Everything was as the Italians had envisioned, the Turks, or the Germans in Turkish uniforms, had to take advantage of the cover of the night if they wanted to smuggle in, and they were not as familiar with the hydrology of North Africa as the Turks, and even with the help of the Turks, they were still very careful. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

They chose the route close to the coastline, on the one hand, to avoid the search of the Italian navy, and on the other hand, did they intend to shell the Italian army that was landing and the mountains of supplies piled up on the docks? The thought of this made the Duke of Abu Qilu a little nervous! This battleship can be armed with 8 10-inch guns! One salvo can drop two tons of ammunition on a target! This is absolutely fatal for the Army!

However, the Duke was not completely defenseless, he at least left some torpedo boats at the landing site, which provided cover for the Germans at night, as well as for the Assassins with sharp blades, but if the Germans were more sensible, they would not have challenged the piranhas-like torpedo boats without escort ships.

"Order all reconnaissance ships to assemble in the target sea area and search for the whereabouts of the other party."

"All fleets set sail at once and go to the target sea area, and we will solve the problem once and for all!" With the Duke's order, a huge fleet of 6 battleships and 3 cruisers sailed out of the port of Pozza in southern Sicily, and the long sword that the Italians had spent a lot of money and resources on for more than thirty years was finally unsheathed, so what awaited them? Was it the glory of Italy's rise or another Lisa-style defeat? Let's wait and see!

Shortly after the departure of the Italian navy, a radio antenna protruded from the top of one of Pozza's attics, and a short telegram was sent. The content is only one sentence, "The Italian Navy has left the port and is heading due south!" "But it was enough to decide the outcome of the entire campaign! Accompanied by the signal of a ship at the speed of light, a telegram team on a ship in Messina quickly received and deciphered the telegram, and ten minutes later, a telegram signed by a shadow was sent.

"The shadow has appeared! It's finally here! While Scheer stared at the wall clock hanging on the wall, a staff officer ran to the conning tower waving a telegram in his hand.

"The Italian fleet has been lured to the coast of Africa, there are no mines in the Strait of Messina, the door to Italy has been opened, you can pass with confidence!"

"Great! I knew we were going to make it! The target is directed to Africa, then we have at least, at least 8-10 hours! Scheer excitedly picked up the ruler in his hand and measured and calculated it on the large-scale chart.

"Such a long time, it would be a waste if we just passed! Totally sorry for the time our comrades-in-arms bought for us! We're going to give the Italians a little bit of color! ”

"Let the captains of the Seawolf and the Swordfish come to me immediately, and we need to plan well." Major General Scheer ordered. A few minutes later, the captains of the two warships arrived at Prince Albert's conference room, and after putting away the liaison boats, the three battleships, led by Prince Albert, began to sail quickly through the Strait of Messina.

"If I'm not mistaken, there are a total of 1,500 mines of various kinds on the two assault ships, the Seawolf and the Swordfish, is that true?" Scheer asked.

"Yes, you remember it well. The Seawolf was originally intended to break up diplomatic relations at sea, but at the last moment, the Admiralty temporarily assigned us mines, hoping that we could carry out offensive minelaying in the Italian coastal ports. I didn't expect that we would be able to use these things now. Captain Hoffman, captain of the Seawolf, said with a smile.

Although before the operation, Scheer also made several plans, but he did not expect that the situation of this breakthrough would be so good, he did not expect that the bait failed, and he forced his way through the Strait of Messina, but this is too dangerous, the port chosen by the Italians is very good, and they are stationed in Bolza, whether it is to block the Strait of Messina in the north or the Strait of ****** in the south, it is quite close.

If the Italian Navy did not move, then Scheer did not have any ideas, immediately passed through the Strait of Messina and then left the battlefield at full speed, but what is the situation now? Something has changed! The Italian fleet went south! And it's night, the bait boat is very difficult to catch, and no matter how fast the Italians are, they won't find out until tomorrow, and by this time, how many hours have passed?

"I will lead the King Albert to Taranto Bay! It is said that both the Italian battleship Admiral Saint-Bon and the armored cruiser Garibaldi were outfitted in the port of Taranto, and if we are lucky, these two battleships may never be in service! Admiral Scheer said.

"General, that means the fleet will turn north! The time difference that the decoy boat had managed to win for us was gone, and what if the Italian Navy spotted us and headed north? During the day, the bay of Taranto was very busy and it was impossible for us to avoid the ears and eyes of the Italians! One of the officers was shocked.

Taranto Bay is a relatively closed port, and the port of Taranto is relatively close, plus this is an important Italian naval base after all, there will definitely be some defense, and it is indeed arrogant to challenge a port with a warship.

"We don't need to get into the range of shore artillery at all!" Scheer took out a large-scale map of the port of Taranto and made two marks with a pencil on the east side of the port! "I've been thinking about how to deal with these two battleships that are about to be completed. They are a bit of a threat to us. According to our intelligence, the two battleships were outfitted at this berth, at least three days ago, and the elevation angle of our guns was large enough that it was a blind fire in time. The method of covering shooting is enough to destroy these two battleships, after all, there is a pendant next to it as a reference, which is easy to aim! ”

"None of them are equipped with armor, there is no artillery, just some high-explosive shells, it will be enough! We can't give up this opportunity, and if we give it up, it's tantamount to sin! Scheer said categorically! Scheer was radical and belligerent, in history he dared to challenge the blockade of the British Empire in the North Sea with the High Seas Fleet, and at this time, when the Italian Navy went south, he naturally did not give up the opportunity! He firmly believed that in battle, it is always better to attack than to defend!

"The Swordfish can set up minefields outside Taranto Bay to delay the Italian fleet." Major Staff, the captain of the Swordfish, thought for a moment and said.

"It's a feasible plan, but I'm hoping for you to be more proactive now, if you are allowed to enter the Adriatic Sea, in Pescany and Anconabre in eastern Italy, do you dare?" Scheer said, looking at the major in front of him.

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