Imperial Overlord

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Even if it's self-deception, they want a little peace of mind. In this age of war, they can only rely on this kind of thinking and persist in living.

German bombers really did not visit London on this day, as if they had abandoned this city that had almost disappeared from the map.

To be honest, in the eyes of the common people of London, there really is no high-value target worth destroying here.

The factory area is almost in ruins, and the precious machine tools and equipment that have accumulated over time have now been buried under the rubble.

The machine tools that were finally rescued were all moved to the safer north. These equipments are still congested on the road, and it will take many days to form production.

At night, there are obviously more people coming out to watch the sunset. During the day, they are afraid of bombing, so it is relatively safe at this time.

Of course, the German night bombing was equally desperate, but in comparison, the intensity of night bombing could not be compared with well-organized day bombing.

"Mrs York...you look good today." The middle-aged British man who was filling the bomb crater just now took off his top hat and said to an old woman he saw.

This old woman was originally married to a large nobleman, and then the nobleman died, leaving her a considerable fortune.

Before the war, the old lady owned a lot of properties in London, and the middle-aged man who greeted her was also one of her tenants.

It's a pity that most of her properties are now in ruins, but the middle-aged man, who still owes the old lady's rent, maintains a polite and courteous attitude.

After all, this old lady is very particular when she rents a house, and she often waives some rent fees, which is praised by the surrounding neighbors.

Everyone kept their due respect for this old man. The old man didn't have any air. He smiled at the middle-aged man and stood beside the filled crater with his bag on his back.

"Today's weather is really good." The old man was in good health, with a friendly smile on his face, and picked up a topic at random.

"Yeah, ma'am... It's rare that on such a fine day, the Germans haven't come to spoil the fun." The middle-aged man replied politely.

It stands to reason that on a sunny day, the Luftwaffe will definitely dispatch a large number of bombers to drop hundreds of thousands of tons of aerial bombs over London.

It must have turned into a sea of ​​fire, so everyone is now thankful that the Luftwaffe did not come here.

At least, it was a good day for the day. People on the street looked at the sky and were glad that they had lived another day.

No one knows why the Germans did not come today, and no one knows whether the Germans will come tomorrow.

But at least, their lives today are under a sky without war, which is very gratifying.

"It seems that what the newspaper said, we have defeated the Germans, it is true!" Looking at the sunset above the sky that was about to go down, the old woman said with emotion.

She had been through the First World War, when she was widowed, she had heard of German airships bombing Britain, but she never thought that her hometown would turn into such a ruin.

At that time she, like many young men, was convinced that Britain would win in the end—and indeed they did, defeating the mighty German Empire.

Britain overthrew the rising Germany and turned the mighty German high seas fleet into its own trophies.

Proud Britain is still the empire on which the sun never sets, and the most powerful country in the world in name!

Now, the war has broken out again, and the flames of war have also burned to their hometown. The United Kingdom can of course win the war once again, and continue to stand as a victorious country.

Patrol cars roared past on the street, and in the distance stood the British Army who maintained law and order with their iconic dish-shaped steel helmets on their heads, smoking and watching the non-stop crowd.

In this corner of the war, people enjoy a moment of tranquility, and everyone is praying that the terrible German bomber will not appear tomorrow.

In fact, the content of everyone's prayers is more radical - they hope that those terrible German bombers will never appear...

Further afield, people were searching for valuables in collapsed buildings, collecting what was still usable to take to the bomb shelter for continued use.

Today's Britain, although it has not yet reached the point where everything is lacking, has begun to make ordinary people feel stretched.

The production of some ordinary daily necessities, such as iron basins and tableware, has dropped significantly now.

In addition, the power supply has also been limited due to the bombing. Many times the underground air raid shelter is in a state of power failure, and only the ventilation system is allowed...

What makes people even more nervous is that beef has begun to be limited in supply, and bread has also begun to limit the number of purchases, which has made the citizens feel panic.

