"But, Your Excellency, there is a report from Major Bond of the General Staff who you have met in person and who you have praised as a good man, and I believe that his report is true." A lieutenant colonel stood up and reminded Churchill.

"Your Excellency, I have a guess that you may think is absurd, but I personally think it is very likely that the Germans have landed in some area unknown to us, and we are not aware of it."

"Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo! I have long said that this is completely impossible, our coast posts and anti-aircraft observation posts have been on guard over the entire coastline, so far we have not received a single alarm, although the Dover Fortress has lost contact, but we have restored communication with the Kent command post, they have been closely monitoring the surrounding area, and there is no sign of a German landing at all. ”

One of the colonels stood up and refuted his colleague's arguments, arguing that the guy might have read too much science fiction, because with the exception of Dover and Folkestone, there was no suitable landing place in the area, and it was impossible for German armored forces to land, let alone appear in the location described in the attack report.

The colonel was more inclined to Churchill's view that a large German paratrooper force had been airdropped into the area, perhaps carrying some wheeled vehicles if it had been airborne, and had been mistaken for tanks by the panicked rout of the ambush. This would explain the presence of German units in two areas far apart, since they had transport equipment.

Moreover, Churchill's assumption is also very reasonable, perhaps some deserters deliberately exaggerated the strength of the German troops in order to cover up their crimes of abandoning their comrades in battle, and similar cases are not uncommon for soldiers in war, and this answer is also very logical.

"But if it was only a paratrooper unit, it would not have been possible to have such a strong firepower, and you must know that it was not a small unit that was attacked. Rather, a powerful corps with three infantry battalions and two artillery battalions. Even if you are caught off guard by an ambush, you will not be without resistance. And the content of the report is very clear, the simple light infantry and bare-handed artillery were completely powerless under the attack of armored units, they were slaughtered by the heavy fire of the German army on the road, and many soldiers chose to surrender on the spot.

If it was only a paratrooper unit, even if it was equipped with motor vehicles, it would never have had such a powerful firepower to crush the resistance of the British infantry in such a short time. Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo still held his point, and he picked up a telegram and argued with it.

"Wait a minute......" Churchill raised his hand to stop the colonel, who was about to retort, and he held out his hand towards Leonardo. Send me the telegram. ”

Took the telegram. Churchill took another closer look at it with his eyes, then put the telegram on the table, and closed his eyes in contemplation. After a while, Churchill opened his eyes suddenly, he looked at the lieutenant colonel who was still standing at the table and asked eagerly: "Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo!" If your judgment is correct, then where do you think the German troops will land. ”。

"This ...... In my judgment, if the German armoured forces had appeared in these positions, according to the local road system and the subdivisions of the nearby village posts, I would have thought that they would have landed at the head of the beach along the line from Dover to Dirna, up to the beach of Pegville. It won't be further north. The lieutenant colonel replied confidently.

"But the coastal terrain there is not at all suitable for the landing of large forces, and we have carried out repeated surveys and studies, and the experts of the Naval Academy of Sciences are sure that these shoals will not be approachable by the existing ships of the German army." Churchill frowned, hoping from the bottom of his heart that the lieutenant colonel's guess was wrong. But his hunch told him that maybe that was the right answer to all the questions.

"We also thought that German armoured forces would not be able to pass through the Ardennes Forest, but they did." Leonardo mercilessly uncovered the scars of the Army Commission.

"Deere ...... Ironside! I remember there was a report about Dill that it seemed that the sentry at Sandwich Barracks had spotted Dill with the lights on all night. Traces of transport ship activity have also been seen on the surface of the sea. ”

"Yes, Chancellor, you judged it to be a German feint. In order to confuse our sight. Annside was struck by the implicit meaning of Churchill's words, could it be true, as the lieutenant colonel had said, that the Germans had landed on their homeland.

"Hell! God, I'm stupid! Churchill slammed his fist to the table, and the cigar bounced off the ashtray and rolled under the table.

