After a round of bombardment, which almost used napalm as a grenade, the German, French and Norwegian forces on the south bank of the Thames launched the first and only planned battle to force the Thames River crossing.

According to the plan, after the end of this "super bombing", the air force will return to the airfield in northern France, and then transfer to the eastern front through the airfield in Germany to strangle the Soviet air force.

Therefore, this seemingly super-powerful air raid was actually the last large-scale air raid carried out by the Allied forces on British soil.

After that, the Luftwaffe rookie pilots, who were in northern France and used captured French planes as training planes, flew relatively backward French planes to replace the main Luftwaffe at the airfields in southern Britain.

Before the start of the war between Germany and France, France was not considered the aircraft of the major colonies, and in Western Europe alone, it had more than 1,500 aircraft, including 700 fighters, 260 bombers, 180 reconnaissance planes and 400 ground attack aircraft.

After the end of the Battle of France, the strength of the French air force was greatly damaged, and less than 300 of the more than 1,500 aircraft on the mainland remained.

And because of the armistice, France will not be able to form an air force. In fact, a total of 277 French aircraft of various types were handed over to the Luftwaffe.

In line with the principle of not refusing to come, making full use of it. Catherine ordered that these captured planes be used as training aircraft, and that they should be used directly from French airfields to train new Luftwaffe pilots.

Of course, in essence, these aircraft are still capable of combat functions. Therefore, these aircraft also came out to replace the option of supplementing the British Air Force in the Allied countries.

Now, in addition to the last bombardment before the main Luftwaffe left, the Allied artillery on the south bank has also begun to exert its strength.

Flooding artillery fire rushed to the north bank of the Thames, smashing the crowded and chaotic National Guard assembly points along the British lines.

In the almost frenzied cannon fire of the French army commanded by Weygand, the garrison regiment belonging to the regular army of the British Army in front of the French army was just like a dandelion in a storm, quickly dissipating.

At this moment, the most shocking was the commander of the British front, Major General Topp, the commander of the 11th Infantry Division stationed in the narrow section of the Thames.

He never expected that the enemy would gather such a powerful firepower in the positions on the south bank.

"Where did these artillery pieces come from?!" With a roar, Toph grabbed the military staff officer in charge of reconnaissance.

"No...... I don't know. Our Air Force has long ceased to provide reconnaissance aircraft to assist in reconnaissance. With binoculars alone, we will not be able to see what is going on behind the enemy's rear. The poor military staff officer said with a pale face covered in sweat.

If the Royal Air Force had fought for the help of reconnaissance planes, any actions and situations in the opposing position should have been as clear as the observation of the pattern in the palm of the hand. However, until the enemy's artillery fire suddenly appeared, dealing a devastating blow to the defense line of the 11th Division on the north bank, the personnel in charge of reconnaissance did not give any warning.

The military staff officer, whose collar was grabbed, snorted, and his own mind was still full of questions, and where could he answer Top's question.

"Artillery suppression!" Top, who didn't get an answer, slammed the staff officer to the ground, turned his head to the other staff officers in a daze in the front command headquarters, gritted his teeth and roared: "The second regiment leaned over to cover, ordered the first regiment, and cooperated with the second regiment to form a double-shield defensive formation, and first rebuild the deployment of the defensive position!" ”

"Yes!" The staff officers woke up like a dream, and suddenly there was a burst of chickens and dogs. Screams, roars, footsteps, messy.

Top's order, through the chain of command, was quickly transmitted to the front.

There was another flustery, and the soldiers of the 2nd Regiment, who had already jumped out of their positions and were about to retreat, were in the sound of orders and messy footsteps of the junior officers. Forcibly restraining his footsteps, he turned around and rushed back into the enemy's artillery coverage area. Thousands of mechs are scattered on the north bank of this most residential section of the Thames, like ants on a hot pan.

As soon as the defensive formation was initially re-arranged, and when they returned to their positions, the remaining soldiers of each company and platoon hid in the grooved anti-artillery pits under each position under the urging of the officers. Now, all they need to do is to wait for the shelling to end, and then quickly rush to their position in the position to survive this round of enemy attack first.

On the artillery positions of the 11th Division, the same hectic scene was seen. The artillery that had not yet completed the replenishment of ammunition was once again erected with sporadic quadrangular supports, and the officers and men of the remaining artillery battalion of the 11th Division, according to the previous firing coordinates, desperately sent the shells in their hands to the enemy position.

The 11th Division is already considered a fairly complete division, at least, they have an artillery battalion and more than 9,000 soldiers.

Of course, there are better, more well-formed troops, which are now estimated to have reached the island of Ireland.

The 11th Division, in the final analysis, is only the tallest of the shorts among these troops who remain.

Of course, it is obviously impossible for this small artillery battalion to fire at the Allied artillery on the other side, and Toph is not unaware of this.

But if the enemy is not suppressed by long-range firepower, then the little remaining troops on the position will definitely not be able to escape the fate of annihilation. Only with indiscriminate firepower, do your best to suppress the enemy. in order to fight for a glimmer of life for the defending troops on the position.

For a time, the entire battlefield was completely boiling.

The last struggle of the British soon paid off. The sound of their sparse but dense artillery shook the earth, and countless explosions flashed one after another on the defensive section that was no more than ten kilometers long.

With artillery support, the British regular army barely stabilized its position.

Because the river was so important, Gort also photographed the few regular British troops in the remaining troops to defend.

If it were to be replaced by the National Guard, under this kind of shelling, even if Toph also used all his artillery to support the front line, it would be impossible to stabilize his position.

However, how could the Allied forces, which had already gained the upper hand, let the cooked duck in front of them fly away like this!

"Revenge on the British!" Hundreds of shouts resounded through the sky, converging into one voice.

Abandoned by British troops in Dunkirk, betrayed by British troops in Port Oran, and attacked by British troops in Africa. The French army, which was responsible for launching the attack, found the object of revenge for catharsis and launched a desperate battle to cross the river.

At the same time, white "edelweiss" slowly flew and descended behind the position on the north bank.

"German paratroopers!" At the gate of the headquarters, the military staff officer in charge of reconnaissance said in despair: "We have been flanked!" ”

There were French troops in front and German troops in the back, and this battle was not fought!

Although Toph still wants to struggle, but now it seems that even the opportunity to struggle is gone.