Recently, the German military has been a little crazy about production, from small pistols produced in Belgium to large behemoths such as aircraft carriers, all of which are desperately building. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, for its own reasons, the Navy's production focus has always been submarines. It was only recently that the naval fleet went to sea that attention began to be paid to surface equipment.

Most of the Navy's production efforts are focused on assault weapons, and transport ships are completely in the stage of making do with them.

Several passenger liners of pre-war production, in good condition and condition, are being converted into aircraft carriers. Most of them were requisitioned and became transport ships that landed in the UK.

Most of the so-called naval landing ships were converted from small barges and fishing boats, and the German Navy did not even have a special tank carrier.

If you think about it, as the German Navy did a year ago, it was useless to produce transport ships and landing ships, because as soon as the war began, these ships were the target of the British Navy.

Who would have thought that in just a few days, the German Navy's surface ship formation was reborn, not only severely damaging the British Navy, but also putting the landing in Britain on the agenda.

"The production of landing ships has always been important after ships such as submarines and aircraft carriers, and now there are two ...... under construction" Raeder looked at Li Le, and his voice in reply became quieter and quieter.

He really didn't dare to say that these two transport ships that had just been launched were only general-purpose transport ships that could be used by the army, not specialized landing ships......

The only reason why Raeder was determined to produce these two transport ships was that he was ready to use them to join the transportation route between the Baltic Sea and Denmark and East Prussia.

"I have to say that such a production schedule is dragging down the landing of the army in the UK." Brauchitsch, who attended the meeting, once again played the trick of throwing the pot.

His army had set up three landing divisions, all of which were elite troops, but could only conduct simple sea-crossing training.

These troops, lacking support, may be wiped out on the beach by the British coastal defense forces during the landing.

After all, they did not have the terrifying warship cover capabilities of the Normandy landings, nor did they have the right to control the sea to ensure the smooth landing of the follow-up troops.

In fact, as it stands, the German expedition to the British, with the support of a secret weapon, the floating docks, would not be able to control a large enough landing ground before the first night.

"I can't get the tank to the beach in the first place...... This would have cost us a lot of casualties. Brauchitsch pointed to the English Channel and explained his plan to Le.

The army's plan is much more detailed than that of the navy, and after a simple transformation, the army is ready to seize the beach by destroying ships during the first wave of landing, and put in about 20 tanks to break through the enemy's coastal positions in the first place.

This will ensure the fastest possible expansion of the landing ground and reduce infantry casualties. In conjunction with the paratroopers of the Shanghai Air Force, the shock force of the first wave of landings can be greatly increased.

"The plan is really good...... How can we ensure that 50,000 people, that is, more than a division, rush through the strait at the same time, carrying enough ammunition to complete the combat mission of seizing the beach? Li Le looked at the military map and said to the generals around him.

In the new version of the Sea Lion plan, German paratroopers will deploy 20,000 troops, and the army will also use at least 30,000 to attack the British coastline at the same time.

With such a large force, if it could not ensure the smooth flow of logistics and transportation, it would be tantamount to sending 50,000 prisoners to the British.

The follow-up landing force will have at least 100,000 troops, and while transporting these 100,000 people into the British mainland, it will also be necessary to ensure that at least 500 tanks and more than 1,000 armoured vehicles can land smoothly.

If you include the navy and air force that attacked at the same time, the combat force would have exceeded 170,000 people. The landing went smoothly, and the number will be expanded to 400,000!

Raeder, of course, knew that it was impossible for the Navy to complete such a huge scale of transportation. Even if all the ships that can be found are used, they can only be transported for a fraction.

Not counting the damage caused to the ships at the time of landing, and not counting the obstruction of the British navy, even if it is optimistically estimated that the English Channel is safe and unimpeded, and transporting 400,000 people to the other side is a huge project.

"All hopes must be pinned on the first-line landing force, breaking through the enemy's defense line within one hour, and attacking in depth." Brauchitsch was a little desperate when he spoke of this.

Keitel, as an army general in the Supreme Command, also shook his head at this time and said to Li Lequan: "This is simply an impossible task...... My Führer...... The probability of being blocked is higher than 90 percent. ”

Of course, Li Le knew what kind of disaster would be encountered if he rashly landed in the UK in this situation. Even in 1944, the Atlantic barrier, full of recruits, held back the American elite for hours.

