Looking at the battle reports from the front, Lord Gott, who commanded the defense of London, suddenly felt a little dazed.

According to the report, the appearance of the Norwegian army was not an unexpected change.

After all, the propaganda on the side of the Allies has been shouting for more than a week, what "Germany, France and Norway formed a coalition for the first time", what "Norway's revenge on Britain"...... Too much political propaganda has long exposed the information that the Norwegians have also joined this Anglo-German showdown.

Of course, the German side did not intend to hide this at all, and Ribbentrop wanted to put pressure on Britain and create an atmosphere of public opinion in which European countries would work together to deal with Britain, a "European-stirring stick."

Now that the Norwegian army is coming, sooner or later they will also get into a massive fire with the British.

What really shocked Gort was the German paratroopers mentioned in the war report who once again carried out a large-scale airborne operation.

Of the 3 paratrooper divisions commanded by the German Admiral Student, 2 have already completed the strategic airdrop!

A perfect masterpiece!

This airdrop, if it is just a temporary arrangement of Spudent, I am afraid that everyone will not believe it.

Even Lord Gott, who had already learned from the previous battle that there were no less than three German paratrooper divisions in the enemy army in front of him, was impressed by the suddenness and concealment of this airdrop.

A total of 2 division-sized troops, as soon as the British army had just mobilized reserves to plug the gap, completed the assembly from Dover to the front line of the Greenwich battlefield, and boarded the transport plane to the back of the British defensive line.

Until now, none of the many British officers in the London command would have imagined that the Germans would launch such a large-scale airborne operation.

The Germans must have built a large number of temporary field airfields as soon as they landed on the British coast, and at the same time repaired the original British airfields they occupied along the way, and then used them together to park a large number of their transport aircraft.

If this were not the case, the German army would not have been able to launch a precision strategic airdrop so accurately and in a timely manner!

Greenwich's reserves had just launched a counterattack, and the gap had only been reduced by half, and the German paratroopers were gradually completing the airdrop. If it hadn't been premeditated, it wouldn't have been possible to this extent!

"Commander."

Gort looked back and saw Montgomery standing behind him with a concerned expression.

Even at the moment when this Tarzan collapse is in sight, Montgomery still gives people a feeling of energy.

His cleanly washed, well-worn military uniform fully displayed Montgomery's slender and straight figure. Ever since he met Montgomery in the French campaign, Gott had felt that the man was almost a natural soldier. He knows how to restrain himself very well and never indulges, so his figure and spirit are always kept in the best condition.

Even in the French campaign, in the face of the threat of the German army that completely annihilated the main force of Belgium, Montgomery dared to maintain a regular schedule and arrange daily preparations for battle.

It was precisely because of Montgomery's excellent performance that Goth deliberately took Montgomery back to China and left the ghost place of Dunkirk.

You must know that there are many British generals in Dunkirk with the rank of major general like Montgomery, and now they have entered the German labor camp as prisoners of war.

"Oh, I'm thinking about Greenwich!" After a brief moment of distraction, Goth reacted quickly.

"Once again, the Germans have successfully used more advanced tactics, just as they did in Belgium, and this time they are using the paratroopers, a new branch, to assault our defenses from behind."

Montgomery said lightly: "Since the German army completed the strategic airdrop, the situation in Greenwich has been irreparable. ”

These were not improvised by Montgomery. In fact, he was basically the first commander of the entire British army to roughly guess the German army's "Operation Market Garden".

Although Montgomery had not previously been exposed to this tactical idea of using paratroopers to airdrop operations on a large scale.

However, in the face of the German army's "Operation Market Garden", Montgomery had a natural sense of intimacy, and quickly understood this cooperative operation mode of using large-scale surprise attacks by airborne troops and rapid movement of ground armored forces.

After Operation Market Garden, Montgomery had advised Gort to beware of a repeat of the German commander Student.

It's a pity that even after Montgomery's advice, even if he has been on guard against the surprise attack of the German paratroopers, Goth still made a mistake because of too many reserves.

Without reserves, even if he wanted to destroy the German paratroopers airdropped into the area under his control, Gort would have no troops to deploy.

In his hands, there are about 3,000 people left in the National Guard who can still be mobilized. However, these 3,000 people left the fortifications, and in the face of the elite German paratroopers, they could only send their heads.

"Is there anything you can do?" Faced with such a situation, Goth really couldn't think of any solution, so he had to brainstorm and seek the opinion of Montgomery, who had just become a lieutenant general.

Shaking his head, Montgomery also said that he could not do anything: "Greenwich can't hold it, and the troops and defensive positions there are not suitable for long-term defense." ”

Montgomery turned his head and looked at the huge large-scale map of the city of London on the wall: "Under the threat of the huge size of the German paratroopers, the conventional defensive line is no longer as reliable as it used to be. The only thing we can really use to stalemate with them is a big city like London! ”

Street fight in London!

Montgomery's point of view shocked Lord Gott.

It was the capital of the British Empire, the largest city and the largest port of the British Empire.

For hundreds of years, London has been one of the world's most important political, economic, cultural, arts and entertainment centers. This is also what the British are most proud of.

This is the center of the empire on which the sun never sets, and it is the heart of the giant of the British Empire!

Fighting in the streets of London and turning this place into ruins, even now that he thinks about it, Gort can't help but feel a palpitation.

Although he had been prepared for this, the barrier in the south of London was safe before Greenwich was breached.

Although in the south of London, the sound of artillery fire and bombardment can already be faintly heard coming from the direction of Greenwich. However, as long as Greenwich is around, London is not in danger.

"Commander, we don't have the right to choose." Montgomery calmly analyzed for Gott: "What we should do now is to give up on plugging the gap in Greenwich and withdraw our elite reserves to London." ”

"Greenwich is already doomed, so we need to prepare a better defensive background for London."

As if to urge Lord Gort to make up his mind, Montgomery raised his voice again and said, "The only thing we can fight for now is to block the Germans in London." Greenwich's two infantry divisions and two armored battalions, not to be lost! ”