"What! German submarines, how many came! ”

The two British naval officers exclaimed in unison. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

But no one answered their questions, especially their captain, who was now preoccupied with directing his battleship to evade the German lurking torpedo attacks.

"Quick! Give me an emergency left turn of 50 degrees to 90 degrees, while turning 80 degrees with full rudder and then 100 degrees with full right rudder; And keep sailing on an 80-degree course, as well as prepare depth charges to prepare for a counterattack! ”

Smith, the captain of the British warship, nervously gave orders to his subordinates.

At the same time, he commanded various sections of the battleship, dodging torpedo attacks from German submarines.

"Sharp turn 80 degrees to starboard!"

"Yes!"

"50 (degrees) under the first and 90 (degrees) on the tail!"

"Quickly turn me to 3-5-0, speed 8 knots; Fast! Open the outer door of the torpedo tube for me, adjust the angle of turn, and lock on to the target speed; Lock the target distance and adjust the torpedo speed; Calculation of target attack scheme, correction of error, launch of 1/2/3/4/5/6 tube torpedo......"

At this moment, under the dark seabed, the German submarine commanders are also constantly passing through the megaphones inside the submarine; And radio commanded its own U-boats, ready to attack the British fleet, and aircraft carriers.

And when a fierce naval battle was about to take place between the British fleet and German submarines, as well as the German-Italian fleet; The weather over the Mediterranean Sea also changed dramatically.

The wind on the sea is increasing, the dark clouds in the sky are more and more dense, and at the same time, the deafening thunder sound is also instantly resounding across the earth.

It didn't take long for a violent storm to suddenly fall from the sky and pour out wildly.

While the waves were crashing against the deck of the British fleet, the planes on the British aircraft carriers were already hurriedly taking off, ready to brave the danger of the storm to launch bombing and strafing at the German and Italian fleets, which had already opened fire on the ships.

At the same time, the British fleet also continued to fire depth charges at the bottom of the sea, back and forth against the German submarine forces that fired torpedoes in counterattack.

In a brief engagement, a British battleship was hit by six of the 18 torpedoes fired by German U-762 boats and sunk into the sea.

The German U-679 boat was destroyed by 560 depth charges dropped by another British battleship and fed to the bottom of the Mediterranean.

At the same time, a German submarine was hit by five depth charges dropped by a British "Swordfish" attack plane.

With several loud explosions, the entire U-boat was blasted out of the water and thrown out of the water, and the crew was knocked to the deck and inside the cabin.

Finally, when the scarred submarine fell back to the surface, the huge column of water on the surface of the sea immediately poured tons of seawater into the German submarine; The submarine's diesel engine, steering engine, and other important structural parts were severely damaged until the U-boat sank into the sea.

The navies of Germany, England and Italy attacked each other back and forth; Fighting each other and damaging ships, submarines, or bombers, and naval soldiers......

And at this time, Paris, France, the General Headquarters of the German Navy at the front.

A rapid ringing of the telephone woke up Dönitz, who was pacing around the headquarters, in an anxious mood.

As soon as he came to his senses, Dönitz immediately didn't think about it, so he picked up the phone and answered it.

Soon, the anxious voice of Admiral Kronk, the commander of the German Navy on the Western Front, was heard from the microphone.

"Report Marshal! Our fleet and submarine forces are already in contact with the British fleet and aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea near the Cape Bang Peninsula! ”

"How many fleets and aircraft carriers do they have?"

Dönitz asked hurriedly.

"The battle is fierce, and the real number is not yet known! But according to the rough calculations of the front, we have now lost more than 10 submarines, and several battleships! And the fleet of the American army has not yet joined in to participate in the battle! ”

Admiral Cronk frowned and reported uneasily.

"And what about the losses of the British army? Didn't they lose a single battleship either? ”

Hearing such a high loss rate, Dönitz suddenly burst into rage.

"3 battleships, 2 destroyers, and 7 small ships! This is the approximate loss of the British army so far! ”

Admiral Kronk will continue to report.

"Good! No matter how many submarines we lose this time, we must save as many German troops as possible on the Cape Bang Peninsula! Because this is the order of the Führer and Kesselring! ”

Dönitz ordered with a solemn face.

"Yes! Marshal! We will not lose the face of the Navy! ”

Admiral Cronk replied loudly.

"By the way, how many submarines are there in the Mediterranean now, and how many ships are there?"

Dönitz suddenly remembered that he was going to ask the question.

"Fifty-two submarines are already fighting the British fleet, and 30 more are joining the battle! As for Italy, 40 ships were also sent to join the support! ”

Admiral Cronk thought for a moment and reported.

"Hmmm! Italy is willing to send so many ships this time, didn't they say some time ago that they would not send their navy to fight if they were killed, and they would stick to the Italian coastline? ”

Dönitz said in surprise.

"I heard that this was all forced by Commander Kesselring and the Führer to Mussolini!"

Admiral Cronk told the inside story what he knew.

"I see! By the way, can we still send more submarine forces to participate in this naval battle? ”

Dönitz suddenly realized.

"The submarine forces and ships that can rush over in the nearby waters have already been dispatched, and there are no more for the time being! Because the rest of the fleets and submarine forces are fighting from afar! ”

Admiral Cronk replied affirmatively after a moment's search.

"Yes! If this is the case, I am afraid that after this naval battle, our navy will suffer heavy losses! If it hadn't been for the Führer's death order to me this time, and that there would be new submarines and ships to replenish me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have sent so many submarines and ships to war! ”

Dönitz took a deep breath and sighed.

"Did this Führer really promise to give our navy a post-war replenishment?"

Admiral Cronk worried.

"That's what he said!"

Dönitz also sighed worriedly.

"But now we are very short of resources and money in the country! Does the Führer still have the resources and money to give our Navy a new replenishment? ”

Admiral Cronk was not convinced, and worried.

"Well, there should be......"

Faced with the other party's questions and concerns, Dönitz said without any confidence.

Because he knew very well that what Germany lacked in the war was not military talents, nor weapons and equipment, but the resources to manufacture these advanced weapons and equipment.

So for Germany, which was seriously short of resources after several years of war, there was still no way for the Führer to find excess resources; To make new submarines for their navy, and fleets, Dönitz really did not dare to say anything at all.

"Hey! It seems that this time I have not only done a loss-making business for our navy, but also has a high probability of burying the last bit of vitality of our German navy in the Mediterranean! ”

Finally, Dönitz let out a long sigh and muttered to himself.