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On the seventh day of the Battle of Britain, a week had passed before I knew it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Most of the targets that Li Le knew had been completely destroyed, at least according to the Luftwaffe statistics.
Although the Luftwaffe made unremitting efforts to complete most of Li Le's deployment, then an even more fatal problem appeared in front of the German military leadership.
The problem that Germany now faces is that its own attacks have become unsustainable. Although the Luftwaffe had the upper hand on the scene, the British did not suffer greater losses in the following days.
Dowding took the shrunken turtle to the bottom, and he commanded the British Air Force to passively avoid the battle, protecting the only remaining 500 fighters.
Similarly, the British forces facing the German planes had only British ground artillery fire left for the past four days.
The British air defense system, which was leaking from all sides, was completely vulnerable to German aircraft, and the losses of the German army also plummeted, and only a dozen of the thousands of sorties made every day were lost.
This loss was not taken seriously by Goering, who had already determined that his air force had completely destroyed the enemy's air defense system and won air supremacy over the battlefield.
However, Li Le found that because of his naturally short legs, the Luftwaffe could not carry out a full-scale bombing of the northern part of Britain, so British industry would actually be a recovery period in the future.
Without accurate bombing targets, attacks on British rebuilt factories in the south would not have had the current bombing effect.
Although Li Le was reluctant to accept this fact, he had to admit that there was almost nothing he could do to help the Luftwaffe in his attack against the British.
Next, it was up to the Luftwaffe to see if they could delay the recovery of British industry as much as possible during the long attack on Britain.
In the conference room, the army commander Rundstedt, another marshal Bock, and the commander-in-chief, Brauchitsch, sat on one side, and behind them was Field Marshal Kluger.
On the other side sat Reichsal Goering and Air Marshal Kesselring, and then Admiral Raeder, and submarine commander Dönitz, to whom the Führer had been very close recently.
It can be said that in the navy, land and air forces of the Third Reich, almost all the figures with heads and faces are in this conference room.
And this meeting was not an ordinary operational meeting, it was a high-level confidential meeting convened by the Führer on the follow-up arrangements for the Sea Lion program.
"The Air Force has now seized air supremacy over the landing site, and absolutely so. We can fully cooperate when we land in. Goering was on his toes at this time, and he had every reason to make such an expression.
What he didn't do in the original time and space, with the help of Li Le, he has now done it.
The brilliant victories won by the Luftwaffe in the past week proved that his achievements in building the Luftwaffe were enormous.
"If the Sea Lion program is carried out now, we can put at least 500 aircraft at the landing site for cover, and if the British Navy intervenes, this number can be increased by another 200!" Kesselring also had confidence in his troops.
They couldn't help but be so confident, because they didn't have any important targets worth attacking now.
The bombing of London seems to be a provocation that does not cost more than it gains, and Li Le is reluctant to attack this sensitive part of London and repeat the history that has happened.
But 2,000 German planes now have almost nothing to do, and every day they are repeatedly attacking places that have become ruins, bringing them closer to the ground.
Now it is possible to disguise the embarrassment of having lost the target, but in a few days this embarrassment will become apparent, and even the British will perceive it.
Under such circumstances, turning to cover the landing of army units is indeed a good way to find work for yourself.
Therefore, at the beginning of the meeting, the Luftwaffe generals, who had the greatest achievements and the most obvious results, immediately showed their positive side.
The Air Force has a record at this time, and of course it is still very confident to say so. Li Le, who was on the side, knew what Goering was thinking, and he didn't poke the Air Force's careful thoughts.
On the other side, the army officers saw that Goering and Kesselring were busy throwing the pot, and of course they followed up as a matter of course.
Brauchitsch said solemnly: "If the Air Force can provide the necessary support, the 100,000 landing force of the Army can board the ship at any time. ”
"If the Navy can provide enough transport ships to transport our tanks and armored vehicles, our army group can cross the sea at any time to attack Britain." Rundstedt also nodded.
There was no need for him to dismiss Brauchitsch's arguments, for at this time everyone knew what to do - and there was no tax on bragging anyway.
Marshal Bock, who was in charge of the defense of the coastline, glanced at Admiral Raeder, who was sitting directly across from him, smiled embarrassedly, and did not follow.
