"We will not surrender! Britain will never surrender! Hitler unleashed air power throughout Germany in an attempt to conquer Britain from the air. "www.biquge.infoChurchill was broadcasting an important speech on the radio.

He had to boost morale and reinvigorate the British people, who had fallen into despair. Alone overseas, they must fight to the end in order to usher in a real victory.

Of course, no matter how clever he is in front of the radio microphone, the situation he faces is still not optimistic.

In North Africa, British General Montgomery was struggling to support himself near the Suez Canal defense line, and if it weren't for Rommel's lack of ammunition supplies, he would have been driven to Saudi Arabia by this time.

In the skies of British soil, the Luftwaffe was in a no-man's land. Everywhere the rampant airplanes with the Iron Cross logo painted on the wings have left people with little normal daily life.

The deadliest thing happened at sea, where enemy submarines and the surface fleet that had recently joined the battle had completely destroyed Britain's transport lines, and the country's material reserves were drastically reduced, and Britain itself was in an unprecedented crisis.

Those hateful submarines were hiding in hiding and sneaking up everywhere, and the lone sea raiders were a headache for the British, and now there was another difficult fleet -- three living treasures of the German navy.

If the German Navy's auspicious three treasures continue like this, he Churchill will not have to play next year, and he will starve to death at home with tens of millions of local civilians.

"The skies of Britain have been scarred by the brutal fighting, and if we can bravely resist Hitler, all of Europe may be free. But if we fail, then the entire country, including the United States, and all the people we know and care about, will fall into the abyss! He spoke into the microphone and loudly aroused the people's sense of resistance.

His speech did inspire some people to resist, but it was not a substitute for food for the toiling masses who did not have enough food......

On the docks in Liverpool, a transport ship slowly approached the dock, and an officer stood next to the gangway that had just been stabilized, holding a statistical table of counting supplies.

The speakers in the harbor were still playing Churchill's exciting speech about the battle until the last moment, but the eyes of the staff walking on the dock were all on the transport ships entering the port.

Resistance or not resistance is too far away -- the only question that everyone is concerned about is how many transport ships can arrive at the port today.

"This ship...... It's steel. Mr. Lieutenant. The crew members who walked down the gangway looked at the dock officer holding the statistical table, and opened his mouth to introduce the supplies on his ship.

Hearing that a large amount of supplies transported inside the ship were steel, the officer was not discouraged. On the contrary, his expression was still very good, with a smile on his face: "So sir, do you have S goods?" ”

The English word for smuggling starts with S. It was impossible for these ships to and from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom without carrying smugglers.

To put it bluntly, even if it is overloaded, transporting five more tons of rice will make this venture more profitable.

The British administration would not confiscate these smuggled goods, and they were happy to see this happen, secretly encouraging more grain to be shipped to Britain.

"Of course, how much do you give?" The crew member looked at the statistical officer on the dock and naturally asked a rhetorical question.

"This!" He handed the gold watch in his hand to the other party, and there was a stack of pounds and some gold products pressed underneath.

Without checking it, the other man stuffed all these things into his pocket, and then gave the sailors behind him a look, and a bag of flour was placed at the feet of the dock officer.

After writing down the raw materials for steel and the exact weight, the dock officer picked up the bag of flour and walked to his office in a lonely manner.

The amount of gold, silver, and jewelry in his hand that he could buy flour was getting smaller and smaller. He couldn't argue with the theory of these sailors with smuggling goods, otherwise there would be no place to buy even the flour next time.

At a time when the war is going on, it's a huge benefit to be able to get a job at the docks and often get some extra flour to go home.

You see, even the senior officers of other departments, in this era of war, under the high pressure of the German Navy, want to get some food, it is not easier than the dock officers at this moment.

Carrying his flour to the end of the dock, the lieutenant officer saw another colleague who also carried flour in his hands, and looked like there was more.

Obviously, the other party was lucky, and it is estimated that a ship transporting flour was docked at the dock in charge. The two of them tacitly walked back together.

"I heard...... This time, a number of transport ships were sunk again...... The next ship that arrives in port is expected to be fewer......" said the officer, carrying flour, with a weak voice.

