Chapter 781: Landing in England II
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They are Princess Regent Elizabeth; the princess's fiancΓ©, Prince Friedrich of Germany; the princess's uncle, the former king, now Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor; Oswald, President of the British Fascist League. Mosley.
Of course, these people are the leaders of the so-called Lord and faction, and the eldest princess Elizabeth among them is still young and doesn't understand anything. And Prince Friedrich has not yet married the princess, and is still the prince of Germany, of course, he has no right to speak. So the real call is made by the Duke of Windsor and Moseley, the president of the Fascist Alliance.
According to the original arrangement, the Duke of Windsor would actually take over the power of the king after Elizabeth ascended the throne.
The Duke had no children and appeared to be barren, and his marriage to Mrs. Simpson violated the rules of succession to the British throne, even if he himself did not abdicate the throne and his and Mrs. Simpson's children (which he did not).
And he and George VI's other two younger brothers, the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent, have already taken their families to Canada - that is, the only important members of the Windsor royal family who remain in the UK are the Duke of Windsor and Princess Elizabeth, even if the Duke of Windsor wants to be restored, Princess Elizabeth is also the first in line to the throne. That's why George VI recalled his pro-Nazi brother from the Bahamas to assist Princess Elizabeth.
And the chairman of the British Fascist League, Oswald. Moseley was chosen by the Duke of Windsor to serve as Prime Minister after Churchill moved to the New World. He was the youngest member of the House of Commons in the Conservative Party, but later joined the Labour Party because of a falling out with the Conservative Party over Irish independence. However, during the Great Depression, he fell out with the Labour Party because of its economic line (he was a Keynesian), so he quit the Labour Party and founded a new party of his own. Later, the new party evolved into the British Fascist Alliance!
Since he is the chairman of the fascist alliance, this Moseley is, of course, more pro-German and pro-Italian -- not that he is a British traitor or anything, but that his "political correctness" is different from that of Churchill and Roosevelt. He was a nationalist who put the fundamental interests of the British Empire first. And the endless fight with Germany would definitely bury the Reich, so he advocated making peace with Hitler in order to preserve Britain's overseas colonies to the greatest extent.
And the way of the fat man Qiu is stupid in the eyes of this British fascist, and sooner or later the empire will be ruined!
So when George VI's order to entrust the whole of Britain to Churchill came, Moseley rushed to Buckingham Palace and found the Duke of Windsor, who had been living there since returning to London.
"Duke, the king's order is a disaster for the country...... You must step up to stop the catastrophe and find a decent way out for the Empire. "Moseley's words were quick and fast." We must achieve a ceasefire before the Germans land on the island of Britain, or we will lose our bargaining chips. β
The Duke of Windsor was also in a mess, he was already a weak man, otherwise he would not have lost the throne - if he had been replaced by a hardliner like Wilhelm II, he would not have lost the throne because of a woman.
"Stand up? Oswald, I'm not a king now, just a duke, what can I do? "The Duke of Windsor said hesitantly, "and the Imperial Defence Act has authorized the King to fight Germany in any way he wants......"
The British, of course, are more law-abiding. Even if you engage in political struggle, you can't violate the law, right?
"Then repeal the National Defense Authorization Act! You can contact the members of the upper and lower houses! Moseley stomped his foot and said, "The Labour Party certainly doesn't want to fight, and now the workers who voted for them are starving to death!" There must have been a faction in the Conservative and Liberal parties, the Royal Navy was almost non-existent, Ireland had lost 90%, even the west side of the island of Britain was no longer safe, and the German fleet could sail around the island of Britain at will...... There was no force left to stop the Germans from landing. If you don't make peace now, do you really have to wait for the Germans to land? If the Germans had succeeded in landing, would there have been a decent peace in the Reich? β
Moseley turned out to be a law-abiding fascist, and if he had been a Russian revolutionary, he would have mobilized the Royal Guard.
Just when the Duke of Windsor and Moseley were plotting a legitimate rebellion, an attendant suddenly reported to Winston. Winston Churchill had come to visit - if it had been left in some country in the East, it would have been time to ambush the axemen and prepare to cut people.
However, there seems to be no such tradition here in Europe (excluding Russia), so the two "anti-thieves" did not think about this aspect, and went directly to the audience hall to accompany Princess Elizabeth to meet the fat man.
