Chapter 570: Japan's Temptation
Churchill, who was in London, was overjoyed, even ecstatic, when he learned that the Bismarck had been sunk, that the current situation in Britain was very critical, that the generator plan had been successfully implemented, that more than 100,000 people had withdrawn to the British Isles, but that they had abandoned all their equipment, and that they had been frightened by the German onslaught.
If Germany immediately landed in England, Churchill was not sure whether the German army that swept through Western Europe would be defeated by virtue of the defeat of the remnants, and it could even be said that as long as the German army landed in England, Britain would face the fate of being completely conquered.
Now that the Bismarck has been sunk, Germany has no available aircraft carriers for the time being, and there is no way to control the sea, that is to say, the English Channel is still a natural danger, and Churchill still has an account in his heart, as long as he can withstand the first round of German attacks, both the United States and China will take action to support Britain, and they will definitely not sit idly by and watch Britain fall.
The United States has an incomparable industrial advantage, China has abundant human resources, as long as these two countries are united, no one can defeat them, and the same is true of Hitler, and once Britain and China and the United States are allied, Britain will be invincible.
The relationship was delicate, and although Churchill did not like to pin the fate of Britain on the handouts of others, the reality forced him to put Britain in a weak position.
Britain rejoiced and rejoiced, while Germany was gloomy, and Hitler and his men were ecstatic to the rapid defeat of France, and they achieved what Wilhelm II had not done, completely crushing the French under their feet, which was Germany's most glorious moment.
However, the sinking of the Bismarck dealt a heavy blow to Germany's naval strength, which was in a period of rapid growth, and the sinking of the Bismarck was not just the loss of a ship, but the loss of a large number of technicians on board was the most fatal. The accumulation of naval talent in Germany is not very large. All of these things have been trained by the Chinese side in their efforts. They have skilled technology and can easily control an aircraft carrier, but now that they are all lost, it will be difficult to recover.
And it will have a fatal effect on the upcoming landing in the UK. It was only at this time that Hitler suddenly realized that he was too superstitious about aircraft carriers, and he easily let the Bismarck attack alone, which gave the British an opportunity to take advantage of.
Hitler's heart was filled with rage, and he immediately gave the order. The German army was asked to launch the most fierce attack on the British and French troops in Dunkirk, without fear of casualties.
The German war machine also felt the Fuhrer's wrath, and they frantically attacked the positions of the French army, and the air force desperately poured bombs, the most important of which was that they focused their attacks on the sea, and launched a fierce bombardment of those who came to meet the disembarkers.
A bomb falls, and even several ships capsize, and the crew and soldiers all fall into the water, and what awaits them is death, although the British Air Force does its best. But it was also difficult to cope with the superior German army, and the continuous combat was already exhausting the British pilots. Unsustainable.
Air supremacy is gradually lost, Churchill is also clearly aware that the generator plan must be ended early, otherwise the loss will be more, of course, it is not easy to make this decision, so far, a total of 187,000 people have been sent back to England, that is to say, half of the army remained on the European continent, nearly 200,000 lives, handed over to the Nazis, no one dares to make this decision easily.
Just as Churchill was hesitating, the unfortunate news suddenly came that forty-seven ships had been sunk in the past day, including two cruisers and two destroyers, and the British had lost more than three thousand people......
When Churchill got the news, he immediately knew that the generator plan could not be continued, otherwise it would only cause greater losses, and the operation lasted for seven days, and the British withdrew 200,000 soldiers, of which 180,000 were British soldiers, the remaining 20,000 were French soldiers, and there were hundreds of Belgians.
This number is a big piece less than the original scale of more than 300,000 people in history, but there is no doubt that this is also a big achievement, these 200,000 people have undergone strict training, and they will all be the top candidates for officers at the grassroots level in the future, Lao Qiu finally has a little confidence.
What made him even more excited was the action of the United States, just when Britain and France were defeated, the United States also followed China and passed the Lend-Lease Act, and the United States provided Britain with the first batch of 50 old warships for anti-submarine purposes, but these warships were also very cheap, and Britain handed over some islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the United States.
