Like the British, who thought about shelling the city before losing it, it seemed that they would be laughed at by the whole world. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But now they could not care so much, as long as the Germans occupied, the navy would inevitably shell wherever they wanted to prevent the further expansion of the German army as much as possible.

"Will the Germans use the air force to airdrop supplies to their troops?" An officer asked his commander uneasily.

His commander glanced at his subordinates and shook his head slightly, signaling them not to look for trouble at this time.

Don't you see that General Dowding's fighter unit is now struggling to support itself, and it looks like it is about to collapse on all fronts? At this time, mentioning the matter of the Air Force is simply pouring salt on Dowding's wounds.

Of the more than 400 fighters that the Air Force had managed to collect, not even half of them could still continue to fight.

Most of the British native fighter pilots died in battle and had to be replaced by bomber pilots. But even so, the losses are still too big to make ends meet.

The P-40 fighter was no more advanced than the Spitfire, and now the Germans seem to have found a weakness in the P-40 fighter and can easily shoot down these American aircraft.

And Spitfire and Hurricane were no longer a threat to the Germans. Not only is the reason why the performance is slightly worse and the secret is leaked, but the quantity is not at the same level at all.

From dawn to the present, the British fighter unit has been dispatched twice, the first time was an all-army sortie, only to be intercepted by German fighters, killing at least 70 of them.

The second time was even worse, Dow Ding still dispatched all the fighters, and as a result, almost 100 planes were shot down, and some planes broke down and could not continue flying.

Most of the remaining 200 fighters are American volunteer pilots. These people often withdraw from the battle when the enemy has an advantage, so the survival rate is higher.

And the British Air Force, which fought the last defensive operation over the mainland, was very valiant, and basically there was no return. Most of the area of engagement was now occupied by the German army, so the German pilots did not seem to have the disadvantage of fighting in enemy-occupied areas.

The downed German pilot can now calmly parachute, and then return to France on the returning steamer, and will probably be able to continue the operation in the afternoon.

The British pilots were in the opposite situation, they had just parachuted to the ground, and they were greeted by the muzzles of the German soldiers.

In this case, the loss of 170 aircraft is almost equivalent to the loss of more than 100 pilots.

How can Britain have so many pilots in reserve to withstand such huge consumption? So soon, Dowding found that he had fewer and fewer well-trained pilots.

"The navy can't go south yet, and if we barely enter the battle in this case, the loss will cost us the last chance to fight!" Charles outlined the range of German fighter patrols on the map and told Churchill.

Although it was an immediate tactic, it was the only feasible tactic that Britain had in its hands right now.

If this move had failed, then almost all the means by which Britain could have prevented the Germans from attacking had failed. Because of this, the navy's counterattack must be cautious.

"During the daytime, our navy cannot easily enter the war zone! This was originally planned! Churchill waved his hand and said to Sir Diere, who was most eager for a naval counterattack.

The latter rushed back to London from Medus, with the aim of asking the navy to counterattack in advance and annihilate the German transport fleet, which was now unloading soldiers at any cost.

"The Germans are attacking Canterbury and Dover and Folkestone, and if these places are lost, our coastal line will be almost completely ineffective." Dill said to Churchill worriedly.

Pointing to the entire area occupied by the Germans, he added: "Although it is still within the range of naval guns, the area has been expanded to allow the other side to disperse our firepower." ”

Don't look at the Germans with 9 cannons, they bombarded the area of the chalk cliff pass. But that's because, first of all, these places are fixed permanent fortifications, which cannot be moved and the targets are relatively concentrated.

For artillery, it is best to concentrate on a target, because even if there is some deviation, the shells can hit other targets.

This is also the reason why the German train artillery was very accurate - after careful measurement in advance, the target was very suitable when attacking, so it achieved good results.

On the other hand, the German army was scattered over a vast field area between three towns, not only was it not a fixed target, but it was also not prepared for mapping in advance.

The attack was still at night, and after the German soldiers were attacked, they could calmly move around, which made the British artillery bombardment twice as difficult.

