"Are you ready for what the Chinese side wants?" Hitler asked, looking at the list in his hand.

"According to the list in the hands of the Führer, all the goods have arrived in Amrotterdam, and in accordance with the Führer's instructions, a lot of 'giveaways' have been delivered." Andriy replied.

"We don't need to be stingy in this kind of thing, since that is China's request, we will meet them. What's more, you can exchange those things for so many weapons, and if China needs them, you can change them all. "Apparently Hitler was in a good mood.

"In this case, do you want to contact the Chinese side, and say that we will exchange all the goods with them for weapons and equipment. Even the remaining two good things can be exchanged. Andriy began.

"Let me think about this matter again, don't worry. Now the main task is to destroy the Allied fleet, which has always been a thorn in my heart. Hitler began.

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In the deep darkness, the sea breeze is roaring, the waves are turbulent, the boundless Atlantic Ocean is wantonly venting the unhappiness in the heart, and the North Sea is also a monstrous wave.

A large fleet is heading across the Atlantic, and at the forefront of this is the British Super Senseless battleship Avantgarde.

In the First World War, the doctrine of big ships and giant artillery was pushed to a peak, and the competition on the ocean reached the era of armored ships. And there is no doubt that Britain was not afraid in this regard, because his Royal Navy had the most spectacular fleet in the world from beginning to end, and although it had fallen somewhat in the First World War, the dead camel was bigger than the horse. The huge Royal Navy was modernized before the war.

At this time, on the flagship Avant-garde, Charles. Sir Forbes is contemplating the wall. This vast Allied fleet was led by British Admiral Forbes, who was also a highly decorated British admiral.

His eagle-like gaze swept swiftly over the map of the North Sea hanging from the bulkhead, a sea area he was all too familiar with. The North Sea is like a large triangle, horizontally on the west side of the European continent, the German High Seas Fleet's supply port Wilhelmshaven is located at the top of this triangle, and the British coastline forms the bottom edge of this triangle, and the north and south corners happen to be an effective way for the Germans to reach the Atlantic. But at the bottom corner of the south side is the narrow English Channel. Since the beginning of the war. This has always been the sad place for the Allies. Fortunately, however, they were ready for the Germans to have free access to the Atlantic, and they had to defeat the Allied "Big Mac Fleet" first.

In his opinion. It is precisely due to the fact that the opponent is at an all-round disadvantage. The German High Seas Fleet had been playing with the Allied fleet. However. Although the Allied fleet had successfully suppressed the Germans on the surface, its own mobile forces were also largely pinned down here, unable to effectively support other theaters of operations.

And the sudden move of the Chinese Navy. Disrupting all his deployments, he now had to put away his unsheathed sword again to avoid a meeting with the German High Seas Fleet.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps, and then a middle-aged man dressed in the uniform of a Royal Navy Captain ran in.

"Your Excellency, the Admiralty is calling!" He said.

"Read it!" Forbes rubbed his head in annoyance and waved his hand again.

"Telegraph to the Allied Combined Fleet: The advance fleet has sent an update on the situation, and it is expected to arrive in the waters near the south of the Faroe Islands in ten hours, and I hope your department will be ready to respond."

"Got it!" Forbes replied nonchalantly.

With the arrival of the telegram, his thoughts drifted into the distance again. Since the start of the war, the Allies had fought only a few skirmishes with the disadvantaged German navy, and had not actually inflicted heavy losses on their opponents. Individual German warships continued to haunt the North Sea like ghosts, harassing the British coastal population and attacking British merchant ships. For this reason, the press has repeatedly criticized him for leading the war without a way.

Earlier, the Admiralty had spotted the German submarine entering the outlying positions of the British military port, and the sensitive Forbes immediately speculated that the Germans might have a major operation in the near future, and although the details were not yet known, he believed that this was the best time to gather and destroy the German fleet. He immediately issued an order to all British ships to closely monitor the movements of the German troops, and requested the British Admiralty to ascertain the recent activities of the High Seas Fleet as soon as possible. However, before the British side could get effective information, the news of the Chinese fleet's visit had already come out, which really made him depressed. When the news came, he was even more depressed.

