The pigeons are carefully placed in a crouching position, dotted with a circle of fresh rosemary leaves, and then carefully covered with a silver-plated dinner plate cover.

"Hurry up, don't cook the cauliflower for too long, what about the mashed potatoes that were just put here?" Mr. Phil, the head chef, was almost fainting, and the kitchen was in chaos.

"Serve the food, they have a very good appetite today." The head waiter pushed the dining cart into the kitchen. "You see, there's nothing left, they've already started eating the second plate of stew."

"What can you do for me, who would have known that so many big people would come today. We didn't prepare too many ingredients. How about fried fish? Serve with potato strips. Phil shouted loudly, pointing at a cook.

"Mushrooms! We also have mushrooms, fry them in olive oil and reduce the juice with cream, and you take care of them. ”

"Yes, head chef." The chef responded loudly, then ran to the pantry.

"Well, it looks like you've done your best, it's unbelievable that they still have the appetite to eat." The foreman carefully puts the freshly prepared meal on the dining car.

"That's the difference between the big guys and us, okay, send these up, don't make the big guys wait." Phil slipped a paper bag into the foreman's uniform pocket. "This is the rock candy that just arrived today, take it to your daughter."

"Thank you, Phil, Letty will be happy." The foreman smiled and nodded to Phil, then pushed the food cart out of the kitchen.

"We have fifteen battalions of infantry that are massing in Bristol, carrying anti-tank guns and infantry guns, and will be able to board the train tonight and expect to reach Maidstone tomorrow afternoon." Marshal Ironside picked up a napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth, then took a sip of cool ice water from the glass in front of him.

"Well, I said it a long time ago, you don't have to worry at all, everything is under our control." Churchill slammed a piece of beef. Dip the sauce from the plate, then stuff it in your mouth and chew it.

"It makes me sick to look at the ugliness of those guys in the afternoon, who claim to be parliamentarians of the British Empire, and I think it's braver to find any hooligan from the street. It is simply ridiculous that these cowards should demand that the government move the capital immediately. I said a long time ago, I will not go anywhere, where I am, the core of the British Empire is there! Churchill lowered his fork and said loudly to Ironside.

"How's the situation on the Navy side. How long will it take those two battleships to be completed, and that air defense cruiser, how can it be delayed for so long. I have long said that the shipyard must go all out, and that there must be dereliction of duty among them, and that you should immediately set up an investigation team, and that anyone who comes across any passive sabotage, whether an official or a worker, should be immediately arrested and severely punished for dereliction of duty and treason.

In addition, the efficiency of the escort formations should be increased by more than three times. The number of ships arriving in port this month has already reached below the danger line, the citizens of the empire are about to begin to starve, and I know the difficulties of the navy, with great losses in several successive naval battles. But this is not a reason for cowardice, and now I don't need you to fight the German navy, I just need you to make sure that there are enough freighters to dock every month. It is the responsibility of your navy to defend the sea transport lines, and I don't care what method you use. I just need to see the results.

And you know the request from the Canadian side, immediately dispatch six destroyers to form an escort formation, and I will not give the Canadians a reason to refuse. The only thing they should do now is to obediently bring the army to me.

You don't have to worry that there are no ships available, the Americans have promised us a batch of destroyers. The Navy now has a new task, which is to select enough qualified sailors and officers to operate these ships, and do not let me down again, Your Excellency. If you mess up this time, don't expect me to forgive you mercifully again. Churchill turned his face to Pound, and the saliva with beef crumbs almost splashed onto the Marshal's straight uniform.

Pound and his chief of staff hurriedly nodded respectfully. Due to the sudden landing of the German army, all plans in London were disrupted, but because of this, the original disposition of Pound could only be stopped, and in such a time of crisis, the removal of the chief officer of a branch of the army would seriously affect the morale of the army and the people, so the admiral continued to remain in office. The chief of staff of the Navy seemed a little depressed about this result, but he could only obey the Prime Minister's arrangement and secretly waited for the next opportunity.

The news of the German landing could only be blocked for a day or two at most, because the survivors of the air force and army had already evacuated the battlefield, and it was impossible for these people to keep it a secret, and the news would inevitably begin to spread among the people with their return, and then it would inevitably cause a catastrophic panic. Churchill was not worried about this at all, he didn't really care about anything now, and he was now keen to continue to play the role of a tough prime minister, giving people the belief that everything was still under his control.

Churchill would not accept his defeat, because by losing this war, he would also lose everything that belonged to him. Born noble, he will never accept this kind of ending, he will not fail, never, maybe he will suffer some setbacks, at most, the final winner must be him, he tries to convince himself that this is the truth.

Having tasted power, Churchill was reluctant to give up this wonderful feeling, he could take what all the citizens of the British Empire wanted, no one dared to disobey his orders, and in a sense he was the de facto king of England.

The original royal family has now been completely hollowed out and has become a mascot-like existence, how could he give up this power at such a time. If you want to keep this power, you must continue to fight this war, because as long as the war continues, the wartime cabinet will never be dissolved, and as long as the wartime cabinet exists, his power will be guaranteed. As long as he remains on the Prime Minister's throne, no one will be able to challenge his authority, not even the King will be able to obey his arrangements, and without his consent, no order will be passed out of Buckingham Palace.

