Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell was not an incompetent military commander, but a very professional senior general. He had a very in-depth study of wars in the era of mechanization. He had been emphasizing this point for several years after the war. In the eyes of him and his good friend General Marshall, the disaster encountered by the US military in England from January 16 to 17, 1943 was not caused by Stilwell's mistakes, and Stilwell had done his best to save the lives of 30,000 American officers and soldiers. Therefore, he was an American hero worthy of people's respect.

However, on the evening of the 18th, Bradley, who was wearing a civilian costume and several guards, insisted that Stilwell had entered the wrong line and that he should not join the army at all. His performance on the battlefield was an absolute fool.

Although this comment is a bit mean, when the 2nd Armored Division and the 28th Division of the US Army were attacked by German troops from the 16th to the 18th, Stilwell did not show much difference from a fool.

In fact, on the evening of the 16th, Stilwell and Bradley had already learned that some British troops had begun to retreat. At this time, the German army did not attack the US troops guarding the plains near Stodonk, but sent some armored vehicles and No. 3 tanks (including the 2nd German Marine Division) to monitor the German two heavy battalions and one tank annihilation battalion nearby, which was pursuing the retreating British troops.

Bradley, who found that the sign was wrong, immediately suggested to Stilwell to break through, but Stilwell believed that breaking through at this time would likely cause the troops to suffer significant losses. He was willing to stick to the aid and wait for assistance. After all, on the British and American troops were far more than the German troops!

So when the German army could not draw out troops to encircle and annihilate the US troops of the two divisions, Stilwell asked them to dig trenches and fortifications on the biting snow fields. They were preparing to defend for at least 72 hours. Stilwell, who was optimistic, believed that it was unlikely that the British would organize a counterattack within 48 hours, but 72 hours should be enough for the British to organize a counterattack.

To be fair, Stilwell's view is not wrong from a simple military perspective. If the battlefield is transferred from the British Isle to the east coast of the United States, sticking to waiting for assistance is the most correct option. However, in mid-January, there is no problem in the UK that can think from a simple military perspective.

Although there are still millions of soldiers in military uniforms in this country, the lack caused by the long-term blockade, the shock caused by the German landing, and the inducement of the Cairo Declaration, have made most people believe that Britain's defeat is inevitable!

So at this time, almost no one cared about the 30,000 US troops on the battlefield of Hartelpool Middlesbrough. Now, just waiting for the Wink cluster that was pursuing and retreating British troops to return, the doomsday of these 30,000 US troops will come.

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"Comrades, the incompetent reactionary army suffered a crushing defeat at Hartelpool Middlesbrough, and the doomsday of the reactionary Windsor dynasty is coming!"

Somewhere in the East End of London, someone suddenly started to shout in the secret headquarters of the British Bolshevik Party.

Harry Politt, who was whispering about what was going on with a few elderly men in inferior suits, stood up suddenly and looked at the Third International General Representative Ivan Mesky who was excitedly rushing into the door.

"Comrade McSky, is the news reliable?" Politte asked.

"Reliable!" Mesky focused his attention and said, "We have an inside line in the British Army Department. In addition, the United States also informed the Soviet Union of relevant situations. There is no doubt that the British reactionary government has lost the war and has proved its incompetence. Now is the time for our Bolshevik Party to stand up and lead the British people to resist the German bandits.

In addition, we must defeat the reactionary Windsor dynasty and the greedy and corrupt British aristocratic bourgeoisie!"

"We still have to defeat the Windsor Dynasty and the British bourgeoisie?" Politt frowned slightly. It seemed that the previous plan did not have these contents?

"Of course!" said Mesky, "this is necessary. If the Windsor dynasty is not overthrown, will the leaders of the Bolshevik Party still be allowed to swear allegiance to the king? As for the bourgeoisie and aristocrats, they monopolized most of the land and wealth of Britain. If they did not overthrow them, the revolution would not be successful!"

Polit and several members of the Bolshevik Party of the United Kingdom (the newly established political bureau) exchanged glances with each other, and then asked: "Comrade Mesky, is this the instructions of the Third International?"

"Yes! This is the latest instructions from Third International!"

In fact, at the beginning, Stalin did not want to overthrow the Windsor dynasty immediately, nor did he think about reinstating the bourgeoisie immediately.

However, after several days of investigation and research (testing George VI's position), Stalin had already been convinced that the Windsor dynasty and the British aristocratic bourgeoisie would not cooperate with the British Bolsheviks, nor would he have the determination to resist to the end.

