"What are you kidding? The Germans took control of the second port? Portsmouth lost? A series of questions, Goth stared at the officer who had come to deliver the news, asking very eagerly. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

If the Germans had solved the logistical problems, they would probably have transported more troops to fight on British soil. The English Channel was too narrow to be wide enough for the British fleet to run amok.

Having lost their natural barriers, even with twice the number of troops, the combat effectiveness of the British and German armies was not on the same level.

Not to mention the drag of the shortage of supplies - which is already being dragged down now, otherwise how could Portsmouth surrender without a fight?

The Cornish Peninsula has been in a state of semi-starvation because of London's supply priorities.

If word had been received from Portsmouth that it was possible to get relief food from the Germans - that would have been a big deal.

As soon as the Germans began to open the way with food, it would be smoother than with shells. The whole of Cornwall would succumb to German coercion and food offensives.

The Germans were soon able to occupy large quantities of British land and gain complete access to the supplies on it. For example, airports and roads, for example, ports have greater strategic depth.

"Isn't that a big loss because of a small one? Even if 20,000 German soldiers stormed London, I was confident that I would drive them out! But if Portsmouth is lost, London is more dangerous than being at the front! Viscount Goth shouted loudly as he slapped the table.

He was in charge of guarding London, but his duties were not to intervene in the affairs of Portsmouth. All he could do now was to stay here and find a way to recapture as much of the area as possible while the main German forces were gone.

If the British counterattack succeeds and can retake Dover, it seems that the war can continue.

It is a pity that not only Viscount Gott did not have this confidence, but even Churchill did not believe that with the troops in London, the Germans could be driven back to the sea.

The loss of Portsmouth meant that the most difficult British torpedo boats and other units had to withdraw from the battle. The threat from the sea was reduced by seventy percent at once, and the Germans would certainly expand the scale of their transport.

Rubbing the bridge of his nose, Viscount Gort, who felt the pressure that had been increasing recently, finally sorted out his thoughts.

There was not much that could be done now, and the more favorable news was that the Germans had focused their offensive on the flanks, so that he would have more time to run the defense of the city of London.

"Find a way to continue to strengthen the defensive line on the outskirts of London." Gort ordered a few generals around him: "Arrange the anti-aircraft guns in front of you, and give them as good a firing range as possible." ”

"It was necessary to deploy against the German tanks, and it was necessary to lay anti-tank mines. We don't have much stock, but we're going to bury it all! He stood up, pointed to the most dangerous areas of the map, and ordered his men to carry out the order.

Some bricks from the ruins of collapsed houses were transported to the front line to strengthen the defensive line. The outskirts of London are now a construction site, a construction site for the construction of a defensive line.

Viscount Gott knew very well that he had to build his line as fast as possible before the Germans could continue their offensive. It may only take a few days before the Germans will return on the flanks and once again be under the city.

He still didn't know that British civilians had cooperated with the Germans in rushing some supplies to Britain in order to eat a bite of black bread.

Hundreds of ships, including some of the most decorated ships that had participated in the evacuation from Dunkirk, joined the grain movement.

Eventually, an agreement was reached between the navy and Liszt and the British generals who had surrendered, and seventy percent of the ships were to be used for the relief of civilians.

The defeated side had no rights, but in the spirit of being an example, the German side still gave these British enough face.

Many small ships joined the "Save Britain Save Yourself" operation, rushing to transport enemy supplies in the stormy seas.

According to the agreement between the two sides, the remaining 30 percent could be left to the Germans to transport other things, as long as it was not weapons and ammunition.

Although the British sailors proudly insisted that they would not participate in the attack on their homeland, they still did not accept the arrangement to transport weapons and ammunition to help the German army.

But with dozens of ships to help transport other supplies, the saved German ships were able to transport more ammunition to the vicinity of Dover.

Charles, as commander-in-chief of the navy at this time, had already heard the news of the fall of Portsmouth. He also knew that the last bit of counterattack force he had there was finished, and he knew that the country was coming to an end.

In recent hours, a document proving that several Portsmouth commanders were members of the shadow unit of German intelligence has been stirring up in the British hierarchy.

