Chapter 448

"You mean the technicians who were under our control are gone?" Churchill is not in a good mood these days. He has to hide in the dark basement and stare at the British troops that no longer exist on the map.

As a matter of fact, the commanders on the front line have ordered that some of the undermanned divisions with only a few thousand people be split up and incorporated into some real combat units, so the units with only names but no combat effectiveness on Churchill's map have actually disappeared. But some time-honored troops were strengthened, and they were ordered to guard several important passages to London.

Hearing Churchill's question, the head of the intelligence department wiped the sweat on his forehead and didn't know what to answer. His staff did protect those important people, sent out are still alert veteran, the result is still in his hinterland, Liverpool was killed hundreds of people.

Germany's special forces are haunted. They create all kinds of troubles in London, which makes him the head of the intelligence department. However, the emergence of such a German force in Liverpool makes him collapse. In fact, the emergence of the German special forces has made the British authorities find that they have no organization to compete with this special force.

Although the traditional intelligence agency can compete with these special operations teams in intelligence analysis and acquisition, they do not have enough strike power. Although the army can suppress these special forces, it can't adapt to the rhythm of these special forces because of its slow action. The police are no match for these specially trained German people

Moreover, in the state of war, Britain was in chaos, the people were displaced, and the supervision of the whole country by various departments was lost. The refugees could not be counted, and strangers were everywhere, which gave the German special forces an invincible environment.

"Mr. Prime Minister! The other side has dispatched a special force that can operate independently in the occupied area of our army. This force is different from previous espionage activities, not harassment. They have strong combat capability, clear objectives, and perfect intelligence, which is not something that one of our departments can deal with... "As it is known, the responsibility is everyone's, only the credit is their own. In this case, they don't shirk their responsibility, He reckons his head of intelligence will be at the end of the job.

So he quickly pushed out the prepared words: "the inspection of the navy is not comprehensive and perfect, and the army does not cooperate with our actions... Our intelligence department has no way..."

When we found the admiral, he said: the air force has no way to provide cover, and neither can we.

When we found the general of the air force, the general of the air force said: the army has lost the front-line airport, and we have no choice.

When we found the general of the army, he said: the navy can't defend the enemy outside the country, and we can't help it.

Now the head of the intelligence department also said this: the matter is the responsibility of the army and the Navy, and we have no way.

As like as two peas, how can they be angry? So Churchill got angry and lost his temper in front of the head of the intelligence department: "you can't help it? The army can't help it! The navy can't help it! The air force has no way! You're all waiting for me to figure something out? Or have you actually figured out a way to go to Chamberlain's new master? "

As soon as the prime minister turns over, the head of the intelligence department knows that he may not be able to keep his official position, but he is not too sad. At this moment, whether he is an official or not is secondary, and whether he can keep his life is the main problem.

So the head of the intelligence department took out a written resignation letter from the inside pocket of his suit and put it on Churchill's desk. He was very embarrassed and said, "Mr. prime minister, since you are not satisfied with my work, I am willing to resign."

What is shameless? That's it. The Germans are almost at the end of the city. Do you want to quit and run? Who will take over the mess you left behind? Those scientists and engineers who have been lost are all the hope of the future of the British Empire. If you say they are lost, they will be lost, even if you resign?

"Packed? Going to Liverpool? And then take a boat to America? It's safe there, and there's a paycheck. " Churchill sneered: "there are a lot of people waiting for you, just say a little British secret can make you live well. Each of you has figured out a way out for yourself. Who has thought about it for the British people? Who thought about the British Empire? "

I'm just resigning. Don't you need to crush me with the future of the British Empire? What's more, the end of Britain is not the disaster of you big men? What's the matter with me? The head of the intelligence department said. However, he still did not have the courage to say these words, and could only express his disdain or dissatisfaction in silence.

"Prime minister! Your telegram. " At this time, a secretary came into Churchill's office, to some extent eased the awkward atmosphere inside, but Churchill just took the telegram, looked at it, and then he was furious again.

"Are they pigs? Are they pigs? A division can't defend a small town! That's a whole division! " Churchill swore loudly and waved the telegram in his hand. The head of the intelligence department didn't speak because he didn't have to look to know that Harlow had lost it.

After the German army consolidated its defensive forces in the north, it launched another offensive in the south. The British garrison was unable to hold up its head because of the 140 mm caliber howitzer discarded by the northern people, and gradually retreated until the city of Harlow. Churchill had hoped that Harlow would last three days or even ten days to get more time for his London defense war. However, what he never thought was that Harlow's garrison only lasted five hours and left Harlow, the gateway of London, to the a group army of lundstedt. If, as expected, German cannons - or rather British discarded cannons - could hit the streets of London at noon. His Churchill plan for a million Londoners to die in London has become a complete joke before it makes any progress. Before long, Churchill would be able to hear German cannons and the roar of machine guns, and he would be the first British Prime Minister in office to be attacked by enemy armies in his capital“ Go out... All out. " Churchill, unable to sit back in his seat, waved helplessly and said, "let me be quiet." The amnesty of the two men quickly withdrew from the prime minister's room, came to the spacious underground air raid shelter corridor“ Are we really finished? " The secretary looked at the head of the intelligence department and asked, "the Germans have already called Harlow?"“ I'm afraid it's true, miss The head of the intelligence service sighed and said, "although we beat the Italian attack in North Africa a few days ago, our situation here is really bad."“ If I'm willing to pay you some money, can you arrange for me to leave London? It's OK to go north or to the United States. It's OK to go to Canada. " The Secretary asked softly. Looking at the enchanting figure of the female secretary, the head of the intelligence department swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "what are you going to pay me?"“ In the evening, you wait for me at the exit of the shelter. " Woman a look at the man's eyes to understand each other's ideas, more enchanting smile, said“ OK, that's no problem. I will arrange for you to leave here and go to the United States as long as you can get permission to leave. " The man nodded“ What if there's no permission? " The woman asked again. Man a Leng, then still nodded - this year who still care about that permit? Maybe one day Churchill found that his female secretary had disappeared, but at that time, was he still in the mood to find a missing woman? Not surprisingly, at noon, the Germans began shelling London. More than a dozen shells fell on the northeast corner of London, blowing several buildings in good condition into ruins, killing dozens of civilians and injuring hundreds. The streets and alleys of London can no longer see any civilians walking around. Occasionally, we see a few soldiers with ammunition boxes and guns running through the streets in a hurry. They are all bent over. It has become a front line and a battlefield. In the afternoon, accompanied by the commander-in-chief of the London garrison, Churchill, his secretary and several staff members inspected the area shelled by the German army, shook hands with some old men who had been temporarily found, and left some photos for the accompanying reporters. After that, the prime minister rushed back to his basement. In the evening, the British garrison temporarily launched a counterattack against Harlow. The two sides fought fiercely for a whole night, but they were unable to decide the outcome. The two teams fought repeatedly among the ruins. As a result, the British recaptured the southern city of Harlow, but paid a heavy price of 5000 people. Different from the British recruits who had stuck to Harlow, the British garrison lost veterans drawn from all corners this time, so the British did not take advantage of this battle. The next day, the fighting between the two sides continued. The southern city of Harlow controlled by the British was repeatedly patronized by German bombers. Finally, the British gave up here and returned to the outskirts of London. The battle for Harlow ended with the victory of Germany. The commander of German group a army, lundstedt, sent a telegram to Berlin that night. The message was simple and concise: I have occupied Harlow, and the attack and defense of London will begin tomorrow. Head of state akado? Long live Rudolph!