George VI, accompanied by a group of aides and his daughter Windsor, stood at a secret front-line airfield in Britain to pay their respects to a group of pilots from the British fighter unit. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Because George VI stuttered, he didn't speak much in public and seemed a little withdrawn.

On the contrary, because of her age, his daughter Windsor is very affable, and this time is just the age of likability.

Windsor stood next to her father, watching the pilots in leather jackets, standing in front of George VI, explaining the air defense operations that were now getting more and more in shape.

"Yesterday's German bombing of the east coast did not actually go well, Your Majesty the King." An officer proudly reported yesterday's results.

The battle on 21 September was an inspiring one for the British, who finally won an air battle with the help of improvised radar.

They shot down 3 German bombers and drove out the remaining 20 or so, without a single fighter of their own.

Such a result is indeed morale-boosting, and it is the main reason why King George VI of England brought his daughter to express condolences to the air force pilots.

"We shot down three German bombers, which cost Germany at least 15 pilots, which is a great victory!" The Air Force officer was instructed to describe yesterday's battle as much as possible as a great victory.

Although the number of sorties of the British Air Force was small and the results were very limited, the German attacks against Britain were indeed decreasing in terms of the shrinking scale of German bombing.

Although the threat from the sea, the threat to the British shipping lines as a whole is gradually increasing. But at least the scale of the bombing, which was visible to the citizens, had decreased.

So for the British government, their propaganda became even easier: the German bombing was being contained, and Britain had won the Battle of Britain.

Under this propaganda, the British fighter unit was presented as a well-thought-out elite, a formidable protector of German aircraft attacks.

"German ...... Already...... No ...... for two days Bombing of London...... Now, this shows ...... The other party enters the ...... Attacking the British ...... Ready to start ...... Beyond one's power...... Get up. George VI said nervously to his officer.

He stuttered a little when he was nervous, but that didn't detract from his current status as the spiritual symbol of all British nationals.

And his previous protest speeches also made him the king who supported British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in fighting such a costly war.

"You say it very well! Your Majesty! We are preparing to counter the invasion of German aircraft from all directions! I believe that it will not be long before our counterattack will bear fruit! General Hugh Dowding, who accompanied the king to the field airfield, spoke approvingly.

In the distance, one by one, Spitfires are parked on the lawn, while ground crews are stepping up to check the combat readiness of these fighters.

Some fighters can take off immediately after returning home to meet the enemy's fighters, while others must be inspected.

Such inspections are well documented, such as the running time of the engine, and other aspects of the problem. These problems will affect the maintenance of the aircraft, and also affect the full attendance of the aircraft.

For example, if some fighter jets are damaged by enemy fighters during take-off, leaving bullet holes in the fuselage or wings, then they must be overhauled to ensure that the aircraft will not have any accidents due to damage.

Similarly, the amount of ammunition in the aircraft, as well as the working condition of the various complex machinery of the aircraft, are things that the ground crew needs to maintain constantly.

The field airfield inspected by George VI was a newly-built, southeastern defense airfield in the Dauding air defense system.

The airfield is manned by the most elite British fighter force, also equipped with the most advanced British Spitfires.

This force was the most powerful force in Dowding's hands, and its location was also very crucial, and it was the only way for German bombers and fighters to harass over London.

An airfield was deployed here to provide the most direct air combat support to the capital in the event of another German invasion.

Previously, as commander of the British Air Force, Hugh Dowding did not perform well enough to satisfy George VI in the course of air defense and interception of German aircraft.

The most exaggerated time was when a German bomber arrived over London, and when it dropped a bomb, one of the bombs hit the royal family not far away.

The explosion of this bomb killed one of the guards of the royal family, which directly made all the royal family members, who had become frightened birds, feel the death crisis brought about by the war.

Because of this, George VI Bening did not like Britain's own fighter commander, General Hugh Dowding.

