The sun goes down and night falls. British-German The battle between the two countries also temporarily stopped because of the night. However, the smell of gunpowder smoke and the nauseating smell of blood in the air still made people remember that they were now on a cruel battlefield deep inside.
After a day of hard fighting, the three divisions of German Marine Corps successfully established a solid beachhead at Margate, Dover and Folkestone at a great cost. Subsequently, German 1st Army Corps, 2nd Army Corps and 3rd Army Corps began to send troops to land. In order to be able to withstand the possible counterattack by Britain people. As long as it can withstand this wave of counterattack by Britain people, then German military will be able to truly gain a foothold in British mainland. It can even launch the next phase of the attack as more and more troops land.
Canterbury, British southeast Theater Headquarters. Commander British mainland Army Commander Ian? General Hamilton, who also serves as the war zone Commander, looked very ugly. After a day's battle, not only British Army suffered heavy losses. On the contrary, it allowed the Germany people to successfully occupy the beachhead. This is undoubtedly an unacceptable result for Ian General Hamilton.
"Everyone, I know that everyone performed very bravely in today's battle. However, it is very regrettable that the final result cannot satisfy us. According to the intelligence we received, the Germany people's army has begun to land. The possibility of us resisting the Germany people's attack is getting smaller and smaller!" said Ian General Hamilton.
"Your Excellency Commander, we have tried our best in today's battle. 1st Army Corps lost more than 30,000 people, half of which were caused by the fierce artillery fire and aircraft of the Germany people Killed by bombing and strafing. We don't have sea control, let alone air control. It's not that difficult to defeat the Germany people on the seaside battlefield!" Douglas General Haig said with a grimace.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander. I believe that through today's battle, you can also see how strong Germany people are! In today's battle, we have tried our best, but we still have this result." General Benson also had a wry smile on his face.
General Gough Although he didn't say anything, his expression also showed that he also thought this battle was very annoying.
"Everyone, I know that it is very difficult. But we can't give up just because we have difficulties, right? In that case, what's the use of this battle we have prepared so hard? It's better to surrender directly to the Germany people." Ian General Hamilton said.
Douglas General Haig and others stopped talking. They also know that no matter what, this battle must be fought, and especially it must be won as much as possible. Otherwise, British Empire will be completely finished. As the generals of the British Empire, they naturally do not want such a situation to occur.
"Your Excellency Commander, we need the support of the tank troops. The Germany people invested a large number of tanks in today's battle during the day. Many sections of our defense lines were torn apart by their tanks!" General Haig said.
"The Army doesn't have many tanks. There are only more than a thousand tanks in total, and they are all at London. I will report to London and ask them to send some tanks over. However, the number will not be too many." General Hamilton said.
Although Britain also started researching tanks very early, their initial tanks were slow, bulky, weak in defense, and very prone to failure. Compared with the Germany tank that can already participate in actual combat, it is simply useless. German military's tank also pointed out a way out for Britain people in tank research. This makes Britain imitate German tanks as much as possible when developing tanks. After all, this is already a relatively mature solution. During wartime, there is no reason to leave these mature solutions unused.
"General, can our air force defeat the Germany people's air force? German aircraft has been hovering in our heads, whether it was strafing and bombing, which caused great harm to our troops. The psychological pressure on the soldiers is very high!" General Benson also said.
"The fighter planes equipped by our air force lag far behind German aircraft in terms of performance. Even if we fight against Germany people, there is often only a dead end. In order to protect the precious pilots, I We have just made the decision to avoid involving the air force in the war. We are already jointly developing the new aircraft with Americans. However, it will take some time before it is successfully developed," General Hamilton said.
"No matter what, the air force still needs to participate in the war. In this case, it can at least relieve some of our pressure." General Gough said.
General Hamilton nodded. "I will make a request to the Air Force and try to let them send some fighter planes to the battlefield!"
"Everyone, now the Germany people have begun to land in large numbers. We cannot let them continue like this. Otherwise, it will bring us a lot of trouble. Therefore, I hope we can launch a counterattack and drive the Germany people into the sea!" General Hamilton said.
"Counterattack? If we take the initiative to attack, our troops will be hit by the powerful firepower of the Germany people. In that case, our casualties will further increase!" General Haig exclaimed.
The other generals also frowned. Everyone knows very well that German Army's firepower is very powerful. When defending, they can more or less use fortifications to offset part of the German Army's firepower advantage. If you take the initiative to attack, it will undoubtedly be equivalent to sending yourself to death.
"What I mean is to launch an attack at night. German aircraft cannot take off at night. Although their warships can still provide certain fire support. However, the intensity will not be too great, and the casualties caused to us will be very limited. If we want to drive the Germany people into the sea, launching a counterattack at night will be our only chance!" General Hamilton said.
General Haig thought for a while, then nodded. "This can be tried. However, we don't know whether it will be successful yet. However, our casualties will definitely not be too small."
"As long as we can drive Germany people into the sea, no matter how high the price is, it will be worth it!" General Hamilton has obviously made up his mind.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander!" other British generals replied one after another.