Chapter 896

In the waters off London, the cruel and bloody battle continued. In order to stop the Allied Forces from landing, the British army unleashed their full potential.

London was behind them, and the British army had nowhere to go. If they didn't fight, the British Empire would be destroyed.

After a hundred years of dominance, the British's pride had reached its peak. How could they tolerate defeat? Even in the face of the entire European continent, the British were not willing to admit defeat.

The British army was fighting, and the Allied Forces also had a reason to fight. In the past years, the British had caused too much hatred, and now they were taking revenge, and their morale was not inferior.

The air battle was fierce, and dumplings fell from the sky from time to time. In the command center of the flagship, Majesty, the fleet commander, Admiral Aldo von Donati, was staring coldly at the sea.

The Royal Navy was still on the way, and the battle of the Navy had not yet begun. Now, other than clearing mines, it was attacking submarines. There was no challenge.

As for the battle in the sky, the Navy could not participate at all. Even though the Navy was equipped with the most advanced anti-aircraft firepower of this era, it was still the same.

The low hit rate was a small problem, the key was that the planes were moving too fast, and the Air Force was fighting together. The probability of shooting down their own planes was as high as the enemy's.

Now that the Allied Air Force had the upper hand, there was no need to fight with all their might.

In the distance, another British Air Force formation appeared in the sky. The battle had lasted until now, and both sides had exchanged more than one wave of fighters. Being at a disadvantage on the battlefield, it was normal for the British Air Force to reinforce them.

The Allied Forces had already sent out a formation to meet the enemy. Closer, closer, and the two sides were about to fight. Suddenly, half of the British formation separated from the main group and rushed towards the Allied Forces.

All the fighters participating in the battle were high-speed fighters, and the slow bombers would only be sending themselves to death. Even if they were lucky enough to throw a few bombs, they would not be able to return.

The fighters moved closer to the Navy, and although they didn't understand what the enemy was going to do, the Allied Air Force chose to intercept them.

Unfortunately, it was too late, and the British Air Force had already caught up. Then, the British formation separated from the main group and plunged towards the Navy below.

A destroyer was unfortunately hit by three fighters, and in the violent explosion, the warship was torn apart, and the people and the ship died together.

This was just the beginning. As the British Air Force began their suicidal attack, the Allied Forces below continued to make loud noises.

Even though the anti-aircraft firepower of the British Air Force was fully activated, it was still useless against a group of enemies.

Unless it hit a vital point and shattered the enemy mecha in midair, even if it was hit, it would still plummet down.

Witnessing a battleship sink under the enemy's suicidal attack, Admiral Aldo's heart was bleeding.

He never would have thought that the British would be so desperate. It was unlike the Empire.

In fact, in the face of such a suicidal attack, even if one was prepared in advance, it would not be of much use.

The only fortunate thing was that the enemy's accuracy was not high. Many times, multiple fighter jets would crash into the same target. Over a hundred fighter jets rushed down, taking away three warships and two transport ships.

To, the Air Air Attack, it to be to War. From the start of the attack to the end, it had only been ten minutes.

Looking at the messy battlefield, General Aldo held back his grief and ordered, "Quickly rescue those who have fallen into the water and prepare to retreat."

It was a Air, and there was just to fight. It wasn 'it. It. It. Just by looking at the transport ship following them, one could tell that there were not many people on it.

Forcefully landing in London before completely destroying the enemy's navy and air force was definitely a display of stubbornness.

As soon as he finished speaking, a military staff officer rushed in.

"Commander, we found an enemy fleet in the west. It's coming at us at full speed. It's about 20 nautical miles away."

After more than ten seconds of hesitation, Admiral Aldo said, "Pass down the order. Have the injured warships, transport ships, and supply ships retreat first. The remaining warships stay behind to rescue the soldiers who have fallen into the water.

Send a message to headquarters. Tell them we're in trouble. Ask for air force support. Prepare for battle. "

It was not that the fleet was not vigilant. They were only a few hundred nautical miles away from the mainland. They could make it if they found the enemy.

The performance of everyone's warships was about the same. There was still a distance of 20 nautical miles. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for the enemy to catch up with them within 80 to 100 nautical miles.

No one knew the enemy would use a suicidal attack. They didn't expect the losses to be so heavy.

Time was needed to rescue the soldiers who had fallen into the water. If they delayed this time, the enemy's fast warships would be able to catch up.

If the fleet was not damaged, Air Force would not be afraid. They would fight! At most, both sides would suffer and everyone would go back to lick their wounds.

But they had just lost three warships, and many more were damaged. There was a battleship among the sunken warships. Even though it was an old battleship, the strength of the fleet was still affected.

Of course, being at a disadvantage did not mean they could not fight. If there was a huge disparity in strength, Air Force would have long given the order to abandon the soldiers and run.

