Chapter 399 How about tens of thousands of people give it a try?

"I think we can give it a try." Marshal Dönitz, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

Hearing this, many people looked at him curiously.

Fighting on two fronts has always been a taboo in military strategy, but now it has already become a multi-front war.

If they open another front, they may not be able to hold on.

After all, the potential is almost reaching its limit.

If I open it again, I really won’t be able to hold on.

"Marshal Dönitz, do you know what it would mean if war broke out again on the Western Front?" Marshal Keitel asked Dönitz.

"I know that the logistical pressure will be greater." Marshal Dönitz nodded expressionlessly.

"No, even collapse." Speer added at this time.

"Although we have obtained tungsten ore, the output cannot be increased in the short term."

"So it will take some time, and it would be best not to open up a new front during this period."

Even Speer was not optimistic, which made Dönitz frown slightly and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Everyone, we must understand one thing. If we can't break the current deadlock as soon as possible, I'm afraid we will be defeated soon."

They all knew this truth, but their current strength did not allow it.

"I think we can try to mobilize a small force." Dönitz looked at everyone and proposed again.

Hearing this, Keitel did not refute, but instead thought about whether this plan was feasible.

"I think a small force of tens of thousands of people should be no problem."

This time, everyone looked at each other and began to weigh the feasibility of landing a small force.

Even Speer did not refute it.

If it's just tens of thousands of people, you can give it a try.

If there are a lot of people, then forget it.

"And there are many benefits to our landing on the British Isles. It can relieve the pressure on the Mediterranean in the south," Dönitz explained again.

"Right now the main forces of the Allies are concentrated in Morocco and other places in East Africa. It is obvious that they want to destroy our oil bases in North Africa, which is the lifeblood of the empire. Without oil, I am afraid that the empire's tanks, chariots, planes, and warships will not be able to start, and they will just be a pile of scrap metal."

There is indeed nothing wrong with what he said, because now they rely on this oil base to survive. Otherwise, even if Speer had great powers, he would not be able to get too much oil.

"Let's give it a try." Marshal Keitel thought about it and decided to give it a try.

A force of tens of thousands of people can be drawn from any army.

He also wanted to try out this so-called floating bridge dock to see if it was really reliable. If it was, then the German army would have more places to choose from for landing.

With the support of Field Marshal Keitel, the subsequent landing became a natural process.

A city in northwestern France at the entrance of the Seine River.

As the second largest port, Le Havre Port has gathered more than a thousand transport ships of various sizes.

Because there are no professional landing ships, we can only choose fishing boats and other ships suitable for docking.

Besides these there are some transport ships.

They are the main landing force.

The remaining ships were used to transport supplies and subsequent infantry.

An entire army with three divisions, equipped with a small number of tanks.

However, the infantry divisions were equipped with a number of urgently produced 50mm anti-tank guns.

In addition, the Air Force also dispatched hundreds of fighter jets to bomb Dover Port and other places.

The purpose is to attract the attention of the British army.

In addition, hundreds of fighter planes are on standby to take off at any time to intercept the Royal Fleet roaming in the North Sea to prevent them from crossing the English Channel at any time.

According to the detailed plan made by Keitel, even if this wave of landings failed, if the Royal Fleet could be lured to the English Channel and into the attack range of German fighter planes, perhaps some British warships could be sunk, which would not be too much of a loss.

In addition, the navy will mobilize all high seas fleets, including all submarine forces, with the aim of seeing if they can set up an ambush and gain some advantage.

After all, they all looked down on this landing. They just wanted to use the landing to see if they could gain some advantage and relieve the pressure on the Mediterranean at the same time.

Such a large-scale mobilization naturally greatly reduced the confidentiality of the landing.

After all, the British intelligence agencies were not just there to do their jobs, and it didn’t take long for them to learn that the Germans were beginning to mobilize.

However, the German army was not surprised by this, because they had no intention of concealing the fact of their landing, so there was no question of keeping it secret.

