"General, please get on ...... Ahem, board the lifeboat! Staff Officer Perol shouted to Admiral Forbes in front of him with an anxious expression in front of him, facing the billowing smoke. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In the past nearly half an hour of fighting, the battleship Warrior was hit by a total of 6 bombs and 4 torpedoes, and the ship's watertight system completely collapsed, so that even the most experienced damage control officer no longer had the slightest thought of rescuing her. The lifeboats that were originally all over the middle of the deck were also damaged by the bombs at this time, and only two of them were available, they could only accommodate a hundred people at most, and those who did not get on the boat could only jump into the cold winter sea almost suicidally!

Forbes's face was as pale as paper, and he said astringently: "Lieutenant, you can leave quickly." I have to take responsibility for today's disaster, the Royal Navy has no surviving commander after the loss of the fleet......" In the end, Forbes's heart felt like he was being slashed by a sharp knife, and he was almost out of breath in pain.

Just now, a total of 60 German attack planes completely destroyed the backbone of the British main fleet, and not only the battleships were completely damaged, but also the cruisers and even destroyers that accompanied them also suffered heavy losses. Three of the four Southampton-class light cruisers were blown to pieces, and less than one detachment of destroyers (16 ships) remained afloat.

In contrast, the thunder of the 450-mm guns of the German battleships was as gentle as a soft whisper: although its momentum was earth-shattering, the actual damage caused to the British battleships was still within the range of gritting teeth and being tolerable due to the single-digit percentage hit rate of the shells. Where are these demonic planes, dive bombs can be 1 in 2, and when the deck is washed, the battleship has no means to stop those torpedo planes that ride their faces at close range!

"Squeak!" The young staff officer was about to persuade him again, when a thrilling sound of metal tearing suddenly rang in his ears. He followed the prestige, and was shocked by the sight of him. The massive bow of the Warrior broke off and sank into the sea in a raging fire; The waves are rolling and gushing, and the white foam is like thousands of snow dragons and silver snakes rushing to the sky. The rest of the ship's hull also trembled violently, and the speed of sinking into the sea increased significantly, and in a few breaths, the No. 1 main turret at the forefront had been flooded by the waves into a curtain of surging water.

The staff officer gritted his teeth, and finally decided not to care about the commander of the general anymore, turned around and ran away. He had no responsibility to die with the ship, and the most important thing was to save his life first. Hearing the footsteps behind him quickly fade away, Forbes had a relaxed or desolate expression on his face, and he struggled out of the bridge with his support to the bulkhead, standing head-on in front of the roaring and rushing icy waves that were frantically devouring the warship.

Through the blazing flames and billowing smoke, Forbes saw the battleship Malaya capsizing more than 1,000 meters away. Her left tilt was about to reach 40 degrees, and a huge propeller on her right was out of the water, still spinning slowly in the air. Three dinghys full of people swayed a little further on the sea, but many more could only jump into the sea like dumplings. Looking at that situation, the Malaya was hit by at least three or more torpedoes on one side, and even if it was filled with water in the opposite direction with all its might, it could not recover the unbalanced capsizing of the ship's hull.

Forbes felt intense grief in his heart, and tears couldn't help but roll down. As a result of this battle, Britain lost at least 6,000 well-trained naval officers and men, and the Royal Navy, which had been overwhelmed by the fierce German offensive, was bound to face an even worse situation, and there would not be enough troops to contain the German navy's wreaking havoc. What made Forbes most desperate was how the Royal Navy was supposed to deal with the carrier-based aviation of the Germans? Even such a strong battleship was wiped out in more than twenty minutes, so what else could it resist?

In the roar, the raging waves rolled one after another, and the white foam sprayed, engulfing the figure of Admiral Forbes in an instant.

"The attack aircraft group confirmed the results. A total of 2 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, 1 Revenge-class battleship, 3 10,000-ton light cruisers, and 7 destroyers were sunk. 11 British fighters were shot down, our side lost 3 fighters and 2 bombers. Inside the bridge of the Hipper aircraft carrier, the crowd erupted in excited cheers, including Fang Yan, everyone's faces were filled with joyful smiles, and they did not regret the loss at all because the attack aircraft group was not released by the Second Air Battle.

There is no doubt that the German navy won another great victory after the surprise attack on Scarpa Bay: all the British capital ships that attacked Bergen were destroyed, and their own ships did not lose more than one cruiser. On closer analysis, this astonishing battle loss ratio is actually completely reasonable. The British battleship was not equipped with many anti-aircraft guns, and the previous round of deck washing in the artillery battle made the anti-aircraft fire even weaker. In the end, in the face of the wolf-like German bomber group, the British ship could naturally only be reduced to fish and meat on the chopping board for slaughter!

"Now only the British aircraft carrier formation, which has not yet been discovered, remains." Fang Yan's eyes were shining, and his heart became unprecedentedly hot because of the current situation.

At this time, nearly one hour had passed since he released the second wave of reconnaissance planes, and if nothing else, the British aircraft carrier, which had escaped by luck during the reconnaissance of the first wave of planes, would certainly have been discovered within 30 minutes. At that time, its own aircraft carrier only needs to take off one more wave of attacks, and it can destroy the enemy in one fell swoop and lock in the victory. The glorious future of the main force of the British home fleet is just around the corner, maybe Germany will not need to fight an Atlantic strangulation war in the future, and can directly consider implementing the Sea Lion plan to land on the British mainland and completely eradicate this Europe's biggest-stirring tumor!

Thinking that Germany had every chance to hold the British Isles in his hands before the United States mobilized, Fang Yan couldn't help but be fascinated, and the thirst in his chest could no longer be suppressed. After all, as long as there was no British bridgehead, Germany would be almost invincible in the war with the United States; Fang Yan's 20-year core plan is about to become a reality, and in the future, it will be at most a delicate dessert after the main meal.

As the minutes passed, Fang Yan tried to suppress the restlessness in his heart and waited patiently. At this time, the first fighters sent to escort the Kars artillery fleet had begun to return, and Fang Yan ordered them to use the beveled deck to land the ship, while the foredeck was still in full swing to prepare for the attack group. The superiority of the beveled deck was most perfectly reflected at this time, the entire aircraft carrier deck was organically divided into two working areas that did not affect each other, and landing and take-off could be carried out at the same time. Although due to the limitation of working area and number of people, the efficiency of the single take-off and landing fighter at the same time is certainly not as high as that of the specialized, but this can eliminate the bottleneck of the functional cycle of the aircraft carrier, so that the commander can adapt to the situation in the most timely manner.

"General, the reconnaissance plane has sent back a report!" Suddenly, the communications officer's voice rang out through the microphone throughout the navigation command room.