On the turbulent sea, the German aircraft carrier group is advancing in a south-southeast direction without delay, and Lieutenant General Pei has told the mobile unit all about the accident on Newfoundland Island and the subsequent retreat arrangements, and Mashal immediately expressed his approval, although Ozawa is unwilling, but he also has to admit that after the landing of the US airborne troops and the strengthening of the army aviation, it is unrealistic to continue to use the 2,000-strong marines, artillery fleets, and land-based aircraft hard tops that have traveled long distances in the Azores to the ground-based planes, and it is very likely to lead to the destruction of the entire fleet. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is not alarmism, but a very likely situation: now the aircraft carrier formation has lost 40% of its strength, the battleship has lost 1, the rest of the ships are wounded, and the light and heavy cruisers have also suffered heavy losses, although this loss is a small amount compared to Britain and the United States, but the naval heritage of Britain and the United States is not comparable to that of the Third Reich, and before the westward movement of the combined fleet is temporarily unclear, the only fleet strength cannot be used to fight hard.

"Lieutenant General Bei can be regarded as an instant decision, we have made no big mistakes in this battle...... "Crake said in a round, "the Yuan sent a telegram, saying that he bears all the responsibility for this......"

Ozawa pondered: "What is the problem with this battle so far?" ”

"The problem is the 100 captured ships and 1.4 million tons of supplies...... He made us lose our way. In the office, Hoffman calmly said to Kettle, Dönitz, Yodl and other confidants, "Our original purpose was to destroy Newfoundland's supplies, sabotage the Anglo-Canadian route, and if possible, destroy the enemy fleet by the way, the previous operations were successful, and the worst thing was to capture these more than 1 million tons of supplies." If, as soon as these supplies and ships are blown up, we don't need to work so hard at all, we can just hit and run, but in order to keep the $3 billion supplies, not only the marines go ashore, but the artillery fleet is also forced to stay near Newfoundland to attract firepower, and the aircraft carrier group must also provide cover nearby, in other words, most of the losses of the artillery fleet are actually due to our greed......"

Everyone sighed, these are all military and political leaders in high positions, and they will not be unable to open their eyes and take a step because of ordinary things, but the 2.5-3 billion US dollars are too tempting.

"Fortunately, the supplies will arrive in the Azores today, and we will keep 90% of them, and it will not be for nothing, and as for the ......loss of warships," Keitel persuaded, "the enemy has suffered much greater losses than ours, and I don't think you have to dwell on it, and if you lose a lot, you will continue to build - now there is no shortage of supplies or workers, and we can tilt a little more towards the naval forces, and these materials can be converted into military expenses and returned to the navy at that time." ”

Dönitz's face was normal, and his mind was calm: "Führer, at least this time we fought hard with Britain and the United States once, and trained the team, they are not as terrible as we originally thought...... The two strategic points of the Azores and the Falklands have also been preserved, and as for the direction of Cape Verde, the main force of our aircraft carrier formation is still there, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer! ”

"I hope General Ozawa can surprise us." Hoffman turned his head to Speer and said, "The follow-up aircraft carrier construction must be carried out quickly, in addition, the Air Force and the HNA have reported that the new aircraft is good, although the current loss of all, but the performance shown in the actual combat is remarkable, HNA has proposed to replace the original equipment with Do-412 and Ju-198, at least more than half of the carrier-based aircraft should be replaced." ”

"As you wish, my Führer." Speer originally complained about the loss of the warship, but for the sake of 1.4 million tons of supplies and nearly 100 cargo ships, he didn't want to pursue this matter.

