"If your country had entered the war six months earlier, nay, three months, we would have been in a much better position, England would not have been savagely bombed by the Germans, and the French front would have been stable. We may even be done with this damn war. At that time, we were in a much better situation than we are now, but for some subjective or objective reasons, we lost the opportunity to end the war as soon as possible. At the end of the meeting, Halsey, known as a brute, uttered these words that contained a hint of resentment. This matter caught everyone by surprise, China and the United States have their own abacus, and everyone knows about it, but it is indeed the first time to throw something on the table in this case, after all, there are some things that everyone knows, but it's not good to say it!

"Halsey, three days of confinement." After a brief moment of shock, Nimitz decisively began to make amends, and while dealing with the lieutenant general, he was thinking about how to ease the sudden tension between the two sides, when Su Mo spoke.

"Well, if your country had not fought with us in the Pacific Ocean for some islands that Germany sold to China during World War I, I am afraid that the outcome of World War 1 would have been completely different, and even World War II would not have broken out, IMHO, this is a very serious strategic mistake, and compared to the situation that your country has been preparing for more than 3 years to enter the war, we have only been preparing for half a year and then entered the battle, is it not too fast to say that it is too fast? When we were struggling in Iran, who ended up withdrawing from the battlefield alone? From a military point of view, China has never owed its allies, and even if we lose, we are the last to withdraw, whether it is Italy, Iran, or France! Our aviation units in France left French airspace only when the Germans were only 50 kilometers from the airfield. We are not to blame! ”

Su Mo admits that Huaxia has her own considerations. But who of you doesn't have your own considerations? Since someone is willing to pick things up, Su Mo doesn't mind choking back. Of course. Halsey's remarks were not all due to his dissatisfaction with Huaxia's late entry into the war, but more because Huaxia finally obtained the command of the new Allied fleet! Bases and logistics provided by the Americans. The U.S. fleet had a slight advantage, but in the end the command fell into the hands of Huaxia, who had just entered the war, which was difficult for Halsey to accept.

Of course, from the point of view of Huaxia, this is a matter of course, although in terms of fleet, the US Navy does have an advantage, but the number of aircraft provided by the carrier-based aircraft force Huaxia is more than that of the United States, in the face of combat effectiveness. The Americans finally gave in and used a large number of Huaxia carrier-based aircraft and crews, and in this way, the aviation command will inevitably fall into the hands of Huaxia, after all, the latter is the main pillar, and after using the various auxiliary aircraft provided by Huaxia, because of the excuse of incompatibility, the data provided by Huaxia's radar sentry aircraft can only be processed by Huaxia itself, and 7 percent of the fleet's air reconnaissance capabilities are provided by Huaxia, so Huaxia, which has an advantage in reconnaissance and aviation engagement, naturally takes over the supreme command of the fleet.

And after taking over the supreme command. Huaxia naturally needs to formulate a battle plan, and although there is a lot of unhappiness, when it really needs to work, Huaxia and the US Navy are still quite powerful. In a relatively short period of time, the plan for the future, known as the Storm Offensive, was mainly divided into two parts, of which the plan for fleet engagement was the Storm A plan. And the part that rebuilds the traffic line is Storm Plan B!

"The key to the blockade of Britain by the German fleet lay in the high seas fleet, not in the submarines. If we can defeat or make it impossible for the other side to go to sea, then the North Atlantic route can be immediately restored. With the land-based air forces and anti-submarine warfare ships of the United States and Great Britain, we can fully monitor the North Atlantic! Those submarines are not a problem. The key is still the fleet! ”

"In order to ensure the advantage of the fleet in battle, I think we should put some decoys to attract the Germans to take the initiative, such as sending the transport fleet to restore traffic when necessary, and then the main fleet waits for the opportunity to hide around the transport fleet, the Luftwaffe's attack radius is actually very small, as long as they attack, we can quickly lock on to the opponent's target, we can lose some cheap transport ships at most, and what we will win will be the whole battle!"

