Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 52: Paper-bound line of defense (4)

The performance of the British Empire Army on the coastal defense positions was so miserable that it was totally unbelievable that it was a professional army. In fact, these people are really not professional soldiers, at least two weeks ago, their professions were not soldiers.

When the British Empire came to the most critical moment, everyone was forced to let out a final roar. Although the situation at that time was not that exaggerated, it was not far off. The British Expeditionary Force, composed of 90% of the British Army, was annihilated in France. Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden have already surrendered on their knees. The capital of France has been occupied, and it is being hung and beaten. Fighting, in fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was a dying struggle. The glorious Royal Navy of the British Empire is half-worn, and the more glorious Royal Air Force is half-worn. Looking at the British Empire, this is about to end.

The British Empire raises tobacco dealer pirates. . . Oh no. . . Raising a citizen of the empire for n years, the Day of Righteousness and Death is today, and people of insight from all walks of life shout loudly. So a large number of loyal and brave people from the black and white of the country's chiefs, agriculture, industry and commerce enthusiastically signed up to join the army, ready to kill Germans, kill Germans, and kill more Germans. When I got to the ground, I found that except for Churchill's National Self-Defense Force, the Army and the Navy weren't ready to recruit at all. The Air Force is an important person, but it only recruits pilots. Those who have flight experience can be given priority. However, there are age restrictions, good health, good eyesight, and perseverance. The most important thing is to have a higher education. At least it counts, only shoveling dung. Obviously it won't work.

Imperial citizens have nothing to do with their country but have nothing to do with their blood. Newspapers have large pages every day in the newspapers that a certain surname on a certain street intends to break his family and join the army or a certain butcher shop in a certain district prepares to abandon his business to serve the country, and Hyde Park is even more roaring from morning to night. Kind of torn flag.

Churchill has been infiltrating the political arena for many years and is the most cunning and cunning, and he is the most responsive to the people's sentiment. In addition, the situation is indeed imminent, and it is necessary to plan ahead. Secret negotiations with the United States are underway. After all, the same language and the same species must coexist and prosper. Although the White House was burned back then, don’t worry about those old chaffs. As for the American bills after the last war, the U.S. People shed blood and tears. That was the short-sightedness of the previous government. This transaction will definitely make the American brothers gully. They will never regret this choice. I heard that Roosevelt was already very interested, and that a batch of sealed munitions was being unsealed by the US military. Maybe it will turn around in a few weeks. Once the transaction is successful and American weapons arrive, it will be useless to have guns and no one at that time.

So the British government began to open recruiting offices in major cities. In just two weeks, the British Army obtained three infantry divisions without any difficulty. The navy acquired a division, and the air force recruited eight battalions. But here comes the problem. The British Army never dreamed that one day they would worry about having too many soldiers. Originally, the three regular infantry divisions were not fed enough, so what do you want to do when you recruit three more. All military material reserves are already under the cordon, and the inventory of rifles is not enough for each person, let alone artillery and machine guns.

What’s even more troublesome is that even if the third-year military academy graduates early, they don’t have all the officers needed to form these troops, let alone the most important backbone non-commissioned officers. Before that, we must train this group of rookies into qualified soldiers. Otherwise, what is the difference with that group of National Self-Defense Forces.

The training and garrison sites are, however, that the barracks that were vacated by the expeditionary forces are fully equipped with high-rise buildings. However, military training equipment is extremely scarce, because most of the old training equipment has been pulled away by the self-defense forces of the villages and towns, and they are frantically searching for all weapons and equipment that can be used.

Furthermore, even if the equipment is fully equipped, there are still not enough military training instructors. There is a shortage of experienced officers in the local defense army. The expeditionary army has taken away most of the qualified officers, and the rest are a group of old, weak, sick and disabled. And the expeditionary army does not want the thorn head. Although the government has begun to deploy officers from the colonies, the distant waters obviously cannot save the current near fire.

Looking back and thinking about it, the British Army has fallen into this embarrassing situation. It's because the British Expeditionary Force lost so much that it was too clean.

At that time, the British Expeditionary Force crossed the English Strait with grandeur, just like a Europa savior. In order to show the strength and strength of the British Empire, their armed equipment exceeded normal standards, and the infantry divisions not only took away the weapons and equipment stored in the arsenal. Some of the weapons and vehicles of the remaining troops were even occupied.

There are a lot of senior officers in the British Army Staff and the Expeditionary Forces Headquarters who have fought in the First World War. Those are all who have drunk tea before Verdun, smoked by the Somme, and they have all eaten and played. Those who have seen it, they still hate the last reincarnation game, so they are ready to do it again as they did last time.

Furthermore, this time the German Army did not have Emperor Wilhelm dragging his feet. Hitler, who is obviously more crazy than William, is said to have squatted through trenches and survived poisonous gas. Therefore, the trench warfare is necessary for this war, the war of attrition is necessary, the artillery group is covered, the tank is pressed, and the sea of ​​blood is necessary.