Hoffman turned his head to Yeshunek and said: "The loss of the HNA this time is not small, at present, more than 100 first-line pilots (groups) have been killed, wounded, and missing, and the Air Force must find a way to help the HNA make up for this loss, and transfer 150 people (groups) from various wings of the Air Force, and ask for excellent volunteers -- don't be reluctant!" Without the Navy on the front line, Britain and the United States bomb the Western Front every day, and the air force losses will not be small! ”

In the face of this request, what else could Jeshunek say, he could only say yes, but he had heard that Hartmann, who was mixed in the air force, was shining in the navy, and in this battle not only equaled Marseilleu's record of shooting down 17 planes in a single day, but also created a crazy record of 43 planes shot down in five consecutive days, not only was he rewarded with a promotion to the rank, he was awarded the Knight's Cross, and the Führer had personally said that he would personally receive him and arrange a grand ceremony to award him. Hartman's brothers and superiors who served in the JG52 Wing at the beginning, some of them now call him a commander in turn, because the 22-year-old captain is really incredible, and Marseilleu was previously called the youngest captain in the Air Force, and now this title falls on Hartman's head.

However, the unhappy mood lasted less than half a minute before disappearing, and the German HNA was built entirely on the Air Force, not only in terms of mentality and culture, but also in terms of atmosphere and coordination, which made the Air Force feel more cordial and more able to identify with its own values. What's more, Jeshunek bets that with the excitement of quick promotion and many honors, coupled with Hartman's ready-made role model, there must be many people who want to jump ship to HNA.

"Now let's look forward to whether the fleet can eat the pursuing British and American aircraft carrier formations or the American ......fleet in Cape Verde," Hoffman was more optimistic about the development of the subsequent war, "I think we still have a big advantage." ”

The news of the discovery of the German aircraft carrier formation was also sent to Cunningham at the first time, and he still set the flagship on the Unicorn, which allowed him to be lucky to escape the battle of Newfoundland, and after receiving reinforcements from 2 aircraft carriers, his confidence was further enhanced, and he was determined to take down the German fleet that escaped through the net again, and completely turn the tide in the Atlantic.

"After the occupation of Cape Verde and the capture of the German fleet, our situation in the Atlantic will be greatly improved, not only the Anglo-Canadian route will be restored, but also the Azores, the Canary Islands, and the Dakar in West Africa are all under the deterrence of our army, if the army can be a little stronger, send a large army to land in West Africa, and continue to advance into North Africa, we can launch a strategic counteroffensive - as long as the Middle East oil tanker transportation lines in the Mediterranean are choked, Hitler's war machine will run out of oil, and all those powerful Tiger tanks will be a pile of scrap metal... …”

Spruance didn't want to pour cold water on him, but he had something to say: "You can't expect too much from the US Army, the 3rd and 5th Divisions of the Army have been disabled, and the Germans have not yet taken Saarland...... As far as land warfare is concerned, what about a short period of time...... Ay...... How can I say it......"

Cunningham choked on this sentence, and he didn't know how to pick it up for a long time: I heard that there were 30,000 German troops and 10,000 Argentines in the Falklands, and the United States thought that 4 divisions would never move, and at least 6-7 should be prepared, but Spruance privately thought that 8-10 divisions might be needed, so the joint element operation became a castle in the air and could not be pushed down, and now no one mentions the Falklands raider anymore, as for the Azores, which has a stronger defense, more troops, and a better German army, the staff officers are speculating that General Turner is going to formulate a D or E plan, Because the C+ solution is impossible to play down. What is even more embarrassing is that the M6 heavy tank, on which the US military has high hopes, was beaten to the ground on Sal Island, and it is not a tiger-like opponent at all. As far as land warfare, especially armored warfare, is concerned, the United States still has to pay tuition for at least three years.

"We have to muster up the courage, we still have time." Cunningham ordered, "Course 115 degrees, advance at 24 knots, and strive to intercept the German fleet as soon as possible."

December 4th was over, the 5th was over, and the 6th was also calmly over, and the two aircraft carrier formations in the depths of the ocean were moving rapidly in the same direction, each knowing that the other might be close at hand, but neither of them found the other, and the focus of the axis and the alliance was all focused on Sal Island.

As Spruance expected