69novels Chapter 675
Chapter 675
There is no reason why the British could not see the problems that the Americans could see.
The blitzkrieg launched by Guderian in the southwest of the British Empire completely shocked the entire British military and government.
They did not expect that the German army could launch such a powerful offensive with such a small force, and they had millions of troops in the south, but they could not do anything about this German army. Although there were garrisons in cities everywhere, they seemed to be non-existent in the face of the German attack. Almost every city did not hold out for long and was quickly defeated by the German army!
The German army now has only 200,000 people, but it can launch such a fierce offensive. If the German army continues to increase its strength, what kind of huge pressure will the British army bear?
Thinking of this, the British began to panic!
“Your Majesty, although this sentence may seem to boost others’ morale and undermine your own prestige, the current situation does not make people optimistic!”
“Our army could not withstand the German attack on the front battlefield, and with the fall of the southwest, more and more German troops will appear on our territory, which will make the balance of war tilt more and more towards the Hans, and we may not be able to win this war!”
Prime Minister Lloyd George said to King George V in a slightly helpless tone.
Since the German army landed on the British mainland, the old Prime Minister Lloyd George seemed to have aged more than ten years in just a few days. His gray hair and haggard appearance were completely different from before.
King George V felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the old prime minister’s old and frail appearance.
He invited Prime Minister Lloyd George, but he didn’t expect to encounter such a situation. Since he took office, the British mainland has been unsuccessful, and the old prime minister has also been under tremendous pressure, so he has aged prematurely, which makes King George V feel a little guilty about the old prime minister.
However, this sense of guilt did not last long. As a king, everyone is his subject, and he is responsible for all his subjects, so he has more important things to solve!
“Are we going to follow the old path of the Gauls?”
Hearing the words of Prime Minister Lloyd George, King George V frowned.
Ever since the German army began bombing the British mainland, the situation in Britain has been getting worse and worse. Almost everyone in Britain can clearly feel this rapid decline, and George V, as a king, naturally feels it more deeply. King
George V was born when the British Empire was at its most powerful. He experienced the most glorious stage of the British Empire in his early years and was extremely proud of the strength of the British Empire. When he looked at many old British people, he felt a kind of arrogance deep in his heart, thinking that other European countries and even other countries in the world were not as good as the British Empire. The United States is great!
In their view, the British Empire was the greatest empire in human history, and this great empire should have long-lasting peace and prosperity for generations to come!
As a result, in just half a century, the British Empire declined rapidly. From the end of World War I to now, in just ten years, the British Empire has weakened at an unprecedented rate.
Those of them who deeply cherished the former glory of the British Empire now had to face the fact that the British Empire was declining. This strong contrast made it difficult for them to accept the reality.
It was precisely because they could not accept the reality that they made many mistakes of arrogance and underestimation of the enemy when fighting against Hans, and the Battle of the North Sea was a disaster. This is the consequence of such a mistake!
Now, when they finally accepted the reality, they were horrified to find that the situation was out of control. After the Germans landed on their homeland, they missed the golden period of 24 hours and failed to drive the Germans into the sea while they were still unstable. Instead, the Germans gained a firm foothold. After Guderian landed with the elite of the First Army, it was impossible for the British army to drive them into the sea!
Failure to drive the Germans into the sea means that it is impossible to cut off the channels for the German follow-up troops to continue landing on the shore, which will lead to more and more German troops. Now there are only 200,000, and they can no longer handle it. If the Germans If the number of people continued to increase to 500,000, 1 million or even 2 million, the result would be disastrous!
It was precisely because of this terrible result that King George V had such a panic: Could it be that the powerful British Empire would take the same path as the defeated and surrendered Gaul, and surrender to Hans, who had been trampled under their feet?
No, he could not accept this outcome. Even if he was allowed to die, he would never surrender to the Hans!
Prime Minister Lloyd George heard the reluctance in King George V’s heart, which made him a little relieved.
Since the king was unwilling, then maybe he would accept his method?
“I think we may not be accepted by Hans. Even if we surrender, we will not be treated the same as the Gauls!”
Prime Minister Lloyd George’s words made King George V furious. He stood up and threw the teacup in front of him to the ground with a bang. The fine bone china cup was smashed to pieces in front of Prime Minister Lloyd George, which was extremely dazzling.
“The Hans went too far, really too far. After the surrender of Gaul, it lost its status as an independent sovereign country and became a lapdog at the feet of the Hans. We absolutely cannot accept such a result!”
King George V thought of the royal family members, including his own sons, who died tragically in the Buckingham Palace air-raid shelter; thought of the once prosperous foggy city with the largest population in the world, which was turned into a ruin under the bombing of the German army, with rubble and corpses everywhere, like a purgatory on earth.
He thought of the industry that the ancestors of the British Empire had built up with untold hardships since the First Industrial Revolution, and it was all burned down under the bombing of the German army. Almost overnight, the British Empire changed from a powerful industrial country to a backward agricultural country that lost its industry…
Thinking of the atrocities committed by these Hans against the British Empire, King George V felt extremely humiliated!
He couldn’t understand why the empire that was so powerful in the hands of his grandmother became so weak in his own hands?
Was he not as good as his grandmother?
Or had the times really changed?
“I think so too, Your Majesty. We absolutely cannot accept the humiliation of surrendering to Hans, and Hans may not give us such an opportunity, so we must fight to the death and stick to the end!”
Seeing King George V’s face almost twisted by anger, Prime Minister Lloyd George immediately struck while the iron was hot and said:
“Your Majesty, staying in the British mainland is a situation where we are waiting for death. However, we still have vast overseas colonies. There are a large population and many industrial facilities in those colonies. We can rely on these colonies to fight against Hans. In addition, Chukir is still active in North America. The Eagle Sauce may stand on our side and fight side by side with us!