Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

French Prime Minister Paul Reno was awakened early in the morning by his secretary's knock on the door. "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Your Excellency, Prime Minister!"

Paul Reno, who was awakened, climbed out of bed and walked quickly to open the door. "What's up?!"

The secretary said anxiously. "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief Gamelin called. Just half an hour ago the Germans launched a full-scale attack on Belgium."

"!!" Upon hearing the news, Prime Minister Paul Reno was stunned.

Britain and France had always hoped that Germany would continue to advance eastward after the Battle of Poland. Even though the German army continued to transfer soldiers from the Eastern Front to the Western Front; there were reports from various channels that Germany was about to attack France, but many people still held on to the last hope. Hopefully, all warnings will be thrown away by these people, like an ostrich hiding its head in the sand, becoming selectively deaf and blind.

Now, these news have finally become reality, which really makes Prime Minister Reno feel disappointed.

You must know that although France was the victor in the last war, it also paid a heavy price.

According to official statistics, France's economic losses during the war amounted to 200 billion francs, 10,000 companies were damaged and lost, 900,000 houses were turned into rubble or unusable, and the total agricultural output in 1919 was only 1% of the pre-war level. /3. The northeastern region, where industry and agriculture were developed, was almost in ruins. In the four years of war, 1.5 million people were lost, and there were countless more disabled people. France was reduced from a creditor country before the war to a debtor country; its pre-war debts to Russia, Austria, Turkey and other countries were wiped out due to the collapse of these countries.

I shudder to think about these Prime Minister Reno. How long will it take to fight this time? Four years or five years?

The young crown prince of Germany did not know how high-minded he was when he said that he would defeat France within eight weeks; but everyone in France scoffed at this ridiculous statement. If there was an Internet now, Yannick would probably be sprayed all over the French netizens.

God knows how many years this war will last, and how many young French men will die as a result? one million? Two million or three million?

However, what gave him some peace of mind was that they had intercepted the Germans' "yellow plan." French Commander-in-Chief Gamelin patted his chest and guaranteed that every move of the Germans was under his control, and the German offensive would be stopped before in Belgium, and was completely routed there.

"I hope it is so." Prime Minister Reno prayed extremely devoutly in his heart. He still believed in Gamelin's guarantee. After all, unlike himself who was a lawyer, Gamelin was a veteran who participated in World War I. He not only served as the chief of operations at the French army base camp, but also led combat troops at the brigade and division level. He is a general with rich combat experience.

In the last war, the Germans used the Schlieffen Plan to cause France to suffer a big loss, and this time the German "Yellow Plan" is a replica of the Schlieffen Plan. France cannot stumble twice on the same mistake.

"What else did Commander-in-Chief Gan Molin say?"

The secretary said respectfully. "Commander-in-Chief Gan Molin also said that all actions of the German army are going according to plan. Please wait for the good news, Prime Minister."

"That's good." Prime Minister Reno breathed a sigh of relief. "You go and contact the British Prime Minister's Office. I want to speak to Prime Minister Chamberlain."

The secretary warned carefully. "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, it's not yet five o'clock in the UK." The time difference is that France is one hour ahead of the UK.

"I forgot about this. Then let the kitchen prepare breakfast." Although he got up more than an hour earlier than usual today, he had no intention of catching up on his sleep.

It was only half past six when I washed up and had breakfast. The anxious Prime Minister Reno couldn't wait any longer and asked his secretary to contact the British Prime Minister's Office to see if Prime Minister Chamberlain had arrived.

The call was quickly connected, but Prime Minister Reno heard another shocking news.

The Chamberlain government is being hit by a motion of no-confidence!

As early as when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, some people in the opposition began to gossip, claiming that Chamberlain's incompetence would push the British Empire into the abyss.

Of course, at that time, these discordant sounds only appeared sporadically and had not yet formed a climate.

In the subsequent Polish campaign, the government's inaction aroused the dissatisfaction of many people. They actually watched their allies being destroyed without doing anything. But fortunately, most people still remain "rational", so it didn't cause any major disturbances.

The real flashpoint was the recent Scapa Flow attack.

The British Empire was the overlord of the sea, and its battleships were its fangs and claws; as a result, several of its fangs were pulled out at once.

This incident caused an uproar in the UK; the anti-war faction protested more fiercely, while the war faction shouted, "At this moment, we must unite to defeat Germany!"

No matter what, someone has to take responsibility for this matter. In layman's terms, it means taking the blame. Everyone's eyes naturally focused on the current Prime Minister Chamberlain, hoping that he could give an explanation.

One MP speaking in Parliament quoted Cromwell's proclamation when he dissolved Parliament: "You have been sitting here too long and have done no good. Come on, let us tell you in the name of God, get out!"

The next day, Congress held a vote on a no-confidence motion against the Chamberlain government. At that time, 40 members who had originally supported the government voted against it. Although the government eventually won the vote of confidence, Chamberlain, who had already been mentally and physically exhausted by this series of changes, had no intention of staying in office. Mutually. Moreover, his health has begun to deteriorate. He has been diagnosed with gastric cancer and needs surgery as soon as possible.

Chamberlain hoped to form a Conservative government after he stepped down, but Parliament strongly demanded that a coalition government still be formed.

Chamberlain wanted to ask the Labor Party to form a coalition government and asked whether the Labor Party agreed. The question is: does the Labor Party agree to participate in a government led by himself? If not, do you agree to participate in a government led by someone else? The Labor leadership promised a response the next day.

As a result, Germany surrendered Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands without any bloodshed the next day. Chamberlain originally intended to stay on until the new crisis was over. However, the Labor Party replied that it agreed to participate in the coalition government and did not agree to be led by Chamberlain.

So Chamberlain called Churchill and Viscount Halifax early for discussion.

The first thing they talked about was the German attack on Belgium this morning. "Winston, have you ever thought about what would happen if the Allied forces were defeated in Belgium? What should we do then? Should we continue to fight?" He has always had an uneasy premonition recently, always feeling that the Germans they intercepted The "Yellow Project" information was a trap; but there was no definite evidence to prove his suspicion, so he could only keep it in his heart.

"Of course!" Churchill replied without hesitation and with great determination. "There will be no accidents. The empire must fight to the end and win the final victory. Because the British Empire cannot afford the price of failure!" He could not even imagine how Germany would punish the British Empire if it won. Therefore, the British Empire cannot lose and must beat Germany to the ground like it did last time.

Viscount Halifax on the side also nodded silently, agreeing with Churchill's statement.

Chamberlain sighed helplessly. "Which one of you will take the position of Prime Minister?" He said, looking at Viscount Halifax intentionally or unintentionally. Compared with Churchill, a staunch war party, he hoped that the relatively moderate Viscount Halifax would succeed him as Prime Minister.

Unfortunately, Viscount Halifax simply shook his head and refused. "As a member of the House of Lords, I cannot successfully manage a war cabinet under any circumstances." In fact, this is just an excuse. The real reason is that he also has an ominous premonition and is really not sure to lead the British Empire to win the final victory. . Rather than being infamy for thousands of years, it is better to be a tortoise now and wait and see what happens.

"In that case!" Churchill stood up and said in an extremely firm and solemn tone. "Then I will lead the British Empire to fight to the end until victory!"