The development of things really did not surprise Fang Yan. Two days later, Raeder submitted an application for the formation of a Marine Corps to Hitler, citing the precise reason of the command and coordination of the beachhead landing. In order to make this reason stand on the surface, Raeder deepened on the basis of Fang Yan's statement, as if only by forming this force could the chaos and casualties on the landing field be avoided.

Faced with this obviously somewhat high-sounding demand, Hitler instinctively refused at first, but when he heard that this army did not need a penny more from the Ministry of Finance, but only recruited troops from within the navy, Hitler's expression softened. If so, this is not an unusual move by the navy, since there are naval garrisons at all port bases under German control, and at best it is equivalent to expanding the size of the garrison and improving its regular combat capability by emanating the army establishment. However, Hitler was a little puzzled, what was Radelfeld's work trying to do?

"I'm ready to put General Brom in charge of Marine Corps building. His familiarity with Army affairs, as well as his friendship with Army generals, showed that he was the most suitable person. Hitler was stunned when he saw Raeder say who he was going to be in charge of the company in some unnatural terms, and then there was a bit of meaning in his eyes. Gradually, Hitler's gaze became sharp, and he did not speak, but the momentum became more and more fierce and oppressive.

Raeder's heart was pounding with nervousness, and his upright and gentle face became slightly pale, he knew that he had stepped on Hitler's red line, and this kind of deliberate suppression of Fang Yan made Hitler, the chess player behind the scenes, feel intolerable, and he was about to tear off the chessboard in anger. And what makes Raeder feel weak is that this matter is largely due to his own broken rules. At present, the enemy is still stubbornly resisting, and it is necessary for Germany to unite and fight with all its might, but he deliberately stays in order to play with Hitler, how can Hitler accept this calmly?

“…… When the Marine Corps is formed, I will immediately transfer General Brom back to serve in the First Fleet. Raeder rolled his Adam's apple and spoke with difficulty. Hitler's face was frosty, and his sharp eyes still did not fade in the slightest. Seeing this, Raeder knew that he would not be able to pass Hitler without making substantial concessions. He was ruthless, and finally gritted his teeth and spoke: "After the war, I will fully relax the restrictions on the participation of naval officers and soldiers in political activities. But the Directorate of Administration and the Department of Operations are fundamental and must remain under the direct authority of the Naval Command. ”

Hitler's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze wandered over Raeder's face like pins, and after a while, it finally faded away. For a few moments, he had a strong urge to overturn the chessboard, make Raeder "sick", and drive him out of power. However, Raeder's post-war promise to open up the political ban reminded him that it was still wartime, that the most important thing was to destroy British resistance, and that Germany could not afford to toss too much.

Since Raeder has taken a step back, Hitler will hold his nose and put up with him for another year or so. Wait until Churchill, a war criminal who hates Germany, to be crowned, and then go back to the reckoning and kick out all the stumbling blocks that hinder him from controlling the navy!

With the approval of the Führer, the legitimacy of the establishment of the Marine Corps was determined. At this time, Fang Yan had already determined the steps for the formation of the unit with the help of Zeitzler: first dig a group of experienced officers from the army as the backbone, and then select soldiers in the navy to form a body. Seeing that Fang Yan was full of ambition and was about to go to Halder, the chief of the army staff, to issue an order for the transfer of personnel, Zeitzler couldn't help but show a worried face. This is a matter of snatching steaks from the army's dinner plates, will General Halder cooperate with the young man in front of him?

"Mr. Colonel, please rest assured. In order to have enough equipment to expand the motorized division next year, General Halder will not embarrass me. Fang Yan smiled confidently. With the introduction of the "Hitler Idea", Wolt's position was quickly consolidated, and his re-election was already a sure thing; Even if Halder doesn't put down his position to curry favor with his nephew, he will never deliberately make things difficult. Fang Yan paused for a moment and said again: "What's more, the army now has more troubles that are a headache for the General Headquarters. In contrast, poaching more than 100 middle- and lower-ranking officers from the army roster was not worth the effort of General Halder. ”

The thing that Fang Yan said was a headache for the army command was the current air raid on Britain carried out by the German Army Aviation.

With the signing of the Armistice in Compiègne, the German Army Air Corps was able to obtain the northern coastal area of France as a base for its advance. However, when they responded enthusiastically to Hitler's declaration of war on July 12 and prepared to inflict thunderous fury on the British from the air, they found that the enemy's resistance far exceeded expectations.

