In the military port of Brest, the news of the victory had reached here, and the soldiers were celebrating the moment of victory with their shoulders on their shoulders, and there was laughter and shouts everywhere.

With the sound of a whistle, all of these sounds were muffled. For many, the war is over, but for others, it continues.

The huge body of the battleship Bismarck lay across the sea, and the waves that rose under the ship's side armor showed the fact that it was moving.

These ships were so huge that when they were moving, it was impossible to tell if they were actually moving without paying attention.

Wave after wave of whistles, and amidst the military music on the docks celebrating the victory, the German partisan fleet once again went to sea.

Lütjans and Hines were to lead this fleet to intercept the Royal Navy's home fleet, which was heading south, bypassing Britain.

Or rather, it should be called the defected Phillips fleet by now. Whatever it was called, the German Navy did not intend to let it continue to exist.

"This is news from the UK, and I don't think the timing can be trusted." Hines looked at the telegram in his hand and said to Lütjans, who was looking at the chart.

Lytjans nodded, and drew a line on the map with a ruler: "If I want to go to sea, I will choose to do it in the first half of the night, so that I can avoid the plane, and it will be easier to succeed." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a large area of sea on the map: "If the other party had been moving at full speed, they would probably have arrived here by now." ”

"This fleet is really the heart and soul of the British, they have already run away, and they can help hide it." Hines sighed with a sneer.

Hearing this, Lütjans replied thoughtfully: "Ask General Dönitz about this kind of thing, and his submarine will have some gains." ”

"No need to ask, this time the people took the initiative to send the news, his U-boat found this fleet in the waters west of Ireland, and it is heading south at a very high speed." Hines pressed another telegram on the chart table and said to Lütjans.

"Then the problem is very simple now, long-range reconnaissance planes taking off from British airfields will easily find this fleet." After hearing the news, Lütjans felt a lot more relieved.

Germany has a number of JU-88 reconnaissance aircraft, which can now take off from the southern part of the British mainland, with a reconnaissance radius sufficient to cover most sea areas.

At dawn, 20 JU-88s had already taken off to search the British fleet, and the rest of the planes were preparing, and in a few minutes the second wave of search formations would take off.

German sea and air power, including submarines, searched for Phillips's fleet, and once this fleet was found, the German fleet would move closer.

The current comparison of forces is that Germany has four capital ships and one aircraft carrier, facing four British capital ships and one aircraft carrier.

Compared with the combat effectiveness, now the German fleet already has a slight advantage, and if you count the combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers, Germany has a clear advantage.

Because Britain had signed a peace agreement, there was no more anti-aircraft fire when German planes crossed British-controlled territory.

Of course, these planes did not mean to attack, but just hurried by, flying to the distant Atlantic.

The people of England are looking up at the sky, and in a few months, the wheat fields will be ripe, and the situation of starvation will be improved.

It's just a few months away, and this time has made all the British top brass helpless. If the German submarine and surface ship forces had been a little weaker, they would have been able to hold out until September.

In the second half of the year, the United States or the Soviet Union may enter the war, and the German offensive will also be weakened, and the outcome of the war is not yet known.

"The fleet accelerates and moves towards the designated areas of engagement! The other party's speed is not as fast as ours, and they are dead this time! Regarding this naval battle, Lütjans said confidently.

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On the vast sea, Phillips can now actually feel the sad atmosphere of the entire fleet.

There are many people who participated in this operation with enthusiasm and patriotic impulse.

After the initial excitement, these soldiers were more or less regretful.

It may sound cowardly to hand over the battleship to the Germans and go home yourself, but it's a good choice, isn't it?

Thinking of those family members who are far away in their homeland, everyone's hearts are actually worried. What if the Germans really arrested? No one was able to answer.

Phillips, whose family is also in the UK, certainly has that in mind. But his will is much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers, so he doesn't think what he is doing is wrong.

What's more, in the cabin of his battleship, there was also a secret weapon that George VI had provided to him that he had not taken out to use.

Transporting this secret weapon to India was George VI's secret plan. As long as he had this secret weapon, Mountbatten and Montgomery and Auchinleck, and even Phillips himself, would be able to continue the fight.

