456 passive Britain
"I've read Dietrich's application, and how dare he ask for it......" was Brauchitsch's first remark when he arrived at the Führer's office. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Dietrich as Adolf of the 1st Waffen-SS Panzer Division? The commander of the Panzer Division of Hitler's Guards Banner, who is also currently the deputy commander of the landing force, submitted his application report.
The application report was not complicated, but it was quite interesting - he wanted 20 Leopard tanks, and he hoped that they would be the first to land.
If they could, 20 Leopard tanks could really open the situation on the beach of the British, and even the most conservative army command believed that half a battalion of Leopards would be enough for the landing force to open the situation on the beach.
Even, with the use of these Leopard tanks, Dietrich was able to capture an important stronghold of the town in the morning, connecting with the defensive positions established by the paratroopers.
In a good situation, the Germans could even capture Dover and Folkestone on the same day, and connect this landing site all the way to Hayes and New Romney.
"Of course he dares to ask for it, he has already had the experience of winning once last time, and now as long as he is honing and honing him, at least in deduction, he can really beat me." Li Le sat in his place with a faint smile on his face.
"But, my Führer...... We are still not too sure about our landing, and it is not appropriate to put all the new weapons on the victory or defeat of the landing? ”
"There's nothing wrong with it, as long as the weapon is produced, it's for use! Dietrich has too little appetite, he wants 20, and I plan to give him a battalion. Li Le said to Brauchitsch.
Hearing the number of battalions, Brauchitsch gritted his teeth in pain, nodded painfully, and agreed as if cutting meat: "The army can still draw 45 tanks, if it is two months later, I don't think there will be any problem." ”
"Of course not after two months, if Dietrich is given two months later, how much time will it take him to adapt to the new equipment?" Li Le waved his hand and said, "Directly from the production spot, I will gather these troops for him in 2 days." ”
Going to be in two days? Brauchitsch suddenly realized that his brain was a little insufficient, and he looked at the Führer, waiting for the Führer to give him an explanation.
"It's set for seven days, and the landing is about to begin." Li Le did not let Brauchitsch wait for a long time, and opened his mouth to give the exact time table.
In a week's time, the "Sea Lion Project" will be implemented? How did I not know this news? Brauchitsch's voice of questioning in his head turned into persuasion: "My Führer, the weather now, there is no ...... to land in England and seek death."
"Who said I was going to land in the UK?" Li Le waved his hand and said to Brauchitsch: "What I want to attack is the Channel Islands, and use it to run in and run in the cooperation between the navy and the army. ”
Brauchitsch breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the target of the attack was the Channel Islands, knowing that it was close to France and within the cover of aviation.
"I heard that the British army has recently strengthened the defenses of the island...... I hope that their defense will not disappoint our soldiers. Li Le looked at Brauchitsch, who had only hurried at noon, and asked, "So, my marshal...... Would you like to have lunch together? ”
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The atmosphere in Churchill's office was not as warm as in the German Chancellery. Now Churchill has begun to lose control of the whole of Britain.
In the northern mountains, migrants without access to food have begun to strike in protest, which has had a direct impact on Britain's industrial reconstruction.
Because of the strikes and protests, countless kinds of raw materials were destroyed, and the key is that these raw materials cannot be eaten. There were warehouses that were set on fire by troublemakers, burning the remaining rubber inside.
This happened almost every day, and the famine in the north of England had spread and the workers began to move south, and Churchill had to use the army to stop the troublemakers.
Even if the north is not peaceful, at least most of it is remote and mountainous, the central region is also in turmoil - the people who lack all kinds of basic necessities are panicking.
It's like a powder keg, and the British people now will explode at the slightest hint of wind and grass. There are a lot of tricky things to mess around, and it's hard to think about them.
"The matter of the UK-2 fleet has been leaked out...... Yesterday the director of the Secret Security Bureau resigned from me again! Churchill looked at his staff and said with bitterness in his tone.
Just yesterday, the fourth wartime director of his secret security service submitted his resignation. In less than half a year, Churchill's intelligence services fell into a complete collapse of despair.
