Imperial Overlord

The largest amphibious landing operation in human history was the Normandy landing operation conducted by the Allied forces against Germany in World War II.

Of course, for the Germans in 1940, this had not happened, and Normandy was still the occupation of the German Army.

Since it has not happened, the many influences of this landing campaign on future generations have not yet been able to play out.

It's a pity that there is one more person in this world from the 21st century, who happened to be the head of state of the Third Reich.

Of course Li Le knew about the future Normandy landing, and he also knew the various weapons and equipment used in this landing operation.

When people talk about all kinds of dazzling weapons and equipment, in fact, some inconspicuous equipment that appeared in this battle are the real genius ideas that change the course of the war.

Before this landing, if humans wanted to land on the territory controlled by the enemy, they had to choose a landing site close to the port.

The choice of the landing site is very particular. On the one hand, it cannot be close to the port city, because such places often have heavy deployment of the enemy.

If you think about it, you can see that the number of ports is not large, and of course they are already under the key defense of the other party.

If you want to fight against the opponent's main defense force under these conditions, it is no different from courting death.

Therefore, in theory, the farther the landing site is from the port city, the more unexpected it will be, and the effect of a sudden attack will be achieved.

For the landing troops, avoiding the port city heavily guarded by the enemy and choosing an unexpected location for the enemy to land is the best choice to reduce casualties and increase the probability of successful landing.

However, it does not mean that the farther away from the port city, the better the choice of landing site. There is another problem here.

The success of the landing does not mean that the battle will be successful - if the enemy's port cannot be seized to increase the supply and transportation before the materials that go ashore with the landing force are exhausted, the enemy will also be driven into the sea by the breathing enemy.

Therefore, the location of the landing cannot be too far from the port city, and the combat troops must have the opportunity to rush to the port and occupy it in one or a short period of time.

However, it is easy to encounter the enemy's main force when it is close to the port, and it is easy to be driven into the sea by counterattack when it is far away from the port - this creates a contradictory problem.

How to solve this contradictory problem has become a worry for the commanders of the landing operations in World War II.

After all, modern warfare is about logistics and supplies. This is also one of the reasons why the German team was slow to land in the UK, because the safety of logistical transportation could not be guaranteed.

When the Allies landed in Normandy, they chose an unexpected place for the German defenders to conduct the landing operation. There were not many ports around Normandy, which largely confused the German high-level at the time.

In the process of landing in Normandy, the Allies used a temporary splicing dock like a pontoon, and established a dock that can handle goods in the Normandy area without a port!

This feat, or creativity, gave the Allies greater flexibility during the landing operations.

The appearance of the floating dock has technically solved the problem of choosing the landing site, and can also force the logistical supply of the landing troops when necessary.

It can even be said that the development and improvement of these new technologies became the key to the Allied forces deceiving the German defense forces and successfully implementing the Normandy landing!

As for the ridiculous false information and other deceptions, it is just the icing on the cake, but it is not the main reason why the German high-level misjudged the landing site of the Allied troops.

The reason why Rommel, the commander of the Atlantic Barrier at the time, had been holding the armored troops unwilling to engage in counterattack operations, and wasted precious counterattack time by throwing them into the battle bit by bit at the end was actually this.

German commanders believed that no matter how strong the Allied forces in Normandy were, they would be driven into the sea by German second-line troops after they ran out of supplies.

They worried that the deployment of troops from other regions would be unable to cope with the so-called "second landing" operation of the Allied forces to seize the port.

For the senior German commanders at that time, the ordinary coastline could be recovered as much as it was lost, and important coastal cities such as ports could not be lost!

It was this serious misjudgment that made Germany reluctant to commit troops to fight, and finally it was too late when they realized that the Allied forces in Normandy did not seem to be short of supplies.

And now, what Li Le wants is this effect! He wants to let the British suffer from the technical losses suffered by the Germans back then, and seriously misjudge the material handling capacity of the German landing troops!

At a time when all the military services are robbing resources, at a time when the war has reached the most critical moment, when the navy builds new warships and rewrites the rules of naval warfare, it will not be able to quench the thirst of the near and far.

