News of the "Battle of the Dead Sea" spread quickly, but it was more than two months late, and I am afraid that neither of the warring sides was willing to hype up this naval battle.

From the point of view of the British, the "Battle of the North Sea" was simply the greatest shame in the centuries-old history of the British Navy. The reason why the Tang Empire Navy couldn't be defeated before was because the Tang Empire Navy was really strong and was the number one navy in the world, and it was normal to not be able to beat it (the British have always admired the Tang Empire, especially the Tang Empire Navy, which is what they call "gentlemanly demeanor"). But how long has the German Navy been around? The history of German unification is not as long as that of the British Navy, and for hundreds of years, the British Navy was the most powerful in the North Atlantic, and the most powerful in Europe.

Although the British navy suffered great losses during the Battle of Jutland, the German navy was in its heyday, and its strength was not weak, and Britain had to divide its forces into several places. This time, the British left the main forces on the mainland, and even let the small German navy come out, and retreated after killing two capital ships!

Idiots know what this means to the extremely proud, self-respecting, and sensitive British. Britain was originally an island nation, a nation that relied on the sea to get rich, and a country that relied on the navy to survive. In the last few hundred years, the British can tolerate defeat on the 6th ground, after all, they are not the 6th power, nor do they have a strong 6th army, and the ground war is almost always fought on other people's land, and the defeat will not threaten the survival of Britain.

But the British will never tolerate defeat at sea, especially after the Tang Empire gradually withdrew from the North Atlantic, Britain tried its best to fill the power vacuum in the North Atlantic, trying to replace the previous role played by the Tang Empire here, and the most important thing was to control the sea. The navy is the pride of the British, and it is the backbone of their existence, and any failure at sea will lead to a catastrophe, not only for the British, but to a greater extent for the British politicians. The original "Battle of Jutland"

Afterwards. Britain briefly blocked the news and then declared itself the victor, avoiding chaos at home. This time was no exception.

The same was true on the German side, especially for the German Navy, where defeat was also unacceptable to them. Germany is the traditional 6 power in Europe, and since the Prussian era, Germany has been the great power in Europe. But Germany never lost its ambition to enter the seas, otherwise Wilhelm II would not have fully supported the construction of the navy (Wilhelm II was the grandson of the Queen of England). The King of England during World War I was his uncle, and William II grew up in England since he was a child, and was extremely envious of Britain's powerful fleet, and after becoming Emperor of Germany, he attached great importance to the development and construction of the navy). Almost all the pioneers of the German Navy hoped that one day the German fleet would be able to sail the seas of the world, and that Germany would not only be a great power, but also a maritime power.

The exhibition of the German Navy was also extremely difficult, and just after the end of World War I, the German Navy officers and men were unwilling to admit defeat, and even held the "Kiel Port Uprising". After World War I. It is difficult for Germany to continue to promote the naval show. But he squeezed money out of his teeth to show his navy. The German Navy needed a shot in the arm, not a hard lesson. After the outbreak of the Great War, the German submarine forces made outstanding achievements. Arguably the most active unit in the German Navy. This is not a good thing for generals like Raeder who support the Great Fleet, which not only causes Germany to be more inclined to develop efficient submarine forces, but also makes Raeder and others more and more coldly treated, and if it fails again, the result will be unthinkable.

For these two reasons, both Britain and Germany decided to block the news first, but the news could not be blocked. When the news spread, Britain and Germany declared themselves victors. Perhaps, there is nothing wrong with the declaration of victory on both sides.

Britain is the victor on a strategic level. The German Navy's hopes of breaking out of the North Sea were dashed, and it was difficult to pose a threat to the British Navy in the short term, at least Britain still had more than a dozen battleships at its disposal, while the German Navy had only four wrecked capital ships. The German navy was the tactical victor, taking out two British capital ships without sinking a single capital ship, damaging two, and sinking the "Hood", the largest British capital ship at the time.

