Chapter 783: Teddington Barrage

The British actually took the initiative to retreat from the first line of defense!
That stopped the German team for two or three days, and only after the mouse tank came over did they break the line of defense in one fell swoop.
After that, they did not continue to attack the second line of defense. Instead, they moved to the two wings. There was a lot of knowledge in it. The German team did not want to attack the line of defense as fast as possible, but to wipe out as much as possible. The enemy's viable power, this maneuvering to both sides, at least can kill or capture tens of thousands of British teams.
In front of the British, annihilating their ground troops will put more pressure on the British soldiers and make them more likely to collapse.
As a result, the British shrank, and the British team on the first line of defense actually retreated and retreated to the back line of defense!
The abnormality on the front line attracted Guderian's attention.
"The British did this, I'm afraid there is a problem." Guderian said: "For them, the anti-tank trenches are their ultimate strategy against us. Now, they have actually withdrawn."
This anti-tank trench really caused Guderian's men to bother their brains. Fortunately, a big guy was provided later.
However, the British are too fast, right?
"I don't think there is any problem. The British don't retreat, they can only be wiped out by us." Staff Manstein was very open. In his eyes, the British did it as a prelude to collapse. .
"Yes, the defeat of the British is right in front of us. I think we should work harder and strive to knock down the British second line of defense before dark. We can enter London for the night. Waiting to enter Buckingham Palace for a circle." The Skull Division's commander Kurt is also more optimistic.
When the opening is bigger, his troops can also go up.
Defeated the old enemy France, and now is about to defeat the United Kingdom, any battle to destroy the country is almost always marked by the occupation of the opponent's capital.
Guderian shook his head: "Everyone, think about it, since the other side can think of digging anti-tank trenches and filling them with water to hinder our progress, don't they have other ways?"
Having said this, Guderian suddenly frowned. He had already thought of something, and then he shook his head again. Ordinarily, the British wouldn't be so frantic, would they?
The Thames is the famous "Mother" river in Britain.
This famous river originates from the Cotswold Hills in southwest England. It has a total length of 346 kilometers. It traverses the British capital London and more than 10 cities along the river. Every city is famous.
The entire Thames River basin covers an area of ​​13,000 square kilometers, and the river surface widens in the lower reaches of London, forming an estuary with a width of 29 kilometers, which flows into the North Sea.
However, because the estuary is close to the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, every time the tide rises, the tide roars in along the funnel-shaped estuary and traces back to a place far above London.
In many cases, especially in the prediction of winter, London is dangerous during extreme floods.
In order to prevent the tide from flooding London, 13 kilometers downstream of London Bridge, a technically complex and costly Thames River Tide Barrage project was built. This is the Teddington Dam.
Normally, the average flow of the Thames River is about 53 cubic meters per second, but it can rise to 130 cubic meters per second after rain in winter, and during the catastrophic flood period, there was even a flow of 590 cubic meters per second!
It is even said that one day after a storm in 1894, the average flow rate over the dam overflowed as high as 887 cubic meters per second.
It can be said that living in London is similar to Bangladesh, and you must be careful of floods.
During the flood period, the river water can suppress the incoming tide and contain the tide far below Teddington, causing the river to rush towards the sea for several days. Conversely, when the high tide is fierce, it can overflow the barrage, and even withstand the river as far as 3.2 kilometers above Teddington.
In later generations, in order to better protect London, the United Kingdom built the Thames Gate in Silverton, and built auxiliary flood barriers along the entire tidal section.
And now, there is only the Teddington Barrage.
Moreover, this dam that has existed for many years is not a concrete dam, but a dam made of ordinary soil.
At this time, on the dam, a group of British soldiers were watching nervously at the mouth of the river in the distance. According to time, the rising tide was about to begin.
At this time, they had already dug a large opening in the barrage, and the high tide could easily pass through this opening and directly irrigate it into the side channel.
This canal is connected to the fortifications that we have dug these days.
This is the second time they have done this.
The anti-tank trenches outside London, filled with water, flow from here.
However, it was just a small opening at the time ~EbookFREE.me~ After the high tide, when the sea came over, they watched the tide surge through the small opening, through the channel, and flowed into their own fortifications. Suitable.
But this time, they dug a big hole, which is more than twenty times the last time!
Because more water is needed this time!
They belonged to the Royal 24th Engineer Regiment. At this time, the captain Chloe was constantly looking at the distance, and at the same time, he looked at the soldiers beside him.
Their mission this time is very dangerous.
Digging such a hole is dangerous. If the tide is too high, the entire dam may be completely washed away! At that time, the tide will spread throughout London!
If the mouth is small, it won't work, and he remembered the order given to him by General Hobert.
"We need the tide, and we have to artificially construct a swamp in front of our position to make it difficult for the Germans to move!"
Only Hobert can come up with this method!
Artificial swamp!
Tanks use tracks to move forward, and their mobility is much higher than that of wheeled chariots, but tanks are not omnipotent.
When the German team was attacking Dunkirk, they encountered a swamp. As a result, they moved slowly and almost made the British team run away.
This also gave Hobert a boost, right next to the Thames. Can an artificial swamp be created to the advancement of German tanks?
However, this is definitely a technical job.
Hobert knew the risks, and Churchill also knew the risks. The hole was small and there was not enough water. Just like the next rain, the ground was wet at best, and the tank could continue to come over.
If the opening is enlarged, the entire barrage will completely collapse as soon as the tide comes over, and the entire London will definitely be flooded. 18