Chapter 1145： Paratroopers out

The war was bloody. Since the Vienna government decided to start the landing plan ahead of schedule, the fighting in the English Channel has become more bloody.

Overnight, the Continental Alliance seemed to change its combat style. No longer caring about the casualties of the troops, played a cruel game of exchange.

There is no technical content, pure power competition. To fight against the entire European world with one's own power, such a game of exchange is undoubtedly a "high pressure" for the British Empire.

London

"Since the end of July, the enemy has gone mad. They have continued to attack us. This time the main direction of attack is no longer London.

Coastal ports, large and small, have been subjected to tragic air strikes, even the fishing village wharf.

Just like bombs don’t require money, in the past short month, the enemy dropped more than 50,000 tons of bombs on England.

Speaking purely in terms of the results of the direct bombing, I very much doubt that the enemy's record is not enough for the gas to be deployed.

Affected by the enemy's bombing, our defenders deployed along the coast also suffered heavy losses. In particular, the loss of shore artillery was more than three hundred. "

Army Secretary Marcus said with a pale face.

Regardless of the cost of the enemy, England is miserable anyway. Because of geographical factors, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales have all escaped.

More than 50,000 tons of bombs fell on England. Counting the previous bombings, England has been baptized by hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs.

From the English Channel to the port along the Strait of Dover, there is not one intact. Either it was directly destroyed by artillery fire, or it suffered heavy losses.

So many bombs are directed at ports, cities, factories, and densely populated areas, and it is hard to think that the casualties are not heavy.

Affected by this, the Royal Navy shrank to the rear. If the enemy launches another landing operation, it will take a day for the Royal Navy to come over.

Although it has not been stated clearly, the accusations against the Air Force have already been overstated.

In the face of everyone's gaze, Attilio, as the minister of the air force, what bitterness is in his heart!

The air force has really tried its best, but the enemy is also desperate. I couldn't win a head-to-head confrontation, and finally set up a trap. As a result, my plane couldn't catch up with the enemy.

Every air battle ended in failure. Even if the British Air Force wants to get more frustrated and brave, the family cannot stand the toss!

Britain’s aviation technology is lagging behind the times, so don’t count on allies.

At most, some parts and core components such as engines are purchased. Even if British companies are willing to open up the supply of technology, they will not be able to digest them within three to five years.

In this context, it is not surprising that the war can not keep up with technology, production capacity, and personnel reserves.

"Don't look at me, you all know how much the air force has suffered. The war has only been underway for more than half a year, and the air force has fallen more than 4,000 fighters.

The pilots changed three waves, and the first batch of old pilots are now more than half killed.

In order to fight for air supremacy, we repeatedly compressed the pilot training time. The shortest training time was less than half a month, and they were forced to go to the battlefield.

Now that the air force has reached its limit, if it wants to continue to increase the combat intensity, the air force must withdraw from the military establishment. "

In order to preserve the vitality of the Air Force and save face, Attilio didn't care at all. If you don’t sell badly, the Air Force will be burned out.

It is the limit of the air force to be able to barely guard the airspace of London with the cooperation of ground air defense forces. If you want to take care of other regions, you are dreaming.

Don't say that the Air Force can't do it, and even ground air defense forces can't take care of the whole country.

Unlike the precise positioning of later generations, missiles can chase enemy planes, and the hit rate of anti-aircraft artillery and machine guns these days is very touching.

If you want to intercept the enemy's fighters, it is not just a few machine guns or a few anti-aircraft artillery that can be used. It must be an established large-scale anti-aircraft firepower group.

Taking London as an example, the British government has concentrated thousands of anti-aircraft machine guns and nearly a thousand anti-aircraft artillery, so that it can barely achieve air defense with the cooperation of the Air Force.

Britain’s resources are limited, and it is very reluctant to keep London. It is impossible for other small rural areas to invest so much resources.

There is not enough ground-to-air defense firepower, purely singled out between air forces, this battle simply cannot be fought.

"The air force is indeed in trouble. The enemy's offensive has been very brutal recently. In the past month, we have shot down more than 800 enemy planes, and the enemy's offensive has not slowed down.

Combined with the enemy's continuous bombing of the port and forcing the Royal Navy to retreat, it can be preliminarily judged that the enemy is preparing for landing.

In order to meet the upcoming British defense war, the air force is indeed not suitable for consuming too much force. "

The Minister of Military Affairs said pertinently.

This explanation is not satisfactory, but everyone has to accept it. If you can't win, you can't win. The Royal Navy has not been able to win, so how can the Air Force be extravagant to win by the weak.

Foreign Secretary Adam: "The European chaos alone cannot delay time. As long as there is no major chaos within the Holy Roman Empire, the enemy's offensive will not be affected too much.

The empire now needs victory, the Vienna government is launching a diplomatic offensive, and the positions of many neutral countries have been shaken.

Even our allies are starting to move around. Some guys even contacted the Vienna government in private, just to negotiate good terms.

If the strategic situation does not improve for a long time, the next situation will be very bad for us. "

Today, Adam is desperate. The name of the worst minister of foreign affairs can't be washed away in this life, and now it has the meaning of being broken.

Without changing the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the one hand, there is no smart person willing to jump into the hole. If you replace one who is not smart, it is better to let Adam continue to do it.

Although the diplomatic results were not satisfactory and the state of mind of the Minister of Foreign Affairs was also problematic, everyone still recognized Adam's true ability.

Anyway, the Minister of Foreign Affairs mainly coordinates diplomatic work, and the specific work is still the civil servants below. As long as the plan is well done, the morale of the individual will not affect the overall situation.

