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Chapter 52: The Line of Defense (4)

The performance of the British Empire Army on the coastal defense position was terrible and ugly, and it was impossible to believe that this was a professional army. In fact, these people were indeed not professional soldiers, at least two weeks ago, their profession was not soldiers.

When the British Empire was at its most critical moment, everyone was forced to make the final roar. Although the situation was not that exaggerated, it was not far from that. The British Expeditionary Force, composed of 90% of the British Army, was destroyed in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden had kneeled down to surrender, the French capital was occupied, and it was being beaten up. Although it was claimed to be that France was still fighting, anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was just a dying struggle. The glorious British Empire's Royal Navy was half-destroyed, and the more glorious Royal Air Force was half-destroyed. It was almost time for the British Empire to be finished.

The British Empire raised cigarette dealers and pirates...ah no... I raised the imperial citizens for n years, and the day of justice and death should be today. People of all walks of life shouted loudly. So a large number of loyal and brave men from the country, including the corporals, farmers, industry and commerce, black and white, actively signed up to join the army, ready to kill Germans, kill Germans, and kill more Germans. As a result, when I arrived at the ground, I found that except for Churchill's National Self-Defense Force, the Army and Navy were not ready to recruit soldiers at all. The Air Force wanted people, but only recruited flight students. If there were flight experience, it was given priority. However, there were age restrictions, and it was also healthy and had good eyesight and strong personality. The most important thing was to receive higher education, at least be able to calculate, and only know how to shovel the feces. It was obviously not possible.

The citizens of the Empire are passionate but have no way to serve the country. How can this be? Daily newspapers publish articles such as the intention of breaking their homes and joining the army or the butcher shop in a certain area to abandon their business and serve the country. Hyde Park even dances from morning to night, roars and roars and tearing flags.

Churchill was most cunning in his political arena for many years and was best suited to the will of the people. In addition, the situation is indeed imminent. It is necessary to prepare for the future. Secret negotiations with the United States are underway. After all, they must coexist and prosper together. Although the White House was burned back then, don’t worry too much about those old kangs. As for the American bills that last war caused Americans to shed blood and cry, the former government was short-sighted. This transaction must have made American brothers eat all over the mouth. They will never regret such choices. I heard that Roosevelt had been very interested. A batch of sealed arms of the US military is being opened, and there may be a turnaround in a few weeks. Once the transaction is successful, American weapons will be transported, and there will be no one to have guns at that time.

So the British government began to open recruitment sites in major cities. In just two weeks, the British Army obtained three infantry divisions effortlessly. The Navy obtained one division and the Air Force recruited eight battalions. But the problem came. The British Army never dreamed that one day they would worry about too many soldiers. Originally, those three regular infantry divisions were not enough, so what would you want to do if you recruit three more? All the military supplies reserves were already under the cordon, and the inventory of rifles was not enough for each person, let alone artillery and machine guns.

What’s even more troublesome is that even if third-grade military academy students graduate early, they cannot get all the officers needed to form these troops, not to mention the most critical backbone non-commissioned officers. Before that, these rookies must be trained as qualified soldiers, otherwise what is the difference between them and the National Self-Defense Forces.

There are some training and garrison sites. The barracks and barracks that were empty by the Expeditionary Force were fully equipped with high walls and large facilities. However, military training equipment was in short supply, because most of the old equipment used for training was pulled away by the self-defense forces in various villages and towns, and they were frantically searching for all weapons and equipment that could be used.

Besides, even if the equipment is fully equipped, there are still not enough military training instructors. Now there are very few experienced officers in the local defense army. The Expeditionary Force has taken away most of the qualified officers, and the rest are a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, and the expeditionary forces do not want. Although the government has begun to dispatch officers from various colonies, the Far Water obviously cannot save the current near fire.

Looking back, the British Army has fallen to such an embarrassing level because the British Expeditionary Force was too clean.

At that time, the British Expeditionary Force crossed the British Strait with great confidence, as if it was a savior of the Europa. In order to show the British Empire's confidence, their armed equipment exceeded normal standards, the infantry divisions not only pulled away the weapons and equipment reserved in the arsenal, but even occupied some of the weapons and vehicles of the left-behind troops.

The British Army General Staff and Expeditionary Force Command had a lot of senior officers who had fought in the First World War. They had all drunk tea before Verdun and smoked cigarettes by the Somme. They had eaten, played and seen them. They still remembered the last reincarnation grinding game, so they were ready to do it again as they did last time.

Moreover, this time the German Army did not drag on Emperor William, and he replaced Hitler, who was obviously crazier than William. It is said that this guy also squatted through trenches and got poisonous gas. Therefore, this war of trench wars is necessary, war of attrition is necessary, artillery groups are covered, tanks are pressed, and corpses are necessary.

