After a break, the combat effectiveness of the four German armies returned to their peak. Although the shortfall in some units has not been filled, the fatigue of the soldiers has been relieved, and at the same time a large number of weapons and ammunition have been replenished, and the combat effectiveness has been restored.

The Germans' losses in the Battle of Canterbury were not significant, so the decline in combat effectiveness due to the shortage of troops was not serious. Both morale and combat effectiveness are completely capable of crushing the British troops stationed in London.

The five small towns of Dartford, Sidecarp, Bromley, Croydon and Epsom in south London are almost in a straight line. This led the British to defend London to deploy heavy forces in these small towns. And with the help of these small cities, a strong line of defense was built. They wanted to rely on this line of defense again to block the German attack on London. In other words, they wanted to use this line of defense to further deplete the living force of the German army.

The British knew that with their current strength, it would be very difficult to defeat the Germans. Their only chance of victory was to deplete as much of the Germans' living force as possible in the urban street battles. Only in this way can the Germans pay a heavy price in the battle and thus achieve victory. The British army, knowing that its combat strength was seriously inferior to the German army, could only rely on the strength of fortifications.

On the southern defensive line, the British army originally deployed two army groups, namely the 12th Army and the 13th Army. Later, the regrouped 1st Army was added. Colonel Haig, who had retreated from the front, was appointed commander of the southern defense line and had full command of the three army groups here.

"General Haig, I hope you will be able to lead your troops to hold out on the southern line of defense for more than a month! In this way, we can not only use this time to further strengthen the defense line in the city of London, but also make the Germans pay a greater price there, laying the foundation for the victory of the Battle of London! "Richard? Haldan said.

Although, Admiral Haig was already considered a defeated general of the German army. He had already been defeated by the Germans several times. However, this does not prevent his abilities from being recognized. In Richard? In Haldan's opinion, Admiral Haig has the ability, but his luck is a little too bad. Another reason was that the German army was too strong. With such a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, no matter how strong Admiral Haig's personal ability was, it was impossible to help Britain win.

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid this will be very difficult. The combat effectiveness of the 12th and 13th armies was already limited. Even the 1st Army was nothing more than a rout in the Southeastern Theater of Operations. Their will to fight had long been destroyed by the Germans. If you go to the battlefield, I'm afraid it won't have much effect. At that time, as long as the Germans attack, there will definitely be many people who will surrender directly to the Germans. Admiral Haig looked worried. It is clear that he did not think that with these three armies he would be able to hold out on the southern line of defense for a month.

"General Haig, so be it, I don't have a time limit. Once you think you can't hold on, you can choose to retreat. However, I hope to be able to hold out for as long as possible and inflict as many casualties as possible on the Germans. After all, the situation is now very unfavorable for us. Even if they were to abandon their homeland and retreat to Canada, they would have to further weaken the Germans. Otherwise, the Germans could cross the Atlantic and attack us at any moment! "Richard? Haldan said.

Admiral Haig nodded: "Your Excellency, I will do my best!" ”

The entire southern defense line is only more than 40 kilometers, and the British army has deployed 600,000 troops on this defense line, which is also very strong. Admiral Haig deployed the 1st Army as a reserve to the north of the defensive line. The 12th and 13th armies were stationed on the defensive line.

"The 1st Army, attacking Dartford, broke through the British line and attacked London from here. The 2nd Army attacked Bromley, broke through and attacked London from here. The 3rd Army attacked Croydon. The 8th Army attacked Epsom, conquered it, and then quickly advanced to the northeast, cooperating with the rest of the troops to destroy the British forces deployed on this line! "Feng? Marshal Falkenhein said, pointing to several cities on the map.

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal!" Several corps commanders replied.

"At this juncture, the British did not shrink their forces, but instead divided such a large force out, it is simply looking for death!" Admiral Crook said.

London is a cosmopolitan city, and with millions of troops, there is no problem at all. In that case, if the Germans wanted to conquer London, they would have to attack little by little, fighting with the British for every street and every house in the city of London. In that case, it will not only be time-consuming and laborious, but at the same time, the casualties of the troops will not be small. After all, in street fighting, you need to face sudden danger at any time, and even a veteran of many battles is very likely to lose his life. However, now that the British army has taken the initiative to deploy up to 600,000 troops outside the city of London, isn't this giving the Germans a chance to destroy them? Once the Germans have eliminated the 600,000 British troops. Then there won't be much left of the British army in London. At that time, the difficulty for the Germans to take London can be greatly reduced.

"Who knows, maybe the British have not given up their delusions of keeping London! They thought they could keep us out of London, lest their capital be reduced to ruins. Admiral Birlow sneered.

Fighting on British soil, the Germans could be said to have let go of their hands and feet. In order to reduce the casualties of the troops, heavy artillery was used extensively. Anyway, if the city is broken, it is also British, and it has nothing to do with Germany. But the British, it seems, did not want to beat their cities into ruins. And this, undoubtedly, caused problems in their command, thus creating more opportunities for the German army.

"It doesn't matter what the British think. We just need to destroy them and win this war! "Admiral Hausen is very simple.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after settling the British forces deployed outside the city, the 1st and 2nd Legions attacked London from the south. The 3rd Army made a detour to attack west London, while the 8th Army had to cross the River Thames and fight north of London. I hope that the last living force of the British army can be annihilated in London! "Feng? Field Marshal Falkenhein continued.

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal!" The generals all replied.