The June 1944 coup d'état was the most complex period in the history of the British Empire, with conspiracy, deals, collusion, ambition, flight, secession, crusade, coup, restoration, sacrifice, and revenge condensed into the short 20 hours of D-Day like a fast shot. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The plot is full of ups and downs, twists and turns, and suspense, and the best novelists can't create such a brilliant script.

Later historians spent countless brain cells but never got a glimpse of the whole story, because only a few people such as Churchill, Attlee, and Aiden knew the whole story, but they all kept silent about this history and kept the secret in their hearts. When all these politicians have returned to the West, other first-hand witnesses will not be able to tell the whole story - even the hundreds of parliamentarians and participants in the incident, Queen Elizabeth, who were detained at the airport, do not know what the incident is and its mutated version.

Of course, all kinds of cats are still unavoidable, the major families of the British Empire, together with the king and the prime minister, took off from the British mainland into Canada in a good time, such a careful route, a huge number of people without prior arrangement is unimaginable, everyone knows that there are many shady scenes, but everyone focuses on this, but on the future of Great Britain.

Hearing the news that the British "coup" had failed, that the commandos had unfortunately "mistakenly killed" Marshal Pound, and that Churchill had flown to Canada with George VI, Truman's whole face turned pale - he had lost the gamble.

Not only did he not get the two aircraft carriers that he had been thinking about so hard, but he also lost a clean political one, and at the subsequent emergency meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he sat in his chair and did not say a word, not knowing what to do. The armistice of the British Empire and the armistice of the Soviets meant that the war in Europe was basically over, the terrifying military might of the Third Reich would be displayed in an even more violent form, and the ultimate weapon that the top brass had placed high hopes on would have to wait for at least another 12 months.

The rest of the crowd also sighed, although the loss of the 100,000 British troops was expected, and even the fall of the entire British Empire was expected, but the thought of the tens of thousands of planes and millions of troops hoarded by the Germans in Western Europe was liberated in this way, everyone still shuddered. After five minutes of silence with wide eyes and small eyes, Admiral Kim, who had returned to work a few days after recovering from his illness, squeezed a sentence out of his throat with difficulty: "Your Excellency, do you want to carry out the occupation plan of Canada?" ”

Everyone shook their heads: the coup d'état and hostage-taking by the British troops had made a very bad start, and if Canada was occupied by armed force, it would cause even greater unrest, what would the authorities of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa think? What do other small countries that are dependent on the United States think? The military occupation of Canada is simple, Canada's defense force is not strong, and the US Army has a complete predetermined plan locked in a safe, as long as it is taken out, it can be carried out directly.

"I think it's time to recognize Prime Minister Churchill's government-in-exile...... It should now be clear: the British Empire is in Canada, and Canada is not the British Empire. Hull said slowly.

This sentence confused everyone, and Hull had to reinterpret it: "I mean, we should admit that George VI is still the king of the British Empire, Churchill is still the prime minister of the British Empire, they are the orthodox, and London is nothing but a puppet regime." At the same time, it should be made clear that Canada was not part of the British Empire proper. (Note, if you still don't understand, please refer to a certain treasure island political slogan)

Truman's eyes lit up, so that there was room for maneuver in propaganda: because Britain wanted to surrender to the Germans, and even did not hesitate to launch a coup d'état to try to imprison the king and the prime minister, in order to insist on resistance, the two had to join forces to take the lead, and accidentally injured Marshal Pound in the operation, even if they failed in the end, there was room for explanation. In this way, it will be much easier to grasp public opinion

The U.S. government's long-term strategy has been based on one foundation: not to allow any foreign power to control Canada or Mexico. This is not only the consensus of the military and political circles, but also the consensus of the people of the whole United States. During World War I, the United States racked its brains to join the Entente camp, although the fuse was that the American passenger liner was sunk by a German submarine, but in fact the United States exaggerated and exaggerated Zimmermann telegram (in 1917, German Foreign Minister Artur Zimmermann sent a secret telegram to the German ambassador to Mexico, asking him to use the southern territory of the United States to lure Mexico into the alliance, in order to delay the United States sending troops to Europe)

Now the same situation is in front of the U.S. government.

Hull added: "In this case, Canada should form two governments, one of the Dominion of Canada and the other of the British Empire, and of course they can share one head of state." ”

The crowd nodded, and this was a disposition, and although there was an element of self-deception, it was better than no reason or basis at all, and it was better than de Gaulle's "Free France" - and now the Free French regime had been relocated to French Guiana one step ahead of schedule.

