Chapter 28: Trouble (9)

But it is not an easy task to engage in bloodbath, the first thing is to have this ruthlessness, and the most important thing is to have soldiers on hand - Cromwell's practice proves this. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Although Churchill was a senior aristocratic and had been a cabinet minister or even a naval secretary for many years, he did not have a basic base in the army, nor did he have particularly reliable military supporters.

Regardless of the fact that Brooke and Pound usually look obedient to the Prime Minister, Churchill knew that it was not possible to rely on them to do this, not to mention that they could not control the entire army, and even if they could control the army, they would not necessarily support their own claims. He even bet that if he revealed the idea, the two would definitely control him in turn.

If there is to be a purge, fundamentally the native army is unreliable, because it is not ordinary people who are now dealing with ordinary people, not even a small group of people - he believes that George VI will not lie to him, and at least 70% of the MPs are involved, and who knows if these army generals are inextricably linked to these political dignitaries behind them?

After all, there is no end to it, and he now has another choice - the American army. Although the United States did not have many troops stationed in Britain, there were only two divisions in total, and they were still the troops that remained in Britain after the "Torch" operation was canceled, and there were also some air forces and navies, but most of them could only play a liaison role.

He thought very clearly, once he did this, all other roads would be blocked in the future. If you succeed, you may not have a good ending, and if you fail, the end will be very bad, I don't know what British history will say about itself in the future? You must know that Churchill was not a commoner, his father was Lord Randolph, who was the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his ancestor John Churchill was the Duke of Marlborough, a supporter of the Glorious Revolution.

Another key issue was that he had to communicate with President Roosevelt in order to gain command of the American military, believing that the United States needed a Britain that resisted rather than surrendered -- that the British Isles were the best springboard for the American counterattack on the European continent, and that such a thing obviously could not be explained by telegraph, and he had to say it himself. But now he can't go to the United States to visit, and he is vaguely worried, what if he is not there, what if these people in China directly turn the sky upside down?

He hesitated, and said to the secretary lightly: "Send a telegram to President Roosevelt, inviting Director Donovan and Mr. Hopkins to come to London to discuss the question of what to do after the French incident." ”

After receiving Churchill's telegram, Roosevelt was obviously very confused, the impact of this matter in France was actually not big, Churchill also passed the parliamentary inquiry, although the scene was ugly and almost out of control, but the parliamentarians were unanimous in rejecting this ultimatum, what does it mean to let Donovan and Hopkins go to London now?

Getting to London was not particularly difficult, now with strategic transport, it was easy and safe to travel across the sea, and the Germans hardly interfered with the dense transport fleets over the Atlantic - whether they had a P-51 escort or not.

The Luftwaffe expressed concern about this, believing that American planes could not be allowed to fly unscrupulously, and offered to use France or the Azores as a base for interception, but Hoffmann said that there was no need to worry: it doesn't matter if it is transported by air, it is not possible to use it by sea!

Hopkins was also puzzled by Churchill's telegram, but did not mind a trip to London: "Anyway, you want to talk about sending 300 Royal Air Force pilots to the United States, so I'll go and talk about it." ”

Roosevelt nodded: his first offer for the British Army to send 2-3 divisions to North America was rejected by Churchill; Arnold then asked the Royal Air Force to support 200-300 skilled pilots in the United States, especially fighter pilots, to help the United States Army Air Force recover and train. In the course of the long-term confrontation with the Luftwaffe, the Royal Air Force that flew the Spitfire still had many fighter heroes, and in view of the current reduction in the pressure of the British Isles' own air defense, the United States believes that this will not affect Britain's combat effectiveness.

While they were deliberating, Director Hoover suddenly walked over with a heavy face, and his tone sounded terrible: "The Germans are broadcasting ......"

"What's the big news? Hitler, a madman, thinks that he doesn't do enough things every time, how is he going to portray us this time? Roosevelt frowned, and said without anger.

As the propaganda war continues to deepen, the "Voice of Europe" radio station has become famous, even if the FBI uses all means to try to block, interfere with, and destroy, but still cannot stop the spread of this voice, every time in the dead of night, countless families across the United States gather in front of the radio to listen to the news coming from the European continent, which contains the content they care about, there are reports of fallen soldiers, there are life diaries in prisoner of war camps, there are inner monologues of surviving officers and soldiers, and they can also read some soldiers' letters.

