Chapter 400 This is definitely a smoke bomb! Naturally, such a large-scale landing could not be hidden from the British army. Not long after, the secretary rushed into Churchill's office in a hurry. "Prime Minister, our intelligence personnel in France sent urgent information that the German landing troops have already sailed out to sea from various ports." Upon hearing this, Churchill stood up suddenly, walked to the map, and looked at the circled landing site in front of him. After a long time, he slowly turned his head and looked at the officer in front of him. "Intelligence department, have you obtained the accurate landing location?" You know, until now they have not obtained the accurate landing location, which makes Churchill a little unsure. He didn't know whether the German army chose Dover or Brighton. Or somewhere else?
Logically speaking, these are the only two places suitable for landing. Could it be somewhere else? Impossible, absolutely impossible. Churchill thought confidently. "I don't know. The German army's confidentiality work is too strict. Even the German army didn't know the landing location until just before departure. Even if our intelligence personnel obtain the information, I'm afraid they won't be able to send it out." The secretary shook his head and then said make your own judgment. "But it should be one of the two ports, Dover or Brighton, maybe both." Hearing this, Churchill wanted to scold him. Isn't this nonsense? It's like saying nothing. After pondering for a while, Churchill finally gritted his teeth and said based on his own judgment. "Order: All troops will immediately cancel their vacations, and all officers must return to their combat posts within an hour." "In addition, notify the Air Force, send reconnaissance planes, find a way to find the German transport fleet, and let the Navy prepare to attack their transport fleet and cut off their supply lines." "Also, let the artillery along the coastline be ready for first-level combat to welcome the German landing troops at any time." "Tell General Dowding to take out all your assets. The German army has begun to land. Stop hiding it. Whether the British Empire can defeat the German army depends on now." Churchill said all his orders in one breath. "Yes." The secretary responded, and then asked doubtfully. "Prime Minister, is this just a smoke bomb?" "Smoke bomb?" Churchill was stunned, not quite understanding what he meant. "Logically speaking, large-scale landings cannot be hidden from our intelligence department. After all, we have invested a lot of money in France over the years, and our intelligence has never had any problems." The secretary reminded again. "But until now, we don't know where the German troops actually landed, and we don't know how many people the German troops landed."
"We know nothing about these things. Could this be a trap?" No wonder he said that, this landing was actually full of weirdness. We don’t know where the landing is, and we don’t know how many enemies have landed. Moreover, the German army does not have any decent landing ships. Some are just fishing boats. At first glance, it is the Caotai team. Compared with the rigorous German army, this is really indescribably weird. After hearing what the secretary said, Churchill was also a little confused. Could it really be a smoke bomb? etc! Maybe it's really a smoke bomb. Churchill touched his chin and thought for a while, feeling that it might be true. "Then what is the purpose of the Germans doing this? Is it to delay us?" Churchill continued to think along this line of thinking. "No, they probably want to distract us. It would be best to bring back the Royal Fleet in the Mediterranean." "Yes, that's for sure." Suddenly, Churchill seemed to have discovered a new world and understood that the real meaning of the German landing was smoke bombs. "You are right. This landing is a smoke bomb. It was used by the Germans to confuse us and divert our attention." "Hmph, these cunning Germans." "Tell the troops on the front line not to pay too much attention. There shouldn't be many German landing troops." "Yes." The secretary responded quickly. Immediately, the entire British Isles began to get busy. Marshal Keitel, who was far away in Berlin, was not sleepy at the moment. He was smoking a cigar in high spirits and kept puffing out circles. Others in the conference room were also waiting anxiously. "Relax, Marshal, we have done everything we can, and the rest is left to the soldiers on the front line." Seeing Marshal Keitel nervously smoking one cigar after another, Dönitz advised him. road. "Yes, Marshal, don't be nervous. There are only tens of thousands of troops. Even if the landing fails, it will not have much impact on us." Others also advised. Seeing that they were all so calm, Keitel's nervous heart relaxed a lot. "You are right, now it depends on the young men on the front line." Keitel also feels that there is really no need to be too nervous. Even if the tens of thousands of troops are wiped out, it will not have much impact on the current German army. . At most, the idea of logging in will be completely eliminated.
After all, with the existence of the meat grinder on the Eastern Front, tens of thousands of casualties were really not too many. … "Captain, what do you think? You came here?" In an unknown town in Portsmouth Harbor, Peter looked at George, the company commander, and asked with some confusion. For him, there is no future here. Especially in this small town, it's hard to make a mark. Of course, this does not mean that the British army has no opportunities to make meritorious deeds. On the contrary, the British army now has many opportunities to make meritorious deeds. And as long as you have some military merit, you can get promoted easily. There was no way, there were wars everywhere, especially in Tianzhu, where the fighting was said to be very fierce. A large number of veterans are needed. It can be said that as long as George applies to go to Tianzhu, he will be at least a battalion commander or even a regiment commander. Why are there not many veterans with combat experience in Tianzhu? Not to mention, over in North Africa, the British army had just experienced a disastrous defeat and needed to recruit a large number of experienced veterans. But there are not many experienced veterans in the British army now. People like George who have fought in France are valuable talents. You must know that some people are like riding a rocket. They have not seen each other for two months and then they become the group leader. In fact, he was just a monitor before. "It's safe here." George responded casually. "No, there is something wrong with you, George. This is not like you. You are not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death." Pete always felt that something was wrong. "What's wrong? Do you still want to be bombed by the Germans?" "Don't forget the last German bombing. If it weren't for our good luck, I'm afraid we would have gone to see God a long time ago. It's good to be alive now." George shook his head and said. "I just want to live now. Whether the war is won or not has nothing to do with me. In other words, even if the war is lost, it doesn't matter." "George, you are wrong to think like this. We can't lose, we must win. If we lose..." Pete thought for a while and didn't know what to say. Or he doesn't know what will happen to them if they lose this war. "What will happen if you lose? Why don't you just work as a soldier to eat food and fight? When you get old, retire and go home to find a job to support your family?" George saw clearly. In other words, he is thinking the same as those French people, why should they fight this **** war. Isn't peace bad? Why must we fight? Peter was speechless after what George said, and he didn't know what to say for a moment. Looking at George in front of him, he suddenly felt a little strange, and finally he plucked up the courage to ask.
