Battle of the Third Reich

When Ismay walked into the small restaurant of the command post anxiously, he could hardly believe what he saw in front of him, a Churchill cheering happily frying bacon, saw him enter, and waved to him cheerfully. Say hello with a fork with a boiled egg. ◎

"Good morning, Your Excellency the Prime Minister." Ismay bowed to Churchill before walking to the dining table.

"Good morning, Hastings. Yesterday afternoon, you went to Maidstone. How's the situation there? Have you had breakfast?" Churchill swallowed the bacon in his mouth and said loudly to Ismay.

"Not yet, Your Excellency, I just rushed back from there. It was terrible along the way. There were retreating civilians everywhere. My tires were still exploding." Ismay sat on Churchill's side.

"Ah, that's too bad. Today's bacon is good. Come with me for breakfast." Churchill put down the knife and fork, grabbed a piece of white bread from the bread basket on the table, and then smeared it with a butter knife butter. At the Prime Minister's signal, the servicemen served Ismay the same breakfast.

"Thank you, Your Excellency the Prime Minister." Ismay was also unreasonable. He took off his military cap and handed it to the serviceman. Then he picked up the knife and fork and began to cut the food in the dish.

"Hastings, you don't look very good. Today's milk is very fresh. You should try it." Churchill nibbled a piece of bread with his chief of staff.

"My Excellency Prime Minister, I am very sorry, I think I have bad news to tell you." Ismay put down the knife and fork and pushed the dinner plate aside. He had been hesitating from the moment he entered the door, not knowing how to start reporting to Churchill.

Churchill is clearly in a state of excitement now. Ismay is not sure what happened, but this is the first time Ismay has seen a smile on Churchill's face in this month. For a time, it seemed that the ambitious, confident, capable and decisive Prime Minister of the British Empire was back.

As the closest and best friend of the Prime Minister, Ismay really did not want to destroy Churchill’s rare good mood. During this time, the pressure from the outside and the inside caused too much harm to this man. He could not forget the battle of Somerville. When I heard the news, the scene I saw could not forget the gloomy and gray face of Churchill at that time, and the kind of eyes mixed with vulgar and tyrannical eyes. And the sadness and despair hidden in his rickety back when he stumbled and walked out of the office.

But now, although there are still huge dark circles on the face, the cheeks are still slack and sagging, but no matter the flushing on the gray face, or the shiny eyes and the bright smile, they are full of sunshine and active.

However, Ismay felt that Churchill should be informed of the news he brought as soon as possible. This is his responsibility and duty to this friend. Looking at the illustrious Churchill, a heavy sense of guilt floated in Ismay's heart.

"Oh? Is there something wrong?" The smile disappeared, as expected by the chief of staff. Churchill put down half of the slice of bread, and he stared at Ismay, his brow wrinkled with a deep mark.

"Just last night, there was a massive riot in Maidstone. The foreign mob smashed the shop window, looted every shop along the street, they launched a gun battle with the police, and burned down the local police station. There was only one company of Army soldiers stationed in the area, guarding the city’s munitions depot. Those mobs had a large number of weapons, and they killed the sentry. The munitions depot was looted, and the military food stored in it and the served army were swept away by the mob It’s empty, but fortunately the soldiers finally held the ammunition depot, otherwise the consequences would be difficult to predict.

Ismay stopped. Seeing the gloomy empire prime minister. Churchill pursed his lips and raised one eyebrow. He picked up the cigar in the ashtray and scratched a match.

"Go on. Hastings, I listen." Churchill said as he lit the cigar.

"At that time I lived on the second floor of the Ranson Hotel in the city center and witnessed the riots. At first, a group of civilians gathered around the door of the city hall after nightfall. The mayor was asked to provide them with accommodation and food. The staff of the hall came out to explain that the city had insufficient reserves and asked them to leave the city and go to other places for help. I was not very clear about what happened in the middle. I only knew that the local police then dispatched and the police waved the baton and started to disperse the crowd. There was a chaotic fight at the scene, and some civilians were injured in the middle. I only took four deputies, and I could not come forward in the face of this situation.

Those civilians found reinforcements. These people should be the soldiers of the National Self-Defense Forces who fled. I saw many people still wearing the uniforms of the Self-Defense Forces, and they also had standard military rifles in their hands. Without saying a word, they fired at the police. Several policemen were killed on the spot. Then the two sides launched a gun battle across the intersection. The police had only a few rifles in their hands and were soon disbanded by the mob.

