Since the defeat of France in June last year, Britain has been in a critical position, and the Atlantic sea lines on which it depends are extremely vulnerable. Countless British merchant ships have been sunk by us, and they are skyrocketing at a rate of about 500,000 tons per month!

Once such an island country loses its external supply, the only thing that awaits it is destruction!

"And our task is to go into the Atlantic, tighten the rope around Churchill's neck again, and strangle him!" Ruthjance said as he made a strangulation motion with both hands.

"Uh......"

Cheng Hao, who had just come in with Bismarck, saw the picture of Lütjans giving a speech like a fanatical mustache back then, which made Cheng Hao a little difficult to accept, when did His Excellency the commander of his own family become so sensational......

Glancing at the energetic colleagues present, Cheng Hao had a headache, although the outcome of the Danish naval battle in history was completely different from this time, it still couldn't be taken lightly......

Bismarck had already sunk two large warships, including the battlecruiser HMS Hood, the pride of the British Empire! This is undoubtedly a slap in the face to the whole of Britain, but a hundred-legged worm, dead but not stiff!

Even if the British Empire has long since declined at this time, the huge heritage of the empire on which the sun never sets is still a reminder of the glory of the past, and the vast colonies and the huge fleet undoubtedly announce the glory of the British Empire.

Moreover, with the sinking of the Hood and the Prince of Wales by the German ships, the British Royal Navy will definitely not easily let the German ships escape, you must know that the sinking of the Hood is not just a wartime defeat, the fall of a mature martial artist is a heavy blow to any country, let alone the British Empire, which is already in decline at this time......

You know, at that time, the battlecruiser Hood reached a displacement of 42,100 tons when it was commissioned, which was arguably the largest warship in the world at that time, and was regarded as the pride of the British Royal Navy, and was even appointed as the flagship of the home fleet.

Due to its outstanding performance, the Hood even became a symbol of the Royal Navy, and she even participated in the "Imperial Parade", and many times during her service as a ceremonial ship to show the might of the British Empire......

Although the symbolism of the Hood is far greater than her strength, such a battleship full of British pride was sunk by Bismarck in the Danish Strait!

The British Royal Navy is bound to sink the Bismarck at all costs, and Cheng Hao shuddered when he thought of the large number of British warships, and he understood that the next few days would be a race against time.

Once the German ships successfully entered Saint-Nazaire, the British Royal Navy could only watch the German ships return to port smoothly, but there was nothing they could do.

Once on the way back to Hong Kong, encounter the Royal Navy that came to intercept, waiting for Cheng Hao and others will be a fierce battle, although this time in addition to the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, the Altmark supply ship, the Tirbitz battleship and a large number of submarines, but at present, the German ships should be most worried about air defense problems.

Although with the exception of armored aircraft carriers such as Taiho and Shinano, almost no aircraft carriers could withstand a round of fire from the battleship's main guns.

But the maximum attack range of a battleship is only about 50 kilometers at most, and the attack range of an aircraft carrier is several times that of a battleship.

However, once ridden in the face by a battleship, the aircraft carrier can only pray for the opposite battleship to blow up, otherwise...... Aircraft carriers don't even have a chance of kamikaze......

But both sides were task forces, with the German fleet consisting of submarines, supply ships and battleships on one side and the British Royal Navy consisting of aircraft carriers, battleships and cruisers on the other.

The continuous development of science and technology has pushed brutal wars to one climax after another, and aircraft carriers and submarines have suddenly expanded the war space on the sea from a two-dimensional space to a three-dimensional war.

The three-dimensional war of the sky, the sea, and the sea does not bring good news to the war, but shows the cruelty of human beings to all corners of the world.

How to preemptively attack the British aircraft carriers by taking advantage of the concealment of submarines, and how to use the firepower superiority of battleships to provide fire support for submarine attacks......

This was a difficult problem for the German commanders......

