Chapter 521: Old Fellow
The old man is useless, since there is a problem there, he should cut it.
Clementina sees it very openly, she doesn't need it anyway, she wants to show the image of a good prime minister's wife in public, and in private, if she has a need, she can find someone else.
Moreover, it has nothing to do with her, she is just a family member of a patient, and the doctors have said that the excision is necessary, so what is she hesitating.
Churchill's fury slowly subsided, and he couldn't take it back anyway, and he couldn't go back, and besides, Clementina was very calm, and this matter was not necessarily related to her.
My body has always been very good, how could I suddenly have such a problem? Could it be that someone is assassinating himself?
Churchill knew that if he became prime minister, he would definitely offend a group of people, but he was a strict guard and did not find anything abnormal.
Moreover, what kind of means are needed to achieve such an effect?
Churchill would never have remembered that hat, it was no problem, it had long since disappeared from his impression.
Since you can't go back to heaven, let's think about something else.
At this moment, the outside door was pushed open, Churchill looked at the chief of staff Archibald, and walked in anxiously, this guy, why did he come to Paris, doesn't there need anyone on the mainland?
"Prime Minister, you're finally awake." "Right now, the situation is pretty critical," Archibald said. ”
Critical situation? Churchill remembered that before he lost consciousness, he had reached an agreement with French Prime Minister Renaud, who agreed to withdraw all troops from the north.
Now, what's at stake?
"How many troops did we withdraw from Dunkirk?" Churchill asked.
"Not a single one." Archibald said: "The German 7th Panzer Division has taken Dunkirk, and our ships anchored in Dunkirk have been looted by the Germans. ”
The Germans, already in control of Dunkirk! Hearing this, Churchill's face turned pale: "What's the matter?" Didn't I already suggest an immediate retreat? ”
He didn't know how long he had been unconscious, but the time was definitely not short, and in this case, not a single unit was withdrawn? It was nothing short of a surprise.
"When you were unconscious, Weygand took it upon himself to ask for a counteroffensive." Archibald said.
Wei Gang? This damn guy! First there is the fool of Gan Molin, and then there is the scum of Wei Gang!
Counteroffensive what? Now the defeat of France is already doomed! France had no hope if it first retreated to England.
At this time, you actually want to counterattack? Now on the European continent, there is simply no contingent capable of defeating the German army!
"Help me up." Although his crotch was still in pain, Churchill struggled to sit up, and he opened the bedside table, which contained his favorite cigar.
Lighting his cigar and taking a sharp puff, his thoughts slowly became clear.
The British Expeditionary Force on the European continent was the most combat-ready unit of the British, and if these troops were lost, they would not be able to retrain enough troops in a short period of time.
Therefore, the army on the European continent must be saved, which is related to the future counteroffensive of Britain!
Until now, Churchill has not given up his ideals, and he firmly believes that Great Britain will not fail!
"There is no choice, we have to get Dunkirk back." Churchill said: "Send our warships, send our warplanes, and storm the German army at Dunkirk!" ”
In the past, Britain was not able to use their fists, but now, they can finally participate in the war with both the navy and air force!
Even if the main force of the British Navy is annihilated, they can still protect the English Channel, and British fighters can fly over Dunkirk!
Take it back!
Relying on their own air and sea support, the British army on land, which is retreating towards Dunkirk, must fight to the death!
"Now, take me to Renault." Churchill barely bothered to support his body, and although the pain of the wound continued to come to his mind, he knew that he had no time.
Go to the Prime Minister of France!
Smoking a cigar made him feel much better, and perhaps, the situation was not so bad. As long as the French army took the initiative to attack northward and pinned down the Panzer Division of the German main Armed SS, then its own troops in the encirclement could still recapture Dunkirk.
Why do you cling to Dunkirk and don't choose other ports?
Just look at the map, only Dunkirk is the closest, the British air force can provide cover, the navy can provide fire support, and in other ports, Britain can't do it, the Luftwaffe will block other ports in northern France, and the fighters taking off from the British mainland are not enough.
Everything will be fine!
Churchill comforted himself as he went to the Chancellery, and before he could get inside, he heard a voice.
"Now, there is no point in war, and the best way to end this war with dignity and let us French soldiers shed less blood."
Hearing this, Churchill was furious, when the war situation is unfavorable, there will always be surrender factions who stand up! Now, let's see who is advocating surrender!
If it were in England, Churchill would have to kill him!
With a fierce glint in his eyes, Churchill walked in, and when he saw clearly who was speaking, he lost his temper in an instant.
Marshal Pétain.
Born into a peasant family in the French department of the Pas-de-Calais, Pétain joined the French Army in 1876 and graduated from the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in 1878.
Although he is now over eighty years old and his beard has turned gray, his voice is still extremely loud and his waist is straight.
Such an old fellow is very prestigious.
Not only was he old, but Petain was also well qualified.
During the First World War, he led the victory of the Battle of Verdun, which greatly promoted the military prestige of the French army, and even after the disastrous defeat of the French army at the Battle of the Somme, he was on the front line at that darkest time and revived the morale of the French army.
After World War I, he became commander-in-chief of the French army.
During the First World War, even at the most dangerous juncture, Marshal Petain, who still maintained his high fighting spirit and persevered until the victory came, now he actually advocated surrender!
"Marshal Pétain, you are wrong in this assertion." Churchill, of course, would not let Petain succeed: "Think about the fact that in the First World War, we experienced many defeats, and in the end we still won, and now, a large area of French territory is still in our hands, the situation is much better than in the First World War, our main forces still exist, at this time, if we surrender, wouldn't it be too irrational?" ”