Then the situation was out of control, and the mob began to ransack the shops around the city center. They smashed the door lock with a rifle, broke in, and took away everything they wanted. I escaped from the back door of the hotel with my men, stopped a passing police car, and they took us to a nearby barracks. "Isme slowly told Churchill about his experience. He found that the British Prime Minister's jaw muscles were constantly tightening."

"What happened afterwards, they hit the munitions depot?" Churchill bit his cigar and asked Ismay murmuringly.

"Yes, I didn't expect them to be so bold at the time. It was totally treasonous. The soldiers guarding the warehouse were caught off guard. They didn't even have time to pick up weapons. Some were killed on the spot, some were Surrendered to the other party. Afterwards, the local police reported to me that some locals led the mob, pointing out that food and clothing were stored here. According to the police chief’s report, many locals were involved in the confusion of the store and the night. Robbery of the military camp.

I retired to the ammunition depot with my deputy. I gathered almost one platoon of soldiers. We used cement bunkers and five machine guns to guard the area and killed seven thugs. They quickly gave up the impact on the ammunition depot. I took the soldiers to stay there until the end of the riot at dawn. "

"The police repelled the mob?" Churchill was a little interested.

"No, those people dispersed themselves. They fled the city before sunrise, maybe some people stayed, but we can't screen these people from the citizens, because many citizens also participated in last night. They did not cooperate with the police investigation at all. Your Excellency, I suggest that you should immediately mobilize the army to intercept the migration of refugees to the north. We must avoid last night’s scene in major cities in the north, where our most important production enterprises and The material reserve cannot allow these dangerous elements to get close to those cities." Ismay made personal suggestions to Churchill. The scene last night made him remember deeply. He can only make suggestions to Churchill from a military perspective. Involving a large number of imperial citizens, this matter cannot be dealt with simply and rudely, it will be very difficult to solve.

"Well, I need to submit a detailed report along the way. The wartime cabinet members must be called together to come up with a proper solution. Now that the German landing is imminent, we must concentrate all our forces on responding to the German invasion. On. As of now..." Churchill lowered his head in contemplation for a moment, then raised his head and said to Ismay.

"At present, we can draw some of the troops of Scotland Yard and the London garrison to support several important cities in the surrounding area, first ensure the stability of the surrounding areas of London, issue temporary martial law, strictly control the flow of personnel, and at the same time block the news to avoid panic in the society. ."

"Then the security situation in London will be affected." For the deployment of the London police and garrison. Ismay is a little worried that some civilians have fled into London. Although the number is not large, it may be a hidden danger.

"Scotland can overcome all difficulties. At this point I believe in the ability of the London Police Department. Now our task is to maintain the current situation. When the landing of the German army is thwarted, we can have enough time and strength to solve these problems. At that time, no criminal can escape the punishment, and what will be waiting for them will be the merciless sanctions of the empire. As long as we repel the German attack, everything will be fine." Churchill's expression eased. He said to Ismay confidently.

"Hastings, you told me bad news that gave me a headache, but I have good news to tell you. I just received a report from Washington, we have reached an agreement with the Americans, and the Americans promised to give The assistance we need, the first batch of 200,000 rifles and 300 artillery pieces have been shipped to the ship, and weapons from the United States will continue to arrive in Britain.

Even better, Americans promised to mobilize their destroyers to **** the transport fleet. They have more than two hundred destroyers with advanced facilities, complete equipment and reliable performance. With the support of Americans, the Germans can no longer cut off our supply lines.

By that time, we can arm every British man and form dozens of infantry divisions. By that time, the Germans will no longer be able to step on this island.

We will also get more tanks and planes from Americans, and the number will be tens of thousands. We can get enough food and supplies from Americans, and the British will no longer worry about hunger and lack of supplies. Our table will be filled with American-made food, and the housewife's oven will have the aroma of American beef. The British people will rebuild confidence and renew their fighting spirit, and the British Empire will never bow to the barbaric Germans.

When we have accumulated enough power, we will work with our powerful allies to launch a counterattack against the Germans. We will re-enter the European continent and defeat the invincible German team. I will capture the arrogant blond kid. Let the soldiers drag him to march on the streets of London, put him in the cage of the London Zoo to show to all British people, and finally send him to the Tower of London to cut off his beautiful head! "Churchill's face was flushed and his mouth was splattered, and he was in a state of extreme excitement. He was already drunk in his delusions."

Prior to this, Churchill had actually predicted his failure subconsciously, but his stubborn character made him refuse to accept this idea. The fear of failure made him pray to the sky and looked forward to the miracle. , But it was a greater failure time and time again.

Churchill was already on the verge of collapse at that time, he began to rely on alcohol and a large number of cigars to anesthetize himself, trying to make himself forget the crisis in front of him. But this morning's report was like the first light shining in the darkness, which gave him new hope in the abyss of despair. Like a straw that was caught before a person drowned, Churchill had placed all expectations on this straw.