Therefore, Stalin was determined to let go and mobilize the masses and to do a big battle in London, even if the British Revolution could not succeed, it would definitely damage the British ruling foundation and social stability.

In the future, the national regime foundation of Britain cannot be based on people's votes like France, but must be based on military repression.

Only in this way can the British government be like a reactionary regime, rather than wearing a legal cloak like the French government. This is of great significance to the future resistance movement of Britain!

Politt took a breath and asked, "Representative comrade, then when will we do it?"

"Now!" said Ivan Mesky, "We must catch our opponent off guard!"

"Then we will immediately mobilize the masses to surround Downing Street, Whitehall Street and King Charles Street," Pollett said.

"There is also Buckingham Palace!" said Ivan Mesky. "The collapse of Churchill's government is inevitable. After Churchill's collapse, Princess Elizabeth will become the object of loyalty to the British reactionary forces! We must control her as much as possible! If necessary... she can also be sent to the guillotine!"

...

"Mr. Prime Minister," Viscount Brooke trotted into Churchill's office. "The people of the East Side are taking to the streets again. They must have known the situation of the Battle of Hartlepool-Middlesburg!"

"Damn Bolsheviks!" Churchill slapped the table, "I made a mistake. I should resign instead of disbanding the parliament!"

This is a big mistake! At least for Britain, which pays special attention to democratic procedures.

Because the Battle of Hartelpool Middlesbrough was defeated, the British mainland was defeated, and now there is no force to prevent the German army from landing.

The British people will definitely be annoyed by the defeat in the war. All the anger is only one vent, which is the wartime cabinet.

The best choice for the cabinet during the war was to step down and hand over power to the Labor Party. However... Churchill chose to disband the parliament after the protest in London!

This made the Churchill government a guardian cabinet that could not step down immediately. Because the parliament had been dissolved by Fatty Qiu, there was no way for the Labor Party to come out to organize a new government.

"Prime Minister," Viscount Brook made a suggestion at this time, "Now, only His Highness the Princess will be asked to come forward as Regent, and then His Highness the Princess will appoint Mr. Attlee to form a temporary cabinet."

Fatty Qiu slapped his forehead and was really confused. How could he forget this? After all, Britain is a kingdom, and the king still has the right to designate the prime minister in a state of emergency.

Moreover... Princess Elizabeth still has 12,000 Royal Guards in her hands. As long as the Royal Guard is dispatched, the situation in London should be stable.

Churchill held the chair with both hands and stood up, "Vissue, I'll go to Buckingham Palace now. You go to the Southern Military District immediately to see if you can mobilize some troops back to London... I'm worried that the Royal Guard of 12,000 is not enough."

"Okay, I'll go to the Southern Military District right away." Viscount Brook nodded and immediately left the wartime cabinet command underground in King Charles Street.

The current British ground forces are mainly concentrated in the Southern Theater Command and the Irish Theater, among which the Irish Theater is located around Belfast, with dozens of divisions guarding there. The Southern Theater Command is responsible for defending the coast of the English Channel, and there are also dozens of divisions. As long as Viscount Brook can pull troops back to London from there, the Bolshevik conspiracy will be shattered!

Just as Churchill was about to leave the command center underground in King Charles Street and head for Buckingham Palace, Foreign Minister Aiden, who was guarding the cabinet, suddenly walked over quickly, holding something that seemed to be a telegram copy.

"Mr. Prime Minister," Aiden saw Fat Chiu slowly moving out of the office with a crutch, and hurriedly went up to him and said, "President Roosevelt's telegram."

"Roosevelt?" Churchill stopped, "What did he say?"

"Roosevelt said he hopes you can visit the United States after leaving office and discuss with him the issue of peace talks on the Axis powers... President Roosevelt hopes that the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom can unify their position on peace talks."

"Peace talks? Unified position?" Churchill snorted coldly, "I still want to cheat!"

"Prime Minister, is Roosevelt lying to us?" Aiden was a little unbelievable.

"Of course it's a lie!" Churchill said hatefully, "He wanted to use unified negotiations to delay our resistance. But how can we delay? If we delay, Britain in 1943 will be Russia in 1917."

"So...how do we respond?" Aiden asked.

Churchill thought for a while and said, "Just say I agree."

"agree?"

"Yes!" Churchill was ready to go out after he gave the order. As soon as he walked up the stairs under the protection of several entourages and guards, he heard a dull roar coming from above his head.
Chapter completed!