Chapter 485

When lundstedt woke up from his sleep, genius had just begun to light up. Before washing his face and brushing his teeth, the German general heard the good news that the British garrison launched a crazy counterattack against the German garrison in order to regain the lost position in the south of the city.

This is undoubtedly good news. In urban operations, the troops who stay in place can always have fewer casualties. He pushed open the window of the headquarters, then took the document from the staff and read it carefully. The details made him more excited.

British soldiers in many areas launched a decisive counterattack. There were no bullets in the guns of these soldiers, and the German army beat back these attacks with ease. Such a counterattack allowed the German army to annihilate at least 3000 British soldiers in an hour, but it was clear that these bullet free troops were not the main force of the British garrison.

"The surrender of the 29th British garrison division did not affect the British garrison's strength, but their jurisdiction was a relatively safe area in London... So that the British garrison hid a lot of ammunition reserves in this area." Lundstedt found this key point last night when he counted the supplies handed in by the surrendered British army.

This is the main reason for the collapse of the British garrison. The lack of food forces can last for a few more days, but if there is a lack of ammunition, then it is obvious that this force lacks the most basic combat effectiveness. So Britain fought back to the south at all costs, so the British troops pushed out all the troops without ammunition to fight back.

"Let a few professional special combat teams of street fighting enter these areas slowly to carry out suppression. Our troops will attack here and here to cooperate with their actions. See if the Swat can find Churchill in these suspicious areas. " Lundstedtete thought of this and pointed to the location of several marks on the map to his combat staff.

"Yes The staff officer immediately nodded, then turned and went out.

Churchill walked out of his office, passed by the Secretary's room, then walked down the corridor, up the stairs step by step, and out of his air defense basement. I don't know why he suddenly wants to go out for a walk. Maybe it's because he hasn't breathed the air on the ground for three days.

He walked out of the deep air raid shelter. No one on either side of the soldiers fell asleep because they were tired. No one found his officer passing by them. It was until the entrance of the air raid shelter that Churchill saw two soldiers on duty.

"Prime minister!" Two soldiers saw Churchill come out and stood at attention with a soft greeting.

"Thank you. Thank you for everything you've done for Britain." Churchill looked at the two young soldiers, and suddenly had a sad feeling: "if you don't suggest, accompany me to the top for a walk?"

Two people quickly wake up a few soldiers around, leaving the people on guard, the remaining few people accompanied Churchill to the subway station. Because there was a generator working, the lights near the shelter were still on, but by the time they got to the subway station, it was very dark.

A few miner's lamps were blazing, illuminating the desperate faces around them. The civilians huddled together and watched their prime minister walk past them in horror.

"Mr. Churchill." A little girl holding a doll timidly stood at Churchill's leg, raised her head and stopped Churchill: "when will the war end?"

Churchill was stunned. Then he bent down and touched the little girl's head with his hand. He managed to squeeze out a smile and replied softly to the little girl, "it will be over soon. The disaster will soon pass, and God will bless you all. "

He straightened up and watched the little girl run back to his mother. Then he went on to the area where the wounded were parked.

Compared with the refugees, it's much more lively here. Many of the wounded are groaning in their sleep. Not far away, two doctors are amputating the wounded. Yesterday's battle cost the British garrison a lot, so now they are very busy.

In one scream after another, a doctor covering his face with a mask cuts the injured person's arm back and forth with a saw blade, and his feet are full of shoes, feet or arms. Of course, on one side of the deep rail side, there are more such broken limbs and arms, and there are also piles of smelly dead bodies.

Churchill watched a young man whose arm had been sawn off died on the operating table because of untimely rescue. He watched two doctors directing the soldiers to help to throw the warm corpse into the subway track pit.

Without saying a word, he walked with his hands behind his back to the stairs leading to the ground next to the subway station. Step by step, when the whole person walked out of the subway exit covered with camouflage net, he suddenly felt that he had become a lot more relaxed.

