Imperial Overlord

Including the nearby German fighter jets patrolling, and some German aircraft that took off immediately after receiving the order, there are at least 400 German fighter jets nearby that can fight.

Counting planes like the ME-110, Germany could take off more planes to intercept British forces.

How could such a huge intercepting force be an assault force cobbled together by the British Air Force to break it?

Wellington had been shot down by dozens, and they had paid dearly before they could see the coastline of a distant enemy.

The command center in the British mainland has long been in chaos, and everyone is contacting the air force they are responsible for, trying to count the losses.

"Call Flying Fish Squadron! Flying Fish Squadron, please answer! Is anyone on the channel?" In the radio liaison room, the officer was confirming again and again what the troops had encountered.

In another room, Dawding was reporting the damage caused by the bombing to Churchill with a pale face: "The **** fighter unit has suffered heavy losses, should the mission continue?"

The question he is asking now is not actually saving the fleet of planes that flew out, but saving some valuable pilots who are capable of flying back by themselves.

Although most of the pilots are not the core main force of the Air Force, there are still some outstanding pilots selected by lottery.

If this situation is ignored now, it is very likely that the nearly 600 planes that have flown out will never return.

"Mr. Prime Minister... This is obviously a bait... The enemy has deployed heavy troops in Brest, and our aircraft has fallen into a hard battle." Another air force general lowered his head and reminded.

No one doubts that this attack will pay a heavy price. Unless the Germans are stupid, they will leave such an important place as Brest and let British planes come to pick it up.

However, when the action really happened, everyone realized that their so-called sacrifices and costs were still too optimistic.

If such a battle continues, the counter-attack force that the British Air Force has painstakingly accumulated will almost be lost before dark.

"The news that just came out!" An officer pushed open the door, walked to Churchill's desk, and pressed a report in front of Churchill: "The Wellington bombers lost 55, and they didn't even have Brest. see you."

"At any time, persistence is the magic weapon for victory!" Churchill insisted stubbornly. He is reluctant to stop now, and he is not willing to stop until he has achieved effective success.

Looking at the faces of the generals who were about to cry, Churchill said confidently: "Gentlemen, to give up now is to say that the sacrifices we have made before are wasted."

"However, Mr. Prime Minister, if the remaining 500 aircraft continue to move forward, the number of aircraft that will fly to Brest will not exceed 200..." Dawding knows the essence of air interception operations.

As soon as he analyzed it casually, he knew that what the British aircraft group had collided with was nothing more than the interceptor planes deployed around Brest.

Once the German fighters from further away to reinforce Brest arrive, it is really doomed.

These layers of interception will tear apart the defenses of the British fighter jets, and eventually start to shoot down the Wellington bombers exponentially.

"The Luftwaffe's interception has already been put in place. In this case, the assault has already failed, so why continue to insist?" Dowding frowned and asked Churchill.

The surprise attack had failed, and it was now a storm. In the case of a weaker force, a violent attack at any cost will eventually leave nothing but losses.

What Dawding himself did not know was that of the 500 planes he told Churchill at this moment, there were actually fewer than 450 left.

The loss of aircraft on the front line was faster than Dawding himself estimated. After all, fighting at their own doorstep, without the constraints of bombers, the level of German pilots can be several times higher than usual.

In the British fleet, the proportion of novice pilots flying the aircraft is higher, and the offensive operations of leaving their hometowns have further depressed morale. It is not surprising that the losses have exceeded expectations.

Among the remaining planes, bombers still occupy more than 200 positions, so at this time, the remaining British fighter jets are increasingly unable to maintain the **** line of defense.

The German pilots who killed the British rookie pilots would not stay and continue to tangle with the fighters, but would catch up with the British bomber force and attack the vulnerable bombers.

The situation became more and more passive, and Daoding had to consider whether his fighter troops would really be lost.

That's a whole 300 fighter jets that were pieced together. Now the losses are still relatively worthless hurricanes. After a while, they will be shot down by expensive Spitfires and P-40s that are difficult to replenish.

