As early as half a year ago, the British Isles began to implement a strict rationing system.

Compared to the pre-war period, consumption of meat, eggs, sugar and fruit in the UK fell by 39.6 per cent, 69.3 per cent, 55 per cent and 76 per cent respectively, and rations of sweets, butter, tea and coffee were almost nil.

Due to insufficient supplies and sharp inflation, the cost of living in Britain has risen by 86 percent in less than a year.

On May 1, 1940, the London government began to ration cloth again, and each person could receive 66 coupons a year.

A pair of trousers costs 8 coupons, a shirt costs 7 coupons, a pair of socks costs 3 coupons, and a pair of panties costs 4 coupons.

In order to cope with the blockade of the Holy Alliance, the British also took great pains to start their own production when there was a shortage of food, and in 1940 the area of cultivated land in Britain increased by 1.26 million acres. (about 7,648,200 acres)

If there is a shortage of meat and cheese, they use fish to make up for it, and as a country surrounded by the sea, they have a natural advantage in this regard.

At first, Bulgarian warplanes also bombed the British fishing boats, but the British had the wit to abandon the modern large fishing boats in favor of more primitive smaller fishing boats.

After weighing the pros and cons, the Bulgarian Air Force had to give up the pursuit of them, the investment was too big and the gain was too small, even if it was encountered, at most it would be a shuttle bullet, and it would be left to it.

Relying on offshore fishing, locally produced potatoes, and the original grain reserves, the British struggled to survive 1940.

London

It's Christmas Eve again, and it's a rare time of peace, and the Bulgarians, who are also Christian countries, will not attack at this time.

On this happy holiday, Mr. Churchill could not be at all happy, knowing that the war would not be able to continue.

Information from Northern Europe suggests that the positions of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are changing, and that the Holy Alliance is putting too much pressure on them.

Although the three countries were sparsely populated and did not have a food crisis, the lack of industrial raw materials was equally unacceptable, and a large number of capitalists changed their positions.

In this case, the London government was prepared, and they even sent people to win over the three countries, but unfortunately even if they promised heavy benefits, they still did not move them.

Joining the Holy Alliance can lie down and win the war, joining the Pan-International Front requires a real fight, and it is unknown whether it can win the war in the end.

Everyone is not stupid, the Nordic countries have limited strength, and they are very self-aware.

Unless they can open up and defeat Western Russia and Austria-Hungary in the shortest possible time, then defeat France and Spain, and then fight the Bulgarians.

Obviously, this does not exist, and they do not have a gundam, and it is estimated that Western Russia can pick three at a time, or the kind that presses them.

"Is General Dowding ready?" Churchill asked with concern

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Royal Air Force is already in place, but I am not optimistic about this operation, even if our sneak attack is successful, it will not hurt the enemy's vitality!" Air Force Commander Douding said helplessly

This is not unfounded, the war has now been carried out, the British Empire has used its last strength, and the Holy Alliance countries have most of their spare strength.

Even if the enemy's airfields deployed on the front line were surrendered, it would only delay for a while, and unless Spain and France were turned against each other, the British Isles would remain in a dangerous state.

"General Dowding, as a soldier, you only need to carry out orders, and other things have nothing to do with you!" Churchill said with a gloomy face

If possible, he really doesn't mind letting this old guy get out, it's just that the situation is too dangerous now that he can't provoke internal contradictions anymore.

The air forces deployed in North Africa, Spain, and France are not all Bulgarian troops, but the Holy Alliance still has a role, and there are air forces from various countries, and the Bulgarian air force is only the most powerful of them.

In order to encourage the air forces of various countries to fight bravely, Bulgaria will be responsible for all the losses of fighters, and the pilot will also receive a bonus of 1,000 leva for each enemy aircraft shot down.

On Christmas Eve, the Bulgarian Air Force did not lower its vigilance, even when it was a celebration, everyone was on guard, and the radar stations deployed were manned in turns 24 hours a day to prevent the British from jumping over the wall.

