After the escort fighters were killed, the entire British fleet was completely defenseless for Schulte, and the Active, with its large flight deck and slow speed, immediately became the most eye-catching target.

"Aim at the light aircraft carrier, the first and second teams attack!" With Schulte's order, 6 He-218s immediately dived down at the fastest speed, 3 500-kilogram bombs roared through the deck and exploded, and then detonated the bombs and fuel stored in the cabin, the violent explosion erupted like a volcano, instantly blowing up the entire warship in two, the power of the British warship not far from the active only felt a large pile of debris coming towards the ship.

Almost at the same time as the Endeavor exploded, a Swordfish attack plane burst into the air, the pilot could hardly believe his eyes, and when he realized that he had to run away immediately, the Bf-219 attacked violently, and the unlucky guy was shot down in the rough Norwegian Sea.

The frightened Major General Anderson only felt his scalp tingle when he looked at the enemy planes constantly shuttling and strafing in the air; without these German planes, he would have almost completed a perfect escort response, but now he encountered insurmountable difficulties, and he was so anxious that he shouted directly on the radio: "Air defense!" Pay attention to air defense", in fact, without his deliberate order, the anti-aircraft fire of the J fleet and all the JW-51A flotillas was fierce, in an attempt to put pressure on the German pilots in this way.

Faced with the firepower nets below, Schulte didn't want to pounce directly and endure the torment, he saw the Lützov, which had been engaged in artillery battles in the distance, and immediately had an idea, commanding the aircraft group to leave the densest place of the enemy ships, and preparing to start sweeping from the periphery first.

Seeing the arrival of his own group, the Lüzov thundered with joy, its morale increased greatly, and its firepower was more ferocious.

Schulte saw three destroyers traveling in the opposite direction of the merchant fleet—escort ships that Anderson had reinforced to the merchant fleet overnight, and they were now rushing to support their comrades who were firing at the Lützov. Schulte calmly commanded his subordinates to pounce on the attack, and in just one wave, six planes, the Volunteer, the Raider, and the Prowler, all three old V/W-class destroyers were shot and sunk.

After receiving strong reinforcements from the air power, Stange was much bolder, and commanded the Lützov to take the opportunity to approach the other two destroyers, and all the main guns fired fiercely at the destroyer Aktis, which had been casting a smoke screen, perhaps the dozen rounds of shooting just now had made the Lützov find a feeling, first two near-miss bullets exploded on the surface of the water near the enemy ship, and the huge water column that rose into the sky mixed with ice poured onto the bridge, although the other party also desperately fought back, However, its main gun shells, which were only 120mm caliber, obviously did not pose enough threat to the Lützov.

Two minutes later, a shell hit the Aktis, an old destroyer with a displacement of less than 2,000 tons, as if it had been pressed into the water at once, and when it came to the surface again, it had broken in two and was sinking rapidly. Almost at the same time, the Z30 destroyer, which accompanied the Lyuzhov, hit the Cold, and the flying shrapnel cut off the steam pipes and related circuits, and the ship immediately slowed down to 18 knots, and 2 minutes later, the Lützov, seizing the opportunity, immediately sent the Coldcore to the bottom with 283mm shells.

At the same time that the Lützov sank the two destroyers, Schulte commanded his subordinates to re-attack, and six dive bombers used two batches to sink the two auxiliary cruisers with a displacement of 15,000 tons and Carthage with a displacement of 14,000 tons. So far, the Trotham Air Force has not only sunk 6 warships, but also maintained a jaw-dropping record of being unscathed.

Schulte, who commanded in the air, couldn't help but sigh that compared to the clumsy and slow Stuka, the elegant and fast He-218 was so easy to use, that almost no pilots who flew this kind of aircraft missed the original Stuka anymore. Now he still has the last six planes in his hand that have not dropped bombs, and he must find a suitable target as soon as possible.

At present, there are two most striking targets on the sea, one is the battleship Sovereign, the other is the Glasgow heavy cruiser, but the anti-aircraft fire around the two ships is very fierce, and he does not want to go to the British - he has seen that the Hipper and the Tirpitz are approaching quickly, and his side has an absolute advantage in the balance of forces, and the main force of the J fleet is packed up, and now he can put the focus of the battle on the transport ships, and he decided to take the merchant ships that are scurrying around.

