Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

London, England.

In the Prime Minister's Office, Churchill also received the news that the transport fleet encountered wolves and suffered heavy losses. His face was extremely ugly, as if he wanted to eat people!

"What's going on?! Didn't we increase our defense strength?!" Based on previous attacks on transport formations, they also learned that each time a wolf pack attacked, there would generally be no more than ten submarines. So this time the transport formation included a total of eighteen destroyers. Logically speaking, the number was twice that of the German wolf pack. How could there be heavy losses? !

As for the exact number of losses, it cannot be fully calculated until now because the entire fleet dispersed and fled for their lives. However, just judging from the number of transport ships that can still find each other and communicate with each other, I am afraid that three-quarters of the transport ships were sunk by the Germans this time.

Such losses can be described as a heavy blow to today's British Empire, but what Churchill was most concerned about was not supplies such as food or metal, but, "Are the pilots who came to support from the United States okay?!" They are the important ones. The most important thing!

Charles' face froze, obviously he didn't expect this. "They were not mentioned in the report, so they should be safe, right?"

Churchill gritted his teeth. "Hurry up and verify!" If these pilots make any mistakes, it will be worse. These young pilots traveled thousands of miles to support the United Kingdom, but sank in the North Atlantic without even setting foot on the British mainland. What would be the reaction of the American people if they knew about this? !

As for the lost supplies, it’s a headache to think about. "It seems we have to use our reserves." For at least 10 days, Britain's material consumption will need to be borne by these pre-war reserves. If this happens continuously, then Britain will surrender to the Germans even if it is unwilling to admit its defeat.

"Mr. Prime Minister! We will try our best to ensure the safety of the route..." Charles, who was about to leave, could only bite the bullet and say the same formula.

"What's going on with those Soviets? Can they still do something?!" After cursing a few words in frustration, Churchill called for Aiden. "Did Spain withdraw its volunteers?"

Aiden nodded. "They withdrew, but before withdrawing, they left all their weapons and equipment to the Finns. Moreover, Spain is not the only one supporting Finland. Sweden is fully supporting Finland."

"Damn it! Isn't Sweden a neutral country?! Why are they involved in this matter?! Is there any way to make Sweden stop aid?"

Aiden shook his head in distress. "Our ambassador has communicated with the Swedish government, and the Swedish government's attitude is very tough. Unless the Soviet Union stops its aggression, their assistance will not stop."

"Damn it!" Although he was furious, Churchill did not dare to put pressure on Sweden. If push came to shove, Sweden would give up its neutrality and fully support Germany, which would be more than worth the loss. You must know that what is different from countries such as Luxembourg is that as a country with a tradition of all-people soldiers, although Sweden has a small population, it has a very strong military and is one of the best in Northern Europe. No country dares to underestimate Sweden's military power (before World War II) , Sweden maintains a standing force of 500,000 troops and millions of reserve troops).

Since Sweden cannot be threatened, we can only find another way. "Inform Sir Cripps (British Ambassador to the Soviet Union) and ask him to tell the Kremlin that if they can no longer take Finland, there is no need to continue the agreement between us."

Why don't the Soviets want to take over Finland as soon as possible?

"It's hard to handle!" General Meretskov, who was demoted to the commander of the Seventh Army at this moment, stared at the topographic map of Lake Ladoga in front of him and frowned deeply.

The Soviet army was trying to attack westward along the north shore of Lake Ladoga and encircle the Mannoheim defense line. The terrain of Lake Ladoga is complex. More than a thousand lakes fragmented the offensive route of the Soviet army. If they did not break through here, it would be impossible to attack and break through the Mannoheim Line of Defense.

As for why there are so many lakes, you must know that Finland is the country with the most lakes in the world. There are about 80,000 large and small lakes in the territory, so it is called the "Land of Thousand Lakes". Finland is close to the Arctic Circle. During the Quaternary Ice Age hundreds of thousands of years ago, today's Finland was covered by a huge layer of ice. Under the action of glaciers, the surface becomes uneven. About 10,000 years ago, the climate gradually warmed and the glaciers melted. The surface depressions continued to accumulate water from the melting glaciers, as well as surface runoff and precipitation, gradually forming large and small lakes. Because of the intense Quaternary glacial activity in the area of ​​Finland, there are many surface depressions and glacial sediments, which resulted in the dense distribution of glacial lakes and moraine lakes today.

Just as General Meretskov was racking his brains to think of a way to quickly break through this terrain, someone walked into his office. "Comrade General, Comrade Stalin, the great mentor and leader of the proletariat and working people of the world, called us and ordered us to immediately deal with the Finnish army on Lake Ladoga and break through the Mannoheim Line."

General Meretskov couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart. Every time he heard the names of Comrade Stalin from these political commissars, he was extremely embarrassed, but for the sake of his own life, he couldn't show it, so he could only keep it in his heart. . As for Comrade Stalin's request, he was really helpless. "Comrade Political Commissar, why don't I want to deal with the Finnish army in Lake Ladoga as soon as possible, but the main difficulty we face now is not the Finnish army, but the complex terrain and cold climate here. Many soldiers cannot adapt to the weather here, I There have been several reports of frostbite.”

"These are all minor issues!" General Meretskov was interrupted by the political commissar before he could finish speaking. "What kind of difficulties have our great proletarian revolutionary warriors not experienced that they can't overcome this small setback?"

General Meretskov really wanted to kick away this guy who had nothing but fanatical loyalty in his head. This guy didn't even know the right time, place, and people. If it was really a minor setback as he said, why would he be helpless here?

The political commissar reprimanded with a righteous look on his face. "Comrade General Meretskov, if I find that your position is not firm, I will definitely report it to Comrade Stalin, the great mentor and leader of the proletariat and working people of the world."

General Meretskov's heart trembled. As a person who was lucky enough to survive the purge, no one knew better than him the feeling of panic and uneasiness; the fear of not knowing when it would mysteriously disappear.

As a last resort, he immediately expressed his attitude. "My loyalty to Motherland and Comrade Stalin is unwavering, and we will soon bring news of victory to Comrade Stalin."