Chapter 32 D-Day (14)
The June coup in 1944 was the most complex history in the history of the British Empire. Scenes such as conspiracy, transactions, collusion, ambition, escape, division, siege, coup, restoration, sacrifice, and revenge were condensed in the short 20 hours of the day like a quick shot.
The plot is ups and downs, and the plot is changing, and the suspense is rife, and the best novelists cannot create such a wonderful script.
Later historians spent countless brain cells but never could get the whole picture, because only a few people, including Churchill, Attley, Aiden, etc., knew the whole picture, but they all kept silent about this history and kept the secret in their hearts. After all these politicians left the world, other personal experiences could not say anything at all, so even the hundreds of parliamentarians and participants in the airport, Queen Elizabeth, who were detained at the airport, did not know what the event was and his mutated version.
Of course, all kinds of tricks are still inevitable. The major families of the British Empire, together with the kings, and the prime ministers took off from the British land and entered Canada leisurely. It was unimaginable that the complex personnel had no prior arrangements. Everyone knew that there were many dark stories, but everyone's focus was not on this, but on where Great Britain would go in the future.
When Truman learned that the British "coup" failed and the commandos unfortunately "manifestly killed" Marshal Pound, Churchill and George VI arrived in Canada, the whole face turned pale and he lost the bet.
Not only did he not get the two aircraft carriers he thought hard, he also lost politically. At the subsequent emergency meeting of the Joint Conference, he sat in a chair without saying a word, not knowing what to do. The British Empire's armistice and the Soviet armistice meant that the European war had basically ended, and the terrifying military strength of the Third Reich would be displayed in a more violent form, and a group of the ultimate weapons that high-level officials had high hopes for would have to wait at least 12 months.
The rest of the people sighed repeatedly. Although the losses of the 100,000 British troops were expected, and even the fall of the entire British Empire was expected, when everyone thought of the tens of thousands of planes hoarded by the Germans in Western Europe and the millions of troops were liberated, they still felt chill. After staring at the small eyes for five minutes, General Jin, who had recovered from his illness for a few days, struggled to squeeze out a sentence from his throat: "Your Excellency, do you want to implement the occupation plan for Canada?"
Everyone shook their heads: The coup and hostages of the troops stationed in Britain have already made a very bad head. If they occupy Canada with armed forces, it will cause greater uneasiness. What will the authorities in Australia and New Zealand think? What do other small countries that depend on the United States think? It is very simple to occupy Canada militarily. Canada's defense is not strong, and the US Army has a complete scheduled plan locked in a safe, which can be directly implemented as long as it is taken out.
"I think Prime Minister Churchill's government in exile should be recognized now... It should be clear now: the British Empire is in Canada, and Canada is not the British Empire." Hull said slowly.
This sentence confused everyone, Hull had to re-interpret it: "I mean, we should admit that George VI is still the king of the British Empire, Churchill is still the prime minister of the British Empire, they are orthodox, and London is just a pseudo-government. At the same time, it should be clear that Canada is not part of the British Empire." (Note, if you still can't understand, please refer to the political slogan of Baodao Island)
Truman's eyes lit up, so there was room for maneuver in propaganda: because the British mainland wanted to surrender to the Germans, and even launched a coup to try to imprison the king and the prime minister. In order to resist, the two had to join forces to take the lead and accidentally injured Marshal Pound in the operation, and even if they failed in the end, there was room for explanation. In this way, public opinion would be easier to grasp.
The long-term strategy of the US government has been based on a basis: not allowing any foreign forces to control Canada or Mexico. This is not only a consensus between the military and political circles, but also a consensus among the people of the United States. During World War I, the United States racked its brains to join the Allies. Although the fuse was that the American passenger ship was sunk by a German submarine, what actually unified the idea was the Zimmermann telegram exaggerated and exaggerated by the US side (in 1917, German Foreign Minister Artur Zimmermann sent a secret telegram to the German ambassador to Mexico, asking him to use the southern US territories to lure Mexico into the alliance in order to delay the United States' sending troops to Europe)
Now the same situation is facing the US government again.
Hull said again: "In this case, Canada should form two sets of governments, one is the Dominant Government of Canada and the other is the British Empire. Of course, they can share a head of state."
Everyone nodded. This was a kind of opinion. Although it was self-deception, it was better than no reason or basis. It was more reliable than De Gaulle's "Free France" in "Charles". Now the Free French regime has moved to French Guiana one step ahead of schedule and survived.