"In addition, other European governments-in-exile that arrived early, such as Poland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belgium, etc., should continue to be recognized and allowed to operate in Canada." Hull thought for a moment, "The British Empire is the most important, and I also suggest that the four British divisions and some Royal Navy personnel in the United States should be arranged to Canada, and then send them some light warships to enrich Canada's defense forces, and at the same time we should send more troops to Canada." ”

The four British divisions were all unarmed soldiers of the British Army who had arrived on strategic airlift return planes, and they were fully armed in the United States.

Marshall asked, "How much do you need to send?" ”

"The minimum number of troops required to control in the event of an emergency."

"That would require 8-10 divisions, and at least 1000-1500 aircraft."

Truman nodded: "Just adjust it according to the upper limit of the requirement." ”

"Will the Canadians object?"

"As long as Churchill agrees." "At the invitation of the British Empire," said Hull, "we have entered its Dominion, and it is clear that the British Empire Government now needs our support, so I propose that the President visit George VI and Prime Minister Churchill and his entourage to appease them and declare their determination to resist to the end." The Prime Minister is a smart man and will not fail to understand. ”

Truman nodded: Hull's suggestion is feasible.

"In addition, the Dominion governments and armies elsewhere are called upon to remain loyal to George VI."

Everyone quickly understood what this meant: only by keeping the British Empire as a shelf can the United States continue to interfere and promote its presence in other regions, and if Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa all pledge allegiance to London, how can the United States play? Only if they continue to pledge allegiance to the Canadian side can the next step be to move forward. As for the remnants of the Anglo-Indian army in India, after they lost the Battle of Delhi, everyone thought they were finished, and they did not mention it.

"How many troops do we have in the Pacific now? Can the situation in Australia and New Zealand be brought under control? ”

"It should be possible, including the Marine Corps and Army Corps, we have a total of 19 divisions in the Pacific direction: 4 in Hawaii, 1 in the Aleutian Islands, 2 in the Solomon Islands direction, 2 in the direction of New Guinea, 2 on the Samoa-Vanuatu-Fiji-New Caledonian side, 2 in New Zealand, and 6 in Australia; In total, it has about 13,000 army aircraft, and there are currently two divisions on the way, one in Australia and one in New Zealand. Marshall smiled wryly, "The problem now is that the Navy is not strong. ”

Speaking of this, Admiral Jin was also full of helplessness: "Except for the light warships of the Australian and New Zealand Fleet, the Pacific Fleet has only 2 battleships and 14 escort aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor, and there is no regular aircraft carrier, so it can only barely perform escort, transportation, anti-submarine, patrol and other functions, and cannot carry out large-scale fleet operations." The last time the Japanese fleet broke up diplomatic relations, Ingram and Admiral Halsey thought about it and finally decided to shrink back to Pearl Harbor and swallow their anger. ”

"The most dangerous thing right now is not Australia and New Zealand, it's South Africa and Brazil." Eisenhower interjected, "Our army in South Africa has 100,000 troops, Australia and New Zealand each have 1 division, the British army itself has 2 divisions, and there are 150,000 South African divisions, a total of 300,000 troops. However, after the armistice on the Eastern Front, Germany had a surplus of troops and logistics, and could draw a large number of troops to attack Africa, which was very unfavorable to us. On the Brazilian side, the final deployment of our army has not yet been completed, and the enemy army is constantly increasing its troops, and now the Brazilian regime has become two. ”

Everyone sighed: now there are two Russia, two Britain, two Brazil, two China, and I don't know how many two will be waiting for them......

Turner suddenly walked in and said to the crowd: "General Nimitz has sent an urgent telegram that in view of the current situation, he proposes to immediately launch an offensive campaign in Brazil. ”

"Why?" Truman couldn't help but be surprised, "Haven't the two new aircraft carriers not yet completed all the sea trial subjects?" ”

Turner explained: "The two British aircraft carriers will soon be included in the Axis Fleet sequence, and when the sea trials are completed next month, the German fleet will have more than twice the capital ship advantage over us, so that even if we send enough land forces to Brazil, it will be too late, and we must strike first and attack quickly." ”

"What is his goal?"

"With the existing Atlantic Fleet of 3 aircraft carriers and 3 battleships as the main force, eat up the German detachment currently in the waters of Brazil - according to intelligence, they have a total of 3 aircraft carriers and 3 battleships." "It's a rare 1:1 opportunity. ”

"But sea trials?"

"General Nimitz thinks that it is almost the same, there are still some last subjects that can be acted on in the final stage, and it is imperative to be fast."

Truman turned his consultative gaze to Admiral Kim, who thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "I think it's okay, while the main force of the German army has not yet come in the direction of Brazil, and the British warships have not fallen into the hands of Germany, our rush to attack is conducive to disrupting the enemy's rhythm." ”

"Then it's decided, what about the time?"

"In about a week, the battle will be completed by the end of June." Turner explained, "There was only naval warfare, and it was too late to bring army troops. ”