The two British battleships were also hit by several rockets in the early stage, and the British battleship, even if the upper deck was not the thickest, would not be less than 100 mm thick.

A 31-kilogram rocket is really ineffective, and the huge battery can't be blown up.

However, the anti-aircraft guns on the two British battleships were not so thickly armored, and the German rocket attack caused the two battleships to lose some anti-aircraft firepower.

There were too many German planes, and the sky was full of swarming German planes, JU87 roaring in the sky, and BF109 firing torpedoes against the sea.

The British sailors fired desperately into the air, dragging the bullets into the air to form a barrage, and from time to time German planes whimpered and fell to the sea.

But the British sailors did not have any time or opportunity to cheer, and the German planes that followed either fired torpedoes or dived down to drop heavy anti-aircraft bombs at the fleet.

Without the protection of the air force, the British Mediterranean Fleet could only be passively bombed, and the dense anti-aircraft formation of the British fleet limited their maneuver space at this time.

Kangningham hurriedly ordered his fleet to disperse, but the dense air defense formation arranged by Kangninghan himself could not be dispersed for a moment and a half.

"Woooooooooo......oo Boom ......"

One after another, JU87s swooped down, one heavy bomb after another accurately hit the British warships, and one after another the warships were blown up and disabled.

The torpedoes carried by the BF109 began to harvest "human heads", and those British warships that were injured and could not move became the best targets, and the British warships were sunk one after another.

Cunningham did not give up, the sailors of the British Mediterranean Fleet did not give up, and the British fleet made great efforts to let the fleet go.

Separation is separation, but the relative anti-aircraft fire is also weakened, and the British warships have less to assist each other.

This time the British Mediterranean Fleet was even more miserable with the dive bombing of JU87 and the torpedo of BF109, which made the British warships powerless, and even the battleships could not withstand the bombs of this level.

"Woooooooooo......oo Boom ......"

The British Mediterranean Fleet suffered heavy losses, and the remaining warships began to rout, but could the warships escape the planes?

Of course not, the warships of the British Mediterranean Fleet were named one by one, first with heavy bombs, and then with torpedoes, sending all the wounded, unable to escape, and unable to resist British warships to the bottom of the sea.

It was essentially a one-sided massacre, and Sir Cunningham's flagship, the battleship USS Sovereign, was sent to the bottom of the sea after being hit by three heavy aerial bombs and four torpedoes, and Cunningham himself disappeared with the massive warship.

The British Mediterranean Fleet was wiped out by the strategic bombardment of the German army.

The news of the fall of the British Mediterranean Fleet reached the General Headquarters of the North African Corps, which immediately became a sea of joy.

The people at the General Headquarters welcomed and encouraged Commander-in-Chief Rommel.

The news of the Luftwaffe's annihilation of the British Mediterranean Fleet was immediately conveyed by Rommel to the Afrika Korps units.

Now the morale of the Afrika Korps is very high, follow the great Rommel, follow the invincible Rommel, will continue to reap victories, what an inspiring thing!

The best medicine for raising the morale of the troops is not agitation or salaries, but victory, and only by constantly winning can an army continue to maintain high morale and vigorous fighting passion.

Hitler received a telegram from Rommel that he had annihilated the British Mediterranean Fleet, and that Hitler, who was about to attack the Soviet Union, needed the good news of victory to inspire the whole army.

The news of Rommel's annihilation of the British Mediterranean Fleet was an opportunity to encourage the officers and men of the whole army.

Hitler asked Goebbels to publicize Rommel's great military exploits throughout Germany, and at the same time personally signed Rommel's order to promote him to field marshal.

Rommel was promoted to field marshal by Hitler, and Hitler wanted to tell the whole German army that as long as you have great military achievements, you can get promoted, in fact, this is also a way to boost morale.

Propaganda Minister Goebbels was reluctant to publicize Rommel too much in the early stage, because he was afraid that Rommel's reputation would be too high, and if Rommel's reputation surpassed that of the Führer, it would not help Rommel, but harm Rommel.

Now it is different, Rommel annihilated the Mediterranean Fleet, the most powerful British fleet stationed overseas, and it is not an exaggeration for Rommel to be promoted to field marshal.

Propaganda about Rommel was proposed by Hitler himself, so Goebbels had no worries.

Goebbels, a propaganda genius, immediately activated the German propaganda machine to publicize Rommel's great military exploits in an all-round way, and the two films "Rommel" and "Our Rommel" were brought out by Goebbels for screening.

Countless German people took to the streets to celebrate Rommel's great victory, and Britain has dominated the world for hundreds of years, on what basis?

Isn't it their invincible navy, and now the British navy has been defeated at the hands of Rommel one after another, which is a symbol of the complete decline of the British Empire!

In the minds of the German people, Rommel is a German superhero, and his fame is skyrocketing.

The German people fanatically admired Hitler, and admired Rommel, thanked and trusted, thinking that a soldier like Rommel was the hope and future of Germany.

A reporter from the German "Berlin Zeitung" immediately interviewed ordinary Germans celebrating Rommel's victory on the streets:

"Excuse me, how do you feel about Marshal Rommel's annihilation of the British Mediterranean Fleet this time?"

The interviewee was very excited:

"Thank you to the great Field Marshal Rommel, who helped Germany wash away all the shame since the First World War."

Another respondent replied:

"For more than a hundred years, Germany has been subject to the British Navy, and Germany has risen several times because the British Navy is stronger than the German Navy.

Now, we have a great German general, Rommel, who has defeated the British vaunted navy one by one.

The British Empire, under the relentless blows of Germany, will inevitably decline even more, and Germany, under the leadership of the Führer, will surely become stronger and stronger. ”

This interviewee was very good at what he said, praising both Rommel and the great Führer.

The Berliner Zeitung reporter hurriedly recorded his words, and then continued the interview:

"Do you think General Rommel can best win the African campaign?"

"Needless to say, the great General Rommel would definitely have won the African campaign."

"There's no doubt about it."

"Do you worship Rommel, then?"

"It's a five-body body of worship!"

"I think there is not a single person in Germany who does not worship the great Marshal Rommel."

"Marshal Rommel's ...... of victory"

"Marshal Rommel's ...... of victory"

…… (To be continued.) )