Dunkerke, early morning June 4. Rear Admiral Alexander www.biquge.info aboard a high-speed motorboat, patrolled the coastline to make sure that all British Expeditionary Force soldiers had been evacuated. He then returned to the docklands and sailed to Dover, becoming the last British soldier to leave Dunkerke.

Behind him, Dunkerke had become a terrible hell full of flames, with heavy oil smoke rising from burning vehicles and supplies. Farther afield, the French 1st Army still held its ground desperately, knowing that it would be difficult to get out.

In the past seven days, a total of 222 naval vessels and about 800 civilian vessels have joined the retreat, more than 330,000 people have escaped from the port, and 68,000 have been killed, wounded and missing in the retreat.

Goering had boasted that his Luftwaffe would wipe out the British Expeditionary Force. But these Imperial Eagles were met with desperate resistance from the RAF and were often grounded due to bad weather. Goering lost 150 aircraft in 7 days, and the RAF lost 106. The British seem to have taken advantage of the numbers, but the Germans still had 1000 aircraft at their disposal, and the British had at least three squadrons of elite fighters that had completely disappeared from the RAF battle sequence.

In John's view, the Dunkirk retreat was more of a desperate escape from the German army. Had it not been for the sacrifices of the French, the soft beaches (the shrapnel of aerial bombs could not be effectively dispersed and the lethality was greatly reduced), the foggy weather, and the heroic performance of Admiral Tennant (who led 12 officers and 150 soldiers to successfully organize the boarding of 300,000 people), the British Expeditionary Force was almost completely left on the beach by the Germans.

Even then they have lost almost all of their weapons and equipment, and at the moment it is almost impossible to replenish them again. The Royal Navy also suffered serious losses, with a total of 6 destroyers and 243 other ships sunk.

As for the RAF, it is even more painful. In the last days, not only squadrons of fighters "Spitfire", "Hurricane", and "Dreadnought", but also "Hudson" bombers, biplane "Swordfish" torpedo planes, and even reconnaissance planes were put into battle.

In this context, Churchill once again taught John the wisdom of what it means to be a statesman. A storm of public opinion succeeded in packaging the rout as a "miraculous deliverance." The British people began to welcome the survivors of Dunkerk as heroes rather than defeats, and they were constantly brought tea, food, and cigarettes.

On the BBC's radio program, Churchill proudly announced to the world: "We have thwarted Germany's attempt to destroy the expeditionary force, and this retreat will breed victory!" Although Britain was about to face the threat of invasion, Napoleon's invasion failed, and so did Hitler! ”

John also admitted that if the main forces of the British expeditionary force could not be withdrawn to Britain, it would be a great disaster for Britain. Although the British army has lost a large amount of equipment and military supplies, it has retained a large number of officers and men with combat experience for future wars. These officers and soldiers who returned to Britain will become the backbone of the counteroffensive in the future.

However, the many large-scale celebrations held by the British in the past two days still made John, who was influenced by the oriental thinking of his previous life, a little unable to keep up with the British thinking. Obviously he was beaten and lost his armor, but he celebrated as if he had won a big battle, and those who didn't know thought that the Germans on the other side of the strait were the losers of the war.

However, the British government's "floor washing" operation seems to have been surprisingly effective. Perhaps the British people desperately need to find some self-confidence, whether John believes the official propaganda or not, they believe it anyway. One after another "heroes" created by the media have become the objects of praise and praise.

For example, this newspaper in John's hand: "Captain Andrew commanded his company and repelled German charges again and again. When there was a gap in the flank friendly forces, he took the initiative to lead 36 soldiers and rushed to support, repulsing at least 500 German troops. Finally, when his troops ran out of ammunition, he took the remaining eight officers and men, trekked 16,000 meters in jaw-deep water, returned to the rear position, and soon entered the battle again......"

At the end of the report, the author proudly announces that Captain Harold Andrew has been awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest honour of the British Commonwealth Army, by King George VI. In the future, the name of the captain will be preceded by "V.C." to show respect.

In addition to the military, a number of civilians who were actively involved in the evacuation were also widely publicized by the media. The BBC even adapted the story of the sunken yacht "Brighton Girl" in the English Channel into a radio play. They were praised for their determination to "leave the innocent world and sail into the fire of hell to save our soldiers." Now the little steamboat, like all her brave sisters who had been wrecked, was immortal. ”

Although John personally thought that the reports were a little too sensational, the patriotic fervor and national pride of the British did rise as a result. Long queues began to form at recruitment registration stations everywhere, and even a group of disabled World War I veterans went to the Ministry of Defense to protest because they were rejected by the recruitment department.

John is still lamenting Churchill's ability to "wash the floor", and an American "washing the floor" master once again refreshed his three views.

That master was President Roosevelt. Since the defeat of the Anglo-French coalition forces, the American people's sense of crisis has gradually increased, and they are not too reluctant to strengthen their own national defense capabilities. However, there are still many different opinions on whether or not to intervene in the war in Europe, and to what extent.

Roosevelt has become more cautious in this regard since he announced that he would break with the convention of only two consecutive terms and participate in the presidential election at the end of this year. Especially when Republican presidential candidates Dewey and Taft constantly attacked him and brought the United States into the abyss of war, Roosevelt had to stand up to reassure the people and publicly stated that the United States would never intervene in the war.

This time, Roosevelt came up with a brilliant excuse for the arms aid program to the British to circumvent the arms export provisions of the Neutrality Act - lease. In his mouth, the British did not buy weapons this time, but used 130 overseas military bases as collateral to lease weapons from the US government.

He made a figurative analogy: "If your neighbor's house is on fire and you happen to have a hose in your hand that you can use to put out the fire." You shouldn't ask him to pay for the hose in advance, and then return it to the neighbor when the fire is extinguished. If the hose is intact by then, you won't have anything to lose. If the water pipe is damaged, you can naturally ask him to compensate for the price. ”

is also selling arms, giving Roosevelt such a package, and it immediately became "great". With the cooperation of many media, many "kind" American democrats have changed their previous opposition and regarded this arms deal as a generous, selfless, and friendly gentleman's act. Congress quickly approved the aid under such a situation of public opinion, and he bypassed the problem that plagued the arms dealers all over the country.

Even if John knew that the Lend-Lease Act, which will be formally passed by the Senate and House of Representatives next March, authorizes the president to sell, exchange, transfer, and lend any military supplies such as weapons, military supplies, and food to countries that are deemed to be of great importance to the security of the United States. He also had to lament that the level of Roosevelt and Churchill's manipulation of the media to "wash the floor" was really not ordinarily high.