The war is bloody, and the battle between the English Channels has become bloodier since the Vienna government decided to start the landing plan ahead of schedule.
Overnight, the Continental Alliance seems to have changed its combat style. No longer worried about the casualties of the troops, and played a cruel game of exchange.
There is no technical content, pure power competition. Fighting against the entire European world with one's own power, such a game of exchange is undoubtedly "a lot of pressure" for the British Empire.
London
"Since the end of July, the enemy has been like crazy. It keeps attacking us, and this time the main attack direction is no longer London.
Coastal ports, big and small, were hit by tragic air raids, even fishing village piers.
As if bombs don't cost money, the enemy has dropped over 50,000 tons of bombs on England in just the past month.
Based purely on the results of direct bombing, I very much doubt that the enemy's achievements are not enough for the fuel money dispatched by the fighters.
Affected by the enemy's bombardment, our defenders deployed along the coast also suffered heavy losses. In particular, the loss of shore artillery was as many as 300. "
War Minister Marcus said with a pale face.
No matter how high the cost of the enemy, England is miserable anyway. Because of geographical factors, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales have all escaped the catastrophe.
More than 50,000 tons of bombs fell on England. Including the previous bombing, England has suffered a cumulative baptism of more than 100,000 tons of bombs.
From the English Channel to the ports along the Strait of Dover, not a single one is intact. Either directly destroyed by artillery fire, or heavy losses.
So many bombs are aimed at ports, cities, factories, these densely populated areas, and it is difficult to think of heavy casualties.
Affected by this, the Royal Navy has shrunk to the rear. If the enemy launches another landing operation, it will take a day for the Royal Navy to come over.
Although it was not stated explicitly, the accusations against the Air Force were already beyond words.
Facing the staring eyes of everyone, Attilio, the Minister of the Air Force, what kind of bitterness is in his heart!
The Air Force has really tried its best, but the enemy is also working hard. I couldn't win a head-to-head battle, so I finally set up a trap, but my own plane couldn't catch up with the enemy.
Every air battle ends in failure. Even if the British Air Force wants to become more and more courageous, its family can't stand the toss!
Britain's aviation technology is behind the times, so don't count on allies.
At most, some parts and core components such as engines are purchased. Even if British companies are willing to openly supply technology, their allies cannot digest it without three or five years.
The technology can't keep up, the production capacity can't keep up, and the personnel reserve still can't keep up. In this context, it is not surprising that the battle is defeated.
"Don't look at me, you all know how big the loss of the Air Force is. The war has only been going on for more than half a year, and the Air Force has lost more than 4,000 fighter jets.
The pilots have been replaced in three waves, and the first batch of old pilots has now lost more than half of their lives.
In order to compete for air supremacy, we repeatedly compressed pilot training time, and the shortest training time was less than half a month before being forced to enter the battlefield.
Now that the air force has reached its peak, if it wants to continue to increase its combat intensity, the air force must withdraw from the military establishment. "
In order to save the air force and save face, Attilio doesn't care at all. If they don't sell badly, the Air Force will be wiped out.
With the cooperation of ground air defense forces, it is already the limit of the Air Force to barely guard London's airspace. If you want to take care of other areas, you are dreaming.
Not to mention that the Air Force can't do it, even the ground air defense forces can't take care of the whole country.
Different from the precise positioning of later generations, the missile can chase the enemy's aircraft. The hit rate of anti-aircraft artillery and machine guns these days is very touching.
If you want to intercept the enemy's fighters, it is not a matter of a few machine guns and a few anti-aircraft artillery pieces. It must be a large-scale anti-aircraft fire group.
Taking London as an example, the British government has concentrated thousands of anti-aircraft machine guns and nearly a thousand anti-aircraft artillery pieces, so that it can barely achieve air defense with the cooperation of the Air Force.
The resources of Britain are limited, and it is very difficult to keep London, and it is impossible to invest so many resources in other small rural areas.
There is not enough ground air defense firepower to cooperate, and this battle is simply impossible to fight.
"The Air Force is indeed in trouble. The enemy's attack has been very brutal recently. In the past month, we have shot down more than 800 enemy planes, and the enemy's offensive has not slowed down.
Combined with the enemy's continuous bombardment of the port and forcing the Royal Navy to retreat, it can be preliminarily judged that the enemy is preparing for the landing.
In order to meet the upcoming British defense war, the Air Force is indeed not suitable for consuming too much power at the moment. "
The Minister of Military Affairs said eloquently.
This explanation is not satisfactory, but everyone has to accept it. If you can't win, you can't win. If the Royal Navy can't win, how can you expect the Air Force to defeat the strong.
Foreign Secretary Adam: "The chaos in Europe alone will not delay time, and as long as there is no major chaos within the Holy Roman Empire, the enemy's offensive will not be greatly affected.
The Empire now needs victory, the Vienna government is on a diplomatic offensive, and many neutrals are shaken.
Even our allies are starting to make a move, and some guys even contacted the Vienna government in private, and they were about to negotiate good terms and defect.
If the strategic situation does not improve for a long time, the next situation will be very bad for us. "
Today, Adam is in despair. The title of the worst foreign secretary can never be washed away in this life, and now it seems to be a bit of a broken jar.
Without changing the foreign minister, on the one hand, there is no smart person willing to jump into the pit, and replace the one who is not smart, it is better to let Adam continue to work.
Although the diplomatic results were unsatisfactory and there were problems with the foreign minister's mentality, everyone still recognized Adam's true abilities.
Anyway, the foreign minister is mainly responsible for coordinating diplomatic work, and the specific work is still the following civil servants. As long as the planning is done well, personal morale will not affect the overall situation.
Of course, there is also no lack of ideas that everyone is going to die together. After all, there is no defeat yet, even if it is infamy, it will not be more serious than after the defeat.
