Chapter 815: The Battle of the Azores (3)
Erich Raeder, Germany's best admiral and youngest admiral, was concerned about the current confrontation between the European Union and the Pacific Empire.
Because he is a German, he knows more or less about the strength of the Pacific Empire, you know, the development of Germany before relied on the loan of the Pacific Empire, this matter, others don't know, he Raeder knows very well, he is a core member of the German Civic Party.
Therefore, he was very impressed by the naval battles that took place near the European continent before, and Liedell felt that the Pacific Ocean already had the strength to fight the European continent?
That's a very bad thing, a very bad thing!
So, in the British alliance naval base camp, as soon as Commander-in-Chief Fisher pointed to the Azores, Raeder felt that maybe the Pacific Empire had taken the Azores. Raeder took matters into his own hands, and he also went to the Azores on Germany's newest submarine, the Octopus.
At this time, although the submarine has undergone countless improvements and various enhancements, it is still not as strong as the water in terms of speed, especially underwater, so it is very interesting that Raeder and Betty actually arrived in the Azores at the same time, and after seeing Betty's dilemma, Raeder launched a torpedo at the right time!
Germany's newest submarine Octopus, equipped with a very good torpedo, is no longer the kind of thing that used to often fail to hit the opponent, at this time the torpedo speed is fast, the range has also improved greatly, so it is a hit!
It's a good thing to hit your opponent all at once, you know, it's very rare to hit a hit in the first few years. I'm glad that the German scientists and weapons manufacturers are very conscientious and responsible, and what they come up with is reliable, but ......
Bang! Bang!
This blow also exposed Raeder's submarine, you know. At this time, everyone knew the threat of submarines, so they came up with a lot of things that could kill submarines, and the most practical thing was to think of depth charges, which were very easy to use.
Depth charges, in fact, do not necessarily have to blow up the submarine, as long as they explode nearby, because then the water pressure can be used to kill the submarine directly.
Of course, the idea was put forward by His Majesty Li Mengyang, which is simply too normal. However, it seems that other countries are also developing this kind of thing, after all, it is very practical.
Such a bomb, this thing......
"Bastard!" Reddell, who was underwater, yelled at Betty because the kid ran away and didn't look back, and didn't care about him at all!
Raeder is tragic, and it is not easy to escape from knowing that he is a submarine. But...... You have to run, too!
Anyway, like a frightened octopus, this guy Redder has come up with a solution......
The oil from the submarine was released. put a lot, so that the opponent thinks that maybe his submarine has been destroyed...... Then it turned off again and was silent underwater for a long time......
Finally, it's time to escape!
It must be said that although the Pacific Empire took the Azores. They got the forward supply point, but they suffered a lot of losses in the early stage of this naval battle......
"Bastard! How?! How can it be so ...... Panic! Lost bearing! Lost cool! ……”
In the Azores Argiosími, a hotel in Angra de Marísmo has been converted into a Pacific Empire. The forward command of the Atlantic Combined Fleet.
The Atlantic Combined Fleet was originally based on the Pacific Imperial Atlantic Fleet, and then the elite of other fleets was transferred, such as the Imperial South China Sea Fleet and the Imperial Pacific Fleet...... There are as many as 120 warships in total, of which 40 are large cruisers of more than 10,000 tons, and 20 are 30,000 tons.
Of course, it is impossible for so many warships to stay in this archipelago, it is simply unthinkable, but however, at this time, it is still necessary for the command to come over, because the location of this Azores is very good, and now, it is the current comrade commissar of the fleet who is so angry.
George Washington Castius Lee ...... Well, it's the emperor's eldest brother, the elder brother of the imperial princess Eleanor.
This old boy is eighty years old this year, and he would have retired a long time ago, but at this time he came out to be a political commissar, to be honest, this is the role of a military supervisor.
In fact, he was not the commander, the commander was Bruno Dupont, Samuel Dupont's son, and Elena's brother, and among the commanders of the detachment was Li Dongzheng, and Philippe Chase, the younger brother of Princess Fiona, also held the position of political commissar of the detachment......
So it seems...... The emperor's family can come to all of them, Li Mengyang has to sit in Washington, the crown prince is in China, there is no way, the current imperial territory is too big, you have to take care of it anywhere.
The place is big, and there is a lot of pain......
And George Lee was so angry, it's not for nothing, everything went according to plan, very good, but I didn't expect that twice in a row, everyone was in contact and exchanged fire, but I didn't expect that it was our Pacific Empire that suffered!
Yes, Betty hit the USS Brooklyn with a single shot on the ship before, and this time it was another torpedo that sank the Fort Fort, you know, Fort Fort is also a large ship of more than 10,000 tons, because although this fort is a garrison, it is also a very large city. It's okay, but there aren't too many deaths, after all, the opponent has run away.
This start seems to be very unsmooth, so can George Lee not be angry?
However, some people have a different opinion on this matter......
"I said Comrade Li, don't worry too much, I read your health report before, your blood pressure is a bit high, if the blood vessels burst out, it won't be good......" It was Bruno Dupont who said this.
The commander-in-chief of the Imperial Atlantic Combined Fleet at this time, Admiral, but what about that......
"You! ...... "George Lee is so angry......
However, speaking of which, everyone should be a family, because Bruno was actually given the surname Lee...... So, a lot of swear words can't be scolded, and ah, this Bruno has always been a weirdo.
And what's even stranger is what he's going to say next......
"Actually, it's good now, it's a good thing, the British know that we have taken this Azores as an outpost, then they will definitely come again, and when they come again, they will definitely come out, they will definitely not want to give up here......" Bruno said with a grin.
This is ...... It's kind of weird, because this guy actually said it's a good thing, which is a bit of a ...... However, it seems that there will indeed be a big war!
That's right, the British will definitely come with a fleet, and how many of this fleet will there be, will this be as Bronaud said, the Europeans will pour out?
At this time, in the British base camp, it was also a quarrel......
"Gentlemen! We must not allow the evil plans of the Pacific Empire to succeed! ”
"That's right! If the Azores are occupied by the Pacific Empire, then we will be very passive. ”
"We must retake the Azores!"
After learning the news of David Betty and Raeder, most of the generals of the European Union Navy felt that they wanted to take back the Azores.
Because it is obvious, if such a place is taken by the Pacific Empire, then it can threaten Europe.
However, there are also those who disagree......
"If we want to recapture this archipelago, how much will it cost us?"
"Judging from the current intelligence, there are hundreds of warships there, and our combined navy needs to attack them all!"
"In the event of defeat, our European coalition navy is at risk of annihilation......"
That's right, this operation is simply a big gamble, if there are fewer warships, it will be a sheep's mouth, if there are too many warships, then there is no certainty of victory, and if it loses, then the joint navy will not be able to carry out ocean-going operations at least in a short time.
To be honest, even if it is a battle near the European continent, it will be difficult to fight, at most it will hold some important ports, and it will be blocked at the doorstep of the people.
But it's ...... This time the battle ......
"I command! Attack with all your might! ”
Commander-in-Chief Fisher gave the order, very, very decisively! (To be continued.) )
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