The inauguration ceremony of Churchill's Prime Minister is very simple. On the day George V approved Asquith's resignation, he moved out of Prime Minister's residence, and Churchill also began to perform the duties of Prime Minister.
All members of Cabinet have retained their posts. In addition to Prime Minister, Churchill also serves as First Sea Lord. However, Churchill's main focus is on local defense. His first order after taking office was to further expand the army, strengthen training and prepare for combat. Build defensive positions in major cities and transportation nodes. Build coastal defense positions along the coast where Germany people may land to prepare for the upcoming war.
Churchill also tried his best to win the support of the royal family. On the night when he took over Prime Minister, he went to the Buckingham Palace to explain his views to George V.
"Your Majesty, the current situation is indeed very unfavorable for the British Empire. Although Royal Navy tried his best, he was still defeated by Germany. Therefore, we have There is no way to stop the Germany people from occupying the entire ocean. In the foreseeable future, the Germany people will also launch attacks on the British Empire homeland through the ocean." Churchill said.
King George V nodded, but he was still a little bit worried about the fiasco of Royal Navy. After all, Royal Navy has been the most powerful navy in the world for hundreds of years. In order to ensure this status, Britain has always spared no effort in investing in Royal Navy. The purpose is to ensure that Royal Navy remains strong. British Empire As a Island Nation, the power of Royal Navy is crucial to them. But I didn't expect that even under such circumstances, they still lost in the end.
"Prime Minister, I don't understand why Royal Navy lost and lost so miserably?" George V asked.
Churchill seemed to have expected George V to ask this question, and he had already thought about how to answer it.
"Your Majesty, the reason why the Royal Navy failed is mainly because of fundamental problems with our shipbuilding ideas. The British Empire has the largest number of colonies in the world. And these colonies are scattered all over the world. Therefore, in order to protect these colonies, we need a large number of warships with high endurance, high speed and firepower. This also makes the construction of our capital ships always adhere to this idea. All capital ships value speed and firepower and despise speed. The Germans, on the other hand, pay more attention to the survivability of warships in naval battles. This makes their warships extremely powerful in naval battles. Our warships will suffer heavy damage after being hit. In this case, we will naturally suffer more.
"Damn it! Why is there such a mistake? Shouldn't there be sufficient demonstration when building a warship?" George V was very angry. It is precisely because of such mistakes that the future of the British Empire is ruined! Otherwise, British Empire is still the most powerful country in the world and will never be defeated so easily.
George V vented his anger and then calmed down. He also knows that the battle has been lost, and there is no point in pursuing this issue now. After all, history cannot be repeated. Even if we now understand why it failed, it is impossible to recover those sunk battleships.
"Another point is that the Germans are far ahead of the British Empire in their use of new technologies and tactics. Their aircraft can already take off from battleships, and can drop bombs and torpedoes to attack surface battleships. In this decisive battle, I They lost more than ten battleships under the attack of German aircraft. The reason why the French and Italians surrendered was because they were frightened by the German aircraft," Churchill continued.
"It seems that we also need to vigorously develop aircraft. Empire's technological strength is no worse than that of Germany. If we hurry up, we should be able to catch up with them." George V said.
"Yes, Your Majesty. However, that is not the most critical issue. The most critical issue is that we must withstand the German attack in the next war. It is foreseeable that if the empire refuses to surrender to the Germans, they will inevitably launch an attack on the empire's homeland. This also gives us a Chance. If we can withstand the German attack and cause them to suffer heavy losses in the war, perhaps they will give up and destroy the British Empire. By then, the British Empire will have achieved peace at a very small cost, "Churchill said.
George V nodded. "Prime Minister, I also hope that we can withstand the attack of Germany people. So, just go ahead and do it. I will fully support you!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Being able to get the full support of George V made Churchill very satisfied. In this case, he can mobilize more power.
"Prime Minister, can we withstand the attack of Germany people?" George V was still a little worried.
"Your Majesty, it is undoubtedly very difficult to resist the attack of the Germany people. However, we also have a great advantage when fighting on our homeland. If God bless us, it is not impossible to resist the attack of the Germany people. I guarantee that we will do our best in the next battle." Churchill said.
George V nodded in approval.
"Your Majesty, we must prepare for the worst at the same time. Once the battle fails, I hope Your Majesty can go to Canada. We will try our best to transfer Empire's wealth there. In this case, we can go to Canada, continue to fight against the Germany people. Even if the mainland falls, we will not compromise with the Germany people. I believe that under the wise leadership of Your Majesty, we will be able to defeat the Germany people." Churchill said.
If it is not possible, leave Britain and go to Canada. This is a better choice for George V. In that case, at least he would not want to be a king who subjugates his country.
This also makes George V very satisfied with Churchill's performance, and is willing to fully support Churchill's local defense plan.