Chapter 774: Cannon Fodder on the Defensive Line (Plus 4)
"Germans, stop." At this time, on the other side of the anti-tank trenches, the officers in the command headquarters were also under the greatest pressure at this time.
The calm flow of the River Thames, which divides London in two, also gives them great convenience, for example, they have been desperately digging trenches for the past few days, mobilizing the people of all London to come to their aid, and finally dug a wonderful anti-tank trench.
And this anti-tank trench was the proposal of Paresi Hobert, who at this time was also the head of the defense of London.
Suffice it to say, it's not a good job.
The strength of the German tank forces is obvious to all, who can stop the attack of the German tanks? No one dared to pat their chests and say they were sure.
If the Germans had not landed, the British could have tossed twice, and now, the Germans have landed, and the strong German legions have come up, in this case, the end of the British is obvious.
Hobert had always been ostracized in the British army. He proposed a plan for the use of tanks, which was despised by a group of old antiques, and now, as it turned out, his proposal was correct, but he was still the one who was ostracized, a prescient prophet, who was almost always tied to a pillar and burned to death.
However, Churchill used him, and even Churchill was not satisfied with Hobert, but at this time, Britain needed commanders who could fight, especially those who were familiar with tank tactics.
From this point of view, it is absolutely correct to use Hobert, after all, the founders of the German blitzkrieg were all Hobert's students, although Hobert was reactivated, but the stage left for Hobart to play was very small.
New armoured divisions are being trained, and the new tanks they need to compete with the German Panther 3 tanks are still far away, and, now, the Germans are about to hit London, the capital of the United Kingdom!
In this case, Hobert actually became the leader of the defenders of London, and at the meeting, the senior officials of the various armies almost praised Hobert, and now, only the people who are most familiar with tank tactics can lead everyone to win this counterattack tank battle!
These statements made Hobert unable to excuse himself at all, and he became the commander of the garrison here.
However, Hobert knew that those people didn't want to be commanders because they wanted to evacuate at any time when they needed to!
His Majesty the King had already left overnight, and the royal family had also left, and I heard that the next step was Churchill and others, and when Churchill left, the high-ranking officials of the army followed.
And himself, as the commander of the defenders of London, could not have gone, either won or died.
As an older officer, Hobert has already figured out that life and death are just like that, and now, what he needs is to hold the position.
On the day of the arrival of the Germans, Hobart was on the line from his headquarters in London, and now he was informed of the day's movements by the commander of the troops here, Harold Alexander, who was at this time the commander of the newly formed British First Army.
The entire First Army, numbering 200,000 men, was now all distributed along the line of defense southwest of London, and their task was to firmly guard the line here.
Of course, to put it more clearly, they are cannon fodder.
Once the Germans attacked, they would definitely be covered by an unbearable round of artillery fire, and the Germans' firepower was quite dense, not to mention that the sky was still German.
With the German landing in Plymouth, the German air force is also constantly changing, and up to now, Germany has transferred to more than 800 fighters on the British mainland, and these fighters firmly guard the air supremacy of the battlefield.
The British Spitfires, every time they took off, suffered heavy losses, although they were unwilling, they could only watch the air supremacy on the battlefield, little by little, fall into the hands of Germany.
Those second-line Stukka, HS129, can shuttle back and forth, constantly destroying targets on the ground.
Seeing that the German tanks were about to attack, and now, Hobert led the construction of this anti-tank trench, which played a quite effective role!
The tanks of the Germans, it was impossible to get over the trenches!
Now, the main thing is to consume time, which is good for the British, and when the American support arrives, they don't have to be so cowering, I heard that the tanks supported by the Americans have already sailed in the Atlantic Ocean and will soon reach the British mainland!
When there were tanks, the British could also fight a counterattack on the spot, and it was not impossible to even drive the Germans out of their own territory.
"Let's not leave anything to chance." Hobert said: "Our trenches can only delay the Germans' movements, but they cannot completely stop them, the Germans will certainly try their best to attack us, we must be ready at all times, once the battle begins, it will be a very tragic battle." ”
This is a national war, and in such a war, the soldiers who went to the battlefield in the early stage have little chance of surviving, and now, on the opposite side are the Germans, so to speak, the German offensive will soon begin, it must be extremely violent, and on their side, there will also be heavy casualties.
Faith, at such times, strong faith, is the most important.
In the dark night sky, dotted with stars, a hook of the waning moon, illuminating the earth.
Suddenly, on the opposite side, the sound of a tweeter sounded.
"Listen to the soldiers on the other side, don't work for the Windsor family anymore! Now in your bloody battle, your king, who has shamefully fled from London, has renounced his oath and abandoned you! ”
In the darkness, there was silence, and the voice on the other side was so clear.
"What, the king has left London? At the beginning, the king once said that he would live and die with London! Suddenly, someone here exclaimed.
"Recalcitrant resistance to the end, there is no way out, look at France, look at Poland, you should know that recalcitrant Poland no longer exists, France that obeyed Germany still exists, for Britain, surrender is the best choice!"
"Think about it, what harm will it do you to surrender? The standard of living of our people under German rule is higher, and now in France, the people's living standards have also improved a lot! Only the ruling class of the country will refuse to surrender, and once they do, they will not be able to enjoy all the privileges they have now! ”
"Wake up, put down your weapons, come here, there is a better life waiting for you here!"
The sound was very loud, it was definitely a super tweeter, and it even drifted backwards for several kilometers, and the command here could hear it clearly.
Suddenly, the expression on Hobert's face became serious: "Harold, immediately arrange the overseer team, patrol on the front line, and if you shake the morale of the army, you will be shot on the spot!" ”
Germans, it's really dark! Dare to play yin. 7410