Imperial Overlord

UK, London, Prime Minister's Residence.

Churchill was looking at a large group of officers in the Navy, his face pale and speechless. Just now, a depressing news came, and everyone who was not sad or unhappy at first, immediately enveloped a cloud of darkness in their hearts.

"Isn't a camouflage already arranged? Ah? Didn't a camouflage have been arranged?" Churchill looked at a vice admiral and asked loudly with his fists clenched bitterly.

"This time the Germans were targeting Portsmouth for a targeted air strike... We have already responded... But..." The lieutenant general explained to himself with a look of grievance.

He didn't mean to let Portsmouth be bombed by the Germans, and it can't be blamed on him.

In order to protect this military port, as well as the dock in the military port, and even the warships still above the dock, he applied for various weapons and equipment.

But the result? What did the result look like? In addition to approving some camouflage nets and other equipment, he only got 2 anti-aircraft guns!

You read that right! Just two doors! This number is simply a desperate number! His dignified military port, from the start of the war to the present, has only added two more anti-aircraft guns!

It's a shame to say it! What's more, Portsmouth is not an ordinary military port! It is a very important industrial port for the British Royal Navy!

How important is it? There are docks at this level that can refit battleships, and there are workers and machines for refitting battleships!

The most important thing is that on the dock here, there is a battleship Queen Elizabeth being refitted!

Speaking of this, it is an inevitable thing. The modernization of the Queen Elizabeth began on August 6, 1937, and was not completed until October 1940.

In this refit, the Queen Elizabeth was refitted as the flagship. Among the main refit projects, there were new boilers and main equipment, and new chimneys had to be used...

Then there is the increase in the elevation angle of the main gun to increase the range; strengthen the horizontal armor; rebuild the large box bridge.

Aviation facilities such as seaplane hangars and catapults were set up in the middle of the hull, the 6-inch caliber secondary guns on both sides of the hull were removed, and new high-level dual-purpose guns were added.

Hear about these improvements, it's literally taking half a battleship down, rebuilding it and putting the other half back on.

In the original historical time and space, the HMS Queen Elizabeth miraculously refitted in October 1940 and returned to the British Navy.

But in this historical time and space, Li Le, who remembers this history, cannot let this battleship escape from his own eyes just like that.

The German bomber force concentrated its forces in the air raid in early August, raided Portsmouth Harbor, and successfully hit the Queen Elizabeth, which was seriously injured and could not leave the port.

However, until yesterday, the tenacious battleship was still floating in the port of Portsmouth, and did not really sink.

But in September, German bombers once again raided Portsmouth Harbor, not only blowing up the dock there, but also blowing up various mechanical equipment, factories and dormitories on the shore.

The most depressing thing for the British side is that the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth, which has always been unlucky, was not able to survive this time, and was sunk in the port.

Because of the depth of the water, it was just sitting and sinking, which was not a big deal. The British were still trying to salvage the battleship so that it could continue to fight.

But yesterday, German bombers once again rushed into Portsmouth Harbor, bombarding the British battleship that had been sunk.

Finally, after losing a total of 40 aircraft of various types, the Germans successfully paralyzed Portsmouth Harbor and completely destroyed the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth sitting in the harbor.

This is considered to be another battleship sunk by the United Kingdom. Now the crisis facing the British Navy is really enough...

On the one hand, the Mediterranean fleet was driven out of their homeland and is now struggling to break through. On the other hand, Gibraltar's H-fleet lost the Resolve, and the situation was not very optimistic.

Of course, there is also a deadly German spy threatening the safety of the Navy's main fleet, which is really disconcerting.

"Mr. Prime Minister, there is nothing we can do... In order to increase the density of anti-aircraft guns near London, the air defense force really does not give other troops a way to live..." Another admiral said, and aimed the muzzle directly at the air defense department.

In fact, many departments are dissatisfied with the air defense department, because the air defense force has invaded too many resources, but cannot take into account the air defense of all places.

Britain now faces the dilemma that Germany faced in 1944. No matter how many anti-aircraft artillery pieces it has, it will not be enough.