Therefore, these gadgets proposed by Li Le seem to be inconspicuous, but they can be built quickly, and there are no technical difficulties!

It's nothing more than some floating boxes and connecting parts - the technical difficulties of this invention are close to zero for Germany, and it's just a sudden inspiration.

"My Führer! The floating dock you mentioned, we have already started construction of a small dock in East Prussia... The existing dock is not occupied at all, and all civilian workers are used." Raeder reported.

For the admiral, this new naval equipment is actually not very interesting to him.

He prefers to take the time to build more warships, even destroyers, as long as they are surface ships, he likes them.

Although it is a little short-sighted to think like this, the German people of this era have such a problem. They are eager to grow and are unwilling to let go of the slightest opportunity.

"But, with all due respect, my head of state... this kind of thing, although it seems to be very useful, but at this stage, the navy cannot guarantee the safety of these facilities..." Rader said worriedly to Li Le.

The head of state in front of him seems to be very talkative recently. He fully understands the disadvantages and current situation of the navy. He is not the same as in the past, and often puts forward excessive tactical requirements.

Even, the head of state also improved the air defense firepower of the naval surface ships on a whim, so that almost all large and medium-sized surface ships have strengthened their air defenses.

The head of state seems to be in a good mood recently, so he is also tolerant of the questions raised by the army, navy, and air force. This makes Rader willing to express his concerns, and he is very satisfied with this kind of communication.

With regard to this new type of floating dock, what Rader is most worried about is that his navy cannot ensure the safety of the transportation line itself.

Redel was afraid that the Fuhrer would, under the instigation of the new equipment, forcibly implement the "Sea Lion Project" regardless of the problems at hand, and completely bury the navy foundation he had finally built up in the English Channel.

"Don't worry! Raidel, my marshal! I won't make any impulsive decisions before the navy is ready." Li Le replied with a smile.

As a traveler who knows the old foundation of the German navy, Li Le is even more unsure about the combat capability of the German navy surface ship formation than Raedl.

He will not easily let the precious fleet be consumed in the landing operation where the outcome is unknown. What he wants is for the German fleet to go hunting at sea!

It is always harder to build than to destroy. The German navy does not have to face the powerful British navy and compete with the opponent for sea dominance...

The only thing Li Le wants the German fleet to do is to cut off the transport supplies from the British mainland!

In this way, as long as a clear-cut war is fought for five months, the British mainland will have no ability to resist.

At that time, a landing operation in the retraction of strength will really be captured.

"My marshal! All you have to do is get things ready and spare, and I didn't delay the progress of the naval reconstruction plan~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Li Le said this casually, and then shifted the topic to the naval fleet.

"I think it's too hasty that you asked Lütjens to command the Scharnhorst to go to sea!" Li Le was not satisfied when talking about the recent naval plan.

In the original plan, he was to concentrate all of Germany's maritime power and do a fleet-level battle.

But in order to show his sense of existence, Raedl ordered the Scharnhorst to go to sea alone, and played the single-ship breakup that the Germans often did in history...

This plan made Li Le very unhappy. He was afraid that his poor naval family would be sent out one by one to die.

"In addition to the training plan in the near future, don't arrange this kind of single-ship mission for the Navy! What I need is a fleet that can fight the enemy at a critical time! It's not a group of skirmishers! Do you understand?" Li Le looked at Reidl , said so.

He didn't feel distressed about a battlecruiser Scharnhorst, but was afraid that Raedl would be happy and send the battleship Bismarck, which had just been refitted, out to sea.

In Li Le's future naval plan, the battleship Bismarck is to accompany the aircraft carrier Zeppelin to form the core of the fighting force of the German fleet!

If lost at this time, the German navy will never be able to pose a sufficient threat to the British sea transport lines.

"Understood... my head of state." Redel replied.

Li Le glanced at the other party, and finally added: "The point is the battleship Bismarck! I need it to form a fleet with the aircraft carrier Zeppelin at the right time! Don't give it a mission to go to sea recently!"

"As ordered! My head of state!" Admiral Raidl heard the head of state's clear request, and he could no longer be vague, and stood at attention and saluted.