can be buried when I die, because I have no face to meet the proud Duke Marco Barrow." Did I tell him that the empire and glory for which he had fought all his life would eventually fall into my hands? Ladies and gentlemen, it is easy to sign such a contract, but it seems easier to be nailed to the pillar of historical shame! ”

"But Your Excellency, we can't win now, after the Anglo-Canadian route is cut off, we can't get any American aid materials, the rest can be tolerated, except for the fuel reserves, which can only last for a maximum of 6 months, and without fuel, there will be no modern military machine......"

"I know, I know." Churchill muttered to himself, "We've been holding out for five years, can't we hold on for another six or three months?" ”

"Persistence can create worse conditions and consequences." Aiden also advised him.

"But how are you going to persuade these millions of troops to lay down their arms peacefully?" Churchill pointed out the window, "We've armed more than 3 million troops, they've got good equipment, they've got high morale, and now you tell them to drop their arms and surrender without firing a shot." What will they think? What will the British people think? Will the British Empire descend into a terrible civil war or guerrilla war? ”

"Okay......" Attlee sighed, "what do you think?" ”

"If we continue to talk about peace, we must always prepare with both hands, and it is good to delay for a little time." Churchill said, "Internally, we will step up the coal-to-liquid project, save every drop of oil as much as possible, and then let the Royal Navy recover as much as possible, and the jets will be built, and we will see if there is a turnaround." ”

"Then what are the terms of your peace talks?"

Churchill thought for a moment: "Make several important amendments: first, Northern Ireland is still within the framework of Great Britain, and it is a big deal to agree to his autonomy; Second, we can cut the national defense, but the Germans should not garrison troops, and of course they should use the necessary ports, airfields and camps to do so by mutual agreement; Thirdly, we do not claim each other, and on the premise that the price is reasonable, we ask Germany for surplus military supplies in exchange for civilian supplies; Fourth, in the future EU system, we should at least have the same political rights as France and not lag too far behind Italy - after all, the French were beaten into Paris by Hitler to sign the alliance under the city, and the English Channel still blocked Hitler's ambitions; Fifth, North India, that is, the territory controlled by our army around Karachi, South Africa and Rhodesia, the Panama Canal, and part of Brazil, should be given to us, which is a necessary prerequisite for the survival and development of the British Empire; Sixth, there should be a reasonable solution for the U.S. forces in Britain, and our people who are unwilling to cooperate with the Germans should be allowed to move freely to Canada with their personal possessions......"

He said seven or eight opinions in one breath, and everyone thought that the prime minister was not a nonsense, and it could be seen that he had carefully considered the content of the peace talks, and many opinions were expressed in everyone's hearts. There is always a deal of negotiation and bargaining.

"Okay, then wait and see?"

"Let's keep our people ...... watching the situation in South America"

As soon as he was halfway through speaking, suddenly the confidential secretary handed him a note, and his eyes lit up after looking at it: "Let me tell you a good news, the Russian counteroffensive has achieved results in the past two days, they have broken through the passes of the Caucasus Mountains, and now the main force of the Red Army is constantly advancing towards the Caucasus steppes, and the Red Army on the Stalingrad and Astrakhan lines in the north has also launched a counterattack, under the attack on both sides, the German army and its servant army are difficult to parry, and they have been repulsed 100-150 kilometers, and at least 150,000 troops have retreated......"

Marshal Brooke knew that the Reds had been planning a counteroffensive, but he didn't expect it to be so big, and he looked at the map and found that this strategy seemed interesting.

"Leave it alone whether the Russian counteroffensive will work or not, at least Hitler's energy and pace will be held back. At least, the Germans lost Transcaucasia and I didn't make it up, right? At least the encirclement of the German army in Central Asia is not a fabrication, right? At least the Turks were beaten up and not fabricated, right? Gentlemen, the situation of the Russians is much more difficult than ours, and they are not also gritting their teeth and insisting? The news that Stalin wanted peace talks came out last spring, and they are still talking about it for a whole year, why? Churchill's voice raised an octave, "This is an attitude of responsibility to the country, to the people, to history, who doesn't want to fight for a better condition?" ”

Everyone nodded, although everyone has always looked down on the Bolsheviks, but the recent counteroffensive of the Red Army has blinded many people.

"Also, since we're talking to the Germans, we're going to make a gesture as well." Churchill's eyes rolled and he thought of a strategy, "The one in prison can be released, and a group of captured German pilots can be released—the kind that cannot be re-fought, to show our sincerity with humanitarianism." ”

The so-called one in prison refers to the original deputy Führer of the National Socialist Party, Rudolf Hess, who came to Britain by plane, Hitler announced that Hess was crazy in order to cover up the influence, but whether Hess was crazy or not, the British knew very well, and it was better to return it to the German side if he couldn't take something out of his hand.

After discussion, the Cabinet agreed, as did the three captains of Pound, Brooke, and Portal.

While Churchill was convincing the crowd, Hoffmann was listening to Zeitzler's debriefing.

"Führer, the Eastern Front is slowly retreating according to the current deployment of Marshal Manstein, but there are also accidents."

"What accident?"

"A Cossack division did not listen to the command, because it was difficult to leave the homeland, did not retreat decisively, and the whole army was finally wiped out by holding the position! As a result, he blocked the opponent for 3 more days. In addition, the Russians dispatched new heavy tanks, and our troops suffered considerable losses. ”

"That's how the Cossacks are, brave and brave, not very flexible. Give more compensation, and the commendation will be commended, and those who can die generously are warriors! As for the tank, is it the IS-2? ”

Zeitzler looked like he had seen a ghost: "Has anyone reported to you?" ”

"The tank has a little extra intelligence." Hoffman smiled slightly, sometimes it is important to maintain a sense of mystery in front of his subordinates.

"If we do not take into account the difference in crew quality, we believe that the overall strength of this IS-2 tank surpasses that of the old Tiger tank, and it is obviously an indisputable fact that the T-43/85 overwhelms the No. 4G. The battle damage caused by the IS-2 was 1:1.5, and it took us 1.5 tanks to destroy 1 enemy vehicle. If there were no Tiger 2 and Panther, we would be passive in the tank field now. ”

"Don't worry, it's not as scary as you think. The Russians did not have many new tanks and did not pose a threat. Hoffman laughed, "Besides, we don't just have this strength on the surface, Guderian's Mjolnir is the trump card." ”

"Thanks to your foresight, you deployed this army group."

"How many days will it take according to the battle plan?"

"Thor's hammer will not be put into battle for another 10 days, Marshal Manstein is ready to retreat for 12 days, and tomorrow he is ready to abandon Grozny ......"

"Very well, I trust him, let the Russians rush it...... "Hoffman laughed, "there are times when Stalin cries." ”

"In addition, the U.S. fleet broke through into the Indian Ocean, and Marshal Horikichi personally asked for urgent assistance."

"Is there such a thing?" Hoffman thought for a moment, "The fleet cannot be sent out for the time being, and the air force stationed in the Middle East can help the Japanese army. ”