Since we are going to fight a war of attrition, the material reserve is necessary. It was originally planned to let the French provide part of it, but it was discovered that what the French provided was simply impossible to see. What kind of food, medicine, ammunition, and oil is completely incompatible with the British. Their habits and standards are all in French, the taste is awful, the caliber is amazing, and the weights and measures used when replenishing the oil are different. So the British decided to bring everything by themselves. When the expeditionary army seat, division seat, and brigade seat are all ruthless people with strong family backgrounds and solid connections, they are not polite, and then all the fierce generals have hollowed out the foundation of the British army.

The world economic crisis has only been in the past few years. The British industrial productivity has been severely hit during the crisis, and military production, as a major gold swallower, has continued to shrink under the pressure of Parliament. The Royal Navy of the British Empire had just enough military expenditure to feed itself. After retiring a bunch of old ships, they only dared to build a few cruisers to relieve their greed, and had not dared to clamor for additional capital ships for several years.

The army’s life is not easy. For tank tenders, whichever is cheaper, which is thinner, which is fuel-efficient, and which is fuel-efficient. The infantry and artillery weapons are finally replaced with some new products, but they are still in vain. It is a reserve stock equipped with World War I.

This time it’s good, whether it’s old or new, all the prodigal stuff has been swept across the strait with one shot. In addition to infantry light weapons, there are almost all anti-tank weapons, heavy artillery, tanks, transport trucks, officer cars, various light and heavy ammunition, fuel, communication equipment, field hospitals, rations, military clothing, and a large number of four-wheelers. Carriage and war horses, pack horses, construction materials, field tents, pontoon bridge and ferry. . . . Even the barbed wire is original British goods. When the British Expeditionary Force landed on the French coast with the mighty transport fleet, the endless stream of transport vehicles saw the French as ecstatic, and then all that was left was stunned. This group of British men was ready to be here. Has it been in the war for ten years?

At this time, the Royal Navy of the British Empire is cruising around the world, the Royal Air Force of the British Empire is flying around the world, the iron cavalry of the British Empire is in the Europa continent, and Germany alone singles out the invincibility of the two European powers. Xiongbing, that is seeking his own way. As soon as the king of the British Empire arrives, the brutal German army will be wiped out, and Hitler's arrogant bandits are just around the corner. Since the king is annihilating the enemy outside the territory, the homeland should be as stable as Mount Tai and inexhaustible, leaving two or three children with spears to guard the door, and there is no need to worry about any attack.

As a result, the war started. Before the big men in London could see their ugliness on the map, the British Empire Expeditionary Army was wiped out on the other side. At present, hundreds of thousands of British and French loyal kings are led by a dozen and a half generals. In the German prisoner-of-war camps, they struggled to consume the enemy’s precious military rations, while the British government’s many years of stockpiles were all cheap to the Germans. The arrogant gangster Hitler also lost his life, but the problem is that a more terrifying demon came to power, while there are only a few spear-wielding children left in the UK.

This is not the most disturbing. The most disturbing and terrifying thing is the glory of the empire. The dozens of giant ships, including the world’s seven, were bombarded by the Germans into a reef in the strait. , The pile of French lobster octopus was cheaper, and the Royal Air Force broke down and sank the sand, the precious pilots suffered heavy losses, the unlucky corpses were sunken under the sea, and the lucky ones went with the army compatriots. The two most important barriers in Britain The backbone was almost broken in World War I.

At that time, the British government and the opposition were shocked overnight. Everyone felt that the Germans would never let go of this opportunity, set foot on the British mainland when Britain was most vulnerable, blow up Big Ben, and burn Buckingham. . Coastal observation posts will scream German landing ships when they see a float.

Finally, a piece of news came to the British government that comforted the British government~IndoMTL.com~ Although the German Navy wiped out the British naval squadron in the Battle of the Faroe Islands, the brave Royal Navy fought back. The German Navy also suffered serious damage, at least for a short time it lost its combat capability. Without the protection of the fleet, it is impossible to land safely. The British Imperial Navy still retains a certain degree of strength. At least until the large German warships enter the battlefield, there is no problem in defending the strait. The British Empire finally got a short respite. According to Churchill, this was an opportunity God gave to Britain.

So the British Army used all means to train new recruits, at least let them learn how to stand, how to wear military uniforms, how to fold blankets, how to salute the officers, but weapon training is still far away. London finally vacated 40,000 Lee Enfield rifles that had been in stock for 20 years, but they were poorly preserved, so they had to go to the gun factory to repair them first. Soldiers still need time to get them. The major arsenals in the UK are working overtime to produce artillery and ammunition, but there is still a big gap to reach the reserves for a major battle. According to the Downing Street gossip, the government has already obtained a batch of rifles and artillery in the United States and is arranging transportation. Before these weapons and units are equipped, the Army decided to use these free labor and all go to the strait to dig trenches. (To be continued.) () "The Battle of Resurrection in the Third Reich" only represents the author Feng Rui's point of view. If it is found that its content violates national laws and conflicts, please delete it. The position is only dedicated to providing health Green reading platform. 【】,thank you all!