Chapter 870: The Wind Rises in the Pacific

The British are still holding on, or the whole Union is still holding on. Under the explosion of bombs and the strafing of machine guns, thousands of ships of all colors headed in the direction of Dunkirk.

Some of them drove tourist boats, others drove maintenance boats, tow barges, small escort boats, minesweepers, trawlers, destroyers, and even British air rescue ships and radar sentry boats......

Braving the rain of bullets, there are all kinds of people. All professions, whether French, Belgian or Dutch, stranded in England, were doing their best to save the Allied soldiers trapped in Dunkirk.

Among them were bankers, dentists, car drivers, speedboat drivers, dock workers, teenagers, engineers, fishermen, and civilian officials...... Among them were the delicate-skinned Sea Scouts and the bronzed-skinned old man with gray hair.

Persistence sometimes leads to victory, but sometimes it doesn't. The earth-shattering retreat came to an end five days later.

At that time, the main force of the German army had already entered the city of Dunkirk, and the first thing that was used to block the 40,000 French ** team was defeated and captured. Subsequently, the British fleet, other ships and warplanes that learned the news evacuated Dunkirk one after another.

When the city of Dunkirk was breached, everyone knew that there was no hope. The commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Gott, was ordered to return home, and he handed over command to Alexander, the commander of the 1st Army.

Clearly, Alexander was just a scapegoat. When the warships, ships, and warplanes withdrew under the desperate gaze of the allied forces, Alexander chose to surrender to the Germans.

In this battle, the British lost more than 300 aircraft, 11 destroyers, and 300 ships of various types. More than 50,000 were killed and more than 200,000 were taken prisoner.

At the cost of 140 warplanes, 80 tanks and 18,000 men, the Germans defeated the Allied forces and captured nearly 1,200 artillery pieces, 750 anti-aircraft guns, 500 anti-tank guns, 63,000 vehicles, 75,000 motorcycles, 700 tanks, 21,000 machine guns, 6,400 anti-tank guns and 500,000 tons of military supplies.

The Battle of Dunkirk, the British said that they had won, and they had won. If you say you lose, you lose. Said it was a victory. It's because their original plan was to evacuate 30,000 people.

But now more than 100,000 people have been evacuated, which is completely beyond their estimates. Yes, the battle was a victory for the British. But it can be said to be a failure, and it can also be passed.

Britain paid a greater price than the budget to withdraw the 100,000 men. And on the beaches of Dunkirk, more than 200,000 coalition soldiers were captured. This has to be said to be a great failure.

But both Germany and Britain unanimously claimed to have won the battle. The British believed that they had withdrawn up to 100,000 troops from Dunkirk under the harsh circumstances, which was even higher than they themselves had expected. Yes, this is a victory of their "unity".

And in the opinion of the Germans. The capture of more than 200,000 people, the killing of more than 50,000 people, and the capture of so much munitions is in itself an undoubted victory.

The two sides insisted on their own words and kept talking to each other. Because they all know that after this cannon is over, it should be really fought next. Hitler would not give up the idea of attacking Britain proper, and Britain could never sit idly by.

I have to say. The British have less luck in history and are much less lucky. Historically, Britain had nine days to retreat, but only five days remained.

Historically, because the Dunkirk area was mostly cloudy and rainy, foggy, light rain and gunsmoke, the Luftwaffe only carried out large-scale bombing for two and a half days on May 27, May 29 afternoon and June 1, 1940.

The rest of the time, there were either disruptive air strikes in small formations of 3 or 5 aircraft, or no sorties at all. But now Dunkirk doesn't have that weather. At the same time, Goering, who was mad, decisively sent thousands of fighters out to attack without interruption.

Originally, Guderian's tank group assembled to attack Dunkirk did not stop advancing because of the order, but continued to break through to Dunkirk, and finally broke through Dunkirk four days earlier than in history.

The soft sandy beaches of Dunkirk made it difficult for shrapnel dropped by German planes to disperse effectively. The lethality is greatly reduced. But now the German air force has enough fighters, and they can even use cannons and airborne machine guns to directly strafe British troops and ships on the ground.

The warships were better, and the ships that came to help the retreat were no different from papier-mΓ’chΓ© in front of the machine guns and machine guns.

"Our allies in Europe have won a great victory for them! Those arrogant Brits. The empire on which the sun never sets, once across the ocean, retreated in panic under their brave attack! "Isoroku Yamamoto and Tadaichi Mingumo are lecturing at the First Air Fleet in the South Chiba Islands.