"The fleet course is 7 degrees to the west! We had to go around in a big circle in order to get rid of reconnaissance planes and enemy submarine tracking! He retracted his thoughts and gave the order to turn again.

His current fleet is not the British home fleet that was once dominant, at that time he had more than 6 capital ships and at least two aircraft carriers.

Even so, when this fleet faced the German partisan fleet, it still could not bargain at all.

And now, he only has 4 old battleships and an aircraft carrier in his hands, in this case, of course, he will not rampage and let the German fleet easily find him.

If he was targeted by the German partisan fleet, it was just the tireless carrier-based aircraft that Phillips was depressed.

"There's not going to be any mess, is it?" Phillips's lieutenant is also worried now, if he hadn't seen Phillips's document signed by His Majesty, he wouldn't have messed around with Phillips.

"What's the mess? It was originally planned to go to Africa, and it would not be difficult for us to come to South Africa. If it doesn't work, we'll continue east, into the Indian Ocean......" Phillips had already made up his mind, so he was comfortable with it.

"Report!" An officer hurried in, bringing with him a message from a vigilant cruiser at the edge of the fleet.

"An enemy reconnaissance plane is following us, looking at the model should be a German JU-88 reconnaissance aircraft, we are in trouble." The officer in charge of the guard said bitterly.

The only guarantee of the fleet's safety was actually the premise that it would not be discovered by the Germans. If the fleet was positioned by Germany, then the damned guerrilla fleet would surely follow up like an appendage and bleed the British fleet to death.

"Let the fleet change course at once and speed west!" Without the slightest hesitation, Phillips gave the order to change the course again.

He couldn't go to war with the German navy now, so all he could do was delay as long as he could.

As long as it lasted until nightfall, the German naval fleet could not take off planes to track the British battleships.

At that time, he only needed to lead the fleet to change the course a few times, and he could get rid of the entanglement of the German Navy.

The British fleet consisted of only four battleships and one aircraft carrier, and the formation of these battleships could only maintain a speed of about 20 knots.

Although the critical moment can be improved, after all, it is necessary to take into account the condition of the boiler, and it will not last long.

An irritated Phillips stared at the charts, his heart filled with all kinds of uneasiness. He came out of Scarpa Bay in such a hurry that he didn't even replenish the carrier-based aircraft on the carrier.

A large number of naval carrier-based aircraft are still parked in the airfields on land, and there are only a few Swordfish on deck, all of which are left behind because they are unable to take off.

Even if one was repaired, the Swordfish would not be able to fly to the altitude of the JU-88 reconnaissance aircraft to intercept an enemy aircraft that was 100 kilometers per hour faster than it.

Whatever Phillips did, the German fleet had already discovered him. The German fleet, far away near the military port of Brest, received a report from a reconnaissance aircraft.

Lütjans suddenly came to his senses, and loudly ordered the fleet to speed up to the Atlantic: "Let the fleet increase its speed!" We've found the enemy, so don't waste your time and sink them! ”

The cruiser Prinz Eugen led the way, followed by the battleship Bismarck, then the aircraft carrier Zeppelin, and the cruiser Nuremberg.

The battlecruiser Scharnhorst, the battleship Tirpitz, and the Gneisenau at the end of the fleet.

It's still a familiar face, it's still a familiar taste. In the end, the British Navy was still not able to wait for its own Spitfire carrier-based aircraft, and the German F-190T was still the strongest maritime carrier-based aircraft.

Of course, it is also possible that it is already not the strongest carrier-based aircraft, because in the far Pacific Ocean, the Japanese Zero fighter is already in service.

At least in a lot of performance, this Zero seems to be more suitable for use as a carrier-based aircraft. It has a long range unmatched by Eurofighters, as well as agile combat maneuverability.

It's a pity that Adrian's document storage room already has the main performance parameters of this fighter, which are even more detailed than Japan's own statistics.

One after another, German battleships painted with cut camouflage made their way through the mine-cleared channel, their sharp bows cutting through the water. The waves rolled in both directions, leaving a trail of white tracks.

Overhead, shore-based JU-88 reconnaissance planes whizzed by, taking over friendly planes that were running out of fuel.