Chapter 768: Petition for Nomination
When they fled, in order to maintain the dignity of the British soldiers, Wavell and the others did not change into civilian clothes, in case they were captured by the enemy, and did not wear military uniforms, which was an absolute humiliation.
Therefore, he still has that straight military uniform on his body, which is also the reason why he was found by a seaplane in the sky.
The rubber boat is not big, the target at sea is very small, most of them are shrunk in the rubber boat, if it is the opponent's warship, it will not be able to see very clearly, but in the sky, it is absolutely clear.
When the German planes in the sky swooped down, everyone secretly screamed in their hearts and quickly lowered their heads, but the German planes were too accurate!
The bullets swept across the sea, splashed one after another, and then swept to the rubber boat, one by one, and the rubber boat leaked.
At the same time, the bullet stopped on the rubber boat for a while, and with the scream, blood splashed one by one on the leaky rubber boat.
Several people, all of them were shot.
The plane overhead flew away, and Wavell took one last look at the sky with his own one-eye, his breathing, gradually becoming slow, and finally stopped.
Wavell died, and the warrior who had fought all his life for Britain died at the hands of the enemy.
For a warrior, perhaps, this is the best place to be.
Wavell was dead, Cunningham was dead, and the main generals of the British colonies in the Middle East were killed by a seaplane.
It is a pity that the pilot of the seaplane who did this great thing did not get any due reward, he was in a hurry to carry out the transport mission, and even this attack, he did not report it to his superiors, in his eyes, it was just an inconspicuous matter.
As a result, the death of Wavell, the commander of the British Middle East, has become a mystery, no one knows how he died, nor where he died.
Tubrug entered the German bag, and at the same time, a gate was opened in front of Rommel, and in front of him, there was no longer the main British force, it was already a flat river, and it seemed that he only needed a week to rush to the Suez Canal!
News of the loss of Tubrug soon reached London, and at this time, Churchill was struggling with the demands of the United States.
"Prime Minister Churchill, President Roosevelt is now in a difficult situation, and in order to convince Congress, President Roosevelt has made a promise that the plan to find a large amount of money for Britain must be implemented immediately." Roosevelt's personally appointed official envoy, Laughlin Curie, assistant to the president, came to London to personally present to Churchill.
Roosevelt was convincing Congress to pass the Lend-Lease Act, which, once enacted, would provide Britain with a large supply of weapons, food, and various raw materials that Britain urgently needed to continue its war.
The United States is even ready to provide the decommissioned warships of the US Navy to Britain, and once the British Navy is rearmed, it will have the ability to continue fighting Germany!
So, when he first heard about the Lend-Lease Act, Churchill was quite excited, and the United States finally began to reach out to help Britain! The last time I went to the United States, it was so meaningful!
But then, Churchill could not be happy.
Selling Canada to the United States is a secret agreement, and it can't even be brought to Congress, and it is not clear how Canada will react if the news leaks out.
Why, then, did the United States help Britain?
If you rent something, you have to have a deposit, and now, the United States needs a British vote!
Churchill looked at the long list of Laughlin's lists, and he had an inexplicable feeling that all British companies in the United States would be sold to the United States at the lowest price.
He really underestimated Roosevelt, and in the military aspect, he dispelled the idea of Roosevelt invading Canada, but in the economic aspect, the ambitions of the Americans have never been abandoned.
When the London Conference ended unhappily in 33 years, Britain and the United States went their separate ways in the economic field, relying on a large number of colonies, all the British pound sterling, and the British currency was still the world currency.
And the United States, on the other hand, wants to hit Britain the economic side, and these companies are sold to the United States, what else can Britain have?
After this war, the rise of the United States is inevitable, but the decline of Britain is inevitable.
But does the UK have a choice?
"The takeover here should try to take place before the next parliamentary decision." Claulin continued: "You know, we're a democracy, and President Roosevelt didn't have a lot of power, and he had to be approved by Congress. If these agreements can be reached, then there should be no problem for parliament to pass the Lend-Lease bill. ”
Every time a business is sold, one more congressman will approve of the Lend-Lease Act, such a statement is absolutely not excessive, there is no interest, will the capitalists in the United States agree?
You know, the Germans have paid a lot of money to keep the United States isolated, and now it is not so easy for Roosevelt to change.
"And we have to guard against the Germans breaking our agreement, after all, the Germans are still able to influence the decisions of many of our companies." Crowlin continued.
Beware of the Germans! After all, Churchill knew the inside story, and once the Germans debunked the trick of the attack on the American mainland, then maybe Churchill would become a rat crossing the street.
There was no possibility of refusal, and there was no time for him to refuse.
"Okay, tell President Roosevelt that we, the British gentlemen, will not let America down." Churchill said, "Give us a day." ”
After sending Crowlin away, Churchill's face showed exhaustion, he looked at his assistant beside him, and said, "Please call Sir Cote Oz." ”
At this moment, Churchill seemed to be a teenager older.
If, in this era, what is most popular on women is not dazzling diamonds, nor hats with feathers, but thin stockings!
On the high heels, the pair of thighs with stockings are the most attractive, beautiful or not, look at the thighs.
In the 20s of the 20th century, American women began to wear stockings in order to hide their bare legs. These socks are thin and are made of silk or silk.
It can be seen that the cost of this thing is very high, and stockings have become a high-end clothing that only wealthy families can have. It wasn't until the advent of man-made fibers that changed all that.
A pair of two-dollar stockings can sell 70,000 pairs a day, and any girl who loves beauty can wear stockings. 2210