The Rise of the Third Reich

"Roosevelt!"

A roar came from the Prime Minister's Office at No. 10 Downing Street, and all the staff felt the burning anger of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill from the sound.

But what confused them all was that the anger was not directed at Hitler and Herschmann, but at the other side of the Atlantic, that great man of the free world, President Franklin Roosevelt.

what 's wrong? Wasn't Roosevelt from the British side? Aren’t he and the Prime Minister close comrades-in-arms? Why are they now enemies?

Just when these little people close to the center of British power were all doubtful, more ministers, marshals and generals rushed to No. 10 Downing Street anxiously. They all had solemn faces and hurried steps, no longer as elegant and determined as before. With a gentlemanly demeanor, he trotted into the cabinet meeting room as soon as he entered the door - the situation seemed really critical!

At this time, Churchill was already sitting in the seat where the Prime Minister should be sitting, smoking a cigar heavily, his face was ashen, and his fat, saggy, old face was covered with fine beads of sweat. Everyone saw fear and panic on the face of this leader who had been confident since the beginning of the war and seemed to have an iron will.

Prime Minister Churchill, who has an iron will, is actually afraid!

It seems that the British Empire is really coming to an end this time...

With heavy hearts, everyone sat down in their respective seats silently, and then looked at their Prime Minister.

"Gentlemen, the King has just made a speech, calling on the people of the country to resist to the end under the leadership of the War Cabinet." Churchill said in a gloomy tone, "The King also issued an order in accordance with the "Imperial Defense Act". While His Majesty is away from home, I will To assume his authority and lead the British people in resistance, from now on I am the Commander-in-Chief of the British mainland."

In just a few words, the members of the war cabinet and senior British generals present understood why Churchill was afraid.

Because the king entrusted the entire land to him, not Princess Elizabeth!

This means that Churchill must lead the resistance in Britain, instead of taking a plane and fleeing to the New World in disgrace - it is not impossible to escape. Churchill can go to the New World as a deserter and become notorious, lose honor and power, and May be tried and convicted!

Therefore, Churchill could not escape and could only bite the bullet and stay in the country to lead the resistance. And if Churchill, the prime minister, doesn’t leave, of course the members of the war cabinet cannot leave either…

This is really going to kill the guy!

The members of the war cabinet who had heard some rumors and knew that something was not going well were now as panicked as Churchill, except for the Labor Party Deputy Prime Minister Attlee.

"Mr. Prime Minister," Attlee glanced at his colleagues who were in a daze in the conference room, and then said, "Will the King come back?"

"Yes, definitely!" Churchill said with a wry smile. "When we defeat the invading Nazi army and recover the occupied Irish land, he will come back."

This just won’t come back!

Everyone's heart sank. Although the British King has long been a mascot without real power, according to the black and white letters of the "Imperial Defense Act", the King is still the commander-in-chief with unlimited power during wartime.

Fortunately, the Germans have not yet landed on the island of Great Britain, and the commander-in-chief has escaped first. How can we fight this battle?

Attlee said calmly: "Mr. Prime Minister, the British people need a king or queen who can lead them to fight at home!"

"Mr. Attlee, watch your words!" Churchill glared at Attlee fiercely.

"Mr. Prime Minister," Attlee said loudly without giving up at all, "We are in the United Kingdom, not Japan, where the monarchy is exclusive. I think everyone still remembers how Edward VIII lost his throne a few years ago... He I just want to marry a divorced woman, such a mistake is not worth mentioning at the moment! "

Compared with having to run away after losing a world war, Edward VIII's problems are really trivial. If Edward VIII can step down, why can't the escaped George VI be replaced?

"No!" Churchill almost roared, "Mr. Attlee, do you think I don't understand what you are thinking? What you want is not a king who can lead the empire to resist, but a king who can lead the empire to bow to the enemy. The queen!”

"It's not groveling, it's a decent peace!" Attlee was no longer afraid of falling out with Fatty Qiu.

He was the leader of the Labor Party, and the basis of the British Labor Party in this era was still the working people of Britain. These working people are starving, and there is certainly no way to escape to Canada and the United States. They can only stay in the island of Great Britain, their ancestral home.

