Imperial Overlord

After Liszt got the message from the head of state, he handed the message to General Student, who was beside him with a frown. . fastest update

General Student took the telegram and glanced at it, then returned the telegram to Liszt, dumbfounded.

They lacked ammunition and enough heavy weapons, so they called the High Command. Generally, this kind of telegram asking for something is more useful to the head of state than to the army commander-in-chief.

It's a pity that the head of state did not come up with materials this time, but instead gave them a somewhat depressing wicked idea.

"If we want to attack Portsmouth, doesn't this force us to continue to expand the front? We already lack ammunition, and now we have to go to the flank to open up a new battlefield. Isn't it more expensive?" Liszt asked Stu. Dent.

Student thought for a while and replied, "Your Excellency Marshal, the British Army's 2nd Army has moved northward a lot. This is indeed a good opportunity, and it may be easier than we thought."

An attack on London is now obviously unlikely to happen overnight, but an attack on Portsmouth is different.

There is now no British defense focus, and there is no heavy guard. Once the German army really entered the rhythm of rapid attack, the consumption of ammunition would be negligible.

"It makes sense to give up London, and attacking Portsmouth is also worth a try. But my troops need ammunition, fuel, and heavy weapons... Let me solve some problems!" Liszt smiled helplessly. Then he spoke.

As he spoke, he walked to the front of the map, looked at Portsmouth in the distance, and shouted to the officers outside the door: "Move the 501st and 502nd Armoured Battalions to Brighton!"

In the direction of Brighton, Student's 2nd Parachute Division was cooperating with the German 9th and 114th Divisions.

Three divisions had taken Brighton and were advancing in the direction of Worthing. The attack speed in this direction is not fast, and it has not been the main attack direction of the German army.

After being partially replenished with ammunition, the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division reversed the attack and began heading north to Crawley.

On the night of the 18th, the Germans captured Crawley. At this time, the United Kingdom, which had been under martial law in London, was worried about the time when the Germans attacked London.

"The enemy must be hoarding ammunition, and their logistics should be very difficult." Viscount Gott made his own analysis on the fact that the Germans did not continue to attack London.

Churchill was worried about the safety of London, and since Buckingham Palace was half bombed, the royal family and many ministers have pinned their hopes on Hitler.

These people hoped that Hitler would be willing to negotiate with Britain, and they were even willing to give up the Wall Peninsula and a large area of ​​surrounding territory for a humiliating peace.

At that time, the English Channel will not be a natural danger for the United Kingdom. At that time, the British fleet will also be handed over, and the legend of the British Empire that the sun never sets will also become a dream of yesterday.

"The Germans just shelled downtown London. Because of the distance, they can only hit some blocks in the southeast corner of the city." Gott pointed to the map and introduced Churchill and others.

The losses were not huge, and the German landing forces didn't have much ammunition wasted on a demonstrative operation like bombarding downtown London.

As of the night of February 18, 1941, Germany transported a total of 32 150mm heavy artillery to the British mainland.

Most of the remaining troops are using 105mm howitzers, and the worse units are using guns captured from the UK and 80mm mortars.

In the equipment of artillery, the gap between the German army and the British army is still huge. So when Germany bombarded the demonstrations in London, England, Britain responded with more intensive artillery fire.

"Tonight, I will organize a counterattack against the German army. It is expected that the German army will be repelled by about 5 kilometers." As a British general who took over the defense of London, Viscount Gott still has some skills.

After he concentrated his troops, he dispatched elites to start a counterattack, which became the first effective counterattack by the British after the successful landing of the German army.

"Once the counterattack is successful, the German large-caliber artillery will no longer be able to threaten the streets of downtown London." Speaking of this benefit, Gott's plan made Churchill's eyes shine.

The bombardment of London has been the most intolerable thing for Churchill in the past two days. He even ventured to inspect the bombarded neighborhoods in person, in order to restore the confidence that had collapsed.

But no matter what he did, what he did, it would be more realistic to keep the Germans away from London. As long as the German artillery no longer falls within the urban area of ​​London, confidence will naturally return to the hearts of the British people.

Therefore, Churchill supported Viscount Gott's counterattack plan. So on the night of the 18th, the British and German troops were fighting fiercely.

The whole night was spent in the roar of artillery, and the British troops were continuously transferred into London to strengthen the frontal defense.