"Mr. Prime Minister! If the elite fighter forces suffer heavy losses, we will not be able to replenish them in a short period of time!" As the fighter commander, Dawding could only speak to persuade Churchill.

Last time, the German Navy's combat cruise annihilated the TC transport fleet and severely damaged the CK-1 transport fleet. The impact of that naval battle has already appeared in the UK.

Not to mention the shortage of food, although a large amount of valuable strategic food was used, the local security was barely maintained, but the speed of food replenishment was significantly declining.

At the same time, in addition to the battleship Prince of Wales, which has reached more than 90% completion, several battleships under construction in the UK have been suspended.

The fighter jet production line is even worse. The temporary production factory set up in the north has almost stopped because there is no way to provide enough wages and lack of some precision parts.

From November 19th to November 21st, for three days, the United Kingdom did not produce a fighter jet. This is an incredible thing in the wartime state.

Although the United States has assisted the United Kingdom with a full 400 P-40 fighter jets, the US assistance actually has additional conditions and represents part of the will of the United States.

For example, of the 400 P-40 fighters, 170 clearly stated that they must be deployed in the Middle East to prevent Rommel from continuing eastward.

Of the remaining 230 aircraft, 100 are still being produced in the United States. Of the remaining 130 aircraft, it is difficult to even make 90 of the remaining 130.

This time, under the pressure of Churchill and the pressure of the cut off of the local communication line, Dawding reluctantly agreed to the air strike plan of raiding Brest.

In order to cover the bomber unit, he took out most of the P-40 fighters in his hand and let 50 participate in the battle.

Now, if these planes can't return, there may be less than 40 P-40 fighter jets that can take off against the German aircraft invasion in his remaining fighter jets...

In the whole of the UK, there are only 40 planes that can barely fight the enemy, and only 300 planes can only use the word pitiful to describe them.

Once Germany landed at this time, Daoding was not sure about the air supremacy of the landing site. What he can do now is to persuade Churchill to cancel the mission immediately and let the fighter troops return immediately.

Even so, the Germans chased them all the way to the middle of the strait and returned home, and there may be only 150 remaining British fighter jets.

Thinking of this, Daoding really wanted to spit blood, he worked hard, and even the little power he managed to accumulate despite the fact that the capital was bombed by the enemy was completely lost today.

"The mission cannot be cancelled, not even the bombing at night!" Churchill replied forcefully: "The enemy fleet must be annihilated! This is our only chance of victory!"

Churchill didn't know that, even if it was consumed in this way, even if it flew to Brest, and the British aircraft had completed the bombing mission, there would not be a few aircraft left to return.

But he had to continue this mission, because he knew that if the German fleet in the port of Brest was kept, the next time the United Kingdom might not even have the strength to dispatch these planes.

Just yesterday, he had obtained clear data that the existing British transport ships, after excluding being sunk by submarines and interfering with the German fleet, were unable to guarantee the consumption and replenishment of the British mainland.

This means that as long as the German fleet and submarine force continue to harass like this, the British mainland will be completely desperate in the next two to three months.

Even if the German Army just watched, when the British mainland arrived, they could only choose to surrender, and it was an unconditional humiliating surrender.

If you count the landing operations that the German Army may launch at any time~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Britain will be caught in the dilemma of being hit ashore by the enemy even after a month and a half.

At that time, it really makes no difference whether there are 1,000 aircraft left in the UK or 200 aircraft left.

It was a loss anyway, and it was also a death anyway. Churchill fought desperately this time, in order to survive the death and win the defeat.

"Actually, as long as we persist, stick to the action on the Libyan side, and after we have the results, we can make plans..." Daoding suggested.

Hearing Dawding's suggestion, Churchill frowned. He knew that the action that Dawding said on the other side was the combat operation that was being prepared on Crete.

The surprise attack on Libya was considered to have found Germany's soft underbelly. As long as the B-17 bombers assisted by the Americans completed the task, Germany would fall into a passive state.

Germany, equipped with a lot of machinery but not enough fuel reserves, will be crushed to death by its own weapons and equipment. By that time, perhaps the German navy will run out of oil at all.