Imperial Overlord

The German army is expanding its occupied area with great speed. Since the occupation of Canterbury, the German offensive has reached a smooth stage again.

The frontal attack was handed over to the 1st Parachute Division and the 1st and 2nd SS Divisions, three extremely powerful combat units, flanked by the 2nd Parachute Division, the 3rd SS Division and the 9th SS who were on the shore. Mechanized Infantry Division.

In the direction of Dover, the German 112th Mechanized Infantry Division, in conjunction with the 3rd Paratrooper Division, was attacking North Foran Point.

To the despair of the top British officials, at 1:00 p.m., about 20,000 British soldiers who had almost been cut off from their escape route laid down their weapons on the German soldiers.

Originally, North Fran Point and Margate were both areas where the British defenders had high hopes, but the troops here were so new that they would not fight when they saw German soldiers.

The British soldiers who were supposed to hold their positions immediately withdrew from their defense zone and retreated in the direction of Chatham after finding that their retreat was about to be cut off by German paratroopers.

As a result, on the way, they ran into German paratroopers and armored troops that intercepted them. Then these 20,000 people were blocked in the wilderness, and they could only put down their weapons and surrender.

In fact, it's not to blame these soldiers. They don't have much food in their hands, and they have no idea if they want to stay where they are. After being surrounded, he broke through twice before giving up resistance.

What no one expected was that at around 2 o'clock in the afternoon that day, Germany had captured a large amount of coastline, and a reserve of a division was drawn and started to Chatham along the railway.

The current situation of the British defenders has become much more passive. After all, Herman's 112th Division has now spared time to join the offensive in other directions.

At 2:30 in the afternoon, it may be the most unfortunate time of the day in the UK. As Sir Dill rested in his chair, the four officers came to him almost simultaneously.

There is an old saying in China that when blessings come, misfortunes do not come singly. From the time the Germans began to land, the bad news for the British continued one after another.

"Sir, the Germans have taken control of North Foran Point, and more than 2,000 defenders have lost contact." An officer who came over was the first to speak, causing Dill's face to contort.

However, he still suppressed the anger in his heart, waved to the officer, asked him to step back a little, and let others come up and continue to report on the battle.

"Sir! The division commander of the 3rd Coastal Defense Division failed to break through and has surrendered to the German army. The troops of the 3rd Coastal Defense Division have now stopped resisting..." Another officer gave another bad news.

Dill couldn't hold back his anger this time. He immediately jumped up from his chair and roared loudly with his eyes wide open: "He should be shot! Cancel this division's designation! Immediately! Immediately!"

The officer who reported the battle hurriedly stood at attention and saluted, and left with Dill's furious orders. The 3rd Coastal Defense Division is over, completely over... There will be no more such a designation in the future.

Watching the officer leave in a panic, Sir Dill put his eyes on the third officer: "What bad news do you have! Tell me now!"

The officer swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then began to report with a stammer: "Sir...sir. Just, just now, just now... Ashford, lost, lost..."

Hearing the news of Ashford's loss, Sir Dill swayed, barely standing still, his eyes already showing an icy chill.

"Sir! The news of the 1st Army, because the German attack is really fierce, just a few minutes ago, Folkestone was completely occupied by the Germans." There was no need for Dill to continue to ask, and the last officer gave his news. Come.

In three directions, 4 towns were lost in a row. Germany's landing field more than doubled in an instant, and even Maidstone became a front-line city.

If it goes on like this, Dill doesn't know where the Germans can hit before dark! If the British troops retreated another 100 kilometers, they could fight in the streets of London.

"Damn it, those frontline commanders don't even want a basic sense of honor?" Dill slammed the back of his chair and roared loudly at his three subordinates.

And Churchill, Charles and others who heard the voice coming over were shocked and speechless after hearing the news.

The 9th Panzer Division, which was in charge of the flanking attack, had not yet reached Hays, and as a result Hayes was now surrounded by the Germans on both sides.

If the 9th Armored Division were to gather at Hayes at this time, the flanks would really be pressed and beaten by the Germans.