The problem is still the same, although the German army is strong, it has not fought a landing battle, the superiority of the armored forces cannot be brought into play, and the landing force cannot reach the expected scale.

"Plans to land in the UK continue to be delayed...... The matter of building a landing ship should be put on the agenda...... Within a month, we will be ready for the landing in Britain in any case. Li Le looked at all the generals present and said slowly.

In the future, in June 1941, the risk of war between Germany and the Soviet Union exceeded Li Le's expectations.

And the more successful the operation against Britain and the longer the delay, the more likely it is that the United States will come in and stir up the situation!

Under the double risk of the east and the west, Li Le's future direction of World War II, which has been changed beyond recognition, has become more and more ambiguous, and he is unwilling to take too many risks, so that Germany will once again fall into the situation of being attacked from both sides.

"In this month's time, we must use the naval fleet to cut off the transportation lines of the British mainland, and completely isolate the British mainland!" Li Le clenched his fists, pressed on the map, and watched Raeder order.

"Yes! My Führer! The navy will definitely attack as soon as possible and once again destroy the opponent's transport lines! Raeder quickly straightened up, raised his chin and promised the Führer.

He originally had little confidence in the naval fleet, but now he trusts the powerful fleet in the hands of Lütjans.

Earlier, he was afraid that his landing ships and transport ships would be killed by the British Navy in vain, but now he also has the mind to produce transport ships with confidence.

"What the Air Force needs to do, on the one hand, is to be optimistic about the backyard of the Navy in Brest, and on the other hand, it is to harass the British mainland ......" Looking at Goering, Li Le was ready to "lighten the burden" of the Air Force.

The cost of continuing to bomb the British mainland has become less and less cost-effective. Churchill and the British homeland air defense forces were not fools, they were already the first to come back to their senses from the dizziness.

More and more anti-aircraft guns, which have replaced Spitfires, have become the main means of interception for Luftwaffe bombing. In this case, the bombing losses remain high, which has already made the air strikes meaningless.

"The bombing mission was gradually reduced until it was canceled...... Unnecessary losses should be avoided as much as possible. Li Le was unwilling to let the pilots of the Air Force be consumed in such a meaningless air battle in Britain.

In real history, Germany was defeated and forced to end the Battle of Britain, and this time, Li Le ended the Battle of Britain when he won.

The Luftwaffe command had long calculated that the losses suffered by Britain now would not be able to recover from it until 41 years.

And if you count the destruction of the British mainland transport lines by the Navy, this time will be postponed at least until 1942.

The calculation results are similar to the historical situation that Li Le knew, and in fact, it was indeed in 1942 that the British mainland entered the stage of counteroffensive in an all-round way, and began to interfere with the German rear on a large scale.

This time, the Luftwaffe was more precise and thorough, so it is a credible inference that Britain could not organize effective production in the first half of 1941.

"My Führer, the top priority is to increase oil reserves." Brauchitsch heard that Li Le had canceled some of the Air Force's combat operations, and hurriedly suggested at the right time.

Recently, his armored forces, even exercises and training have been suspended. He already has more than 1,000 Stalker tank destroyers and 20 mechanized infantry divisions at his disposal.

At the same time there were more tanks, more trucks and armored vehicles, more self-propelled guns and more towed guns......

These weapons made the German Army stronger than it was historically, but it was also more fuel-guzzling than it was historically. It's like changing from a fuel-efficient Japanese car to a high-horsepower Cadillac all of a sudden—it's cool, and the fuel consumption rate is naturally high.

"The fuel brought back from Libya can only be filled with a fraction...... The infrastructure over there is too backward, and the results are much slower than expected. At this point, Brauchitsch was depressed.

In Rommel's Afrika Korps, all the officers and soldiers canceled their return home vacations, and all the transport ships to Africa, except for letters, returned to Europe with full fuel oil.

Even so, the fuel brought back is still not much, after all, Italy and France have to share some of it, although the amount is not large, but it is also distressing to add up to a lot.

In addition, oil from Italy to Germany also takes up a lot of Italian capacity - the oil in southern Italy is piling up, and the oil in northern Italy is much less.

This is the current situation, a headache for the German leadership. Li Le also felt very helpless, so he could only promise Brauchitsch: "My marshal, wait patiently, soon, the situation will get better!" ”