"What? Martial law? And a state of emergency? Mr. Prime Minister, what exactly do you want to do? Is it necessary to turn Britain into a country like the Soviet Union? Moseley, the leader of the fascist coalition, jumped up and interjected when he heard that Churchill had ordered martial law and a state of emergency.
"No, Mr. Moseley, I ordered martial law precisely to prevent Britain from becoming Russia in 1917 and Germany in 1918." Churchill grimaced, "Britain must remain united and hold on to resistance if it is to survive the present crisis." β
"Hold on to resistance?" Moseley rolled his eyelids and asked aloud, "Do you want to fight a devastating ground war with the German armored forces that have landed?" β
"You have to be prepared!" Churchill gritted his teeth and said.
He was prepared to fight a war to defend his homeland, otherwise he would not have mobilized millions of armed men on British soil. However, in Churchill's original plan, he did not personally lead the resistance to the last minute preparations.
"And...... Once we are prepared to resist to the end," Churchill said, after a pause, "it is very likely that the Germans will abandon the landing plan, after all, there are millions of armed men on the island of Great Britain, and the Germans are likely to pay a heavy price in millions of casualties." This was unbearable for the Hitler government, and their main enemy now was the Soviet Union! β
It turned out that Churchill still had some illusions, thinking that the Germans would not actually land, but would continue to trap Britain with blockade, so that Britain could continue to wait for change.
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"Marshal of the Reich, are we sure that we can succeed if we are to land? Perhaps continuing the lockdown is the best option. β
In Berlin, in the building of the German Reich Ministry of Defense, Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler was hesitant to land in Britain.
Although the Royal Navy is now on the verge of becoming the Canadian Navy, it is said that there are millions of English soldiers carrying guns on the island of Britain.
Although they will certainly not be able to defeat the blonde and blue-eyed German Superman, they will definitely cause heavy losses to Superman. Not to mention the death of 1 million, even the death of hundreds of thousands of Hitler is distressed.
"Leader, the landing is sure to be successful." "And we've got to have to try...... The purpose of this was to demonstrate the determination of the German Reich! Now Churchill decreed martial law and a state of emergency, and also stopped the activities of the Labour Party and the Fascist Alliance. This shows that Churchill lacked confidence in his people and had to preemptively take drastic measures to suppress the Lords and factions.
However, the British Lords and Factions did not show their determination at the critical moment, and they acquiesced in Churchill's decision, which shows that the British Lords and Factions also had doubts about whether we would actually land. So we have to show determination! β
Britain and Japan are somewhat similar in that they are both island states that have been invading from outside forces for a long time. Since the Norman Conquest, Britain has not been invaded on a large scale by foreign enemies. Neither King Philip II of Spain nor Emperor Napoleon of France were able to land their powerful armies on British soil.
Hersman believed that this was likely to create an illusion of security among some Britons, and that this illusion must be broken if Britain could be forced to submit.
And Britain's submission was of great significance for Germany and Europe. Not only did it remove the springboard for an American invasion and make Germany invincible, but it also added a country to the Axis camp that was very strong in industry and technology - Britain was quite strong in electronics, aviation, and shipbuilding at this time, and if Britain could be included in the German-led European Community, then Germany's air and sea power would become even stronger.
"And how many troops do we need to conquer Britain?" Hitler asked thoughtfully.
"Tens or hundreds of thousands," said Hersman, "the General Staff and the Naval Command have studied and concluded that there is no problem with the landing, since the rest of the coastline of the British Isles, except for the south of England, is not well defended and simply cannot withstand the mighty Combined European Fleet." β
The British Isles have a coastline of more than 8,000 kilometers, and if you really have to fortify it everywhere, the millions of troops of Qiu Fatzi are simply not enough. As a result, heavy armies were only available in the southern part of England near the English Channel. In other places, the important ports along the coast, there were more troops guarding them.
So the Germans could easily get to the coast as long as they avoided the big ports in southern England and on the coast of the British Isles.
Once the Germans landed on the island of Britain and captured one or more medium-sized ports. Then the illusory sense of security in the hearts of the British will be completely broken. If Churchill's counter-attack is no longer effective, then the forces of the British Lordship may take power.
"Good!" Hitler thought for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "You can show Germany's determination!" But to avoid storming the city, I didn't want to leave Britain in ruins, and I didn't want the German soldiers to suffer too many casualties. (To be continued.) )