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"Mr. Minister, are you really sure that our going to Canada is the only way to defend the British Empire?" Dudley Pound looked at Churchill with an indescribably solemn expression.

Churchill is so scheming, how can he not know that Pound has been persuaded by himself, he smiled, and nodded firmly: "Yes! Go to Canada to defend the empire... Even if we can't eliminate the devil Hitler in the end, we can at least keep Canada. The last pure land of the British Empire!

As long as there is Canada, the British Empire will definitely have a day of revival! "

Dudley Pound nodded emphatically: "Okay, Your Excellency, I will follow you to fight to defend the British Empire! I believe Admiral Cunningham and Admiral Forbes are also willing to go to Canada."

Churchill had a serious expression on his face, and just about to say something more, there was a knock on the office door.The voice of Miss Mary Hilburn, Churchill's secretary, came from outside: "Mr. Minister, urgent calls from the Australia and New Zealand War Zone, they found a large Chinese fleet approaching the west coast of Australia!

In addition, Your Excellency, Prime Minister, please immediately go to No. 10 Downing Street for a meeting with Admiral Pound to discuss whether to send representatives to Rome to attend the peace conference. "

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"Huh... the British Empire is indeed the sunset. Before the Germans set foot on the beaches of the British Isles, they will bow their knees and surrender, which is worse than our Qing Dynasty. But some people still want to embrace the British Empire The thighs are really laughable..."

It was Mao Zedong who said this, and he was reading with a stack of newspapers in his hand, sneering a few words from time to time.Zhou Enlai was the first to review some official business, and when he heard Mao Zedong's sneer, he couldn't help smiling and nodding.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is now taking the road of world revolution. Although the focus is on India, major events in other parts of the world, especially the ongoing world war, naturally need to be paid attention to at all times.According to the division of labor within the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Zhou Enlai's work focused on the country, mainly to promote China's democratic process and seek to form a united front with progressives from various democratic parties...Mao Zedong was directly responsible for guiding the various tasks of the Eastern Bureau of the Communist International. Work, and of course the Revolutionary War in India was also led by him.Both of them were based in Baotou, while Xiang Ying went to India to hold the guns of the South Asian Army of the Communist International.

While the Sino-German allied forces fought against Britain and France in Europe, winning every step of the way, the Indian revolution was also in full swing, and various news continued to spread to Baotou.

On April 4, the Republic of India was proclaimed, and then the parliament of the former Dominion of India elected Gandhi as the Interim President of the Republic of India, Nehru as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government, and Jinnah as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Interim Government.

Probably because he knows that he is not popular enough to compare with Lu Yi, the leader of the Communist Party of India.This Mahatma Gandhi did not claim to be a "President for Life", but only came temporarily, and he also invited Lu Yi and the Communist Party of India to join his interim government.After being sternly rejected by Lu Yi and the CPI, the CPI was invited to participate in the all-India general election that began on June 1939, 6.It looked as if he had lowered his figure, as if he was going to take the parliamentary democratic route.

However, while Gandhi and the Congress Party were falsely planning for democratic elections, they were more actively preparing to arm against the Communist Party.On the day when India gained independence from the British King, interim President Gandhi couldn't wait to reorganize the former British and Indian Army into the Indian National Army, appointed Vice President Bowes as the commander-in-chief, and hired the former Chief of Staff of the British Indian Theater Joseph J. Major General Slim will be the chief of staff of the Indian National Army, and Louis Mountbatten, the former commander of the First Army of the British Indian Army, will be the deputy commander-in-chief of the Indian National Army.Most of the former British officers in the British Indian Army were retained and turned into officers or advisors of the Indian National Army.

At the same time, the first thing that Gandhi and Nehru's Indian interim government opened was to promulgate the "Compulsory Military Service" law, and ordered all states to recruit young people of the right age to join the army and provide Gandhi authorities with a sufficient amount of "civil war cannon fodder" .Moreover, representatives were secretly contacted with the Chinese national government, hoping to sell India's sovereignty and territory in exchange for the national government's contact with the blockade against India and the sale of weapons and equipment to the Indian provisional government for the suppression of communism.

In a word, fake democracy is real civil war, and the first major task of the Indian provisional government is to suppress the Communist Party!The Communist Party of India and the Eastern Bureau of the Comintern, of course, now also take it as their mission to eliminate the reactionary classes in India and establish a proletarian state.While establishing a revolutionary regime, launching an agrarian revolution, and leading the Sudras and Dalits to struggle against Brahmins and Tikshali, they are also actively expanding their army to prepare for the next stage of large-scale civil war!

However, the current Indian revolution and counter-revolutionary factions are competing not only for their respective organizations, troops, financial resources, and prestige of the leaders, but the most important thing is to compare the background!The backstage of the Indian provisional government, needless to say, is the British Empire that is about to end, and it is also the number one clay bodhisattva in the world right now.

