At 2 p.m. on September 3, 1940, at the underground command center opposite Downing Street, London, England.

During the wartime Prime Minister of the British Empire Churchill sat in the main seat of the conference room, holding a favorite Havana cigar in his right hand, but it did not ignite it.

He stared indifferently at the many senior officials in the conference room and said heavily: "The Island of Malta, the heart of the Mediterranean, the dividing line between the East and West Mediterraneans, the most loyal sentinel of the British Empire in the Mediterranean since the Nelson era, surrendered in this way. In just two days, gentlemen, do you have anything to say?"

Churchill's tone was very calm, but the group of people in the conference room clearly heard the anger contained in his tone.

Army Secretary Aiden glanced at Churchill carefully, raised his right hand to cover his mouth and coughed lightly, attracting everyone's gaze to him.

"Lt. General Dobi, the commander of the garrison of the Island of Malta, is a member of the Army. His failure to perform his duties led to the fall of the Island of Malta. As the Minister of the Army, I should bear the main responsibility for this matter."

Admiral Beckhausen sneered in his heart, thinking that no one knows that you are the Prime Minister’s confidant. Even if you take the initiative to come out and share the responsibility, he will not do anything to you.

As Bakerhausen expected, Churchill had no intention of blaming Aiden.

"Now is not the time to hold accountable. The topic we are going to discuss is what should we do after the island of Malta is lost?"

Beckhausen exchanged a look of "I knew it would be like this" with Ismail sitting opposite him, then stood up and walked to the wall of the conference room, pointing to the map on the wall and said: "There are two most direct consequences of losing Malta Island. One is that there is no interception from the Malta garrison. The fleet departing from Italy will reach Libya unimpeded. Moreover, this flight is only 500 nautical miles, and it only takes three days to complete this flight. The second is that our fleet leading to Egypt and the Middle East has to detour the Cape of Good Hope and Madagascar for sea transportation, which is more than 11,600 nautical miles. This journey takes three months each time, and will be attacked by German naval submarine forces along the way."

Aiden said worriedly: "The lengthening of the supply line makes the situation we face in North Africa even more sinister. Germany and Italy have been increasing troops to Libya since mid-July. I don't think they are in a hurry to launch an offensive because the logistics is not sufficiently guaranteed and the troops are not adapted to the climate of North Africa. Now the island of Malta is lost. The safety of their supply line is guaranteed, and the troops have also conducted sufficient adaptive training during this period. Their attack on Egypt will begin at any time and will not exceed this month.

Germany and Italy have at least 500,000 troops in Libya and Ethiopia, and we can only gather up to 100,000 people. The difference in strength is very different. Once the war begins, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Aiden's words made the atmosphere in the conference room even more depressed.

"If our Egyptian army cannot withstand the enemy's attack, Egypt will soon be lost. Once Egypt is lost, the Suez Canal will be controlled by the German army. The Mediterranean fleet stationed in Alexandria will lose its base and have to retreat to the Indian Ocean. If Hitler and Mussolini had a little more ambitions, they would even attack the Middle East in one go." General Ismail said.

"Not only these, once the Suez Canal falls into the hands of Germany and Italy, the attitudes and positions of countries along the Eastern Mediterranean coast will inevitably be shaken, which is what we need to consider." Beckhausen continued.

"I know what you said, what I need to solve now. Can anyone tell me how to solve this problem?" Churchill asked impatiently.

"According to the intelligence we have, the German Supreme Command is preparing a landing plan called Operation Sea Lion. They built a large number of airports in northern France and Belgium, as well as a large number of ships collected, are all preparing for this plan. Once they are ready, they may start landings at any time. When we consider the war in North Africa, we must not forget that our country is still under the threat of the German army." said Meng Xis, director of the 6th Military Intelligence Department.

Churchill finally couldn't help but ignite the cigar in his hand, and after sucking two sips, he said anxiously: "Hasn't the Air Force bombing of the German fleet already worked? Do they have enough ships to ensure landing?"

When Sir Dowding saw Churchill asking the Air Force, he hurriedly said: "The first two bombings had an effect, destroying some transport ships in the Belgium and French ports, but later they were more vigilant, and they also built radar stations in the English Channel, so it was difficult for Air Force bombers to launch sneak attacks..."

"You mean we can only let the Germans gather ships and land on the land?" Churchill asked, glaring at Sir Dowding.

General Ismail saw that Churchill seemed to be on the verge of attack again, so he hurriedly changed the subject.

"The situation in the Mediterranean is like this. The Mediterranean fleet is sufficient to deal with the Italian Navy. Our weakness in North Africa lies in the army and the air force. I suggest that the local defense cannot be weakened before confirming that the local threat is lifted, especially the army. Therefore, we can only mobilize troops from other places, such as Australia, India and South Africa. But what they can provide is the army, and the air force needs us to find a way ourselves. I suggest that a portion of the air force is drawn from the local area to supplement it to Egypt. As for the number, it will not affect local security."

Churchill thought for a while and said, "That's all we can do now. Do you have any better suggestions?"

