In the haze, Chen Tian seemed to see a person, a thin, bespectacled, young man with an oriental face, Chen Tian tried to find out who this person in the depths of his memory was, but he couldn't remember anything......

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Chen Tian found that everything in front of him was gone.

Gurg...... Gurg...... Gurg......

This time, he finally returned from the dream to reality, which was the sound of his fingers gently tapping on the fine teak door, followed by a series of knocks on the door. Kluk's voice:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"Uh......" Chen Tian struggled to open his eyes, and it was dark around him, so he turned on the bedside lamp, and the sudden light made his eyes a little uncomfortable.

Gurg...... Gurg...... Gurg......

The knock sounded again, so close that the eagerness of the knocker was self-evident.

"Come in!" Chen Tian gently rubbed the residual eye feces from the corners of his eyes, and naturally yawned.

As soon as the young attendant entered the door, he explained apprehensively: "Your Majesty, I'm very sorry to disturb your rest! But Marshal Pol said that the military situation was very urgent, so he ......"

"Oh!" Chen Tian reopened his eyes, and sure enough, he saw Pol's familiar figure outside the door, "Please let him in!" ”

Taking advantage of the attendant officer walking to the door, Chen Tian tried to make himself completely sober, this is not the bedroom of Olaf Palace, but the emperor's bedroom of the Supreme Command, he lifted the curtain and looked out, only the extremely faint pale yellow street lamp, the night is still dark and dreary.

Subsequently, the grim-faced Admiral Hugo. Feng. Pol walked quickly to a place five steps away from Chentian, first saluted a military salute, and then went straight to the point without saying much else:

"Your Majesty, we have just received a telegram from Admiral Spee that the fleet he sent had successfully damaged the Japanese alert fleet anchored in the port of Kiyotsu at 4 p.m. local time, but on the way back, the fleet consisting of the battlecruiser 'Seydlitz', the heavy cruisers 'Scharnhorst', 'Gneisenau', and the escort carrier 'Kleist' was suddenly attacked by a large number of Japanese land-based aircraft and an unknown number of Japanese submarines about 100 nautical miles from Vladivostok. The Sedlitz was heavily damaged. 'Gneisenau' and 'Kleist' are sinking! ”

"What?" Chen Tianteng sat up from the bed, at this moment, he could hardly believe his ears, the invincible German navy had become so fragile once upon a time, let alone the Japanese barely encountered such a dilemma. Although the "Seydlitz" commissioned in 1913 is not a first-class capital ship at present, it also has a displacement of 30,000 tons, a stolen twin 305 mm main gun, a speed of 28 knots, a endurance of 6,000 nautical miles, sonar, radio detectors and many other advanced equipment, coupled with the ship design, armor quality and damage management technology that the German Navy has always been proud of, this battleship is enough to take on the capital ship of any country in the world except Japan; As for "Gneisenau" and "Kleist". A new warship, which has been launched for less than two years and is declared to be an aviation cruiser, has a mission not only to confuse its opponents, but also to become the first helicopter carrier along with its sister ship "Leipzig" as the helicopter gradually moves towards practical use, but unfortunately the bright future has stopped in the cold Sea of Japan; "Kleist" is a Leopold-class light escort aircraft carrier that has been in service for 7 years, this class of escort aircraft carriers played a big role in the German-American war, and they are present in the main fleet, merchant escort fleet and even the home defense fleet.

"Your Majesty, the information has been verified, and the sinking time of 'Gneisenau' is 5:23 p.m. local time, and the sinking time of 'Kleist' is less than 10 minutes apart. ...... now" Pol shook his left hand to show off his golden Rolex watch for waterproof, dust-proof. And raise your wrist very close to your eyes, "It's not been 25 minutes!" Your Majesty! ”

At this time, Chen Tian had no intention of applauding the high efficiency of information transmission in the German naval department. He not only felt sorry for the two sunken warships, but also worried about what was behind this defeat, whether it was his own side's carelessness or the effectiveness of the opponent's new tactics, which would greatly affect the situation in the Far East and even the course of the entire war.

