The world war continued, and immediately after the Battle of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Bulgarian Navy launched a landing operation against Cyprus.

At this moment, the defenders of the island were no longer ready to fight, and after a symbolic resistance, more than 300 British soldiers on the island, led by Lieutenant Colonel Philip, laid down their arms and surrendered.

Such a small battle was not worth mentioning at all in a world war, and even the government of London was ready to abandon the Mediterranean.

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Churchill said solemnly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the operation of the Royal Navy has failed, and it is only a matter of time before the Mediterranean falls, neither Sicily nor the other islands of the Horse have the ability to fight for a long time.

The most critical issue now is that we must find a way to keep India and South Africa, preferably the Suez Canal, otherwise this war will be difficult to fight! ”

Although his tactical command ability is not good, in terms of strategic vision, Prime Minister Churchill is still very good.

Soon after the Battle of Sicily, he knew that the Mediterranean could not be preserved, and without it, the Suez Canal would be dispensable.

After all, the Bulgarians also have in their hands a more navigable Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba, and with this canal, the role of the Suez Canal has been greatly reduced.

Even if the Bab el-Mandeb Strait remained in their hands, he did not think that he would be able to hold it for long, after all, the Bulgarians had already attacked.

Fighting the Bulgarians on land, even if the British Army were all on board, it would only be a headshot.

The Suez Canal can be lost, but South Africa and India cannot give it up, if both places are lost, then there is no need for the British Empire to fight this war.

The Minister of State frowned and said, "Your Excellency, this is not only a problem for South Africa and India, but now that the Germans are asking us for reinforcements, the military pressure they are bearing is too great.

If we do not provide them with effective support, I am afraid that it will not be long before the Germans will collapse.

We cannot afford to lose the continent, and without the Germans, the Bulgarians can calmly integrate the continent.

Once this terrible consequence happens, then there is no need for us to continue this war! ”

The colonies of India and South Africa could not be lost, these two places were the money bags of the British, and the Germans, the only powerful allies, could not give up, and Churchill's brow furrowed even tighter.

The strength of the British Empire is not unlimited, especially in the face of Bulgaria, a powerful player, he also has to admit that at this time, Bulgaria's comprehensive national strength is above them.

The flag of the empire on which the sun never sets, now it can only fool the turtles, and the European countries do not buy their accounts at all.

None of us are fools, and savvy politicians know very well that standing on the side of Bulgaria not only has a greater benefit, but also a better chance of winning!

The worst result is also a draw between the two sides, anyway, no matter how powerful the British Empire is, they will not have the ability to counterattack the European continent, even if all the remaining countries are united!

This is the self-confidence of European countries and the embodiment of strength. In the event of the defeat of Germany, all the current neutral countries would fall to Bulgaria.

The empire on which the sun never sets is not in vain, occupying the most valuable and extensive colonies in the world, Bulgaria cannot eat the British Empire.

In particular, Bulgaria agreed to give up the Indian region, and after taking it out for everyone to carve up, the British could no longer come up with equal bargaining chips.

If the Bulgarian government dares to give up India, it is generous to others, and if the London government dares to give up India, it will give up the position of world hegemon!

The Minister of War said with a gloomy face: "To support the Germans, it is not enough to give supplies, we must also send troops, and this number cannot be less."

The Germans have already mobilized more than 5 million troops, and will exceed 7 million in the future, but as things stand, this is still far behind the Eastern European Union.

We need to find a way to fill the gap of at least five million of these troops, and this is still based on the fact that the enemy does not continue to mobilize.

The combat effectiveness of the Germans is not as outstanding as we imagined, the quality of officers is not comparable to that of the First World War, and we cannot compete with Bulgaria in weapons and equipment.

Especially in the air force, the battle in Sicily speaks for itself, we have a geographical advantage, and we have deployed a large number of anti-aircraft weapons, but we still have not been able to hold back the enemy's troops.

How can we solve this shortfall of 5 million troops? Due to the relationship of combat effectiveness, it is unrealistic to win this war by forming a colonial cannon fodder unit!

The total population of the countries of the Holy Alliance will not be less than 350 million, and with such a large population base, they will not be short of soldiers.

If we want to make up for this gap, we must win over the countries of the Americas to send troops, including the Japanese, who are now also the targets of our wooing! ”

The British did prepare for war, but they were not ready to mobilize millions of people to be sent to the European continent to be cannon fodder!

