Imperial Overlord

"What are you kidding? The Germans control the second port? Portsmouth lost?" Gott stared at the officer who came to deliver the message, and asked very eagerly.

If the Germans solved the logistical problems, more troops could be transported to the British mainland. The English Channel is too narrow, not wide enough for the British fleet to run amok.

Without the natural barrier, even with twice the strength, the combat effectiveness of the British and German troops is not on the same level.

What's more, the drag from the shortage of supplies has already been dragged down, otherwise how could Portsmouth surrender without a fight?

Cornwall has always been in a state of semi-starvation because of London's priorities for supplies.

If you get the news from Portsmouth that it is possible to get the relief food of the Germans, it will be a big deal.

Once the Germans started clearing their way with food, it was much smoother than with artillery shells. The entire peninsula of Cornwall would succumb to German force and food offensives.

The German army will soon be able to occupy a large number of British lands and obtain complete materials on these lands. For example, airports and highways, for example, ports have greater strategic depth.

"Isn't this a big mistake? Even if 20,000 German soldiers stormed into London, I have the confidence to drive them out! But if Portsmouth is lost, London is more dangerous than the front line!" Gott The Viscount patted the table and shouted loudly.

He was in charge of guarding London, but not Portsmouth. All he can do now is to stick here and find a way to retake as much of the area as possible while the main German army is not there.

If the British counterattack can be successful and Dover can be recaptured, it seems that the war can continue.

It is a pity that not only Viscount Gort did not have this confidence, but even Churchill did not believe that with the help of London's troops, the German army could be driven back to the sea.

The loss of Portsmouth meant that the most difficult British torpedo boats and other troops had to withdraw from the battle. The threat at sea has been reduced by 70% at once, and the German army will definitely expand the scale of transportation.

Rubbing the bridge of his nose, he felt that Viscount Gott, who was under increasing pressure recently, managed to sort out his thoughts.

There is not much that can be done now. The more favorable news is that the Germans have focused their offensive on the flanks, so he has more time to manage the defense of the city of London.

"Find a way to continue to strengthen the defense line outside London." Gott ordered several generals around him: "Arrange the anti-aircraft guns forward and give them as good a range as possible."

"It must be arranged for the German tanks. It is necessary to lay anti-tank mines. Although we don't have much inventory, we must lay them all down!" He stood up, pointed to the most dangerous areas on the map, and ordered Subordinates to carry out orders.

Some of the bricks from the ruins of the collapsed houses were transported to the front line to strengthen the defense line. The outskirts of London are now a construction site, a construction site for the defense line.

Viscount Gott knew very well that he had to build his defense line as quickly as possible before the Germans continued to attack. Maybe it will only take a few days before the Germans will come back from the flanks and attack the city again.

He didn't know yet that the British civilians had already cooperated with the German army in rushing to transport some supplies to the UK in order to eat a bite of black bread.

Hundreds of ships, including some meritorious ships that once participated in the rush to transport evacuees from Dunkirk, have joined the ranks of transporting food.

In the end, an agreement was reached between the navy and Liszt and the surrendered British generals, and that 70 percent of the ships shipped were reserved for relief civilians.

The defeated side had no rights, but with the mentality of being a model, the German side still gave these British people enough face.

Many small ships joined the "save Britain, save yourself" operation, rushing to transport the enemy's supplies in the rough seas.

According to the agreement between the two parties, the remaining 30% can be left to the Germans to transport other things, as long as it is not weapons and ammunition.

Although the British sailors arrogantly insisted that they would not take part in the attack on their homeland, they still refused to accept the arrangement of transporting arms and ammunition to help the German army.

But with dozens of ships to help transport other supplies, the spared German ships could transport more ammunition around Dover.

Charles, as the commander-in-chief of the Navy at this time, had heard the news of the fall of Portsmouth. He also knew that his last bit of counter-strength there was over, and he knew that the country was about to be over.

In recent hours, a document proving that several Portsmouth commanders were members of the shadow forces of Germany's intelligence service has been making waves in Britain's top ranks.

The shadow troop, which seemed to be forgotten by the British top management, came out again at the most critical moment to make trouble, making the British inexplicably fall into passive again.

