Holy Roman Empire

Major General Winston, who hadn't reacted yet, passively became Liverpool's apparent supreme commander in a daze.

Not only to command the army, but also to restore order in the city, organize people to save themselves...all the things that clean up the mess have become his job.

Don't think this is a good thing. If there is no accident, the anger of the citizens and the first person responsible for the air raid on Liverpool this time is also his unlucky major general on duty.

At this point, it's too late to refuse.Since the first self-help order was issued, Major General Winston has become the scapegoat recommended by everyone.

There is no way, Liverpool is not only a commercial port, but also one of the most important military ports in Britain.As the military officer on duty, Major General Winston himself had an inescapable responsibility for the air strike.

If you have too many debts, you don't have to weigh yourself down. Anyway, your career is over, so it's okay to take the blame for everyone.

Essentially, everyone is unlucky.There are so many cities in Britain where the Shinra Air Force does not go, but they chose Liverpool. Where can everyone reason?

Fortunately, London was with them. London, where many soldiers gathered, suffered heavy losses, and Liverpool, which was weak in strength, suffered heavy losses, which is reasonable.

If it is really held accountable, it is the British government that will bear the brunt.In this context, the final result is likely to be "raise high and fall gently".

Major General Winston asked dutifully, "Has the loss been calculated?"

The military officer in charge of the summary replied: "Now it is only a preliminary count of the losses of personnel, warships, shipyards, and port buildings, and other losses are still being counted.

If all goes well, the statistics will be completed in two days.The specific loss data are as follows:

死亡人数共计1287人，其中包括军队官兵我49名军官、757名士兵；受伤人数共计5176人，其中包括276名军官和1186名士兵。

Most of the loss of officers and soldiers is concentrated in the navy, mainly because warships are the center of gravity of the enemy's attack.Although we have left the port in time, the damage caused by the early attack is still huge.

The sunk warships included 2 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 4 torpedo boats, and 7 auxiliary warships; even more were damaged. Including the two dreadnoughts, more than half of the warships suffered losses to varying degrees.

The loss of the shipyard was even greater, and multiple docks suffered heavy damage. The three dreadnoughts under construction in the dock were all destroyed, and various infrastructure losses were countless.

Most of the civilian casualties occurred in shipyards.When the bombing broke out, the shipyard was just under construction, and many people were buried by the collapsed factory building before they could react.

......"

Rao had been mentally prepared, but after hearing the specific loss figure, Major General Winston remained silent.

The loss of the Royal Navy has caught up with a major battle.Although there are not many sunken warships, there are many injured warships that cannot stand up!

Repairing warships takes time, especially in the context of severely damaged shipyards, and repairs have to go to other regions.

With his own professionalism, Rear Admiral Winston made a judgment that it would take at least half a year for the Royal Navy fleet staying in Liverpool to recover.

Not to mention the shipyards, the warships can still run, but they stay in place and let the enemy bully them. It may take several months to clean up the ruins.

In contrast, the loss of other infrastructure is not large.It can be seen that the enemy is well prepared, and even the target of the attack has been selected in advance.

After calming down, Major General Winston said indifferently: "Correct the losses as soon as possible and send them to the London government. By the way, do we have an air defense early warning system?"

The blame belongs to the blame, but things that can reduce one's responsibility must be done.

Encountering enemy air strikes without prior warning is the best excuse to shirk responsibility.

Despite the early warning, it will not change the final result.But this did not prevent Major General Winston from speaking out.

……

Liverpool after the war was lonely, and the damage caused by the war was far from being able to be simply summarized by a few cold numbers on paper.

What's more, the bureaucrats have always had a tradition of artistic processing. How can they accurately calculate all the losses after the bombing ended in just a few hours?

In addition to the warships and shipyards that were focused on, the overpasses, platforms, and railroad tracks of the station were bombed to pieces, and the ground was full of charred and mutilated corpses.

On the pier, Tom, who escaped by chance, wiped the nervous sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and looked up at the red sun shining on the red land, so bright that he couldn't keep his eyes open.

What the war leaves behind is blood, loneliness, ruined homes, and pain that can never be healed.

The workers who were chatting just now were left with broken limbs all over the floor, and there were painful groans from time to time.

Tom didn't pay attention to it, not because he didn't have sympathy, but because of his limited ability, he couldn't help at all.

I have to admit that people really have different grades.The big shots are precious, even if they are just scratched a little, there will be a large group of medical staff following them; while the lives of the people at the bottom are worthless, even if they are seriously injured and dying, no one cares about them.

Don't ask why, just ask: We have tried our best, but medical resources are insufficient, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

After making sure it was safe, Tom got up from the ground and looked over while talking, and the one who yelled in pain was John who had just chatted and wrangled together.

At this moment, John has lost his previous demeanor, the lower half of his body was hit heavily by the collapsed cargo, and the ground is already bloody.

After hesitating for a while, Tom took back his steps and rushed home.

It's not that Tom is indifferent, it's that he can't even take care of himself, so there is no capital to meddle in other people's affairs.