The Germans might have won some victories temporarily, and Churchill was aware of this, but he believed that he could control the situation, or at least guarantee a defeat for the Germans, because he had won the approval of the Americans, and his distant cousin had promised him to spare no effort to support Britain in continuing the war.

Churchill also knew that the motives of the other side were not as selfless and noble as the man said, and that Britain had been hanging over the head of the United States like a sword of Damocles for a long time, and how could the Americans give their all for the war in Britain. They just want to perpetuate this war. At this point, the purpose of the Americans and Churchill was the same. But the meaning behind it is completely different.

The Americans hope that the war can continue, in essence, they want to use the power of Germany to weaken Britain as much as possible, and at the same time they also want to use the hands of the British Empire to consume the war strength of the Germans.

Churchill believed that with the cards in his hand now, he should be able to entangle the Germans for a while, as long as he waited for American aid to arrive. Then he could arm a dozen divisions at any time, and then he would lead the British army into a protracted war against the Germans.

After all, the Germans were fighting across the sea, and Britain had the advantage on the inner line, and the longer the war dragged on, the more advantageous it would be for Britain. It would be even better if the United States could directly intervene in the war, because the industrial capacity on the other side of the Atlantic is obvious to all, and although the Americans have not been very good at fighting, if they are led by good British officers, they can still exert a certain combat capability. As long as the time comes, I will use some means on my own. Coupled with the promotion of that cousin, I am not afraid that the Americans will not obediently give command.

After all, the national strength of the Germans is still limited, they do not have the deep heritage of the British Empire at all, and this nouveau riche country is just blindly consuming the vitality it has accumulated. In a short period of time, they may burst into a strong fighting force, but there is absolutely no durability, and once they fall into the quagmire of a war of attrition, their final defeat is inevitable.

"It's like what the Prime Minister said. Now that the weather is in our favor, we can have two more days to prepare. The German raid had lost its meaning, and bad weather brought it back for us. The wind and waves in the strait have exceeded the safety limit. According to the calculations of the Naval Science and Technology Bureau, it will already affect the navigation safety of small ships. Therefore, until the weather improves, the Germans will not be able to continue to send troops and supplies to the island, and the army estimates that the troops that the Germans have landed now are not enough to complete the assault on London, and they must accumulate more troops and supplies, so the army staff believes that the Germans will not have further action in the next two days, and they can only stay where they are and wait for the weather to improve. Ismay said excitedly as he cut the pigeon.

"Yes, it proves that God is still on the side of the British Empire." Churchill took the whiskey glass in front of him and drank it down.

"This rain will continue for at least two more days, and the situation is now in our favor. In two days we can remobilize 30 battalions and have 1.5 million SDF forces to back it up. We were able to keep them at bay in Kent. As long as we have the belief in victory, we will be able to drive the enemy out of the sea. In addition, we must fight a good battle to restore the confidence of the people before panic erupts.

The atmosphere in the city of London is very bad at the moment, and there are always pessimistic and capitulationist arguments among the citizens, and there are many unrealistic rumours, and I have instructed the Metropolitan Police to conduct a thorough investigation and to get rid of them at the source. The newspapers that should be closed down immediately, and the anti-government figures and collaborators who should be arrested should be arrested immediately, and they should be tried in a strict and speedy manner, so that the people can see what happened to these scum, so as to raise their consciousness and at the same time inspire their determination to resist. Churchill pointed to Sir Edward, Secretary of State for Home Affairs and National Security, who nodded his head in acceptance.

"We need to build barricades, which requires a lot of building materials, we can consider demolishing some of the buildings in the East End, where the houses are too old and dense, which is easy to cause fires, and after demolition, some hidden dangers can be eliminated, and the residents there are also mixed, among them there are many anti-government and pro-German elements, the Army needs to cooperate with Scotland Yard to screen civilians in these areas, and anyone who behaves suspiciously should be arrested and interrogated, and it has now come to the most critical moment, The Germans must have laid many spies in ambush in England, and as far as I know, there are many underground organizations and parties in London that oppose the Reich, and there is absolutely no room for such people, and if anyone dares to resist, they can be killed on the spot. Churchill picked up an egg, picked up a salt shaker and sprinkled a little sea salt on it.

"I agree with the Prime Minister that I propose that the refugees who are stranded in the city of London should also be evacuated, and that there must be many lurking saboteurs, and that care should be taken to confiscate their weapons, many of which are former National Guard equipment, and that these guns should have been used by the warriors who defended the country, rather than being left in the hands of a group of cowards to endanger the safety of law-abiding citizens." Ismay added from the sidelines.

"This is left to Sir Edward and the two Inspector-Generals, and the responsibility of Scotland Yard is heavy, and I will issue written orders that they may be given the necessary freedom of movement and authority in carrying out similar tasks." Churchill put down his knife and fork, and the waiter hurriedly stepped forward to remove the empty plate, and immediately another waiter served the next meal.

"Fried fish? I love fried fish. Churchill smiled and rubbed his hands, tucked the napkin into the collar, picked up his knife and fork and began to cut the food on the plate. (To be continued......)