The endless meeting finally came to an end. Churchill shouted "Spending the Meeting" to end the meeting that caused the congregation to be extremely painful.

Twenty minutes later, Churchill's mellow figure appeared at the Royal London Hospital in White Chapel, London.

Walking into the main entrance of the hospital, Churchill saw seven or eight hospital nurses placing a Christmas tree in the hall.

"Merry Christmas, gentlemen." Churchill's face swept away the gloom brought by Jordan's independence, and he greeted the caregivers enthusiastically.

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Prime Minister."

“Merry Christmas, Mr. Churchill.”

The nurses surrounded Churchill in surprise and greeted Churchill, then rushed to reach out and shake hands with Churchill. The reporters from all walks of life following Churchill picked up the cameras in their hands to record the warm scenes.

After praising the beauty of the Christmas tree, Churchill waved goodbye to the caregivers and headed straight to the ward upstairs of the hospital.

The news that the Prime Minister came to the hospital to visit the wounded soldiers had spread throughout every corner of the hospital.

Two minutes later, Churchill walked into the 302 Special Care Unit on the third floor surrounded by reporters and doctors and nurses.

Standing by a bed near the door, Churchill looked at a wounded man who was unconscious, with bandages on his face, and only his nose and mouth exposed, and gently asked the doctor beside him about the wounded man's condition.

"His name is Tony Blair. The merchant ship he worked in was sunk by torpedo attacks from German submarines. He was very lucky. He was surrounded by flames and was rescued from the sea of ​​fire by his good friend George Bush, the wounded man behind you. Although he saved his life, his upper body was severely burned. One eye was also blind. He was only twenty-one years old this year. He was disfigured by the Germans and ruined the second half of his life by the Germans." The doctor said regretfully.

"In this war, we have given countless tears, sweat and blood, and the lives of countless young people. Everything we have given will be rewarded, and victory will definitely belong to us. Hitler, his accomplices, and the evil Germans will definitely be punished the most severely in the world." Churchill said righteously.

"Mr. Prime Minister, how long will this war last?" A faint voice came from behind Churchill.

Churchill turned around and spoke to the young sailor named George Bush by the doctor.

"Mr. Prime Minister. How long will this war last? Four years, five years, or longer?" Bush asked.

Churchill looked at Bush with no eyes and did not answer his question, but asked the doctor: "What is the injury Mr. Bush suffered?"

"My lumbar spine was injured. The doctor said that my lower body might not be able to take care of myself in the future." Bush said first.

"Poor child." Churchill sighed as he looked at Bush's tender face.

"This war may be longer than we think, and it is the same for the Germans. In any case, we must have the belief that we must win. The sacrifices you and Mr. Blair have given for Britain will be forever engraved in the hearts of the people, and we will make the Germans pay ten times a hundred times a day to repay what they owe to the British people..."

"Ah..." A long scream interrupted Churchill's passionate speech.

"You let me go, I don't want to die. Let me go out and put out the fire. Let the fire be put out... George, George, where are you? Come and save me." On another hospital bed, Blair suddenly woke up from his sleep and shouted heart-wrenchingly.

Churchill's body couldn't help but take two steps back amid the sudden screams, and retreated to the side and looked at Blair who was twitching and screaming.

"Helping me over, help me over." Bush held up his arms with difficulty and shouted loudly to the nurse.

A nurse and doctor worked together to lift Bush into a wheelchair beside the bed, and then pushed him to Blair's bedside.

Bush's eyes were filled with tears. He held Blair's waving right hand tightly, put his right hand wrapped in white bandages on his cheek, and said in tears:

"Tony, I'm here. Don't be nervous. With me here, you won't have any trouble."

"George, is it you? I knew you wouldn't abandon me." Blair's manic mood gradually calmed down when he heard Bush's voice.

"Tony, I'm here, don't be nervous, you're fine..." Bush held Blair's hand and comforted softly.

"Mr. Blair has often had nightmares since he was injured. He always dreamed that he was surrounded by a fire. Only Mr. Bush could comfort him." The doctor stood beside Churchill and whispered to Churchill's symptoms.

"The Germans are the ones who cause all this, and they will be punished for it." Churchill clearly felt the strong brotherhood between Bush and Blair, and a faint nasal sound appeared in his voice.

What does it mean to touch? The scene in front of you is the best answer.

The reporters gathered around the bedside and printed the touching scene between the two young people firmly on the camera's negative from different angles.

They firmly believe that after the test of life and death between Bush and Blair, an extraordinary friendship will surely be the best deed that touched Britain in 1940.

Churchill couldn't bear to disturb the two young people who only had each other in their eyes, so he quietly left the ward.

The reporters also left with satisfaction. It was already an accident that could get such touching news before Christmas, and they could not ask for too much.

Churchill visited the wounded in three wards, left the reporters with countless publicity materials and left the Royal London Hospital.

When Churchill returned to No. 10 Downing Street, it was already the lights on.

After dinner, Churchill sat in the living room with the staff for a few words, then walked into the office to review the documents.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, December 24th. Children will come to visit them. They must complete all their work today and make all their time to get together with the children.

It was already 030 when Churchill took off the reading glasses on his nose, and it was already on December 24th.

Having habitually taken a comfortable hot shower, Churchill changed into his pajamas and lay on the bed.

Christmas is here. It's finally time for holiday.

Churchill fell asleep.

......