Regardless of the fact that John was only injured in his lower limbs, as long as he was rescued in time and sent to the hospital for treatment, it seemed that it would not be difficult to save his life.

But for the dock workers at the bottom, a common cold and fever can make life difficult, let alone a serious injury.

Expensive medical expenses are enough to crush an ordinary family.John couldn't afford it, and Tom couldn't afford it either.

If people were saved, it might not be a good thing for John's family.Either break the house, or witness the ugliness of human nature.

For the people at the bottom, when encountering such a thing, it is better to have a good time.

Chapter 135

In the evening, the results of the daytime bombing had been compiled into documents and sent to the Palace of Vienna.

Of course, limited by the conditions on the battlefield, it is impossible to accurately count the enemy's losses. This report will definitely differ from the actual situation.

The error is only a small problem, the key is that the air strike was successful.Looking at the battle report in his hand, Franz very much suspected that the high-level British military were all Shinra spies.

Air defense is a joke. This is no longer a problem of loopholes. Instead, it seems to deliberately open the door to let the Shinra Air Force in.

London is better. Although the air raid was not detected in advance, the anti-aircraft firepower still exists.If it wasn't for the heavy fog, they might have achieved considerable results.

It is embarrassing in other places. The Shinra Air Force air raided Liverpool, passing through many towns along the way, and it is hard to see where the anti-aircraft artillery is.

Of course, it is also possible that the defenders below were timid, afraid of angering the enemy and getting burned, they simply pretended not to see it.

It's fine if you don't open fire. At any rate, send an emergency telegram to your colleagues to remind everyone to prepare.

Others cannot be guaranteed, at least the Royal Navy can go to sea in advance.As long as the large fleet is not assembled, there is no need to threaten overhead at all.

It is no problem to deploy aircraft from all over the country to participate in the war. Anyway, Britain is such a big place, and it is fighting on the mainland, so there is no need to consider the issue of returning.

But to participate in the battle is to participate in the battle, no matter how you say it, you have to wait for the main force to complete the assembly before going to the battlefield!

Blindly in a hurry, those who arrive at the battlefield first will participate in the battle first, this is really beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Since it was a head-giving tactic, the result was naturally astonishing.If it weren't for the passive completion of the assembly while taking advantage of the rotation of the Shinra Air Force, the British Air Force would have been directly defeated.

Although it has not been defeated now, heavy losses are still necessary.There were as many as 376 enemy planes that were confirmed to have been shot down, and countless more were injured.

The air combat achieved brilliant victories, and the bombing also achieved impressive results.The port of Liverpool, the British military center, was severely beaten. Regardless of the sunk warships, the key was the damage to the shipyard.

The dock can be rebuilt, the equipment can be repurchased, but the loss of engineers and skilled workers is permanent.

These days, the average life expectancy is less than fifty, so there is no such thing as retirement, and re-employment naturally does not exist.

Of course, the British family has a big business, and there are still talent pools.The big deal is to recruit people from other small shipyards, but building warships is different from building merchant ships, and the running-in period must be indispensable.

It takes time to repair the shipyard, and it takes time to train skilled workers. It doesn’t take a year or two to add them all together, so don’t even think about it.

It's not that it can't be fast, if the competitors are willing to help, the progress can still be improved.It's just that this possibility is almost as high as the probability of human beings entering the Datong society.

Of course, today's bombing is not safe. It is best for the Air Force to patronize for a few more days in a row to consolidate this hard-won victory.

In contrast, the bombing of London was very Buddhist.Without any strategic goals, it feels like a full-fledged bomber.

The thick fog covered the sky, and it was impossible to see the ground clearly. The British government could only rely on the efforts of the British government to count the results of the battle.

Compared with the brilliant results, Franz is more satisfied with the loss.The Shinra Air Force paid a total of 27 fighter planes crashed and 79 fighter planes were damaged to varying degrees during the daytime operations.

Among the fallen fighter planes, except for 3 bombers, the rest were fighter jets, and 5 of them were lunch boxes received on the way back.

Such an exchange ratio can be said to be a miracle in military history.The only regret is that miracles don't happen often. After suffering such a big loss, the British will definitely learn a lesson and can't expect the enemy to be stupid all the time.

"The air force has performed well, and we will continue to work harder. However, the bombing battlefield needs to be expanded. All cities within the coverage of the air force are targets for bombing.

The bombing of London was changed to a feint attack. While the British had not recovered, they tried to trap and kill the vital forces of the British Air Force as much as possible to cover the bombing of other areas. "

I have to admit that London is a good place. Although the ground targets cannot be locked due to the smog, the enemy's ground air defense firepower is also abolished by the smog.

This means that the Shinra Air Force, which is working on an expedition, can fight fairly with the British Air Force fighting on the mainland.

If you don't take advantage of the current opportunity to kill as much as possible of the British Air Force's vital forces, once the winter is over, this good day will be over.

