Tu Menghu got the news from the Japanese side, and he just sneered in return. Hideki Tojo has taken the throne, which means that the army has completely obtained the power of the cabinet.

In other words, Hirohito, the seemingly puppet emperor, is ready to give it a go. After all, as long as the moderates of the civilian or navy are in power, they will always hesitate to do things. Only the mongrels of the Japanese Army, who have become frightened, will continue to try to expand the war. Even if it is likely to cost Japan as a whole.

In modern times, with the exception of the middle and late stages of the Anti-Japanese War, it can be said that Japan's luck has been extremely good. At the beginning of the opening of the port, neither the United States nor other countries took Japan too seriously.

This gave Japan a chance to rise. The subsequent Meiji Restoration brought the whole of Japan into modernization and industrialization. Subsequently, they first defeated the Qing navy, which was in the process of modernization, and then forced Russia to sue for peace by means of drag and turmoil.

This allowed them to get the entrance ticket of the world powers, even if it was only a second-class power, but it was always much better than China. In World War I, Japan was almost always a bystander.

It was only in the end that he snatched the German rights in Qingdao, although this right later became somewhat vague. But in the end, it has a place among the world powers.

They took the indemnity money from the Qing Dynasty to build their own industrial base and built their own warships. At the same time, this also allowed them to gradually step into a strong country.

Perhaps it is because every time they "bet on the fortune of the country", the luck of Japan is too good, and the result is that they try to gamble with the fortune of the country every time.

But they had no idea what the consequences would be if they lost the bet. The War of Resistance interrupted the good fortune of the Japanese. They gambled on the fortunes of their country in one fell swoop, and then watched their country fall.

Japan, which had plucked up the courage to gamble the lives of the whole country, suddenly lost its courage after the two atomic bombs. But they still have a little bit of residual luck.

At least after the war, they had the luck to survive. There is also the luck of development. Merely. Little by little, this luck is gone. Just relying on luck to live really can't do it.

Japan is a typical example of a fortune country that made a fortune and eventually developed into a fortune-based country that gambles on everything. In fact, we can also see this pathological gambling in later generations.

From Japanese dramas to some comics, you can see at will that so-and-so is very enthusiastic or very second-minded saying something like "gambling your life for xxx ......" and so on. Here, you can see a kind of gambling nature of the Japanese.

This kind of gambling is not a simple struggle, but a higher element of luck with hard work.

In contrast, Germany is not so two-in-two. Although they also bet a little bit on luck, they try to be as prepared as possible. And the rigor of their battles is now deeply felt by the Anglo-French forces in Dunkirk.

"Chirp...... Boom Boom Boom ......Boom "Countless German bombers circled over the heads of the Anglo-French forces. Then under the cover of fighter jets, a non-stop bombardment of the Anglo-French forces below.

German troops attacked at the northern end of the Maginot Line, the rugged and forested Ardennes Mountains, which had been considered impassable by tanks.

This greatly disappointed the Anglo-French forces that marched to Belgium to meet Army Group B on the German right flank, and in just over ten days, German armored units crossed the French mainland and penetrated directly into the shores of the English Channel.

The coalition forces in the north were in fact encircled in the Flemish region of northern France. As the war continued, the Belgian army finally chose to surrender, and the 400,000 British and French troops stranded in Belgium began to retreat to Dunkirk in desperation.

The English Channel to the west became the only hope for the coalition forces to survive.

"Sudden ......" machine guns roared wildly on the position. The Anglo-French forces set up temporary positions on the beach. They set up all the light and heavy machine guns and tried to form a network of fire for the air defense.

The infantrymen, who did not have machine guns, looked for cover, and shrank like quails. The 400,000 British and French troops were in constant fear, eagerly awaiting rescue from across the Channel.

"I don't care! What do I want! I want barges, freighters, motorboats, fishing boats, yachts and even river boats!! "Bertram. Vice Admiral Ramsay roared into the phone.

"Now 400,000 soldiers of the British Empire are trapped across the Channel! Do you understand?! A full 400,000!! If something goes wrong with them, we won't even be able to fight back when those Germans attack! Do you know?! ”

"General, as a result of the heavy bombardment of Dunkirk by the Luftwaffe, the port was blown into ruins. Stop our retreat. And the warships of the Imperial Navy could not get close to the beach due to the draft, and the retreat was slower......"

"These are not reasons! I don't want to hear any explanations! I want results! I'm going to get the result, understand?! "Bertram on the other end of the line. Ramsay roared like a lion.

"Ten thousand a day! That's my minimum requirement! Do you understand?! I don't care what you've brought in, even if you're making a deal with the devil! In short, I ask you to complete the withdrawal of 10,000 places per day!! ”

After smashing the phone down. Bertram. Ramsey blushed and picked up the phone again for a moment. I dialed a number and said in a deep voice after the other party picked up the phone.

