Imperial Overlord

On the seventh day of the British air battle, a week has passed before you know it.

Most of the targets Li Le knew had been destroyed, at least according to the statistics of the Luftwaffe, they were completely destroyed.

Although the Luftwaffe completed most of Li Le's deployment through unremitting efforts, a more deadly problem then appeared in front of the German top brass.

The problem Germany now faces is that its own attack has become unsustainable. Although the Luftwaffe had the upper hand on the scene, the British did not encounter greater losses in the following days.

Dowding took the shrinking turtle as the bottom line. He directed the British Air Force to passively avoid the battle and protected the remaining 500 fighter jets.

Similarly, in the past 4 days, only the British ground artillery remained in the British army fighting against the German aircraft.

The British air defense system, which leaked air from all sides, was completely vulnerable to German aircraft, and the losses of the German army also plummeted. Thousands of aircraft were dispatched every day, but only a dozen were lost.

Goering didn't take this loss at all. He had already determined that his air force completely destroyed the enemy's air defense system and won the air supremacy over the battlefield.

However, Li Le found that because of its short legs, the Luftwaffe could not carry out a full-scale bombing of the northern part of the UK, so the British industry would actually be in a recovery period in the future.

Without accurate bombing indicators, the attack on the British reconstruction factories in the southern region would not have the current bombing effect.

Although Li Le was reluctant to accept this fact, he had to admit that his attack on Britain had almost nothing to help the Luftwaffe.

Next, it all depends on the true ability of the Luftwaffe itself, to see if they can delay the recovery of British industry as much as possible during the long attack on Britain.

In the conference room, Army Commander Lundstedt, another Marshal Bock, and three generals, Commander-in-Chief Brauchitch, sat on one side, and behind them was Marshal Kluge.

Sitting on the other side are Reich Marshal Goring and Air Marshal Kesselring, and then Admiral Raedel, and the submarine commander Dönitz, whom the Führer has been very close to recently.

It can be said that in the Third Reich's army, navy, and air force, almost all the prominent figures are in this conference room.

And this meeting is not an ordinary combat meeting, it is a high-level confidential meeting convened by the head of state about the follow-up arrangements for the Sea Lion program.

"The Air Force has now seized air dominance over the landing site, and it is absolutely air dominance. We can fully cooperate whenever we land." Goering was arrogant at this time, and he had every reason to make this expression.

With the help of Li Le, he has now done what he did not do in time and space.

The brilliant victory of the Luftwaffe in the past week proves that his achievements in building the Luftwaffe are enormous.

"If the sea lion plan is implemented now, we can put at least 500 aircraft on the landing site for cover, and if the British navy intervenes, this number can be increased by another 200!" Kesselring is also full of confidence in his troops.

They couldn't help but be so confident, because they didn't have any important targets worth attacking now.

The bombing of London seems to be a provocative act that outweighs the gains. Li Le is reluctant to attack this sensitive area of ​​London and repeat the history that has happened.

But 2,000 German planes are now doing almost nothing, repeatedly attacking some places that have been in ruins every day to bring them closer to the ground.

Now you can hide the embarrassment that you have lost your target, but in a few days, this embarrassment will show up, and even the British will be aware of it.

Under such circumstances, it is indeed a good way to find work for yourself to cover the landing of the army troops instead.

Therefore, at the beginning of the meeting, the Luftwaffe generals with the greatest achievements and the most obvious achievements immediately showed their positive side.

At this time, the Air Force holds the record, of course, it is still very confident to say so. Li Le, who was on the side, knew what Goering was thinking, and he did not break through the Air Force's careful thinking.

On the other hand, the army officers saw that Goering and Kesselring were busy throwing the blame, and of course they followed up.

Brauchitch said solemnly: "If the Air Force can provide the necessary support, the Army's 100,000 landing troops can board the ship at any time."

"If the navy can provide enough transport ships to transport our tanks and armored vehicles, my army can cross the sea to attack Britain at any time." Lundstedt also nodded and said.

He didn't need to contradict Brausch's statement. After all, at this time, everyone knew how to express their position - anyway, there was no need to pay taxes for bragging.

Marshal Bock, who was in charge of coastline defense, glanced at Admiral Raidel, who was sitting directly opposite him, smiled embarrassedly, and didn't follow.