"I want to know the whole process of the battle, the more detailed the better!" Chen Tian lifted the quilt, didn't care if it was rude to walk around in pajamas in front of the general, and then walked quickly to his closet.

Pol's gaze and body moved accordingly with Chentian, at this time he should be glad that his monarch was not the kind of person with a violent personality, if he was the head of the Third Reich standing in front of him, the consequences of such a basin of cold water would probably be a stormy scolding.

"Yes. Your Majesty! The latest news is coming, and we'll be able to put together a more detailed picture soon! Now that it has entered the night, it is estimated that the Japanese air raids have stopped, but this has also brought great trouble to our search and rescue of the drowning people! In the case that the situation outside the port is still unclear, Admiral Spee has not led the main force to leave Vladivostok for the time being! ”

"Well, he's done the right thing, and there's no guarantee that the Japanese won't blockade our military port with mines or submarines! To return the other way, hum, the Japanese will really learn and use it! Chen Tian said angrily while opening the wardrobe.

"Fortunately, the Japanese fleet anchored in Niigata is still trapped in the harbor by our mines. Otherwise, the situation will be very troublesome! "Bol remained in place, just like the three Japanese fleets stationed at Niigata, Sasebo, and Yokosuka, and according to the reports of German reconnaissance planes, as of this evening, the Japanese surface ships with fierce firepower, including the aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy, had not left the harbor because the German mine-laying submarines had successfully laid a large number of mines outside the three ports.

"Oh, yes! Although the technology of mines is simple and the cost is low, demining is a major problem that has long plagued the navies of various countries, even us! Therefore, on the one hand, we must strengthen the laying of mines along the coast of Japan, and on the other hand, we must also be careful to guard against the minelaying operations of the Japanese Navy! Chen Tian said that he had picked out the gray military uniform he wore most often from the wardrobe, don't think that the emperor must have to help his attendants to change clothes, Chen Tian is not old enough to do that, and there is no problem with dressing himself. As for mines, even in the era when he came, they were also a headache for the navies of various countries, and it was much more difficult to remove them than to remove them.

When Chentian, who had changed into military uniforms, walked with Pol into the Far East Operations Instruction Hall of the Supreme Command, the officers there were busy with the Kaiser and the Admiralty coming in. They just stopped in a hurry to salute and then went back to what they were doing. In front of the huge sand table, Prince Heinrich of Prussia and the three generals Zuchon, Benke, and Raeder were frowning as the staff officers updated the miniatures representing the combat units of both sides according to real-time intelligence. Reinhardt in sight. Field Marshal Schell, because the highly decorated naval officer had to recuperate at home due to a relapse of old illness, and his post of commander-in-chief of the fleet was temporarily replaced by Prince Heinrich.

After saluting several generals, Chen Tian asked, "How is the situation?" ”

"I'm afraid we're going to give up on the Sedlitz!" Prince Heinrich told Chentian in a low tone, "Our destroyers have found no less than 20 Japanese submarines in the nearby waters, but there are only 6 destroyers in the fleet, so in order to avoid further losses......

"I understand!" Tatsutien already knew what Heinrich was going to say. Turning his gaze to the sand table, "Did the Japanese fleet in Niigata Port make any moves?" ”

"It's not clear yet!" Raeder, who served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Admiralty, took over.

"Find out as soon as possible!" Chen Tian is not disbelieving in his own minelaying submarines, but the effect of minelaying is not foolproof, it has a lot to do with the terrain current, the type of mines laid and the opponent's minesweeping force, when the East Coast of the United States was blocked, German minelaying submarines and minelaying aircraft blockade New York, Boston and other ports were very successful, but Miami, Gal and other ports have always been able to pass small ships and submarines, As a result, U.S. submarines were able to use these bases to raid German sea lines near the Gulf of Mexico.