While working on the plan, Halsey came up with this seemingly grim idea. Although this is tantamount to sending part of the transport fleet to death, at the same time, almost everyone admits that this is a good way to reduce fleet losses, and even if the war is exchanged, if it can be exchanged for cheap transport ships and expensive armored aircraft carriers, and with smaller casualties of personnel and material casualties, it is naturally a very cost-effective deal!

"It's not good to use a fleet of transport ships as bait! The convoy is too slow, and we follow behind it to limit maneuverability in disguise. And the bait was not big enough that the Germans might not take the bait. We know that battleships are much more expensive than transport ships, and the Germans, of course, know as well. We need more valuable bait. Deng Huaiyuan shook his head and said. And even if the Germans took the bait, they would definitely not attack with all their might, and as long as they sent out about 200 planes, they could inflict heavy damage on a large fleet of more than 50 transport ships. In the face of such weak chickens, as long as the Germans are willing. They always left enough to defend themselves. ”

"So what else can we do? Shall we divide part of the fleet aircraft carriers as bait? Dispersing forces is a taboo in naval warfare! The loss of a few fleet carriers could have a fatal effect on the entire operation, and the size of our aircraft carrier fleet is already at a loss, and the method of further dispersal is not adequate. Without waiting for Halsey to speak, Nimitz himself denied this battle plan, although the command was in China, but it was the battlefield command, and when making the plan, the Americans also had the right of veto!

"If you want to beat your opponent, you need to put yourself in your opponent's position. What would we do if we were Germans? Su Mo smiled and took over. The Germans knew that the two fleets were close in strength, and I think everyone knew that this was very clear, and then I would analyze from the perspective of the Germans, what would I do if I were Count Spee! ”

"First of all, I actually have pretty good hands. I am in a very favorable situation, and my task is to blockade Britain. As long as I can jam the last leg of the North Atlantic shipping line, then I am the winner. I don't have to care about you anywhere else, in other words, I have nothing to do with the Entente transports and fleets wandering around most of the North Atlantic. As long as the door to England is in my hands. So, in the face of our convoy of transports as decoy in the ocean, the Germans could simply ignore it. ”

"So when our convoy approaches the British mainland, can they ignore it?" Fletcher said with some puzzlement, isn't it just a matter of location? Since the British don't care outside, then push the bait to the other person's mouth and see if he eats it!

"The German Navy didn't even have to talk about it itself! You can draw a circle on the map with the radius of the Gryphon bomber's combat distance! One of the most important cards in the hands of the Germans was to get support from land-based aviation. It is true that the land-based aviation that they can now use for naval operations has dropped a lot because of the factors of the air battle in Britain, and the same is true for the escort fighters, but no matter how weak they are, it will not be a problem to deal with a transport fleet escorted only by jeep aircraft carriers! The problem of escort can be solved completely with carrier-based aircraft on an aircraft carrier! The Germans could have minimized the threat! More than 100 carrier-based fighters taking off from aircraft carriers plus bombers taking off from land can cover most of our routes. Our attempt to induce the other side to divide its forces will be difficult to achieve. Not only is this bait not fragrant enough, but it's also not hard enough! Can't get the other party to give it their all! Summer shook his head and rejected Fletcher's claims. It is difficult for the Germans to really take the bait with transport ships alone!

"Saying the crux of the problem doesn't mean it's going to solve it." Nimitz thought for a moment and thought that what the other party said made sense. But at the same time, I didn't ask how to solve it, so I was slightly dissatisfied. "The solution to the problem is simple, we seem to forget, on the other side of the Atlantic. There is also a huge fleet! They were not comparable to the German High Seas Fleet, but they were enough to destroy any detachment, if they could be in the right place. Then the Germans had no choice! With that, Su Mo clicked on the British Isles on the map.

