"The supply of the port of Ceuta in Morocco is indeed a big problem, and the landing craft, transport boats, torpedo machines and other weapons and equipment for amphibious operations are also a headache!"

"Although I also have a lot of landing craft that I can put into the port of Ceuta and carry out amphibious landing operations to attack the English Channel!"

"But what I lack most now is an amphibious landing combat force with rich combat experience! Especially the commanding officers who commanded these landing forces for landing operations! ”

While the high-ranking officers of the British army stationed in the English Channel were discussing, Chen Yanlong, who was far away in the Berlin Chancellery, frowned deeply and said depressedly.

Careless, it's really careless!

When Rommel led his army to attack the port of Ceuta, he had forgotten about these important preparations for the landing, although he had no intention of attacking the English Channel, where the British were stationed.

Rather, they planned to invade North Africa, to take the oil from Libya for themselves, and to use air strikes.

As for letting Rommel arrive at Port Hugh, it was just a cover-up and a surprise to the British and American troops.

Because the countries of North Africa include Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, etc. Egypt, Libya and Sudan are also known as Northeast Africa; Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco are called Northwest Africa.

These countries have mineral deposits such as oil, phosphate, natural gas, etc., and agricultural products include cotton; Gum arabic, cork, olea europaea, figs, dates, etc. Produce camels and other natural resources.

"Forget it! I'll use airborne to get rid of the British troops stationed in the English Channel! And all the massive missiles to bombard the British army, although I do not have a large-scale amphibious landing force with experienced combat now, but I have advanced weapons and equipment, and I also have elite airborne troops! ”

"I'm going to get into Libya as soon as possible to get the oil there!"

But after thinking about it for a while, Chen Yanlong also immediately made up his mind to solve the English Channel first and occupy it.

What is the use of occupying the Gili Channel on LinkedIn?

Britain is an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean, and its area is not as large as Japan.

Because the English Channel is the strait that separates Britain from the European continent and connects the Atlantic Ocean with the North Sea; It was also a natural naval barrier for the British Empire, protecting Britain from the invasion of the German army's elite armored divisions and armies.

Moreover, at that time, the Gokirk retreat relied on the maritime hazards of the English Channel to successfully complete the evacuation of 600,000 British and French troops and escape from the German air raids and the pursuit of the army.

In short, the English Channel is the strait that separates Britain from the European continent, and it is also the connecting sea area between Britain and the European land, and it is a strategic place for soldiers.

It was also the British army that was able to transport all kinds of military supplies and American aid from the British colonies and the United States through the Atlantic, and was able to deliver them to the British mainland in a continuous stream.

It was by virtue of their naval superiority accumulated over hundreds of years that Britain made the narrow English Channel a natural barrier against German land and air attacks, and made it impossible for the German army to cross the sea to attack the British mainland.

Of course, the reason why Hitler did not cross the sea to attack Britain was that there was no strong navy and landing force, and there were already a large number of landing craft; In addition, Hitler did not intend to completely annihilate Britain at that time, and suddenly launched a war with the Soviet Union, which was several times stronger than Germany in terms of land area and population base, so there was no way for Germany, which was dominated by wolf pack submarine warfare, to launch the Sea Lion Project and the British landing operation in such an environment.

However, it does not mean that the English Channel can completely block the German army's cross-sea attack on the British mainland, because if Germany fully prepares for an amphibious landing operation in the English Channel, and fully understands and prepares for the English Channel and the British mainland's environment and military strength, then it is still possible to realistically carry out amphibious landing operations.

In particular, Chen Yanlong now has a powerful land, sea and air force, as well as enough amphibious landing craft; and transport ships, as well as a powerful aircraft carrier fleet, then it is quite possible to carry out the seizure of the English Channel, and even an amphibious landing operation on the British mainland.

It's just that if Churchill insists on desperately resisting, I am afraid that the German army will have to pay a huge price in casualties before it can fully occupy LinkedIn.