Chapter 52: The Line of Defense (1)

Although they invariably kicked the problem into the arms of the Air Force, the Army and Navy definitely did not mean to wait to see the jokes of the Air Force, you must know that it is the Führer himself, the German military god, who is now commanding the Air Force.

The commander-in-chief of the air force had not yet been appointed, and everyone could see that the Führer was not prepared to let anyone else take command of the Luftwaffe, at least not until Britain was killed.

"We also need to replenish a batch of fuel and special ammunition from the country, and the training consumption is relatively large. In addition, many problems have been discovered during the training of the tank group on the beach, and the front-line troops are studying ways to solve them, and the command of Army Group A will submit an official written report on the specific situation. My Führer, I don't know when the Air Force began to fight against the British, the front-line troops reported that during this period the British Air Force carried out very frequent aerial reconnaissance of our side. The build-up of troops and ships along the coast is growing on such a large scale that camouflage can no longer be used to disguise our intentions. Manstein said.

"We found that the volume of radio communications of the British army had increased rapidly during this period, and at the same time we found that the coastal fortifications near Dover were being reinforced, and at the same time there were a large number of anti-landing obstacles at several preparatory landing sites, and there were quite a few small ships operating at night along the British coastline, presumably mine-laying. In addition, the British built large batteries and installed large-caliber artillery in Dover, and yesterday there was an artillery duel with our train batteries in Calais. Kettel circled the map with a red pencil.

"Oh, how did the battle go, did we have any losses."

"According to artillery observations, the British had at most six sixteen-inch coastal guns on the opposite side. On our side, however, there was an artillery group, and after a few salvos the British retreated into bunker, and there were no losses on our side. ”

"That's good. I'll have the Air Force pinpoint the exact location of those guns, and they must be dealt with as soon as possible. Xu Jun nodded, and then looked at Manstein.

"I never expected our preparations to be able to hide from the British, we just have to remember that anything that stands in the way of the German team is to be destroyed." Xu Jun made a slashing gesture with great momentum, and then stood up.

"Our intelligence services are working hard. We already know how many hole cards the British have left. So whatever the reaction of the other side of the strait, I will only take it as a bluff, in fact. And so it is. ”

Odin's right eye, the spy lurking on the island, has already figured out the British's hole cards, and in Xu Jun's eyes, the so-called English Channel defense line is simply a paper thing.

As long as the boots of German soldiers stepped on the dirt across the strait, it was only a matter of time before the entire island fell. Because Xu Jun knew very well that there was no ground force on that island at present that had the ability to block the advance of the German ** team.

The defeat of Dunkirk. Sent all the ace units of the British Army to the German prisoner of war camps. And with a beautiful right hook from the Cyprus Regiment at Cherbourg, what little old bottom the British Army had left in France was left on French beaches.

As a result, at that time, the entire British Isles had only two divisions of the regular army left, and not only lacked guns and artillery, but also insufficient personnel. This was not enough for the Germans to serve as the first shock wave of the Ninth Army.

The emptiness of the home defense forced Churchill to frantically transfer troops from the colonies to the home in the past two months, trying to use distant water to quench the thirst of the near.

However, those colonial troops cannot be mobilized by means of mobilization, and these troops are the pillars of the stability of the colonies and cannot be used lightly. Especially at such a critical time. If there is a little more chaos in the colony, then he, the prime minister, will really be the end.

The British Empire was able to prosper. It was the wealth of these colonies that it depended on. Without these colonies, the British Empire would immediately become a second-rate country in Europe, which the arrogant British could never bear.

Churchill had long made up his mind that even if he lost his homeland, he could not lose his overseas colonies, and if he lost his homeland, he could establish a government-in-exile, and if he lost his colonies, he would never get them back.

Churchill racked his brains to borrow only four colonial battalions and two Punjab battalions from India, and in order to transfer these troops, the British and Indian governments recruited a large number of expatriates into the army, in order to plug the gap for these troops to leave, even so, the situation in India was turbulent for several days.

The Anglo-Indian troops were now heading towards Britain in three troop transports, having just passed the Ivory Coast yesterday, but Xu Jun felt that it might be the last land the soldiers had seen, since the report on the flotilla's whereabouts had been handed over by Dönitz.

In addition to the colonies, Churchill also extended a helping hand to various Commonwealth countries. As a nominal suzerain, this is a matter of course.