As if by magic, these airwaves have captured the attention of the American public, who have heard selected "true" stories, free of CBS's empty preaching and political offensives, and full of human words. Compared to "Tokyo Rose", "Mr. Berlin" is obviously more mature and stable.

"Dear American listeners, this is the Voice of Europe radio station, and now we are broadcasting you this afternoon's news......

Today is the glorious day of the founding of the Waffen-SS American Volunteer Division and the Napoleonic Volunteer Division, and the Führer was present to present the flag to the troops......"

"My honor is loyalty!" (English)

"My honor is loyalty!" (French)

"Long live the Führer!" (English)

"Long live the Führer!" (French)

Loud slogans sounded on the radio!

"Waffen-SS American Volunteer Division? What the hell is this? Where did you get the Americans? Roosevelt felt a little baffled.

“…… After the flag-presenting ceremony, the Führer delivered a live speech......"

"Dear comrades, all Waffen-SS comrades......" The demonic voice had just begun, and was drowned out by the sound of "Long live" with a tsunami of mountains and tsunamis.

"Today is a special day, and a memorable day in the history of the Waffen-SS, as we have formed the unique American and Napoleonic divisions...... Yes, you used to be prisoners of war, but from now on, you are our brothers, the all-axis military forces and the people, who are linked by blood and blood, and who can be entrusted with their fate and future! ”

"Hooray!"

"Long live the Führer!"

Roosevelt and everyone around him were shocked: the German army had only acquired a large number of American prisoners of war since May, and they had been converted into volunteers so quickly? It is not unusual to have French volunteers, after all, the Pétain government is now pro-Axis, but why are there American volunteers? Could it be that these prisoners of war were all coerced or deceived into joining the puppet army? Judging from the present cry, it is not at all obvious that it was forced, on the contrary, the neatness, loudness and fanaticism of the slogans exceeded the movement of his troops during the parade. Did the Nazis really have the ability to lose their minds?

“…… Life in the prisoner of war camp has made you fully aware of the policy of Germany, the true face of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS, the starting point and purpose of the German people's devotion to this war, and the courage of the entire German armed forces to fight for the dignity of the nation and the destiny of the country. Through the visits, you learned about the history of the German people groaning in pain under the Treaty of Versailles, learned about the exploitation and oppression of a small group of international Jews, and expressed deep sympathy and support for our position and policy, so you volunteered to join the Waffen-SS ......"

"Some people say I slaughtered Jews? You saw and came into contact with the Jewish police in the prisoner of war camps, and they told you that it was a lie, that the Jews were indeed doing hard labor, but that there was no threat to their lives; Some people say that I invaded other countries, and you also came into contact with the soldiers of the Eastern countries, and how they were grateful to Germany for winning their independence and defending their national autonomy; Some people say that I plundered other countries, and this year we have distributed fields and diesel fuel to the people of the eastern countries, including Ukraine, and now they have a bumper harvest in sight; We have placed all sorts of orders and paid for them in the industrial countries of Western Europe, solved widespread unemployment and economic contraction, and made people live and work in peace. Comparing the peace treaty we signed with the French Government and the peace treaty signed between the French Government and us more than 20 years ago, even the officers and men of Napoleon's division were ashamed of the absurdity and shamelessness of the French Government in the past...... Therefore, Marshal Pétain resolutely declared war on Britain from the position of EU coordination and axial integration, and we are a community of interests with a unified goal and the same words and deeds -- to jointly overthrow the international monopoly class and the Jewish group that exploit and eat man. ”

"You have lost the battle, not because you are not brave or because you are not well equipped, but because you have the wrong goals and your motives are not pure...... The officers and men of the American Division must have a deep understanding of this, how did your politicians and generals lead the troops? In a desperate situation, they left behind the soldiers they got along with day and night and fled, because they came to fight for promotion and wealth, and for political achievements, how could they have the fighting spirit of hard work? How can there be a determination to kill yourself? How can there be a spirit of sharing adversity? In the African campaign, we captured more than 50,000 British, American, Australian, and New Zealand allied troops, except for General Ramsden, who led his troops to surrender and committed suicide, other senior officers, especially the poor generals, where did they go? They have forsaken you and left you to be useful. After a while, they will lead a bunch of cannon fodder to fight us, and it doesn't matter if they lose again, it's a big deal to run again...... This is not a rumor, I don't believe you see that General MacArthur, who fled from the Philippines in the first place, leaving tens of thousands of troops to be captured, is now leading his army to fight again! ”

There was a burst of laughter below. (To be continued.) )