An increase in difficulty means a plummeting in accuracy. In fact, there was not much time left for the British to shell, and it was not a long night.

In the course of one night, it would take time for the British fleet to move south to find its own attack position. Almost a few hours after dark, the German landing force remained very safe.

Then, after sailing to the attack position, the British fleet began shelling, estimating that the first area to be attacked should be the port area of Dover and other ports, and the beach of the floating dock that could be discovered.

It was only after these areas had been wiped out that the British would have the leisure to go to the trouble of the German troops, who were already far inland and scattered.

It wasn't long before the British fleet would have to think about retreating—in a few hours, it was expected that it would be dawn, and the Germans would arrive as scheduled, and they would not be able to leave without leaving.

So, after thinking about it, in fact, the British shelling is actually not fatal to the current German army, and the only regret is that the existence of the fleet does make Germany have to waste precious transportation and supply time all night long.

"Some soldiers saw that the Germans were building a dock, and they were very fast, and it seems that in North Africa, they started to work on this technology." Charles had already marked the location of the German floating dock, pointed to the red mark, and said loudly.

"Since the Germans were able to build a dock, then we will destroy him!" Of course, the Air Force also has bombers, but in this case, eighty percent will not be able to act until the evening.

However, the good news is that the air force does not have to rush, they can attack after dark, the difference is that their attack may not be as accurate as the navy.

"I think that until then, before we counterattack, the army will have to hold every position so that the Germans can no longer expand the landing grounds!" Churchill looked at Sir Dill and commanded.

Of course, if possible, Sir Deere also hoped that the army could stop the German offensive. In fact, if the army had that ability, on the beach they would have done it.

As it stands, the defenders of Dover are in a bitter battle, but they are barely able to hold on to the small port town.

But in the field, the situation of the native 1st Army was not so good. On the night of the 13th, the 1st Panzer Division had already exhausted part of its strength because of the confrontation with the German paratroopers.

At this moment, he bumped into Adolf under Dietrich again? Hitler's Panzer Division of the Guard Banner, there is really no need to say how life is going.

At the same time that the British top brass was already planning a counterattack that night, an M3lee tank of the British 1st Panzer Division was pierced by shells in the area of engagement on the Canterbury front, turning into a ball of flames.

In the distance, a German No. 3 tank, carrying an additional board skirt, crashed through a section of low wall, and marched forward with great momentum.

A faint white smoke was rising from the muzzles of its slender 50 mm long-barreled tank guns. The powerful shot just now was fired by it.

The poor British tank was hit and directly destroyed in its place. The remaining tanks of the British 1st Panzer Division were retreating, as enemy tanks were advancing opposite them.

"This battle can't be fought! They can easily penetrate our armor from a distance of 1000 meters! Damn it! "Inside a tank with sandbags in front of it as additional armor, the British commander was complaining to his superiors on the radio.

At the same time as he complained, another British A9 tank was pierced and paralyzed in place. The British armoured forces were even more overwhelmed than they were when they faced the paratroopers at night, and they could only retreat under the attack of their opponents.

"Hold on! If we can't do it now, we'll retreat back to Canterbury! "In the command of the armored division, the division commander and the staff officer do not have a very good way.

Although the above order was to tell them not to retreat for a single step, now they can only use retreat to delay time as much as possible.

"Attack with 75 mm guns on top of tanks! Maybe it will work! "I don't know who came up with the idea, which made everyone cry and laugh.

The M3lee is indeed equipped with a 75mm gun, but this thing is intended to support infantry - it is inconvenient to adjust the angle and cannot attack the tank at all.

"Let's let the troops in front retreat, relying on Canterbury, I think it should be no problem to hold out until the afternoon." The staff officer looked at the clock on the wall and suggested to the division commander.

The division commander looked at his watch and saw that it was already 9 o'clock in the morning, and it seemed that it was indeed safer to rely on Canterbury for three hours than to spend it in the wilderness.

"Alright! Let the troops retreat! Cooperate with the infantry to form a defensive line and rely on Canterbury to continue the battle. Barely struggling, he threw the command not to take a step back to the back of his mind.