Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Winston never concealed his hatred for Russia. Even when the Russo-German war was at its most tense, Britain's assistance to Russia was reserved.

Compared with the early days of the Russo-German War, Russia now not only has a powerful army, but also has produced a group of generals who are good at fighting with large corps through years of bloody battles, which is what Britain lacks most.

At the same time that the "Overlord" operation started, Russia continued to deal heavy blows to Germany. From Finland to Belarus, on the front thousands of kilometers long, the Russian army counterattacked in an all-round way, especially the Bagration operation launched in early June. It is a model of corps combat and fully demonstrates the command art of Russian generals.

By June 1944, Germany had only 6 million troops left on the Russian battlefield, while the Russian army had increased to 430 million troops. However, in the British and American newspapers, only reports about the "Overlord" operation can be seen, and there are very few mentions of Bagration's operation.

Even if it is mentioned, it is just a sentence, without any valuable information.

What Winston is most worried about now is how Europe should deal with the threat posed by Russia after the war is over.

"The Americans have ulterior motives. They don't want to see a peaceful Europe. The two world wars broke out under the instigation of the Americans, first Germany, and now Russia. The Americans have never spared no effort in cultivating enemies." Wins Dun was heartbroken, but Rock was unmoved.

The United States was certainly responsible for both world wars.

Is the UK not responsible at all?

Without the support of Britain before the Franco-Prussian War, Germany would most likely not be able to defeat France.

After the end of World War I, Britain also spared no effort in supporting Germany.

Now that the game is messed up, put all the responsibility on the Americans.

It's very British.

"Winston, no country can last forever—" What Rock really wanted to say was that the world will always be united if it is divided for a long time, and Winston might not understand it.

Winston's face was ugly, he didn't expect Rock to be so direct.

"This may be difficult for you to accept, but I have to say that the era of the British Empire has passed, and the empire on which the sun never sets will eventually cease to exist like the Armada. If you don't make changes, then even the current United Kingdom It can’t be maintained.” Rock killed people, and before Rock talked to Winston, he had to consider Winston’s mood and cover it up, but now there is no need.

All the way to the Palace of Justice, Winston did not speak again.

This time Winston did not live in the British Embassy when he came to Pretoria, but chose to live in the Palace of Justice.

Roque has nothing to do, anyway, the Palace of Justice has a lot of rooms, and living together is more conducive to communication, and Roque also wants to chat with Winston.

There was no reception dinner in the evening, Jane together during the war, Rock and Winston went straight to the study after dinner, no one else was there.

"There is no prime minister here, just two old friends whom I haven't seen for a long time. I really miss the time when I first came to southern Africa. At that time, we were all young. I was a war reporter and you were a policeman. At that time, the British Empire was in full swing. .” Winston was very relaxed, and he didn’t have too many scruples about what he said.

"I remember it was the second Boer War, that is, from then on, the British Empire flourished and declined—" Rock also relaxed, and he made an exception this evening and drank a little wine.

Because of the strict requirements of the health care doctor, Roque has not drank alcohol for a long time, and quit smoking a long time ago, and now he does not have any bad habits.

"Yes, during the Second Boer War, the British Empire spent hundreds of millions of pounds and got nothing. Afterwards, the empire gradually began to abandon its overseas colonies. Thinking about it now, giving up southern Africa is the most serious mistake of the British Empire." Winston smoked a cigar , he can't change this habit, even though he knows it's harmful to his body.

"Before you think about the threats from Russia and the United States, you might as well think about how to win the general election after the war." Roque reminded Winston not to be careless. Although Winston has a high reputation among the British people, the upper class in the UK does not like it. winston.

Don't listen to the fact that the UK is always democratic and free. The British people have never had the power to decide the fate of the UK. It is the elite who really hold power.

The British general election is different from the American general election. In the United States, the party primaries are the final decisive battle. In the United Kingdom, the leader of the ruling party automatically becomes the British Prime Minister.

In other words, if Winston wants to win the general election, he must first ensure that the Conservative Party wins the general election, and then he must ensure absolute control over the Conservative Party, so that he can be re-elected smoothly.

