January 1941 seemed to be warmer than usual. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info This also seems to be relative, in the North Atlantic, the sea is still cold, and the snow has not melted.

On the last day of the month, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt could not wait to submit a new round of material applications to Congress for aid to Britain.

Including the 110 transport ships that were sent to Britain in the first round, as well as the food and weapons and ammunition that were loaded on them.

The Americans knew that if it weren't for the bad weather, Germany might have landed in Britain half a month ago. This is a gift from God that should never be wasted lightly.

If before Dunkirk, the German Navy had its current size, then perhaps in August 1940, Germany would have completely swept away Britain and taken all of Europe.

Now, even with the interference of the weather, the American top brass still believes that the Germans may land in Britain at any time.

So, now Roosevelt was standing inside the Congress, making a speech against Hitler: "Gentlemen, if we do not continue to aid our friends, then justice will disappear on the European continent!" ”

"America needs justice! The United States must not be complicit in evil! Roosevelt was firmly propping up the podium and speaking eloquently to the members of Congress.

He enumerated the evils of the Third Reich and the Nazi Party, and stressed the importance of aiding Britain: "We want to ensure that freedom lasts in Europe, and this is our mission!" This is our responsibility! ”

Obviously, this time, the big men in Congress did not intend to embarrass Roosevelt, and many people were already moved by Roosevelt's speech, and the applause became louder and louder.

"Maybe we'll lose a lot of young lives, maybe we, the United States, will get involved in the war, but for all of humanity! For the peace of this world! The United States, it must stand up! Roosevelt finally ended his speech with a hoarse cry.

He sat back in his wheelchair and was pushed off the podium by his attendants, and then saw Marshall standing there with a smile on his face, waiting for him to come down.

"Any good news? General Marshall? Roosevelt happily asked, standing there looking in a good mood.

Marshall opened his mouth and replied: "Isn't it enough for us to celebrate happily by passing this aid bill?" ”

Roosevelt nodded, then replied with a smile, "You're right, this victory is worth celebrating, but your smile shows that there is more to celebrate than that." ”

"News came yesterday from the British Navy that they had sunk a German battleship in the Atlantic. After salvaging the drowning, it was confirmed that the battleship was the Admiral Scheer armored ship. ”

"Sinking a large German battleship? This is really good news. Any attrition on the enemy will accumulate into the final victory. Roosevelt said to Marshall.

This time it was Marshall's turn to nod in agreement: "Yes, although before sinking the Admiral Scheer, the British lost another fleet, but this time the German army did suffer a lot of losses. ”

Comparatively speaking, the Allies made more money by sinking a German battleship than by losing a convoy of transports.

The huge amount of supplies and the advantage of production capacity allowed the Allies to calmly exchange dozens of transport ships for a German warship - even if the German navy was completely wiped out in the end, the Allies would not be broken.

The previous great pressure was due to the fact that the German Navy had never lost a warship. This is tantamount to saying that the enemy has remained unconsumed, and this situation is dangerous.

Now, this situation has been broken. Germany also sank a warship, which relieved the British Navy a lot.

If the battleship still exists, then every future action it will have to sink British ships. Now that it has sunk, there is no future for the sunken ship.

"The losses of the British are really not small, and if our supplies do not reach the UK, their situation may be even worse." Roosevelt said with some embarrassment.

Lately Britain has been sending telegrams almost every day, begging for any hint of support from the United States. Including personnel, including aircraft artillery and even bullet socks......

The United States dumped a lot of daily necessities, but most of the materials that Britain urgently needed had to be suspended for a while because of the veto of Congress.

This stop is a whole month. Because the veto was a suspension of aid that began on Jan. 4, the U.S. could only begin resuming air traffic on Feb. 5.

Marshall followed Roosevelt's wheelchair and said as he went: "In a few days, as long as Britain holds on, our aid will reach the British mainland in mid-February." ”

"I hope so...... I've also heard that the British are already in a hurry to sue for peace with Germany, and they won't really turn to Germany, right? Roosevelt had already decided that Britain could not be sentenced, but he still asked Marshall.

