The three triple 380-mm guns of the battleship "Bavaria" were firing fiercely. Each salvo was able to smash a total of more than ten tons of high-explosive shells on the island of San Miguel.

After the shell exploded, a high column of smoke rose into the air. There was even a burst of sand and rocks on the island, and I don't know how many officers and men of the US Marine Corps died in the heavy shelling of the German Navy.

Several other capital ships are also firing. At this moment, the island of San Miguel is already like hell. There are large and small craters everywhere, and stumps and broken arms are flying everywhere. It can be seen what a great price the US Marine officers and men on the island have paid under the fierce shelling of the German Navy.

"Pay close attention to the search around, and if you find Americans, notify the aircraft carrier fleet immediately!" The commander of the Atlantic Fleet of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Berdick, ordered.

Although, the eight capital ships of the Atlantic Fleet are all powerful capital ships that have made great achievements for the German Navy. However, Vice Admiral Berdick did not want his fleet to suffer heavy losses. Those capital ships of the American fleet are not good stubble. In particular, the four 'Colorado-class' battleships, equipped with 45 times the caliber 406 mm main gun, are very powerful. Even the heavily armored 'Bavaria-class' battleships may not be able to withstand it.

Besides, the American fleet still has a numerical advantage. Therefore, Vice Admiral Berdick preferred to wait until the carrier fleet dispatched carrier-based aircraft to inflict heavy damage on the American fleet before launching an attack. In that case, the loss of beating the water dogs would certainly be much smaller than going head-to-head with the Americans.

"Yes, General." The staff officer gave the order.

Although, as a bait, Lieutenant General Berdick was somewhat aggrieved in his heart. But as long as he can defeat the American fleet, he doesn't feel anything. After all, now you have to think about the big picture.

Half an hour later, a German destroyer, cruising on the periphery of the fleet, spotted the rapidly approaching American fleet from the south, and immediately reported the situation to the flagship.

"General, the Americans are coming. Their capital ships, all here, obviously want to eat us in one bite! Vice Admiral Schmidt, Chief of Staff of the Atlantic Fleet of the German Navy, looked excited.

"Good! It's just wonderful. This time, I'm going to see if the Americans eat us, or if we eat them. Order the fleet, gather the formation, and retreat to the north. Send a telegram to the aircraft carrier fleet and let their carrier-based aircraft take off immediately, don't let the Americans run away. Lieutenant General Berdick ordered.

"Yes, General." Lieutenant General Schmidt immediately went to arrange everything.

The Atlantic Fleet of the German Navy began to gather its formations and evacuate the waters off the coast of the island of San Miguel. The officers and men of the US Marine Corps on the island cheered when they saw this scene. They had been suffering under heavy shelling by the German Navy. Now that their own fleet had finally arrived, they had driven the German fleet away at once, giving them a feeling of pride.

"General, the Germans are starting to retreat, and we need to speed up. Otherwise, they will run away. "On the battleship 'Colorado', the flagship of the American fleet, the chief of staff of the fleet, Henry? Lieutenant General Wilson looked anxious.

But, Henry? Admiral Mayo, but with a serious face. The fact that the German fleet retreated as soon as they saw them was completely inconsistent with the usual style of the Germans. This also makes Henry? Admiral Mayo felt more and more that there must be some conspiracy in this.

However, the fighter plane is fleeting, and for Henry? For Admiral Mayo, the most important thing now is to defeat the Atlantic Fleet of the German Navy in front of him. In this way, they will be able to gain an advantage in the next war.

"Command the fleet, full speed ahead!" Henry? Admiral Mayo ordered.

The U.S. fleet suddenly opened up at full speed and pursued the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet. Henry? One of the important reasons why Admiral Mayo dared to give such an order was that previous reconnaissance had determined that there were no other German fleets within a hundred kilometers of the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet. So, Henry? Admiral Mayo confidently believes that even if there is any conspiracy involved, they can leave calmly.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that the real main force of the German Navy against them was not the home fleet or the Atlantic fleet, but the aircraft carrier fleet. Those six aircraft carriers, or the carrier-based aircraft carried on the six aircraft carriers, are the real main force. The aviation armor-piercing shells and aerial torpedoes carried on those carrier-based aircraft will send all the huge warships of the US Navy like a hill to the bottom of the sea.

"General, the Americans are catching up." Lieutenant General Schmidt said excitedly.

"Well, that's how they killed themselves! Order the fleet, don't run too fast, hang them like this. Continue to keep in touch with the carrier fleet and inform them of the exact location of the U.S. fleet. Lieutenant General Berdick said.

Obviously, as long as the Americans keep up this time, then they will not be able to fly.

The aircraft carrier fleet of the German Navy, two "Pioneer-class" aircraft carriers and four "Wilhelm Great-class" aircraft carriers, were already parked on the decks of carrier-based aircraft. However, the two 'Pioneer-class' aircraft carriers can only carry 48 carrier-based aircraft, while the four 'Wilhelm-class' aircraft carriers can only carry 64 carrier-based aircraft. Compared with those large aircraft carriers that can easily carry more than 90 or even hundreds of aircraft, their combat effectiveness is a little worse. However, for the US fleet, which is dominated by battleships, the carrier-based aircraft carried by these aircraft carriers are already capable of posing a mortal threat to it.

"General, the Atlantic Fleet is calling, and the Americans have taken the bait." On the island of the aircraft carrier "Wilhelm the Great", a staff officer excitedly reported to Admiral Khorzendorf.

"Very well, order the carrier-based aircraft, take off according to the plan!" Admiral Holzendorf ordered.

Immediately, carrier-based aircraft, which had long been prepared, began to take off.

According to the plan, six aircraft carriers will take off half of their carrier-based aircraft first as the first attack batch. Subsequently, the remaining carrier-based aircraft were taken off as a second attack batch. If you want to take off all at once, it will take too much time, and at the same time, it will also increase the difficulty of recovering the carrier-based aircraft.

The fighters took off first, then the bombers, and finally the torpedo planes. The first wave of attack batches consisted of 48 fighters, 66 bombers and 66 torpedo planes, forming a huge group.