"We must be very cautious and not to say that this rescue is a victory. War is not won by retreat. However, there is victory in this rescue. This victory is obtained by the Air Force. Many soldiers who returned have not seen the activities of our Air Force; they only see enemy bombers that escaped the cover attacks of our Air Force. They underestimated the achievements of our Air Force. I have heard a lot of discussion about this: I am now going to talk about this matter, and here is the reason. I must tell you about this matter.

This is a major test of the strength of the British and Luftwaffe. The purpose of the Luftwaffe is to make it impossible for us to retreat from the beach and to sink all the thousands of ships densely there: Besides, can you imagine that they have a greater purpose? Besides, what greater military importance and military significance is there for the purpose of the entire war? They had all their might, but they were finally repelled; they were defeated in carrying out their mission. We retreated the army; the price they paid was four times the loss they caused to us..."

On May 1, 1940, on a plane from London to Paris, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was smoking a super long cigar while listening to the recording of his speech.

He was a little impressed by his ability to discover favorable factors. He was able to discover the exchange rate of "hidden victory" from a complete military disaster of 1:4. If the Royal Air Force really had such ability, there would be no need to withdraw the Expeditionary Force.

Even according to Royal Airways' own report, the exchange ratio between the two sides was around 1:1. This is not the exchange ratio between the aircraft, but the enemy planes shot down by ground fire and surface fleet fire. Those enemy planes also caused great losses to the British ships on the sea. During the ten-day retreat, as many as 85 ships were sunk by the aircraft, including 8 destroyers full of officers and soldiers (the British battleship troops patrol near the British coast during the day, so they were not air strikes), and 55 ships were injured.

In addition, the incoming enemy aircraft were not all BF-109 and Folk Zero, but also included a large number of bombers and torpedo attack aircraft. The Royal Air Force dispatched all kinds of fighter jets (mainly Spitfire and Hurricanes). In this case, only a 1:1 exchange ratio was made, which only shows that the air superiority was still on the side of Germany.

But Germany's advantage is not overwhelming. If air combat is carried out over the British mainland, even if the exchange ratio is 1:1, the British Royal Air Force will have a chance to defeat the Luftwaffe. Because the shot down British pilots have a high chance of parachuting and escaping, while German pilots will be captured after parachuting over the UK.

Moreover, after several months of confrontation, the Royal Air Force has found the weaknesses of the Folk Zero and the BF-109. The former has poor high-altitude and dive performance, while the latter has too short range and poor medium-low combat performance. The two fighters can indeed overwhelm the Spitfire during combat cooperation over the European continent, but when the battlefield is transferred to the British mainland, the short range of the BF-109 will become a fatal weakness. Once the bf-109 cannot exert its power, the Folk Zero will not be difficult to deal with.

In addition to the "victory" of the Royal Air Force that made Churchill happy, the 100,000 empty expeditionary officers and soldiers withdrawn from Belgium also gave Churchill a little more confidence. With these officers, non-commissioned officers and veterans who had been baptized by the war, plus a large amount of arms purchased from the United States, the British Army was able to quickly recover.

It was with these two trump cards that Churchill dared to make bold statements in his speech, declaring: "Although we fail in this battle, we will never surrender, we will never surrender, we will fight to the end, we will fight in France, we will fight on the ocean, we will fight in the air with confidence! We will become stronger and stronger, and we will fight at any cost! We will never surrender at any time. Even if most of our island or the island is occupied by the enemy and falls into hunger, (I never believe this will happen), our overseas empire armed and protected by the British fleet will continue to fight..."

With a click, Hessman pressed the switch of a tape recorder made by Telefengen, and the very clear voice of Churchill's speech stopped abruptly. In the command room at 73 William Street, everyone except Hessman had a contemptuous smile on their faces.

"Hahaha, this Churchill must be crazy." Hermann Gorein, who was probably in a relaxed mood during this period, suddenly burst into laughter, "The British are so pitiful. They are going to lose their empire because of this Churchill."

