81_81266 At this time, German fighter planes could fly over Liverpool to strafe and attack with impunity, and the overall collapse of the British defense line led to a very strict consequence, that is, the asymmetry of defensive forces between the north and the south.

Everyone was waiting for the Germans to move south to occupy London, but the Germans went north. Rundstedt seized the plane and saw a more convenient way to victory. The fragile northern defense line of Britain is like a girl who has stripped naked, unreserved in front of the German man, and is at your disposal.

There was a fairly intact industrial system, there were important ports and canals, and the key thing was that there were no dense British defenders. There were also no anti-aircraft guns like the woods and civilians with grenades.

In order to cope with the bombing of German air power, almost 90% of the British anti-aircraft guns were mobilized and deployed in the southern part of the United Kingdom, and in order to defend London, the most elite British infantry was also deployed near London, and the British were ready to wait for the Germans to invade London, so that they could fight the Germans there until the last moment - as long as they held on to the ruins of London for a few months, then Britain could turn the tables with the help of the United States.

Of course, it seems that in the end things did not go as they expected, and the Germans left London so close at hand, and went north in one go. This disrupted the operational deployment of the British defenders, and also made their attempt to concentrate their main forces on a decisive battle in the south of Britain come to naught.

How weak were the troops in the north? The remnants of the 7th Army surrendered to the British and left the British with a gap in the defensive line that left the British with a dozen cities at once, and it was a British reserve army that replaced the 7th Army in holding the line, and the commander of the 12th Army was satisfied with Churchill just barely holding Birmingham.

In fact, it was not the British reserve 12th Army that withstood the "German offensive like a tidal wave" - as the 12th Army report said, but the Germans themselves took the initiative to stop the offensive. Because the Germans had also depleted their reserves of ammunition and fuel on this massive offensive, Rundstedt feared that the British troops in the south would jump over the wall and counterattack north before consolidating the local captured materials and new supplies arrived.

However, it seems that the disaster of the British has only just begun, and on March 8, the British defenders, fearing that their flank would be broken by the Germans, abandoned Worth Bay despite the orders of their superiors, and Boston (which is also a city in the British) fell. Immediately afterwards, the British troops in Lincoln and Rouse and other areas took the initiative to retreat, ceding the entire plain area.

In fact, this was a "goodwill" by several people in power in northern Scotland and Chamberlain to Germany's "allies". These Scottish rulers felt the need to preserve their strength and maintain a high position in the future "Germany-Scotland-Ireland" Triple Alliance. Therefore, they retreated their troops to the mountains, preserving their strength to see the after-effects.

In fact, Germany, especially Augustus and others, who had a clearer view of the problem, were unwilling to let go of these British troops, and the German generals hoped that their armored forces would be able to annihilate these British forces on the British plains, so as to lay a good foundation for better control of Scotland in the future. Unfortunately, these efforts failed in front of Chamberlain's "self-preservation" plan.

Behind the rout of the British Scottish defenders in the north was that the British defensive line in the northern mountains of England would become more solid in the future, and the German top brass knew that what seemed to be a better and better situation on the front was in fact getting worse and worse in the peace negotiations that followed. Accardo has reminded Merkel several times that she must even admit that Britain continues to exist as a last resort, and she must stabilize the "ally" of Britain in the north.

In fact, the benefits are not without benefits, for example, these British defenders were defeated all the way, leaving tens of thousands of oil supplies for the Germans, and the German army found that these oil products of far better quality than domestic gasoline and diesel after a short period of statistics, enough for the German * team to use for half a year, although the amount of food is relatively scarce, but it is enough for the German army of 350,000 to eat more than a week.

"Chamberlain! This is the last stab you stabbed me, right? This is the future of Britain as you see it, right? Survive under the crotch of the Germans? Be a lackey of the Germans?" Holding up the phone, Churchill scolded viciously: "The 7th Army is the old foundation of Scotland! The 13th Army, which withdrew to the northern mountains, is also mostly Scottish! Is this what you are going to do? Sell England?"

