Chapter 623： Give up India

French navy!

Up to now, the French Navy has hardly suffered any substantial losses. Moreover, in the claim, the French Army is number one in Europe, and the French Navy is also ranked among the top four in Europe.

Now that the British navy is crippled, they have long been eyeing those ships of the French navy. If the French navy can be incorporated, the strength of the British navy can be restored at once!

Now, France’s prospects are not optimistic. If you are pessimistic, it is even a matter of time before France surrenders. At this time, Britain is even more impatient.

So the British ambassador just ran over to ask the French Prime Minister.

When Churchill came to Paris, he discussed it with Renault. At the time, Renault had agreed.

Now, after hearing the words of the British ambassador, Renault briefly thought about it, and said: "No problem, when we move to the new capital, we will give orders."

The British ambassador could only watch Prime Minister Renault pack up and leave. Originally, he wanted to say, could the order be issued now? However, he still didn't say it. Although Britain is very anxious about this kind of thing, it should not urge the French government excessively, otherwise, it will be counterproductive. After moving to Bordeaux, come to Renault.

Now, let's telegraph to London!

London, England.

In the meeting room of the Prime Minister's Office, there was a strong smell of cigar, and Churchill was smoking one by one.

He looked at the others and pressed the cigar in his hand into the ashtray: "As the prime minister, I have this right. Now, we must sacrifice the interests of India in exchange for the Soviets to send troops."

Now, the situation on the European continent is not at all optimistic. The surrender of France is just in sight. Moreover, Cyric has already said that after fighting France, the Germans will land across the sea and attack Britain!

Originally, Britain was not very afraid of the threat of Germany's cross-sea landing. You must know that no matter how powerful the German army is, it will not be able to fly. The English Channel is the sky.

However, when the Germans landed across the sea and suddenly landed ashore in western France, the British were surprised to find that the Germans really had this ability. Before they knew it, they had an extremely powerful navy. , The century-old navy! How did the Germans manage it in just a few years?

It's incredible!

It is conceivable that the war that Britain is about to face is terrible and cruel.

For the United Kingdom, the only chance is the Soviet Union. If the Soviet Union can join in, it will be quite advantageous for the United Kingdom. The Soviet Union provoked a war in the east, and the Germans had to deal with the threat from the east. Will have the opportunity to buffer.

Britain needs time.

After the First World War, Britain did not want to fight. Britain was simply abolishing its own martial arts. It invested less and less in national defense, so that the navy ships were almost the foundation of the First World War.

And now, finally, Britain has switched to the war mode. All resources have been pooled to serve national defense, but they need time.

The Germans conquered France in less than half a month. If the Germans were allowed to step onto the land of Britain, it is conceivable that Britain would soon perish.

"We must allow the Soviet Union to join in. At this time, only the Soviet Union can give us time. If we delay it for a year, we can reorganize a powerful expeditionary force. If we give us two years, we China’s navy will be able to recover to a war with the Germans. If we give us four years, we, the United Kingdom, will be stronger than any time in history!"

Time, Britain needs time! Without time, Britain cannot hope for victory in this war.

On the Soviet side, conditions have already been set, that is, India.

The British colonization of India began with the East India Company. The East India Company did business in India. Gradually, the East India Company became a tool for the British colonists to invade India.

I have experienced many twists and turns during the period, especially. In the 1857 Indian uprising, the British government made major adjustments.

Britain abolished the East India Company, and the Minister of Indian Affairs took over all its powers; and established an Indian government headed by the Governor of India. In this way, India entered the era of direct rule by the British government.

For Britain, India is very important,

India has a vast territory, rich resources, and a large population. The Ganges River basin is fertile. It can be said that India is an important source of cheap raw materials in the UK and an important dumping place for products.

During the invasion of China that year, almost all the y sold by British merchants to China was produced in India. This was an important means of primitive accumulation of capital in the early stages of British capitalism.

At the same time, India’s strategic geographical position is very important. It guards the traffic arteries from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific and is the forefront of British aggression in Southeast Asia.

Now, merely relying on a verbal commitment to send troops to hand over the Indian colony to the Soviet Union This approach will not be supported at all!

In the past few days, Congress has exploded, and some members even openly declared that Churchill is a traitor, even more hateful than Chamberlain. Chamberlain sold France to Germany, and Churchill sold Britain to the Soviet Union!

After all, Western Europe is still capitalist, while the Soviet Union has a different ideology from theirs. This is even more unacceptable. Since the establishment of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom has always held a hostile attitude. But now, it has to deal with the Soviet Union and even India. All to the Soviet Union?

How can this be!

If in normal times, Churchill's proposal might cause him to lose popular support and step down, but now it is during the war. According to the emergency bill, Churchill can bypass Parliament when necessary.

Now, Churchill just wants to use his special power to make a decision directly, but at least, senior government officials have to support him.

Now, Britain is more pitiful than in history, France has failed, and Britain is about to usher in a war. The most depressing thing is that the United States has stayed out of the matter until now and is totally unwilling to get involved.

Therefore, Churchill could only find other foreign aid. It would be worthwhile to use India in exchange for Soviet troops!

Churchill was trying his best to persuade his companions: "Step back and say, if our Britain is taken down by Germany, what is the use of those isolated colonies overseas? The British Empire is gone!"

If you have a choice, all colonies can be abandoned in exchange for victory. In order to preserve the British mainland, all kinds of interests can be abandoned!

"I support the Prime Minister's opinion." Finally, a voice in the corner of the conference room said.

This is an army general with a tired expression and one of the very few British expeditionary generals who returned from France, Montgomery.