When Montgomery arrived at Gott's command room in the bomb shelter, Gott had just put down his old-fashioned telephone.

Seeing Montgomery's appearance, Goth was obviously a little stunned and surprised, and asked curiously, "Monty?" Is there anything wrong with you? ”

???? Of course, Montgomery must have something to do with him at this time, and Montgomery's anxious expression now can be seen at a glance in Goth, who has read countless people.

However, as soon as Goth, who seemed to be calm, took out a cigarette and watched Montgomery walk in after saluting, he had just lit a cigarette, and Montgomery's words almost made him miss the hot cigarette butt and slip it into the crotch of his pants.

???? Montgomery gave a military salute and reported what he had seen, saying: "Commander, after the enemy bombers, another group of enemy paratroopers jumped near the eastern outskirts of Dunkirk....... Also, I met a nurse who claimed to be your niece, so I brought her with me. ”

Gort patted the fallen cigarette butt with one hand, lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said, "The enemy paratrooper team? If it's really them, I'm afraid it's a little tricky, huh...... As for my niece, do you mean Linda? ”

As soon as Goth's voice fell, Linda herself emerged from not far behind Montgomery and said, "Uncle, it's me." It's being bombed everywhere out there, and I'm scared....... Let General Montgomery bring me here. ”

The sudden appearance of his niece made Goth a little overwhelmed. At the beginning, when he agreed to Linda to go with the army, he originally wanted Linda to stay at the headquarters of the expeditionary force as a medical worker, thinking that she could ensure her safety.

But now, the German army is breaking all the way. The situation that seemed to be a steady win has reached the point where it is losing today. The headquarters of the expeditionary force has also changed from a safe rear to a dangerous front line. In the midst of all his frustration, Lord Gort had really forgotten about his niece.

On the other hand, the appearance of German paratroopers in Montgomery's mouth also made Goth feel a big head. At first, he thought that with the swamps and low-lying terrain of Dunkirk, it would not be conducive to the advance of the German armored forces, and he could delay for a while. Unexpectedly, the Germans did not have tanks, but directly invested in the paratroopers, which were "teleportation infantry".

To say that the morale of the British Expeditionary Force is now plummeting. It is more likely that they will still have the courage to use their guns against the sudden appearance of German paratroopers, rather than that the German Führer will suddenly order the whole army to stop the offensive and entrust all operations to the air force, which will not be lethal.

But....... Gort doesn't have to worry about that now.

Just this morning, an order came from within the country that Lord Gott was put into the post of commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, and that Alexander was the commander of the first army of the expeditionary force took over the command. Goth himself, on the other hand, had to fly back to China immediately and accept the punishment of demotion due to combat mistakes.

If this order had been given a week earlier, perhaps Lord Goth would have felt so humiliated that he would have protested and tried to stay.

But now, as soon as the order came, Gort's first thought was to rejoice!

Yes, he was glad that he had received this immediate sanction.

It is better to be punished by flying home than to stay in Dunkirk as a prisoner of the Germans.

Besides, in Gort's personal opinion, if he doesn't leave now, he will leave a day or two later, and the conviction will be even greater. Leaving the entire British Expeditionary Force on the Dunkirk beachhead and being annihilated by the Germans is a crime that the newly appointed Alexander should bear.

Thinking of this, Got waved his hand and smiled at his niece Linda: "Linda, you came just in time." Uncle, I was dismissed from my job today and will be flown back to China. It's useless for you to stay here, just go back with me. ”

Gort spoke very strongly, and Linda could not tolerate the slightest refusal. Of course, this is also for her good.

However, watching Linda reluctantly cast her gaze at Montgomery beside her, Gort suddenly remembered something. After all, why this niece begged to join the expeditionary force in the first place, Goth is still very clear.

"That's it, Monty." Gort affectionately called Montgomery's nickname and said, "Anyway, your troops are gone, and there is no point in staying, so you might as well go back home with me." It's just two more people, even if I am relieved of the post of commander of the expeditionary force, but I still have this power. ”

With the rank of Admiral Gott, it would have been easy to stuff two more people on the plane back home. And these two people have no impact on the battle situation, they are dispensable two, and it is easy to transfer away.

"Then thank you Commander," Montgomery immediately looked at Lord Goth gratefully as soon as he heard that he could leave this ghost place with him, "After the subordinates return to China, they will continue to follow the Commander's footsteps and follow the Commander's guidance." ”

In Montgomery's eyes, it is not a strange thing for Dunkirk to fall even in the next second. Along the way, he had too much influence on the fighting power of the German army, which was by no means an enemy that the remaining remnants of the expeditionary force could withstand. When he saw the German paratroopers appear ten minutes ago, Montgomery's judgment was even more convinced of himself - Dunkirk was about to be lost!

"Don't call me Commander, I'm not your Commander anymore." Gort smiled and waved his hand, laughing at himself: "I was just removed from my post today, and your nominal commander has been changed to General Alexander." ”

"You will always be my commander." Montgomery did not hesitate to flatter him with praise: "The defeat of the expeditionary force today is due to the conceit of the French, and has nothing to do with our command. You have done your best, no one can do it better than you, and Commander Alexander definitely can't. ”

Words of praise are always pleasant to listen to. Hearing Montgomery's praise, Gort felt much relieved.

The mood was a lot better, and when he met a "talking confidant", Goth inadvertently blurted out information that was still secret for the time being: "Hehe...... That's right. Today, thanks to you meeting me, I had the opportunity to fly back. You know, most of the generator plans are about to be aborted, and if I hadn't taken my plane today, I wouldn't have had a chance to take a boat again. ”

As he spoke, Goth said mysteriously and triumphantly: "From the navy, there has been no news for most of the day. It is estimated that the battle was lost, otherwise it would have been hyped up a long time ago. The navy is defeated, how can the generator plan continue......."

"That's, that's. Thank you, Sir, for your help today. Montgomery listened profusely and nodded in thanks. He couldn't have imagined that his luck was so good, and he actually caught the last flight from Dunkirk by coincidence!