Greenwich, United Kingdom.

It has become the front line of the German, French and Norwegian forces fighting against the British.

In a sense, the Triple Alliance that took Greenwich had already set half foot foot in the British capital, that is, London.

In 1965, Greenwich was part of the Greater London area of the United Kingdom. In other words, in 25 years, if the Triple Alliance entered Greenwich, it would actually be able to claim that it had invaded London.

And now, Greenwich, located 8 kilometers southeast of central London, is struggling to support itself under the fire of the Triple Alliance.

Because of its dangerous terrain and beautiful scenery, Greenwich has built palaces, forts and watchtowers as early as the 15th century, and a large area of mountains and forests and meadows was used by the royal family as a royal garden for raising deer, releasing eagles and hunting. Later, although the watchtower was converted into the Greenwich Observatory, it still had a certain defensive effect.

Taking advantage of the geographical advantage, the National Guard, which totaled nearly 70,000, established a defensive line in Greenwich and formed a decent group of positions. The old forts and watchtowers were also renovated and became the fulcrum of the National Guard's defense.

With its excellent topography and temporarily renovated towers, the 70,000 National Guard can be regarded as initially possessing a certain degree of defense capability.

As for the two British Army armoured battalions deployed in Greenwich and the two new divisions of the British Army that had been expanded from the original two infantry regiments, they were not placed on the defensive line as consumables, but were left on the inside of the defensive line as a reserve to fill the gap.

Such a reserve force, though still limited, is at least all that the British government can now use in Greenwich.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no way to retreat, if it weren't for the fact that once the Triple Alliance captured Greenwich, London, the capital of the British Empire, would fall into the enemy's shelling range, and even this reserve would not have been possible.

Soon, this precious reserve will also have to be thrown into the war of attrition on the front line.

"The losses of the National Guard are too great. In just one day, they suffered nearly 8,000 casualties, all of which were consumed by the French army. Once the German army is dispatched, the casualty rate will immediately become even greater......"

In the headquarters in London, a staff officer with the rank of colonel was anxiously reporting to Lord Gott.

Operation Greenwich has been directly placed under the management of the London Command. In other words, the British themselves recognized the important link between defending Greenwich and defending London.

It's a pity that the soldiers of the National Guard in Greenwich have no combat experience, and their weapons and ammunition are not sufficient, and their so-called formed regiments will even be easily defeated by a battalion of the French army.

What's worse is that the National Guard, which is essentially a militia, has to garrison important defensive lines, because there are simply not enough regular military districts in the British Continental Army sequence to guard every defensive line.

The consequence of the massive use of the National Guard's fortified positions was that a battalion of French troops in front of them could crush one of their regiments. And if there were airborne Germans on their backs, perhaps the size of a company would make them panic and even collapse.

For Gort, it was a hundred times more difficult to command at this time than when he was in Dunkirk.

At that time, all the best troops under his command were the essence of the British Army, and the most elite troops he commanded were all wiped out, and now he is in command of a group of troops who don't know when things will go wrong, and the difficulty coefficient is multiplied.

"Greenwich's 3rd New Division was expanded from the East England Regiment, right?" Lord Gort asked as he walked over to the sand table model and dragged his chin.

"Yes. In addition to the 3rd Division, another new 4th Division stationed in Greenwich was expanded from the previous Tinnetis Regiment. Both divisions were previously large regiments, so the decline in combat effectiveness after the expansion was not obvious. The staff officer immediately answered Commander Gott's question.

Sure enough, after listening to the staff officer's response, Goth nodded thoughtfully, dragging his chin and raising his right hand: "Then transfer the 3rd Division to the fortified area of Herstmunsugu Castle in southern Greenwich." The commander of the French army was the famous general Weygand, who could not fail to see the importance of the castle of Herstmunsugu. As soon as the French army reached a breakthrough, they would immediately take the castle of Herstmontsugu in Greenwich District. ”

"Whichever side of the two sides is concerned, the battle for Herstmontsugu Castle will determine the final ownership of Greenwich!" Lord Gott swore by his analysis.

"Report!" A war zone liaison officer between London and Greenwich suddenly reported urgently: "The French army suddenly launched a massive artillery bombardment in the middle of southern Greenwich, crushed the National Guard there, and penetrated a 2-kilometer breach!" ”

Isn't the southern middle line of defense the shortest route to Herstmunsugu Castle?!

"Immediately order the 3rd Division to send troops to counterattack!" Lord Gott quickly ordered: "The French army must not be allowed to break through the defense line so quickly!" ”

According to Lord Gott's assumption, even if the combat effectiveness of the National Guard is low, the 70,000 Self-Defense troops should hold the defense line built by taking advantage of the favorable terrain for three days. Then, after a large-scale gap in the defensive line, use street fighting to hold out for about a week.

Although Gort also admits that Greenwich still can't hold it after all. But at least, as the commander of London's city defense, he also has to make the best use of Greenwich, the last barrier, to strive for a better follow-up combat environment for London and reduce the pressure.

But it was only the next day, and a gap was punched in the Greenwich line, which Gott absolutely couldn't accept!

"The two National Guard infantry regiments deployed between Herstmunsugu Castle and the Greenwich border defense line have lost contact with the command at the same time!" The liaison officer continued to report the funeral.

Since the speed is so fast! Gott couldn't help but praise General Wei Gang in his heart for commanding the French army. The other party is worthy of a generation of famous generals, with sophisticated command skills and vicious skills, and precise and accurate shots.

Dealing with this commander who was still able to form a complete "Weigang Line" in a desperate situation, Goth suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Remembering that not long ago, the famous general was still his ally, Goth even had a bit of a trance. How did the war, which I thought was in the hands of victory at the beginning, get to this point?

The British Empire, which was obviously controlling the internal strife in various European countries, was now being attacked by the coalition forces formed by the three European countries. This is a great irony!

Unfortunately, there is no time left for Gort to lament, and he must immediately issue orders to deal with the current crisis.

"Let the 1st Armored Battalion of the Dorset Regiment ...... No, let the Devonshire Armored Battalion coordinate a counterattack! ”

In desperation, Lord Gort had no choice but to choose a garrison from Greenwich's two armored battalions to rush closer to the gap. In this way, he has already used half of Greenwich's reserves in this counterattack.

Gort couldn't help but have some vague worries, is it really good to use half of the reserve team on the first counterattack? If there is another gap, how will he arrange a counterattack force?

It's a pity that Goth is now running out of time to worry......