"Your Highness, the seas west of England are too vast. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoWe want to completely form a tight blockade in this sea area, which is almost impossible. Especially at night, the sight is affected, which is even more detrimental to our blockade. Marshal Count Tirpitz, Minister of the Imperial Navy, said to Qin Tian.

Qin Tian nodded, there is no radar in this era. Battleships search for sea targets, and more often rely only on visual sight. A warship can monitor a sea area within a radius of several tens of kilometers at most. Ensuring that the no-sail zone was not a non-existent zone required a significant commitment by the German Navy. Otherwise, the no-sail zone would be useless.

"What about the opinion of the High Seas Fleet?" Qin Tian asked.

"The opinion of the High Seas Fleet is to destroy the fleet first, and then send a large number of destroyers and light cruisers to monitor that area. Destroyers and light cruisers are fast and can search large areas of the sea. The battle cruisers of the Broken Fleet were used against the enemy's warships. If the Americans would not have been bold enough to send warships to break in, destroyers and light cruisers would have been enough to deal with everything. Of course, we also need to guard against the British. Their 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships and 'revenge-class' battleships are both powerful battleships equipped with 381mm guns, and they pose a great threat to our broken fleet. Marshal Count Tirpitz said.

"Just do what the High Seas Fleet advises! However, remind the submarine force that they only need to provide intelligence to the Broken Fleet, and do not need to intercept those merchant ships. Qin Tian said.

The last time the British set a trap against German submarines, they suffered heavy losses. Qin Tian didn't want such an accident to happen again. The submarine force is undoubtedly very valuable, and Qin Tian will definitely not allow it to be wasted in these aspects.

Although, the major shipyards in Germany have received orders from the Admiralty to start building more submarines. However, those submariners are undoubtedly the most valuable. In particular, submariners who have participated in actual combat and have experience are all valuable assets. Qin Tian didn't want these precious treasures to be lost like this.

"Yes, Your Highness." Marshal Count Tirpitz nodded.

The broken fleet of the German Navy, which originally had nine battle cruisers. After the 'Mackensen-class' battlecruisers were put into service, they were also strengthened to the Broken Fleet, bringing the number of battlecruisers owned by the Broken Fleet to 12. Of these, six were powerful battleships armed with 380 mm guns. The strength of the German Navy's broken fleet alone is estimated to be second only to Britain and Germany. Even the U.S. Navy has to concentrate its main forces in order to be able to confront it. It can be seen that the German Navy is tough.

In addition to these battle cruisers, the Broken Fleet had a fleet of cruisers and destroyers. The total number of warships reached more than fifty units. Although there are quite a few of them, it is undoubtedly very difficult to completely blockade the seas of the western part of the United Kingdom. Therefore, the High Seas Fleet transferred more than 20 light cruisers and destroyers to strengthen the Broken Fleet Fleet. After the establishment of the no-navigation zone, it is not empty, but can really intercept the merchant ships of other countries going to Britain, France and other countries. In particular, US merchant ships will be the target of their key interception. Other countries, Qin Tian didn't believe that they really had the courage to confront the German Empire.

Maximilian? Feng? Vice Admiral Spee, appointed commander in charge of intercepting merchant ships of various countries in the no-sail zone. And Franz? Feng? Vice Admiral Hipper, transferred back to the High Seas Fleet Command. After all, the decisive battle between the German Navy and the British Navy was about to begin. Reinhart? Admiral Scheer is also very busy. Will Lieutenant General Hippert serve as Reinhardt? Admiral Schell's assistant drew up various battle plans to ensure that the German Navy would win the decisive battle.

A large number of German warships gathered in the waters west of Britain, forming an impermeable blockade, and it was impossible for ships from other countries to enter Britain.

However, the British were not intimidated by the no-sail zone set by the Germans. The British government placed a large number of orders to the United States, from grain to oil, to minerals, weapons and equipment, etc., so that the American industry began to develop rapidly. At the same time, the British government also hired American merchant ships to transport these supplies.

However, many American merchant shipowners were frightened by the no-sail zone set by Germany and did not dare to take any more risks. But there are still many people who don't even want their lives for money, let alone just break into the no-sail zone demarcated by the Germans. Besides, they were all Americans, and the United States was a neutral country, and the merchant shipowners were not worried about what the Germans would do to them. Or rather, how dare the Germans treat them. It's a big deal, after being intercepted by the Germans, it's just a U-turn and a return home. In that case, it's just a loss of some gas money. For these merchant ship owners, the oil money is nothing. If you can break out a safe route, it is a financial route!

The Lady Liberty is a large cruise ship that can carry 12,000 tons of crude oil when the entire ship is full. After the outbreak of the war, Britain's consumption of oil began to soar. Although Britain has oil fields in the Middle East, many warships of the Royal Navy have been replaced with oil-fired boilers, which makes Britain need to consume a lot of oil.

The world's largest oil producer is undoubtedly the United States. U.S. oil has also become a key import for the UK. Almost all of the oil tankers that travel to and from the Atlantic Ocean are American oil tankers.

It's just that after Germany demarcated the no-sail zone, there were not many oil tankers who dared to continue transporting oil to Britain.

"Captain, tomorrow we will enter the no-sail zone demarcated by the Germans, and what should we do if we are intercepted by the Germans?" A sailor asked.

"Stupid! We are all Americans, what can the Germans do to us? The boss has already said that if we can get this shipload of oil to England safely, everyone will get an extra bonus. The captain had a smile on his face.

"Rest assured, God will bless us, the Germans will not find out about us. Even if they find out, they will only return at most. We will be very safe. The captain looked determined.

It's just that this is too absolute.

The next day, the oil tanker "Lady Liberty" sailed into the no-sail zone designated by Germany. However, in less than two hours, they were discovered by a destroyer of the German Navy.

"Stop the boat and get inspected!" The German destroyer immediately radioed the tanker Liberty.