Almost without thinking, Raeder agreed, "Yes, Your Majesty! ”

Seemingly. The Third Sentai of the Japanese Combined Fleet, stationed in the Japanese military port, which is known as Japan's largest port and is the closest to Vladivostok, has long become a "thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh" of the German admirals. At this time, the Japanese battleships "Nagato", "Mutsu", "Katori", and "Kashima" were gathered there, and the strength was already above the Spee fleet, as well as Japan's most powerful battle cruisers "Amagi" and "Akagi", and one of the two heavy aircraft carriers rebuilt after the Kii battleship, the "Awaji". Although this kind of aircraft carrier can be said to be a "halfway home", its displacement of 42,000 tons and the carrying capacity of 100 aircraft are comparable to those of the German Ernst-class heavy aircraft carriers, so even if it has the Ernst-class aircraft carrier "Georg", the Spee-Fleet must try to avoid going head-to-head with the Japanese fleet, which is composed of these seven warships.

After a while, the staff officers sorted out the information of the battle, and Lieutenant General Raeder was in charge of explaining it. When they arrived near the port of Kiyotsu, the Japanese alert fleet stationed in the harbor consisted only of the old battleship "Yasui" and a light cruiser, four destroyers, seven gunboats, and nine torpedo boats. There is also a small military airfield and less than 20 military aircraft nearby. After that, the fleet commander first sent carrier-based aircraft of the "Kleist" and "Gneisenau" to launch an air raid on Kiyojin, and most of the Japanese fighters were destroyed on the ground, and several of them that barely took off were quickly shot down.

Seeing this scene, the Japanese commander could no longer bear it, so he took the former dreadnought battleship "Aki" with a displacement of 19,800 tons, 674 305-mm guns and 10 254-mm guns, and other ships in the harbor to meet the attack, although the "Aki" was only two years earlier than the German "Seydlitz". In terms of technology, it was far behind the German battle cruiser that was born during the Anglo-German naval competition, and after a few rounds, the "Anyi" took hundreds of officers and men on board to meet the Lord of Yama, and most of the remaining Japanese ships were also packed up by the German fleet one by one, and only the "Seydlitz" ate a few painless shells in the whole battle, and the rest of the ships were all intact.

After the battle on the sea was over, the German fleet did not spend much effort to ravage the port that originally belonged to the Koreans, and after hastily clearing the battlefield, they embarked on the journey back, but no one expected that after learning that Cheongjin had been raided, the Japanese army quietly mobilized four land-based aviation squadrons that were originally intended to attack Vladivostok, and the Japanese submarines patrolling the waters near Vladivostok were also urgently summoned, and the fierce naval and air battle began under such circumstances.

The victorious German fleet was more or less proud, but this was not the main cause of the defeat. Admiral Spee, out of caution, left the main aircraft carrier in Vladivostok, and although there was a light aircraft carrier and an aviation cruiser in the fleet, all the carrier-based aircraft added up to only 33, and in the face of the repeated impact of more than 100 Japanese land-based fighters, the heroic German carrier-based pilots were finally unable to turn the tide, and under the fierce attack of the Japanese land-based bombers, the "Seydlitz," "Kleist," and "Gneisenau" were shot one after another, and the latter two battleships were seriously injured because of their relatively weak armor. While the German fleet was busy dealing with the Japanese fighters in the air, the Japanese submarines patrolling nearby also arrived one after another, and the I-12, I-31, I-24, and I-27 fired torpedoes at the three wounded German ships

One was still floating on the sponge, and hundreds of tons of seawater were pouring into the ship's hold through the breach, and the German officers and men had to abandon the ship.

"We seem to have underestimated the Japanese Navy!" After listening to Raeder's report, Chen Tian said with some self-reproach. In fact, Japan's preparations for war were more adequate than the German intelligence estimates, and although the air forces of the Japanese army and navy rarely had the opportunity to attack the opposing ships in actual combat, their daily training subjects contained a large amount of relevant content, and the Japanese submarine forces were also a force that was easy to ignore, although their numbers and skills were not outstanding, they always had the essence of submarine hunters.

"Your Majesty, although this battle is not related to the overall situation, ......," Heinrich said very earnestly, "considering the uncertainties of the war in the Far East, it seems that we should speed up our advance in the Pacific direction!" ”