"Gentlemen, the four legions of the Germany people have begun to set off and approach the London. At their marching speed, the London offensive and defensive battle will officially start in two days at most. Judging from the current situation, the Germany people's landing in Britain troops have only four legions, plus five Marine Division, with a total strength of about 1.2 million people. And the Imperial Army has assembled 7 legions and 1.4 million people in London. In addition, we are on the defensive side and can use fortifications to attack the Germany people. Therefore, if we seize the opportunity well, it is not impossible to defeat the Germany people in London!" Minister of War Richard Haldan said at the military meeting.
As German military begins to approach London, the tension around London becomes increasingly intense. Originally, the British mainland army garrisoned London had only six armies with 1.2 million people. However, the 200,000 people who were withdrawn from Southeast War Zone were reorganized into 1st Army Corps and joined the London defense sequence, further strengthening the London defense force.
But even so, people in London city are still panicked. If King George V and Prime Minister Churchill had not appeared in public many times, many people might have started to run away. The performance of German military in Southeast War Zone really frightened the officers and soldiers of the British mainland army.
Although, the British army has almost built London into a fortress in the past few months. However, many people still do not have the confidence to resist German offensive.
"I don't deny that German military's combat effectiveness is very strong, and it is worthy of the title of the world's best army. However, this is already London, it is capital of the British Empire. If London falls, British Empire will be completely finished. Therefore, I hope everyone can do their best for the British Empire in this battle!" Richard Haldan continued.
The British Army generals present here are naturally willing to fight tooth and nail. However, the prerequisite is that you must be able to beat German military! If you can't beat him at all, and it's like you're going to die, I'm afraid not many people will be willing to do it. After all, no one is a fool. Who is willing to do something that would lead to death?
"Minister of War, when the Germany people attack London, they will definitely send out a large number of aircraft to bomb. And Royal Air Force has suffered all losses. This It will cost us a lot in the process of defending against the Germany people. If we don't solve this problem, it will be difficult for us to resist the Germany people's attack," said a general.
German military The overwhelming bombing shocked many British generals. Such tactics gave them a huge headache. When guarding against frontal enemies, you must also guard against attacks from enemies overhead. This naturally made the troops exhausted when fighting.
"Royal Air Force has not many remaining fighters. In order to preserve its strength, they have all moved to the north. However, after the London battle breaks out, I will ask Royal Air Force to fight. No matter what, they can somewhat contain German aircraft!" Richard Haldan said.
"Minister of War, we have more anti-tank weapons! There are too many German tanks, they are too powerful. The light weapons in the hands of the soldiers are simply unable to compete. If there are not enough anti-tank weapons in the battle to defend London, I am afraid we will still be defeated by German tanks!"
"As for anti-tank weapons, I have asked the arsenal to work overtime for production. I promise that we will provide more anti-tank weapons to various ministries as much as possible. However, everyone should also be aware that due to the lack of raw materials, the production capacity of our arsenal is seriously insufficient." Richard Haldan said.
After Britain was blocked by Germany, it fell into a serious shortage of resources. The various resources produced by British mainland cannot even feed the people of Britain. In the past few hundred years, Britain people have transported various materials to the mainland through overseas colonies, which allowed Britain to develop rapidly. Once overseas trade lines are cut off, Britain is considered destroyed.
Therefore, Britain desperately developed its navy and used a powerful navy to protect their maritime interests. But it is a pity that this time Royal Navy failed to defeat the powerful challenger, but was almost annihilated. This directly shook the foundation of the British Empire. The reason why British Empire has fallen to this point is inseparable from the failure of Royal Navy.
Churchill also attended this military meeting, but he was a little dissatisfied with the attitude of these generals. He could tell that everyone was a little negative. This may be due to the disastrous defeat of the British army in Southeast War Zone. Therefore, these generals were frightened by the power of the Germany people.
"Everyone! The British Empire is now at the last moment of life and death. If we cannot withstand the German attack, then the British Empire will be completely finished. Perhaps, through other channels, you have learned that the government plans to move to Canada to continue fighting the Germans after the loss of the mainland. However, I would like to advise. Everyone, that is a last resort. If possible, we must keep our homeland. Only with our homeland can we have hope. What if we lose our homeland and escape to Canada? The possibility of fighting back against Germany and regaining our homeland is very small!" Churchill said with a serious face.
Indeed, as Churchill said. Some generals of the British mainland army do have such thoughts. Anyway, if the homeland cannot hold on, they can still go to Canada and continue to be in high positions. Even if the ordinary soldiers couldn't take him away, they, the generals, would definitely be able to escape Britain. Therefore, they did not take the Germany people's attack seriously. But this is obviously very detrimental to the upcoming London war.
"In addition, don't think that it is safe to retreat to Canada. Don't forget, the Germany people have the most powerful navy in the world. If they want, they can cross Atlantic Ocean to attack Canada at any time. And with our strength in Canada, It is almost impossible to resist the Germany people. Therefore, in the battle of London, we must inflict heavy damage on the Germany people and make them pay a heavy price. Only in this way can Canada be safe!" Churchill continued.
British Army's generals all had serious expressions, and they could understand what Churchill meant.