Hines didn't have the confidence of Lütjans, and he knew that in two days, a new round of bad weather could begin in the volatile Atlantic. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After losing air superiority, whether the German fleet could really get rid of the pursuit of the British safely, Hines really had no confidence.

You must know that in bad weather when neither side can take off carrier-based aircraft, the German fleet will not be able to drive the cruisers surrounding the other side to follow and follow.

If it was discovered by the opposing cruisers or the destroyers rushing over, the German fleet would be very dangerous.

"Tomorrow, if the weather is bad, the destroyers and cruisers of the other side will follow, and then attract more enemies." Hines reminded.

Ruttejens frowned, which was also something he was more worried about. Bad weather is actually a weakening for him, who has mastered air superiority.

However, as an old pirate who robbed his family, Ruetjens did not intend to give up such a good situation in front of him.

Previously, he commanded a defenseless Scharnhorst that dared to make waves in the Atlantic, but now he has a fleet in his hand, and of course he will not give up.

The spirit of adventure that had been buried in his body for a long time was ready to rise again, and a voice was telling him over and over again - you can do it!

After a brief round of thinking in his mind, Lütjans came to a positive conclusion about his plan: "We can do it!" It will work! ”

Ten minutes earlier, the German fleet had encountered a fishing boat that had gone out to sea for fishing and had sunk the poor ship.

It was the encounter with the fishing boat that made Lütjans determined to change course. He clearly knew that in this case, the other party would definitely pass on the news of his encounter with the German fleet back to the German mainland.

With this misinformation jamming, his fleet was able to smoothly bypass the blockade of the British home fleet from the west.

It was precisely because of this jamming information that Lütjans was sure that the other party would think that his fleet was making a detour to the south to avoid the British pursuing fleet.

His prediction was correct, and Charles did receive a telegram from the fishing boat at this time.

As commander of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet, Charles thought his opportunity had come. He could follow a shortcut, take a diagonal line to pursue the German fleet south.

If all goes well, even the fleet of the British Royal Navy can choose the time of the encounter with the German fleet. This was good news for the annihilation of the German fleet.

"Sir! A weather telegram has just been sent from the mainland, and rain is expected tomorrow. The officer in charge of the weather warning stood up behind Charles and said, "The report of the US Weather Service also supports this prediction. ”

"So, the good weather is coming to an end?" Charles felt that he was beginning to be favored by God.

Once the good weather was over, his fleet and the British search warships scattered on the sea would soon find the German fleet and surround it and kill them.

"Yes, sir! The good weather should be over tomorrow. The weather officer opened his mouth to answer Charles's question.

Charles nodded, pleased with his good fortune: "Let the fleet go south at full speed!" Take off the plane and search south to confirm the position of the German fleet as much as possible! ”

"Pay attention to the search of the sea surface, and do not let go of the German fleet easily." Despite the early warning from a fishing boat, Charles hoped that his carrier-based aircraft could find the exact location of the other party.

What he didn't know was that the entire German fleet, after sinking the fishing boat, turned around en masse and turned due west after only 15 minutes.

Somerville was heading to the battlefield at this time with half of Gibraltar's naval forces. His fleet was in the waters near Portugal and was concentrating towards the south of England.

Now he has two aircraft carriers, the Radiance and the Eagle, and two battleships, the Balham and the Sovereign.

Although it does not seem to be very powerful, his fleet is mainly used as a reinforcement for the search fleet, and then it is used in battle.

If you count the two battle cruisers under the command of Admiral Tovey's search fleet, as well as the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, Somerville is confident that he will be able to compete with the German fleet.

At this time, Somerville's mind was not thinking about blocking the German fleet in front of him, but thinking about Cunningham, who was rushing to the British mainland by boat behind him.

As a comrade-in-arms who had worked together, Somerville did not believe that Cunningham would be involved in the German bullshit "shadow" group.

He was convinced that it was a conspiracy from Germany, but he could not produce any definite evidence. The commander of the British H Fleet can only pray for his old friend now.

Whether it is Summerville's personal relationship with Cunningham, or as two generals, they cherish each other in times of national crisis, Somerville believes that Cunningham was framed.