The shadow troops, who seemed to be forgotten by the British high-level, came out again at the most critical moment to make trouble, making the British inexplicably fall into passivity again.

Several admirals in the Navy have been quarantined for examination, two people have been shot dead by the army, and two others have been secretly executed by the intelligence services.

The whole chain of command was in chaos again, there were too many people who could have the possibility of surrendering, many of whom had been ordered to contact Germany, and now they were all dangerous.

"The Navy is finished, and if we want to prove our position, we have to sail into the English Channel to die. If we choose to give up, then all of us risk being characterized as traitors. Putting down the order document in his hand, Charles said bitterly to Tom, the commander of the fleet standing beside him? S? V. Phillips said.

General Tovey had just been repatriated from Gibraltar, and the home fleet was now under the control of General Tovey.

Had it not been for General Somerville's presence in Gibraltar, the veteran general might have been the man Churchill wanted to bring back to command the naval forces at home.

The British naval fleet had suffered heavy losses in previous battles, and now it had lost Portsmouth, and there really wasn't much left of the family.

Counting them out, all that was left was HMS George V, HMS Warweary, HMS Barham, HMS Ramirez, HMS Rodney, and HMS Revenge.

This is probably the weakest time in British history. It is simply a shame that the British Empire, the former world's number one hegemon, has only six battleships left on its own soil.

"When General Tovey handed over to me, he also thought that the navy could only preserve strength...... Presumably he wouldn't make any risky moves, right? "Tom? S? V. Phillips replied.

Now he can be said to be the most relaxed, he has stepped down from the post of commander of the home fleet, even if there is a big problem, it has nothing to do with it.

"Now no one can say well, I heard that there were torpedo boats and gunboats in Portsmouth to surrender to the Germans, and the above was already very dissatisfied." Charles, who felt that his heart was haggard, complained depressedly.

It really had nothing to do with him, and there was no way for him to deduct the food subsidy in the direction of Portsmouth. So Churchill did not come to him for trouble, because the order to withhold food was given by Churchill himself.

This is a bad debt, a headless public case that no one can say. Now that something has gone wrong, there is no point in holding anyone responsible.

So the people above pushed this result to the German shadow troops and threw the pot to the enemy, after all, no one went to verify and investigate, right?

On 20 February, the fighting was relatively peaceful. The Germans had no intention of continuing the offensive by consolidating their defensive lines, and the British were happy to rest and recuperate their forces.

On this day, the United States began to ship more supplies to the United Kingdom, this time with great fanfare, the American flag, and the formalities were sent to Russia.

Roosevelt was determined to help Britain drag out the war for a long time, which was also the most in the interests of the United States.

He planned to rush some supplies to the British regardless of his face, at least to ensure that the British army could hold its own line in London.

It was on this day that many cities on the Cornish Peninsula in England heard the news of the Germans' relief food.

The next day, February 21, the cities of Bournemouth and Poole also formally surrendered to the Germans, and the Germans walked from Portsmouth to Poole in one breath without firing a single shot.

After Poole, further west, you are really close to the Cornish Peninsula. The German 114th Division advanced north, capturing several British towns in one go. The defenders here have all retreated and left, and the remaining civilians are old and weak waiting for relief food.

It seems that the British wanted to throw off the burden behind them in this way, and this extremely rapid surrender did increase the pressure on the transportation of German troops.

At least on the 21st, Liszt halted any order for the advance of the troops. He demanded that the 113th and 114th Infantry Divisions of the Western Expeditionary Force, as well as the 2nd and 9th Paratrooper Divisions, could not be pushed further in any way.

Capturing too many cities had already caused the Germans to waste too much food. Li Le didn't expect that his second plan could achieve such significant results in a short period of time.

At the same time, he did not expect that the British would stop the advance of the German army with countless mouths waiting for dinner.

It was obvious that the Germans could no longer expand their occupation zone. At least until Dover and Portsmouth were repaired, the Germans could no longer launch a large-scale offensive.

Of course, the Air Force is not in the ranks. Bombers from France could attack London with impunity, and continued to annihilate the few British fighter units that had to be dispatched over London.

On February 22, the British envoy Hamilton finally crossed the channel and came to Berlin, the capital of Germany, to see the majestic Chancellery.