Chapter 399 How about tens of thousands of people trying it? "I think we can give it a try." Marshal Dönitz, who had been silent until now, suddenly said. Hearing this, many people looked at him curiously. Fighting on two fronts was originally a taboo for military strategists, but now it has become a multi-front war. If another front is opened, they may not be able to hold on. After all, the potential is almost reaching its limit. If I open it again, I really won’t be able to hold on anymore. "Marshal Dönitz, do you know what it means if another war breaks out on the Western Front?" Marshal Keitel looked at Dönitz and asked. "I know the logistical pressure will be greater." Marshal Dönitz nodded expressionlessly. "No, even collapse." At this time, Speer added.
"Although we have obtained tungsten ore, production will not be increased for a while." "So it will still take a certain amount of time, and it is best not to open new fronts during this period." Even Speer was not optimistic about it, which made Dönitz frown slightly and said with some dissatisfaction. "Everyone, we need to understand that if we cannot break the deadlock as soon as possible, I am afraid we are not far from defeat." They all know this truth, but their current strength does not allow it. "I think we can deploy a small force to try." Dönitz looked at the crowd and suggested again. Hearing this, Keitel did not refute, but thought about whether this plan was feasible. "I think a small force of tens of thousands of people should be fine." This time, everyone looked at each other and began to weigh the feasibility of landing a small force. Even Speer did not refute. If there are only tens of thousands of people, you can really try it. If there are a lot of people, forget it. "And our landing in the British Isles has many benefits, which can relieve the pressure on the Mediterranean in the south." Dönitz explained again. "Now the main force of the Allied forces is concentrated in Morocco and other places in East Africa. It is obvious that they want to destroy our oil base in North Africa, which is the lifeblood of the empire. If there is no oil, I am afraid that the tanks, tanks, and aircraft of the empire will The battleship will not be able to start, and it will be a pile of scrap metal. " There is indeed nothing wrong with these words, because it is now supported by this oil base, otherwise even if Speer has great powers, he will not be able to get too much oil. "Then give it a try." Marshal Keitel thought for a while and decided to give it a try. Tens of thousands of troops can be mobilized from any army. And he also wanted to try this so-called pontoon pier to see if it was really reliable. If it was true, then the Germans would have more places to choose to land. With the support of Marshal Keitel, the next landing became a matter of course.
A city in northwest France, at the entrance to the Seine River. As the second largest port, Le Havre Port has gathered more than a thousand transport ships of various sizes. Because there are no professional landing ships, we can only choose fishing boats and other ships suitable for docking. In addition to these are some transport ships. They were the main force that landed. The remaining ships were used to transport supplies and follow-up infantry. An entire corps and three divisions were equipped with a small number of tanks. On the contrary, the infantry division was equipped with many urgently produced 50mm combat anti-cannons. In addition, the Air Force also dispatched hundreds of fighter planes to bomb the Port of Dover and other places. The purpose is to attract the attention of the British army. There are also hundreds of fighter planes ready to take off at any time to intercept the Royal Fleet wandering in the North Sea and prevent them from jumping over the wall and crossing the English Channel at any time. According to Keitel's detailed plan, even if this wave of landings failed, it would not be a big loss if the Royal Fleet was lured to the English Channel and within the attack range of German fighter planes, and some British warships might be sunk. . In addition, the navy will dispatch all high seas fleets, including all submarine forces, to see if they can stage an ambush and take advantage. After all, they are not optimistic about this landing. They just want to use the landing to see if they can take advantage and reduce the pressure on the Mediterranean. Such a large-scale mobilization naturally greatly reduces the confidentiality of the landing. After all, the British intelligence agency was not a dry job, and it didn't take long to find out that the German troops had begun to mobilize. However, the German army was not surprised by this, because they were not prepared to conceal the fact of their landing, so there was no confidentiality. After all, anyone who is not a fool can guess such a large-scale transfer. As for the specific landing time and landing location, they are strictly confidential. Except for a few people, no one knows the specific landing time and landing place. Only at the moment of war will the German army announce specific mission objectives. However, some people began to judge the landing location of the German army based on the designation of the German Army. This time the landing troops were all elite troops on the Western Front, especially the first batch, which were the elite among the elite. Their mission is to infiltrate operations. Cut off British military communications, destroy their headquarters, and provide coordinate guidance for the Air Force. Their mission is very important. Therefore, the number of people was not large, only six or seven hundred people. Not only that, the rigorous Germans also conducted a series of landing drills when they asked these people to go to the designated location.
Although only tens of thousands of people tried to land at one time, if these tens of thousands of people were destroyed, it would be a huge blow to the German army. Fortunately, Marshal Keitel also considered casualties when formulating this plan. As long as the death rate does not exceed half, he can accept it. He could afford to pay the price of 20,000 to 30,000 casualties, relieve the pressure on the Mediterranean in the south, and possibly sink the British warships. What's more, if it is really successful, a steady stream of supplies and troops will arrive in the future. He couldn't estimate how many troops there would be at that time. As for the so-called pontoon dock, it was not as complicated as Marshal Keitel thought. For the German army with a complete industrial system, it was easily built. According to the exercise, this pontoon dock can indeed allow landing troops to transport supplies in wild areas without ports. According to the calculations of the logistics department, this kind of pontoon port can almost satisfy the supply of a hundred thousand troops under good weather conditions. In addition to these, the Air Force will also mobilize transport aircraft to airdrop fuel and other supplies to frontline troops. It will definitely not be a problem to ensure the logistical supply of 50,000 elite troops on the front line. The only thing Keitel was unsure about was how many troops the British army would mobilize to fight back. … "Where do you think the Germans will land?" Churchill handed the intelligence he had just received to everyone, then looked at the people in front of him, took a puff of his cigar, and asked lightly. After all, the German troops on the Western Front had not been mobilized for a long time. This sudden mobilization of 50,000 people naturally caused quite a stir. After some investigation, it was discovered that the German army was trying to land. Over the years, the air battles between the two sides have never stopped. As for the so-called landing, it has become nonsense. Unexpectedly, the German army thought of landing at this time? Are they crazy? "I think the German troops should land in the southern area around the Isle of Wight, Southampton, Brighton, and Dover." The Secretary of War stood up, picked up his pointer and pointed at the map. As the Minister of War, it is natural for him to do his duty. All British troops agreed with him. After all, this is the only place with a port. Therefore, the British army strengthened the defenses of Brighton and Dover, and deployed its elite troops in this direction. The purpose was to severely damage the German army. The reason why I guessed Brian is because this place is very close to London. They believed that the Germans must be hoping to quickly reach London and force them to surrender. But they thought too much. Even if he lost the British Isles, Churchill would not surrender.
