69novels Chapter 655
Chapter 655
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In the foggy city, when the British army was doing its best to prevent the German army from landing in the Strait of Calais, the German army landed in Bournemouth, which caught the British army off guard.
By the time they realized it, Bournemouth had already been lost.
“How was this battle fought? Although Bournemouth is not the most important defense zone, there are at least 50,000 troops here, right? 50,000 troops, and they broke through the position in one night? Even if it was 50,000 pigs, they would not be able to catch them all in three days and three nights!”
Upon hearing the news, King George V, who had just rushed back from outside, was furious and scolded the relevant person in charge of the military.
It was no wonder that he lost his temper. The previous rounds of bombing by the German army had caused extremely heavy losses to the British mainland, and the entire British mainland was immersed in great grief.
At this time, their military morale had fallen to the bottom, and the German army was very likely to take this opportunity to launch an attack on their homeland, so the British high-level officials were highly vigilant and had warned the garrisons in various places one after another, asking them to be careful of possible attacks by the German army.
In this case, Bournemouth was successfully attacked by the German army, allowing the German army’s 100,000 troops to land ashore. How could this not be… Makes people angry?
If the German air bombing was a serious blow to the British Empire, then their army’s attack on the British Empire could be devastating!
The Germans could not make the British Empire surrender by relying on the air force alone. Even if they bombed the British Empire into ruins, the British Empire would still insist on resistance and never surrender!
However, once the German army landed, with their powerful combat power, they only needed to sweep all the way through, and the British Empire might be destroyed!
Therefore, the smooth landing of the German army left the British Empire with no way out. It was now a critical moment of life and death. If they could not drive the enemy into the sea and let the German army gain a foothold, then they would be destroyed!
“Your Majesty, we have ordered the nearest army to Bournemouth to rush to Bournemouth for emergency assistance. Although the German army has taken the beachhead, their transportation capacity is limited after all. It is impossible to send all the troops ashore in a short time. Therefore, in the short term, our troops still have an advantage. As long as we can successfully organize a counterattack and repel the German army, we can resolve this crisis!”
The Minister of the Army saw that his king was furious, so he quickly stood up and said that the army had a way to deal with the German army, so that His Majesty could rest assured.
Sure enough, after hearing the words of the Minister of the Army, King George V was delighted and asked quickly:”Really? Can this crisis be resolved so easily?
Others also looked over and looked at the army curiously.
The German army’s reputation spread throughout the world. No one in the world does not know the strength of the German army. Although it is said that the German Marine Corps attacked them this time, which is affiliated with the Navy.
But this army is obviously drawn from the army, and their combat methods are almost the same as those of the army.
So among the British troops, they all regarded this army as the German army, and it was an obviously elite army!
“Of course, we have investigated and found that the total strength of the German Marine Corps is only about 100,000 people, and all their transport ships combined can only transport so many people at a time, so the number of troops landing in the Bournemouth area will not exceed 100,000 at most!”
“Although we only have 50,000 troops stationed in Bournemouth, the total number of troops in other defense zones around us exceeds 400,000. This is the force that can be mobilized to participate in the battle in a short time. As long as we mobilize this army and immediately launch a counterattack against the German army, the German army is likely to be driven into the sea by us!”
Because of the advantage of several times the number of troops, the Minister of War looks confident!
In fact, there are some things he didn’t tell the truth. The total number of their troops in the whole south exceeds 3 million. The reinforcements that can arrive around Bournemouth within a day are about 1.2 million. However, they don’t know whether the German army will land in other places, so many troops cannot be withdrawn. The only troops that can be withdrawn in a short time are probably these 400,000 people!
However, as long as he is given more time, he can withdraw the British troops in Dover and other places and join the battlefield in the central and southern regions. At that time, their troop advantage will become more obvious, and it will be difficult for the German army to rush out under their heavy encirclement!
“Well, then quickly dispatch the army and try to drive the Germans out as soon as possible!”
King George V made a decision immediately. In order to avoid more trouble and delay too much time for the German reinforcements, they must take action immediately to drive the Germans out!
“”Yes, Your Majesty, I will convey the order right away!”
After receiving the order, the Minister of War left quickly to make his own battle deployment!
As soon as the Minister of War left, King George V’s sight stopped on the British Strait again.
The German army launched an attack in Normandy. Although it bypassed the Strait of Dover, their main fleet failed to break through the interception of the strait. Therefore, the landing fleet located in the middle of the strait was actually not protected by the main fleet at this time!
Such a landing fleet without the protection of the main fleet is simply a perfect prey for the navy!
As long as a navy can be dispatched and suddenly kill into the middle of the German landing fleet, the German landing fleet may be wiped out.
By then, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the landing ship may be very���The British army could easily destroy hundreds of thousands of German troops without paying too much of a price, and it could completely cut off the retreat of the German troops that had already landed, and it could completely destroy the plan to land on the British mainland!
Therefore, without much thought, King George V immediately ordered the Minister of the Navy to immediately send a fleet south to enter the British Strait and sink the entire German landing fleet!
After receiving the order, the Minister of the Navy felt a little embarrassed. Their main fleets were all in the north, mainly concentrated in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.
The German army did not have a main fleet to escort in the south, and they also did not have a main fleet that could be used for attack!
However, to destroy such a landing fleet with little combat effectiveness, it is not necessarily necessary to have main battleships such as battleships and aircraft carriers!