Chapter 2137： The Doomsday of the British Expeditionary Force

In fact, this news is not true. Let’s not say whether the French will change so quickly. They fought the Germans to the death a month ago, and now they let the German High Seas Fleet battleship use French ports. From a purely technical point of view, there are many problems. After all, the scale of the high seas fleet is too large. The capacity of any port facility in France cannot meet the high seas fleet, and the supply and logistics equipment of the two sides are completely different. France It is also difficult for people to find enough manpower to provide you with help for the German fleet. Even if the French are willing to provide maintenance services for the German high seas fleet, the Germans are also willing to go, so the technical and practical problems are still choking!

But now one situation has been finalized, that is, the German submarines have begun to use French bases. Compared with the main fleet of hundreds of warships, the maintenance of submarines is much more convenient. In addition to the need for some German torpedoes, The French can almost provide a full set of services, and for this reason, Jericho is jealous of the German plans!

Although technically speaking, it is difficult for Germans to enter French ports, this is only a guess. What is the actual situation? War is the most prone to accidents. If the German fleet actually arrives at a port on the west coast of France and can obtain a certain degree of logistical support, it will be too deadly for the Royal Navy! This means that the large fleet is forced to compete against each other in the French sea or the Atlantic Ocean. In this case, it is really hard to say what the outcome is.

Although Jericho has developed a series of tactics around aviation, what if the weather is bad on the day of the decisive battle... Who said that is accurate! As for the flash people? The speed of most British warships is 3 to 4 knots slower than the Germans! And because of the lack of fuel, the speed must be controlled, and the speed of the fight may even drop. In this case, you can't go if you want to go!

Actually, although Jericho has a general framework tactically, it is still uncertain when it comes to the strategic level, such as when and where to fight. If the German High Seas Fleet really wants to stab the British arteries, it will definitely take the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Well, which one of the three seas to choose as the battlefield? Jericho is really uncertain! To a certain extent, this is not Jericho's decision, the initiative is in the hands of the Germans, so Jericho can only see tricks, rather than choose a predetermined battlefield to wait for the opponent!

Just as Jericho and Thomas were discussing the future decisive war at sea, Prime Minister Asquith in London also called the commander of the British Expeditionary Force Haig. He now needs to tell Marshal Haig about a very bad decision made by the senior management!

"Last night there seemed to be a big battle in the Strait of Dover." Marshal Haig's voice came from the other side.

"That's it. We won the night battle, but lost the day battle. General Thomas's fleet suffered heavy losses under the Luftwaffe's air strikes." Prime Minister Asquith said in a low voice.

"So, Admiral Jericho refused to invest in the Dover Strait?" Marshal Haig's words were cold!

"Yes, not only him, but also the high-level leaders. We are actually unable to guarantee the smooth flow of sea transport ships. Maybe we can still raise some transport ships, but this evacuation work is undoubtedly going through the gates of hell. As you The marshal, he should be very clear about the meaning of the Royal Navy to the Empire. Under such circumstances, the Empire really should not continue to invest in the fleet."

"So, we are abandoned? Millions of soldiers who have fought in a foreign country for the benefit of the British Empire for 2 years are just like throwing a piece of rag away by you?! Do you know? Every officer, one of them So now he can still pick up guns in the trenches with low-end German tanks and airplanes. The fundamental reason is because he believes that the British Empire will not abandon his fighters. Even during the Napoleonic Wars, we experienced a fiasco in Spain. The British Empire still won’t let go! But what about now?! I still have more than 500,000 troops in my hands, and there are fresh lives being sent to the altar of the God of War at all times. They are eager to be saved, and they don’t hesitate to throw their heads for the empire Hot blood, and in the end, what we were waiting for was such a result!"

"The British Empire is over! He has lost his soldiers and past glory! This is more heartbreaking than the failure of a war! Your decision will affect an entire generation! No one will pick up a rifle for the Empire anymore, worldwide There is an internal battle! No one!" Marshal Haig roared hysterically.

"Sorry, my heart was bleeding when I made this decision. We will try our best to preserve the lives of the expeditionary soldiers. When things are irreversible you and your expeditionary army can Choose to surrender." Prime Minister Asquith said.

"Listen, now, the German long-range artillery can cover the entire Dunkirk. No place in the defense line is safe. We have reached a desperate situation. If it were not a possible evacuation plan, I might have been a week ago. I chose to surrender. For this possible plan, my troops lost more than 150,000 people! They were all killed for the British Empire, so in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, I decided to surrender immediately after putting down the phone! We have tried our best Now." Marshal Haig said.

"We can understand your behavior." Asquith said. Now, the British Prime Minister can no longer persuade Marshal Haig to continue.

"If it's convenient for you, you can give the power to your deputy, and then we will arrange a plane to transport you back to the UK." Asquith did not make this decision because of his personal friendship with Marshal Haig. He just thought that it would be a very embarrassing thing for the British that a marshal of the British expeditionary army appeared at the surrender ceremony and then handed over his sword and scepter under the light of the flashlight. According to his words , The glory of the British Empire Army for hundreds of years will disappear at this moment.

"No! I will be with my colleagues! You have abandoned them, but I will never! I will endure with them the humiliation that should be endured! I and the command team will not leave here! We are not with you politicians Same! I will share the honor and disgrace with my soldiers!" Marshal Haig said with one last word.

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