He was heartbroken at the moment before, and the next day he received news that inspired him. He believes that this is not a coincidence, but a foretaste given to him by God, which indicates that the severe test for him is over, and he will be relieved from the pain. And will win a lot of rewards for passing the test.

"Your Excellency, is this true? The Americans are willing to support our weapons and equipment? This is really great. With the support of the Americans, we will continue this war until one side completely falls, I firmly believe that Germany must fall.” Ismail was deeply moved by Churchill’s words. Churchill has always had an extraordinary appeal that can make you believe that what he said will be realized.

"Yes, not only support, we also need to involve Americans directly in this war. But this requires some skills and takes some time. However, at present, this support is enough to allow us to re-arm a large Army. So I don’t have to worry about dealing with those chores. Our goal now is to block the Germans on the other side of the strait before the arrival of support. When the crisis passes, we can slowly solve the domestic problems and treason those treasonous countries. All of them put on the gallows." Churchill spit out smugly, and Ismey's face was suddenly enlightened, and he nodded aside.

The chief of staff and the prime minister relieved themselves of the burden. Feeling greatly appetite, he quickly ordered the service personnel to re-supplied a piece of food, the two flicked their cheeks to help them get up. The two sides opened their hearts and talked with each other. By the end of breakfast, it was already ten o'clock in the morning. The two men walked into the conference room of the underground command post with a full stomach and a smile.

This is a meeting of the chiefs of staff that takes place once a day. In fact, there are no major issues that need to be discussed, because that is the matter of the wartime cabinet military committee meeting. They are more like professional advisers of various services in the cabinet during the war. Their task is to make recommendations to the ministers of various services in the cabinet and accept orders from the cabinet. There are individual headquarters staff for planning and the like. There are combat offices of various arms, they only assist the cabinet in making military judgments and decisions, and serve as a bridge between the cabinet ministers and the army. In accordance with established practice, such regular meetings generally only inform each other about the latest progress and exchange some up-to-date information. Accept a bunch of Churchill's strange orders, spend some time to select some of the most outrageous denials from it, and then happily break up and go back to each home to find each mom.

But when Churchill walked into this meeting room today, he found that the atmosphere in the room was a little bit wrong. Several chiefs of staff gathered around the map table in the corner of the meeting room, pointing around the map. Seeing Churchill coming in, Baron Annside, who had just been promoted to Field Marshal, stepped forward and placed a document in front of Churchill with a serious face.

"This is the report we just received. The garrison who stayed at the Sandwich Barracks found that the lights on the coast of Deer Town, about 15 kilometers southwest of them, were in violation of the air defense regulations. The squad leader called and asked the Dillburg garrison troops. The other party replied that they had received orders from Dover and were rushing to reinforce the fortifications overnight. The Sandwich Barracks did not pay any more attention.

But in the morning, the lookout sentry on duty discovered suspicious circumstances, and a lot of smoke rose from the direction of the town of Deere, as if there were ships sailing on the sea. They contacted Dilburg again, but the answer was that they were just a fleet of transport ships passing by, so they didn't care. The squad leader of Sandwich was very alert. He thought there must be something wrong. Since he had only five men and could not go to check, he sent a report to Kent Command. The Kent command post forwarded the report to the Dover command post, but because the communication was interrupted, they sent the report to the Army Communications Office again for request. My lieutenant happened to be in the communications office and saw the telegram. He felt that there was a problem, perhaps a suspected German soldier, or a pre-lander predator. "

Churchill took the report, looked it through carefully, and shrugged his shoulders.

"I can see at a glance that this is a poor German trap. They want to draw our attention to Deere. At most there is only a special German commando. They landed in a small boat and attacked Dere. The Garrison’s garrison deliberately created a bunch of flaws for us to discover, enticing us to mobilize troops there, and then take the opportunity to land in Dover. This kind of strategy is too clumsy. The shores of Deer are all sandy and shoal. Not suitable for army landing, but we can't leave the Germans alone, tune an elite army... one battalion, one battalion to Dill, and drove those Germans back into the sea, but I suspect that when we are When the troops arrived, the Germans actually retreated long ago. In this way, the army was ordered to transfer an infantry battalion from the nearest army to Deere." Churchill read the order to the secretary on the side, and the army staff was drafted after the other party finished drafting. The chief issued it in person.

"Next, I want to tell you a great piece of good news." Churchill sat at the chairman of the conference table and announced proudly to the chiefs of staff who were sitting in danger. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and faster!