The Third Reich in Desperation

If the British mainland falls, the British army on the North African battlefield will face a situation of running out of ammunition and food, and will eventually have to surrender to Germany.

At that time, the forces of the Allied Powers led by Germany will control the entire Mediterranean region, especially the Suez Canal, and then gain access to the Arab countries.

The Third Reich will also obtain more strategic resources from the Arab region.Among them, oil is naturally indispensable.

Now if the British mainland is not guaranteed, all of the above will be realized by Germany in a short period of time.

In this way, even if Britain flees to Canada, forms a government-in-exile, and joins the United States, there is no chance of winning the counterattack.

Therefore, Churchill racked his brains to try his best to protect the safety of the mainland.

It's a pity that he borrowed from other places and borrowed from other places, and only got five colonial battalions from India.

And in order to transfer these troops, the British and Indian governments recruited a large number of British expatriates in India to join the army to supplement the local garrisons in India, in order to plug the gap for these troops to leave.

Even so, the current situation in India was still in turmoil for several days.

At this time, these British and Indian troops were heading towards Britain in three troop carriers, and had just passed the Cape of Good Hope yesterday.

However, Reinhardt personally felt that that might be the last piece of land these soldiers saw, because the report on the whereabouts of this fleet was handed in by Dönitz.

In addition to the colonies, Churchill also appealed to various Commonwealth countries for help.

As the suzerain country, this is naturally a matter of course.

However, the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations are not fools, they will not foolishly pour troops into a sinking ship.

You said that if you still have a slight chance of winning, if the 20 elite from Dunkirk are successfully withdrawn, maybe everyone is willing to try it with you, the suzerain country.

But now you are almost sure to lose, so who would be willing to die with you?

Chapter 465 The British Empire in Desperation (Add more recommendations, subscriptions, rewards, monthly tickets)

The Canadians were more straightforward and replied that three battalions could be organized immediately to support the British Isles.Even if the ships transporting these troops have already escorted the fleet, they can contract them together.

However, it is estimated that the reinforcements of the three battalions will have little effect.

But in line with the idea that talking is better than nothing, Churchill still bit the bullet and held back his anger, and accepted the hypocritical three battalions of reinforcements from the Canadian government.

As for the New Zealanders, they didn't have many troops in the first place, and it might not be very realistic to wait until they are ready to send out a large force to rescue them.

The remaining small states, small countries, and small tribes were either unarmed at all, or were surrounded by powerful enemies, and they even had problems protecting themselves, let alone sending troops to help Britain fight against Germany.

After this lap, the only ones who responded effectively and substantively were the Australians.

Australia, an Asian version of the "Chosen Country" with an extremely superior geographical location, is similar to the United States and has a unique geographical defense advantage.

Although Australia's army is more waste than the 30 army of the United States.

However, being far away from the mainland, inconvenient transportation, difficult transportation, and being isolated overseas, this series of geographical disadvantages actually became Australia's super advantage in self-protection during the war.

Relying on the isolation of the surrounding island chains and the ocean, Australia's offense is insufficient, but its defense is more than sufficient.

It may be that if you are full, you will not be able to do anything, and if your safety is absolutely guaranteed, you will always think about doing something big.

Therefore, Australia, which thinks that its homeland defense is solid, has provided two infantry divisions for the sovereign state of the Commonwealth, which can be described as a model representative of the Commonwealth who has sent troops to serve the king.

But in fact, the British Empire has already been crumbling, and the Commonwealth has gradually become a loose alliance.

After the First World War, the power of Britain was weakened. The people of the colonies demanded independence one after another, and the national liberation movement rose up.

In order to save the decline, Britain was forced to recognize the independence of the Dominion in terms of internal affairs and foreign affairs.The dominion and the suzerain state form the Commonwealth of Nations with "joint loyalty to the king". Both parties have equal rights and do not belong to each other.

The Commonwealth is not a country and has no central government.

The king of the United Kingdom is only the nominal head of the Commonwealth. Unlike German head of state Reinhardt, the king of the United Kingdom has no right to interfere in the internal affairs and foreign affairs of other member states.

The Commonwealth of Nations does not have an authority, and the UK and its member states only exchange high commissioners, representing diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level.

Although Britain's propaganda slogan on its "Empire Day" is: "One King, One Flag, One Army, One Empire."

However, this empire included the six white dominions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and Newfoundland, as well as the vast colony of Great Britain.

The empire at that time was no longer the empire it used to be!

The later "Westminster Act" enabled the dominion to further obtain complete equality in diplomacy on the basis of freedom in internal affairs.

The British Empire was also substantially transformed into the Commonwealth of Nations.

Unlike in the First World, the six white dominions are no longer obliged to support Britain unconditionally in the war.Whether to participate in World War II depends entirely on their own choice!

In the end, although Ireland chose neutrality, it still agreed to organize an Irish volunteer to reinforce the British army, which can be regarded as a lot of assistance to Churchill.

After all, Ireland is the closest to the United Kingdom, and this support force can be easily transported to the south of the United Kingdom to strengthen the defense.

With the support of Australia and Ireland, it can be regarded as a reassurance for Churchill, allowing him to temporarily breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, Churchill didn't believe that those Australians had much fighting power at all.

He just used the Australian "savages" who seemed to have no combat effectiveness, and exchanged 2 divisions scattered in the colonies, elite, rigorously trained, loyal and reliable, and full of combat effectiveness. British Empire soldiers came back to make the British Isles The total number of British regular armies made up four divisions.

People all over the world know that crossing rivers and demolishing bridges is the strong point of the British, but this time the Australians would not have thought that Churchill had already started demolishing bridges before crossing the river.

Of course, although Churchill has assembled a regular army of four divisions, he also knows very well that these four divisions will not be of much use in terms of the combat effectiveness of the British Army, so this force can be used to defend England. Strait is simply joking.

And then Churchill can only pin his hopes on the self-sacrifice of the British people.

That's right, like the desperate Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War, Churchill today has also begun to vigorously form the National Guard!

The so-called National Guard is actually the militia, and the National Guard is just a nice name given to him by Churchill.

These members range in age from 16 to 60 years old, basically have no military training, and many of them even touched guns for the first time.To put it bluntly, it is to arm ordinary civilians to resist the German invasion.

The weapons they hold are even more varied, from standard rifles to self-made shotguns, from front-loading gunpowder guns to breech-loading flintlock guns, from self-defense revolvers to palm mines, covering almost a whole century of European hand-held firearms development history.

Of course, Churchill didn't want these militiamen to send heads to the German professional army.

Churchill's plan was reasonable. He just wanted to arm some civilians as a reserve force to counter the German landing forces.

As long as the three battalions of regular army officers and soldiers added by Canada and the officers and soldiers sent by Ireland in the name of volunteers can be dismantled and added to this group of militias like slots, this militia can be made commandable Get up and complete the task of the reserve team's emergency operations.

Taking advantage of the unstable foothold at the beginning of the German landing, it seems to be a way to use the National Self-Defense Forces, which are not a pity to lose, to undertake the sacrificial mission of hand-to-hand combat through the fire assistance of the regular coastal defense troops.

Well-trained troops provide precise fire support from long distances.

The large number of long-range shooting accuracy is not reliable, and the National Guard, which can only function in close combat, rushed forward to fight the German troops for losses and bloodshed.

Typically each has its own strengths, and Churchill even thought he was a little smart.