After talking to Colonel Donovan, the US President's envoy, for two hours, Winston Churchill left No. 10 Downing Street in a suffocating mood. It is July, and the weather in London is a bit hot, but it is not stuffy at all. The sky is full of blue sky and white clouds, and even the haze that can be used to defend air during the war is gone.

Fortunately, the Germans did not want to use such good weather to send planes to London to throw bombs. Even the Italians who once yelled to avenge the Pope were no longer interested in bombing London. Not only did the daytime bombing completely stop, but there were no Italian planes to throw bombs at night. Because those Italian planes are now sent to Spain to deal with the British fleet attempting to approach the Strait of Gibraltar...

I have to say that the originally careless Italians are now becoming serious and difficult. According to the report of the new local fleet commander General Somerville (General Tovey retired for his "competence", the fighter jets stationed in the Madeira Islands, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy are now unable to beat the Italian Folk Zero, and the exchange ratio is usually around 3:1... Three British p51, p40, hurricane or sea spitfire can only be exchanged to one Italian Folk Zero!

The reason for this is not that the performance of the Folk Zero has suddenly improved significantly, but that the new rookie pilots who have added to the fighter unit's skills are getting worse and worse, and they have reached the point where they are unable to afford combat missions.

Therefore, the battle between Gibraltar was very difficult. The large fleet did not dare to enter the 600-kilometer range around the Gibraltar Peninsula during the day, and the fleet could not gallop for 600 kilometers to go to the vicinity of Gibraltar at one night, and then run 600 kilometers to escape.

Therefore, the plan to bombard German rail gun positions with naval guns before the start of the battle is now impossible to implement. The only way for the Royal British Navy to do is to send camouflage cruisers (the British began to modify camouflage cruisers after the defeat of the Mediterranean Battle) to lay mines to the Straits west of the Gibraltar Peninsula, hoping to lay 10,000 to 15,000 mines in the Straits before the fall of the Gibraltar Peninsula. Use these mines to slightly block the Italian and French fleets from rushing out of the Straits.

In addition, the main force of the local fleet commanded by Somerville is also attacking the Canary Islands, about 1,000 kilometers away from the Gibraltar Peninsula. This archipelago is about 100 kilometers away from Africa, and in theory it is a springboard for the future British and American troops to counterattack the Mediterranean. But in fact, Churchill just wanted to win a good-looking victory to boost the morale that was sluggish because of the fall of the Gibraltar Fortress, so he ordered the capture of the Canary Islands.

However, the process of seizing the archipelago was not as smooth as expected. The Spanish Air Force stationed on the island was also very combat-effective. Almost all of their pilots participated in the Spanish Civil War, and they also had bf-109, ju88, do-17 provided by Germany, and two records that were not equipped with the Luftwaffe and naval aviation.

In particular, the Fokker D.31 aircraft played a great role in the Canary Islands. The air combat performance of this aircraft is unsatisfactory, but it can be used as a fighter bomber and can carry 250 kilograms of aviation bombs for shallow dive bombing. Although the accuracy of the bomb drop is not as accurate as Ju88, this aircraft can engage in air combat after dropping the bomb, and it is very strong and not easily shot down. Therefore, it caused great trouble to the British rookie pilots! The British "Hundred Eyes Giant" aircraft carrier was also destroyed by the bomb dropped by this aircraft. In addition, a 10,000-ton troop transport ship was sunk by the bomb dropped by the D.31, causing thousands of British officers and soldiers to fall into the water and disappear!

However, the Royal Navy of the British Empire finally overcame all kinds of difficulties and defeated the brutal Spanish Air Force and destroyed the airport with naval guns! Now that the landing operation has begun, it is estimated that a great and critical victory will be achieved soon.

Churchill took the car to Buckingham Palace, and King George VI, who was stuttering, met him in his office. The king looked very melancholy. He had just met with the Russian Empress Oliga who visited Britain and learned about the "harsh" peace conditions proposed by the Germans.

"They...they want...they want a lot!" said the king with difficulty.

"Mr. Prime Minister, the Germans want all our African territories, Madeira, Socotra, Bermuda, Bahamas, British Honduras, and three glory-class aircraft carriers, and... want me!"

