10 Downing Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom.

As usual, Churchill would have chosen to spend a good afternoon with afternoon tea, but today he was not in the mood.

"Dudley, what's the state of the Navy right now?" Churchill frowned and asked the Admiralt, who was sitting not far away.

"Mr. Prime Minister, only the battlecruisers Prestige, Counterattack, and Hood and HMS George V, HMS Queen Elizabeth, and the recently restored battleships HMS Malaya are allowed to go to sea. On the carriers, there is more room for them, with the Ark Royal, Radiance, Glory, and Brave all ready for immediate combat, while the Athletic and Eagle are returning home from the Mediterranean and are expected to reach Portsmouth in about three days. Dudley replied with a wry smile.

"Are these forces enough for us to fight the German High Seas Fleet in the near future?" Churchill asked.

"The German High Seas Fleet now has six advanced aircraft carriers and four heavy battleships, and although they are still outnumbered by us, the record of several previous engagements is enough to prove that our numerical superiority does not bring us victory." Fresh from Cunningham as commander of the Home Fleet, John Brown. Koronin. Baron Tovey: "I think that with the current strength of the German High Seas Fleet, the Home Fleet will not have the strength to compete with Germany on the high seas until the five aircraft carriers Victory, Dreadnought, Indomitable, Revenge, and Indefatigable are put into service, or the four battleships Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Anson, and Howe. ”

After listening to the reports of the two, Churchill covered his forehead and frowned, and fell silent.

"Anyway, Prime Minister, why did you ask us this question all of a sudden? Aren't you well aware of the situation in the Navy? Dudley wondered.

"Because ......," Churchill's voice was slightly annoyed, "because this morning the German 1st Panzer Group bypassed the elite troops in the front and rounded the defenders of Saint-Valery, and they completely cut off the retreat of 600,000 Allied troops on the line from Calais to Dunkirk, and now our soldiers have no retreat but by sea." So I hope that the Navy will do everything in its power to open a passage of life for the retreat of our expeditionary force in the Calais Strait! ”

"What? Is the situation so bad at the front? Dudley was taken aback, although he knew that the Allied ground forces were being defeated by the Germans, he never imagined that the German armored group would be so confident that it would dare to go deep alone without the support of friendly troops, without the slightest fear of being divided and surrounded by the Allied forces.

However, the 600,000 Allied soldiers on the Calais to Dunkirk line now proved that Guderian's move was a clever move.

"Can't the Allies break through the encirclement on their own?" John stood up, looked at the large map hanging on the wall, and asked, "Even if they can't break through the encirclement, as long as they can force the German armored cluster back twenty to thirty kilometers, they can choose the retreat route south of the Calais Strait, so that the air force alone will have enough space to block the Calais Strait, and the navy will be able to avoid going out of the North Sea to confront the German High Seas Fleet." ”

"I think it's a good idea." Dudley was a pessimistic officer, and as soon as he heard that there was a way to avoid a direct confrontation with the navy, he immediately expressed his support, "I think it would be good to withdraw the army to the Belk line, where there are enough deep-water harbors, and the navy's large ships can dock directly on the shore to pick up army soldiers on board, and the German armored cluster has been raiding alone for so long, presumably they don't have any supplies, right?" It shouldn't be difficult to repel them. ”

"Huh." Churchill smiled bitterly, "I have also considered this idea, the French side even organized a counterattack of limited scale, but the German armored group still seems to be well supplied, not only repelled the French counterattack, but also advanced some distance in turn." ”

"......" The two admirals were silent when they heard this.

If they could, they would now very much like to scold in the words of the Japanese, Army Red Deer!

"Everyone, no matter what, the expeditionary force must return to the British mainland!" Churchill raised his head, his eyes were full of determination, "It is absolutely impossible for the French province of the Calais to be defended, and after the German army advances deeper into the territory of France and consolidates the province of the Strait of Calais, it will definitely launch a landing operation on the British mainland through the Calais Strait. ”

"But in the current situation, it is impossible for us to withdraw more than 200,000 expeditionary troops in a short period of time." Dudley clenched his head in distress, "What's more, there are nearly 400,000 Allied troops in addition to the more than 200,000 expeditionary forces there, how can we abandon the Allied forces?" ”

"It's not our idea to abandon them, and it's a question of whether the Royal Navy can hold the Calais in the current situation." Churchill said angrily, "What's more, we are fighting on an expedition, our boys have done their best, it is not our fault that we cannot resist the offensive of the German mechanized troops, and now we have ended up like this, it is entirely the problem of the French themselves!" ”

The two people present were pulled up by Churchill, and seeing that Churchill was a little annoyed, he quickly shut up and stopped talking.

"Whew." Churchill calmed down, "In that case, the home fleet is ready to sail as soon as possible, and when the aircraft carriers Athletic and Eagle return to the mainland, you will immediately go to the North Sea to intercept the German high seas fleet and buy time for the retreat plan." ”

"Understood!" The two stood up and saluted.

"Remember, the Reich doesn't ask you to sink many German ships, only that you do your best to slow down the German High Seas Fleet while avoiding a decisive battle with the fleet." Churchill instructed, "I do not expect to withdraw all the expeditionary forces, and I personally think that we will be able to repel the German landing force on the beach, provided that we can withdraw as much as we can to withdraw the 30,000 expeditionary force and bring it back to the army as the backbone." ”

"Understood!"

"This plan of action, let's call it, Generator Plan!"

At the same time, Berlin, Germany, the Supreme High Command of the German Army.

Like Churchill, the eyes of many of the German generals present were on the land called Dunkirk.

"Guderian and the 1st Panzer Group did a great job." Unlike Churchill's sad face, Lyon's face was full of smiles, "The most elite troops of the Allied forces are now blocked by our two army groups in the Calais Strait Province, surrounded on three sides by the enemy and facing the sea. If Churchill had his right mind, he would have organized a fleet to withdraw his troops to the country via the Calais Strait! ”