When the Wehrmacht launched a full-scale attack on the remnants of the Japanese army and most of the Imperial Allied forces in Southeast Asia in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, British reconnaissance planes had also found traces of the German fleet.

"Your Excellency, our reconnaissance aircraft has tracked the German fleet. However, the Germans also took off more than a dozen fighters from the aircraft carrier in an attempt to intercept our reconnaissance plane. As a result, our reconnaissance planes were forced to evacuate......"

On board the British Navy's Ark Royal, the captain of the ship, Colonel Holland, was listening to the report.

"But the general movement of the German fleet has been ascertained by our side. And it was determined that the opposing side had two aircraft carriers and more than five battleships. The rest were light and heavy cruisers. ”

As he spoke, the debriefing adjutant's voice deepened.

"But we have not been able to contact the Glory and its escort fleet, and at the same time, the Texas has lost contact with the Deshire......

Holland's face was ugly, he knew what would happen if the battleship lost contact at this time.

"We have informed the other fleets that the Radiance and the Eagle are approaching at an accelerated pace. They promised to arrive on the battlefield within three hours. After a pause, the adjutant said, "The Admiralty has given us an order to wait until the other fleets have come together before attacking. Don't give the Germans any chance. ”

Horan nodded, in fact, the Admiralty didn't say so, and he didn't plan to attack himself. The opposing side had two aircraft carriers and several battleships, as well as a large number of cruisers.

On his side, he only had one aircraft carrier and a few heavy cruisers. Huo Lan didn't think that he could go against the sky and directly defeat the other party. Or honestly wait for the arrival of other fleets before attacking the German fleet.

"Let the reconnaissance plane take off, be sure to keep an eye on the Germans and don't let them run!" After listening to the report, Holland tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Inform everyone." Get into combat now! Prepare to attack the German fleet at any time! ”

"Yes! Your Excellency, Captain!! ”

Lütjans is relaxed now. The British fleet, which had caught up, did not dare to pounce directly. Instead, they sent reconnaissance planes to constantly track the whereabouts of their fleet.

And this place is not far from the predetermined battlefield of Dunkirk, and it only takes a little more time to sail forward to reach the predetermined battlefield.

Several BF-109s have already taken off from the aircraft carrier, and their mission is to drive away reconnaissance aircraft that are trying to keep an eye on the fleet. At the same time, the entire fleet is rushing to the predetermined battlefield at the fastest speed.

"Inform the German warhawks that I don't want to see these British's planes flying again until I reach the intended battlefield." Lutyans put down his binoculars and said, "If they still follow us, it will most likely cause our plans to be leaked." So, get rid of them all! ”

"Yes! Checkmate! The adjutant replied loudly, and then the order was transmitted over the phone to the ears of the pilots and commanders. Naturally, there was a rush of busyness. More than a dozen warplanes took off one after another and pounced on the British reconnaissance planes.

The British reconnaissance planes, which were hanging the German fleet in the rear like hanged ghosts, fled backwards without saying a word after seeing a large group of German fighters taking off from the aircraft carrier.

The combat effectiveness of the German fighters was well known to the pilots who had fought them in the skies over Britain. If they had been driving a Spitfire, perhaps they would have fought the Germans.

But now they flew reconnaissance planes, and in front of German fighters these were not much better than toys. If you don't withdraw at this time, you will be waiting for death.

Watching those British reconnaissance planes just run away. The German pilots who took off couldn't help but curse the damned British, all cowards.

"General, the Germans sent a large number of fighters to try to shoot down our reconnaissance plane. In desperation, our reconnaissance plane was withdrawn...... "On the Ark Royal, Colonel Holland got the news that the reconnaissance plane had been forced back.

Holland now had no choice but to lament, and it was obviously impossible for his air force to fight the German fleet. They have two aircraft carriers, plus those battleships and cruisers.

If you rush up yourself, you may be able to chop off some of the other person's meat. But the more likely outcome is total annihilation. Horan didn't think about fighting hard. So he could only say to this lieutenant.

"Let the reconnaissance plane come back...... Tell the foremast lookout platform to strengthen the detection of the Germans. Don't let them out of our spotlight. ”

"Yes!" The adjutant replied, and he also knew that this was the only way to do it now. You can't just rush up with a few cruisers on the Royal Ark and deliver food to the Germans, right?!

And at this time. The other patrolling British fleets rushed like crazy towards the coordinates provided by the Ark Royal. Earlier, the British Admiralty had contacted merchant ships not far from the route of the Glorious and asked them to go to the battlefield to see what was going on.

