Chapter 254: Misfortune (I)
Churchill knew that Chamberlain's self-defense had succeeded, and the proposal to send troops to attack Germany would never be passed, even if Churchill was eager to immediately let the ten British divisions sent to France out of the Maginot Line, a little force would be indifferent.
Immediately after that, the following allies who came to the meeting began to discuss:
"I can't imagine that Britain treats its allies like this, and the covenant signed is not even as good as waste paper, how can such an alliance leader give us national protection, it seems that only God can save us."
The representative of Denmark whispered to the representative of Norway next to him.
"Yes, such an alliance leader is really disappointing, how many troops are deployed on the Maginot Line, and they actually stand still and watch the allies perish, and most of us will end up in the same way in the future."
The representative of Belgium took over the topic and continued:
"I still agree with Prime Minister Chamberlain's approach, give Germany enough benefits, stabilize him, and then lead the water to the east, let Germany go to the trouble of the red Soviet Union, you must know that the territory of the Soviet Union is many times our own, and the resources are also inexhaustible, I think the resources are what Germany wants the most at present, as long as Germany attacks the Soviet Union, we will have time to prepare for war, what do you say!"
The representative of the Netherlands continued to speak loudly and expressed his opinion:
"The question is whether Germany will take the lead in attacking the Soviet Union, you must know that the Red Soviet Union is not easy to mess with, the territory is vast, the war potential is almost unlimited, Napoleon was defeated by Russia, I guess Hitler will not be stupid to attack the Soviet Union, Germany and the Soviet Union have not signed a non-aggression pact? It seems that the next spearhead of Germany's attack is aimed at you and me, I advise everyone to hurry up and run, we have such an irresponsible alliance leader, what can we do if we don't run away, do we let us go to the Nazi prisoner of war camps. ”
The Swiss delegate had a different view, which was basically Chamberlain's:
"Hey, why fight, isn't it okay for everyone to sit down and have a good talk? We want peace, we don't want war, and our country is neutral about your war, not involving either side, and not expressing any opinion on it......"
"You ......"
Everyone looked at the Swiss representative angrily, but what problem can this solve, it can be said that it is useless, mainly depends on the two bosses of Britain and France, the "sit-down war" that is happening now is the miracle of war between Britain and France, 103 divisions of the British and French forces and 43 German divisions on the opposite side, the two sides across the Maginot Line to compete who sits more upright, quieter, and then give lollipops to reward who sits the best, the quietest "little friend", such a declaration of war, unheard of.
The representatives of various countries can only complain, the right to speak and decide are in the hands of Britain and France, to be precise, more than 80 decisions are in the hands of the British Empire, and even the French representatives can only step aside, and in the later generations France was defeated, in order to prevent the French fleet from surrendering, Britain actually detained and captured the officers and men of the French fleet, which made France hate the damned British.
In the end, the bill on the joint attack on Germany was completely rejected, and Churchill thought beautifully! Denmark, Belgium, and France attacked Germany from three sides, but others did not sell his Churchill account, and they were helpless.
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After the meeting, George VI summoned Chamberlain and Churchill to a separate small room in the Prime Minister's Office, closed the door, and arranged double posts outside the door, just for fear that someone would eavesdrop on the conversation of the three of them.
George VI's stuttering has been treated by the master of language, and he can already talk normally, but the speed of speech is relatively slow, George VI's face at this time is very unpleasant, with a black blue on his white face, and now in such a tense situation, his own Prime Minister and the Privy Council Speaker actually did it, even if Chamberlain's previous appeasement policy was wrong, the mistake was wrong, it was irreparable, and there was no regret in the world.
The best thing to do here and now is not to hold accountable, but to find a way to resolve the crisis, even if it can't be resolved. George VI thought this in his heart, in fact, this is also the only correct policy of the British Empire at present, Britain is not ready for a full-scale war at all, especially the appearance of many new German weapons, it can be said that the Anglo-French alliance has no hope of victory at all, and there is no hope at all.
However, as long as Britain and France dare to show their determination to live and die and do their best to fight Germany, even if they cannot destroy Germany at this time, they can cripple Germany and defeat Hitler's ambitions for expansion.
It's just that Britain's global hegemony will inevitably be lost, not to mention whether France, like Britain, will dare to do its best to fight Germany? That's absolutely impossible. Since Napoleon, France has not had such courage.
Now in order to stabilize the situation, it is necessary to anesthetize Hitler and continue to deal with Hitler, and then Britain will immediately mobilize the whole country to step up the production of weapons and equipment, and at the same time use the weapons and equipment that will be delivered to the United States to arm the new British troops.
The navy does not have to worry too much, the shipyard was not bombed in the last sneak attack by the British, and this year's shipbuilding task will definitely be overfulfilled. The production of aircraft also had to be carried out overtime, especially the Spitfire.
But it takes time, and time is what Britain needs most. Holding Chamberlain accountable at this time would not do Britain any good, and would discredit the whole of Britain, and the entire Anglo-French-led coalition would likely fall apart because of the Chamberlain affair. Although the king of England stuttered, the brilliant George VI obviously would not do such a stupid thing.
"Two Aiqing, you don't have to argue, I also understand the current situation, it is a test of life and death for our British Empire, so you must be sincere and united, don't be rash, there are so many allies watching us outside, right, now Prime Minister Churchill, you can tell me about the specific strategic arrangements and plans."
Since the king spoke, Chamberlain and Churchill were not raising the bar, in reality, Chamberlain and Churchill had been friends for a long time, and Chamberlain also knew Churchill's talents, and their disputes and contradictions were completely policy disputes, not personal grudges.
Churchill straightened his clothes and began to report his strategy to the King:
"Your Majesty, I think you also know very well about the current situation, Hitler made a lot of advanced weapons behind our backs, let's just say that they are still secretly developing many types of weapons and equipment, even the No. 4 tank and iron fist they used in the Polish campaign, which we can't deal with, although we don't have specific information about these two weapons now, but judging from their performance and achievements on the battlefield, these two weapons are quite advanced and terrifying, 1152
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