London, United Kingdom.

Churchill did not know that Mussolini was eyeing Egypt and could attack at any time.

However, Churchill is now unable to send more reinforcements to North Africa.

The defeat of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk directly led to the loss of 200,000 elites of the British Army.

Today, the army's ace units were all in German prisoner of war camps, and with the surrender of the French government and the establishment of Vichy France, Churchill's plan to unite the French to defeat Germany was also declared to be completely ruined.

At present, in the entire British Isles, there are only two divisions of regular army left, and not only are there a shortage of guns and artillery, but even a shortage of personnel.

Churchill was well aware that this point of force was not enough to serve as the first shock wave of the German troops.

Britain has always maintained a professional military system, therefore, the number of British troops is not large.

But during World War II, Britain also had to urgently expand its army in the face of a powerful Germany.

For example, at the end of World War II in another time and space, the British army numbered 5.7 million, which is enough.

However, the situation in the UK is actually different from that of other countries. The 5.7 million troops were not all British, either.

Britain had a large colony, and the final number of 5.7 million troops in another time and space was the expansion of the large army that had been successfully withdrawn from Dunkirk, plus the number of British colonial troops in various places.

But no amount of troops in the colonies could solve Churchill's urgent needs in this time and space.

After all, far water can't quench your thirst.

Moreover, the mobilization of colonial troops also requires careful consideration.

Those colonial troops are not something that can be mobilized, but they are the pillars of colonial stability and the foundation of the British Empire's overseas interests!

And now, Japan is wreaking havoc in East Asia, especially at this critical moment, if the British colonies of Burma and India have a little more chaos, then Churchill as prime minister will really be the end.

The British Empire thrived on the wealth of these vast colonies.

The British have always relied on the wealth looted in these colonies to maintain the rapid growth of their own country's economy.

If these colonies were to be lost, the economic development of the British Empire would immediately stagnate and it would immediately become a second-rate country in Europe, which the proud British could not bear!

Although Churchill was determined not to lose Britain's overseas colonies, why was the defense of Britain's homeland important?

Faced with these two dilemmas, Churchill had no choice but to selectively withdraw troops from the colonies.

Even if you lose some of your overseas colonies, you can't easily lose the British mainland, right?

If you lose your overseas colonies, at least the country's roots are still there, and if you lose your homeland, you will be ruined in the real sense of the word.

Consider that today's France, after being conquered by Germany, established its so-called Vichy France in the south, but in the north, including Paris, all important towns and industrial areas were ceded to Germany.

The Vichy regime, which existed in name only, was only crumbling, and Germany could annex it at any time.

If it weren't for the fact that Berente still had a large enough army in his hands, perhaps Petain's Vichy regime would have been deposed by Germany long ago.

Churchill, of course, did not want to follow the old path of France, and if Britain lost on the British mainland, Germany would have no worries on the Western Front.

If Britain itself falls, even if the United States wants to open a second battlefield on the Western Front in the future, it will be extremely difficult to restore Britain to the United Kingdom.

Because in the Atlantic, there will be no more suitable islands that can serve as a staging place for a large-scale landing force and a starting point for the landing fleet.

And if you start from the mainland of the United States, the battle line is too long, and under the care of the German "wolf pack" submarines, how can you guarantee the safety of the transport boats? In this world, how can there be a way to cross one ocean and attack another empire?

Moreover, the greatest trophy that Germany could get from the British side was the fleet of the British Royal Navy!

Britain is a world naval power that rivals the United States and Japan. Although the strength of the Royal Navy was greatly damaged, after all, it still possessed a lot of naval equipment that the German Navy was keen on: large-caliber main gun warships and aircraft carriers.

If the German army occupies the mainland of LinkedIn and then annexes the British Royal Navy, then the German Navy's ocean-going combat force will be greatly strengthened, and it can even threaten the security of the United States.

Under these circumstances, it would be even more difficult for the United States to land on the Western Front, and there would be no hope for Britain to recover.

As for receiving British naval equipment, the Germans will even have the ability to influence the future Pacific theater.

Germany could use the fleet seized from Britain to fight in the Pacific through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Strait of Malacca.

In addition, Germany was able to open up the European-African theater.

If the British mainland was lost, the British army in the North African theater would face a situation of running out of ammunition and food, and eventually had to surrender to Germany.

At that time, the German-dominated Allies would control the entire Mediterranean region, especially the Suez Canal, and then the Arab countries.

The Third Reich will also receive more strategic resources from the Arab region. Among them, oil is naturally indispensable.

Now, if Britain is not protected, all of the above will be achieved by Germany in a short time.

In this way, even if Britain fled to Canada, formed a government-in-exile, and joined the United States, there would be no chance of counterattacking the mainland.

Therefore, Churchill racked his brains to try to protect the security of his homeland.

It's a pity that he borrowed from east to west, and only got five colonial battalions from India.

And in order to transfer these troops, the British and Indian governments recruited a large number of British expatriates in India to supplement the local Indian garrison, in order to plug the gap for these troops to leave.

Even so, the situation in India has been in turmoil for several days.

At this time, these British and Indian troops were heading towards Britain in three troop transports, and had just passed the Cape of Good Hope yesterday.

However, Reinhardt personally felt that it might be the last piece of land that the soldiers saw, because the report on the whereabouts of this fleet was handed in by Dönitz.

In addition to the colonies, Churchill also appealed to various Commonwealth countries for help.

As a suzerain, this is naturally a matter of course.

However, the other Commonwealth countries are not stupid, and they will not be stupid enough to throw troops into a sinking ship.

You said that if you still have a chance of winning, if the 200,000 elites in Dunkirk are successfully withdrawn, maybe everyone will still be willing to try it with you, the suzerain.

But now that you're almost decided, who will be willing to die with you?