Joseph. Lieutenant General Stilwell was not an incompetent military commander, but rather a highly professional senior general with a fairly in-depth study of warfare in the mechanized age, which he emphasized in the years after the war ended. In his opinion and his good friend Admiral Marshall, www.biquge.info Stilwell's debacle in England on January 16-17, 1943, was not caused by Stilwell's mistakes, but that Stilwell had done everything in his power to save the lives of 30,000 American officers and soldiers. As such, he is an American hero worthy of respect.

However, on the night of the 18th, Bradley, who was dressed in civilian clothes and joined several guards to break out of the siege, insisted that Stilwell had simply entered the wrong profession, that he should not have joined the army at all, and that he was an out-and-out fool on the battlefield.

Although this comment is a bit mean, when the 2nd and 28th Armored Divisions of the US Army were attacked by the Germans from the 16th to the 18th, Stilwell did not behave much different from a fool.

In fact, on the evening of the 16th, Stilwell and Bradley had already learned that some of the British troops had begun to retreat. At this time, the Germans did not attack the American troops holding on to the plains near Stodonk, but only sent some armored vehicles and No. 3 tank (belonging to the 2nd German Marine Division) to monitor the vicinity - the German 2 heavy battalions and 1 tank battalion were pursuing the retreating British troops at this time.

Bradley, who saw that something was wrong, immediately suggested to Stilwell that his troops should break out, but Stilwell believed that the breakthrough at this time was likely to cause heavy losses to his troops, and he preferred to hold on to his reinforcements - after all, the British and American troops were far more numerous than the Germans on the British Isles!

So when the Germans were temporarily unable to spare the forces to encircle and annihilate these two divisions of Americans, Stilwell had them dig trenches in the bitterly cold snowfield, ready to hold on for at least 72 hours - the optimistic Stilwell believed that the British were unlikely to organize a counterattack in 48 hours, but 72 hours should be enough for the British to organize a counterattack.

To be sure, Stilwell's view was not wrong from a purely military point of view. If the battlefield is shifted from the British Isles to the East Coast of the United States, holding on to the east coast is the most correct option. But in Britain in mid-January, there was no longer any problem to think about from a purely military point of view.

Although the country still has millions of soldiers in military uniform, the deprivation caused by the prolonged blockade and the shock of the German landing, as well as the lure of the Cairo Declaration, are a combination of factors. The vast majority of people have already been convinced that the defeat of Britain is inevitable!

So at this time, almost no one cares about the 30,000 American troops on the Hartlepool-Middlesbrough battlefield with the British bigwigs who have quite full strength or strength in their hands. Now just wait for the return of the Wenk cluster that pursued the retreating British army, and the end of these 30,000 American troops will come.

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"Comrades, the incompetent reactionary army has suffered a crushing defeat at Hartlepool-Middlesbrough, and the end of the reactionary Windsor dynasty is near!"

Somewhere in London's East End, in the secret headquarters of the British Bolshevik Party, someone suddenly shouted loudly.

Harry, who was whispering something to an older man in a shoddy suit. Pollit stood up abruptly and looked at Ivan Ivan Brown, the general representative of the Third International, who had rushed through the door. Maisky.

"Comrade Maisky, is the news reliable?" Pollitt asked.

"Reliable!" "We have an inside line in the British War Office, and the United States has informed the Soviet Union of the situation - there is no doubt that the British reactionary government has proved itself incompetent by losing the war, and it is time for our Bolshevik Party to stand up and lead the British people against the Germans."

In addition, we must bring down the reactionary Windsor dynasty and the greedy, rotten British aristocratic bourgeoisie! ”

"And to bring down the House of Windsor and the British bourgeoisie?" Pollitt frowned slightly, it seems that the previous plan didn't have these contents, huh?

"Of course!" "It was necessary," said Maisky, "and if the House of Windsor was not overthrown, should the leaders of the Bolshevik Party be allowed to swear allegiance to the king?" As for the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy, they monopolized most of the land and wealth of England, and the revolution could not have succeeded without overthrowing them! ”

Pollit exchanged glances with several members of the Political Bureau of the British Bolshevik Party (the newly formed Political Bureau) and then asked: "Comrade Maisky, is this the instruction of the Third International?" ”

"That's right! This is the latest directive of the Third International! ”

In fact, at first Stalin did not want to overthrow the Windsor dynasty immediately, nor did he think of immediately reposing the bourgeoisie.

But after several days of investigation and testing (testing the position of George VI), Stalin was already convinced that the Windsor dynasty and the British aristocratic bourgeoisie would not cooperate with the British Bolshevik Party, and had no determination to resist to the end.

So Stalin was determined to unleash the masses and to do a great job in London – even if the English revolution did not succeed, it would have to deal a heavy blow to the foundations of British rule and social stability.

