(There are two more chapters in the evening)

"Lieutenant Generals, the Dart River, the Aix River, the Avon River, the Ness River, and the Ness River...... Waiting for 15 escort destroyers to sail into Concepson Bay. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The rain on the 28th and the stormy weather in the sea near Newfoundland also gave the Allied sea forces the opportunity to reinforce Newfoundland. In the afternoon of the same day, 15 escort destroyers of the British (Canadian) and American Navy, which had departed from Lawrence Bay the night before, broke through the blockade of German submarines and mines and sailed into Concepson Bay.

"You didn't run into trouble on the way, did you?" Vice Admiral Fraser, commander of the Allied Newfoundland convoy, asked the staff officer who reported to him.

"Nope." The staff officer replied, "Probably because the 15 escort destroyers were demagnetized, they did not encounter a single mine along the way, and they did not encounter a German U-boat." ”

"Great!" Vice Admiral Collins, who was in the same command with Vice Admiral Fraser, slapped his face and said, in a tone of excitement that could not be concealed, "15 more destroyers, now we are more certain!" ”

Vice Admiral Fraser also nodded, and said with a smile: "Thanks to God's help...... All of us during the day, the 20th Army should be able to press the German paratroopers to the edge of the beach. And the Navy will also have more escort destroyers and U-class submarines into the bay, and the Germans simply will not be able to clear them in a short time. It seems that we can really wipe out the more than 30,000 people that the Germans airdropped to Newfoundland! ”

When he said this, Vice Admiral Fraser was still a little suspicious, this is the total annihilation of 30,000 German troops!

Although the world war has started until now, the Germans have suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties, but they have not been annihilated by 30,000 people in an organized way! If Newfoundland wins this time, it will be a record victory.

"Where is the Grand Fleet of the Germans?" Lieutenant General Collins of the United States also has a feeling of dreaming -- although his actual combat experience is not sufficient, you still have the ability to analyze the current situation on the island of Newfoundland.

No matter how you look at it, the Allies won! No matter how capable the German airborne troops are, they are also lightly armed, and the 300,000 Allied troops on the island of Newfoundland are all heavily armed troops, with many tanks and artillery, and the level of training is not low, how can they not defeat 30,000 German paratroopers? This is not in line with military common sense!

Thinking about it, Collins felt that unless the German Grand Fleet and the landing fleet stormed Concepson Bay, the Germans would definitely lose the battle on Newfoundland.

"The weather is bad now, and the F-13 reconnaissance planes are not dispatched," said Vice Admiral Fraser, "and last night's reconnaissance found that there were two large German fleets within 300 nautical miles of Newfoundland." One of them was supposed to be an aircraft carrier force of the Germans, and one more, presumably, a landing fleet. ”

The F-13 has a large range and can fly very high, theoretically not affected by rain clouds. However, the radar technology of this era is not very good, and the radar waves will be interfered with and absorbed by the clouds and the wind and waves on the sea surface, and the feedback to the screen in the F-13 cabin will become a chaotic point of light.

Therefore, in stormy weather, F-13 reconnaissance aircraft/AWACS aircraft generally do not sort, and even if they do, they will not detect anything.

"300 nautical miles......," Collins calculated, "should be there today or tomorrow." ”

"It's tomorrow." Vice Admiral Fraser said, "There will be no good weather all day today, the German carrier-based aircraft will not be able to make sorties, they will not be able to rush into Concepson Bay without air superiority, and the artillery of Churchill Fortress will be able to block them." So they wouldn't burst into the bay today. ”

The Churchill Naval Fortress had 8 406mm cannons, and it was also housed in a very strong armored turret, and even the Hindenburg-class battleships could not withstand the artillery bombardment of the Churchill Naval Fortress. Moreover, the Churchill naval fortress is not only these 8 406mm cannons, but also a lot of 305mm, 240mm and 203mm shore guns, which have enough firepower to block the entrance to Concepson Bay, and can also be used to support the battle on the west bank of Concepson Bay. However, Vice Admiral Fraser, fearing that they would be exposed prematurely and would be killed by the Germans with remote-controlled missiles - no matter how strong the turret was, could not withstand the blow of more than 2 tons of Reaper missiles - so he did not let them open fire on the German positions on the west bank of Concepson Bay, but only let the 12 240mm cannons on Belle Island open fire.

"Tomorrow...... If tomorrow they come," Collins asked with a frown, "how many days can we resist?" ”

"At least a few weeks!" Vice Admiral Fraser said with great certainty that "even if the main forces of the Navy were not moving, the defense of Newfoundland alone would have prevented the German fleet from storming Concepson Bay for a few weeks." And...... Task Force 57 is now taking advantage of the stormy weather in the North Atlantic to move towards the Azores, which should attract a part of the German fleet.