The biggest problem facing Britain is, in Somerville's view, a huge contradiction between a chain of command that has begun to endanger everyone, and an increasingly passive battlefield environment.

The rigidity of the command system caused by repeated self-examination and the lack of adaptability in the face of the battlefield where new problems are constantly emerging, ultimately led to unnecessary losses.

Britain, which had lost the Suez Canal, or Britain, which had lost most of the Mediterranean, was no longer able to really entangle with Germany.

The best way, in fact, is to hurry up and find an opportunity to make peace with the Germans with dignity. And then honestly wait for the inflated Germany and go to the trouble of the USSR.

As long as the Soviet Union and Germany went to war, Britain could enjoy the dividends of the war and revitalize its national strength by exporting German materials.

Then, when and when will it be with the United States, in the back of tired Germany, stab you and make up for all the losses.

It's a pity that there seems to be no market for such an idea now...... After all, the German Führer had already found himself fooled once.

The best time for Britain to make peace was in the days after the defeat of France and the completion of the retreat from Dunkirk.

At that time, the German diplomatic department, through special channels, gave Britain a very decent peace condition.

Regrettably, Britain played Germany and used peace to stall for time, and in the end, on August 1, the Luftwaffe resolutely attacked the British mainland.

The war had widened, and it was clear that Germany had lost faith in the British desire for peace. What the other side is thinking about now is how to destroy Britain and eliminate this problem once and for all.

By this time, the British Empire, hiding overseas, waiting for the Germans to trouble the Soviets, was gone.

Helplessly, no one can really be blamed for such a result. Before August 1, who would have expected that the German Führer would suddenly come to his senses so early and change the course of the war all at once?

No one could have known that the German spy "Shadow" would have mastered all the pre-war radar station positions in Britain and pointed the way for the Luftwaffe to attack.

No one knew that the German submarines would be so ferocious, using wolf pack tactics to enhance the efficiency of ambushes at once, causing heavy losses to the British transport fleet.

Again, no one knew that the German navy had actually reached the Atlantic, playing tricks on the entire British naval fleet, inflicting incalculable losses on the entire route.

The passive situation gave Somerville an afterthought. He felt that if he had known this, it would have been better to make peace with the Germans in the first place.

"General! A telegram was sent from the home fleet, and the German fleet continued southward after sinking a fishing boat due south of the TC convoy. A British communications officer walked up behind the pensive Somerville and reported.

"Due south?" Somerville walked over to the chart table and drew a course with his fingers, the expression on his face a little unnatural.

Looking at this nondescript route, Somerville, who was experienced on the battlefield, smelled a hint of discord.

He pressed his finger to the map and narrowed his eyes: "The route due south...... It's a bit too deliberate! Their ultimate goal should be Brest, and the circle due south is a bit unnatural. ”

"Maybe it's because the other party wants to bypass us, so they go around in a big circle...... But while going around in circles, I ran into our fishing boat. An officer heard Somerville's muttering and stepped forward to explain.

Somerville felt that the other party's explanation had disrupted his instincts, but at the same time he felt that the other party's statement made sense. The uneasiness that flashed in my mind was also muffled by this explanation.

So, the fleet commander looked at the sea in the distance and said: "Even if they were going around in circles, now they have been discovered......"

After a pause for a second, he continued to analyze: "The other party is not a fool, it is impossible to keep course knowing that he has been discovered!" ”

At this point, he withdrew his gaze from the sea, pointed to the map and said, "They have a home fleet behind them, and they continue to the south and are found again, so they either turn east or west." ”

"Sir! If the other side turns to the east side, we will soon find out! One of the officers said with a smile.

The officer said, pointing to the map: "Because, General Tovey's search fleet is on their eastern course!" ”

"Then there's no need for us to change routes!" Somerville nodded and said, "Continue to sail northwest along the existing route, plan the search fleet, and at the same time narrow the encirclement!" ”

As for the route to the west, it doesn't matter, if you go west, the enemy fleet is getting farther and farther away from its old nest Brest, and if Germany chooses that route, sooner or later it will be blocked by the British naval fleet.