Of course, the biggest problem for Cheng Hao is how to make Lu Teyans understand the seriousness of the situation, the Royal Navy has already been dispatched! Once the German ships continued to penetrate deep into the Atlantic, the consequences would be ......

Looking at everyone's excited looks, Lütjans nodded, indeed, with submarines and two large warships in the Danish Strait, the German ships have achieved such brilliant results!

For the German Navy, which had regarded Britain as a mortal enemy since Wilhelm II, the defeat of the British Empire was enough to excite them!

However, this is not enough!

Sending the entire Royal Navy to the bottom of the sea is Lütjans's dream!

Thinking about it, Lu Teyans smiled, and then he finally noticed Cheng Hao and Bismarck standing in the corner in a daze, "Cheng Hao, you are here, how is the restoration of the Bismarck completed?" ”

When Lu Teyans noticed that the two were still holding hands, he smiled helplessly and patted the brim of his hat, "It seems that I asked a very idiotic question......

Cheng Hao was stunned for a moment, then embarrassedly let go of Bismarck's little hand, which was already blushing, coughed lightly, and replied to Lütjens, "It's perfect, with the help of Colonel Hans and Al, the restoration of the Bismarck can only be said to be so." ”

After some pleasantries, Cheng Hao and Bismarck sat on the side of the conference room, which was attended by Admiral Lütjans, Admiral Brinkmann, the captain of the Prince Eugen, Colonel Prien, the captain of the U-47 representing the submarine force, and the second mate representing the supply ship of the Altmark. It can be said that the high-ranking officers of the German ships gathered here.

"Really? That's good. As he spoke, Rütjens pointed to an officer sitting on his left and said, "Come and get to know this is Lieutenant Commander Sebastian, the first mate of the battleship Tirpitz." ”

"Hello, I'm Colonel Cheng Hao, the captain of the battleship Bismarck."

Looking at the young Cheng Hao, Sabastian didn't dare to slack off, quickly got up, saluted Cheng Hao, and replied, "Then during the mission, all the officers and men of the Tirpitz are under the command of Captain Cheng Hao." ”

Clams? Cheng Hao, who looked confused, looked at Lu Teyans, and Cheng Hao understood that the situation at this time must be related to Lu Teyans.

"The battleship Tirpitz is still in the sea trial stage, and the gunners' shelling training has only just begun, whether it is to break the engagement in the next operation or there is a certain possibility of encountering the British escort formation, the gunners of the upper part of the Bismarck must be transferred to the Tirpitz in order to ensure the accuracy of our shelling."

Lu Teyans, looking at Cheng Hao with a confused face, helplessly explained to him, "As for Bismarck, don't we have this young lady?" As he spoke, Lütjans gestured to Bismarck, who was sitting quietly next to Cheng Hao.

"This ......" Despite Lütjans's explanation, Cheng Hao still had some struggles in his heart, he was thinking of assigning part of the crew to the Tirpitz, and he didn't mean to count himself in......

Seeing that the whole room looked at him, Bismarck did not feel nervous at all, and replied in a firm voice: "Rest assured, Your Excellency, that at this distance, even I will have no trouble maneuvering my own turret on the Tirpitz." ”

After speaking, Lu Teyans smiled approvingly at Bismarck, and then gave Cheng Hao a contemptuous look, seeing that your wife answered firmly, no, how can a dignified German soldier be indecisive like this......

After the two stared at each other for a while, and found that Cheng Hao didn't pay attention to what he meant, Lu Teyans patted the seat helplessly, and said, "The Tirpitz is the sister ship of the Bismarck, and the design concept of the two ships is similar, didn't you say this, what are you hesitating about?" Wait a minute, you'll be on board! ”

After speaking, without giving Cheng Hao a chance to refute, Lu Teyans, who glared at Cheng Hao, looked at the colleagues who were doing it and said solemnly, "Now, all the combat tasks have been assigned, and you are all senior officers of each ship, please implement the order, the Rhine exercise operation is ready to enter the second stage!" ”

"Understood!"