Without waiting for everyone to unify their positions, the secretary hurried in and said with a trembling voice: "There is an emergency telegram from the front line, this morning around 10:00 the enemy is simultaneously attacking Weymouth, Poole, Isle of Wight, Worthing and Eastbourne. Wait for thirteen regions to launch landing operations.
According to the intelligence sent by the reconnaissance aircraft, the main enemy navy was heading for London, followed by troop transports, and it was very likely to launch an attack on London. "
Once he grabbed the battle report, Campbell's face instantly lost blood. A full-blown landing attack, regardless of primary or secondary, obviously does not conform to military logic.
Once the British army seizes the opportunity and catches one of them, or beats them hard, it is easy to suffer heavy losses.
Looking at the map on the wall, everyone in the military has begun to stare, not knowing what the enemy wants to do.
Even if you want to feint, it is enough to choose two or three places. Not only can it achieve the effect of confusing audiovisuals, but also ensure that the troops are relatively concentrated and will not be taken advantage of by others.
After calming down, everyone's unanimous reaction was: the enemy lost his mind
Admiral Swinding took the lead in breaking the silence: "The fighter plane is here, since the enemy dares to disperse their forces, we will not be polite, and we will destroy all the way first!"
Don't worry, the Royal Navy has lost all face in the previous two naval battles.
If they can't get a record to consolidate their position, I'm afraid it will be impossible for the Navy to imagine such a dominant position in the future.
The target is a good choice, and it must be a knife all the way to attack London. As for other areas, there will be no rush for a while.
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The sea breeze blew away the scorching heat of the scorching day. The small town of Greer, located in the Strait of Dover, still maintains the tranquility of the past.
Due to the limitations of natural conditions, although it faces the sea, the small town of Greer does not have a decent port.
Most of the coasts are cliffs and cliffs, and there are a few flat areas, and the extension of the continental shelf is too gentle to be a port at all.
The temporary port dug by hand is enough for fishing boats of several hundred tons. Even if large warships enter, they will run aground as soon as the tide recedes.
Such a terrain is obviously not suitable for a large army to land. Naturally, it will not be the focus of the British army's defense. A company is stationed symbolically. Together with the small town's militia regiment, it is the entire armed force.
The eyes of the British government were all attracted by the large-scale landing operations, and they had no time to worry about a marginal town.
Major John, the town's military attaché, is patrolling the defense line leisurely at the moment. Although I don't think there is any danger, one has to find something to do, right
Leaving the brightly lit big city and coming to this remote town, John's daily life was disrupted.
Greer, a traditional agricultural town, lacks almost all entertainment. Even if there is an occasional banquet, it can't get into John's eyes.
It can be said that except for the beautiful scenery, the small town of Greer has nothing. However, John was satisfied with being stationed in this small country place.
Although there are various disadvantages, there is one thing that other areas can't match, that is - safety.
It is common to see enemy planes passing overhead, but not a single bomb was dropped by the enemy, which is enough to illustrate Greer's strategic and economic status.
As a top student at the Imperial Army Academy and from a noble family, Major John originally had more choices, but he refused all of them, and resolutely chose the position of the small town garrison.
Even if he was told that he did not seek progress and was greedy for life and feared death, John laughed off it.
Making meritorious deeds on the battlefield is a good thing to say, but war is killing people.
If he can win, John naturally doesn't mind fighting. It is a pity that the strength gap between the two sides in this war is too great, especially the army, and there is no hope at all.
Noble glory is important, but the prerequisite is to survive. As a rising aristocrat, John did not have the chivalry of the old aristocrats.
Being able to go to the battlefield is already considered to be a face for the queen. You must know that many emerging aristocrats simply refuse military service.
Don't ask why, just ask: I have too much money in my family and I can't bear to die.
Capitalists are unwilling to serve in the military and become aristocratic capitalists, and the same is true. There is no bravery in his bones, and he is naturally unwilling to go to the battlefield.
In this regard, Ino is completely different. In Britain, as long as you have a lot of money, you can become a noble through internal activities; but in Shinra without military merit, no matter how much money you have, you can't even cross the threshold of aristocracy.
The kernel is different, and the final result is naturally different.
The same is true of Britain in the original time and space. In World War I and World War II, almost all the veteran military aristocrats worked hard on the battlefield, and the emerging aristocrats were far less interested in defending the empire than making money.
The ending is very ironic. In the end, the one who went to the battlefield to defend his family and the country was ruined, and all the hair was swallowed up, but the guy who hid behind and made a fortune in the war took away the fruits of victory.
learn from mistakes.
With the lessons learned, the British Empire, which no one is willing to shed blood for the country, has naturally come to its downfall.
It's still too early, and "smart people" like Major John are still the object of contempt.
The whistling of the plane sounded, and the guard shouted in panic: "Major, the enemy plane is coming, there are many..."
Glancing at the guards who came running, Major John sternly reprimanded: "I'm not deaf or hearing, I don't need your reminder.
Isn't it just the enemy's fighter plane, what's the fuss about..."
Before the words were finished, a small black dot fell from the sky, followed by a violent sound, which rolled up dust and debris of buildings, and the scene was a mess.
Hundreds of bombers were aimed at an inconspicuous town, and Major John only felt that his brain was not enough.
There is no need to waste your brains, because in the air strike just now, Major John had been stunned by the sound of the explosion.
After the bombing was over, there were falling umbrella flowers. If you look closely, you can also find a person hanging from the umbrella flower.
The sporadic resistance continued, but without the commander's garrison, it was difficult for them to exert their due combat effectiveness, although they had little combat effectiveness in the first place.
In the face of an invincible enemy, the militia, which was assembled temporarily, took the lead in opening the prelude to surrender.