Chapter 406 It’s not completely dry yet!
"What a joke! We will never agree to this request." Churchill was furious when he received Franco's request.

Even if the person opposite him was Roosevelt, he would not give him a good look.

Without the Strait of Gibraltar, the entire Mediterranean would be handed over to us, which is absolutely intolerable.

If this is the case, then the British Empire might as well just surrender.

"Well, I know this request is a bit excessive, but Spain must not side with Germany now, otherwise it will be a huge blow to the entire anti-fascist cause." As Roosevelt's plenipotentiary representative, Hull naturally knew the reason for Churchill's anger.

But as Cun Yunsheng suggested, if the British Isles cannot be defended, then Spain will be the best landing place.

So no matter what, Spain must not turn to Germany.

"I know everything you said, but we will never give up the Strait of Gibraltar. You know how important it is to us." Churchill still shook his head.

What a joke.

This is absolutely impossible to agree to.

If they agreed to this, they would be really finished.

Once lost, the entire Mediterranean will be gone.

Not to mention, he has been betraying the interests of the British Empire during this period, which has caused dissatisfaction among many people.

So there is absolutely no way he would agree now.

"What you are worried about is whether the British Isles will be lost. I can say responsibly that it is absolutely impossible." Churchill knew what the other party was thinking. What they wanted was nothing more than seeing the German army landing on the British Isles.

But he didn't care at all about the scale of the landing of tens of thousands of people.

The reason why the main force was not mobilized to destroy the enemy was because they were afraid that the enemy would make a feint to the east and attack in the west, so there has been no major action.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we do not doubt the British Army's determination to defend the British Isles. We just don't want Spain to side with Germany. For us, Spain has many resources that Germany lacks. Once they get these resources, the German Army's strength will be enhanced again. Maybe by then, this war will last for a long time."

"We have already paid a heavy price for this war, and we should find a way to end it as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Churchill did not answer, but chose to remain silent.

After all, silence is the best Cambridge.

"We will defend the British Isles," Churchill said again.

"In order to demonstrate our strength, I will immediately dispatch an armored unit to Portsmouth to completely destroy the German troops there."

After the German army landed in Portsmouth, they did not immediately expand the scale of the landing, but continued to build defense lines and sent some reconnaissance troops into the depths. As for other actions, no action occurred.

This is why Churchill always believed that the final landing point of the German army would still be in the Dover area.

Because the German army did not have enough landing ships, relying on fishing boats and other vessels, it was already the maximum capacity to send tens of thousands of people to Portsmouth.

If you want to launch a large-scale landing operation, only Dover Port is the most suitable place.

This can be seen especially from the fact that after the enemy's landing troops captured Portsmouth, they did not expand the landing area or advance in depth, but only built a defense line.

The other side also does not think that this landing will be successful, and now building a defense line is nothing more than trying to attract their main force.

Hearing this, Hull said that this was the only way. They should first see how the British army performs. If it is really too bad, they really need to consider a second landing point.

Who knew that Churchill would say it again at this time.

"Mr. Envoy, I think the U.S. military should gather more soldiers, land in Europe, and weaken the German army."

Hearing this, Hull did not answer him, but squinted his eyes and thought about the plan.

According to the answer given by Marshall, the elite German troops at this time were not completely wiped out.

Especially since there are still many elite troops on the Western Front, if they rashly land at this time, the US military will definitely suffer.

The US military has only over one million troops, so it is impossible to sacrifice too many soldiers.

Therefore, the best way is to let the German and Soviet armies continue to consume each other, and the best way is for the German army to draw elite troops from the Western Front.

In this way, after the combat effectiveness of the troops on the Western Front has declined, they can consider landing.

"We are recruiting more soldiers, Your Excellency Prime Minister. You should know that this is not an easy task and it takes some time. Please wait patiently. We will definitely land on the European continent." Hull replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

What a joke! Europeans will never land unless they are drained of their last drop of blood.

Before that, let them fight each other. Only when they suffer heavy casualties can America gain the greatest benefit from this war.