Several generals of the Navy have been quarantined for review. The Army has already shot two people, and I heard that the intelligence services have secretly executed two others.

The entire chain of command became a mess again, and there were too many people who had the possibility of surrendering. Many people had been ordered to contact Germany, and now they have become dangerous elements.

"The navy is finished. If we want to prove our position, we have to enter the English Channel to die. If we choose to give up, then all of us may be judged as traitors." Putting down the order document in his hand, Charles bitterly said Said to Admiral Tom S. V. Phillips, who was standing beside him.

General Tovey has just been transferred back to the mainland from Gibraltar, and the home fleet is now under General Tovey's control.

If it hadn't been for General Somerville to sit in Gibraltar, perhaps the old general would have been the perfect candidate for Churchill's desire to be transferred back to command the local navy.

The British naval fleet had suffered heavy losses in previous battles, and now Portsmouth was lost, and there was really not much left.

Counting and counting, only the battleships King George V, Warspite, Barham, Ramirez, Rodney, and Vengeance remain.

This may be the weakest navy in British history. The dignified British Empire, the former world's No. 1 overlord, has only six battleships left in the mainland, which is simply a shame.

"When General Tovey and I were handed over, he also thought that the navy could only preserve its strength... Presumably he wouldn't make any risky moves?" Tom S?V? Phillips replied.

He can be said to be the most relaxed now. He has already stepped down from the position of commander of the local fleet. Even if there is a big problem, it has nothing to do with it.

"No one can tell right now. I heard that there were torpedo boats and gunboats surrendering to the Germans in Portsmouth, and they were already very dissatisfied." Charles, who felt that he was haggard, complained gloomily.

It really had nothing to do with him, and he had no way to deduct the food subsidy in the direction of Portsmouth. So Churchill did not come to him, because the order to deduct food was given by Churchill himself.

This is a bad debt, a headless koan that no one can tell. Now that something goes wrong, it doesn't make any sense to hold anyone responsible.

So the above people pushed this result to the shadow troops of Germany, and threw the blame to the enemy. After all, no one will go to investigate and investigate?

On February 20, the fighting was relatively stable. The Germans consolidate their defenses and have no intention of continuing to attack, and the British are also happy to relax and gather their forces.

The United States shipped more supplies to the United Kingdom on this day. This time, the flag of the United States was hung with great fanfare, and the procedures were all sent to Russia.

Roosevelt was determined to help the British prolong the war, which was the best way to serve the interests of the United States.

He intends to rush to transport some supplies to the United Kingdom regardless of his face, at least to ensure that the British army can maintain its defense line in London.

That is, on this day, many cities on the Cornwall peninsula in the United Kingdom heard the news that the Germans distributed food relief.

The next day, on February 21, Bournemouth and Poole formally surrendered to the Germans. The Germans walked from Portsmouth to Poole without firing a single shot.

After Poole and further west, you are really close to the Cornwall peninsula. The German 114th Division pushed north, capturing several British towns in one fell swoop. The defenders here have all retreated, and the remaining civilians are the old and weak waiting to eat relief food.

It seems that the British hope to use this method to get rid of the burden behind them~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and this extremely rapid surrender did indeed increase the transportation pressure of the German troops.

At least on the 21st, Liszt stopped any orders to advance the troops. He demanded that the 113th and 114th Infantry Divisions of the Western Expeditionary Force, as well as the 2nd Paratrooper and 9th Mechanized Infantry Divisions, could not go any further.

Occupying too many cities has already caused the Germans to waste too much food. Li Le never imagined that his second set of plans could achieve such remarkable results in a short period of time.

At the same time, he did not expect that the British would use countless mouths waiting to eat to stop the German advance.

It was obvious that the Germans could no longer expand their occupied territories. At least until Dover and Portsmouth were repaired, the Germans could no longer launch a large-scale attack.

Of course, the Air Force is not in this category. Bombers taking off from France can attack London unscrupulously, and continue to annihilate the few British fighter jets that have to be dispatched over London.

On February 22, the British envoy Hamilton finally crossed the strait and came to Berlin, the capital of Germany, and saw the towering Chancellor's Office.