A beautiful girl who was fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed like a princess, stood beside the king, helping King George VI with a very angry tone to tell the German conditions.

She is the eldest daughter of the king, Princess Elizabeth, and Her Majesty the Queen of the British Empire in the future... If the British Empire has a future.

Princess Elizabeth looked very angry because she also met with her father and the visiting Queen Oliga (they are relatives). As a result, Oliga actually spoke in front of her about a peaceful condition that embarrassed her... she wanted to marry her to a fierce German Nazi!

"Your Highness, this is a conspiracy to rule the world by the German Nazis!" Churchill pointed out in great angrily that this was actually the bad idea of ​​Princess Elizabeth's uncle Duke Windsor.

At this time, George VI felt that his daughter should not be involved in too much politics that she could not understand, so he waved his hand and let the angry Princess Elizabeth leave the office.

"Silent...conspiracy?" George VI frowned. Of course he knew that his brother wanted to find a German husband named Hohenzollern for Elizabeth. In fact, this was a marriage of equality. Prince Friedrich was the son of German Emperor William III. German Emperor William William III was also the grandson of Queen Victoria of England, and now he ruled the most powerful empire in the world.

"Yes," Churchill said, "Nazis wanted to use dynasty marriage to control Britain, and then use Queen Oliga as puppets to destroy and annex the Soviet Union!"

"Destroy... and annex the Soviet Union?" George VI didn't understand very much.

"Yes!" Churchill nodded, "According to reliable information, the wife of the German Crown Prince Ferdinand, the Grand Duke of Kira is the heir of Empress Oliga, the future Russian Empress. If the Russian Empire is restored with the support of Germany's military, then the future German emperor will be able to serve as the Russian Tsar... Russia and Germany will eventually merge into one!"

George VI was stunned and stunned. This matter sounded like a routine two hundred years ago.

"We... should we refuse the peace talks?" George VI asked.

"No," Churchill shook his head and said, "My Majesty, we should negotiate with the Germans!"

"What?" George VI looked at Churchill, "It's hard, can't... be able to fight anymore?"

"Your Majesty, the situation is very difficult at the moment, but the Americans will eventually join," Churchill said. "However, the United States will join, and they are still preparing for the war, which may take several months. Before that, we should use the peace talks to delay the time... As long as we can delay the autumnal equinox, Germany will not be able to attack our local area for the time being."

Once the autumnal equinox passes, the climate of the English Channel is not suitable for forcing crossing. Moreover, the nighttime hours of the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and the Denmark Strait will become very poor, and the sea conditions will be very harsh, making it no longer suitable for aircraft carriers and aircraft activities.

"Drag... and drag it over the autumnal equinox... and you will have a turning point?"

Churchill nodded and promised, "Your Majesty, there will be a turning point!"

George VI thought for a while and said, "Okay... OK, I... let's talk to them."

Churchill immediately said: "Your Majesty, the peace talks should be held by the Foreign Minister."

George VI nodded and agreed to Churchill's request. Now Britain's constitutional system is very mature. As King George VI, nominally, has full power (under the National Defense Act during the war), but the actual power still has to be handed over to the cabinet.

Churchill also breathed a sigh of relief. The National Defense Act was authorized to the king after all. If George VI wanted to participate in the peace talks, the cabinet would be unstoppable. Who knows whether the king would be convinced in the end? After all, his brother Duke Windsor advocates peace...

...

On the British side, Churchill took control of the negotiations in a few words. On the German side, Imperial Marshal Hessman was also stepping up a campaign to undermine peace.

Three days after participating in the German crown ceremony, he met Hiroshi Oshima and Shi Genda again at the General Staff of Tsoson. He also gave them a final war schedule!

"Now we are negotiating with Britain!" Hessman said straight to the point, "Peace is possible. If you don't seize the time, then the opportunity will be missed! Once His Majesty the Emperor decides to truce with Britain, you will not have the opportunity to go south to expand your sphere of influence.

Because once we have a truce with Britain, you will not be allowed to occupy the Dutch East Indies again! Because we are very close friends with the Netherlands. Moreover, our relationship with Britain is likely to be transformed into an alliance. If you choose to go south after the truce in Europe, then you will be able to fight the British-German joint fleet!"
Chapter completed!