The lessons of the First World War, which had already taught the British about the brutal wars on the European continent, were really not for them to play!

The lives of the British are too precious, and after being fooled once, many people have already awakened to the fact that they are not a war nation, and they have no intention of working for the capitalists.

Churchill frowned, knowing that this pessimism must not spread in the British Empire, and once the population had doubts about victory, it would be even more difficult to carry out the recruitment process later.

Now the first thing to convince the people in the government is that if they don't have faith in the war, then should this war be fought?

"You are optimistic, these problems are not impossible to solve, and the problem of the shortage of troops is the best!

We can do a national mobilization, four million troops from home, three million troops from the three North American countries, half a million troops from Australia, 200,000 troops from New Zealand, and half a million troops from Canada.

The British Empire alone can mobilize 8.2 million troops, and in the formation of 5 million colonial troops, we have troops to be consumed by the enemy!

The cannon fodder troops of the colonies are worthless, we can keep forming them, and the British Empire will not collapse until the blood of the Indians is dried! Churchill bewitched

It's a pity that everyone is an old fritter, these numbers only exist in theory, the British Army is too small, and now the most direct problem with expanding the army is the lack of officers.

Now it's too late to train them, and when they train the officers, the daylilies will be cold.

The Minister of Defense frowned and said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, this number is almost the limit of mobilization, and we will not be able to complete the mobilization without a year or two."

Will the enemy wait for us for such a long time? As long as the Bulgarians wanted, maybe without waiting for our expansion to be completed, the Germans would have surrendered, and India and South Africa would no longer belong to us! ”

Foreign Secretary Attlee said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been in in-depth communication with the countries of the Americas, and we will receive 500,000 reinforcements in the next month.

Putting this force into the German battlefield, we can send another 500,000 troops, we can solve the urgent need first, let the Germans take the defensive, as long as we hold out for a few months, we have completed the mobilization, there is no need to worry! ”

If the Germans give up the offensive and adopt a strategy of retreat, then it will become a war of attrition, and it will certainly not be able to distinguish the winner in the short term.

As long as the Germans hold out, then anything is possible.

The mobilization system of the British Empire was not fast enough, and it did not have the support of the people, regardless of their propaganda, the lessons of the First World War taught them - the state is the capitalists, and only life is their own!

It took so long for the fighting to break out that the British Army had mobilized more than 1.8 million troops, and this was also distributed in several Dominions, and emergency training was underway.

The Germans had to be held back before the troops could form a fighting force, and the main forces of the British Army had to go to India and South Africa in an attempt to block the Bulgarian advance.

"That's right, let's cheer for the great victory of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or it won't be long before reinforcements from the countries of the Americas will come in a steady stream, and the final victory in this war will only belong to us!" Prime Minister Churchill said passionately

Whatever the ideas of the countries of the Americas, they must now fully support the British Empire, even if it is only lip service, which is what they need now.

There are cowardices in any country, and if there is no hope of victory, they may compromise when they see that things are not good.

Obviously, this was intolerable to Prime Minister Churchill, so they did everything they could to win over the countries of the Americas and reverse the political passivity.

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War does not change according to personal preference, and at this moment the Persian campaign, the Sinai Peninsula, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and other regions have begun.

It was completely a routine operation of the Bulgarian army, and the integrated war of land and air was carried out by the air force first, and only after it was completed did the army attack.

The Bulgarian armoured forces also began to show their strength, and immediately after the air bombardment ended, they launched an attack, smashing the British defenders' front to pieces.

The infantry soldiers who followed behind rushed up to attack and cleared the remnants of the enemy in the shortest possible time.

Blitzkrieg is not something that anyone can play, whether it is from Persia to India, or from Egypt to South Africa, it is not something that can be completed in a moment.

At such a distance, although the Bulgarian army was progressing well, it still did not achieve the effect of a blitzkrieg.

It can be said that the vast territory, poor transportation, and poor natural environment are the best nemesis of the blitzkrieg.

For example, the collapse of the armies of the Third Reich in the Soviet Union is a clear example.

The vast land slowed down the German attack, and when winter came, the German army was directly buried!

Now the Bulgarian Army is also playing with a blitzkrieg speed, but unfortunately it can't achieve the corresponding results, and it will not be able to complete the task in the short term!

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