The future basis of power in Britain itself must not be the same as in France - based on the vote of the people - but must be based on military repression.

Only in this way will the British government be a reactionary regime, and not a legitimate one, as the French government is. This was of great significance to the British resistance movement in the future!

Pollitt took a breath and asked, "Comrade Deputy, then when are we going to do it?" ”

"Right now!" Ivan. Maisky said, "We have to hit the opponent by surprise! ”

"Then we immediately mobilize the masses to surround Downing Street, Whitehall Street and King Charles Street," Pollitt said. ”

"And Buckingham Palace!" Ivan. "The fall of the Churchill government is inevitable, and after the fall of Churchill, Princess Elizabeth will become the object of allegiance to the reactionary forces of Britain!" We're going to keep her under control as much as we can! If necessary...... You can also send her to the guillotine! ”

……

"Mr. Prime Minister," said Viscount Brooke, who trotted into Churchill's office, "the people of the East End have taken to the streets again, and they must have known the circumstances of the Battle of Hartlepool-Middlesbrough!" ”

"Damn the Bolsheviks!" Churchill slammed the table, "I made a mistake, I should have resigned instead of dissolving Parliament!" ”

This is a big mistake! At least for the UK, which is particularly particular about democratic procedures.

Because as soon as the Battle of Hartlepool-Middlesbrough was lost, the British mainland was defeated, and now there was no force to prevent the German landing.

And the British people must be annoyed by the defeat, and all their anger has only one outlet, and that is the wartime cabinet.

The best option for the wartime cabinet at this juncture was to step down and hand over power to the Labour Party. But...... Churchill chose to dissolve Parliament after the protests in London!

This made the Churchill government a caretaker cabinet that could not be removed immediately - because Parliament had already been dissolved by the Fat Church, there was no way for the Labour Party to come out and form a new government.

"Prime Minister," suggested Viscount Brooke, "now it is only time to ask Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess to come forward as Regent, and then Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess will appoint Mr. Attlee to form a provisional cabinet." ”

Qiu Fatzi slapped his forehead, he was really confused, how could he forget this stubble? Britain is a kingdom after all, and the king still has the right to appoint a prime minister in a state of emergency.

And...... Princess Elizabeth still has 12,000 royal guards in her hands, and as long as the royal guards are dispatched, the situation in London should be stable.

Churchill put his hands on the chair and allowed himself to stand up, "Viscount, I'll go to Buckingham Palace now." You immediately go to the Southern Military District and see if you can move some troops back to London...... I'm worried that there won't be enough of the 12,000 Royal Guards. ”

"Okay, I'll go to the Southern Military District right away." Viscount Brooke nodded, and immediately left the wartime cabinet headquarters underneath King Charles Street.

At present, the ground forces of the British army are mainly concentrated in the southern theater and the Irish theater, of which the Irish theater is around Belfast, and dozens of divisions are guarding there. The Southern Theater of Operations, on the other hand, is responsible for defending the shores of the English Channel, and also has dozens of divisions. As long as Viscount Brooke could pull some troops back to London from there, then the Bolshevik conspiracy would be crushed!

Just as Churchill was about to leave the headquarters on the ground floor of King Charles Street and head to Buckingham Palace, Aiden, the foreign secretary in the caretaker cabinet, suddenly walked briskly, holding what appeared to be a copy of a telegram.

"Mr. Prime Minister," Aiden said as he saw the fat man slowly moving out of the office on crutches, "President Roosevelt's telegram." ”

"Roosevelt?" Churchill stopped, "What did he say?" ”

Roosevelt said that he hoped that you would visit the United States after leaving office and discuss peace with him on the Axis powers...... President Roosevelt hoped that the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain would unify their positions on the issue of peace. ”

"Peace? Unity of position? Churchill snorted coldly, "I still want to cheat!" ”

"Prime Minister, is Roosevelt lying to us?" Aiden was a little unconvinced.

"Of course it's a lie!" Churchill said hatefully, "He was trying to use the unanimity and delay our resistance." But how do we drag it out? If it were delayed, Britain in 1943 would be Russia in 1917. ”

"So...... How are we going to respond? Aiden asked.

Churchill thought for a moment and said, "Just say I agree." ”

"Agreed?"

"Yes!" Churchill was ready to go out when he had finished his orders, and as soon as he walked up the stairs under the protection of a few retinues and guards, he heard a dull thud overhead.

Then I saw several uniformed soldiers hurrying down the stairs, and when they saw Churchill, they shouted: "Mr. Prime Minister, there has been a violent explosion on King Charles Street!" There are also people who shoot at the crowd and you can't get out right now. (To be continued.) )