Leaving aside Winston's control over the Conservative Party, whether the Conservative Party can defeat the Labor Party is a question.

"People in the Labor Party can only talk big and have no ability to govern. As long as people think of MacDonald, they will not choose the Labor Party to govern." Winston is confident that MacDonald's performance is indeed not very good, but Attlee is all the same. strong opponent.

Rock smiled and said nothing, he had already fulfilled his duty as a friend, Winston refused to listen, and Rock couldn't do anything about it.

The British Conservative Party is a traditional force, controlling the lifeline of the British economy, while the Labor Party is all social activists. Attlee only needs to throw out his social welfare system, and he can immediately win the support of most British people.

"Do you have any good advice for me in dealing with the Russians?" Winston came to Pretoria this time to learn from it.

Russia is a workers-ruled country, and there are Labor parties in Britain, France and even the United States, but not in Southern Africa, which makes Winston curious.

"Winston, how long has it been since you walked into an ordinary British family?" Rock didn't hold out much hope.

Winston is considered to be a British elite who understands the sufferings of the people, but he still can't escape the traditional aristocratic thinking mode. The class limitations are very serious, in other words, he is not grounded.

Ordinary British people don't care about the balance of the continent, nor do they care about the conflict of interests at the national level, or even about Britain's overseas colonies. They are more concerned about whether their lives have improved and whether their demands can be met.

"It has never been ordinary people who determine the future of Britain, but the elite." Winston's words are correct, but they also score points.

There was no way to chat that day, and Winston chatted to death directly. At nine o'clock in the evening, Phyllis knocked on the door on time, reminding Rock and Winston to pay attention to the time, and the elderly should have a regular schedule.

Young people don't need it.

Especially for the Free French soldiers who are attacking Paris, they are attacking day and night, taking turns to attack, wishing they could fly to Paris with their wings.

The battle was not going well. The German army had realized that the goal of the Free French Army had changed, and they had fortified layers of defenses on the way forward of the Free French Army. It is only 700 kilometers to Paris.

Fortunately, the British army led by Montgomery was responsible for launching the attack on Caen. The American army led by Patton was storming Cherbourg and had already entered the city of Cherbourg.

After Rommel transferred the German army away, there were only about 15000 German troops defending the Cherbourg area.

Patton led four divisions to attack wildly, and the defenders of Cherbourg suffered heavy losses. In order to prevent the Allies from using the dock facilities of Cherbourg, Rear Admiral Henneck, the commander of the German Port Navy, ordered the complete destruction of the port of Cherbourg, and the value of Cherbourg plummeted.

The purpose of Cherbourg captured by the Allies was to use the port facilities of Cherbourg to turn Cherbourg into the most reliable logistics base for the Allies.

Like Cannes, the Germans have not completely lost their will to fight. With no chance of winning, they completely destroyed the port facilities. Even if the Allies took Cherbourg, it would take a long time to repair it.

Now the pressure is on Patton's side. The defenders of Cherbourg have made it clear that they will fight to the death. Even if Cherbourg is captured, they will not be able to use Cherbourg to provide logistical support for the Allies in a short time.

However, it is impossible not to fight. Cherbourg is located at the northernmost tip of the Cotentin Peninsula, the rear of the Allied forces. Letting Cherbourg not fight is a huge threat to the Allied forces.

Then nibble bit by bit.

What Patton dislikes the most is this method of combat. The armored force is extremely limited in urban warfare and cannot give full play to its own advantages. Patton asked the Allied fleet for fire support. At the end of the month, a naval artillery support formation composed of 3 battleships, 4 cruisers, and 11 destroyers was dispatched.

The fleet's firepower was still very strong, and half of Cherbourg was razed to the ground. It was not until July that Patton completely took Cherbourg.

Progress has also been slow on Montgomery's side.

After the failure of the first attack, the British army commanded by Montgomery suffered heavy losses. Now it has withdrawn from the battle to rest, and the next attack is far away.

