Chapter 1355: Stunned
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At 6 o'clock in the morning of June 26, the British War Office in London, the British Home Defense Command under the command of Admiral Hamilton, was already busy! The telegram from Bristol's Brigadier General Karls completely panicked the British Home Defense Command!
"Oh God! How is this possible? Aren't the Chinese in Bournemouth? How did they suddenly end up in Bristol? A British Army Major General held a telegram with a look of disbelief on his face. Now the whole of Britain thought that the squadron would land on the south coast of the United Kingdom, but the Chinese suddenly appeared in Bristol, which really surprised them!
"General, General Kars asked for reinforcements and claimed to have found a large number of Chinese transport ships in Bristol Bay! If we can't send reinforcements in time, General Kars won't be able to hold out for even half an hour! A staff officer said with some concern!
"Send a telegram to General Kars, tell him to hold on, and I'll go see General Hamilton at once!" The major general officer hurriedly said. If the Chinese really deceived the British, only feinted at Bournemouth, and the direction of the main attack was indeed Bristol, then Britain would be miserable. Now the British Army has deployed most of its forces on the southern coast of Britain!
Admiral Hamilton was woken up, and last night he attended a welcome dinner specially held by the British cabinet for the commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the German Army, Admiral Billlow, which lasted until the early hours of the morning, and even King George V of England attended the banquet, and the British side simply regarded the Germans as a savior. This kind of whispering. Admiral Hamilton was very dissatisfied. So last night he simply borrowed wine to drown his sorrows. So much so that I drank a little too much. I haven't gotten up at 6 o'clock in the morning, and I have a terrible headache!
"General, something is wrong, General Kars in Bristol called, the Chinese are attacking Bristol and are about to launch a landing operation there!" The Major General Officer pushed open the door to Admiral Hamilton's bedroom and reported loudly!
"What? How so? Admiral Hamilton sat up from his bed at once, and he couldn't even care about the headache. snatched the telegram from the hand of the major general officer and read it. After reading it, his whole face has changed greatly!
"Damn the Chinese guys, they're just a feint at Bournemouth, Bristol is their main attack!" Admiral Hamilton said almost through gritted teeth. Although his head almost looked like it was going to explode, he could only hold back desperately.
"General, what should we do now? General Kars needs reinforcements! The Major General officer reminded!
"Let the 34th and 38th armies in London rush to Bristol, and in addition, let the 27th Army to Bournemouth change its objectives and go to Bristol for reinforcements!" Admiral Hamilton ordered. All he could hope now was that it was too late.
"Yes. Checkmate! The major general officer hurriedly went to give the order. He knows very well that if Bristol really becomes the main direction of attack for the Chinese. Brigadier General Kars's infantry division alone could not withstand the attack of the Chinese under any circumstances. It's even too late to send reinforcements to Bristol, they're just doing their best! The Chinese were too despicable to attack Bournemouth with great fanfare, but in fact they landed in Bristol and played the British Army up and down!
After Admiral Hamilton gave the order to reinforce Bristol, he immediately got up, and did not even have time to wash, and immediately rushed to War Secretary Winston. Churchill's office. Like Admiral Hamilton, Winston. Churchill has also been in the War Office these days.
Admiral Hamilton meets Winston. Churchill at the time, Winston. Churchill already knew what was happening, so his face was a little ugly, and after seeing Admiral Hamilton, he directly asked: "General, the Chinese have landed in Bristol, can we have the ability to drive them into the sea?" ā
Admiral Hamilton shook his head and said with some frustration: "Your Excellency, Bristol is not the focus of our defense, there is only one infantry division there, and it is still a second-line infantry division. It is estimated that the Chinese can easily capture Bristol. What's even more terrifying is that Bristol also has well-developed port facilities, and if the Chinese capture it, they will soon be able to complete the landing! With the assault capabilities of the armored forces of the Chinese, we simply cannot withstand their attack! ā
"So that means London is in danger?" Winston. Churchill's face changed dramatically! Bristol is only about 180 kilometers from London, and if the Chinese are willing, I am afraid that they will be able to attack the city of London in three days.
