Chapter 587: Saving the Expeditionary Force
"Without air supremacy, our fleet can only fall prey to the Germans." Lieutenant Commander Jack Krausstang said: "General, we can't send warships now!" ”
Now, the battle situation in front is very dangerous, it is already noon, and the French army on the opposite side has all surrendered to the Germans, leaving only the British expeditionary force, which is still fighting bloodily.
All around, hundreds of thousands of German troops are constantly shrinking the encirclement, squeezing the living space of the British Expeditionary Force, their encirclement is constantly shrinking, and almost every second, there are British Army soldiers dying.
In this case, the Navy, which cannot wait any longer, must be dispatched immediately!
Ramsey held this view, he was very optimistic about the situation, he knew that those soldiers of the expeditionary force were the last hope of Britain, so he very much wanted the navy to immediately send out and bombard the German army on the opposite land with naval guns, so as to open a gap for the army to break through.
Other naval officers, however, strongly opposed it.
The Air Force has worked hard, but it is useless, the tragic battle over the Strait is almost coming to an end, the Spitfire fighters on their side have been shot down by hundreds, and the German fighters on the opposite side have lost less than 20 aircraft, this exchange ratio is unbearable for the Royal Air Force.
So much so that Admiral Dowding was already holding back, and he repeatedly suggested to Churchill that if the air force was eliminated over the Channel now, it would not be able to assume its due role when it encircled the English mainland.
This made even Churchill hesitate.
Everyone is hesitating, is there really no hope for the expeditionary force?
"If you want to act, you can only wait until the evening." Lieutenant Admiral Jack Krausstang continued: "At night, the other side could not see the sea clearly and could not aim us accurately, and at the same time, the coastline was so long that if we opened a gap, soldiers would survive. ”
In the absence of air supremacy, it is not possible to do it during the day, you can only wait until the night!
But how much did the British expeditionary force have to sacrifice in order to wait until the evening? Moreover, how many people can be rescued in one night?
All of them were silent, and they knew that whatever choice they made, it was going to be tough.
And for the fighters on the front line, every minute of hesitation is blood and death.
"Da-da-da-da." Just behind the Panther tank, several German soldiers, MP38s in their hands, were firing fiercely.
They mobilized this tank, of course, not only let this tank charge on its own, behind the tank, there were also some infantry, and they could provide the tank with the safest guarantee at the same time.
A soldier keenly spotted a British soldier rushing up in front, and when he saw that the other party was holding a bundle of grenades in his hand, he knew that the other party was going to blow up the tank, so he immediately fired his own bullets intensively!
Private George was immediately swept down by a shuttle of bullets, and his body shook a few times before falling to the ground.
At the same time, Harold here was also using his machine gun to strafe at the opposite side, killing the German soldier who was exposed, and both sides were hit almost at the same time.
"George!" Harold shouted loudly, he watched George's body fall, he was very anxious, he died, he couldn't complete the task!
As if hearing his call, George was still crawling forward little by little, although he had fallen.
Fire cover! Harold put on a new magazine and continued to shoot in the opposite direction.
"Boom!" At this moment, the opponent's tank gun opened fire fiercely, Harold lowered his head in time, and the 88mm grenade lifted all the dirt around him, and in the dirt, followed by a broken arm.
Harold, lost an arm of his own! At this time, a sharp pain came, and he endured the severe pain, continued to use his other arm, stabilized the machine gun, and fired!
"Da Da Da!" Behind, again a German soldier showed his head, and the bullet hit George's body, George, who did not move.
The tracks of the tank crushed George's body, and Harold behind him also felt his body, as if it was hollowed out, his body began to become cold, his blood stained the entire position red, and at the moment before he lost consciousness, he looked at the tank opposite and rumbled up.
Their positions were lost.
In later generations, Harold was a hero in the Great Retreat, and was awarded the Victoria Cross, the only highest British medal awarded for heroic deeds during the Dunkirk Retreat.
He commanded his company, withstood ten hours of heavy artillery bombardment, repelled German charges again and again, always held the position, and when there was a gap in the flanks of friendly troops, he took the initiative to lead 36 soldiers to rush to support, repulsing at least 500 German troops. Finally, when his troops ran out of ammunition and the core stronghold of the position they held was destroyed by German artillery fire, he took the only eight remaining officers and soldiers to trek 16,000 meters in the water as deep as his chin, returned to the rear position, and fought on the position without rest.
But now, Harold is not as heroic as in history, or rather, he fought bravely, but unfortunately, in front of German tanks, the British army is like scum.
The British positions were constantly shrinking, and when they were squeezed together, they could be killed in the encirclement without attacking, as long as they used rocket artillery.
The British Expeditionary Force is going through the most difficult day!
In order to rescue them, London, having made the best efforts and would never compromise, even released his plea for help to distant Moscow.
Kremlin.
Here, is the heart of the Red Empire, especially now, after several years of purges, all the opposition has been purged, and everyone who remains, the great leader Stalin, has extreme respect for Stalin, and Stalin, has always lived here.
With two beards, Stalin was in good spirits, and at this time, he was listening to the words of the British ambassador Guise.
"Great Leader, you are very wise, and you should be able to see that if Germany unifies all of Europe, it will be the greatest threat to the Soviet Union, even if not long ago you and Germany worked closely together to carve up Poland." Guise came to lobby Stalin at Churchill's behest.
What can be done to save the British Expeditionary Force? It is necessary to find a way from all sides, for example, to persuade the Soviet Union to start a war with Germany in the east, then, if Germany is attacked by the enemy in the back, it will definitely divide its troops to the east, so that the pressure on its own side can be reduced, and those expeditionary forces can be saved!