The air forces of other countries were not so lucky, and for the sake of command convenience, the air forces of all countries were stationed separately, and the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, General Graves-Ivanov, also had only wartime command.

The Air Force is a technical branch, and General Graves does not have such strict requirements for them, as long as they can take off on time to carry out bombing missions, the air forces of other countries are managed by themselves.

On the surface, this is a sign of Bulgaria's respect for its allies, but in fact it is Bulgaria's reluctance to help countries train a strong air force.

Who knows that today's allies will not turn into enemies tomorrow?

You must know that more than 20 years ago, Britain, France and Bulgaria were still allies fighting side by side, and many people thought that the three countries would always cooperate and dominate the world together.

On the surface, it was the British who were unwilling to share the world hegemony with the two countries, and finally the Triple Alliance fell apart.

In fact, it was not that Bulgaria was developing too fast and caused unease among the British; The French developed too slowly, and their own strength was not worthy of sharing hegemony with the British, and the triumvirate system finally collapsed.

"Didi ......"

The sound of radar continued to sound, and the Bulgarian Air Force immediately ended the banquet and entered a wartime state, the roar of anti-aircraft artillery sounded, and the fighters slowly rose into the air under the cover of night.

Important warehouses and airfield facilities were invariably turned off their lights, and street lights were turned on in areas that were used as a camouflage to attract the enemy.

Under the cover of night, the British Air Force was confused, there was no way to see the situation clearly, but arrived at the approximate position, and instinctively bombed the place where there was light.

In the war room, General Graves sneered and watched the British perform, such a large-scale night attack, wanting to fight all the work, is simply a fool's dream.

As for the possible losses caused by the bombing of the British, he did not care at all, anyway, the Bulgarian Air Force was prepared, what does it matter to him about the loss of allies?

The General Command has already ordered the troops to be more vigilant, they do not listen to themselves, and they can only be regarded as deserving to die, and it is a big deal for Bulgaria to pay a few more fighters.

Governments will have little to say, and in this day and age, most politicians think that airplanes are worth more than pilots. (except for industrial powers)

Besides, if they don't spur their allies on, how can they help in the next battle?

Time passed in a hurry, the British Air Force had completed the bombing mission, and it was about to return, so Greyfus slowly spit out two words - counteroffensive!

It is said that it is a counteroffensive, but in essence it is just to drag the British and prevent them from returning smoothly.

The range of the fighters was also limited, and they departed from the British Isles and carried out bombing for more than an hour, and most of the fighters ran out of fuel, so they did not have to go back if they did not run.

This is the reason why Graves ordered the fighters to take to the skies, and under the cover of night, taking advantage of the Bulgarian fighters flying higher than the British fighters, they lurked in advance and watched the British perform to their heart's content.

With so many air forces deployed by the Holy Alliance in these areas, airfields are naturally indispensable, and most of the areas are a melee between the two sides, defeating the British with their numerical superiority.

Only in a very small number of areas did the British have a numerical advantage and had to use more aggressive tactics to counterattack.

"Your Excellency General, this is a telegram from all over the world, and it has been determined that seventy-three of our airfields have been attacked, and the current situation of the battle is unknown!" The intelligence staff officer whispered

"yes, I see!" Graves said lightly

The hearts of the British were too big, and if only attacks were carried out against a few airfields, perhaps now they would have succeeded.

Scattered attacks on so many airfields at the same time, their forces were clearly thinned, except for those areas that were not prepared, most of them were covered in a net.

……

After Christmas, there was an uproar among the Holy Alliance, and the British broke the rules and launched an attack on Christmas Eve.

It's okay, revenge, revenge!

Especially after the dignitaries of various countries got the loss report, the face was really wonderful, don't think that Bulgaria will pay for the fighters, and they can lose them unscrupulously.

Battle losses and battle records will determine their future benefit distribution, if the battle damage > battle record, then congratulations, it's a big deal.

Having a negative contribution and wanting to share the spoils?

Of course, this is only part of the calculation, if it comes to major strategies, as long as the strategy wins, all the fighter losses Bulgaria can not care.