The reason why Bock was called to this operational meeting was simply to draw reinforcements from his troops to England if the first wave of ground attacks was blocked.
Because of this, there was no need for him to follow Brauchitsch and Rundstedt to talk too much.
Now everyone knows that this is an act of throwing the blame on the part of the army and taking advantage of the shortcomings of the navy.
If the navy is forced to rush and really hold on to the landing, then the things that the army is not prepared for will really be a goof.
Although the group army under the command of Rundstedt has been conducting quasi-targeted training for sea crossing for the past month, after all, a landing operation of this scale is not very good in the memory of the German top brass.
The last time we landed in Norway in front of the British Navy, the result was the tragic sinking of 10 destroyers of the German destroyer fleet.
The landing in Norway caused such heavy losses to the navy, and if it landed on the British mainland, how could the navy ensure the safety of its landing force?
Before the meeting began, Raeder had already guessed the reaction of Goering and Brauchitsch.
Because if he were these two marshals, he would also throw the pot at such a time. But now, he had to take a look at the head of state sitting on the throne, and silently carry the black cauldron.
"My Führer, the Navy has done its best to prepare the forces for the landing, but now is not the right time." As he spoke, he looked at the expression on Li Le's face.
After all, ten days ago, Li Le gave him a promise, a promise that the Sea Lion Project would not start in the near future.
In fact, anyone who has read the recent reports on the state of warships in the Navy knows how weak the current German Navy is.
The armored ship Lützov is now undergoing major repairs, and it was wounded by the landing in Norway, and it is estimated that it will not be able to enter combat again until 41 years after overtime repairs.
The other armoured ship, the Admiral Scheer, was about to be refitted, but the addition of anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns would allow it to be refitted only after 3 months.
The battleship Tirbitz has not yet been fully delivered to the troops, and its combat effectiveness has not yet been formed.
Similarly, the most powerful battleship Bismarck was equipped with anti-aircraft guns in the harbor, and the refit would take several months.
Although the construction of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier has resumed, it is estimated that it will be able to join the Navy in early 41......
At present, in addition to destroyers, the only warships in the German Navy that can be named and can go to sea to fight are the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which was commissioned just a few days ago.
Because another cruiser of the same class, the Admiral Hipper, was under repair due to mechanical failure......
Look at the state of the German Navy battleships, what a tragic word? If it weren't for the fact that the submarine force in the hands of Dönitz, who was sitting next to Raeder, was still there, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the German Navy would not be able to fight at all now.
In this state, the German Navy would be completely deceiving itself if it said that it would be able to secure a plan of action for landing in Britain.
Not to mention supporting the German Army to land in Britain, it may not even have the courage to face a British detachment.
In comparison, at this time, the surface fleets of the Italian and French navies were more combat-ready.
Unfortunately, however, the French fleet did not intend to join the Axis family at this time, and the Italian navy was entertaining itself in the Mediterranean, and had no time to help the German navy fight an uncertain landing battle.
"What is the situation in the navy, everyone also knows in their hearts, in this state, it is difficult for some strongmen to let them carry out the sea lion plan." Li Le opened his mouth to say this for Raeder.
With this tone set by the Führer, the expression on Marshal Raeder's face looked much better.
The other day the Navy lost the cruiser Blucher and sank a German-class pocket battleship.
Only Raeder himself knows that unlike the Air Force and the Army, his Navy has to face the most powerful enemy!
"Führer, thank you for your understanding of the Navy, at this stage we can only dispatch the submarine forces under the command of General Dönitz." Raeder spoke.
"I have already ordered the construction of more submarines to strengthen the submarine force." At this time, what Li Le can do is to let his submarine force take shape as soon as possible.
After all, it is basically impossible to expect Germany's limited surface forces to perform brilliantly in this war.
At least until the USS Zeppelin, as well as the cruiser Cedritz, which has already been converted into an aircraft carrier, form combat strength, the surface ship forces of the Navy can only be used as a foil.
Moreover, it seems that it is still the kind of foil that does not have much effect...... Li Le reluctantly accepted this reality and began to consider whether the sea lion plan was worth implementing.