The British and French allied forces are now being defeated by China and Germany, and more than 100 million troops will be wiped out in a blink of an eye. The British Empire, which has no way out except to kneel down and beg for mercy from Hitler, naturally cannot support Gandhi and Nehru.

Without the support of Britain, how could it be possible for Gandhi, Nehru and other reactionaries with no experience in military struggle to prevent the victory of the Indian revolution?

Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai looked at each other with expectant smiles.If the Indian revolution goes to victory under the leadership of the Eastern Bureau of the Comintern, it proves the truth that the revolutionary line chosen by the CCP is likely to lead the world revolution to victory.And the Chinese Communists who have mastered the truth are of course qualified to challenge the leadership of the Communist International!

And Stalin, who still controls the Executive Committee of the Communist International, is in a difficult situation right now.Since Chiang Kai-shek and Bliuchel led 4 Chinese-Russian coalition forces to invade Iran in April, the hastily formed Iranian Red Army began to collapse at one touch, losing Tabriz, Urmia, Zanjan, and Kara one after another. Season and other places.In the recent battle of Tehran, even the 50 million Red Army brought out by Stalin from the Soviet Union were equally vulnerable, and they were about to abandon the city and leave... The difficult residents of Iran were also sent by the Executive Committee of the Communist International via telegram these two days To the Eastern Bureau in Baotou, Mao Zedong had the latest report in his hands.

Facing the failure of the old superior, Mao Zedong didn't have any heartache in his expression, and sneered: "Well, look, this Stalin was defeated by Lao Jiang again... Huh, I don't know what I think, I have to go to defend Tehran This kind of big city. What kind of firepower does the Chinese and Russian coalition forces have? What kind of firepower is his Red Army? Comparing firepower with the Chinese and Russian coalition forces, fighting a tough battle... Isn’t this a beggar competing with the dragon king? The last bit of capital of the Soviet Union is about to be defeated. When it’s gone, I don’t know how to feel bad!”

Zhou Enlai put down his pen and smiled wryly: "What if Stalin doesn't defend the city? I'm afraid he will die sooner if he goes out to fight in the field! The three armies under Chiang's hands each have a tank battalion equipped with No. 3 tanks! More than 180 tanks can No kidding, Stalin's troops didn't even have a few anti-tank guns."

Mao Zedong smiled disapprovingly: "Who told them to fight the tanks? Stalin can take advantage of Iran's mountainous terrain to fully mobilize the poor and lower-middle peasants in Iran to fight a people's war with the Chinese and Russian coalition forces!"

"People's War!?" Zhou Enlai looked at Mao Zedong, just about to explain to him that Iran's stubborn Islamic belief cannot be eradicated overnight.Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, pondered for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "Runzhi, do you think it's time to hold the Eighth Congress of the Communist International?"

Mao Zedong looked at Zhou Enlai and nodded solemnly: "It's time, now is the time to review the wrong line that the Communist International has carried out over the years!"

"Should we wait any longer? Maybe Stalin died a heroic sacrifice in the struggle against the Chinese and Russian imperialists, and it will be a matter of course by then?"

Of course Mao Zedong knew that Zhou Enlai's opinion was the safest, but there was a big hidden danger. After thinking about it, he still shook his head hesitantly: "This won't work...we can't pin our hopes on the Kuomintang reactionaries. Thinking? What if they come to drive away the wolf and drive Stalin to India? India’s local power is too weak, and Stalin will probably be able to gain a firm foothold. At that time, the name of the Communist International will not be easy to compete for. Therefore, my suggestion is to hurry up and hold the Eighth World Congress of the Communist International while Stalin is driven out by Chiang Kai-shek, and invite the party at the top of the party to China!"

"Come to China, please...Runzhi, where do you plan to place the new headquarters of the Communist International?" Zhou Enlai hesitated, noticing that Mao Zedong was talking about China, not the Far Eastern Republic.

Mao Zedong smiled lightly and replied: "Beijing! We put the headquarters of the Communist International in Beijing."

Zhou Enlai was startled when he heard the words, and just about to ask the reason, he heard the sound of saluting outside the door, and then he heard the sound of military boots.Zhang Xueliang, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China and chief of staff of the Chinese Frontier Defense Forces, strode in.Seeing that Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong were both present, he stood at attention and saluted them respectively: "Chairman Zhou, Vice Chairman Mao, and the South Asian Army have just sent a telegram. They have received information that the Indian Provisional Government has reached an agreement with the Nationalist Government. Agreement. On the condition of compensating 500 tons of gold and ceding the territory north of the Brahma Platt River, in exchange for reconciliation with China. And...the National Government is also preparing to sell them weapons and equipment!

