Alexander looked coldly at the staff officer who was almost pointing his nose at his education, panting with disdain.

The expeditionary force has reached a critical juncture of life and death, and between survival and destruction, no matter how difficult the gap can be crossed, not to mention the respect and restraint between superiors and subordinates.

The chaos of the expeditionary force at this moment, the German armored forces that could hit their headquarters at any time, the slim future and unbearable situation, made the staff officer left behind by Lord Gott forget his identity.

Alexander looked around, and his subordinates avoided his gaze, intentionally or not. But Alexander clearly saw that there was a trace of unwillingness to be humiliated in the eyes of these staff officers. For many years, the British Empire has relied on a rice-shaped flag to crisscross the world, establish the hegemony of the sun never set, and defeat all enemies who try to challenge.

But now, the dignified British Empire, with the most elite soldiers equipped with the best equipment, has been beaten so badly. An army of 200,000 fled from northern Belgium to a port city like Dunkirk, where they were clogged up on crowded beaches and crowded with redundant convoys.

All this was unacceptable to the proud British officers!

Looking at these self-righteous subordinates, Alexander suddenly laughed, and he wanted to slap this staff officer in front of him in the face and tell him that this is war, a world war!

In this war, Britain was not invincible.

Why is China resorting to all kinds of means to balance the power of European countries, or to isolate or intervene, and to use all means to win and maintain a balanced European continent? Why, for centuries, Britain has always provided economic and diplomatic support to those who contend with the seeking of hegemony, and to support the weak against the strong and act as a balancer.

Take this confrontation against Germany as an example, why did Britain, a superpower, have to use all kinds of means to force France, Belgium and Germany to fight hard; Why is it almost whispered to curry favor with Italy with trade contracts and strive for its neutrality? Why can only a 200,000-strong army be sent to participate in this decisive battle at the level of a world war?

There is only one reason - the British Empire, which is definitely not as powerful as the people think.

However, Alexander will not really do it after all.

A resounding slap in the face to that staff officer will not solve the problem. Besides, as the commander of the dignified expeditionary force, he can't do such a vulgar thing as slapping his hands.

In this respect, Alexander was much more self-aware than the German magnitude.

However, Reinhardt, who was thick-skinned and could slap his status in spite of his status, is now proud of the spring breeze, preparing to award Lütjans and Raeder in Berlin to celebrate the victory in the North Sea.

And Alexander, who pays attention to identity and has a gentlemanly demeanor, is now sadly tied to the small land of Dunkirk, watching his army be eaten away and destroyed step by step.

With a wry smile, Alexander let go of his clenched fist and exhaled hard to calm himself down.

"Breaking south to gather the legal army is still likely to succeed if Lord Gott has just retreated to Dunkirk. But now, the Germans have broken through all of our sized-scale defenses and are about to rush to the Dunkirk beachhead. Even if we wanted to go, we didn't have a chance. ”

Alexander's face showed a helpless and embarrassed smile: "Originally, we had the opportunity to retreat to our homeland and complete a more important mission in the future." But now, the Royal Navy has made an unforgivable mistake that has put our Army in a desperate situation. This is not my fault, nor is it the incompetence of all of you, but it is a catastrophe caused by the defeat of the Navy. Although we lost this battle, it was not because of the army's defeat! ”

"We did our duty, we held on all the way to the end, all the way to Dunkirk. What we can wait for is not the "Operation Generator" that promised us to evacuate at home, but a telegram from the defeat of the navy and the isolation of our army! ”

By the time Alexander said this, it had already resonated with most of the officers' staff officers. That's right, they desperately struggled to get this step, didn't they just cooperate with "Operation Generator"?

The result? Because the Royal Navy, which has always been pretentious, did not fight at a critical moment, the army suffered from it, and all the efforts of the army before it came to naught.

They could have broken through to the south, they didn't have to go north to Dunkirk.

But because of his belief in the Navy and the success of the "Generator Plan", the expeditionary force pressed everything and came to this beachhead, resisted the bombardment of the German army day and night, and persevered in fear in the sharp whistling sound of Stuka.

We've all spelled it like this, why can't the Navy work hard?!

As long as they are expensive, can they take the burden and stop doing it if they suffer a little setback?

When the Navy grandsons decided to terminate Operation Dynamo, did they think about the Army that was still struggling on the Dunkirk beachhead?

"It's a pity that the country has always favored the navy." After confirming that his subordinates had been successfully guided by himself, Alexander put on an expression of injustice and said with a calm face: "In order to reduce the loss of a few warships for the navy, they can abandon all the 200,000 expeditionary officers and soldiers who shed their blood for the country as outcasts." Generals, are you really convinced! ”

"China doesn't treat our expeditionary force as its own family, why should we be cannon fodder here?!" The youngest staff officer was the first to be led to say these perverse words.

Sometimes there are some words, once you start it, you can't keep it anymore......

"That's right! If the navy loses a small battle, it can excuse itself and not fight, so if our army loses the war, can it also demand that the war be stopped? The staff officer on the other side also shouted.

"If they give up the expeditionary force, then we don't need to fight for them!"

"Why are we fighting so the front line, while those cowardly people can hide on their own soil and enjoy their success?! I can't accept this kind of thing! ”

"That's right! We absolutely cannot accept it! ”

......

Hearing this, Alexander smiled. On his face, a holy and noble smile appeared: "That's right! You can't accept this fact, and I can't accept it either. Since I am now leading the expeditionary force, it is necessary for me to ensure that the lives of the officers and men of the expedition are not meaninglessly sacrificed. ”

Time's up! Alexander said silently.

"Even if I go to hell, I will complete my mission! I'm going to survive with all the rest of the expeditionary force! If the expeditionary force is abandoned in China, then it will be up to me to save everyone's lives! ”

In the eyes of a group of subordinates who became more and more approving of it, Alexander uttered the cowardly thought buried deep in his heart, enough for him to be judged by the highest judgment in the country: "I order! From now on, all the officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force ceased fighting, prepared, and surrendered to the Germans. ”