Imperial Overlord

South Africa does not have a large port, but it can be stationed there for a period of time. Phillips, who has a large number of warships, is like a king there.

Even if the manager of the South African region wants to reject this fleet, he has to weigh his ability to stop a fleet.

After all, a huge fleet with several battleships is simply invincible in South Africa, where the force is very limited.

If you just stay and ask for some fresh water and supplies, the South African government will only be very cooperative, and will not have any other thoughts.

So, when Phillips took his fleet to the south, all he thought about was whether General Mountbatten in India and Burma would become Churchill in Asia.

Churchill died, he was not able to get to Canada, and he was not able to continue his unfinished business. But there are still many people who are ready to take over the business from him and continue to fight for the future of Britain.

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Far away in the rolling yellow sand in the Middle East, Montgomery, sitting in the Tigris River valley in Iraq, is now considering whether to establish a business on its own.

"As long as we recognize the independence of Saudi Arabia and other regions, we can get their support..." He looked at the map and said to Auchinleck behind him.

General Auchinleck didn't have a good solution at this time. After all, they had to choose their destination before the British surrendered.

Handing over your weapons to Rommel is obviously not a good choice. They are backed by India and have more resources and supplies.

Including the vast desert between them and Rommel, they are almost invincible if they can advance and retreat.

Since it is invincible, surrender is a less wise choice. So Montgomery intends to take advantage of the current situation and portray himself as a savior of the British Empire.

Those who have the same idea as him also include Auchinleck and Mountbatten. They are connected end to end in Myanmar, India and the Middle East, and they help each other in terms of strategic situation.

"Letting Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern colonies independent is not good news for the British Empire." Auchinleck thought for a while and reminded.

Betting on both sides against the Germans with the resources at hand is not actually treasonous. But if part of the country's interests are to be sold, the nature of this is obviously bad.

Montgomery has no choice now, and said depressedly: "If we support Saudi Arabia and several other chiefs, they can provide us with the strength of 5 infantry divisions."

"What we lack now is not soldiers, but weapons to arm these soldiers." Auchinleck squeezed out a smile and corrected Montgomery's statement.

"We raise the banner of resistance to the Germans here, then American aid will come soon..." Montgomery was very confident about this matter.

After all, Churchill is dead, and his political legacy after his death is not much. The attitude of the United States is one of the few highlights.

As long as Churchill's determination to resist Germany is inherited, the United States will provide some support more or less.

Regions like Myanmar, Singapore, etc. are closer to regions like the US-controlled Philippines, so supplies will only be available faster.

The only thing that makes Montgomery hesitate is that most of these supplies will first arrive in Myanmar and go to Mountbatten. At that time, the cooperation between the two sides is that Mountbatten is more important, which makes Montgomery a little uncomfortable.

He didn't want him to fight Rommel to the death, but in the end it was Mountbatten who saved Britain, which was not the ending he wanted.

"His Majesty the King stayed in the mainland. If we don't give some benefits to the natives in the colony at this time, they will not support us." Montgomery still hoped that part of the colony could be liberated in exchange for the support of these areas.

According to his plan, the areas he liberated first were those between the German occupation and the British colonies. It was in his present interest to turn these places into a quagmire of chaos.

Moreover, Montgomery can be regarded as a foreshadowing in providing him with valuable experience. De Gaulle, the poor man, made very slow progress on the issues of French colonies such as North Africa.

Because it was not supported by the United States, de Gaulle's lobbying in the United States had little effect. He only found some partners, but so far he has not been able to form a qualified army.

In fact, many of the French colonies in Vietnam and Central Africa have surrendered to the Vichy government.

So, Montgomery hoped that he could play the role of a liberator in the colonies, giving them hope first and then gaining their support.

In any case, Montgomery still has a certain strength. He holds the 7th and 10th armored divisions in his hand, which can be said to be the most powerful road force outside the British mainland.

"General Phillips has just sent a power call at sea. He claims that he and his officers and men will fight for the freedom of Britain..." An officer hurried in and pressed the message near the kerosene lamp next to the drawing.

"Great, now we even have a fleet." After Montgomery heard the news, he felt even more destined.

Now the only British naval power in the Indian Ocean is the Indian Ocean Squadron. The only battleship that this fleet can take out is the aircraft carrier Athletics God.

This fleet is still under Mountbatten's command, so Montgomery has no naval power in his hands.

But if he can unite with Phillips, or gain the support of the other party, then he will gain a clear advantage in terms of military strength.

At that time, as long as he handed over the front line to Auchinleck, he could go to India to take over the banner of "Free Britain" and become a figure like Churchill.

"God bless us, the greater our strength, the less pressure on the mainland." Auchinleck didn't care, he knew his position and his ability.

Rather than vying for the title of saving Britain, Auchinleck was only after the title of a British marshal.

Whether it was Mountbatten or Montgomery, who was the leader after victory, Auchinleck asked himself whether the rank of marshal was well deserved.

So he is not in a hurry, all he has to do is wait quietly. For him, this is wisdom.

"Anyway, what we have to do now is to get General Mountbatten's consent as soon as possible to set up a free government to resist German aggression." Auchinleck picked up his thoughts and said to Montgomery.

Montgomery nodded and agreed with Auchinleck: "You are right, we must make Saudi Arabia, Syria and Jordan independent as soon as possible!"

These three places are all bordering the German Afrikaans, and the British still have a certain degree of dominance here.

In real history, this place became a war-torn area because of the withdrawal of Britain and the establishment of Israel.

If it wasn't for the concern that the German army might establish a forward stronghold in Iraq and use the oil fields in upper Iraq, Montgomery was even willing to give up the Mesopotamian plains.

"Send a call immediately and tell the world! As a British general! Montgomery is determined to continue fighting and fight for the freedom of the United Kingdom to the last moment!" Montgomery looked at Auchinleck and commanded.

Auchinleck nodded and walked to the telegraph room. On this night, the British colonial system was torn apart by a group of generals.

Montgomery issued a call in the Middle East, declaring that he would continue to fight for the entire empire to the end. At the same time, he also recognized the independence of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, turning these places into chaotic hells.

Meanwhile, in India and Burma, Mountbatten announced his support for Montgomery's decision, and he would remain neutral in good faith until Britain was freed.

To be honest, these two places have completely self-sufficient production capacity. On the one hand, there is not much steel production, and on the other hand, there are rubber and oil.

Although the weak modern industry cannot be compared with the British mainland, it can produce bullets and firearms, but there is no problem.

Britain is still very experienced in building colonies. It is not uncommon for a place like India to reserve ammunition and some machinery.

The only thing that caused a headache for Montgomery and Mountbatten was that the British royal family was still on the mainland~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Legally, their approach of setting up a government-in-exile was somewhat untenable.

However, on the one hand, Montgomery and Mountbatten belong to the bulls with guns, so they don't care much about this level of legal pressure.

On the other hand, they gave the colonies a lot of benefits, so they also got some support from these colonies.

The most crucial point is that in the eyes of the two of them, as long as the United States continues to support and as long as the Soviet Union's attack on Germany arrives as scheduled, who will care whether they will occupy the jurisprudence or not?

On the night of March 6, shortly after Phillips led his fleet to leave the British anchorage at Scapa Flow, India, Burma and the Middle East clearly announced the establishment of "Free Britain" to continue to confront Germany.

Before and after, only 7 hours later, a government in exile that Churchill was going to establish in Canada was hurriedly established by several generals in the remote Middle East and India.

But what is interesting is that Canada and Australia, which are still nominally part of the British Empire, are subtly silent at this time, as if this matter has nothing to do with them.