He wants to fight the German army to the end. He firmly believed that with the deep family background of the British Empire, he would definitely be able to persevere until the end. In addition, the Dover seaport was the shortest distance between the two, making it convenient for German military transportation. Unfortunately, none of them expected that the German army would choose Portsmouth. Just like they thought that the German army would not pass through the Ardennes Forest. "Yes, only by landing here can they reduce the pressure on logistics. There are well-developed railways in other places. Even if they are attacked, we can quickly mobilize the reserve team to the front line." "So from a logistic point of view, the Port of Dover should be the main direction of the German attack. There may be German attacks in other directions, but I think it should be a feint attack. The purpose is to mobilize our troops." After the Minister of War finished speaking, he looked To Churchill. After listening, Churchill kept tapping his fingers and planning in his mind whether what the other party said was correct. After some deductions, I found that it is indeed only useful to log in here. Finally, he spoke. "You are right. The German army's main attack direction should be the Port of Dover. Let other places be on guard. Don't panic when the German army attacks." Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "Has the intelligence department found out? Why did the Germans choose this time to land?" Churchill asked again. Not only was he very curious, but the other ministers were also surprised. How come you remember to log in? Aren’t the Germans crazy? Could it be that the pressure from the Soviet troops on the Eastern Front was not strong enough? "We don't know either. We only know that the German army suddenly proposed to land on the British Isles. I suspect they want to use this excuse to force us to turn our attention to the mainland. In this case, we will have no time to pay attention to the situation in the Mediterranean to the south." The head of MI6 stood up and expressed his opinion. Hearing this, Churchill couldn't help but nodded. There is indeed some truth to what he said. "Then let the troops on the front line attack these **** German troops, and let the Royal Fleet in the North Sea dispatch a task force to go south to the English Channel, ready to harass the German logistics transport ships at any time." Churchill ordered. "yes." "In addition, I will contact President Roosevelt and ask them to increase their offensive in North Africa. They must destroy the oil base there. Without oil, the German army will soon be defeated." Churchill added again. "yes." Hearing this, everyone present looked at each other first, then looked at each other, and remained silent. They naturally know what price this connection will cost. Since the beginning of the war, the treasury of the British Empire has been emptied out, and colonies, ports, etc., have been sold for unknown amounts. I'm afraid that after this war is over, the British Empire will be left with nothing but chicken feathers. If it weren't for the war, I'm afraid they would have told Churchill to get out.
It doesn’t feel bad to sell my land, which refers to Churchill’s crazy sale of the colonies of the British Empire and so on. The family property that took hundreds of years to save was almost completely lost in the past two years. I don’t know how many people hated Churchill with itch. After everything was ready, the Luftwaffe began a large-scale bombing of the port of Dover and other places. This also convinced the British army that the main direction of the German attack must be here, otherwise there would be no need to concentrate hundreds of fighter planes to bomb here in turn. Therefore, the British army ordered the start of martial law throughout the city, and at the same time allowed frontline troops to enter air-raid shelters to prepare for a decisive battle with the German landing troops. Unfortunately, as they waited patiently, the German army did not appear at the port of Dover. The result did not appear, which confused the British army. Is the login fake again? The point is, if you don't land, why bother to bomb the Port of Dover? Doesn't the bomb cost money? Or are you just teasing them on purpose? It's not impossible. At least during this period, the British army's emotions were aroused, and they thought that the German army was really coming to land. So everyone even wrote a suicide note. He even said goodbye to his family. Not only that, some rich people ran away directly. The panic continues to spread. Nothing happened except the bombing, leaving them confused. What they didn't know was that the German troops were indeed dispatched, but their target was Portsmouth. Thousands of ships formed a mighty fleet and launched an attack on the predetermined target. In the English Channel, there were no cold winds or huge waves. There were only ups and downs of ships, and many seasick soldiers holding vomiting bags and vomiting there. "Will our landing be successful this time?" a soldier said worriedly. "Why won't it succeed? You know, we have made adequate preparations for this landing." The sergeant next to him seemed very calm. If there wasn't vomit at the corner of his mouth, he would probably look at him with admiration. After saying that, the sergeant spat again. For him, this was more uncomfortable than going to the battlefield to kill the enemy. The comrades next to him looked disgusted. "But the ships we landed on were all fishing boats." The soldier who spoke before asked a soul question.
"So what, the distance between the two sides is not very far. Even a sampan can reach the UK. Don't forget that a few years ago, I saw a British soldier holding a wooden board in Dunkirk. , and swam in the direction of Britain, and it turns out that he did swim back." The sergeant's words immediately aroused the interest of the soldier who had spoken before. (End of chapter)