After a while, the Air Force Minister looked solemnly and looked at General Hugh. Dowtin: "I think it's time to use the Preparatory Fighter Team."

"No!"

General Hugh Daoding refused decisively.

"The reserve force cannot move until it is absolutely necessary. Let's think of other ways."

The Air Force Minister no longer held a cigar in his mouth and frowned: "There are 400,000 people waiting to evacuate on Dunkirk Beach, and the outer defense line may collapse at any time. If we do not open the nearest route A of Calais, and change to the C route, Yimi will miss the entire line, once the outer defense line is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable! All, we can only use reserve forces to open the air corridor of Calais and cover the soldiers to retreat."

Admiral Hugh Dowtin was very stubborn: "In the French battlefield, we lost 140 hurricanes and 80 fires in the first ten days, and we can only produce 8 hurricanes and 6 fires per month. After this batch of preparatory aircraft is used, what will we resist if the Luftwaffe suddenly attacks the British Isles? These 280 fires must not be moved."

The Navy Minister knew that General Hugh Dowtin was famously stubborn, so he could only take a step back and say, "Otherwise, we will dispatch half of the reserve team to open up the corridor above Calais and suppress the German heavy artillery. In this way, our troop carriers can take the A route and greatly shorten the range."

"This is a solution, but it is difficult to implement." Admiral Dowtin shook his head. He would never use his last power until the last moment. "If we continue to send more planes to France, we will lose our ability to fight both in France and in the UK."

Seeing that Dowdin was so stubborn, the Air Force Minister looked so dark that it could rain: "If the troops compressed in Dunkirk suffer significant losses, who will take this responsibility?"

Admiral Hugh Dowtin did not answer the questioning and oppression of the Air Force Minister, but walked to a small blackboard and lifted the mask above. There was a chart inside. He pointed to the red cordon: "This is the chart that the Royal Air Force has lost in the war so far. If France sends additional preparatory fighter planes to take risks, the line on the chart will soon fall below the red line. At that time, let alone evacuating French troops, it will not be possible to even think that the British Isles will not be bombed by the Luftwaffe.

We cannot cause Britain to suffer a total and irreparable failure because of France's failure. On the contrary, if the British Empire maintained a sufficient team of fighters, if the Royal Navy's losses were not too great, if the troops on the ground were properly organized? We should be able to fight alone for a period of time even if we can't fight forever."

Looking at the British fighter jets listed on the chart that were almost half of the losses, the Air Force Minister stopped talking.

What General Hugh Dowding said is obvious? The Air Force Minister and everyone here? Do you think it is important to be the security of the British mainland, or the 300,000 people on Dunkirk Beach.

Is war so cruel? Many times, you have to make heart-wrenching choices.

After a while, General Dowding spoke with sadness: "Although this is not very humane? But who can tell me what to do to the best of both worlds."

The Air Force Minister no longer mentioned the use of combat-ready fighter troops. Dowding was right. Compared with tens of millions of people, how many 400,000 troops could be withdrawn.

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"General!" Zhou Zhihan stood up? "Can we send bombers at night to blow up the heavy artillery arranged by the German army at the port of Calais?"

"at night?"

Admiral Hugh Dowtin shook his head, "This is difficult to do. The Germans have airports in Kronbert, Pien and Bren, and they are waiting for their work. Our number of night fighters is far less than that of the Germans, and we cannot turn on the defense of the German night fighters. Sending bombers at night is equivalent to a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and our bombers do not have night radar? They cannot fly over Calais Pier."

Zhou Zhihan knew that this was the time to make a great contribution? He stood at attention and said, "General! I have a way? Blast the heavy artillery arranged in Calais Port at night!"

Everyone in the entire conference room?          I immediately looked at Zhou Zhihan in unison. If he had a way to blow up the German heavy artillery at the Calais Pier, all the problems would be solved. Even if the German army wanted to re-arrange the heavy artillery, it would take at least two or three days to transport it.

