Chapter 495: A large-scale naval and air battle will soon be launched
As for Prime Minister Churchill's remarks, Montgomery was silent for a while and did not answer.
As for what was going on in his heart, only he knew, but Churchill did not pay any attention to it.
"Have you heard of the battlefield on the Eastern Front, the German and Soviet armies are now engaged in large-scale battles along the Dnieper!"
Seeing that Montgomery was silent for a long time, but still did not speak, Churchill continued.
"I heard that! I wonder how they are fighting now? I've been so focused on training my troops lately that I haven't been paying much attention to their movements and the situation of the battle! β
Montgomery nodded in reply.
"It's not good, I heard that the Soviet army suffered heavy casualties, and now it is asking President Roosevelt for help!"
Churchill was a little worried.
"What does Your Excellency the Prime Minister think of this war?"
Montgomery's face froze, and his gaze was sharp.
"Find a way to support the Soviet army! Although I don't like their idea, we are now allies on the same front, and they are also important pawns for us to contain a large number of German troops on the Eastern Front, so we can't let them be defeated and surrendered by the Germans! β
"Of course, we can only provide them with military supplies and some weapons and equipment support! As for the troops, then there is no need, first of all, we are also very short of troops, and Stalin's character does not like us to send a large number of troops into his territory! β
Churchill pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly.
"Hmmm! Let's do what the Prime Minister wants! My main focus now is only on training the troops! β
In this regard, Montgomery turned his normal way, did not say much, but listened to Churchill's words very calmly.
In this regard, Churchill also glanced at Montgomery with deep disagreement, not knowing what the other party was thinking in his heart.
But I always feel that the current Montgomery is very different from the Montgomery of the past, at least it will not be as arrogant as before.
"In addition to the problems on the Eastern Front, our Fifth and Sixth Intelligence Offices have also received that the German army has secretly deployed troops to attack the Middle East and counterattack our North Africa!"
"And the main general of the advance into the Middle East is Guderian, and the main general of the counterattack on North Africa is Rommel! Your old rival and defeated man! β
A moment later, Churchill told Montgomery a very exciting piece of news.
"What! Is it true that Rommel intends to lead his troops in a counteroffensive against our North Africa? Now North Africa is still in our hands, how can they fight back? β
"And the Middle East, how many troops are they going to send there? We will not be able to let them get the Middle East! Especially the oil there! β
Hearing this, Montgomery was also shocked, and stood up in exclamation regardless of the doubts of others.
"You're right, whether it's the Middle East or North Africa, I will never let the Germans occupy it! Therefore, I will now order you to lead your troops to hold on to North Africa, and you must not let the Germans get involved, and you must beat them down again, of course, if you can, then this time you will leave all Rommel and his troops in the land of Africa, and let them disappear forever and sleep on the earth! β
"I'd also like to see what Hitler's face would have been like if he had lost a general like Rommel!"
Prime Minister Churchill looked at Montgomery, who was standing in surprise and excitement, and stared sharply at each other.
"Yes! Your Excellency the Prime Minister! If I can defeat Rommel once, I will definitely be able to defeat him a second and third time, but this time I will do what you suggest to get rid of him! β
For Churchill's looming murderous aura, Montgomery also showed a fierce look.
Because the German army under the command of Chen Yanlong successively inflicted heavy losses on the British and American armies several times, causing them heavy casualties and losing their troops; And now even their native cities, including the capital of London, are constantly being bombarded day and night by German aviation and missiles.
For such a humiliation, both of them were extremely angry in their hearts, and they wanted to kill all the invading German troops at once, especially Chen Yanlong, who was the FΓΌhrer; Of course, in their hearts they still thought it was Hitler himself, because they didn't know that there was such a thing as being reborn.
And in addition to the above hatred, they also knew that if they could not achieve one or two major victories, the morale of their army and the morale of the British people would gradually fall to the bottom, and they would become more and more passive to avoid war.
At the same time, their positions will be threatened like never before, or they will be deposed by King George VI and other forces, and they will collapse and disappear from the political arena and the army.
Power is something that people don't want to lose once they have it.
Because people have power, they can do a lot of things they want to do, and do a lot of things they do, and it can also make people have a very inflated sense of satisfaction, pride, and a sense of accomplishment.
"Good! Then the North African campaign, I will leave it to you to deal with Rommel, and I will try to give you the best troops and weapons and equipment, as well as sufficient ammunition and military supplies! β
Looking at Montgomery, who shared his hatred, Churchill relieved himself and responded with the friendliest and gentlest smile.
"Thank you, Prime Minister! I will not fail to live up to your trust, and I will definitely dispose of Rommel! North Africa is his hiding place! β
Montgomery nodded in affirmation even more excitedly.
"Good! I didn't read anyone wrong! β
Churchill also became more and more appreciative.
In fact, he was also hesitant when he planned to let Montgomery fight in North Africa again against Rommel's menacing army; Because Montgomery's troops had recently been defeated by the Germans, Churchill feared that he would be defeated again and lose North Africa.
But after a few days of thinking about it, he really couldn't imagine that he could send that one general other than Montgomery to fight against the famous desert fox Rommel, and in addition to North Africa to be kept, the Middle East also had to be defended.
Because there was also a lot of oil there, it was absolutely impossible to lose it to the German occupation
Because with a large amount of oil, the German army can produce more gasoline and diesel, so that the German military machine can be developed more rapidly, and the German wartime industrial system can run at a higher speed, and more weapons and equipment can be produced against Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries.
Moreover, throughout World War II, the most important natural resources that countries wanted to compete for were oil, steel, and rubber, because with these natural resources, their industrial system could run at high speed and produce a large number of aircraft, tanks and other weapons and equipment to strengthen their own troops.
And if Germany had enough oil, steel, and rubber, it would be a serious military disaster for Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union that resisted German aggression.
Therefore, Churchill's death will not allow the German army to get what it wants, get these three materials, to develop and expand the German military industrial system, and have more weapons and equipment.
"Without the resources of oil, steel and rubber, the German army, army and air force would have nowhere to exert their destructive power, let alone develop and produce more weapons and equipment to fight us!"
"Then their tanks and planes, and their fleet, will be nothing more than piles of useless scrap metal! Even their artillery and guns are rotten! β
"So no matter what the price is paid, we will never allow the German army and Hitler to get natural resources such as oil and rubber in the Middle East and North Africa! Otherwise, what awaits us will be a catastrophe for the destruction of the country! I will never agree to such a terrible consequence, and I do not want to see it, even if I am crushed to pieces, I will never let Hitler, a madman, succeed! β
Finally Churchill snarled in resentment, a little madness.
Montgomery was also firmly silent in this regard, and his mind had shifted to the battlefield in North Africa, thinking about how to deploy North Africa to meet the approaching Rommel and his troops.
Only now he is more curious about what method Rommel will use, through Tunisia and the Mediterranean, which is controlled by the huge fleet of the British and American allies, to send troops to North Africa.
"Maybe the Mediterranean will soon launch a large-scale naval battle, and air war!"
After thinking about it for a while, Montgomery muttered to himself.
At this time, neither he, nor Churchill nor all the British officers present did not put their minds on the movie that was still playing, but each thought about his own thoughts.