Hearing Mr. President's questioning, Marshall, of course, knew that Roosevelt was not asking him about the result, but seeking support and affirmation: "Mr. President, even if the British surrender now, will the Germans be willing to take over?" ”

A country that has been hollowed out by refugees, which seems to be a deep pit except for the navy, will really not be willing to ask for it except for the United States.

Even if the country was once the world hegemon, the larger the country before the defeat, the more people and regions will wait for aid and relief after the defeat.

Germany could not and was unwilling to come up with its own small supplies and food to help Britain tide over the difficulties. So the surrender of the British, the Germans will not accept it.

Seeing that someone agreed with him, Roosevelt was also relieved, he glanced at Marshall, and commanded: "Deploy as many planes as possible to support Britain in stabilizing the air defense in the theater." ”

In Roosevelt's view, as long as Britain's air force remained, it would be impossible to risk the German landing plan -- this was the cheapest and most effective way to keep Britain.

When Marshall heard the command, he nodded his head to indicate that he had taken down Roosevelt's words. The two of them talked about the latest American tank, the M3 Stuart.

In order to cope with the threat of the German Army, the United States is also trying to increase the number of its own armored forces. And now the M3lee tank, which is produced in advance and equipped, does not seem to be up to the task, so the United States began to turn to the development of other types of tanks.

The M4 tank on the drawing is not yet in production, so the United States has taken a fancy to the M3 Stuart light tank. Although it still cannot be compared with the German tank, at least it can be quickly put into production.

"If the M3 tank is mass-produced, some of the M3lee tanks will be replaced and delivered to the British army in India...... This will also reduce the pressure on the British mainland, which is much safer than sending it directly to the mainland. Roosevelt was also a little afraid of the Atlantic Ocean now, so he chose a more secure approach.

It is obviously more appropriate to take the safe Australia and the Indian Ocean than to go through the thorny Atlantic. As for the tanks needed by the British mainland, rely on themselves.

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On 4 February, the United States was still packing up a large amount of supplies sent to Britain and a transport ship that was being forwarded to Britain.

Churchill inspected Britain's newest cobbled together tank production plant that day, and learned that Britain's tank production has finally resumed, and it is capable of producing almost two A10 tanks a day.

Everyone knows that this tank is inferior to the German No. 3 tank, and even less than the No. 3 improved tank with a long-barreled 50-mm high-speed gun, which is already being equipped in large quantities in Germany.

But now that there is a shortage of heavy equipment in the UK, it is already good to have a tank like the A10, who can pick and choose?

So, on the day of February 5, Churchill got two pieces of news, one good news and one bad news.

The good news is that two half-built A10 tanks were completed today and equipped with shore defense forces that are in dire need of tanks.

The bad news is that the United States has had to postpone the departure of the convoy due to the chaotic movement and other reasons. It is estimated that the trip will not take place until February 7 at the earliest, and February 10 at the latest.

Because of the delays of the American fleet, Churchill was furious in his office. On February 6, an event that shocked everyone in Germany appeared without warning.

A message suddenly came from the British mainland, which showed that the British mainland had fallen into an unprecedented panic due to the lack of ammunition and food.

Although the source of this information borders on absurdity, the German top brass believes that this may be true news.

"Is this Englishman crazy? He worked for British intelligence, but he took refuge in us? Adrian looked incredulous when he saw the message.

In the past, in order to develop a low-level British spy, German intelligence had to act cautiously and cautiously, and the effect was not obvious.

Today, however, a junior officer of British intelligence took the initiative to take refuge, and I heard that it was for the sake of ending the war once and for all, and this reason sounds lofty.

Li Le was sensitive to this reason: you see, in order to end the war, a few stupid officers assassinated Hitler, which aroused the suspicion of the Supreme High Command and the Army General Command, and buried the future of his country.

Such people do not know whether to sing the praises of national heroes or to be hanged for treason. Li Le doesn't like such a virgin, he doesn't like it very much.

However, when this kind of person appeared in the enemy's camp, Li Le found that it was so comfortable.

Not to mention anything else, it is still a very good choice to use such a strange thing to corroborate some inherent intelligence sources and corroborate the accuracy of each other.

So Li Le instructed Adrian to continue to maintain contact with this officer of the British intelligence service who took the initiative to take refuge.