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But in the end, everyone was talking about the battlefield situation, and they were all emphasizing that their side was completely passive.

As a result, in the end, Churchill had to use the food problem to end this issue of the British Prime Minister's version of the "World War II British Senior General Spit Conference......

When it comes to food, the bitterness on the faces of the local army and officials from the civil affairs department is even deeper. This is their weakness, so soft that they don't want to think about it when they dream.

If there is no food, the whole society will fall into turmoil, and resisting the invasion of foreign enemies will become a joke.

In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, if it weren't for the spread of famine and the repeated turmoil of the peasant uprisings in the Central Plains, where would it be the turn of the Manchu Qing outside the gate to seize the world?

In the same way, modern warfare is fought with oil, steel, and rubber! Without such materials as steel, petroleum, and rubber, weapons cannot be produced, so what can we talk about resisting foreign humiliation?

The problem that Britain is facing now is that they are now short of food, steel, oil and other materials, and their factories are also destroyed, and production is unsustainable.

Under these circumstances, it is worth pondering what effect Churchill's insistence on resistance can achieve.

"For the last five days, the alert level of the German Army's offensive has been rising...... We have already begun to carry out anti-landing operational deployments. General Deere opened his mouth and reported to Churchill.

"Under these circumstances, it would be irresponsible to mobilize civilians to join the fight against the landing." As an admiral, Charles, who had just taken office, was very worried and hurriedly said to General Diere.

Hearing that the Army had begun to implement the highest level of anti-landing readiness plan, Churchill's brow furrowed even tighter.

Britain, because of the slow arming of native soldiers, is also developing the potential of civilian resistance to landing operations. Mobilizing civilians to spontaneously resist the German invasion was an important part of the plan to resist the landing.

According to the order, the British army distributed a large number of weapons to the British civilians near the area where the German troops could land, and asked them to do their best to prevent the Germans from expanding the landing grounds.

Because of the recent naval defeats, the German Army may launch a landing operation at any time, so the alert level of the British Army has also risen again and again, to a tense height.

"If it weren't for the successive failures of the Navy, the losses of transport ships are so desperate that we wouldn't have made this decision." General Deere retorted to Charles.

Charles also didn't care about Churchill's expression on the side, and argued: "The situation is very unstable now, if the weapons are distributed, if there is really a mess, who will be responsible?" ”

"Who's responsible? Of course, your navy is in charge! If you can stabilize the situation, we certainly don't have to distribute weapons to civilians. General Dill hurriedly shook the pot and replied hurriedly.

Charles is not a fool either, and immediately retorted: "Just kidding! If the Army had not fled from Belgium and France, we might still be fighting alongside France on the European continent! ”

"You! You ......" The matter was traced back to the French campaign in one breath, and the army naturally could not escape the involvement of defeat. Dill angrily pressed his hand on the table, pointed at Charles and stuttered for a long time, unable to say a complete sentence.

"Enough!" Before Charles could be satisfied, Churchill slapped the table and shouted at his men. He's already had a headache from the quarrel, and he doesn't want to listen to this kind of sarcastic nonsense.

……

Next to the coastline of the United Kingdom, in a small town with a population of only a few thousand, several trucks were parked on the road. The streets and alleys were filled with curious locals, watching the first truck and jumping out of the soldiers with rifles on their backs.

These soldiers wore saucer-shaped Mark steel helmets on their heads and Lee Brown on their backs. Enfield rifles, they stood around the truck and waited until the officers in the car came down.

The officer walked to the door of the administrative hall in the middle of the town, where he saw the mayor of the town and several local officials.

He spread out the document in his hand, looked at the other party and said, "I am now on the task of assisting in the distribution of weapons in accordance with Order No. 7...... Any questions? ”

"Sir! There are so many questions now! We ran out of food yesterday, the flour didn't arrive on time, and everyone wondered what the use of the ration coupons given to us by the government was. The mayor said bitterly, complaining to the officer in front of him.