Although those small islands look inconspicuous, as long as they are developed, they are good military bases, which is also the foundation accumulated by the British Empire for many years, but now it will all be handed over to the United States, and Churchill's heart is not comfortable, no matter what the outcome of the war is, I am afraid that he will be the gravedigger of the British Empire.
Witnessing your country fall from the top to a second-rate country is not something to think about now, because it is still unknown whether the British Empire will exist.
Although most of the British troops in Dunkirk escaped, it was not the big picture, the German army was sweeping through France at an unprecedented rate, Paris soon fell, and then the German army marched south, encircling the Maginot Line from behind, which had cost the French countless efforts to do its job at all.
Maginow's defenders quickly collapsed from both sides, and within a month Germany had completely crushed its old rivals, the French, and the shock to the world was indescribable.
The most excited about Germany's victory is Japan, since the economic crisis in Japan, the political situation is turbulent, changing the prime minister is like changing a rag, once a year, but these people are also changing the soup but not the medicine, aggression and expansion is Japan's established strategy, but how to expand is a problem that Japan has been thinking about.
Sandwiched between the two great powers of China and the United States, Japan was in a disadvantageous position that made them afraid to act rashly, but after a series of dazzling victories in Europe, the opportunity that Japan had been waiting for had finally arrived, and Germany had smashed the Western world to a pulp.
The newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo is desperately trying to promote Japan not to miss the last train, Hideki Tojo is a newly rising figure in the Japanese military circles, and he can receive Hirohito's attention because this person is ruthless enough in Nanyang.
After the Japanese occupied the Dutch East Indies, in order to make it a paradise for the Japanese, they adopted a policy of genocide, deporting a large number of Indonesian monkeys to a desolate island and leaving them to fend for themselves.
In Tojo's view, these Indonesian natives are lazy and ugly, and stupid as pigs, they don't even have the qualifications to be husbands, they can only be used as test subjects, which is their only value, and the natives who have died at Tojo's hands over the years are at least more than 1.3 million, so he also earned the nickname razor.
Relying on the accumulation of white bones, he was recognized by Hirohito and became the prime minister of Japan, and after Tojo became prime minister, Germany launched a large-scale war of aggression in Europe, and the whole of Europe was soon incorporated into the German territory.
Looking at Nazi Germany, which is growing stronger day by day, Tojo is about to go crazy with envy, Japan must quickly join the ranks of aggression, otherwise it will lose its last chance, and now Germany eats meat and drinks soup in Europe, and Italy, an ally, has been involved.
And Japan can only watch in the Far East, and wait until all Europe falls into the hands of Germany, will Japan still be valuable at that time, and how can it carve up the world with Germany and enjoy the dividends of the war!
What struck Japan the most was Britain's fragile fighting power, which was vulnerable to Germany, and the fact that Japan was able to replicate that victory, was growing louder and louder in Japan.
Emperor Hirohito was still more cautious at this time, and the United States and China passed the Lend-Lease Act one after another, and there is no doubt that this is the best proof that the two countries are turning to Britain, and if Japan takes war action at this time, will it provoke the two countries to jointly deal with Japan, which is a thing that outweighs the loss.
"Your Majesty, there are two most important forces restricting the expansion of the empire now, one is the navy of China, and the other is the US Pacific Fleet. Moreover, these two countries have fallen to England, and according to the treaty of alliance, the Empire is also their enemy, and the Empire will have a war with them. The minister believed that it was better to fight early than late, and that the empire should fight quickly, follow Germany's actions, and resolutely avoid falling into the quagmire of protracted warfare. ”
Hideki Tojo explained his views to Hirohito, and Hirohito also nodded slightly, he also agreed with this judgment, but Hirohito has not yet made up his mind, and although Japan and Germany are allies, the two countries also lack effective strategic communication.
Now Germany does not want to defeat Britain and France by itself, and then let the Japanese seize the colonies and pick peaches, Germany only needs Japan to restrain China and the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, delay time, and let Germany calmly conquer the whole of Europe.
"Tojo Aiqing, the major affairs of the country of soldiers, it is not easy to decide!"
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there is a chance to test now, China's four aircraft carriers have sailed out of the South China Sea and are ready to pass through the Strait of Malacca, we can take action to intercept the aircraft carriers and stop this transaction!" (To be continued.) )