In the past half month, the German Army has dispatched more than 4,000 sorties to bomb military installations in southern Britain. However, in each operation, they were stubbornly intercepted by British fighters. Because these British planes were fighting on their own soil, the time spent in the air was much higher than that of the German fighters who came from the other side of the channel, and the main German fighter Bf-109E was notoriously short legs, which caused them to be unable to entangle with the enemy planes too much in the skies over Britain, and they were repeatedly unable to cover up in the face of British fighters' attacks on German bombers.

If it's just this home advantage, it's nothing, and the German Army Airlines can drop ten times with one force and use the number to kill the opposite side. However, the tricky part is that the number of fighters of the British is not low at all! In the last two weeks of fighting, every time the German Army fleet was dispatched, the British fighters that came to meet them were 6 to 8 percent of the German fighters; This means that even with conservative estimates, the British Air Force has at least 25 full fighter squadrons.

In addition, German pilots generally reported that they encountered a new type of fighter while on mission. This type of fighter is obviously more difficult to deal with than the "Hurricane", and even the old bird flying the Bf-109E does not dare to take it lightly.

As a result of these unfavorable factors, the German Army lost more than 310 planes in the half-month air raid, a figure that had already reached more than one-third of the losses in the French campaign. What is even more distressing to the Army Airlines top brass is that the crew members of the downed planes are permanently lost - even if they succeed in parachuting, they will only become prisoners of the British when they land. And you must know that in the French campaign, although more than 500 German pilots parachuted and were captured, they were all released by the defeated French in the end, so that the German army aviation lineup was quickly restored.

In the face of this situation, the top brass of the German Army, while hating Britain's stubborn resistance, could not help but feel many emotions such as consternation, rejoicing, and contempt. It was shocking that the British Air Force still retained such a solid foundation after the defeat on the French battlefield, and fortunately the British did not put such a strong force into the French battlefield. Otherwise, it is unclear whether the Germans will be able to hold the Allied air raids on several vital pontoon bridges over the Maas River on May 15. Thinking of the extreme egoism that Britain has always pursued, the top brass of the army has strengthened its determination to exterminate this enemy: Britain is a big cancer for the peace and development of the whole of Europe and even the world!

However, in the face of the practical difficulties existing in the air battle, Brauchitsch, Sspeller and others did not dare to open up the posture and play with the British Air Force to the death.

In the current world line, due to the diversion of the HNA, the strength of the German Army Aviation is only equivalent to more than 70% of the historical Goering Air Force. Speer silently analyzed the balance of forces between the two sides and the air battle, and found that even if the opponent was killed, his own losses would inevitably be extremely heavy, and he might not be able to recover in the next 2~3 years. If the defeat of Britain is over, then you can grit your teeth and bear it, but the key Führer still plans to conquer the Soviet Union next year, and how can the Army Aviation support the charge for the ground forces at that time?

On July 27, with the results of the initial setback in the air battle of Britain, Speller came to the chancellery with trepidation. He was ready to be severely reprimanded by the Führer at the meeting, and at the same time to lead the Army and the British Air Force in the future. Since the outbreak of war in September last year, the German army has not lost at the campaign level, and this air battle has been frustrated, and it must be restored no matter what, and the British must not be allowed to taste a trace of sweetness in their insistence on resistance.

To Speer's surprise, however, Hitler was not outraged by the defeat in the air battle. He listened to Speller's report calmly, and stared at the huge map of Western Europe on the wall for a long time.

"Churchill dared to confront the entire European continent with Britain, and he was really prepared." Hitler spoke slowly, in a somewhat solemn tone. After two weeks of warm-up air combat, Hitler found himself underestimating the adversary across the Channel: Germany was unable to control the Strait, not even the sky. The Stuka dive bombers, which were once invincible on the Western Front, were as vulnerable as turkeys when they landed over England, which lacked air supremacy, and they contributed 4 percent of the total losses of the 310 aircraft of the Army Airlines!

Since there is range pressure on land aviation to attack targets in the interior of the UK at this stage, how about only attacking ports? The thought popped into Hitler's head.

According to Jonas Jr.'s account at the meeting a week ago, there are two main difficulties in transporting troops from the German Navy across the sea: one is the lack of transport ships, and the other is the obstruction of the large number of British light ships in the Strait. These offshore ships must be eliminated if the Army is to land safely, or they will lay enough mines to make any area of water off-limits to ships. Now, instead of letting the army and the air force spend a huge amount of money to fight the British in the air, it is better to take a step back and use the coastal ports and straits as battlefields, and first concentrate on weakening British resistance in the straits! ()

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