At the same time, both sides are losers. The German Navy was devastated. It was difficult to move for at least a few months, and Germany recognized the gap between them and England, and even if they conquered Western Europe and defeated France, Germany would not be able to defeat Britain quickly, at least not until the British navy was defeated. At the same time, Britain no longer dared to send a fleet to the south, and even had no courage to send a fleet to the Mediterranean, and the German navy did not stop its activities, so the British fleet had to stay at home, and it was difficult to cooperate with the US military to disperse the maritime power of the Tang Empire.

The victories of both sides were exaggerated on the basis of facts, and the citizens of both countries were celebrating their victories. The British once again celebrated the blockade of the German Navy in the harbor and successfully defended the absolute supremacy of the British Navy in the North Atlantic. The Germans were also rejoicing in their glorious victory, taking out two enemy ships in equal strength without losing a single one of their own.

Tan Renhao is also paying attention to this matter, although the battle is born on the other side of the earth, but this has a great impact on the entire battle situation. If we look at it from the point of view of grand strategy, the German Navy was the real winner. The purpose of this German naval sortie was not to rush into the Atlantic, let alone to defeat the British fleet, their highest strategic purpose was to contain the British and French fleets in the North Atlantic, so that the British and French fleets could not go south, and could not threaten the last stronghold of the Tang Imperial fleet in the South Atlantic. From this point of view, the purpose of the German Navy was achieved.

The British had withdrawn the Mediterranean Squadron to their homeland to prevent the German naval fleet from going to sea again to attack (British intelligence had not yet determined how much damage the four German ships were, and it was not yet known when they would be able to return to the battlefield). As a result, not only was the British navy unable to divide its forces south, but even the French navy was pinned down. After the withdrawal of the British Mediterranean fleet, the French navy had to strengthen its presence in the Mediterranean and help the already weak Italian and Spanish navies to deal with the Persian Empire's Mediterranean fleet. In this way, the fleets of the European powers were pinned down in the Mediterranean, and unless the United States dared to send warships from the Pacific to the Atlantic, the existence of the Tang Imperial Navy in the South Atlantic would not be threatened in any way.

This subtle change in the situation has not only been noticed by Tan Renhao, but even the United States has also noticed this. Actually, back at the end of December. That is, when Tan Renhao and the others had just defeated Spruance, the special envoy of the US president rushed to Britain and asked the British Navy to send some warships south, and also put forward an important point, the Tang Empire only had four old battleships in the South Atlantic, and if the British and French navies could transfer six battleships and two aircraft carriers, they would be able to sweep the entire South Atlantic and enter the Indian Ocean. Cutting off the route from the Tang Empire mainland to the Eastern Mediterranean also played a decisive role in the entire European war.

After Britain declared victory, the presidential envoy of the United States rushed to London for the second time, and also brought an intelligence that the four capital ships of the German Navy had been severely damaged, and it would be difficult to repair them within half a year, or even a year, and the progress of the "Zeppelin" aircraft carrier under construction by the German Navy was also very slow, and it may not be completed in 25 years, and Germany did not build other capital ships. The British Navy can confidently and boldly send the main fleet to the South Atlantic. Even if the German Navy recovers in the future. When the U.S. Navy grows stronger, it will also send fleets to the North Atlantic to fight against the Germans.

The conditions offered by the United States are extremely generous. But the British didn't buy it. The British were too sensitive to naval warfare, and they received information on the contrary, that the damage to the "Bismarck" and "Tirpitz" was not serious (which is true) and could be repaired in about a month or two, and this was the greatest threat to the British Navy. In addition, the Germans were already preparing to build a second batch of two battleships of the "Bismarck" class, or even better, and it is quite possible that they would be commissioned by the end of 25 (there is nothing possible about this, but the Tang Empire, which built the fastest battleships, will also take a year and a half to build). So there is still a threat to Britain itself, and if the situation in Western Europe changes.