Another important purpose of Winston's visit to Pretoria this time is to hope that Rock can increase his support in the direction of Normandy.

Now Winston has fully realized that if he wants to capture Paris before de Gaulle, he still has to rely on the southern African army.

In the past half a month, the southern African army that landed in Normandy has reached four divisions, with a total strength of more than 7 troops, which is sufficient to launch an attack on Paris.

Of course there are still difficulties.

In order to prevent the German reinforcements in the early stage, the Allied Air Force almost blew up all the bridges on the rivers around Normandy.

This indeed effectively prevented German reinforcements.

However, it also created huge troubles for the Allied attack. The southern African army has many vehicles, heavy machinery such as tanks, and has high requirements for roads and bridges. Ordinary simple pontoon bridges cannot pass at all. This is also an important reason for Montgomery's defeat in the first battle. reason.

In contrast, the attack of the Free French Army was smoother, and the German army's will to fight in this direction was not high. This has a lot to do with the strict military discipline of the Free French Army and the southern African army.

In the small town of Prion, about 100 kilometers south of Lyon, a 1200-strong Romanian army surrendered without much resistance, which made Major Salston of the Free French Army still wanting more.

For Major Salston, the Axis troops who surrendered are actually more troublesome than those who fought to the death. After all, the surrendered troops still need to be resettled. Someone needs to stay to guard the prisoners and consume valuable supplies. This will seriously hinder the attack. The forward speed of the troops.

"Come on, if they fight to the end, it will take at least a week for us to fully clean up this town, or they will flee to the surrounding areas. I don't want to find them one by one vineyard." From Southern Africa Major Mark was very happy, it was so simple to guard the prisoners, just leave it to the guerrillas.

The rapid advance of the "Dragon Cavalry" is largely due to the cooperation of the guerrillas. Before the Allied forces arrived in the small town of Prion, the guerrillas had already attacked the Romanian army stationed in Prion for half a month. This is one of the reasons why the Romanian army surrendered so quickly.

The Romanians waited until the Allies arrived to surrender, knowing full well that if they surrendered to the partisans it would end badly.

The guerrillas will not give them treatment that matches their status.

For this reason, Major Mark also had to remind the guerrilla leader not to be too brutal.

"From the beginning of 40 years to the present, these Romanians have been entrenched here and domineering. It has been four full years. You don't know how we survived these four years. No matter how we retaliate against them, it will not be too much. God will forgive us Yes!" The guerrilla leader had a tough attitude, and it seemed that after the allied forces left, they would start killing.

"Sir, I can understand your feelings. What I really want to say is that death is an easy relief for them. We should let them repent all day long in the days to come and live in endless painful memories." Mark The major is not the Holy Mother. For some people, it is indeed too cheap to execute them directly. They must be given sufficient labor reform.

To put it bluntly, it is to find a mine and let them dig, and let them do whatever job is dangerous. In order to improve their enthusiasm for work, they must see the hope of freedom one day, just like in front of the nose of a donkey. Like hanging a carrot, there is hope and motivation.

"Okay, I know what to do—" the guerrilla leader turned his eyes and got his mind.

Major Mark felt that his words didn't seem to have any effect.

It's okay, anyway, when Major Mark and the others were here, these prisoners were still alive and well.

After Major Mark and the others leave, no matter what happens here, it has nothing to do with Major Mark and the others.

Leaving the prisoners at the disposal of the guerrillas, Majors Mark and Sulston rested overnight in Prion and continued their advance after dawn.

Two hours later, Major Salston's unit encountered another German force.

This time it is not the servant army, but the real German army.

That's right, Lyon is the largest city in the south of France. The German army has heavily fortified Lyon. Not only are the defenders here all German troops, but they are also elite troops of the German army.

"Wait for the air force's support, or should we try to fight first?" Major Mark let Sulston make his own decision. He must wait for the air force.

The troops led by Mark are all composed of southern Africans, not alliance servants, so they must be cautious when fighting.

"Let's try to fight first." Major Salston took the initiative, and his free French army came from North Africa.