Britain is a highly developed industrial country, and a large number of ships arrive in the UK every day to transport industrial raw materials from all over the world, and then from the UK to all parts of the world. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info This makes shipping in the Atlantic very busy.

For these British merchant ships, the sudden outbreak of war caught them by surprise. At the same time, they did not expect at all that the warships of the German Navy would appear in the Atlantic.

On August 4 alone, Britain lost 27 merchant ships, large and small, with a total tonnage of 300,000 tons. Without exception, these merchant ships were sunk into the Atlantic. Although, when the German Navy sank the ship, the sailors on board were released. But at the same time, the sea conditions are not very good, hundreds of kilometers from the British mainland. Under these circumstances, the chances of these sailors being able to return safely to British mainland were slim. Unless they are lucky enough to be rescued by a passing merchant ship or warship, otherwise, they will die.

Although, this is a little too cruel for these innocent sailors. However, this is war. Even civilians are very likely to be affected by the war. In war, life is the most fragile and the least valuable. Every moment, there is a passing of life.

Germany, the Admiralty, Field Marshal Count Tirpitz have been waiting for news of the broken fleet. That's six battlecruisers of the German Navy! Including the 'Mackensen-class' battlecruisers under construction, they already accounted for half of the total number of battlecruisers in the German Navy. If these battlecruisers had any three advantages and two shortcomings, then the German Navy would have suffered heavy losses.

Of course, Marshal Count Tirpitz also knew that those two battle cruiser formations would not be so prone to accidents. Even if it encounters the main force of the British Navy, if it can't be defeated, it can be calmly withdrawn with the advantage of speed. Even if the battle cruisers of the British Navy pursued them, the battle cruisers of the British were not only greatly inferior to the battle cruisers of the German Navy in defense, but also inferior in firepower. In that case, the pursuit of the British would be tantamount to death.

"Marshal, the news of the broken fleet has arrived." A staff officer reported with an excited look on his face.

"How's the result?" Tirpitz asked.

"Your Excellency, the results are brilliant! They killed twenty-seven merchant ships of the British today. The officer reported.

"Twenty-seven? Well, yes, very good. Send them a telegram and tell them to continue their efforts to sink as many British merchant ships as possible. Marshal Count Tirpitz smiled.

Although, compared to the total number of merchant ships in Britain, 27 ships and 300,000 tons are nothing at all, far from the point of breaking Britain's bones. However, this is undoubtedly a very good start. As long as the German Navy's breakaway fleet continued to operate, more and more British merchant ships would be sunk. When the time comes, it will be enough to inflict irreparable damage on Britain.

After all, it takes months or more to build a merchant ship. And to sink a merchant ship, all it takes is a torpedo or a few shells. Or even open the sea valve directly. The speed of destruction is much faster than the speed of construction. Even Britain's strong shipbuilding capabilities could not make up for this loss.

It was like a noose around the neck of the British, getting tighter and tighter, and finally strangling them to death.

"By the way, what about our wolves? When can I get to the Atlantic? Marshal Count Tirpitz asked.

In addition to the broken fleet, the German Navy sent thirty submarines to the Atlantic. The Atlantic Ocean was too vast for a complete blockade with the capabilities of two battle cruiser formations. However, the rest of the capital ships of the German Navy could not be dispatched until the British Royal Navy was completely defeated. So, only submarines can be dispatched.

Fortunately, Germany has built a large number of submarines and has always been trained in breaking engagements. Now, it's time to put them to use.

"Marshal, the wolves are still on their way to the Atlantic. At their pace, it is expected that tonight or tomorrow morning, they will be able to enter the Atlantic Ocean and start hunting. The officer replied.

Marshal Count Tirpitz nodded: "I hope the wolves can bring us more good news!" ”

On the night of August 4, in the North Sea, a submarine was sailing in a northwesterly direction under the cover of night. The submarine of this era, to be precise, refers to the ship that can dive, and it is not like the submarines of later generations that can sail underwater for a long time. Submarines in this era, most of the time, sailed on the water, and only when they encountered danger early and evaded the enemy's ship attack, would they dive urgently.

The hatch of the submarine opened, and a young officer got out, he shook the sea water off his hat and took a deep breath.

Submarines of this era, the conditions are definitely not very good. If you stay in it for a long time, you will feel very depressed.

"How long do we have to get into the Atlantic?" The officer asked.

"Boss, at this rate, we'll have about three hours to enter the Atlantic. But the prerequisite was that they could not encounter the ships of the British. If they get caught, that's bad. The navigator reported.

This submarine, the port number U-039, the commander is named Dönitz, of course, now he has the rank of captain only, this is because of his excellent performance in submarine tactical training, and he was exceptionally promoted.

"Keep course and speed, may God bless us!" After Dönitz finished speaking, he turned around and got into the submarine.

The same submarines as the U-039, there are 29 more. These thirty submarines are all the elite of the submarine force of the German Navy. They split into five squads and infiltrated the Atlantic from five different routes to carry out the breaking engagement.

Compared to the formations of battlecruisers that set off at the same time, the submarines were so slow that they fell far behind. While the battle cruiser formations were already on a killing spree, they were still on their way.

After a three-hour voyage, the U-039 submarine finally broke through the blockade of the British Navy and entered the vast Atlantic. Although, there are still British Navy warships patrolling and cruising in the Atlantic. But compared to the tiny bathtub-like North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean is much more expansive. It was undoubtedly more difficult for the British Navy warships to catch the German Navy submarines.

And once these wolves enter the Atlantic, how much damage will be brought to Britain is also predictable.