"In addition, we should continue to recognize and let them carry out activities in Canada, such as Poland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Belgium, etc.," Hull thought for a while, "The British Empire is the most important. I also suggest that the four British divisions and some Royal Navy personnel in the United States will be arranged to Canada, and then send them some light warships to enrich Canada's defense forces. At the same time, we should send more troops to Canada."
These four British divisions were all British Army bare-handed soldiers who came on strategic airlift back flights. They were fully armed in the United States.
Marshall asked, “How many do I need to send?”
"The minimum force required to control the situation in case of an emergency."
"That would take 8-10 divisions, and at least 1,000-1,500 aircraft."
Truman nodded: "Put it according to the required upper limit."
“Will Canadians object?”
"As long as Churchill agrees," Hull said slyly, "With the invitation from the British Empire, we entered its dominance, and the British Empire government obviously needs our support now. Therefore, I suggest that the President visit George VI and Prime Minister Churchill and his party to express comfort for their arrival and at the same time declare their determination to resist to the end. The Prime Minister is a smart man and will not misunderstand."
Truman nodded: Hull's suggestion is feasible.
"In addition, the dominant governments and troops in other places are also required to continue to be loyal to George VI."
Everyone quickly understood the meaning of this: Only by keeping the British Empire as a shelves can the United States continue to interfere and promote its existence in other regions. If Australia, New Zealand and South Africa all swore allegiance to London, how can the United States play? Only by letting them continue to be loyal to Canada can they move on the next step. As for India's remnants of the British and Indian troops, after they lost to the Battle of Delhi, everyone thought they were finished and did not mention it.
"How many troops do we have in the Pacific now? Can we control the situation in Australia and New Zealand?"
"It should be possible, including the Marine Corps, Army troops, we have a total of 19 divisions in the Pacific: 4 in Hawaii, 1 in the Aleutian Islands, 2 in the Solomon Islands, 2 in the New Guinea, 2 in the Samoa-Vanuatu-Fiji-New Caledonia, 2 in New Zealand, and 6 in Australia. There are a total of about 13,000 land aircraft, and there are currently 2 divisions on the road, one in Australia and the other in New Zealand." Marshall smiled bitterly, "The problem now is that the navy is not strong."
Speaking of this, General Jin also looked helpless: "Except for the light warships of the Australian and New Zealand fleet, the Pacific Fleet only has two battleships and 14 escort aircraft carriers in Pearl Harbor. There is no regular aircraft carrier. He can only barely perform escort, transportation, anti-submarine, patrol and other functions, and cannot carry out large-scale fleet operations. Last time the Japanese fleet launched a breakup, General Ingram and General Halsey thought about it, but finally decided to shrink in Pearl Harbor and swallow their anger."
"The most dangerous thing now is not Australia and New Zealand, South Africa and Brazil." Eisenhower interrupted, "We have 100,000 troops in South Africa, and one division each. The British army itself has two divisions, and there are 150,000 South African divisions, totaling 300,000 troops. However, after the Eastern Front Armistice, Germany had surplus in both strength and logistics, and could draw a large number of troops to attack Africa, which is very unfavorable for us. In Brazil, our army's final deployment has not been completed, and the enemy is also increasing its troops continuously. Now the Brazilian regime has become two."
Everyone sighed: Now there are two Russia, two Britain, two Brazil, and two China. I don’t know how many two will be waiting for themselves...
Turner suddenly walked in and said to everyone: "General Nimitz sent an urgent call. Given the current situation, he suggested launching a Brazilian offensive battle immediately."
"Why?" Truman couldn't help but be surprised, "Didn't the two new aircraft carriers have not completed all the sea test subjects?"
Turner explained: "The two British aircraft carriers will soon be included in the Axis Fleet sequence. When the sea trial is completed next month, the German fleet will have more than twice the advantage of the main ships on us. In this way, even if we deploy enough troops to Brazil, it will be too late. We must take the lead and attack quickly."
"What is his goal?"
"Based on the existing Atlantic Fleet three aircraft carriers and three battleships as the main force, they eat the German squadron currently in Brazil's waters. According to intelligence, they have a total of 3 aircraft carriers and 3 battleships." Turner said, "It is a rare 1:1 opportunity."
"But the sea test?"
"General Nimitz believes that it is basically the same, and there are still some last subjects that can be taken in the final stage. The most urgent task is to be quick."
Truman turned his gaze to General Jin, who thought for a while and nodded slightly: "I think it's OK, while the main force of the German army has not yet come to Brazil and those British warships have not fallen into Germany's hands. Our attack will help disrupt the enemy's rhythm."
"Then it's settled, what about the time?"
"About a week later, the battle will be completed before the end of June," Turner explained. "There is only naval battle, so there is no time to lead the army."
Chapter completed!