Since we were going to fight a war of attrition, material reserves were necessary. We were originally going to ask the French to provide some, but we found that the things provided by the French were simply unaware of them. Food, drugs, ammunition and oil were completely inconsistent with the British customs and standards. They were all French, had a bad taste, and had a strange caliber, and even the weights and measures used when replenishing oil. So the British decided to take everything with them by themselves. When they met all the military seats, division seats, and brigades of the Expeditionary Force were all cruel people with a wealth of family education and connections and solid background. They were not polite to take action, and then the powerful generals emptied the foundation of the British Army.

The world economic crisis has only been a few years ago. The British's industrial productivity has been severely hit by the crisis. Military production, as a major gold-eating household, has been shrinking under the pressure of parliament. The military expenditure of the Royal Navy of the British Empire was just enough to support itself. After retired a bunch of old ships, they only dared to build a few cruisers to satisfy their cravings. They have not dared to clamor for several years to add a main ship.

The Army has a hard time. It is not easy to choose which tank bidding is cheap, which one is thin, which one is fuel-efficient, and the infantry and artillery weapons have finally been replaced with some new goods, but the money is dropped, and most troops are still equipped with reserves for World War I.

This time, whether it is old or new, they all took the group of prodigal things to the opposite side of the strait. In addition to infantry light weapons, there are almost all anti-tank weapons, heavy artillery, tanks, transport trucks, officer cars, various light and heavy ammunition, oil, communication equipment, field hospitals, military ration supplies, military clothing, a large number of four-wheeled carriages and war horses and pack horses, building materials, field tents, boat bridges and ferries... and even barbed wire were originally shipped in Britain. When the British Expeditionary Force landed on the French coast with its vast fleet of transport ships, the endless stream of transport vehicles made the French ecstatic, and then they were stunned. Are these British men planning to fight here for ten years?

At this time, the Royal Navy of the British Empire swam all over the world, the Royal Air Force of the British Empire iron bird and fast eagle hovered around the world, the British Empire army iron cavalry and armored soldiers roamed across the continent, and the German single man fought against the invincible soldiers of the two powerful European countries alone, which was seeking death. Once the British Empire's royal division arrived, the brutal German army would be destroyed, and Hitler's arrogant bandits were about to be defeated and died. Since the royal division annihilated the enemy outside the territory, the local area should be as stable as Mount Tai, as solid as a golden soup, leaving two or three children to hold spears and guard the gate, there was no need to worry about any attack.

As a result, the war started. Before the London bosses could see the map, the British Empire Expeditionary Force was wiped out from the other side. At present, hundreds of thousands of loyal and brave British and French royal divisions were led by a dozen and a half generals to consume the enemy's precious military rations in the German prisoner-of-war camp. The British government's long-term reserved family was all cheaper than the Germans. The arrogant bandit Hitler also lost his life, but the problem was that a more terrifying devil came to power, while there were only a few spear-holding children left in the UK.

This is not the most annoying thing. The most annoying thing is the glory of the empire. The dozen giant ships, including the world's great ven, were almost bombarded by the Germans into fish reefs in the strait, which made the pile of French lobsters and octopus cheaper. The Royal Air Force failed to sink into the sand, and the precious pilots suffered heavy losses. They were unlucky and sank the corpse at the bottom of the sea. If they were unlucky, they would have fun with their fellow army compatriots. The two most important barriers in Britain were almost broken in the backbone in the war.

During that time, the British government and the opposition were startled overnight. Everyone felt that the Germans would never miss this opportunity. When Britain was the most vulnerable, they set foot on the British mainland, blow up the Big Ben, and burned Buckingham. The coastal observation post would shout out the German landing ships when they saw a floating hood from afar.

Finally, a message that made the British government feel comforted came. Although the German Navy wiped out the British Navy squadron in the Battle of the Faroe Islands, the brave Royal Navy fought back, and the German Navy was also seriously injured, at least in a short period of time. Without fleet protection, it could not land safely. The British Empire still retained a certain degree of strength. At least before the large German warships entered the battlefield, there was no problem in defending the strait. The British Empire finally gained a brief breathing opportunity. According to Churchill, this was an opportunity given to Britain by God.

So the British Army used all means to train the new rookies, at least to learn how to stand, wear military uniforms, fold blankets, and salute the officers, but weapons training is still far away. London finally freed up 40,000 Lee Enfield no3 rifles that had been reserved for twenty years, but they were not well preserved, so they had to go to the gun factory to renovate first. It would take time for the soldiers to get it. Major arsenals in the UK are working overtime to produce artillery and ammunition, but the gap is still large to achieve the reserve for a large battle. According to the Downing Street news, the government has obtained a batch of rifles and artillery in the United States and is arranging transportation. Before these weapons and equipment troops, the Army decided to use these unpaid labor first, and all of them went to dig trenches on the strait. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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