The reason Bock was asked to participate in this combat meeting was simply to draw reinforcements from his troops to England if the first wave of ground attacks was thwarted.

Because of this, he didn't need to talk too much along with Brauchitch and Lundstedt.

Now everyone knows that this is a kind of behavior that the Army has decided on the shortcomings of the Navy, and it is a kind of dumping.

If you push the navy side in a hurry, and really hold out for the landing, then the army is not ready for things that will really help you.

Although the group army commanded by Lundstedt has been conducting quasi-target training for crossing the sea this month, after all, such a large-scale landing operation is not very good in the memory of German high-level officials.

The last time they landed in Norway in front of the British navy, the result was the tragic end of the sinking of 10 destroyers of the German destroyer fleet.

Landing in Norway caused such heavy losses to the navy. If the navy landed on the British mainland, how could the navy ensure the safety of its landing troops?

Before the meeting started, Raedl had already guessed the reactions of Goering and Brauchitch.

Because if he were the two marshals, he would have thrown the blame at such a time. But now, he had to take a look at the head of state sitting on the main seat and silently take the blame.

"My head of state, the navy has already tried its best to prepare for the landing force, but now is not the right time." He opened his mouth and looked at the expression on Li Le's face.

After all, Li Le gave him a promise more than ten days ago, a promise that the Sea Lion project would not start in the near future.

In fact, as long as you have read the Navy's latest battleship status report, a fool knows how weak the German Navy is now.

The Lützow armored ship is currently undergoing major repairs, and the landing in Norway caused it to be injured. It is estimated that it will take 41 years for overtime repairs to be put into battle again.

Although the other armored ship Admiral Scheer is about to be refitted, it can be refitted with additional anti-aircraft guns so that it can only be refitted after 3 months.

The battleship Tirpitz has not yet been fully delivered to the troops, and the combat effectiveness has not yet been formed.

Similarly, the most powerful battleship HMS Basemarck has also installed anti-aircraft guns for air defense in the port, and the modification will take several months.

Although the Zeppelin aircraft carrier has resumed construction, it is estimated that it will be able to join the Navy in early 1941...

At present, apart from destroyers, the only warships in the German Navy that can be named and can go out to sea are the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which was commissioned just a few days ago.

Because another cruiser of the same class, Admiral Hipper, was under maintenance due to mechanical problems...

Look at the state of the German Navy warships, what a terrible word? If it weren't for the submarine force in Dönitz's hand sitting next to Raedl, it would be an exaggeration to say that the German Navy could not fight at all.

In this state, if the German navy still said that it could secure the action plan to land in the UK, it would be completely deceiving itself.

Not to mention supporting the German Army's landing in the UK~www.readwn.com~ It may not even have the courage to face a British squadron.

In comparison, at this time, the surface fleets of the Italian and French navies were more effective.

However, it is a pity that the French fleet does not plan to join the Axis family, and the Italian navy is entertaining itself in the Mediterranean, and has no time to help the German navy fight a landing battle whose outcome is uncertain.

"Everyone knows what's going on with the navy. In this state, it would be difficult for them to carry out the Sea Lion plan." Li Le opened his mouth and said this to Rader.

With the tone set by the Führer, the expression on Marshal Redel's face looked much better.

The Navy lost the cruiser Blücher the other day and sank a Deutsches-class pocket battleship.

Only Raidl himself knew that, unlike the Air Force and the Army, his navy had to face the most powerful enemy!

"Führer, thank you for your understanding of the navy. At this stage, the only thing we can dispatch is the submarine force commanded by General Dönitz." Raedl said.

"I have ordered the construction of more submarines to enhance the strength of the submarine force." At this time, all Li Le can do is to make his submarine force take shape as soon as possible.

After all, it is basically impossible to expect Germany's limited naval forces to perform well in this war.

At least until the aircraft carrier Zeppelin, and the cruiser Sederitz, which has been decided to be converted into an aircraft carrier, become combat effective, the naval surface fleet can only be used as a foil.

Moreover, it seems to be the kind of foil that doesn't have much effect... Li Le reluctantly accepted this reality and began to consider whether the Sea Lion project is worth implementing.