Imperial Overlord

January 1941 seemed to be warmer than usual. . The fastest update seems to be relatively speaking. In the North Atlantic, the water is still cold and the snow has not melted.

On the last day of this month, US President Roosevelt couldn't wait to submit a new round of aid to the United Kingdom to Congress.

Including the 110 transport ships sent to the UK in the first round, as well as the food and weapons and ammunition loaded on them.

The Americans knew that if the weather hadn't been too bad, Germany might have landed in Britain a fortnight ago. This is a gift from God and must not be wasted lightly.

If the German navy had the current size before Dunkirk, then perhaps in August 1940, Germany would have completely swept away Britain and won the whole of Europe.

Now, even if there is weather interference, the American executives still believe that the Germans may land in the UK at any time.

So now Roosevelt is standing in Congress, speaking against Hitler: "Gentlemen, if we don't continue to help our friends, justice will be lost on the Continent!"

"The United States needs justice! The United States must not be complicit in sin!" Roosevelt firmly held the podium and talked to the congressmen.

He recounted the crimes of the Third Reich and the Nazi Party, and emphasized the importance of aid to Britain: "It is our mission to ensure that freedom continues in Europe! It is our duty!"

Obviously, this time the congressional gentlemen did not intend to embarrass Roosevelt. Many people have been moved by Roosevelt's speech, and the applause has become louder and louder.

"Maybe we will lose a lot of young lives, maybe we America will be involved in war, but for all mankind! For the peace of this world! America must stand up!" Roosevelt finally ended his speech with a hoarse cry.

He sat back in the wheelchair, was pushed off the stage by the attendant, and then saw Marshall standing there with a smile, waiting for him to come down.

"Is there any good news? General Marshall?" Roosevelt said happily, asking Marshall, who was standing there looking in a good mood.

Marshall replied: "Isn't it enough for us to celebrate this time with the aid bill?"

Roosevelt nodded, then smiled and replied: "You are right, this victory deserves our celebration, but your smile shows that there is more than that, there is more news to celebrate."

"The news from the British Navy yesterday that they sank a German warship in the Atlantic Ocean. After salvaging the drowning man, it was confirmed that the warship was the Admiral Scheer armored ship."

"Sinking a large German warship? This is really a reassuring good news. Any consumption of the enemy will accumulate into the final victory." Roosevelt said to Marshall.

This time it was Marshall's turn to nod in agreement: "Yes, although the British lost another fleet before sinking the Admiral Scheer, this time the Germans did lose a lot."

In comparison, sinking a German warship was more profitable than losing a fleet of transport ships.

The huge materials also have the advantage of production capacity, so that the Allies can calmly exchange dozens of transport ships for a German warship.

The huge pressure before was because the German Navy had never lost a battleship. This is equivalent to saying that the enemy has maintained a state of not being consumed, and this situation is dangerous.

Now, this situation is broken. Germany also sank a warship, which also relieved a lot of pressure on the British navy.

If the warship still exists, every action it makes in the future will mean sinking British ships. Now that it is sinking, the sinking ship has no future.

"The loss of the British is really not small. If our batch of supplies cannot reach the United Kingdom, their situation may be even worse." Roosevelt said with some sigh.

Britain has been sending telegrams almost every day these days, pleading for any little help from the United States. Including personnel, including aircraft cannons and even bullet socks...

The United States dumped a lot of daily necessities, but most of the urgently needed materials in the United Kingdom had to be suspended for a while because of the veto of Congress.

This stop is for a whole month. Because the veto was a moratorium on aid that began on January 4, the U.S. can only resume shipping on February 5.

Marshall followed Roosevelt's wheelchair and said as he walked: "There are still a few days, as long as the United Kingdom holds up, our aid will reach the British mainland in mid-February."

"I hope so... I also heard that the British side has been eager to seek peace with Germany. They won't really fall to Germany, will they?" Roosevelt had already decided that the British could not be sentenced, but he still asked Marshall. .

