The British were in a hurry, and the Germans were not having a good time - what the British did not know was that this voyage to attack the British fleet did not go well either. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As the saying goes, how can you stand by the river without getting your shoes wet? The German Navy made frequent sorties in the port of Brest, and in fact the British Navy attacks on the port of Brest did not stop for a moment.

Satisfied, Lütjens sailed from the port of Brest with his partisan fleet on 29 November, only to lose the cruiser Nuremberg, which had just left the country.

That night, the Nuremberg, the lead of the fleet, slowly sailed out of Brest, followed by the battlecruiser Scharnhorst, and then the flagship aircraft carrier Zeppelin.

The German fleet was not originally rich, except for the battleship Bismarck, which was being repaired, this time it still poured out.

As a result, at about 9 o'clock in the evening, there was a sudden loud bang in front of the fleet, and then the cruiser Nuremberg burst into flames, and the injuries seemed to be not light.

This cruiser, which had been the close guard of the aircraft carrier Zeppelin and had been following the German partisan fleet to sea, was struck by a mine on the outskirts of the port of Brest......

The explosion of a mine laid out by the British Navy directly affected the itinerary of the German partisan fleet. The operation, which was finally scheduled for the 29th, had to be postponed to the 30th.

The entire bow of the poor cruiser Nuremberg was blown up by mines, 41 officers and men were killed and 47 wounded.

The other German ships had to reverse and return to Brest, and the Germans were busy all night before towing the heavily damaged cruiser Nuremberg back to Brest.

As a result, even more tragic things continued to afflict the Nuremberg - because the slipway was used to build submarines or repair other ships, and the Nuremberg would have to wait a few days for repairs to begin......

As a result, the German naval partisan fleet, whose strength was once again damaged, could only abandon the Nuremberg and go to sea again with the remaining warships.

Therefore, the existing strength in the hands of Lütjans can be said to be the trough of the guerrilla fleet. The entire fleet consisted of only five ships: Zeppelin, Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Tirpitz.

Such a small guerrilla fleet, however, set out the next day, with the tragedy of revenge for the cruiser Nuremberg, and slaughtered the Atlantic, and inflicted heavy damage on the CK-4 transport fleet.

Today, and now, Lütjans and his old partner Hines are heading to the east coast of the United States, where they are preparing to intercept the newly discovered British UK-2 transport fleet.

This fleet was a convoy of transport ships from the United States to Great Britain, transporting a large amount of valuable supplies. And as soon as it appeared, it was discovered by cruising German submarines.

Without Lütjens's guerrilla fleet behind him, German submarines would have rarely carried out reconnaissance patrols from such a high position.

Because patrolling in such a place, after discovering the target, it often loses the interception position, and can only watch the prey go away.

But now, German submarines have specially arranged patrols in order to lead the way for the mobile guerrilla fleet behind them. A fleet with a speed of more than 20 knots, plus carrier-based attack aircraft, will naturally be faster and more convenient to intercept the attack.

Although they knew that the German fleet was wreaking havoc in the Atlantic, neither Britain nor the United States could suspend the dispatch of convoys to Britain.

In order to maintain the operation of the British mainland, even if it gambled on the 30 percent probability of not being detected by German submarines in advance, Britain did not dare to easily suspend the transportation of blood transfusions to the mainland.

"Whoa!" Because the sea conditions were not good, the bow of the German battleship was washed by the rushing waves from time to time. White spray splashed and shattered on the bow of the Atlantic ship.

The carrier-based aircraft on the USS Zeppelin have all been covered with waterproof canvas at this moment. Carrier-based aircraft are all squeamish equipment, and only by maintaining them on a daily basis can they burst out their combat effectiveness when needed.

"Looks like it's going to rain again!" Hines looked at the gray sky and said to Lütjans beside him.

Although his own fleet sank a number of transports from the British CK-4 convoy yesterday, Lütjans's mood did not improve.

He was still thinking about the Nuremberg, which had been damaged by mines, and worried about the future of the German partisan fleet under his command, whose strength had been significantly reduced.

"yes!" Absent-mindedly, Lütjans replied to Hines. He didn't even withdraw his gaze from the distance, looking very anxious.

"What? Still worried about the Nuremberg cruiser? Hines knew his colleague well and comforted, "It's going to be fixed and we will be back in the fight!" Rest assured! ”

"Our battle has just begun! The first cruising combat was carried out only in November...... As a result, the battleship Bismarck was damaged, and now the Nuremberg has been lost! Ruetjens vented his worries.