A general's success was built on thousands of bones. There were always sacrifices on the battlefield, and anyone could be sacrificed when necessary.

It was obviously not that stage now. Times were different. The glory of cannons and giant warships had blossomed in the Battle of the English Channel.

It was a transitional period, and the future was the era of air force. Whoever controlled the sky would control the next era.

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In London, the bad news of Greer's fall came before they could celebrate the success of the sneak attack.

"Take back Greer in the shortest time possible at all costs. We must be fast!"

Prime Minister Campbell said in a roaring tone.

Logically speaking, a town that had no military or economic value at all would be lost if it was lost.

It had no effect on the defense of England at all. Even if the enemy occupied the area, without a suitable port, the army could not land.

But politics was never reasonable. With his rich experience in political struggles, Campbell was sure that the Austrians who took over Greer would immediately announce the success of the landing to the outside world.

Ordinary people would not care whether Greer had military value or not. In any case, taking a foothold in the British Isles was a success.

Then, everyone would come to the conclusion that the British Empire was about to be destroyed based on their own understanding.

Once public opinion boiled over, Britannia would really be besieged by both internal and external troubles.

Foreign Affairs Minister Adam added, "The enemy had planned this. The news should have spread by now.

Next, it will be verified by the various governments. We must take back Greer before everyone can verify the news.

Otherwise … "

There was no need to say the rest. Everyone knew the consequences were serious.

Once it was confirmed that the allied forces had landed successfully, the allies of the British Empire would rush to jump ship. They were all smart people, and they all knew that the earlier they cut, the smaller the loss.

Sharing joys and sorrows and life and death together were the contents of dramas. These things were never popular in politics.

Verifying the news?

They overestimated everyone's ideological awareness. Even in the 21st century, where information was highly developed, a rumor could deceive a group of people, let alone in this day and age.

Moreover, this was not a rumor. The allied forces had really landed once.

Even if the British army drove the enemy into the sea, the political impact was still caused. The politicians would imagine:

"Since the allied forces landed once, they can land a second time. As the defending side, they cannot launch a strong counterattack. It is only a matter of time before they fall. "

The Oceanic Alliance was already on the verge of falling apart. With this wave of stimulation, unless God himself came out, he might be able to appease everyone.

The Minister of War and the Minister of Military Affairs looked at each other and bitterly accepted this "huge trap" mission.

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The Government of the United Kingdom was gloomy, and the atmosphere in Vienna Palace was not much better. The landing plan was completed, but the fleet suffered heavy losses in the feint attack.

Even Franz felt the pain of sinking a battleship. There was no other reason than the fact that this unlucky battleship happened to belong to the Shinra Navy.

But all in all, these losses were worth it. The sinking of a battleship in exchange for the success of the landing was completely worth it.

Tactics and strategy were never equal. The success of the landing meant that the opportunity to disintegrate the Oceanic Alliance had appeared.

Without allies, the British Empire was like a tiger without a catch. Although they had good teeth, they had lost the ability to hunt and would starve to death sooner or later.

After some thought, Franz decisively gave up on pursuing responsibility. Who knew that the British would not play by the rules. This was clearly not reasonable …

"There is no need to worry too much. It is easy to find suicide squads, but it is difficult to train pilots. There are even fewer pilots willing to be suicide squads.

This kind of suicide attack by piloting planes is destined to be impossible to continue. This is probably the only wave. Even if there are more later, it will be difficult to form a large scale.

How is the situation in Greer Town? How long can our landing troops hold out there? "

It was not that Franz looked down on the British, but Britannia really did not have such a cultural tradition of "sacrificing oneself for a noble cause." It was already a record to be able to gather a suicide squad of pilots. Any more was simply unrealistic.

If it was really easy, there would have been more fighters participating in the attack during the day.

If the British gathered three to five thousand suicide squads of pilots, they could cripple the Alliance Fleet in one wave.

That was obviously impossible. If it were the Japanese, they might be able to gather it. However, it would also take some time to think about it. After all, there were only a few people with this kind of fearless spirit.

Minister of War Fislav: "Greer's terrain is complex and innately unsuitable for large-scale combat, which is very advantageous for our upcoming defensive operations.

At present, we have invested an airborne regiment and an infantry regiment in Greer, and we will decide whether to increase troops based on the actual situation.

Unless the enemy can seal off the sea and the air at the same time, they will not be able to take Greer from our hands! "

This was the advantage of a strong army. Once a nail was planted, it would be very difficult to remove it when the reinforcements were unimpeded.

Moreover, Greer had always been a landing point that the military had carefully selected. They had already taken into account that the enemy would counterattack, which was why they deliberately chose Greer Town, which was not conducive for large-scale combat.

If they could not display their military superiority, they would have to rely on hard combat power. If they could not defend this place, the Shinra Army would be too embarrassed to establish itself in the world.

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