Of course, there is no shortage of thoughts that everyone will die together. After all, it has not been defeated yet, even if it is infamy, it will not be more serious than after the defeat.

Without waiting for everyone to unify their positions, the Secretary-General rushed in and said in a trembling voice: "There was an urgent call from the front line. At around 10 o'clock this morning, the enemy simultaneously sent Weymouth, Poole, Isle of Wight, Worthing, and Eastbourne. Wait for 13 areas to launch landing operations.

According to the intelligence sent by the reconnaissance plane, the enemy's main navy is approaching London, followed by troop carriers, and it is very likely that they will attack London. "

After winning the battle report, Campbell's face instantly lost his blood. The full-blown landing offensive, regardless of priority, obviously does not conform to military logic.

Once the British army seizes the opportunity and catches one of them, or a few of them, it is easy to suffer heavy losses.

Looking at the map on the wall, everyone in the military has begun to stare at them, completely unaware of what the enemy wants to do.

Even if it is a feint, choosing two or three places is enough. It can not only achieve the effect of confusing the audiovisual, but also ensure that the force is relatively concentrated, and no one can take advantage of it.

After calming down, everyone’s unanimous reaction was: the enemy lost his mind

Secretary of the Navy Swinding took the lead to break the silence: "The fighter plane is here. Since the enemy dared to disperse the forces, we should not be polite. We will destroy one of them first!"

Don't worry, the Royal Navy has lost face in the previous two great sea battles.

If you can't get a record to consolidate your position, I'm afraid it will be impossible for the Navy to imagine that it is now the dominant one.

The goal is a good choice, it must be to attack London all the way. As for other regions, I won’t be in a hurry for a while.

...

The sea breeze blows away the heat in the hot sun. The small town of Greer in the Strait of Dover still maintains the tranquility of the past.

Due to the limitation of natural conditions, although it is near the sea, the small town of Glyer does not have a decent port.

The coasts are mostly precipitous cliffs, and there are a few flat areas, and the extension of the continental shelf is too flat to be a port at all.

The temporary port dug out by hand can accommodate fishing boats of several hundred tons. Even if the large warships enter, they will be stranded as soon as the tide recedes.

Such a terrain is obviously not suitable for a large army to land. Naturally, it will not be the focus of British defense. A company is symbolically stationed, and the militia in the town is the entire armed force.

The British government's eyes were all attracted by the large-scale landing operations, and there was no time to worry about a marginal town.

Major John, as the town's defense attaché, is now leisurely patrolling the line of defense. Although they don't think it will be dangerous, people have to find something to do, right?

Leaving the big city with lights and drunken greens and coming to this remote town, John's daily life was broken.

Greer, a traditional agricultural town, lacks almost all entertainment activities. Even if there is an occasional banquet, it will not be in John's eyes.

It can be said that there is nothing in the small town of Greer except for the good scenery. But John was still satisfied with stationing in this small country place.

Although there are various shortcomings, there is one thing that other regions cannot match, and that is-security.

It is common to see enemy planes passing overhead without seeing the enemy dropping a bomb, which is enough to illustrate Greer's strategic and economic status.

As a high-achieving student of the Imperial Army Academy and a noble background, Major John had more choices, but he refused all of them, resolutely choosing the position of the town garrison officer.

Even if it was said that he did not seek improvement and was greedy for life and fear of death, John laughed away.

Making contributions on the battlefield is nice to say, but war is deadly.

If he can win, John naturally doesn't mind fighting for it. It is a pity that the strength of the two sides in this war is too far apart, especially the army, there is no hope at all.

The glory of the nobility is important, but the prerequisite is to survive. As an emerging aristocrat, John does not have the chivalry spirit of old aristocrats.

Being able to go on the battlefield is already considered a face to the queen. You know that many emerging aristocrats simply refused to perform military service.

Don't ask why, the question is: I have too much money at home, and I can't bear to die.

Capitalists are unwilling to perform military service and become capitalists of nobles, and this is no exception. There is no courageous spirit in his bones, and he is naturally unwilling to go to the battlefield.

This point is completely different from Anglo-Austria. In Britain, as long as there is more money, you can become a nobleman through internal activities; while in Shenluo, there is no military merit, and no amount of money can cross the noble threshold.

The kernel is different, and the final result is naturally different.

The same was true in Britain in the original time and space. Almost all the old military aristocrats who fought desperately on the battlefield during World War I and World War II, the new aristocracy was far less interested in defending the empire.

The ending was very ironic. The final home was destroyed in the battlefield to defend the country. There was no hair left, but the guy who made a fortune in the war took away the fruits of victory.

learn from mistakes.

With lessons learned, the British Empire, which no one wants to shed blood and sacrifice for the country, will naturally come to its end.

It is still too early, and the "smart man" like Major John is still being despised.

The roar of the plane sounded, and the guard yelled in panic: "Major, the enemy plane is coming, many..."

Glancing at the running guard, Major John sternly reprimanded: "I'm not deaf or audible. I don't need your reminder.

Isn’t it the enemy’s fighter plane? What's the fuss about..."

Before the words were finished, small black dots fell from the sky, and then there was a violent noise, which stirred up dust and building fragments, and the scene was a mess.

With hundreds of bombers targeting an inconspicuous small town, Major John only felt that his brain was not enough.

No need to waste your mind, because in the airstrike just now, Major John was stunned by the explosion.

After the bombing was over, the umbrella blossoms were falling. If you look closely, you can still find a person hanging under the umbrella.

The sporadic resistance continued, but without the commander's garrison, it was already difficult to exert its due combat effectiveness, even though they had no combat effectiveness.

Facing the invincible enemy, the improvised militia took the lead in opening the prelude to surrender.

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