Originally, Forbes decided to seize this opportunity and give those hateful Germans a taste of it. After much consideration, he finally came up with a plan, that is, to send a small fleet to systematically feint defeat and lure the enemy deep in a certain area of the North Sea, ambush the main force of the entire fleet in a pre-set battlefield, and once the enemy enters the ambush circle, immediately carry out a fatal blow to him. The previous plan was quickly approved by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Looking at the plan on the table, Forbes had a helpless wry smile on his face. According to the telegrams deciphered by the German Navy in advance, he was convinced that the advance fleet would meet the German fleet off the west coast of the Faroe Islands, and that his main fleet would reach the sea 60 miles northwest of it at the same time. After the advance fleet and the German High Seas Fleet exchanged fire, they pretended to be defeated and fled, leading the enemy in the direction of their main fleet. At that time, the main fleet would appear in the rear of the German fleet within two hours. With the firepower of the main fleet and the number of carrier-based aircraft, he was more than capable of reducing the combat strength of the German High Seas Fleet by a third, and in that case Germany would lose its naval power to rival the Allied navies in the Atlantic.

Now they can only join up with the advance fleet and return to England together, so as not to be exploited by the German fleet.

"Your Excellency, there is one more thing to report to you, because our advance fleet is in some trouble!"

"What's the trouble?" Forbes was startled, and his face froze in an instant.

After hesitating for a moment, the colonel cautiously looked at his face, and immediately said with an embarrassed face: "That's the case, the advance fleet sent a message. The engine of the battleship Richelieu of the advance fleet failed, and the speed had dropped to ten knots, which could not keep up with the large forces of the advance fleet. The maintenance time was expected to be two hours, because of the time, the advance fleet had no way to wait, and did not dare to divide the troops, during which the Richelieu was thrown off by the advance fleet. ”

"Whew, don't worry!" Before the colonel could finish his sentence, Forbes let out a soft sigh and quickly waved his hand. After a moment of thought, he said calmly: "Now there are excellent Royal Navy soldiers serving on the Richelieu. The ships are also under the command of our Royal Navy, and they will never get lost! ”

After speaking, Forbes sighed in his heart: "France's shipbuilding technology is getting more and more regressive, and this kind of thing can happen." ”

"But......" the colonel opened his mouth.

"No more. Captain! Forbes frowned. He was a little annoyed. I couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "The maximum speed of the Richelieu has reached 29 knots, and it should soon catch up with the advance fleet." At this point. We don't have to worry about it. ”

"But the problem is that there are no forces in the advance fleet that can provide effective protection for the Richelieu! Once you get into a German submarine position or really run into the German High Seas Fleet, the situation becomes very dangerous! Struggling to keep himself balanced, the colonel finished what he wanted to say in one breath.

"Huh?" Forbes obviously didn't take this into account and was stunned for a moment, he hurriedly asked, "Where is the Richelieu now?" ”

"They made contact with us 15 minutes ago and should be in ...... by now Hmm......" said the Colonel, who quickly looked at the map and pointed to an area, "has arrived near the sea three hundred nautical miles west of the Faroe Islands. ”

"Order the Combined Fleet to speed up its advance, and at the same time order the Richelieu to be repaired quickly, and when we reach the Faroe Islands, we will provide them with carrier-based aircraft support and protection." Forbes didn't hesitate, and at this critical juncture, he couldn't tolerate the mistakes of the past happening again. The advance fleet must be brought back as soon as possible.

The colonel looked at him and said softly: "Your Excellency Commander, why don't you wait for dawn to send carrier-based aircraft to protect it, and wait until you reach the Faroe Islands." ”

"No, it would expose the whereabouts of our entire fleet, and I can't afford to risk so much for the sake of one ship! Do what I command, Colonel! Despite being upset with conventional thinking, Forbes was a staunch supporter of the battleship like the vast majority of Royal Navy officers. He believed that battleships were still the decisive force at sea, and that the main way of naval warfare could only be the competition between battleships and battleships. The times are advancing, and although he does not think that aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft have much role in naval warfare, the effectiveness of protecting airspace and searching for local ships is quite good. He scoffs at the current rumors circulating within the Navy that aircraft carriers will dominate naval warfare.

"Yes, sir!" The colonel immediately hurried away.

Watching him go, Forbes began to look at the map again.

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At the same time, beneath the waters west of the Faroe Islands, a Zhonghua Typhoon-class nuclear-powered submarine is quietly advancing there. Unlike the surging scene above, it seems to be eerily quiet here.

The Typhoon-class attack nuclear submarine was named Liaodong, and in the Liaodong electronic room, two soldiers were on duty, and they were turning on the radar display screen every 30 minutes according to the regulations, and the repeated actions had made them feel a little bored.

"There is a situation! A ship has been spotted ahead! A small green dot vaguely flashed on the screen, and one of the soldiers shouted.

