Chapter 270: The British Empire (Part II)
"Gentlemen, let me tell you a little bit of my opinion on the present situation...... Churchill said mockingly, glancing at the crowd, "I know that many people are waiting for me to resign, and there are others who are eager to kill me, and when the people's cries and protests rise tomorrow, they will pour dirty water on me again, as if I had lost with the British Empire." Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info you don't want to think about who indulged Hitler in rearmament? Who agreed to Hitler's entry into the Rhineland? Who acquiesced in the annexation of Austria by the Third Reich? Who went to Germany to sign a contract to betray Czechoslovakia, and at the same time to boast of 'peace for a generation'? Is it me Winston Churchill? If you had stopped the Germans in any of the above ways, you would not have done so much today! It's like you set fire to your house and set it on fire, and you call the police when the fire is so hot that you end up blaming the firefighters for not working hard? ”
Everyone was silent, although Churchill was usually used to strong words, but these words were really not wrong, and there was only one word in everyone's hearts: regret! Of course, there are also people who deplore Churchill's behavior of scolding Chamberlain behind his back - why did you go earlier?
"I know very well that you are in contact with the Germans through such and such means and means, and even I know what you are talking about, and I don't pretend to know anything, can you talk so freely, so pleasantly, so at ease? If I hadn't led tens of millions of British people to resist desperately, and at the same time went to the United States to beg for help, would the Germans have taken you seriously? Had it not been for our victory in the First Battle of Britain and the repulsion of German attempts one after another, would we have had the opportunity to negotiate terms with them now? Churchill straightened his face and reprimanded everyone, "If you really investigate it seriously, you can arrest everyone and put them in prison." Did you think about yourself when you scolded me for being an American dog? Aren't you the only ones who have a German domestic response? I did the hard work, the tiring work, the dirty work, and the scolded work alone, and now when I see that the situation is unfavorable, I turn around and plan to liquidate me, is this a gentleman's doing? ”
As soon as everyone shrank their heads, it was still terrible for the fat man to start a surge.
"Today I will make it clear to you, lest we misjudge the situation and tear our faces to the detriment of the future of the British Empire:
First, I, Winston-Churchill, will never surrender, and if you want me to take the lead in surrendering to the Germans, and if you want the descendants of the noble Duke of Barborough to surrender to the Austrian little deflated, don't even think about it, it's a big deal that I will take the king and the government to Canada, and I will explain why I went to Canada later;
Second, in the current situation, the Germans may land in the blink of an eye, even if you want to negotiate and surrender, you have to wait until the landing is repulsed, once the alliance under the city is signed, the situation will be passive, who dares to expect Hitler to abide by the agreement? Anyway, I haven't seen him keep his promises, can you tell me which agreement Hitler finally kept?
Thirdly, I have asked the United States for help through official channels, asking the United States to send a fleet to support, and the Americans have indeed come, so you might as well wait two days and see the results, in case the Germans are repulsed? To tell the truth, Great Britain has been in turmoil for hundreds of years, and I never thought that Hitler could force us to surrender with a few planes, rockets, or blockades, and the last time Great Britain was conquered was back in the Norman Conquest, so at least send troops to land, and there is a kind of Germans who will drive the Panzer Division first;
Fourth, the conditions offered by the Germans are indeed much more favorable than those of the French, but compared with the strength and dignity of the British Empire, and compared with the world status of the British Empire, this condition can only be said to be better than nothing. What about the history and traditions of Great Britain? You must know that the family business of Great Britain was not earned back by you and me, but was saved little by little from the defeat of the Armada and the defeat of Napoleon, and it is easy to sign the terms of peace today, and history will write a strong and colorful stroke in the future - you don't even want your own name after death? ”
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer these words, but the prime minister's eloquence was still good, and these words were reasonable. After a long silence, the veteran Aiden said: "None of us want to surrender. The problem now is that the situation is such that it is difficult to hold on any longer. I have heard that the US side is also negotiating terms with the Germans, and one of the conditions is to give up us in exchange for Hitler to give up Japan, so many things cannot be postponed indefinitely...... Moreover, today the Germans are attacking so fiercely, and tomorrow the people will cry, and some people in the party will rise up again, so ......"
Churchill sneered: "A rabble, what are you afraid of them doing? What is the purpose of the "Martial Law Law" and the "Suppression of Espionage Law" in extraordinary times? What are millions of troops and machine guns for? It's not like I haven't done anything repressive, you don't dare to touch blood, I dare! As for the soft bones in the party, what do you care about them? It's not like I haven't quit the Conservative Party! When did the British Empire need to listen to the opinions of these flies? ”
Everyone was shocked, the prime minister is going to be a dictatorship? When I thought of Qiu Fatzi's consistent obscenity, the back of everyone's neck was cold.