The New Delhi government also reached an agreement with the newly invaded Muslim coalition forces to hand over the Indu River Basin to their rule in exchange for the Muslim coalition forces recognizing the New Delhi government as the center.It seems that Gandhi and Nehru are going to concentrate on dealing with our South Asian army!

In addition, I also received a notification from the General Staff of the National Defense Forces that the National Defense Forces have successfully landed on the Australian mainland! "

Chapter 0874 US encirclement network ([-]) Canada and Mexico

In the first and middle days of May 1939, on this blue planet, the world war reached a climax again, and the situation was evolving like a storm.

On May 5, the Chinese National Defense Forces landed in Western Australia.

On the same day, the First Marine Brigade of the Chinese National Defense Force captured Perth, an important town in Western Australia, and the British army abandoned the city after a little resistance.

On May 5, the Anglo-French allied forces assembled on the front line in northeastern France with great effort. An armored group with more than 10 divisions marched into Belgium again, trying to provide relief for the trapped 10 million British and French allied forces. rescue.In the early morning of the next day, the Anglo-French coalition forces and the Chinese-German coalition forces fought another decisive battle in the Deinze area northwest of Brussels, the capital of Belgium.Under the assault of China's 130st Armored Division, the [-]st "Adolf Hitler" Armored Division of the German Waffen SS, and three Panzergrenadier divisions.The Anglo-French allied forces of ten divisions, including two French armored divisions, collapsed at the first touch, fled one after another, fled all the way out of Belgium, and retreated to Arras in France before taking up their positions.

Unlike the previous battle of Jean Bloux, which was defeated with great honor, the British and French allied forces at this time had no morale and feared the enemy like a tiger.When more than a hundred No. [-] heavy tanks of the Chinese and German allied forces appeared on the battlefield of Deinze, the terrified French tank soldiers refused to fight and collapsed. They even fled to France with tens of thousands of infantry. ...

At the same time, another Sino-German coalition armored force, which had been stagnant for many days in the western part of the Ardennes Forest, also launched an attack on the French Meuse River defense line after being reinforced by three German armored divisions and two panzergrenadier divisions. attack.As many as eight divisions of French infantry were equally demoralized.It took only 12 hours for the Chinese and German allied forces to successfully break through the French defense line. That night, Sedan, an important town in eastern France, fell!

It was also on this day that the commander-in-chief of the British and French coalition forces and Marshal Ganmerin, the chief of the French general staff, was dismissed from his post.Admiral Maxime Weygand took office.The French general, who was ordered in danger, was of course powerless to restore the situation in front of him.In addition to the patchwork of 71 divisions, which are difficult to equip and train as a reserve force and deploy defenses along the lines of the Somme, Oise, and Aisne rivers, they ordered the "French Army No. An army group" broke through on its own.

However, at this time, the "French First Army Group" had been besieged for many days, and the ammunition supplies were exhausted after days of hard fighting, causing heavy casualties.Admiral Joseph George even threatened in his telegram to Admiral Weygand, saying: "The First Army Group is on the verge of collapse. Under the attack of the enemy's superior force and overwhelming air superiority, the troops have suffered heavy casualties and their heavy equipment has also been lost. At present, the morale of the troops is low, officers and soldiers are desperate for the future, large-scale surrenders occur from time to time, and they refuse to carry out offensive orders! If there is no reinforcements to relieve the siege, the army group will not be able to sustain it until late May!"

On May 5, Admiral Joseph George once again made an emergency to the governments of Britain and France, claiming: "The German army surrounding our army group used hundreds of tanks, including Panzer IV, at 12:12 noon yesterday. 30 infantry, with the support of tens of thousands of cannons and thousands of aircraft, launched a continuous onslaught! After a day and night of hard work, our army's front line has shrunk significantly, and it is difficult to maintain in all directions. Troops have also suffered heavy losses. According to preliminary statistics, in the past 24 hours There are more than 5 officers and soldiers killed, seriously injured or missing! In addition, our army’s ammunition supplies have also suffered serious losses during the German bombing... If they cannot be replenished in time, the army will collapse soon! In order to avoid fearless casualties, please allow The First Army Group surrendered to the Chinese and German coalition forces after running out of ammunition and supplies!"

Admiral Weygand, who received this telegram, realized that the situation had reached a desperate moment, and proposed to the French government to accept Mussolini's mediation that day.After much consideration, French Prime Minister Paul Renault was finally forced to agree to Weygand's proposal and send Deputy Prime Minister Henri Philippe Pétain to Rome, the capital of Italy.However, while agreeing to the peace talks, Prime Minister Renault issued instructions to Admiral Weygand to organize the "Somme" battle.He ordered Weygand to do everything possible to mobilize troops to resist on the line of "Somme-Oise-Aisne" in order to defend the French capital Paris and seek the most favorable armistice agreement for France.

