After waiting for the battle report that the gap had been slightly narrowed, Lord Gott clenched his fists and roared very excitedly.
After all, Greenwich's reserves are all regular troops of the British Army, and their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of the temporarily recruited National Guard. Moreover, the total strength of the French army is only three divisions, and there have been many losses along the way. It should be
It is not easy to defeat the British counterattack force of nearly two divisions, including armored units.
"The gap has narrowed to about one kilometer, and the French army is working hard to maintain the gap and increase resistance." A combat staff reported in a document submitted to Lord Gott.
After receiving the battle report and quickly scanning it a few times, Gott probably had an idea in his mind.
The gap has been reduced by half, and the next half is the most important and final step.
As long as we lock the last bit of distance and rely on our defense to defend today, there should be no problem.
"Then throw in the remaining regiment of the 4th Division. Step up the counterattack and close the gap as soon as possible!" Lord Gott simply put in the last bit of mobile troops.
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"The British army is working hard to close the gap. They should have sent their reserves over." In the joint headquarters of Germany, France and Norway, Wei Gang was preaching to Alfred and Stuart.
"The British don't have many regular troops to use. Judging from the posture this time, they should have basically brought out all their reserves." Stuart concluded based on his own understanding.
"They chose the stupidest path." Wei Gang said silently.
"That's right, this Lord Gott is not very capable, so he can only use such stupid methods." Stuart smiled happily.
The Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms were already much stronger than the British army in Greenwich in terms of combat effectiveness. What they wanted was to fight the main force of the British army in a decisive battle and then consume the British regular troops that could fight.
Without the backbone of the regular army, the remaining National Guards could not pose a threat at all.
Even the French general Wei Gang, who had always loved defensive warfare, was extremely keen on attacking this time. The reason was to gain a chance to fight against the main force of the British army.
Now, in order to seal the gap, Gott has used precious reserves. But in fact, this reserve is the real target of the Three Kingdoms Alliance.
To capture Greenwich, the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces had 10,000 ways to defeat it. But what the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces Command wanted was to capture Greenwich while also wiping out the main British forces here.
If we only capture Greenwich, leaving out the British regular infantry and armored forces here, and allowing these troops to withdraw to London, it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of the subsequent occupation of London.
Every additional division of Gott's troops in London can inflict greater blows and casualties to the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces. With London's complex urban terrain, once it develops into street fighting, it will become a huge meat grinder battlefield.
This is a situation that neither Germany, France, nor Norway want to see.
On the German side, it was originally expected to invest up to 22 divisions in the British Campaign.
However, as the French army deployed an additional division and Norway deployed an additional reinforced battalion, and the battle situation was too smooth, the British army's combat effectiveness was extremely low due to the crazy expansion of the army. Various reasons led to Germany investing a total of 14
After the division, it turned out to be completely adequate.
Stuart's three paratrooper divisions alone, after the Market Garden operation, actually advanced with the French-Norwegian forces and were on the verge of taking London.
General Ernst Bush's 6 infantry divisions and 1 submarine tank task force of the Sixteenth Army had a smooth journey since landing in Portsmouth, and they also had the ability to conquer London alone.
As for the four infantry divisions of Adolf Strauss's Ninth Army, they originally planned to respond to the situation. However, they found that there was no direction that required their response, and there was no pressure on both fronts. So this response force also formed its own
Along the way, in the middle area of the two-way offensive, the advancement speed was steadily maintained at 20 to 30 kilometers per day.
"It seems that our offensive arrow was the first to hit London." As the commander of the Norwegian troops, Alfred's strategic and tactical skills were not as good as those of Weygand and Stuart.
Therefore, he only talked about such things that had nothing to do with tactics.
"It looks like this." Stuart smiled and nodded in response: "The British army transferred all their reserves to plug the gap. At that time, I used my paratroopers to parachute to the back of the defense line and attack Greenwich from behind.
Defense line. Without reserves, the life of this defense line will be over."
Stuart's tactics can basically be said to be the most labor-saving way of playing nowadays.
Bypassing the strong fortifications and pre-set positions, they launched an attack from the rear of the National Guards. Since the British army used all their reserves in the gap, they were unable to return to the rear of the defense line to support the opponent's German paratroopers.
As a result, the National Self-Defense Forces alone would be absolutely unable to resist the sudden appearance of German troops behind the defense lines.
"Then I will let our Norwegian troops invest in the opened gap at the same time, join the French army there, and fight together with the main force of the British army."
Although his military literacy was poor, with a lot of combat experience, Alfred also figured out the key to the problem.
The German army's attempt to seize the defensive line was similar to stealing a home, while the French army seemed to be attracting the enemy's attention from the front.
The German army's success rate in stealing homes has exceeded 90%. What the Norwegian army needs to do most now is to join the front and consume the main force of the British army together with the French army. Of course, they have not undergone airborne training and do not have airborne equipment.
It is also impossible to join the German army in stealing the enemy's home, and can only fight head-on with the French army.
"I'd better go to the front line to command." After Alfred finished speaking, he actively requested: "It is enough to have two generals in the headquarters. My purpose is to command operations on the front line. Commanding from the rear is not what I am good at."
"Then it's up to you. Whether we can consume the British army in Greenwich depends on the armies of our two countries." Wei Gang did not stop him, but supported it.
Stuart also nodded in support.
So Alfred performed a military salute and prepared to go directly to his command troops and immediately go into battle.
Because the troops sent by Norway, except for the German armored reinforcement battalion, had mediocre weapons and equipment, they were left unused in the rear to avoid losses.
And at this time, it is the best time for them to attack.
"Good luck to you," Student finally said in German.
"We will definitely win." Although the translator had not had time to explain, Alfred had already guessed what the other party meant and responded.