Chapter 228: Churchill was curious

London, United Kingdom.

Churchill, who has returned to the post of Secretary of the Admiralty, has recently been in the mix.

With the fall of Poland, the Second World War, which was clamored by the media of various countries, finally broke out. Former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy was greatly impacted, and he, a hardliner who opposed compromise, became the beneficiary of the war.

In the course of the Polish campaign, the Germans blew up the British mail ship "Athena" carrying American citizens, which filled in the firewood for Churchill's strategy of attracting the United States to the war.

Although the German royal newspaper, the Social Worker's Newspaper, shouted that "it was Churchill, the British Admiralty, who himself blew up and sank the Athena, in an attempt to blame Germany and provoke the United States." ”

But Churchill himself knew very well that this must have been a means of confusion by the German Führer.

He has never underestimated Reinhardt, the "sergeant" who climbed to the position of Führer step by step, and in the past 20 years, his Churchill career has been turbulent, but the German Führer Reinhardt has been as steady as Mount Tai all the way.

In the past 20 years, Germany has leapt from a defeated and weak country, a dilapidated country with no more than 100,000 soldiers and insufficient money for civilian use, to the number one beast on the European continent.

The Treaty of Versailles, which seemed to be harsh and cruel at the beginning, and seemed to be able to completely destroy Germany, has now become almost a piece of waste paper. The money that Germany owed no longer had to be repaid, and the lost territory was regained with interest.

As for the German Army....... Don't say 100,000, now it's more than 1 million!

Reinhardt can do this, doesn't that prove how terrifying his abilities are?!

At least, putting him Churchill in such a big environment as Germany would probably not have done as much as Reinhardt's feats.

Who would say that Reinhardt was a man who didn't do his job and relied on good luck to get to where he is today. He, Churchill, would have scoffed at that man's IQ in the first place!

By luck? The whole British Empire has searched for people who can find such bad luck? If you can find it, then this theory makes sense, but the key is not to find it!

"I have to admit that the pace at which the Germans have developed in 20 years has been too terrifying." Sitting in his Admiralty's office, Churchill did not hesitate to talk about this kind of morale in front of a group of cronies and subordinates.

After hearing this, a lieutenant admiral interjected unconvinced: "Sir, although Germany's strength does seem to have become much stronger, their current strength on the surface is only in the third place in Europe. ”

"Yes, our British Empire is a world-class superpower, and neither its scientific and technological heritage nor military strength can be compared with an upstart like Germany. Together with France, our ally in terms of combat effectiveness, there is no need to worry about the threat of the Germans. A staff member in a suit also said: "If you want me to say, if it weren't for Chancellor Chamberlain's cowardice, Germany would have been destroyed by us a hundred times!" ”

The "Churchillists" here are not brainless and arrogant, and their conceit stems from their strength. This kind of strength was absolutely absent when Poland, which had just been defeated by Germany!

Not to mention that the German tanks could not cross the English Channel, and the German navy was only capable of rivaling a detachment of the British Empire.

In their eyes, even if Britain does not take action, the French legion, which has the name of the first army in Europe, has the strength to defeat the German army on its own.

Coupled with the support of the main division of the 10 all-British platoons, it is simply difficult to lose!

"Twenty years ago, who would have dared to believe that such a Germany, which was divided by the great powers, would have the strength to defeat Poland, the 'kingdom of cavalry'?" Contrary to the powerful roar of the general's staff, Churchill's voice seemed a little erratic.

Ignoring the reactions of his cronies, Churchill continued lightly: "Ten years ago, who would have guessed that the territory of the Germans would be exponentially expanded to what it is today? ”

"It seems that the initiative is still in our hands......." Churchill looked at him solemnly, "but in fact, we have reached the moment when we have to make a move!" ”

"Judging by the speed at which Germany's strength is developing, if it is not knocked out as soon as possible, perhaps in a few years, the British Empire will face an enemy that is too strong to face on its own!"

"At that time, when we look back, we will find that the British allies have already been broken by Germany one by one......."

Churchill's words struck everyone's hearts like thunder and lightning.

Indeed, Britain has missed numerous opportunities to allow the fledgling Germany to grow bigger. And those allies who were originally on the British side, even Czechoslovakia, Poland, such militarily powerful countries, have become part of the German power!

Britain, the superpower that has maintained its status as a world power for two centuries and stepped onto the throne of the "empire on which the sun never sets", has been intoxicated with the glory of the past for too long, too long.......

While other countries are fighting bloody battles and tempering themselves in the flames of war, British soldiers have degenerated into a group of decorations on this side of the English Channel.

An army that has not been tempered by the fire of war, no matter how well equipped and outnumbered, may not be able to win against a poorly equipped army in a hundred battles. Moreover, the equipment of the Germans was not bad at all!

"Sir! I'm glad you got to the top in time, and only you can lead us to make the right choice. The confident lieutenant colonel saluted Churchill and said, "It is the honor of my life to follow you, and it is the greatest luck to be a bloody Englishman!" ”

Churchill smiled, undeniable. He could feel the sincerity of the lieutenant colonel, and everyone present had long suppressed Chamberlain's cowardice. What they need is venting, a tough leader who can lead them on the battlefield.

It is clear that history is now putting this opportunity in his hands!

"It's our pleasure to follow you!"

Immediately afterward, the other followers shouted out.

"Follow Chancellor Churchill to the death! Long live the British Empire! ”

Just when the atmosphere was in the middle of the day, Churchill's confidential secretary stumbled into the office: "Minister! Finland sent an application for help to the League of Nations, saying that Soviet troops were shelling their territory! ”

The intrusion of the confidential secretary made everyone's attention be pulled back, and the conference room, which was full of pride just now, instantly became silent.

"How dare the Soviets blatantly attack Finland?" Churchill muttered to himself: "It seems that this red beast does not take the restraints of the League of Nations seriously at all. ”

Because of the withdrawal of the United States, Italy, and Japan, and the collusion of the Soviet Union and Germany, under the inducement of Reinhardt, to reject the League of Nations.

In today's League of Nations, only two of the five permanent seats are the United Kingdom and France. The other three permanent members of the United States, Italy, and Japan have been waiting for their positions to remain vacant.

Therefore, the current League of Nations is almost completely under the control of the two great powers, Britain and France. The success of Finland's appeal to the League of Nations depended on the attitude of Britain and France.

"Can't be disrupted!" Churchill, who was in the limelight, said in a sonorous voice: "Judging by the Polish precedent, there must be some kind of cooperative connection between the Soviet Union and Germany. If the Germans were behind the Soviet attack, it would be a problem......."

Will the Germans cooperate with the Soviet invasion of Western Europe? No one can say for sure.

Although Germany and the Soviet Union were also ideologically opposed, it could even be said that they were incompatible. But the outcome of the Polish battle has shown that the real relationship between these two countries is definitely not as bad as it seems on the surface!

"That's really something to worry about....... Churchill rubbed his brows, turned to the confidential secretary and instructed, "I heard that the German government has an important big event today." Did the message come back? Did the Germans announce any important initiatives at the event, such as the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union? ”

Churchill had a hunch that there might be some kind of big news that he didn't expect to come from this big event in Germany. It is necessary to take a closer look.