Battle of the Third Reich

Vol 5 Chapter 112: The longest night (4)

"However, Your Excellency, one of the reports comes from the hands of Major Bond of the Staff Office. You have seen him himself and once praised him as an excellent man. I believe his report is true." The school stood up to remind Churchill.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I have a guess. Maybe you will think it is ridiculous, but I personally think that it is very likely. The Germans will have landed in an area that we do not know, and we have not even noticed it."

"Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo! I said long ago that this is absolutely impossible. Our coast posts and air defense observation posts have been alerting the entire coastline. So far we have not received any warning, Dover Fortress Although we lost contact, we have resumed communication with the Kent Command post. They have been closely monitoring the surrounding area and have found no signs of German landing."

A colonel stood up to refute the argument of his colleagues. He thought that the guy might have read more science fiction, because apart from Dover and Folkestone, there was no suitable place for landing in this area, and the German armored forces could not land. It is even less likely to appear at the location stated in the attack report.

The colonel was more inclined to Churchill's point of view. It should be that a large German paratrooper was dropped into this area. If it was a parachutist, it might also carry some wheeled vehicles, and was panicked by the group after being ambushed. The panicked soldiers mistakenly thought of the tank. Only in this way can it be explained why the German troops appeared in two distant areas because they had traffic equipment.

And Churchill’s assumptions are also very reasonable. Perhaps some deserters deliberately exaggerated the strength of the German troops in order to cover up their crimes of retreating and abandoning their comrades. Similar examples are not uncommon in soldiers during the war. This answer is also very logical. .

"But if it is only a paratrooper force, it is impossible to have such a strong firepower. It is not a small force that is attacked, but a powerful regiment with three infantry battalions and two artillery battalions. Even if it was ambushed, it was I was caught flat-footed and would not be without resistance. The content of the report is very clear. The simple light infantry and bare-handed artillery have no counterattack under the attack of the armored unit. They are heavily fired by the Germans on the road. During the massacre, many soldiers chose to surrender on the spot.

Just ask if the paratroopers are equipped with motor vehicles. But it is absolutely impossible to have such a powerful firepower that can defeat the resistance of British infantry in such a short time. "Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo still insisted on his own opinion, he picked up a telegram and argued.

"Wait a minute..." Churchill raised his hand to stop the colonel who was about to refute. He reached out to Leonardo. "Tell me the telegram."

After receiving the telegram, Churchill took another look at it carefully. Then he put the telegram on the table, he closed his eyes and pondered. After a while, Churchill opened his eyes violently. He looked at the lieutenant colonel who was still at the table and asked anxiously, "Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo! If your judgment is correct, then you think the German team will be Where did you log in.".

"This... according to my judgment, if the German armored forces appeared at these locations, according to the local road system and the branches of the nearby village and town outposts, I think it should be landing along the beach head from Dover to Dill. Yes, at most to Pegville Beach, you won’t be any further north.” The lieutenant colonel replied confidently.

"But the coastal terrain there is simply not suitable for large forces to land, and we have conducted repeated investigations and research. Experts from the Naval Academy of Sciences are sure that the German ships cannot reach these shoals." Churchill frowned. I hope that the lieutenant colonel's guess is wrong, but his hunch tells him that maybe this is the correct answer to all questions.

"We used to think that German armored forces could not pass the Ardennes forest, but they did." Leonardo opened the Army Committee's scars mercilessly.

"Dear... Ironside! I remember there was a report about Deere. It seemed that the sentry of Sandwich Barracks found that Deere lit the lights all night and saw traces of transport ship activity on the sea."

"Yes, Prime Minister, at that time you judged that it was the German pretext, in order to confuse our eyes." Anside was surprised by the implied meaning in Churchill's words. Is it true that as the lieutenant colonel said, the Germans have already landed on the land.

"Damn it! God, I'm so stupid!" Churchill punched **** the table, and the cigar bounced out of the ashtray. Rolled down under the table.