Anderson, who was like ashes, had decided to disband the fleet at this time, giving the merchant ships a chance to scatter and escape, but the speed of the transport ship was obviously not as fast as the aircraft, Schulte aimed at the outermost merchant ship that escaped the fastest according to the attack frequency of 2 planes, and the first two attacks were very smooth, and the merchant ship was sunk neatly. Only the last group, unlucky, with 500 kg of bombs, were still floating on the sea. Schulte had no regrets, and immediately flew back with a roar to refill the fuel - he wanted to do it again today.

At 11:04, the belated Tirpitts finally appeared on the battlefield, and Vice Admiral Kumetz, who was in command, also saw the battleship Sovereign, but he did not rush directly to it, but immediately attacked the nearest merchant ship around. This result also set a German record, and the Bismarck, which was at the same level as the Tirpitz, killed the Hood in a few volleys, but Kumetz, who was very patient, did not take it too seriously (voiceover: Beizhai is just warming up, what is the hurry).

Seeing such a behemoth appear on the battlefield, the remaining British merchant ships were almost desperate, and a few simply raised the white flag to indicate surrender, Kumets immediately let the nearest Z30 destroyer to accept, and he led the Hipper to continue to advance, but the Hipper's hand felt hot today, and it took only 4 rounds of salvo to kill a transport ship with a displacement of more than 12,000 tons, and then used two salvos to paralyze a 9,000-ton cargo ship, forcing the other side to raise the white flag and announce surrender. The six 283mm guns on the Lützov were also reopened, sinking a 14,000-ton merchant ship.

Since the German planes appeared on the battlefield, he not only lost 8 escort warships, but also lost 7-8 merchant ships, which was simply a catastrophic result, the Germans had no chivalrous demeanor at all - Tirpitz, who was more than 40,000 tons and had 380mm naval guns, actually did not go to his own side to face it, but went to slaughter the slow merchant ships that had no ability to resist at all, and he only felt bursts of blood surging on his head, and his teeth were clucking.

Now he was faced with two painful choices: one was to ignore these merchant ships, and immediately accelerate the horsepower to escape while the Tirpitz was still a little distance from him, and even use the transport ships as bait for the Germans to waste more time on this; The second is to bravely meet it, like Burnett and Sherbrooke, cover the retreat of the merchant ships with their lives, if it can be dragged until dark, the tide of battle may still turn around. Intellectually, the first option was the right one, but Anderson couldn't make that decision - he was a proud Royal Navy, he had to rise to the challenge even if he was not as strong as his opponents, he could not beat the Germans, but he could not lose to the Germans mentally.

If he now used the merchant ships as an outcast to cover his escape, regardless of whether the naval authorities would be held accountable after the war, he felt that he would never be able to hold his head up, and he would always be tormented by his conscience, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he almost roared and gave the order: "Target Tilpits, all the army assault!" ”

Seeing the Sovereign, the Glasgow and three other British destroyers rushing towards him desperately, Kumetz showed a subtle smile: the spirit of the Royal Navy is to fight when the enemy is seen, and most of the time this belief has ensured Great Britain's position in the four seas, but today this choice will become the epitaph of the British - the epitaph of burying the overlord of the four seas!

Is this the strength of yourself? The British were too naïve, Narvik's air force didn't show up, as for chivalry or something, a navy with the mission of breaking diplomatic relations really doesn't care, not to mention, in the original Battle of Narvik, the battleship Warweary blocked several German destroyers in the harbor and sank them one by one, how should this account be calculated? Even if he fought hard, he was not afraid of the current strength of the British, and in terms of the comparison of forces in pure sea combat, his own strength had completely overwhelmed his opponent.

"36,700 yards!"

"Fire!" Anderson did not wait for the main gun to enter the optimal range before giving the order to open fire. Although the Sovereign is a 30-year-old ship with a top speed of only 21 knots, it also has 8 381mm guns, but its performance is weaker than the Tirpitts's 8 380mm main guns. The cannon fire at this distance did not hit the enemy ships, but it forced all German warships to turn their attention away from the merchant ships and prepare for the British attack.

Forty-five seconds after the Sovereign opened fire, the Tirpitts returned fire, but the landing was as far away as the British, and the surviving British merchant ships immediately seized the opportunity to escape.

After four salvo firefights, the distance between the two sides had been reduced to less than 30,000 meters, but the rest of the warships remained silent except for the two battleships that opened fire from their main guns.

At 11:29, Lieutenant Colonel William, who knew that the Trotham Air Force had launched an offensive and had made a major gain, finally led the Narvik sea attack group to the battlefield, and along the way he kept saying "leave me some, leave me some ......", for fear that the battle was over, but now it seemed that he had arrived at the right time. (To be continued.) )