After the Germans achieved a big victory in Europe. Yamamoto 56 was under pressure from the top: the war cannot be delayed any longer! Now the British have no time to look eastward, and France is gone. If we do not take those Southeast Asian interests at this time, Japan will not be able to gain anything by the time Germany recovers.

Under this eagerness of thought, Yamamoto 56 could only have the First Air Fleet fully equipped and ready to carry out the "Z operation plan".

"And now, it's time for us to make a contribution to the Empire! We need to prove that we, the Imperial Japan, our Imperial Navy, can also fight for the glory of the Empire! Yamamoto fifty-six shouted to the sailors of the fleet below, "Let's go! In the direction of the sun! For the sake of the Great Japanese Empire! For His Majesty the Emperor! ”

"Onboard! The "onboard ......" mobilization was completed, and countless Japanese naval sailors and naval officers standing on the battleship waited for the ship one after another. In just a few moments, the entire First Air Fleet slowly moved towards the Pacific Ocean.

"Nagumo! This 3,000-nautical-mile voyage, please! Yamamoto secretly said in his heart, although he was also very confident in Nagumo Tadaichi, but it was always a battle involving the fate of the entire Japan, and he couldn't help but be a little worried.

At the departure point of the First Air Fleet, the other fleets of the Japanese Navy, the newly formed air force, and the landing combat unit of the army were all staring with bated breath, waiting for the news of the "Z Operation Plan."

Only if the Z battle plan is successful, they will immediately launch a full-scale war. Otherwise, they may be forced to adjust their strategy.

With the roaring waves, Zhan Mao and Qi Zishi watched the undulating waves on the side of the cruise ship, each with their own thoughts. Behind them, dozens of men were scattered vigilantly watching the movements around them.

"Lao Zhan, it's not easy for us to go back to the mission this time......" Qi Zishi broke the silence and said to his old classmate: "Originally, I was wondering if the commander-in-chief was making a big fuss. After all, Southeast Asia has hundreds of thousands of troops from Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries, so there should be no problem. ”

"But in Germany's fight, these white-skinned pigs are really the same as what the commander-in-chief said - the outside is strong and the middle is dry."

"Who's to say it isn't?!" Zhan Mao sighed helplessly, turned to Qi Zishi and said, "Originally, we went back to China to resist the war, but I didn't expect that we would have to go back to Southeast Asia to resist the war in a blink of an eye." What the fuck is this called! ”

After a pause, Zhan Mao grabbed the railing and looked at the blue sea and said, "That's good, those white-skinned pigs are gone, and we will have a chance to win this Southeast Asia." Otherwise, these white-skinned pigs don't have any good intentions towards us Chinese. The current situation is not suitable for us to clean them up, so let the Japanese do it. ”

Qi Zishi nodded with a smile, then frowned and thought for a while: "Our Nanyang Army Division now has three districts, and the estimate of the advance team to go back before is also about 30,000 people, whether we can hold this Nanyang is really a problem." ”

"Hmm...... You don't have to worry about that, didn't the commander-in-chief say it?! We are just guerrilla warfare, and we will not easily fight the Japanese army head-on. Zhan Mao smiled and said, "My chief of staff, don't worry. Not to mention Hongmen's foundation in Nanyang, there are a lot of nails everywhere. ”

"Before I came out, General Wang from all over the world found me. Tell me about this again in order to reassure my heart. ”

When Qi Zishi heard this, he couldn't help but ask Zhan Mao with great interest, "Oh?!" Have you seen the Assassination King?! His name is not small, what does he look like?! Tell me about it. ”

Zhan Mao smiled, recalling and said to Qi Zishi: "People are nothing special, they are very kind." Wearing a pair of glasses, he is not tall. ”

Speaking of this, Zhan Mao paused and glanced around, and whispered to Qi Zishi: "However, he is a practitioner. If I'm not mistaken, he should be in the Wudang Zhenwu lineage. It's the strength of the hanging toad that is being practiced! ”

Qi Zishi couldn't help but be stunned, this news had a big impact on him. He didn't expect that this assassination king would have such a background. However, he didn't doubt Zhan Mao's words, originally Zhan Mao's family was not an ordinary family.

His family has an inexplicable relationship with Hongmen, and what he practices at home is also something from the inner family. Therefore, what he said should be credible.

"None of this has anything to do with us, as long as we keep Nanyang well." Qi Zishi paused, let himself calm and said to Zhan Mao: "After returning to Nanyang, build the reserve base first." At the critical moment, at least don't let us Chinese suffer. ”

"Don't worry, those white-skinned pigs have taught us a lot of lessons." Zhan Mao sneered and said, "The older generation of these things has already found a place, and the things are ready. We just need to expand the placement. ”

PS: Chapter 1, that's a little late. I'm sorry~