Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2145

Southern Africa was not ready to declare war on Germany.

There are a lot of preparations to be done. Southern Africa has not yet started to mobilize, and Saint Rocco still has staff stranded. Once war is declared, Cyprus will face a huge threat from the Italians. It will take at least a month for the Southern African army to rush to Europe to participate in the war, even if it is now Departure, also can't keep up with the Allied soldiers who rescued Dunkirk.

On the 29th, the "Generator Project" continued.

From the initial plan of 1 people per day to 28 people on the 17804th, in order to save the British Expeditionary Force besieged in Dunkirk, the British broke out with great enthusiasm.

Warships, merchant ships, cruise ships, fishing boats, yachts, ferries, and even motorboats and sailboats that can only be used for inland navigation have joined the ranks of saving the expeditionary force.

People rushed to Dunkirk with all the ships that could be moved. Some ships could only carry dozens of people, and a bomb could overturn them. The captain was still fearless.

Many Dutch ships also joined in. Colonel Pym, the director of the map office of the British Admiralty, drove a small Dutch boat to bring 800 expeditionary soldiers back to the British mainland within four days.

On the evening of the 28th, Alexander, the commander of the First British Expeditionary Force, who was known for his calmness and composure, arrived in Dunkirk to replace Lord Gott, the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force who was retreating in Dunkirk.

Like Montgomery, Gott graduated from the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. During the last World War, when Gott commanded a battalion of the Guards in France, as a lieutenant colonel, he led tanks to attack the German positions. He destroyed two artillery positions of the German army and captured 200 German soldiers. Gott won the Victoria Cross for this and was known as "Tiger Gott".

From 1937 to 1939, Gott served as Chief of the British Army Chief of Staff.

After the outbreak of the European War, Gott served as the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force and went to France to fight.

History is always strikingly similar.

Rock didn't know if Gott had received a secret order similar to the one Rock had received in the last world war.

However, after Germany broke through the Anglo-French defense line from the Ardennes Forest, Gott did not follow the decision of the Anglo-French coalition forces to evacuate south and join the French army. Instead, he ordered the British Expeditionary Force to go to Dunkirk and prepare to withdraw to the mainland.

Regardless of whether the decision was made by Gort himself or the British War Department, Gort himself must be responsible for it.

Gott has now been relieved of his post, and his new position, Director of the National Guard, appears to have been left idle.

But soon, Gott will return to the front line as Governor of Gibraltar.

Considering what Gibraltar means to the UK, this is a thought-provoking appointment.

Harold Alexander is indeed calm and calm. This is another standard British soldier who graduated from the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. He has a rich resume and has served in British overseas colonies for a long time. The impact on the German mechanized troops was severely lacking in experience.

After the outbreak of the European War, Alexander served as the commander of the [-]st Infantry Division and went to France to fight. On the eve of arriving in Dunkirk, Alexander had just been appointed as the commander of the [-]st Army.

In the early morning, Alexander got out of his tent, full of energy.

The sky is cloudy, as it has been for the past few days, and the weather is very bad.

It is a good thing for the British and French allied forces. The bad weather has seriously affected the German Air Force. Yesterday, few German planes appeared on the beach in Dunkirk. This is thanks to the British Air Force's operations. Unfortunately, most of the battles took place in Above the clouds, many coalition soldiers had no idea how much the British Air Force had paid for their successful evacuation.

After experiencing the indiscriminate bombing on the 27th, the soldiers of the British and French coalition forces have become accustomed to the bleak air raid sirens. Even if the sirens sounded, no one panicked.

The environment of the Dunkirk beach minimized the power of the German aerial bombs.

Many German aviation bombs did not explode after being dropped.

Even in an explosion, the soft sand will minimize the power of the fragments.

On the outskirts of Dunkirk, tens of thousands of British and French soldiers were fighting against the Germans, covering the withdrawal of the British and French allied forces in Dunkirk. There were faint rumbles of artillery, but the British and French allied soldiers on the beach were not affected in any way.

Although the situation is critical, most soldiers of the British and French allied forces still have to brush their teeth and wash their faces after getting up.

A British soldier was eating an apple not far from Alexandria. The logistical materials of the British and French allied forces are still sufficient. The Expeditionary Force Command no longer restricts the use of materials. It is better to consume them than leave them to the Germans.

Farther away, a British soldier in a plaid skirt is playing bagpipes, and the melodious music has great soothing power to the soul.

Farther away, a British soldier was actually fishing. Although he didn't get much, he was still very focused.

An orderly called Alexander to wash his face, and the toothpaste was naturally squeezed out.

An orderly carried a mirror for Alexander, who had to shave every day, a habit he had developed since childhood.

