Chapter 356

On a dark night, an old British destroyer, flashing lights, quietly approached a dilapidated wharf. This half destroyed dock is full of craters on both sides, but also full of anti-aircraft guns.

This is the last dock in Dunkirk that can dock large ships, and allied fighters have lost a total of 90 to protect the dock. In order to ensure the safety of the wharf, more than 100 anti-aircraft guns are arranged here.

On the dock, there are full of panic and helpless British soldiers. Their ammunition has been ransacked and supplied to the front-line cover troops. Their guns have also been taken away and sent to the French rear troops. After all, the commonality of French ammunition and British ammunition is poor, so the French troops receiving British ammunition have to take a batch of guns.

So in addition to the fierce French and British forces on the periphery, most of the remaining soldiers in the core of Dunkirk were poor soldiers without guns and ammunition. Once the German troops break through the fragile outer line, the British and French forces have only one choice to surrender.

After the British destroyer leaned on the dock, it put down its own hanging ladder in a hurry, so the starving British soldiers began to board the destroyer slowly under the command of the officers. This is the British "operation generator", using all the strength that can be used to save the British army.

But sadly, the operation in the daytime suffered a heavy failure. On the first day of operation generator, Britain was sunk one cruiser, seven destroyers and 20 transport ships. These poor warships were sunk by the aircraft carrier fleet of the German navy off the coast of Dunkirk, and the 20 swordfish torpedo bombers that went to attack the German fleet never came back, which made the British stop the idea of using the air force to annihilate the German high seas fleet.

As a result, the rush to transport troops, which used to be a race against the clock, can only be carried out at night. In this way, the losses are reduced to a tolerable level, but the efficiency is only one third or less of the original.

Don't think that all night operations are safe, at least not in front of the German air force. In order to improve the bombing level of the bomber formation at night, the do-217 bomber formation and the butcher strategic bomber troops often visited Dunkirk at night. Although the bombing accuracy was average, it seriously slowed down the withdrawal speed of the British troops.

The weather this evening was very bad, with clouds and some light rain, so when the destroyer arrived at night, the German air force did not appear in the sky of Dunkirk.

"Major general Montgomery, congratulations on your promotion and your transfer back to the UK as commander of the third army of the local army." On the quayside, Lord Goth sighed and said to Montgomery, who was about to leave Dunkirk, "I always have a hunch that this time we are doomed."

The sea breeze blew on Montgomery's face, making him feel a little cold. Montgomery looked at the black soldiers who were boarding the ship and preparing to flee back to England. He said to Lord Goth helplessly: "whether I can hold my ground in England depends on how many soldiers you can retreat back this time. You know, even if the king ordered the mobilization, we can't train so many elite at one time

"I heard that hurricane fighters are stepping up production. I hope there won't be any more problems this time." Lord Goth was a bit dispirited. Under his command, nearly 150000 troops of the British Empire were defeated in a mess, and now at least 50000 of them have been lost in Dunkirk. This made him feel aggrieved, because after all, this battle was not under his command, but the defeated French general gammerlin.

Montgomery nodded and said with approval: "I know that once France is defeated, the bombing path of the German air force will be shortened by hundreds of kilometers. Whether it can defend British territory depends on whether the air force can defend the sky."

"Nelson Spirit tells us not to be too pessimistic in everything! The British Empire has not yet passed the barrier! " Lord Goth said: "I will stick to Dunkirk until the last second, hoping that the navy can win the war like a man."

"I can't or can't manage these." "I'm more worried about whether we'll lose the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal if there's something wrong with France and Italian troops in North Africa," Montgomery said

"If we lose the Suez Canal, the rest of the world will be tough." Gotter's mood became more complicated when he heard Montgomery's words. Once Germany and its quasi ally Italy had an idea about the Mediterranean, the British transport line would be cut off by more than half. This situation is not far from Britain.

