Imperial Overlord

Although Canterbury needs to face the attack of German armored forces, after all, it also has armored forces to support it. . fastest update

In Dover, the British infantry had to face the attack of the Hermann 112th Division, which had just fought bravely on the beach.

Although the 112th Division was unknown in history, it has been strengthened. After it became the main force of Germany by accident, the equipment and personnel quality of this division were not at all inferior to those of the famous German main forces in the future.

Even because it is a landing force, it does not have many trucks and armored vehicles, but in other equipment, it is not sloppy at all.

In the rubble outside Dover, a No. 3 assault gun that has just been unloaded is using its short 75mm caliber gun to directly bombard a barricade garrisoned by British troops.

Almost in an instant, with a huge roar, the barricade collapsed, and the British defenders behind were killed and wounded, and they fell down countless.

Because there are no heavy weapons in hand, there is absolutely no way for the British soldiers stationed in Dover to do this mechanized advance of the German army.

The clumsy can only be filled with life and piled with people. Many British soldiers carried explosive packs or grenades, hoping to kill these steel monsters that helped the German infantry advance, but most of their efforts ended in failure.

The German grenadiers, or the infantry who covered the tank attack, were not vegetarians, they eliminated a large number of British infantry trying to get close to the assault guns, and very few slipped through the net.

Of course, even if it is an airtight defense, there will inevitably be loopholes. Two blocks away, the remains of a flaming No. 3 assault gun was the record of the British infantry.

It is a pity that the price paid for such a record is too high. When the battle reached 9:30, the British soldiers guarding Dover were exhausted.

What I have to mention here is the different understandings of urban street fighting in the West and the East, or in the early and late stages of the war.

In real history, in the middle and late stages of World War II, including the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Berlin and other important city battles, the city itself will actually be smashed into ruins, beyond recognition.

But this kind of thing rarely happened in the early stage. Before Germany entered Paris, not a single shot was wasted, and the time to sweep France was not as long as Stalingrad.

The scorched earth policy is not always adhered to by all countries, and the period will change frequently. For example, China once fought hard in Taierzhuang and other cities, but it also gave up many large and medium cities.

Germany was fighting the Soviet Union in many areas, but when it was withdrawing from Paris, the gentleman refused to blow up the bridges over Paris.

Obviously, because the British had fought on their own, they were far more heroic in Dover than in Dunkirk.

Fearless British soldiers launched a counterattack against the 112th Division without hesitation. The sappers braved the strafing of the planes and desperately bombed the dock facilities in the port of Dover.

The battle lasted for a full hour, until the British troops were driven out of the city center of Dover Port, and the British defenders were completely surrounded in Dover, and they chose a decent surrender.

Absolutely a decent surrender: the British soldiers would be escorted right away, by boat back to Germany, where they would have a delicious lunch.

In order to win a larger landing site as soon as possible, Hermann, who was not very good at negotiating, even promised that these surrendered British soldiers would not serve in concentration camps, and would not be sent to Poland like other prisoners of war, but could be imprisoned in France.

In any case, when Herman arrived at 10:21 that day, he completely occupied the port of Dover, and on the roofs of many buildings in the port, the **** red flag belonging to the Third Reich was rolled out.

"Send a telegram to the Führer, the High Command, and the Army Headquarters... Tell them the good news that we have successfully controlled Dover!" Herman excitedly walked to the city of Dover, which was full of rubble. In the hall, looking at the British defender of Dover who committed suicide by swallowing a gun, he ordered such a sentence.

As if to demonstrate against the corpse, as if to tell the dead British general that he is the real master of this land.

Dover, handed over to the Germans, is almost in ruins. Except for parts of the city where the soldiers of the two sides were fighting badly, the rest were bombed by the British themselves.

Including the port and wharf, there are also several small docks, either destroyed by the previous German bombers, or just bombed by British sappers today.

The crane on the pier was crookedly paralyzed aside, and the important artillery parts had been dismantled and destroyed on the original anti-aircraft artillery position.

There are piles of scrap iron on the coastal defense artillery positions. Either the cannons that have been shot with too many shells have been scrapped, or they have been blown into pieces of garbage.

