In the basement of Buckingham Palace, the King of England and his ministers were discussing the airborne maneuvers of the German army.

Because of the previous air war in Britain, the king of England developed a good habit of holding meetings in the basement, which also made him a British king who was mentally afraid of Germany.

He had experienced the terrible Battle of Britain and witnessed the defeat of Great Britain, so he left a shadow of German invincibility in his heart.

In the dim light, the British Prime Minister, who was sitting at one side of the conference table, spoke: "Your Majesty! We have to regret to admit that the military strength of the Germans has far exceeded our estimates. ”

Clement Richard Attlee, who took over the premiership from Winston Churchill, has always focused on post-war reconstruction.

If you measure his merits in this aspect, he is actually a very powerful figure. Moreover, he had a fairly broad mass base in the north of England after the defeat.

People like him as the prime minister because he brought them peace, created jobs for them, and brought countless young people back to their homes safely.

It's just that he is indeed a defeated prime minister, and his attitude towards Germany is far less tough than Churchill's, and it can even be said that he is somewhat weak.

In fact, if you analyze it rationally, there is no way to do it: when he took over the UK, the British Royal Navy had already been pressed and beaten, what could he rely on to stop the advance of the German army?

Hearing Attlee say this, King George VI nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, I also know that it is very difficult to get rid of the control of the Germans. ”

Some of the previous assumptions, with the Germans shining muscles this time, have become delusions. The British leadership had to reconsider its attitude towards Germany, and this was the fundamental reason for this meeting.

"Although the Germans seem to have accepted our protests, the power they really want to show us has been shown to us." Sir Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary, who sat on the other side of the British government in the north, spoke.

As a person in charge of diplomacy, he felt the pressure more deeply in the face of this time. He had to adjust his foreign policy to suit the best interests of Britain.

"With the advancement of technology in the future, the protective role of the strait is really getting smaller and smaller." British Prime Minister Attlee was a little frustrated when it came to this.

In the past, the Channel was Britain's most proud barrier and reliance. However, with the development of mankind and progress, the English Channel, which was almost impassable, is no longer so impregnable.

Napoleon could not cross the channel to defeat Britain, which was close at hand, and could only watch Britain stir up Europe and swallow the bitter fruit of defeat with hatred.

Now the German Führer had more cards in his hand and could ignore the natural barrier of the Channel and strike directly at Britain.

When it comes to this matter, it's not just one person who is frustrated. King George VI also sighed helplessly: "Even if we don't have to face the Germans in the future, we will have to face the rising French." It may not be easy to rely on the strait to continue to watch the fire from across the strait. ”

"German bombers could bomb us at any time, and bombers with longer and longer ranges would make us no longer safe." Attlee remembered the previous Battle of Britain and was worried about the future.

The RAF aircraft were outdated, and the new Spitfire was no longer allowed to be equipped because of the defeat, so the British pilots could only continue to use the Hurricane fighters, which were no longer adequate.

The German fighter unit stationed in the United Kingdom has been reequipped with some TA-152 fighters, and the aircraft performance has been completely crushed.

Bombers taking off from the German-occupied zone of France were already able to cover ports such as Liverpool - the pressure on British air defenses was heavier than it was at the time of the Battle of Britain.

"The threat at sea will also increase day by day, and it will be difficult for our navy to regain its former glory." Sir Anthony Eden took the opportunity to raise the question of the navy as well.

The British Navy had lost the money it had accumulated over the years, and in a short time it could no longer assume the responsibility of defending its homeland.

Although Admiral Somerville is conscientious, his forces are too small, so the British Royal Navy can only exist as a supporting role for the world's mainstream naval powers.

It is impossible to rely on such a navy, and it is equally impossible to expect such a navy to hold the trenches of the strait!

And now the problem is that the traditional strait barrier, the Germans no longer pay attention, they have the means to cross this barrier in an instant.

"What's even more terrifying is that now the Germans are showing us another possibility that can hit us directly!" At the mention of this method, Attlee felt a headache.

"They can use the Airborne Forces and fight directly across the sea...... This was unthinkable in the wars of the past. Returning to the subject of this meeting, Sir Aiden also felt that Alexander.

With such a large number of airborne troops, it is really possible to instantly change the balance of power on the British Island. With this variable, Britain will have to think about it if it wants to make a sudden attack.

If you can't get rid of the German garrison on the British islands in a day, they can get large-scale rapid reinforcements, which is not easy to deal with!

"The paratroopers that the Germans airdropped in the south are quite huge." Thinking of this, even King George VI was a little uneasy.

"According to the intelligence we have received, they have assembled at least 100,000 people in the area of the exercise, and the size of the paratroopers is at least more than 30,000." Attlee spoke.

"This is still a conservative estimate, we don't know how the Germans planned the exercise plan, if they are more rigorous, the scale of the airborne exercise is at least more than 50,000 people!" Aiden had asked the generals of the army, so the estimate was more accurate.

Hearing such an estimate, King George rubbed the bridge of his nose: "My letter to Hitler, is the wording a little too strong?" ”

"It's okay...... Your Majesty...... Germany also needs us, at least they need our attitude, so I think they will give us a satisfactory answer. "Aiden, as foreign secretary, sees it clearly.

"I hope so......" Prime Minister Attlee said, adding to the gloom of the atmosphere in the room.

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