"Churchill! You are crazy! You and those parliamentarians are crazy! Britain cannot be relied on by the United States! You have not betrayed British interests and colonies in exchange for American supplies? I have long said that I should make peace with the Germans, but you will not listen to me, and you will say that I am a traitor. Now only I can save Britain, you know?" said Chamberlain on the other end of the phone.

"Give England to Germany and give up Northern Ireland, this is what you call saving Britain? This is ruining Britain!" Churchill scolded: "I am the Prime Minister of England, and His Majesty the King has ordered me to fight to the death!"

"Forget it, Mr. Churchill. Chamberlain snorted coldly: "You, the British Prime Minister, are almost done...... The king is trying to make peace with the Germans, and now whether you continue the war or peace negotiations, you will surely die. In addition, I can tell you very responsibly, why do you guess that the supplies that the Americans are helping you are gradually decreasing?"

"Did you do it?" said Churchill, who was going a little crazy.

"No, no, no!" Chamberlain denied, "I don't have that influence." I haven't done anything, but your majesty is just doing it...... What do you think the British Crown is secretly doing in Canada, the Americans don't know? By reducing the supplies they give you, they are warning the British Crown against any attempt to establish a British regime in exile in Canada -- they want the King to go to America rather than British Canada. Do you understand?"

"......" Churchill was silent, he knew that under the circumstances, it was impossible to unite the people in one direction: the British royal family and some ministers wanted Britain to regroup in Canada; he Churchill and some people planned to hold on to London in exchange for the United States to enter the war to regain the disadvantage; and now Scotland brought Chamberlain to negotiate peace with the Germans was also what some people called a back road. It's not surprising that these people have their own ideas, and it's really strange not to have them.

But the question is whether the method that these people come up with is really a good way: the British royal family brought a large group of officials to "parachute" into Canada, so how can the officials in Canada deal with themselves? This is not the kind of "southern hunting" similar to the Chinese emperor (that is, the north cannot hold on and flees to the south, and he finds a good name to call him to the south to hunt), because Canada is not British territory, but a colony. Although it appears to be part of the United Kingdom, it is actually half a country with a very high degree of autonomy.

Moreover, the United States does not want to see a strong Canada appear in its north, and even President Roosevelt, a supporter of British anti-Germanism, is very dissatisfied with the British fleeing north to Canada. He had contacted the British royal family more than once, hoping that they would come to the United States to establish a government-in-exile instead of Canada.

The second road also seems to be a road full of thorns, and Churchill himself was the leader of this path. He knew that this path was not really good, but he had chosen it from the beginning and did not allow him to change it temporarily.

This path was to rely on American aid to resist German aggression. It sounds good, but the United States did not give it to Britain for free, but relied on the interests of Britain's countless overseas colonies in exchange. Some islands in the Pacific have been ceded to the United States, and Australia's problems have been ignored by Churchill, which are the costs of relying on the United States.

However, of course, the matter is not over, after the end of the war, even Churchill himself knew that with Germany will never recover, there is also a Britain maintained the world hegemony for 100 years, and at that time Britain is just a pet dog in captivity in the United States, and it is no longer the world's number one power.

Of course, Chamberlain's business with the Scottish side was not much better: they just chose another master, or they were dogs, but they were dogs for the Germans. The advantage is that there is no need to fight with the Germans, which saves a lot of energy and blood, but the disadvantage is that it is next to Germany, and it is not comfortable to be a dog for the Americans after the war.

"It's too late to say anything now! I've lost in the end! I've lost to you bastards!" Churchill figured out the joint, so he didn't scold anymore, but sneered and said: "But don't think that you will win! History will remember London that resisted to the end, and will remember me, the British Prime Minister Churchill! As for you, you will only be a poor Scottish lackey!"

"Look, you're wrong again. Chamberlain smiled and said, "I have saved the English countless bloods, just as Petain is doing in France." What history says about me and you, I don't know now. But at least I'll live to see the end, and you're doomed to leave halfway. ”

"Don't get too complacent!Chamberlain!" Churchill exclaimed, "Who can laugh and say that it may not be in the end! I'll sit in London myself, let that damn German Führer fight, and all I leave him with is a ruin!"

"So, let's wait and see. Chamberlain said on the other end of the phone: "If you really want millions of Londoners to bury you alone, then I am not wrong." ”。