"The Germans must have mastered the advanced technology that we did not know. They have a way to allow large troops to break through the shoal and land. God, they landed last night. We were kept in the dark for a whole day! God knows that there is already How many German teams landed on the land of England, we were as silly as a nerd still waiting for them to arrive in Dover. We were tricked by the Germans, by the treacherous blond kid. He again Successfully fooled all of us!" Churchill stood up, trembling with an angry roar.

"No, we can't do anything, we still have a chance, yes!" Churchill suddenly turned around in a hurry, he pulled the map on the table, and then took a red and blue pencil from the table.

"We still have a chance. The number of Germans landing should not be large, otherwise they will not keep sneaking their actions, but they should advance directly along the road to London. Their number should be far less than Dover. The forces in the war zone, so they would want to sneak into the squadron." Churchill struck various lines on the map that he understood.

"We can concentrate our troops to counterattack and surround them in this area. We also have reserve teams. Yes, we can mobilize the London reserve team, Ironside!"

"I am here, Your Excellency."

"You immediately make a counterattack plan and use all the troops we can mobilize now. We are going to launch a night attack. The Germans must not be prepared. We must block these roads before dawn and put them in a cage. , And then wipe them out in one fell swoop, we still have one million self-defense forces, and local troops, we also have armored forces, we take out everything we have, now is not the time to spare our military strength, the British Empire is facing The biggest crisis, for the first time, an enemy set foot on the land of England.

Air Force...Yes, we still have the Air Force, and immediately asked Doudin to come and see me. I will mobilize all the bombers and level the German landing site. Although the blond kid is one step ahead of us, I will let him know who can laugh to the end. "Churchill threw the pencil **** the map. He looked at the officers around him fiercely, with a magical madness in his expression.

"Report, sir, this is the latest information from the Kent County Command." A lieutenant pushed the door open and walked in. He handed a telegraph copy to Ironside.

"My Excellency Prime Minister, this is an emergency report from Colonel Menzies. His commando accidentally discovered the German landing troops, so he tracked the Germans to find the exact landing site. Menzies reported that the German infantry assembled near the coastal road. It seems that he is preparing to move forward to Dover. Menzies has warned Dover’s garrison that he is now short of troops and asked London to immediately send troops to support him." Annside excitedly handed the telegraph paper to Churchill.

"Menzies only discovered that the German ** team landed until now. This is an unforgivable negligence, but the commando's performance did not disappoint me. This information is what we need most now. We want to land immediately. The area launched an attack, completely destroyed their landing site, and cut off the support and supplies of the German troops that had landed.

We will mobilize all the patriots of the British Empire to fight in the wilderness, in towns, on the beach, and in the backyard of the villa, until the Germans who have stepped on British territory are completely wiped out. "Churchill sent the telegram to Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo confidently, and gave him an admiring look at him."

"Good job, Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo. Your judgment is very accurate. The Germans are indeed landing within the range you said. You will be rewarded for this. I assure you."

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency Prime Minister." Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo nodded his thanks and then picked up the telegram and read it.

"Saint Margaret Beach? The German landing point is on Saint Margaret Beach? That’s not less than three miles from Dover. God, I can’t believe that the Germans landed so close. No one in Dover’s garrison found it. I understand that it’s no wonder that the Germans have been bombarding Dover uninterrupted since last night, in order to cover up their landing operation in close proximity and formulate this plan. The man is a crazy genius, and we are all in the palm of our hands." Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo automatically filled out the answer to the question, but it was not much different from the facts.

"I will order the Air Force to dispatch all the bombers and bomb the landing site overnight. I am going to hold a meeting of the National Defense Council. I think the members of the Cabinet will be very happy that we have seen through the German conspiracy in a timely manner. Everyone will be very good tonight Hard work, but in order to win, this is a price that must be paid. I hope everyone is loyal to their duties, and victory must belong to us." Churchill looked at the army officer in the room with a firm look, and then took it from the table. After the telegrams, he strode out of the office. (To be continued.)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like