Since the island of Great Britain cannot be defended, why should we fight to the death? Moreover, the German leaflets (which will be dropped by planes as long as the weather is good) stated that Germany has no intention of destroying the British Empire - the British Empire can still retain the three largest and richest colonies of India, Australia and Canada. Moreover, after the UK joins the European Community, its rights and interests in India, Australia and Canada will be supported by the entire European Community!

Although Britain is no longer the world's premier empire, it can still become the core of Europe along with Germany, France, and Italy and become the dominant force in the world.

Such peace conditions are much more favorable than the Treaty of Versailles imposed on Germany by Britain and France. Moreover, France's recent successful move to turn French North Africa into its own territory also proves that France's status and interests in the European Community are guaranteed.

When it comes to hatred, the contradiction between France and Germany is far greater than that between Britain and Germany! If France and Germany can coexist harmoniously, why do Britain and Germany need to fight to the death?

So Attlee is not afraid of falling out with Churchill now, and he must fall out with him!

"Mr. Prime Minister, if you do not agree with my suggestion (to change the king), then I will resign from all positions in the war cabinet." Attlee issued an ultimatum to Fatty Qiu.

Labor wants to quit the war cabinet!

Although the current Labor Party is not the largest party in the House of Commons, due to the "Beveridge Report" (a document on the establishment of a welfare state that was extremely influential in Britain in the 1940s) and the increasingly severe war situation, it advocates social Support for Welfare and the Labor Party, which retains certain opinions on Britain's war policy, has actually surpassed that of the Conservative and Liberal parties.

If Churchill dissolves the House of Commons and calls an early election now, the Conservatives and Liberals will definitely lose miserably, and Attlee will become Prime Minister!

"Mr. Prime Minister, please dissolve the House of Commons and hold an early election!" Attlee said loudly to Churchill. "If you're no longer prime minister, you no longer have the responsibility."

This is actually a step down for Churchill.

You can't blame Fatty Qiu for not being chosen, right? Not that the Prime Minister has the responsibility to defend the country, and he is also old. Even if the army cannot recruit him, it is not his fault to go to Canada.

"No!" Churchill was not someone who gave in easily. He said angrily, "I will not dissolve the House of Commons, and I do not have the power. The king must approve the dissolution of Parliament!

And in accordance with the Imperial Defense Act, I will cease all political activity in the Labor Party. I will not hand over power to lunatics and villains like the Tsar did in 1917. That can only bring destruction. Because the problems facing Britain now cannot be solved by majority vote, they must be solved with iron and blood... So I will declare martial law in London and declare a state of emergency across the entire British island! This is the only way to save the empire! "

Churchill quoted Bismarck, and these words make sense in Britain today.

There is currently no consensus among British people on the issue of war or peace. Even among the working class, there are fierce militant factions - the British Bolshevik Party is determined to advocate war. As the situation in the UK becomes increasingly difficult, the power of this party is also increasing. Rapid expansion!

In addition, Catholic Scots now have the idea of ​​​​separating from England!

Although there was an independence movement in Scotland after World War I, it was not a big fuss and the support of the Scottish National Party was not high. But now a disaster is imminent, and the Scots may not be willing to suffer the consequences of failure with the English.

If a general election were held now, the Scottish National Party, the British Bolshevik Party and the British Labor Party might all win big victories... By then the UK would not be "seeking peace with dignity", but would be falling apart and fighting a civil war.

So Fatty Qiu simply declared martial law and a state of emergency, directly nipping the signs of British division and civil war in the bud. And he is not afraid of triggering a fierce backlash, because a white left party like the British Labor Party cannot engage in all-out violence.

The British Bolshevik Party, which can fight, is the main war party - they listen to the command of the Third International. Now Stalin will definitely not want the British to fight on their own, so the Bolshevik Party will definitely support martial law and emergency.

As for the Scottish National Party... the problem is not big at the moment, because the Germans do not support Scottish independence - because the Germans' approach to governing Europe is unification, not national self-determination. Because European revolutions and national independence have always been "contagious", if Germany promotes national self-determination in Europe, then the homelands of non-German nations such as Poland, Bohemia, Ukraine, and Lithuania are likely to generate strong separatist sentiments.

Therefore, the ideal situation of the German Empire is to turn a Europe full of small countries into a Europe based on big countries, and to turn unification into European "political correctness". Germany became the largest, most powerful and most populous alliance leader.