Chapter 733: Continue to transfer troops
"Now the Germans have begun the offensive, our beachhead, the battle is raging." On the return plane, Churchill listened to Thompson's introduction beside him, his face gloomy.
Originally, he wanted to stay in the United States for a while longer, and it would definitely be beneficial to have more contact with those Jews, but now, there is no time.
The Germans are really good at picking the time, and they actually start attacking when they are not in Britain, which is the most crucial!
"Deliver my orders, send the nearby troops, continue to gather at Dover, and after daybreak, send our fighters and bombers to protect the top of our heads, and at the same time carry out a high-intensity bombardment of Calais on the opposite side!"
Churchill's will was very strong, and when it was discovered that the Germans were planning to sneak across the sea at night from the nearest part of the Channel, the armed forces of the whole of Britain made timely adjustments.
To push the Germans back with a powerful blockade, not only to repel them, but also to inflict heavy losses on the Germans, this battle, which he had been waiting for a long time, would certainly boost the morale of the British people.
Is that what the so-called Sea Lion Project is?
Fortunately, we saw through the Germans' plan in advance!
Britain has a long coastline, and it is very difficult to defend all of them, in which case the only way to do this is to place defensive forces on the seashore and then mobile forces in the back, and send reinforcements wherever the Germans land.
But in this case, it may be a mistake, and once the Germans suddenly capture the beachhead, it may be too late for them to go to the counter-landing.
And now, with heavy troops, waiting in Dover, sure enough, the Germans attacked here at night!
If it had not been for the deployment of a large number of troops in advance, perhaps the Germans would have successfully landed on the beachhead by now, and they would not have been able to push the main forces of the Germans into the sea if they went on a counter-landing.
Now that the Germans have begun to land here, there is no other possibility, and they will definitely continue to attack here.
Dover, the starting point of the confidence of the British people!
Churchill was delighted.
The Germans attacked at night was the best choice, because once it was daytime, the British counterattack would begin! Tens of kilometers of straits, too narrow, wait until dawn, the British bomber forces, will carry out a large-scale attack on Calais! At the same time, block the strait on this side so that their backup cannot come up!
The plane that returned was provided by the U.S. government, and the whole plane was empty, only Churchill and his party, although he worked for nearly 20 hours in a row, Churchill was still in good condition, to be exact, he was very excited.
His order, sent back to London, to continue to mobilize more troops and prepare for a great victory in Dover!
Plymouth.
This is the darkness before the dawn is coming, and it is also the darkest time.
The commander of the garrison, Sir Nerty Ramsey, had no complaint when he was woken up from his bed, and he heard the hurried voice of his adjutant: "Sir, the Germans have landed across the sea, and now, they are violently attacking Dover. ”
The news that the British had intercepted the German landing site was, of course, a secret, and no more than three people knew about it in the whole of Plymouth, and now, hearing the news, the commander of the garrison, Sir Nelty Ramsey, was at once excited.
The Germans, sure enough, landed from Dover? There, Britain has long been ready!
There will be a victory, a victory that agitates the whole of Britain! Sir Nelty Ramsey was also in high spirits.
"Now, London orders us to move our 27 Brigade here." The next words made him stunned.
27 Brigade? This is the main defender of Plymouth, guarding the port here, as well as the surrounding dozens of kilometers of coastline, as an important British military port, there were originally 30,000 people here, but last time, 20,000 people were transferred, and now, if the 27th Brigade is transferred, he has only two infantry regiments of more than 2,000 people left.
What's even worse is that these two infantry regiments were formed recently, and some of them have never even hit targets, so it can be said that what he can rely on is the 27th Brigade.
Now, if the 27th Brigade is transferred, what are the remaining militia-like troops to do?
Thinking of this, he was a little uneasy.
"It's a telegram." The assistant handed over the telegram, and he saw that it was written the prime minister's order, and he knew that he had no choice.
"Assemble the 27th Brigade now and let them go to Dover." Ramsey said, "God willing, I hope we will be safe here." ”
Soldiers, it is their duty to carry out orders, especially now, the victory of Dover is the most important thing for the British, but the troops mobilized here will take two days to reach Dover, and I am afraid that they will not be able to catch up with any fighting.
The assembly call sounded in the barracks, and the sleeping 27th Brigade was assembled, and half an hour later, they lined up in a neat line, left the barracks, and headed for the railway station.
The last time the troops moved, they had requisitioned all the cars here, and now they could only march on foot.
At this time, the east was already slightly white.
In the nearby fields, several farmers, already carrying hoes, were busy in the fields, and when they saw the team coming, they immediately praised it: "Not bad! This is really our tiger and wolf division! ”
"With such troops, we will definitely be able to hold our territory!"
"Johnson, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm thirsty, no, I have to go back and drink water." The old farmer, known as Johnson, threw down his hoe and strode towards the farmstead two kilometers away.
When he closed the door, soon the sound of the telegraph sounded softly, and the radio waves flew across the strait and to the other side.
"The British, already on their way. The defenders of Plymouth Harbour were transferred another 7,000 men, and now there were only 3,000 men left. In Paris, Marshal Keitel said to Ciric with a smile on his face.
In the past, when the battle plan was laid out, Ciric would not stay up late, he would go to sleep, and then tell his subordinates that he would come back to me with good news.
Ciric's self-confidence has always been contagious to everyone.
This time, however, it was an exception, since the attack on Dover had been launched, and Ciric, along with the other officers, had been waiting until now.
The defenders of Plymouth Harbour were once again transferred, and now, the whole port, is the emptiest!
"Half an hour later, Plan B of the Sea Lion Project was launched on time!" Ciric said calmly.
Previous wars can be said to have been fought on the basis of history, but this time, history is finally going to be changed! Ciric's heart was also excited.