Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Just as Lord Adams left, the secretary ran in in a panic. "Your Excellency Prime Minister, Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Germans are broadcasting that they are going to bomb our coastal cities!"

"What?!" Churchill was suddenly shocked. "What did they say?!"

The secretary quickly walked to the radio nearby, turned on the radio and tuned up the channel. Soon, accompanied by the tingling sound of electricity, a German broadcast came from the radio. Because it is a British broadcast, the words spoken on the radio are also in English. "...In 24 hours, our bomber force will carry out indiscriminate bombing of all towns and cities near the English Channel. People in the towns are asked to leave the city as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary casualties."

"Damn it!" Churchill slammed the table. He had already anticipated what consequences this broadcast would bring. "These despicable bastards actually want to attack civilians!" He was angry, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Because at this time, the only provisions in the laws of war related to the protection of civilians were some scattered provisions in the annexes to the 1899 Hague Convention 2 and the 1907 Hague Convention 4.

More detailed legal provisions for the protection of civilians will have to wait until 1949 before the Geneva Conventions will issue a more specific "Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War" based on the above provisions. These include provisions such as "It is prohibited to destroy undefended towns and villages; it is prohibited to kill, coerce, torture and expel peaceful residents."

Unfortunately, this will not appear until 10 years later. Therefore, even if Churchill appeals to the international community now, there is unlikely to be any big response.

The Germans would say that they did this to force the British government to surrender as soon as possible. If the British government did not want civilians to suffer, then it would be fine to surrender.

What would Churchill say then? That he would never surrender even if the civilians of the British Empire died? !

"Notice down and convene an emergency meeting."

As soon as the broadcast came out, the British people along the coast suddenly became confused.

This time Dowding could not guarantee that a German bomb would not fall. Even if he could guarantee it, few British people would believe him. Last time, the Germans had clearly warned in advance that they would bomb London, but Churchill said that he would never let a bomb fall in London. As a result, London is still under bombardment.

Residents of coastal towns fled their hometowns with their families, taking all the means of transportation they could find, carrying all the belongings they could take with them, just wanting to leave the city that was about to be bombed.

On the various roads leading from the southern coast to the northern interior, the mighty convoys of fleeing people stretch for dozens of kilometers, and a large number of vehicles and people continue to pour out of the villages and towns along the road to join this huge migration team. Many people There was severe congestion in the area.

Some people piled all their belongings on the top of the vehicle, from pots and pans to fashionable furniture, luggage, food and drink supplies, and piled up a hill, seriously blocking the view of the vehicles behind them, thus causing many troubles. traffic accident.

On this chaotic road. All class distinctions have been blurred. Whether you drive a Rolls-Royce or a half-ton Ford, God treats everyone equally, and no one can run faster just because they are noble.

The conference room in the Prime Minister's Office in London was also noisy. "The Germans are not going to land at this time, are they?" an officer whispered with a hint of fear.

Churchill frowned and thought for a long time, then shook his head. "Probably not, the Germans are crazy to launch a landing war in winter." Launching a landing war in this cold weather? He would never do this otherwise.

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, Daoding coughed slightly and said. "But the Germans often don't play by common sense."

At first, everyone said that the Germans were crazy for challenging Britain and France, but reality slapped everyone in the face. Not only did Germany challenge, but it also kicked over France, the strongest country in Europe, and made Britain breathless.

From this point of view, it would not be unusual for Germany to launch a landing war now.

"..." Churchill somewhat hoped that the Germans would launch a landing now. It was not that he was crazy, but that if the Germans launched a landing offensive now, the British Empire would still have a chance to prevent the Germans from landing. But as time goes by, the British Empire's The situation will get worse and worse. Maybe when the Germans dock, a large number of people will raise white flags to greet the Germans.

"Should we distribute ammunition supplies to frontline soldiers?"

This question also stumped Churchill. Of course, the supplies include food. If we continue to distribute them now, if the Germans do not launch a landing campaign, can the distributed food be recovered? After hesitating for a long time, he finally shook his head. "Observe the movements of the German army again."

After being silent for a long time, he pressed down the cigar in his hand and ordered. "Send someone to Germany, contact the top German officials, and discuss peace talks. As long as we can delay time, we can agree to any conditions!"

I had previously contacted the German Ambassador to Switzerland through the British Ambassador to Switzerland, but no results were reached at that time. This time he decided to send people directly to Berlin to convey Britain's "want for peace".

The Germans naturally want peace, but they also know that it is not easy to achieve real peace.

After all, Britain is an empire on which the sun never sets, the former world overlord and the King of the Seven Seas! It is not easy to get an established world hegemon like the UK to lower its arrogant head.

The Netherlands back then was a lesson learned from the past!

At that time, Britain defeated Spain's maritime hegemony and broke the colonial monopoly of Spain and Portugal. After that, Britain stood out and gradually developed into a late but powerful colonial power. Its struggle with the Dutch colonial power was not only inevitable, but also demanded exclusive sea rights, exclusive raw materials, and exclusive markets. Therefore, competition and robbery developed into armed conflicts.

The First Anglo-Dutch War was launched by the Netherlands on July 28, 1652, in response to the Navigation Act passed by the British Parliament in 1651 against the Netherlands' control of trade brokerage rights. In addition to conducting combat operations in the coastal waters of the two countries (such as the Battle of Plymouth in 1652, the Battle of Newport in 1652 and 1653, and the Battle of Portland in 1653), the British and the Dutch also fought in the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, and the sea connecting the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. Naval battles were fought simultaneously in all straits. The British ships were equipped with more advanced artillery and were superior in quantity and quality. Therefore, they defeated the Dutch navy and imposed a blockade on the Dutch coast, forcing the Netherlands to conclude the "Westminster Treaty" on April 14, 1654. Peace Treaty". Under this peace treaty, the Netherlands actually recognized the Navigation Act.

But the war did not end like this. The Netherlands, unwilling to fail, declared war on Britain again ten years later, and another war broke out after that. After more than 20 years of war for maritime hegemony, the Netherlands' maritime strength was greatly weakened, but its military strength Still not completely lost to the UK. It was not until the end of the War of Spanish Succession in 1713 that Britain gained maritime supremacy.

In this way, it is not easy for such an old empire to completely surrender. As long as your homeland is not completely occupied and you still have enough strength to surrender, you will definitely be in trouble in the future.

Therefore, if we don't defeat the British navy and land on the British mainland, we will beat the British to the point where they can't hold their heads high; they will never truly surrender to Germany.