After all, with such a large-scale relocation, anyone can guess it unless they are a fool.

As for the specific landing time and location, they are kept absolutely confidential.

Except for a few people, no one else knows the exact landing time and location.

Only at the moment of war would the German army announce specific mission objectives.

However, some people began to determine the landing location of the German army based on the German Army's number.

The landing troops this time were all elite troops on the Western Front, especially the first batch, which were the elite among the elite.

Their mission is infiltration warfare.

Cut off British communications, destroy their headquarters, and provide coordinate guidance to the Air Force.

Their mission is very important.

So the number of people is not large, only about six or seven hundred.

Not only that, the rigorous Germans also conducted a series of landing drills when these people were sent to designated locations.

Although only tens of thousands of people attempted to land at a time, if these tens of thousands of people were destroyed, it would be a huge blow to the German army.

Fortunately, Field Marshal Keitel also considered casualties when he formulated this plan.

As long as the death rate does not exceed half, he can accept it.

He could afford the cost of causing 20,000 to 30,000 casualties, relieving the pressure on the southern Mediterranean and possibly sinking British warships.

What's more, if it really succeeds, there will be a steady stream of supplies and troops arriving later.

He couldn't estimate how many troops there would be by then.

As for the so-called pontoon dock, it was not as complicated as Marshal Keitel thought. For the German army with a complete industrial system, it was easy to build.

According to the exercises, this pontoon dock can indeed allow landing troops to transport supplies in field areas where there are no ports.

According to calculations by the logistics department, this type of floating bridge port, under good weather conditions, can almost meet the supply needs of an army of 100,000.

In addition to these, the Air Force will also mobilize transport aircraft to airdrop supplies such as fuel to the front-line troops.

Ensuring the logistical supply of 50,000 elite troops on the front line is definitely not a problem.

The only thing that Keitel was uncertain about was how many troops the British would mobilize to counterattack.

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"Where do you think the German army will land?" Churchill handed the intelligence he had just received to everyone, then looked at the people in front of him, took a puff of his cigar, and asked lightly.

After all, the German troops on the Western Front had not been mobilized for a long time, so the sudden mobilization of 50,000 people naturally caused quite a stir. After some investigation, it was discovered that the German troops were about to land.

Over the years, air battles between the two sides have never stopped.

As for the so-called landing, it has become nonsense.

Who would have thought that the German army would actually think of landing at this time?
Are they crazy?

"I think the German army should land in the southern region, around the Isle of Wight, Southampton, Brighton and Dover." The Minister of War stood up, picked up the pointer and pointed at the map.

As the Minister of the Army, it is natural for him to take on this responsibility.

All British troops agreed with his views.

After all, this is the only place with a port.

Therefore, the British army strengthened the defenses of Brighton and Dover, and deployed elite troops in this direction.

The purpose is to inflict heavy damage on the German army.

The reason why I guessed Brian is because this place is very close to London.

They believed that the German army was determined to quickly reach London and force them to surrender.

But they were overthinking it. Churchill would not surrender even if he lost the British Isles.

He wanted to fight the German army to the death.

He firmly believed that with the British Empire's profound financial resources, it would definitely be able to hold on to the end.

In addition, the port of Dover was chosen because the distance between the two was the shortest, making it convenient for German troops to transport troops.

Unfortunately, they did not expect that the German army would choose Portsmouth as the location.

Just as they thought the Germans would not pass through the Ardennes Forest.

"That's right. Only by landing here can they reduce the pressure on logistics. There are well-developed railways in other places. Even if they are attacked, we can quickly transfer the reserve troops to the front line."

"So from a logistical point of view, Dover Port should be the main direction of the German attack. Perhaps the German army will attack in other directions, but I think that should be a feint attack, the purpose of which is to mobilize our troops." After the Minister of War finished speaking, he looked at Churchill.

After listening, Churchill kept tapping his fingers and thinking about whether what the other party said was right or not.

