Chapter 726: The German Navy on the Right Track
The news of Alexandria's bombing by Romania caused a violent sensation not only in Britain. It has attracted wide attention in the whole world, and even Chongqing, which was in the Anti-Japanese War, has given a large report.
No way, the British Navy is recognized as the number one in the world, which is confirmed by defeating countless challengers, so this news is shocking.
Especially when two days later, after the hijacked ship was released, more details about the surprise attack of the Romanian fleet on Alexandria were released.
Especially on the Greek cruise ship Cristina, there are many whistleblowers, and all kinds of bizarre revelations have appeared. Even the outrageous news that the sea monsters helped the Romanian fleet to shield the British from reconnaissance was reported by unscrupulous tabloids.
However, in the big newspapers, they called this surprise attack on Romania no less than the battle of Jutland. Its pioneering use of carrier-based aircraft to attack ports will greatly increase the importance of ports in various countries.
As for Vice Admiral Midrafael and Rear Admiral Fernández, who carried out this mission, they called the Romanian Navy Gemini, and were known as the Trident of the Romanian Seagod.
And unlike the enthusiastic public, the countries paid more attention to it, and the analysis of the Romanian attack route was more professional. And they applauded the Romanian Navy's bold choice to quickly cross the main channel at night. Such a whimsical approach is indeed completely unexpected.
However, there are differences about the choice of a hiding place for Romania, some believe that it is an unknown island, others believe that it is in a hidden sea, and some believe that it can be helped by a certain country.
However, no matter what kind of research it is, it cannot be denied that this surprise attack on Alexandria will make this war very delicate. Britain and France will face threats from both sides, Germany and Romania, and what choice Britain and France should make.
In Washington, Roosevelt had just finalized the plan to add two more aircraft carriers, which made Secretary of the Navy Stark and the famous Colonel King smile.
In Japan, a group of admirals are reviewing the Romanian surprise attack on Alexandria. When everything was done, Yamaguchi couldn't help but praise. "I didn't expect His Excellency Fernandez, the commander of the Luo country, to have such great courage. The first wave released all the chess pieces, which is completely a move to become a benevolent person if it is not successful, which is really admirable. ”
And Nagumo Zhongyi, who was on the side, praised the other general. "His Excellency Captain Midrafael, the commander of the fleet, is a model of courage and resourcefulness, who can resist the temptation to continue to expand the results of the battle, and leave without looking back, just staggering the attack of the British planes."
And in the face of Nagumo Nakaichi's words, Yamaguchi Tawen couldn't help but retort. "In my opinion, the third wave of attacks can be continued, those old British fighters are useless at all, and they can be shot down directly with the Zero. And at this time, a third attack is absolutely necessary. When I reviewed it just now, I thought that I should expand the results. ”
As soon as Nagumo heard Yamaguchi's words, he couldn't help it. "How can it be called necessary. At that time, in the face of the British attack, the first task was to keep the warships, which were not easily saved by the provinces of the imperial kingdom, and did not need to be used for wave warfare. ”
Seeing that the two had the momentum of quarreling, Yamamoto Isoroku, as the commander of the Combined Fleet, immediately intervened. "Well, you two, such an argument will only make people laugh. In addition to learning the tactics of Romania, we should also learn from it to live in harmony. It has to be said that Romania's method of air raiding the port was very groundbreaking and sudden, which caused almost all casualties on the British Mediterranean fleet. Therefore, we must not let up, because we have many enemies. Because it is also very suitable for the use of aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean, I hope you will work hard. ”
In Berlin, Germany, Romania's ally, Hitler was summoning Raeder.
"Marshal, what do you think about the air raid on Alexandria?"
In the face of the Führer's inquiry, although he was dissatisfied with the early outbreak of the war, Raeder, as a qualified soldier, opened his mouth to reply. "This victory for our ally, Romania, is enough to show that the British Navy is not invincible. As long as we speed up the construction of warships, we will certainly be able to compete with the British fleet. ”
Hearing that Raeder was talking about the construction of warships again made Hitler a little dissatisfied.
No way, who let the war completely disrupt Raeder's ship-building plan. Now that Plan Z is only half built, how can this not make him dissatisfied.
And now Hitler can't do anything about it, because the war broke out, and in the face of his old enemy France, he needed to prioritize the needs of the army.
So for Raeder's cliché, he directly ignored it, and said the purpose of his search for him this time.
"How's the construction of the two aircraft carriers going now?"
Hitler's inquiry brought Raeder's rift to the attention of His Excellency the Führer, and it was clear that His Excellency the Führer had taken an interest in the two aircraft carriers.
"At present, the Count Zeppelin has completed 85% of the work, and as long as the supplies keep up, it will be ready for service next year. As for the Peter Strasser, the hull is currently 57% complete. As long as there is sufficient material guarantee, then it will also be in service the year after. ”
Hitler thought for a moment and said. "As for the construction of the Count Zeppelin, I will instruct them to give adequate material guarantees, and as for the Peter Strasser......"
Hitler said that there was a jam here, and Germany produced so much armor steel every year, that the army was dissatisfied with the navy, and the navy was not satisfied.
It's just that seeing that there is hope of seizing sea power, Hitler thought about it and couldn't help but continue. "The construction of the Peter Strasser, I will find a way to raise supplies for you."
No way, although Hitler did not understand the navy, he was still able to pay enough attention to sea power. Before, Germany alone naturally had no hope of resisting the British, and now with the addition of the Romanian navy, it was enough to challenge the British and French navies.
And he had another way to get armor steel, and that was to use the Jews. Five Jews for a ton of armor steel was enough to make Edel, who loved to collect these, smile. Now there are so many Jews in the German and Polish occupation areas that they are not exchanged for supplies that can help Germany.
As for the question of the plane, from Hitler's personal order, then Goering should know how to let go.
In the face of Hitler's words, Raeder felt that this was a complete surprise. Although he has doubts about the effectiveness of aircraft carriers in the North Sea, at least it is better than nothing.
Moreover, Romania has already used aircraft carriers, as an obvious demonstration, if the German Navy can't even learn this, then there is no need to be the commander of this navy.