"George, have you betrayed the British Empire?" "Oh? Why do you ask that?" George asked without answering. "Because there is something wrong with you, and it seems that nothing interests you." Peter thought for a while and said. "There's nothing wrong. Isn't life good now?" George asked. "There is no **** war. I think those French people did the right thing. This **** war should stay away from us." "I hate war." "Okay, Pete, don't ask any more." At this time, a soldier hurried in and said nervously. "Sir, something happened. German landing troops were discovered on the beach." Before George could speak, Peter on the side was dumbfounded, holding the soldier's clothes and yelling. "Wang Defa, what's going on?" "It's the German landing force. We saw a large number of fishing boats heading here. They were flying German flags." The soldier explained quickly. "Asshole, prepare to fight immediately." Pete roared, took out his pistol, and prepared to fight. As a result, I saw George on the side looking very calm. He originally thought that his parents would panic, but who knows, the other party acted very calmly, without any panic. This surprised him why he seemed so calm. "I know, let's go down and give up resistance." George said casually. "Huh?" The soldier was confused. He thought there was something wrong with his ears. He looked at George in disbelief, and then looked at Peter aside. It seems that I asked again, did my parents have a brain convulsion? Only Peter seemed to understand something and spoke. "Go ahead, leave this place to me and let everyone give up resistance." The soldier glanced at George and then at Peter to make sure that the two men were not convulsing before leaving. "I thought you were going to arrest me?" George's face was full of smiles. "Shit, if I really wanted to catch you, I would have drawn my gun a long time ago, but you are right, I have long lost my patience with this **** war, **** the war, I just want to live a peaceful life now. "Pete also gave up on himself a little bit. The fact that the German troops landed here means that they are all elites. It is basically impossible for the 180 people like them to hold the coastline. Moreover, the British army did not expect that the German army would land here. It can be said that there are basically no troops here.
This was what he understood after seeing George's performance. The other party completely gave up resistance. This **** war has already made them a little crazy. London, Downing Street. The secretary hurriedly ran into Churchill's office and said immediately in the astonished eyes of the other party. "Prime Minister, the location of the German troops has been determined." "Are you sure? Where? Port of Dover or Brighton?" Churchill stood up and asked. "No, the German landing site was Portsmouth." "What did you say? The German troops landed in Portsmouth?" Churchill looked at his secretary in disbelief, as if asking, are you joking? Where is that in Portsmouth? What's the point of landing there? It's still a long way from London. Even if they were landed, it would be useless. The British army could mobilize more troops to support them. "Are you sure? Have you discovered the German transport fleet?" Churchill asked repeatedly. Upon hearing this, the secretary quickly explained. "Yes, the German transport fleet was discovered. They are landing. A company of soldiers stationed there has lost contact." It's actually true? What is this operation? For a moment, Churchill's mind was buzzing, and he had no idea what this meant. Normally, it is more reliable for the German army to choose Dover Port and Brighton than Norwich. The distance between a strait is the shortest, and anyone with good water quality can swim across it. The other is very close to London. As long as the landing is successful, London can be breached as quickly as possible. Obviously these two are the optimal solutions, but in the end, they chose a landing place that no one expected. It really puzzled him. "No, the real target of the German army should still be the Port of Dover, and Norwich should be just a suspect, the purpose is to attract our attention." Churchill pondered for a while, but still insisted on his judgment. In fact, the secretary also agreed with Churchill's judgment. He also believed that it was impossible for the German army to land in Portsmouth. "Send two infantry divisions to encircle and suppress those German troops. They should be just a feint attack force. Their purpose should be to attract our main force." Churchill thought for a while and could not let it go, so he simply sent two infantry divisions to encircle and suppress them. "yes."
… On the other side, the British defenders of Portsmouth were also a little confused at this moment. Originally, Portsmouth did not have many defensive troops. It is true that there are not many, only the strength of one division. After all, the British army is short of troops, and being able to deploy one division is already a lot. Veterans have been transferred to other battlefields, especially the North African battlefield, which has suffered heavy losses recently, and many veterans have been transferred. In addition, the German army has focused its attention on the Eastern Front in the past two years. There was basically no fighting on the Western Front. Even if it is necessary to defend, the main force will be transferred to the Dover Port area. In other words, it may be difficult for them to stop the German army now. Because strictly speaking, they are only second-line troops and do not have a strong will to fight. Many veterans fought passively. "Really landing here?" The British soldiers on the coastline looked at the German fleet appearing in the distance, their eyes full of disbelief. How is this possible. Absolutely impossible! How could the Germans land here? This must be an illusion! "This must be fake. Am I hallucinating?" someone murmured. The others rubbed their eyes again and realized that they were really German soldiers, and then a shrill siren sounded. "Send a telegram to Downing Street and tell him that the real landing place of the German troops is Portsmouth." The British major general in charge of garrisoning Portsmouth shouted to his subordinates. "yes." (End of chapter)