"It seems to be Hartelpool!"

In the early morning of January 3, people in the bunker on King Charles Street in London finally confirmed that the real location of the German army was Hartlepool on the North Sea coast.

"These damn Germans!" The pale-faced British Prime Minister was smoking a cigar. "They actually dared to land in winter, and they were not afraid of the strong winds and waves on the North Sea to sink the ship!"

"Mr. Prime Minister," Viscount Brook, chief of staff of the Empire, whispered, "the weather forecast says that from January 3 to January 5, it is clear, and the sea conditions in the North Sea are only 2-3 levels."

In winter, the UK and the North Sea are not without good weather, but they are rare.

"And what?" Churchill asked, "How is the weather after January 5?"

“There will be wind and snow from January 6,” said Viscount Brook. “The whole of England will be covered by snow and snow, and there will be clear weather until after January 15.”

"The German plane cannot take off?" Churchill asked again.

"It will be difficult to fly over England from the 6th," said Viscount Brook. "But the wind and waves in the North Sea are still not enough to block the German fleet. As long as the Germans control Hartelpur and Middlesbrough, reinforcements can arrive continuously."

The wind and waves in the North Sea can stop the landing operation, but it cannot stop the ships entering the port to hit the beach and entering the port that can be sheltered from wind. Therefore, after the good weather passes, the landing operation cannot be carried out, but as long as the Germans control a medium-sized port, the troops can arrive in large quantities.

"We can't let them come in a steady stream!" Churchill slapped the table and said, "Otherwise we will have a hard fight in spring."

According to the current situation, the number of German troops landing and airborne in Hartelpool is that there are at most two divisions. Before they control the Hartelpool port, they rely on airdrops and beachheads to land at most.

Although these two divisions must be the elite and can still receive support from the German fleet in the North Sea, it is still impossible for mere two divisions to break through the hurdles and fight to London. But if the British and American coalition forces ignore Hartlepool, then the German army will continue to arrive. By the time the climate improves in the spring of 1943, it is when London is attacked.

"They will not come in a steady stream. Before that, we will drive them all into the sea!" Lieutenant General Stilwell, chief of staff of the European Allied Army, pledged to ensure that. "We have enough strength. There are millions of troops on the Great Britain Island. Even if 20 German divisions land, they will definitely be defeated!"

There will be no doubt that 20 German divisions will lose? That's because you have never seen how good the Germans can fight! Fatty Qiu glanced at the ignorant American lieutenant general, smoked a cigar and said, "But we still lost the most critical 24 hours."

There are not many regular troops around Hartelpur and Middlesbrough, and these two cities will most likely be out of stock, and then the Germans will gain a deadly foothold in England.

"We must fight back as soon as possible!" Viscount Brook also knew the seriousness of the matter.

"We can dispatch armored troops to counterattack, they have enough attack power." Lieutenant General Stilwell, Chief of Staff of the Allied European Command, suggested, "The 2nd American Armored Division is now equipped and ready to be deployed."

There are two armored divisions on the books of the British and American troops, but one of them currently has only rifles. The 200 m10 tank destroyers transported at the end of December were only enough to equip one division, so Eisenhower gave them all to General Patton's 2nd Armored Division. In addition, the 2nd Armored Division also received a sufficient number of towed artillery and horses (the horses were given by the British), as well as a small number of trucks, jeeps and armored vehicles. Now it is probably a mechanized unit that "burns horse manure", which is somewhat similar to the Japanese mecha army.

However, in the UK, where there is no need to engage in long-distance maneuver combat, the problem of burning horse manure is not very big.

"The 2nd Armored Division of the United States can be transported to Coventry by train," said Viscount Brook. "Then there is a road maneuver about 300 kilometers."

The railway to Coventry can still operate now, but further north, it has become difficult to pass due to bombing for several days and has to rely on highway mobility.

"How much time will it take?" Churchill asked directly about the time when the armored troops arrived in Hartelpool.

"Today, the troops load the vehicle and can arrive in Coventry at night. Tomorrow, the engineers will be unloaded during the day and build the pontoon bridge, so that the troops can maneuver to Hartlepool tomorrow night." Viscount Brook calculated, "The day after tomorrow, it may need to be hidden, so that the troops will arrive on the morning or at noon on the 6th.

In addition, our Guard Armored Division, the 1st Armored Division and the 6th Armored Division can be dispatched later and all will arrive from the 7th to 8th.”