"I'm Bertram. Vice Admiral Ramsay, the commander-in-chief of this 'Generator Project'! I ask you to immediately dispatch all your fighters and must stop the bombing of Dunkirk by the Germans! ”

"General. This time we lost a lot of money! You know, we would have had not many fighters. A deep London baritone voice came from the other end of the line.

"So far. We have at least more than sixty warplanes shot down......"

"Don't tell me that! I don't care how big the losses are, I just know that if those troops in Dunkirk can't be withdrawn, then once the Germans launch a landing war, we won't even have the ability to resist! "Said Bertram. Ramsey took a deep breath and said fiercely: "I don't want a loss report!" I just need you guys to tell me that I can stop the bombing of Dunkirk by the Germans! ”

"All I can say is, I did my best! Checkmate. ”

Bertram. Ramsey hung up the phone, rubbed his brow and sat down in his chair. On the naval side, he does not use telephones, and no one knows better than him the losses of the Navy so far.

Three British Navy destroyers were sunk during the retreat, leaving one with minor injuries. And even with such a large loss, on the first day only more than 6,000 people were evacuated.

And on the other side. It's more than 400,000 British and French troops! 6,000 people a day, when will it take to be able to completely evacuate?! Bertram. Ramsey couldn't accept such a pace.

He demanded that the navy, by all means, find ships to retreat so that most of those troops could withdraw to the British side.

No one knows better than him what the consequences will be if these troops are lost. The Anglo-French forces were arguably the elite of the British forces, and if they were lost, the British mainland would be almost powerless to resist in the event of an attack.

"These damn Germans......" Bertram. Ramsey muttered under his breath.

and Bertram. Ramsey is also angry with the current British Prime Minister - Winston. Churchill. It's just that he is not scolding the Germans, but the French.

"These damn French!!" Churchill scolded much more excitedly than Ramsay. He couldn't help but not be excited, just a quarter of an hour before French Prime Minister Paul. Renault called the new British Prime Minister, Winston. Churchill.

On the phone. He simply said: "We have been defeated, we have lost this war." ”

"Nope! My dear Renault, do you have to forget the sight of the German army in the First World War when it was forced to halt its advance after breaking through the Allied lines. Churchill tried to reassure Renault: "Even in that case, we are not defeated!" ”

"Nope. We have been defeated...... Now we are burning the archives and preparing to evacuate the capital. "Paul. Renault remained pessimistic: "We can't win the war. ”

"Do you know what our General Gammelin told me?! He told me that there was no more. France now does not have any reserves. "Paul. Renault's voice was sad: "We can only announce the surrender......"

"Where are the French strategic reserves?! It saved Paris in the First World War! It will ...... again" Churchill's voice suddenly increased, and he had never imagined that France would not even have a strategic reserve.

"Even then, we can launch a counteroffensive on the flanks of the German salient." Churchill was obviously extremely unwilling, and said to Renault: "We still have a chance." ”

"Lack of troops, lack of equipment......" Renault's voice was filled with the sorrow of the country: "The most important thing is: we have no choice. ”

"Bataille B1, in front of the tanks of the Germans, it was like papier-mâché. But their tanks are in front of us. But it's an out-and-out steel monster. ”

Renault's statement is true, most of the French reserve divisions are now in battle. The 2nd Panzer Division, which had not yet been in battle, was forced to rush into the attack after the Germans broke through the Ardennes direction.

Although the French reserve armored divisions may have considerable combat power when used as breakthrough units. However, if it is used to dig trenches and hold on, it is of very limited use in battle.

They are unable to perform infantry tactics because they simply do not have a significant motorized infantry component. Its tactical power was still poor, as the Bataille B1 tank had only 272 hp due to the concept of engine technology. Half of the French tank reserves were destroyed by the Germans after they were put into battle.

The most powerful Allied division. The 1st French Light Mechanized Division, which had been deployed near Dunkirk earlier. This left Paris directly exposed, and the French had lost the ability to protect her.

In Bertram. More than an hour after Ramsay and Churchill whispered angry curses, Prime Minister Paul Murphy was the prime minister. Renault was forced to resign because he refused to agree to end the war. He was succeeded by Field Marshal Philippe. Petain, who, in a radio address, announced to the French his intention to ask Germany for an armistice.

"These damn Gallic chickens have finally gotten to know each other." Hitler was pleased with Petain's performance now, and in his opinion it was time for Germany to pay off the blood debt to France and make them pay interest.

There was a whole laugh in the office, and now the German offensive was in full swing! It doesn't count as a direct breakthrough to France, but also drove these damned Anglo-French troops to Dunkirk. It is believed that it will not be long before they will be wiped out there.

"Tell the French that I'll be waiting for them in the Compiègne Forest!" Hitler, wearing a hat, tapped a point on the map with his horsewhip: "Let them drag the carriage of Fuxi out of the museum for me, and I want them to be in the place of the vanquished." Sign! ”

"Hey! Hitler!! Suddenly, a frenzied roar came from the command. This has always been the dream of the whole of Germany, to take revenge on the damned French who strangled his neck!