British troops of about 3 infantry divisions participated in the counterattack, which launched a counterattack against the German forces. The fighting began in the early hours of the 19th, when it was still dark, and continued until dawn when the German planes arrived.

At the furthest point, the British advanced 4 kilometers, pushing the Germans back to where they were a day earlier.

Of course, Dietrich personally supervised the battle in the middle of the night, and the Panzer Division of Adolf Hitler's Guard Flag Regiment only retreated 1 km, still the closest unit to London.

On the early morning of February 19, Moscow Radio broadcasted an important message that the great leader of the Soviet Union, Comrade Stalin, demanded that Hitler withdraw his troops from Britain immediately, so as not to affect the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.

This was a very formal ultimatum, presumably the Soviet Union was ready to go to war, and the news made Brauchitch and his field marshals nervous.

Also early in the day, the German 114th Infantry Division captured Worthing. Now they are only 40km from Portsmouth.

Viscount Gott, who had been tired all night, sat in his seat and listened to various reports from his subordinates about the German attack.

Originally, he and Churchill were rejoicing at the victory last night, because if they continued to fight back tonight, then London would be completely free from the German shelling.

But now, a new crisis appears to have emerged. As the Germans attacked Portsmouth, the horizontal occupation zone had expanded so much that it had become more difficult for the British torpedo boats to attack.

The original German landing site was not so wide, so the attack of the torpedo boats was relatively concentrated. The results of concentrated attacks are also greater, which is inevitable.

As a result, there are too many landing sites for the German landing force, and they are also desperately repairing the Dover port.

The nighttime attacks of the torpedo boats were getting less and less effective, and the daytime counterattacks were even closer to suicide. As a result, the German sea transport became more and more calm and the losses were smaller.

"Attack Portsmouth? Are the Germans really so adequate?" Viscount Gott looked at the telegram coming from the other direction, and suddenly had a feeling that he couldn't see through the Germans.

He expected that the size of the German landing force would become larger and larger, and the logistical supply would become more and more tense.

Over time, the more German troops there were, the less logistical supplies became. Without adequate supplies, the Germans would not be able to fight a massive campaign in London.

That's why he was determined to fight back, preparing to fight a tug-of-war with the German landing forces in London.

As long as he can succeed, then the German army will be crucified under the city of London, constantly attrition and weakening.

"There are not many defenders in Portsmouth now. The 2nd Army went north and took away the two divisions that were originally there." When the staff officer mentioned this matter, he felt that Sir Dill was making too much of a fuss.

In order to strengthen the defenses on the London side, at least five divisions were drawn northward from Portsmouth's direction.

This move weakened the British flank, so the German offensive would break down in one morning.

Unlike in the direction of London, the British army in the direction of Portsmouth did not have armour and did not have enough anti-tank guns to defend against the armour.

They also didn't have anti-aircraft guns coming for a cameo anti-tank weapon, since most of the anti-aircraft guns were in the direction of London.

Compared with the London Army with a large number of artillery pieces and a large number of tanks and heavy weapons, the 2nd Army took away most of the mobile forces, leaving Portsmouth with the coastal defense force, which obviously could not stop the German army from advancing.

"If the 2nd Army can go south and try to threaten the flank of the German army's left flank, I think it can stop the German army from advancing." Viscount Gott looked at the map hanging on the wall and murmured.

As long as the 2nd Army moves south, the attacking Germans have just occupied Crawley~www.wuxiaspot.com~, then the Germans will be distracted and return to the defense to prevent themselves from being cut off.

It is a pity that Viscount Gott is the commander of Army Group London, he is not the chief of staff. Sir Deere could command the Second Army, but he couldn't.

Churchill, who also received reports of the German attack on Portsmouth, happened to be with Sir Dill. Holding the telegram, he looked at Sir Dill beside him.

"Let the 2nd Army fight back, and only the 6th Armored Division can be dispatched..." Dill knew what Churchill meant, and directly answered an answer that sounded irrelevant.

Speaking of the 6th Armored Division, Churchill dismissed the idea of ​​counterattack: the 1st Armored Division was severely damaged, the 2nd Armored Division was completely wiped out, and the 9th Armored Division suffered heavy losses...

There was only a pitiful 6th Armoured Division left in the direction of London. If something went wrong with this Armoured Division, Churchill could almost wipe his neck and kill himself.

"Telegram to the defenders in Portsmouth, and have them stand there and fight to the last man!" Churchill gritted his teeth and ordered Sir Dill--

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