The topic that everyone has been talking about the most recently is how many ships have been sunk today, and how many supplies will be missing tomorrow...... Something like that.

In short, it's much more fashionable to talk about these desperate topics than traditional chats. And this is also inside information, which can somewhat let everyone know about the current battle situation.

"Anyway, there's always nothing wrong with stocking up on more food." The lieutenant took the notebook by his hand, reached into his pocket, touched the rest of the money and ration coupons, and spoke.

After a while, they will have to go to the regular channels to buy food, where it is much cheaper, and they can use ration coupons that no one cares about.

The colleague nodded, but the expression on his face was very embarrassed: "It is estimated that this time, the number of exchanges will be reduced again......

"What? Hasn't it been cut in half? If you cut it again, you will starve to death! When the lieutenant heard the news, he was so shocked that he even raised his voice a little.

The colleague made a silent gesture, then lowered his voice and said: "Today, there seem to be a lot of ships arriving at the port, but there are only two grain transport ships!" ”

"Shhh With a gasp, the lieutenant finally understood why the other party had said that. It seems that Liverpool will face the same big problem this time after the last time they suffered a food crisis.

After scolding the bastard twice, the lieutenant opened his mouth and asked, "Why is there so much missing?" Could it be that we have sent our grain to London again? ”

The other party shook his head, sighed and replied, "Alas...... Just now I heard from the sailors that the fleet was attacked and dozens of ships were sunk...... That's all for the rest......"

The German fleet sank a total of 51 British transports, including more than 100,000 tons of flour potatoes and other food crops......

Counting the other ships that were sunk by German submarines in bits and pieces, the British suffered no less losses this time than they did when the German fleet attacked for the first time.

Dozens of transport ships were sunk twice in a row, and the transport capacity of the British mainland has been fundamentally destroyed.

Such a destruction was already indigestible to the British transport fleet. The number of British ships plying the Atlantic is dwindling, and capacity is even more insufficient.

Supplies that do not require money, shipping distances from India and the South American colonies have increased, and the original transport ships themselves are not enough.

It is obviously too late to dispatch transport ships from these places. Putting aside the need to pay for supplies from the United States for the time being, the risks of transportation now make Britain unbearable.

The general in charge of dispatching transportation in the port put his hands behind his back, looked at the various materials being unloaded outside the window, and instructed his subordinates: "2,000 tons of grain will be deducted first...... For the rest, the supply of the army was guaranteed as much as possible. ”

As the general in charge of the port, he can only appease his subordinates first, and then ensure the army's food stockpile, so as to avoid problems with the army's morale.

As for the long queue of civilians outside the port, they had to wait. What he wants to know now is how many cities are facing such trade-offs.

Churchill had just walked out of the lecture room, and the staff behind him were still busy, packing up microphones, wires and other equipment.

An officer walked up to Churchill, stood up and reported: "Mr. Prime Minister, AK and CK and other convoys have arrived at port...... The material losses were serious. ”

The news about the attack on the transport fleet such as CK and AK was confirmed by him a few hours ago.

Otherwise, he would not have hurriedly made such a speech, hoping that through such a speech, he would boost morale and strengthen everyone's confidence.

It's just that his estimate is still too optimistic, not only in terms of food, but also in terms of steel and oil, there are serious problems.

Especially in the north of England, the new industrial areas that have just been built are not able to produce because there is no oil and steel.

Without production, there would be no fighters, tanks and artillery, and without production there would be no various other industrial products.

In a few months, Britain may even have to import soap and kitchen knives and basins outside its own country, but at that time, how can there be so many transport ships to transport these rags?

"Now, let's think about how to equip each transport ship with weapons so that they can protect themselves in the face of enemy aircraft." With a sigh, Churchill opened his mouth and replied helplessly.

As for the transport fleet such as CK and AK, Churchill is really in no mood to care now, and the problems he is facing now are enough to make him dizzy.

Because just yesterday, there was a not surprising news from the German top brass -- this time, the Führer did not seem to have any intention of holding peace talks with Britain.

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Asking for a monthly pass...... Although there is still a lot of arrears, there are only a few fewer ones, and they have been surpassed, and Long Ling is really in a hurry.