Let them pay, let them also taste the taste of the vanquished! Let them know that once they had bullied the Prussians, they should not hope to get out of the way.

"Keitel, you and I will go and have a look." Hitler proudly picked up his horsewhip and said to the chief of his Wehrmacht High Command: "Their instrument of surrender will be signed by you." As the Führer, I just need to see them obediently surrender! ”

"Ribbentrop. Tell those Gallic chickens! My request is: first of all, France must be divided into two parts, 3/5 of the country, including Paris, will be ours, and the cost of our garrison will be borne by France in full. ”

"The south and west are free zones. Of course, I would allow France to have an army. But their air force and army need to be cut to 100,000 people. And most importantly, they must 'fully cooperate' with Germany in all spheres of politics, economics, diplomacy and so on! ”

"Hahaha......" Happy laughter rang out again. Compared to the gloom and fog of Paris. It's such a joy here.

More than an hour later, Pétain received from Spain the terms offered by the Germans. He wanted to cry a little, he remembered how powerful France used to be. But now they are forced to accept the humiliation of Germany.

Right! This is humiliation! Naked humiliation! The capital was cut and occupied, and the garrison needed French military expenses. Politics, economics, and even diplomacy do not have any autonomy.

Is this still a country?! This is clearly saying that France is a colony of the Germans! Petain was desolate, but had to accept this condition.

Early morning. A middle-aged man in French ** dress walked out of the presidential palace in France. From the man's shoulder, it can be seen that his current military rank is brigadier general.

He was tall and well-dressed in military uniform. And thick from the lips flowed a tuft of beard, and the most characteristic thing is that his nose is very large. It's like an asparagus. He wore a French round hat and entered a car with his head bowed.

"Nope! I will never accept surrender! The brigadier general remembered his statement at the meeting. The hero he had once been in his mind now made him feel hopeless.

"We can move the French government to French North Africa and continue the war against Germany! As long as we persevere, then there will be no failure! He remembered his own words, especially the ones he had spoken from the bottom of his heart.

"I am the Undersecretary of Defense and the Undersecretary of the Army. I am a brigadier general of the French Third Republic! I am a military man, except when all hope has been lost. I don't allow myself to surrender casually......"

"There's no hope anymore!!" He remembered what Petain looked like and what he said. Petain was visibly furious, and shouted at him: "All our planes, the nearly a thousand warplanes of the British, are gone!" And what about the Germans ?! They still have at least three thousand more fighters! ”

"Where's the tank?! Our tanks were almost papier-mâché in front of the Germans, but they were able to penetrate the armor of our tanks with one shot! Do you know how many tanks we have at the moment?! Less than fifty! My sir! Remember: the French Third Republic now has less than fifty tanks!! ”

"The British now have less than five hundred fighters left. They have made it clear that they will not send any more fighters to support us. How can the war continue?! Shire! You tell me, how to proceed?! ”

Even so, I'll keep fighting! The French Third Republic's Undersecretary of Defense and Undersecretary of the Army, Charles Murphy. De Gaulle said to himself, I should persevere. For France!

"Chirp...... "The British generator program was not as good as it was in history, when a burst of fog led to the intermittent bombing of Dunkirk by the German Air Force.......

Now there was no historical fog, and what was even more terrifying was that German naval submarines, torpedo boats, and minesweepers were also dispatched from the newly occupied ports of Holland and Belgium to attack the retreating British ships under the cover of night.

The flames of the explosion guided the bombers in the sky, and Goering now spared no expense to prove that his air force could stop the retreat of the coalition forces. German fighters continued to attack even in the darkness of night, bombing and strafing the British and French forces in the harbor without stopping.

Although the bomb dropped at the beginning was absorbed by the soft sand and absorbed most of the energy of the explosion, even the explosion around it was only a shock, splashing mud and sand.

But then the Germans changed their strategy, and they began to strengthen the role of fighters in the attack. Use fighter jet guns to strafe coalition forces on the beach.

The battle for Dunkirk continues, and the Charles. De Gaulle fled France directly by means of an opportunity to contact the plane.

"I'm Charles. Charles de Gaulle, I'm in London now. "On the day Petain announced the ceasefire, the French population heard de Gaulle's voice on the radio.

"I call upon the French officers and soldiers who are currently on British territory and who are and may come to British territory in the future, armed or unarmed, and to all engineers and skilled workers of military factories who are currently on British territory and may come in the future on British territory, that you may contact me. Whatever happens, the flame of French resistance should never be extinguished and will never be extinguished! ”

"I and those comrades-in-arms who are willing to fight with me will continue the war! Fight until the liberation of our homeland, France! ”

ps: I have some clues, and I will speed up the update after I sort it out!