He retracted his gaze and looked at Hines beside him: "You are also a major general...... Don't you think that our enemies are too strong? ”

As he spoke, Lütjans stretched out his finger: "We have sunk several enemy ships, but the enemy is still strong...... The enemy sank one of our ships, and we were weakened a lot! ”

"Aren't you worried that in such a situation of attrition in which we have the upper hand, we who are weak, although we can win all the battles, will be consumed before the enemy?" At this point, Lütjens once again expressed his concern.

Hines nodded, and then continued to comfort: "Worry and fear can't solve the problem, the Führer has given us a chance to win, and it is up to us to seize such an opportunity." ”

"Think about the next time, the battleship Bismarck will be reunited, and the chances of us being able to defeat the British Navy are even greater!" At the mention of the Führer, Hines became even more determined.

After the Führer's frenzied indoctrination and the rise of naval aviation, Hines was convinced of the Führer's assumption that he could win the war by following the Führer's arrangement.

Although I don't know why, Lütjens now believed in something similar - he felt that the Führer could really see through the future and lead the German nation to glory!

So he now fought resolutely, desperately attacking the British lines of communication. Because he was sure that as long as he completed the Führer's plan, the Führer would be able to defeat Britain once and for all.

"You're right! Now the worries are useless. "Lütjans listened to Hines's persuasion and came out of the shadows, at least superficially.

He squeezed out a smile at Hines and said, "We can only accumulate a greater advantage by sinking more British ships now!" ”

"That's right! At least before our last ship is sunk, we're going to sink the last British ship! Hines said with encouragement.

Hearing Hines's encouragement, Lütjans nodded, and instructed the officers in the distance: "Keep the course!" When the radar search finds the target, change the course immediately! ”

They are a pair who have already figured out each other's tempers, and during the long voyage, they comfort and encourage each other, make up for each other's shortcomings, and exert greater strength in battle.

"I heard that the Japanese are very interested in our tactics? He also sent a special envoy to find out the tactics of our naval aviation? Temporarily putting aside the worries in his heart, Lütjans talked to Hines beside him about another thing.

The Japanese allies who had come from afar seemed to be very envious of the Germans' achievements in the Atlantic, and they demanded to visit the German aircraft carriers, and even offered to take away all the records and reports of several naval battles.

"Yes! The Führer was still very willing to help with the Japanese requests...... It's just that I heard that there are really a lot of conditions. "Hines didn't know the specifics, after all, this thing was top secret.

However, it is related to the top of the navy and is also directly related to naval aviation, and Hines still knows some insiders: "I heard that Marshal Raeder has ordered the relevant departments to sort out a set of records and hand them over to the Japanese to take away. ”

"Support the expansion of allies in Asia and contain some of the forces of the United States and the United Kingdom...... Isn't this a normal thing, why does the Führer still make so many demands? "Ruttejens also heard some inside stories.

For example, the Führer asked Japan for a series of strategic materials, such as steel, rubber, and timber. I heard that the Führer is coming with the design drawings of the Japanese aircraft carrier...... Listening to it makes people feel a pain in the face of Japan.

There are even some people who swear by word of mouth that most of these materials in Japan were transported to Germany by Soviet railways from the Far East. As for the drawings of aircraft carriers and other drawings, a submarine was arranged to transport them over.

The rumor-mongers are reasonable, but the specifics are not something that Hines and Lutyens can know.

In fact, Li Le also asked for an extra drawing, and this drawing is what really makes Japan feel pain -- the design of the largest laboratory centrifuge in the Far East at the University of Tokyo, Japan!

With this design and comparing it with its own centrifuges, Germany will be able to avoid many detours in its research in the atomic field, and the process of developing the atomic bomb will be accelerated.

"Sir! The search radar on the battle cruiser Scharnhorst, on the right side of the fleet, spotted the British fleet! An officer came over and interrupted the gossip of the two men.

Lütjens immediately got into the groove and began to exercise his duties as commander of the fleet: "Let the Gneisenau on the left flank come close to me!" The fleet turned the rudder to the right and leaned towards the British convoy! ”

"The fleet turns! Target the British fleet! The sailor fiddled with the steering wheel in his hand and repeated loudly the command of Lytjans.