There are now three British armored divisions on the Isle of Great Britain. They all have an armored brigade and a horse infantry brigade (the motorized infantry brigade cannot afford it). Like Patton's 2nd Armored Division, they are also mechanized to burn horse manure.

However, burning horse manure is just like burning horse manure. The tanks and assault guns of these three British armored divisions are still in place. Not only are there enough numbers (each division has more than 200 vehicles), but there are also no cruiser tanks with thin skin and large filling and insufficient firepower, they are all Churchill 4 tanks and Churchill 4 assault guns.

Now Britain has encountered the same problems as Germany at the end of history, which has no strength to provide a large amount of mechanized equipment to the troops, so it can only take heavy and small amounts of ways and develop the Churchill 4 assault gun equipped with 17-pound cannons and strong armor!

"1 American Armored Division, 3 British Armored Divisions, and several infantry divisions?" Churchill asked in thought.

“There are currently North Yorkshire Division…”

"No need to forget this teacher," the fat man interrupted, "they can't hold on for a few days."

This judgment is correct. The North Yorkshire Division has collapsed now and the remaining troops will collapse in the next 24 hours.

"There are the 52nd Lowland Infantry Division, which is walking from Newcastle and will arrive tonight," said Viscount Brook. "There are the 15th Scottish Infantry Division, the 51st Highland Infantry Division and the 1st Infantry Division, which are rushing from Fort William and Manchester to Hartlepool, and will be able to arrive all around the 10th. In addition, in Middlesbrough, there are also troops of the 5th Infantry Division in Scarborough and York."

"4 armored divisions, 5 infantry divisions!" Fatty Qiu had a little more spirit on his fat face. "9 divisions can definitely defeat the 2 divisions of the Germans!" He thought for a while and asked again, "Who will command these 9 divisions?"

"A British commander and an American chief of staff can be arranged." Viscount Brook suggested, "Admiral Montgomery can be appointed as the commander of the army, and as for the chief of staff..."

"I'll go in person!" Stilwell's eyes glowed, "I'll be the chief of staff of this joint army myself."

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Crazy...pitch.

With the loud noise of heavy objects falling into the water, the springboard of the bow of the tank landing ship was put down.

"Rudolph, can you start?" An officer on the landing ship shouted at Rudolph Von Ribbentrop, who had poked out half of his body from the turret of the tiger tank.

"Of course we can start!" Ribbentrop then shouted to the driver of his car, "Adolf, start the vehicle, we are going to board the land of England!"

"As for orders, Captain."

A Maybach hl210p35 gasoline engine that was already rotating (this engine is better than the model used by the Tiger E-type. Although it outputs the same power, it has better reliability) immediately roared and started to run quickly, transporting up to 650 horsepower to the driving wheel. Driven by the driving wheel, the tank's tracks began to roll, and the body slowly moved forward, and soon rushed to the beach filled with the smell of gunpowder through the bow springboard.

The battle on the beach was over, and there were not many British troops guarding the place. Shortly after the German Marines began to grab the beach, the German paratroopers who had parachutes behind them rushed to attack. Under the enemy from both sides, more than one thousand British troops, less than two thousand were soon wiped out.

But Hartelpool's battle is not over yet.

A harsh whistle suddenly reached Little Ribbintrov's ears. He quickly followed the sound and saw a Marine sergeant wielding a striking red flag to command traffic. In the direction pointed by his red flag, a huge sign was erected, which read: Tank/assault artillery, go forward!

That must be the road to the battlefield! Captain Ribbintrov thought of this and quickly directed the driver to change the direction of the vehicle and followed the route indicated by the signs and red flags. That was the route to the Tiz River.

The Tees River is south of Hartlepo, while the beach where Ribbentrop and the others landed is on the back of Hartlepo city. Now the 7th Paratrooper Division is fighting streets with the British in Hartlepo city, and has already captured most of the city. Only the port area has not been captured yet, but the Marine Corps does not need help.

Therefore, the task assigned by General Halder to the 1st Marine Division was to cross the Tiz River and advance towards Middlesbrough. A key bridge built on the Tiz River has been captured by soldiers of the 7th Paratrooper Division. This is a solid railway and highway dual-purpose bridge that can withstand the weight of the Tiz G-type tank.

Through this bridge, the 516th Heavy Armored Battalion where Ribbentrop is located can penetrate directly to the southwest of Middlesbrough, blocking the major traffic routes to the north to reinforce Middlesbrough and Hartlepool, which is to complete the encirclement of Middlesbrough.
Chapter completed!