Chapter 589: The German Aircraft Carrier Fleet That Was Despised
For Marcos, he has always been a talented student of the Royal Naval College, and it can be said that he is touted by many young people of his time, and he is also very popular with girls from all walks of life in London, especially because he is not only handsome, but also has a wealthy family, and Cunningham, a god-level officer, to sit as a backer.
So he has always been arrogant and self-serving, and he looks down on anyone, especially those with a lower status than him.
Perhaps because of his character, he also looked down on the German navy, especially when he had not participated in the Sicilian campaign, and he had always regarded the German navy as a second-rate commodity that would only use submarine forces to sneak attack the transport fleet.
"Tsk! If the Germans' navy was really powerful, then they would not have lost World War I, and they would not have been wiped out by us one by one after the start of World War II! ”
"I look at the battle of Sicily, it must be that these Germans' air force is more powerful, if it weren't for the naval fleet against the fleet, these Germans would definitely be beaten all over the ground by us, and they would have suffered heavy casualties!"
So whenever someone mentioned to him that he should be careful of the German Navy, he was full of indifference and sneered.
So this time, when Cunningham asked him to command a battleship to set off with the aircraft carrier fleet for front-line operations, he did not pay any attention to the strength of the German Navy.
So when the aircraft carrier fleet on the front line was hit by the German Navy with heavy losses, he was still happy with the other aircraft carrier fleet to which he belonged; Standing on the deck of a battleship blowing the sea breeze, looking at the seascape, and also listening to the touts of the heartache around him.
"Captain! You said that when we meet the Germans, how many German submarines can we sink! ”
"You're saying the wrong thing! Max, we're inside battleships, not destroyers! Dealing with German submarines is not our main task, our battleships are designed for a decisive battle on the high seas of the main fleet, and German submarines can use torpedoes to attack us at any time! ”
"Cut! Of course I know that! I just forgot for a moment that we had just been transferred from the destroyer to the battleship! You don't need to be in such a hurry to remind me! Now that we are commanding battleships, how many German ships do you think we can sink later? ”
"Hey! Needless to say, there must be more than 3 battleships, with the powerful firepower and fast speed of our British Empire, it will definitely completely abuse those German ships! ”
"3 ships are too few, I can at least sink 5 of them, especially under the command of our wise and capable Captain Marcos, we will definitely be able to come back with a great victory, and then Commander Cunningham will definitely be able to give our captain a rich reward, and of course he will not forget to reward us!"
"Hey, hey! Of course, we Captain Marcos are the best captains in the whole of Britain, and he has never treated us lightly, so it is a blessing for us to be able to fight with him! Later, we must sink all those German fleets and feed the fish in the sea! ”
"It had to be, Captain Marcos gave us a large sum of money last time to go to the most beautiful pub in London! So I'll do my best to sink the Germans, and like the Germans who only use submarines to sneak up on our convoys, I don't think we have to worry about them at all! When you let go of your hands and feet, you can beat them up! The final winner of this naval battle is definitely ours! ”
"You should say that the battleship that achieved the most brilliant results in this naval battle must be ours, and our captain will also be promoted and made a fortune after this naval battle! Daubs! ”
At this moment, Captain Marcos was listening to the praise and sycophants of those henchmen around him, and he was even more happy, smoking a cigarette.
Even at this moment, he wished that there were some beautiful women standing next to him who could let him show off, pretend to be forced, and even be able to hug left and right.
"Hey! Germans! You wait for me to sink all your battleships into the sea, and I will use your bones to accumulate my victory! ”
"So! I'm really looking forward to seeing you in front of my eyes soon, the sooner the better! ”
At the same time, Marcos muttered confidently in his heart.
"Suffered! Captain Marcos! News has just come back from the front that our 18th Task Force is fighting the German aircraft carrier fleet 300 nautical miles away, and the battle is now very fierce, and Commander Cunningham has ordered our 19th Task Force Fleet to support immediately. ”
At the best of Marcos's fantasies, a naval operations staff officer hurried, sweaty, and worried from the telegraph room to make an urgent report.
"Good! Immediately speed up to keep up with our carrier fleet and go to support the 18th Task Force Aircraft Carrier Fleet, the opportunity to kill the Germans has come, I can't wait! ”
Hearing this, Marcos was not worried, but shouted excitedly and decisively.
As soon as the words fell, there was a new round of desperate touting and patting under the henchmen around him.
In this regard, the operational staff officer who had just come to report frowned deeply and suddenly became uneasy.
Because the operational information he received from the front line was very clear that the battle situation of the 18th Mixed Aircraft Carrier Formation, which was now being attacked by the German aircraft carrier fleet, was very tragic.