Last night, around a building 50 meters away, the British garrison and the German soldiers fought fiercely. As a result, after paying the price of more than 70 soldiers, the British garrison held their position.

Churchill took a look at the building in the distance. When he looked at it on the map last night, he thought it was very close. Now after he really took a look, he thought it was still very far away.

Accompanied by several soldiers, he went to the side of a 140 mm howitzer stacked beside the subway entrance and looked at the empty ammunition boxes discarded all over the ground, as well as the artillery and infantry sleeping on the ground with ammunition boxes on their heads. They were so tired that they could not open their eyes when several people came to them. In the distance of the visible street, there is an American m3lee tank. This tank is a rare heavy weapon in the hands of the British army. It beat back the attack of some German infantry yesterday, but today, fearing being destroyed, it retreated to the street for defense. The tank's turret was covered with canvas and camouflaged as a pile of ruins to avoid being found and destroyed by German Air Force aircraft“ The war is long overdue. " Churchill looked at the red bloodstain on a destroyed antiaircraft gun, reached out and touched it. He found that the bloodstain had dried up and had not covered his fingers. He sighed and said, "this damned war really should have ended long ago!"“ Prime Minister A sergeant behind him came up and said in a low voice, "let's go back to the basement. Maybe the Germans will bombard here sometime. The soldiers here are your loyal followers. They are willing to die here for the sake of the British Empire. So you can rest assured that we will fight to the last minute. "“ Chamberlain is right. We have to leave some blood for the British. There is a famous saying that "those who are ready to die are entitled to live." now I think this is true. We should let those who are willing to die for the British Empire live. " Churchill murmured, patted the sergeant on the shoulder and said, "you have to live, too!" By the time the sergeant responded, Churchill had already walked back. He carefully bypassed the soldiers sleeping on the ground and walked back to the entrance of the subway station, where there was a sign of air raid shelter, swinging back and forth slightly in the breeze. Looking at the signs shaking back and forth in the wind, Churchill thought of the British Empire. The British emperor reorganized his cabinet in Iceland, declared that he would not recognize the Chamberlain government or Churchill government, and that he would lead the army back to England. It's hard for Churchill to comment on whether it's true to call back, but it's a foregone conclusion to set up another mountain. Chamberlain set up a British government in the northern mountains, which was similar to the Vichy regime in France, and was founded with the thigh of Germany in his arms. Although there was a suspicion of betrayal, it was supported by some British people who were eager to stop the war. After all, as long as the British flag does not fall, a truce is a very attractive option. I'm tired. Go on fighting. Churchill shook his head helplessly, raised his foot and walked down the steps, step by step to the slightly dim subway entrance. When he was about to enter the darkness, he suddenly stopped and looked up at the dark sky of London. He had a premonition that he might never see the sky of London again. After looking at the sky, he did not stop any longer. He went down the stairs, passed the field hospital, passed the refugees. Churchill did not dare to see those scenes, because he was afraid to forget the empire which was so huge and powerful that it was incomparable. He was afraid to think of the fact that the Empire collapsed in his own hands. When he stood at the entrance of the deep air raid shelter, the sleeping soldiers were awake. The soldiers leaned against the wall and sat on the stairs in groups. When they saw Churchill coming back, some soldiers stood up to attention, while some did not move their buttocks. When a person can face death calmly, the status of former prime minister is not enough to make him panic“ It's seven o'clock sharp in the morning. Gentlemen. As long as you stick to it until 5 p.m., you will finish your task. " Churchill looked at his men and said, "at 5 p.m. this afternoon, I will stop the resistance on time. All the areas I can command will surrender to the Germans." Everyone couldn't believe their ears. They stood there quietly, looking at the former prime minister, who had been so tough that he declared that he would never surrender. Suddenly, someone began to cry, sobbing in the silence“ Gentlemen! Think of our compatriots in Iceland, think of our compatriots in the mountains of northern England. Our efforts are not in vain, and will never be in vain! " Churchill said with a smile: "I have a hunch that the Germans will not win this war!"