Chapter 813: The Battle of the Azores (1)
The naval battle on the ocean near Portugal did not consume much time, because the difference in strength between the two sides was too large, of course the British fleet had to run, and it would not work if it did not run, even if the British ship's artillery had an advantage, such a terrifying caliber of 460 mm, as long as one shot could sink the opponent, but the good tiger could not stand the wolves, and the opponent had so many warships, it was not a joke to surround it.
To be honest, this time David Beatty's mission was only tentative, and he didn't want to fight hard, so he still ran, but he was not embarrassed, because in the process of retreating, his stern gun hit the opponent's Brooklyn, although it was not sunk, but it was wounded, not bad!
However, what is going on in this battle?
"What? The other side actually dispatched 15 warships? ”
"It's a big scale......"
"What the hell is the Pacific Empire going to do? Are they going to fight us? ”
David Beatty returned to England, and by this time the British headquarters had already established the High Command, which is now a very interesting, hodgepodge, that is, the military attaches of various European countries, all of whom were on errands, and, most importantly, the navy.
The reason for this is what the German President Mr. Adolf meant, since everyone has established an alliance, it is needless to say, it is better to give full play to their respective advantages as much as possible, the British navy is powerful, so of course, the maritime affairs depend on the British.
The naval power of other countries is also gone...... Of course, the German navy will not all pass, and as for the French ships, most of them will be under German control...... That is, the British were given a high hat on the surface.
British men are mostly dressed in high hats, so. They are happy, happy.
So, the current matter, the generals of the coalition army, of course, have to analyze this encounter, how should we deal with it?
The most critical thing is. 15 warships, this is not a small move.
You know, although warships can now sail and fight in the ocean, which is okay, but it is still the same problem, that is, supply.
Judging from the current situation, the Pacific Empire currently has a stronghold in Europe, that is, Portugal, as for Romania and Hungary. Not long ago, it had been occupied by the German army.
Even during this time, the Germans were not idle, they continued to attack everywhere on the battlefields of the European continent, winning one after another, Hungary and Romania, these are good places, especially Romania. There's oil here!
But the Standard Oil Company of the Pacific Empire blew up the oil wells before it could withdraw from Romania. The fire is all over the sky.
Then everyone ran to the African side, there is no way, it seems that it can only be like this, there is really no recruitment, so now, on the side of the European Union. The attack on the land is victorious, and the sea seems to be ......
So, at present, the Pacific Empire is only Portugal in Europe, but well. This Portugal is one of the more barren places.
This barrenness is talking about the military aspect, and it is said that the output of Portugal itself is actually very small, and the plains are not much, let alone oil.
Let's put it this way, there is a great shortage of oil in the whole of Europe, basically only Romania has large oil fields here, and the rest of the country is really stretched, that is...... Li Mengyang, this guy, has been using Romania for many years...... Ahem, but since this is the case, there is a shortage of fuel, so 15 ocean-going warships, just these 15 guys fill oil once, it is estimated that the cars on the streets of Portugal can only lie on their stomachs.
In fact, the current situation is like this, because it wants to keep Portugal, so the Pacific Empire sends a lot of supplies from its own homeland to Portugal, including oil and food, and this needs to be guarded by a fleet, but this amount is not much.
In the previous Atlantic naval battles, everyone's temptations and small-scale artillery battles, most of them were fought against these fleets, so how much they could transport to Portugal was obviously insufficient.
So, it's a very strange event for such a large fleet to appear, so ......
"Could it be that they are going to fight us near Portugal?"
The person who spoke, with a very high military rank, was John Abbasnot Fisher, this guy is the current commander-in-chief of the British navy, and was previously the sea lord, and in the last war, he performed very well, enough to hold this position.
And what he's saying now is......
It's too far to play in Portugal, right?
In fact, the key lies in that problem, that is, the matter of supply, such a long distance, the difficulty of supply is not trivial, but if the Pacific Empire is going to fight near Portugal now, then does this mean it?
"Could it be that the Pacific Empire has already stockpiled enough supplies in Portugal?" John Jericho, who is now an admiral, although he was a little disgraced in the last war, but after all, he is capable, and his merits in the war against Germany are still not small, so he is still promoted.
And Jericho's words, it's ...... That's amazing!
You know, if this is true, then it is equivalent to saying that the Pacific Empire has the ability to burn the flames of war to Europe!
Is this a big deal?
But it's weird, because ......
"It's impossible, no matter how you calculate, even if you add up all the tonnage, then Portugal can't have so many supplies." It was Erich Raeder, now a general in the German Navy...... He had just been promoted, so that he would come to England, and Germany would have to play a role in this combined European navy.
It's not good to send big cadres, so it's better to send Raeder, and ah, Raeder is still Adolf's friend, everyone is an acquaintance, and it's easy to get things done.
"This ......" At this time, everyone was a little silent.
Raeder is right, based on the current time, even the ships from the Pacific Empire to Portugal every day are all materials, so it is impossible to accumulate capital that can fight a big war now, not enough, because Portugal is also a country with people, and people have to eat and chew, and the cars on the road must also be started.
The situation is already like this, Europe has imposed a strict blockade on Portugal early in the morning, and the supply line at sea is actually not open every day, and the navies of both sides are constantly probing......
And at this time, Fisher walked in front of the chart, which was the base camp of the war, and of course it had to be used, and this kind of combat chart was very huge, and every centimeter on it was very accurate.
"Could it be that something is wrong here?" Fisher is in the middle of the North Atlantic, where is ......
Azores!
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"Comrades! Be ready for war! Support Navy Heroes! ”
"Comrades! His Majesty the Great Emperor taught us that all reactionaries are paper tigers! ”
"Comrades! His Majesty the Great Emperor taught us that careful care of our weapons is the key to our victory! We must not let the sea breeze rust our gun barrels! ”
If Fisher had been able to come to the Azores at this time, he would have been amazed, because the archipelago, especially the Portísà Marísmo, named by the Portuguese, is a place where red flags flutter and trumpets blow.
There are big-character posters, propaganda teams, and busy people everywhere, most of them are Pacific Imperial Navy wearing a blue sea soul shirt and a Mengyang-style naval uniform.
And they're busy, they're all transporting all kinds of supplies, everything!
To put it simply, this place is now like a military port of the Pacific Empire, which is really ...... If the Europeans, especially the people in the base camp, knew about it, they would be terrified!
Why is this so?
Because this part of the Azores is simply too important, the geographical location of this archipelago is really good.
This is too good, of course, it is relative to the Pacific Empire, and relative to Europe, if this place becomes like this, it is really their nightmare, because obviously, the supply point problem of this ocean-going war......
On the side of the Pacific Empire, they are already solved!
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