"What idiot is doing this kind of wading landing exercise in the weather at the end of November?" A soldier takes off his boots and socks in the cold wind while sitting on the beach and cursing the street. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He had just jumped off the boat, and his entire shoes were soaked, including half of his pants, and they were immediately cold to the bone as soon as the cold wind blew them.

Fortunately, this is not a real combat operation, but a practical exercise for landing operations. He could sit on the beach and take off his shoes to relieve his numb feet.

"Put on your shoes! You idiot! Walk to the designated location and take off your shoes! An officer walked over and cursed as he continued on his way.

As you can see, his feet are also soaking wet - wading in such cold weather conditions is a torturous and boring thing in itself.

There are dry pants and boots for them to change into at the designated location, and there is also a temporary fenced shelter area. It's a pity that many people can't stand there, and many people prefer to walk barefoot over to change clothes.

"It's not training! This is asking us for trouble! If they want, see for themselves how ridiculous what is happening here. A major standing on the beach, wearing an armed belt, complained to his companion.

"The soldiers have a lot of grievances, but I heard that in the afternoon, some training allowances will be paid." Another officer, though not accustomed to this form of training, was still interested in the allowance.

At least, in a class like infantry, which has no good treatment, it is not easy to mix such a high-level thing as allowances.

"Really?" The major, apparently not believing the gossip, turned to the side and asked his colleague.

The well-informed major nodded: "I heard that the train has arrived, and the troops can take turns to take a few days off, and money and food, beer and cigarettes have also been delivered." ”

Obviously, this is much more inspiring than having a soldier step his feet into the icy waters of the North Atlantic on a cold November day.

"I heard that in the Netherlands, there is also an infantry division that is training for landing?" The major, who was in a good mood, began to gossip, knowing that Germany had scattered its trained troops in order to land in England.

On the one hand, the German Navy was not combative enough and did not dare to concentrate its existing landing ships on a large scale.

If the British Navy couldn't think of it, it really killed it and carried out a surprise operation, and it was estimated that it could sink half of the German ships in one go.

That's a couple of battleships! Not a joke. Even if you don't count the core combat power, there are countless cruisers and destroyers, and even torpedo boats that can join the battle.

Once the British Navy had found an opportunity, it would only be a matter of one night, and it would be enough to lose most of the thousands of ships that Germany had accumulated so far.

In addition, the concentration of ships often meant that the British could roughly determine where the German Army would land by the location of the ships.

Therefore, it is a very unwise thing to concentrate on landing ships on a large scale now. Because of this, the German side still did not concentrate its ships for training.

This also creates an interesting phenomenon, there is an infantry division in the Netherlands training for landing, General Dietrich's Adolf? The Panzer Division of Hitler's Guard Banner trained in the French region, while Herman's 112th Division trained in the Brittany area, south of the port of Brest.

The scattered forces seriously interfered with the judgment of the British military - Churchill had always believed that the target of the German landing was the important southern port of Portsmouth.

However, some British generals did not think so, believing that the German landing area should be in areas such as Brighton.

In fact, their inferences were closest to the real situation - these regions were closest to France, so it was easier to land.

When the Germans were making battle plans, they tried to simplify what they did not understand. For example, when it came to crossing the sea, the Germans were inexperienced.

This directly led to the idea of a change of concept at the top of the German army: they intended to use this landing operation as far as possible in the direction of the river crossing operation that they were familiar with.

Of course, under the dominance of this thinking, the closer the straits are, the more like a river crossing battle.

The sea, the sand, kept running, soaking in the water, carrying heavy rifles, distributing all sorts of messes, and then kept boarding the boat, driving out to sea, vomiting on the shaking water.

When they got used to all this, the soldiers had to climb repeatedly on rope nets, unload from the big boat to the small boat, and then return to the shore and go into the water to toss desperately.

Not so long ago, a few days to be exact, tank units were added to this increasingly proficient program. Tank No. 3, one after the other, was simply modified to become a floating model.

