The news soon reached London. Churchill stared at the telegram for a while and asked: "Is this possible?"

This question was asked by Menzies.

Because Menzies was not only a simple intelligence officer, he also participated in World War I and commanded battles.

Under the current circumstances, Churchill wanted to briefly understand the feasibility of this suggestion.

"I mean, use amphibious landing ships to land in Africa for combat?" Churchill added.

Menzies thought for a while, then nodded and said: "I think this is indeed feasible, Your Excellency Prime Minister!"

As he spoke, Menzies walked to the map, pointed to the location of Malta Island and said: "Our difficulties on Malta Island are mainly that it is always under bombing by the enemy. We need to continue to fight against the German and Italian troops while also

Blocking sea lines of communication prevents us from landing in Africa to attack its logistical supply lines. But amphibious landing ships can solve this problem... because we only need a few supply ships and a few reconnaissance aircraft for navigation on a large scale.

Land in Africa and ensure supplies for the landing troops..."

"I don't think that's the case!" David interrupted Menzies on the side: "These amphibious landing ships have no defense capabilities at all. They have no defense capability in the face of the enemy's air force! In other words, we need a large number of fighter aircraft.

convoy!"

Churchill turned his attention to Menzies. He also knew something about amphibious landing craft and knew that David was right.

Even not long ago, Churchill had ridiculed the amphibious landing craft used by the Soviet Union in the war: "Oh, they installed propellers on the cars? Next, I think they should install wheels on the ships!"

Churchill and other British people are not optimistic about this kind of amphibious landing craft. This may be related to the character of the British: old-fashioned, conservative, arrogant, and stubborn. Most people are still immersed in the glory of the Empire on which the sun never sets. As long as

They look down on anything invented by others, even though the amphibious landing craft has passed the test of actual combat and made countless achievements.

"Yes, it is indeed vulnerable to enemy air power!" Menzies did not deny this: "But, David... I think you should know about the situation of the German Afrika Korps. Because the island of Malta has blocked the enemy

On the coastline, Rommel only had enough gasoline to drive his tanks into our trenches! The reason why they are still fighting until now is because they continue to seize the supplies they need from us! In this case,

Afrika Korps simply does not have enough air power to prevent us from landing on the African coast!"

These words made David a little embarrassed, because as the director of MI6, he didn't know this.

But this doesn't seem surprising, since David is in charge of espionage rather than military intelligence.

However, Menzies was also an espionage officer. Knowing this, he firmly defeated David.

"In addition." Menzies continued: "The Mediterranean Sea is an inland sea. Usually, the wind and waves are small, which is very suitable for sailing by small boats like amphibious landing craft. All we have to do is to understand the weather conditions and be prepared!"

Churchill nodded in agreement.

After a moment of silence, Churchill asked: "How many amphibious landing craft do we need?"

"That depends on how many people we plan to send ashore!" Menzies said.

Churchill thought for a while and said: "The first batch...at least one regiment, they need to open up a situation in Africa and gain a foothold!"

"In this case, we need at least three hundred ships!" Menzies replied: "One hundred and fifty ships are used to transport personnel, and the other one hundred and fifty ships are used to transport supplies! I mean at least, because there are still losses.

, and it can also be used on the battlefield! You know, Mr. Prime Minister, this amphibious landing ship is an excellent piece of equipment. It becomes a car after it lands on the shore, and our troops need cars. This eliminates the need for us to transport a

Get a car up!"

This was a bit of a slap in the face to Churchill, but Churchill couldn't say anything now because he couldn't deny it.

"Name a number, Menzies, be specific!" Churchill said.

"Five hundred!" estimated Menzies.

Churchill frowned. Five hundred ships was not a small number, and asking for equipment from the Soviets... This also involved a face issue.

You must know that when the Soviets asked the British for equipment and supplies, the British were still very arrogant and even wanted to compete with the Soviets for a long time even with a few old aircraft.

Unexpectedly, things have turned around and the UK is now asking the Soviet Union for equipment.

"Can't we produce it ourselves?" Churchill said reluctantly: "We can produce it in India and then urgently transport it to the island of Malta!"

India is not far from Africa, and most of the supplies and equipment of the British army are produced in India... India is a British colony and has a large population, so the British squeezed India's blood and sweat during the war. This situation even continued after the war.

It didn't stop.

The reason is simple: the war period was a difficult time for Britain, and it needed to exploit Indians. After the war, Britain needed to restore its economy, and it also needed to exploit Indians.

This directly led to several major famines in India from 194 to 1946. The most serious one was in 1946, when tens of millions of people starved to death.

Churchill completely ignored the famine in India and imposed heavy taxes on India without even frowning.

There are many jokes on the Internet that the Indian non-violent non-cooperation movement forced the British to withdraw because of the "mercy" of the British... This is a big joke. The British have never been kind to India. The reason why they quit is because

Violent movements have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. The British knew that they did not have the strength to control India, so they used the "non-violent non-cooperation" movement to step down.

As the British, of course they most hope that all colonies will adopt the method of "non-violent non-cooperation" like India: If you don't withdraw, I will go on a hunger strike and starve myself to death!

As a result, the "non-violent non-cooperation" movement was promoted to the altar.

"I believe we can!" Menzies shook his head and replied helplessly: "The problem is that it takes time to produce this thing, it needs to be inspected, and the quantity is quite large... When we produce enough quantities and ship them to Malta

By the time we reach the island, I’m afraid the Germans have already broken through the El Alamein defense line and we will be unable to recover!”

Churchill nodded and said: "Okay! I will talk to them about this matter! In addition, David... tell the 'breakout hero' that his suggestion is good, but don't reveal this matter! If there is any
Chapter completed!