Hitler also laughed, and spread his hands, "He must have paranoia, we didn't want to invade. At least for 40 and 41 years, we wouldn't attack the British mainland." He looked at Hessman, "Is that true?"

"We plan to launch an offensive in 42 and occupy the British mainland," said Hessman. "Before that, we will use submarine blockade against Britain."

In fact, there is a "Sea Lion Plan" invading the UK in the Archives of the General Staff, but Hessman does not intend to implement this very risky plan.

"We can also bomb with aircraft," suggests Hermann Goring. "We have a lot of bombers, and there is also a Folk Zero that can perform escort missions. In addition, Folk and Folk Wolf have jointly launched the F-190, an air-cooled fighter with very superior performance. This aircraft can have a range of more than 1,200 kilometers after being hung with a sub-fuel tank. It can completely replace the BF-109 and Folk Zero to protect the bomber group to attack the British mainland. At present, the Air Force has placed an order, and the production lines of Folk and Folk Wolf are also ready, and it can reach a monthly output of 60 aircraft starting from May."

Thanks to the dual promotion of the Keynes Plan and Soviet-German cooperation, Germany had a huge civil aviation industry before reorganizing its arms. It has naturally had a considerable aircraft production capacity and has sufficient accumulation of engine technology for air-cooled routes. Therefore, the F-190 and Folk Zero can be designed and put into mass production in a relatively short time.

However, Hessman still opposed the air strikes on Britain. He shook his head and said, "Helman, didn't you listen to that Churchill? Even if the land falls, the British will continue to fight... unless we can destroy the Royal Navy used to protect the British overseas empire.

Therefore, there is no shortcut to conquer Britain, and we can only strengthen our navy. In addition to working hard to integrate the European shipbuilding industry and speeding up shipbuilding, we are going to acquire the main battleships of the French Navy. As long as we can get two nearly completed Richelieu and two Dunkirk classes, we can defeat Britain."

...

The two nearly completed Richelieu class and the two Dunkirk class are now Churchill's heart disease, and they are now in Toulon Harbor. They are protected by the coastal fortress and D.520 fighter jets and dozens of anti-aircraft guns.

Although Cunningham, the commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, promised to sink or severely damage them, Churchill still felt that it would be best to resolve the situation peacefully. After all, the impact on allies was very bad, so Churchill figured out the route of "peaceful reunification" France. However, the French government was willing to accept this "UK-French unification" plan to save the country. To be honest, Churchill was not sure at all.

In an airport protected by anti-aircraft guns outside Paris, Churchill had not had time to tell Paul Renault, who was coming to greet him, and heard bad news from the latter.

"Prime Minister, they are starting to attack Paris!" Paul Reno said, "In the northeast of Paris, the positions of the 10th Army between the coast and the Oates River are facing a fierce attack. In the direction of Reims in the middle, the German armored troops are advancing towards the Marne River. On the southern line, there is also an armored cluster advancing towards Dijon."

"Mr. Prime Minister, I just thought of a plan to save France... Can we get in the car and then discuss it?"

Churchill was not surprised that the German army launched a new attack. The French had completely collapsed. When did the Germans wait for no ruthlessness? The only way to save France is probably to merge with the United Kingdom.

"What? The merger of Britain and France?" Paul Renault was very surprised when he heard the news in the car. He opened his mouth wide and looked at Churchill, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

Renault asked: "Does Britain, like Germany, want to build a strong European community?"

"There is no such thing," Churchill shook his head, and he smoked. "Britain never had the idea of ​​unifying Europe. Such a plan is just to unite Britain and France more closely to fight Germany's ambitions together. As long as we defeat Germany, we can immediately separate."

Paul Renault was slightly disappointed when he heard this. The British would never want to be a real European, nor would they want to see European unification. They just want a divided and powerless Europe. If it weren't for the British, Emperor Napoleon would have unified Europe long ago, and France would not have had the misfortune of today.
Chapter completed!