The merchant ships arrived at the battlefield an hour after the German navy left, and the smoke on the battlefield had already dissipated. Only the dozen or so lifeboats rose and fell with the waves.

Less than 600 people survived on the three warships, all of whom were rescued by merchant ships. They then rushed to the site where the last telegram had been sent by the Deshire. Less than a hundred living people were found.

In the midst of these men's weeping pain, the British Admiralty received the painful news that the Glory, Zeal, Acasta and Deshire had been sunk by the Germans.

An aircraft carrier, two light cruisers and a heavy cruiser. This is definitely a devastating loss for the UK. Especially since the British are asking the United States to lease battleships, and if such a thing happens, then the Americans will definitely have extreme doubts about their combat effectiveness.

Whether the warship can come over or not has become an ambiguous matter.

"Kill them! These damn Germans must be killed! Tell everyone to get over now! Send all these damn thieves, shameless sneak attackers, to the bottom of the sea!! "Sir Dudley Pound, the First Admiralty, roared wildly in the cabinet, while British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who sat at the top, had an ugly face.

No one could have imagined that the Germans would suddenly attack and simply cut down a British aircraft carrier, a heavy cruiser and two light cruisers.

"Sir Dad, please don't be in a hurry. We've found the Germans, and I don't believe they'll be able to escape once our fleet has encircled them! ”

Churchill was also very angry, in fact, what he wanted to do most now was to point at Dudley Pound's nose and scold. Are your navies all rubbish?! I couldn't even hold on for a moment, and I was sunk so quickly.

Also, HMS Ark Royal is the most advanced aircraft carrier in the British Empire. But now they just dare to hang behind others, and they don't dare to send reconnaissance planes. So what else to fight?!

Of course, Churchill is really hard to say now. The situation is messy enough, and it won't help to point fingers. The top priority was to annihilate all these exposed German fleets.

Two aircraft carriers and several battleships, as well as more than a dozen light and heavy cruisers, were already a serious threat to Britain. These must be eradicated.

"Yes! Your Excellency, Prime Minister, but these vile Germans actually sank our aircraft carrier! This infuriates me so much, and it is an absolute disgrace to the British Empire! ”

The Admiralty-Chancellor, Sir Dadd, was still full of grievances, and said to Churchill: "But don't worry! Your Excellency, as long as we know where they are, the final fate of these rats is to go to the bottom of the sea and be with Poseidon! ”

Churchill smiled and nodded, but what he actually thought was: I hope so.

"Where is that Dönitz guy?!" Lütjans is relaxed now, and his destination is already within easy reach. He's concerned about that Dönitz guy right now.

While Admiral Raeder continued to build large ships, Karl Dönitz, commander-in-chief of the Navy's submarine forces, strongly demanded that the Navy's submarine construction must be strengthened.

Especially the development of new torpedoes. The frequent mute fire of German torpedoes hurt Carl Dönitz, who was the commander-in-chief of the submarine forces of the German Navy. In particular, during the invasion of Norway during the "Exercise Wither", the submarine force lost many opportunities to inflict heavy damage on the British Navy on several occasions, and its morale was also quite affected.

Seven torpedoes were fired, but five were silent. How does this fight?! The torpedo that was fired either sank on its own or the magnetic detonator system malfunctioned.

As a result, the results of the submarine forces were very small, and the morale of the submarine forces was very bad. At the strong request of Dönitz, Hitler, who gradually attached importance to the navy, agreed to test the combat effectiveness of submarines.

Thus, the battle was planned by the German General Staff. Here, the entire naval force of Karl Dönitz, commander-in-chief of the Navy's submarine forces, will be ambushed, and the surface fleet will lure the ships of the British here.

They would coordinate with each other by radio and deliver a devastating blow to the approaching British fleet with the support of Goering's air force!

"Report! General Dönitz sent a telegram that they had been waiting for a long time. "Dönitz now has the rank of major general, and if this combat mission goes well, then he will undoubtedly be promoted to lieutenant general.

"What about the Air Force?!" Lütjans continued to ask, while the adjutant handed over a telegram: "General Goering has fully mobilized all the forces of the air force, and now the air force has been transferred and assembled. All it takes is for us to signal and they will be able to take off immediately! ”

Goering established a large number of secret air bases on the outskirts of Dunkirk, and airstrips were built. A large number of Luftwaffe bombers and fighters were transferred here.

The German General Staff knew that it would not be able to cope with the large number of carrier-based aircraft of the British army only by relying on the carrier-based aircraft on the naval aircraft carriers. Therefore, it became inevitable that the battlefield should be predetermined and supported by the air force.

ps: Chapter 1 ~ Continue to code words ~