Chapter 450

"Boom!" A shell hit a building in central London. The explosion finally brought down the crumbling building in the dust. The rising dust filled the air, and the shaking ground could be clearly seen from several blocks away.

In the basement, a few wisps of dust fell down due to the violent vibration. Churchill leaned back in his chair and looked at the huge map of London, where he could really see the current situation and know his current situation.

When he was far away from the battlefield, he always complained about why the troops on the front line were so unbearable that they were defeated in a few days under the German attack. Now that he was on the scene, he thought of the world war he had experienced, and how painful it was to spend an hour in the war.

London is a huge city. The German attack on the outskirts of the city is more than ten kilometers away from Churchill's location. However, some long-range cannons can still patronize the block above him, and those cannons are all weapons captured by the British army.

The garrison headquarters called an hour ago. The distance between the German and the garrison headquarters was less than 300 meters. Some German grenadiers were attacking the nearby buildings with "building demolition devices". The shaking explosion could be heard on the phone.

The scene of a large number of people dying with grenades and the German army did not happen. Instead, the sound of suicide with grenades was heard from every corner of the city from time to time. The German army had long been aware of the attack by civilian grenades, so they were very careful with the British citizens in London.

In all cases, when citizens surrender, they are required to hold their hands high from a distance, and then they are escorted to the rear by special personnel after receiving body search to confirm that there is no problem. However, there are still various records showing that the German * team shot and killed the surrendered London civilians at will for convenience.

After receiving a telegram from akkado, lundstedt experimented with a new attack tactics in London, which is to quickly rush into the city, retreat to the original defense line after the attack, and relinquish the ruins to the opponent.

Then it used the advantages of artillery and aircraft to suppress the area repeatedly, and annihilated the British soldiers who rushed out to recapture the position in the terrain area they were already familiar with. It seems that the attack speed is slow, but it can effectively kill British soldiers. Such repeated attacks on a corner of the city will consume the defensive forces of the whole city and achieve the operational purpose of consuming the opponent's living strength. The area that was repeatedly let out has long been a ruin, which is no different from the field. It has no so-called advantage of street fighting, and the combat mode is more suitable for the German army.

However, the British are not stupid. After fighting for several blocks repeatedly, they began to stop meaningless counterattack and did not try to recapture the lost positions. In this way, the two sides insisted on fighting for a whole day.

The difference is that there are fewer and fewer German casualties and more and more British civilians. And London, the British capital city, one of the largest cities in Europe, has been about a fifth of the ruins.

It's no wonder that the British civilians curse their own government. France, which is also a defeated country, is still there undamaged. What the citizens have to endure is nothing more than the harassment of German patrols. However, London has been destroyed. Only God knows how much is left.

The British are not idiots, and the Germans obviously are not. The German infantry on the front line are getting better and more skilled. The training plan of the supreme command has been implemented in an orderly way. About 20000 veterans who are familiar with urban operations have been transported back to their own countries to serve as instructors and backbones of the newly formed forces.

And the Germans began to use various methods to narrow the gap in street fighting. They used the "building demolition device" to crack the buildings suspected of having British troops, and used the Frederick rockets to launch a cold volley attack on a certain area, which made the British garrison suffer a great loss. Because of luck, at least three battalions of British soldiers had been covered by German rockets and lost at least 700 veterans.

The original purpose of fighting in the city was to add pressure to the logistics. However, Germany seized a lot of British artillery, which at least made up for the short board of artillery firepower in Britain. The fuel saved a lot of space for German transport ships to transport the shells of Frederick rockets. Therefore, the German ammunition for attacking London was sufficient.

On the contrary, British supplies began to run short. Because the British royal family fled to Canada, the United States suspended part of its aid to Britain, which made the British garrison completely in the embarrassing situation of no supplies. Fortunately, there are still some bullets in reserve that can be used for emergency, so the source of heavy weapons and equipment is completely lost.

The M3 tanks of the United States were completely out of stock, and the lack of heavy anti tank weapons in Britain directly led to the defenceless situation around London. The armored forces of a group army swept around the border of the suburbs of London and easily completed the encirclement of the British capital. The British capital is in danger as the river Thames smolders.

Churchill didn't rush away. He was still in his underground office under the subway in central London. The British have about 100000 defenders in London who are worthy of the first World War, and about 100000 improvised mobs. These men guarded Churchill's London, the last line of defense of the British Empire.

What did the war bring to the city? Although it is March and it is not too cold outside, the old people and the wounded lying on the hospital bed are still helpless waiting for their last moment. German shells don't have eyes. More than one hospital has been hit by shells, and more than one room full of civilians has collapsed. British soldiers, like moles, look for food in the ruins and dusty buildings. Covered with dust, they run cautiously from one side of the street to the other side with rifles. Then they get into the door of the building, step by step, walk up the creaking stairs, smash the unlocked door with the butt of their guns, and search for what they can use. Blankets to keep out the cold, some spices or money that the owner didn't have time to take away, and some badly needed ammunition - many people left the grenades distributed by the government at home. They didn't intend to die with the Germans. More people chose to flee or surrender. As expected, the scene of the city's decisive death did not appear. More of it was the Yellow faced and dying civilians squatting in the air raid shelter waiting for their final fate. The British defenders who search homes are no different from thieves. They want to avoid German shells and snipers, then take what they need and try not to take their lives. Sometimes luck is not so good. When they kick the door open, the air is full of stench. The owner's body has been rotten for a long time, and it can make people vomit for hours. Even worse, when they kick open the door or open the drawer, they will be blown up by hand grenades or mines. Sometimes, they are the booby traps planted by other British defenders. Sometimes, they are the traps set by German special forces a few days ago. But like everyone else, they need to live, and to live they need food, supplies and supplies. Unfortunately, they are much more miserable than the Germans. The German army has supplies on time. Although they are often late, there are always some, and they can only find them by themselves. Churchill has been staring at the map for nearly three hours. It used to mark the destroyed buildings with a red pen, but now the poor map of London is bright red because of the increasing number of red marks. On the bright red edge, the divisions of several organized British infantry divisions were distributed in several directions, but closer to where he was. He got up slowly, only to find that his feet were numb, and he had not been able to see the gray sky in London for many days“ Secretary He called, but no one agreed. He was slightly stunned, and then he limped out of the door and saw a second lieutenant officer staring at himself in confusion“ Where's Miss Jones? Didn't she come to work today? " Churchill asked in a slightly hoarse voice, staring at the lieutenant“ The prime minister... I didn't see her, and I didn't see her yesterday... "The second lieutenant said nervously," many people can't find them. Miss Benny in the engine room died in the German bombardment yesterday. Major Tony left this morning without saying anything. "“ what about you? Why don't you go? " Churchill knew the young lieutenant. He was in the telegraph office and was responsible for sending and receiving telegrams from the prime minister's office“ Sir... I have no orders to leave. " The second lieutenant answered in a low voice. Churchill nodded, satisfied with the answer. This may be the most gratifying thing he has heard in so many days, so he patted the young man on the shoulder with a smile, took the telegram from the young lieutenant, and asked, "where's the telegram from?"“ Sir, it's a royal telegram from Canada. " The young lieutenant's voice was lower, which made Churchill feel a little bit bad. He rushed to open the telegram, saw the above content, only read a few words, he felt the twists and turns, in front of a black fell to the ground. After the young lieutenant's anxious cry for help, the telegram slowly fell to the ground. The above contents are really heart gouging: during your tenure as British Prime Minister, the British Empire suffered unprecedented losses and losses. Therefore, as the king of the British Empire, I announce that you will be relieved of your post as British Prime Minister.