The German Army is no stranger to the Royal Guards Division, and the two sides have already fought on the Belgian and French borders.

At the beginning of the war on the European continent, as a manifestation of the royal gesture, the Royal Guards Division drew most of the elite, and of the five Guards regiments, almost all three Guards regiments were dispatched, leaving only two battalions of troops in the country to guard Buckingham Palace.

After all, after the war, the royal family needs to cooperate with the parliament to carry out a lot of social activities, and on many occasions, these lobster teams wearing bearskin hats are needed to show the power and majesty of the king.

On the French front, the Guards performed remarkably, and the patriotic fervor and loyalty to the royal family made them brave on the battlefield, with the result that the bodies of soldiers wearing Guards armbands lay on the ground from Arras to Dunkirk Beach.

Perhaps their ancestors were indeed quite capable of fighting, and exchanged their blood and loyalty for the honor of the Guards, but after decades of singing and dancing, the glamorous life of the honor guard has smoothed out their sharp teeth and sharp claws, and in the face of fierce German troops armed to the teeth, bravery and loyalty alone cannot stop the other party's advance.

Eventually, the remnants of the Guards laid down their arms against the Germans on Dunkirk Beach and are now squatting with other British prisoners peeling potatoes in a French prisoner of war camp.

The loss of this force was a severe blow to the royal family, so much so that for a time the King of England refused to accept the explanations of the wartime cabinet and did not appear in public to cheer the people on for more than a month.

In order to mend the rift with the Crown, the Wartime Cabinet made the Royal Guard Division the highest priority when deciding to rebuild the British armed forces, and the needs of the Royal Guard Division were always met in terms of equipment and soldiers. The efforts of the cabinet ministers finally paid off, and the royal family agreed to continue endorsing their decrees.

The king has grown wise after suffering a great loss, and if the Imperial Staff wants to transfer this force in the future, it must first obtain the king's approval. So no matter how lacking the southern coast is, there is a lack of guards. The Royal Guard, however, still walked back and forth in the square in front of Buckingham Palace, showing off their bearskin hats and red uniforms to the citizens.

However, German intelligence shows that this unit is not just an embroidered pillow that only plays with flowers, and compared with the group lying in Dunkirk, the combat effectiveness of this reconstructed unit has not only not decreased, but has improved.

In order to compensate the royal family, the British Army transferred many reserve veterans with combat experience when reorganizing the Guards Division, and many basic training companies left over from the expeditionary force were stuffed into the formation, which should have been supplemented into the expeditionary force sequence. Most of them are elite infantry who have undergone long-term training.

"The current situation is a bit complicated, it happened so suddenly, and our people can't get the information out for a while. Now we only know that all five Guards regiments were involved in the mutiny, and that members of the royal family were directly involved.

This unit is fully armed, has strong firepower, and the soldiers are also very well trained, and the morale seems to be very strong. We don't know what kind of magic the British royal family has exerted, these people are fanatical about fighting us, and are willing to fight for the king until the last breath. This is ridiculous. It is not logical at all, and no one has found out that what they are doing now will kill their king. Lieutenant Colonel Nehendorf, who was in charge of intelligence gathering at the corps headquarters, complained loudly that he was immediately sent to the forward position by the headquarters after learning of the mutiny on the British side.

"What you want is ready. Lieutenant Colonel, are you sure you don't want to bring a few more guards? ”

Lieutenant Colonel Ludwik was not at all interested in Nehendorf's complaints, and he considered the decision of the command to be a complete waste of time, since the other side was ready to continue to resist. It is enough to directly mobilize the army to crush the past, and it is only five regiments of infantry, so why send military envoys to negotiate.

"If the British want to kill me. It doesn't make sense to bring as many people as you want. Nehendorf took the white flag from one of the staff officers, then slammed the heel of Ludwick's boot and nodded in acknowledgment.

"If I haven't come back after half an hour, you can attack immediately."

"Understand, Lieutenant Colonel Nehendorf, you have to be careful yourself, good luck." Ludvik saluted and said goodbye.

"Hey! Reinhart! ”

"Hey! Reinhart! ”

Lowering his arm, the intelligence officer turned around with a white flag and walked towards the British barricade at the other end of the street, followed by a second lieutenant staff officer as a lieutenant. Ludvik stood in the middle of the road, watched Neendorf for some distance, and then turned and walked towards the regimental staff officers who were waiting at the side.

"Now the table is on the table, and the first attack is expected in thirty minutes. What is the situation on the side of the Lambs? I need their support fire. Ludvik asked his combat staff officer.

"The 705th Heavy Artillery Battalion has found a suitable firing position, and the High Command has strictly ordered that heavy fire should not be used in the core area of London, so they can only provide us with a fire strike on the riverbank. However, they are bringing in a 105 cannon company, which can be used as direct fire, and according to the information we have so far, the opponent's position cannot withstand the direct fire of the heavy cannon. The operational staff reported.

"Then let them speed up, I don't want to waste too much time on the south bank, we have to break through the Thames as fast as possible, and leave the sweeping work here to the follow-up troops. I will now go and consult with Colonel Fred of the 7th Infantry Brigade about the issue of coordinated operations, and will keep in touch if there is any new situation. Ludvik nodded to his men and sat in the barrel cart beside the road.

The tanks of the 25th Panzer Regiment had been parked in the streets around Wilworth, and many of the crews began to replenish their spare fuel while taking advantage of the rest, and the streets of this generation were filled with the pungent smell of engine exhaust and gasoline vapors.

The 1st Infantry Division made an emergency turn on the march and began to advance along the banks of the Thames towards Waterloo Station. When they learned that they were going to fight the British Royal Guard, the soldiers were elated and martyred. The officers clamored for a lesson that the foolish Englishmen would never forget, so that they would shiver in the bed at the first hearing of Frederick the Great's name.

The three regiments of the 3rd Infantry Division were to form on the eastern flank of Southwall, and once the attack began, they were to occupy London Bridge Station and the surrounding area, while launching an all-out assault on the British forces guarding the Tower of London on the other side of the Thames. The 3rd Infantry Division had plenty of men on hand, and the Army Group had sent a regiment of heavy artillery to assist them, trying to stop them from crossing the river, unless the damned bridge fell as the lyrics say.

For a time, the war clouds on both sides of the Thames River were thick, and the war was about to break out.

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