Because of the German bombing of London, the ground air defenses had to strengthen the number of anti-aircraft artillery near London.

They have indeed achieved certain results in doing so, and with the secret radar station, they have indeed achieved some results.

However, the consequence of the concentration of anti-aircraft artillery in London is that the anti-aircraft force in other places is seriously insufficient, including many important places.

For example, the British defensive positions on the coastline against German landings now have few anti-aircraft guns at all.

German aircraft, especially the Stuka dive bombers, frequented these defensive positions, destroying trenches and barbed wire, bombing bunkers and machine gun bunkers.

Unfortunately, the British defenders in these defensive positions could only watch helplessly as the German planes raged above them.

The same thing happened in Portsmouth and other port cities or industrial cities where the German bombing went unnoticed, and the British side paid a heavy price.

The more deadly problem is that the British have no good way to bombard the Germans. After all, anti-aircraft guns are not fighter jets and cannot appear near the target to be protected in time...

At this time, the importance of the British fighter force came, but after several failures, the fighter force could no longer compete with Germany for air supremacy in local battlefields.

"The anti-aircraft artillery unit defending the sky of the capital cannot be moved!" Churchill waved his hands dejectedly.

After all, he has to take care of the national mood, after all, he has to take into account the influence of public opinion. In short, stabilizing his capital is one of his most urgent tasks at the moment.

What are you kidding? He managed to keep the German planes from dropping bombs in London. At this time, you want to withdraw the anti-aircraft guns? What about London? People on the street mustn't tear me apart?

"Sir! If we don't increase the coastline now, and the air defense of important industrial cities... We have already been hit to the point where the industry is about to collapse, and we will fall into a more passive situation..." An officer said anxiously to Churchill.

"I'm already urging the industrial sector to produce more anti-aircraft guns! Don't talk about this matter! Because this matter is not something I can easily change!" Churchill directly raised his hand and interrupted the other party's conversation.

Obviously, his words made several generals not satisfied. After all, there are too many departments waiting for production, and the production of anti-aircraft guns is not very good. When will we wait?

There are also some things that people are very concerned about. Because of the blockade of the German Navy and the strategic collapse of the Mediterranean, a serious shortage of supplies has begun to appear in the UK.

For example, steel raw materials, such as agricultural products, have begun to exceed demand. In a short period of time, it can be subsidized by inventory, but as time goes by, how long can this subsidy be supported?

The bombing of German aircraft destroyed a large number of oil storage facilities in southeastern England, paralyzed traffic, and burned the ripe grain in the farmland...

When this kind of material began to be in short supply, the output of anti-aircraft guns was so high that the fool knew it. Everyone didn't say it, it didn't mean that everyone didn't know what the current situation was.

If the British cannot build an **** system to protect their sea lines of communication, without the Germans attacking, the British army and people will be starved to death on the mainland.

"Report!" Just when everyone was depressed because the battleship Queen Elizabeth was completely scrapped, an officer knocked on the door of the conference room.

When he walked in, Churchill and his generals finally saw the long-lost hope again. Because the news brought by this officer is too important and too timely.

The officer took out a telegram~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and reported the latest news: "Mr. Prime Minister! General Andrew Brown Cunningham has broken through the Malta blockade, successfully reunited with the H fleet, and is returning home. Gibraltar!"

"Beautiful!" A British admiral waved his fist and celebrated this victory.

Another British admiral also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. The very dangerous Mediterranean fleet finally succeeded in breaking through and returned to a position where it can advance and retreat.

After Churchill heard the news, the whole person immediately relaxed, with a smile on his face, he nodded and said, "The Mediterranean Fleet has returned to Gibraltar, and the war has begun to develop in our favor."

"Mr. Prime Minister, our fleet is concentrated in Gibraltar, which is not a good thing. If the enemy attacked, it will become a very dangerous target!" A British admiral has always advocated that the H fleet should be transferred back to the mainland, and then attacked Germany. Initiate a more severe naval blockade.

His suggestion now has a basis for action. Of the two fleets in Gibraltar, there is always one mobile force that can be used flexibly, right?