After some deduction, I found that it was indeed only useful to land here.

Finally, he spoke.

"You are right. The main attack direction of the German army should be Dover Port. Strengthen the vigilance in other places. Don't panic if you encounter a German attack."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Has the intelligence department found out? Why did the German army choose to land at this time?" Churchill asked again.

Not only was he very curious, but the other ministers were also surprised.

Why did you suddenly think of logging in?

Aren't the Germans crazy?
Could it be that the pressure from the Soviet army on the Eastern Front was not great enough?

"We don't know either. We only know that the German army suddenly proposed to land on the British Isles. I suspect they want to use this excuse to force us to shift our attention to the mainland. In this way, we will have no time to pay attention to the situation in the Mediterranean to the south." The head of MI6 stood up and expressed his opinion.

Hearing this, Churchill nodded. There was some truth in what he said.

"Then let the troops on the front line inflict heavy damage on these damn German troops. Also, have the Royal Fleet in the North Sea dispatch a task force to the south of the English Channel, ready to harass the German logistics transport ships at any time." Churchill gave the order.

"Yes."

"In addition, I will contact President Roosevelt and ask them to intensify the offensive in North Africa. The oil bases there must be destroyed. Without oil, the German army will soon be defeated." Churchill added again.

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at each other at first, then remained silent.

They naturally knew that this connection would probably come at a price.

Since the war began, the treasury of the British Empire has been emptied, and no one knows how many colonies, ports, etc. have been sold.

I'm afraid that when this war is over, the British Empire will be left in ruins.

If it weren't for the war, they would have fired Churchill long ago.

The son sells his father's land without feeling sorry for it, which refers to Churchill's frantic sale of the British Empire's colonies.

The family fortune that had been accumulated over hundreds of years was almost squandered in the past two years.

I don’t know how many people hate Churchill.

After everything was ready, the German Air Force began large-scale bombing of Dover Port and other places.

This also made the British army completely convinced that the main direction of the German attack must be here, otherwise there would be no need to concentrate hundreds of fighter planes to bomb here in turns.

Therefore, the British army ordered a city-wide curfew and ordered the front-line troops to enter the air-raid shelters to prepare for a decisive battle with the German landing troops.

Unfortunately, despite their long wait, the German troops did not appear in the port of Dover.

The result did not appear, which made the British army very confused.

Is the login fake again?

The key point is, if you are not going to land, why bother mobilizing so many troops to bomb Dover Port?

Don’t bombs cost money?

Or was he just teasing them on purpose?
It is not impossible.

At least during this period of time, the British army's emotions were aroused, and they thought that the German army was really going to land.

So everyone even wrote their suicide notes.

I even said goodbye to my family.

Not only that, some wealthy people just ran away.

The panic continues to spread.

In the end, nothing happened except the bombing, which made them very confused.

What they didn't know was that the German army had indeed moved out, but their target was Portsmouth.

Thousands of ships formed a huge fleet and launched an attack on the predetermined target.

There were no cold winds or huge waves in the English Channel. Instead, there were ships bobbing up and down, and many seasick soldiers holding vomit bags and vomiting.

"Will our landing be successful this time?" a soldier said with some concern.

"Why wouldn't it succeed? You know, we have made sufficient preparations for this landing." The sergeant next to him seemed very calm. If there was no vomit at the corner of his mouth, he would probably look at him with admiration.

After saying that, the sergeant spat again.

For him, this was more painful than going to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

The comrade next to him looked disgusted.

"But the ships we landed on were all fishing boats." The soldier who spoke earlier asked a soul-searching question.

"So what? The distance between the two sides is not very far. Even a sampan can reach Britain. Don't forget that a few years ago, I saw with my own eyes a British soldier in Dunkirk holding a piece of wood and swimming towards Britain. As it turned out, he did swam back." The sergeant's words immediately aroused the interest of the soldier who spoke earlier.

(End of this chapter)