Chapter 35: The Black Pearl
As the captain of the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow was holding a pipe at this time, looking at the telegram in the book, and his mood became irritable, as one of the cargo ships requisitioned by the British Navy during the war, the mission of the Black Pearl was to load a large amount of heavy oil and food for the warship in South America, and then send it to the British mainland after the long Atlantic.
However, since only the Black Pearl departed from the port at the same time, the British did not arrange an escort fleet, and the Black Pearl had already arrived in the North Atlantic after a long voyage.
Despite the absence of an escort group, the Black Pearl continued to move forward bravely, not because she was not afraid of the Assassins hiding in the depths of the ocean, but because they were carrying more than a simple cargo, but the lifeline of the British Empire, carrying the hope of thousands of people and the confidence to resist the invaders.
On the one hand, the British people who fought against the invaders perseveredly, and on the other hand, Germany fought for the sake of national interests, and on the other hand, it was for the sake of national interests, and no matter what the outcome of the war was, it could not be explained by simple right and wrong......
There is no absolute justice or absolute evil in this world, in any case, as long as human beings have not taken a step out of the earth, limited resources will be the biggest fuse for human wars, Darwin's survival of the fittest is also applicable in the face of war, only a good enough nation can develop, and at this time Jack Sparrow is worried about the news from John. Tovina's telegram encircling Bismarck, in which Johann . Tovey reminds all cargo ships that have escaped the protection of the escort formation, beware of German ships!
"Let's hope we won't be so lucky......" Jack Sparrow looked at the telegram in his hand and his head began to hurt, "Barbossa, how long will it be before we get to the British mainland?" ”
Weather is also very important for navigation, in the capricious Atlantic, how rare it is to have a sunny weather, and in some bad weather, the Black Pearl can only reduce its speed, or even anchor to rest, but at this moment in the North Atlantic, although not calm, but for the Black Pearl, which often shuttles in the storm, this is already a rare good weather.
As the navigator of the Black Pearl, Barbossa looked at the rough sea, groaned deeply, and then said, "Captain, as long as the weather is like this for the past few days, we will be able to enter the British sphere of influence in three days at most." ”
"Really...... That's good, don't have any accidents......"
At this time, Jack Sparrow didn't know that his worries were not groundless, and at this moment a "pirate ship" was heading towards the Black Pearl like a hungry wolf!
After reporting the situation to Lütjans, Lütjans excitedly approved Cheng Hao's plan, because Bismarck had lost at least more than 700 tons of heavy oil because of the oil tank broken by the Prince of Wales, and if Altmark hadn't arrived immediately, the number of losses might have been much more than this number.
The Bismarck had a fuel load of 8,700 tons, which could be used by the warship for about eight days at top speed, and 2,000 tons had already been consumed by this time, plus the Prince of Wales was later hit in the bow fuel tank, and another 700 tons of fuel were lost in vain. Thinking about the next action, the distressed Lütjans had long ordered Bismarck not to drive above 19 knots, so as to ensure that Bismarck still had enough fuel to drive at a limit speed of 30 knots in wartime. Indeed, according to Bismarck's own explanation, once the speed was increased to more than 27 knots, the terrible fuel consumption made her shiver.
The Bismarck-class battleships were not designed for purely fleet battles, but took into account the needs of fleet operations, ocean-going cruising operations, and peacebreaking operations.
Because Germany lost all its overseas colonies after World War I, warships could not rely on the base supply of overseas colonies like other countries when fighting, so the endurance of battleships of this class was very good, and they could cruise at a high speed of 19 knots for 8000 nautical miles!
Moreover, due to the limited number of large German warships, the Bismarck-class battleships were bound to fight a large number of enemies, so both the Bismarck and the Tirpitz had excellent quality protection systems and a maximum speed of up to 30 knots.
This will produce a very interesting place, that is, you can catch up with the Bismarck class in the Atlantic, and you can't catch up with the Bismarck class......
Then one day, the British suddenly discovered that such a 50,000-ton battleship with 8 380 guns could soar 30 knots! And then the goods went to sea......
How did the Royal Navy feel, probably swallowing in surprise and cursing: What a monster is this......
Especially when the news that Bismarck had awakened his martial spirit reached Britain, the news was undoubtedly worse and worse for Britain.
If Bismarck entered the Atlantic from the North Sea, he could slaughter any convoy at will, and even if there were battleships to escort the convoy, even the glory of the Royal Navy Hood sauce would be defeated at the hands of Bismarck!
What's more, to contain the Bismarck, a large number of troops must be contained, how can the wolf smoke of the British Empire play in the Mediterranean?
The Germans' trick is too cool to play in the fleet, right? Two ships for the entire Royal Navy chicken fly dog jump?
Therefore, it is necessary to block her, even if she is allowed to drive to France with serious injuries!
John. Tovey thought so and did so, and in his plan, the fishing nets, consisting of several fleets, would find the two German ships that had disappeared into the ocean with the help of aircraft carriers, and send them all into the sea!
But at this moment John. Tovey never expected that the "Bismarck", which he hated and gritted his teeth, was moving at full speed towards the Black Pearl.
You think I'm Bismarck, but I'm Beizhaida, says Tirpitz.
After Lütjans agreed to the plan, the disguised Tirbitz broke away from the fleet with Al and two U-boats and headed for the depths of the Atlantic!
Lu Teyansi, who had rewritten the codebook, said to Cheng Hao very seriously when he said goodbye, taking care all the way, which made Cheng Hao smile a little bitterly.
In Lütjans's view, Cheng Hao's deep penetration into the Atlantic Ocean and pretending to be the Bismarck undoubtedly left the most dangerous task of luring the enemy to himself, if it weren't for the fact that Lütjans had hinted at whether to let Bismarck return to her hull when they parted, Cheng Hao's strange eyes, Lütjans would really wonder if Cheng Hao was going to use the Tirpitz in exchange for Bismarck's safety.
At this time, Lu Teyans and Cheng Hao both understood that whether they could successfully return to Hong Kong in the next few days depended on whether they could escape from the encirclement of the British army.
Behind the seemingly calm waves, I don't know how many waves there are......
In Cheng Hao's view, as if he knew every detail of this battle from God's point of view, when he didn't have the ability to change the course of World War II, this ability was very reliable, but when Cheng Hao changed more, he said that the World War II he knew had nothing to do with the present, and this would be another world story......