Recently, however, as the number of RAF fighters and pilots has begun to increase, there has been more and more such incidents of British fighters taking off to meet the Germans.

At the same time, the number of German bomber bombings of the British capital, London, was drastically decreasing, which made George VI somewhat satisfied with the approach of the Royal Air Force.

At least on the surface, it appears that the British Air Force is not inactive, but, as it explains, selectively and organically resists the invasion of German troops.

"Germany...... of, airplanes...... Be as ...... as possible Shoot it down! George VI spoke again, and instructed Hugh Dowding.

Hugh Dowding hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Yes, Your Majesty!" I will organize my troops as much as possible to survive this most difficult period. ”

According to the precise calculations of British thinkers, the maximum delay time that Germany's previous suppressive bombing of British industry could have been about three months.

In other words, as long as Britain held out until December, the negative impact of the previous German bombing on British industry would be completely compensated.

With this speculation, as long as Britain holds out until December, it will be able to restore a large amount of industrial production capacity and supply the Air Force with a large amount of fighter metal.

On the other hand, if Germany does not land in Britain within three months, the feasibility of landing in Britain will become smaller and smaller over time.

At that time, Britain could draw out its own home fleet, as well as defensive aircraft, to strike at the German occupation zone and the home industrial area, and switch to a counterattack state.

Of course, all this was only on the premise that the Luftwaffe bombing was contained, and if the Luftwaffe found a new point of attack, the situation would be complicated again.

On the other hand, the precondition for this calculation is limited to the destruction of the air force, and the fact that the German Navy is stirring up trouble on the transport line is not included in this conjecture.

If the effect of the German Navy's submarine forces were added at this time, Britain would not be able to restore its industrial production at such a rapid rate as three months.

So there is a possibility that this continuation will continue to drag on, for much longer. For example, January of '41, or February of '41 or even longer.

Worse still, under the double blow of the German Navy and Air Force, this recovery process will be postponed until the middle of '41, or the end of '41......

In this case, on the one hand, Britain hoped to at least reduce the negative impact of the Luftwaffe bombing, and on the other hand, Britain was trying to regain maritime superiority.

It is a pity that now it seems that it is definitely a long-term and arduous contest to regain maritime superiority, or to stabilize one's own transportation lines and ensure the safety of domestic maritime transportation.

Judging this point, Navy veteran Dudley Pound speculated very accurately, knowing that the Atlantic submarine war lasted until 44 years in real historical time and space.

Since the navy cannot find a way back, or it can't find a field for the time being, the British side can only hope that it will take the lead in reversing its declining trend in the air force.

In retrospect, this is a very challenging task. After all, to cheer up from the shadow of the Luftwaffe, the British Air Force has a lot to do.

Further, Hugh Dowding and his troops had a difficult path to fight to the death against the Luftwaffe in the face of German victories in North Africa and losses in Alexandria.

At least, neither Goering nor the fake Führer Li Le now has any intention of watching Britain re-strengthen its air force and go back to the old path of history.

"Your Majesty! With the support of radar, our interception operations and night air defense have been qualitatively improved. Dowding replied to George VI's words with confidence in his tactical system.

In the last two days, both in terms of the scale of the German air raids and the interception efficiency of the British fighters, the British Air Force seems to have regained its superiority.

Because it was a defensive operation on his own territory, Dowding was even willing to make a one-to-one exchange with the Luftwaffe.

After all, if his fighter jets are replenished in time, the pilot can quickly return to the team and rejoin the battle after parachuting, and the new fighter crashes on the mainland, and he is not afraid of leaking secrets and being studied by the other party and coming up with targeted tactics.

And if the German pilots were shot down, even if they parachuted, they could only be imprisoned in British prisoner of war camps, and never rejoined Germany at all—of course, Franz von Vera did not count.

It was also officially because he could take advantage of such an advantage in the battle, so Hugh Dowding dared to start a real contest with the Luftwaffe under such circumstances.