"British fleet?!" Nimitz finally understood what Huaxia meant. Send a convoy of convoys to the UK. Then the British fleet made a response move, and the main fleet hid around to give the German fleet a fatal blow at the right time. The idea was theoretically good, and the British fleet, although the third in the Entente and the fourth in the world, said that it was not afraid of German land-based aviation in the far seas. If the Germans did not send their main fleet, then the broken squadron would certainly not be able to stop the British, and a large number of ships that could carry supplies arrived in Britain. If it is dispatched, it is a very good opportunity for the Entente fleet!

In the face of two large fleets, the Germans could only choose one as their target, and the result of dividing their forces could be a displeasure for both sides! In this way, the main fleet of the Chinese and American fleets and the British fleet formed a flanking attack on the German high seas fleet! And the British could likewise get an escort of aircraft from the island of Ireland. It is unlikely that the Germans will want to crush!

So the only question now is, are the British willing to take this risk? After all, the Royal Navy was the last strategic mobile force in the entire British Empire to be put on the table. (Has the Air Force become the Territorial Defense Force, the Army?) Let's not mention it for now! If there is a problem with this fleet, then the last breath of the British will probably go to 3 percent at once! So Nimitz was not optimistic about the UK.

"That's a solution, let's go help the British, they can't wait at the door to receive the goods, right? We are desperate to fight, and they should also make their own efforts for the war! "What is unexpected is that Halsey, who was still arguing with Su Mo and others just now, was the first among the American generals to jump out to express his support." If we lose, the British fleet will not be able to hold back the Germans even if it is doubled, and if we win, the loss of half of the British fleet will not be a big problem. The British should be able to figure it out! ”

"Well, leave these troubles to Congress, and let them bargain with the British!" Eventually, Nimitz decided to turn it in. He believed that Roosevelt would have a way to subdue the British, and even if Roosevelt had no way, Huaxia would definitely have a way! The latter was very dissatisfied with the attitude of the British, as had been the case since the end of the Iranian war. There are some things that Americans don't have to do, but Huaxia doesn't mind! As for the rest of the plans? Let's first formulate it according to the premise that the British are willing to cooperate!

So let's see what the Germans are doing at this time, right? While the Allied fleet was making vigorous preparations and preparing for a big move, the German High Seas Fleet was unusually calm, and almost the entire Allied fleet was shrinking in various important ports in western France, and all the fleet aircraft carriers were being maintained and refurbished, and were doing combat readiness work in an orderly manner, but there was no sign of dispatch.

"We've been preparing, but we've never been able to attack! How long are we going to wait? The British fleet grew bolder, and they challenged our blockade again and again. We suffered some losses in the small fleet engagement, and just last week's engagement, we sank 50,000 tons of warships and submarines. And the British lost about 30,000 tons. Count Luknall asked anxiously.

"Minor problem. Let the British jump, this loss is really nothing, we make a dozen small ships like destroyers. Count Spee looked at his student and said indifferently. Although the battle between the two sides at sea was fierce, it was really a small fight. Battleships of more than 15,000 tons have not yet lost a single one. From the beginning of the war to the present, only 2 light cruisers have sunk. The rest are destroyers, auxiliary cruisers, and special destroyers that are easy to produce. As Hua Xia thought, the cards in Count Spee's hand were really good, and he was not in a hurry to make a move. Maintaining the status quo is a victory! It's the British who are really in a hurry!

The German Navy is also waiting, their tactic is very simple, that is, to fight a defensive battle at your own doorstep, I don't care how you act in the open sea! As long as you dare to really rush the door, just wait to be fooled by the high seas fleet and the German land-based air force! You can jump as long as you want to the British fleet now, as long as the blockade can be maintained, and see how long you can run rampant! But although I don't care, it's not good for the navy to keep going on like this, and it's not easy for the Kaiser to explain. So Count Spee thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, the air cruisers in the South Atlantic have been almost repaired, let them go out and breathe!" ”

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