In the early morning of December 24th, the British Empire's wartime Prime Minister Churchill was immersed in a sweet dream. Iraqi Prime Minister Rashid Ali Galani was so excited that he couldn't fall asleep. He kept recalling the history he had witnessed in the past twenty years.

In 1920, Iraq completely broke away from Türkiye's control and became the "appointed ruling area" of Britain like the Kingdom of Jordan.

The Iraqi people are not weak and bullied. With hatred for the British, large-scale public resistance broke out in Iraq that year.

In August 1921, facing the strong Iraqi people, Britain had to allow Iraq to declare independence. It established the Kingdom of Iraq and established the Faisal dynasty under the protection of Britain, trying to appease the increasingly intense wave of independence in Iraq.

However, the Iraqis are not incompetent Jordanians. Under the leadership of countless progressive people with passion, the Iraqis are not satisfied with nominal independence and continue to set off waves of independence.

The sacrifice and struggle of the Iraqi people were not in vain. After the unremitting struggle of the Iraqi people, Britain, whose national strength was sharply reduced due to the impact of the economic crisis, chose to make concessions, and Iraq finally gained complete independence in 1932.

However, from a political perspective, Iraq is too far from Germany and too close to Britain.

Under the banner of protecting oil supply, the UK has set up a Royal Air Force base in the town of Habania, 97 kilometers away from Baghdad, with more than 1,000 air force personnel.

The Iraqis, who lacked armed forces, temporarily chose to compromise with the British, which was almost rogue.

The Iraqis were originally in peace with the British at the Habania base until the winter of 1940, an incident that indignated all nationalists and aspirants in Iraq.

The Axis Team crossed the Suez Canal to invade Palestine, and Veville led the British troops stationed in Palestine and Jordan to flee to Iraq in a hurry.

Rashid and all the Iraqis originally believed that the British troops were simply traveling to the Port of Basra in Iraq and then leaving by boat.

Unexpectedly, only a small number of the British went to Basra Port, but the main force remained near Baghdad.

Not only that, the British also sent troops from Australia, New Zealand and India to gather in Baghdad, posing as if they were going to fight the Germans in Baghdad.

What made Rashid even more incredible was that the British actually proposed that the Iraqi army accept the unified leadership of the British and fight the Axis Team to the end.

Whenever Rashid recalls this request from the British, he feels a lot of emotion.

After forcibly leaving a RAF military base in Iraq, the British were not satisfied.

The British were not satisfied with forcibly ordered troops stationed in Palestine and Jordan to break into Iraq.

The British were not satisfied with forcibly dispatching troops from Australia, New Zealand and India to land on Iraq.

The British now want to forcefully take over Iraq's army, and forcefully use the Iraqi capital as a battlefield, and place the lives and property of innocent Iraqis in the dark clouds of war that are not related to them.

Is there no word shamelessness in the dictionary of British gentlemen?

What country do they regard Iraq as? Is it South Africa, India, Egypt, or Jordan?

As Iraqi Prime Minister and a senior Arab nationalist, I must not watch the thousand-year-old ancient city of Baghdad be destroyed by war, nor can I ignore the safety of the lives and property of Baghdad citizens.

When patience cannot solve the problem, you can only resort to force.

Looking at the words of December 24 on the calendar, Rashid sneered.

Churchill and the British should be sleeping soundly, then waiting for their Christmas Eve, followed by Christmas.

When the pagans wake up, they will understand a truth that Arabs are just Christmas.

......

Southern Iraq, Basra Port, British Middle East Army Command.

Admiral Wavell, commander-in-chief of the British Middle East garrison, put down his withdrawal plan and looked at his watch while yawning.

At 1:42, it is December 24th.

Yesterday, after receiving an order from London to withdraw, Wavell was extremely excited after reading the telegram, and the remaining one-eyed eyes almost exploded.

Why didn’t the order to withdraw troops earlier? Why didn’t the order to withdraw troops when the German army had just entered Iraq? But when the German army had already arrived at the periphery of Iraq.

It is a full 500 kilometers from Bagh to Basra Port.

The German army was armored division and motorized division, while at least half of the British troops in Baghdad were infantry and could only march on their legs.

There is no position to use when retreating to Basra. Once the infantry in the marching is caught by the German armored troops, it will be a one-sided massacre, and it will even cause a great collapse of the troops, not to mention the attacks of the German Air Force in the sky.

Even if the army was able to retreat to Basra Port safely, it was only the first step, and it would take a long time for more than 50,000 people to board the ship and evacuate.

How to block the chase after the German army during boarding time is also a very difficult problem.

In view of the urgency of the situation, Wavell immediately ordered the staff members waiting for Christmas to formulate a withdrawal plan overnight.

After being busy for the middle of the night, Wavell led his staff to formulate a withdrawal plan to march at night, block in stages, and wait for an opportunity to ambush.

If this plan can be implemented, the British army in the Middle East will lose at most some cover troops and withdraw from Iraq. If the German general named Rommel on the opposite side is careless in the pursuit, his own troops can also ambush him hard once, educating him about the serious consequences of despising the British.

"Send this plan to Baghdad immediately. If conditions permit, let Lieutenant General Taylor start to implement it tonight. In short, the faster the better. Our time is very tight." Weiville ordered.

Weiville moved his tired body and then said, "Gentlemen, thank you for your hard work, go and rest."
To be continued...