Germany also has a pathetic Romania to provide stable oil supply. If Britain loses the Suez Canal, then the oil in the Middle East, raw materials from India and even rubber in the Far East can only bypass the Cape of good hope - if France falls down, it is not safe even to go to the South Atlantic.

In this way, Britain will be reduced from a blockade country to a blockaded country. The British Empire itself is only a small island. Its ability to resist the blockade is not as good as that of Germany as a mainland country. Therefore, once Germany achieves this strategic goal, Britain will be more passive than ever.

"The German head of state is really a master of strategy." Gott sighed again. He suddenly felt that he had not sighed as much in his life as in the past month. Since he led the 150000 British troops into Belgium, it seems that bad luck has never left him. Thousands of brand-new tanks have been discarded along the way. Now there are only less than 200 left. Moreover, all the 200 tanks will be left here, and none of them will be transported back to China. Guns and cars were all lost, and even tents and medicines were given to the Germans all the way. Goth felt like the German transport captain. He gave the German what they needed. Now the Germans are short of tens of thousands of cheap labor. Goth knows that through the continuous efforts of kammerlin and himself, they are looking to fill the hole for the Germans. If akkado can survive Goth's evaluation, he may be elated. He used the conclusion drawn from his previous life's repeated study of German strategy and tactics in World War II to put it into practice in this world. It seems that the effect is good, and it can make the United Kingdom, which has won without losing, so exhausted“ I'm more worried about Germany playing harder. " Montgomery said: "if these Germans woo the Turks and directly threaten the oil fields in the Middle East, this is the most fatal thing. If they deploy a long-range air force in Turkey, we will have to wait at least 20 years if we want to use oil from the Middle East with those tattered air defense weapons in the Middle East. "“ It can't be true? Did not Germany offend all the countries in the Middle East? Will akkado, the German head of state, do such a stupid trick? " Gort asked in disbelief“ If he did, it would be the ultimate cruelty. " Montgomery frowned and said, "he's not afraid to go to war with the British Empire and France, and he's afraid to offend the local snakes in the Middle East? As long as he destroys the oil fields, even if he turns against us and Germany, what can he do to support us? Maybe we need to supplement some things. "“ Then I'll send a telegram to Prime Minister Churchill, at least let him stabilize Italy, win over Turkey, and see if there is any hope... To maintain the present situation... "Lord Goth saw a crew come to urge Montgomery to board the ship, and then he went back with his adjutant and staff. Looking at his back, Montgomery found that Lord Goth's back seemed to be bent. He followed the two crew members who came to pick him up and went to the opposite place. Facing the sea breeze, he boarded the destroyer returning to England. Ironically, the British destroyer was actually rented from the United States, old and backward. Compared with the new German destroyers, these American destroyers don't seem to take advantage of artillery, let alone other capabilities. Just because of the need to maintain the number of navies, Britain had to trade overseas military bases for these junk goods. Standing in the bow of the ship, Montgomery could not help feeling: when has the British Empire been so weak? In order to suppress the development and growth of a Germany, it is beyond our ability. When the war came, the seemingly powerful Anglo French Alliance collapsed in an instant. In less than a month, the victory was handed over to the weak Germany. What's wrong with the world? Is he still in the dream did not wake up? The sea was dark, like a huge beast with a bloody mouth, it seemed that it could devour everything. The destroyer set sail in a dark light and slowly sailed to the wide sea. It had prevented countless aggressors, even Napoleon, from walking in the English channel, but now it is a desperate situation for the British and French allied forces to retreat“ God, please bless the British Empire through this time Montgomery closed his eyes and felt the sea breeze slapping his cheek. The salty air made people more sober. However, Montgomery, who was used to land, was not comfortable with the shaking deck at his feet. Once again, the goddess of luck showed her true self through the pious prayers of some people. Montgomery's destroyer all the way back to Britain, and just after this destroyer, four British transport ships full of people were sunk by German submarines, causing a huge loss of more than 5000 people - these soldiers, including the crew, fell into the cold water, because they can't swim and the cold temperature, only 19 survived.