"I hope we can speed it up." This was the only way Churchill could comfort himself.

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The armored division sent from London to Portsmouth failed to reach the beach to stop the German landing troops after a day's rush.

The main reason was that they were bombed by German fighter planes.

Hundreds of fighter planes bombed the armored division, which had no air defense means, in turns, directly causing the armored division to lose one-third of its troops.

There was no way out. Due to the lack of anti-aircraft weapons, they had a hard time moving on the road.

As for the British and American fighter planes, they had no power to fight back against the German fighter planes.

Especially after learning that the British army had radar, the German pilots had already learned their lesson.

Although there is no way to crack the radar, at least we know how to avoid radar detection.

Flying at low altitudes, it is impossible to search for enemy aircraft with radar except with the naked eye.

This is also one of the information sold by Cun Yunsheng.

The German pilots didn't believe it at first, but after several experiments, they found that it was true.

Therefore, this wave of German pilots bombing the British Isles all flew at low altitudes to avoid radar detection.

As for whether there will be anyone on the ground reporting.

All of this takes time. By the time they reported to Dowding, the German planes had already arrived at their destination.

After several times, British and American fighter planes, having lost their powerful weapon, radar, were attacked by German pilots and dared not take off at all.

Because the German army was also testing new fighter planes.

The TA-152 fighter, the pinnacle of propeller-driven fighters, completely overwhelmed British and American fighters.

Wait until the British armored division finally escaped from the clutches of the enemy.

When they arrived at the designated location, they were attacked by German armored forces.

Fortunately, the British armored division, relying on its numerical advantage, destroyed a number of Type 4 tanks.

It was mainly due to good luck that we switched to Panther tanks and Tiger tanks.

Especially the Tiger tank, it has basically no chance of success.

"You mean to say that two of our Panzer IVs were destroyed?"

Major Bolt, who had just been transferred to the Western Front and served as the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the Landing Armored Force, put down his telescope and looked at the scout who was reporting intelligence beside him, with a hint of doubt on his face.

"Yes, they were responsible for reconnaissance on the left wing at the time, and no news has been sent back so far. It is obvious that they underestimated the enemy."

Hearing this, Bolt glanced at the battle map in front of him and then said.

"Then let's not make the same mistake again."

"Go around here and see how many tanks the British have."

With the British Army's current anti-tank capabilities, destroying two Type 4 tanks should be no problem.

He was just curious as to why there was no movement at all.

The only explanation is that they were ambushed and there were many enemies.

That's why his subordinates had no chance to react.

After all, the German tank crews are not fools. No matter how arrogant they are, they will not engage in a battle with a large number of tanks on the road.

"Yes."

Bolt's men immediately followed and walked slowly along the path in the forest. As they walked, they found that there was fog in the forest, which made him frown. You know, he hated fog the most.

Because in this case, the Type 4 tank will lose its advantage in long-range shooting.

"Something is wrong. Be careful and watch out for ambushes." Relying on his intuition, Bolt sensed that danger was approaching.

Sure enough, not long after, a British "Matilda" infantry tank was seen in the distance slowly moving its gun muzzle.

"Enemy tanks ahead, fire."

When setting off, the gunner stuffed the tank into the gun barrel. Now, hearing the order, he stepped on the trigger decisively.

boom!
With one shot, the "Matilda" infantry tank in the distance was turned into a pile of scrap metal.

As the Panzer IV continued to move forward, it discovered more British tanks in the distance.

No wonder their Type 4 tank was destroyed. There were so many British tanks hiding here, catching them by surprise.

Even Bolt avoided being destroyed.

More importantly, among these tanks, there are some that do not belong to the British Army.

"Are these American tanks? M4 medium tanks." Bolt recognized them at a glance. Several of the tanks were the M4 medium tanks that the US military had just equipped.

Now there's trouble.

Seeing this situation, he knew that it was not unfair for the Type 4 tank to be destroyed.