"What is the Army doing? Within an hour! The Germans have occupied 4 of our towns, captured large beaches, and routed at least 30,000 of our soldiers!" Churchill was furious, and this may be his worst luck today It's been an hour.

Just two hours or a few hours ago, the British soldiers were able to hold the main towns, leaving the Germans to expand their positions in the wilderness.

But in just two hours the Germans had taken Canterbury, Dover, North Forland, Margate, important Ashford, and Folkestone.

"The 1st Army was forced to retreat to the north and gave up some of its positions. They had to consider ensuring absolute safety in the direction of London." A general pointed at the huge map with a pointer and drew a rough outline of where the 1st Army was located. Location.

Now the 1st Army, the main defensive focus is in Maidstone and Chatham. Both places are now front lines, front lines that cannot be lost.

Once these places are occupied, the Germans compress forward and can bombard the suburbs of London with artillery... This is definitely not good news, or a problem that Britain will never tolerate.

Of course, the British 2nd Armoured Division, which had been fighting back against German paratroopers in the area near Ashford, had to give up the attack and start retreating north.

The 1st Armoured Division, which had suffered heavy losses, or what was now almost an armoured regiment, was transferred to the flank to garrison Chatham.

The task of defending the SS Adolf Hitler Guards Panzer Division commanded by German Dietrich had to be handed over to the 2nd Panzer Division, which had retreated from Ashford, with lesser losses.

This adjustment is to strengthen the defense of London. And shorten the 1st Army's line of defense, shrinking too scattered forces.

It's not without its downsides, though. The 1st Army has shrunk its line of defense, and of course it has given up a large area, which needs other troops to fill the defense.

The problem now is that in these areas, the British defenders did not have many troops to stabilize the defense and stop the attack of the German elite.

The 2nd German Paratrooper Division and the Army's 9th Mechanized Infantry Division delivered a nice right uppercut and headed south from Ashford in a gesture to surround Hayes.

The British 9th Armoured Division, which was massing towards the Hays area, had to stop halfway and wait for the superior to decide whether to actually enter the German encirclement.

The result was a distraught brawl within the London command. Some Churchill generals believed that the 9th Armoured Division had to counterattack as originally planned in order to achieve the desired effect.

But Sir Dill, believing that such an adventure would cost the precious 9th Armoured Division, refused to give the order to let the 9th Armoured Division enter Hayes.

The matter was entangled until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still no convincing result. However, at 3:40, the Germans encircled Hayes, ending the quarrel at the British high-level.

Now everyone's worries are gone, and the remaining question is whether the flanking counterattack will continue.

At this point, the conclusions seemed surprisingly unanimous. Everyone believed that the counterattack should be carried out immediately, and that attacking the German flank would effectively relieve the pressure on the 1st Army, or the defense in the direction of London.

In what may have been the longest day in British history, at 4:00 pm, the British armour was finally ready on the flanks and had enough artillery to start an attack that was theirs.

The German paratroopers also realized that it was unwise to attack Hayes and occupy the town when the British army was closing in.

Therefore, before the British army moved, the German army withdrew the weak encirclement on the outskirts of Hayes.

The British defenders in the town, as well as the residents in the town, shed tears of excitement when they saw the Germans retreat and give way.

They didn't know that it was the Germans who took the initiative to retreat~www.wuxiaspot.com~ gave up their positions. What they saw was that they held their positions and waited for reinforcements to arrive.

"Good news! Good news!" When the atmosphere in the entire headquarters was depressed and gloomy, an officer waved a telegram and ran in and shouted.

He waved his arms as he shouted, and at a glance he had the charm of a London newsboy. Now he couldn't care less, and kept shouting: "The Germans are retreating! The siege of Hayes is lifted!"

Churchill finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the 9th Armored Division had just started to move and the German encirclement on the outskirts of Hays had been lifted.

Since the morning, almost all he has heard is bad news. Now that there is finally good news, and such exciting good news, how could he not be happy?

Sir Dill was also relieved at this time: it seems that not every unit of the Germans is a pervert with a high combat effectiveness. Obviously, the troops on the flanks of the German army are far worse than the troops on the front!

It was getting dark, and as long as the Germans were forced to turn on the defensive, the night would belong to the British.