It's just that the intelligence services are no longer able to work, and it's okay to deal with it. After all, it has been messed up before, and there is no mess after everyone working together.
But now, a lot of British intelligence can no longer be suppressed, and it is being disseminated everywhere. Everyone thinks that there is no need for secrecy anymore, because it affects the lives of many people.
For example, this time, the almost complete destruction of the UK-2 transport fleet quickly spread, and no one traced who leaked it.
"I think we can take a break from the intelligence thing...... The most dangerous thing we have now is actually a maritime disaster. One of the staff members looked at Churchill and reluctantly offered his opinion.
But the opinion he put forward made everyone's face even more ugly - after all, this is something that everyone has no good way to do, and now that he brings it up, isn't it a slap in the face for everyone?
"Originally, it was only a submarine to deal with the Germans, and the destroyers and cruisers we bought from the United States in exchange were barely competent." An officer in a naval uniform shook his head and complained: "Now that the German warships are involved, the pressure on the naval side is too great. ”
At present, the threat posed by the surface ships of the German Navy has clearly hit the submarine forces -- the original attack of the submarine forces was only one batch at most, and even if they survived the loss of some ships.
Therefore, despite the good results of German submarines, the British Navy was able to hold on to transportation and maintain the basic operation of Britain through gritted teeth.
As a result, in November, the German navy ships joined the hunt, and it was not as simple as one plus one equaling two.
Similar to the fermentation effect, the attack of surface ships and submarines made it possible to do twice the work with half the effort at once. The exponential increase in the losses of British ships also allowed the German efforts to strangle the transport lines to be realized.
Thanks to the guerrilla fleets that muddied the waters of the Atlantic, the rest of the German raid ships became active – the Libyan oil was extracted at a marked increase in December, and the direct beneficiary was the navy, a large oil eater.
Armoured ships such as the Lützov, which had previously been chased by the British Royal Navy and fled everywhere, have now also cruised alone, as a supplement to the partisans, and have killed many of the fish that have slipped through the net.
A series of attacks caused Britain to lose not only the UK-2 transport fleet, but also countless fishing boats and small combat ships.
Originally, Britain had a complete maritime reconnaissance and monitoring system in the North Atlantic. Fishing boats and patrol boats could be used as an impermeable network to spy on intruding German warships.
But now, with the continuous encroachment and attack of German aircraft carriers and German warships, the number of British ships in abundance and all over the Atlantic is decreasing exponentially, which makes the British Navy lose its early warning system.
The deployment of mines outside the port of Brest became the only effective means of deterring the German naval warships from sailing, but the British were constantly laying mines, and the Germans were also constantly clearing mines.
In this case, the side of the mine did not know how to replenish the cleared secret German seas. This made it possible for the German Navy to slip out of Brest and into the Atlantic.
"If we don't find an opportunity to have a decisive battle of the fleet and crush the German naval fleet, then we will be completely in despair in December." Churchill's staff spoke in a dejected tone.
He probably didn't even realize that instead of the adjective "passive", he used a harsher word - "despair".
"The most difficult thing in December was to guard against the German attack on the Atlantic as much as possible. After all, braving the bitter cold to land on British soil in such bad weather is something that only a madman would do. The naval officer stressed the importance of his work, and Churchill did not comment on anything.
Churchill now seems a little disillusioned with all the meetings, because whatever decisions he makes, the people below him may not be able to carry them out.
A few days ago, the German Afrika Korps crossed the Suez Canal, and the defense line along the river was directly penetrated, and the two bastards, Montgomery and Auchinleck, abandoned the defense and fled directly to the desert behind them.
Although I don't know why Rommel didn't go on the offensive and chased the British army to Iraq in one go, the Suez Canal was completely lost, and this matter has become an indisputable fact.
At least in terms of international public opinion, the British were a big shame this time - not only the fall of Egypt, which had been in operation for a long time, but also the crucial Suez Canal, which was now in the pocket of the Axis powers.
Even more tragic is that the mighty British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet was driven out of the Mediterranean and eventually disbanded and added to other fleets......
Even the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, Cunningham, who was previously a British hero, is now a prisoner.