Everyone nodded and agreed to General Ismail's suggestion.

Churchill then looked at Sir Dowding.

"How many planes can the Air Force send to Egypt? A report will be given to me within two days after the meeting, and I will ask someone to arrange for ships to transport."

Seeing Sir Dowding nodding in agreement, Churchill immediately turned his head to look at Meng Xis, the director of the 6th Department of Military Information.

“Have you had any major news in Germany recently?”

Meng Xis looked up and showed a look of memories on her face.

"There are a few pieces of information. The first piece of information is that we have figured out the rules. Hitler will inspect the construction progress of the Black Panther's defense line every two weeks."

Churchill didn't interrupt. He just continued to smoke with a gloomy face.

"The second piece of information we have just investigated recently. In the middle of last month, Heinz von Rosen headed to Libya on the Poseidon troop ship. He was sunk by a submarine on the island of Malta, and he almost died. It is said that the heart attack of the Luftwaffe Marshal Big Pig suddenly occurred because of the bad news. Later, the Luftwaffe went south with the Italian army and launched the Malta battle in order to avenge him and Marshal Big Pig."

"Heinz von Rosen! It's him again." Aiden exclaimed.

Churchill bit the cigar in his mouth hard and said unhappily: "He is so lucky. Why didn't the torpedo blow him to death?"

"Every time we meet him, there will be no good things happening. First, the Rosen plan of the French Battle, then the flyers, and now Malta, was he sent by God to punish us?" Isme smiled bitterly.

When Churchill heard General Ismail praise his enemy, he glanced at him dissatisfiedly. Then he remembered a big event.

"What is the state of the people now?"

Evans, the director of the Military Intelligence Fifth Division, saw Churchill staring at him, hurriedly said: "I have observed myself that the citizens of London are now indifferent to the air defense alarm. All they do is get up every morning to pick up leaflets and discuss the contents of the leaflets. Even the enthusiasm for joining the National Guard has been reduced a lot. They seem to have determined that the Germans will not land in the UK, and the Germans do not want to fight with the UK. All the clouds of wars are deliberately created to deceive them.

The most heated topic discussed among the people is the family of prisoners of war that will soon go to Germany to visit relatives on September 5. After this visit, the people's enthusiasm for war may fall to an unprecedented freezing point."

There was a lot of discussion in the conference room. Visiting relatives has become the most popular topic in the UK.

The German government promised to invite the families of 100 British prisoners of war to Germany on September 5 to visit their relatives living in prisoners of war camps.

The German government also promised that the German government would bear the entire travel expenses for this visit to family, and when they return to their country, the German government would release the second batch of 500 British soldiers to express the German government's sincerity for peace.

For British nationals, especially the families of prisoners of war, the German government's commitment was shocking than any war speech by Churchill.

However, for Churchill, this news was like a sinister slap that knocked off his mouth and could only swallow it into his stomach.

With his keen political sense, Churchill knew clearly that when the families of those prisoners of war returned to the country, the forces of the domestic peace faction would rise again and his throne of prime minister would face a major challenge.

"Heinz von Rosen, this trip to visit relatives must have been planned by him. The warriors in the Supreme Command of Germany cannot formulate such a vicious plan. This person must be the target of key surveillance. I have a premonition that he will become the most dangerous enemy in the history of the British Empire." Churchill said.

After the meeting, Admiral Beckhausen of the Admiral did not leave immediately, but followed Churchill into his office.

"Mr. Prime Minister, now our fleets leading to Asia and North Africa must detour Africa, which will give German submarines more opportunities to ambush our transport ships, we need more destroyers to ensure the safety of the route, when will the Americans provide destroyers be in place?"

A hint of flesh-pain flashed across Churchill's face in an instant.

Yesterday, Churchill just signed an agreement with the US government to exchange destroyers for bases. According to the agreement, the US government provides the UK with 50 over-age destroyers, while the UK rents military bases in the Bahamas, Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia, Trinidad and British Guiana to the United States for use for 99 years, and at the same time, the Argensha and Bermuda bases in Newfoundland are provided to the United States for free for use.

For the urgently needed fifty over-age destroyers, the price paid by Britain was so heavy that Churchill felt so painful.

What made Churchill even more heartbroken was that the deal was taken to the door and was slaughtered by the Americans, and it was exchanged for a bunch of whiteboard destroyers. The British Navy had to install sonar on it before using them to deal with German submarines.

"According to the agreement, these destroyers will set off from the United States on September 5. You can calculate the time yourself and prepare fifty sonar devices as soon as possible. Once these destroyers arrive, they will be modified immediately."

Bakerhausen nodded and said, "I have ordered the equipment department to prepare and are urgently training crew members. In short, please urge the United States to let them deliver the ship as soon as possible."

Churchill nodded slowly and sent General Bakerhausen away.

September 5th, the tragic September 5th, was it God who wanted to destroy Britain with the hands of the Germans? Otherwise, why did Heinz von Rosen, a freak in Germany? Churchill thought in pain.

