After the successful landing, starting on the fourth day, the landing troops will be replaced by the French Army and the Italian Army from the German Wehrmacht, including 200,000 French Army and 100,000 Italian Army. Marshal von Blomberg believes that 800,000 to 1 million soldiers will land within a month. This is currently the maximum energy that Germany, France and Italy can use. At the same time, Marshal von Blomberg also believes that Once this force successfully lands, the British will be gone and will no longer be able to cause even a trace of trouble to Germany.
But no matter how ingenious the plan is, how wonderful the idea is, the premise is to eliminate the possibility of the British intercepting the German landing ships, especially the Royal Air Force. After Lin Wei became the national leader of the SS, he was able to control the Gestapo. The work was very focused, and Heydrich was indeed a genius in intelligence. In addition to the opponents faced by the Soviet Union in the East due to the Gestapo, the Soviet People's Commissariat of State Security, also known as Cheka, was very difficult to deal with. The Gestapo's work in other European countries was very effective, which also relied on the great help of the popular fascist movement. Most importantly, the political system of democratic countries also made a huge contribution to the success of the Gestapo's operations.
Whether it is the United States, Britain, France, Norway, or Belgium, their countries have fascist parties of all sizes. These parties have a natural admiration for the German National Socialist Party. Just like the communist parties in many countries learned from the Soviets, they also Consider the National Socialist Party of Germany as an example of the success of fascist ideas. And so far, Germany's national power is booming. In the eyes of the small political parties in these countries, this is all the result of the National Socialist Party. The reason why Germany is successful in its current war is because these countries have no secrets at all from Germany. As for Poland's failure, it is easier to explain, because Poland is the same as Germany, and it is also a country with a fascist government. Germany understands Poland as well as it understands its own home.
Except for the Soviet Union, which was wrapped tightly by the Iron Curtain, it was as easy for any country's intelligence personnel to enter as to eat. Of course, this situation was before the war began. As the war began and continued, fighting with Germany Countries in China are only tightening their grip on counterintelligence work. Now it is not so easy to arrange for an intelligence agent to enter the UK.
As early as a few years ago, many German intelligence agents entered the UK. Even people who live with them every day may not know that their friends and colleagues are actually serving Germany. However, it is precisely because of this that a lot of confidential information about the British appeared in front of Air Marshal Goering. Regardless of whether Göring admits it or not, if Göring's air force achieved a complete victory in the British Battle, it must be thanks to the SS Gestapo.
Goering must have a comprehensive understanding of the role of the British radar station, so he must send the air force to conduct a bombing in the UK in order to fully understand how the British radar station works and how efficient it is. On the same day after the Battle of Gibraltar began, Göring ordered the Air Force to dispatch 480 bombers to bomb Portsmouth, England, accompanied by more than a thousand fighter jets. Major General Jedinek, Chief of the General Staff, accepted Göring's order and began to prepare for the bombing. But Goering's order was to allow Major General Jedinek to suffer as little damage as possible, because the Luftwaffe could judge the specific effectiveness of the British radar from the arrival time of the British fighter jets during the bombing process. Although Goering believed in the information provided to him by Lin Wei, Goering always felt unsure if he did not try it himself.
The reason why Portsmouth was chosen for the bombing was because Goering knew that Portsmouth was unmatched by other British cities in many aspects. It was the permanent home port of the British Royal Navy, and the powerful British Royal Navy fought in the battle off the coast of Belgium. The fleet departs from here, and the most important Portsmouth Naval Base of the Royal Navy is also located in this city. Furthermore, this is also where the British and some French soldiers who successfully escaped from Dunkirk first landed. After several days of rainy weather, Göring was ultimately unable to complete the attack on Hit? Göring would have been ridiculed by other generals if the SS had not finally cut off the escape route of the British and French forces. Therefore, Portsmouth, which housed the remnants of the British and French allied forces, became Goering's first target.
The German Air Force prepared for this air raid all day and night. Ground crews were urgently inspecting German aircraft. The large searchlights at the airport were brightly lit. People nervously placed orders for the aircraft. As for the actions of the Air Force, people were not worried. Now Britain In people's eyes, it is no longer a terrible empire on which the sun never sets. It is better to say that it is an empire on which the sun never sets. It is better to say that it is just a sunset that is about to set but is still struggling.
"Hey, work hard tomorrow! Blow up the hypocritical British guy!" The sweating ground crew lay on the ground inspecting the aircraft that would play on the battlefield tomorrow, wishing the pilots more results tomorrow.
"No problem, just look at me!" The pilot, who now needed a full rest, still responded confidently.