Alexander was born in an aristocratic family in Ireland. He liked competitive sports and painting as early as in Harrow School. His ideal as a student was to become the chairman of the Royal Society of Arts.

After washing up, Alexander asked someone to bring a canvas deck chair and put it on the beach. He lay on it with a calm demeanor, watching the British and French troops board the ship in an orderly manner.

Alexander's calm and composed attitude greatly encouraged the morale of the British and French allied forces. When Gott came to find Alexander, Alexander fell asleep, which made Gott very satisfied.

"I hope you don't blame me. I failed to defeat the Germans. I can only bring more expeditionary soldiers back to the mainland." Gott was depressed. He already knew that he would retire from active service after returning to China. Gott was a little sad.

"General, we all know that this is not your fault." Alexander comforted Gott, and it was impossible for Rock to do better than Gott.

Still the same sentence, don't be afraid of god-like opponents, but be afraid of pig-like teammates.

Back then, no matter how incompetent Xia Fei was, he did not let the Germans drive straight in. At least Xia Fei led the French army to withstand the German offensive.

Compared with Joffre, Kammering is nothing. It is said that after being dismissed, Kammering is in contact with some French politicians who are inclined to surrender to Germany. This is a disgrace to France.

It is no wonder that Gamelin made those strange decisions when Germany attacked Poland.

Gott's fate is not good, and with a French commander-in-chief like Gan Malin, it's no wonder that Gott chose to lead the British expeditionary force to retreat. If it was replaced by Rock, Rock would only run faster and take all he could bring with him. All the supplies were taken away, not even a single bullet was left for the Germans.

"Harold, remember your mission and bring more British children back to the UK—" Gott said meaningfully.

Alexander understood in seconds.

Dunkirk now has over 40 Allied troops.

Mustache has now realized that the air force led by Goering alone probably cannot keep 40 Allied troops in Dunkirk, so the 40th Armored Army commanded by Reinhardt and the 19th Armored Army commanded by Guderian The Panzer Army is launching a crazy attack on Dunkirk.

Gott and Alexander also had no confidence in removing all 40 people.

Then who gets on board first becomes the most critical issue.

From the night of the 25th to the early morning of the 29th, nearly [-] British troops have withdrawn from Dunkirk to the British mainland.

At the same time, fewer than 1000 French troops were able to evacuate from Dunkirk.

Alexander did not answer the question directly, but nodded silently.

While the Allied forces were hastily withdrawing from Dunkirk, Winston held a cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, to discuss how to prevent the Germans from crossing the English Channel.

Just now, Winston received a telegram from the Palace of Justice in Pretoria, which revealed that the Germans had made plans to launch an attack on the British mainland. This was what Winston was most worried about since the outbreak of the European War. thing.

"How authentic is the intelligence?" Sir Archibald Sinclair, Minister of the Air Force, was under great pressure. If the intelligence was correct, then Germany would break through the British defenses through the air, and the attack on the British mainland may be the first in human history. Biggest bombing ever.

Neville's cabinet fell, and Winston stepped in to form a large-scale war cabinet with complex members.

Air Secretary Archibald Sinclair is Liberal, Lord Seal Clement Richard Attlee is Labor, Foreign Secretary Halifax is Conservative, Health Secretary Marco Tom MacDonald was a member of the National Labor Party, which was not the same as Attlee's Labor Party.

Winston is good at uniting vertically and horizontally. Facing the German attack, the British finally united.

Hope it's not too late.

"This is a telegram signed by Lord Nyasaland himself. There is no need to doubt its authenticity." Winston said in a low voice. Compared with the intelligence personnel in southern Africa, the British intelligence personnel are simply scumbags.

It can't be said to be scum.

At least the original version of the "Industrial Building Plan" obtained by the United Kingdom is indeed accurate.

However, the Germans adjusted the "Industrial Building Plan" in time, but the British intelligence personnel knew nothing about it. This is too inappropriate.

"When will southern Africa declare war on Germany?" Sir Kingsley Wood, the chancellor of the exchequer, has almost lost his hair during this period. If southern Africa does not participate in the war, Britain may not last long.

Mention Rock.

The cabinet ministers in the conference room had amazingly bright eyes as if they had suddenly seen a savior.

"Gentlemen, we can't always pin our hopes on others. Only by taking our destiny firmly into our own hands can we face the challenges ahead. It is very good that Southern Africa declares war on Germany; but even if Southern Africa does not join the war , we must resolutely win this war, and win this war at all costs!" Winston finally showed his strong side, and when the fat man fought his back, his burst of energy was unparalleled.

(End of this chapter)