Then it was all the more necessary for the British fleet to remain in the North Atlantic.

The French also insisted that their ultimate goal in entering the South Atlantic was actually to strangle the route from the Tang Empire mainland to the Eastern Mediterranean, so that the Tang Empire could not export strategic goods to Germany by sea. To achieve the same goal, it is not necessary to go around such a big circle, and it would be better if you could win the North African battlefield and control the Suez Canal. Even if it was difficult to defeat the Tang Empire's expeditionary force in the North African theater, it could achieve this goal by seizing sea supremacy in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Obviously, the difference in the interests of the United States, Britain, and France has led to a difference in the strategic judgment of the three countries. Plainly. The invasion of the South Atlantic actually did not do much good to Britain and France, and the biggest benefit was to share the pressure on the United States. But in the same way, the North African battlefield, as well as the fighting in the Eastern Mediterranean, did not benefit the United States, with the Tang Empire's ground expeditionary forces operating in the North African theater and the Persian Empire's ground fleet operating in the Eastern Mediterranean. Under the circumstances at that time, it was impossible for the United States, Britain, and France to act in two directions at the same time, and the three countries were all considering their own strategies, so it was naturally difficult to reach a consensus.

Tan Renhao only learned about the differences between the United States, Britain and France later, and he could analyze the impact of the German Navy's actions on the overall strategy, but he was not able to immediately analyze the difference in the strategic interests of the United States, Britain and France, so he was also very worried that after the German fleet lost its ability to move, the British and French fleets would join forces to go south, and finally break through the Tang Empire's weak defensive emblem in the South Atlantic Soon, Tan Renhao did not worry about the situation in the South Atlantic.

When the news of the successful repair of the aircraft carrier came, Tan Renhao was the happiest, at least, the first task force no longer had to fight as a "single", at least it had become a real task force.

At the same time, another message was delivered: the "Hulun Lake" had been briefly repaired, and was being towed out of the stranded sea and was being towed back to Guam. After the assessment, the engineers decided that repairing the aircraft carrier was troublesome, but it was always possible to repair it, not what it could not be repaired.

These two items are good news, and Tan Renhao also specially called Hao Dongjue to inquire about the establishment of the new fleet air force. Now, Tan Renhao has a lot of trouble.

The First Air Wing was originally reduced from three brigades to two brigades, and now it will be reduced to one brigade, and if the number of pilots is still reduced and the top pilots are retained, in the end, even most of the ordinary pilots will be officers at the rank of captain and major. This is obviously unrealistic, aviation officers are the backbone of the aviation troops, they are the elite talents of the aviation units, and if these people have any losses, it will be extremely painful losses. In addition, if experienced officers have long occupied valuable positions in the front-line troops, what about those young pilots?

Could it be that these officers were made up after the loss? It is already too late, and the most rational establishment is to form a skeleton of officers and enrich it with ordinary pilots, so that the air force can be quickly expanded, and at the same time, more pilots will be given the opportunity to participate in battles and gain valuable experience.

It was also when Tan Renhao was busy "making money" that Luo Jinming formally proposed the establishment of a reserve air force, and separated the fleet aviation from the fleet, under the unified command of the fleet commander during operations, and separate training in peacetime. Moreover, this collocation can be adjusted at any time, and it is not fixed, so that more pilots can get the opportunity to participate in the war, and at the same time, it can also allow the aviation to get valuable rest opportunities, and reduce the problem of pilots' physical fitness decline due to high-intensity combat.

The new establishment proposed by Luo Jinming was first approved by the commander of the naval aviation, and then sent to Nie Renfeng, and Tan Renhao happened to leave Zhoushan at that time, so he didn't know about it. Fortunately, Nie Renfeng did not immediately decide on this matter, but did not immediately discuss it with Tan Renhao. As a result, after Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue talked on the phone, Tan Renhao hurriedly took the initiative to find Nie Renfeng.