"Gentlemen, I had to admit that before the Germans attacked Newfoundland, I had still fantasized about them fighting the Americans to the death in the Caribbean Sea. That would have been immensely useful for preserving our strength. After all, the British Empire of today was no longer the British Empire of thirty years ago. We had only managed to build up this little bit of foundation with great difficulty.
But now that the Germans had captured Newfoundland, we had undoubtedly become their foremost target for extermination. That left us with no choice. If we wanted to preserve the British Empire, we had to fight the Germans, even fight them to the death. Only then could we possibly keep our country alive. Otherwise, our country would cease to exist!"
Churchill spoke with a grave expression to the marshals and generals of Britain's army, navy, and air force.
The assembled commanders all nodded repeatedly. If possible, they naturally did not want to go to war with the Germans. The Germans were too formidable, far stronger even than they had been in the previous World War. This filled many of them with fear of Germany. Previously, they had hoped that the Americans could stand at the front. That way, they could preserve their own strength.
But unfortunately, who could have expected the Germans to choose Newfoundland as the target of their attack? That made this battle unavoidable. Just as Prime Minister Churchill had said, if they did not want the British Empire to be destroyed, they had to fight the Germans to the death.
"I know our enemy is extremely formidable. With our strength, we are simply incapable of standing against the Germans. But we must think of every possible way to hold back their attack. Our American allies will also do everything