Admiral Dowdin took off the pipe he was holding in his mouth and his eyes lit up: "Tell me."

"I have accumulated rich night battle experience on the battlefield in China. These experiences are valuable and are definitely not comparable to those of the German night battle troops at present.

I once led a group of Chinese bombers without telephones, old equipment and backward technology to attack the Japanese military airport 220 kilometers late at night. In the late stage of the Battle of Shanghai, the Chinese Air Force successfully attacked the Japanese aircraft carrier with few enemies and severely damaged the Japanese army."

If it were a few days ago, Zhou Zhihan would go back and laugh at him immediately, but now no one doubts what he said.

This morning, Lieutenant Johnson Allen and Warrant Officer Al Deere had already mentioned the operation of the rescue team last night. They were completely impressed by the superb night combat technology of the chief instructor of the Chinese Air Force.

Who dares to doubt the one who destroyed seventeen enemy planes with his own strength?

Admiral Dowding nodded repeatedly and signaled him to continue.

The Air Force Minister personally brought a cup of coffee to Zhou Zhihan: "Young man, tell me your plan!"

Zhou Zhihan took the coffee: "How many night fighters do we have in total?"

Admiral Hugh Dowding said: "We have five squadrons of night battle hurricanes. Remove the losses from last night, and there are 50 night battle hurricanes equipped with radar."

Zhou Zhihan nodded: "At 8 o'clock tonight, all our night fighters will be dispatched. Forty hurricanes will go to Dunkirk Beach to cover the troop transport ships to retreat to route C. Germany will definitely send a large number of night fighters to intercept, and the night fighters at Calais Pier will be greatly reduced.

I took off at 8:30 pm to Calais and shot down all the night fighters arranged by the German army in Calais. At 8:50 pm, our Air Force had another ten night fighters, led more than 30 bombers to Calais and bombed the German heavy artillery at the docks, and blew them into scrap copper and iron."

General Xu Daoding stared at Zhou Zhihan: "How confident are you?"

"70%!"

Zhou Zhihan didn't say it all.

General Hugh Dowding looked at the Air Force Minister.

Archibod Sinclair nodded. Since this young man dared to say that he was 70% sure, he had a 90% chance of success.

The UK has promised to open the Yunnan-Burma Highway. If he is not sure, he will never dare to take on this major event that concerns the life and death of 300,000 to 400,000 people.

General Hugh Dowding decisively authorized: "Tonight, all night fighter jets will be fully commanded by you!"

"Yes!" Zhou Zhihan said, "I have another request, General!"

General Hugh Dowtin said, "If you have any requirements, please make sure!"

“I ask the operation to be completely confidential.”

"This is easy to deal with," said General Dowding to his adjutant, "from now until dawn today, all the people present, except Colonel Zhou Zhihan and Lieutenant Fias Christie Taylor, shall not leave the monastery half a step away from the monastery, and those who violate the order shall engage in military law!"

Adjutant: "Yes. General!" He said that, and ordered the soldiers to set up defenses outside the building. No one except Zhou Zhihan and Fias Christie Taylor, could leave, including General Hugh Dowding and the Air Force Minister.

General Xu Daoding looked at Zhou Zhihan: "It depends on you whether the 400,000 troops can successfully evacuate back."

"Yes!" Zhou Zhihan, "Please ensure that the task is completed!"

"This is a life-and-death battle!" said the Air Force Minister: "Young man, if you can complete this mission, the just country and people in the world will cheer you! Just make any requests you have now!"

Zhou Zhihan gritted his teeth and said, "Just mention it?"

Air Force Secretary: "Tak it out!"

"My mission is guaranteed to be completed successfully. Can you support China with two Spitfire fighters at the right time?"

"No!" The Air Force Minister lit the cigar again and looked at Zhou Zhihan quietly.

Zhou Zhihan was a little disappointed. Spitfire was the top priority of the British Air Force, and it was normal for others to not give it to him.
Chapter completed!