In Britain at this time, the Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, seemed to be making a last-ditch effort to defend the British Empire.He declared at the cabinet meeting on May 5: "We should fight on the continent of Europe, we should fight on the sea, we should fight on the beaches, we should fight in our cities and fields against all enemies who dare to invade. If our country falls temporarily to the enemy, we can still go to our great autonomous territory, where we will continue to fight against Hitler, Luo Yaoguo, and the Nazi system! Until they are completely wiped out from this planet! Nothing but the slightest trace... Nothing will change our resolve. Nothing! We will never negotiate; we will never negotiate with Hitler or any of his allies and henchmen!"

What Churchill didn't know was that in another time and space, the above words had inspired tens of millions of British soldiers and civilians to persevere in the confrontation with Hitler's Germany... But in this time and space, such impassioned speeches only got a room The cabinet ministers looked coldly.

Unlike in history, the Royal Navy has now lost its ability to defend the British Isles!Hitler's invasion did not consist of Churchill's speeches, nor was it the bombing of a small area of ​​South-East England by hundreds or thousands of planes.It is a real, all-round invasion of the world's most powerful navy, air force and army!And unstoppable!Also invincible!

Resistance leads to death!And surrendering on one's knees may save some of the colonies, and the mainland will not be trampled by the iron hoof of Hitler's army.As for the cession of so many colonies, they are also very unwilling, but those territories cannot be defended, and many of them have already been occupied by their opponents.As for the indemnity, anyway, the indemnity received by others in the history of the British Empire is not much less than what will be paid out this time...

After listening to Churchill's speech quietly, Chamberlain just sighed and said lightly: "Winston, forget it...it's time to end the war. I will go to Rome to attend the peace conference in person and try my best to fight for a decent one." Peace, end this war."

"Mr. Prime Minister! The empire has not been defeated. We still have the Dominion of Canada, the Royal Navy, and our ally the United States! Your Excellency, please think again, we can continue to resist in Canada!" Churchill argued loudly.

Chamberlain glanced at the ministers present at the meeting, and seeing that no one agreed with Churchill, he sighed again, not knowing whether it was disappointment or something else.He smiled bitterly: "Winston, I know we still have the Dominion of Canada! But... I am the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, not the Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada! I must be responsible for the people living in the British Isles. I cannot It is power that makes tens of millions of British people live under the iron heel of fascism!"

"This matter is settled like this! I will bear all the responsibilities. After the treaty is signed, I will submit my resignation to His Majesty the King." As he spoke, Chamberlain stared at Churchill for a long time, his face uncertain, and finally heaved a long sigh He said: "Winston, if you still firmly oppose the peace talks, then I allow you to resign as Secretary of the Navy." At this point, there was a hint of expectation in his eyes, and his voice suddenly became more serious: "I will report to the king. Your Majesty recommends you to be the Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada, and hopes that you can lead the Canadian people to fight for the revival of the British Empire!"

"Mr. Prime Minister, I..." Churchill was stunned, suddenly thought of something, and quickly glanced at the First Sea Lord Dudley Pound from the corner of his eye, but the latter bowed his head silently and couldn't see to the expression on the face.

"Okay, Winston, you don't need to say anything." Prime Minister Chamberlain waved his hand and motioned Churchill to sit down, and then he said to Ironside, Chief of Staff of the Empire: "William, bring back all the troops of the Dominion of Canada as soon as possible." Canada. In addition, the 10rd Armored Division from the Middle East is also transferred to Canada... [-] divisions from the local army are also transferred to Canada, it must be fast! We are running out of time."

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"Auxiliary Commander, just got the news that this morning, the Japanese army raided and captured Fiji, a small island in the South Pacific!"

On this day, Luo Yaoguo, who had just entered the building of the General Staff Headquarters of the National Defense Forces, received this somewhat surprising news from Yan Wu, the Minister of Operations who came to meet him.

"What? Fiji?" Luo Yaoguo rolled his eyes, and snorted softly, "Little Japan really can't help it! Bypassing the Bismarck Islands and New Guinea, and going straight to the heart of Australia, it really is a big deal! It seems that Japan still has talents." After speaking, he and Yan Wu strode towards the general staff war room.As he walked, he asked, "Is there any latest news? What happened to the British and French forces that were besieged in Europe? Did they surrender?"

"There are no new changes in Europe. After all, there are 130 million troops. Even if the entire army is wiped out, it will not be so fast. It can always last for ten days and a half months." Speaking of this, Yan Wu suddenly paused, It seems to have thought of something. "By the way, it's not that nothing happened at all. The British Secretary of the Navy seems to have stepped down and was sent to Canada to be the governor."

"Minister of the British Navy...Churchill?" Luo Yaoguo frowned, and stopped unconsciously.