In addition, the Royal Navy's Z Fleet is now in Lawrence Bay, and the United States Task Force 11 is now approaching Newfoundland. Even if they could not defeat the German fleet, they could at least contain their forces and create favorable conditions for the surprise attack of light ships. ”

The 11th Task Force and the Z Fleet are two fleets with battleships and heavy cruisers as the main force, and although they cannot defeat the surface capital ships of the European Combined Fleet (excluding aircraft carriers), they can find a way to lure them away from the periphery of Concepson Bay, and then use light cruisers and destroyers to surprise the landing fleet of the European Coalition Forces, and they will definitely win a great victory.

If the Germans were not fooled and were not afraid, the main guns of the battleships and battlecruisers had a long range, and they could fire at the German landing fleet from a distance of more than 30 kilometers -- as long as the radar and spectacle forts of Churchill Fortress helped them to sight, they could definitely sink many German landing ships at night.

"So...... We can really win a big battle! Collins nodded. He can't think of any way for the Germans to turn the tables now in real combat? A big win seems to be expected.

At this moment, a staff officer reported the good news he had just received: "Sir, Lieutenant General Walker reports that the 21st Panzer Division has just broken through the German defense line and cut off the road between the airport and Grayshaven, and the vanguard of the 21st Panzer Division is less than 6 kilometers away from the airport in Grayshaven. ”

"Great!" Collins, whose face was full of solemnity just now, laughed excitedly, "Now we're really going to win!" ”

Lieutenant General Collins's excitement was not unreasonable, as previous reconnaissance had shown that Grace Field was a heavily fortified German stronghold, and that the road leading from Graceshaven Airport to Graceport was the only communication route between the German forces guarding the airport and the other German forces on the island. The cutting off of this road means that the American army has successfully surrounded a certain number of German troops.

Moreover, the vanguard of the 21st Armored Division of the US Army is currently located only 6 kilometers from Port Grace and less than 10 kilometers from Port Cabernier. As long as the M7 self-propelled guns are transported, they can cover Grayshaven and Carbonier Harbor with 105mm howitzers, as well as nearby airfields - although the shore defense guns on Belle Island and the artillery of Churchill Fortress can cover there, but the shore defense guns and fortress guns are difficult or immobile, and once fired, they will reveal their positions, and they are easily hit by the precision of the "Reaper" missiles. The M7 Priest self-propelled guns were highly mobile and could be quickly transferred, making them suitable for bombardment of German positions on the western shore of Concepson Bay.

Don't underestimate the power of self-propelled howitzers of the 105mm and 155mm levels, hundreds of 105mm and 155mm cannons that fire endlessly can definitely drive people who are bombarded crazy...... At least for the fighters whose nerves weren't big enough, it was enough to break them down.

"Boom! Rumble! "The rain of 105mm and 155mm shells generally fell on the German positions at the Grays Harbor airfield, and the ground shook the mountain.

"It's shelling again, they idiots should think they're still fighting, right?" Ensign Brandt, who was leaning against the bomb shelter, shook off the sand from his steel helmet and disapprovingly lit an American cigarette and put it to his mouth.

Although he said this, he was very worried in his heart -- it was not only the Americans who were now "fighting World War I," but also the German paratroopers who were hiding in trenches and bunkers and being bombarded were also fighting a World War I-style battle. The big difference is that the Americans have a lot of tanks, and the German paratroopers have no shortage of anti-tank weapons.

But the German paratroopers without backup could not withstand the sea of fire, tanks and men of the Americans after all!

Brandt remembered the retreat of the 101st Commando Battalion to Grace Field two hours earlier. Although this assault battalion had the best fighters and quite sophisticated equipment, it was still crushed by the Americans with overwhelming firepower and armor, most of the E-25 and No. 4H tanks were depleted, and there were heavy casualties, and the 101st Battalion that had retreated from the front line was left with only 4 E-25 and 6 No. 4H tanks, and the number of officers and men who could barely fight was only more than 400, all of them exhausted, and some with minor injuries.

If this battle continues, it's always a bit bad!

"The airport and Greyport Greyport must be recaptured by dawn tomorrow, otherwise the Germans will be airdropped again...... Who knows what they'll throw down? "In a small town in ruins less than five kilometers from the Port Grace Airport, the commander of the U.S. 20th Army, Walton Murphy. Walker was giving orders to his division commanders and regimental commanders.

He felt the same way as Brandt now - it always felt a little bad! Although the war went fairly well, were the Germans really defeated so easily? Lieutenant General Collins, who may not have fought a tough battle, believes in the belief that Walton has seen all kinds of cruel scenes in the Hawaiian Islands. Lieutenant General Walker won't believe it.

Unless the last German devil is killed or driven into the icy Atlantic, Lieutenant General Walker will not dare to say anything big about victory.