North Africa gradually calmed down.

Whether it was the British or German, they were not in a hurry to fight at this time... To be precise, the German army was unable to launch another attack, and its tanks were almost completely lost in the previous battles, and the logistics supply line was cut off at this critical moment.

The British army is indeed not in a hurry to attack, because in this situation, the more beneficial it will be to the British army and the greater the chance of victory. Launching an attack may give the German army an opportunity to take advantage of it.

However, this was just General Ochinlek's idea, but Churchill was not.

Churchill faces pressure from domestic politics... After the fall of Alexander, the Conservative Party once again filed a motion to parliament, clearly expressing its distrust of Churchill's command on the war.

In London in the light rain, the British Parliament was as messy as a vegetable market. The MPs gathered together in groups of three or three and whispered to discuss something. Churchill sat on the stage with anger in his eyes and pretended to look at the documents in his hand... As the prime minister, he did not like being questioned and interrogated again and again like a prisoner.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Wardlow, a more powerful congressman of the Conservative Party, stood up and said in an enthusiastic tone: "The first thing I want to say is that this motion does not point to the officers and soldiers who fought bravely on the battlefield. Their sacrifice and courage are worthy of our respect. But it is precisely because of this that I have proposed this motion... Everyone should be clear that so far, Britain has suffered a series of defeats and defeats: Brega, Benghazi, Tobrook, and now even Alexandria is under the control of the Germans! The government has not given us any explanation. I think the reason for the failure is mainly in our cabinet, and the most critical mistake is to let the Prime Minister serve as the Minister of Defense!"

After pausing, Wardlow continued: "Gentlemen, what we need is a person with courage and no restraint in any way to command this war. The reason why we have failed is fundamentally because our respected Prime Minister does not seem to have the energy to balance domestic politics and command the battles in North Africa. Therefore, for the victory of the North African battle and for hundreds of thousands of lives fighting on that desolate land, I think we should appoint a Minister of Defense to share the prime minister's responsibilities!"

Wardlow's words were very beautiful, and it was not as sarcastic and ridiculed as Milne and others said before, but Churchill would rather deal with people like Milne... because Wardlow hid a knife in his smile, and on the surface he was sharing the prime minister's responsibility, but in fact he was seizing power.

Churchill was silent for a moment and replied, "I just want to say: We are fighting for our survival, fighting for a cause that is more precious than life itself. You give me the power and time, I give you victory...that's all!"

The congressmen were stunned, and no one expected Churchill's answer to be so simple.

But it was precisely this simple answer that made all the congressmen feel distressed... They all wondered whether Churchill's words meant that he had a plan to win with confidence? Will kick Churchill out of the command system at this time affect the entire plan or even lead to the failure of the plan?

What's more, the British army did repel the German offensive in North Africa and stabilized their position.

So in the end, the House of Commons voted, Wardlow's motion of distrust was defeated, and Churchill successfully overcome the difficulties again.

But it is one thing to overcome the difficulties. Churchill still needs a victory to prove himself, otherwise there will be another motion of distrust soon.

This led Churchill to send reports several times to urge General Ochinlek to launch an attack.

But General Ochinlek did not do this, he replied: "Dear Prime Minister, I am reluctant to come to the conclusion that it is not feasible to launch a counterattack against the German army in a short period of time. We need new well-trained soldiers and equipment that can give the enemy a fatal blow. At present, these are far from enough... The fundamental reason why we have repeatedly failed in the advantages of military strength and equipment is that the soldiers are not trained enough. Therefore, rushing to attack is not only unfavorable to our army, but may be used by the enemy!"

Churchill was furious when he saw this call back: "Does Ochinlek think that he would temporarily stop the German attack in the Nile River to be considered a victory? It's still far away! Did he forget Matruk, Tobrook and Alexander? The abominable Rommel didn't go far. He stood at the gate of Egypt and laughed at us, and could launch a fatal blow to us at any time. What a critical moment, but he stopped fighting incredibly to give the enemy a chance to breathe!"

So sometimes political needs will conflict with the military.

Generally speaking, the military must obey politics, but this politics refers to the politics and interests of the country, rather than whether a prime minister can hold his or her position.

Churchill obviously took his position more seriously, and he had never thought about it... What if General Ochinlek said was true and the British army was not prepared to launch an attack rashly and lead to failure again?

But Churchill didn't care about that. At this time, he was determined to replace Ochinlek, although General Ochinlek had adapted to the North African battlefield and in principle had grasped the weakness of the German army.

Like before, Churchill also gave General Ochinlek a decent excuse... Churchill asked General Ochinlek to command a newly formed command to be responsible for British operations in Iraq, Palestine and Syria.

This seems to be a promotion.

But General Ochinlek rejected Churchill's proposal. The general in his fifties thought it was just Churchill's alms... He didn't need this, so he chose to stay in India until after the war.

Montgomery took over as commander of the Eighth Army.

Churchill originally thought that Montgomery should be able to attack the Germans with tactfulness, but Montgomery's report to him was almost the same as General Ochinlek.

"Prime Minister!" Montgomery said: "After a long-term fight, the Eighth Army urgently needs to replenish its troops and supplies. Many newly replaced troops will not fight in the desert. They must do the necessary training. Before these preparations are done, I cannot launch a rash attack, as it will only take the lives of the soldiers and the fate of Africa!"

At this time, Churchill had already vaguely realized that he was wrong... Montgomery and Ochinlek both said this same thing, so there must be their reason.
Chapter completed!