After all, with so many tanks, if they concentrate their fire at once, even a Leopard would not be able to withstand it.

Unless it's a Tiger tank.

Thinking of this, Bolt felt something was wrong.

Maybe I should retreat and ask the command to send more advanced tanks.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to win with just the Type 4 tank.

Because the armor strength of both sides is somewhat unequal.

"Notify the Air Force and tell them that we have discovered the British armored forces and request reinforcements." Crocodile Bolt is not a fool. He knows that the tank he is driving cannot defeat the enemy, so he decides to call for air support.

Of course, before that, he must show off his skills. It is not his style to retreat in such a disgraceful manner.

Moreover, the Type 4 tank he was driving was not that bad. He could easily destroy one or two tanks before retreating.

Just do it.

"Speed ​​up, aim at the first tank, and open fire. No need to ask for instructions, just shoot when you see the target." Bolt immediately gave the order to attack.

boom!
Another shell hit a British tank.

There was a sudden terrible explosion, and it instantly turned into a huge ball of fire, and the turret was blown away.

"Damn it, it's a German tank, attack quickly."

The huge explosion instantly attracted the attention of the British army, and soon other British tanks that received orders began to counterattack.

Unfortunately, the German tank crews are all elite and their reaction speed is very fast.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Not only is it efficient, but its hit rate is also incredibly high.

Tanks one after another were turned into scrap metal.

In just a short while, four tanks were destroyed.

The British tanks were still adjusting their shooting angles.

After seeing this, Bolt couldn't help but shook his head.

Mainly, I feel sorry for those two tanks.

If they hadn't been unlucky and were ambushed, the two Type 4 tanks could have destroyed, but at least they could have escaped unscathed.

"Continue to attack." Bolt knew that he absolutely could not stop at this time.

At least until the Air Force arrives and then provides them with guidance.

"boom!"

Another round of artillery fire, the British tanks were completely defenseless, it was basically a massacre.

The M4 tanks supported by the US military nearby also began firing.

But their accuracy is too poor.

These US armored forces have not experienced any actual combat.

It is simply a pipe dream to hit the battle-hardened German tank commander with one shot.

"Sir, there are simply too many of these British tanks. We can't defeat them all."

It wasn't long before the German gunners began to complain.

Because the number of British tanks is simply too large.

There are at least hundreds of them.

And as time goes by, by the time the British army reacts, they will be doomed.

With so many tanks, if each of them fired one shot, no one would be able to withstand it.

Bolt also knew that if he continued to fight like this, he would have to wait until the opponent adjusted.
Even a Tiger tank could be beaten to death by a group of people.

"Withdraw your position immediately."

"Yes."

"The German tanks are trying to escape. Stop them quickly, stop them quickly. We must not let them go back." The British commander also reacted and began to shout loudly.

"Yes."

Unfortunately, the British tank gunners did have a very good hit rate.

Several shots were fired in succession, but none of them hit the target.

Either too high or too low.

It has never been correct once.

If their accuracy could be the same as the hit rate of naval warships, I'm afraid this armored ace commander would be dead here today.

Unfortunately, he had good luck today.

These British gunners, who had never experienced the cruelty of actual combat, really had poor accuracy.

"Oh my God, how many of our tanks did the Germans destroy?" A British tank commander couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the dozen or so destroyed tanks in front of him.

They were a newly formed armored division, and all its members were new recruits.

Although I have a lot of training, I have never experienced actual combat.

When faced with a surprise attack by the enemy, everyone was in a panic and many people were frightened, so their hit rate was very low.

Although they had expected that some tanks would be destroyed, they had not thought that so many would be destroyed. This was indeed beyond their expectations.

"Captain, do we need to stop the pursuit?" asked the British driver.

"No, keep driving forward. Don't slow down or stop until I tell you to do so, until you catch up with the German tanks." The tank commander said angrily.

"Yes."

Here, the British tanks, having received the order, increased their horsepower and chased the tanks of Bolt and others frantically.

Bolt and others began to flee frantically.

(End of this chapter)