Now the soldiers have to train not only to land again and again in the cold waters, but also to train the soldiers in the Brittany region of France, but also to train how to hang steel plates on tanks and reinforce these parts.

On the opposite side of the British coastline, in a similar sandy environment, British soldiers were reinforcing their own defensive lines and trying to find ways to make their trenches more terrifying.

They were confused by the training of the German army, and entered a tense state of advanced combat readiness again and again, only to find again and again that it was only a false alarm.

And on the beaches of France, German soldiers practiced their skills in an attempt to break through the traps and barriers, and then made their way into London to end the war once and for all.

Yes, end the war! This is the motivation of the German soldiers to train desperately! Now the United States and the USSR did not enter the war, as long as Britain was defeated, for Germany, the war was completely over!

With this tempting result in sight, the German soldiers, especially those on the Western Front, had this great sense of responsibility and mission -- they wanted to win victory for the motherland, end the war, and completely break the oppression of the German people by the Versailles Peace Treaty.

In fact, Goebbels propagandized the same thing, and he worked hard to instill in the soldiers the idea that all the evils of war were imposed on the German people by the enemy.

As for whether this propaganda is a lie or not, it is not always a matter of course. If the war is won, then all this is a morale-boosting message; If the war is lost, then all this is the devil's demagogy.

"The fact that the Germans were able to establish a port in Sirte in a short period of time shows that they have the ability to avoid port landings." Sitting on the couch in his room, facing the officers sent by the Army to inquire about him, Cunning replied calmly.

He had been under house arrest for a long time, and although guests were allowed to visit him, it was subject to strict checks and a record was taken by intelligence agencies.

The former admiral, and once a Mediterranean hero in Churchill's eyes, now sat quietly in his room reading a newspaper.

"Do you mean that in Sirte, North Africa, the speed of port construction by the Germans can be replicated?" The army general looked at Cunningham suspiciously, and asked the question he was interested in.

He was ordered to come here and ask Cunningham about that port. The report on Sirte was very informative on the British side, and no one had even seen the so-called port with their own eyes.

It wasn't like Somerville didn't find a way to figure out the port that appeared out of nowhere, and the submarine he sent strayed into a minefield near Sirte and lost contact......

In this case, the only way to understand the revolutionary improvement of port construction by the Germans is to look for a breakthrough in Cunningham.

However, even Cunningham heard descriptions of the port from naval aviation only when he was directing operations.

"Yes, I think on the technical side, if you can do it the first time, then it's possible to do it a second time." Cunningham nodded, acknowledging his thoughts.

After briefly recording two words, the army officer confirmed: "So, general, do you think it is possible that the pilot was too nervous and miscommunicated?" ”

"At that time, they said they saw the port, and they said exactly how many docks they had, and they weren't attacked by German planes at the time, so the situation wasn't critical." Cunningham looked at each other, thought for a moment, and explained, "In this case, I don't think they're so nervous that their language is confused. ”

"But, the general...... So far, we have not been able to find out how the Germans were able to triple the size of the port of Sirte in a matter of months. The army officer said.

Even today, the British authorities do not dare to imagine that Germany will be able to complete the installation of the floating dock in a few days.

If it were not for the fear of British warships rushing into the strait at any time to interfere, on the day of landing, the German Army would have been able to set up two or even three small floating docks on the seashore.

At these docks, German soldiers could calmly unload and go ashore with greater efficiency. However, eighty percent of these docks were killed by the British that night......

Unfortunately, after taking out these docks, the British side may be able to penetrate the secrets of these docks, thus making it easier to attack these docks.

"Well, things are back to the original problem......" Cunningham looked at the other party, his face calm without any expression: "The prime minister does not trust me, and what you are trying to argue from me is all with suspicion." ”

When he said this, he smiled bitterly: "In this case, since you don't trust it, naturally you don't need to continue the discussion." ”

It sounds like he has no beginning or end, but in fact, the number of people who have come to see him has increased significantly in the past few days. Some did come on official business, while others - came to interrogate him in disguise.