Chapter 412: Minister of the Admiralty
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When the war began, with tensions in Europe, Britain pulled France to give Poland security guarantees, and felt the need to garrison Scapa Bay just in case.
As a result, the British sent 44 warships, including 6 battle cruisers, battleships, and 1 aircraft carrier, to Scapa Bay.
It's just that at that time, the facilities still didn't have time to be renovated, and there was a shortage of anti-aircraft guns.
Later, when the British Navy saw the performance of the Luftwaffe in Poland, it felt that Scarpa Bay was not safe enough, and the German planes quietly moved before they could bomb it.
As a result, when the Luftwaffe flew into an air raid on October 17, only the Iron Duke, a command ship converted from a dreadnought, was seen throwing a few bombs but not sinking. The fleet could not be found, and the Luftwaffe did not bother to come.
Later, the British Navy completed the defence of Scapa Bay and returned to Scapa Bay in March 1944 in preparation for the Norwegian campaign.
At this time, the number of anti-aircraft guns in Scapa Bay had increased to about 80, searchlights, and blocking balloons were complete, and the Luftwaffe felt that Scarpa Bay could not gnaw and gave up the idea of air raids.
And now, very different from history, it was Churchill who became Lord of the Admiralty and felt that Scapa Bay was not safe, so he transferred all the fleets, and now, Churchill has just become Lord of the Admiralty, and he has not even pointed fingers, and it has been attacked.
"There is no way out of appeasement to Germany, and now the Germans have told us with bloody facts that after the conquest of Poland, the next goal of the Germans will be us." Churchill's tone was cold.
Germany will certainly not go to war with the USSR first, just look at how Poland was partitioned, Germany and the USSR have already reached a secret agreement! Otherwise, how could the two sides have so tacitly annihilated Poland together!
And then? The Germans attacked their own naval bases, and the Navy suffered serious losses!
A big war is imminent.
If you look at it in terms of body type, Churchill was a fat man with a lot of energy, while Chamberlain was a thin man, and at this time, the hair on his forehead had turned white.
If in the past there were all sorts of fantasies, now all the fantasies of Chamberlain have disappeared with the German air raids on Scapa Bay.
The Germans, absolutely not giving up the next operation, the current air raids, is just the beginning!
And then? What will the Germans do?
What should you do?
With that, Churchill took a deep puff on his cigar and continued: "Now we must be ready for a great war." ”
When Chamberlain sucked Churchill into his wartime cabinet, Chamberlain's own status gradually declined, and now, Chamberlain seems to have become a vassal, and Churchill has become the protagonist.
Chamberlain's mind was very confused, he couldn't think of a definite plan, but Churchill at this time had already considered all kinds of countermeasures.
Next, it's time for a world war!
The First World War cost Britain an entire generation of young people, and when the First World War ended, Britain's peace-loving voice was quite high, no one wanted to fight again, and those who always threatened the outbreak of war were disgusted by the people.
But now, when war is coming, those who have warned of war, who have been proven right, are more respected.
That's what Churchill is now.
The war, coming, Churchill, is the calmest one!
"First of all, we want reinforcements to France." Churchill said: "Now the German air raids are just the beginning, and then the Germans will definitely move westward and occupy France, and we must reinforce France and win this land war." ”
In history, when Germany finished fighting Poland, it did not immediately attack France, but swept other countries first, which is related to Germany's strategy, for example, Germany needs Swedish iron ore and Norwegian ports, so Norway must be defeated first.
But now, the situation is different, the iron ore imported from the USSR is piled up in German steel mills, and for at least a year Germany will not have to worry about iron ore.
Relying on the current strength, they swept Britain and France first, and after that, are you still afraid that those small countries will not obey?
And Churchill, of course, also saw this, Germany's next target must be France, and Britain needs to fully support France!
Since war was inevitable, it was necessary to think of victory over Germany.
Those present nodded, and now, Britain and France must unite.
Churchill had a lot of grievances, at the beginning, when Germany attacked Poland with all its might, the entire west was as weak as a piece of paper, which could be broken at the slightest stab, and as a result, the British and French armies did not dare to move!
If you had done it at that time, you might have been able to fight all the way to Berlin.
Fortunately, it is not too late now, as long as France is held, hope is kept.
"Secondly, we must take revenge, and we must use a victory to boost our morale." Churchill continued.
The navy in Scapa Bay has been almost completely wiped out, and now the news has not spread, and the people only know that they have been attacked, and they do not know how serious it is.
By tomorrow, the German newspapers will have to make a big splash, and when the time comes, the people will be angry and afraid.
Revenge must be taken, morale must be boosted with victory!
Churchill was already planning a new victory?
What victory?
If the most definite thing is that it should be the fleet that strikes the Germans, however, after the fiasco of Scarpa Bay, a number of their own warships have already been destroyed, and the rest may not be as good as the German fleet.
As for the dispatch of the Air Force, the same tactical air strikes as in Germany? The Minister of the Air Force shook his head, it was even more unlikely.
"We dispatched Egypt's air force to bomb Germany's oil fields in Libya." Churchill said.
Hearing Churchill's words, everyone was stunned for an instant, what are you kidding, there are American shares in it, isn't this kind of bombing going against the Americans?
"Germany's main forces now are all mechanized troops, and their oil source is mainly Libya, as long as we knock out the Libyan oil fields, Germany will lose that terrible offensive capability." Churchill said: "We must not be afraid of the head, the Americans will make a choice, and when there is a world war, the Americans should be on our side." ”
"We must be firm and not hesitate any longer, and at the same time, we will also lease some warships with the United States." Churchill continued: "Our navy must not lose its ability to control the seas because of this bombing, and we must recover our strength quickly. ”
Bombing the oil fields will offend a few American oil merchants at most, and most of the people in the United States will still stand on the British side, and they will have to lease American warships!