"The Germans must have mastered advanced technology that we did not know about, and they had the means to make a large force break through the shallows and land. Oh my God, they landed last night, and we were kept in the dark for a whole day! God knows how many German troops have landed on British soil, and we are still waiting for them in Dover like idiots. We were tricked by the Germans, by that treacherous blonde boy, who once again succeeded in fooling us all! Churchill stood up, trembling and roaring with rage.

"No, we can't sit still, we still have a chance, right!" Churchill spun around in a sudden and agitated circle, pulled the map over the table, and then took a red and blue pencil from the table.

"We still have a chance, the Germans should have landed in small numbers, otherwise they would not have been sneakily hiding their movements, but should have advanced directly along the road to London. Their numbers should be far less than the strength of the Dover Theater, which is why they want to sneak up on the baggage team. Churchill scribbled the map with all sorts of lines that he only understood the meaning of the map.

"We can concentrate our forces on a counterattack and surround them in this area, and we still have reserves. Yes, we can move the reserves in London, Ironside! ”

"I'm here, Your Excellency Prime Minister."

"You immediately make a plan for a counterattack, use all the forces that we can mobilize now, we are going to launch a night attack, the Germans will definitely not be defenseless, we will block these roads before dawn, put them in cages, and then destroy them in one fell swoop, we still have a million self-defense troops, and we will have the native army, and we will have armored troops, take out all that we have, now is not the time to sparing troops, the British Empire is facing the greatest crisis since the founding of the country, and for the first time an enemy has set foot on English soil.

Air force...... Yes, we still have the air force, immediately call Douding to come and see me, I will mobilize all the bombers and raze the German landing field to the ground. That blonde kid was one step ahead of us, but I'd let him know who would have the last laugh. Churchill slammed his pencil on the map, and he looked fiercely at the officers around him, with a demonic madness in his expression.

"Report, sir, this is the latest intelligence from the Kent County Command Post." A lieutenant pushed open the door and walked in, handing Ironside a piece of telegram paper.

"Your Excellency, this is an urgent report from Colonel Menzies, whose assault team has inadvertently spotted the German landing force, so they have followed the Germans to find the exact landing site, Menzies reports that the German infantry is massing near the coastal road, and seems to be preparing to advance towards Dover, Menzies has warned the Dover garrison, and he now has insufficient troops in his hands, and asks London to send troops to support it immediately." Annside excitedly handed the telegram paper to Churchill.

"It was an unforgivable dereliction of duty for Menzies to find out about the landing of the German army until now, but the performance of the commandos did not disappoint me, and this information is what we need most now. We need to immediately launch an attack on the landing area, completely destroy their landing grounds, and cut off the backup and supply of those German troops who have already landed.

We must mobilize all the patriots of the British Empire to fight in the wilderness, in the towns, on the beaches, in the backyards of the villas, until the Germans who set foot on British soil are completely wiped out. Churchill confidently handed the telegram to Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo, and gave him an appreciative look.

"Well done, Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo, your judgment is very accurate, the Germans did land within the range you say, and you will be rewarded for it, I assure you."

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency Prime Minister." Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo nodded in thanks, then picked up the telegram and read it.

"St. Margaret's Beach? The landing point of the Germans at St. Margaret's Beach? It wasn't less than three miles from Dover, and my God, I couldn't believe that the Germans had landed so close that not a single one of Dover's garrisons had noticed. I see no wonder the Germans have been bombarding Dover since last night in order to cover up their imminent landing, and that the man who devised this plan was a mad genius who had played with us all. Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo automatically made up the answer to the question, but it was not much different from the truth.

"I will order all the bombers of the Air Force to bomb the landing site overnight, and I will now go to a meeting of the National Defense Committee, and I think the Cabinet members will be glad that we have seen through the German conspiracy in time. It's going to be hard for everyone tonight, but it's the price you have to pay for victory, and I hope everyone will be loyal to their duties and the victory will be ours. Churchill glanced around the room with a determined look at the Army officers, then picked up the telegrams from his desk and strode out of the office. (To be continued......)