"Yes, Your Excellency! However, we can form a defensive line in west London, with a large number of anti-tank weapons, which should still be able to stop the Chinese offensive. In addition, let the Germans draw part of their troops to occupy the city west of London, so as to prevent the Chinese from advancing on London! "Admiral Hamilton built yƬ road!
"Alright, let's do it!" Winston. Churchill said. Although he very much wanted to drive the Chinese into the sea, he also knew that this was nothing more than delusion. Therefore, it is only possible to retreat and keep the Chinese out of London and ensure that the capital does not fall!
Admiral Hamilton began to deploy the British Army, and the troops originally deployed on the southern coast of Britain began to hit near London and Wales, preparing to defend against the Chinese! Winston. Churchill urgently met with General Bilow, commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the German Army, informed General Bilow of the news of the Chinese landing in Bristol, and requested the German side that the Germans should send troops into west London and Wales to block the Chinese invasion.
Admiral Barrow agreed to the request of the British, after consulting the country. However, the 2nd Army Corps of the German Army had landed less than 100,000 troops in Britain at the moment, and all of them had already gone to the southern coast of England, and it would probably take some time to send new troops to Wales.
Bristol, after half an hour of shelling of the coast by six 'Hanshin-class' fast battleships of the Chinese Navy, artillery fire began to extend into the city. And the soldiers of the 81st Regiment of the Chinese Marine Corps sat on landing craft and began to launch landing operations off the coast of Bristol!
The British Army's 221st Infantry Division, which defended Bristol, suffered heavy losses under the shelling of the Chinese Navy, and most of the division's soldiers were new recruits, although they were full of enthusiasm when they joined the unit. But when he saw the cruelty of the battlefield, the blood in his heart suddenly cooled. After all, people are afraid of the threat of death. Especially when you see your comrades-in-arms being torn to pieces by shells, and the kind of blood and broken human bodies all over the ground, you can easily break a person's will. Quite a few recruits broke down, threw away their weapons and turned and fled, even if the gendarmes stopped them were of no use!
At 6:35 a.m., soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 81st Regiment of the Chinese Marine Corps rushed onto the beach, meeting only sporadic resistance and capturing it with minimal casualties. After all the soldiers of the 81st Regiment had come ashore, they launched an attack on Bristol. After that, the subsequent infantry divisions of the 2nd Army also began to land one after another!
"General, the Chinese have already occupied the beach, our troops have been routed, many soldiers have fled, and now the Chinese are attacking the port, what should we do?" A lieutenant colonel officer reported to Brigadier General Kars, covered in blood!
"Bastard! Those guys they actually ran away, did they forget the pride of the British Empire? When I catch them, I won't let them go! Brigadier General Kars said through gritted teeth.
"General, call from London, General Hamilton has sent reinforcements, but we have to hold out for at least a day!" The communications officer reported to Brigadier General Kars!
"Shit! Bristol is already falling, the 221st Infantry Division has been defeated, what do I use to stop the Chinese? Brigadier General Kars said angrily!
"Come on, blow up the port, and evacuate Bristol!" Brigadier General Kars hesitated, then ordered. Now that Bristol is about to fall, there is no point in staying here, it is better to retreat as soon as possible, and still be able to preserve strength!
"General, our ammunition depot was destroyed by the Chinese in the shelling just now, and we don't have enough explosives to blow up the port! In addition, the Chinese are attacking the port, and we cannot send people to plant explosives! An officer replied!
Brigadier General Kars almost fainted, if the port also fell into the hands of the squadron, the time for the squadron to land would be greatly shortened, and the British Army wanted to block the squadron, it would be even more difficult!
Eventually, Brigadier General Karls evacuated Bristol and fled in the direction of London. And the 81st Regiment of the Chinese Marine Corps captured the port area of Bristol. In the afternoon, two infantry divisions of the 2nd Army and the 2nd Panzer Brigade had already come ashore and began to advance towards London. Along the way, the British Army simply couldn't stop!
On the morning of June 27, the 8th Army of the Chinese Army also successfully landed in Liverpool, echoing the 2nd Army in the south. (To be continued......)