To put it bluntly, they are still taking advantage of the arrogance of the British.The public cannot tolerate the Shinra Air Force acting wildly above their heads, but the government does nothing.

As long as the British Air Force is disabled, the subsequent battles will be easy.The three German empires dared to play the "Sea Lion Project", and Shinra, which has a greater advantage, can also follow suit.

In the original time and space, the British Air Force was able to attack the strong with the weak, but it does not mean that it can now.You know, American aunts these days are still playing with mud, and they don't have the ability to transfuse blood at all.

Now that the main force of the British Air Force has been attracted to London, it is easy to bomb other areas.Although London is the core of the British Isles, and other areas are leftovers, Franz does not dislike it at all.

If it weren't for the consideration that the air force could not cover the entire British Isles, Franz would definitely order to drop bombs on every city.

Not to kill the enemy, but to scare people.

As long as the hearts of the British people are disturbed, the subsequent battles will be easy to fight.Now the air force cannot cover the entire British Isles, but it is no problem to cover half of the cities.

As long as it is secretly led, the citizens of so many cities have risen together to demand that the London government organize air defense, and then it will be fun.

Conrad, the Minister of the Air Force, said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, there is no problem in continuing to bomb the British Isles, but it may be difficult to trap and kill the main force of the British Air Force.

During the day's fighting, we have severely damaged the RAF.According to the comparison of the information collected from the front line and the previous intelligence, the British Air Force has lost a quarter of its fighter planes, and perhaps less than half of the fighter planes that can continue to go to the battlefield tomorrow.

After suffering such a big loss today, the British will definitely learn from experience and they will not make the same mistake a second time.

If the British study carefully, they will find that our bombing has little impact on London, but the damage caused by air combat is greater.

After calming down, I am afraid that the British Air Force will directly admit it.Even if the people exert pressure, they will only carry out symbolic resistance.

Then, calm down and slowly accumulate strength, waiting for the opportunity. "

No matter how good the plan is, the enemy must be willing to cooperate.They fought too hard during the day, which directly damaged the vitality of the British Air Force.

If the British Air Force does not learn its lesson and continues to choose to fight the Shinra Air Force head-on, I am afraid that it will not be long before even the establishment will be wiped out.

After a little thought, Franz said indifferently: "Then find a way to continue to stimulate them, the arrogance of the British cannot be exhausted after one failure.

If it doesn't work, just throw leaflets on the British Isles and let the British people make the decision for them.

I don't care how you fight, in the next month, at least [-] tons of bombs will be dropped on the heads of the British. "

It doesn't work if you don't work hard, bombs also have a shelf life.The Vienna government has been preparing for this war for too long, and has a little too much ammunition in reserve.

If it weren't for the fact that there are Russians as receivers, and there is an international market to dump, I am afraid that the expiration of light weapons and ammunition will be a big problem.

There's no way, plans don't change fast.The initial plan of the Vienna government was prepared according to the worst-case scenario, that is, the British wooed France, Russia and other countries to besiege Shinra.

The diplomacy of the shit-stirring sticks is indeed powerful, but they are human or not gods, and they cannot reverse the overall situation.

With the efforts of the Vienna government, not only did the worst situation not happen, but the situation went to another extreme.

Enemies who were defenses are now allies.So the ammunition reserved for the French and Russians before can only be borne by the British family.

As for the Oceanic Alliance created by the British, Emperor Franz said he could not see it.Anyway, I can't reach them now, and I want to find the bad luck of these guys, which is also a post-war thing.

……

Another sleepless night in London.The bombing during the day has refreshed many people's cognition and deeply touched everyone's nerves.

"It turns out that the Royal Navy is not omnipotent, and London is not safe either!"

Immediately afterwards, there was endless anger. The enemy threw bombs above their heads, and the government did not see anything. It was clearly dereliction of duty and incompetence.

Fortunately, the fog was thick enough that ordinary people did not see the air battle during the day, otherwise everyone's anger at the moment would be even higher.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The stimulus of the day was so great that the British cabinet government was still working in the bomb shelter at this moment.If it weren't for the fact that the place wasn't big enough, everyone would have brought their family members along.

Since you can't bring it in, you can only send it out.London is very lively at the moment, and the night can't stop everyone's enthusiasm for moving.

From princes and nobles to ordinary people, as long as conditions permit, they are now running to the countryside.

There is no way, London is no longer suitable for living.Originally, the smog was enough for everyone, but now bombs are falling from the sky.

Not to mention air defense, the power of a plane falling is much greater than the power of an enemy bomb exploding.There are iron lump dumplings in the sky, and no one can stand it.

I have never experienced bombing, and the infinite air defense facilities are approximately equal to zero.Even the air-raid shelters used by the cabinet government are made up of basements.

For the sake of their lives, everyone unanimously decided to run away.Anyway, no matter how rampant the enemy's planes are, it is impossible to bomb the countryside, and that is not enough gas money.

Those who were forced to stay were also panicked.I only hate that my net worth is not enough, so I have to stay to make a living.