Great Britain's air force and, to a lesser extent, her ground and sea forces were largely pinned down to the defense of her home country. 英国空军及其小规模陆海军,均着眼于基本上的防御。
Even while he saw the black horde racing southward he saw another force, mysteriously assembled, suddenly planted in their rear, cutting their comunications by land and sea. 甚至在他看到黑色的大军往南疾驰的时候,他也看到另外一支大军,不知在什么地方集合起来,突然出现在他们的后方,割断了他们的陆海交通。