Chapter 201: The Assault on Cyprus (1)

The black shiny leather boots stepped on the terrazzo floor, and the iron boots inlaid on the heels of the boots clicked. With a serious expression on his face, Mueller strode up the steps of the headquarters building at Biggin Hill Air Force Base. The building, along with a series of outbuildings around it, has been preserved intact due to the fact that the Cyprus Legion had long been scheduled to be the seat of the Legion headquarters during the Battle of London.

In order to implement the plan for the Battle of London, the German army had already assembled more than fifteen divisions of troops on the outskirts of the city, plus logistics and various auxiliary units, and the total strength of the army forces alone was close to 200,000. The Air Force moved two of its most elite fighter wings to the vicinity of London, and these ferocious vultures effortlessly took in the airspace.

At present, the Luftwaffe command is gathering bomber wings in their hands, and their Stuka wing is moving back at high speed from the south of France. Two core wings of the Army Aviation Corps, which were being formed, were also transferred to Calais to test the success of the Führer's tactical thinking in real combat.

With such a large number of troops all concentrated in this 70-kilometer radius, finding a suitable location for the headquarters has become a headache. A standard infantry division has more than 150 personnel at the headquarters alone, plus the troops directly under the division headquarters and a bunch of auxiliary organs, such as guards, air defense, quartermasters, ordnance, maintenance, sanitation, communications, veterinarians, engineers, gendarmerie, and post offices.

As a high-level military command unit, the location chosen must not only be convenient for transportation, water, and electricity, but also have enough open area to park vehicles and hoard materials, and must have a wide field of vision conducive to air defense operations.

The outskirts of London are a large hilly area with dense settlements and many roads, and although the town's infrastructure is good, it is easy for people to live in. It does not meet military needs. The original British barracks became the best choice, but after all, there were only a few barracks, and compared with the huge number of German troops, there were too many monks. However, Cyprus did not have to worry about these problems at all, and Keitel had already arranged everything for the Führer's lineage.

Cyprus's Legion as the Führer's Legion is not only a nice name, but like the Hydra Corps, it has become a symbol of the Führer's power, and this originally large military-level unit is now even more powerful. In the later stages of the French campaign, this corps, under the command of Manstein, broke through several strong French defenses and captured and annihilated more than 200,000 French troops. The commander, General Müller, took part in the parade into Paris as a representative of the German Army.

The corps commander, Major General Müller, made a name for himself in Germany because of the dramatic forced landing on the Champs-Élysées, and like Rommel back then, he became another rising star in the German Army for a while. Speaking of which, Rommel used to be Muller's immediate boss, but this major general's starting point is much lower than Rommel's, and it can be said that his success is all due to the full support of His Excellency the Führer.

Müller was also self-aware, and he could feel the pressure of the golden epaulettes on his shoulders, especially the jealous eyes of the staff officers of the High Command. If he could not make 100 percent efforts and come up with achievements that would be affirmed by the world and his colleagues, he might not be able to erase the traces of the Führer's "favored minister" in his life.

But Müller also has his strengths. He was only in his thirties, and he still had a lot of time and energy to devote to proving his personal abilities. He crossed the rank of a colonel-level officer in one step, and in three months he had completed the journey that an ordinary officer could have done in twenty years, which of course attracted jealousy and criticism. However, he is confident that he will definitely take the corresponding merits and keep everyone silent.

So far, Muller's performance has indeed satisfied Xu Jun. His character also gave him a lot of points in front of his colleagues, and there was not the slightest smug and domineering nouveau riche air in him, but only noble qualities such as bravery, firmness, justice, and benevolence. In Werler's words, like a medieval Germanic knight, quite archaic.

However, his problems were similar to those of Hans, and his military level became the biggest shortcoming, after all, he started out as a battalion commander and had not yet studied the basic course of senior commanders. Werler had confessed to Muller before he left for England, and when the battle was over, the Führer would transfer him to the Operations Division of the High Command.

Weierle asked Müller not to worry about this, because this transfer just means that the Führer is very important to him, and serving in the High Command is the easiest way for senior officers to gain seniority, and having served in the Operations Department of the High Command will be of great help to him in the future.

At the same time, Weierle also told Müller that during his tenure in the Operations Division, he would be arranged to study at the Berlin Military Academy for further study, and that he would have to complete the Senior Commander Course so that he could come into contact with the command authority of the army group.

Mr. Mueller strode down the corridors of the third floor of the building, followed by his staff adjutant and two guardsmen, the Legion Command had just moved into the building, and the corridors were filled with officers and soldiers of the headquarters carrying papers and office supplies. Along the way, Muller constantly returned military salutes to his subordinates, and after a long period of hard work, he has won the recognition and respect of all officers and soldiers.

"Is he in here?" Mueller stopped at a door at the top of the hallway, and he turned to question his lieutenant.

"Yes, sir." The young lieutenant nodded in the affirmative.

"Open the door." Mueller said to the gun-wielding guards at the door.

"Yes, General." The guard stiffened his chest, then lowered his rifle, removed the key from his belt and unlocked the iron lock on the door.

"You stay on guard outside, Heinche, you follow me." Mueller turned to the guards, and he stepped forward and pushed open the tan paint door.

It looks like this was originally an office, and the decoration is very simple, obviously not too high-level. The style of the RAF is one of low-key luxury, and because of the abundance of money, these days are just as popular as the Royal Navy. Müller didn't know much about these fashionable luxuries and the like, he just came from a middle-class German background.

The German Army Major General walked into the room, stood still, looked around the room for a while, and then turned his gaze to the object behind the desk in the room, a middle-aged man in the uniform of a British Army general.

The plot has reached a critical moment, the British battle is coming to an end, and the follow-up ending plot is being conceived, and I want to describe the collapse of an imperial capital, which is more mind-consuming and time-consuming, so today's content is a little less, I hope you can understand. (To be continued.) )