As a result, South Africa first replied that as a member of the Federation, it should organize troops to participate in the battle to defend the British mainland as soon as possible, but it will take time, anyway, Yishui's diplomatic rhetoric is not very reliable at first glance.

The Canadians were more cheerful, and replied that they could immediately organize two divisions of troops to rush to their aid, but there was some trouble with the Parliament, and the departure of the troops might have to be delayed until next year, and if the Prime Minister was alive by then, and the British Empire still existed, the Canadians would surely repay the favor with their lives.

The New Zealanders, on the other hand, had few troops and wanted to wait until they were ready to go, supposedly until next year when the dodo laid its eggs.

The remaining small states and small tribes are either not armed at all, or they are surrounded by strong enemies, and they even have problems with self-preservation, and they are trembling when they go to the toilet, not to mention sending troops to the king.

After a circle, the only people who reacted substantially were the simple-brained Australians, and the knights of the wasteland really showed what it means to be loyal and patriotic in front of the people of the world.

As soon as Churchill made his request, the Australians rushed over eight infantry battalions from the other side of the Pacific. But when troop carriers laden with Australian soldiers approached the African coastline, something was beyond the comprehension of the Australians.

The attitude of the British was so far from the predictions of the soldiers of the King of Qin that the blood of these Australian soldiers instantly turned to the bone. Originally, this group of Australian fierce men still thought that an active King Qinwang like them might be personally received by His Majesty the King of England, but they didn't expect that in the end, let alone the king, even the British land could not be stepped on.

Churchill was not prepared to let the Australians help defend the island, and as soon as the troop carrier arrived on the coast of Africa, he directly sent this group of hot-blooded young men to Egypt to dig sand.

Lao Qiu believed in the supremacy of the British Empire, and he didn't believe that those Australians had any fighting power at all. However, since others sent him to the door, he would not be polite, and Lao Qiu exchanged these eight battalions of lazy, rustic, unreliable, and ineffective Aussies for eight battalions of elite, well-trained, loyal, reliable, and combat-ready British Empire soldiers, and finally made the total number of British regular army on the island enough to make up for three divisions.

People all over the world know that crossing the river and demolishing bridges is the strength of the British, and the Australians have long been mentally prepared for this, but this time they never thought that the British had already begun to dismantle the bridge before crossing the river.

In fact, the Australians should be glad that they have not seen the British directly use the bridge to fill the river, in Xu Jun's original time and space, the Canadians were fortunate to see it once, and the result was that the Germans used MG42 to cut wheat for half a day and overturned 900 alive and captured the small 2,000 alive, and in the end they didn't understand how they became the "prelude" to the Normandy landings that happened two years later.

Although Churchill had three divisions of the regular army, he knew very well that if the Germans began to land, these three divisions would not even make a splash, and this amount of troops would be a drop in the bucket to defend the English Channel, not to mention that one division would have to be left to defend Ireland.

Churchill began to pin his hopes on the self-sacrifice of the British people, and he began to vigorously form the "National Guard".

What is the "National Guard", this is the name of the organization given by Churchill himself, the scientific name is the militia, the other name is the militia, the other name is the militia, the resistance organization in Palestine, and the anti-American armed forces in Iraq.

To put it bluntly, it is to arm ordinary civilians to resist the German invasion. The combat effectiveness of armed civilians can be imagined, not to mention anything else, the scope of occupation alone is enough to make the clerks of the enlistment office stunned for a long time.

Members of the National Guard, who ranged in age from 16 to 60, had little military training, and many even reached the age of touching a gun for the first time.

If you're lucky, you'll be able to meet a retired veteran, but don't expect too much, it's hard to tell whether this one participated in the First World War or the Boer War.

The most speechless thing is that the variety of weapons held by the dignified soldiers of the National Guard is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

From standard rifles to homemade shotguns, from breech gunpowder guns to breech flintlock pistols, from self-defense revolvers to palm mines, it covers almost a full century of European hand-held firearms history. In addition to these firearms, there are also spears, two-handed swords, tomahawks, maces, African clubs, Spanish short swords, longbows, steel crossbows and other cold weapons as auxiliary, but those who have these antique weapons are not ordinary people, more people only have pitchforks and nail rakes.

To allow such a contingent to withstand the attack of the German professional army would be a collective suicide.

Churchill was well aware of this, so the first thing he did was to design badges for this rabble......

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