The German bombing destroyed the water supply system and paralyzed the power supply system, which brought trouble to local production and life.

What's even more depressing is that in the short term, none of this damage can be repaired, and people can only endure it until the end of the war.

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"Mr. Prime Minister... Although there is nothing wrong with saying this, highlighting the German intervention can also allow us to cover up the retreat to Matrouh as an ordinary battle." An aide spoke to Churchill and persuaded him.

Although the citizens of London were in a very good mood today because the Germans did not know why the bombing stopped - but the high-level people knew that the battlefield situation in North Africa was not optimistic.

Although the enemy retreated back to Beldi, it was possible to counterattack Matru at any time, and the British efforts to strengthen Matru was just an Australian 6th Infantry Division.

The Balkans are now overcast, and a new war may break out at any time. Under this premise, it is very difficult for the UK to appease its ally Greece while strengthening its troops in North Africa.

The first question is how to continue to strengthen the defense of North Africa on the premise of increasing troops in Greece at the same time.

Churchill means to continue to transfer troops from India, but this is definitely a distant decision-to rely on the support of Indian troops, it will take at least 20 days or more.

Maybe the reinforcements had just reached the Suez Canal, and Matrouh was already lost there. How will you face the failure of losing Matrouh?

"The best way to cover up a defeat is to find a way to win a victory!" Churchill replied, looking at his staff.

He also didn't want to use such a clumsy method to get by, but the current situation really did not allow him to be honest with his people.

Now, he is thanking the German commander named Rommel in his heart for not taking advantage of the situation to really capture Matrouh, making him a complete embarrassment for the British Prime Minister.

Of course, he is not a fool. He knows that the main reason why Rommel did not attack Matrouh may be that his own strength is not enough to attack the city.

That's why he was in a hurry, because if he waited until Rommel came back, it would be time for him to have the strength to capture Matrouh.

Faced with such enormous pressure, Churchill had to continue to increase his strength in North Africa: "A division of troops was drawn from India and rushed to Egypt as soon as possible... This is a long-term response!"

Then he looked at the ugly-looking army general beside him, and ordered: "Find a way to transport more A9 and A10 tanks to Africa! We want to regain the strategic initiative!"

"But...Mr. Prime Minister, if we send tanks to Africa, the ability of the mainland to resist landings will decline..." The army general felt the pressure on his shoulders was really heavy.

He is responsible for protecting the absolute security of the British mainland, and it is a very difficult task to prevent a possible German landing on the long coastline.

After all, although the troops in his hands seem to be as many as one million, most of them are recruits with little combat capability.

And the skeleton of these recruits was the 330,000 defeated troops retreating from Dunkirk — demoralized and short of heavy weapons.

These days, because of German bombing, Britain has hardly produced heavy weapons such as tanks in large quantities.

In addition to anti-aircraft guns and some local artillery, the British army had only small weapons such as rifles.

It could be said that it was the English Channel and Royal Navy battleships that prevented the Germans from landing, not the poor British ground forces.

In this case ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and sending people from the already insufficient Army and sending them to faraway Africa - this is definitely a huge adventure.

"My troops have to defend several kilometers of coastline...Sir! If the Germans land, the consequences will be disastrous!" The army general said anxiously.

"You can send troops... I will order the navy to strengthen the strength of the mainland and reduce your defense pressure!" Churchill was the Minister of the Navy after all, and he knew more about the navy.

It is said that the navy is to strengthen the local strength, but the internal statement is still very vague. Because the British Navy is deployed globally, strengthening everyone is nothing more than an attitude.

For example, as long as the patrol circle of the H fleet is expanded to the north, it can be regarded as strengthening the strength of the local navy - you see, how convenient it is?

The army officer also knew what the Prime Minister was thinking, but he couldn't think of any good solution. Who made the recently troubled General Wavell and Lieutenant General O'Connor all from the Army?

"Okay! Sir... If you insist, I agree to assign a local division to reinforce North Africa." The army general finally replied helplessly.