"I'll talk about the Americans. Yes, the Americans do have the idea of leaving us and the Germans to make peace alone, but you must be clear that the Americans can make peace with the Germans but cannot make peace with the Japanese, and Hitler would not easily give up Japan if he had a little foresight, so the Americans will not be able to make peace for a while, and in addition, the Germans also occupy the Falkland Islands and control a small half of South America through the Peron regime, is this something he can give up? Hitler is now supporting his younger brother everywhere, and he has to cobble together the EU, and now this situation of riding a tiger is difficult to get under, as long as he dares to give up one, everyone will run out! So the Germans will not let go until they have to.
Therefore, it is impossible for the contradiction of virtue to be resolved quickly! You think Wallace was a coincidence? This is obviously Roosevelt to test the Germans, but the price gap between the two sides is too big, and the Germans are not fooled...... I bet you that Joseph Kennedy, who came to us two days ago to fly home, was Roosevelt's secret envoy. Since Roosevelt did not agree with Hitler, the Americans did not dare to abandon us at will, so Wallace had only one way to 'commit suicide in fear of sin', and then Truman came to visit London. Gentlemen, this is nothing more than politics, who is it for show? Still not showing me? ”
In fact, when Churchill proposed to convene an emergency meeting, part of it was intended to use the meeting to discuss specific conditions, but now that Churchill has called it away, the idea that everyone had just mentioned disappeared in a blink of an eye. The compromise faction and the resolute resistance faction in Britain are both minorities, the resistance faction represented by Churchill hopes to unite with the United States to achieve a final victory, and the compromise faction represented by Edward VIII wants to replace George VI and Churchill and then negotiate peace with Germany, but the neutral faction (ambiguous faction) is the majority, and this group of wall grasses is sometimes biased towards the resistance faction, sometimes biased towards the compromise faction, and is full of indecision.
"Now I can explain to you that I wish to take my Majesty and the government to Canada." The explosions outside had subsided, and Churchill lit a cigar, took a few puffs, and said, "I didn't want to hide from Canada, I was thinking about another problem." I ask you, do you think the Germans have won? ”
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, with a confused look: the current posture of the Germans is not considered to have won?
"The Germans have a big advantage, I admit, it's bigger than I thought, and if I had known before the war that Germany had such a big advantage, I wouldn't have fought the Germans, but I want to tell you that the Germans may not have won yet. Germany has an endless stream of new weapons, don't the Americans have them? Maybe the Americans are developing powerful weapons of destruction? What if the tide of battle turns in the future? Have you ever thought about what you would do at that time? Churchill raised his voice and said, "I have dealt with Roosevelt and Truman, these are all ruthless figures, the political skills are not under Hitler, you are too far behind them, can this kind of character simply say a word of harmony?" ”
Everyone shook their heads slowly, and everyone thought that even if the United States was not in danger at home, at most it would just get a decent peace.
"I went to Canada to keep Canada for Great Britain, to prepare for a possible reversal of the war situation in the future." Churchill took two puffs of his cigar, and everyone could see only the light and the dark cigarette butt through the smoke, but they could not see the gloomy face of the Prime Minister, "There will be two Great Britains henceforth, one in the British Isles and one in Canada - if the Germans win, Edward VIII will be orthodox; If the Americans win, George VI is legitimate, you know!? When old men like Roosevelt and Hitler are all dead, and the world is stable, Great Britain will be reunited, you know? ”
"If you still don't understand, you might as well look at De Gaulle and Free France, although Bey shouted and killed De Gaulle every day, but have you seen any substantive actions from him? Did he send agents to assassinate him? No! Think about it, what did Petain do with de Gaulle? It's not that I'm worried that one day the Americans will turn around and let de Gaulle ......take over France," Churchill said bitterly, "I hope everyone will go back and think about what is best for the British Empire!" The meeting is adjourned! Separately go to the rescue of the people, and let the citizens of London see that we are with them at the critical moment! ”
As soon as everyone stood up and prepared to leave, Churchill added coldly: "I forgot to tell you, I told the Americans that Spruance's fleet was going to Australia, and I asked him to bring two native divisions from South Africa and related supplies to India to land and give Mountbatten a little support, and now the Japanese fleet is blocked in the Central Pacific, the German fleet is in the North Sea, and the Indian Ocean is empty......"