The British did it so thoroughly that it was as if they knew they would never come back. Such a complete destruction made the Herman division commander who occupied the place lost most of his good interest.

From Dover north to Ramsgate, you enter the Jedi. The British troops who wanted to leave the North Flanders area had to finally gather in Chatham.

And now the German vanguard is already attacking Canterbury, the gateway to Chatham. It is not easy to leave this encirclement calmly.

Although the United Kingdom, which has developed maritime transport, can help them retreat from the sea on Sheppey Island, it seems that at this time, the British high-level officials have not thought about helping any soldiers stationed in the position to retreat.

What they repeatedly demanded is that they must be stationed in place and eliminate as many German soldiers as possible! It's just that no one knows how this order is being implemented now.

Compared with the occupation of Dover and the forcing of the British soldiers in Margate and other areas, the German 112th Division, who had to consider the safety issues behind him, came to attack the German 9th Division of Folkestone, which was not so smooth.

Because there were a large number of coastal defense reinforcements behind him, more and more British troops came along the coastline railway, so the plan to attack Folkestone seemed to be a lot more difficult.

As a result, the comparison of the different fortunes of the two cities made the British executives smell the flaws all of a sudden.

In the London headquarters, Sir Dill came up with his own counterattack plan, which was a plan he had high hopes for: "The counterattack will start after noon, as long as we can hold on until noon, the 9th Armoured Division mobilized from the south, You can counterattack north from the coastline."

As he spoke, he marked a red arrow in the direction of Folkestone, pointing to the flank of the German-occupied zone.

Then he pointed to the red arrow, and explained to the generals such as Churchill, Charles, and Dowding who were surrounding the map: "I will invest in a new armored division to counterattack in an area where the German offensive capability is insufficient. The Germans must not be able to. Prevent!"

"As long as the attack works, it also means that their landing site is exposed to my direct attack! At that time, no matter how far they go to the hinterland, they can only obediently turn around and come back to protect their flanks!" He gestured After a moment, he was very proud of his clever plan to surround Wei and save Zhao.

In fact, Churchill also felt that fighting back was more in line with his character than standing still. Hearing that Sir Dill, who had been beaten all the time, came up with a plan to fight back, he was quite moved by the right person.

After all, Sir Dill is his army chief of staff. At this time, he can come up with a clever plan to turn the tide, and he naturally has a light on his face.

Just now, His Majesty the King made the 27th phone call to inquire about the countermeasures and plans for the German landing. Now, he finally has a plan that looks good, and he can take it out to comfort and comfort His Majesty the king who is like a frightened bird.

"Since there is a plan, let the 9th Armored Division move to the predetermined location!" Churchill and several army generals analyzed it, and then gave their own opinions.

Hearing that the army was going to counterattack, and it was possible to further compress the German army, Admiral Charles let out a deep sigh of relief, somewhat relieved.

If all hope is pinned on the naval artillery fire at night, the pressure on the navy will be too great.

From what is happening now, Germany has prepared countless whimsical little tricks in the landing. For example, the tank's external armor is transported by disintegration, and the tank is directly washed up on the beach with a floating ferry device.

Of course, with that **** floating dock, Charles himself wouldn't believe the Germans were not at all prepared for the nighttime bombardment of British warships.

In this case, he didn't know what kind of enemy situation his fleet would face. UU reading www.uukanshu.com He envisioned submarine attacks and night bomber interference...

After doing a lot of coping arrangements, Charles still felt very uneasy. He had no way of knowing what new weapons Germany would come up with to cause trouble for his fleet.

Under such circumstances, he dared not let the Navy take on the future destiny of the entire British Empire, and he himself could not afford such a heavy responsibility.

So, he was actually relieved when he heard that the Army was going to fight back in the afternoon.

At least, if the army can successfully counterattack and relieve the pressure on the navy, then it will be more realistic to save the fate of the United Kingdom in cooperation with each other.

And the burden on his shoulders has also been reduced a lot accordingly. This is what he likes and what the Navy is willing to see.

"The artillery dispatched from other areas should also be concentrated as much as possible... Since it is a counterattack, we will succeed once!" Dill has already begun to make specific arrangements. All troops, including the main 9th Armored Division, are Assemble to the counterattack area immediately—

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