With the rapid sound of alarm bells, the sound of footsteps began to slowly come from inside the submarine.

"It's finally here!" Liu Anshun, the captain of China's latest Typhoon-class nuclear-powered submarine, raised his wrist and looked at the time, since receiving the secret order from the Navy Headquarters, in the past two months, they were still in intensive training, they came here in a big circle around the earth, and they have been lurking at the bottom of the sea for so long, it is almost over.

"Immediately report the other party's bearing, course, distance, and speed!" Taking a deep breath, he said calmly.

"Bearing 236! Head northeast! 37 nautical miles away! According to the dead position measured by the radar, after a series of calculations, a staff officer said loudly, "Ten knots!" ”

Liu Anshun nodded, turned around and looked at the chart for a while. Then he silently calculated in his mind, and then gave a series of orders: "Be careful to keep silent...... stop, and continue to maintain depth." Are you sure if it's an Allied ship? ”

The Typhoon-class nuclear-powered submarine, which remained in its original state, continued to hover, no one was talking, and the crew was waiting.

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"The target is close!" A soldier quickly stood up from his position.

"Can you detect each other now?"

"It's too windy and rough, but by sonar, it's a big guy. In addition to our Navy and supertankers. I'm afraid there are only super senseless battleships, and sonar identification shows that this is not the Bismarck-class and Kunlun-class, it is a strange ship. ”

"It is impossible for our tankers to appear here. But why is the other party moving forward at such a speed? And there's only one lone one. Liu Anshun frowned. He looked at the time again and whispered in his mouth. Then, after a moment, he turned sharply. He waved his hand heavily and said, "Float to periscope height...... Ascend periscope! ”

After 10 minutes, like a small floating object on the surface of the sea, a black periscope slowly rose from the water. Although the harsh weather affected visibility, Liu Anshun could faintly see a glimmer of light flashing from time to time on a black and flickering thing, and the silhouette of the battleship was faintly visible.

"Raise the communication buoy and relay the situation here to Imperial intelligence." Liu An said by the way.

Not long after, a staff officer came to report: "According to the detection of the Imperial Intelligence Service, this ship is the original French Richelieu, which has broken away from the Allied advance fleet due to engine failure. ”

"Hmm......" raised his eyebrows, Liu Anshun's heart had completely calmed down.

"Report, the ships ahead suddenly stopped advancing." Suddenly, a soldier shouted and waved his hand at Liu Anshun.

"Did you find us?" This was the first thought in Liu Anshun's mind, and then he shook his head again, quickly dispelling this ridiculous idea. Because he knows that at the current level of the British, it is impossible to catch a submarine that has been completely silent in the vast sea, or such an advanced nuclear-powered submarine, unless their scientists invent a very powerful technology for detecting the earth's magnetic field, but this is simply impossible! As for France, there is no more way.

"It seems to be malfunctioning." He replied quickly.

"What's going on, what kind of oolong." After thinking for a moment, Liu Anshun decided to step forward to take a look at the situation and say: "Immediately dive to a depth of 80 meters, sail to the southwest, accelerate to 6 knots, and we will catch up!" ”

The Typhoon-class attack nuclear submarine was activated, and it slowly moved towards the area where the shadows were concentrated.

"Attention! 1700 meters from the target...... 1500 m ...... 1300 meters ......" a flurry of data constantly spat out of the mouth of a soldier.

"500 meters!" Liu Anshun silently calculated in his heart, and then waved his hand decisively and said, "Stop!" Float to periscope height! ”

As the periscope rose again, a huge warship lay in front of the left side of the submarine, faintly visible under the faint light signal of the hideous quadruple turret on the hull.

Liu Anshun's eyes lit up and said: "It is indeed the Richelieu, a quadruple turret, unique in the world." ……”

"Report! Headquarters emergency! Before Liu Anshun could finish speaking, a staff officer hurriedly ran in, "The Allied Combined Fleet has been rapidly advancing towards the Faroe Islands, most likely to pick up the malfunctioning Richelieu, and the British vanguard fleet is very likely not far ahead of us." ”

"That's how it should be!" After listening to the telegram, Liu Anshun nodded.

Looking at the secret order on the table, the instructions of the naval headquarters were clearly written: a naval war is about to break out, and on the premise of ensuring their own absolute security, balance the naval forces of the two countries so that they will lose both. The main target, the British aircraft carrier.