Amid Churchill's resentment, September 5th came eventually.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Churchill walked into Westminster Palace with a constipated expression, preparing to accept inquiries from the members of the House of Commons regarding the loss of the Island of Malta.

At the same time, amid the cheers of countless families of prisoners of war and onlookers on both sides of the Thames, the Dutch cruise ship Tulip was slowly leaving with the families of more than 200 British prisoners of war.

In the evening of that day, a special train full of family members arrived at the Berlin Railway Station from Wilhelmshaven. After getting off the bus, the families were taken on the long-awaited bus and then sent to the most luxurious Royal Oak Hotel in Berlin.

In the hotel restaurant, a total of a hundred carefully selected British prisoners of war were sitting at the dining table in clean and neat military uniforms, staring at the restaurant door.

When they saw the family members rushing in outside the restaurant gate, they could no longer suppress their excitement and stood up to wave to the family members who came from afar. Then they hugged each other and cried, staged a series of touching scenes.

At the dining table No. 1, Lord Gott, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, said nothing, hugged his wife tightly and insulted...

At the dining table No. 4, Lieutenant General Dobby, who had just obtained the status of a prisoner of war, and his elegant and luxurious wife showed their sound hands and feet, proving that they were healthy and not abused in the prisoner of war camp.

At the dining table forty-seven, Sergeant Tom Johnson of the Fifty-one Scottish Highlands Teacher hugged his two-year-old daughter to his knees, and kept kissing her tender face with tears in his face. His young and beautiful wife wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled at the warm scene between the father and daughter.

When prisoners of war and their families sat at the dining table and expressed their lovesickness, the understanding hotel manager ordered the waiter to turn off the lights, light up the candles, and handed the menu to each guest on the dining table, allowing them to enjoy a warm candlelight dinner.

Around the restaurant, countless journalists from different countries recorded moving scenes with their cameras and cameras in their hands until after dinner, led by waiters, a hundred families moved into the rooms carefully prepared for them.

Unhappy families have their own misfortunes, while happy families are always similar.

In the hall of Karin Manor Villa, Chen Dao sat on the sofa, flew up and down in his hand, and cut an apple cleanly.

With a strange uncle's smile on his face, Chen Dao handed the apple to a slender little loli beside him.

"Thank you, Mr. Luosen." The little loli took the apple and thanked Chen Dao in a slight manner.

"Don't call me Mr. Rosen, call me Uncle Heinz." Chen Dao corrected with a smile.

On the sofa to Chen Dao's left, Goring and his wife Emmy stared at Chen Dao with sorrow.

On the sofa to Chen Dao's right, Countess Folk's eyes swept around between Chen Dao and the little loli, and the expression on his face was similar to that of the Gorene couple.

Seeing Chen Dao keep asking the little loli about her well-being, Golin finally couldn't bear it after two minutes of patience, and stood up immediately.

Everyone in the living room looked at Gorene at the same time. Gorene's eyes stayed on the little loli's timid little face for a few seconds, and a smile that was even worse than crying appeared on his face.

"Heinz, come with me, I have something to discuss with you."

"I have something to discuss with you, too." Earl Folk also stood up.

Chen Dao had no choice but to stand up and say to Amy and his elder sister Gilly: "You can help me take care of Miss Hepburn, I'll be back soon."

The three of them walked into Goring's study. As soon as Chen Dao closed the door of the study, Goring asked loudly in anger: "You don't let go of such a young girl. Are you too much? I said, which bastard taught you to get into this bad habit? I promise you that I will definitely send him to the concentration camp."

Unlike Gorene, Earl Folk persuaded with great thought: "Men can have some harmless hobbies, but they cannot be perverted. At the age of eleven, Miss Audrey Hepburn is only eleven years old this year, and is still a child. How can you bear to do it? I... I really can't find a suitable word to express my current feelings. In short, you can send Miss Hepburn back to her family as soon as possible, and don't go further and further on the evil road."

In the study upstairs, Goering and Earl Folk started a wheel battle against Chen Dao with one word and another, trying to save Chen Dao from his perverted road of no return.

In the living room downstairs, Chen Dao's elder sister Gillie cried to Amy with tears in her eyes: "We were going back to Sweden last month, just to see the goddess in Heinz's mind, but...but..."

Gillie pointed at the little Loli Hepburn with her right hand tremblingly and said, "But how could Heinz become like this? Who did he learn from?"

In the study upstairs, Goering said to Earl Folk with a heartbroken heart: "It's all my fault. It's because I don't care enough about Heinz that made him develop a bad habit of love-childhood. Don't worry, I will definitely conduct a comprehensive investigation of the people around him, and find the villain who seduces him into the depravity. I will make him regret coming to this world."

Chen said: "I..."

"Don't talk, listen to me." Golin interrupted Chen Dao coldly.

"The Head of State has a moral cleanliness. If he knew that you had such bad habits, your image in his eyes would definitely plummet. For your future, you must send Miss Hepburn back to her parents immediately."

Chen said: "I..."

"Tu tuk tuk" A knock on the door interrupted Chen Dao's words.

The old butler Vahoviak came in.
Chapter completed!