Another example is the war between the French and the Germans, these are all paid by the French themselves, and the Holy Alliance naturally does not need to calculate their battle losses, only the results of the battle.

Sofia

Looking at the battle report from the front, little Ferdinand smiled slightly, the British dog jumped off the wall in a hurry, and he didn't even want the last face.

In last night's battle, the British paid the price of 975 fighters falling and killed 1,683 fighters of the Holy Alliance, most of which were not able to take off and did not do a good job of hiding before they were finished.

In addition to this, the British blew up more than two dozen warehouses, plus eight port cities received damage to varying degrees.

On the surface, the Holy Alliance suffered a big loss, but the loss of the Holy Alliance did not mean that Bulgaria also suffered a loss, and the biggest loss this time was undoubtedly France and Spain.

As the hosts, most of the bombs of the British fell on their heads, because of the night, it is not known how many British fighters deviated from the target and dropped bombs on their cities.

Ferdinand Jr. admits that it is immoral to watch his allies unlucky and steal pleasure on the sidelines, but he can't help but be happy.

A tactical victory is not the same as a strategic victory.

Judging by the results, the British undoubtedly had the advantage, but unfortunately won tactically and failed strategically.

According to the plan, the British aim was for the Royal Air Force to concentrate its main forces and strike a blow at the Holy Alliance's air force, buying the skies of the British Empire a few months.

It is a pity that the Holy Alliance's fighter losses this time were serious, but the casualties of the pilots were not large, and Bulgaria would have been able to make up for the loss of these fighters in less than a week.

You must know that in last night's battle, the British lost 2,106 pilots, including 896 captured; The Holy Alliance, on the other hand, lost only 1,568 pilots.

In this respect, Ferdinand Jr. did not mind continuing to exchange with the British, anyway, Bulgaria has the largest industrial production capacity in the world.

London

The silence in the Prime Minister's Office is terrible, don't look at the constant propaganda in the newspapers that the government won a great victory on Christmas Eve yesterday, but in fact, those who know know that the British Empire has suffered a loss in this battle.

Less than a year after the outbreak of the World War, the British Empire's maritime transport capacity had been reduced by 27 percent, and the country's industrial capacity was less than half of its pre-war level.

"I'm sorry everyone, but we lost this campaign again! Our lads have worked hard, but there are so many enemies that even if they take advantage of the sneak attack, they will not be able to complete the mission! Dowding said angrily

How could he be in a good mood when he was forced to carry out the strategy of sending him to death? For him, the current situation is still good, God forbid if he is not completely annihilated.

Churchill gritted his teeth and said: "Last night, we lost 1,012 fighters and 2,216 pilots, and the Royal Air Force lost nearly a quarter of its strength in World War I!" ”

(Note: The results of the statistics of the two sides are different, mainly considering the actual situation, such as the night trek can't find the way home, or the injured fighter plane crashed halfway)

Dowding frowned and said, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Prime Minister! I would interrupt that the Royal Air Force lost not a quarter of its strength, but a little more than a third.

You also know that there are still more than 800 warplanes that need to be overhauled and will not be put into use in the war for at least half a month. ”

He didn't want to make up for it, but in order to avoid making these politicians make bad decisions again, Dowding had to come out and be this villain.

Now they are disgusted with each other, and the cabinet believes that it is the air force's incompetence that has caused the passive situation of the British Empire, while the air force believes that it is the blind command of the cabinet that has caused the current predicament.

"Didn't General Dowding want to retire, I approved it this time!" Churchill said with a gloomy face

Obviously, Prime Minister Churchill couldn't bear him anymore, and he was so awesome after losing the battle, he was simply looking for death, if it weren't for Dowding's influence in the Air Force, Churchill couldn't help but send him to court-martial.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister? If nothing happens, I'll leave first! ”

After saying that, the commander of the Air Force left without looking back, without the slightest souvenir.

The conference room fell silent again, this time the strategic goal was not achieved, and it was impossible to end the war with dignity.