The same thing happened at all the airports near the English Channel in Dunkirk, Calais, Brussels and Rotterdam. Everyone was confident in the outcome of the war and did not care about the poor strength of the Royal Air Force.
On July 13, Goering issued the order to attack across the board. Suddenly, more than 480 German bombers, covered by more than a thousand fighter jets, took off from Dunkirk, Calais, Rotterdam, Brussels and other places, setting off a huge dark cloud and weighing heavily on the British. heart. Upon hearing the news that the Air Force had been dispatched, Göring stood on the top floor of the Air Force headquarters, looking up to the sky, "Radar? Let me try your skills first. Can you let the British launch a counterattack at an absolute disadvantage?" "
Among the airports established in Dunkirk this month, one airport is still busy. Even if the planes at other airports have taken off, people here are still making preparations in an orderly manner. This is a squadron formation composed of the aces born in the Air Force during the Battle of France that Goering specially found. Adolf Galland and others are members of this group. The leader of this squadron is Werner von Braust, who is now somewhat famous in the Air Force. Their mission is to use ultra-low-altitude sea-skimming flights after the bomber group takes off until they reach British soil. This time The mission is very important. The surrounding area seems calm, but it is already covered with German military police guards. Anyone who dares to approach here will be shot without mercy.
Squadron leader Werner von Braust looked at his team members with sharp eyes and said loudly: "Everyone should know about this mission. Our mission is not to bomb, but to break through the British radar network. For the pilots who participated in the bombing before, we are the most important people!" The people present are all ace pilots of the current Air Force. Although they do not have the terrifying record of those German aces in the future, as an ace pilot, it is inevitable that they are a little arrogant, so Will Navon Brost must let these people know clearly. The responsibilities that I shoulder now can prevent these people from doing anything outrageous when the time comes.
"Understood, Captain!" Everyone shouted in unison. For them, the higher the difficulty, the more excited they are. When these air force elites get together, there will definitely be a desire to compare. But for Werner von Broust, as long as this kind of comparison can promote forward momentum, he doesn't mind turning a blind eye.
Adolf Galland asked, "Captain, low altitude? How low do we need to fly?"
"This? The lower the better, it's best to lower the height to less than thirty meters! The closer you get to the UK, the lower the height will be. Today I hope to lower the height to twenty meters!" Werner & von Blau Ste lowered his head and calculated. Hiss..., the pilots who were doing it took a breath of cold air, flying over the ground of thirty meters. This is not difficult for them, but if they maintain this altitude all the time, they require very strong skills and psychology. Quality.
"Okay, the bomber formation has been setting off for ten minutes, now it's our turn!" Werner von Braust looked at his watch and ordered. Following Werner von Braust's order, more than a dozen people The ace pilots returned to their planes uniformly. Although this mission was quite difficult, they still believed that they could successfully complete the mission.
Whoosh..., like a sharp sword, the first fighter jet rushed into the sky, and then one plane after another took off, disappearing in the blink of an eye at the bustling airport just now. A few minutes later, Werner von Braust saw Having already seen the sea, he first began to lower his altitude, and the others followed suit and performed sea-skimming flights.
"Don't look at the sea, it will give you an illusion and confuse the position of the sea and the sky!" Werner & von Braust said.
"Understood!" Adolf Galland said, which was regarded as an answer for the other pilots. So people hold their breath at this moment, because they know that as long as they are distracted for a moment, they may rush into the blue water and be buried in the sea, sleeping on the cold seabed forever. Although they are very brave, they are not there yet. They didn't care about their own lives, so after arriving at sea, there was no need for Werner von Broust to give any orders, and everyone consciously concentrated on it.
A few minutes later, after Werner & von Broust asked everyone about their situation, they saw that they were deep into the strait. They glanced at the altimeter and ordered, "Lower the altitude, twenty meters!"
"Understood!" Now the aces almost feel like they are flying close to the sea water. It seems that even a larger wave can splash on the plane. During the high-speed flight of the plane, it is too close to the sea, causing a wave to appear on the sea. Another ripple.
While Werner, von & Broust were making this dangerous journey, thousands of planes that had already set off in advance had arrived over Portsmouth Harbor. What was different from what they imagined was that more than two planes had already appeared here. A formation of British Air Force fighter jets, hundreds of British Spitfire fighter jets are waiting in readiness.
Without any nonsense, the best dialogue at this time is to shoot the other person down. The British pilots thought the same way, so almost from the moment the two sides saw each other, the German escort fighter jets and the British fighter jets immediately fought together. Although the German fighter jet formation was fighting away from home, it had a large number of people. Although the British fighter fleet has few aircraft, their belief in defending their homeland supports them. At the beginning, the battle between the two sides was very fierce. The few British fighter jets were quickly surrounded by German escort battle groups. The pilots of the two countries flew their own planes in a desperate battle over Portsmouth.