"Adjust course, dive, and head towards the Faroe Islands. At the same time, a telegram was sent to the naval headquarters to inform the Germans of the situation here. Liu Anshun said coldly, without any anti-submarine escort, the fate of this battleship is already doomed. That's not his cup of tea, though.

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At eight o'clock in the morning in Hanjing, the command center of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense was brightly lit at this moment. Chen Shao and high-ranking generals of the land, sea and air forces gathered here. On the wall adjacent to the long table hangs a huge electronic map of the military posture of the "sensitive regions of Europe".

Standing in front of the picture with two Star King inscriptions on his shoulders, holding a thick stack of materials, he was reporting the details to those present: "According to the internal report, Andriy has convinced Hitler that the German army is likely to transfer a considerable number of troops from the Western Front to Poland and the border with the Soviet Union in the near future for the redeployment of troops. And according to the detailed information of our intelligence services, Hitler has not yet decided whether to abandon the Sea Lion program.

The Japanese side was also secretly increasing troops in Korea, and according to the informant, at this moment Stalin was still immersed in the joy of the harvest, ignoring the warnings of the Soviet intelligence services, and did not care about the increase of troops in Germany and Japan. ”

At this time, the door of the conference room was gently opened, and Wang Jie quickly walked next to Chen Shao and said softly: "The Liaodong report has found the correct position of the super senseless-class battleship Richelieu, the advance fleet of the branch of the British Combined Fleet, and the specific target has been transmitted back. The intelligence services asked the Germans to inform them of the news. ”

Due to Wang Jie's arrival, the meeting stopped, and everyone was trying to listen to the news he had reported. Although his voice was quiet, it was no different from his usual speech at this time and here, because the room had become quiet.

Chen Shao asked, "Where is it?" ”

"Just thirty nautical miles behind the British Forward Fleet, this is the place." Wang Jie walked to the electronic map, picked up the baton, and pointed to the side of the Faroe Islands in the North Sea.

"What do you think of this covert operation?" Chen Shao asked again. In this operation of the Liaodong, Chen Shao did not hide their intentions. Although many of these generals had a good relationship with the German generals, Chen Shao believed in their criteria as soldiers when it came to major issues of right and wrong.

After a moment of silence, Chen Shaokuan first expressed his opinion: "I think that in the future war, the most threatening part will be the aircraft carrier formation. Only these aircraft carriers have the capability to destroy land and air systems at long range, and only these ships can provide adequate air protection for other ships in the naval forces. Therefore, in order to eliminate this danger, it is necessary to eliminate aircraft carriers first!

Although the navies of various countries still pursue the doctrine of large ships and huge artillery, it is undeniable that aircraft carriers, as a new generation of maritime weapons, have not disappeared. As His Majesty has often said, its danger cannot be ignored. Speaking of this, Chen Shaokuan paused, his eyes fixed on the map in front of him, and then said firmly, "My thoughts are the same as Your Majesty's!" That is, the British aircraft carrier had to be sunk! But also to balance the power between Germany and the Allies. It's better to make them all uncomfortable. ”

Hearing this, everyone in the venue either nodded at him, or looked at each other and nodded.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Chen Shao looked around the conference room, and then raised his voice and said: "If the German side fails in this naval battle, then I estimate that unrestricted submarine warfare will come soon, and anti-submarine warfare will inevitably become the mainstream of naval warfare in the future." Until then, therefore, we must weaken Britain's maritime aviation to the greatest extent possible and close the substantial gap between the British and German navies in order to keep the war protracted.

And if Britain fails, we will also try to weaken Germany's power, and the bottom line is that the navies of both sides will be completely disabled. ”

"Send a telegram to the Liaodong immediately, let them act at the opportunity, and ensure their own safety is the first goal, and the task is the second. At the same time, German intelligence was notified and the coordinates of the Richelieu were given to them. Chen Shao gave an order.

"Yes!"

"Telling them that they can come back safely is the biggest win." Chen Shaokuan added.

"Understood!"

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This is why Chen Shao wanted to strengthen Germany's navy before, Europe's naval strength and development potential are still huge, and a decisive battle must be held to consume the heritage of European countries. Of course, Chen Shao will also be wary of the factors that cause tiger breeding, otherwise he would not have sent submarines to Europe.

China is too far away from Europe, this matter must also be hidden, conventional submarines often have to float to recharge to increase oxygen, simply not capable of such long-distance stealth missions, nuclear-powered submarines are the only option. Considering that there is also an attack mission, this has to be the Red Alert submarine. (To be continued.) )