The officer's face was expressionless, and he still looked like he was on business: "I'm here to carry out the task of distributing weapons, and as for the issue of food, it's under the jurisdiction of other departments, and I really can't explain it to you." ”

Although his explanation was decent, the townspeople who had already gathered around them obviously didn't buy it: "We don't even have anything to eat, what's the use of you giving us weapons?" ”

"Get these bastards back! You gave us your weapons, but you took away our food! Who exactly are the soldiers? Do you still want us to protect you? A man's excited shout was supported by many people.

"You see it too...... These people, if they hand over their weapons again, I'm afraid there will be chaos! The mayor looked at the people he knew well, and said to the officer.

But the officer was also very embarrassed: "We must carry out this order, because many places do not cooperate, so what we are given today is a mandatory order." ”

The distribution of weapons to civilians is a double-edged sword, if in the case of patriotism, these weapons are a lethal attack on the aggressor, and if there is no food, these weapons may be a lifeline against the government.

The British government, already in despair, has no other choice. If weapons are distributed, and Germany lands in a few days, perhaps there is some blocking effect.

If these weapons are not distributed now, and the Germans come in, they will not be able to win even a few hours of delay.

"Okay...... If you insist on doing so, then I'll have to cooperate with you. The mayor looked at the officer and said slowly.

He had no choice but to cooperate, because as the mayor of the town, he knew the danger of the situation. Since the army insisted on distributing weapons, it meant that the Germans would come after that.

In this case, give everyone some weapons, at least some stabilizing effect. As for the danger...... It's not small, but it's manageable.

After all, Britain is a country that attaches great importance to tradition, and civilians have a strong sense of belonging to the country, and patriotic sentiment is also widespread. In this kind of atmosphere, there are very few people messing around.

Hearing the mayor say this, the army officer nodded, turned around, and shouted to his men next to the car in the distance: "Let everyone in the town go back to their houses, and distribute them to each and every one of our families!" ”

Then he turned back and said to the mayor, "Please follow us and do the work of statistics...... Don't distribute duplicates, and make statistics for each one. ”

"Do you want to count the ammunition too?" The mayor looked at the officer and asked. The weapons he understands are naturally guns and ammunition.

But the officer who heard the mayor's question was obviously stunned for a moment, and then nodded unnaturally: "Yes, ammunition should also be counted, but the most important statistics are the other parts." ”

With his words, the soldiers next to the truck had already removed the weapons to be distributed from the compartment of the car.

Then everyone was horrified by the weapons in front of them - there were no rifles or bullets, and the townspeople were given brand-new grenades!

"This ...... What is it? Are you kidding? The mayor of the town looked at the grenade in front of him and questioned the officer next to him in surprise.

"There are not enough weapons, so only some government officials in the town are still young and strong, equipped with rifles and bullets." The officer explained awkwardly.

Then he pointed to the grenades: "These are for women and children, and they can be used for simple investments or ...... You don't want to be prisoners, I mean, in case of a German break-in, you can use this to ease your suffering......"

As he spoke, he looked to the ground beside him. In fact, he didn't have the face to look at those angry eyes, after all, this kind of thing is a very embarrassing thing.

When the mayor heard his explanation, he stood there stunned, not knowing how to answer. On the same day, these dangerous grenades and other strange weapons were counted and distributed in accordance with the regulations.

There are detailed records of who received what weapons, and the military has a record of their real names, and the local government also has such a record.

So, everything became awkward that day - when the man came home, he handed his wife what he was holding with a wry smile.

The wife looked dazed, looking at the iron bump in her hand nervously. The man smiled and comforted his lover: "Honey, don't be too nervous, this is sent to us by the army, let's try to protect ourselves......"

When the woman heard the explanation, she put the grenade in the safest place in the house with an angry face: "Don't let the children see it, this thing is too dangerous." ”

"Yes! It's too dangerous...... "The man hugged his wife: "They should send us bread first, and then convince us to die for the country......"

If the order is out of order, the result will be different - while the British mainland is fighting against a possible German landing, the formation of surface ships of the German Navy returns to the port of Brest to a jubilant music. Completely different from the English lamentation, what awaits them is French wine and passionate girls!