Hundreds of bombers took advantage of this opportunity and immediately broke away from the entanglement of British fighter jets to find targets for bombing. At this time, all they needed to defend against was the British anti-aircraft artillery troops on the ground. This was not a problem for them. What a difficult thing to do.
Thousands of bombs fell from the bellies of German bombers. Compared with the losses suffered by the Germans, this was a one-sided battle. Although the air battle between the two sides was very fierce, facing hundreds of German bombers bombers, the British ground air defense force was somewhat stretched and could not pose a threat to the Germans at all. Soon, the entire urban area of Portsmouth Harbor began to billow with smoke. High-rise buildings collapsed one after another under the bombardment of German bombers. Thick smoke and fire were everywhere. For the German Air Force, this bombing was very successful.
Fighting not only occurred over Portsmouth Harbor, but large cities such as London were also bombed by the Luftwaffe. Fighting not only occurred over Portsmouth Harbor, but large cities such as London were also bombed by the Luftwaffe. Especially in London, the Luftwaffe encountered the most tenacious resistance. The British concentrated more than 300 fighter jets here. From the moment the Luftwaffe appeared, they immediately felt the determination of the Royal Air Force to resist. The sky above London turned into a bloody battlefield. On the battlefield, the aircraft of the two countries were chasing each other, rolling, and rear-ending each other. One dazzling action after another allowed the pilots to break through the theoretical limits of the aircraft.
A fighter jet explodes every minute. In this case, the bomber cannot drop bombs and can only return. The Luftwaffe's bombing of London was in vain. On that day, the Luftwaffe's result was that it hit four aircraft factories in Croydon and damaged five British Air Force fighter airfields. The most important thing is that the bombing of Portsmouth was a complete success. The reason for this is because Goering's idea of bombing Portsmouth caught the British off guard. Originally they thought that the Germans would attack London or other big cities, but instead Unexpectedly, Goering hated the port of Portsmouth with all his teeth. It was just beyond the British expectations. This time the Germans lost a total of 52 aircraft and the British Air Force lost 46.
However, during this bombing, the German pilots also discovered something strange about the British. The pilots realized that the Royal Air Force fighter squadron must be controlled by some new device on the ground, because they heard the command of Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft at the same time. The orders of the German fleet operations were very proficient and accurate. This kind of problem was never encountered by the Luftwaffe. British fighter jets relied on clever use of radar to fight against the hugely superior German aircraft. As soon as German aircraft took off from bases in Western Europe, their shadows were displayed on the British radar screen. After their routes were accurately plotted, British Fighter Command knew exactly where and when it would be most advantageous to engage them. This was a new invention of the war, and it confused the Germans, who were far behind the British in the development and use of such electronic devices.
After completing this mission, many people wrote reports of their confusion and handed them to the person in charge of the Air Force Headquarters. Goering, who had always been concerned about this matter, quickly saw these things and said, "Is it a radar station? It is indeed very powerful!" Goering thought to himself. He glanced at the adjutant next to him and asked, "Has the squadron led by Colonel Werner von Brouster returned?"
"Marshal, we have returned to the airport!" the adjutant replied.
"Very well, let them write a report on this low-altitude flight and give it to me!" Goering ordered seriously.
"Yes, Marshal!" The adjutant took the order and came out. Goering was alone in the entire office. However, Goering didn't seem to be particularly concerned at this time. Instead, he took out a bottle of red wine from the cabinet next to him with great interest. "British people, let's make you happy for two days! Then you won't even have time to cry! Haha!" Goering laughed wildly.
Over the next few days, the Luftwaffe launched increasingly frequent attacks on British ships in the Channel and ports in southern England. This is a tentative move. Although it was necessary to clear the narrow channel of British ships before the invasion could begin, the purpose of these preliminary air attacks was to lure British fighters out to fight. This goal was not achieved. The Royal Air Force Command wisely dispatched only a small number of fighter jets to fight. As a result, the ships and some ports suffered heavy losses. Four destroyers and eighteen merchant ships were sunk, but this initial confrontation cost the Luftwaffe one hundred and ninety-six aircraft destroyed. The Royal Air Force lost one hundred and forty-eight fighters.
"What on earth is Göring doing? Why do he do this even though he knows that Britain will discover his actions!" Lin Wei, who is thousands of miles away, has on his table the air battles between the British and German air forces over Britain. There are dozens of them almost every day. The lives of the plane and the pilot disappeared from the world. What Lin Wei couldn't figure out was why Goering did this!