Hearing Mr. President's question, Marshall of course knew that Roosevelt was not asking him about the result, but was seeking support and affirmation: "Mr. President, even if the British surrender now, will the Germans take over?"

A country that has been hollowed out by refugees, except for the navy, seems to be a deep hole. Except for the United States, no one really wants to ask for it.

Even if this country was a former world hegemon, the bigger the country before the defeat, the more people and areas waiting for aid after defeat.

It is impossible and unwilling for Germany to use its own limited supplies and food to help Britain tide over the difficulties. So the British surrender, the Germans 80% will not accept it.

Seeing that someone agreed with him, Roosevelt was relieved. He glanced at Marshall and instructed: "As much as possible, deploy as many aircraft as possible to support the United Kingdom in stabilizing the air defense of the theater."

In Roosevelt's view, as long as the British air force remained, then the German landing plan could not risk it. This was the cheapest and most effective way to keep Britain.

After Marshall heard the order, he nodded to show that he took down Roosevelt's words. The two talked about the latest American tank, the M3 Stuart.

In response to the threat of the German Army, the United States is also working to increase the number of its own armored forces. And now the m3lee tanks that are produced in advance seem to be incompetent, so the United States has begun to develop other types of tanks.

The m4 tank on the drawing is not yet in production, so the United States has taken a fancy to the m3 Stuart light tank. Although it is still not comparable to German tanks, it can at least be put into production quickly.

"If the m3 tank is mass-produced, part of the m3lee tank will be replaced and delivered to the British army in India... This will also reduce the pressure on the British mainland, which is much safer than sending it directly to the mainland." Roosevelt is also somewhat afraid of the Atlantic now. So a more secure approach was chosen.

It is obviously more suitable to go to the safe Australia and the Indian Ocean than to the Atlantic Ocean, which is full of thorns. As for the tanks that the British mainland needs, it is up to them.

...

On February 4, the United States was still collecting a large amount of materials sent to the United Kingdom, as well as a transport ship to the United Kingdom.

Churchill inspected the latest tank production plant in the UK today, and learned that British tank production has finally resumed, producing almost 2 A10 tanks a day.

Everyone knows that this kind of tank is not as good as the German No. 3 tank, and it is not as good as the No. 3 improved tank with a long barrel 50mm high-speed gun that Germany is already equipping in large quantities.

But now there is a huge shortage of heavy equipment in the UK, it is not bad to have a tank like the A10, who can pick and choose?

So, on February 5th, Churchill got two news, one good news and one bad news.

The good news is that two half-manufactured A10 tanks were completed today and equipped for the coastal defense forces that desperately need tanks.

The bad news is that the United States has to delay the time of the transport fleet due to reasons such as mobilization chaos. It is estimated that the fastest time will be February 7, and the slowest will be February 10.

Churchill was furious in his office because of the delays of the American fleet. On the day of February 6th, a shocking event occurred in Germany without warning.

A piece of information suddenly came from the British mainland. This telegram shows that the British mainland has fallen into an unprecedented panic because of the lack of ammunition and food.

Although the source of this news is absurd, the German executives still believe that this may be true news.

"Is this Englishman crazy? He works for the British intelligence agency, but he took refuge with us?" Adrian looked at the message ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ in disbelief.

In the past, to develop a low-level British spy, the German intelligence service had to act cautiously, and the effect was not obvious.

But today, a small official from the British intelligence agency took the initiative to join. I heard that the reason for the complete end of the war is very high.

Li Le is very sensitive to this reason: you see, in order to end the war, a few stupid officers assassinated Hitler, which caused the suspicion of the Supreme Command and the Army Headquarters, and ruined the future of his country.

Such people do not know whether to sing their praises with national heroes or hang them for treason. Li Le doesn't like such a bitch, he doesn't like it very much.

However, when such a person appeared in the enemy's camp, Li Le found that it was so comfortable.

If nothing else, it is still a very good choice to use such a strange flower to corroborate some inherent intelligence sources and to corroborate the accuracy of each other.

So Li Le instructed Adrian to keep in touch with the officer in the British intelligence service who took the initiative to take refuge in.